Hybrid/Remote Documentation Skills Job Trends

Documentation Skills
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 264 375 376
Rank change year-on-year +111 +1 +88
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 126 101 120
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.80% 0.51% 0.56%
As % of the General category 1.21% 0.81% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 98 46 109
10th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £35,688 £47,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,250 £59,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.44% +12.86% -12.50%
75th Percentile £76,875 £73,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £84,875 £93,674 £107,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.92% +18.18% -4.35%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Documentation Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 10,414 12,395 14,217
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 66.39% 62.67% 65.76%
Number of salaries quoted 6,432 7,037 11,143
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,625 £36,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £64,108 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.21% +2.57% +1.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £51,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.17% - -

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Documentation Skills and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Documentation Skills job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Documentation Skills
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Documentation Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Documentation Skills

Documentation Skills
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 13 November 2025.

Documentation Skills salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Documentation Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 5 (3.97%) Confluence
2 4 (3.17%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.79%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.79%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.79%) Weka
Business Applications
1 12 (9.52%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (3.97%) PlanetPress Connect
2 5 (3.97%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (3.17%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (2.38%) SAP EHS
4 3 (2.38%) SAP IBP
4 3 (2.38%) SAP PP
5 2 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 33 (26.19%) Azure
2 19 (15.08%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (12.70%) AWS
3 16 (12.70%) SaaS
4 15 (11.90%) GitHub
5 13 (10.32%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (5.56%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (5.56%) Power Platform
7 6 (4.76%) GCP
8 5 (3.97%) IaaS
8 5 (3.97%) PowerApps
8 5 (3.97%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 3 (2.38%) Entra ID
9 3 (2.38%) GitHub Actions
9 3 (2.38%) Power Automate
10 2 (1.59%) Azure AI
10 2 (1.59%) Azure AKS
10 2 (1.59%) Azure App Service
10 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.79%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 18 (14.29%) VPN
2 15 (11.90%) Firewall
3 8 (6.35%) VLAN
4 7 (5.56%) BGP
4 7 (5.56%) Network Security
5 6 (4.76%) Wireshark
6 5 (3.97%) Cisco ASA
6 5 (3.97%) DMZ
6 5 (3.97%) STUN
6 5 (3.97%) VoIP
7 4 (3.17%) DNS
7 4 (3.17%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (3.17%) MPLS
7 4 (3.17%) WAN
8 3 (2.38%) DHCP
8 3 (2.38%) IPsec
8 3 (2.38%) LAN
8 3 (2.38%) OSPF
8 3 (2.38%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (2.38%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (19.84%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.38%) SAP BW
3 2 (1.59%) Power BI
4 1 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.79%) GIS
Development Applications
1 9 (7.14%) JIRA
2 4 (3.17%) Postman
3 2 (1.59%) Git
3 2 (1.59%) GitLab
4 1 (0.79%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.79%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.79%) Zephyr
General
1 58 (46.03%) Social Skills
2 26 (20.63%) Finance
3 22 (17.46%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (9.52%) Back Office
5 9 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
6 8 (6.35%) Telecoms
7 7 (5.56%) Manufacturing
7 7 (5.56%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.97%) Law
8 5 (3.97%) Legal
8 5 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (3.17%) Advertising
10 3 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.59%) Marketing
12 1 (0.79%) Automotive
12 1 (0.79%) Games
12 1 (0.79%) Local Government
12 1 (0.79%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 28 (22.22%) Analyst
2 15 (11.90%) Architect
2 15 (11.90%) Developer
3 14 (11.11%) Service Analyst
3 14 (11.11%) Service Desk Analyst
4 11 (8.73%) Dynamics NAV Developer
4 11 (8.73%) SaaS Developer
5 10 (7.94%) Applications Support
5 10 (7.94%) Senior
5 10 (7.94%) Solutions Architect
5 10 (7.94%) Support Engineer
6 9 (7.14%) Support Specialist
7 7 (5.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 7 (5.56%) Network Engineer
8 5 (3.97%) Applications Support Engineer
8 5 (3.97%) Applications Support Specialist
8 5 (3.97%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
8 5 (3.97%) Security Engineer
8 5 (3.97%) Technical Engineer
8 5 (3.97%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (9.52%) XML
2 7 (5.56%) .NET
3 5 (3.97%) FreeSWITCH
4 2 (1.59%) HTML
4 2 (1.59%) React
4 2 (1.59%) REST
4 2 (1.59%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.79%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.79%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.79%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.79%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (0.79%) CSS
5 1 (0.79%) Laravel
5 1 (0.79%) Loki
5 1 (0.79%) Next.js
5 1 (0.79%) OpenAPI
5 1 (0.79%) PySpark
5 1 (0.79%) Svelte
5 1 (0.79%) SvelteKit
5 1 (0.79%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 14 (11.11%) Data Centre
2 12 (9.52%) NHS
3 11 (8.73%) Driving Licence
4 8 (6.35%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (4.76%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (4.76%) Mobile App
6 5 (3.97%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (3.97%) Cloud Native
7 4 (3.17%) CMDB
7 4 (3.17%) Onboarding
8 3 (2.38%) Client/Server
8 3 (2.38%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (2.38%) Security Posture
8 3 (2.38%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.59%) Management Information System
9 2 (1.59%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.79%) Life Science
10 1 (0.79%) PMI
10 1 (0.79%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 34 (26.98%) Windows
2 13 (10.32%) Linux
3 10 (7.94%) Windows Server
4 5 (3.97%) Debian
4 5 (3.97%) Mac OS X
5 2 (1.59%) Unix
6 1 (0.79%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (29.37%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (20.63%) DevOps
3 24 (19.05%) ITIL
4 21 (16.67%) Computer Science
4 21 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 21 (16.67%) Mentoring
5 17 (13.49%) Agile
6 16 (12.70%) ERP
7 15 (11.90%) Clean Code
7 15 (11.90%) Quality Management
8 14 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
8 14 (11.11%) Customer Service
8 14 (11.11%) Workflow
9 13 (10.32%) Data Privacy
10 12 (9.52%) Data Integration
10 12 (9.52%) Inventory Management
10 12 (9.52%) OOP
10 12 (9.52%) Project Delivery
10 12 (9.52%) Test Automation
11 10 (7.94%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (21.43%) SQL
2 22 (17.46%) C#
3 13 (10.32%) C
3 13 (10.32%) Java
4 9 (7.14%) JavaScript
5 7 (5.56%) PowerShell
5 7 (5.56%) Python
6 5 (3.97%) VBA
7 2 (1.59%) Bash
7 2 (1.59%) Go
7 2 (1.59%) PHP
8 1 (0.79%) Bicep
8 1 (0.79%) C++
8 1 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 29 (23.02%) Degree
2 20 (15.87%) Computer Science Degree
3 12 (9.52%) Security Cleared
4 6 (4.76%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (3.97%) CCNP
5 5 (3.97%) MCP
5 5 (3.97%) MCSA
5 5 (3.97%) MCSE
5 5 (3.97%) SC Cleared
6 3 (2.38%) Azure Certification
7 2 (1.59%) A+ Certification
7 2 (1.59%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.79%) ACCA
8 1 (0.79%) CCNA
8 1 (0.79%) CIMA
8 1 (0.79%) CISSP
8 1 (0.79%) HNC
8 1 (0.79%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.79%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (19.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (13.49%) ISO 9001
3 10 (7.94%) QA
4 9 (7.14%) SLA
5 6 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (3.97%) GDPR
6 5 (3.97%) NIST
7 3 (2.38%) PMO
8 2 (1.59%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.79%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.79%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.79%) GxP
9 1 (0.79%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.79%) PERC
System Software
1 14 (11.11%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.97%) Kamailio
4 4 (3.17%) Firmware
5 2 (1.59%) Docker
5 2 (1.59%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.79%) Ceph
6 1 (0.79%) Lustre
6 1 (0.79%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 12 (9.52%) SCCM
2 7 (5.56%) Terraform
3 5 (3.97%) Kubernetes
4 3 (2.38%) Dell DRAC
4 3 (2.38%) FortiGate
5 2 (1.59%) Ansible
5 2 (1.59%) Nessus
6 1 (0.79%) Argo
6 1 (0.79%) cPanel
6 1 (0.79%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.79%) Grafana
6 1 (0.79%) Plesk
6 1 (0.79%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 55 (43.65%) Microsoft
2 9 (7.14%) Cisco
3 8 (6.35%) VMware
4 5 (3.97%) Fortinet
4 5 (3.97%) Salesforce
4 5 (3.97%) SAP
5 4 (3.17%) Juniper
6 3 (2.38%) Aruba
6 3 (2.38%) Dell
6 3 (2.38%) iManage
6 3 (2.38%) Intapp
6 3 (2.38%) Meraki
6 3 (2.38%) Oracle
6 3 (2.38%) Palo Alto
6 3 (2.38%) SolarWinds
6 3 (2.38%) Zscaler
7 2 (1.59%) Citrix
7 2 (1.59%) Foundry
8 1 (0.79%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.79%) Qualys