Documentation Skills Contracts in the UK excluding London

Documentation Skills
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 283 248 271
Rank change year-on-year -35 +23 -18
Contract jobs citing Documentation Skills 112 219 269
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.55% 0.95% 0.88%
As % of the General category 1.01% 1.68% 1.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 149 168
10th Percentile £211 £348 £304
25th Percentile £300 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £490
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +2.04% +13.56%
75th Percentile £553 £564 £554
90th Percentile £586 £655 £650
UK median daily rate £489 £507 £515
% change year-on-year -3.60% -1.55% +8.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 20 10
10th Percentile £15.13 £56.45 £37.70
25th Percentile £16.50 £61.00 £43.13
Median hourly rate £17.00 £72.50 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year -76.55% +48.72% -23.53%
75th Percentile £21.75 £75.00 £56.00
90th Percentile £23.15 £80.33 £59.43
UK median hourly rate £17.00 £75.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year -77.33% +38.89% -6.90%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

Documentation Skills is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,041 13,019 16,979
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.41% 56.59% 55.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,309 8,888 11,690
10th Percentile £208 £230 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.49%
75th Percentile £595 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £693 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,647 745 1,039
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.35 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.00 £14.00
Median hourly rate £28.25 £29.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.59% +52.63% -4.45%
75th Percentile £53.75 £61.25 £35.86
90th Percentile £67.38 £69.50 £55.77
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.60 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.96% +44.87% -

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Documentation Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London

Documentation Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London

Documentation Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London

Documentation Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London

Documentation Skills
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Documentation Skills within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -28 33 £475 -5.00% 26
North of England +21 29 £488 -2.50% 21
Midlands +18 20 £438 +9.38% 25
Scotland +20 16 £375 -28.57% 8
West Midlands +18 16 £469 +7.14% 17
North West +9 16 £475 -5.00% 12
South West +4 12 £450 -10.00% 12
Yorkshire +16 9 £500 -16.67% 6
North East +14 4 £897 +124.24% 3
East of England -18 4 £450 +3.45% 14
East Midlands +12 3 £310 -11.43% 8
Wales +17 1 £450 -18.18% 3
Documentation Skills
UK

Documentation Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 7 (6.25%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.79%) Confluence
2 2 (1.79%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 12 (10.71%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.79%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (3.57%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.79%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (1.79%) SAP CO
2 2 (1.79%) SAP EWM
2 2 (1.79%) SAP FI
2 2 (1.79%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.89%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.89%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 28 (25.00%) Azure
2 22 (19.64%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (8.04%) Power Platform
4 8 (7.14%) Entra ID
5 6 (5.36%) AWS
5 6 (5.36%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (5.36%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (3.57%) Power Automate
6 4 (3.57%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.89%) GCP
7 1 (0.89%) OCI
7 1 (0.89%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 16 (14.29%) Firewall
2 9 (8.04%) LAN
2 9 (8.04%) WAN
3 8 (7.14%) VoIP
3 8 (7.14%) VPN
4 7 (6.25%) DHCP
4 7 (6.25%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (5.36%) DNS
5 6 (5.36%) VLAN
6 4 (3.57%) SAN
6 4 (3.57%) SD-WAN
7 3 (2.68%) Cisco IOS
7 3 (2.68%) Network Security
7 3 (2.68%) NX-OS
8 2 (1.79%) NAS
8 2 (1.79%) NetScaler
8 2 (1.79%) SNMP
9 1 (0.89%) SSL
9 1 (0.89%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.89%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (7.14%) SQL Server
2 5 (4.46%) Power BI
3 3 (2.68%) SAP BW
3 3 (2.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (2.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.89%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (5.36%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (4.46%) Selenium
2 5 (4.46%) WebDriver
3 2 (1.79%) Git
3 2 (1.79%) JIRA
4 1 (0.89%) ClearCase
4 1 (0.89%) ClearQuest
4 1 (0.89%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.89%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 57 (50.89%) Social Skills
2 20 (17.86%) Finance
3 16 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (10.71%) Presentation Skills
5 9 (8.04%) Marketing
6 5 (4.46%) Banking
6 5 (4.46%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (4.46%) Public Sector
7 4 (3.57%) Manufacturing
7 4 (3.57%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (2.68%) Advertising
9 2 (1.79%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.79%) Automotive
9 2 (1.79%) Retail
10 1 (0.89%) Back Office
10 1 (0.89%) German Language
10 1 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.89%) Legal
10 1 (0.89%) Local Government
10 1 (0.89%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 12 (10.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 12 (10.71%) Support Engineer
2 10 (8.93%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 10 (8.93%) 2nd Line Support
2 10 (8.93%) Consultant
2 10 (8.93%) Network Engineer
2 10 (8.93%) Senior
3 9 (8.04%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 9 (8.04%) Analyst
4 7 (6.25%) Developer
5 6 (5.36%) 1st/2nd Line Support
5 6 (5.36%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
5 6 (5.36%) DOORS Engineer
5 6 (5.36%) Integration Engineer
5 6 (5.36%) Senior Integration Engineer
5 6 (5.36%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 6 (5.36%) Software Integration Engineer
5 6 (5.36%) Systems Engineer
5 6 (5.36%) Systems Integration Engineer
6 5 (4.46%) Automation Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.57%) Middleware
2 3 (2.68%) XML
3 2 (1.79%) .NET
3 2 (1.79%) .NET Framework
3 2 (1.79%) IDoc
3 2 (1.79%) YAML
4 1 (0.89%) ADO
4 1 (0.89%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.89%) CSS
4 1 (0.89%) Flutter
4 1 (0.89%) HTML
4 1 (0.89%) JSP
4 1 (0.89%) LDAP
4 1 (0.89%) REST
4 1 (0.89%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.89%) Servlets
4 1 (0.89%) SOAP
4 1 (0.89%) SPML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.93%) Data Centre
2 7 (6.25%) Clustering
3 6 (5.36%) Driving Licence
3 6 (5.36%) Management Information System
4 5 (4.46%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.79%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.79%) Linux Command Line
5 2 (1.79%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.79%) Tandem
6 1 (0.89%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.89%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.89%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (0.89%) Life Science
6 1 (0.89%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.89%) NHS
6 1 (0.89%) PMI
6 1 (0.89%) Replication
6 1 (0.89%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 1 (0.89%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 33 (29.46%) Windows
2 18 (16.07%) Windows Server
3 13 (11.61%) Windows 10
4 7 (6.25%) Unix
4 7 (6.25%) Windows Server 2012
4 7 (6.25%) Windows Server 2019
5 6 (5.36%) Linux
5 6 (5.36%) Mac OS
6 2 (1.79%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.89%) Windows 8
7 1 (0.89%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (29.46%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (16.96%) Migration
3 17 (15.18%) Agile
4 16 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 14 (12.50%) ITIL
6 12 (10.71%) Collaborative Working
6 12 (10.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 11 (9.82%) Change Management
8 10 (8.93%) Project Management
9 9 (8.04%) Customer Service
9 9 (8.04%) Risk Management
9 9 (8.04%) User Acceptance Testing
10 8 (7.14%) Process Improvement
11 7 (6.25%) Artificial Intelligence
11 7 (6.25%) Customer Requirements
11 7 (6.25%) Data Modelling
11 7 (6.25%) Decision-Making
11 7 (6.25%) DevOps
11 7 (6.25%) Requirements Gathering
11 7 (6.25%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 12 (10.71%) SQL
2 10 (8.93%) PowerShell
3 6 (5.36%) Python
4 5 (4.46%) C#
5 3 (2.68%) Java
6 1 (0.89%) Bash
6 1 (0.89%) Dart
6 1 (0.89%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.89%) Perl
Qualifications
1 26 (23.21%) Degree
2 8 (7.14%) Security Cleared
3 6 (5.36%) ITIL Certification
3 6 (5.36%) Master's Degree
3 6 (5.36%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (2.68%) Azure Certification
5 3 (2.68%) CCNP
5 3 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (2.68%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 2 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.79%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.89%) A+ Certification
7 1 (0.89%) CBAP
7 1 (0.89%) CEH
7 1 (0.89%) CISSP
7 1 (0.89%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.89%) MCDST
7 1 (0.89%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.36%) PCI DSS
2 5 (4.46%) QA
3 2 (1.79%) Disclosure Scotland
3 2 (1.79%) PMO
4 1 (0.89%) SLA
System Software
1 29 (25.89%) Active Directory
2 20 (17.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (7.14%) vSphere
4 6 (5.36%) Hyper-V
5 5 (4.46%) VMware NSX
6 4 (3.57%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (3.57%) XenApp
7 3 (2.68%) XenDesktop
8 2 (1.79%) Ceph
8 2 (1.79%) Docker
8 2 (1.79%) KVM
8 2 (1.79%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 1 (0.89%) ACF2
9 1 (0.89%) IAG
9 1 (0.89%) RACF
9 1 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (10.71%) SCCM
2 7 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (5.36%) Autotask
3 6 (5.36%) Failover Clustering
3 6 (5.36%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (4.46%) Ansible
4 5 (4.46%) Terraform
5 3 (2.68%) FortiGate
5 3 (2.68%) Netcool
6 2 (1.79%) HP Quality Center
6 2 (1.79%) Pacemaker
6 2 (1.79%) Podman
6 2 (1.79%) Rundeck
7 1 (0.89%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 42 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 25 (22.32%) VMware
3 8 (7.14%) SAP
4 7 (6.25%) Cisco
5 6 (5.36%) Apple
5 6 (5.36%) Datto
6 4 (3.57%) Citrix
6 4 (3.57%) HP
6 4 (3.57%) IBM
6 4 (3.57%) Nintex
6 4 (3.57%) ServiceNow
7 3 (2.68%) Anaplan
7 3 (2.68%) CheckPoint
7 3 (2.68%) Dynatrace
7 3 (2.68%) FireEye
7 3 (2.68%) Infoblox
7 3 (2.68%) Nokia
7 3 (2.68%) Tanium
8 2 (1.79%) NetApp
8 2 (1.79%) Sun