Documentation Skills
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 467 485 528
Rank change year-on-year +18 +43 -50
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 499 581 1,041
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.49% 0.60% 0.62%
As % of the General category 0.83% 0.88% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 426 411 620
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £39,242
25th Percentile £36,938 £41,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,850 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.58% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £75,563
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £87,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -18.18% +29.41%

All General Skills
UK

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 60,283 66,144 108,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.75% 67.94% 64.98%
Number of salaries quoted 39,987 35,943 51,825
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,426 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Documentation Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills.

Salary trend for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Documentation Skills within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +28 471 £52,500 -12.50% 163
UK excluding London +48 331 £45,000 - 111
Work from Home +60 189 £55,000 +2.01% 68
London +24 148 £70,000 +3.70% 51
South East +30 121 £50,000 -6.98% 31
Midlands +20 77 £41,000 -8.89% 23
North of England +49 67 £36,750 -11.45% 26
West Midlands +27 61 £41,000 -3.53% 15
North West -5 40 £40,000 -11.11% 17
South West -12 31 £62,500 +21.95% 14
East of England -1 22 £32,500 -27.78% 14
Yorkshire +81 17 £31,500 +5.00% 6
East Midlands -7 16 £38,250 -49.00% 8
North East - 10 £34,000 - 3
Wales - 7 £45,000 - 2
Scotland -66 6 £65,000 +16.59% 3

Documentation Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 56 (11.22%) SharePoint
2 29 (5.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.61%) Confluence
4 8 (1.60%) IIS
5 3 (0.60%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.60%) SAS
6 1 (0.20%) Apache
6 1 (0.20%) nginx
6 1 (0.20%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 102 (20.44%) Microsoft Office
2 41 (8.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.40%) Trello
5 6 (1.20%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.40%) CATIA
6 2 (0.40%) NASTRAN
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.20%) InDesign
7 1 (0.20%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (1.80%) SAP HR
2 5 (1.00%) SAP PP
3 4 (0.80%) MIS ActiveH
3 4 (0.80%) SAP APO
3 4 (0.80%) SAP MM
3 4 (0.80%) SAP SD
3 4 (0.80%) SAP WM
4 3 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.40%) SAP Business ByDesign
5 2 (0.40%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.20%) Postilion
6 1 (0.20%) Relativity
6 1 (0.20%) SAP CX
6 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.20%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 142 (28.46%) Microsoft 365
2 132 (26.45%) Azure
3 46 (9.22%) Power Platform
4 35 (7.01%) OneDrive
5 34 (6.81%) AWS
6 31 (6.21%) Entra ID
7 22 (4.41%) SaaS
8 21 (4.21%) GCP
9 12 (2.40%) PaaS
10 11 (2.20%) Mimecast
11 10 (2.00%) GitHub
11 10 (2.00%) IaaS
12 9 (1.80%) Boomi
12 9 (1.80%) SuccessFactors
13 8 (1.60%) PowerApps
14 7 (1.40%) Azure API Management
14 7 (1.40%) Azure Key Vault
15 4 (0.80%) Azure DevOps
15 4 (0.80%) Azure Sentinel
15 4 (0.80%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 83 (16.63%) Firewall
2 53 (10.62%) Wi-Fi
3 39 (7.82%) LAN
3 39 (7.82%) WAN
4 30 (6.01%) DNS
5 25 (5.01%) DHCP
6 23 (4.61%) VPN
7 20 (4.01%) VLAN
8 19 (3.81%) SAN
9 15 (3.01%) SD-WAN
10 13 (2.61%) Network Security
11 12 (2.40%) Internet
11 12 (2.40%) Intrusion Detection
11 12 (2.40%) TCP/IP
11 12 (2.40%) VoIP
12 11 (2.20%) Ethernet
13 8 (1.60%) Wireless
14 7 (1.40%) Remote Desktop
15 6 (1.20%) FTP
16 5 (1.00%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (10.02%) SQL Server
2 40 (8.02%) Power BI
3 23 (4.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 20 (4.01%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (3.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 11 (2.20%) Relational Database
7 10 (2.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 7 (1.40%) Data Vault
8 7 (1.40%) Snowflake Schema
8 7 (1.40%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.20%) MySQL
9 6 (1.20%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.20%) Power Query
10 4 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.60%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
13 1 (0.20%) Amazon QuickSight
13 1 (0.20%) Big Data
13 1 (0.20%) NoSQL
13 1 (0.20%) Redis
Development Applications
1 32 (6.41%) JIRA
2 18 (3.61%) Git
3 10 (2.00%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 8 (1.60%) GitLab
5 7 (1.40%) Katalon Studio
5 7 (1.40%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.60%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.60%) ER Studio
6 3 (0.60%) ERwin
6 3 (0.60%) Selenium
6 3 (0.60%) Subversion
7 2 (0.40%) Hudson
7 2 (0.40%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.40%) JUnit
7 2 (0.40%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.40%) TestNG
8 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.20%) NUnit
8 1 (0.20%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 256 (51.30%) Social Skills
2 137 (27.45%) Finance
3 83 (16.63%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (8.82%) Law
5 41 (8.22%) Organisational Skills
6 32 (6.41%) Presentation Skills
7 30 (6.01%) Retail
8 26 (5.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 21 (4.21%) Banking
10 18 (3.61%) Legal
10 18 (3.61%) Telecoms
11 14 (2.81%) Aerospace
12 11 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (2.00%) Marketing
14 9 (1.80%) Financial Institution
14 9 (1.80%) Publishing
15 8 (1.60%) Public Sector
16 7 (1.40%) Electronics
17 6 (1.20%) Automotive
17 6 (1.20%) Police
Job Titles
1 94 (18.84%) Senior
2 80 (16.03%) Analyst
3 57 (11.42%) Support Engineer
4 52 (10.42%) Architect
5 47 (9.42%) Lead
6 35 (7.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 30 (6.01%) IT Engineer
8 29 (5.81%) IT Support
8 29 (5.81%) Project Manager
9 26 (5.21%) Solutions Architect
10 25 (5.01%) Business Analyst
11 24 (4.81%) IT Analyst
12 23 (4.61%) Consultant
13 22 (4.41%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 21 (4.21%) Developer
15 20 (4.01%) 3rd Line Support
15 20 (4.01%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
15 20 (4.01%) IT Support Engineer
16 19 (3.81%) 2nd Line Support
16 19 (3.81%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (7.41%) .NET
2 28 (5.61%) React
3 12 (2.40%) CSS
4 9 (1.80%) HTML
5 8 (1.60%) AngularJS
5 8 (1.60%) RESTful
5 8 (1.60%) SailPoint
6 7 (1.40%) Middleware
6 7 (1.40%) YAML
7 6 (1.20%) OpenAPI
7 6 (1.20%) Swagger
7 6 (1.20%) Vue
8 5 (1.00%) EDI
9 4 (0.80%) FIX Protocol
9 4 (0.80%) React Native
10 3 (0.60%) COM
10 3 (0.60%) D3.js
10 3 (0.60%) Google Chart
10 3 (0.60%) WinForms
11 2 (0.40%) wxWidgets
Miscellaneous
1 42 (8.42%) Management Information System
2 38 (7.62%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (4.81%) Security Posture
4 21 (4.21%) Driving Licence
5 14 (2.81%) Clustering
6 13 (2.61%) Product Ownership
7 12 (2.40%) Data Centre
8 10 (2.00%) Onboarding
9 9 (1.80%) Enterprise Cloud
9 9 (1.80%) Robotics
10 7 (1.40%) Cloud Security Posture
10 7 (1.40%) CMDB
11 6 (1.20%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.20%) Reinsurance
12 5 (1.00%) Cyber Security Posture
12 5 (1.00%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.00%) Replication
12 5 (1.00%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.80%) Equities
13 4 (0.80%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 139 (27.86%) Windows
2 82 (16.43%) Windows Server
3 30 (6.01%) Linux
4 18 (3.61%) Windows 10
4 18 (3.61%) Windows Server 2019
5 14 (2.81%) Windows Server 2012
6 12 (2.40%) Mac OS
7 10 (2.00%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (1.80%) Ubuntu
9 5 (1.00%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.40%) Android
10 2 (0.40%) CentOS
10 2 (0.40%) Unix
11 1 (0.20%) Debian
11 1 (0.20%) Fedora
11 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (27.05%) Problem-Solving
2 90 (18.04%) Customer Service
3 74 (14.83%) Agile
4 65 (13.03%) Project Management
5 64 (12.83%) Mentoring
6 63 (12.63%) Cybersecurity
7 53 (10.62%) ITIL
8 42 (8.42%) Change Control
9 40 (8.02%) Business Intelligence
10 37 (7.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 36 (7.21%) Project Delivery
12 34 (6.81%) Migration
12 34 (6.81%) Presales
13 32 (6.41%) Analytics
14 31 (6.21%) DevOps
15 30 (6.01%) Information Security
16 29 (5.81%) Data Privacy
16 29 (5.81%) PRINCE2
17 28 (5.61%) Continuous Improvement
17 28 (5.61%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 102 (20.44%) SQL
2 54 (10.82%) PowerShell
3 36 (7.21%) Python
4 32 (6.41%) Java
5 29 (5.81%) C#
6 19 (3.81%) JavaScript
7 17 (3.41%) Bash
8 11 (2.20%) C
8 11 (2.20%) T-SQL
9 9 (1.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (1.40%) VB
11 4 (0.80%) ActionScript
11 4 (0.80%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.60%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.60%) R
12 3 (0.60%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.40%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.20%) C++
14 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.20%) VBA
Qualifications
1 87 (17.43%) Degree
2 34 (6.81%) Security Cleared
3 22 (4.41%) CISSP
4 19 (3.81%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 15 (3.01%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (2.61%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (2.61%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (2.40%) GIAC
7 12 (2.40%) GSEC
7 12 (2.40%) SSCP
8 11 (2.20%) CCNA
8 11 (2.20%) SC Cleared
9 10 (2.00%) Azure Certification
10 9 (1.80%) CEH
10 9 (1.80%) PMI Certification
11 8 (1.60%) DV Cleared
11 8 (1.60%) PMP
12 7 (1.40%) CCNP
13 6 (1.20%) MCSE
14 5 (1.00%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.01%) SLA
2 19 (3.81%) QA
3 16 (3.21%) GDPR
3 16 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 6 (1.20%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.00%) SEPA
6 5 (1.00%) TARGET2
7 3 (0.60%) PMO
8 2 (0.40%) GRC
8 2 (0.40%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.20%) MISRA
9 1 (0.20%) NIST
9 1 (0.20%) P3O
9 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.20%) TickIT
System Software
1 103 (20.64%) Active Directory
2 51 (10.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (6.81%) Hyper-V
4 12 (2.40%) vSphere
5 11 (2.20%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (1.40%) Firmware
7 6 (1.20%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (1.00%) Docker
8 5 (1.00%) NFS
8 5 (1.00%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (1.00%) XenApp
9 4 (0.80%) OpenSSH
10 1 (0.20%) Shibboleth
10 1 (0.20%) Varnish
10 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 41 (8.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (5.41%) SCCM
3 16 (3.21%) Kubernetes
4 14 (2.81%) Terraform
5 10 (2.00%) Autotask
5 10 (2.00%) Failover Clustering
5 10 (2.00%) Jamf Pro
6 6 (1.20%) WSUS
7 5 (1.00%) AirWatch
7 5 (1.00%) Graphite
8 4 (0.80%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.80%) IBM BigFix
8 4 (0.80%) PowerCLI
8 4 (0.80%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.60%) Ansible
9 3 (0.60%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.60%) Functional Safety
9 3 (0.60%) WhatsUp Gold
10 2 (0.40%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.40%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 220 (44.09%) Microsoft
2 68 (13.63%) VMware
3 29 (5.81%) Citrix
4 27 (5.41%) ServiceNow
5 25 (5.01%) Cisco
6 22 (4.41%) Veeam
7 20 (4.01%) SAP
8 18 (3.61%) Salesforce
9 17 (3.41%) CyberArk
10 15 (3.01%) CheckPoint
11 14 (2.81%) Dell
12 13 (2.61%) Acronis
12 13 (2.61%) Apple
12 13 (2.61%) Datto
12 13 (2.61%) HP
12 13 (2.61%) Meraki
12 13 (2.61%) Sophos
13 10 (2.00%) Oracle
13 10 (2.00%) Palo Alto
14 9 (1.80%) IBM