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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 448 490 522
Rank change year-on-year +42 +32 -43
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 538 615 1,006
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.55% 0.59% 0.64%
As % of the General category 0.91% 0.87% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 460 441 647
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £37,875 £42,500 £48,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,200 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.67% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £89,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.22% -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 59,028 70,875 99,909
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.86% 68.29% 63.83%
Number of salaries quoted 39,629 38,205 51,280
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,269 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £101,250 £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 3 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 3 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 +61 509 £52,500 -12.50% 147
UK excluding London +85 360 £46,000 +2.22% 115
Work from Home +79 206 £55,000 +2.80% 60
London +1 153 £70,000 +3.70% 43
South East +44 136 £50,000 - 30
Midlands +39 78 £43,000 -14.00% 25
North of England +51 70 £36,750 -11.45% 23
West Midlands +33 62 £43,000 +1.18% 15
North West -6 43 £40,000 -11.11% 15
South West -4 34 £62,500 +4.17% 13
East of England +24 28 £42,000 -25.00% 10
Yorkshire +79 17 £31,500 +5.00% 4
East Midlands +4 16 £38,250 -49.00% 10
North East - 10 £32,500 - 4
Scotland -68 7 £65,000 +11.59% 11
Wales - 7 £45,000 - 2

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 55 (10.22%) SharePoint
2 29 (5.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.23%) Confluence
4 8 (1.49%) IIS
5 3 (0.56%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.56%) SAS
6 2 (0.37%) Apache
7 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.19%) nginx
7 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.19%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 102 (18.96%) Microsoft Office
2 45 (8.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.30%) Trello
5 6 (1.12%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.37%) CATIA
6 2 (0.37%) NASTRAN
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.19%) InDesign
7 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (1.67%) SAP HR
2 5 (0.93%) SAP PP
2 5 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.74%) MIS ActiveH
3 4 (0.74%) SAP APO
3 4 (0.74%) SAP MM
3 4 (0.74%) SAP SD
3 4 (0.74%) SAP WM
4 2 (0.37%) SAP CX
4 2 (0.37%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.37%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.19%) Postilion
5 1 (0.19%) Relativity
5 1 (0.19%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.19%) SAP Business ByDesign
5 1 (0.19%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.19%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 153 (28.44%) Microsoft 365
2 137 (25.46%) Azure
3 52 (9.67%) Power Platform
4 35 (6.51%) AWS
4 35 (6.51%) OneDrive
5 34 (6.32%) Entra ID
6 23 (4.28%) GCP
7 19 (3.53%) SaaS
8 11 (2.04%) Mimecast
9 10 (1.86%) IaaS
9 10 (1.86%) PaaS
10 9 (1.67%) Boomi
10 9 (1.67%) GitHub
10 9 (1.67%) SuccessFactors
11 8 (1.49%) PowerApps
12 6 (1.12%) Azure API Management
12 6 (1.12%) Azure Key Vault
13 5 (0.93%) Azure Sentinel
14 4 (0.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 4 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 81 (15.06%) Firewall
2 60 (11.15%) Wi-Fi
3 40 (7.43%) LAN
4 37 (6.88%) WAN
5 29 (5.39%) DNS
6 26 (4.83%) DHCP
7 20 (3.72%) SAN
7 20 (3.72%) VLAN
7 20 (3.72%) VPN
8 15 (2.79%) VoIP
9 13 (2.42%) SD-WAN
9 13 (2.42%) TCP/IP
10 12 (2.23%) Intrusion Detection
11 11 (2.04%) Ethernet
11 11 (2.04%) Internet
11 11 (2.04%) Wireless
12 10 (1.86%) Network Security
13 7 (1.30%) Remote Desktop
14 6 (1.12%) FTP
14 6 (1.12%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (10.04%) SQL Server
2 46 (8.55%) Power BI
3 24 (4.46%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (4.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 19 (3.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 15 (2.79%) Relational Database
7 10 (1.86%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 8 (1.49%) Data Vault
9 7 (1.30%) Snowflake Schema
9 7 (1.30%) Star Schema
10 6 (1.12%) MySQL
10 6 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (1.12%) Power Query
11 3 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.56%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.56%) Data Hub
11 3 (0.56%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.56%) Metadata
11 3 (0.56%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 32 (5.95%) JIRA
2 18 (3.35%) Git
3 10 (1.86%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 7 (1.30%) GitLab
4 7 (1.30%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.12%) Katalon Studio
6 4 (0.74%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.74%) ERwin
7 3 (0.56%) ER Studio
7 3 (0.56%) Selenium
7 3 (0.56%) SpecFlow
7 3 (0.56%) Subversion
8 2 (0.37%) Hudson
8 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.37%) JUnit
8 2 (0.37%) TestNG
9 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.19%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.19%) LSMW
9 1 (0.19%) NUnit
General
1 285 (52.97%) Social Skills
2 145 (26.95%) Finance
3 85 (15.80%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (8.36%) Organisational Skills
5 43 (7.99%) Law
6 38 (7.06%) Presentation Skills
7 31 (5.76%) Retail
8 27 (5.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 25 (4.65%) Banking
10 21 (3.90%) Telecoms
11 18 (3.35%) Legal
12 16 (2.97%) Marketing
13 14 (2.60%) Aerospace
14 11 (2.04%) Public Sector
15 10 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
16 9 (1.67%) Financial Institution
16 9 (1.67%) Publishing
17 7 (1.30%) Electronics
18 6 (1.12%) Automotive
18 6 (1.12%) Police
Job Titles
1 98 (18.22%) Analyst
2 94 (17.47%) Senior
3 56 (10.41%) Support Engineer
4 49 (9.11%) Architect
5 48 (8.92%) Lead
6 36 (6.69%) IT Engineer
7 35 (6.51%) Business Analyst
7 35 (6.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 35 (6.51%) Project Manager
8 28 (5.20%) IT Support
9 25 (4.65%) IT Analyst
9 25 (4.65%) Solutions Architect
10 22 (4.09%) Consultant
11 21 (3.90%) Developer
12 20 (3.72%) 2nd Line Support
12 20 (3.72%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 19 (3.53%) 3rd Line Support
13 19 (3.53%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 19 (3.53%) IT Support Engineer
13 19 (3.53%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (6.88%) .NET
2 29 (5.39%) React
3 12 (2.23%) CSS
4 9 (1.67%) HTML
5 8 (1.49%) AngularJS
5 8 (1.49%) RESTful
5 8 (1.49%) SailPoint
6 6 (1.12%) EDI
6 6 (1.12%) OpenAPI
6 6 (1.12%) Swagger
6 6 (1.12%) Vue
6 6 (1.12%) YAML
7 5 (0.93%) Middleware
8 4 (0.74%) FIX Protocol
8 4 (0.74%) React Native
9 3 (0.56%) COM
9 3 (0.56%) D3.js
9 3 (0.56%) Google Chart
9 3 (0.56%) WinForms
10 2 (0.37%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 48 (8.92%) Management Information System
2 43 (7.99%) Self-Motivation
3 27 (5.02%) Driving Licence
4 25 (4.65%) Security Posture
5 14 (2.60%) Data Centre
6 13 (2.42%) Clustering
7 11 (2.04%) Product Ownership
7 11 (2.04%) Reinsurance
8 10 (1.86%) Onboarding
9 9 (1.67%) Robotics
10 8 (1.49%) Data Structures
10 8 (1.49%) Enterprise Cloud
11 6 (1.12%) Cloud Security Posture
11 6 (1.12%) Cyber Security Posture
12 5 (0.93%) CMDB
12 5 (0.93%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.74%) Equities
13 4 (0.74%) Fat Client
13 4 (0.74%) PKI
13 4 (0.74%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 142 (26.39%) Windows
2 83 (15.43%) Windows Server
3 31 (5.76%) Linux
4 19 (3.53%) Windows Server 2019
5 14 (2.60%) Windows 10
5 14 (2.60%) Windows Server 2012
6 10 (1.86%) Mac OS
6 10 (1.86%) Windows Server 2016
7 9 (1.67%) Ubuntu
8 8 (1.49%) Windows 7
9 2 (0.37%) Android
9 2 (0.37%) CentOS
9 2 (0.37%) Unix
10 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.19%) Debian
10 1 (0.19%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (26.39%) Problem-Solving
2 96 (17.84%) Customer Service
3 89 (16.54%) Agile
4 70 (13.01%) Project Management
5 66 (12.27%) Cybersecurity
6 65 (12.08%) Mentoring
7 51 (9.48%) ITIL
8 46 (8.55%) Business Intelligence
9 43 (7.99%) Project Delivery
10 42 (7.81%) Change Control
11 38 (7.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 37 (6.88%) Business Analysis
13 36 (6.69%) Analytics
14 34 (6.32%) Migration
14 34 (6.32%) PRINCE2
15 32 (5.95%) Information Security
15 32 (5.95%) Presales
15 32 (5.95%) Waterfall
16 30 (5.58%) Collaborative Working
16 30 (5.58%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 111 (20.63%) SQL
2 47 (8.74%) PowerShell
3 37 (6.88%) Python
4 33 (6.13%) Java
5 28 (5.20%) C#
6 18 (3.35%) JavaScript
7 16 (2.97%) Bash
8 11 (2.04%) C
8 11 (2.04%) T-SQL
9 9 (1.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (1.30%) VB
11 4 (0.74%) ActionScript
11 4 (0.74%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.56%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.56%) R
12 3 (0.56%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.37%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.19%) Scala
14 1 (0.19%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 97 (18.03%) Degree
2 37 (6.88%) Security Cleared
3 21 (3.90%) CISSP
4 19 (3.53%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 15 (2.79%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (2.60%) SC Cleared
7 13 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (2.23%) GIAC
8 12 (2.23%) GSEC
8 12 (2.23%) SSCP
9 10 (1.86%) CCNA
9 10 (1.86%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.67%) CEH
10 9 (1.67%) PMI Certification
11 8 (1.49%) PMP
12 7 (1.30%) Azure Certification
12 7 (1.30%) DV Cleared
13 6 (1.12%) CCNP
13 6 (1.12%) MCSE
13 6 (1.12%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.58%) SLA
2 20 (3.72%) QA
3 18 (3.35%) GDPR
4 17 (3.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (2.60%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 5 (0.93%) SEPA
7 5 (0.93%) TARGET2
8 4 (0.74%) PMO
9 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.37%) GRC
9 2 (0.37%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.37%) NIST
10 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.19%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.19%) IFRS
10 1 (0.19%) MISRA
10 1 (0.19%) P3O
10 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.19%) TickIT
System Software
1 108 (20.07%) Active Directory
2 52 (9.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (5.95%) Hyper-V
4 13 (2.42%) vSphere
5 11 (2.04%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (1.67%) Virtual Desktop
7 7 (1.30%) Firmware
7 7 (1.30%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.93%) NFS
8 5 (0.93%) XenApp
9 4 (0.74%) OpenSSH
10 3 (0.56%) Docker
11 1 (0.19%) Shibboleth
11 1 (0.19%) Varnish
11 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 47 (8.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (5.76%) SCCM
3 14 (2.60%) Kubernetes
4 9 (1.67%) Autotask
4 9 (1.67%) Failover Clustering
4 9 (1.67%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (1.67%) Terraform
5 8 (1.49%) AirWatch
6 6 (1.12%) WSUS
7 5 (0.93%) Graphite
8 4 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.74%) IBM BigFix
8 4 (0.74%) PowerCLI
8 4 (0.74%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.56%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.56%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.56%) Functional Safety
9 3 (0.56%) WhatsUp Gold
10 2 (0.37%) Ansible
10 2 (0.37%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 222 (41.26%) Microsoft
2 72 (13.38%) VMware
3 30 (5.58%) Citrix
3 30 (5.58%) ServiceNow
4 24 (4.46%) Cisco
5 23 (4.28%) Salesforce
6 22 (4.09%) SAP
6 22 (4.09%) Veeam
7 17 (3.16%) CyberArk
7 17 (3.16%) Dell
7 17 (3.16%) HP
8 16 (2.97%) Apple
9 13 (2.42%) Acronis
9 13 (2.42%) CheckPoint
9 13 (2.42%) Oracle
10 12 (2.23%) Datto
10 12 (2.23%) IBM
10 12 (2.23%) Meraki
10 12 (2.23%) Sophos
11 10 (1.86%) Symantec