Documentation Skills Jobs

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 483 481 539
Rank change year-on-year -2 +58 -64
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 490 564 1,046
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.47% 0.59% 0.62%
As % of the General category 0.80% 0.88% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 417 406 616
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £39,676
25th Percentile £36,750 £41,250 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £58,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.64% -2.08% +14.29%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £86,875
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 61,146 64,155 110,151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.10% 67.68% 65.14%
Number of salaries quoted 40,306 35,663 51,819
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 £71,725 £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 2 June 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 2 June 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 +37 461 £53,750 -10.42% 147
UK excluding London +21 325 £45,000 - 104
Work from Home +45 186 £55,000 +1.23% 63
London -2 146 £70,000 +3.70% 42
South East +11 114 £50,000 - 28
Midlands +19 77 £41,000 -8.89% 21
North of England +36 67 £36,750 -11.45% 29
West Midlands +11 61 £41,000 -3.53% 14
North West -21 39 £38,375 -14.72% 18
South West -12 31 £62,500 +21.95% 12
East of England -2 22 £32,500 -27.78% 11
Yorkshire +63 18 £31,500 +5.00% 7
East Midlands -6 16 £38,250 -49.00% 7
North East - 10 £34,000 - 4
Wales - 8 £45,000 - 3
Scotland -76 6 £65,000 +18.18% 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 56 (11.43%) SharePoint
2 28 (5.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.65%) Confluence
4 8 (1.63%) IIS
5 3 (0.61%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.61%) SAS
6 1 (0.20%) Apache
6 1 (0.20%) nginx
6 1 (0.20%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.20%) WebLogic
Applications
1 102 (20.82%) Microsoft Office
2 42 (8.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.43%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.43%) Trello
5 2 (0.41%) CATIA
5 2 (0.41%) NASTRAN
6 1 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.20%) InDesign
6 1 (0.20%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (1.84%) SAP HR
2 5 (1.02%) SAP PP
3 4 (0.82%) MIS ActiveH
3 4 (0.82%) SAP APO
3 4 (0.82%) SAP MM
3 4 (0.82%) SAP SD
3 4 (0.82%) SAP WM
4 3 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.41%) SAP Business ByDesign
5 2 (0.41%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.41%) 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 SCM
Cloud Services
1 140 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
2 131 (26.73%) Azure
3 45 (9.18%) Power Platform
4 35 (7.14%) OneDrive
5 33 (6.73%) AWS
6 31 (6.33%) Entra ID
7 21 (4.29%) SaaS
8 20 (4.08%) GCP
9 12 (2.45%) PaaS
10 11 (2.24%) Mimecast
11 10 (2.04%) IaaS
12 9 (1.84%) Boomi
12 9 (1.84%) GitHub
12 9 (1.84%) SuccessFactors
13 8 (1.63%) PowerApps
14 7 (1.43%) Azure API Management
14 7 (1.43%) Azure Key Vault
15 4 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
15 4 (0.82%) Azure Sentinel
15 4 (0.82%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 82 (16.73%) Firewall
2 53 (10.82%) Wi-Fi
3 39 (7.96%) LAN
3 39 (7.96%) WAN
4 29 (5.92%) DNS
5 24 (4.90%) DHCP
6 22 (4.49%) VPN
7 20 (4.08%) VLAN
8 19 (3.88%) SAN
9 15 (3.06%) SD-WAN
10 13 (2.65%) Network Security
11 12 (2.45%) Internet
11 12 (2.45%) Intrusion Detection
11 12 (2.45%) TCP/IP
11 12 (2.45%) VoIP
12 11 (2.24%) Ethernet
13 7 (1.43%) Remote Desktop
13 7 (1.43%) Wireless
14 6 (1.22%) FTP
15 5 (1.02%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (9.59%) SQL Server
2 39 (7.96%) Power BI
3 20 (4.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 17 (3.47%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (3.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 10 (2.04%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 9 (1.84%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.43%) Data Vault
8 7 (1.43%) Snowflake Schema
8 7 (1.43%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.22%) MySQL
9 6 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.22%) Power Query
10 4 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.82%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
12 1 (0.20%) DB2
12 1 (0.20%) Elasticsearch
12 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database 12c
12 1 (0.20%) Redis
Development Applications
1 31 (6.33%) JIRA
2 18 (3.67%) Git
3 8 (1.63%) GitLab
4 7 (1.43%) Katalon Studio
4 7 (1.43%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (0.82%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.61%) ER Studio
6 3 (0.61%) ERwin
6 3 (0.61%) Selenium
6 3 (0.61%) Subversion
7 2 (0.41%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.41%) Hudson
7 2 (0.41%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.41%) JUnit
7 2 (0.41%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.41%) TestNG
8 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.20%) NUnit
8 1 (0.20%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 252 (51.43%) Social Skills
2 134 (27.35%) Finance
3 83 (16.94%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (8.98%) Law
5 41 (8.37%) Organisational Skills
6 32 (6.53%) Presentation Skills
7 29 (5.92%) Retail
8 26 (5.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 21 (4.29%) Banking
10 19 (3.88%) Legal
11 18 (3.67%) Telecoms
12 14 (2.86%) Aerospace
13 11 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (2.04%) Marketing
15 9 (1.84%) Financial Institution
15 9 (1.84%) Publishing
16 8 (1.63%) Public Sector
17 7 (1.43%) Electronics
18 6 (1.22%) Automotive
18 6 (1.22%) Police
Job Titles
1 94 (19.18%) Senior
2 80 (16.33%) Analyst
3 57 (11.63%) Support Engineer
4 52 (10.61%) Architect
5 43 (8.78%) Lead
6 35 (7.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 29 (5.92%) IT Engineer
7 29 (5.92%) Project Manager
8 28 (5.71%) IT Support
9 26 (5.31%) Solutions Architect
10 25 (5.10%) Business Analyst
11 23 (4.69%) Consultant
11 23 (4.69%) IT Analyst
12 22 (4.49%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 20 (4.08%) 3rd Line Support
13 20 (4.08%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 20 (4.08%) Developer
13 20 (4.08%) IT Support Engineer
14 19 (3.88%) Senior Manager
15 18 (3.67%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (7.55%) .NET
2 25 (5.10%) React
3 13 (2.65%) CSS
4 10 (2.04%) HTML
5 9 (1.84%) Middleware
6 8 (1.63%) AngularJS
6 8 (1.63%) RESTful
6 8 (1.63%) SailPoint
7 7 (1.43%) YAML
8 6 (1.22%) EDI
8 6 (1.22%) OpenAPI
8 6 (1.22%) Swagger
8 6 (1.22%) Vue
9 4 (0.82%) FIX Protocol
9 4 (0.82%) React Native
10 3 (0.61%) COM
10 3 (0.61%) D3.js
10 3 (0.61%) Google Chart
10 3 (0.61%) WinForms
11 2 (0.41%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 42 (8.57%) Management Information System
2 37 (7.55%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (4.90%) Security Posture
4 20 (4.08%) Driving Licence
5 14 (2.86%) Clustering
6 13 (2.65%) Product Ownership
7 12 (2.45%) Data Centre
8 10 (2.04%) Onboarding
9 9 (1.84%) Enterprise Cloud
9 9 (1.84%) Robotics
10 7 (1.43%) Cloud Security Posture
10 7 (1.43%) CMDB
11 6 (1.22%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.22%) Reinsurance
12 5 (1.02%) Cyber Security Posture
12 5 (1.02%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.02%) Replication
12 5 (1.02%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 4 (0.82%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 139 (28.37%) Windows
2 83 (16.94%) Windows Server
3 29 (5.92%) Linux
4 18 (3.67%) Windows 10
5 17 (3.47%) Windows Server 2019
6 14 (2.86%) Windows Server 2012
7 12 (2.45%) Mac OS
8 9 (1.84%) Ubuntu
8 9 (1.84%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (1.02%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.41%) Android
10 2 (0.41%) CentOS
10 2 (0.41%) Unix
11 1 (0.20%) Debian
11 1 (0.20%) Fedora
11 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (27.55%) Problem-Solving
2 91 (18.57%) Customer Service
3 71 (14.49%) Agile
4 65 (13.27%) Project Management
5 63 (12.86%) Cybersecurity
6 62 (12.65%) Mentoring
7 54 (11.02%) ITIL
8 39 (7.96%) Change Control
9 37 (7.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 36 (7.35%) Business Intelligence
10 36 (7.35%) Project Delivery
11 34 (6.94%) Migration
11 34 (6.94%) Presales
12 31 (6.33%) Analytics
13 30 (6.12%) Information Security
14 29 (5.92%) Data Privacy
14 29 (5.92%) DevOps
14 29 (5.92%) PRINCE2
15 28 (5.71%) Continuous Improvement
15 28 (5.71%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 99 (20.20%) SQL
2 51 (10.41%) PowerShell
3 36 (7.35%) Python
4 29 (5.92%) C#
4 29 (5.92%) Java
5 20 (4.08%) JavaScript
6 16 (3.27%) Bash
7 11 (2.24%) C
8 9 (1.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 8 (1.63%) T-SQL
10 7 (1.43%) VB
11 4 (0.82%) ActionScript
11 4 (0.82%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.61%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.61%) R
12 3 (0.61%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.41%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.20%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 87 (17.76%) Degree
2 33 (6.73%) Security Cleared
3 22 (4.49%) CISSP
4 19 (3.88%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 15 (3.06%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (2.45%) GIAC
7 12 (2.45%) GSEC
7 12 (2.45%) SSCP
8 11 (2.24%) CCNA
9 10 (2.04%) Azure Certification
9 10 (2.04%) SC Cleared
10 9 (1.84%) CEH
10 9 (1.84%) PMI Certification
11 8 (1.63%) DV Cleared
11 8 (1.63%) PMP
12 7 (1.43%) CCNP
13 6 (1.22%) MCSE
14 5 (1.02%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.12%) SLA
2 18 (3.67%) QA
3 16 (3.27%) GDPR
3 16 (3.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 6 (1.22%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.02%) SEPA
6 5 (1.02%) TARGET2
7 3 (0.61%) PMO
8 2 (0.41%) GRC
8 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.20%) Accessibility
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
1 102 (20.82%) Active Directory
2 50 (10.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (6.94%) Hyper-V
4 12 (2.45%) vSphere
5 11 (2.24%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (1.43%) Firmware
7 6 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (1.02%) Docker
8 5 (1.02%) NFS
8 5 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (1.02%) XenApp
9 4 (0.82%) OpenSSH
10 1 (0.20%) Shibboleth
10 1 (0.20%) Varnish
10 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 40 (8.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (5.51%) SCCM
3 15 (3.06%) Kubernetes
4 13 (2.65%) Terraform
5 10 (2.04%) Autotask
5 10 (2.04%) Failover Clustering
5 10 (2.04%) Jamf Pro
6 6 (1.22%) WSUS
7 5 (1.02%) AirWatch
7 5 (1.02%) Graphite
8 4 (0.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.82%) IBM BigFix
8 4 (0.82%) PowerCLI
8 4 (0.82%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.61%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.61%) Functional Safety
9 3 (0.61%) WhatsUp Gold
10 2 (0.41%) Ansible
10 2 (0.41%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.41%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 217 (44.29%) Microsoft
2 67 (13.67%) VMware
3 29 (5.92%) Citrix
4 27 (5.51%) ServiceNow
5 25 (5.10%) Cisco
6 22 (4.49%) Veeam
7 21 (4.29%) SAP
8 17 (3.47%) CyberArk
9 15 (3.06%) CheckPoint
9 15 (3.06%) Salesforce
10 14 (2.86%) Dell
11 13 (2.65%) Acronis
11 13 (2.65%) Apple
11 13 (2.65%) Datto
11 13 (2.65%) HP
11 13 (2.65%) Meraki
11 13 (2.65%) Sophos
12 11 (2.24%) Oracle
13 10 (2.04%) Palo Alto
14 9 (1.84%) Ubiquiti