Collaborative Working Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Collaborative Working
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Collaborative Working skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 70 93
Rank change year-on-year +1 +23 -3
Contract jobs citing Collaborative Working 29 23 22
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 2.08% 1.64% 1.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.32% 2.04% 1.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 15 14
10th Percentile £285 £244 £284
25th Percentile £400 £322 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £400 £475
Median % change year-on-year +31.25% -15.79% -9.52%
75th Percentile £601 £513 £602
90th Percentile £688 £538 £660
England median daily rate £510 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +2.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 4
10th Percentile £12.36 - -
25th Percentile £13.15 - £17.72
Median hourly rate £16.65 - £21.36
75th Percentile £26.94 - £29.20
90th Percentile £33.08 - £36.76
England median hourly rate £20.66 £33.93 £40.25
% change year-on-year -39.11% -15.70% +109.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

Collaborative Working falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,249 1,129 1,629
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 89.73% 80.64% 87.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 540 447 882
10th Percentile £198 £220 £225
25th Percentile £364 £314 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £565 £613
90th Percentile £682 £650 £725
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 340 255 368
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.00 £13.76
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.62 £14.25
Median hourly rate £21.14 £27.67 £19.81
Median % change year-on-year -23.60% +39.68% -5.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £70.00 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £41.16 £44.50
% change year-on-year -38.89% -7.52% +27.14%

Collaborative Working
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Collaborative Working relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Collaborative Working job vacancy trend in the East of England

Collaborative Working
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Collaborative Working.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Collaborative Working

Collaborative Working
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Collaborative Working in the East of England over the 6 months to 22 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Collaborative Working in the East of England

Collaborative Working
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Collaborative Working.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Collaborative Working

Collaborative Working
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Collaborative Working in the East of England over the 6 months to 22 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Collaborative Working in the East of England

Collaborative Working
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Collaborative Working within the East of England region over the 6 months to 22 October 2025. 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
Hertfordshire -9 12 £568 +62.14% 23
Bedfordshire -2 6 - - 8
Cambridgeshire -2 4 £300 -25.00% 13
Norfolk - 4 £500 - 3
Suffolk +5 2 £350 -33.33% 4
Essex -4 1 £125 -55.00% 13
Collaborative Working
England

Collaborative Working
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 1 (3.45%) CMS
1 1 (3.45%) SharePoint
1 1 (3.45%) WebLogic
Applications
1 4 (13.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Workday HCM
2 1 (3.45%) SAP HCM
2 1 (3.45%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.45%) Azure
1 1 (3.45%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.90%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (3.45%) Big Data
2 1 (3.45%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (3.45%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (3.45%) JIRA
General
1 17 (58.62%) Social Skills
2 9 (31.03%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (31.03%) Finance
3 6 (20.69%) Organisational Skills
4 5 (17.24%) Public Sector
5 3 (10.34%) Aviation
5 3 (10.34%) Legal
5 3 (10.34%) Telecoms
6 2 (6.90%) Digital Health
6 2 (6.90%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (6.90%) Electronics
6 2 (6.90%) Health Technology
6 2 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (6.90%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (6.90%) Manufacturing
6 2 (6.90%) Marketing
7 1 (3.45%) Financial Institution
7 1 (3.45%) French Language
7 1 (3.45%) German Language
7 1 (3.45%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (17.24%) Lead
2 4 (13.79%) Project Manager
3 3 (10.34%) Analyst
3 3 (10.34%) Architect
3 3 (10.34%) IT Engineer
3 3 (10.34%) Technical Architect
3 3 (10.34%) Workday Architect
4 2 (6.90%) Configuration Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Developer
4 2 (6.90%) SC Cleared Project Manager
4 2 (6.90%) Systems Developer
5 1 (3.45%) Finance Systems Manager
5 1 (3.45%) Hardware Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) IT Finance Manager
5 1 (3.45%) IT Manager
5 1 (3.45%) IT Project Manager
5 1 (3.45%) Procurement Specialist
5 1 (3.45%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) Test Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.90%) CSS
1 2 (6.90%) HTML
2 1 (3.45%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (6.90%) NHS
3 1 (3.45%) Clustering
3 1 (3.45%) Driving Licence
3 1 (3.45%) FMCG
3 1 (3.45%) LIMS
3 1 (3.45%) Molecular Biology
3 1 (3.45%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.34%) Linux
2 2 (6.90%) Windows
3 1 (3.45%) VMS
3 1 (3.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (20.69%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (17.24%) Agile
3 5 (17.24%) Analytics
3 5 (17.24%) Project Delivery
3 5 (17.24%) Project Management
4 4 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (13.79%) Project Governance
5 3 (10.34%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (10.34%) Change Management
5 3 (10.34%) Contract Management
5 3 (10.34%) Programme Management
5 3 (10.34%) Prototyping
5 3 (10.34%) Roadmaps
5 3 (10.34%) User Experience
6 2 (6.90%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (6.90%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 2 (6.90%) Knowledge Transfer
6 2 (6.90%) Programme Delivery
6 2 (6.90%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.90%) JavaScript
1 2 (6.90%) SQL
1 2 (6.90%) VB
2 1 (3.45%) Java
2 1 (3.45%) PL/SQL
2 1 (3.45%) Python
2 1 (3.45%) R
Qualifications
1 2 (6.90%) SC Cleared
1 2 (6.90%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.45%) Degree
2 1 (3.45%) Master's Degree
2 1 (3.45%) MBA
2 1 (3.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.45%) Data Quality
1 1 (3.45%) GxP
1 1 (3.45%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (3.45%) Active Directory
1 1 (3.45%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (3.45%) Ansible
1 1 (3.45%) Kubernetes
1 1 (3.45%) SCCM
1 1 (3.45%) WSUS
Vendors
1 6 (20.69%) SAP
2 5 (17.24%) Microsoft
2 5 (17.24%) Workday
3 2 (6.90%) Cognos
3 2 (6.90%) IBM
3 2 (6.90%) Oracle
4 1 (3.45%) Databricks
4 1 (3.45%) LabWare
4 1 (3.45%) Progress
4 1 (3.45%) Qualys
4 1 (3.45%) Rapid7
4 1 (3.45%) Salesforce
4 1 (3.45%) ServiceNow
4 1 (3.45%) Tenable