Collaborative Working Contracts in the UK excluding London

Collaborative Working
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Collaborative Working skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Collaborative Working over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 99 150 135
Rank change year-on-year +51 -15 +39
Contract jobs citing Collaborative Working 433 414 611
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.11% 1.73% 1.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.49% 1.94% 2.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 199 275 430
10th Percentile £249 £309 £325
25th Percentile £363 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +17.65%
75th Percentile £588 £601 £575
90th Percentile £663 £678 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £528
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.47% +11.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 93 37 25
10th Percentile £15.13 £17.74 £13.35
25th Percentile £27.00 £35.00 £14.25
Median hourly rate £50.00 £51.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +168.42% -15.25%
75th Percentile - £57.50 £55.00
90th Percentile £51.70 £78.50 £74.39
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £52.44 £20.09
% change year-on-year -4.64% +160.97% +4.54%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Collaborative Working is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,416 21,395 27,498
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.70% 89.57% 88.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,404 14,844 19,217
10th Percentile £250 £256 £233
25th Percentile £375 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,048 1,307 1,356
10th Percentile £12.30 £11.00 £12.05
25th Percentile £15.22 £15.56 £14.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £46.31
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.75 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £35.80 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.42% +43.20% +2.04%

Collaborative Working
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Collaborative Working in the UK excluding London

Collaborative Working
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Collaborative Working in the UK excluding London

Collaborative Working
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Collaborative Working in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Collaborative Working in the UK excluding London

Collaborative Working
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Collaborative Working in the UK excluding London

Collaborative Working
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Collaborative Working in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Collaborative Working in the UK excluding London

Collaborative Working
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 Collaborative Working within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 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 +31 118 £479 -20.25% 245
East of England +49 81 £388 -31.87% 100
North of England 0 67 £500 -1.67% 232
Midlands +25 57 £425 -5.56% 147
Scotland +37 56 £475 +5.56% 58
South West +21 43 £540 -1.82% 114
North West +9 38 £475 -5.00% 142
West Midlands +16 34 £525 +12.66% 92
Yorkshire +10 26 £611 +16.38% 75
East Midlands +21 20 £400 +6.67% 56
Wales +9 6 £425 -12.37% 17
North East +9 3 £625 +47.06% 18
Isle of Man - 3 - -
Northern Ireland - 3 - - 12
Collaborative Working
UK

Collaborative Working
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 17 (3.93%) Confluence
1 17 (3.93%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.15%) CMS
2 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.92%) Appian
4 3 (0.69%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.23%) Apache
5 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.23%) EPiServer
5 1 (0.23%) Luigi
5 1 (0.23%) SharePoint 2010
5 1 (0.23%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 38 (8.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (6.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (5.54%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.69%) MicroStation
4 3 (0.69%) Sketch
4 3 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.46%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.46%) FileZilla
5 2 (0.46%) InVision
5 2 (0.46%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.46%) Windchill
6 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (2.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.85%) SAP HCM
2 8 (1.85%) SAP HR
3 6 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.92%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.69%) SAP MII
6 2 (0.46%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.23%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 46 (10.62%) Azure
2 36 (8.31%) AWS
3 24 (5.54%) Power Platform
4 21 (4.85%) GCP
5 14 (3.23%) OpenShift
6 13 (3.00%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (2.31%) GitHub
7 10 (2.31%) SuccessFactors
8 9 (2.08%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.62%) Kong
9 7 (1.62%) SaaS
9 7 (1.62%) Serverless
9 7 (1.62%) Yammer
10 6 (1.39%) Apigee
10 6 (1.39%) PowerApps
11 5 (1.15%) OCI
12 4 (0.92%) Figma
12 4 (0.92%) Oracle Service Cloud
12 4 (0.92%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.93%) Firewall
2 11 (2.54%) VPN
3 7 (1.62%) DNS
3 7 (1.62%) TCP/IP
3 7 (1.62%) VSAN
4 6 (1.39%) HTTP
5 5 (1.15%) LAN
5 5 (1.15%) SD-WAN
5 5 (1.15%) WAN
6 3 (0.69%) Cisco IOS
6 3 (0.69%) Network Security
7 2 (0.46%) FTP
7 2 (0.46%) Wireless
8 1 (0.23%) DHCP
8 1 (0.23%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.23%) IPsec
8 1 (0.23%) Kerberos
8 1 (0.23%) SNMP
8 1 (0.23%) SSL
8 1 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.16%) Power BI
2 12 (2.77%) Elasticsearch
3 11 (2.54%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (2.08%) Metadata
4 9 (2.08%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.92%) GIS
5 4 (0.92%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.69%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.69%) Geospatial Data
6 3 (0.69%) QGIS
6 3 (0.69%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.69%) Spatial Data
6 3 (0.69%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.46%) Amazon Athena
7 2 (0.46%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.46%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.46%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.46%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (5.08%) Git
2 21 (4.85%) JIRA
3 11 (2.54%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.85%) GitLab
4 8 (1.85%) Rational DOORS
5 7 (1.62%) Mercurial
5 7 (1.62%) Travis CI
6 6 (1.39%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 6 (1.39%) CircleCI
7 5 (1.15%) Postman
8 3 (0.69%) NUnit
8 3 (0.69%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.69%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.46%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.46%) Mocha
9 2 (0.46%) Selenium
9 2 (0.46%) TestRail
10 1 (0.23%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.23%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.23%) Mockito
General
1 169 (39.03%) Social Skills
2 76 (17.55%) Analytical Skills
3 55 (12.70%) Aerospace
4 50 (11.55%) Finance
5 43 (9.93%) Public Sector
6 35 (8.08%) Organisational Skills
7 23 (5.31%) Marketing
7 23 (5.31%) Telecoms
8 19 (4.39%) Manufacturing
9 17 (3.93%) Presentation Skills
10 16 (3.70%) Legal
11 12 (2.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (2.54%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (2.54%) Law
12 11 (2.54%) Mandarin Language
13 10 (2.31%) Publishing
14 9 (2.08%) Banking
15 8 (1.85%) Local Government
16 7 (1.62%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 55 (12.70%) Configuration Manager
2 44 (10.16%) Analyst
3 42 (9.70%) Senior
4 33 (7.62%) Architect
5 29 (6.70%) Project Manager
6 24 (5.54%) Lead
7 19 (4.39%) Consultant
7 19 (4.39%) Developer
8 18 (4.16%) Data Engineer
9 16 (3.70%) Solutions Architect
10 12 (2.77%) Senior Analyst
11 11 (2.54%) Administrator
11 11 (2.54%) Designer
12 10 (2.31%) Cabling Engineer
12 10 (2.31%) IT Manager
13 9 (2.08%) Change Manager
14 8 (1.85%) Data Analyst
14 8 (1.85%) Senior Systems Engineer
14 8 (1.85%) Systems Engineer
14 8 (1.85%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.46%) HTML
1 15 (3.46%) React
2 12 (2.77%) CSS
3 8 (1.85%) JSON
3 8 (1.85%) NumPy
3 8 (1.85%) Pandas
3 8 (1.85%) Spring
4 7 (1.62%) .NET
4 7 (1.62%) AngularJS
4 7 (1.62%) Kafka
4 7 (1.62%) SciPy
4 7 (1.62%) XML
4 7 (1.62%) YAML
5 6 (1.39%) Elastic Stack
5 6 (1.39%) REST
5 6 (1.39%) RESTful
5 6 (1.39%) Spring Boot
6 5 (1.15%) GraphQL
6 5 (1.15%) Node.js
7 3 (0.69%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 21 (4.85%) Management Information System
2 18 (4.16%) Cloud Native
3 15 (3.46%) Product Ownership
4 12 (2.77%) Analytical Mindset
5 10 (2.31%) Fibre Optics
6 7 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (1.62%) Social Media
7 6 (1.39%) Data Structures
7 6 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.15%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.15%) Onboarding
8 5 (1.15%) Public Cloud
9 4 (0.92%) Housing Association
10 3 (0.69%) CMDB
10 3 (0.69%) Driving Licence
10 3 (0.69%) Enterprise Cloud
10 3 (0.69%) Lidar
10 3 (0.69%) Photography
10 3 (0.69%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 23 (5.31%) Windows
2 12 (2.77%) Unix
3 6 (1.39%) Linux
4 5 (1.15%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.69%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.46%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.23%) Android
7 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (24.02%) Agile
2 96 (22.17%) Project Management
3 91 (21.02%) Problem-Solving
4 63 (14.55%) Coaching
4 63 (14.55%) Configuration Management
5 55 (12.70%) PLM
6 49 (11.32%) Stakeholder Management
7 47 (10.85%) DevOps
8 42 (9.70%) CI/CD
9 38 (8.78%) Risk Management
10 37 (8.55%) Change Management
11 35 (8.08%) Decision-Making
12 32 (7.39%) ITIL
13 31 (7.16%) Time Management
14 28 (6.47%) Scrum
14 28 (6.47%) Technical Leadership
15 27 (6.24%) Computer Science
15 27 (6.24%) Continuous Improvement
15 27 (6.24%) Data Analysis
15 27 (6.24%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 27 (6.24%) SQL
2 26 (6.00%) Python
3 22 (5.08%) JavaScript
4 11 (2.54%) Java
4 11 (2.54%) PowerShell
5 9 (2.08%) C#
6 8 (1.85%) Bash
7 5 (1.15%) TypeScript
8 4 (0.92%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.46%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.23%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 62 (14.32%) Degree
2 54 (12.47%) Security Cleared
3 39 (9.01%) SC Cleared
4 20 (4.62%) Master's Degree
5 19 (4.39%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (2.08%) ITIL Certification
7 8 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (1.85%) DV Cleared
8 6 (1.39%) ISEB
9 4 (0.92%) CCNP
9 4 (0.92%) CISSP
9 4 (0.92%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.69%) HND
10 3 (0.69%) NVQ Level 4
10 3 (0.69%) SAP Certification
11 2 (0.46%) CRISC
11 2 (0.46%) Dell Certification
11 2 (0.46%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (5.77%) PMO
2 19 (4.39%) QA
3 14 (3.23%) GDPR
4 9 (2.08%) Accessibility
4 9 (2.08%) PCI DSS
5 8 (1.85%) SLA
6 7 (1.62%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.92%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.46%) GAMP
9 2 (0.46%) GMP
9 2 (0.46%) GxP
9 2 (0.46%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.46%) WCAG
10 1 (0.23%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.23%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.23%) NIST
10 1 (0.23%) P3O
System Software
1 22 (5.08%) Docker
2 11 (2.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (2.08%) Active Directory
4 8 (1.85%) VMware NSX
5 7 (1.62%) vCloud
6 1 (0.23%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.23%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.23%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 33 (7.62%) Kubernetes
2 14 (3.23%) Terraform
3 13 (3.00%) Istio
3 13 (3.00%) Kibana
4 12 (2.77%) Grafana
4 12 (2.77%) Prometheus
5 8 (1.85%) Ansible
6 7 (1.62%) Progress Chef
6 7 (1.62%) Puppet
6 7 (1.62%) Rancher
6 7 (1.62%) vCenter Server
7 6 (1.39%) Argo
7 6 (1.39%) Docker Swarm
7 6 (1.39%) logstash
8 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.46%) SCCM
10 1 (0.23%) CA Service Virtualization
10 1 (0.23%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.23%) Nessus
10 1 (0.23%) WSUS
Vendors
1 54 (12.47%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.39%) Oracle
3 17 (3.93%) SAP
4 13 (3.00%) VMware
5 12 (2.77%) BT
6 11 (2.54%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.08%) Google
8 8 (1.85%) Splunk
9 5 (1.15%) Adobe
9 5 (1.15%) Cisco
10 4 (0.92%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.69%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.69%) Dell
11 3 (0.69%) ESRI
11 3 (0.69%) Fujitsu
11 3 (0.69%) HP
11 3 (0.69%) Juniper
11 3 (0.69%) McAfee
11 3 (0.69%) Twitter
12 2 (0.46%) Workday