Collaboration Engineer Contract Job Trends

Collaboration Engineer
UK

The median Collaboration Engineer daily rate in the UK is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 566 557 602
Rank change year-on-year -9 +45 +206
Contract jobs requiring a Collaboration Engineer 11 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.030% 0.011% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.012% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 4 2
10th Percentile £489 - -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £325 £450
Median % change year-on-year +57.69% -27.78% -5.26%
75th Percentile £519 £419 -
90th Percentile £528 £588 -
UK excluding London median daily rate £513 £325 -
% change year-on-year +57.69% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £59.75 - -
Median hourly rate £64.50 - -
75th Percentile £69.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £64.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 33,199 33,522 42,042
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.96% 92.79% 93.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,096 20,434 28,329
10th Percentile £285 £300 £294
25th Percentile £402 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £645
90th Percentile £723 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £495 £500
% change year-on-year -4.04% -1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,922 1,156 1,511
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.42 £15.16
25th Percentile £17.97 £20.75 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -20.45% +39.68%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.20 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £73.66 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -26.97% +78.00%

Collaboration Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Collaboration Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Collaboration Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Collaboration Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Collaboration Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Collaboration Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Collaboration Engineer
Top 6 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Collaboration Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 December 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
England -25 11 £513 +57.69% 5
UK excluding London -40 8 £513 +57.69% 3
South West - 7 £513 - 3
London - 3 £500 - 2
North West - 1 - -
North of England - 1 - -

Collaboration Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, Collaboration Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Collaboration Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (72.73%) SC Cleared
1 8 (72.73%) Security Cleared
2 4 (36.36%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (36.36%) Migration
2 4 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (27.27%) Active Directory
3 3 (27.27%) Azure
3 3 (27.27%) DKIM
3 3 (27.27%) DMARC
3 3 (27.27%) Entra ID
3 3 (27.27%) Microsoft
3 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (27.27%) PowerShell
3 3 (27.27%) Roadmaps
3 3 (27.27%) SharePoint
4 2 (18.18%) Data Loss Prevention
4 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Copilot
4 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (18.18%) Mobile Device Management
4 2 (18.18%) OneDrive
4 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (18.18%) Strategic Roadmap
4 2 (18.18%) Zero Trust
5 1 (9.09%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (9.09%) Atlassian
5 1 (9.09%) Computer Science
5 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (9.09%) Confluence
5 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement

Collaboration Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (27.27%) SharePoint
3 1 (9.09%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (27.27%) Azure
2 3 (27.27%) Entra ID
3 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Copilot
3 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Purview
3 2 (18.18%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) DKIM
1 3 (27.27%) DMARC
2 1 (9.09%) DNS
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) JIRA
General
1 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Banking
2 1 (9.09%) Finance
2 1 (9.09%) International Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (9.09%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (9.09%) Private Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Migration
1 4 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (27.27%) Roadmaps
3 2 (18.18%) Data Loss Prevention
3 2 (18.18%) Mobile Device Management
3 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (18.18%) Strategic Roadmap
3 2 (18.18%) Zero Trust
4 1 (9.09%) Computer Science
4 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (9.09%) Data Migration
4 1 (9.09%) Data Protection
4 1 (9.09%) Decision-Making
4 1 (9.09%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (9.09%) ITIL
4 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (9.09%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (27.27%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 8 (72.73%) SC Cleared
1 8 (72.73%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (9.09%) Degree
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 3 (27.27%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (9.09%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) Atlassian