Collaborative Working Job Trends in England

Collaborative Working
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Collaborative Working skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 95 102
Rank change year-on-year -30 +7 -4
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 979 1,547 1,345
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.91% 3.03% 3.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.29% 3.38% 3.32%
Number of salaries quoted 618 791 912
10th Percentile £27,750 £32,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.25% +7.27% -8.33%
75th Percentile £67,246 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £48,822 £57,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -15.09% +17.35% -18.40%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,755 45,713 40,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 83.32% 89.63% 93.53%
Number of salaries quoted 25,458 23,249 31,363
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,900 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.60%

Collaborative Working
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Collaborative Working job vacancy trend in England

Collaborative Working
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Collaborative Working.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Collaborative Working

Collaborative Working
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Collaborative Working in England over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Collaborative Working in England

Collaborative Working
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Collaborative Working within the England region over the 6 months to 18 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -30 280 £62,500 -0.60% 150
Midlands 0 171 £40,000 -26.61% 108
South East -60 164 £33,500 -44.17% 179
North of England -43 142 £42,500 -15.00% 177
West Midlands +17 125 £30,000 -49.58% 54
South West +26 108 £55,000 +15.79% 80
North West -19 91 £45,000 -10.00% 94
East of England -19 83 £47,500 -6.80% 90
East Midlands -16 46 £42,500 -15.00% 49
Yorkshire -54 28 £35,750 -20.56% 65
North East -1 23 £29,000 -51.82% 19
Collaborative Working
UK

Collaborative Working
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 44 (4.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (3.37%) SharePoint
3 21 (2.15%) Confluence
4 11 (1.12%) WordPress
5 5 (0.51%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.51%) IIS
6 4 (0.41%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.31%) Apache
8 2 (0.20%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.10%) CMS
9 1 (0.10%) Moodle
9 1 (0.10%) Office Communications Server
9 1 (0.10%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.10%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.10%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.10%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.10%) WildFly
Applications
1 86 (8.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 47 (4.80%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (2.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.72%) Photoshop
5 5 (0.51%) Adobe Premiere
5 5 (0.51%) AutoCAD
5 5 (0.51%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.41%) SketchUp
7 3 (0.31%) Windchill
8 2 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.20%) Simulink
8 2 (0.20%) Sketch
8 2 (0.20%) Trello
9 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.10%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.10%) InDesign
9 1 (0.10%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (1.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.02%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.51%) Infor SunSystems
3 5 (0.51%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.31%) C-CURE
4 3 (0.31%) Distributed Ledger
4 3 (0.31%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.20%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.20%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.20%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.10%) assyst
6 1 (0.10%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.10%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.10%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 170 (17.36%) Azure
2 102 (10.42%) Microsoft 365
3 82 (8.38%) AWS
4 70 (7.15%) Power Platform
5 50 (5.11%) Entra ID
6 27 (2.76%) Azure AI
7 25 (2.55%) SaaS
8 24 (2.45%) Amazon SageMaker
9 23 (2.35%) GCP
10 21 (2.15%) Vertex AI
11 19 (1.94%) Azure DevOps
12 14 (1.43%) GitHub
13 12 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
13 12 (1.23%) PowerApps
14 11 (1.12%) Power Automate
14 11 (1.12%) Serverless
15 10 (1.02%) OpenShift
16 8 (0.82%) Amazon EKS
16 8 (0.82%) AWS CloudFormation
17 7 (0.72%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 47 (4.80%) Firewall
2 37 (3.78%) TCP/IP
3 34 (3.47%) Wireless
4 30 (3.06%) DNS
5 26 (2.66%) LAN
5 26 (2.66%) VLAN
6 25 (2.55%) DHCP
6 25 (2.55%) WAN
7 19 (1.94%) Network Security
8 18 (1.84%) VPN
9 17 (1.74%) Broadband
10 10 (1.02%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (0.82%) SAN
12 7 (0.72%) Internet
12 7 (0.72%) SD-WAN
12 7 (0.72%) Structured Cabling
12 7 (0.72%) VoIP
13 6 (0.61%) BGP
13 6 (0.61%) NAS
14 5 (0.51%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (5.62%) Power BI
2 26 (2.66%) Tableau
3 20 (2.04%) SQL Server
4 18 (1.84%) Looker
5 14 (1.43%) Amazon RDS
6 13 (1.33%) Data Warehouse
7 11 (1.12%) Big Data
7 11 (1.12%) Oracle Reports
8 8 (0.82%) Data Lake
8 8 (0.82%) Oracle Database
8 8 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
9 7 (0.72%) Hadoop
9 7 (0.72%) NoSQL
9 7 (0.72%) Power Query
9 7 (0.72%) SAP Data Services
10 6 (0.61%) BusinessObjects
10 6 (0.61%) MongoDB
10 6 (0.61%) Relational Database
11 5 (0.51%) Metadata
11 5 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 30 (3.06%) JIRA
2 26 (2.66%) Git
3 13 (1.33%) GitLab
3 13 (1.33%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.72%) Bitbucket
4 7 (0.72%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.41%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 4 (0.41%) Selenium
5 4 (0.41%) TestRail
6 3 (0.31%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.31%) Subversion
7 2 (0.20%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.20%) Robot Framework
8 1 (0.10%) gulp
8 1 (0.10%) JUnit
8 1 (0.10%) Postman
8 1 (0.10%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.10%) Storybook
8 1 (0.10%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.10%) webpack
General
1 504 (51.48%) Social Skills
2 232 (23.70%) Finance
3 224 (22.88%) Analytical Skills
4 191 (19.51%) Marketing
5 90 (9.19%) Law
6 76 (7.76%) Organisational Skills
7 66 (6.74%) Telecoms
8 55 (5.62%) Public Sector
9 53 (5.41%) Influencing Skills
10 52 (5.31%) Aerospace
11 51 (5.21%) Retail
12 39 (3.98%) Billing
13 36 (3.68%) Banking
14 35 (3.58%) Manufacturing
15 34 (3.47%) Legal
16 30 (3.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 30 (3.06%) Military
16 30 (3.06%) Presentation Skills
17 29 (2.96%) Electronics
18 28 (2.86%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 106 (10.83%) Analyst
2 97 (9.91%) Lead
3 77 (7.87%) IT Support
4 75 (7.66%) Senior
5 56 (5.72%) Developer
6 50 (5.11%) Business Analyst
7 39 (3.98%) Architect
7 39 (3.98%) Consultant
7 39 (3.98%) Support Engineer
8 32 (3.27%) Systems Engineer
9 31 (3.17%) Coordinator
10 30 (3.06%) Digital Analyst
11 28 (2.86%) Technical Support
12 27 (2.76%) Administrator
13 25 (2.55%) Digital Business Analyst
14 24 (2.45%) Technical Director
15 22 (2.25%) IT Engineer
15 22 (2.25%) Junior
16 21 (2.15%) Technical Engineer
17 20 (2.04%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (4.39%) .NET
2 39 (3.98%) HTML
3 19 (1.94%) React
4 18 (1.84%) RESTful
5 13 (1.33%) AngularJS
5 13 (1.33%) Middleware
6 12 (1.23%) CSS
7 8 (0.82%) .NET Core
7 8 (0.82%) Kafka
8 7 (0.72%) Node.js
8 7 (0.72%) Spring
8 7 (0.72%) Spring Boot
9 6 (0.61%) REST
10 5 (0.51%) .NET Framework
10 5 (0.51%) ASP.NET
10 5 (0.51%) Web Services
11 4 (0.41%) Django
11 4 (0.41%) EDI
11 4 (0.41%) Oracle Fusion
11 4 (0.41%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 117 (11.95%) Onboarding
2 72 (7.35%) Self-Motivation
3 48 (4.90%) Management Information System
4 35 (3.58%) Driving Licence
5 23 (2.35%) Social Media
6 22 (2.25%) Life Science
6 22 (2.25%) Product Ownership
7 21 (2.15%) FMCG
7 21 (2.15%) Pharmacovigilance
8 17 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
9 15 (1.53%) Data Centre
10 13 (1.33%) Cloud Native
10 13 (1.33%) Security Posture
11 11 (1.12%) Hedge funds
11 11 (1.12%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 10 (1.02%) Algorithms
13 8 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
13 8 (0.82%) Client/Server
13 8 (0.82%) Legacy Systems
14 7 (0.72%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 86 (8.78%) Windows
2 46 (4.70%) Windows Server
3 26 (2.66%) Linux
4 15 (1.53%) Windows Server 2012
5 13 (1.33%) Windows 10
6 10 (1.02%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (0.82%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.41%) CentOS
8 4 (0.41%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.41%) Unix
8 4 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.31%) AIX
9 3 (0.31%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.31%) Debian
10 2 (0.20%) Android
11 1 (0.10%) FreeRTOS
11 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (28.70%) Problem-Solving
2 203 (20.74%) Agile
3 189 (19.31%) Continuous Improvement
4 123 (12.56%) Project Management
5 108 (11.03%) CRM
6 105 (10.73%) Coaching
7 103 (10.52%) Analytics
8 101 (10.32%) B2B
9 94 (9.60%) Customer Service
10 93 (9.50%) Stakeholder Management
11 90 (9.19%) E-Commerce
12 87 (8.89%) Digital Marketing
13 86 (8.78%) Decision-Making
14 85 (8.68%) Business Intelligence
15 82 (8.38%) Customer Experience
15 82 (8.38%) Project Delivery
16 79 (8.07%) Change Management
16 79 (8.07%) Process Improvement
17 76 (7.76%) Cybersecurity
18 74 (7.56%) Dashboard Development
Programming Languages
1 90 (9.19%) SQL
2 62 (6.33%) Python
3 45 (4.60%) PowerShell
4 37 (3.78%) Java
5 31 (3.17%) C#
6 25 (2.55%) JavaScript
7 16 (1.63%) VBA
8 13 (1.33%) Bash
9 8 (0.82%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.61%) C++
11 5 (0.51%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.41%) Go
12 4 (0.41%) Scala
12 4 (0.41%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.31%) PHP
14 2 (0.20%) Perl
14 2 (0.20%) R
14 2 (0.20%) Swift
14 2 (0.20%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 278 (28.40%) Degree
2 80 (8.17%) Security Cleared
3 45 (4.60%) SC Cleared
4 42 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
5 41 (4.19%) Master's Degree
6 30 (3.06%) CISSP
6 30 (3.06%) DV Cleared
7 23 (2.35%) PMI Certification
8 22 (2.25%) DBS Check
9 21 (2.15%) PMP
10 19 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
11 16 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
12 15 (1.53%) ACCA
12 15 (1.53%) CIMA
13 14 (1.43%) Cisco Certification
13 14 (1.43%) HND
14 13 (1.33%) CISM
14 13 (1.33%) MCP
15 10 (1.02%) MBA
16 9 (0.92%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (7.97%) QA
2 52 (5.31%) GDPR
3 47 (4.80%) Accessibility
4 36 (3.68%) Data Quality
5 27 (2.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 23 (2.35%) Cyber Essentials
6 23 (2.35%) EU AI Act
7 22 (2.25%) PMO
8 21 (2.15%) HIPAA
8 21 (2.15%) PSD2
8 21 (2.15%) Solvency II
9 19 (1.94%) NIST
10 14 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 12 (1.23%) SLA
12 9 (0.92%) GRC
13 8 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 7 (0.72%) PCI DSS
15 5 (0.51%) ARP4761
15 5 (0.51%) NIST 800
16 4 (0.41%) JSP 440
System Software
1 78 (7.97%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (2.45%) Hyper-V
4 12 (1.23%) Docker
5 7 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.61%) vSphere
7 5 (0.51%) Firmware
8 4 (0.41%) ProxySG
9 1 (0.10%) Apache ZooKeeper
9 1 (0.10%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.10%) KVM
9 1 (0.10%) pfSense
Systems Management
1 42 (4.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (2.96%) Kubernetes
3 27 (2.76%) Terraform
4 15 (1.53%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (1.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 11 (1.12%) Ansible
6 11 (1.12%) FortiGate
7 9 (0.92%) Puppet
8 6 (0.61%) Grafana
9 4 (0.41%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.31%) Argo
10 3 (0.31%) cPanel
10 3 (0.31%) Netcool
10 3 (0.31%) Plesk
10 3 (0.31%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.31%) Rancher
10 3 (0.31%) SCCM
10 3 (0.31%) yum
11 2 (0.20%) Nagios
11 2 (0.20%) Nessus
Vendors
1 189 (19.31%) Microsoft
2 50 (5.11%) SAP
3 38 (3.88%) Google
4 33 (3.37%) VMware
5 31 (3.17%) Cisco
6 30 (3.06%) Oracle
7 26 (2.66%) Salesforce
8 20 (2.04%) ServiceNow
9 14 (1.43%) Workday
10 13 (1.33%) BT
10 13 (1.33%) Guidewire
11 12 (1.23%) Veeam
12 11 (1.12%) Adobe
12 11 (1.12%) Bloomberg
12 11 (1.12%) Reuters
12 11 (1.12%) SonicWALL
12 11 (1.12%) WatchGuard
13 10 (1.02%) Adaptive Insights
14 9 (0.92%) Palo Alto
15 8 (0.82%) HubSpot