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 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 86 102
Rank change year-on-year -17 +16 +27
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,683 1,515 1,761
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.75% 3.46% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.38% 3.89% 2.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,039 736 1,002
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £30,028
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,250 £51,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.95% -2.38% -11.80%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,813 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%

All Process & 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 70,812 38,908 59,129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.46% 88.91% 81.00%
Number of salaries quoted 50,212 22,532 37,613
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 26 August 2026.

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 26 August 2026. 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 -48 416 £65,000 - 301
North of England +33 347 £45,497 -5.71% 178
South East -16 335 £47,500 +3.26% 151
Midlands -6 268 £40,000 -5.88% 102
North West +48 216 £47,500 +5.56% 92
South West -19 187 £55,000 -8.33% 145
West Midlands -32 154 £43,371 -16.41% 63
East Midlands +22 113 £31,750 -25.29% 39
East of England -57 102 £47,500 +35.71% 70
Yorkshire +12 90 £42,500 -27.35% 65
North East -41 41 £56,250 +93.97% 28
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 77 (4.58%) SharePoint
2 33 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (1.07%) Confluence
4 15 (0.89%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.71%) CMS
5 12 (0.71%) WordPress
6 9 (0.53%) SAS
7 8 (0.48%) Apache
8 4 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.18%) GeoServer
10 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.12%) Drupal
10 2 (0.12%) Gentran
10 2 (0.12%) IIS
10 2 (0.12%) Jupyter
10 2 (0.12%) Luigi
10 2 (0.12%) nginx
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.059%) Appian
Applications
1 97 (5.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 88 (5.23%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.65%) Revit
5 10 (0.59%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 9 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
7 7 (0.42%) InDesign
7 7 (0.42%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.42%) Photoshop
7 7 (0.42%) Simulink
8 5 (0.30%) Fusion 360
9 4 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
9 4 (0.24%) CapCut
9 4 (0.24%) Navisworks
10 3 (0.18%) AutoCAD
10 3 (0.18%) Blender
10 3 (0.18%) Maya
10 3 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
10 3 (0.18%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 27 (1.60%) NetSuite
2 13 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.24%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.18%) Shopify
6 3 (0.18%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.12%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.12%) Exchequer
7 2 (0.12%) Sage 200
7 2 (0.12%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.12%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.12%) SAP CRM
7 2 (0.12%) Siebel CRM
8 1 (0.059%) FastStats
8 1 (0.059%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.059%) Primavera
8 1 (0.059%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 255 (15.15%) Azure
2 186 (11.05%) AWS
3 174 (10.34%) Microsoft 365
4 153 (9.09%) Power Platform
5 85 (5.05%) SaaS
6 62 (3.68%) GCP
7 59 (3.51%) Azure DevOps
8 42 (2.50%) Entra ID
9 39 (2.32%) Serverless
10 35 (2.08%) GitHub
11 29 (1.72%) AWS CloudFormation
12 27 (1.60%) Dynamics 365
12 27 (1.60%) Google Analytics
13 24 (1.43%) Power Automate
14 22 (1.31%) Snowflake
15 21 (1.25%) OCI
15 21 (1.25%) OneDrive
16 18 (1.07%) Azure Data Factory
16 18 (1.07%) Microsoft Copilot
17 16 (0.95%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 73 (4.34%) Firewall
2 49 (2.91%) DNS
3 37 (2.20%) Network Security
4 36 (2.14%) VPN
5 35 (2.08%) DHCP
6 34 (2.02%) TCP/IP
7 30 (1.78%) WAN
8 27 (1.60%) VLAN
9 26 (1.54%) HTTP
10 23 (1.37%) LAN
11 20 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
12 18 (1.07%) Wireless
13 15 (0.89%) Broadband
14 14 (0.83%) BGP
15 11 (0.65%) VoIP
16 9 (0.53%) Internet
17 7 (0.42%) SNMP
18 6 (0.36%) IPsec
18 6 (0.36%) SD-WAN
18 6 (0.36%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 130 (7.72%) Power BI
2 56 (3.33%) SQL Server
3 35 (2.08%) Relational Database
4 25 (1.49%) BigQuery
5 24 (1.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 24 (1.43%) Tableau
6 23 (1.37%) Big Data
7 20 (1.19%) Redis
8 19 (1.13%) Metadata
9 17 (1.01%) GIS
9 17 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
10 15 (0.89%) Semantic Layer
11 14 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 13 (0.77%) MySQL
13 11 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
13 11 (0.65%) Geospatial Data
13 11 (0.65%) Hadoop
13 11 (0.65%) NoSQL
13 11 (0.65%) Power Query
14 7 (0.42%) Looker
Development Applications
1 81 (4.81%) Git
2 63 (3.74%) JIRA
3 33 (1.96%) Jenkins
4 15 (0.89%) GitLab
5 8 (0.48%) Postman
6 7 (0.42%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
8 5 (0.30%) MSI
9 4 (0.24%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.24%) LabVIEW
9 4 (0.24%) Maven
9 4 (0.24%) Storybook
10 3 (0.18%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 3 (0.18%) Mercurial
10 3 (0.18%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.18%) TeamCity
11 2 (0.12%) MSTest
11 2 (0.12%) Rational DOORS
11 2 (0.12%) Selenium
11 2 (0.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 774 (45.99%) Social Skills
2 386 (22.94%) Finance
3 304 (18.06%) Analytical Skills
4 169 (10.04%) Organisational Skills
5 161 (9.57%) Marketing
6 140 (8.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 122 (7.25%) Public Sector
8 109 (6.48%) Aerospace
9 104 (6.18%) Legal
10 82 (4.87%) Law
11 72 (4.28%) Manufacturing
12 71 (4.22%) Presentation Skills
13 70 (4.16%) Retail
14 69 (4.10%) Influencing Skills
15 50 (2.97%) Electronics
16 48 (2.85%) Telecoms
17 45 (2.67%) Banking
18 29 (1.72%) Advertising
19 27 (1.60%) Local Government
20 22 (1.31%) Billing
Job Titles
1 224 (13.31%) Senior
2 156 (9.27%) Developer
3 154 (9.15%) Analyst
4 131 (7.78%) Lead
5 68 (4.04%) IT Support
6 61 (3.62%) Consultant
7 60 (3.57%) Software Engineer
8 46 (2.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 44 (2.61%) IT Manager
10 43 (2.55%) Development Manager
10 43 (2.55%) Support Engineer
11 42 (2.50%) Cloud Engineer
11 42 (2.50%) Systems Engineer
12 41 (2.44%) Software Developer
13 40 (2.38%) Business Development Manager
13 40 (2.38%) Business Manager
13 40 (2.38%) Senior Developer
14 38 (2.26%) Architect
15 36 (2.14%) Business Analyst
16 35 (2.08%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (5.11%) Node.js
2 72 (4.28%) REST
3 56 (3.33%) Terraform
4 54 (3.21%) HTML
5 53 (3.15%) .NET
6 43 (2.55%) CSS
7 34 (2.02%) React
8 31 (1.84%) Vue
9 25 (1.49%) JSON
10 24 (1.43%) RESTful
11 23 (1.37%) SOAP
12 22 (1.31%) AngularJS
13 20 (1.19%) .NET Core
13 20 (1.19%) Middleware
14 18 (1.07%) EDI
15 17 (1.01%) XML
16 16 (0.95%) .NET Framework
17 15 (0.89%) Kafka
18 14 (0.83%) OAuth
19 13 (0.77%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 101 (6.00%) Onboarding
2 97 (5.76%) Management Information System
3 76 (4.52%) Driving Licence
3 76 (4.52%) Product Ownership
4 58 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
5 48 (2.85%) Cloud Native
6 38 (2.26%) Social Media
7 31 (1.84%) Public Cloud
8 30 (1.78%) Enterprise Software
9 24 (1.43%) Blog
10 23 (1.37%) Data Centre
11 19 (1.13%) Data Structures
12 18 (1.07%) Algorithms
12 18 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
12 18 (1.07%) NHS
13 17 (1.01%) Security Posture
13 17 (1.01%) Virtual Team
14 16 (0.95%) Analogue Electronics
14 16 (0.95%) Cyber Defence
14 16 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 122 (7.25%) Windows
2 75 (4.46%) Linux
3 49 (2.91%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.71%) FreeRTOS
5 11 (0.65%) Unix
6 10 (0.59%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.48%) Ubuntu
8 7 (0.42%) CentOS
9 6 (0.36%) Debian
9 6 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.30%) Windows 10
11 3 (0.18%) Android
11 3 (0.18%) VMS
12 2 (0.12%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.059%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 544 (32.32%) Problem-Solving
2 502 (29.83%) Continuous Improvement
3 358 (21.27%) Agile
4 253 (15.03%) Decision-Making
5 207 (12.30%) Analytics
6 198 (11.76%) Customer Service
7 193 (11.47%) AI
8 174 (10.34%) Mentoring
9 172 (10.22%) CI/CD
10 169 (10.04%) Service Delivery
11 168 (9.98%) Roadmaps
12 162 (9.63%) CRM
13 158 (9.39%) Stakeholder Management
14 147 (8.73%) Project Delivery
15 141 (8.38%) Project Management
16 137 (8.14%) DevOps
17 133 (7.90%) Collaborative Culture
18 126 (7.49%) Validation
19 124 (7.37%) Business Intelligence
20 123 (7.31%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 206 (12.24%) SQL
2 167 (9.92%) Python
3 100 (5.94%) JavaScript
4 73 (4.34%) Java
5 68 (4.04%) C#
6 66 (3.92%) TypeScript
7 46 (2.73%) C
8 37 (2.20%) PowerShell
9 24 (1.43%) PHP
10 21 (1.25%) VBA
11 17 (1.01%) C++
12 16 (0.95%) Embedded C
13 14 (0.83%) ABAP
14 13 (0.77%) MATLAB
15 12 (0.71%) Bash
16 11 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 9 (0.53%) Bicep
18 8 (0.48%) T-SQL
19 6 (0.36%) Ruby
19 6 (0.36%) VB
Qualifications
1 288 (17.11%) Degree
2 190 (11.29%) Security Cleared
3 85 (5.05%) SC Cleared
4 69 (4.10%) DV Cleared
5 50 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
6 49 (2.91%) BPSS Clearance
7 46 (2.73%) ACCA
8 42 (2.50%) DBS Check
9 38 (2.26%) CIMA
10 31 (1.84%) CISSP
11 27 (1.60%) Master's Degree
12 21 (1.25%) HND
12 21 (1.25%) PMI Certification
13 20 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
14 17 (1.01%) HNC
15 16 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
15 16 (0.95%) CISM
15 16 (0.95%) PMP
16 15 (0.89%) CEH
17 14 (0.83%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 109 (6.48%) QA
2 94 (5.59%) Accessibility
3 88 (5.23%) Data Quality
4 51 (3.03%) GDPR
5 32 (1.90%) PMO
6 31 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 29 (1.72%) GAAP
8 24 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
9 22 (1.31%) SLA
10 21 (1.25%) NIST
11 18 (1.07%) WCAG
12 12 (0.71%) TickIT
13 10 (0.59%) Good Clinical Practice
14 9 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 9 (0.53%) NCSC
15 7 (0.42%) PCI DSS
16 6 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
17 5 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 15288
17 5 (0.30%) PERC
18 4 (0.24%) Def Stans
System Software
1 71 (4.22%) Active Directory
2 36 (2.14%) Docker
3 19 (1.13%) Firmware
3 19 (1.13%) Hyper-V
3 19 (1.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (0.89%) Embedded Firmware
5 5 (0.30%) ClearTrust
6 4 (0.24%) ProxySG
7 2 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.059%) KVM
8 1 (0.059%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.059%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.059%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 57 (3.39%) Kubernetes
2 39 (2.32%) Microsoft Intune
3 31 (1.84%) Ansible
4 13 (0.77%) SCCM
5 10 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (0.48%) Puppet
7 6 (0.36%) Hadoop YARN
8 5 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.24%) Grafana
9 4 (0.24%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.18%) BMC PATROL
10 3 (0.18%) Control-M
10 3 (0.18%) EMC NetWorker
10 3 (0.18%) Nessus
10 3 (0.18%) Plesk
10 3 (0.18%) WhatsUp Gold
11 2 (0.12%) Cisco CUCM
11 2 (0.12%) Kibana
11 2 (0.12%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.12%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 371 (22.04%) Microsoft
2 60 (3.57%) Google
3 45 (2.67%) Salesforce
4 40 (2.38%) Oracle
5 39 (2.32%) SAP
6 34 (2.02%) Cisco
7 32 (1.90%) ServiceNow
8 29 (1.72%) VMware
9 28 (1.66%) Adobe
10 23 (1.37%) Databricks
11 19 (1.13%) HubSpot
12 17 (1.01%) Palo Alto
13 14 (0.83%) iManage
14 13 (0.77%) Fortinet
15 12 (0.71%) HP
16 11 (0.65%) IBM
16 11 (0.65%) Remedy
16 11 (0.65%) Sage
16 11 (0.65%) SolarWinds
16 11 (0.65%) YouTube