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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 83 104
Rank change year-on-year -23 +21 +20
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,653 1,560 1,766
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.74% 3.57% 2.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.36% 4.00% 3.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,022 732 1,021
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,050 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,525 £50,346 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.36% -4.10% -11.80%
75th Percentile £67,500 £69,813 £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% -4.59%

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 70,019 38,976 58,865
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.51% 89.20% 81.10%
Number of salaries quoted 49,558 22,475 37,906
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 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -0.90% -11.20%
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% - -8.71%

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 21 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 21 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 -54 417 £65,000 - 255
North of England +36 337 £45,497 -4.72% 216
South East -19 332 £49,000 +6.52% 212
Midlands -10 266 £40,000 -7.81% 129
North West +39 211 £48,000 +6.67% 107
South West -16 178 £55,000 -8.33% 129
West Midlands -31 153 £42,500 -18.09% 79
East Midlands +21 112 £32,500 -23.53% 49
East of England -62 96 £47,500 +35.71% 88
Yorkshire +7 86 £42,500 -27.35% 77
North East -34 40 £55,000 +89.66% 37
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 76 (4.60%) SharePoint
2 33 (2.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.03%) Confluence
4 15 (0.91%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.73%) WordPress
6 11 (0.67%) CMS
7 9 (0.54%) SAS
8 8 (0.48%) Apache
9 4 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.18%) GeoServer
10 3 (0.18%) IIS
11 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.12%) Drupal
11 2 (0.12%) Gentran
11 2 (0.12%) Jupyter
11 2 (0.12%) Luigi
11 2 (0.12%) nginx
11 2 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
12 1 (0.060%) Appian
Applications
1 95 (5.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 85 (5.14%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (1.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.60%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 9 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (0.54%) Revit
6 7 (0.42%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
7 6 (0.36%) InDesign
7 6 (0.36%) Photoshop
7 6 (0.36%) Simulink
8 5 (0.30%) Fusion 360
9 4 (0.24%) Navisworks
10 3 (0.18%) Adobe Premiere
10 3 (0.18%) AutoCAD
10 3 (0.18%) Blender
10 3 (0.18%) CapCut
10 3 (0.18%) Chatbot
10 3 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
10 3 (0.18%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 26 (1.57%) NetSuite
2 13 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.24%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.18%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.12%) Elite 3E
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%) Shopify
7 2 (0.12%) Siebel CRM
8 1 (0.060%) FastStats
8 1 (0.060%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.060%) Primavera
8 1 (0.060%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 259 (15.67%) Azure
2 189 (11.43%) AWS
3 173 (10.47%) Microsoft 365
4 152 (9.20%) Power Platform
5 85 (5.14%) SaaS
6 63 (3.81%) GCP
7 59 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
8 43 (2.60%) Entra ID
9 39 (2.36%) Serverless
10 35 (2.12%) GitHub
11 29 (1.75%) AWS CloudFormation
12 28 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
13 27 (1.63%) Google Analytics
14 25 (1.51%) Power Automate
15 22 (1.33%) Snowflake
16 21 (1.27%) OCI
16 21 (1.27%) OneDrive
17 19 (1.15%) Microsoft Copilot
18 18 (1.09%) Azure Data Factory
19 16 (0.97%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 73 (4.42%) Firewall
2 49 (2.96%) DNS
3 38 (2.30%) Network Security
4 35 (2.12%) DHCP
5 34 (2.06%) TCP/IP
5 34 (2.06%) VPN
6 31 (1.88%) WAN
7 27 (1.63%) VLAN
8 26 (1.57%) HTTP
9 24 (1.45%) LAN
10 20 (1.21%) Wi-Fi
11 17 (1.03%) Broadband
11 17 (1.03%) Wireless
12 14 (0.85%) BGP
13 12 (0.73%) VoIP
14 9 (0.54%) Internet
15 7 (0.42%) SNMP
16 6 (0.36%) IPsec
16 6 (0.36%) SD-WAN
16 6 (0.36%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (7.74%) Power BI
2 58 (3.51%) SQL Server
3 35 (2.12%) Relational Database
4 25 (1.51%) BigQuery
4 25 (1.51%) Tableau
5 24 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 23 (1.39%) Big Data
7 20 (1.21%) Redis
8 18 (1.09%) Metadata
9 17 (1.03%) GIS
9 17 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
10 15 (0.91%) Semantic Layer
11 14 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 13 (0.79%) MySQL
13 11 (0.67%) Data Warehouse
13 11 (0.67%) Geospatial Data
13 11 (0.67%) Hadoop
13 11 (0.67%) NoSQL
13 11 (0.67%) Power Query
14 7 (0.42%) Looker
Development Applications
1 83 (5.02%) Git
2 63 (3.81%) JIRA
3 34 (2.06%) Jenkins
4 15 (0.91%) 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%) JUnit
11 2 (0.12%) MSTest
11 2 (0.12%) Rational DOORS
11 2 (0.12%) Selenium
General
1 765 (46.28%) Social Skills
2 382 (23.11%) Finance
3 301 (18.21%) Analytical Skills
4 165 (9.98%) Organisational Skills
5 158 (9.56%) Marketing
6 133 (8.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 123 (7.44%) Public Sector
8 107 (6.47%) Aerospace
9 106 (6.41%) Legal
10 82 (4.96%) Law
11 71 (4.30%) Manufacturing
11 71 (4.30%) Retail
12 70 (4.23%) Presentation Skills
13 66 (3.99%) Influencing Skills
14 49 (2.96%) Electronics
15 48 (2.90%) Telecoms
16 46 (2.78%) Banking
17 29 (1.75%) Advertising
18 27 (1.63%) Local Government
19 21 (1.27%) Games
Job Titles
1 220 (13.31%) Senior
2 156 (9.44%) Developer
3 153 (9.26%) Analyst
4 131 (7.92%) Lead
5 65 (3.93%) IT Support
6 61 (3.69%) Consultant
7 60 (3.63%) Software Engineer
8 44 (2.66%) IT Manager
9 43 (2.60%) Development Manager
9 43 (2.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 43 (2.60%) Support Engineer
10 42 (2.54%) Systems Engineer
11 40 (2.42%) Business Development Manager
11 40 (2.42%) Business Manager
11 40 (2.42%) Software Developer
12 39 (2.36%) Cloud Engineer
12 39 (2.36%) Senior Developer
13 38 (2.30%) Architect
13 38 (2.30%) Business Analyst
14 33 (2.00%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (5.20%) Node.js
2 73 (4.42%) REST
3 56 (3.39%) .NET
4 55 (3.33%) Terraform
5 54 (3.27%) HTML
6 43 (2.60%) CSS
7 34 (2.06%) React
8 33 (2.00%) Vue
9 25 (1.51%) JSON
10 24 (1.45%) RESTful
11 23 (1.39%) .NET Core
11 23 (1.39%) SOAP
12 22 (1.33%) AngularJS
13 19 (1.15%) Middleware
14 18 (1.09%) .NET Framework
14 18 (1.09%) EDI
15 17 (1.03%) XML
16 15 (0.91%) ASP.NET
16 15 (0.91%) Kafka
16 15 (0.91%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 96 (5.81%) Management Information System
1 96 (5.81%) Onboarding
2 75 (4.54%) Product Ownership
3 72 (4.36%) Driving Licence
4 57 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
5 49 (2.96%) Cloud Native
6 36 (2.18%) Social Media
7 31 (1.88%) Public Cloud
8 30 (1.81%) Enterprise Software
9 26 (1.57%) Blog
10 22 (1.33%) Data Centre
11 19 (1.15%) Data Structures
12 18 (1.09%) Algorithms
12 18 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
12 18 (1.09%) NHS
12 18 (1.09%) Security Posture
13 17 (1.03%) Virtual Team
14 16 (0.97%) Analogue Electronics
14 16 (0.97%) Cyber Defence
14 16 (0.97%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 121 (7.32%) Windows
2 73 (4.42%) Linux
3 49 (2.96%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.73%) FreeRTOS
5 9 (0.54%) Unix
6 8 (0.48%) Mac OS
6 8 (0.48%) Ubuntu
7 7 (0.42%) CentOS
8 6 (0.36%) Debian
8 6 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.24%) Windows 10
10 3 (0.18%) Android
10 3 (0.18%) VMS
10 3 (0.18%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.060%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 535 (32.37%) Problem-Solving
2 491 (29.70%) Continuous Improvement
3 361 (21.84%) Agile
4 247 (14.94%) Decision-Making
5 205 (12.40%) Analytics
6 190 (11.49%) AI
7 187 (11.31%) Customer Service
8 174 (10.53%) Mentoring
9 172 (10.41%) CI/CD
10 169 (10.22%) Roadmaps
11 168 (10.16%) Service Delivery
12 156 (9.44%) Stakeholder Management
13 154 (9.32%) CRM
14 141 (8.53%) Project Delivery
15 139 (8.41%) Project Management
16 138 (8.35%) DevOps
17 131 (7.92%) Collaborative Culture
18 125 (7.56%) Validation
19 122 (7.38%) Business Intelligence
19 122 (7.38%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 205 (12.40%) SQL
2 171 (10.34%) Python
3 101 (6.11%) JavaScript
4 75 (4.54%) Java
5 72 (4.36%) C#
6 66 (3.99%) TypeScript
7 44 (2.66%) C
8 37 (2.24%) PowerShell
9 24 (1.45%) PHP
10 21 (1.27%) VBA
11 18 (1.09%) C++
12 16 (0.97%) Embedded C
13 14 (0.85%) ABAP
14 13 (0.79%) Bash
15 12 (0.73%) MATLAB
16 11 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 9 (0.54%) Bicep
18 8 (0.48%) T-SQL
19 6 (0.36%) Ruby
19 6 (0.36%) VB
Qualifications
1 286 (17.30%) Degree
2 189 (11.43%) Security Cleared
3 85 (5.14%) SC Cleared
4 68 (4.11%) DV Cleared
5 50 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
6 49 (2.96%) BPSS Clearance
7 47 (2.84%) ACCA
8 40 (2.42%) DBS Check
9 39 (2.36%) CIMA
10 34 (2.06%) CISSP
11 27 (1.63%) Master's Degree
12 21 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
12 21 (1.27%) PMI Certification
13 20 (1.21%) HND
14 17 (1.03%) CISM
15 16 (0.97%) CEH
15 16 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
15 16 (0.97%) HNC
15 16 (0.97%) PMP
16 14 (0.85%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (6.35%) QA
2 95 (5.75%) Accessibility
3 87 (5.26%) Data Quality
4 48 (2.90%) GDPR
5 32 (1.94%) PMO
6 31 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 29 (1.75%) GAAP
8 23 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
8 23 (1.39%) NIST
9 22 (1.33%) SLA
10 18 (1.09%) WCAG
11 12 (0.73%) TickIT
12 10 (0.60%) Good Clinical Practice
13 9 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 9 (0.54%) NCSC
14 7 (0.42%) PCI DSS
15 6 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
16 5 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 15288
16 5 (0.30%) PERC
17 4 (0.24%) Government Security Classifications
System Software
1 72 (4.36%) Active Directory
2 38 (2.30%) Docker
3 19 (1.15%) Firmware
3 19 (1.15%) Hyper-V
4 17 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
5 15 (0.91%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (0.30%) ClearTrust
7 4 (0.24%) ProxySG
8 2 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.060%) KVM
9 1 (0.060%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.060%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.060%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 59 (3.57%) Kubernetes
2 38 (2.30%) Microsoft Intune
3 32 (1.94%) Ansible
4 13 (0.79%) SCCM
5 10 (0.60%) 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%) Cisco CUCM
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%) ServiceCenter
10 3 (0.18%) WhatsUp Gold
11 2 (0.12%) Kibana
11 2 (0.12%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 368 (22.26%) Microsoft
2 61 (3.69%) Google
3 46 (2.78%) Salesforce
4 40 (2.42%) Oracle
5 38 (2.30%) SAP
6 34 (2.06%) Cisco
7 31 (1.88%) ServiceNow
8 27 (1.63%) VMware
9 26 (1.57%) Adobe
10 23 (1.39%) Databricks
11 19 (1.15%) HubSpot
12 18 (1.09%) Palo Alto
13 15 (0.91%) iManage
14 13 (0.79%) Fortinet
14 13 (0.79%) HP
15 12 (0.73%) Remedy
16 11 (0.67%) IBM
16 11 (0.67%) SolarWinds
17 10 (0.60%) Sage
18 9 (0.54%) Red Hat