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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 81 104
Rank change year-on-year -33 +23 +24
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,581 1,558 1,777
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.70% 3.58% 2.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.30% 3.99% 3.01%
Number of salaries quoted 981 733 1,084
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £38,750 £39,893
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,250 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% - -11.80%
75th Percentile £65,640 £71,456 £73,750
90th Percentile £78,000 £80,000 £92,159
UK median annual salary £50,000 £51,693 £52,172
% change year-on-year -3.28% -0.92% -7.66%

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 68,721 39,007 59,047
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.81% 89.54% 81.26%
Number of salaries quoted 48,509 22,580 39,212
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,132
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,474 £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 7 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 7 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 -51 405 £63,250 -2.69% 444
North of England +40 320 £47,500 -2.08% 228
South East -23 320 £48,000 +4.35% 211
Midlands 0 266 £40,000 -15.79% 135
North West +43 196 £45,497 -9.01% 112
West Midlands -28 151 £42,500 -19.05% 87
South West -32 148 £47,500 -29.06% 129
East Midlands +20 114 £32,500 -23.53% 48
East of England -73 90 £52,500 +50.00% 78
Yorkshire +15 82 £45,000 -20.70% 82
North East -30 42 £57,500 +98.28% 39
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 70 (4.43%) SharePoint
2 37 (2.34%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (0.89%) Apache Spark
4 13 (0.82%) Confluence
4 13 (0.82%) WordPress
5 9 (0.57%) CMS
5 9 (0.57%) SAS
6 7 (0.44%) Apache
7 4 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 4 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.25%) IIS
8 3 (0.19%) GeoServer
9 2 (0.13%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.13%) Drupal
9 2 (0.13%) Gentran
9 2 (0.13%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.13%) Luigi
9 2 (0.13%) nginx
10 1 (0.063%) Appian
10 1 (0.063%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 88 (5.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 82 (5.19%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 9 (0.57%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.38%) Revit
7 5 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.32%) Fusion 360
7 5 (0.32%) InDesign
7 5 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.32%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.32%) Simulink
8 4 (0.25%) Navisworks
9 3 (0.19%) Blender
9 3 (0.19%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.19%) Maya
9 3 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.19%) Stateflow
10 2 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 25 (1.58%) NetSuite
2 14 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.25%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.19%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.13%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.13%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.13%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.13%) SAP CRM
7 2 (0.13%) Shopify
8 1 (0.063%) Exchequer
8 1 (0.063%) FastStats
8 1 (0.063%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.063%) Primavera
8 1 (0.063%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.063%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.063%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.063%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.063%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 262 (16.57%) Azure
2 199 (12.59%) AWS
3 169 (10.69%) Microsoft 365
4 148 (9.36%) Power Platform
5 83 (5.25%) SaaS
6 66 (4.17%) GCP
7 56 (3.54%) Azure DevOps
8 47 (2.97%) Entra ID
9 43 (2.72%) Serverless
10 33 (2.09%) GitHub
11 28 (1.77%) AWS CloudFormation
12 27 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
12 27 (1.71%) Google Analytics
13 22 (1.39%) Power Automate
13 22 (1.39%) Snowflake
14 21 (1.33%) Microsoft Copilot
15 20 (1.27%) OCI
16 19 (1.20%) OneDrive
17 16 (1.01%) Azure Data Factory
18 15 (0.95%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 79 (5.00%) Firewall
2 52 (3.29%) DNS
3 44 (2.78%) Network Security
4 37 (2.34%) DHCP
4 37 (2.34%) WAN
5 36 (2.28%) VPN
6 35 (2.21%) TCP/IP
7 31 (1.96%) VLAN
8 29 (1.83%) LAN
9 25 (1.58%) HTTP
10 21 (1.33%) Broadband
10 21 (1.33%) Wireless
11 19 (1.20%) Wi-Fi
12 18 (1.14%) BGP
13 12 (0.76%) VoIP
14 11 (0.70%) SNMP
15 9 (0.57%) Cisco Nexus
15 9 (0.57%) EIGRP
15 9 (0.57%) Internet
15 9 (0.57%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (7.97%) Power BI
2 56 (3.54%) SQL Server
3 30 (1.90%) Relational Database
4 29 (1.83%) Tableau
5 26 (1.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 25 (1.58%) BigQuery
7 23 (1.45%) Big Data
8 19 (1.20%) Metadata
8 19 (1.20%) PostgreSQL
9 17 (1.08%) GIS
10 16 (1.01%) Redis
11 15 (0.95%) MySQL
11 15 (0.95%) Semantic Layer
12 14 (0.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 12 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
13 12 (0.76%) NoSQL
14 11 (0.70%) Geospatial Data
14 11 (0.70%) Power Query
15 10 (0.63%) Hadoop
16 7 (0.44%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 83 (5.25%) Git
2 56 (3.54%) JIRA
3 35 (2.21%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.01%) GitLab
5 9 (0.57%) Postman
6 6 (0.38%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.38%) Visual Studio Code
7 5 (0.32%) MSI
8 4 (0.25%) Maven
8 4 (0.25%) Storybook
9 3 (0.19%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.19%) LabVIEW
9 3 (0.19%) Selenium
10 2 (0.13%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 2 (0.13%) JUnit
10 2 (0.13%) Mercurial
10 2 (0.13%) MSTest
10 2 (0.13%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.13%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 722 (45.67%) Social Skills
2 376 (23.78%) Finance
3 292 (18.47%) Analytical Skills
4 159 (10.06%) Organisational Skills
5 154 (9.74%) Marketing
6 123 (7.78%) Public Sector
7 121 (7.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 111 (7.02%) Legal
9 94 (5.95%) Aerospace
10 83 (5.25%) Law
11 68 (4.30%) Retail
12 65 (4.11%) Presentation Skills
13 62 (3.92%) Influencing Skills
13 62 (3.92%) Manufacturing
14 48 (3.04%) Telecoms
15 41 (2.59%) Electronics
16 39 (2.47%) Banking
17 30 (1.90%) Advertising
18 27 (1.71%) Local Government
19 21 (1.33%) Games
Job Titles
1 228 (14.42%) Senior
2 148 (9.36%) Analyst
3 140 (8.86%) Developer
4 125 (7.91%) Lead
5 64 (4.05%) Consultant
6 59 (3.73%) IT Support
7 53 (3.35%) Software Engineer
8 46 (2.91%) Systems Engineer
9 44 (2.78%) Senior Manager
10 43 (2.72%) IT Manager
11 42 (2.66%) Architect
11 42 (2.66%) Delivery Manager
12 41 (2.59%) Support Engineer
13 40 (2.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 39 (2.47%) Development Manager
15 37 (2.34%) Business Development Manager
15 37 (2.34%) Business Manager
15 37 (2.34%) Senior Developer
16 36 (2.28%) Software Developer
17 33 (2.09%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (5.12%) Node.js
2 71 (4.49%) REST
3 51 (3.23%) .NET
4 50 (3.16%) HTML
5 40 (2.53%) CSS
6 38 (2.40%) React
7 32 (2.02%) Vue
8 27 (1.71%) JSON
9 24 (1.52%) RESTful
10 23 (1.45%) .NET Core
10 23 (1.45%) SOAP
11 21 (1.33%) AngularJS
12 19 (1.20%) XML
13 18 (1.14%) .NET Framework
13 18 (1.14%) EDI
13 18 (1.14%) Middleware
14 17 (1.08%) Next.js
15 16 (1.01%) OAuth
16 15 (0.95%) Kafka
17 13 (0.82%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 93 (5.88%) Management Information System
2 91 (5.76%) Onboarding
3 73 (4.62%) Product Ownership
4 68 (4.30%) Driving Licence
5 50 (3.16%) Cloud Native
6 47 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
7 33 (2.09%) Public Cloud
8 30 (1.90%) Social Media
9 29 (1.83%) Blog
10 25 (1.58%) Data Centre
11 21 (1.33%) Data Structures
11 21 (1.33%) Enterprise Software
12 20 (1.27%) Greenfield Project
12 20 (1.27%) Security Posture
13 19 (1.20%) NHS
14 18 (1.14%) Algorithms
15 17 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
16 16 (1.01%) Analytical Mindset
17 14 (0.89%) Analogue Electronics
17 14 (0.89%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 127 (8.03%) Windows
2 75 (4.74%) Linux
3 50 (3.16%) Windows Server
4 13 (0.82%) FreeRTOS
5 9 (0.57%) Unix
6 8 (0.51%) Ubuntu
7 7 (0.44%) CentOS
7 7 (0.44%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.38%) Debian
9 5 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.25%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.19%) Android
11 3 (0.19%) VMS
12 2 (0.13%) Windows 10
12 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.063%) Rocky
13 1 (0.063%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 521 (32.95%) Problem-Solving
2 472 (29.85%) Continuous Improvement
3 352 (22.26%) Agile
4 241 (15.24%) Decision-Making
5 194 (12.27%) Analytics
6 179 (11.32%) AI
6 179 (11.32%) Mentoring
7 174 (11.01%) Roadmaps
8 168 (10.63%) Customer Service
9 165 (10.44%) CI/CD
10 156 (9.87%) Service Delivery
11 143 (9.04%) CRM
12 141 (8.92%) Stakeholder Management
13 135 (8.54%) Project Delivery
14 134 (8.48%) Collaborative Culture
15 131 (8.29%) Project Management
16 129 (8.16%) Validation
17 127 (8.03%) DevOps
18 125 (7.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 122 (7.72%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 197 (12.46%) SQL
2 171 (10.82%) Python
3 90 (5.69%) JavaScript
4 74 (4.68%) Java
5 69 (4.36%) C#
6 68 (4.30%) TypeScript
7 39 (2.47%) PowerShell
8 35 (2.21%) C
9 25 (1.58%) PHP
10 24 (1.52%) VBA
11 18 (1.14%) C++
12 16 (1.01%) Embedded C
13 14 (0.89%) ABAP
13 14 (0.89%) Bash
14 11 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 11 (0.70%) MATLAB
15 10 (0.63%) T-SQL
16 9 (0.57%) Bicep
17 8 (0.51%) VB
18 6 (0.38%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 276 (17.46%) Degree
2 174 (11.01%) Security Cleared
3 85 (5.38%) SC Cleared
4 60 (3.80%) DV Cleared
5 50 (3.16%) ACCA
5 50 (3.16%) Computer Science Degree
6 46 (2.91%) BPSS Clearance
7 42 (2.66%) CIMA
8 40 (2.53%) DBS Check
9 37 (2.34%) CISSP
10 28 (1.77%) Master's Degree
11 23 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
12 21 (1.33%) PMI Certification
13 20 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
14 18 (1.14%) CCNP
14 18 (1.14%) CISM
15 17 (1.08%) HND
16 16 (1.01%) PMP
17 15 (0.95%) CEH
18 13 (0.82%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (6.39%) QA
2 91 (5.76%) Accessibility
3 88 (5.57%) Data Quality
4 42 (2.66%) GDPR
5 35 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 35 (2.21%) PMO
6 29 (1.83%) GAAP
7 25 (1.58%) NIST
8 23 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials
9 21 (1.33%) SLA
10 18 (1.14%) WCAG
11 12 (0.76%) TickIT
12 10 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 10 (0.63%) Good Clinical Practice
13 8 (0.51%) NCSC
14 7 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 15288
14 7 (0.44%) PCI DSS
15 6 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
15 6 (0.38%) Government Security Classifications
15 6 (0.38%) JSP 440
System Software
1 69 (4.36%) Active Directory
2 39 (2.47%) Docker
3 23 (1.45%) Hyper-V
4 18 (1.14%) Firmware
4 18 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
5 15 (0.95%) Embedded Firmware
6 8 (0.51%) ProxySG
7 5 (0.32%) ClearTrust
8 3 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.13%) vSphere
10 1 (0.063%) KVM
10 1 (0.063%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.063%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 60 (3.80%) Kubernetes
2 50 (3.16%) Terraform
3 34 (2.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 32 (2.02%) Ansible
5 19 (1.20%) SCCM
6 8 (0.51%) Puppet
7 6 (0.38%) Hadoop YARN
7 6 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.25%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.25%) Grafana
9 4 (0.25%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.25%) ServiceCenter
10 3 (0.19%) BMC PATROL
10 3 (0.19%) Control-M
10 3 (0.19%) EMC NetWorker
10 3 (0.19%) Nessus
10 3 (0.19%) Plesk
10 3 (0.19%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.19%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 357 (22.58%) Microsoft
2 64 (4.05%) Google
3 50 (3.16%) Salesforce
4 41 (2.59%) Oracle
5 40 (2.53%) SAP
6 39 (2.47%) Cisco
7 32 (2.02%) ServiceNow
8 30 (1.90%) VMware
9 26 (1.64%) Adobe
10 21 (1.33%) Databricks
11 18 (1.14%) HubSpot
11 18 (1.14%) Palo Alto
12 17 (1.08%) Remedy
13 15 (0.95%) iManage
13 15 (0.95%) SolarWinds
14 14 (0.89%) HP
14 14 (0.89%) IBM
15 13 (0.82%) Fortinet
16 11 (0.70%) CheckPoint
16 11 (0.70%) F5