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 6 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 92 88
Rank change year-on-year -40 -4 +10
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 941 1,438 2,024
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.64% 3.13% 3.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.05% 3.40% 3.51%
Number of salaries quoted 596 728 1,495
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £45,563 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +15.38% -13.33%
75th Percentile £62,499 £81,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £96,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £48,822 £60,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.63% +26.32% -20.83%

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 45,803 42,292 57,583
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.03% 91.93% 88.39%
Number of salaries quoted 27,773 20,667 45,655
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,205 £55,440
Median % change year-on-year -11.58% +12.20% -11.30%
75th Percentile £77,424 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 6 February 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 6 February 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 -57 275 £60,000 -7.48% 188
South East -32 188 £40,000 -36.00% 142
North of England -46 164 £42,500 -15.00% 101
Midlands -29 123 £42,500 -22.73% 79
North West -6 105 £45,000 -10.10% 53
South West -1 82 £47,500 -12.84% 54
West Midlands -23 78 £29,000 -49.57% 54
East of England -26 76 £52,500 +3.01% 35
East Midlands -20 45 £42,500 -15.00% 25
Yorkshire -54 41 £42,500 -12.82% 37
North East -19 18 £36,125 +3.21% 13
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 35 (3.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (3.61%) SharePoint
3 27 (2.87%) Confluence
4 11 (1.17%) WordPress
5 9 (0.96%) CMS
6 7 (0.74%) Apache Spark
6 7 (0.74%) IIS
7 4 (0.43%) Apache
7 4 (0.43%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.21%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.21%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.11%) GeoServer
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 66 (7.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (4.14%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (2.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.06%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.85%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.53%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.43%) SketchUp
8 3 (0.32%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.21%) Simulink
9 2 (0.21%) Trello
10 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.11%) InDesign
10 1 (0.11%) Sketch
10 1 (0.11%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 7 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.53%) Infor SunSystems
2 5 (0.53%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.43%) Distributed Ledger
3 4 (0.43%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.11%) assyst
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.11%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.11%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 187 (19.87%) Azure
2 101 (10.73%) AWS
3 95 (10.10%) Microsoft 365
4 75 (7.97%) Power Platform
5 42 (4.46%) Entra ID
6 35 (3.72%) GCP
7 30 (3.19%) SaaS
8 25 (2.66%) Azure AI
9 24 (2.55%) Amazon SageMaker
10 21 (2.23%) Vertex AI
11 18 (1.91%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (1.59%) GitHub
13 14 (1.49%) Serverless
14 13 (1.38%) OpenShift
15 11 (1.17%) Amazon EKS
15 11 (1.17%) Google Analytics
16 10 (1.06%) AWS CloudFormation
16 10 (1.06%) Azure Machine Learning
16 10 (1.06%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 46 (4.89%) Firewall
2 32 (3.40%) Wireless
3 30 (3.19%) DNS
3 30 (3.19%) VLAN
4 29 (3.08%) VPN
5 27 (2.87%) TCP/IP
6 24 (2.55%) DHCP
6 24 (2.55%) LAN
6 24 (2.55%) WAN
7 19 (2.02%) Network Security
8 13 (1.38%) BGP
8 13 (1.38%) Broadband
9 11 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
10 9 (0.96%) Cisco Nexus
10 9 (0.96%) OSPF
10 9 (0.96%) Structured Cabling
10 9 (0.96%) VoIP
11 8 (0.85%) Cisco ASA
11 8 (0.85%) WAAS
11 8 (0.85%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (6.80%) Power BI
2 24 (2.55%) Tableau
3 22 (2.34%) SQL Server
4 18 (1.91%) Looker
5 14 (1.49%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
7 12 (1.28%) Big Data
7 12 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 10 (1.06%) Relational Database
9 9 (0.96%) Hadoop
9 9 (0.96%) MySQL
9 9 (0.96%) Power Query
10 8 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
11 7 (0.74%) MongoDB
11 7 (0.74%) Oracle Database
12 6 (0.64%) BigQuery
12 6 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
12 6 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
12 6 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (0.53%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 38 (4.04%) JIRA
2 36 (3.83%) Git
3 18 (1.91%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.70%) GitLab
5 7 (0.74%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 4 (0.43%) Subversion
6 4 (0.43%) TestRail
6 4 (0.43%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
7 3 (0.32%) Selenium
8 2 (0.21%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.21%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.21%) Storybook
9 1 (0.11%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.11%) gulp
9 1 (0.11%) Postman
9 1 (0.11%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.11%) webpack
General
1 460 (48.88%) Social Skills
2 235 (24.97%) Finance
3 185 (19.66%) Analytical Skills
4 155 (16.47%) Marketing
5 96 (10.20%) Organisational Skills
6 85 (9.03%) Law
7 61 (6.48%) Telecoms
8 52 (5.53%) Aerospace
9 49 (5.21%) Public Sector
10 42 (4.46%) Retail
11 41 (4.36%) Banking
12 40 (4.25%) Legal
13 39 (4.14%) Military
14 36 (3.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 35 (3.72%) Influencing Skills
16 33 (3.51%) Billing
17 32 (3.40%) Presentation Skills
18 28 (2.98%) Pharmaceutical
19 21 (2.23%) Manufacturing
20 18 (1.91%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 112 (11.90%) Analyst
2 77 (8.18%) Senior
3 76 (8.08%) Lead
4 66 (7.01%) Developer
5 59 (6.27%) IT Support
6 44 (4.68%) Business Analyst
7 42 (4.46%) Architect
8 39 (4.14%) Support Engineer
9 32 (3.40%) Consultant
10 31 (3.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 30 (3.19%) Digital Analyst
11 30 (3.19%) Systems Engineer
12 28 (2.98%) Account Manager
13 27 (2.87%) Junior
14 26 (2.76%) Coordinator
15 25 (2.66%) Digital Business Analyst
16 24 (2.55%) Administrator
16 24 (2.55%) Data Analyst
17 22 (2.34%) IT Engineer
18 21 (2.23%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (5.74%) .NET
2 46 (4.89%) HTML
3 24 (2.55%) React
4 20 (2.13%) .NET Core
5 19 (2.02%) CSS
6 18 (1.91%) RESTful
7 13 (1.38%) AngularJS
7 13 (1.38%) Middleware
8 10 (1.06%) Node.js
9 9 (0.96%) Spring
9 9 (0.96%) Spring Boot
10 8 (0.85%) Kafka
11 7 (0.74%) ASP.NET
11 7 (0.74%) OAuth
11 7 (0.74%) REST
12 6 (0.64%) .NET Framework
12 6 (0.64%) EDI
12 6 (0.64%) JSON
12 6 (0.64%) PySpark
12 6 (0.64%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 90 (9.56%) Onboarding
2 56 (5.95%) Self-Motivation
3 44 (4.68%) Management Information System
4 35 (3.72%) Driving Licence
4 35 (3.72%) Social Media
5 27 (2.87%) Product Ownership
6 22 (2.34%) Life Science
7 21 (2.23%) Pharmacovigilance
8 19 (2.02%) Cloud Native
8 19 (2.02%) Data Centre
9 18 (1.91%) Algorithms
9 18 (1.91%) FMCG
10 15 (1.59%) Data Structures
10 15 (1.59%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 11 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (0.85%) Security Posture
13 7 (0.74%) IoT
13 7 (0.74%) Mobile App
13 7 (0.74%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 90 (9.56%) Windows
2 37 (3.93%) Windows Server
3 33 (3.51%) Linux
4 10 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 9 (0.96%) Windows Server 2012
6 8 (0.85%) Mac OS
6 8 (0.85%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.53%) CentOS
7 5 (0.53%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.53%) Unix
7 5 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.43%) Android
8 4 (0.43%) Debian
8 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.32%) AIX
9 3 (0.32%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.11%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.11%) Rocky
10 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 280 (29.76%) Problem-Solving
2 214 (22.74%) Agile
3 177 (18.81%) Continuous Improvement
4 121 (12.86%) Analytics
5 92 (9.78%) AI
6 90 (9.56%) CRM
7 87 (9.25%) Project Management
8 86 (9.14%) Computer Science
8 86 (9.14%) Service Delivery
9 82 (8.71%) Coaching
10 81 (8.61%) Decision-Making
11 76 (8.08%) DevOps
12 74 (7.86%) Customer Service
12 74 (7.86%) Project Delivery
13 71 (7.55%) Business Intelligence
13 71 (7.55%) Stakeholder Management
14 70 (7.44%) Cybersecurity
15 67 (7.12%) Mentoring
15 67 (7.12%) Process Improvement
16 64 (6.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 94 (9.99%) SQL
2 92 (9.78%) Python
3 49 (5.21%) PowerShell
4 41 (4.36%) C#
5 39 (4.14%) Java
6 33 (3.51%) JavaScript
7 15 (1.59%) Bash
8 10 (1.06%) TypeScript
9 8 (0.85%) C++
10 7 (0.74%) T-SQL
10 7 (0.74%) VBA
11 6 (0.64%) Scala
11 6 (0.64%) VB.NET
12 5 (0.53%) Go
13 4 (0.43%) Bicep
13 4 (0.43%) Kotlin
13 4 (0.43%) PHP
14 2 (0.21%) ABAP
14 2 (0.21%) R
14 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 219 (23.27%) Degree
2 103 (10.95%) Security Cleared
3 52 (5.53%) SC Cleared
4 46 (4.89%) Computer Science Degree
5 41 (4.36%) DV Cleared
6 39 (4.14%) DBS Check
7 37 (3.93%) Master's Degree
8 25 (2.66%) BPSS Clearance
9 22 (2.34%) CISSP
10 18 (1.91%) Microsoft Certification
11 17 (1.81%) Cisco Certification
12 16 (1.70%) PMI Certification
13 14 (1.49%) PMP
14 12 (1.28%) HND
15 11 (1.17%) CISM
16 10 (1.06%) CCIE
16 10 (1.06%) CCNP
17 9 (0.96%) HNC
18 8 (0.85%) AWS Certification
18 8 (0.85%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (7.55%) QA
2 52 (5.53%) Accessibility
3 51 (5.42%) Data Quality
4 45 (4.78%) GDPR
5 37 (3.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 23 (2.44%) EU AI Act
7 21 (2.23%) HIPAA
7 21 (2.23%) PMO
7 21 (2.23%) PSD2
7 21 (2.23%) Solvency II
8 16 (1.70%) NIST
9 14 (1.49%) SLA
10 13 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 7 (0.74%) GRC
13 5 (0.53%) ARP4761
13 5 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.53%) JSP 440
13 5 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 4 (0.43%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 73 (7.76%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.34%) Docker
3 20 (2.13%) Hyper-V
3 20 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.85%) ProxySG
5 6 (0.64%) Firmware
5 6 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.43%) vSphere
7 3 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.11%) Apache ZooKeeper
8 1 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.11%) KVM
8 1 (0.11%) pfSense
8 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.11%) XenApp
8 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 42 (4.46%) Kubernetes
2 35 (3.72%) Terraform
3 26 (2.76%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (2.13%) Ansible
5 10 (1.06%) Puppet
5 10 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (0.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.64%) Grafana
8 5 (0.53%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.43%) Argo
9 4 (0.43%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.43%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.43%) Rancher
9 4 (0.43%) yum
10 3 (0.32%) Backup Exec
10 3 (0.32%) cPanel
10 3 (0.32%) Netcool
10 3 (0.32%) Plesk
10 3 (0.32%) SCCM
11 2 (0.21%) Nessus
Vendors
1 183 (19.45%) Microsoft
2 47 (4.99%) Google
3 29 (3.08%) VMware
4 28 (2.98%) Cisco
4 28 (2.98%) Salesforce
5 19 (2.02%) ServiceNow
6 18 (1.91%) SAP
7 17 (1.81%) Oracle
8 12 (1.28%) Adobe
9 11 (1.17%) Red Hat
9 11 (1.17%) SolarWinds
10 9 (0.96%) Infoblox
11 8 (0.85%) Blue Coat
11 8 (0.85%) BT
11 8 (0.85%) CheckPoint
11 8 (0.85%) F5
11 8 (0.85%) Motorola
11 8 (0.85%) Veeam
12 7 (0.74%) Sage
12 7 (0.74%) Zoho