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 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 98 110
Rank change year-on-year +24 +12 -11
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 2,248 1,332 1,523
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.16% 3.09% 2.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.94% 3.47% 2.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1,364 642 733
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,655
Median % change year-on-year - -10.16% +1.19%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £48,750 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.50% -9.09% +10.00%

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 76,488 38,338 53,847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.64% 88.97% 82.73%
Number of salaries quoted 53,556 21,844 28,773
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% 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 10 October 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 10 October 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
North of England +103 531 £44,000 -2.22% 375
South East +14 476 £47,500 +35.71% 334
London -26 453 £65,000 - 1,046
North West +92 307 £44,000 -2.22% 183
South West +21 305 £57,500 -8.00% 177
Midlands +7 298 £42,500 - 228
West Midlands -10 184 £43,371 +15.65% 154
East of England -30 158 £47,500 +21.79% 164
Yorkshire +66 141 £41,982 -30.03% 137
East Midlands +22 113 £40,000 -5.88% 74
North East -19 83 £58,750 +102.59% 57
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 92 (4.09%) SharePoint
2 46 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 27 (1.20%) Confluence
4 19 (0.85%) Apache Spark
5 15 (0.67%) CMS
6 13 (0.58%) WordPress
7 11 (0.49%) Apache
8 6 (0.27%) nginx
9 4 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.13%) Office Communications Server
10 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
11 2 (0.089%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.089%) Drupal
11 2 (0.089%) IIS
11 2 (0.089%) Luigi
11 2 (0.089%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 2 (0.089%) Oracle Workflow
11 2 (0.089%) SAS
11 2 (0.089%) WebLogic Portal
Applications
1 175 (7.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 170 (7.56%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (1.02%) Revit
5 16 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
6 15 (0.67%) AutoCAD
7 11 (0.49%) Simulink
8 10 (0.44%) Photoshop
9 9 (0.40%) Adobe Illustrator
9 9 (0.40%) InDesign
9 9 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
9 9 (0.40%) Navisworks
10 6 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 5 (0.22%) Stateflow
12 4 (0.18%) Adobe Premiere
12 4 (0.18%) CapCut
12 4 (0.18%) Chatbot
12 4 (0.18%) MS Visio
12 4 (0.18%) ProjectWise
13 3 (0.13%) Civil 3D
Business Applications
1 21 (0.93%) NetSuite
2 14 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
4 6 (0.27%) Exchequer
5 5 (0.22%) SAP CRM
6 3 (0.13%) Shopify
6 3 (0.13%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.089%) Academy Housing
7 2 (0.089%) Maximo
7 2 (0.089%) Oracle Applications
7 2 (0.089%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.089%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.089%) Sage 200
7 2 (0.089%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.089%) Siebel CRM
8 1 (0.044%) FastStats
8 1 (0.044%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.044%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.044%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 267 (11.88%) Azure
2 213 (9.48%) Microsoft 365
3 190 (8.45%) AWS
4 175 (7.78%) Power Platform
5 98 (4.36%) SaaS
6 60 (2.67%) Entra ID
7 58 (2.58%) GCP
8 52 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
9 39 (1.73%) Serverless
10 38 (1.69%) GitHub
11 30 (1.33%) AWS CloudFormation
11 30 (1.33%) OneDrive
12 29 (1.29%) Power Automate
13 26 (1.16%) Microsoft Copilot
14 23 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
14 23 (1.02%) Google Analytics
15 21 (0.93%) OCI
15 21 (0.93%) PowerApps
16 20 (0.89%) Azure Data Factory
17 19 (0.85%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 74 (3.29%) Firewall
2 70 (3.11%) DNS
3 53 (2.36%) DHCP
4 45 (2.00%) TCP/IP
5 44 (1.96%) VPN
6 36 (1.60%) Network Security
7 31 (1.38%) VLAN
8 29 (1.29%) WAN
9 26 (1.16%) HTTP
10 24 (1.07%) Wi-Fi
11 21 (0.93%) Wireless
12 19 (0.85%) LAN
13 14 (0.62%) Broadband
14 13 (0.58%) BGP
14 13 (0.58%) Internet
15 11 (0.49%) SD-WAN
16 10 (0.44%) VoIP
17 8 (0.36%) Remote Desktop
18 7 (0.31%) SNMP
18 7 (0.31%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 142 (6.32%) Power BI
2 63 (2.80%) SQL Server
3 48 (2.14%) Relational Database
4 27 (1.20%) Redis
5 20 (0.89%) BigQuery
5 20 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
5 20 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 19 (0.85%) Metadata
6 19 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
7 18 (0.80%) Big Data
7 18 (0.80%) Power Query
8 15 (0.67%) MySQL
8 15 (0.67%) Semantic Layer
8 15 (0.67%) Tableau
9 14 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 13 (0.58%) Hadoop
11 12 (0.53%) MongoDB
12 11 (0.49%) NoSQL
13 9 (0.40%) GIS
14 8 (0.36%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 91 (4.05%) Git
2 71 (3.16%) JIRA
3 35 (1.56%) Jenkins
4 26 (1.16%) GitLab
5 10 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
6 7 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
7 6 (0.27%) Bitbucket
8 5 (0.22%) Cucumber
8 5 (0.22%) LabVIEW
8 5 (0.22%) MSI
8 5 (0.22%) Vite
9 4 (0.18%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.18%) Gatling
9 4 (0.18%) Maven
9 4 (0.18%) Storybook
10 3 (0.13%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 3 (0.13%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.13%) Mercurial
10 3 (0.13%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.13%) TeamCity
General
1 1,030 (45.82%) Social Skills
2 441 (19.62%) Finance
3 384 (17.08%) Analytical Skills
4 282 (12.54%) Organisational Skills
5 187 (8.32%) Marketing
6 180 (8.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 167 (7.43%) Public Sector
8 146 (6.49%) Aerospace
9 125 (5.56%) Manufacturing
10 114 (5.07%) Legal
11 99 (4.40%) Presentation Skills
12 96 (4.27%) Retail
13 89 (3.96%) Electronics
13 89 (3.96%) Law
14 69 (3.07%) Influencing Skills
15 65 (2.89%) Telecoms
16 43 (1.91%) Military
17 42 (1.87%) Banking
18 39 (1.73%) Local Government
19 31 (1.38%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 259 (11.52%) Senior
2 192 (8.54%) Developer
3 189 (8.41%) Analyst
4 169 (7.52%) Lead
5 96 (4.27%) Software Engineer
6 87 (3.87%) Cloud Engineer
7 82 (3.65%) IT Support
8 73 (3.25%) Security Engineer
9 63 (2.80%) Architect
10 61 (2.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 60 (2.67%) Support Analyst
12 58 (2.58%) Administrator
13 53 (2.36%) IT Manager
14 51 (2.27%) Development Manager
14 51 (2.27%) Software Developer
15 49 (2.18%) Support Engineer
16 48 (2.14%) Business Development Manager
16 48 (2.14%) Business Manager
17 46 (2.05%) Coordinator
18 44 (1.96%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 92 (4.09%) Node.js
2 76 (3.38%) REST
3 64 (2.85%) HTML
4 63 (2.80%) Terraform
5 49 (2.18%) CSS
6 47 (2.09%) .NET
7 37 (1.65%) React
8 28 (1.25%) Vue
9 27 (1.20%) AngularJS
10 26 (1.16%) Middleware
11 25 (1.11%) RESTful
12 23 (1.02%) Kafka
13 19 (0.85%) Spring
14 18 (0.80%) Spring Boot
15 17 (0.76%) EDI
15 17 (0.76%) JSON
15 17 (0.76%) SOAP
16 15 (0.67%) HTML5
17 14 (0.62%) OAuth
18 13 (0.58%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 143 (6.36%) Driving Licence
1 143 (6.36%) Onboarding
2 139 (6.18%) Management Information System
3 97 (4.31%) Self-Motivation
4 70 (3.11%) Product Ownership
5 58 (2.58%) Cloud Native
6 57 (2.54%) Social Media
7 34 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
8 27 (1.20%) Algorithms
8 27 (1.20%) Public Cloud
9 24 (1.07%) Analogue Electronics
10 23 (1.02%) NHS
11 21 (0.93%) Blog
12 19 (0.85%) FMCG
13 18 (0.80%) Analytical Mindset
13 18 (0.80%) Robotics
14 16 (0.71%) Data Centre
14 16 (0.71%) Security Posture
15 15 (0.67%) Data Structures
15 15 (0.67%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 146 (6.49%) Windows
2 83 (3.69%) Linux
3 60 (2.67%) Windows Server
4 15 (0.67%) Unix
4 15 (0.67%) Windows 10
5 12 (0.53%) Mac OS
6 10 (0.44%) Android
7 9 (0.40%) Ubuntu
8 8 (0.36%) CentOS
8 8 (0.36%) Debian
8 8 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (0.31%) FreeRTOS
10 5 (0.22%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.089%) Rocky
11 2 (0.089%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.089%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.044%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 691 (30.74%) Problem-Solving
2 661 (29.40%) Continuous Improvement
3 408 (18.15%) Agile
4 298 (13.26%) Decision-Making
5 278 (12.37%) Customer Service
6 267 (11.88%) Stakeholder Management
7 261 (11.61%) AI
8 259 (11.52%) Cyber Intelligence
9 218 (9.70%) Analytics
10 216 (9.61%) Mentoring
11 214 (9.52%) CRM
12 213 (9.48%) Project Delivery
13 211 (9.39%) CI/CD
14 195 (8.67%) Service Delivery
15 180 (8.01%) Software Engineering
16 173 (7.70%) Collaborative Culture
17 171 (7.61%) Validation
18 161 (7.16%) Project Management
18 161 (7.16%) Roadmaps
19 160 (7.12%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 231 (10.28%) SQL
2 188 (8.36%) Python
3 125 (5.56%) JavaScript
4 81 (3.60%) Java
5 75 (3.34%) TypeScript
6 64 (2.85%) C#
7 58 (2.58%) C
8 48 (2.14%) PowerShell
9 26 (1.16%) PHP
10 25 (1.11%) C++
11 20 (0.89%) VBA
12 18 (0.80%) ABAP
12 18 (0.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 17 (0.76%) Embedded C
14 16 (0.71%) Bash
15 15 (0.67%) MATLAB
16 10 (0.44%) Bicep
17 8 (0.36%) R
18 6 (0.27%) Kotlin
18 6 (0.27%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 327 (14.55%) Degree
2 255 (11.34%) Security Cleared
3 129 (5.74%) SC Cleared
4 77 (3.43%) DV Cleared
5 75 (3.34%) DBS Check
6 49 (2.18%) Computer Science Degree
7 42 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
8 36 (1.60%) HNC
9 34 (1.51%) ACCA
10 32 (1.42%) Master's Degree
11 31 (1.38%) HND
12 29 (1.29%) CIMA
13 21 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
14 20 (0.89%) Chartered Engineer
14 20 (0.89%) CISSP
15 14 (0.62%) CISM
15 14 (0.62%) NVQ Level 3
16 13 (0.58%) Azure Certification
16 13 (0.58%) PMI Certification
17 12 (0.53%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 150 (6.67%) QA
2 116 (5.16%) Data Quality
3 109 (4.85%) Accessibility
4 77 (3.43%) GDPR
5 35 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 31 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
7 28 (1.25%) PMO
8 25 (1.11%) SLA
9 19 (0.85%) GAAP
9 19 (0.85%) NIST
10 17 (0.76%) WCAG
11 13 (0.58%) ISO 9001
12 12 (0.53%) Good Clinical Practice
13 11 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 9 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
14 9 (0.40%) ISO 19650
14 9 (0.40%) NCSC
15 8 (0.36%) PCI DSS
16 6 (0.27%) PERC
17 5 (0.22%) TickIT
System Software
1 94 (4.18%) Active Directory
2 45 (2.00%) Docker
3 29 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 28 (1.25%) Hyper-V
5 27 (1.20%) Firmware
6 15 (0.67%) Embedded Firmware
7 5 (0.22%) ClearTrust
7 5 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.089%) DFS Replication
9 1 (0.044%) KVM
9 1 (0.044%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.044%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.044%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 68 (3.02%) Kubernetes
2 54 (2.40%) Microsoft Intune
3 38 (1.69%) Ansible
4 13 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (0.49%) Puppet
6 9 (0.40%) Grafana
7 7 (0.31%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.31%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 6 (0.27%) Hadoop YARN
8 6 (0.27%) SCCM
9 5 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.13%) BMC PATROL
10 3 (0.13%) Control-M
10 3 (0.13%) EMC NetWorker
10 3 (0.13%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
10 3 (0.13%) WhatsUp Gold
11 2 (0.089%) Nessus
11 2 (0.089%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 2 (0.089%) Plesk
Vendors
1 514 (22.86%) Microsoft
2 71 (3.16%) Google
3 60 (2.67%) Salesforce
4 49 (2.18%) Oracle
4 49 (2.18%) SAP
5 38 (1.69%) VMware
6 36 (1.60%) Cisco
7 35 (1.56%) ServiceNow
8 33 (1.47%) Sage
9 30 (1.33%) Databricks
9 30 (1.33%) YouTube
10 25 (1.11%) Adobe
11 21 (0.93%) HubSpot
12 15 (0.67%) Civica
12 15 (0.67%) Fortinet
13 14 (0.62%) iManage
13 14 (0.62%) Palo Alto
14 12 (0.53%) Juniper
14 12 (0.53%) Red Hat
14 12 (0.53%) Thales