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 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 140 60 90
Rank change year-on-year -80 +30 +19
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,138 1,670 2,383
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.41% 4.29% 2.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.89% 4.59% 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 679 785 1,702
10th Percentile £30,250 £32,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -16.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,493 £87,500
UK median annual salary £53,171 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +10.00% -16.00%

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 60,055 36,381 71,611
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.36% 93.39% 85.24%
Number of salaries quoted 38,771 20,528 53,796
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%

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 9 May 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 9 May 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 -55 358 £65,000 - 174
North of England -22 233 £54,250 +8.50% 120
South East -66 217 £52,500 -4.55% 128
Midlands -62 152 £42,500 -19.05% 85
North West +8 147 £50,886 +1.77% 59
South West -50 80 £40,744 -25.92% 50
West Midlands -76 79 £42,625 -22.50% 51
East Midlands -6 73 £42,500 -10.53% 34
Yorkshire -54 67 £59,175 +12.24% 41
East of England -85 61 £55,000 +7.91% 40
North East -40 19 £51,499 +47.14% 23
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 39 (3.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (2.72%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.85%) Confluence
4 14 (1.23%) WordPress
5 12 (1.05%) CMS
6 9 (0.79%) SAS
7 8 (0.70%) IIS
8 6 (0.53%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.35%) Apache
9 4 (0.35%) GeoServer
10 3 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.18%) Gentran
11 2 (0.18%) Luigi
11 2 (0.18%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.18%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.088%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.088%) Drupal
12 1 (0.088%) Jupyter
Applications
1 57 (5.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (4.57%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.58%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.44%) Fusion 360
8 3 (0.26%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.26%) Simulink
9 2 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.088%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.088%) InDesign
10 1 (0.088%) Stateflow
10 1 (0.088%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (1.14%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.44%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.35%) Distributed Ledger
4 4 (0.35%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.26%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.18%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.18%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.088%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.088%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.088%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.088%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.088%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 219 (19.24%) Azure
2 150 (13.18%) AWS
3 108 (9.49%) Power Platform
4 92 (8.08%) Microsoft 365
5 55 (4.83%) GCP
6 40 (3.51%) SaaS
7 38 (3.34%) Azure DevOps
7 38 (3.34%) Entra ID
8 30 (2.64%) Serverless
9 28 (2.46%) GitHub
10 25 (2.20%) Dynamics 365
11 22 (1.93%) AWS CloudFormation
12 21 (1.85%) Google Analytics
13 16 (1.41%) Microsoft Copilot
14 14 (1.23%) Azure Machine Learning
14 14 (1.23%) Boomi
14 14 (1.23%) Figma
15 12 (1.05%) OpenShift
15 12 (1.05%) Power Automate
16 11 (0.97%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 64 (5.62%) Firewall
2 35 (3.08%) Network Security
2 35 (3.08%) VPN
3 33 (2.90%) WAN
4 31 (2.72%) VLAN
4 31 (2.72%) Wireless
5 28 (2.46%) DNS
6 26 (2.28%) LAN
7 22 (1.93%) BGP
8 21 (1.85%) DHCP
9 18 (1.58%) Cisco Nexus
9 18 (1.58%) TCP/IP
10 17 (1.49%) OSPF
10 17 (1.49%) SNMP
11 16 (1.41%) Cisco ASA
11 16 (1.41%) Cisco Wireless
11 16 (1.41%) EIGRP
11 16 (1.41%) WAAS
11 16 (1.41%) Wireless Security
12 13 (1.14%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 99 (8.70%) Power BI
2 27 (2.37%) SQL Server
3 26 (2.28%) Tableau
4 23 (2.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 17 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
6 16 (1.41%) BigQuery
6 16 (1.41%) Relational Database
7 15 (1.32%) Metadata
7 15 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 14 (1.23%) GIS
9 13 (1.14%) Big Data
9 13 (1.14%) MySQL
10 11 (0.97%) NoSQL
11 6 (0.53%) Data Lake
11 6 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.44%) Geospatial Data
12 5 (0.44%) Hadoop
13 4 (0.35%) MariaDB
13 4 (0.35%) QGIS
13 4 (0.35%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 57 (5.01%) Git
2 49 (4.31%) JIRA
3 26 (2.28%) Jenkins
4 19 (1.67%) GitLab
5 9 (0.79%) Postman
6 7 (0.62%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.44%) Selenium
8 4 (0.35%) Subversion
8 4 (0.35%) Visual Studio
9 3 (0.26%) TestRail
10 2 (0.18%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 2 (0.18%) MSTest
10 2 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.18%) Storybook
11 1 (0.088%) Android Studio
11 1 (0.088%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.088%) LabVIEW
11 1 (0.088%) Qt Creator
11 1 (0.088%) Robot Framework
11 1 (0.088%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 468 (41.12%) Social Skills
2 310 (27.24%) Finance
3 226 (19.86%) Analytical Skills
4 123 (10.81%) Marketing
5 116 (10.19%) Organisational Skills
6 88 (7.73%) Public Sector
7 76 (6.68%) Law
8 69 (6.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 69 (6.06%) Legal
9 59 (5.18%) Aerospace
10 58 (5.10%) Telecoms
11 51 (4.48%) Retail
12 36 (3.16%) Manufacturing
13 34 (2.99%) Banking
14 29 (2.55%) Military
15 27 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
16 25 (2.20%) Electronics
17 21 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
18 20 (1.76%) Billing
19 19 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 160 (14.06%) Senior
2 106 (9.31%) Analyst
3 87 (7.64%) Developer
4 67 (5.89%) Lead
5 49 (4.31%) Architect
6 47 (4.13%) Consultant
7 44 (3.87%) Support Engineer
8 42 (3.69%) Systems Engineer
9 37 (3.25%) IT Support
10 34 (2.99%) Software Engineer
11 33 (2.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 33 (2.90%) IT Manager
11 33 (2.90%) Senior Manager
12 28 (2.46%) Senior Developer
13 25 (2.20%) Applications Developer
14 24 (2.11%) Delivery Manager
15 22 (1.93%) Network Engineer
16 21 (1.85%) Solutions Architect
16 21 (1.85%) Technical Support
17 20 (1.76%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (4.66%) .NET
2 36 (3.16%) REST
3 35 (3.08%) React
4 31 (2.72%) .NET Core
5 28 (2.46%) HTML
6 26 (2.28%) JSON
7 25 (2.20%) CSS
7 25 (2.20%) Node.js
7 25 (2.20%) XML
8 19 (1.67%) EDI
8 19 (1.67%) Middleware
9 13 (1.14%) ASP.NET
9 13 (1.14%) Next.js
9 13 (1.14%) RESTful
9 13 (1.14%) SOAP
9 13 (1.14%) Vue
10 12 (1.05%) OAuth
11 11 (0.97%) AWS CDK
12 10 (0.88%) OpenID
12 10 (0.88%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 59 (5.18%) Onboarding
2 48 (4.22%) Management Information System
2 48 (4.22%) Product Ownership
3 41 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
3 41 (3.60%) Social Media
4 38 (3.34%) Data Centre
5 32 (2.81%) Driving Licence
6 31 (2.72%) Cloud Native
7 26 (2.28%) Data Structures
8 21 (1.85%) Greenfield Project
8 21 (1.85%) Public Cloud
9 19 (1.67%) Algorithms
10 18 (1.58%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 15 (1.32%) Blog
12 14 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
12 14 (1.23%) NHS
13 12 (1.05%) Security Posture
14 10 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
14 10 (0.88%) PMI
15 9 (0.79%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 104 (9.14%) Windows
2 58 (5.10%) Linux
3 36 (3.16%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.79%) FreeRTOS
5 6 (0.53%) CentOS
5 6 (0.53%) Ubuntu
5 6 (0.53%) Unix
6 5 (0.44%) Android
6 5 (0.44%) Debian
6 5 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.35%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.26%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.26%) VMS
8 3 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.18%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.18%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.088%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 366 (32.16%) Problem-Solving
2 243 (21.35%) Agile
3 239 (21.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 145 (12.74%) Decision-Making
5 139 (12.21%) Analytics
6 130 (11.42%) Mentoring
7 116 (10.19%) DevOps
8 113 (9.93%) AI
9 107 (9.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 106 (9.31%) CI/CD
10 106 (9.31%) Service Delivery
11 103 (9.05%) Roadmaps
12 100 (8.79%) Computer Science
12 100 (8.79%) Validation
13 92 (8.08%) Project Delivery
14 89 (7.82%) Cybersecurity
15 88 (7.73%) Business Intelligence
16 87 (7.64%) CRM
17 85 (7.47%) Customer Service
18 84 (7.38%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 133 (11.69%) Python
2 126 (11.07%) SQL
3 53 (4.66%) C#
4 45 (3.95%) JavaScript
5 44 (3.87%) Java
6 40 (3.51%) PowerShell
7 30 (2.64%) TypeScript
8 17 (1.49%) Bash
9 14 (1.23%) C
10 13 (1.14%) T-SQL
11 12 (1.05%) C++
12 11 (0.97%) PHP
13 9 (0.79%) Embedded C
14 8 (0.70%) Scala
14 8 (0.70%) VBA
15 7 (0.62%) Bicep
15 7 (0.62%) VB
16 6 (0.53%) Go
16 6 (0.53%) MATLAB
16 6 (0.53%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 205 (18.01%) Degree
2 123 (10.81%) Security Cleared
3 52 (4.57%) SC Cleared
4 50 (4.39%) DBS Check
5 46 (4.04%) DV Cleared
6 39 (3.43%) ACCA
6 39 (3.43%) Computer Science Degree
7 38 (3.34%) CISSP
8 34 (2.99%) CIMA
9 31 (2.72%) BPSS Clearance
10 26 (2.28%) PMI Certification
11 23 (2.02%) Cisco Certification
11 23 (2.02%) Master's Degree
11 23 (2.02%) Microsoft Certification
11 23 (2.02%) PMP
12 20 (1.76%) CCNP
13 19 (1.67%) CCIE
14 14 (1.23%) CISM
15 13 (1.14%) Postgraduate
16 12 (1.05%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (6.15%) Data Quality
2 68 (5.98%) QA
3 43 (3.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 38 (3.34%) Accessibility
5 33 (2.90%) PMO
6 26 (2.28%) GDPR
7 24 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials
8 23 (2.02%) NIST
9 14 (1.23%) GAAP
10 12 (1.05%) TickIT
11 10 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 10 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 10 (0.88%) SLA
12 7 (0.62%) Government Security Classifications
12 7 (0.62%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 7 (0.62%) JSP 440
13 6 (0.53%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.44%) GRC
14 5 (0.44%) WCAG
15 3 (0.26%) NCSC
System Software
1 55 (4.83%) Active Directory
2 30 (2.64%) Docker
3 16 (1.41%) ProxySG
4 14 (1.23%) Hyper-V
5 13 (1.14%) Firmware
5 13 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
6 9 (0.79%) Embedded Firmware
7 6 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.26%) vSphere
10 2 (0.18%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.088%) pfSense
11 1 (0.088%) XenApp
11 1 (0.088%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 53 (4.66%) Kubernetes
2 49 (4.31%) Terraform
3 32 (2.81%) Ansible
4 19 (1.67%) SCCM
5 12 (1.05%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (0.79%) Puppet
7 6 (0.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.44%) Argo
8 5 (0.44%) Grafana
8 5 (0.44%) Plesk
8 5 (0.44%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.35%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.35%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.35%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.35%) Rancher
9 4 (0.35%) ServiceCenter
9 4 (0.35%) yum
10 3 (0.26%) Kibana
11 2 (0.18%) cPanel
Vendors
1 244 (21.44%) Microsoft
2 47 (4.13%) Google
3 39 (3.43%) Salesforce
4 33 (2.90%) Cisco
4 33 (2.90%) ServiceNow
5 23 (2.02%) VMware
6 20 (1.76%) Adobe
7 18 (1.58%) Remedy
8 17 (1.49%) Infoblox
8 17 (1.49%) SAP
9 16 (1.41%) Blue Coat
9 16 (1.41%) CheckPoint
9 16 (1.41%) F5
9 16 (1.41%) Motorola
9 16 (1.41%) SolarWinds
10 13 (1.14%) Databricks
10 13 (1.14%) Oracle
11 10 (0.88%) Pardot
11 10 (0.88%) Red Hat
12 9 (0.79%) HubSpot