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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 86 92
Rank change year-on-year -36 +6 +36
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,400 1,520 2,311
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.61% 3.52% 2.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.18% 3.89% 3.13%
Number of salaries quoted 848 695 1,587
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,810 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -15.25%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £69,125
90th Percentile £82,500 £86,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.75% +9.59% -13.04%

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 64,347 39,118 73,727
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.05% 90.53% 82.51%
Number of salaries quoted 45,425 22,207 52,903
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,898 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 10 July 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 July 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 -47 384 £65,000 - 253
South East -20 299 £49,000 +6.52% 155
North of England +11 270 £51,696 +3.39% 142
Midlands -9 220 £42,500 -17.78% 103
North West +28 167 £46,384 -7.23% 81
West Midlands -30 114 £45,000 -18.18% 62
South West -36 114 £38,738 -41.63% 93
East Midlands +23 105 £40,000 -5.88% 41
East of England -66 75 £55,000 +57.14% 59
Yorkshire -10 73 £60,425 +3.29% 31
North East -34 30 £57,500 +64.29% 31
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 58 (4.14%) SharePoint
2 45 (3.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.21%) WordPress
4 13 (0.93%) Apache Spark
4 13 (0.93%) CMS
4 13 (0.93%) Confluence
5 9 (0.64%) SAS
6 7 (0.50%) Apache
7 5 (0.36%) IIS
8 4 (0.29%) GeoServer
9 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.14%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.14%) Drupal
9 2 (0.14%) Gentran
9 2 (0.14%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.14%) Luigi
9 2 (0.14%) nginx
10 1 (0.071%) Appian
10 1 (0.071%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.071%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 70 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 64 (4.57%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.93%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.36%) Fusion 360
7 5 (0.36%) InDesign
7 5 (0.36%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.29%) Simulink
9 3 (0.21%) Blender
9 3 (0.21%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.21%) Maya
9 3 (0.21%) Stateflow
10 2 (0.14%) Trello
11 1 (0.071%) Lightworks
11 1 (0.071%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (1.57%) NetSuite
2 11 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.36%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.14%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.14%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.14%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.071%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.071%) FastStats
7 1 (0.071%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.071%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.071%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.071%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.071%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.071%) Shopify
7 1 (0.071%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 252 (18.00%) Azure
2 189 (13.50%) AWS
3 151 (10.79%) Microsoft 365
4 130 (9.29%) Power Platform
5 75 (5.36%) SaaS
6 72 (5.14%) GCP
7 51 (3.64%) Entra ID
8 49 (3.50%) Azure DevOps
9 41 (2.93%) Serverless
10 29 (2.07%) GitHub
10 29 (2.07%) Google Analytics
11 27 (1.93%) AWS CloudFormation
12 23 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
13 20 (1.43%) OCI
14 19 (1.36%) Microsoft Copilot
15 18 (1.29%) Power Automate
16 17 (1.21%) Figma
16 17 (1.21%) Snowflake
17 15 (1.07%) Boomi
18 13 (0.93%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 86 (6.14%) Firewall
2 51 (3.64%) DNS
3 43 (3.07%) VPN
4 41 (2.93%) Network Security
5 39 (2.79%) DHCP
6 38 (2.71%) VLAN
7 36 (2.57%) WAN
8 33 (2.36%) TCP/IP
9 26 (1.86%) LAN
10 24 (1.71%) Wireless
11 22 (1.57%) BGP
11 22 (1.57%) Broadband
12 21 (1.50%) HTTP
13 17 (1.21%) Wi-Fi
14 13 (0.93%) SNMP
15 12 (0.86%) Cisco Nexus
16 10 (0.71%) Cisco ASA
16 10 (0.71%) Cisco Wireless
16 10 (0.71%) WAAS
16 10 (0.71%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 116 (8.29%) Power BI
2 43 (3.07%) SQL Server
3 27 (1.93%) BigQuery
4 26 (1.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 26 (1.86%) Tableau
5 21 (1.50%) Relational Database
6 20 (1.43%) Big Data
7 19 (1.36%) MySQL
8 18 (1.29%) GIS
9 17 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
10 15 (1.07%) Metadata
11 14 (1.00%) NoSQL
11 14 (1.00%) Semantic Layer
12 13 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 12 (0.86%) Redis
14 11 (0.79%) Hadoop
15 9 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
16 7 (0.50%) Data Lake
17 6 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
17 6 (0.43%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 64 (4.57%) Git
2 48 (3.43%) JIRA
3 34 (2.43%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.14%) GitLab
5 9 (0.64%) Postman
6 5 (0.36%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.29%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.21%) LabVIEW
8 3 (0.21%) Selenium
9 2 (0.14%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.14%) MSI
9 2 (0.14%) MSTest
9 2 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.14%) Subversion
9 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.071%) Claude Code
10 1 (0.071%) Qt Creator
10 1 (0.071%) TestRail
General
1 625 (44.64%) Social Skills
2 369 (26.36%) Finance
3 268 (19.14%) Analytical Skills
4 148 (10.57%) Marketing
5 125 (8.93%) Organisational Skills
6 99 (7.07%) Legal
7 96 (6.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 90 (6.43%) Public Sector
9 87 (6.21%) Aerospace
10 78 (5.57%) Law
11 57 (4.07%) Retail
12 54 (3.86%) Influencing Skills
13 51 (3.64%) Telecoms
14 45 (3.21%) Presentation Skills
15 42 (3.00%) Manufacturing
16 35 (2.50%) Banking
17 33 (2.36%) Electronics
18 28 (2.00%) Advertising
18 28 (2.00%) Local Government
19 20 (1.43%) Billing
Job Titles
1 206 (14.71%) Senior
2 143 (10.21%) Analyst
3 112 (8.00%) Developer
4 100 (7.14%) Lead
5 63 (4.50%) Consultant
6 51 (3.64%) IT Support
6 51 (3.64%) Software Engineer
7 48 (3.43%) Architect
8 46 (3.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 46 (3.29%) Support Engineer
9 45 (3.21%) Systems Engineer
10 42 (3.00%) Delivery Manager
11 41 (2.93%) Senior Manager
12 37 (2.64%) IT Manager
13 33 (2.36%) Business Analyst
14 31 (2.21%) Senior Developer
15 30 (2.14%) IT Analyst
16 28 (2.00%) Cloud Engineer
17 27 (1.93%) Development Manager
17 27 (1.93%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (5.00%) Node.js
2 60 (4.29%) REST
3 43 (3.07%) .NET
4 42 (3.00%) React
5 37 (2.64%) HTML
6 28 (2.00%) CSS
6 28 (2.00%) JSON
7 27 (1.93%) Vue
8 26 (1.86%) XML
9 21 (1.50%) SOAP
10 20 (1.43%) .NET Core
10 20 (1.43%) Middleware
11 17 (1.21%) RESTful
12 16 (1.14%) EDI
12 16 (1.14%) Next.js
12 16 (1.14%) OAuth
13 14 (1.00%) AngularJS
14 13 (0.93%) AWS CDK
15 11 (0.79%) Kafka
15 11 (0.79%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 87 (6.21%) Onboarding
2 74 (5.29%) Management Information System
3 65 (4.64%) Product Ownership
4 56 (4.00%) Driving Licence
5 52 (3.71%) Cloud Native
6 33 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
7 32 (2.29%) Social Media
8 31 (2.21%) Data Centre
9 30 (2.14%) Public Cloud
10 27 (1.93%) Blog
11 22 (1.57%) Data Structures
11 22 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
12 20 (1.43%) Algorithms
12 20 (1.43%) Security Posture
13 17 (1.21%) NHS
14 15 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
15 14 (1.00%) Enterprise Software
15 14 (1.00%) EPoS
16 12 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
16 12 (0.86%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 118 (8.43%) Windows
2 77 (5.50%) Linux
3 50 (3.57%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.86%) FreeRTOS
5 9 (0.64%) Ubuntu
5 9 (0.64%) Unix
6 8 (0.57%) CentOS
7 7 (0.50%) Debian
8 6 (0.43%) Android
9 5 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.29%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.21%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.21%) VMS
11 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.14%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.14%) Rocky
12 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
13 1 (0.071%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 482 (34.43%) Problem-Solving
2 374 (26.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 316 (22.57%) Agile
4 205 (14.64%) Decision-Making
5 176 (12.57%) Analytics
6 165 (11.79%) Mentoring
6 165 (11.79%) Roadmaps
7 161 (11.50%) AI
8 150 (10.71%) CI/CD
9 149 (10.64%) Service Delivery
10 130 (9.29%) Customer Service
11 121 (8.64%) Validation
12 119 (8.50%) Project Delivery
13 118 (8.43%) Project Management
14 117 (8.36%) DevOps
15 115 (8.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 113 (8.07%) Collaborative Culture
17 112 (8.00%) Computer Science
18 109 (7.79%) Cybersecurity
19 107 (7.64%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 186 (13.29%) SQL
2 169 (12.07%) Python
3 68 (4.86%) Java
4 67 (4.79%) JavaScript
5 61 (4.36%) C#
6 54 (3.86%) TypeScript
7 42 (3.00%) PowerShell
8 29 (2.07%) C
9 23 (1.64%) PHP
10 21 (1.50%) VBA
11 19 (1.36%) C++
12 16 (1.14%) Bash
13 14 (1.00%) Embedded C
13 14 (1.00%) T-SQL
14 12 (0.86%) ABAP
15 10 (0.71%) MATLAB
16 9 (0.64%) VB
17 7 (0.50%) Bicep
18 6 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
19 5 (0.36%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 252 (18.00%) Degree
2 147 (10.50%) Security Cleared
3 61 (4.36%) SC Cleared
4 56 (4.00%) DV Cleared
5 45 (3.21%) ACCA
6 40 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (2.79%) DBS Check
8 37 (2.64%) CIMA
9 35 (2.50%) CISSP
10 31 (2.21%) BPSS Clearance
11 28 (2.00%) Master's Degree
12 22 (1.57%) PMI Certification
13 21 (1.50%) Microsoft Certification
14 20 (1.43%) Cisco Certification
15 18 (1.29%) CCNP
16 17 (1.21%) PMP
17 16 (1.14%) CISM
18 15 (1.07%) HND
19 12 (0.86%) CCIE
20 11 (0.79%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (6.43%) QA
2 79 (5.64%) Data Quality
3 68 (4.86%) Accessibility
4 41 (2.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 36 (2.57%) PMO
6 30 (2.14%) GDPR
7 28 (2.00%) GAAP
8 25 (1.79%) NIST
9 20 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
10 14 (1.00%) SLA
11 12 (0.86%) TickIT
12 10 (0.71%) Good Clinical Practice
13 8 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 8 (0.57%) WCAG
14 7 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 7 (0.50%) Government Security Classifications
14 7 (0.50%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 7 (0.50%) JSP 440
14 7 (0.50%) PCI DSS
15 5 (0.36%) Def Stans
System Software
1 65 (4.64%) Active Directory
2 33 (2.36%) Docker
3 26 (1.86%) Hyper-V
4 17 (1.21%) Firmware
5 14 (1.00%) VMware Infrastructure
6 13 (0.93%) Embedded Firmware
7 10 (0.71%) ProxySG
8 6 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
9 5 (0.36%) ClearTrust
10 4 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.14%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.14%) vSphere
12 1 (0.071%) XenApp
12 1 (0.071%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 58 (4.14%) Kubernetes
2 48 (3.43%) Terraform
3 33 (2.36%) Ansible
4 20 (1.43%) Microsoft Intune
5 19 (1.36%) SCCM
6 9 (0.64%) Puppet
7 8 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.36%) Hadoop YARN
8 5 (0.36%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.29%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.29%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.29%) Grafana
9 4 (0.29%) ServiceCenter
10 3 (0.21%) Argo
10 3 (0.21%) Dell DRAC
10 3 (0.21%) EMC NetWorker
10 3 (0.21%) Kibana
10 3 (0.21%) Plesk
10 3 (0.21%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 308 (22.00%) Microsoft
2 64 (4.57%) Google
3 43 (3.07%) Salesforce
4 39 (2.79%) Cisco
5 34 (2.43%) Oracle
6 30 (2.14%) SAP
7 29 (2.07%) ServiceNow
8 24 (1.71%) VMware
9 19 (1.36%) Adobe
10 18 (1.29%) Remedy
11 17 (1.21%) Databricks
12 15 (1.07%) Palo Alto
13 14 (1.00%) iManage
13 14 (1.00%) SolarWinds
14 13 (0.93%) IBM
15 12 (0.86%) Fortinet
15 12 (0.86%) HubSpot
16 11 (0.79%) Red Hat
17 10 (0.71%) F5
17 10 (0.71%) Motorola