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

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 91 90
Rank change year-on-year -41 -1 +9
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 949 1,477 1,775
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.73% 3.09% 3.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.15% 3.38% 3.52%
Number of salaries quoted 592 752 1,260
10th Percentile £28,000 £33,763 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £43,227 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.17% +14.29% -16.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £81,250 £72,433
90th Percentile £78,750 £97,446 £90,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £59,869 £47,500
% change year-on-year -20.66% +26.04% -24.00%

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 44,101 43,645 50,461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.53% 91.21% 88.93%
Number of salaries quoted 26,618 21,284 39,538
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £76,299 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 23 January 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 23 January 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 -51 280 £60,000 -4.00% 135
South East -38 172 £37,000 -40.80% 220
North of England -33 169 £42,500 -15.00% 143
Midlands -20 131 £41,000 -25.45% 123
North West -13 108 £45,000 -10.00% 55
South West 0 86 £44,000 -16.19% 86
West Midlands -20 85 £30,000 -46.67% 59
East of England -20 81 £50,000 -1.90% 81
East Midlands -10 46 £42,500 -15.00% 63
Yorkshire -50 39 £42,500 -15.00% 65
North East -8 22 £29,000 -27.50% 25
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 33 (3.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (3.16%) SharePoint
3 26 (2.74%) Confluence
4 12 (1.26%) WordPress
5 7 (0.74%) Apache Spark
5 7 (0.74%) CMS
6 6 (0.63%) IIS
7 4 (0.42%) Apache
7 4 (0.42%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.21%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.21%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 73 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (4.85%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (3.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.95%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.84%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.53%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.42%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.42%) SketchUp
8 3 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
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
10 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.11%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 7 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.53%) Infor SunSystems
2 5 (0.53%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.42%) Distributed Ledger
3 4 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.32%) Workday HCM
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%) Raiser’s Edge
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 MM
Cloud Services
1 180 (18.97%) Azure
2 99 (10.43%) AWS
3 92 (9.69%) Microsoft 365
4 67 (7.06%) Power Platform
5 39 (4.11%) Entra ID
6 35 (3.69%) GCP
7 29 (3.06%) SaaS
8 25 (2.63%) Azure AI
9 24 (2.53%) Amazon SageMaker
10 21 (2.21%) Vertex AI
11 18 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
12 14 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
12 14 (1.48%) GitHub
13 13 (1.37%) OpenShift
13 13 (1.37%) Serverless
14 11 (1.16%) Amazon EKS
15 10 (1.05%) AWS CloudFormation
16 9 (0.95%) Google Analytics
16 9 (0.95%) Power Automate
16 9 (0.95%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 49 (5.16%) Firewall
2 34 (3.58%) Wireless
3 31 (3.27%) VLAN
4 30 (3.16%) DNS
4 30 (3.16%) TCP/IP
5 26 (2.74%) LAN
5 26 (2.74%) VPN
6 24 (2.53%) DHCP
6 24 (2.53%) WAN
7 18 (1.90%) Network Security
8 14 (1.48%) Broadband
9 11 (1.16%) BGP
9 11 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
10 9 (0.95%) Cisco Nexus
10 9 (0.95%) OSPF
10 9 (0.95%) Structured Cabling
10 9 (0.95%) VoIP
11 8 (0.84%) Cisco ASA
11 8 (0.84%) Cisco Wireless
11 8 (0.84%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (5.69%) Power BI
2 26 (2.74%) Tableau
3 18 (1.90%) Looker
4 17 (1.79%) SQL Server
5 12 (1.26%) Big Data
5 12 (1.26%) NoSQL
6 11 (1.16%) Amazon RDS
6 11 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (0.95%) Hadoop
7 9 (0.95%) Power Query
7 9 (0.95%) Relational Database
8 8 (0.84%) Oracle Database
8 8 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (0.63%) BigQuery
9 6 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
10 5 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.53%) Metadata
10 5 (0.53%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.42%) Cloudera CDH
11 4 (0.42%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 34 (3.58%) JIRA
2 33 (3.48%) Git
3 15 (1.58%) Jenkins
4 14 (1.48%) GitLab
5 7 (0.74%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.42%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 4 (0.42%) Subversion
6 4 (0.42%) TestRail
6 4 (0.42%) 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
1 473 (49.84%) Social Skills
2 229 (24.13%) Finance
3 179 (18.86%) Analytical Skills
4 157 (16.54%) Marketing
5 95 (10.01%) Organisational Skills
6 92 (9.69%) Law
7 63 (6.64%) Telecoms
8 57 (6.01%) Aerospace
9 53 (5.58%) Public Sector
10 44 (4.64%) Influencing Skills
10 44 (4.64%) Retail
11 40 (4.21%) Legal
12 39 (4.11%) Banking
12 39 (4.11%) Military
13 35 (3.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 34 (3.58%) Billing
15 30 (3.16%) Presentation Skills
16 28 (2.95%) Pharmaceutical
17 26 (2.74%) Manufacturing
18 23 (2.42%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 114 (12.01%) Analyst
2 83 (8.75%) Senior
3 80 (8.43%) Lead
4 66 (6.95%) IT Support
5 65 (6.85%) Developer
6 45 (4.74%) Business Analyst
7 41 (4.32%) Support Engineer
8 39 (4.11%) Architect
9 35 (3.69%) Systems Engineer
10 32 (3.37%) Consultant
11 30 (3.16%) Digital Analyst
12 28 (2.95%) Coordinator
12 28 (2.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 26 (2.74%) Administrator
13 26 (2.74%) Junior
14 25 (2.63%) Digital Business Analyst
15 23 (2.42%) IT Engineer
16 21 (2.21%) Data Analyst
16 21 (2.21%) Technical Support
17 20 (2.11%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (5.58%) .NET
2 45 (4.74%) HTML
3 23 (2.42%) React
4 19 (2.00%) .NET Core
5 18 (1.90%) CSS
6 17 (1.79%) RESTful
7 13 (1.37%) AngularJS
7 13 (1.37%) Middleware
8 9 (0.95%) Node.js
8 9 (0.95%) Spring
8 9 (0.95%) Spring Boot
9 8 (0.84%) Kafka
10 7 (0.74%) ASP.NET
10 7 (0.74%) OAuth
10 7 (0.74%) REST
11 6 (0.63%) .NET Framework
11 6 (0.63%) PySpark
12 5 (0.53%) Django
12 5 (0.53%) EDI
12 5 (0.53%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 89 (9.38%) Onboarding
2 64 (6.74%) Self-Motivation
3 44 (4.64%) Management Information System
4 34 (3.58%) Driving Licence
4 34 (3.58%) Social Media
5 24 (2.53%) Product Ownership
6 22 (2.32%) Life Science
7 21 (2.21%) Data Centre
7 21 (2.21%) Pharmacovigilance
8 18 (1.90%) Cloud Native
8 18 (1.90%) FMCG
9 15 (1.58%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 14 (1.48%) Algorithms
11 13 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
12 12 (1.26%) Security Posture
13 10 (1.05%) Data Structures
14 8 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
15 7 (0.74%) IoT
15 7 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
15 7 (0.74%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 89 (9.38%) Windows
2 39 (4.11%) Windows Server
3 33 (3.48%) Linux
4 11 (1.16%) Windows Server 2012
5 10 (1.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (0.84%) Mac OS
6 8 (0.84%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.53%) CentOS
7 5 (0.53%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.53%) Unix
8 4 (0.42%) Android
8 4 (0.42%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.42%) Debian
8 4 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.32%) AIX
10 1 (0.11%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.11%) Rocky
10 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 279 (29.40%) Problem-Solving
2 214 (22.55%) Agile
3 174 (18.34%) Continuous Improvement
4 118 (12.43%) Analytics
5 96 (10.12%) Project Management
6 86 (9.06%) CRM
7 85 (8.96%) AI
8 84 (8.85%) Coaching
9 83 (8.75%) Computer Science
9 83 (8.75%) Service Delivery
10 82 (8.64%) Project Delivery
11 81 (8.54%) Decision-Making
12 78 (8.22%) Customer Service
12 78 (8.22%) Cybersecurity
13 74 (7.80%) DevOps
14 72 (7.59%) Stakeholder Management
15 70 (7.38%) Business Intelligence
16 69 (7.27%) Mentoring
17 68 (7.17%) B2B
18 67 (7.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 86 (9.06%) SQL
2 80 (8.43%) Python
3 47 (4.95%) PowerShell
4 41 (4.32%) C#
5 38 (4.00%) Java
6 31 (3.27%) JavaScript
7 15 (1.58%) Bash
8 9 (0.95%) TypeScript
9 8 (0.84%) C++
10 7 (0.74%) VBA
11 6 (0.63%) Scala
11 6 (0.63%) VB.NET
12 5 (0.53%) Kotlin
13 4 (0.42%) Bicep
13 4 (0.42%) Go
13 4 (0.42%) PHP
14 3 (0.32%) T-SQL
15 2 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 2 (0.21%) R
15 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 226 (23.81%) Degree
2 102 (10.75%) Security Cleared
3 52 (5.48%) SC Cleared
4 47 (4.95%) Computer Science Degree
5 39 (4.11%) DV Cleared
6 38 (4.00%) DBS Check
6 38 (4.00%) Master's Degree
7 28 (2.95%) CISSP
8 25 (2.63%) BPSS Clearance
9 21 (2.21%) PMI Certification
10 19 (2.00%) Microsoft Certification
10 19 (2.00%) PMP
11 18 (1.90%) Cisco Certification
12 14 (1.48%) HND
13 12 (1.26%) CISM
14 11 (1.16%) HNC
15 10 (1.05%) CCIE
15 10 (1.05%) CCNP
16 9 (0.95%) AWS Certification
16 9 (0.95%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (8.32%) QA
2 51 (5.37%) Accessibility
3 49 (5.16%) GDPR
4 46 (4.85%) Data Quality
5 29 (3.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 24 (2.53%) PMO
7 23 (2.42%) EU AI Act
8 22 (2.32%) Cyber Essentials
9 21 (2.21%) HIPAA
9 21 (2.21%) PSD2
9 21 (2.21%) Solvency II
10 19 (2.00%) NIST
11 12 (1.26%) SLA
12 11 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 9 (0.95%) GRC
14 8 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 15288
15 7 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 6 (0.63%) PCI DSS
17 5 (0.53%) ARP4761
17 5 (0.53%) JSP 440
System Software
1 71 (7.48%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (2.21%) Hyper-V
4 20 (2.11%) Docker
5 8 (0.84%) ProxySG
6 6 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.53%) Firmware
7 5 (0.53%) vSphere
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%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 40 (4.21%) Kubernetes
2 33 (3.48%) Terraform
3 31 (3.27%) Microsoft Intune
4 19 (2.00%) Ansible
5 12 (1.26%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (1.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 10 (1.05%) Puppet
7 8 (0.84%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.63%) Grafana
9 4 (0.42%) Argo
9 4 (0.42%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.42%) Rancher
9 4 (0.42%) yum
10 3 (0.32%) cPanel
10 3 (0.32%) Netcool
10 3 (0.32%) Plesk
10 3 (0.32%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.21%) Nessus
11 2 (0.21%) SCCM
11 2 (0.21%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 191 (20.13%) Microsoft
2 46 (4.85%) Google
3 30 (3.16%) Cisco
3 30 (3.16%) VMware
4 28 (2.95%) Salesforce
5 23 (2.42%) SAP
6 19 (2.00%) ServiceNow
7 18 (1.90%) Oracle
8 12 (1.26%) Adobe
9 11 (1.16%) Red Hat
9 11 (1.16%) SolarWinds
10 10 (1.05%) BT
10 10 (1.05%) HubSpot
11 9 (0.95%) Guidewire
11 9 (0.95%) Infoblox
11 9 (0.95%) Veeam
12 8 (0.84%) F5
12 8 (0.84%) Motorola
12 8 (0.84%) SonicWALL
12 8 (0.84%) WatchGuard