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

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 82 90
Rank change year-on-year -39 +8 +33
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,285 1,478 2,502
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.56% 3.75% 2.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.13% 4.04% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 776 661 1,735
10th Percentile £30,087 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,469 £41,250 £37,344
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -16.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £88,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +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 60,235 36,560 77,318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 72.97% 92.70% 82.34%
Number of salaries quoted 42,304 19,913 56,146
10th Percentile £30,625 £29,000 £29,266
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%

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 13 June 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 13 June 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 -52 374 £65,000 - 131
South East -27 263 £50,000 - 127
North of England +14 259 £53,350 +6.70% 122
Midlands -1 195 £42,500 -19.05% 107
North West +36 154 £47,500 -5.00% 79
West Midlands -36 98 £45,000 -18.18% 54
East Midlands +13 96 £40,000 -5.88% 53
South West -39 89 £38,738 -32.63% 54
Yorkshire -22 75 £60,425 +3.29% 30
East of England -59 75 £55,000 +57.14% 43
North East -26 30 £57,500 +64.29% 14
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 45 (3.50%) SharePoint
2 40 (3.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.25%) WordPress
4 15 (1.17%) CMS
5 14 (1.09%) Confluence
6 9 (0.70%) SAS
7 7 (0.54%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.47%) Apache
8 6 (0.47%) IIS
9 4 (0.31%) GeoServer
10 2 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.16%) Drupal
10 2 (0.16%) Gentran
10 2 (0.16%) Jupyter
10 2 (0.16%) Luigi
10 2 (0.16%) nginx
11 1 (0.078%) OpenStack
Applications
1 61 (4.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (4.12%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.32%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.39%) Fusion 360
7 5 (0.39%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.31%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.31%) InDesign
8 4 (0.31%) Simulink
9 3 (0.23%) Blender
9 3 (0.23%) Maya
9 3 (0.23%) Stateflow
10 2 (0.16%) Trello
11 1 (0.078%) Lightworks
11 1 (0.078%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.25%) NetSuite
2 11 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.39%) SAP HR
5 4 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.16%) Distributed Ledger
6 2 (0.16%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.16%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.078%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.078%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.078%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.078%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.078%) Shopify
7 1 (0.078%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 240 (18.68%) Azure
2 171 (13.31%) AWS
3 122 (9.49%) Microsoft 365
4 115 (8.95%) Power Platform
5 63 (4.90%) GCP
6 58 (4.51%) SaaS
7 46 (3.58%) Azure DevOps
7 46 (3.58%) Entra ID
8 35 (2.72%) Serverless
9 28 (2.18%) GitHub
10 26 (2.02%) AWS CloudFormation
11 25 (1.95%) Google Analytics
12 24 (1.87%) Dynamics 365
13 19 (1.48%) Figma
14 16 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
15 15 (1.17%) Boomi
16 13 (1.01%) Power Automate
17 12 (0.93%) Salesforce Service Cloud
17 12 (0.93%) Snowflake
18 11 (0.86%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 76 (5.91%) Firewall
2 38 (2.96%) Network Security
3 37 (2.88%) VLAN
3 37 (2.88%) VPN
4 35 (2.72%) DNS
5 32 (2.49%) WAN
6 29 (2.26%) DHCP
7 26 (2.02%) Wireless
8 24 (1.87%) LAN
8 24 (1.87%) TCP/IP
9 20 (1.56%) BGP
9 20 (1.56%) Broadband
9 20 (1.56%) HTTP
10 16 (1.25%) Cisco Nexus
10 16 (1.25%) SNMP
11 14 (1.09%) Cisco ASA
11 14 (1.09%) EIGRP
11 14 (1.09%) OSPF
11 14 (1.09%) WAAS
11 14 (1.09%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (8.17%) Power BI
2 33 (2.57%) SQL Server
3 25 (1.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 24 (1.87%) Tableau
5 22 (1.71%) BigQuery
6 16 (1.25%) GIS
6 16 (1.25%) MySQL
7 14 (1.09%) Big Data
7 14 (1.09%) Metadata
7 14 (1.09%) PostgreSQL
7 14 (1.09%) Relational Database
7 14 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 12 (0.93%) Semantic Layer
9 11 (0.86%) NoSQL
10 7 (0.54%) Data Lake
10 7 (0.54%) Redis
11 6 (0.47%) Power Query
12 5 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.39%) Hadoop
12 5 (0.39%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 60 (4.67%) Git
2 44 (3.42%) JIRA
3 30 (2.33%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.25%) GitLab
5 9 (0.70%) Postman
6 5 (0.39%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.31%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.23%) LabVIEW
8 3 (0.23%) Selenium
9 2 (0.16%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.16%) MSTest
9 2 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.16%) Subversion
10 1 (0.078%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.078%) Qt Creator
10 1 (0.078%) Storybook
10 1 (0.078%) TestRail
General
1 559 (43.50%) Social Skills
2 326 (25.37%) Finance
3 253 (19.69%) Analytical Skills
4 132 (10.27%) Marketing
5 120 (9.34%) Organisational Skills
6 95 (7.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 92 (7.16%) Legal
8 87 (6.77%) Public Sector
9 78 (6.07%) Law
10 62 (4.82%) Aerospace
11 56 (4.36%) Retail
12 53 (4.12%) Telecoms
13 52 (4.05%) Influencing Skills
14 37 (2.88%) Manufacturing
15 36 (2.80%) Banking
16 29 (2.26%) Electronics
16 29 (2.26%) Local Government
17 26 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
18 22 (1.71%) Advertising
19 21 (1.63%) Military
Job Titles
1 183 (14.24%) Senior
2 122 (9.49%) Analyst
3 95 (7.39%) Developer
4 85 (6.61%) Lead
5 59 (4.59%) Consultant
6 48 (3.74%) Systems Engineer
7 46 (3.58%) Support Engineer
8 44 (3.42%) Architect
9 43 (3.35%) IT Support
9 43 (3.35%) Software Engineer
10 40 (3.11%) Delivery Manager
11 36 (2.80%) IT Manager
11 36 (2.80%) Senior Manager
12 35 (2.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 27 (2.10%) Business Analyst
13 27 (2.10%) Senior Developer
14 23 (1.79%) Network Engineer
14 23 (1.79%) Technical Manager
15 22 (1.71%) Financial Controller
15 22 (1.71%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (3.89%) Node.js
2 49 (3.81%) REST
3 45 (3.50%) .NET
4 37 (2.88%) React
5 29 (2.26%) HTML
6 28 (2.18%) JSON
7 26 (2.02%) XML
8 24 (1.87%) .NET Core
9 23 (1.79%) CSS
10 19 (1.48%) Vue
11 18 (1.40%) EDI
12 17 (1.32%) SOAP
13 16 (1.25%) Middleware
14 15 (1.17%) Next.js
15 14 (1.09%) OAuth
16 13 (1.01%) AWS CDK
17 12 (0.93%) AngularJS
17 12 (0.93%) RESTful
18 9 (0.70%) OpenID
18 9 (0.70%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 73 (5.68%) Onboarding
2 64 (4.98%) Management Information System
3 59 (4.59%) Product Ownership
4 47 (3.66%) Cloud Native
5 45 (3.50%) Driving Licence
6 35 (2.72%) Data Centre
6 35 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
6 35 (2.72%) Social Media
7 27 (2.10%) Public Cloud
8 23 (1.79%) Algorithms
8 23 (1.79%) Data Structures
9 21 (1.63%) Greenfield Project
10 20 (1.56%) Blog
11 17 (1.32%) Security Posture
12 15 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
12 15 (1.17%) NHS
13 14 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
13 14 (1.09%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 12 (0.93%) EPoS
15 11 (0.86%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 110 (8.56%) Windows
2 59 (4.59%) Linux
3 43 (3.35%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.78%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.62%) Ubuntu
6 7 (0.54%) Android
6 7 (0.54%) CentOS
6 7 (0.54%) Unix
7 6 (0.47%) Debian
8 4 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.31%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.23%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.23%) VMS
9 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.16%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.16%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.078%) Rocky
11 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 441 (34.32%) Problem-Solving
2 300 (23.35%) Continuous Improvement
3 273 (21.25%) Agile
4 181 (14.09%) Decision-Making
5 158 (12.30%) Analytics
5 158 (12.30%) Mentoring
6 147 (11.44%) Roadmaps
7 141 (10.97%) AI
8 138 (10.74%) Service Delivery
9 126 (9.81%) CI/CD
10 118 (9.18%) DevOps
11 113 (8.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 111 (8.64%) Validation
13 110 (8.56%) Customer Service
14 109 (8.48%) Computer Science
15 108 (8.40%) Cybersecurity
16 101 (7.86%) Project Management
17 99 (7.70%) Coaching
18 97 (7.55%) CRM
19 95 (7.39%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 157 (12.22%) SQL
2 153 (11.91%) Python
3 57 (4.44%) C#
4 52 (4.05%) JavaScript
5 50 (3.89%) Java
6 41 (3.19%) TypeScript
7 39 (3.04%) PowerShell
8 20 (1.56%) C
9 19 (1.48%) C++
10 15 (1.17%) PHP
10 15 (1.17%) VBA
11 13 (1.01%) Bash
11 13 (1.01%) T-SQL
12 12 (0.93%) Embedded C
13 10 (0.78%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.70%) VB
15 8 (0.62%) Bicep
16 6 (0.47%) Scala
17 5 (0.39%) ABAP
17 5 (0.39%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 232 (18.05%) Degree
2 121 (9.42%) Security Cleared
3 52 (4.05%) SC Cleared
4 49 (3.81%) DBS Check
5 45 (3.50%) DV Cleared
6 41 (3.19%) ACCA
7 38 (2.96%) Computer Science Degree
8 37 (2.88%) CISSP
9 35 (2.72%) CIMA
10 32 (2.49%) BPSS Clearance
11 26 (2.02%) Master's Degree
12 23 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
12 23 (1.79%) PMI Certification
13 22 (1.71%) Cisco Certification
14 20 (1.56%) CCNP
14 20 (1.56%) PMP
15 16 (1.25%) CCIE
16 15 (1.17%) HND
17 14 (1.09%) CISM
18 13 (1.01%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (6.46%) QA
2 79 (6.15%) Data Quality
3 62 (4.82%) Accessibility
4 40 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 40 (3.11%) PMO
5 31 (2.41%) GDPR
6 23 (1.79%) NIST
7 22 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials
7 22 (1.71%) GAAP
8 12 (0.93%) SLA
8 12 (0.93%) TickIT
9 10 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 9 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (0.54%) Good Clinical Practice
11 7 (0.54%) Government Security Classifications
11 7 (0.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 7 (0.54%) JSP 440
11 7 (0.54%) PCI DSS
11 7 (0.54%) WCAG
12 5 (0.39%) Def Stans
System Software
1 58 (4.51%) Active Directory
2 30 (2.33%) Docker
3 22 (1.71%) Hyper-V
4 14 (1.09%) ProxySG
5 13 (1.01%) Firmware
5 13 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
6 10 (0.78%) Embedded Firmware
7 6 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.31%) ClearTrust
8 4 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.16%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.16%) vSphere
10 1 (0.078%) XenApp
10 1 (0.078%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 52 (4.05%) Kubernetes
2 50 (3.89%) Terraform
3 29 (2.26%) Ansible
4 19 (1.48%) SCCM
5 15 (1.17%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.54%) Puppet
8 5 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.31%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.31%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.31%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.31%) ServiceCenter
10 3 (0.23%) Argo
10 3 (0.23%) Grafana
10 3 (0.23%) Kibana
10 3 (0.23%) Plesk
10 3 (0.23%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.16%) Dell DRAC
11 2 (0.16%) Rancher
11 2 (0.16%) vRealize
Vendors
1 267 (20.78%) Microsoft
2 53 (4.12%) Google
3 45 (3.50%) Salesforce
4 35 (2.72%) Cisco
5 32 (2.49%) ServiceNow
6 23 (1.79%) VMware
7 19 (1.48%) Adobe
8 18 (1.40%) Remedy
9 17 (1.32%) SAP
10 16 (1.25%) Oracle
11 15 (1.17%) Databricks
11 15 (1.17%) SolarWinds
12 14 (1.09%) Blue Coat
12 14 (1.09%) CheckPoint
12 14 (1.09%) F5
12 14 (1.09%) Infoblox
12 14 (1.09%) Motorola
13 13 (1.01%) Palo Alto
14 10 (0.78%) iManage
14 10 (0.78%) Pardot