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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 89 105
Rank change year-on-year +5 +16 +9
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 2,056 1,395 1,669
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.01% 3.23% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.74% 3.64% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,301 689 845
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,400 £30,112
25th Percentile £36,750 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £52,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -3.67% -5.22%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year - -8.26% +3.60%

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 75,166 38,365 56,474
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.42% 88.79% 81.71%
Number of salaries quoted 53,189 22,080 32,110
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,215 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 19 September 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 19 September 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 +76 474 £45,000 - 351
London -42 443 £65,000 - 919
South East +1 428 £47,500 +6.36% 344
North West +87 285 £45,000 - 187
Midlands -1 280 £40,000 -5.88% 193
South West +4 270 £60,000 - 184
West Midlands -22 170 £42,500 -2.05% 130
East of England -35 134 £47,500 +24.18% 140
Yorkshire +46 130 £42,500 -27.35% 120
East Midlands +13 109 £32,500 -23.53% 63
North East -33 59 £57,500 +98.28% 47
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 85 (4.13%) SharePoint
2 39 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 26 (1.26%) Confluence
4 18 (0.88%) Apache Spark
5 13 (0.63%) CMS
6 12 (0.58%) WordPress
7 9 (0.44%) Apache
8 4 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.19%) nginx
8 4 (0.19%) SAS
9 2 (0.097%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.097%) Drupal
9 2 (0.097%) Gentran
9 2 (0.097%) IIS
9 2 (0.097%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.097%) Luigi
9 2 (0.097%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.097%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.049%) WebLogic Portal
Applications
1 143 (6.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 141 (6.86%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (0.83%) Revit
5 11 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 9 (0.44%) InDesign
7 9 (0.44%) Photoshop
7 9 (0.44%) Simulink
8 8 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
8 8 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
9 7 (0.34%) Navisworks
10 6 (0.29%) AutoCAD
11 5 (0.24%) Fusion 360
12 4 (0.19%) Adobe Premiere
12 4 (0.19%) CapCut
13 3 (0.15%) Chatbot
13 3 (0.15%) Maya
13 3 (0.15%) MS Visio
13 3 (0.15%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 26 (1.26%) NetSuite
2 14 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.29%) Dynamics NAV
3 6 (0.29%) Exchequer
4 4 (0.19%) SAP CRM
5 3 (0.15%) Shopify
5 3 (0.15%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.097%) Academy Housing
6 2 (0.097%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.097%) Maximo
6 2 (0.097%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.097%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.097%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.097%) Siebel CRM
7 1 (0.049%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.049%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.049%) Primavera
7 1 (0.049%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.049%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 270 (13.13%) Azure
2 197 (9.58%) Microsoft 365
3 184 (8.95%) AWS
4 172 (8.37%) Power Platform
5 90 (4.38%) SaaS
6 65 (3.16%) GCP
7 64 (3.11%) Azure DevOps
8 49 (2.38%) Entra ID
9 39 (1.90%) GitHub
9 39 (1.90%) Serverless
10 30 (1.46%) AWS CloudFormation
11 28 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
12 27 (1.31%) Google Analytics
13 25 (1.22%) Power Automate
14 24 (1.17%) OneDrive
15 23 (1.12%) Microsoft Copilot
16 22 (1.07%) OCI
17 19 (0.92%) Azure Data Factory
18 18 (0.88%) Snowflake
19 16 (0.78%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 72 (3.50%) Firewall
2 60 (2.92%) DNS
3 45 (2.19%) DHCP
4 41 (1.99%) TCP/IP
5 40 (1.95%) VPN
6 36 (1.75%) Network Security
7 27 (1.31%) HTTP
7 27 (1.31%) VLAN
7 27 (1.31%) WAN
8 24 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
9 18 (0.88%) Wireless
10 17 (0.83%) LAN
11 14 (0.68%) Broadband
12 12 (0.58%) BGP
13 10 (0.49%) SD-WAN
13 10 (0.49%) VoIP
14 8 (0.39%) Internet
15 7 (0.34%) AMQP
15 7 (0.34%) Remote Desktop
15 7 (0.34%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 147 (7.15%) Power BI
2 61 (2.97%) SQL Server
3 42 (2.04%) Relational Database
4 28 (1.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 24 (1.17%) BigQuery
5 24 (1.17%) Redis
6 22 (1.07%) Tableau
7 20 (0.97%) Big Data
8 19 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
9 18 (0.88%) Metadata
10 15 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
10 15 (0.73%) GIS
10 15 (0.73%) Semantic Layer
10 15 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.68%) MySQL
11 14 (0.68%) Power Query
12 13 (0.63%) Hadoop
13 11 (0.54%) NoSQL
14 9 (0.44%) Geospatial Data
15 7 (0.34%) Cloudera CDH
Development Applications
1 92 (4.47%) Git
2 80 (3.89%) JIRA
3 34 (1.65%) Jenkins
4 19 (0.92%) GitLab
5 8 (0.39%) Postman
6 7 (0.34%) Bitbucket
6 7 (0.34%) Rational DOORS
6 7 (0.34%) Visual Studio Code
7 5 (0.24%) LabVIEW
7 5 (0.24%) MSI
8 4 (0.19%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.19%) Maven
8 4 (0.19%) Storybook
9 3 (0.15%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 3 (0.15%) Eclipse
9 3 (0.15%) JUnit
9 3 (0.15%) Mercurial
9 3 (0.15%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.15%) TeamCity
9 3 (0.15%) Visual Studio
General
1 935 (45.48%) Social Skills
2 455 (22.13%) Finance
3 344 (16.73%) Analytical Skills
4 241 (11.72%) Organisational Skills
5 186 (9.05%) Marketing
6 160 (7.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 151 (7.34%) Public Sector
8 143 (6.96%) Aerospace
9 110 (5.35%) Manufacturing
10 105 (5.11%) Legal
11 97 (4.72%) Law
12 96 (4.67%) Retail
13 86 (4.18%) Presentation Skills
14 74 (3.60%) Electronics
15 69 (3.36%) Influencing Skills
16 68 (3.31%) Telecoms
17 45 (2.19%) Banking
18 40 (1.95%) Military
19 33 (1.61%) Local Government
20 32 (1.56%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 251 (12.21%) Senior
2 179 (8.71%) Developer
3 174 (8.46%) Analyst
4 155 (7.54%) Lead
5 85 (4.13%) Software Engineer
6 78 (3.79%) IT Support
7 66 (3.21%) Cloud Engineer
8 58 (2.82%) IT Manager
9 57 (2.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 56 (2.72%) Consultant
11 54 (2.63%) Architect
12 52 (2.53%) Security Engineer
13 49 (2.38%) Development Manager
13 49 (2.38%) Support Analyst
13 49 (2.38%) Support Engineer
14 46 (2.24%) Business Development Manager
14 46 (2.24%) Business Manager
15 45 (2.19%) Senior Developer
16 43 (2.09%) Software Developer
17 42 (2.04%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 90 (4.38%) Node.js
2 80 (3.89%) REST
3 62 (3.02%) HTML
3 62 (3.02%) Terraform
4 49 (2.38%) .NET
4 49 (2.38%) CSS
5 36 (1.75%) React
6 29 (1.41%) Middleware
7 28 (1.36%) Vue
8 27 (1.31%) AngularJS
9 26 (1.26%) RESTful
10 24 (1.17%) JSON
10 24 (1.17%) SOAP
11 22 (1.07%) EDI
12 17 (0.83%) Kafka
13 16 (0.78%) .NET Core
13 16 (0.78%) XML
14 15 (0.73%) .NET Framework
14 15 (0.73%) OAuth
14 15 (0.73%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 126 (6.13%) Onboarding
2 118 (5.74%) Management Information System
3 110 (5.35%) Driving Licence
4 82 (3.99%) Product Ownership
4 82 (3.99%) Self-Motivation
5 53 (2.58%) Cloud Native
6 43 (2.09%) Social Media
7 32 (1.56%) Public Cloud
8 31 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
9 23 (1.12%) Analogue Electronics
9 23 (1.12%) NHS
10 22 (1.07%) Algorithms
10 22 (1.07%) Blog
11 20 (0.97%) Data Centre
11 20 (0.97%) Data Structures
11 20 (0.97%) Virtual Team
12 19 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
13 16 (0.78%) Security Posture
14 14 (0.68%) EPoS
14 14 (0.68%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 131 (6.37%) Windows
2 87 (4.23%) Linux
3 51 (2.48%) Windows Server
4 14 (0.68%) Unix
5 12 (0.58%) Mac OS
6 11 (0.54%) FreeRTOS
6 11 (0.54%) Windows 10
7 10 (0.49%) Ubuntu
8 9 (0.44%) CentOS
9 8 (0.39%) Debian
9 8 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 6 (0.29%) Android
11 3 (0.15%) VMS
12 2 (0.097%) Rocky
12 2 (0.097%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.049%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 637 (30.98%) Problem-Solving
2 618 (30.06%) Continuous Improvement
3 396 (19.26%) Agile
4 298 (14.49%) Decision-Making
5 257 (12.50%) Customer Service
6 234 (11.38%) AI
7 233 (11.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 216 (10.51%) Analytics
9 214 (10.41%) Mentoring
10 200 (9.73%) CRM
11 199 (9.68%) Project Delivery
12 196 (9.53%) CI/CD
13 188 (9.14%) Service Delivery
14 187 (9.10%) Cyber Intelligence
15 178 (8.66%) Roadmaps
16 160 (7.78%) Validation
17 159 (7.73%) Collaborative Culture
18 158 (7.68%) Project Management
19 154 (7.49%) Software Engineering
20 151 (7.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 224 (10.89%) SQL
2 179 (8.71%) Python
3 111 (5.40%) JavaScript
4 77 (3.75%) Java
5 68 (3.31%) TypeScript
6 65 (3.16%) C#
7 58 (2.82%) C
8 42 (2.04%) PowerShell
9 25 (1.22%) PHP
10 22 (1.07%) C++
11 20 (0.97%) VBA
12 17 (0.83%) Embedded C
13 16 (0.78%) Bash
14 15 (0.73%) ABAP
14 15 (0.73%) MATLAB
15 14 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 9 (0.44%) Bicep
17 8 (0.39%) T-SQL
18 6 (0.29%) Go
18 6 (0.29%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 318 (15.47%) Degree
2 233 (11.33%) Security Cleared
3 109 (5.30%) SC Cleared
4 80 (3.89%) DV Cleared
5 53 (2.58%) DBS Check
6 48 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
7 47 (2.29%) Computer Science Degree
8 41 (1.99%) ACCA
9 35 (1.70%) CIMA
10 28 (1.36%) HND
11 27 (1.31%) CISSP
11 27 (1.31%) HNC
12 25 (1.22%) Master's Degree
13 23 (1.12%) PMI Certification
14 18 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
14 18 (0.88%) PMP
15 16 (0.78%) Chartered Engineer
15 16 (0.78%) CISM
15 16 (0.78%) Postgraduate
16 13 (0.63%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 135 (6.57%) QA
2 107 (5.20%) Accessibility
3 100 (4.86%) Data Quality
4 67 (3.26%) GDPR
5 34 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 31 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials
7 27 (1.31%) PMO
8 25 (1.22%) GAAP
9 24 (1.17%) SLA
10 20 (0.97%) NIST
11 18 (0.88%) WCAG
12 12 (0.58%) TickIT
13 11 (0.54%) Good Clinical Practice
14 10 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 9 (0.44%) NCSC
16 8 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
16 8 (0.39%) PCI DSS
17 7 (0.34%) ISO 9001
18 6 (0.29%) ISO 19650
18 6 (0.29%) PERC
System Software
1 79 (3.84%) Active Directory
2 43 (2.09%) Docker
3 25 (1.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (1.07%) Firmware
4 22 (1.07%) Hyper-V
5 17 (0.83%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (0.24%) ClearTrust
7 2 (0.097%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.049%) KVM
8 1 (0.049%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.049%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.049%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.049%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 68 (3.31%) Kubernetes
2 47 (2.29%) Microsoft Intune
3 39 (1.90%) Ansible
4 11 (0.54%) Puppet
5 10 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (0.44%) SCCM
7 6 (0.29%) Grafana
7 6 (0.29%) Hadoop YARN
7 6 (0.29%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.15%) BMC PATROL
9 3 (0.15%) Control-M
9 3 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.15%) Nessus
9 3 (0.15%) Plesk
9 3 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (0.15%) WhatsUp Gold
10 2 (0.097%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.097%) Kibana
10 2 (0.097%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 457 (22.23%) Microsoft
2 64 (3.11%) Google
3 58 (2.82%) Salesforce
4 47 (2.29%) Oracle
5 43 (2.09%) SAP
6 35 (1.70%) ServiceNow
6 35 (1.70%) VMware
7 32 (1.56%) Cisco
7 32 (1.56%) Sage
8 27 (1.31%) Adobe
8 27 (1.31%) Databricks
9 22 (1.07%) YouTube
10 19 (0.92%) HubSpot
11 15 (0.73%) Civica
11 15 (0.73%) Fortinet
11 15 (0.73%) Palo Alto
12 13 (0.63%) iManage
13 12 (0.58%) IBM
13 12 (0.58%) Red Hat
14 10 (0.49%) Juniper