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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 89 95
Rank change year-on-year -40 +6 +5
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 933 1,491 1,543
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.79% 3.10% 3.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.20% 3.42% 3.46%
Number of salaries quoted 595 749 1,066
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £43,116 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,998 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.34% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £81,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £96,393 £95,000
UK median annual salary £48,250 £59,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.22% +24.21% -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 42,425 43,642 44,587
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.21% 90.74% 89.79%
Number of salaries quoted 25,405 21,401 34,519
10th Percentile £28,675 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,628 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 12 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 12 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 -41 270 £60,000 -7.48% 113
South East -52 169 £35,000 -44.00% 199
North of England -34 159 £42,500 -15.00% 124
Midlands -18 138 £40,000 -25.93% 85
North West 0 103 £42,500 -15.00% 53
West Midlands -9 93 £30,000 -45.45% 37
South West +8 89 £49,499 -3.89% 86
East of England -25 79 £48,750 -4.35% 86
East Midlands -14 45 £42,500 -15.00% 47
Yorkshire -48 33 £42,500 -6.59% 50
North East 0 23 £29,000 -35.56% 22
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 35 (3.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (3.00%) SharePoint
3 23 (2.47%) Confluence
4 11 (1.18%) WordPress
5 6 (0.64%) IIS
6 5 (0.54%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.43%) CMS
7 4 (0.43%) Tomcat
8 3 (0.32%) Apache
9 2 (0.21%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.11%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
10 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.11%) WildFly
Applications
1 77 (8.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (4.82%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (3.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.96%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.86%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.54%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.54%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.43%) SketchUp
8 3 (0.32%) Windchill
9 2 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
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
Business Applications
1 6 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.54%) Infor SunSystems
2 5 (0.54%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.43%) Distributed Ledger
3 4 (0.43%) NetSuite
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%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle BPM
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
1 171 (18.33%) Azure
2 91 (9.75%) Microsoft 365
3 85 (9.11%) AWS
4 68 (7.29%) Power Platform
5 43 (4.61%) Entra ID
6 26 (2.79%) Azure AI
6 26 (2.79%) SaaS
7 25 (2.68%) GCP
8 24 (2.57%) Amazon SageMaker
9 21 (2.25%) Vertex AI
10 20 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
11 15 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
12 12 (1.29%) GitHub
13 11 (1.18%) Serverless
14 10 (1.07%) OpenShift
15 9 (0.96%) Power Automate
15 9 (0.96%) PowerApps
16 8 (0.86%) Amazon EKS
16 8 (0.86%) AWS CloudFormation
16 8 (0.86%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 45 (4.82%) Firewall
2 35 (3.75%) Wireless
3 33 (3.54%) TCP/IP
4 30 (3.22%) VLAN
5 28 (3.00%) DNS
5 28 (3.00%) LAN
6 27 (2.89%) WAN
7 23 (2.47%) DHCP
8 22 (2.36%) VPN
9 18 (1.93%) Network Security
10 15 (1.61%) Broadband
11 10 (1.07%) BGP
11 10 (1.07%) Wi-Fi
12 9 (0.96%) OSPF
12 9 (0.96%) Structured Cabling
13 8 (0.86%) Cisco ASA
13 8 (0.86%) Cisco Nexus
13 8 (0.86%) Cisco Wireless
13 8 (0.86%) WAAS
13 8 (0.86%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (5.68%) Power BI
2 26 (2.79%) Tableau
3 18 (1.93%) Looker
3 18 (1.93%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.29%) Amazon RDS
5 11 (1.18%) Big Data
6 9 (0.96%) NoSQL
6 9 (0.96%) Power Query
7 8 (0.86%) Oracle Database
7 8 (0.86%) Relational Database
8 7 (0.75%) Hadoop
8 7 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
10 5 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.54%) Metadata
10 5 (0.54%) MongoDB
10 5 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
11 4 (0.43%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.43%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 31 (3.32%) JIRA
2 29 (3.11%) Git
3 12 (1.29%) GitLab
3 12 (1.29%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.64%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 4 (0.43%) Selenium
5 4 (0.43%) TestRail
5 4 (0.43%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.32%) Subversion
7 2 (0.21%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.21%) Robot Framework
7 2 (0.21%) Storybook
8 1 (0.11%) gulp
8 1 (0.11%) JUnit
8 1 (0.11%) Postman
8 1 (0.11%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.11%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.11%) webpack
General
1 480 (51.45%) Social Skills
2 217 (23.26%) Finance
3 193 (20.69%) Analytical Skills
4 163 (17.47%) Marketing
5 92 (9.86%) Law
6 84 (9.00%) Organisational Skills
7 63 (6.75%) Telecoms
8 52 (5.57%) Public Sector
9 48 (5.14%) Aerospace
10 46 (4.93%) Retail
11 45 (4.82%) Influencing Skills
12 38 (4.07%) Banking
13 37 (3.97%) Military
14 36 (3.86%) Billing
15 35 (3.75%) Legal
16 33 (3.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 28 (3.00%) Manufacturing
17 28 (3.00%) Pharmaceutical
18 27 (2.89%) Presentation Skills
19 24 (2.57%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 110 (11.79%) Analyst
2 84 (9.00%) Lead
3 77 (8.25%) Senior
4 67 (7.18%) IT Support
5 59 (6.32%) Developer
6 46 (4.93%) Business Analyst
7 38 (4.07%) Support Engineer
8 35 (3.75%) Architect
8 35 (3.75%) Systems Engineer
9 32 (3.43%) Consultant
10 30 (3.22%) Digital Analyst
11 27 (2.89%) Coordinator
12 26 (2.79%) Administrator
13 25 (2.68%) Digital Business Analyst
13 25 (2.68%) Junior
14 24 (2.57%) Technical Support
15 22 (2.36%) Data Analyst
16 21 (2.25%) IT Engineer
17 20 (2.14%) Operations Engineer
17 20 (2.14%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (5.25%) .NET
2 40 (4.29%) HTML
3 18 (1.93%) React
4 17 (1.82%) RESTful
5 15 (1.61%) .NET Core
6 13 (1.39%) CSS
7 12 (1.29%) AngularJS
7 12 (1.29%) Middleware
8 8 (0.86%) Kafka
9 7 (0.75%) Node.js
9 7 (0.75%) Spring
9 7 (0.75%) Spring Boot
10 6 (0.64%) REST
11 5 (0.54%) .NET Framework
11 5 (0.54%) ASP.NET
11 5 (0.54%) EDI
12 4 (0.43%) Django
12 4 (0.43%) HTML5
12 4 (0.43%) OAuth
12 4 (0.43%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 94 (10.08%) Onboarding
2 65 (6.97%) Self-Motivation
3 42 (4.50%) Management Information System
4 34 (3.64%) Driving Licence
5 31 (3.32%) Social Media
6 23 (2.47%) Product Ownership
7 22 (2.36%) Life Science
8 21 (2.25%) Pharmacovigilance
9 19 (2.04%) Data Centre
10 18 (1.93%) FMCG
11 15 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
12 13 (1.39%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 12 (1.29%) Algorithms
13 12 (1.29%) Security Posture
14 11 (1.18%) Cloud Native
15 9 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
15 9 (0.96%) Data Structures
15 9 (0.96%) Hedge funds
16 8 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
16 8 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 88 (9.43%) Windows
2 41 (4.39%) Windows Server
3 26 (2.79%) Linux
4 13 (1.39%) Windows Server 2012
5 10 (1.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 10 (1.07%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.86%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.43%) CentOS
7 4 (0.43%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.43%) Unix
7 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.32%) AIX
8 3 (0.32%) Debian
9 2 (0.21%) Android
9 2 (0.21%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.11%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (28.40%) Problem-Solving
2 198 (21.22%) Agile
3 172 (18.44%) Continuous Improvement
4 108 (11.58%) Analytics
5 102 (10.93%) Project Management
6 88 (9.43%) CRM
7 87 (9.32%) Coaching
8 80 (8.57%) Customer Service
8 80 (8.57%) Decision-Making
8 80 (8.57%) Project Delivery
9 77 (8.25%) B2B
9 77 (8.25%) Service Delivery
10 75 (8.04%) Computer Science
11 74 (7.93%) AI
11 74 (7.93%) Cybersecurity
12 73 (7.82%) Stakeholder Management
13 70 (7.50%) Business Intelligence
13 70 (7.50%) E-Commerce
13 70 (7.50%) Process Improvement
14 68 (7.29%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 83 (8.90%) SQL
2 65 (6.97%) Python
3 48 (5.14%) PowerShell
4 36 (3.86%) C#
5 35 (3.75%) Java
6 25 (2.68%) JavaScript
7 13 (1.39%) Bash
8 10 (1.07%) VBA
9 6 (0.64%) C++
9 6 (0.64%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.54%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.54%) VB.NET
11 4 (0.43%) Bicep
11 4 (0.43%) Scala
12 3 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.32%) Go
12 3 (0.32%) PHP
12 3 (0.32%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.21%) Perl
13 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 240 (25.72%) Degree
2 81 (8.68%) Security Cleared
3 47 (5.04%) Computer Science Degree
3 47 (5.04%) SC Cleared
4 38 (4.07%) Master's Degree
5 30 (3.22%) DBS Check
5 30 (3.22%) DV Cleared
6 26 (2.79%) CISSP
7 24 (2.57%) BPSS Clearance
8 21 (2.25%) PMI Certification
9 19 (2.04%) PMP
10 18 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
11 17 (1.82%) Cisco Certification
12 13 (1.39%) HND
13 11 (1.18%) CISM
14 10 (1.07%) ACCA
14 10 (1.07%) HNC
14 10 (1.07%) MCP
15 9 (0.96%) CCIE
15 9 (0.96%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (8.25%) QA
2 48 (5.14%) Accessibility
3 47 (5.04%) GDPR
4 42 (4.50%) Data Quality
5 26 (2.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 24 (2.57%) PMO
7 23 (2.47%) EU AI Act
8 21 (2.25%) HIPAA
8 21 (2.25%) PSD2
8 21 (2.25%) Solvency II
9 20 (2.14%) Cyber Essentials
10 17 (1.82%) NIST
11 11 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 11 (1.18%) SLA
12 9 (0.96%) GRC
13 7 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 7 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 6 (0.64%) PCI DSS
15 5 (0.54%) ARP4761
15 5 (0.54%) NIST 800
System Software
1 72 (7.72%) Active Directory
2 25 (2.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (2.36%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.71%) Docker
5 8 (0.86%) ProxySG
6 7 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.64%) vSphere
8 5 (0.54%) Firmware
9 1 (0.11%) Apache ZooKeeper
9 1 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.11%) KVM
9 1 (0.11%) pfSense
Systems Management
1 34 (3.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (3.32%) Kubernetes
3 29 (3.11%) Terraform
4 13 (1.39%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 11 (1.18%) Ansible
6 9 (0.96%) FortiGate
6 9 (0.96%) Puppet
7 6 (0.64%) Grafana
8 4 (0.43%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.32%) Argo
9 3 (0.32%) cPanel
9 3 (0.32%) Netcool
9 3 (0.32%) Plesk
9 3 (0.32%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.32%) Rancher
9 3 (0.32%) SCCM
9 3 (0.32%) yum
10 2 (0.21%) Nagios
10 2 (0.21%) Nessus
Vendors
1 188 (20.15%) Microsoft
2 40 (4.29%) Google
3 32 (3.43%) Cisco
3 32 (3.43%) VMware
4 30 (3.22%) SAP
5 24 (2.57%) Salesforce
6 22 (2.36%) Oracle
7 19 (2.04%) ServiceNow
8 11 (1.18%) Adobe
8 11 (1.18%) BT
8 11 (1.18%) Guidewire
8 11 (1.18%) SolarWinds
9 10 (1.07%) HubSpot
10 9 (0.96%) Bloomberg
10 9 (0.96%) Infoblox
10 9 (0.96%) Reuters
10 9 (0.96%) SonicWALL
10 9 (0.96%) Veeam
10 9 (0.96%) WatchGuard
11 8 (0.86%) Blue Coat