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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 89 90
Rank change year-on-year -45 +1 +7
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 946 1,431 2,032
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.61% 3.19% 3.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.02% 3.46% 3.52%
Number of salaries quoted 604 733 1,495
10th Percentile £28,500 £36,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +17.65% -15.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £81,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,768 £97,393 £87,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +26.32% -20.83%

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 46,773 41,385 57,807
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 79.76% 92.14% 88.11%
Number of salaries quoted 28,477 20,477 45,736
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £40,702
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,100 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 February 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 February 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 -49 273 £60,000 -7.48% 148
South East -35 191 £40,000 -38.46% 140
North of England -39 164 £42,875 -14.25% 97
Midlands -41 125 £42,500 -21.30% 67
North West -9 100 £45,000 -17.87% 48
South West -10 82 £47,500 -12.04% 48
West Midlands -28 78 £30,000 -45.45% 46
East of England -30 76 £55,000 +7.91% 32
East Midlands -18 47 £42,500 -15.00% 20
Yorkshire -59 44 £42,500 -12.82% 34
North East -12 20 £43,250 +23.57% 18
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 37 (3.91%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (3.70%) SharePoint
3 27 (2.85%) Confluence
4 13 (1.37%) WordPress
5 9 (0.95%) CMS
6 8 (0.85%) IIS
7 7 (0.74%) Apache Spark
8 4 (0.42%) Apache
8 4 (0.42%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.21%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.21%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.11%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 62 (6.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (3.81%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (2.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.27%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.85%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.53%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.42%) SketchUp
8 2 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.21%) Simulink
8 2 (0.21%) Trello
9 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.11%) InDesign
9 1 (0.11%) Sketch
9 1 (0.11%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 9 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.53%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.42%) Distributed Ledger
3 4 (0.42%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.32%) Infor SunSystems
4 3 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
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
5 2 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
5 2 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.11%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.11%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.11%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.11%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 189 (19.98%) Azure
2 104 (10.99%) AWS
3 99 (10.47%) Microsoft 365
4 78 (8.25%) Power Platform
5 43 (4.55%) Entra ID
6 34 (3.59%) GCP
6 34 (3.59%) SaaS
7 25 (2.64%) Azure AI
8 24 (2.54%) Amazon SageMaker
9 21 (2.22%) Vertex AI
10 18 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
11 16 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (1.59%) GitHub
12 15 (1.59%) Serverless
13 14 (1.48%) OpenShift
14 13 (1.37%) Google Analytics
15 11 (1.16%) Amazon EKS
15 11 (1.16%) AWS CloudFormation
16 10 (1.06%) Azure Machine Learning
16 10 (1.06%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 46 (4.86%) Firewall
2 34 (3.59%) Wireless
3 33 (3.49%) VPN
4 31 (3.28%) VLAN
5 30 (3.17%) DNS
6 26 (2.75%) TCP/IP
7 25 (2.64%) WAN
8 24 (2.54%) LAN
9 23 (2.43%) DHCP
10 20 (2.11%) Network Security
11 16 (1.69%) BGP
12 11 (1.16%) Broadband
12 11 (1.16%) Cisco Nexus
12 11 (1.16%) OSPF
13 10 (1.06%) Cisco ASA
13 10 (1.06%) Cisco Wireless
13 10 (1.06%) EIGRP
13 10 (1.06%) SNMP
13 10 (1.06%) WAAS
13 10 (1.06%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (7.08%) Power BI
2 25 (2.64%) Tableau
3 24 (2.54%) SQL Server
4 18 (1.90%) Looker
5 14 (1.48%) NoSQL
5 14 (1.48%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (1.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 11 (1.16%) Big Data
7 11 (1.16%) Relational Database
8 10 (1.06%) MySQL
9 9 (0.95%) Hadoop
9 9 (0.95%) Power Query
10 8 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
11 7 (0.74%) MongoDB
11 7 (0.74%) Oracle Database
11 7 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 6 (0.63%) BigQuery
12 6 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
13 5 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
13 5 (0.53%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 38 (4.02%) JIRA
2 37 (3.91%) Git
3 18 (1.90%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.69%) GitLab
5 7 (0.74%) Bitbucket
6 5 (0.53%) Subversion
7 4 (0.42%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 4 (0.42%) TestRail
7 4 (0.42%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
8 3 (0.32%) Selenium
9 2 (0.21%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.21%) Robot Framework
9 2 (0.21%) Storybook
10 1 (0.11%) gulp
10 1 (0.11%) Postman
10 1 (0.11%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.11%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.11%) webpack
General
1 461 (48.73%) Social Skills
2 233 (24.63%) Finance
3 194 (20.51%) Analytical Skills
4 157 (16.60%) Marketing
5 97 (10.25%) Organisational Skills
6 82 (8.67%) Law
7 60 (6.34%) Telecoms
8 51 (5.39%) Aerospace
9 50 (5.29%) Public Sector
10 43 (4.55%) Retail
11 41 (4.33%) Banking
12 39 (4.12%) Legal
13 37 (3.91%) Military
14 35 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 34 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
16 31 (3.28%) Billing
17 30 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
18 27 (2.85%) Pharmaceutical
19 21 (2.22%) Manufacturing
20 18 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 114 (12.05%) Analyst
2 82 (8.67%) Senior
3 75 (7.93%) Lead
4 67 (7.08%) Developer
5 57 (6.03%) IT Support
6 44 (4.65%) Business Analyst
7 41 (4.33%) Architect
8 40 (4.23%) Support Engineer
9 31 (3.28%) Consultant
10 30 (3.17%) Account Manager
10 30 (3.17%) Digital Analyst
11 29 (3.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 28 (2.96%) Systems Engineer
13 26 (2.75%) Data Analyst
13 26 (2.75%) Junior
14 25 (2.64%) Coordinator
14 25 (2.64%) Digital Business Analyst
15 23 (2.43%) Administrator
16 22 (2.33%) IT Engineer
17 21 (2.22%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (5.60%) .NET
2 46 (4.86%) HTML
3 25 (2.64%) React
4 20 (2.11%) .NET Core
5 19 (2.01%) CSS
6 17 (1.80%) RESTful
7 13 (1.37%) AngularJS
7 13 (1.37%) Middleware
8 10 (1.06%) Node.js
8 10 (1.06%) Spring
8 10 (1.06%) Spring Boot
9 9 (0.95%) REST
10 8 (0.85%) JSON
10 8 (0.85%) Kafka
10 8 (0.85%) XML
11 7 (0.74%) ASP.NET
11 7 (0.74%) OAuth
12 6 (0.63%) .NET Framework
12 6 (0.63%) EDI
12 6 (0.63%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 88 (9.30%) Onboarding
2 55 (5.81%) Self-Motivation
3 44 (4.65%) Management Information System
4 35 (3.70%) Social Media
5 34 (3.59%) Driving Licence
6 28 (2.96%) Product Ownership
7 22 (2.33%) Data Centre
7 22 (2.33%) Life Science
8 21 (2.22%) Pharmacovigilance
9 19 (2.01%) Cloud Native
10 18 (1.90%) Algorithms
10 18 (1.90%) FMCG
11 17 (1.80%) Data Structures
12 13 (1.37%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 10 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
14 9 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
14 9 (0.95%) PKI
15 8 (0.85%) NHS
15 8 (0.85%) Security Posture
16 7 (0.74%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 94 (9.94%) Windows
2 38 (4.02%) Windows Server
3 33 (3.49%) Linux
4 10 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 9 (0.95%) Windows Server 2012
6 8 (0.85%) Mac OS
6 8 (0.85%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.53%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.53%) Unix
7 5 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.42%) Android
8 4 (0.42%) CentOS
8 4 (0.42%) Debian
8 4 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.32%) AIX
9 3 (0.32%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.11%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.11%) Rocky
10 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 283 (29.92%) Problem-Solving
2 217 (22.94%) Agile
3 183 (19.34%) Continuous Improvement
4 122 (12.90%) Analytics
5 95 (10.04%) AI
6 90 (9.51%) Computer Science
6 90 (9.51%) CRM
7 87 (9.20%) Service Delivery
8 84 (8.88%) Coaching
8 84 (8.88%) Decision-Making
9 83 (8.77%) Project Management
10 78 (8.25%) DevOps
11 75 (7.93%) Project Delivery
12 74 (7.82%) Business Intelligence
13 72 (7.61%) Stakeholder Management
14 71 (7.51%) Customer Service
14 71 (7.51%) Mentoring
15 70 (7.40%) Cybersecurity
16 68 (7.19%) Process Improvement
16 68 (7.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 98 (10.36%) SQL
2 97 (10.25%) Python
3 51 (5.39%) PowerShell
4 42 (4.44%) C#
5 41 (4.33%) Java
6 34 (3.59%) JavaScript
7 16 (1.69%) Bash
8 11 (1.16%) TypeScript
9 8 (0.85%) C++
9 8 (0.85%) T-SQL
10 7 (0.74%) VBA
11 6 (0.63%) Go
11 6 (0.63%) Scala
11 6 (0.63%) VB.NET
12 4 (0.42%) Bicep
12 4 (0.42%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.42%) PHP
13 2 (0.21%) ABAP
13 2 (0.21%) R
13 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 216 (22.83%) Degree
2 106 (11.21%) Security Cleared
3 53 (5.60%) SC Cleared
4 48 (5.07%) Computer Science Degree
5 43 (4.55%) DV Cleared
6 39 (4.12%) DBS Check
7 35 (3.70%) Master's Degree
8 23 (2.43%) BPSS Clearance
8 23 (2.43%) CISSP
9 19 (2.01%) Cisco Certification
10 18 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
11 16 (1.69%) PMI Certification
12 14 (1.48%) PMP
13 12 (1.27%) CCIE
13 12 (1.27%) CCNP
13 12 (1.27%) CISM
14 11 (1.16%) HND
15 8 (0.85%) AWS Certification
15 8 (0.85%) Azure Certification
15 8 (0.85%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (7.51%) QA
2 53 (5.60%) Accessibility
3 52 (5.50%) Data Quality
4 43 (4.55%) GDPR
5 40 (4.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 23 (2.43%) EU AI Act
6 23 (2.43%) PMO
7 21 (2.22%) HIPAA
7 21 (2.22%) PSD2
7 21 (2.22%) Solvency II
8 16 (1.69%) NIST
9 15 (1.59%) SLA
10 13 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 7 (0.74%) GRC
13 5 (0.53%) ARP4761
13 5 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.53%) ISO 9001
13 5 (0.53%) JSP 440
14 4 (0.42%) NIST 800
System Software
1 76 (8.03%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.33%) Docker
3 21 (2.22%) Hyper-V
4 17 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
5 10 (1.06%) ProxySG
6 5 (0.53%) Firmware
6 5 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.21%) vSphere
9 1 (0.11%) Apache ZooKeeper
9 1 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.11%) KVM
9 1 (0.11%) pfSense
9 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.11%) XenApp
9 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 44 (4.65%) Kubernetes
2 35 (3.70%) Terraform
3 25 (2.64%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (2.11%) Ansible
5 10 (1.06%) Puppet
6 9 (0.95%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (0.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 6 (0.63%) Grafana
9 5 (0.53%) Argo
9 5 (0.53%) FortiGate
9 5 (0.53%) Rancher
9 5 (0.53%) yum
10 4 (0.42%) Backup Exec
10 4 (0.42%) Progress Chef
10 4 (0.42%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.42%) SCCM
11 3 (0.32%) cPanel
11 3 (0.32%) Netcool
11 3 (0.32%) Plesk
12 2 (0.21%) Nagios
Vendors
1 180 (19.03%) Microsoft
2 48 (5.07%) Google
3 32 (3.38%) Salesforce
4 31 (3.28%) Cisco
5 26 (2.75%) VMware
6 22 (2.33%) ServiceNow
7 17 (1.80%) Oracle
7 17 (1.80%) SAP
8 13 (1.37%) SolarWinds
9 12 (1.27%) Adobe
10 11 (1.16%) Infoblox
11 10 (1.06%) Blue Coat
11 10 (1.06%) CheckPoint
11 10 (1.06%) F5
11 10 (1.06%) Motorola
11 10 (1.06%) Red Hat
11 10 (1.06%) Veeam
12 8 (0.85%) BT
13 7 (0.74%) Atlassian
13 7 (0.74%) HubSpot