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

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 58 88
Rank change year-on-year -85 +30 +19
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,117 1,659 2,350
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.38% 4.32% 2.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.85% 4.64% 3.29%
Number of salaries quoted 665 787 1,697
10th Percentile £30,250 £32,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £91,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £53,200 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.27% +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 60,455 35,779 71,352
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.68% 93.09% 85.50%
Number of salaries quoted 38,411 20,632 53,699
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,625 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £59,450 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.92% +9.09% -10.57%

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 5 May 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 5 May 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 -56 356 £65,000 - 174
North of England -29 232 £55,000 +10.00% 117
South East -69 214 £51,250 -7.29% 108
North West 0 147 £51,772 +3.54% 62
Midlands -63 145 £42,500 -19.05% 88
South West -54 77 £47,500 -15.56% 47
East Midlands -21 73 £42,500 -15.00% 30
West Midlands -84 72 £42,500 -22.73% 58
Yorkshire -62 68 £57,500 +13.99% 40
East of England -94 56 £55,000 +7.91% 36
North East -29 17 £57,500 +64.29% 19
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 38 (3.40%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (2.69%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.97%) Confluence
4 14 (1.25%) WordPress
5 11 (0.98%) CMS
6 9 (0.81%) IIS
6 9 (0.81%) SAS
7 7 (0.63%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.45%) Apache
9 4 (0.36%) GeoServer
10 3 (0.27%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.18%) Gentran
11 2 (0.18%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.090%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.090%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.090%) Luigi
Applications
1 56 (5.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 49 (4.39%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (2.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.61%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.90%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.45%) Fusion 360
8 3 (0.27%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.18%) Simulink
10 1 (0.090%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.090%) InDesign
10 1 (0.090%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
1 12 (1.07%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.45%) Payment Gateway
2 5 (0.45%) SAP HR
3 4 (0.36%) Distributed Ledger
4 3 (0.27%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.18%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
5 2 (0.18%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.090%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.090%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.090%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.090%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 222 (19.87%) Azure
2 152 (13.61%) AWS
3 104 (9.31%) Power Platform
4 89 (7.97%) Microsoft 365
5 55 (4.92%) GCP
6 39 (3.49%) SaaS
7 37 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
8 36 (3.22%) Entra ID
9 32 (2.86%) Serverless
10 28 (2.51%) GitHub
11 26 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
12 22 (1.97%) AWS CloudFormation
13 21 (1.88%) Google Analytics
14 16 (1.43%) Microsoft Copilot
15 15 (1.34%) Figma
16 14 (1.25%) Azure Machine Learning
16 14 (1.25%) Boomi
16 14 (1.25%) OpenShift
17 12 (1.07%) Power Automate
18 11 (0.98%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 63 (5.64%) Firewall
2 35 (3.13%) Network Security
3 34 (3.04%) VPN
4 33 (2.95%) WAN
5 31 (2.78%) Wireless
6 30 (2.69%) VLAN
7 28 (2.51%) DNS
8 26 (2.33%) LAN
9 22 (1.97%) BGP
10 20 (1.79%) DHCP
11 19 (1.70%) TCP/IP
12 18 (1.61%) Cisco Nexus
13 17 (1.52%) OSPF
13 17 (1.52%) SNMP
14 16 (1.43%) Cisco ASA
14 16 (1.43%) Cisco Wireless
14 16 (1.43%) EIGRP
14 16 (1.43%) WAAS
14 16 (1.43%) Wireless Security
15 13 (1.16%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (8.42%) Power BI
2 27 (2.42%) SQL Server
3 24 (2.15%) Tableau
4 23 (2.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 16 (1.43%) BigQuery
5 16 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
6 15 (1.34%) Metadata
6 15 (1.34%) Relational Database
6 15 (1.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 14 (1.25%) Big Data
8 12 (1.07%) NoSQL
9 11 (0.98%) GIS
9 11 (0.98%) MySQL
10 6 (0.54%) Hadoop
10 6 (0.54%) Looker
11 5 (0.45%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (0.45%) Geospatial Data
12 4 (0.36%) Cloudera CDH
12 4 (0.36%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 54 (4.83%) Git
2 50 (4.48%) JIRA
3 27 (2.42%) Jenkins
4 20 (1.79%) GitLab
5 9 (0.81%) Postman
6 8 (0.72%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.45%) Selenium
8 4 (0.36%) Subversion
8 4 (0.36%) Visual Studio
9 3 (0.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 3 (0.27%) TestRail
10 2 (0.18%) MSTest
10 2 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.18%) Storybook
11 1 (0.090%) Android Studio
11 1 (0.090%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.090%) JUnit
11 1 (0.090%) Qt Creator
11 1 (0.090%) Robot Framework
11 1 (0.090%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 457 (40.91%) Social Skills
2 304 (27.22%) Finance
3 224 (20.05%) Analytical Skills
4 130 (11.64%) Marketing
5 111 (9.94%) Organisational Skills
6 88 (7.88%) Public Sector
7 78 (6.98%) Law
8 69 (6.18%) Legal
9 66 (5.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 60 (5.37%) Telecoms
11 59 (5.28%) Aerospace
12 54 (4.83%) Retail
13 37 (3.31%) Banking
14 36 (3.22%) Manufacturing
15 32 (2.86%) Military
16 29 (2.60%) Influencing Skills
17 23 (2.06%) Electronics
18 21 (1.88%) Billing
18 21 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
19 19 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 158 (14.15%) Senior
2 104 (9.31%) Analyst
3 84 (7.52%) Developer
4 68 (6.09%) Lead
5 49 (4.39%) Architect
6 48 (4.30%) Consultant
7 47 (4.21%) Support Engineer
8 40 (3.58%) Systems Engineer
9 38 (3.40%) IT Support
10 34 (3.04%) Software Engineer
11 33 (2.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 32 (2.86%) IT Manager
12 32 (2.86%) Senior Manager
13 28 (2.51%) Senior Developer
14 25 (2.24%) Applications Developer
15 24 (2.15%) Delivery Manager
16 22 (1.97%) Network Engineer
16 22 (1.97%) Technical Support
17 21 (1.88%) Account Manager
17 21 (1.88%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (4.83%) .NET
2 36 (3.22%) React
3 35 (3.13%) REST
4 31 (2.78%) .NET Core
5 26 (2.33%) JSON
6 25 (2.24%) HTML
6 25 (2.24%) Node.js
6 25 (2.24%) XML
7 22 (1.97%) CSS
8 20 (1.79%) Middleware
9 19 (1.70%) EDI
10 13 (1.16%) ASP.NET
10 13 (1.16%) Next.js
10 13 (1.16%) RESTful
10 13 (1.16%) SOAP
11 12 (1.07%) OAuth
11 12 (1.07%) Vue
12 11 (0.98%) AngularJS
12 11 (0.98%) AWS CDK
13 10 (0.90%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 62 (5.55%) Onboarding
2 45 (4.03%) Management Information System
2 45 (4.03%) Product Ownership
2 45 (4.03%) Self-Motivation
3 42 (3.76%) Social Media
4 37 (3.31%) Data Centre
5 32 (2.86%) Cloud Native
6 31 (2.78%) Driving Licence
7 26 (2.33%) Data Structures
8 21 (1.88%) Greenfield Project
9 19 (1.70%) Algorithms
9 19 (1.70%) Public Cloud
10 18 (1.61%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 15 (1.34%) Blog
12 14 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
13 10 (0.90%) NHS
13 10 (0.90%) PMI
13 10 (0.90%) Security Posture
14 9 (0.81%) CCTV
14 9 (0.81%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 104 (9.31%) Windows
2 58 (5.19%) Linux
3 36 (3.22%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.81%) FreeRTOS
5 7 (0.63%) CentOS
5 7 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (0.63%) Ubuntu
6 6 (0.54%) Debian
6 6 (0.54%) Unix
6 6 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (0.45%) Android
8 4 (0.36%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.27%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.27%) VMS
9 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.18%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.090%) Rocky
11 1 (0.090%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 354 (31.69%) Problem-Solving
2 249 (22.29%) Agile
3 233 (20.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 141 (12.62%) Decision-Making
5 140 (12.53%) Analytics
6 123 (11.01%) Mentoring
7 116 (10.38%) DevOps
8 113 (10.12%) AI
9 108 (9.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 103 (9.22%) CI/CD
11 100 (8.95%) Computer Science
12 99 (8.86%) Service Delivery
13 97 (8.68%) Roadmaps
14 96 (8.59%) Validation
15 92 (8.24%) Project Delivery
16 88 (7.88%) CRM
17 87 (7.79%) Project Management
18 86 (7.70%) Cybersecurity
19 84 (7.52%) Business Intelligence
19 84 (7.52%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 130 (11.64%) Python
2 122 (10.92%) SQL
3 51 (4.57%) C#
4 44 (3.94%) Java
5 43 (3.85%) JavaScript
6 41 (3.67%) PowerShell
7 28 (2.51%) TypeScript
8 17 (1.52%) Bash
9 13 (1.16%) T-SQL
10 10 (0.90%) C
11 8 (0.72%) VBA
12 7 (0.63%) C++
12 7 (0.63%) Embedded C
12 7 (0.63%) PHP
12 7 (0.63%) Scala
13 6 (0.54%) Bicep
13 6 (0.54%) Go
13 6 (0.54%) VB
13 6 (0.54%) VB.NET
14 5 (0.45%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 205 (18.35%) Degree
2 121 (10.83%) Security Cleared
3 50 (4.48%) SC Cleared
4 48 (4.30%) DBS Check
4 48 (4.30%) DV Cleared
5 40 (3.58%) Computer Science Degree
6 38 (3.40%) CISSP
7 34 (3.04%) ACCA
8 32 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
9 30 (2.69%) CIMA
10 28 (2.51%) Master's Degree
11 27 (2.42%) PMI Certification
12 24 (2.15%) PMP
13 23 (2.06%) Cisco Certification
14 20 (1.79%) CCNP
14 20 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
15 19 (1.70%) CCIE
16 14 (1.25%) CISM
17 13 (1.16%) HND
17 13 (1.16%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (6.09%) Data Quality
2 65 (5.82%) QA
3 43 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 35 (3.13%) Accessibility
5 34 (3.04%) PMO
6 29 (2.60%) GDPR
7 24 (2.15%) Cyber Essentials
8 23 (2.06%) NIST
9 12 (1.07%) GAAP
9 12 (1.07%) TickIT
10 10 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 10 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 10 (0.90%) SLA
11 7 (0.63%) Government Security Classifications
11 7 (0.63%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 7 (0.63%) JSP 440
12 6 (0.54%) PCI DSS
13 5 (0.45%) GRC
13 5 (0.45%) Solvency II
13 5 (0.45%) WCAG
System Software
1 54 (4.83%) Active Directory
2 31 (2.78%) Docker
3 16 (1.43%) ProxySG
4 14 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (1.16%) Firmware
5 13 (1.16%) Hyper-V
6 9 (0.81%) Embedded Firmware
7 6 (0.54%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.27%) vSphere
10 2 (0.18%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.090%) pfSense
11 1 (0.090%) XenApp
11 1 (0.090%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 54 (4.83%) Kubernetes
2 47 (4.21%) Terraform
3 32 (2.86%) Ansible
4 18 (1.61%) SCCM
5 11 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
5 11 (0.98%) Puppet
6 6 (0.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.45%) Argo
7 5 (0.45%) Grafana
7 5 (0.45%) Progress Chef
7 5 (0.45%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.36%) Backup Exec
8 4 (0.36%) Cisco CUCM
8 4 (0.36%) Plesk
8 4 (0.36%) Rancher
8 4 (0.36%) ServiceCenter
8 4 (0.36%) yum
9 3 (0.27%) Kibana
10 2 (0.18%) cPanel
Vendors
1 236 (21.13%) Microsoft
2 52 (4.66%) Google
3 37 (3.31%) Salesforce
4 33 (2.95%) Cisco
5 32 (2.86%) ServiceNow
6 24 (2.15%) VMware
7 20 (1.79%) Adobe
8 17 (1.52%) Infoblox
8 17 (1.52%) Remedy
9 16 (1.43%) Blue Coat
9 16 (1.43%) CheckPoint
9 16 (1.43%) F5
9 16 (1.43%) Motorola
9 16 (1.43%) SAP
9 16 (1.43%) SolarWinds
10 13 (1.16%) Oracle
11 12 (1.07%) Red Hat
12 11 (0.98%) Databricks
12 11 (0.98%) Pardot
13 9 (0.81%) HubSpot