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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 83 105
Rank change year-on-year -27 +22 +21
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,634 1,549 1,761
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.74% 3.54% 2.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.36% 3.96% 2.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,008 724 1,060
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,750 £30,251
25th Percentile £36,824 £38,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,125 £52,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.07% -0.48% -11.80%
75th Percentile £66,879 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £92,159
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -7.08%

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 69,329 39,151 59,081
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.66% 89.41% 81.35%
Number of salaries quoted 48,879 22,544 38,747
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.84%

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 August 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 August 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 -54 422 £65,000 - 998
North of England +39 331 £45,497 -5.71% 437
South East -22 324 £48,000 +4.35% 272
Midlands -9 268 £40,000 -15.79% 168
North West +52 204 £45,497 -4.22% 293
South West -14 163 £52,500 -21.59% 270
West Midlands -23 151 £42,500 -19.05% 94
East Midlands +18 116 £32,500 -23.53% 74
East of England -61 96 £50,800 +45.14% 112
Yorkshire +18 85 £42,500 -25.11% 102
North East -34 42 £56,250 +93.97% 49
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 74 (4.53%) SharePoint
2 36 (2.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (0.92%) Apache Spark
3 15 (0.92%) Confluence
4 12 (0.73%) WordPress
5 11 (0.67%) CMS
6 10 (0.61%) SAS
7 8 (0.49%) Apache
8 4 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.18%) GeoServer
9 3 (0.18%) IIS
10 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.12%) Drupal
10 2 (0.12%) Gentran
10 2 (0.12%) Jupyter
10 2 (0.12%) Luigi
10 2 (0.12%) nginx
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.061%) Appian
Applications
1 92 (5.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 87 (5.32%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (1.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.61%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 8 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.49%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.49%) Revit
6 6 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
6 6 (0.37%) InDesign
6 6 (0.37%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.31%) Fusion 360
7 5 (0.31%) Simulink
8 4 (0.24%) Navisworks
9 3 (0.18%) Adobe Premiere
9 3 (0.18%) AutoCAD
9 3 (0.18%) CapCut
9 3 (0.18%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.18%) Maya
9 3 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.18%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 25 (1.53%) NetSuite
2 12 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.24%) SAP HR
5 3 (0.18%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.12%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.12%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.12%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.12%) SAP CRM
6 2 (0.12%) Shopify
6 2 (0.12%) Siebel CRM
7 1 (0.061%) FastStats
7 1 (0.061%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.061%) Primavera
7 1 (0.061%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.061%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 271 (16.59%) Azure
2 201 (12.30%) AWS
3 171 (10.47%) Microsoft 365
4 148 (9.06%) Power Platform
5 84 (5.14%) SaaS
6 69 (4.22%) GCP
7 59 (3.61%) Azure DevOps
8 46 (2.82%) Entra ID
9 43 (2.63%) Serverless
10 34 (2.08%) GitHub
11 31 (1.90%) AWS CloudFormation
12 26 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
12 26 (1.59%) Google Analytics
13 24 (1.47%) Power Automate
14 22 (1.35%) Microsoft Copilot
14 22 (1.35%) Snowflake
15 21 (1.29%) OCI
15 21 (1.29%) OneDrive
16 17 (1.04%) Azure Data Factory
17 16 (0.98%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 80 (4.90%) Firewall
2 52 (3.18%) DNS
3 43 (2.63%) Network Security
4 38 (2.33%) DHCP
5 36 (2.20%) TCP/IP
5 36 (2.20%) VPN
6 35 (2.14%) WAN
7 29 (1.77%) VLAN
8 27 (1.65%) LAN
9 25 (1.53%) HTTP
10 21 (1.29%) Broadband
11 20 (1.22%) Wi-Fi
12 19 (1.16%) Wireless
13 16 (0.98%) BGP
14 13 (0.80%) VoIP
15 9 (0.55%) Internet
15 9 (0.55%) SNMP
16 7 (0.43%) EIGRP
16 7 (0.43%) Intrusion Detection
16 7 (0.43%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (7.65%) Power BI
2 54 (3.30%) SQL Server
3 31 (1.90%) Relational Database
4 28 (1.71%) Tableau
5 24 (1.47%) Big Data
5 24 (1.47%) BigQuery
5 24 (1.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 19 (1.16%) Redis
7 18 (1.10%) Metadata
8 17 (1.04%) GIS
8 17 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
9 15 (0.92%) Semantic Layer
10 14 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.80%) MySQL
12 12 (0.73%) NoSQL
13 11 (0.67%) Data Warehouse
13 11 (0.67%) Geospatial Data
13 11 (0.67%) Hadoop
13 11 (0.67%) Power Query
14 6 (0.37%) Looker
Development Applications
1 82 (5.02%) Git
2 59 (3.61%) JIRA
3 36 (2.20%) Jenkins
4 16 (0.98%) GitLab
5 9 (0.55%) Postman
6 7 (0.43%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
8 5 (0.31%) MSI
9 4 (0.24%) Maven
9 4 (0.24%) Storybook
10 3 (0.18%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 3 (0.18%) Cypress.io
10 3 (0.18%) LabVIEW
10 3 (0.18%) Mercurial
10 3 (0.18%) Selenium
10 3 (0.18%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.18%) TeamCity
11 2 (0.12%) MSTest
11 2 (0.12%) Rational DOORS
11 2 (0.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 748 (45.78%) Social Skills
2 381 (23.32%) Finance
3 294 (17.99%) Analytical Skills
4 164 (10.04%) Organisational Skills
5 157 (9.61%) Marketing
6 125 (7.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 124 (7.59%) Public Sector
8 113 (6.92%) Legal
9 106 (6.49%) Aerospace
10 86 (5.26%) Law
11 69 (4.22%) Manufacturing
12 68 (4.16%) Retail
13 67 (4.10%) Presentation Skills
14 65 (3.98%) Influencing Skills
15 50 (3.06%) Telecoms
16 46 (2.82%) Electronics
17 43 (2.63%) Banking
18 30 (1.84%) Advertising
19 27 (1.65%) Local Government
20 21 (1.29%) Games
Job Titles
1 230 (14.08%) Senior
2 148 (9.06%) Analyst
2 148 (9.06%) Developer
3 128 (7.83%) Lead
4 66 (4.04%) Consultant
5 63 (3.86%) IT Support
6 57 (3.49%) Software Engineer
7 46 (2.82%) Systems Engineer
8 45 (2.75%) Support Engineer
9 44 (2.69%) IT Manager
10 42 (2.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 40 (2.45%) Architect
11 40 (2.45%) Development Manager
11 40 (2.45%) Senior Manager
12 38 (2.33%) Business Development Manager
12 38 (2.33%) Business Manager
12 38 (2.33%) Senior Developer
12 38 (2.33%) Software Developer
13 36 (2.20%) Cloud Engineer
14 35 (2.14%) Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 85 (5.20%) Node.js
2 71 (4.35%) REST
3 53 (3.24%) .NET
4 51 (3.12%) HTML
5 41 (2.51%) CSS
6 38 (2.33%) React
7 33 (2.02%) Vue
8 25 (1.53%) JSON
9 24 (1.47%) RESTful
10 23 (1.41%) .NET Core
10 23 (1.41%) SOAP
11 22 (1.35%) AngularJS
12 19 (1.16%) Middleware
13 18 (1.10%) .NET Framework
13 18 (1.10%) EDI
14 17 (1.04%) OAuth
14 17 (1.04%) XML
15 16 (0.98%) Next.js
16 15 (0.92%) Kafka
17 13 (0.80%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 96 (5.88%) Management Information System
2 89 (5.45%) Onboarding
3 74 (4.53%) Product Ownership
4 71 (4.35%) Driving Licence
5 53 (3.24%) Self-Motivation
6 52 (3.18%) Cloud Native
7 36 (2.20%) Social Media
8 33 (2.02%) Public Cloud
9 29 (1.77%) Blog
10 25 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
11 23 (1.41%) Data Centre
12 20 (1.22%) Security Posture
13 19 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
13 19 (1.16%) NHS
14 18 (1.10%) Algorithms
14 18 (1.10%) Data Structures
15 17 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
16 16 (0.98%) Analogue Electronics
16 16 (0.98%) Cyber Defence
17 15 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 123 (7.53%) Windows
2 75 (4.59%) Linux
3 50 (3.06%) Windows Server
4 13 (0.80%) FreeRTOS
5 10 (0.61%) Unix
6 9 (0.55%) Ubuntu
7 8 (0.49%) CentOS
8 7 (0.43%) Debian
8 7 (0.43%) Mac OS
9 6 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.24%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.18%) Android
11 3 (0.18%) VMS
11 3 (0.18%) Windows 10
12 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.061%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 532 (32.56%) Problem-Solving
2 479 (29.31%) Continuous Improvement
3 359 (21.97%) Agile
4 246 (15.06%) Decision-Making
5 201 (12.30%) Analytics
6 187 (11.44%) AI
7 178 (10.89%) Roadmaps
8 177 (10.83%) Mentoring
9 173 (10.59%) Customer Service
10 171 (10.47%) CI/CD
11 164 (10.04%) Service Delivery
12 150 (9.18%) Stakeholder Management
13 146 (8.94%) CRM
14 140 (8.57%) Project Delivery
15 139 (8.51%) Project Management
16 134 (8.20%) Collaborative Culture
17 132 (8.08%) DevOps
18 129 (7.89%) Validation
19 122 (7.47%) Cybersecurity
20 120 (7.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 196 (12.00%) SQL
2 174 (10.65%) Python
3 95 (5.81%) JavaScript
4 76 (4.65%) Java
5 69 (4.22%) C#
6 68 (4.16%) TypeScript
7 39 (2.39%) C
8 36 (2.20%) PowerShell
9 25 (1.53%) PHP
10 24 (1.47%) VBA
11 17 (1.04%) C++
12 16 (0.98%) Embedded C
13 14 (0.86%) ABAP
13 14 (0.86%) Bash
14 11 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 11 (0.67%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.55%) Bicep
16 8 (0.49%) T-SQL
16 8 (0.49%) VB
17 6 (0.37%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 286 (17.50%) Degree
2 188 (11.51%) Security Cleared
3 89 (5.45%) SC Cleared
4 66 (4.04%) DV Cleared
5 52 (3.18%) Computer Science Degree
6 49 (3.00%) ACCA
7 48 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
8 41 (2.51%) CIMA
9 40 (2.45%) DBS Check
10 39 (2.39%) CISSP
11 28 (1.71%) Master's Degree
12 23 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
13 21 (1.29%) PMI Certification
14 19 (1.16%) CISM
15 18 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
15 18 (1.10%) HND
16 16 (0.98%) CCNP
16 16 (0.98%) CEH
16 16 (0.98%) PMP
17 15 (0.92%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (6.18%) QA
2 92 (5.63%) Accessibility
3 87 (5.32%) Data Quality
4 47 (2.88%) GDPR
5 35 (2.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 33 (2.02%) PMO
7 29 (1.77%) GAAP
8 27 (1.65%) NIST
9 25 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials
10 21 (1.29%) SLA
11 18 (1.10%) WCAG
12 12 (0.73%) TickIT
13 11 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 10 (0.61%) Good Clinical Practice
15 9 (0.55%) NCSC
16 7 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 15288
16 7 (0.43%) PCI DSS
17 6 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
17 6 (0.37%) Government Security Classifications
17 6 (0.37%) JSP 440
System Software
1 70 (4.28%) Active Directory
2 41 (2.51%) Docker
3 22 (1.35%) Hyper-V
4 20 (1.22%) VMware Infrastructure
5 19 (1.16%) Firmware
6 15 (0.92%) Embedded Firmware
7 6 (0.37%) ProxySG
8 5 (0.31%) ClearTrust
9 2 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.12%) vSphere
10 1 (0.061%) KVM
10 1 (0.061%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.061%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 63 (3.86%) Kubernetes
2 55 (3.37%) Terraform
3 37 (2.26%) Microsoft Intune
4 35 (2.14%) Ansible
5 18 (1.10%) SCCM
6 9 (0.55%) Puppet
7 7 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (0.37%) Hadoop YARN
9 5 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.24%) Cisco CUCM
10 4 (0.24%) Grafana
10 4 (0.24%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.24%) ServiceCenter
11 3 (0.18%) BMC PATROL
11 3 (0.18%) Control-M
11 3 (0.18%) EMC NetWorker
11 3 (0.18%) Nessus
11 3 (0.18%) Plesk
11 3 (0.18%) Progress Chef
11 3 (0.18%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 368 (22.52%) Microsoft
2 66 (4.04%) Google
3 47 (2.88%) Salesforce
4 42 (2.57%) Oracle
5 40 (2.45%) SAP
6 38 (2.33%) Cisco
7 31 (1.90%) VMware
8 30 (1.84%) ServiceNow
9 29 (1.77%) Adobe
10 22 (1.35%) Databricks
11 19 (1.16%) HubSpot
12 18 (1.10%) Palo Alto
13 15 (0.92%) iManage
13 15 (0.92%) Remedy
14 14 (0.86%) HP
14 14 (0.86%) IBM
15 13 (0.80%) Fortinet
15 13 (0.80%) SolarWinds
16 10 (0.61%) Red Hat
17 9 (0.55%) Apple