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 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 103 105
Rank change year-on-year -19 +2 -4
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,000 1,475 1,382
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.12% 2.58% 3.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.52% 2.99% 3.27%
Number of salaries quoted 631 756 936
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £37,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,822 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.63% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £101,375 £95,000
UK median annual salary £48,000 £60,000 £49,044
% change year-on-year -20.00% +22.34% -19.30%

All Process and 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 39,619 49,328 42,301
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 84.01% 86.14% 93.62%
Number of salaries quoted 24,754 25,663 32,651
10th Percentile £28,325 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 2 December 2025.

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 2 December 2025. 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 -17 294 £62,500 -3.62% 157
Midlands +36 175 £40,000 -20.00% 81
South East -55 160 £34,500 -42.50% 200
North of England -47 146 £45,000 -10.89% 111
West Midlands +38 131 £30,000 -50.00% 54
South West +27 111 £52,500 +6.60% 64
North West -10 95 £45,000 -10.89% 71
East of England +28 89 £47,500 -20.83% 65
East Midlands +13 44 £42,500 -12.82% 24
Yorkshire -50 27 £33,250 -26.92% 26
North East +6 24 £29,000 -49.57% 15
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 48 (4.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (3.20%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.80%) Confluence
4 11 (1.10%) WordPress
5 5 (0.50%) IIS
6 4 (0.40%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.30%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.20%) Apache
9 1 (0.10%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.10%) CMS
9 1 (0.10%) Moodle
9 1 (0.10%) Office Communications Server
9 1 (0.10%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.10%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.10%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.10%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.10%) WildFly
Applications
1 94 (9.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (5.10%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.70%) Photoshop
5 5 (0.50%) Adobe Premiere
5 5 (0.50%) AutoCAD
5 5 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.40%) SketchUp
6 4 (0.40%) Trello
7 3 (0.30%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.30%) Windchill
8 2 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.20%) InDesign
8 2 (0.20%) Simulink
8 2 (0.20%) Sketch
9 1 (0.10%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.10%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.10%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.00%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.50%) Infor SunSystems
3 5 (0.50%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.30%) C-CURE
4 3 (0.30%) Magento
4 3 (0.30%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.20%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.20%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.20%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.10%) assyst
6 1 (0.10%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.10%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.10%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 167 (16.70%) Azure
2 105 (10.50%) Microsoft 365
3 83 (8.30%) AWS
4 69 (6.90%) Power Platform
5 54 (5.40%) Entra ID
6 29 (2.90%) SaaS
7 27 (2.70%) Azure AI
8 22 (2.20%) GCP
9 21 (2.10%) Amazon SageMaker
9 21 (2.10%) Vertex AI
10 19 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
11 14 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
12 12 (1.20%) PowerApps
13 11 (1.10%) Power Automate
14 10 (1.00%) GitHub
14 10 (1.00%) Serverless
15 9 (0.90%) Figma
15 9 (0.90%) Google Analytics
16 8 (0.80%) OpenShift
17 7 (0.70%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 48 (4.80%) Firewall
2 40 (4.00%) TCP/IP
3 33 (3.30%) Wireless
4 30 (3.00%) DNS
5 26 (2.60%) DHCP
6 21 (2.10%) LAN
6 21 (2.10%) VLAN
7 19 (1.90%) WAN
8 18 (1.80%) Broadband
9 12 (1.20%) VPN
10 11 (1.10%) Network Security
11 9 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
12 8 (0.80%) SAN
13 7 (0.70%) Internet
14 6 (0.60%) NAS
14 6 (0.60%) VoIP
15 5 (0.50%) RTP
15 5 (0.50%) Structured Cabling
16 4 (0.40%) Intranet
16 4 (0.40%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (5.30%) Power BI
2 23 (2.30%) Tableau
3 20 (2.00%) SQL Server
4 19 (1.90%) Looker
5 16 (1.60%) Amazon RDS
6 13 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
7 11 (1.10%) Oracle Reports
8 9 (0.90%) Big Data
8 9 (0.90%) Data Lake
9 8 (0.80%) Oracle Database
10 7 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
10 7 (0.70%) Power Query
10 7 (0.70%) SAP Data Services
11 6 (0.60%) MongoDB
11 6 (0.60%) NoSQL
12 5 (0.50%) BusinessObjects
12 5 (0.50%) Hadoop
13 4 (0.40%) DynamoDB
13 4 (0.40%) MySQL
13 4 (0.40%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 32 (3.20%) JIRA
2 22 (2.20%) Git
3 15 (1.50%) Jenkins
4 11 (1.10%) GitLab
5 7 (0.70%) Bitbucket
5 7 (0.70%) ER Studio
6 4 (0.40%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 4 (0.40%) Selenium
6 4 (0.40%) TestRail
7 3 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.20%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.20%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.20%) Subversion
9 1 (0.10%) gulp
9 1 (0.10%) JUnit
9 1 (0.10%) Postman
9 1 (0.10%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.10%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.10%) webpack
General
1 522 (52.20%) Social Skills
2 241 (24.10%) Finance
3 228 (22.80%) Analytical Skills
4 213 (21.30%) Marketing
5 100 (10.00%) Law
6 81 (8.10%) Organisational Skills
7 76 (7.60%) Telecoms
8 53 (5.30%) Influencing Skills
9 52 (5.20%) Public Sector
10 51 (5.10%) Retail
11 48 (4.80%) Aerospace
12 40 (4.00%) Banking
13 38 (3.80%) Billing
13 38 (3.80%) Manufacturing
14 36 (3.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 36 (3.60%) Military
15 35 (3.50%) Legal
16 32 (3.20%) Presentation Skills
17 29 (2.90%) Electronics
18 28 (2.80%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 102 (10.20%) Analyst
2 100 (10.00%) Lead
3 80 (8.00%) IT Support
4 76 (7.60%) Senior
5 59 (5.90%) Developer
6 48 (4.80%) Business Analyst
7 39 (3.90%) Consultant
8 38 (3.80%) Support Engineer
9 34 (3.40%) Administrator
10 32 (3.20%) Architect
11 31 (3.10%) Coordinator
12 30 (3.00%) Digital Analyst
12 30 (3.00%) Systems Engineer
13 29 (2.90%) Technical Support
14 25 (2.50%) Digital Business Analyst
15 24 (2.40%) Technical Director
16 23 (2.30%) IT Manager
16 23 (2.30%) Junior
17 22 (2.20%) Project Manager
17 22 (2.20%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (4.20%) HTML
2 39 (3.90%) .NET
3 20 (2.00%) React
4 19 (1.90%) RESTful
5 15 (1.50%) CSS
6 12 (1.20%) AngularJS
6 12 (1.20%) Middleware
7 9 (0.90%) REST
8 7 (0.70%) Kafka
9 6 (0.60%) .NET Core
9 6 (0.60%) Spring
9 6 (0.60%) Spring Boot
10 5 (0.50%) .NET Framework
10 5 (0.50%) Node.js
10 5 (0.50%) Web Services
11 4 (0.40%) ASP.NET
11 4 (0.40%) Oracle Fusion
12 3 (0.30%) Entity Framework
12 3 (0.30%) OAuth
12 3 (0.30%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 120 (12.00%) Onboarding
2 79 (7.90%) Self-Motivation
3 52 (5.20%) Management Information System
4 39 (3.90%) Driving Licence
5 30 (3.00%) Social Media
6 23 (2.30%) Life Science
7 21 (2.10%) Pharmacovigilance
8 20 (2.00%) FMCG
9 19 (1.90%) Product Ownership
10 18 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
11 13 (1.30%) Data Centre
11 13 (1.30%) Security Posture
12 12 (1.20%) Hedge funds
13 11 (1.10%) Cloud Native
13 11 (1.10%) NHS
14 9 (0.90%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 8 (0.80%) Client/Server
15 8 (0.80%) Video Conferencing
15 8 (0.80%) Virtual Team
16 7 (0.70%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 84 (8.40%) Windows
2 46 (4.60%) Windows Server
3 24 (2.40%) Linux
4 17 (1.70%) Windows Server 2012
5 13 (1.30%) Windows 10
6 9 (0.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (0.80%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.50%) Unix
8 5 (0.50%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.50%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.30%) AIX
9 3 (0.30%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.30%) CentOS
9 3 (0.30%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.20%) Android
10 2 (0.20%) Debian
11 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 292 (29.20%) Problem-Solving
2 207 (20.70%) Agile
3 195 (19.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 137 (13.70%) Project Management
5 113 (11.30%) CRM
6 105 (10.50%) B2B
7 104 (10.40%) Coaching
8 102 (10.20%) Customer Service
9 100 (10.00%) Analytics
10 96 (9.60%) Digital Marketing
11 95 (9.50%) Stakeholder Management
12 93 (9.30%) E-Commerce
13 90 (9.00%) Project Delivery
14 89 (8.90%) Service Delivery
15 85 (8.50%) Decision-Making
16 84 (8.40%) Business Intelligence
17 82 (8.20%) Customer Experience
18 81 (8.10%) Process Improvement
19 80 (8.00%) Cybersecurity
20 79 (7.90%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 92 (9.20%) SQL
2 51 (5.10%) Python
3 46 (4.60%) PowerShell
4 39 (3.90%) Java
5 30 (3.00%) C#
6 26 (2.60%) JavaScript
7 16 (1.60%) VBA
8 13 (1.30%) Bash
9 8 (0.80%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.60%) C++
11 5 (0.50%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.40%) R
12 4 (0.40%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.30%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.30%) Go
13 3 (0.30%) PHP
14 2 (0.20%) Perl
14 2 (0.20%) SOQL
14 2 (0.20%) Swift
Qualifications
1 288 (28.80%) Degree
2 68 (6.80%) Security Cleared
3 43 (4.30%) Master's Degree
4 42 (4.20%) SC Cleared
5 41 (4.10%) Computer Science Degree
6 31 (3.10%) CISSP
7 27 (2.70%) PMI Certification
8 26 (2.60%) PMP
9 25 (2.50%) DBS Check
9 25 (2.50%) DV Cleared
10 17 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
11 16 (1.60%) MCP
12 15 (1.50%) ACCA
12 15 (1.50%) CIMA
12 15 (1.50%) Microsoft Certification
13 14 (1.40%) HND
14 12 (1.20%) CISM
15 10 (1.00%) Cisco Certification
15 10 (1.00%) MBA
16 9 (0.90%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (8.10%) QA
2 54 (5.40%) GDPR
3 48 (4.80%) Accessibility
4 31 (3.10%) Data Quality
5 24 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 23 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials
6 23 (2.30%) EU AI Act
7 21 (2.10%) HIPAA
7 21 (2.10%) PSD2
7 21 (2.10%) Solvency II
8 18 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 18 (1.80%) NIST
8 18 (1.80%) PMO
9 10 (1.00%) SLA
10 9 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 8 (0.80%) GRC
11 8 (0.80%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.50%) ARP4761
12 5 (0.50%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.40%) JSP 440
System Software
1 78 (7.80%) Active Directory
2 32 (3.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (2.70%) Hyper-V
4 12 (1.20%) Docker
5 7 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.60%) vSphere
7 2 (0.20%) Firmware
8 1 (0.10%) Apache ZooKeeper
8 1 (0.10%) KVM
8 1 (0.10%) pfSense
Systems Management
1 48 (4.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (2.40%) Kubernetes
3 19 (1.90%) Terraform
4 17 (1.70%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (1.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 13 (1.30%) FortiGate
6 9 (0.90%) Ansible
7 8 (0.80%) Puppet
8 7 (0.70%) Grafana
9 5 (0.50%) Progress Chef
9 5 (0.50%) SCCM
10 3 (0.30%) cPanel
10 3 (0.30%) Netcool
10 3 (0.30%) Plesk
10 3 (0.30%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.20%) Argo
11 2 (0.20%) Nagios
11 2 (0.20%) Nessus
11 2 (0.20%) Rancher
11 2 (0.20%) yum
Vendors
1 196 (19.60%) Microsoft
2 54 (5.40%) SAP
3 43 (4.30%) Google
4 36 (3.60%) VMware
5 32 (3.20%) Oracle
6 30 (3.00%) Salesforce
7 27 (2.70%) Cisco
8 20 (2.00%) ServiceNow
9 15 (1.50%) Guidewire
9 15 (1.50%) Veeam
10 14 (1.40%) BT
10 14 (1.40%) Workday
11 13 (1.30%) Adobe
11 13 (1.30%) SonicWALL
11 13 (1.30%) WatchGuard
12 12 (1.20%) Bloomberg
12 12 (1.20%) Reuters
13 10 (1.00%) Adaptive Insights
14 9 (0.90%) Palo Alto
15 8 (0.80%) HubSpot