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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 83 93
Rank change year-on-year -60 +10 +9
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 976 1,393 2,192
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.49% 3.56% 2.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.91% 3.80% 3.39%
Number of salaries quoted 598 755 1,584
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,875 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.25% +18.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £63,750 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £95,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £59,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.97% +19.00% -16.67%

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 51,202 36,655 64,673
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 78.09% 93.66% 87.20%
Number of salaries quoted 31,769 20,174 50,526
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £29,010
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £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% -11.86%

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 14 March 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 14 March 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 -45 305 £57,500 -11.54% 157
South East -28 200 £43,000 -28.33% 132
North of England -47 180 £45,000 -10.00% 122
Midlands -58 124 £42,500 -22.73% 83
North West -14 107 £50,000 -4.76% 72
South West -31 66 £47,500 -17.39% 49
East of England -66 64 £53,750 +5.46% 34
East Midlands -17 63 £42,500 -12.82% 27
West Midlands -55 61 £32,000 -43.11% 56
Yorkshire -50 51 £42,500 -13.71% 37
North East -17 22 £43,000 +22.86% 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 36 (3.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (3.59%) SharePoint
3 25 (2.56%) Confluence
4 11 (1.13%) IIS
4 11 (1.13%) WordPress
5 8 (0.82%) CMS
6 7 (0.72%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.61%) SAS
8 4 (0.41%) Apache
8 4 (0.41%) Tomcat
9 3 (0.31%) GeoServer
10 2 (0.20%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.20%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
11 1 (0.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 49 (5.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 41 (4.20%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (2.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.64%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.61%) Photoshop
6 4 (0.41%) Adobe Premiere
6 4 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.31%) SketchUp
8 2 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.20%) Simulink
9 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.10%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.10%) InDesign
9 1 (0.10%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.10%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.51%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.41%) Distributed Ledger
3 4 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.31%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.31%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.31%) Workday HCM
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%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.10%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.10%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.10%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.10%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.10%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.10%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.10%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 215 (22.03%) Azure
2 130 (13.32%) AWS
3 100 (10.25%) Microsoft 365
4 85 (8.71%) Power Platform
5 43 (4.41%) GCP
6 41 (4.20%) Entra ID
7 36 (3.69%) SaaS
8 28 (2.87%) Serverless
9 26 (2.66%) Vertex AI
10 25 (2.56%) Azure AI
11 24 (2.46%) Amazon SageMaker
12 19 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
13 17 (1.74%) AWS CloudFormation
14 15 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
15 14 (1.43%) Azure Machine Learning
15 14 (1.43%) OpenShift
16 13 (1.33%) GitHub
16 13 (1.33%) Microsoft Copilot
16 13 (1.33%) Power Automate
17 12 (1.23%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 60 (6.15%) Firewall
2 38 (3.89%) VPN
2 38 (3.89%) Wireless
3 35 (3.59%) VLAN
4 31 (3.18%) DNS
5 30 (3.07%) WAN
6 29 (2.97%) TCP/IP
7 28 (2.87%) Network Security
8 26 (2.66%) LAN
9 24 (2.46%) DHCP
10 19 (1.95%) BGP
11 15 (1.54%) Cisco Nexus
11 15 (1.54%) OSPF
12 14 (1.43%) Cisco ASA
12 14 (1.43%) Cisco Wireless
12 14 (1.43%) EIGRP
12 14 (1.43%) SNMP
12 14 (1.43%) WAAS
12 14 (1.43%) Wireless Security
13 13 (1.33%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (7.17%) Power BI
2 25 (2.56%) Tableau
3 24 (2.46%) SQL Server
4 18 (1.84%) Looker
5 14 (1.43%) NoSQL
5 14 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (1.23%) Big Data
6 12 (1.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 10 (1.02%) Relational Database
8 9 (0.92%) MySQL
9 8 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
9 8 (0.82%) BigQuery
9 8 (0.82%) Hadoop
9 8 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (0.72%) Metadata
11 6 (0.61%) GIS
12 5 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.51%) Geospatial Data
13 4 (0.41%) Cloudera CDH
13 4 (0.41%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 42 (4.30%) Git
2 34 (3.48%) JIRA
3 23 (2.36%) Jenkins
4 17 (1.74%) GitLab
5 6 (0.61%) Bitbucket
6 5 (0.51%) Subversion
7 4 (0.41%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 4 (0.41%) Selenium
7 4 (0.41%) TestRail
7 4 (0.41%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.20%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.20%) Postman
8 2 (0.20%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.20%) Storybook
9 1 (0.10%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.10%) gulp
9 1 (0.10%) JUnit
9 1 (0.10%) Qt Creator
9 1 (0.10%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.10%) webpack
General
1 448 (45.90%) Social Skills
2 246 (25.20%) Finance
3 200 (20.49%) Analytical Skills
4 132 (13.52%) Marketing
5 106 (10.86%) Organisational Skills
6 75 (7.68%) Law
7 60 (6.15%) Legal
8 58 (5.94%) Public Sector
8 58 (5.94%) Telecoms
9 48 (4.92%) Aerospace
10 44 (4.51%) Retail
11 42 (4.30%) Banking
12 38 (3.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 35 (3.59%) Military
14 30 (3.07%) Influencing Skills
15 25 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
16 24 (2.46%) Pharmaceutical
17 21 (2.15%) Billing
17 21 (2.15%) Manufacturing
18 20 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 110 (11.27%) Senior
2 96 (9.84%) Analyst
3 71 (7.27%) Developer
4 69 (7.07%) Lead
5 60 (6.15%) IT Support
6 54 (5.53%) Support Engineer
7 44 (4.51%) Architect
7 44 (4.51%) Consultant
8 33 (3.38%) Account Manager
9 30 (3.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 29 (2.97%) Technical Support
11 28 (2.87%) Senior Manager
12 26 (2.66%) Systems Engineer
13 25 (2.56%) Technical Engineer
13 25 (2.56%) Technical Support Engineer
14 24 (2.46%) Business Analyst
14 24 (2.46%) IT Engineer
15 23 (2.36%) Applications Developer
15 23 (2.36%) Support Technician
16 22 (2.25%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (5.53%) .NET
2 31 (3.18%) HTML
2 31 (3.18%) React
3 27 (2.77%) .NET Core
4 20 (2.05%) CSS
5 13 (1.33%) RESTful
6 12 (1.23%) Node.js
7 11 (1.13%) AngularJS
7 11 (1.13%) REST
7 11 (1.13%) Spring
8 10 (1.02%) ASP.NET
8 10 (1.02%) JSON
8 10 (1.02%) Middleware
8 10 (1.02%) OAuth
8 10 (1.02%) Spring Boot
8 10 (1.02%) XML
9 9 (0.92%) Next.js
10 8 (0.82%) .NET Framework
10 8 (0.82%) Kafka
10 8 (0.82%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 70 (7.17%) Onboarding
2 51 (5.23%) Self-Motivation
3 48 (4.92%) Management Information System
4 42 (4.30%) Driving Licence
5 37 (3.79%) Social Media
6 32 (3.28%) Data Centre
7 28 (2.87%) Product Ownership
8 24 (2.46%) Life Science
9 23 (2.36%) Cloud Native
10 21 (2.15%) Pharmacovigilance
11 19 (1.95%) Data Structures
12 18 (1.84%) Algorithms
13 16 (1.64%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 14 (1.43%) Greenfield Project
15 12 (1.23%) Blog
15 12 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (1.23%) Security Posture
16 11 (1.13%) NHS
17 9 (0.92%) FMCG
17 9 (0.92%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 105 (10.76%) Windows
2 43 (4.41%) Linux
3 34 (3.48%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.92%) Mac OS
4 9 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (0.82%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.61%) Ubuntu
6 6 (0.61%) Unix
7 5 (0.51%) CentOS
7 5 (0.51%) Debian
7 5 (0.51%) Windows 7
7 5 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.41%) Android
8 4 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.31%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.31%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.10%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 294 (30.12%) Problem-Solving
2 229 (23.46%) Agile
3 176 (18.03%) Continuous Improvement
4 129 (13.22%) Analytics
5 110 (11.27%) AI
6 104 (10.66%) Decision-Making
7 99 (10.14%) Computer Science
8 95 (9.73%) Service Delivery
9 91 (9.32%) Mentoring
10 87 (8.91%) DevOps
11 80 (8.20%) Project Delivery
11 80 (8.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 79 (8.09%) Cybersecurity
13 78 (7.99%) Project Management
14 77 (7.89%) Coaching
15 76 (7.79%) CRM
15 76 (7.79%) Customer Service
16 73 (7.48%) Business Intelligence
16 73 (7.48%) Collaborative Culture
17 69 (7.07%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 116 (11.89%) Python
2 81 (8.30%) SQL
3 48 (4.92%) C#
4 45 (4.61%) Java
5 44 (4.51%) PowerShell
6 39 (4.00%) JavaScript
7 17 (1.74%) Bash
7 17 (1.74%) TypeScript
8 9 (0.92%) C++
8 9 (0.92%) VBA
9 8 (0.82%) T-SQL
10 6 (0.61%) Go
10 6 (0.61%) Scala
10 6 (0.61%) VB
10 6 (0.61%) VB.NET
11 5 (0.51%) PHP
11 5 (0.51%) VBScript
12 4 (0.41%) Bicep
13 3 (0.31%) C
13 3 (0.31%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 206 (21.11%) Degree
2 111 (11.37%) Security Cleared
3 53 (5.43%) Computer Science Degree
4 51 (5.23%) SC Cleared
5 45 (4.61%) DV Cleared
6 42 (4.30%) Master's Degree
7 41 (4.20%) DBS Check
8 29 (2.97%) CISSP
9 25 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
10 22 (2.25%) Microsoft Certification
11 21 (2.15%) Cisco Certification
12 16 (1.64%) ACCA
12 16 (1.64%) CCIE
12 16 (1.64%) CCNP
12 16 (1.64%) PMI Certification
13 14 (1.43%) CISM
13 14 (1.43%) PMP
14 13 (1.33%) CIMA
15 11 (1.13%) HND
16 10 (1.02%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (6.76%) QA
2 54 (5.53%) Data Quality
3 46 (4.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 45 (4.61%) GDPR
5 34 (3.48%) Accessibility
6 28 (2.87%) PMO
7 23 (2.36%) EU AI Act
8 22 (2.25%) NIST
8 22 (2.25%) Solvency II
9 21 (2.15%) HIPAA
9 21 (2.15%) PSD2
10 15 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (1.43%) SLA
12 10 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 7 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.61%) JSP 440
15 5 (0.51%) Government Security Classifications
15 5 (0.51%) GRC
15 5 (0.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 5 (0.51%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 78 (7.99%) Active Directory
2 26 (2.66%) Docker
3 24 (2.46%) Hyper-V
4 22 (2.25%) VMware Infrastructure
5 14 (1.43%) ProxySG
6 6 (0.61%) Firmware
6 6 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.31%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.31%) vSphere
9 1 (0.10%) Apache ZooKeeper
9 1 (0.10%) KVM
9 1 (0.10%) pfSense
9 1 (0.10%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.10%) XenApp
9 1 (0.10%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 50 (5.12%) Kubernetes
2 38 (3.89%) Terraform
3 26 (2.66%) Microsoft Intune
4 24 (2.46%) Ansible
5 13 (1.33%) SCCM
6 11 (1.13%) Puppet
7 6 (0.61%) Argo
7 6 (0.61%) Grafana
8 5 (0.51%) FortiGate
8 5 (0.51%) Progress Chef
8 5 (0.51%) Rancher
8 5 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.51%) yum
9 4 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.41%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.41%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.41%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.41%) ServiceCenter
10 3 (0.31%) cPanel
10 3 (0.31%) Plesk
Vendors
1 205 (21.00%) Microsoft
2 59 (6.05%) Google
3 39 (4.00%) Cisco
4 32 (3.28%) VMware
5 31 (3.18%) Salesforce
6 25 (2.56%) ServiceNow
7 21 (2.15%) SAP
8 17 (1.74%) Oracle
9 16 (1.64%) Adobe
10 15 (1.54%) Infoblox
11 14 (1.43%) Blue Coat
11 14 (1.43%) CheckPoint
11 14 (1.43%) F5
11 14 (1.43%) Motorola
11 14 (1.43%) SolarWinds
12 12 (1.23%) Remedy
13 11 (1.13%) Red Hat
14 10 (1.02%) Veeam
15 9 (0.92%) HP
16 8 (0.82%) Dell