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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 69 87
Rank change year-on-year -65 +18 +21
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,247 1,554 2,425
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.50% 4.06% 2.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.03% 4.35% 3.32%
Number of salaries quoted 746 691 1,710
10th Percentile £30,212 £32,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £74,445 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £88,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £53,171 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +10.00% -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 61,543 35,746 73,041
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.98% 93.34% 83.87%
Number of salaries quoted 40,915 19,176 54,395
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,313 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -9.84%

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 29 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 29 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 -45 380 £65,000 - 106
North of England +1 255 £52,486 +4.97% 99
South East -57 235 £50,000 -1.90% 114
Midlands -25 183 £42,625 -18.81% 81
North West +30 154 £50,000 - 56
East Midlands 0 91 £42,500 -5.56% 39
West Midlands -61 91 £46,042 -16.29% 42
South West -37 90 £38,738 -34.06% 29
Yorkshire -42 73 £60,850 +4.02% 29
East of England -88 68 £55,000 +7.91% 30
North East -23 28 £51,619 +47.48% 14
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 40 (3.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 39 (3.13%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.36%) Confluence
4 15 (1.20%) CMS
4 15 (1.20%) WordPress
5 9 (0.72%) SAS
6 8 (0.64%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.48%) IIS
8 5 (0.40%) Apache
9 4 (0.32%) GeoServer
10 3 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.16%) Drupal
11 2 (0.16%) Gentran
11 2 (0.16%) Jupyter
11 2 (0.16%) Luigi
12 1 (0.080%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.080%) nginx
12 1 (0.080%) OpenStack
Applications
1 59 (4.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (4.09%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.52%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.80%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.40%) Fusion 360
8 3 (0.24%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.24%) Simulink
9 2 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.16%) Blender
9 2 (0.16%) Maya
9 2 (0.16%) Stateflow
9 2 (0.16%) Trello
10 1 (0.080%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.080%) InDesign
10 1 (0.080%) Lightworks
Business Applications
1 16 (1.28%) NetSuite
2 12 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.40%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.32%) Distributed Ledger
4 4 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.16%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
5 2 (0.16%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.080%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.080%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.080%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.080%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.080%) Shopify
6 1 (0.080%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 240 (19.25%) Azure
2 162 (12.99%) AWS
3 115 (9.22%) Power Platform
4 112 (8.98%) Microsoft 365
5 64 (5.13%) GCP
6 49 (3.93%) SaaS
7 44 (3.53%) Azure DevOps
7 44 (3.53%) Entra ID
8 33 (2.65%) Serverless
9 30 (2.41%) GitHub
10 25 (2.00%) AWS CloudFormation
10 25 (2.00%) Dynamics 365
10 25 (2.00%) Google Analytics
11 16 (1.28%) Figma
12 15 (1.20%) Boomi
12 15 (1.20%) Microsoft Copilot
13 14 (1.12%) Azure Machine Learning
14 11 (0.88%) Amazon EKS
14 11 (0.88%) OpenShift
14 11 (0.88%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 70 (5.61%) Firewall
2 38 (3.05%) Network Security
3 36 (2.89%) VLAN
3 36 (2.89%) VPN
4 33 (2.65%) WAN
5 30 (2.41%) DNS
6 29 (2.33%) Wireless
7 26 (2.09%) LAN
8 25 (2.00%) DHCP
9 21 (1.68%) BGP
9 21 (1.68%) TCP/IP
10 19 (1.52%) Broadband
11 18 (1.44%) Cisco Nexus
11 18 (1.44%) HTTP
12 17 (1.36%) SNMP
13 16 (1.28%) Cisco ASA
13 16 (1.28%) EIGRP
13 16 (1.28%) OSPF
13 16 (1.28%) WAAS
13 16 (1.28%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (8.50%) Power BI
2 29 (2.33%) SQL Server
3 26 (2.09%) Tableau
4 23 (1.84%) BigQuery
4 23 (1.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 16 (1.28%) GIS
5 16 (1.28%) Relational Database
6 15 (1.20%) Big Data
6 15 (1.20%) Metadata
6 15 (1.20%) MySQL
6 15 (1.20%) PostgreSQL
6 15 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 12 (0.96%) NoSQL
8 11 (0.88%) Semantic Layer
9 7 (0.56%) Data Lake
10 6 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (0.48%) Hadoop
11 5 (0.40%) Geospatial Data
11 5 (0.40%) MariaDB
11 5 (0.40%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 65 (5.21%) Git
2 45 (3.61%) JIRA
3 29 (2.33%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.28%) GitLab
5 9 (0.72%) Postman
6 5 (0.40%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.32%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.24%) LabVIEW
8 3 (0.24%) Selenium
8 3 (0.24%) Subversion
9 2 (0.16%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.16%) MSTest
9 2 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.16%) Storybook
10 1 (0.080%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.080%) Qt Creator
10 1 (0.080%) TestRail
General
1 532 (42.66%) Social Skills
2 324 (25.98%) Finance
3 245 (19.65%) Analytical Skills
4 126 (10.10%) Marketing
5 121 (9.70%) Organisational Skills
6 94 (7.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 89 (7.14%) Public Sector
8 87 (6.98%) Legal
9 79 (6.34%) Law
10 59 (4.73%) Aerospace
11 55 (4.41%) Telecoms
12 53 (4.25%) Retail
13 40 (3.21%) Influencing Skills
14 37 (2.97%) Manufacturing
15 35 (2.81%) Banking
16 31 (2.49%) Electronics
17 25 (2.00%) Military
18 22 (1.76%) Billing
18 22 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
19 20 (1.60%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 177 (14.19%) Senior
2 117 (9.38%) Analyst
3 93 (7.46%) Developer
4 75 (6.01%) Lead
5 52 (4.17%) Consultant
6 49 (3.93%) Architect
7 48 (3.85%) Systems Engineer
8 45 (3.61%) Support Engineer
9 41 (3.29%) IT Support
10 40 (3.21%) Software Engineer
11 36 (2.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 36 (2.89%) IT Manager
12 34 (2.73%) Delivery Manager
12 34 (2.73%) Senior Manager
13 28 (2.25%) Senior Developer
14 24 (1.92%) Network Engineer
15 23 (1.84%) Business Analyst
15 23 (1.84%) Technical Manager
16 22 (1.76%) Applications Developer
16 22 (1.76%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (4.25%) .NET
2 43 (3.45%) REST
3 42 (3.37%) Node.js
4 35 (2.81%) React
5 29 (2.33%) HTML
6 28 (2.25%) .NET Core
6 28 (2.25%) JSON
7 26 (2.09%) XML
8 25 (2.00%) CSS
9 19 (1.52%) EDI
10 17 (1.36%) Middleware
11 15 (1.20%) SOAP
11 15 (1.20%) Vue
12 14 (1.12%) Next.js
12 14 (1.12%) OAuth
13 13 (1.04%) AngularJS
13 13 (1.04%) RESTful
14 12 (0.96%) AWS CDK
15 11 (0.88%) ASP.NET
16 10 (0.80%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 69 (5.53%) Onboarding
2 58 (4.65%) Product Ownership
3 54 (4.33%) Management Information System
4 43 (3.45%) Cloud Native
5 39 (3.13%) Driving Licence
6 38 (3.05%) Data Centre
7 34 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
7 34 (2.73%) Social Media
8 28 (2.25%) Data Structures
9 27 (2.17%) Algorithms
10 25 (2.00%) Public Cloud
11 22 (1.76%) Greenfield Project
12 17 (1.36%) Blog
13 16 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
13 16 (1.28%) Security Posture
13 16 (1.28%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 14 (1.12%) NHS
15 13 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
16 11 (0.88%) CCTV
16 11 (0.88%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 110 (8.82%) Windows
2 58 (4.65%) Linux
3 42 (3.37%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.88%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.64%) Ubuntu
6 7 (0.56%) Android
6 7 (0.56%) CentOS
7 6 (0.48%) Debian
7 6 (0.48%) Unix
8 4 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.32%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.24%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.24%) VMS
9 3 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.16%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.080%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.080%) Rocky
11 1 (0.080%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 406 (32.56%) Problem-Solving
2 280 (22.45%) Continuous Improvement
3 266 (21.33%) Agile
4 168 (13.47%) Decision-Making
5 160 (12.83%) Analytics
6 156 (12.51%) Mentoring
7 136 (10.91%) AI
8 133 (10.67%) Roadmaps
9 130 (10.43%) Service Delivery
10 124 (9.94%) CI/CD
11 121 (9.70%) DevOps
12 112 (8.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 108 (8.66%) Computer Science
13 108 (8.66%) Validation
14 104 (8.34%) Cybersecurity
15 100 (8.02%) Customer Service
16 95 (7.62%) Coaching
16 95 (7.62%) Project Delivery
17 94 (7.54%) CRM
18 93 (7.46%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 157 (12.59%) Python
2 154 (12.35%) SQL
3 61 (4.89%) C#
4 48 (3.85%) Java
4 48 (3.85%) JavaScript
5 42 (3.37%) PowerShell
6 37 (2.97%) TypeScript
7 20 (1.60%) C
8 18 (1.44%) C++
9 14 (1.12%) Bash
9 14 (1.12%) PHP
10 13 (1.04%) Embedded C
10 13 (1.04%) T-SQL
11 12 (0.96%) VBA
12 9 (0.72%) MATLAB
12 9 (0.72%) VB
13 8 (0.64%) Bicep
13 8 (0.64%) Scala
14 6 (0.48%) VB.NET
15 5 (0.40%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 222 (17.80%) Degree
2 127 (10.18%) Security Cleared
3 54 (4.33%) SC Cleared
4 51 (4.09%) DBS Check
5 46 (3.69%) DV Cleared
6 41 (3.29%) ACCA
7 40 (3.21%) CISSP
8 39 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
9 35 (2.81%) CIMA
10 31 (2.49%) BPSS Clearance
11 26 (2.09%) PMI Certification
12 25 (2.00%) Master's Degree
12 25 (2.00%) Microsoft Certification
13 23 (1.84%) Cisco Certification
14 22 (1.76%) PMP
15 20 (1.60%) CCNP
16 18 (1.44%) CCIE
17 15 (1.20%) CISM
18 14 (1.12%) HND
19 13 (1.04%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (6.50%) Data Quality
2 77 (6.17%) QA
3 57 (4.57%) Accessibility
4 44 (3.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 33 (2.65%) PMO
6 29 (2.33%) GDPR
7 26 (2.09%) Cyber Essentials
7 26 (2.09%) NIST
8 20 (1.60%) GAAP
9 12 (0.96%) SLA
9 12 (0.96%) TickIT
10 10 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 10 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 8 (0.64%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.64%) WCAG
12 7 (0.56%) Government Security Classifications
12 7 (0.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 7 (0.56%) JSP 440
13 5 (0.40%) Def Stans
14 4 (0.32%) GRC
System Software
1 59 (4.73%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.25%) Docker
3 18 (1.44%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.28%) ProxySG
5 15 (1.20%) Firmware
6 12 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
7 11 (0.88%) Embedded Firmware
8 6 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.16%) ClearTrust
10 2 (0.16%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.16%) vSphere
11 1 (0.080%) XenApp
11 1 (0.080%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 52 (4.17%) Kubernetes
2 51 (4.09%) Terraform
3 30 (2.41%) Ansible
4 19 (1.52%) SCCM
5 14 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.56%) Puppet
8 6 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.32%) Argo
9 4 (0.32%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.32%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.32%) ServiceCenter
10 3 (0.24%) Grafana
10 3 (0.24%) Kibana
10 3 (0.24%) Plesk
10 3 (0.24%) Rancher
10 3 (0.24%) yum
11 2 (0.16%) Dell DRAC
11 2 (0.16%) vRealize
Vendors
1 260 (20.85%) Microsoft
2 53 (4.25%) Google
3 44 (3.53%) Salesforce
4 37 (2.97%) Cisco
5 33 (2.65%) ServiceNow
6 21 (1.68%) VMware
7 18 (1.44%) Adobe
7 18 (1.44%) Remedy
7 18 (1.44%) SAP
8 17 (1.36%) SolarWinds
9 16 (1.28%) Blue Coat
9 16 (1.28%) CheckPoint
9 16 (1.28%) F5
9 16 (1.28%) Infoblox
9 16 (1.28%) Motorola
10 14 (1.12%) Databricks
10 14 (1.12%) Oracle
11 10 (0.80%) Pardot
12 9 (0.72%) HubSpot
12 9 (0.72%) Red Hat