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

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 99 109
Rank change year-on-year +24 +10 -8
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 2,257 1,333 1,518
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.17% 3.10% 2.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.95% 3.48% 2.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1,364 646 732
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,327
Median % change year-on-year - -9.63% +0.60%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £48,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.00% -9.09% +10.00%

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 76,626 38,274 53,567
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.70% 88.94% 82.71%
Number of salaries quoted 53,560 21,879 28,580
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,585 £36,250 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,246 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -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 11 October 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 11 October 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
North of England +95 530 £44,000 -2.22% 346
South East +15 478 £47,500 +36.69% 320
London -22 456 £65,000 - 929
South West +22 309 £57,500 -8.00% 163
North West +93 305 £44,000 -2.22% 174
Midlands +7 297 £42,500 - 223
West Midlands -13 182 £44,621 +18.99% 146
East of England -32 160 £47,500 +21.79% 159
Yorkshire +58 141 £41,982 -30.03% 126
East Midlands +26 114 £40,000 -5.88% 77
North East -18 84 £58,750 +102.59% 48
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 93 (4.12%) SharePoint
2 46 (2.04%) Microsoft Exchange
3 27 (1.20%) Confluence
4 19 (0.84%) Apache Spark
5 15 (0.66%) CMS
6 13 (0.58%) WordPress
7 11 (0.49%) Apache
8 6 (0.27%) nginx
9 4 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.13%) Office Communications Server
10 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
11 2 (0.089%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.089%) Drupal
11 2 (0.089%) IIS
11 2 (0.089%) Jupyter
11 2 (0.089%) Luigi
11 2 (0.089%) Oracle Workflow
11 2 (0.089%) SAS
11 2 (0.089%) WebLogic Portal
Applications
1 177 (7.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 170 (7.53%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (1.02%) Revit
5 17 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
6 16 (0.71%) AutoCAD
7 11 (0.49%) Simulink
8 10 (0.44%) Photoshop
9 9 (0.40%) Adobe Illustrator
9 9 (0.40%) InDesign
9 9 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
9 9 (0.40%) Navisworks
10 6 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 5 (0.22%) MS Visio
11 5 (0.22%) Stateflow
12 4 (0.18%) Adobe Premiere
12 4 (0.18%) CapCut
12 4 (0.18%) Chatbot
12 4 (0.18%) ProjectWise
13 3 (0.13%) Blender
Business Applications
1 21 (0.93%) NetSuite
2 14 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
4 6 (0.27%) Exchequer
5 5 (0.22%) SAP CRM
6 3 (0.13%) Shopify
6 3 (0.13%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.089%) Academy Housing
7 2 (0.089%) Maximo
7 2 (0.089%) Oracle Applications
7 2 (0.089%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.089%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.089%) Sage 200
7 2 (0.089%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.089%) Siebel CRM
8 1 (0.044%) FastStats
8 1 (0.044%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.044%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.044%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 268 (11.87%) Azure
2 213 (9.44%) Microsoft 365
3 189 (8.37%) AWS
4 178 (7.89%) Power Platform
5 99 (4.39%) SaaS
6 60 (2.66%) Entra ID
7 58 (2.57%) GCP
8 52 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
9 40 (1.77%) Serverless
10 37 (1.64%) GitHub
11 31 (1.37%) OneDrive
12 30 (1.33%) AWS CloudFormation
12 30 (1.33%) Power Automate
13 27 (1.20%) Microsoft Copilot
14 24 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
15 23 (1.02%) Google Analytics
16 22 (0.97%) PowerApps
17 21 (0.93%) OCI
18 20 (0.89%) Azure Data Factory
18 20 (0.89%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 74 (3.28%) Firewall
2 70 (3.10%) DNS
3 53 (2.35%) DHCP
4 45 (1.99%) TCP/IP
5 44 (1.95%) VPN
6 36 (1.60%) Network Security
7 31 (1.37%) VLAN
8 29 (1.28%) WAN
9 26 (1.15%) HTTP
10 24 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
11 22 (0.97%) Wireless
12 19 (0.84%) LAN
13 14 (0.62%) Broadband
13 14 (0.62%) Internet
14 13 (0.58%) BGP
15 11 (0.49%) SD-WAN
16 10 (0.44%) VoIP
17 8 (0.35%) Remote Desktop
18 7 (0.31%) AMQP
18 7 (0.31%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (6.42%) Power BI
2 63 (2.79%) SQL Server
3 48 (2.13%) Relational Database
4 27 (1.20%) Redis
5 20 (0.89%) BigQuery
5 20 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
5 20 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 19 (0.84%) Metadata
6 19 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
7 18 (0.80%) Big Data
7 18 (0.80%) Power Query
8 15 (0.66%) MySQL
8 15 (0.66%) Semantic Layer
8 15 (0.66%) Tableau
9 14 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 13 (0.58%) Hadoop
11 12 (0.53%) MongoDB
12 11 (0.49%) NoSQL
13 10 (0.44%) GIS
14 8 (0.35%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 90 (3.99%) Git
2 71 (3.15%) JIRA
3 35 (1.55%) Jenkins
4 26 (1.15%) GitLab
5 10 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
6 7 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
7 5 (0.22%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.22%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.22%) LabVIEW
7 5 (0.22%) MSI
7 5 (0.22%) Vite
8 4 (0.18%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.18%) Gatling
8 4 (0.18%) Maven
8 4 (0.18%) Storybook
9 3 (0.13%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 3 (0.13%) Claude Code
9 3 (0.13%) Mercurial
9 3 (0.13%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.13%) TeamCity
General
1 1,034 (45.81%) Social Skills
2 443 (19.63%) Finance
3 389 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
4 287 (12.72%) Organisational Skills
5 188 (8.33%) Marketing
6 181 (8.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 165 (7.31%) Public Sector
8 146 (6.47%) Aerospace
9 126 (5.58%) Manufacturing
10 114 (5.05%) Legal
11 99 (4.39%) Presentation Skills
12 96 (4.25%) Retail
13 90 (3.99%) Electronics
14 89 (3.94%) Law
15 69 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
16 65 (2.88%) Telecoms
17 43 (1.91%) Military
18 42 (1.86%) Banking
19 39 (1.73%) Local Government
20 31 (1.37%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 259 (11.48%) Senior
2 192 (8.51%) Developer
3 190 (8.42%) Analyst
4 170 (7.53%) Lead
5 97 (4.30%) Software Engineer
6 88 (3.90%) Cloud Engineer
7 82 (3.63%) IT Support
8 73 (3.23%) Security Engineer
9 63 (2.79%) Architect
10 61 (2.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 61 (2.70%) Support Analyst
11 58 (2.57%) Administrator
12 53 (2.35%) IT Manager
13 51 (2.26%) Development Manager
13 51 (2.26%) Software Developer
14 49 (2.17%) Support Engineer
15 48 (2.13%) Business Development Manager
15 48 (2.13%) Business Manager
16 47 (2.08%) Coordinator
17 44 (1.95%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 91 (4.03%) Node.js
2 77 (3.41%) REST
3 64 (2.84%) HTML
4 63 (2.79%) Terraform
5 49 (2.17%) CSS
6 47 (2.08%) .NET
7 36 (1.60%) React
8 28 (1.24%) Vue
9 27 (1.20%) AngularJS
9 27 (1.20%) Middleware
10 25 (1.11%) RESTful
11 23 (1.02%) Kafka
12 19 (0.84%) Spring
13 18 (0.80%) Spring Boot
14 17 (0.75%) EDI
14 17 (0.75%) JSON
14 17 (0.75%) SOAP
15 15 (0.66%) HTML5
16 14 (0.62%) OAuth
17 13 (0.58%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 144 (6.38%) Driving Licence
2 142 (6.29%) Management Information System
2 142 (6.29%) Onboarding
3 99 (4.39%) Self-Motivation
4 70 (3.10%) Product Ownership
5 58 (2.57%) Cloud Native
5 58 (2.57%) Social Media
6 34 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
7 27 (1.20%) Algorithms
7 27 (1.20%) Public Cloud
8 25 (1.11%) Analogue Electronics
9 23 (1.02%) NHS
10 21 (0.93%) Blog
11 19 (0.84%) FMCG
12 18 (0.80%) Analytical Mindset
12 18 (0.80%) Robotics
13 17 (0.75%) Data Centre
13 17 (0.75%) Security Posture
14 15 (0.66%) Data Structures
14 15 (0.66%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 146 (6.47%) Windows
2 84 (3.72%) Linux
3 60 (2.66%) Windows Server
4 15 (0.66%) Unix
4 15 (0.66%) Windows 10
5 12 (0.53%) macOS
6 11 (0.49%) Android
7 9 (0.40%) Ubuntu
8 8 (0.35%) CentOS
8 8 (0.35%) Debian
8 8 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (0.31%) FreeRTOS
10 5 (0.22%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.089%) Rocky
11 2 (0.089%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.089%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.044%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 692 (30.66%) Problem-Solving
2 659 (29.20%) Continuous Improvement
3 409 (18.12%) Agile
4 302 (13.38%) Decision-Making
5 280 (12.41%) Customer Service
6 269 (11.92%) Stakeholder Management
7 263 (11.65%) AI
8 262 (11.61%) Cyber Intelligence
9 218 (9.66%) Analytics
10 214 (9.48%) CRM
10 214 (9.48%) Mentoring
11 212 (9.39%) Project Delivery
12 209 (9.26%) CI/CD
13 197 (8.73%) Service Delivery
14 182 (8.06%) Software Engineering
15 174 (7.71%) Collaborative Culture
16 172 (7.62%) Validation
17 162 (7.18%) Roadmaps
18 161 (7.13%) Project Management
19 159 (7.04%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 233 (10.32%) SQL
2 189 (8.37%) Python
3 125 (5.54%) JavaScript
4 81 (3.59%) Java
5 74 (3.28%) TypeScript
6 64 (2.84%) C#
7 58 (2.57%) C
8 48 (2.13%) PowerShell
9 26 (1.15%) PHP
10 25 (1.11%) C++
11 20 (0.89%) VBA
12 18 (0.80%) ABAP
12 18 (0.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 17 (0.75%) Embedded C
14 16 (0.71%) Bash
15 15 (0.66%) MATLAB
16 10 (0.44%) Bicep
17 8 (0.35%) R
18 6 (0.27%) Kotlin
18 6 (0.27%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 329 (14.58%) Degree
2 255 (11.30%) Security Cleared
3 129 (5.72%) SC Cleared
4 77 (3.41%) DV Cleared
5 76 (3.37%) DBS Check
6 49 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
7 42 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
8 36 (1.60%) HNC
9 34 (1.51%) ACCA
10 33 (1.46%) Master's Degree
11 31 (1.37%) HND
12 29 (1.28%) CIMA
13 21 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
14 20 (0.89%) Chartered Engineer
14 20 (0.89%) CISSP
15 14 (0.62%) CISM
15 14 (0.62%) NVQ Level 3
16 13 (0.58%) Azure Certification
16 13 (0.58%) PMI Certification
17 12 (0.53%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 152 (6.73%) QA
2 119 (5.27%) Data Quality
3 109 (4.83%) Accessibility
4 78 (3.46%) GDPR
5 35 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 31 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
7 28 (1.24%) PMO
8 25 (1.11%) SLA
9 19 (0.84%) GAAP
9 19 (0.84%) NIST
10 17 (0.75%) WCAG
11 13 (0.58%) ISO 9001
12 12 (0.53%) Good Clinical Practice
13 11 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 9 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
14 9 (0.40%) ISO 19650
14 9 (0.40%) NCSC
15 8 (0.35%) PCI DSS
16 6 (0.27%) PERC
17 5 (0.22%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 94 (4.16%) Active Directory
2 45 (1.99%) Docker
3 29 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 28 (1.24%) Hyper-V
5 27 (1.20%) Firmware
6 15 (0.66%) Embedded Firmware
7 5 (0.22%) ClearTrust
7 5 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.089%) DFS Replication
9 1 (0.044%) KVM
9 1 (0.044%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.044%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.044%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 68 (3.01%) Kubernetes
2 54 (2.39%) Microsoft Intune
3 39 (1.73%) Ansible
4 13 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (0.49%) Puppet
6 9 (0.40%) Grafana
7 7 (0.31%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.31%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 6 (0.27%) Hadoop YARN
8 6 (0.27%) SCCM
9 5 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.13%) BMC PATROL
10 3 (0.13%) Control-M
10 3 (0.13%) EMC NetWorker
10 3 (0.13%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
10 3 (0.13%) WhatsUp Gold
11 2 (0.089%) Kibana
11 2 (0.089%) Nessus
11 2 (0.089%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 515 (22.82%) Microsoft
2 71 (3.15%) Google
3 60 (2.66%) Salesforce
4 49 (2.17%) Oracle
4 49 (2.17%) SAP
5 38 (1.68%) VMware
6 36 (1.60%) Cisco
7 35 (1.55%) ServiceNow
8 33 (1.46%) Sage
9 30 (1.33%) YouTube
10 29 (1.28%) Databricks
11 25 (1.11%) Adobe
12 21 (0.93%) HubSpot
13 15 (0.66%) Civica
13 15 (0.66%) Fortinet
14 14 (0.62%) iManage
14 14 (0.62%) Palo Alto
15 12 (0.53%) Juniper
15 12 (0.53%) Red Hat
15 12 (0.53%) Thales