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

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 89 87
Rank change year-on-year -49 -2 +11
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 935 1,442 2,055
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.62% 3.18% 3.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.03% 3.45% 3.53%
Number of salaries quoted 590 729 1,516
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £34,813 £45,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +17.65% -15.00%
75th Percentile £62,498 £81,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,776 £96,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +26.32% -20.83%

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 46,032 41,765 58,292
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 79.83% 92.04% 88.18%
Number of salaries quoted 27,930 20,347 46,131
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £40,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +12.73% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £75,333
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% -12.00%

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 9 February 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 9 February 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 -57 273 £60,000 -7.69% 154
South East -41 189 £40,000 -37.25% 136
North of England -41 161 £42,500 -15.00% 96
Midlands -31 123 £41,750 -24.09% 70
North West -10 101 £45,000 -14.29% 43
South West -11 80 £47,500 -9.52% 52
West Midlands -24 77 £29,000 -49.57% 44
East of England -20 75 £55,000 +7.91% 35
East Midlands -20 46 £42,500 -15.00% 25
Yorkshire -60 41 £42,500 -12.82% 37
North East -11 19 £36,125 +3.21% 18
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 38 (4.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (3.74%) SharePoint
3 27 (2.89%) Confluence
4 13 (1.39%) WordPress
5 9 (0.96%) CMS
6 7 (0.75%) Apache Spark
6 7 (0.75%) IIS
7 4 (0.43%) Apache
7 4 (0.43%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.21%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.21%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.11%) GeoServer
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 64 (6.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (3.96%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.28%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.86%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.53%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.43%) SketchUp
8 3 (0.32%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.21%) Simulink
9 2 (0.21%) Trello
10 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.11%) InDesign
10 1 (0.11%) Sketch
10 1 (0.11%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 7 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.53%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.43%) Distributed Ledger
3 4 (0.43%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.32%) Infor SunSystems
4 3 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.11%) assyst
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.11%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.11%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 192 (20.53%) Azure
2 104 (11.12%) AWS
3 99 (10.59%) Microsoft 365
4 77 (8.24%) Power Platform
5 43 (4.60%) Entra ID
6 35 (3.74%) GCP
7 34 (3.64%) SaaS
8 25 (2.67%) Azure AI
9 24 (2.57%) Amazon SageMaker
10 21 (2.25%) Vertex AI
11 18 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (1.60%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (1.60%) GitHub
13 14 (1.50%) Serverless
14 13 (1.39%) Google Analytics
14 13 (1.39%) OpenShift
15 11 (1.18%) Amazon EKS
16 10 (1.07%) AWS CloudFormation
16 10 (1.07%) Azure Machine Learning
16 10 (1.07%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 48 (5.13%) Firewall
2 36 (3.85%) Wireless
3 33 (3.53%) VLAN
3 33 (3.53%) VPN
4 32 (3.42%) DNS
5 29 (3.10%) TCP/IP
6 26 (2.78%) DHCP
6 26 (2.78%) WAN
7 25 (2.67%) LAN
8 20 (2.14%) Network Security
9 16 (1.71%) BGP
10 12 (1.28%) Broadband
11 11 (1.18%) Cisco Nexus
11 11 (1.18%) OSPF
12 10 (1.07%) Cisco ASA
12 10 (1.07%) EIGRP
12 10 (1.07%) SNMP
12 10 (1.07%) WAAS
12 10 (1.07%) Wi-Fi
12 10 (1.07%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (7.06%) Power BI
2 25 (2.67%) Tableau
3 23 (2.46%) SQL Server
4 18 (1.93%) Looker
5 14 (1.50%) NoSQL
5 14 (1.50%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (1.28%) Big Data
6 12 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 11 (1.18%) Relational Database
8 10 (1.07%) MySQL
9 9 (0.96%) Hadoop
9 9 (0.96%) Power Query
10 8 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
11 7 (0.75%) MongoDB
11 7 (0.75%) Oracle Database
11 7 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 6 (0.64%) BigQuery
12 6 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
12 6 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
13 5 (0.53%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 38 (4.06%) JIRA
2 36 (3.85%) Git
3 18 (1.93%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.71%) GitLab
5 7 (0.75%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 4 (0.43%) Subversion
6 4 (0.43%) TestRail
6 4 (0.43%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
7 3 (0.32%) Selenium
8 2 (0.21%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.21%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.21%) Storybook
9 1 (0.11%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.11%) gulp
9 1 (0.11%) Postman
9 1 (0.11%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.11%) webpack
General
1 458 (48.98%) Social Skills
2 231 (24.71%) Finance
3 193 (20.64%) Analytical Skills
4 155 (16.58%) Marketing
5 97 (10.37%) Organisational Skills
6 82 (8.77%) Law
7 59 (6.31%) Telecoms
8 51 (5.45%) Aerospace
9 47 (5.03%) Public Sector
10 42 (4.49%) Retail
11 41 (4.39%) Banking
12 40 (4.28%) Legal
13 37 (3.96%) Military
14 34 (3.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 34 (3.64%) Influencing Skills
15 31 (3.32%) Billing
15 31 (3.32%) Presentation Skills
16 28 (2.99%) Pharmaceutical
17 21 (2.25%) Manufacturing
18 18 (1.93%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 113 (12.09%) Analyst
2 76 (8.13%) Senior
3 75 (8.02%) Lead
4 66 (7.06%) Developer
5 59 (6.31%) IT Support
6 44 (4.71%) Business Analyst
7 41 (4.39%) Architect
8 40 (4.28%) Support Engineer
9 31 (3.32%) Consultant
9 31 (3.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 30 (3.21%) Digital Analyst
11 29 (3.10%) Systems Engineer
12 28 (2.99%) Account Manager
13 26 (2.78%) Data Analyst
13 26 (2.78%) Junior
14 25 (2.67%) Coordinator
14 25 (2.67%) Digital Business Analyst
15 24 (2.57%) Administrator
16 22 (2.35%) IT Engineer
17 21 (2.25%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (5.67%) .NET
2 46 (4.92%) HTML
3 24 (2.57%) React
4 20 (2.14%) .NET Core
5 19 (2.03%) CSS
6 17 (1.82%) RESTful
7 13 (1.39%) AngularJS
7 13 (1.39%) Middleware
8 10 (1.07%) Node.js
9 9 (0.96%) Spring
9 9 (0.96%) Spring Boot
10 8 (0.86%) JSON
10 8 (0.86%) Kafka
10 8 (0.86%) REST
10 8 (0.86%) XML
11 7 (0.75%) ASP.NET
11 7 (0.75%) OAuth
12 6 (0.64%) .NET Framework
12 6 (0.64%) EDI
12 6 (0.64%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 89 (9.52%) Onboarding
2 55 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
3 43 (4.60%) Management Information System
4 35 (3.74%) Social Media
5 34 (3.64%) Driving Licence
6 27 (2.89%) Product Ownership
7 22 (2.35%) Data Centre
7 22 (2.35%) Life Science
8 21 (2.25%) Pharmacovigilance
9 19 (2.03%) Cloud Native
10 18 (1.93%) Algorithms
10 18 (1.93%) FMCG
11 16 (1.71%) Data Structures
12 14 (1.50%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 11 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
14 8 (0.86%) Security Posture
15 7 (0.75%) IoT
15 7 (0.75%) Mobile App
15 7 (0.75%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 92 (9.84%) Windows
2 38 (4.06%) Windows Server
3 32 (3.42%) Linux
4 10 (1.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 9 (0.96%) Windows Server 2012
6 8 (0.86%) Mac OS
6 8 (0.86%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.53%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.53%) Unix
7 5 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.43%) Android
8 4 (0.43%) CentOS
8 4 (0.43%) Debian
8 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.32%) AIX
9 3 (0.32%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.11%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.11%) Rocky
10 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 282 (30.16%) Problem-Solving
2 211 (22.57%) Agile
3 175 (18.72%) Continuous Improvement
4 123 (13.16%) Analytics
5 93 (9.95%) AI
6 89 (9.52%) Computer Science
7 88 (9.41%) CRM
8 84 (8.98%) Project Management
8 84 (8.98%) Service Delivery
9 81 (8.66%) Decision-Making
10 79 (8.45%) Coaching
11 75 (8.02%) DevOps
11 75 (8.02%) Project Delivery
12 73 (7.81%) Business Intelligence
13 72 (7.70%) Customer Service
14 71 (7.59%) Stakeholder Management
15 70 (7.49%) Cybersecurity
16 67 (7.17%) Process Improvement
17 65 (6.95%) B2B
17 65 (6.95%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 96 (10.27%) Python
1 96 (10.27%) SQL
2 50 (5.35%) PowerShell
3 41 (4.39%) C#
4 39 (4.17%) Java
5 33 (3.53%) JavaScript
6 15 (1.60%) Bash
7 10 (1.07%) TypeScript
8 8 (0.86%) C++
8 8 (0.86%) T-SQL
9 7 (0.75%) VBA
10 6 (0.64%) Scala
10 6 (0.64%) VB.NET
11 5 (0.53%) Go
12 4 (0.43%) Bicep
12 4 (0.43%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.43%) PHP
13 2 (0.21%) ABAP
13 2 (0.21%) R
13 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 217 (23.21%) Degree
2 104 (11.12%) Security Cleared
3 53 (5.67%) SC Cleared
4 48 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 41 (4.39%) DV Cleared
6 39 (4.17%) DBS Check
7 36 (3.85%) Master's Degree
8 23 (2.46%) BPSS Clearance
9 22 (2.35%) CISSP
10 19 (2.03%) Cisco Certification
11 18 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
12 16 (1.71%) PMI Certification
13 14 (1.50%) PMP
14 12 (1.28%) CCIE
14 12 (1.28%) CCNP
15 11 (1.18%) CISM
15 11 (1.18%) HND
16 8 (0.86%) AWS Certification
16 8 (0.86%) Azure Certification
16 8 (0.86%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (7.49%) QA
2 52 (5.56%) Accessibility
2 52 (5.56%) Data Quality
3 43 (4.60%) GDPR
4 38 (4.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 23 (2.46%) EU AI Act
5 23 (2.46%) PMO
6 21 (2.25%) HIPAA
6 21 (2.25%) PSD2
6 21 (2.25%) Solvency II
7 16 (1.71%) NIST
8 14 (1.50%) SLA
9 13 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
10 8 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 7 (0.75%) GRC
12 5 (0.53%) ARP4761
12 5 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.53%) JSP 440
13 4 (0.43%) ISO 9001
13 4 (0.43%) NIST 800
System Software
1 75 (8.02%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.35%) Docker
2 22 (2.35%) Hyper-V
3 19 (2.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.07%) ProxySG
5 6 (0.64%) Firmware
5 6 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.43%) vSphere
7 1 (0.11%) Apache ZooKeeper
7 1 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.11%) KVM
7 1 (0.11%) pfSense
7 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.11%) XenApp
7 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 42 (4.49%) Kubernetes
2 35 (3.74%) Terraform
3 25 (2.67%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (2.14%) Ansible
5 10 (1.07%) Puppet
5 10 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (0.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.64%) Grafana
8 5 (0.53%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.43%) Argo
9 4 (0.43%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.43%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.43%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.43%) Rancher
9 4 (0.43%) yum
10 3 (0.32%) cPanel
10 3 (0.32%) Netcool
10 3 (0.32%) Plesk
10 3 (0.32%) SCCM
11 2 (0.21%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 182 (19.47%) Microsoft
2 49 (5.24%) Google
3 31 (3.32%) Cisco
4 30 (3.21%) Salesforce
5 27 (2.89%) VMware
6 21 (2.25%) ServiceNow
7 17 (1.82%) Oracle
7 17 (1.82%) SAP
8 13 (1.39%) SolarWinds
9 12 (1.28%) Adobe
10 11 (1.18%) Infoblox
11 10 (1.07%) Blue Coat
11 10 (1.07%) CheckPoint
11 10 (1.07%) F5
11 10 (1.07%) Motorola
11 10 (1.07%) Red Hat
12 9 (0.96%) Veeam
13 8 (0.86%) BT
14 7 (0.75%) Atlassian
14 7 (0.75%) Zoho