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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 80 89
Rank change year-on-year -46 +9 +31
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,273 1,477 2,466
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.55% 3.76% 2.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.13% 4.05% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 767 660 1,718
10th Percentile £30,173 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,909 £41,250 £37,266
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +10.00% -16.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £79,000 £88,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -16.00%

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 59,697 36,481 76,151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 72.91% 92.81% 82.64%
Number of salaries quoted 41,672 19,839 55,609
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 June 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 June 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 -51 379 £65,000 - 127
North of England +14 259 £55,000 +10.00% 125
South East -30 257 £50,000 -8.26% 126
Midlands -11 186 £42,500 -19.05% 99
North West +36 154 £50,000 - 76
East Midlands +8 93 £40,000 -5.88% 49
West Midlands -46 92 £45,000 -18.18% 50
South West -33 88 £38,738 -35.44% 44
Yorkshire -27 75 £60,425 +3.29% 33
East of England -60 72 £55,000 +57.14% 45
North East -31 30 £57,500 +64.29% 16
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 44 (3.46%) SharePoint
2 41 (3.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.26%) WordPress
4 15 (1.18%) CMS
5 14 (1.10%) Confluence
6 9 (0.71%) SAS
7 7 (0.55%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.47%) Apache
8 6 (0.47%) IIS
9 4 (0.31%) GeoServer
10 2 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.16%) Drupal
10 2 (0.16%) Gentran
10 2 (0.16%) Jupyter
10 2 (0.16%) Luigi
10 2 (0.16%) nginx
11 1 (0.079%) OpenStack
Applications
1 60 (4.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.34%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.79%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.39%) Fusion 360
8 4 (0.31%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.31%) Simulink
9 3 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.24%) Blender
9 3 (0.24%) InDesign
9 3 (0.24%) Maya
9 3 (0.24%) Stateflow
10 2 (0.16%) Trello
11 1 (0.079%) Lightworks
11 1 (0.079%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.26%) NetSuite
2 11 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.39%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.16%) Distributed Ledger
6 2 (0.16%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.16%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.079%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.079%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.079%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.079%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.079%) Shopify
7 1 (0.079%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 234 (18.38%) Azure
2 166 (13.04%) AWS
3 117 (9.19%) Microsoft 365
4 111 (8.72%) Power Platform
5 64 (5.03%) GCP
6 54 (4.24%) SaaS
7 46 (3.61%) Entra ID
8 45 (3.53%) Azure DevOps
9 36 (2.83%) Serverless
10 30 (2.36%) GitHub
11 26 (2.04%) AWS CloudFormation
12 25 (1.96%) Google Analytics
13 24 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
14 18 (1.41%) Figma
15 16 (1.26%) Microsoft Copilot
16 15 (1.18%) Boomi
17 12 (0.94%) Azure Machine Learning
17 12 (0.94%) Power Automate
17 12 (0.94%) Salesforce Service Cloud
18 11 (0.86%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 70 (5.50%) Firewall
2 36 (2.83%) VLAN
3 35 (2.75%) DNS
3 35 (2.75%) Network Security
4 34 (2.67%) VPN
5 30 (2.36%) WAN
6 29 (2.28%) DHCP
7 26 (2.04%) Wireless
8 24 (1.89%) LAN
9 23 (1.81%) TCP/IP
10 20 (1.57%) Broadband
10 20 (1.57%) HTTP
11 19 (1.49%) BGP
12 16 (1.26%) Cisco Nexus
13 15 (1.18%) SNMP
14 14 (1.10%) Cisco ASA
14 14 (1.10%) EIGRP
14 14 (1.10%) OSPF
14 14 (1.10%) WAAS
14 14 (1.10%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (8.01%) Power BI
2 29 (2.28%) SQL Server
3 24 (1.89%) Tableau
4 23 (1.81%) BigQuery
4 23 (1.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 16 (1.26%) GIS
5 16 (1.26%) MySQL
6 15 (1.18%) Metadata
6 15 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
7 14 (1.10%) Big Data
7 14 (1.10%) Relational Database
7 14 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 12 (0.94%) NoSQL
8 12 (0.94%) Semantic Layer
9 7 (0.55%) Data Lake
10 5 (0.39%) Hadoop
10 5 (0.39%) MariaDB
10 5 (0.39%) Power Query
11 4 (0.31%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.31%) Redis
Development Applications
1 63 (4.95%) Git
2 44 (3.46%) JIRA
3 30 (2.36%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.26%) GitLab
5 9 (0.71%) Postman
6 5 (0.39%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.31%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.31%) 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 (0.079%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.079%) Qt Creator
10 1 (0.079%) TestRail
General
1 553 (43.44%) Social Skills
2 323 (25.37%) Finance
3 255 (20.03%) Analytical Skills
4 129 (10.13%) Marketing
5 120 (9.43%) Organisational Skills
6 96 (7.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 91 (7.15%) Legal
8 89 (6.99%) Public Sector
9 76 (5.97%) Law
10 59 (4.63%) Aerospace
11 56 (4.40%) Retail
12 52 (4.08%) Influencing Skills
12 52 (4.08%) Telecoms
13 37 (2.91%) Banking
13 37 (2.91%) Manufacturing
14 30 (2.36%) Electronics
15 29 (2.28%) Local Government
16 23 (1.81%) Presentation Skills
17 21 (1.65%) Advertising
17 21 (1.65%) Military
Job Titles
1 179 (14.06%) Senior
2 118 (9.27%) Analyst
3 92 (7.23%) Developer
4 82 (6.44%) Lead
5 59 (4.63%) Consultant
6 48 (3.77%) Systems Engineer
7 47 (3.69%) Architect
8 45 (3.53%) Support Engineer
9 43 (3.38%) Software Engineer
10 41 (3.22%) IT Support
11 39 (3.06%) Delivery Manager
12 36 (2.83%) IT Manager
13 35 (2.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 34 (2.67%) Senior Manager
15 28 (2.20%) Senior Developer
16 25 (1.96%) Business Analyst
17 23 (1.81%) Technical Manager
18 22 (1.73%) Financial Controller
19 21 (1.65%) Data Engineer
19 21 (1.65%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (3.85%) .NET
2 47 (3.69%) REST
3 46 (3.61%) Node.js
4 37 (2.91%) React
5 30 (2.36%) HTML
6 28 (2.20%) JSON
7 26 (2.04%) XML
8 25 (1.96%) .NET Core
8 25 (1.96%) CSS
9 18 (1.41%) EDI
10 17 (1.34%) Middleware
11 16 (1.26%) Vue
12 15 (1.18%) Next.js
12 15 (1.18%) SOAP
13 14 (1.10%) AngularJS
14 13 (1.02%) AWS CDK
14 13 (1.02%) OAuth
14 13 (1.02%) RESTful
15 9 (0.71%) ASP.NET
15 9 (0.71%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 72 (5.66%) Onboarding
2 62 (4.87%) Management Information System
3 61 (4.79%) Product Ownership
4 47 (3.69%) Cloud Native
5 42 (3.30%) Driving Licence
6 36 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
7 35 (2.75%) Data Centre
8 34 (2.67%) Social Media
9 27 (2.12%) Public Cloud
10 25 (1.96%) Data Structures
11 24 (1.89%) Algorithms
12 22 (1.73%) Greenfield Project
13 20 (1.57%) Blog
14 16 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
14 16 (1.26%) Security Posture
15 15 (1.18%) Team-Oriented Environment
16 14 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
16 14 (1.10%) NHS
17 11 (0.86%) CCTV
17 11 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 108 (8.48%) Windows
2 60 (4.71%) Linux
3 42 (3.30%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.79%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.63%) Ubuntu
6 7 (0.55%) Android
6 7 (0.55%) CentOS
6 7 (0.55%) Unix
7 6 (0.47%) Debian
8 4 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.31%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.24%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.24%) VMS
9 3 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.16%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.16%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.079%) Rocky
11 1 (0.079%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 433 (34.01%) Problem-Solving
2 293 (23.02%) Continuous Improvement
3 271 (21.29%) Agile
4 178 (13.98%) Decision-Making
5 158 (12.41%) Mentoring
6 156 (12.25%) Analytics
7 145 (11.39%) Roadmaps
8 137 (10.76%) AI
9 135 (10.60%) Service Delivery
10 125 (9.82%) CI/CD
11 120 (9.43%) DevOps
12 115 (9.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 110 (8.64%) Validation
14 106 (8.33%) Customer Service
15 105 (8.25%) Computer Science
15 105 (8.25%) Cybersecurity
16 101 (7.93%) Coaching
17 100 (7.86%) Project Management
18 97 (7.62%) CRM
19 93 (7.31%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 156 (12.25%) Python
2 154 (12.10%) SQL
3 59 (4.63%) C#
4 50 (3.93%) JavaScript
5 49 (3.85%) Java
6 40 (3.14%) PowerShell
6 40 (3.14%) TypeScript
7 20 (1.57%) C
8 19 (1.49%) C++
9 15 (1.18%) PHP
10 14 (1.10%) Bash
10 14 (1.10%) VBA
11 13 (1.02%) T-SQL
12 12 (0.94%) Embedded C
13 10 (0.79%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.71%) VB
15 8 (0.63%) Bicep
16 7 (0.55%) Scala
17 5 (0.39%) Go
17 5 (0.39%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 225 (17.67%) Degree
2 121 (9.51%) Security Cleared
3 53 (4.16%) SC Cleared
4 49 (3.85%) DBS Check
5 44 (3.46%) DV Cleared
6 41 (3.22%) ACCA
7 39 (3.06%) CISSP
8 36 (2.83%) Computer Science Degree
9 35 (2.75%) CIMA
10 32 (2.51%) BPSS Clearance
11 25 (1.96%) Master's Degree
12 24 (1.89%) PMI Certification
13 22 (1.73%) Microsoft Certification
14 21 (1.65%) Cisco Certification
14 21 (1.65%) PMP
15 19 (1.49%) CCNP
16 16 (1.26%) CCIE
17 15 (1.18%) HND
18 14 (1.10%) CISM
19 12 (0.94%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (6.76%) QA
2 80 (6.28%) Data Quality
3 62 (4.87%) Accessibility
4 41 (3.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 40 (3.14%) PMO
6 31 (2.44%) GDPR
7 25 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials
8 23 (1.81%) NIST
9 22 (1.73%) GAAP
10 13 (1.02%) SLA
11 12 (0.94%) TickIT
12 10 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 10 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 8 (0.63%) WCAG
14 7 (0.55%) Good Clinical Practice
14 7 (0.55%) Government Security Classifications
14 7 (0.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 7 (0.55%) JSP 440
14 7 (0.55%) PCI DSS
15 5 (0.39%) Def Stans
System Software
1 57 (4.48%) Active Directory
2 30 (2.36%) Docker
3 21 (1.65%) Hyper-V
4 14 (1.10%) ProxySG
5 13 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
6 12 (0.94%) Firmware
7 10 (0.79%) Embedded Firmware
8 6 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.31%) ClearTrust
10 3 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.16%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.16%) vSphere
12 1 (0.079%) XenApp
12 1 (0.079%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 53 (4.16%) Kubernetes
2 51 (4.01%) Terraform
3 29 (2.28%) Ansible
4 19 (1.49%) SCCM
5 15 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.55%) Puppet
8 5 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.31%) Argo
9 4 (0.31%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.31%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.31%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.31%) ServiceCenter
10 3 (0.24%) Grafana
10 3 (0.24%) Kibana
10 3 (0.24%) Plesk
10 3 (0.24%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.24%) Rancher
10 3 (0.24%) yum
11 2 (0.16%) vRealize
Vendors
1 260 (20.42%) Microsoft
2 53 (4.16%) Google
3 45 (3.53%) Salesforce
4 33 (2.59%) Cisco
5 32 (2.51%) ServiceNow
6 23 (1.81%) VMware
7 19 (1.49%) Adobe
8 18 (1.41%) Remedy
9 17 (1.34%) SAP
10 15 (1.18%) SolarWinds
11 14 (1.10%) Blue Coat
11 14 (1.10%) CheckPoint
11 14 (1.10%) Databricks
11 14 (1.10%) F5
11 14 (1.10%) Infoblox
11 14 (1.10%) Motorola
11 14 (1.10%) Oracle
12 12 (0.94%) Palo Alto
13 10 (0.79%) HubSpot
13 10 (0.79%) Pardot