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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 84 101
Rank change year-on-year -34 +17 +32
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,515 1,551 1,847
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.65% 3.56% 2.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.24% 3.97% 3.03%
Number of salaries quoted 940 728 1,163
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,381 £52,500 £51,351
Median % change year-on-year -2.13% +2.24% -10.69%
75th Percentile £65,793 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £90,600
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £51,002
% change year-on-year -4.76% +2.94% -9.73%

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 67,626 39,031 60,942
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.87% 89.63% 81.40%
Number of salaries quoted 47,761 22,628 41,205
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,750 £40,478
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -11.41%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.41%

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 1 August 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 1 August 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 -60 390 £65,000 - 388
South East -21 316 £49,000 +6.52% 238
North of England +33 300 £49,250 -1.50% 251
Midlands -5 254 £41,000 -13.68% 150
North West +42 183 £45,497 -9.01% 132
West Midlands -23 140 £42,500 -19.05% 90
South West -42 136 £47,500 -29.63% 140
East Midlands +14 113 £35,000 -17.65% 60
East of England -67 85 £55,000 +57.14% 79
Yorkshire +2 76 £52,500 -7.49% 82
North East -29 41 £58,750 +86.51% 42
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 65 (4.29%) SharePoint
2 38 (2.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (0.99%) WordPress
4 14 (0.92%) Apache Spark
5 13 (0.86%) Confluence
6 10 (0.66%) CMS
7 9 (0.59%) SAS
8 7 (0.46%) Apache
9 5 (0.33%) IIS
10 4 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
10 4 (0.26%) GeoServer
11 2 (0.13%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.13%) Drupal
11 2 (0.13%) Gentran
11 2 (0.13%) Jupyter
11 2 (0.13%) Luigi
11 2 (0.13%) nginx
12 1 (0.066%) Appian
12 1 (0.066%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 82 (5.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 76 (5.02%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.66%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 10 (0.66%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.40%) Revit
6 5 (0.33%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.33%) Fusion 360
6 5 (0.33%) InDesign
6 5 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.33%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.26%) Navisworks
7 4 (0.26%) Simulink
8 3 (0.20%) Blender
8 3 (0.20%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.20%) Maya
8 3 (0.20%) Stateflow
9 2 (0.13%) CapCut
9 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (1.58%) NetSuite
2 12 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.26%) SAP HR
5 3 (0.20%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.13%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.13%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.13%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.066%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.066%) FastStats
7 1 (0.066%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.066%) Primavera
7 1 (0.066%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.066%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.066%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.066%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.066%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.066%) Shopify
7 1 (0.066%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 255 (16.83%) Azure
2 194 (12.81%) AWS
3 161 (10.63%) Microsoft 365
4 144 (9.50%) Power Platform
5 82 (5.41%) SaaS
6 65 (4.29%) GCP
7 55 (3.63%) Azure DevOps
8 48 (3.17%) Entra ID
9 43 (2.84%) Serverless
10 32 (2.11%) GitHub
11 28 (1.85%) Google Analytics
12 27 (1.78%) AWS CloudFormation
13 25 (1.65%) Dynamics 365
14 21 (1.39%) Microsoft Copilot
14 21 (1.39%) Power Automate
15 20 (1.32%) OCI
15 20 (1.32%) Snowflake
16 16 (1.06%) OneDrive
17 15 (0.99%) Boomi
17 15 (0.99%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 79 (5.21%) Firewall
2 51 (3.37%) DNS
3 42 (2.77%) Network Security
4 37 (2.44%) DHCP
5 36 (2.38%) VPN
5 36 (2.38%) WAN
6 34 (2.24%) TCP/IP
7 32 (2.11%) VLAN
8 28 (1.85%) LAN
9 24 (1.58%) HTTP
10 22 (1.45%) Broadband
10 22 (1.45%) Wireless
11 19 (1.25%) BGP
12 18 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
13 11 (0.73%) SNMP
14 10 (0.66%) VoIP
15 9 (0.59%) Cisco Nexus
15 9 (0.59%) EIGRP
15 9 (0.59%) Internet
15 9 (0.59%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 122 (8.05%) Power BI
2 52 (3.43%) SQL Server
3 30 (1.98%) Relational Database
4 28 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 28 (1.85%) Tableau
5 25 (1.65%) BigQuery
6 22 (1.45%) Big Data
7 20 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
8 18 (1.19%) GIS
8 18 (1.19%) Metadata
9 17 (1.12%) MySQL
10 15 (0.99%) Semantic Layer
11 14 (0.92%) Redis
11 14 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 12 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
12 12 (0.79%) Geospatial Data
13 11 (0.73%) NoSQL
13 11 (0.73%) Power Query
14 10 (0.66%) Hadoop
15 7 (0.46%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 78 (5.15%) Git
2 54 (3.56%) JIRA
3 36 (2.38%) Jenkins
4 17 (1.12%) GitLab
5 9 (0.59%) Postman
6 6 (0.40%) Visual Studio Code
7 5 (0.33%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.33%) MSI
8 4 (0.26%) Maven
8 4 (0.26%) Storybook
9 3 (0.20%) LabVIEW
9 3 (0.20%) Selenium
10 2 (0.13%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.13%) Eclipse
10 2 (0.13%) JUnit
10 2 (0.13%) MSTest
10 2 (0.13%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio
11 1 (0.066%) Qt Creator
11 1 (0.066%) Subversion
General
1 695 (45.87%) Social Skills
2 370 (24.42%) Finance
3 286 (18.88%) Analytical Skills
4 154 (10.17%) Marketing
5 145 (9.57%) Organisational Skills
6 118 (7.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 117 (7.72%) Public Sector
8 107 (7.06%) Legal
9 88 (5.81%) Aerospace
10 82 (5.41%) Law
11 63 (4.16%) Retail
12 61 (4.03%) Presentation Skills
13 58 (3.83%) Influencing Skills
14 56 (3.70%) Manufacturing
15 49 (3.23%) Telecoms
16 37 (2.44%) Banking
16 37 (2.44%) Electronics
17 29 (1.91%) Advertising
18 26 (1.72%) Local Government
19 20 (1.32%) Games
Job Titles
1 218 (14.39%) Senior
2 146 (9.64%) Analyst
3 133 (8.78%) Developer
4 120 (7.92%) Lead
5 65 (4.29%) Consultant
6 53 (3.50%) IT Support
7 52 (3.43%) Software Engineer
8 45 (2.97%) Systems Engineer
9 43 (2.84%) Delivery Manager
10 42 (2.77%) Architect
10 42 (2.77%) IT Manager
10 42 (2.77%) Senior Manager
10 42 (2.77%) Support Engineer
11 38 (2.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 37 (2.44%) Development Manager
13 36 (2.38%) Business Manager
13 36 (2.38%) Senior Developer
14 35 (2.31%) Business Analyst
14 35 (2.31%) Business Development Manager
15 32 (2.11%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (5.28%) Node.js
2 70 (4.62%) REST
3 49 (3.23%) HTML
4 48 (3.17%) .NET
5 39 (2.57%) CSS
6 38 (2.51%) React
7 30 (1.98%) Vue
8 29 (1.91%) JSON
9 23 (1.52%) RESTful
9 23 (1.52%) SOAP
10 22 (1.45%) .NET Core
10 22 (1.45%) XML
11 21 (1.39%) AngularJS
12 18 (1.19%) Middleware
13 17 (1.12%) EDI
13 17 (1.12%) Next.js
14 15 (0.99%) .NET Framework
14 15 (0.99%) Kafka
14 15 (0.99%) OAuth
15 13 (0.86%) AWS CDK
Miscellaneous
1 90 (5.94%) Onboarding
2 88 (5.81%) Management Information System
3 71 (4.69%) Product Ownership
4 66 (4.36%) Driving Licence
5 50 (3.30%) Cloud Native
6 40 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
7 32 (2.11%) Public Cloud
8 28 (1.85%) Blog
8 28 (1.85%) Social Media
9 27 (1.78%) Data Centre
10 22 (1.45%) Data Structures
11 21 (1.39%) Greenfield Project
12 20 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
13 19 (1.25%) Algorithms
13 19 (1.25%) NHS
13 19 (1.25%) Security Posture
14 17 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
15 16 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
16 14 (0.92%) EPoS
17 12 (0.79%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 123 (8.12%) Windows
2 74 (4.88%) Linux
3 50 (3.30%) Windows Server
4 13 (0.86%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.53%) Ubuntu
5 8 (0.53%) Unix
6 7 (0.46%) CentOS
7 6 (0.40%) Debian
8 5 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.26%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.26%) Windows 7
10 3 (0.20%) Android
10 3 (0.20%) VMS
10 3 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.13%) Windows 10
12 1 (0.066%) Rocky
12 1 (0.066%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 508 (33.53%) Problem-Solving
2 443 (29.24%) Continuous Improvement
3 343 (22.64%) Agile
4 228 (15.05%) Decision-Making
5 188 (12.41%) Analytics
6 176 (11.62%) AI
7 174 (11.49%) Mentoring
8 171 (11.29%) Roadmaps
9 159 (10.50%) CI/CD
9 159 (10.50%) Customer Service
10 153 (10.10%) Service Delivery
11 131 (8.65%) CRM
12 130 (8.58%) Collaborative Culture
13 129 (8.51%) Project Delivery
14 127 (8.38%) Stakeholder Management
15 126 (8.32%) Validation
16 123 (8.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 122 (8.05%) Project Management
18 120 (7.92%) DevOps
19 116 (7.66%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 193 (12.74%) SQL
2 169 (11.16%) Python
3 84 (5.54%) JavaScript
4 74 (4.88%) Java
5 67 (4.42%) C#
6 65 (4.29%) TypeScript
7 39 (2.57%) PowerShell
8 32 (2.11%) C
9 25 (1.65%) PHP
10 23 (1.52%) VBA
11 18 (1.19%) C++
12 15 (0.99%) Embedded C
13 14 (0.92%) ABAP
13 14 (0.92%) Bash
14 11 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 11 (0.73%) T-SQL
15 10 (0.66%) MATLAB
16 9 (0.59%) Bicep
17 8 (0.53%) VB
18 6 (0.40%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 265 (17.49%) Degree
2 164 (10.83%) Security Cleared
3 82 (5.41%) SC Cleared
4 59 (3.89%) DV Cleared
5 50 (3.30%) ACCA
6 46 (3.04%) Computer Science Degree
7 42 (2.77%) CIMA
8 41 (2.71%) BPSS Clearance
9 37 (2.44%) DBS Check
10 34 (2.24%) CISSP
11 28 (1.85%) Master's Degree
12 21 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
12 21 (1.39%) PMI Certification
13 20 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
14 18 (1.19%) CCNP
15 16 (1.06%) CISM
15 16 (1.06%) PMP
16 15 (0.99%) HND
17 12 (0.79%) CEH
18 11 (0.73%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (6.27%) QA
2 90 (5.94%) Accessibility
3 84 (5.54%) Data Quality
4 37 (2.44%) GDPR
4 37 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 34 (2.24%) PMO
6 29 (1.91%) GAAP
7 23 (1.52%) NIST
8 19 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials
8 19 (1.25%) SLA
9 18 (1.19%) WCAG
10 12 (0.79%) TickIT
11 10 (0.66%) Good Clinical Practice
12 8 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 7 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 7 (0.46%) NCSC
13 7 (0.46%) PCI DSS
14 6 (0.40%) Government Security Classifications
14 6 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 6 (0.40%) JSP 440
System Software
1 64 (4.22%) Active Directory
2 38 (2.51%) Docker
3 24 (1.58%) Hyper-V
4 17 (1.12%) Firmware
5 16 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
6 14 (0.92%) Embedded Firmware
7 8 (0.53%) ProxySG
8 5 (0.33%) ClearTrust
9 3 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.13%) vSphere
11 1 (0.066%) KVM
11 1 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.066%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 58 (3.83%) Kubernetes
2 50 (3.30%) Terraform
3 31 (2.05%) Ansible
4 28 (1.85%) Microsoft Intune
5 19 (1.25%) SCCM
6 8 (0.53%) Puppet
7 6 (0.40%) Hadoop YARN
7 6 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.33%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.26%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.26%) Grafana
9 4 (0.26%) ServiceCenter
10 3 (0.20%) BMC PATROL
10 3 (0.20%) Control-M
10 3 (0.20%) EMC NetWorker
10 3 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.20%) Kibana
10 3 (0.20%) Plesk
10 3 (0.20%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.20%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 338 (22.31%) Microsoft
2 62 (4.09%) Google
3 49 (3.23%) Salesforce
4 39 (2.57%) Cisco
5 38 (2.51%) Oracle
5 38 (2.51%) SAP
6 30 (1.98%) ServiceNow
7 28 (1.85%) VMware
8 26 (1.72%) Adobe
9 19 (1.25%) Databricks
10 18 (1.19%) Remedy
11 17 (1.12%) Palo Alto
12 16 (1.06%) HubSpot
13 15 (0.99%) iManage
13 15 (0.99%) SolarWinds
14 14 (0.92%) IBM
15 13 (0.86%) HP
16 12 (0.79%) Fortinet
17 11 (0.73%) CheckPoint
17 11 (0.73%) F5