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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 87 89
Rank change year-on-year -54 +2 +11
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 944 1,406 2,199
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.48% 3.55% 2.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.90% 3.79% 3.42%
Number of salaries quoted 576 765 1,596
10th Percentile £28,500 £34,325 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £63,731 £80,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £79,388 £95,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +22.45% -18.33%

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 49,769 37,111 64,353
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 78.05% 93.74% 87.40%
Number of salaries quoted 30,703 20,324 50,435
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £75,000
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% -11.78%

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 March 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 March 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 -61 289 £57,500 -11.54% 135
South East -35 196 £43,000 -28.33% 132
North of England -34 176 £45,000 -10.00% 138
Midlands -53 117 £42,500 -22.73% 87
North West -14 105 £50,000 -8.75% 74
South West -26 69 £47,500 -13.64% 55
West Midlands -52 61 £32,000 -44.35% 54
East of England -69 60 £52,500 +3.01% 40
East Midlands -15 56 £42,500 -10.53% 33
Yorkshire -49 49 £42,500 -12.38% 47
North East -14 22 £43,000 +22.86% 19
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 37 (3.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (3.39%) SharePoint
3 25 (2.65%) Confluence
4 11 (1.17%) WordPress
5 10 (1.06%) IIS
6 8 (0.85%) CMS
7 7 (0.74%) Apache Spark
8 4 (0.42%) Apache
8 4 (0.42%) SAS
8 4 (0.42%) Tomcat
9 3 (0.32%) GeoServer
10 2 (0.21%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.21%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
11 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 48 (5.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (2.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.69%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.74%) Photoshop
6 4 (0.42%) Adobe Premiere
6 4 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.32%) SketchUp
8 2 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.21%) Simulink
9 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.11%) InDesign
9 1 (0.11%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.53%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.42%) Distributed Ledger
3 4 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.32%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.32%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.21%) NetSuite
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
5 2 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.11%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.11%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.11%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 211 (22.35%) Azure
2 125 (13.24%) AWS
3 100 (10.59%) Microsoft 365
4 81 (8.58%) Power Platform
5 42 (4.45%) Entra ID
5 42 (4.45%) GCP
6 34 (3.60%) SaaS
7 25 (2.65%) Azure AI
7 25 (2.65%) Vertex AI
8 24 (2.54%) Amazon SageMaker
8 24 (2.54%) Serverless
9 19 (2.01%) Dynamics 365
10 16 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
11 15 (1.59%) AWS CloudFormation
12 14 (1.48%) Azure Machine Learning
12 14 (1.48%) GitHub
12 14 (1.48%) OpenShift
13 12 (1.27%) Google Analytics
13 12 (1.27%) Microsoft Copilot
13 12 (1.27%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 58 (6.14%) Firewall
2 39 (4.13%) Wireless
3 38 (4.03%) VPN
4 35 (3.71%) VLAN
5 32 (3.39%) DNS
6 30 (3.18%) WAN
7 29 (3.07%) TCP/IP
8 27 (2.86%) Network Security
9 26 (2.75%) LAN
10 25 (2.65%) DHCP
11 19 (2.01%) BGP
12 15 (1.59%) Cisco Nexus
12 15 (1.59%) OSPF
13 14 (1.48%) Cisco ASA
13 14 (1.48%) Cisco Wireless
13 14 (1.48%) EIGRP
13 14 (1.48%) SNMP
13 14 (1.48%) WAAS
13 14 (1.48%) Wireless Security
14 13 (1.38%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (6.99%) Power BI
2 24 (2.54%) Tableau
3 23 (2.44%) SQL Server
4 18 (1.91%) Looker
5 14 (1.48%) NoSQL
5 14 (1.48%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 10 (1.06%) Big Data
7 10 (1.06%) Relational Database
8 9 (0.95%) MySQL
9 8 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
9 8 (0.85%) Hadoop
9 8 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (0.74%) BigQuery
11 6 (0.64%) GIS
11 6 (0.64%) Metadata
12 5 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.53%) Geospatial Data
13 4 (0.42%) Cloudera CDH
13 4 (0.42%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 43 (4.56%) Git
2 35 (3.71%) JIRA
3 23 (2.44%) Jenkins
4 17 (1.80%) GitLab
5 6 (0.64%) Bitbucket
6 5 (0.53%) Subversion
7 4 (0.42%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 4 (0.42%) Selenium
7 4 (0.42%) TestRail
7 4 (0.42%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.21%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.21%) Postman
8 2 (0.21%) Rational DOORS
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%) Qt Creator
9 1 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.11%) webpack
General
1 439 (46.50%) Social Skills
2 233 (24.68%) Finance
3 193 (20.44%) Analytical Skills
4 131 (13.88%) Marketing
5 98 (10.38%) Organisational Skills
6 72 (7.63%) Law
7 57 (6.04%) Public Sector
7 57 (6.04%) Telecoms
8 55 (5.83%) Legal
9 48 (5.08%) Aerospace
10 42 (4.45%) Retail
11 40 (4.24%) Banking
12 36 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 35 (3.71%) Military
14 31 (3.28%) Influencing Skills
15 26 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
16 24 (2.54%) Pharmaceutical
17 22 (2.33%) Billing
18 20 (2.12%) Documentation Skills
19 19 (2.01%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 108 (11.44%) Senior
2 93 (9.85%) Analyst
3 68 (7.20%) Developer
4 64 (6.78%) Lead
5 61 (6.46%) IT Support
6 52 (5.51%) Support Engineer
7 43 (4.56%) Architect
8 38 (4.03%) Consultant
9 32 (3.39%) Account Manager
10 31 (3.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 29 (3.07%) Systems Engineer
12 28 (2.97%) Technical Support
13 27 (2.86%) Senior Manager
14 24 (2.54%) Business Analyst
14 24 (2.54%) IT Engineer
14 24 (2.54%) Technical Engineer
14 24 (2.54%) Technical Support Engineer
15 23 (2.44%) Support Technician
16 22 (2.33%) Applications Developer
16 22 (2.33%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (5.61%) .NET
2 30 (3.18%) HTML
3 29 (3.07%) React
4 25 (2.65%) .NET Core
5 20 (2.12%) CSS
6 14 (1.48%) RESTful
7 12 (1.27%) AngularJS
7 12 (1.27%) Node.js
8 11 (1.17%) Spring
9 10 (1.06%) Middleware
9 10 (1.06%) OAuth
9 10 (1.06%) REST
9 10 (1.06%) Spring Boot
10 9 (0.95%) ASP.NET
10 9 (0.95%) JSON
10 9 (0.95%) XML
11 8 (0.85%) Kafka
11 8 (0.85%) OpenID
12 7 (0.74%) .NET Framework
12 7 (0.74%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 71 (7.52%) Onboarding
2 48 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
3 45 (4.77%) Management Information System
4 41 (4.34%) Driving Licence
5 37 (3.92%) Social Media
6 30 (3.18%) Data Centre
7 28 (2.97%) Product Ownership
8 24 (2.54%) Life Science
9 22 (2.33%) Cloud Native
10 21 (2.22%) Pharmacovigilance
11 19 (2.01%) Data Structures
12 18 (1.91%) Algorithms
13 15 (1.59%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 12 (1.27%) Greenfield Project
14 12 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
15 11 (1.17%) Blog
15 11 (1.17%) Security Posture
16 10 (1.06%) FMCG
16 10 (1.06%) NHS
17 9 (0.95%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 101 (10.70%) Windows
2 41 (4.34%) Linux
3 34 (3.60%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.95%) Mac OS
4 9 (0.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (0.85%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.64%) Ubuntu
6 6 (0.64%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (0.53%) CentOS
7 5 (0.53%) Debian
7 5 (0.53%) Unix
7 5 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.42%) Android
8 4 (0.42%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.32%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.21%) FreeRTOS
11 1 (0.11%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 279 (29.56%) Problem-Solving
2 225 (23.83%) Agile
3 169 (17.90%) Continuous Improvement
4 125 (13.24%) Analytics
5 106 (11.23%) AI
6 96 (10.17%) Decision-Making
7 94 (9.96%) Computer Science
8 92 (9.75%) Service Delivery
9 89 (9.43%) Mentoring
10 85 (9.00%) DevOps
11 80 (8.47%) Coaching
11 80 (8.47%) Cybersecurity
12 79 (8.37%) Project Delivery
13 78 (8.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 77 (8.16%) Project Management
15 73 (7.73%) Collaborative Culture
16 72 (7.63%) Customer Service
17 71 (7.52%) CRM
18 69 (7.31%) Business Intelligence
18 69 (7.31%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 114 (12.08%) Python
2 79 (8.37%) SQL
3 46 (4.87%) Java
4 45 (4.77%) C#
5 44 (4.66%) PowerShell
6 39 (4.13%) JavaScript
7 17 (1.80%) Bash
8 15 (1.59%) TypeScript
9 10 (1.06%) C++
10 9 (0.95%) VBA
11 8 (0.85%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.64%) Go
12 6 (0.64%) Scala
12 6 (0.64%) VB.NET
13 5 (0.53%) PHP
14 4 (0.42%) Bicep
14 4 (0.42%) VB
14 4 (0.42%) VBScript
15 3 (0.32%) Kotlin
15 3 (0.32%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 203 (21.50%) Degree
2 110 (11.65%) Security Cleared
3 51 (5.40%) Computer Science Degree
4 49 (5.19%) SC Cleared
5 44 (4.66%) DV Cleared
6 39 (4.13%) DBS Check
6 39 (4.13%) Master's Degree
7 28 (2.97%) BPSS Clearance
8 27 (2.86%) CISSP
9 21 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
9 21 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
10 16 (1.69%) CCIE
10 16 (1.69%) CCNP
10 16 (1.69%) PMI Certification
11 14 (1.48%) PMP
12 13 (1.38%) ACCA
13 12 (1.27%) CISM
13 12 (1.27%) HND
14 11 (1.17%) CIMA
15 9 (0.95%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (6.78%) QA
2 50 (5.30%) Data Quality
3 45 (4.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 44 (4.66%) GDPR
5 36 (3.81%) Accessibility
6 26 (2.75%) PMO
7 23 (2.44%) EU AI Act
8 21 (2.22%) HIPAA
8 21 (2.22%) NIST
8 21 (2.22%) PSD2
8 21 (2.22%) Solvency II
9 15 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials
10 13 (1.38%) SLA
11 10 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 7 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.53%) ISO 9001
13 5 (0.53%) JSP 440
14 4 (0.42%) ARP4761
14 4 (0.42%) Government Security Classifications
14 4 (0.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 78 (8.26%) Active Directory
2 26 (2.75%) Docker
3 24 (2.54%) Hyper-V
4 21 (2.22%) VMware Infrastructure
5 14 (1.48%) ProxySG
6 6 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.53%) Firmware
7 5 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.32%) vSphere
9 2 (0.21%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.11%) Apache ZooKeeper
10 1 (0.11%) KVM
10 1 (0.11%) pfSense
10 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.11%) XenApp
10 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 50 (5.30%) Kubernetes
2 37 (3.92%) Terraform
3 25 (2.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 24 (2.54%) Ansible
5 11 (1.17%) Puppet
6 10 (1.06%) SCCM
7 6 (0.64%) Argo
7 6 (0.64%) Grafana
7 6 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.53%) FortiGate
8 5 (0.53%) Progress Chef
8 5 (0.53%) Rancher
8 5 (0.53%) yum
9 4 (0.42%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.42%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
10 3 (0.32%) cPanel
10 3 (0.32%) Plesk
10 3 (0.32%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 196 (20.76%) Microsoft
2 57 (6.04%) Google
3 38 (4.03%) Cisco
4 31 (3.28%) Salesforce
4 31 (3.28%) VMware
5 25 (2.65%) ServiceNow
6 21 (2.22%) SAP
7 16 (1.69%) Oracle
8 15 (1.59%) Infoblox
9 14 (1.48%) Adobe
9 14 (1.48%) Blue Coat
9 14 (1.48%) CheckPoint
9 14 (1.48%) F5
9 14 (1.48%) Motorola
9 14 (1.48%) SolarWinds
10 11 (1.17%) Red Hat
11 10 (1.06%) Veeam
12 9 (0.95%) Remedy
13 8 (0.85%) HP
14 7 (0.74%) Dell