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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 65 90
Rank change year-on-year -73 +25 +21
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,165 1,645 2,396
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.43% 4.16% 2.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.93% 4.46% 3.34%
Number of salaries quoted 694 766 1,714
10th Percentile £30,250 £32,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -16.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £74,445 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £88,750 £87,500
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 60,212 36,881 71,815
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.70% 93.36% 84.87%
Number of salaries quoted 39,696 20,356 53,809
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.69% +7.27% -9.84%

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 18 May 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 18 May 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 -54 353 £65,000 - 186
North of England +1 245 £53,200 +6.40% 132
South East -54 220 £52,500 -4.55% 135
Midlands -42 158 £42,500 -19.05% 90
North West +34 151 £50,000 - 75
South West -52 89 £38,738 -31.13% 47
West Midlands -55 83 £42,500 -22.73% 56
East Midlands -15 75 £42,500 -10.53% 34
Yorkshire -38 73 £59,175 +7.59% 36
East of England -86 64 £55,000 +7.91% 43
North East -29 21 £45,497 +29.99% 23
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 40 (3.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (2.92%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.63%) Confluence
4 15 (1.29%) WordPress
5 13 (1.12%) CMS
6 9 (0.77%) SAS
7 7 (0.60%) Apache Spark
7 7 (0.60%) IIS
8 5 (0.43%) Apache
9 4 (0.34%) GeoServer
10 3 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.17%) Drupal
11 2 (0.17%) Gentran
11 2 (0.17%) Luigi
11 2 (0.17%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.086%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.086%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.086%) Tomcat
Applications
1 56 (4.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.55%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.86%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.43%) Fusion 360
8 3 (0.26%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.26%) Simulink
9 2 (0.17%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.17%) Stateflow
10 1 (0.086%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.086%) InDesign
10 1 (0.086%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (1.12%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.43%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.34%) Distributed Ledger
5 3 (0.26%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.17%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.17%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.086%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.086%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.086%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.086%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.086%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 225 (19.31%) Azure
2 159 (13.65%) AWS
3 109 (9.36%) Power Platform
4 100 (8.58%) Microsoft 365
5 57 (4.89%) GCP
6 44 (3.78%) SaaS
7 41 (3.52%) Entra ID
8 38 (3.26%) Azure DevOps
9 33 (2.83%) Serverless
10 29 (2.49%) GitHub
11 24 (2.06%) AWS CloudFormation
12 23 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
13 22 (1.89%) Google Analytics
14 17 (1.46%) Microsoft Copilot
15 15 (1.29%) Figma
16 14 (1.20%) Azure Machine Learning
16 14 (1.20%) Boomi
17 12 (1.03%) Amazon EKS
17 12 (1.03%) OpenShift
17 12 (1.03%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 68 (5.84%) Firewall
2 37 (3.18%) Network Security
3 35 (3.00%) VPN
4 33 (2.83%) VLAN
4 33 (2.83%) WAN
5 30 (2.58%) Wireless
6 29 (2.49%) DNS
7 25 (2.15%) LAN
8 23 (1.97%) DHCP
9 22 (1.89%) BGP
10 20 (1.72%) TCP/IP
11 18 (1.55%) Cisco Nexus
12 17 (1.46%) OSPF
12 17 (1.46%) SNMP
13 16 (1.37%) Cisco ASA
13 16 (1.37%) Cisco Wireless
13 16 (1.37%) EIGRP
13 16 (1.37%) WAAS
13 16 (1.37%) Wireless Security
14 15 (1.29%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 101 (8.67%) Power BI
2 27 (2.32%) SQL Server
3 25 (2.15%) Tableau
4 23 (1.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 17 (1.46%) PostgreSQL
5 17 (1.46%) Relational Database
6 16 (1.37%) BigQuery
7 15 (1.29%) GIS
7 15 (1.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 14 (1.20%) Big Data
8 14 (1.20%) Metadata
8 14 (1.20%) MySQL
9 11 (0.94%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.52%) Data Lake
10 6 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (0.52%) Hadoop
11 5 (0.43%) Geospatial Data
11 5 (0.43%) MariaDB
12 4 (0.34%) Cloudera CDH
12 4 (0.34%) Redis
Development Applications
1 60 (5.15%) Git
2 46 (3.95%) JIRA
3 24 (2.06%) Jenkins
4 17 (1.46%) GitLab
5 9 (0.77%) Postman
6 6 (0.52%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.34%) Selenium
7 4 (0.34%) Subversion
7 4 (0.34%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.17%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.17%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.17%) MSTest
8 2 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.17%) Storybook
8 2 (0.17%) TestRail
8 2 (0.17%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.086%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.086%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.086%) JUnit
9 1 (0.086%) Qt Creator
General
1 476 (40.86%) Social Skills
2 308 (26.44%) Finance
3 226 (19.40%) Analytical Skills
4 121 (10.39%) Marketing
5 119 (10.21%) Organisational Skills
6 85 (7.30%) Public Sector
7 78 (6.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 76 (6.52%) Law
9 72 (6.18%) Legal
10 63 (5.41%) Aerospace
11 54 (4.64%) Retail
11 54 (4.64%) Telecoms
12 35 (3.00%) Manufacturing
13 33 (2.83%) Banking
14 27 (2.32%) Electronics
14 27 (2.32%) Military
15 26 (2.23%) Influencing Skills
16 21 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
17 20 (1.72%) Billing
18 19 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 163 (13.99%) Senior
2 109 (9.36%) Analyst
3 90 (7.73%) Developer
4 68 (5.84%) Lead
5 48 (4.12%) Architect
5 48 (4.12%) Consultant
6 45 (3.86%) Systems Engineer
7 44 (3.78%) Support Engineer
8 38 (3.26%) IT Support
8 38 (3.26%) Software Engineer
9 34 (2.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 34 (2.92%) IT Manager
10 32 (2.75%) Senior Manager
11 28 (2.40%) Senior Developer
12 24 (2.06%) Applications Developer
12 24 (2.06%) Delivery Manager
12 24 (2.06%) Network Engineer
13 22 (1.89%) Technical Manager
14 21 (1.80%) Technical Support
15 20 (1.72%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (4.38%) .NET
2 39 (3.35%) REST
3 37 (3.18%) React
4 31 (2.66%) HTML
5 30 (2.58%) .NET Core
6 29 (2.49%) Node.js
7 27 (2.32%) CSS
8 26 (2.23%) JSON
9 25 (2.15%) XML
10 19 (1.63%) EDI
11 18 (1.55%) Middleware
12 14 (1.20%) Next.js
12 14 (1.20%) Vue
13 13 (1.12%) ASP.NET
13 13 (1.12%) RESTful
13 13 (1.12%) SOAP
14 12 (1.03%) AngularJS
14 12 (1.03%) AWS CDK
14 12 (1.03%) OAuth
15 10 (0.86%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 59 (5.06%) Onboarding
2 47 (4.03%) Product Ownership
3 45 (3.86%) Management Information System
4 38 (3.26%) Data Centre
5 37 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
5 37 (3.18%) Social Media
6 35 (3.00%) Cloud Native
7 34 (2.92%) Driving Licence
8 27 (2.32%) Data Structures
9 23 (1.97%) Public Cloud
10 22 (1.89%) Greenfield Project
11 19 (1.63%) Algorithms
12 17 (1.46%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 15 (1.29%) Blog
13 15 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
13 15 (1.29%) NHS
14 13 (1.12%) Security Posture
15 11 (0.94%) CCTV
15 11 (0.94%) PMI
16 10 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 103 (8.84%) Windows
2 57 (4.89%) Linux
3 38 (3.26%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.86%) FreeRTOS
5 7 (0.60%) CentOS
5 7 (0.60%) Ubuntu
6 6 (0.52%) Debian
6 6 (0.52%) Unix
7 5 (0.43%) Android
7 5 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.34%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.26%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.26%) VMS
10 2 (0.17%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.086%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.086%) Rocky
11 1 (0.086%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 368 (31.59%) Problem-Solving
2 247 (21.20%) Continuous Improvement
3 242 (20.77%) Agile
4 148 (12.70%) Decision-Making
5 144 (12.36%) Analytics
6 138 (11.85%) Mentoring
7 120 (10.30%) AI
8 116 (9.96%) DevOps
9 113 (9.70%) Service Delivery
10 108 (9.27%) CI/CD
11 107 (9.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 104 (8.93%) Computer Science
12 104 (8.93%) Roadmaps
13 101 (8.67%) Validation
14 96 (8.24%) Cybersecurity
15 94 (8.07%) Project Delivery
16 91 (7.81%) Customer Service
17 88 (7.55%) Business Intelligence
18 85 (7.30%) CRM
18 85 (7.30%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 135 (11.59%) Python
2 131 (11.24%) SQL
3 56 (4.81%) C#
4 49 (4.21%) JavaScript
5 47 (4.03%) Java
6 40 (3.43%) PowerShell
7 34 (2.92%) TypeScript
8 18 (1.55%) C
9 16 (1.37%) C++
10 15 (1.29%) Bash
11 14 (1.20%) PHP
12 13 (1.12%) T-SQL
13 11 (0.94%) Embedded C
14 9 (0.77%) VBA
15 8 (0.69%) MATLAB
15 8 (0.69%) Scala
15 8 (0.69%) VB
16 7 (0.60%) Bicep
17 6 (0.52%) Go
17 6 (0.52%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 208 (17.85%) Degree
2 129 (11.07%) Security Cleared
3 55 (4.72%) SC Cleared
4 49 (4.21%) DBS Check
5 47 (4.03%) DV Cleared
6 40 (3.43%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (3.35%) CISSP
8 37 (3.18%) ACCA
9 32 (2.75%) CIMA
10 31 (2.66%) BPSS Clearance
11 26 (2.23%) PMI Certification
12 24 (2.06%) Cisco Certification
12 24 (2.06%) Microsoft Certification
13 22 (1.89%) PMP
14 20 (1.72%) CCNP
15 19 (1.63%) CCIE
15 19 (1.63%) Master's Degree
16 14 (1.20%) CISM
17 13 (1.12%) HND
17 13 (1.12%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (6.18%) QA
2 69 (5.92%) Data Quality
3 45 (3.86%) Accessibility
4 44 (3.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 31 (2.66%) PMO
6 27 (2.32%) GDPR
7 26 (2.23%) Cyber Essentials
7 26 (2.23%) NIST
8 14 (1.20%) GAAP
9 12 (1.03%) TickIT
10 10 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 10 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 10 (0.86%) SLA
11 9 (0.77%) PCI DSS
12 7 (0.60%) Government Security Classifications
12 7 (0.60%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 7 (0.60%) JSP 440
13 6 (0.52%) WCAG
14 5 (0.43%) GRC
15 4 (0.34%) Def Stans
System Software
1 58 (4.98%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.40%) Docker
3 16 (1.37%) ProxySG
4 15 (1.29%) Hyper-V
5 14 (1.20%) Firmware
6 13 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
7 10 (0.86%) Embedded Firmware
8 6 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.26%) vSphere
10 2 (0.17%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.086%) XenApp
11 1 (0.086%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 52 (4.46%) Kubernetes
2 50 (4.29%) Terraform
3 31 (2.66%) Ansible
4 19 (1.63%) SCCM
5 13 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (0.69%) Puppet
7 6 (0.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.43%) Argo
8 5 (0.43%) Plesk
9 4 (0.34%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.34%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.34%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.34%) Rancher
9 4 (0.34%) ServiceCenter
9 4 (0.34%) yum
10 3 (0.26%) Grafana
10 3 (0.26%) Kibana
10 3 (0.26%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.17%) cPanel
Vendors
1 251 (21.55%) Microsoft
2 48 (4.12%) Google
3 39 (3.35%) Salesforce
4 35 (3.00%) Cisco
5 33 (2.83%) ServiceNow
6 22 (1.89%) VMware
7 20 (1.72%) Adobe
8 18 (1.55%) Remedy
9 17 (1.46%) Infoblox
10 16 (1.37%) Blue Coat
10 16 (1.37%) CheckPoint
10 16 (1.37%) F5
10 16 (1.37%) Motorola
10 16 (1.37%) SolarWinds
11 15 (1.29%) Oracle
11 15 (1.29%) SAP
12 12 (1.03%) Databricks
13 10 (0.86%) Pardot
13 10 (0.86%) Red Hat
14 9 (0.77%) HubSpot