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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 92 100
Rank change year-on-year -2 +8 +20
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,865 1,433 1,657
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.88% 3.30% 2.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.56% 3.73% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,193 710 871
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,975 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,878 £51,887 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.02% -3.91% -9.28%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,938 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year - -6.98% -2.27%

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 72,872 38,466 55,924
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.38% 88.62% 81.15%
Number of salaries quoted 51,860 22,142 32,761
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,215 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 September 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 September 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 -51 425 £65,000 - 1,075
North of England +60 411 £45,497 +1.10% 470
South East -5 380 £48,000 +6.67% 315
Midlands -4 267 £41,750 -1.76% 182
North West +61 254 £46,499 +3.33% 330
South West +1 232 £61,250 +6.52% 293
West Midlands -26 156 £45,000 -6.03% 128
East of England -44 123 £47,500 +26.67% 140
East Midlands +14 110 £32,500 -23.53% 54
Yorkshire +25 107 £42,500 -27.35% 106
North East -34 50 £57,500 +98.28% 40
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 83 (4.45%) SharePoint
2 36 (1.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (1.18%) Confluence
4 16 (0.86%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.64%) CMS
5 12 (0.64%) WordPress
6 8 (0.43%) Apache
7 7 (0.38%) SAS
8 4 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.16%) IIS
9 3 (0.16%) nginx
10 2 (0.11%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.11%) Drupal
10 2 (0.11%) Gentran
10 2 (0.11%) Jupyter
10 2 (0.11%) Luigi
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle Workflow
10 2 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.054%) Appian
Applications
1 116 (6.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 108 (5.79%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (1.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (0.64%) Revit
5 11 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (0.43%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (0.43%) InDesign
7 8 (0.43%) Photoshop
7 8 (0.43%) Simulink
8 5 (0.27%) Fusion 360
8 5 (0.27%) MS Visio
8 5 (0.27%) Navisworks
9 4 (0.21%) Adobe Premiere
9 4 (0.21%) AutoCAD
9 4 (0.21%) CapCut
10 3 (0.16%) Blender
10 3 (0.16%) Maya
10 3 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
10 3 (0.16%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 27 (1.45%) NetSuite
2 14 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (0.75%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
3 6 (0.32%) Exchequer
4 3 (0.16%) Shopify
4 3 (0.16%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.11%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.11%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.11%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.11%) SAP CRM
5 2 (0.11%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.11%) Siebel CRM
6 1 (0.054%) FastStats
6 1 (0.054%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.054%) Primavera
6 1 (0.054%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.054%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.054%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 264 (14.16%) Azure
2 185 (9.92%) AWS
3 184 (9.87%) Microsoft 365
4 157 (8.42%) Power Platform
5 85 (4.56%) SaaS
6 64 (3.43%) GCP
7 62 (3.32%) Azure DevOps
8 45 (2.41%) Entra ID
9 38 (2.04%) Serverless
10 36 (1.93%) GitHub
11 28 (1.50%) AWS CloudFormation
11 28 (1.50%) Dynamics 365
12 27 (1.45%) Google Analytics
13 24 (1.29%) Power Automate
14 22 (1.18%) OCI
14 22 (1.18%) OneDrive
15 20 (1.07%) Snowflake
16 19 (1.02%) Azure Data Factory
16 19 (1.02%) Microsoft Copilot
17 16 (0.86%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 75 (4.02%) Firewall
2 54 (2.90%) DNS
3 40 (2.14%) DHCP
4 39 (2.09%) VPN
5 38 (2.04%) TCP/IP
6 37 (1.98%) Network Security
7 28 (1.50%) HTTP
7 28 (1.50%) WAN
8 25 (1.34%) VLAN
9 22 (1.18%) Wi-Fi
10 20 (1.07%) LAN
11 18 (0.97%) Wireless
12 14 (0.75%) Broadband
13 12 (0.64%) BGP
14 10 (0.54%) VoIP
15 9 (0.48%) Internet
16 7 (0.38%) SD-WAN
17 6 (0.32%) IPsec
17 6 (0.32%) Remote Desktop
17 6 (0.32%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 135 (7.24%) Power BI
2 61 (3.27%) SQL Server
3 36 (1.93%) Relational Database
4 27 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 25 (1.34%) BigQuery
6 22 (1.18%) Tableau
7 21 (1.13%) Big Data
7 21 (1.13%) Redis
8 19 (1.02%) Metadata
9 17 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
10 15 (0.80%) Semantic Layer
10 15 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.75%) GIS
12 13 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
12 13 (0.70%) MySQL
12 13 (0.70%) Power Query
13 11 (0.59%) Hadoop
13 11 (0.59%) NoSQL
14 9 (0.48%) Geospatial Data
15 7 (0.38%) Looker
Development Applications
1 85 (4.56%) Git
2 68 (3.65%) JIRA
3 32 (1.72%) Jenkins
4 17 (0.91%) GitLab
5 8 (0.43%) Postman
6 7 (0.38%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
8 5 (0.27%) LabVIEW
8 5 (0.27%) MSI
9 4 (0.21%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.21%) Maven
9 4 (0.21%) Storybook
10 3 (0.16%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 3 (0.16%) Mercurial
10 3 (0.16%) Rational DOORS
10 3 (0.16%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.16%) TeamCity
11 2 (0.11%) MSTest
11 2 (0.11%) Selenium
11 2 (0.11%) Subversion
General
1 834 (44.72%) Social Skills
2 425 (22.79%) Finance
3 323 (17.32%) Analytical Skills
4 198 (10.62%) Organisational Skills
5 172 (9.22%) Marketing
6 145 (7.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 127 (6.81%) Public Sector
8 117 (6.27%) Aerospace
9 102 (5.47%) Legal
10 92 (4.93%) Law
11 85 (4.56%) Manufacturing
12 82 (4.40%) Retail
13 77 (4.13%) Presentation Skills
14 67 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
15 61 (3.27%) Electronics
16 60 (3.22%) Telecoms
17 46 (2.47%) Banking
18 33 (1.77%) Military
19 31 (1.66%) Local Government
20 29 (1.55%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 243 (13.03%) Senior
2 169 (9.06%) Developer
3 162 (8.69%) Analyst
4 149 (7.99%) Lead
5 75 (4.02%) IT Support
5 75 (4.02%) Software Engineer
6 61 (3.27%) Consultant
7 58 (3.11%) Cloud Engineer
8 53 (2.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 48 (2.57%) Support Engineer
10 46 (2.47%) Development Manager
11 45 (2.41%) Architect
11 45 (2.41%) IT Manager
12 44 (2.36%) Senior Developer
12 44 (2.36%) Systems Engineer
13 43 (2.31%) Business Development Manager
13 43 (2.31%) Business Manager
13 43 (2.31%) Security Engineer
14 42 (2.25%) Software Developer
14 42 (2.25%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (4.61%) Node.js
2 78 (4.18%) REST
3 57 (3.06%) HTML
3 57 (3.06%) Terraform
4 50 (2.68%) .NET
5 45 (2.41%) CSS
6 35 (1.88%) React
7 31 (1.66%) Vue
8 25 (1.34%) JSON
8 25 (1.34%) RESTful
9 24 (1.29%) SOAP
10 23 (1.23%) AngularJS
10 23 (1.23%) Middleware
11 20 (1.07%) EDI
12 19 (1.02%) .NET Core
13 17 (0.91%) XML
14 16 (0.86%) .NET Framework
14 16 (0.86%) Kafka
15 15 (0.80%) OAuth
16 13 (0.70%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 108 (5.79%) Onboarding
2 105 (5.63%) Management Information System
3 85 (4.56%) Driving Licence
4 81 (4.34%) Product Ownership
5 72 (3.86%) Self-Motivation
6 49 (2.63%) Cloud Native
7 39 (2.09%) Social Media
8 33 (1.77%) Public Cloud
9 30 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
10 24 (1.29%) Blog
11 21 (1.13%) Analogue Electronics
11 21 (1.13%) Data Centre
12 19 (1.02%) Algorithms
12 19 (1.02%) Data Structures
13 18 (0.97%) NHS
14 17 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
14 17 (0.91%) Security Posture
14 17 (0.91%) Virtual Team
15 14 (0.75%) EPoS
15 14 (0.75%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 125 (6.70%) Windows
2 80 (4.29%) Linux
3 49 (2.63%) Windows Server
4 13 (0.70%) Unix
5 12 (0.64%) FreeRTOS
6 10 (0.54%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.43%) Ubuntu
8 7 (0.38%) CentOS
8 7 (0.38%) Windows 10
9 6 (0.32%) Debian
9 6 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.21%) Android
11 3 (0.16%) VMS
12 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.054%) Rocky
13 1 (0.054%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 588 (31.53%) Problem-Solving
2 553 (29.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 364 (19.52%) Agile
4 267 (14.32%) Decision-Making
5 217 (11.64%) Customer Service
6 215 (11.53%) AI
7 212 (11.37%) Analytics
8 196 (10.51%) Stakeholder Management
9 182 (9.76%) Mentoring
10 181 (9.71%) CI/CD
11 178 (9.54%) CRM
12 175 (9.38%) Roadmaps
12 175 (9.38%) Service Delivery
13 173 (9.28%) Project Delivery
14 150 (8.04%) Collaborative Culture
15 149 (7.99%) Cyber Intelligence
16 148 (7.94%) Project Management
17 143 (7.67%) Validation
18 142 (7.61%) DevOps
19 141 (7.56%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 216 (11.58%) SQL
2 172 (9.22%) Python
3 102 (5.47%) JavaScript
4 73 (3.91%) Java
5 68 (3.65%) C#
5 68 (3.65%) TypeScript
6 56 (3.00%) C
7 39 (2.09%) PowerShell
8 24 (1.29%) PHP
9 21 (1.13%) VBA
10 20 (1.07%) C++
11 17 (0.91%) Embedded C
12 15 (0.80%) ABAP
13 14 (0.75%) Bash
13 14 (0.75%) MATLAB
14 13 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 9 (0.48%) Bicep
16 8 (0.43%) T-SQL
17 7 (0.38%) VB
18 6 (0.32%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 303 (16.25%) Degree
2 208 (11.15%) Security Cleared
3 95 (5.09%) SC Cleared
4 76 (4.08%) DV Cleared
5 47 (2.52%) BPSS Clearance
5 47 (2.52%) Computer Science Degree
6 45 (2.41%) ACCA
7 44 (2.36%) DBS Check
8 38 (2.04%) CIMA
9 31 (1.66%) CISSP
10 24 (1.29%) HND
10 24 (1.29%) Master's Degree
11 22 (1.18%) PMI Certification
12 21 (1.13%) HNC
13 18 (0.97%) CISM
13 18 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
14 17 (0.91%) PMP
15 16 (0.86%) Postgraduate
16 14 (0.75%) CEH
16 14 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (6.38%) QA
2 99 (5.31%) Accessibility
3 96 (5.15%) Data Quality
4 62 (3.32%) GDPR
5 33 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 29 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials
6 29 (1.55%) PMO
7 27 (1.45%) GAAP
8 22 (1.18%) SLA
9 20 (1.07%) NIST
10 18 (0.97%) WCAG
11 12 (0.64%) TickIT
12 10 (0.54%) Good Clinical Practice
13 9 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 9 (0.48%) NCSC
14 8 (0.43%) PCI DSS
15 7 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
16 6 (0.32%) PERC
17 4 (0.21%) GRC
17 4 (0.21%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 74 (3.97%) Active Directory
2 39 (2.09%) Docker
3 24 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (1.13%) Firmware
5 20 (1.07%) Hyper-V
6 17 (0.91%) Embedded Firmware
7 5 (0.27%) ClearTrust
8 2 (0.11%) ProxySG
8 2 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.054%) KVM
9 1 (0.054%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.054%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.054%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.054%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 60 (3.22%) Kubernetes
2 43 (2.31%) Microsoft Intune
3 35 (1.88%) Ansible
4 12 (0.64%) SCCM
5 10 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (0.48%) Puppet
7 6 (0.32%) Grafana
7 6 (0.32%) Hadoop YARN
7 6 (0.32%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.16%) BMC PATROL
9 3 (0.16%) Control-M
9 3 (0.16%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.16%) Nessus
9 3 (0.16%) Plesk
9 3 (0.16%) WhatsUp Gold
10 2 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.11%) Dell DRAC
10 2 (0.11%) Kibana
10 2 (0.11%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 409 (21.93%) Microsoft
2 62 (3.32%) Google
3 51 (2.73%) Salesforce
4 41 (2.20%) Oracle
5 39 (2.09%) SAP
6 34 (1.82%) VMware
7 32 (1.72%) Cisco
8 28 (1.50%) Adobe
9 27 (1.45%) ServiceNow
10 25 (1.34%) Sage
11 24 (1.29%) Databricks
12 19 (1.02%) HubSpot
13 17 (0.91%) YouTube
14 16 (0.86%) Palo Alto
15 14 (0.75%) Fortinet
15 14 (0.75%) iManage
16 11 (0.59%) HP
16 11 (0.59%) IBM
17 10 (0.54%) Civica
17 10 (0.54%) Juniper