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

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 71 90
Rank change year-on-year -60 +19 +23
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,257 1,574 2,447
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.51% 4.04% 2.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.04% 4.33% 3.29%
Number of salaries quoted 755 702 1,719
10th Percentile £30,173 £32,500 £28,700
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £37,085
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 £74,271 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,750 £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 61,509 36,392 74,334
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.96% 93.30% 83.31%
Number of salaries quoted 40,986 19,560 54,983
10th Percentile £30,250 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,000 £39,780
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,100 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.27% +5.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
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 2 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 2 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 -43 380 £65,000 - 325
North of England +8 258 £54,250 +8.50% 146
South East -44 246 £50,000 -1.90% 178
Midlands -25 181 £42,500 -19.05% 100
North West +27 155 £50,000 - 81
West Midlands -60 91 £46,042 -18.15% 51
East Midlands +1 89 £42,500 -2.86% 49
South West -43 88 £38,738 -34.06% 62
Yorkshire -30 74 £60,925 +4.15% 42
East of England -81 69 £55,000 +7.91% 65
North East -27 29 £54,560 +55.88% 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 (3.18%) Microsoft Exchange
1 40 (3.18%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.19%) CMS
2 15 (1.19%) WordPress
3 14 (1.11%) Confluence
4 9 (0.72%) SAS
5 8 (0.64%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.48%) Apache
6 6 (0.48%) IIS
7 4 (0.32%) GeoServer
8 3 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.16%) Drupal
9 2 (0.16%) Gentran
9 2 (0.16%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.16%) Luigi
10 1 (0.080%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.080%) nginx
10 1 (0.080%) OpenStack
Applications
1 60 (4.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (4.14%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.51%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.80%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.40%) Fusion 360
8 4 (0.32%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.32%) Simulink
9 3 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.24%) Stateflow
10 2 (0.16%) Blender
10 2 (0.16%) InDesign
10 2 (0.16%) Maya
10 2 (0.16%) Trello
11 1 (0.080%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.080%) Lightworks
11 1 (0.080%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.27%) NetSuite
2 11 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.40%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.24%) Distributed Ledger
5 3 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.16%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.16%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.080%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.080%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.080%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.080%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.080%) Shopify
7 1 (0.080%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 237 (18.85%) Azure
2 162 (12.89%) AWS
3 115 (9.15%) Microsoft 365
4 113 (8.99%) Power Platform
5 63 (5.01%) GCP
6 50 (3.98%) SaaS
7 46 (3.66%) Entra ID
8 44 (3.50%) Azure DevOps
9 33 (2.63%) Serverless
10 30 (2.39%) GitHub
11 25 (1.99%) Google Analytics
12 24 (1.91%) AWS CloudFormation
12 24 (1.91%) Dynamics 365
13 17 (1.35%) Figma
14 15 (1.19%) Boomi
14 15 (1.19%) Microsoft Copilot
15 14 (1.11%) Azure Machine Learning
16 12 (0.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
17 11 (0.88%) Azure Data Factory
17 11 (0.88%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 71 (5.65%) Firewall
2 37 (2.94%) Network Security
2 37 (2.94%) VLAN
3 36 (2.86%) VPN
4 32 (2.55%) DNS
4 32 (2.55%) WAN
5 29 (2.31%) Wireless
6 26 (2.07%) DHCP
7 25 (1.99%) LAN
8 22 (1.75%) TCP/IP
9 21 (1.67%) BGP
10 19 (1.51%) Broadband
10 19 (1.51%) HTTP
11 18 (1.43%) Cisco Nexus
12 17 (1.35%) SNMP
13 16 (1.27%) Cisco ASA
13 16 (1.27%) EIGRP
13 16 (1.27%) OSPF
13 16 (1.27%) WAAS
13 16 (1.27%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (8.35%) Power BI
2 29 (2.31%) SQL Server
3 26 (2.07%) Tableau
4 23 (1.83%) BigQuery
4 23 (1.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 16 (1.27%) GIS
6 15 (1.19%) Big Data
6 15 (1.19%) Metadata
6 15 (1.19%) MySQL
6 15 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
6 15 (1.19%) Relational Database
6 15 (1.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 11 (0.88%) NoSQL
7 11 (0.88%) Semantic Layer
8 7 (0.56%) Data Lake
9 6 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.48%) Hadoop
10 5 (0.40%) Geospatial Data
10 5 (0.40%) MariaDB
10 5 (0.40%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 64 (5.09%) Git
2 42 (3.34%) JIRA
3 28 (2.23%) Jenkins
4 15 (1.19%) GitLab
5 9 (0.72%) Postman
6 5 (0.40%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.32%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.32%) 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 (0.080%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.080%) Qt Creator
10 1 (0.080%) TestRail
General
1 541 (43.04%) Social Skills
2 325 (25.86%) Finance
3 247 (19.65%) Analytical Skills
4 129 (10.26%) Marketing
5 123 (9.79%) Organisational Skills
6 94 (7.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 88 (7.00%) Legal
7 88 (7.00%) Public Sector
8 78 (6.21%) Law
9 58 (4.61%) Aerospace
10 57 (4.53%) Retail
11 54 (4.30%) Telecoms
12 46 (3.66%) Influencing Skills
13 37 (2.94%) Manufacturing
14 36 (2.86%) Banking
15 32 (2.55%) Electronics
16 26 (2.07%) Local Government
17 23 (1.83%) Military
17 23 (1.83%) Presentation Skills
18 21 (1.67%) Billing
Job Titles
1 178 (14.16%) Senior
2 117 (9.31%) Analyst
3 91 (7.24%) Developer
4 78 (6.21%) Lead
5 58 (4.61%) Consultant
6 48 (3.82%) Architect
6 48 (3.82%) Systems Engineer
7 45 (3.58%) Support Engineer
8 41 (3.26%) IT Support
8 41 (3.26%) Software Engineer
9 36 (2.86%) IT Manager
10 35 (2.78%) Delivery Manager
10 35 (2.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 34 (2.70%) Senior Manager
12 28 (2.23%) Senior Developer
13 24 (1.91%) Network Engineer
14 23 (1.83%) Technical Manager
15 22 (1.75%) Business Analyst
15 22 (1.75%) Data Engineer
15 22 (1.75%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (3.98%) .NET
2 44 (3.50%) REST
3 42 (3.34%) Node.js
4 35 (2.78%) React
5 29 (2.31%) HTML
6 28 (2.23%) JSON
7 26 (2.07%) .NET Core
7 26 (2.07%) XML
8 25 (1.99%) CSS
9 19 (1.51%) EDI
10 17 (1.35%) Middleware
11 15 (1.19%) SOAP
11 15 (1.19%) Vue
12 14 (1.11%) Next.js
13 13 (1.03%) AngularJS
13 13 (1.03%) OAuth
13 13 (1.03%) RESTful
14 12 (0.95%) AWS CDK
15 9 (0.72%) ASP.NET
15 9 (0.72%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 71 (5.65%) Onboarding
2 60 (4.77%) Management Information System
3 58 (4.61%) Product Ownership
4 43 (3.42%) Cloud Native
5 40 (3.18%) Driving Licence
6 37 (2.94%) Data Centre
6 37 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
7 34 (2.70%) Social Media
8 26 (2.07%) Algorithms
8 26 (2.07%) Data Structures
8 26 (2.07%) Public Cloud
9 21 (1.67%) Greenfield Project
10 17 (1.35%) Blog
11 16 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
11 16 (1.27%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 15 (1.19%) Security Posture
13 14 (1.11%) NHS
14 13 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
15 11 (0.88%) CCTV
16 10 (0.80%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 110 (8.75%) Windows
2 58 (4.61%) Linux
3 42 (3.34%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.88%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.64%) Ubuntu
6 7 (0.56%) Android
6 7 (0.56%) CentOS
6 7 (0.56%) Unix
7 6 (0.48%) Debian
8 4 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.32%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.24%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.24%) VMS
9 3 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.16%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.080%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.080%) Rocky
11 1 (0.080%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 417 (33.17%) Problem-Solving
2 282 (22.43%) Continuous Improvement
3 263 (20.92%) Agile
4 176 (14.00%) Decision-Making
5 160 (12.73%) Analytics
6 157 (12.49%) Mentoring
7 137 (10.90%) Roadmaps
8 136 (10.82%) AI
9 131 (10.42%) Service Delivery
10 123 (9.79%) CI/CD
11 119 (9.47%) DevOps
12 114 (9.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 109 (8.67%) Validation
14 108 (8.59%) Computer Science
15 106 (8.43%) Customer Service
16 105 (8.35%) Cybersecurity
17 96 (7.64%) Coaching
17 96 (7.64%) Project Delivery
17 96 (7.64%) Project Management
18 95 (7.56%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 157 (12.49%) Python
2 154 (12.25%) SQL
3 59 (4.69%) C#
4 49 (3.90%) Java
5 47 (3.74%) JavaScript
6 41 (3.26%) PowerShell
7 37 (2.94%) TypeScript
8 21 (1.67%) C
9 19 (1.51%) C++
10 14 (1.11%) Bash
10 14 (1.11%) PHP
11 13 (1.03%) Embedded C
11 13 (1.03%) T-SQL
11 13 (1.03%) VBA
12 10 (0.80%) MATLAB
13 9 (0.72%) VB
14 8 (0.64%) Bicep
14 8 (0.64%) Scala
15 6 (0.48%) VB.NET
16 5 (0.40%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 224 (17.82%) Degree
2 123 (9.79%) Security Cleared
3 53 (4.22%) SC Cleared
4 52 (4.14%) DBS Check
5 45 (3.58%) DV Cleared
6 41 (3.26%) ACCA
7 39 (3.10%) CISSP
7 39 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
8 35 (2.78%) CIMA
9 31 (2.47%) BPSS Clearance
10 25 (1.99%) Master's Degree
10 25 (1.99%) PMI Certification
11 24 (1.91%) Microsoft Certification
12 23 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
13 22 (1.75%) PMP
14 20 (1.59%) CCNP
15 18 (1.43%) CCIE
16 14 (1.11%) CISM
16 14 (1.11%) HND
17 12 (0.95%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (6.60%) QA
2 82 (6.52%) Data Quality
3 57 (4.53%) Accessibility
4 43 (3.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 39 (3.10%) PMO
6 30 (2.39%) GDPR
7 26 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials
8 25 (1.99%) NIST
9 20 (1.59%) GAAP
10 12 (0.95%) SLA
10 12 (0.95%) TickIT
11 10 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 10 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 8 (0.64%) PCI DSS
12 8 (0.64%) WCAG
13 7 (0.56%) Government Security Classifications
13 7 (0.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 7 (0.56%) JSP 440
14 5 (0.40%) Def Stans
14 5 (0.40%) Good Clinical Practice
System Software
1 58 (4.61%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.23%) Docker
3 19 (1.51%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.27%) ProxySG
5 15 (1.19%) Firmware
6 12 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
7 11 (0.88%) Embedded Firmware
8 6 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.24%) ClearTrust
9 3 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.16%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.16%) vSphere
11 1 (0.080%) XenApp
11 1 (0.080%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 51 (4.06%) Kubernetes
2 48 (3.82%) Terraform
3 29 (2.31%) Ansible
4 19 (1.51%) SCCM
5 14 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.56%) Puppet
8 5 (0.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.32%) Argo
9 4 (0.32%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.32%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.32%) ServiceCenter
10 3 (0.24%) Grafana
10 3 (0.24%) Kibana
10 3 (0.24%) Plesk
10 3 (0.24%) Rancher
10 3 (0.24%) yum
11 2 (0.16%) Dell DRAC
11 2 (0.16%) vRealize
Vendors
1 260 (20.68%) Microsoft
2 53 (4.22%) Google
3 45 (3.58%) Salesforce
4 36 (2.86%) Cisco
5 33 (2.63%) ServiceNow
6 21 (1.67%) VMware
7 19 (1.51%) Adobe
8 18 (1.43%) Remedy
8 18 (1.43%) SAP
9 17 (1.35%) SolarWinds
10 16 (1.27%) Blue Coat
10 16 (1.27%) CheckPoint
10 16 (1.27%) F5
10 16 (1.27%) Infoblox
10 16 (1.27%) Motorola
11 14 (1.11%) Databricks
11 14 (1.11%) Oracle
12 10 (0.80%) Palo Alto
12 10 (0.80%) Pardot
13 9 (0.72%) HubSpot