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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 83 102
Rank change year-on-year -26 +19 +22
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,622 1,550 1,775
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.72% 3.55% 2.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.34% 3.97% 3.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,007 728 1,074
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,750 £30,420
25th Percentile £37,000 £38,688 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,800 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.24% - -11.80%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £92,159
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,445 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.88% -3.91% -7.08%

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 69,342 39,040 59,206
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.71% 89.41% 81.41%
Number of salaries quoted 48,920 22,578 38,902
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -9.09%

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 11 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 11 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 -47 418 £65,000 - 436
North of England +37 329 £45,497 -6.21% 230
South East -28 321 £48,000 +4.35% 212
Midlands -8 271 £40,000 -15.79% 137
North West +40 202 £46,384 -2.35% 111
South West -30 157 £50,000 -25.33% 130
West Midlands -24 154 £42,500 -19.05% 79
East Midlands +23 116 £32,500 -23.53% 58
East of England -73 96 £52,500 +50.00% 78
Yorkshire +9 85 £42,500 -27.35% 86
North East -35 42 £56,250 +93.97% 37
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 73 (4.50%) SharePoint
2 38 (2.34%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (0.92%) Confluence
4 14 (0.86%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.74%) WordPress
6 11 (0.68%) CMS
6 11 (0.68%) SAS
7 7 (0.43%) Apache
8 4 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.18%) GeoServer
9 3 (0.18%) IIS
10 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.12%) Drupal
10 2 (0.12%) Gentran
10 2 (0.12%) Jupyter
10 2 (0.12%) Luigi
10 2 (0.12%) nginx
11 1 (0.062%) Appian
11 1 (0.062%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 92 (5.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 87 (5.36%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (1.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.62%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 8 (0.49%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.49%) Revit
6 7 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
7 6 (0.37%) InDesign
7 6 (0.37%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.31%) Fusion 360
8 5 (0.31%) Simulink
9 4 (0.25%) Navisworks
10 3 (0.18%) Adobe Premiere
10 3 (0.18%) AutoCAD
10 3 (0.18%) CapCut
10 3 (0.18%) Chatbot
10 3 (0.18%) Maya
10 3 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
10 3 (0.18%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 25 (1.54%) NetSuite
2 13 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.25%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.18%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.12%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.12%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.12%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.12%) SAP CRM
7 2 (0.12%) Shopify
8 1 (0.062%) Exchequer
8 1 (0.062%) FastStats
8 1 (0.062%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.062%) Primavera
8 1 (0.062%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.062%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.062%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.062%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.062%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 267 (16.46%) Azure
2 199 (12.27%) AWS
3 170 (10.48%) Microsoft 365
4 148 (9.12%) Power Platform
5 83 (5.12%) SaaS
6 67 (4.13%) GCP
7 57 (3.51%) Azure DevOps
8 48 (2.96%) Entra ID
9 42 (2.59%) Serverless
10 34 (2.10%) GitHub
11 28 (1.73%) AWS CloudFormation
12 26 (1.60%) Dynamics 365
12 26 (1.60%) Google Analytics
13 24 (1.48%) Power Automate
14 23 (1.42%) Snowflake
15 21 (1.29%) Microsoft Copilot
16 20 (1.23%) OCI
16 20 (1.23%) OneDrive
17 16 (0.99%) Azure Data Factory
17 16 (0.99%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 79 (4.87%) Firewall
2 52 (3.21%) DNS
3 43 (2.65%) Network Security
4 37 (2.28%) DHCP
5 35 (2.16%) TCP/IP
5 35 (2.16%) VPN
5 35 (2.16%) WAN
6 29 (1.79%) VLAN
7 27 (1.66%) LAN
8 25 (1.54%) HTTP
9 21 (1.29%) Broadband
10 20 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
11 19 (1.17%) Wireless
12 16 (0.99%) BGP
13 13 (0.80%) VoIP
14 9 (0.55%) Internet
14 9 (0.55%) SNMP
15 7 (0.43%) EIGRP
15 7 (0.43%) Intrusion Detection
15 7 (0.43%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (7.71%) Power BI
2 56 (3.45%) SQL Server
3 31 (1.91%) Relational Database
4 28 (1.73%) Tableau
5 25 (1.54%) BigQuery
5 25 (1.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 23 (1.42%) Big Data
7 19 (1.17%) Metadata
8 18 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
8 18 (1.11%) Redis
9 17 (1.05%) GIS
10 15 (0.92%) Semantic Layer
11 14 (0.86%) MySQL
11 14 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 12 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
12 12 (0.74%) NoSQL
13 11 (0.68%) Geospatial Data
13 11 (0.68%) Power Query
14 10 (0.62%) Hadoop
15 7 (0.43%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 82 (5.06%) Git
2 58 (3.58%) JIRA
3 35 (2.16%) Jenkins
4 16 (0.99%) GitLab
5 9 (0.55%) Postman
6 6 (0.37%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
7 5 (0.31%) MSI
8 4 (0.25%) Maven
8 4 (0.25%) Storybook
9 3 (0.18%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.18%) LabVIEW
9 3 (0.18%) Selenium
10 2 (0.12%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 2 (0.12%) JUnit
10 2 (0.12%) Mercurial
10 2 (0.12%) MSTest
10 2 (0.12%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.12%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 739 (45.56%) Social Skills
2 379 (23.37%) Finance
3 292 (18.00%) Analytical Skills
4 164 (10.11%) Organisational Skills
5 157 (9.68%) Marketing
6 125 (7.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 125 (7.71%) Public Sector
7 111 (6.84%) Legal
8 99 (6.10%) Aerospace
9 84 (5.18%) Law
10 70 (4.32%) Manufacturing
11 68 (4.19%) Retail
12 67 (4.13%) Presentation Skills
13 64 (3.95%) Influencing Skills
14 51 (3.14%) Telecoms
15 46 (2.84%) Electronics
16 42 (2.59%) Banking
17 30 (1.85%) Advertising
18 27 (1.66%) Local Government
19 21 (1.29%) Games
Job Titles
1 232 (14.30%) Senior
2 148 (9.12%) Developer
3 147 (9.06%) Analyst
4 128 (7.89%) Lead
5 66 (4.07%) Consultant
6 61 (3.76%) IT Support
7 55 (3.39%) Software Engineer
8 46 (2.84%) Systems Engineer
9 43 (2.65%) IT Manager
9 43 (2.65%) Senior Manager
9 43 (2.65%) Support Engineer
10 42 (2.59%) Architect
10 42 (2.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 39 (2.40%) Development Manager
11 39 (2.40%) Senior Developer
12 38 (2.34%) Delivery Manager
12 38 (2.34%) Software Developer
13 37 (2.28%) Business Development Manager
13 37 (2.28%) Business Manager
14 34 (2.10%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 83 (5.12%) Node.js
2 71 (4.38%) REST
3 51 (3.14%) .NET
3 51 (3.14%) HTML
4 41 (2.53%) CSS
5 37 (2.28%) React
6 33 (2.03%) Vue
7 26 (1.60%) JSON
8 24 (1.48%) RESTful
9 23 (1.42%) .NET Core
9 23 (1.42%) SOAP
10 21 (1.29%) AngularJS
11 18 (1.11%) .NET Framework
11 18 (1.11%) EDI
11 18 (1.11%) Middleware
11 18 (1.11%) XML
12 17 (1.05%) OAuth
13 16 (0.99%) Next.js
14 15 (0.92%) Kafka
15 13 (0.80%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 95 (5.86%) Management Information System
2 91 (5.61%) Onboarding
3 74 (4.56%) Product Ownership
4 70 (4.32%) Driving Licence
5 51 (3.14%) Cloud Native
6 50 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
7 34 (2.10%) Social Media
8 33 (2.03%) Public Cloud
9 28 (1.73%) Blog
10 24 (1.48%) Data Centre
11 23 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
12 20 (1.23%) Data Structures
12 20 (1.23%) Security Posture
13 19 (1.17%) Greenfield Project
13 19 (1.17%) NHS
14 18 (1.11%) Algorithms
15 16 (0.99%) Analogue Electronics
15 16 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
15 16 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
16 15 (0.92%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 126 (7.77%) Windows
2 74 (4.56%) Linux
3 51 (3.14%) Windows Server
4 13 (0.80%) FreeRTOS
5 9 (0.55%) Unix
6 8 (0.49%) Ubuntu
7 7 (0.43%) CentOS
7 7 (0.43%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.37%) Debian
9 5 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.25%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.18%) Android
11 3 (0.18%) VMS
11 3 (0.18%) Windows 10
12 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.062%) Rocky
13 1 (0.062%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 530 (32.68%) Problem-Solving
2 477 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
3 355 (21.89%) Agile
4 244 (15.04%) Decision-Making
5 199 (12.27%) Analytics
6 184 (11.34%) AI
7 178 (10.97%) Mentoring
8 177 (10.91%) Roadmaps
9 172 (10.60%) Customer Service
10 168 (10.36%) CI/CD
11 163 (10.05%) Service Delivery
12 148 (9.12%) Stakeholder Management
13 145 (8.94%) CRM
14 137 (8.45%) Project Management
15 136 (8.38%) Project Delivery
16 133 (8.20%) Collaborative Culture
17 129 (7.95%) Validation
18 128 (7.89%) DevOps
19 122 (7.52%) Cybersecurity
19 122 (7.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 195 (12.02%) SQL
2 169 (10.42%) Python
3 93 (5.73%) JavaScript
4 75 (4.62%) Java
5 69 (4.25%) C#
6 68 (4.19%) TypeScript
7 39 (2.40%) C
7 39 (2.40%) PowerShell
8 25 (1.54%) PHP
9 24 (1.48%) VBA
10 18 (1.11%) C++
11 16 (0.99%) Embedded C
12 14 (0.86%) ABAP
13 13 (0.80%) Bash
14 11 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 11 (0.68%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.55%) Bicep
15 9 (0.55%) T-SQL
16 8 (0.49%) VB
17 6 (0.37%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 282 (17.39%) Degree
2 180 (11.10%) Security Cleared
3 86 (5.30%) SC Cleared
4 63 (3.88%) DV Cleared
5 50 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
6 49 (3.02%) ACCA
6 49 (3.02%) BPSS Clearance
7 41 (2.53%) CIMA
8 40 (2.47%) DBS Check
9 37 (2.28%) CISSP
10 28 (1.73%) Master's Degree
11 23 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
12 21 (1.29%) PMI Certification
13 19 (1.17%) HND
14 18 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
14 18 (1.11%) CISM
15 16 (0.99%) CCNP
15 16 (0.99%) PMP
16 15 (0.92%) CEH
16 15 (0.92%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (6.23%) QA
2 91 (5.61%) Accessibility
3 87 (5.36%) Data Quality
4 45 (2.77%) GDPR
5 35 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 33 (2.03%) PMO
7 29 (1.79%) GAAP
8 26 (1.60%) NIST
9 24 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
10 20 (1.23%) SLA
11 18 (1.11%) WCAG
12 12 (0.74%) TickIT
13 11 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 10 (0.62%) Good Clinical Practice
15 8 (0.49%) NCSC
16 7 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 15288
16 7 (0.43%) PCI DSS
17 6 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
17 6 (0.37%) Government Security Classifications
17 6 (0.37%) JSP 440
System Software
1 72 (4.44%) Active Directory
2 39 (2.40%) Docker
3 23 (1.42%) Hyper-V
4 19 (1.17%) Firmware
4 19 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 15 (0.92%) Embedded Firmware
6 6 (0.37%) ProxySG
7 5 (0.31%) ClearTrust
8 3 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.12%) vSphere
10 1 (0.062%) KVM
10 1 (0.062%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.062%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 60 (3.70%) Kubernetes
2 52 (3.21%) Terraform
3 36 (2.22%) Microsoft Intune
4 32 (1.97%) Ansible
5 19 (1.17%) SCCM
6 8 (0.49%) Puppet
7 7 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (0.37%) Hadoop YARN
9 5 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.25%) Cisco CUCM
10 4 (0.25%) Grafana
10 4 (0.25%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.25%) ServiceCenter
11 3 (0.18%) BMC PATROL
11 3 (0.18%) Control-M
11 3 (0.18%) EMC NetWorker
11 3 (0.18%) Nessus
11 3 (0.18%) Plesk
11 3 (0.18%) Progress Chef
11 3 (0.18%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 367 (22.63%) Microsoft
2 64 (3.95%) Google
3 47 (2.90%) Salesforce
4 41 (2.53%) Oracle
5 40 (2.47%) SAP
6 38 (2.34%) Cisco
7 31 (1.91%) ServiceNow
7 31 (1.91%) VMware
8 28 (1.73%) Adobe
9 21 (1.29%) Databricks
10 19 (1.17%) HubSpot
11 18 (1.11%) Palo Alto
12 17 (1.05%) Remedy
13 15 (0.92%) iManage
14 14 (0.86%) HP
14 14 (0.86%) IBM
15 13 (0.80%) Fortinet
15 13 (0.80%) SolarWinds
16 9 (0.55%) F5
16 9 (0.55%) Red Hat