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

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 78 92
Rank change year-on-year -44 +14 +34
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,281 1,478 2,478
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.56% 3.76% 2.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.13% 4.06% 3.23%
Number of salaries quoted 775 661 1,729
10th Percentile £30,069 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,721 £41,250 £37,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,200 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.27% +10.00% -16.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,500 £88,750 £86,250
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 60,030 36,425 76,751
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 72.97% 92.76% 82.48%
Number of salaries quoted 42,034 19,839 55,940
10th Percentile £30,625 £29,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £92,500
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 11 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 11 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 -51 375 £65,000 - 135
South East -29 261 £50,000 -3.85% 124
North of England +15 259 £53,350 +6.70% 128
Midlands -6 192 £42,500 -19.05% 107
North West +37 154 £47,500 -5.00% 82
West Midlands -37 96 £47,085 -14.39% 55
East Midlands +10 95 £40,000 -5.88% 52
South West -38 89 £38,738 -32.63% 51
Yorkshire -24 75 £60,425 +3.29% 30
East of England -69 73 £55,000 +57.14% 43
North East -31 30 £57,500 +64.29% 16
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 43 (3.36%) SharePoint
2 40 (3.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.25%) WordPress
4 15 (1.17%) CMS
5 14 (1.09%) Confluence
6 9 (0.70%) SAS
7 7 (0.55%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.47%) Apache
8 6 (0.47%) IIS
9 4 (0.31%) GeoServer
10 2 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.16%) Drupal
10 2 (0.16%) Gentran
10 2 (0.16%) Jupyter
10 2 (0.16%) Luigi
10 2 (0.16%) nginx
11 1 (0.078%) OpenStack
Applications
1 60 (4.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (4.14%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.33%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.39%) Fusion 360
8 4 (0.31%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.31%) Simulink
9 3 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.23%) Blender
9 3 (0.23%) InDesign
9 3 (0.23%) Maya
9 3 (0.23%) Stateflow
10 2 (0.16%) Trello
11 1 (0.078%) Lightworks
11 1 (0.078%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.25%) NetSuite
2 11 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.39%) SAP HR
5 4 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.16%) Distributed Ledger
6 2 (0.16%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.16%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.078%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.078%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.078%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.078%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.078%) Shopify
7 1 (0.078%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 238 (18.58%) Azure
2 171 (13.35%) AWS
3 119 (9.29%) Microsoft 365
4 112 (8.74%) Power Platform
5 63 (4.92%) GCP
6 58 (4.53%) SaaS
7 46 (3.59%) Azure DevOps
7 46 (3.59%) Entra ID
8 35 (2.73%) Serverless
9 29 (2.26%) GitHub
10 26 (2.03%) AWS CloudFormation
11 25 (1.95%) Google Analytics
12 24 (1.87%) Dynamics 365
13 18 (1.41%) Figma
14 16 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
15 15 (1.17%) Boomi
16 12 (0.94%) Azure Machine Learning
16 12 (0.94%) Power Automate
16 12 (0.94%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 12 (0.94%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 72 (5.62%) Firewall
2 36 (2.81%) Network Security
3 35 (2.73%) VLAN
4 34 (2.65%) DNS
4 34 (2.65%) VPN
5 31 (2.42%) WAN
6 28 (2.19%) DHCP
7 26 (2.03%) Wireless
8 24 (1.87%) LAN
8 24 (1.87%) TCP/IP
9 20 (1.56%) Broadband
9 20 (1.56%) HTTP
10 19 (1.48%) BGP
11 16 (1.25%) Cisco Nexus
12 15 (1.17%) SNMP
13 14 (1.09%) Cisco ASA
13 14 (1.09%) EIGRP
13 14 (1.09%) OSPF
13 14 (1.09%) WAAS
13 14 (1.09%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (8.04%) Power BI
2 32 (2.50%) SQL Server
3 24 (1.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 24 (1.87%) Tableau
4 22 (1.72%) BigQuery
5 16 (1.25%) GIS
5 16 (1.25%) MySQL
6 15 (1.17%) Metadata
6 15 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
7 14 (1.09%) Big Data
7 14 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 13 (1.01%) Relational Database
9 12 (0.94%) Semantic Layer
10 11 (0.86%) NoSQL
11 7 (0.55%) Data Lake
11 7 (0.55%) Redis
12 6 (0.47%) Power Query
13 5 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
13 5 (0.39%) Hadoop
13 5 (0.39%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 61 (4.76%) Git
2 44 (3.43%) JIRA
3 30 (2.34%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.25%) GitLab
5 9 (0.70%) Postman
6 5 (0.39%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.31%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.23%) LabVIEW
8 3 (0.23%) Selenium
8 3 (0.23%) Subversion
9 2 (0.16%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.16%) MSTest
9 2 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.078%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.078%) Qt Creator
10 1 (0.078%) Storybook
10 1 (0.078%) TestRail
General
1 557 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 326 (25.45%) Finance
3 254 (19.83%) Analytical Skills
4 129 (10.07%) Marketing
5 121 (9.45%) Organisational Skills
6 96 (7.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 93 (7.26%) Legal
8 90 (7.03%) Public Sector
9 78 (6.09%) Law
10 61 (4.76%) Aerospace
11 57 (4.45%) Retail
12 54 (4.22%) Telecoms
13 52 (4.06%) Influencing Skills
14 37 (2.89%) Banking
14 37 (2.89%) Manufacturing
15 30 (2.34%) Electronics
16 29 (2.26%) Local Government
17 24 (1.87%) Presentation Skills
18 21 (1.64%) Advertising
18 21 (1.64%) Military
Job Titles
1 179 (13.97%) Senior
2 119 (9.29%) Analyst
3 94 (7.34%) Developer
4 85 (6.64%) Lead
5 59 (4.61%) Consultant
6 48 (3.75%) Systems Engineer
7 45 (3.51%) Support Engineer
8 44 (3.43%) Architect
9 43 (3.36%) Software Engineer
10 41 (3.20%) IT Support
11 40 (3.12%) Delivery Manager
12 36 (2.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 36 (2.81%) IT Manager
13 35 (2.73%) Senior Manager
14 27 (2.11%) Senior Developer
15 26 (2.03%) Business Analyst
16 23 (1.80%) Technical Manager
17 22 (1.72%) Financial Controller
17 22 (1.72%) IT Analyst
17 22 (1.72%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (3.90%) Node.js
2 49 (3.83%) REST
3 46 (3.59%) .NET
4 37 (2.89%) React
5 28 (2.19%) HTML
5 28 (2.19%) JSON
6 26 (2.03%) XML
7 24 (1.87%) .NET Core
8 23 (1.80%) CSS
9 19 (1.48%) Vue
10 18 (1.41%) EDI
11 17 (1.33%) Middleware
11 17 (1.33%) SOAP
12 15 (1.17%) Next.js
13 14 (1.09%) OAuth
14 13 (1.01%) AWS CDK
15 12 (0.94%) AngularJS
15 12 (0.94%) RESTful
16 9 (0.70%) OpenID
16 9 (0.70%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 72 (5.62%) Onboarding
2 63 (4.92%) Management Information System
3 60 (4.68%) Product Ownership
4 47 (3.67%) Cloud Native
5 43 (3.36%) Driving Licence
6 35 (2.73%) Data Centre
6 35 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
7 34 (2.65%) Social Media
8 27 (2.11%) Public Cloud
9 24 (1.87%) Algorithms
9 24 (1.87%) Data Structures
10 21 (1.64%) Greenfield Project
11 20 (1.56%) Blog
12 16 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
12 16 (1.25%) Security Posture
13 14 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
13 14 (1.09%) NHS
13 14 (1.09%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 12 (0.94%) EPoS
15 11 (0.86%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 108 (8.43%) Windows
2 60 (4.68%) Linux
3 41 (3.20%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.78%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.62%) Ubuntu
6 7 (0.55%) Android
6 7 (0.55%) CentOS
6 7 (0.55%) Unix
7 6 (0.47%) Debian
8 4 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.31%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.23%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.23%) VMS
9 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.16%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.16%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.078%) Rocky
11 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 439 (34.27%) Problem-Solving
2 298 (23.26%) Continuous Improvement
3 273 (21.31%) Agile
4 179 (13.97%) Decision-Making
5 159 (12.41%) Analytics
6 158 (12.33%) Mentoring
7 146 (11.40%) Roadmaps
8 141 (11.01%) AI
9 136 (10.62%) Service Delivery
10 127 (9.91%) CI/CD
11 120 (9.37%) DevOps
12 115 (8.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 110 (8.59%) Validation
14 109 (8.51%) Computer Science
14 109 (8.51%) Customer Service
15 107 (8.35%) Cybersecurity
16 101 (7.88%) Coaching
17 100 (7.81%) Project Management
18 98 (7.65%) CRM
19 96 (7.49%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 157 (12.26%) Python
2 155 (12.10%) SQL
3 57 (4.45%) C#
4 51 (3.98%) Java
4 51 (3.98%) JavaScript
5 41 (3.20%) TypeScript
6 39 (3.04%) PowerShell
7 20 (1.56%) C
8 19 (1.48%) C++
9 15 (1.17%) PHP
10 14 (1.09%) Bash
10 14 (1.09%) VBA
11 13 (1.01%) T-SQL
12 12 (0.94%) Embedded C
13 10 (0.78%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.70%) VB
15 8 (0.62%) Bicep
16 7 (0.55%) Scala
17 5 (0.39%) Go
17 5 (0.39%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 230 (17.95%) Degree
2 121 (9.45%) Security Cleared
3 53 (4.14%) SC Cleared
4 49 (3.83%) DBS Check
5 44 (3.43%) DV Cleared
6 41 (3.20%) ACCA
7 39 (3.04%) CISSP
8 38 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
9 35 (2.73%) CIMA
10 32 (2.50%) BPSS Clearance
11 25 (1.95%) Master's Degree
11 25 (1.95%) PMI Certification
12 22 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
12 22 (1.72%) PMP
13 21 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
14 19 (1.48%) CCNP
15 16 (1.25%) CCIE
16 15 (1.17%) HND
17 14 (1.09%) CISM
18 12 (0.94%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (6.56%) QA
2 81 (6.32%) Data Quality
3 61 (4.76%) Accessibility
4 41 (3.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 40 (3.12%) PMO
6 33 (2.58%) GDPR
7 24 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
8 23 (1.80%) NIST
9 22 (1.72%) GAAP
10 13 (1.01%) SLA
11 12 (0.94%) TickIT
12 10 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 10 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 7 (0.55%) Good Clinical Practice
13 7 (0.55%) Government Security Classifications
13 7 (0.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 7 (0.55%) JSP 440
13 7 (0.55%) PCI DSS
13 7 (0.55%) WCAG
14 5 (0.39%) Def Stans
System Software
1 57 (4.45%) Active Directory
2 30 (2.34%) Docker
3 21 (1.64%) Hyper-V
4 14 (1.09%) ProxySG
5 13 (1.01%) Firmware
5 13 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
6 10 (0.78%) Embedded Firmware
7 6 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.31%) ClearTrust
8 4 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.16%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.16%) vSphere
10 1 (0.078%) XenApp
10 1 (0.078%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 53 (4.14%) Kubernetes
2 52 (4.06%) Terraform
3 29 (2.26%) Ansible
4 19 (1.48%) SCCM
5 14 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.55%) Puppet
8 5 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.31%) Argo
9 4 (0.31%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.31%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.31%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.31%) ServiceCenter
10 3 (0.23%) Grafana
10 3 (0.23%) Kibana
10 3 (0.23%) Plesk
10 3 (0.23%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.23%) Rancher
10 3 (0.23%) yum
11 2 (0.16%) vRealize
Vendors
1 264 (20.61%) Microsoft
2 53 (4.14%) Google
3 45 (3.51%) Salesforce
4 34 (2.65%) Cisco
5 32 (2.50%) ServiceNow
6 23 (1.80%) VMware
7 19 (1.48%) Adobe
7 19 (1.48%) SAP
8 18 (1.41%) Remedy
9 15 (1.17%) Databricks
9 15 (1.17%) SolarWinds
10 14 (1.09%) Blue Coat
10 14 (1.09%) CheckPoint
10 14 (1.09%) F5
10 14 (1.09%) Infoblox
10 14 (1.09%) Motorola
10 14 (1.09%) Oracle
11 12 (0.94%) Palo Alto
12 10 (0.78%) HubSpot
12 10 (0.78%) iManage