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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 69 88
Rank change year-on-year -65 +19 +23
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,250 1,566 2,438
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.50% 4.05% 2.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.03% 4.34% 3.32%
Number of salaries quoted 749 701 1,715
10th Percentile £30,235 £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% -16.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £74,445 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £88,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £52,750 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.09% +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 61,553 36,113 73,460
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.02% 93.35% 83.76%
Number of salaries quoted 41,006 19,403 54,576
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,400 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% +8.00% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,610 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.15% +4.75% -9.69%

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 30 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 30 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 -46 380 £65,000 - 225
North of England +3 257 £53,200 +6.40% 117
South East -44 237 £50,000 -1.90% 133
Midlands -27 182 £42,500 -19.05% 84
North West +30 155 £50,000 - 65
West Midlands -58 91 £46,042 -16.29% 44
East Midlands +9 90 £42,500 -5.56% 40
South West -37 90 £38,738 -34.06% 45
Yorkshire -31 74 £60,925 +4.15% 33
East of England -86 68 £55,000 +7.91% 37
North East -30 28 £51,619 +47.48% 19
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 (3.20%) Microsoft Exchange
2 39 (3.12%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.36%) Confluence
4 15 (1.20%) CMS
4 15 (1.20%) WordPress
5 9 (0.72%) SAS
6 8 (0.64%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.48%) Apache
7 6 (0.48%) IIS
8 4 (0.32%) GeoServer
9 3 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.16%) Drupal
10 2 (0.16%) Gentran
10 2 (0.16%) Jupyter
10 2 (0.16%) Luigi
11 1 (0.080%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.080%) nginx
11 1 (0.080%) OpenStack
Applications
1 58 (4.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.52%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.80%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.40%) Fusion 360
8 3 (0.24%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.24%) Simulink
9 2 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.16%) Blender
9 2 (0.16%) Maya
9 2 (0.16%) Stateflow
9 2 (0.16%) Trello
10 1 (0.080%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.080%) InDesign
10 1 (0.080%) Lightworks
Business Applications
1 16 (1.28%) NetSuite
2 12 (0.96%) 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
1 241 (19.28%) Azure
2 162 (12.96%) AWS
3 114 (9.12%) Power Platform
4 112 (8.96%) Microsoft 365
5 64 (5.12%) GCP
6 49 (3.92%) SaaS
7 45 (3.60%) Entra ID
8 44 (3.52%) Azure DevOps
9 33 (2.64%) Serverless
10 30 (2.40%) GitHub
11 25 (2.00%) Dynamics 365
11 25 (2.00%) Google Analytics
12 24 (1.92%) AWS CloudFormation
13 16 (1.28%) Figma
14 15 (1.20%) Boomi
14 15 (1.20%) Microsoft Copilot
15 14 (1.12%) Azure Machine Learning
16 12 (0.96%) Salesforce Service Cloud
17 11 (0.88%) Azure Data Factory
17 11 (0.88%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 70 (5.60%) Firewall
2 37 (2.96%) Network Security
3 36 (2.88%) VLAN
3 36 (2.88%) VPN
4 33 (2.64%) WAN
5 31 (2.48%) DNS
6 29 (2.32%) Wireless
7 26 (2.08%) LAN
8 25 (2.00%) DHCP
9 21 (1.68%) BGP
9 21 (1.68%) TCP/IP
10 19 (1.52%) Broadband
11 18 (1.44%) Cisco Nexus
11 18 (1.44%) HTTP
12 17 (1.36%) SNMP
13 16 (1.28%) Cisco ASA
13 16 (1.28%) EIGRP
13 16 (1.28%) OSPF
13 16 (1.28%) WAAS
13 16 (1.28%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (8.40%) Power BI
2 29 (2.32%) SQL Server
3 26 (2.08%) Tableau
4 23 (1.84%) BigQuery
4 23 (1.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 16 (1.28%) GIS
6 15 (1.20%) Big Data
6 15 (1.20%) Metadata
6 15 (1.20%) MySQL
6 15 (1.20%) PostgreSQL
6 15 (1.20%) Relational Database
6 15 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 12 (0.96%) NoSQL
8 11 (0.88%) Semantic Layer
9 7 (0.56%) Data Lake
10 6 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (0.48%) Hadoop
11 5 (0.40%) Geospatial Data
11 5 (0.40%) MariaDB
11 5 (0.40%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 65 (5.20%) Git
2 45 (3.60%) JIRA
3 28 (2.24%) Jenkins
4 15 (1.20%) 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
1 536 (42.88%) Social Skills
2 324 (25.92%) Finance
3 245 (19.60%) Analytical Skills
4 128 (10.24%) Marketing
5 123 (9.84%) Organisational Skills
6 94 (7.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 89 (7.12%) Public Sector
8 88 (7.04%) Legal
9 80 (6.40%) Law
10 58 (4.64%) Aerospace
11 55 (4.40%) Retail
11 55 (4.40%) Telecoms
12 41 (3.28%) Influencing Skills
13 37 (2.96%) Manufacturing
14 35 (2.80%) Banking
15 31 (2.48%) Electronics
16 25 (2.00%) Military
17 23 (1.84%) Billing
17 23 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
18 21 (1.68%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 177 (14.16%) Senior
2 117 (9.36%) Analyst
3 93 (7.44%) Developer
4 76 (6.08%) Lead
5 53 (4.24%) Consultant
6 49 (3.92%) Architect
7 48 (3.84%) Systems Engineer
8 45 (3.60%) Support Engineer
9 40 (3.20%) IT Support
9 40 (3.20%) Software Engineer
10 36 (2.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 36 (2.88%) IT Manager
11 34 (2.72%) Delivery Manager
11 34 (2.72%) Senior Manager
12 28 (2.24%) Senior Developer
13 24 (1.92%) Network Engineer
14 23 (1.84%) Business Analyst
14 23 (1.84%) Technical Manager
15 22 (1.76%) Data Engineer
15 22 (1.76%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (4.16%) .NET
2 43 (3.44%) REST
3 42 (3.36%) Node.js
4 35 (2.80%) React
5 30 (2.40%) HTML
6 28 (2.24%) JSON
7 27 (2.16%) .NET Core
8 26 (2.08%) CSS
8 26 (2.08%) XML
9 19 (1.52%) EDI
10 17 (1.36%) Middleware
11 15 (1.20%) SOAP
11 15 (1.20%) Vue
12 14 (1.12%) Next.js
12 14 (1.12%) OAuth
13 13 (1.04%) AngularJS
13 13 (1.04%) RESTful
14 12 (0.96%) AWS CDK
15 10 (0.80%) OpenID
15 10 (0.80%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 70 (5.60%) Onboarding
2 59 (4.72%) Product Ownership
3 55 (4.40%) Management Information System
4 43 (3.44%) Cloud Native
5 39 (3.12%) Driving Licence
6 38 (3.04%) Data Centre
7 36 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
8 34 (2.72%) Social Media
9 26 (2.08%) Algorithms
9 26 (2.08%) Data Structures
10 25 (2.00%) Public Cloud
11 22 (1.76%) Greenfield Project
12 17 (1.36%) Blog
13 16 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
13 16 (1.28%) Security Posture
13 16 (1.28%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 14 (1.12%) NHS
15 13 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
16 11 (0.88%) CCTV
16 11 (0.88%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 109 (8.72%) Windows
2 58 (4.64%) Linux
3 42 (3.36%) 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
1 408 (32.64%) Problem-Solving
2 282 (22.56%) Continuous Improvement
3 265 (21.20%) Agile
4 169 (13.52%) Decision-Making
5 161 (12.88%) Analytics
6 157 (12.56%) Mentoring
7 136 (10.88%) AI
8 134 (10.72%) Roadmaps
9 130 (10.40%) Service Delivery
10 123 (9.84%) CI/CD
11 119 (9.52%) DevOps
12 113 (9.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 108 (8.64%) Computer Science
14 107 (8.56%) Validation
15 105 (8.40%) Cybersecurity
16 102 (8.16%) Customer Service
17 95 (7.60%) Coaching
17 95 (7.60%) CRM
17 95 (7.60%) Project Delivery
18 92 (7.36%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 157 (12.56%) Python
2 154 (12.32%) SQL
3 60 (4.80%) C#
4 49 (3.92%) JavaScript
5 48 (3.84%) Java
6 42 (3.36%) PowerShell
7 37 (2.96%) TypeScript
8 20 (1.60%) C
9 18 (1.44%) C++
10 14 (1.12%) Bash
10 14 (1.12%) PHP
11 13 (1.04%) Embedded C
11 13 (1.04%) T-SQL
12 12 (0.96%) VBA
13 9 (0.72%) 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%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 223 (17.84%) Degree
2 126 (10.08%) Security Cleared
3 54 (4.32%) SC Cleared
4 52 (4.16%) DBS Check
5 46 (3.68%) DV Cleared
6 41 (3.28%) ACCA
7 40 (3.20%) CISSP
8 39 (3.12%) Computer Science Degree
9 35 (2.80%) CIMA
10 31 (2.48%) BPSS Clearance
11 26 (2.08%) PMI Certification
12 25 (2.00%) Master's Degree
12 25 (2.00%) Microsoft Certification
13 23 (1.84%) Cisco Certification
14 22 (1.76%) PMP
15 20 (1.60%) CCNP
16 18 (1.44%) CCIE
17 15 (1.20%) CISM
18 14 (1.12%) HND
19 12 (0.96%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (6.48%) Data Quality
2 79 (6.32%) QA
3 58 (4.64%) Accessibility
4 44 (3.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 34 (2.72%) PMO
6 30 (2.40%) GDPR
7 26 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials
7 26 (2.08%) NIST
8 20 (1.60%) GAAP
9 12 (0.96%) SLA
9 12 (0.96%) TickIT
10 10 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 10 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 8 (0.64%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.64%) WCAG
12 7 (0.56%) Government Security Classifications
12 7 (0.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 7 (0.56%) JSP 440
13 5 (0.40%) Def Stans
13 5 (0.40%) Good Clinical Practice
System Software
1 58 (4.64%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.24%) Docker
3 18 (1.44%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.28%) ProxySG
5 15 (1.20%) Firmware
6 12 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
7 11 (0.88%) Embedded Firmware
8 6 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.16%) ClearTrust
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 (4.08%) Kubernetes
2 50 (4.00%) Terraform
3 29 (2.32%) Ansible
4 19 (1.52%) SCCM
5 14 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.56%) Puppet
8 6 (0.48%) 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%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.16%) vRealize
Vendors
1 261 (20.88%) Microsoft
2 53 (4.24%) Google
3 45 (3.60%) Salesforce
4 36 (2.88%) Cisco
5 33 (2.64%) ServiceNow
6 21 (1.68%) VMware
7 18 (1.44%) Adobe
7 18 (1.44%) Remedy
7 18 (1.44%) SAP
8 17 (1.36%) SolarWinds
9 16 (1.28%) Blue Coat
9 16 (1.28%) CheckPoint
9 16 (1.28%) F5
9 16 (1.28%) Infoblox
9 16 (1.28%) Motorola
10 14 (1.12%) Databricks
10 14 (1.12%) Oracle
11 10 (0.80%) Pardot
12 9 (0.72%) HubSpot
12 9 (0.72%) Red Hat