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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 84 94
Rank change year-on-year -38 +10 +36
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,389 1,536 2,274
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.59% 3.55% 2.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.15% 3.93% 3.13%
Number of salaries quoted 854 705 1,548
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £37,183
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,527
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +8.85% -12.13%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £69,625
90th Percentile £82,500 £86,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £54,793 £50,500
% change year-on-year -8.75% +8.50% -12.17%

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 64,729 39,091 72,686
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.90% 90.22% 82.30%
Number of salaries quoted 45,730 22,350 51,838
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,822 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,771 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,201 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.89% +4.00% -8.84%

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 16 July 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 16 July 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 -54 378 £65,000 - 186
South East -16 296 £49,000 +6.52% 151
North of England +24 269 £51,696 +3.39% 131
Midlands -13 225 £45,000 -10.00% 96
North West +32 171 £45,497 -9.01% 68
West Midlands -37 121 £47,085 -11.99% 56
South West -45 108 £38,738 -41.63% 59
East Midlands +12 103 £35,220 -17.13% 40
East of England -67 74 £55,000 +57.14% 54
Yorkshire -17 67 £60,425 +3.29% 40
North East -39 31 £57,500 +64.29% 24
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 59 (4.25%) SharePoint
2 44 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.15%) WordPress
4 13 (0.94%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.86%) CMS
6 10 (0.72%) Confluence
7 9 (0.65%) SAS
8 6 (0.43%) Apache
9 5 (0.36%) IIS
10 4 (0.29%) GeoServer
11 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.14%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.14%) Drupal
11 2 (0.14%) Gentran
11 2 (0.14%) Jupyter
11 2 (0.14%) Luigi
11 2 (0.14%) nginx
12 1 (0.072%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 1 (0.072%) Appian
12 1 (0.072%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 72 (5.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 64 (4.61%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.79%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.65%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.36%) Fusion 360
7 5 (0.36%) InDesign
7 5 (0.36%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.29%) Simulink
9 3 (0.22%) Blender
9 3 (0.22%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.22%) Maya
9 3 (0.22%) Stateflow
10 2 (0.14%) Trello
11 1 (0.072%) Lightworks
11 1 (0.072%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 23 (1.66%) NetSuite
2 12 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.36%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.14%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.14%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.14%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.072%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.072%) FastStats
7 1 (0.072%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.072%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.072%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.072%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.072%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.072%) Shopify
7 1 (0.072%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 247 (17.78%) Azure
2 184 (13.25%) AWS
3 150 (10.80%) Microsoft 365
4 136 (9.79%) Power Platform
5 76 (5.47%) SaaS
6 67 (4.82%) GCP
7 51 (3.67%) Entra ID
8 50 (3.60%) Azure DevOps
9 40 (2.88%) Serverless
10 30 (2.16%) GitHub
11 28 (2.02%) Google Analytics
12 26 (1.87%) AWS CloudFormation
13 22 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
14 20 (1.44%) Microsoft Copilot
14 20 (1.44%) OCI
15 19 (1.37%) Power Automate
16 18 (1.30%) Snowflake
17 16 (1.15%) Figma
18 15 (1.08%) Boomi
19 14 (1.01%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 85 (6.12%) Firewall
2 51 (3.67%) DNS
3 40 (2.88%) VPN
4 39 (2.81%) DHCP
4 39 (2.81%) Network Security
5 36 (2.59%) VLAN
6 34 (2.45%) TCP/IP
6 34 (2.45%) WAN
7 24 (1.73%) LAN
8 23 (1.66%) Wireless
9 22 (1.58%) Broadband
9 22 (1.58%) HTTP
10 21 (1.51%) BGP
11 16 (1.15%) Wi-Fi
12 11 (0.79%) SNMP
13 10 (0.72%) IPsec
14 9 (0.65%) Cisco Nexus
14 9 (0.65%) Internet
15 8 (0.58%) WAAS
15 8 (0.58%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 120 (8.64%) Power BI
2 46 (3.31%) SQL Server
3 27 (1.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 27 (1.94%) Tableau
4 26 (1.87%) BigQuery
5 20 (1.44%) Big Data
5 20 (1.44%) Relational Database
6 18 (1.30%) GIS
6 18 (1.30%) MySQL
7 17 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
8 16 (1.15%) Metadata
9 14 (1.01%) NoSQL
9 14 (1.01%) Semantic Layer
10 13 (0.94%) Redis
11 11 (0.79%) Hadoop
11 11 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 10 (0.72%) Geospatial Data
13 7 (0.50%) Data Lake
13 7 (0.50%) Data Warehouse
13 7 (0.50%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 63 (4.54%) Git
2 46 (3.31%) JIRA
3 33 (2.38%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.15%) GitLab
5 9 (0.65%) Postman
6 4 (0.29%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.29%) Visual Studio Code
7 3 (0.22%) LabVIEW
7 3 (0.22%) MSI
7 3 (0.22%) Selenium
8 2 (0.14%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.14%) MSTest
8 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.072%) Claude Code
9 1 (0.072%) Maven
9 1 (0.072%) Qt Creator
9 1 (0.072%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.072%) Storybook
9 1 (0.072%) Subversion
General
1 630 (45.36%) Social Skills
2 362 (26.06%) Finance
3 269 (19.37%) Analytical Skills
4 146 (10.51%) Marketing
5 126 (9.07%) Organisational Skills
6 101 (7.27%) Legal
7 96 (6.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 94 (6.77%) Public Sector
9 78 (5.62%) Aerospace
10 77 (5.54%) Law
11 57 (4.10%) Retail
12 56 (4.03%) Influencing Skills
13 48 (3.46%) Telecoms
14 47 (3.38%) Presentation Skills
15 41 (2.95%) Manufacturing
16 36 (2.59%) Banking
17 33 (2.38%) Electronics
18 29 (2.09%) Local Government
19 28 (2.02%) Advertising
20 19 (1.37%) Military
Job Titles
1 207 (14.90%) Senior
2 141 (10.15%) Analyst
3 116 (8.35%) Developer
4 104 (7.49%) Lead
5 63 (4.54%) Consultant
6 52 (3.74%) IT Support
7 49 (3.53%) Software Engineer
8 46 (3.31%) Architect
9 45 (3.24%) Support Engineer
10 43 (3.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 43 (3.10%) Senior Manager
10 43 (3.10%) Systems Engineer
11 42 (3.02%) Delivery Manager
12 38 (2.74%) IT Manager
13 34 (2.45%) Senior Developer
14 33 (2.38%) Business Analyst
15 31 (2.23%) IT Analyst
16 28 (2.02%) Business Manager
16 28 (2.02%) Cloud Engineer
16 28 (2.02%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (5.18%) Node.js
2 62 (4.46%) REST
3 42 (3.02%) .NET
4 40 (2.88%) HTML
5 39 (2.81%) React
6 30 (2.16%) CSS
7 29 (2.09%) JSON
8 28 (2.02%) Vue
9 26 (1.87%) XML
10 22 (1.58%) SOAP
11 19 (1.37%) .NET Core
11 19 (1.37%) RESTful
12 18 (1.30%) Middleware
13 16 (1.15%) EDI
13 16 (1.15%) Next.js
14 15 (1.08%) AngularJS
14 15 (1.08%) OAuth
15 13 (0.94%) AWS CDK
16 12 (0.86%) Kafka
17 10 (0.72%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 86 (6.19%) Onboarding
2 76 (5.47%) Management Information System
3 67 (4.82%) Product Ownership
4 58 (4.18%) Driving Licence
5 50 (3.60%) Cloud Native
6 31 (2.23%) Public Cloud
6 31 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
7 29 (2.09%) Social Media
8 28 (2.02%) Data Centre
9 27 (1.94%) Blog
10 22 (1.58%) Data Structures
11 21 (1.51%) Greenfield Project
12 20 (1.44%) Algorithms
12 20 (1.44%) Security Posture
13 18 (1.30%) NHS
14 15 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
15 14 (1.01%) Enterprise Software
15 14 (1.01%) EPoS
16 13 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
17 12 (0.86%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 116 (8.35%) Windows
2 74 (5.33%) Linux
3 49 (3.53%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.86%) FreeRTOS
5 9 (0.65%) Unix
6 8 (0.58%) Ubuntu
7 7 (0.50%) CentOS
8 6 (0.43%) Android
8 6 (0.43%) Debian
9 5 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.29%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.22%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.22%) VMS
11 3 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.14%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
13 1 (0.072%) Rocky
13 1 (0.072%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 480 (34.56%) Problem-Solving
2 382 (27.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 311 (22.39%) Agile
4 210 (15.12%) Decision-Making
5 175 (12.60%) Analytics
6 168 (12.10%) Roadmaps
7 163 (11.74%) Mentoring
8 160 (11.52%) AI
9 148 (10.66%) Service Delivery
10 147 (10.58%) CI/CD
11 129 (9.29%) Customer Service
12 120 (8.64%) Validation
13 118 (8.50%) Project Delivery
14 115 (8.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 114 (8.21%) Project Management
16 113 (8.14%) Collaborative Culture
17 110 (7.92%) Computer Science
17 110 (7.92%) DevOps
18 108 (7.78%) CRM
18 108 (7.78%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 187 (13.46%) SQL
2 163 (11.74%) Python
3 69 (4.97%) Java
3 69 (4.97%) JavaScript
4 60 (4.32%) C#
5 56 (4.03%) TypeScript
6 42 (3.02%) PowerShell
7 30 (2.16%) C
8 24 (1.73%) PHP
9 22 (1.58%) VBA
10 17 (1.22%) C++
11 14 (1.01%) ABAP
11 14 (1.01%) Embedded C
11 14 (1.01%) T-SQL
12 13 (0.94%) Bash
13 10 (0.72%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.65%) VB
15 7 (0.50%) Bicep
15 7 (0.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 6 (0.43%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 252 (18.14%) Degree
2 137 (9.86%) Security Cleared
3 64 (4.61%) SC Cleared
4 51 (3.67%) DV Cleared
5 45 (3.24%) ACCA
6 39 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
7 37 (2.66%) CIMA
8 36 (2.59%) CISSP
8 36 (2.59%) DBS Check
9 29 (2.09%) BPSS Clearance
10 28 (2.02%) Master's Degree
11 22 (1.58%) PMI Certification
12 19 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
13 18 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
14 17 (1.22%) CISM
14 17 (1.22%) PMP
15 16 (1.15%) CCNP
16 14 (1.01%) HND
17 10 (0.72%) CEH
17 10 (0.72%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (6.34%) QA
2 79 (5.69%) Data Quality
3 72 (5.18%) Accessibility
4 40 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 33 (2.38%) PMO
6 31 (2.23%) GDPR
7 28 (2.02%) GAAP
8 25 (1.80%) NIST
9 19 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
10 15 (1.08%) SLA
11 12 (0.86%) TickIT
12 11 (0.79%) WCAG
13 10 (0.72%) Good Clinical Practice
14 7 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 7 (0.50%) Government Security Classifications
14 7 (0.50%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 7 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 15288
14 7 (0.50%) JSP 440
14 7 (0.50%) PCI DSS
15 5 (0.36%) Def Stans
System Software
1 65 (4.68%) Active Directory
2 30 (2.16%) Docker
3 27 (1.94%) Hyper-V
4 17 (1.22%) Firmware
5 14 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
6 13 (0.94%) Embedded Firmware
7 8 (0.58%) ProxySG
8 6 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
9 5 (0.36%) ClearTrust
10 4 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.14%) vSphere
12 1 (0.072%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.072%) XenApp
12 1 (0.072%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 50 (3.60%) Kubernetes
2 44 (3.17%) Terraform
3 29 (2.09%) Ansible
4 20 (1.44%) Microsoft Intune
5 19 (1.37%) SCCM
6 8 (0.58%) Puppet
7 6 (0.43%) Hadoop YARN
7 6 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.36%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.29%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.29%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.29%) Grafana
9 4 (0.29%) ServiceCenter
10 3 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.22%) Argo
10 3 (0.22%) Dell DRAC
10 3 (0.22%) EMC NetWorker
10 3 (0.22%) Kibana
10 3 (0.22%) Plesk
10 3 (0.22%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 307 (22.10%) Microsoft
2 63 (4.54%) Google
3 42 (3.02%) Salesforce
4 37 (2.66%) Cisco
5 35 (2.52%) Oracle
6 33 (2.38%) SAP
7 27 (1.94%) ServiceNow
8 24 (1.73%) VMware
9 20 (1.44%) Adobe
10 18 (1.30%) Remedy
11 16 (1.15%) Databricks
12 15 (1.08%) iManage
12 15 (1.08%) Palo Alto
13 14 (1.01%) IBM
14 13 (0.94%) SolarWinds
15 12 (0.86%) Fortinet
16 11 (0.79%) HubSpot
17 10 (0.72%) HP
18 9 (0.65%) CheckPoint
18 9 (0.65%) Red Hat