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

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 82 93
Rank change year-on-year -41 +11 +38
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,348 1,482 2,412
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.59% 3.62% 2.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.16% 3.95% 3.16%
Number of salaries quoted 822 672 1,675
10th Percentile £29,120 £32,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £38,193 £41,188 £37,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -15.25%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,594 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.75% +9.59% -13.51%

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 62,507 37,531 76,318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.63% 91.72% 82.36%
Number of salaries quoted 44,078 20,827 55,158
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,822 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,750 £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 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.12%

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 28 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 28 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 -48 380 £65,000 - 144
South East -23 284 £50,000 +8.70% 133
North of England +8 261 £51,696 +3.39% 101
Midlands -9 205 £42,500 -18.09% 106
North West +29 157 £46,384 -7.23% 66
West Midlands -34 103 £45,000 -18.18% 55
South West -43 102 £38,738 -31.13% 47
East Midlands +21 101 £40,000 -5.88% 51
East of England -61 78 £55,000 +57.14% 51
Yorkshire -22 73 £58,750 +0.43% 19
North East -32 31 £58,750 +83.59% 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 56 (4.15%) SharePoint
2 45 (3.34%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.26%) WordPress
4 14 (1.04%) CMS
5 13 (0.96%) Confluence
6 10 (0.74%) Apache Spark
7 9 (0.67%) SAS
8 7 (0.52%) Apache
9 6 (0.45%) IIS
10 4 (0.30%) GeoServer
11 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.15%) Drupal
11 2 (0.15%) Gentran
11 2 (0.15%) Jupyter
11 2 (0.15%) Luigi
11 2 (0.15%) nginx
12 1 (0.074%) Appian
12 1 (0.074%) OpenStack
Applications
1 66 (4.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 61 (4.53%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (1.11%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.37%) Fusion 360
7 5 (0.37%) InDesign
7 5 (0.37%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.30%) Simulink
9 3 (0.22%) Blender
9 3 (0.22%) Maya
9 3 (0.22%) Stateflow
10 2 (0.15%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.15%) Trello
11 1 (0.074%) Lightworks
11 1 (0.074%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 21 (1.56%) NetSuite
2 10 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.45%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.37%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.15%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.15%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.074%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.074%) FastStats
6 1 (0.074%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.074%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.074%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.074%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.074%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.074%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 252 (18.69%) Azure
2 184 (13.65%) AWS
3 142 (10.53%) Microsoft 365
4 125 (9.27%) Power Platform
5 73 (5.42%) GCP
6 68 (5.04%) SaaS
7 52 (3.86%) Entra ID
8 48 (3.56%) Azure DevOps
9 37 (2.74%) Serverless
10 30 (2.23%) Google Analytics
11 27 (2.00%) AWS CloudFormation
11 27 (2.00%) GitHub
12 24 (1.78%) Dynamics 365
13 18 (1.34%) Figma
13 18 (1.34%) Microsoft Copilot
14 16 (1.19%) OCI
14 16 (1.19%) Power Automate
15 15 (1.11%) Boomi
15 15 (1.11%) Snowflake
16 12 (0.89%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 84 (6.23%) Firewall
2 45 (3.34%) DNS
3 41 (3.04%) Network Security
4 39 (2.89%) VLAN
4 39 (2.89%) VPN
5 38 (2.82%) DHCP
6 37 (2.74%) WAN
7 29 (2.15%) TCP/IP
8 28 (2.08%) LAN
9 26 (1.93%) Wireless
10 22 (1.63%) Broadband
11 21 (1.56%) HTTP
12 20 (1.48%) BGP
13 17 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
14 14 (1.04%) Cisco Nexus
14 14 (1.04%) SNMP
15 12 (0.89%) Cisco ASA
15 12 (0.89%) EIGRP
15 12 (0.89%) WAAS
15 12 (0.89%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 113 (8.38%) Power BI
2 38 (2.82%) SQL Server
3 27 (2.00%) BigQuery
4 25 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 25 (1.85%) Tableau
5 17 (1.26%) Big Data
5 17 (1.26%) MySQL
5 17 (1.26%) Relational Database
6 16 (1.19%) GIS
7 15 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
8 14 (1.04%) Metadata
8 14 (1.04%) Semantic Layer
9 13 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 11 (0.82%) NoSQL
11 10 (0.74%) Redis
12 8 (0.59%) Hadoop
13 7 (0.52%) Data Lake
14 6 (0.45%) Power Query
15 5 (0.37%) Cloudera CDH
15 5 (0.37%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 59 (4.38%) Git
2 44 (3.26%) JIRA
3 34 (2.52%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.19%) GitLab
5 9 (0.67%) Postman
6 5 (0.37%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.22%) LabVIEW
8 3 (0.22%) Selenium
8 3 (0.22%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.15%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.15%) MSTest
9 2 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.15%) Subversion
10 1 (0.074%) Claude Code
10 1 (0.074%) MSI
10 1 (0.074%) Qt Creator
10 1 (0.074%) TestRail
General
1 596 (44.21%) Social Skills
2 355 (26.34%) Finance
3 260 (19.29%) Analytical Skills
4 141 (10.46%) Marketing
5 123 (9.12%) Organisational Skills
6 96 (7.12%) Legal
7 93 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 89 (6.60%) Public Sector
9 78 (5.79%) Aerospace
10 75 (5.56%) Law
11 56 (4.15%) Retail
12 53 (3.93%) Telecoms
13 52 (3.86%) Influencing Skills
14 41 (3.04%) Manufacturing
15 36 (2.67%) Banking
15 36 (2.67%) Presentation Skills
16 30 (2.23%) Electronics
17 28 (2.08%) Local Government
18 24 (1.78%) Advertising
19 20 (1.48%) Billing
Job Titles
1 199 (14.76%) Senior
2 140 (10.39%) Analyst
3 105 (7.79%) Developer
4 94 (6.97%) Lead
5 62 (4.60%) Consultant
6 49 (3.64%) IT Support
7 48 (3.56%) Software Engineer
7 48 (3.56%) Support Engineer
7 48 (3.56%) Systems Engineer
8 46 (3.41%) Architect
8 46 (3.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 41 (3.04%) Delivery Manager
9 41 (3.04%) Senior Manager
10 37 (2.74%) IT Manager
11 29 (2.15%) Business Analyst
12 28 (2.08%) Network Engineer
12 28 (2.08%) Senior Developer
13 27 (2.00%) IT Analyst
14 26 (1.93%) Cloud Engineer
15 24 (1.78%) Financial Controller
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (4.53%) Node.js
2 57 (4.23%) REST
3 45 (3.34%) .NET
4 40 (2.97%) React
5 35 (2.60%) HTML
6 28 (2.08%) JSON
7 27 (2.00%) CSS
8 26 (1.93%) XML
9 23 (1.71%) Vue
10 22 (1.63%) .NET Core
11 20 (1.48%) SOAP
12 18 (1.34%) Middleware
13 16 (1.19%) EDI
13 16 (1.19%) Next.js
14 15 (1.11%) OAuth
15 13 (0.96%) AngularJS
15 13 (0.96%) AWS CDK
16 12 (0.89%) RESTful
17 9 (0.67%) Spring
18 8 (0.59%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 80 (5.93%) Onboarding
2 68 (5.04%) Management Information System
3 62 (4.60%) Product Ownership
4 56 (4.15%) Driving Licence
5 51 (3.78%) Cloud Native
6 34 (2.52%) Self-Motivation
6 34 (2.52%) Social Media
7 33 (2.45%) Data Centre
8 30 (2.23%) Public Cloud
9 25 (1.85%) Blog
10 21 (1.56%) Data Structures
11 20 (1.48%) Algorithms
11 20 (1.48%) Greenfield Project
12 19 (1.41%) Security Posture
13 16 (1.19%) NHS
14 14 (1.04%) EPoS
14 14 (1.04%) Legacy Systems
15 13 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
16 12 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
16 12 (0.89%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 116 (8.61%) Windows
2 68 (5.04%) Linux
3 48 (3.56%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.74%) FreeRTOS
5 9 (0.67%) Ubuntu
6 8 (0.59%) CentOS
6 8 (0.59%) Unix
7 7 (0.52%) Debian
8 6 (0.45%) Android
9 5 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.30%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.22%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.22%) VMS
11 3 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.15%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.15%) Rocky
12 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
13 1 (0.074%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 464 (34.42%) Problem-Solving
2 341 (25.30%) Continuous Improvement
3 299 (22.18%) Agile
4 194 (14.39%) Decision-Making
5 170 (12.61%) Analytics
6 165 (12.24%) Mentoring
7 157 (11.65%) Roadmaps
8 152 (11.28%) AI
9 143 (10.61%) Service Delivery
10 138 (10.24%) CI/CD
11 124 (9.20%) Customer Service
12 122 (9.05%) Validation
13 118 (8.75%) DevOps
14 117 (8.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 113 (8.38%) Project Delivery
16 111 (8.23%) Computer Science
16 111 (8.23%) Project Management
17 110 (8.16%) Cybersecurity
18 103 (7.64%) CRM
19 100 (7.42%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 178 (13.20%) SQL
2 161 (11.94%) Python
3 62 (4.60%) JavaScript
4 60 (4.45%) C#
5 59 (4.38%) Java
6 49 (3.64%) TypeScript
7 43 (3.19%) PowerShell
8 22 (1.63%) C
9 20 (1.48%) VBA
10 19 (1.41%) C++
11 18 (1.34%) PHP
12 15 (1.11%) Bash
13 14 (1.04%) T-SQL
14 12 (0.89%) Embedded C
15 10 (0.74%) ABAP
15 10 (0.74%) MATLAB
16 9 (0.67%) VB
17 8 (0.59%) Bicep
18 5 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 5 (0.37%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 242 (17.95%) Degree
2 138 (10.24%) Security Cleared
3 59 (4.38%) SC Cleared
4 53 (3.93%) DV Cleared
5 44 (3.26%) DBS Check
6 41 (3.04%) ACCA
7 39 (2.89%) Computer Science Degree
8 35 (2.60%) CIMA
8 35 (2.60%) CISSP
9 34 (2.52%) BPSS Clearance
10 26 (1.93%) Master's Degree
11 22 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
11 22 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
11 22 (1.63%) PMI Certification
12 20 (1.48%) CCNP
13 19 (1.41%) PMP
14 15 (1.11%) CISM
14 15 (1.11%) HND
15 14 (1.04%) CCIE
16 13 (0.96%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (6.68%) QA
2 77 (5.71%) Data Quality
3 65 (4.82%) Accessibility
4 40 (2.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 38 (2.82%) PMO
6 30 (2.23%) GDPR
7 25 (1.85%) GAAP
8 24 (1.78%) NIST
9 20 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
10 13 (0.96%) SLA
11 12 (0.89%) TickIT
12 10 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 9 (0.67%) Good Clinical Practice
14 8 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 7 (0.52%) Government Security Classifications
15 7 (0.52%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 7 (0.52%) JSP 440
15 7 (0.52%) PCI DSS
15 7 (0.52%) WCAG
16 5 (0.37%) Def Stans
System Software
1 65 (4.82%) Active Directory
2 32 (2.37%) Docker
3 25 (1.85%) Hyper-V
4 15 (1.11%) Firmware
5 14 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
6 12 (0.89%) ProxySG
7 11 (0.82%) Embedded Firmware
8 6 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
9 5 (0.37%) ClearTrust
10 4 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.15%) vSphere
12 1 (0.074%) XenApp
12 1 (0.074%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 55 (4.08%) Kubernetes
2 49 (3.64%) Terraform
3 33 (2.45%) Ansible
4 20 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
5 19 (1.41%) SCCM
6 9 (0.67%) Puppet
7 8 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.37%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.30%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.30%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.30%) Grafana
9 4 (0.30%) ServiceCenter
10 3 (0.22%) Argo
10 3 (0.22%) Dell DRAC
10 3 (0.22%) Kibana
10 3 (0.22%) Plesk
10 3 (0.22%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.15%) Functional Safety
11 2 (0.15%) vRealize
Vendors
1 291 (21.59%) Microsoft
2 63 (4.67%) Google
3 44 (3.26%) Salesforce
4 39 (2.89%) Cisco
5 32 (2.37%) ServiceNow
6 27 (2.00%) Oracle
7 25 (1.85%) SAP
7 25 (1.85%) VMware
8 19 (1.41%) Adobe
9 18 (1.34%) Remedy
10 15 (1.11%) Databricks
10 15 (1.11%) Palo Alto
11 14 (1.04%) SolarWinds
12 13 (0.96%) iManage
13 12 (0.89%) Blue Coat
13 12 (0.89%) CheckPoint
13 12 (0.89%) F5
13 12 (0.89%) Fortinet
13 12 (0.89%) Infoblox
13 12 (0.89%) Motorola