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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 71 89
Rank change year-on-year -56 +18 +21
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,254 1,576 2,442
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.51% 4.03% 2.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.03% 4.32% 3.30%
Number of salaries quoted 753 706 1,717
10th Percentile £30,173 £32,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,433 £37,169
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,191 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.47% +10.00% -16.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £88,750 £87,500
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 61,648 36,515 73,982
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.00% 93.30% 83.47%
Number of salaries quoted 41,084 19,671 54,793
10th Percentile £30,052 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +6.36% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 1 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 1 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 -44 381 £65,000 - 336
North of England +10 256 £53,350 +6.70% 145
South East -45 244 £50,000 -1.90% 171
Midlands -27 181 £42,500 -19.05% 103
North West +32 154 £50,000 - 78
West Midlands -55 91 £46,042 -16.29% 56
East Midlands -10 89 £42,500 -5.56% 47
South West -39 88 £38,738 -34.06% 60
Yorkshire -41 74 £60,925 +4.15% 42
East of England -83 69 £55,000 +7.91% 62
North East -31 28 £51,619 +47.48% 25
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 (3.19%) Microsoft Exchange
2 39 (3.11%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.28%) 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 60 (4.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (4.15%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.07%) 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 4 (0.32%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.32%) Simulink
9 3 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.24%) Stateflow
10 2 (0.16%) Blender
10 2 (0.16%) InDesign
10 2 (0.16%) Maya
10 2 (0.16%) Trello
11 1 (0.080%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.080%) Lightworks
11 1 (0.080%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.28%) NetSuite
2 11 (0.88%) 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
1 240 (19.14%) Azure
2 162 (12.92%) AWS
3 114 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
4 113 (9.01%) Power Platform
5 64 (5.10%) GCP
6 50 (3.99%) SaaS
7 45 (3.59%) Entra ID
8 44 (3.51%) Azure DevOps
9 33 (2.63%) Serverless
10 30 (2.39%) GitHub
11 25 (1.99%) Google Analytics
12 24 (1.91%) AWS CloudFormation
12 24 (1.91%) Dynamics 365
13 17 (1.36%) 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 71 (5.66%) Firewall
2 37 (2.95%) Network Security
2 37 (2.95%) VLAN
3 36 (2.87%) VPN
4 32 (2.55%) DNS
4 32 (2.55%) WAN
5 29 (2.31%) Wireless
6 26 (2.07%) DHCP
7 25 (1.99%) LAN
8 22 (1.75%) TCP/IP
9 21 (1.67%) BGP
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 (8.37%) Power BI
2 29 (2.31%) SQL Server
3 26 (2.07%) Tableau
4 23 (1.83%) BigQuery
4 23 (1.83%) 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 66 (5.26%) Git
2 44 (3.51%) JIRA
3 28 (2.23%) 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
1 539 (42.98%) Social Skills
2 324 (25.84%) Finance
3 247 (19.70%) Analytical Skills
4 129 (10.29%) Marketing
5 123 (9.81%) Organisational Skills
6 94 (7.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 88 (7.02%) Legal
7 88 (7.02%) Public Sector
8 78 (6.22%) Law
9 58 (4.63%) Aerospace
10 55 (4.39%) Retail
11 54 (4.31%) Telecoms
12 44 (3.51%) Influencing Skills
13 37 (2.95%) Manufacturing
14 35 (2.79%) Banking
15 32 (2.55%) Electronics
16 24 (1.91%) Local Government
17 23 (1.83%) Billing
17 23 (1.83%) Military
17 23 (1.83%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 178 (14.19%) Senior
2 117 (9.33%) Analyst
3 91 (7.26%) Developer
4 76 (6.06%) Lead
5 56 (4.47%) Consultant
6 49 (3.91%) Architect
7 48 (3.83%) Systems Engineer
8 45 (3.59%) Support Engineer
9 41 (3.27%) IT Support
10 40 (3.19%) Software Engineer
11 36 (2.87%) IT Manager
12 35 (2.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 34 (2.71%) Delivery Manager
13 34 (2.71%) Senior Manager
14 28 (2.23%) Senior Developer
15 24 (1.91%) Network Engineer
16 23 (1.83%) Technical Manager
17 22 (1.75%) Data Engineer
17 22 (1.75%) IT Analyst
17 22 (1.75%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (3.99%) .NET
2 43 (3.43%) REST
3 42 (3.35%) Node.js
4 35 (2.79%) React
5 29 (2.31%) HTML
6 28 (2.23%) JSON
7 26 (2.07%) .NET Core
7 26 (2.07%) XML
8 25 (1.99%) CSS
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
13 13 (1.04%) AngularJS
13 13 (1.04%) OAuth
13 13 (1.04%) RESTful
14 12 (0.96%) AWS CDK
15 9 (0.72%) ASP.NET
15 9 (0.72%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 71 (5.66%) Onboarding
2 58 (4.63%) Management Information System
3 57 (4.55%) Product Ownership
4 43 (3.43%) Cloud Native
5 40 (3.19%) Driving Licence
6 37 (2.95%) Data Centre
6 37 (2.95%) Self-Motivation
7 34 (2.71%) Social Media
8 26 (2.07%) Algorithms
8 26 (2.07%) Data Structures
9 25 (1.99%) Public Cloud
10 21 (1.67%) Greenfield Project
11 17 (1.36%) Blog
12 16 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
12 16 (1.28%) Security Posture
12 16 (1.28%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 14 (1.12%) NHS
14 13 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
15 11 (0.88%) CCTV
16 10 (0.80%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 110 (8.77%) Windows
2 58 (4.63%) Linux
3 42 (3.35%) 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
1 414 (33.01%) Problem-Solving
2 282 (22.49%) Continuous Improvement
3 264 (21.05%) Agile
4 172 (13.72%) Decision-Making
5 161 (12.84%) Analytics
6 157 (12.52%) Mentoring
7 137 (10.93%) AI
8 134 (10.69%) Roadmaps
9 130 (10.37%) Service Delivery
10 123 (9.81%) CI/CD
11 119 (9.49%) DevOps
12 114 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 109 (8.69%) Validation
14 108 (8.61%) Computer Science
15 105 (8.37%) Cybersecurity
16 104 (8.29%) Customer Service
17 96 (7.66%) Project Delivery
18 95 (7.58%) CRM
19 94 (7.50%) Coaching
19 94 (7.50%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 157 (12.52%) Python
2 154 (12.28%) SQL
3 59 (4.70%) C#
4 48 (3.83%) Java
5 47 (3.75%) JavaScript
6 41 (3.27%) PowerShell
7 37 (2.95%) TypeScript
8 21 (1.67%) C
9 19 (1.52%) C++
10 14 (1.12%) Bash
10 14 (1.12%) PHP
11 13 (1.04%) Embedded C
11 13 (1.04%) T-SQL
11 13 (1.04%) VBA
12 10 (0.80%) 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%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 224 (17.86%) Degree
2 125 (9.97%) Security Cleared
3 55 (4.39%) SC Cleared
4 52 (4.15%) DBS Check
5 45 (3.59%) DV Cleared
6 41 (3.27%) ACCA
7 40 (3.19%) CISSP
8 39 (3.11%) Computer Science Degree
9 35 (2.79%) CIMA
10 31 (2.47%) BPSS Clearance
11 25 (1.99%) Master's Degree
11 25 (1.99%) PMI Certification
12 24 (1.91%) Microsoft Certification
13 23 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
14 22 (1.75%) PMP
15 20 (1.59%) 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 82 (6.54%) Data Quality
2 81 (6.46%) QA
3 57 (4.55%) Accessibility
4 44 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 37 (2.95%) PMO
6 30 (2.39%) GDPR
7 26 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials
7 26 (2.07%) NIST
8 20 (1.59%) 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 (4.63%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.23%) Docker
3 19 (1.52%) 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%) ClearTrust
9 3 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
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 (4.07%) Kubernetes
2 50 (3.99%) Terraform
3 29 (2.31%) Ansible
4 19 (1.52%) SCCM
5 14 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.56%) Puppet
8 5 (0.40%) 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%) Dell DRAC
11 2 (0.16%) vRealize
Vendors
1 261 (20.81%) Microsoft
2 53 (4.23%) Google
3 45 (3.59%) Salesforce
4 36 (2.87%) Cisco
5 33 (2.63%) ServiceNow
6 21 (1.67%) VMware
7 19 (1.52%) Adobe
8 18 (1.44%) Remedy
8 18 (1.44%) SAP
9 17 (1.36%) SolarWinds
10 16 (1.28%) Blue Coat
10 16 (1.28%) CheckPoint
10 16 (1.28%) F5
10 16 (1.28%) Infoblox
10 16 (1.28%) Motorola
11 14 (1.12%) Databricks
11 14 (1.12%) Oracle
12 10 (0.80%) Pardot
13 9 (0.72%) HubSpot
13 9 (0.72%) Red Hat