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

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 91 89
Rank change year-on-year -39 -2 +9
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 940 1,442 2,025
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.65% 3.13% 3.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.06% 3.41% 3.54%
Number of salaries quoted 593 733 1,496
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £45,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +17.65% -15.00%
75th Percentile £62,498 £81,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £96,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £48,500 £60,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -19.17% +26.32% -20.83%

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 45,633 42,349 57,263
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.04% 91.91% 88.36%
Number of salaries quoted 27,719 20,706 45,408
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £55,440
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +11.83% -11.30%
75th Percentile £77,250 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 5 February 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 5 February 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 -52 277 £60,000 -7.48% 186
South East -39 185 £40,000 -36.00% 147
North of England -40 165 £42,500 -15.00% 107
Midlands -28 123 £42,500 -22.73% 80
North West -15 106 £45,000 -10.10% 55
South West -3 81 £47,500 -12.84% 50
West Midlands -21 79 £29,500 -48.70% 54
East of England -25 75 £52,500 +3.01% 33
East Midlands -18 44 £42,500 -15.00% 26
Yorkshire -54 40 £42,500 -12.82% 37
North East -19 19 £29,000 -17.14% 17
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 35 (3.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (3.62%) SharePoint
3 27 (2.87%) Confluence
4 10 (1.06%) WordPress
5 8 (0.85%) CMS
6 7 (0.74%) Apache Spark
6 7 (0.74%) IIS
7 4 (0.43%) Apache
7 4 (0.43%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.21%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.21%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.11%) GeoServer
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 68 (7.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (4.15%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (2.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.06%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.85%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.53%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.43%) SketchUp
8 3 (0.32%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.21%) Simulink
9 2 (0.21%) Trello
10 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.11%) InDesign
10 1 (0.11%) Sketch
10 1 (0.11%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 7 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.53%) Infor SunSystems
2 5 (0.53%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.43%) Distributed Ledger
3 4 (0.43%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.11%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.11%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.11%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.11%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 187 (19.89%) Azure
2 101 (10.74%) AWS
3 95 (10.11%) Microsoft 365
4 75 (7.98%) Power Platform
5 41 (4.36%) Entra ID
6 35 (3.72%) GCP
7 29 (3.09%) SaaS
8 25 (2.66%) Azure AI
9 24 (2.55%) Amazon SageMaker
10 21 (2.23%) Vertex AI
11 18 (1.91%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (1.60%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (1.60%) GitHub
13 14 (1.49%) Serverless
14 13 (1.38%) OpenShift
15 11 (1.17%) Amazon EKS
15 11 (1.17%) Google Analytics
16 10 (1.06%) AWS CloudFormation
16 10 (1.06%) Azure Machine Learning
16 10 (1.06%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 47 (5.00%) Firewall
2 33 (3.51%) Wireless
3 31 (3.30%) VLAN
4 30 (3.19%) DNS
5 29 (3.09%) VPN
6 28 (2.98%) TCP/IP
7 24 (2.55%) DHCP
7 24 (2.55%) LAN
7 24 (2.55%) WAN
8 19 (2.02%) Network Security
9 13 (1.38%) BGP
10 12 (1.28%) Broadband
11 11 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
12 9 (0.96%) Cisco Nexus
12 9 (0.96%) OSPF
12 9 (0.96%) Structured Cabling
12 9 (0.96%) VoIP
13 8 (0.85%) Cisco Wireless
13 8 (0.85%) SD-WAN
13 8 (0.85%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (6.81%) Power BI
2 24 (2.55%) Tableau
3 21 (2.23%) SQL Server
4 18 (1.91%) Looker
5 14 (1.49%) NoSQL
6 12 (1.28%) Big Data
6 12 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 10 (1.06%) Relational Database
8 9 (0.96%) Amazon RDS
8 9 (0.96%) Hadoop
8 9 (0.96%) Power Query
9 8 (0.85%) MySQL
10 7 (0.74%) MongoDB
10 7 (0.74%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.64%) BigQuery
11 6 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
11 6 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.53%) Metadata
12 5 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 38 (4.04%) JIRA
2 36 (3.83%) Git
3 18 (1.91%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.70%) GitLab
5 7 (0.74%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 4 (0.43%) Subversion
6 4 (0.43%) TestRail
6 4 (0.43%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
7 3 (0.32%) Selenium
8 2 (0.21%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.21%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.21%) Storybook
9 1 (0.11%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.11%) gulp
9 1 (0.11%) Postman
9 1 (0.11%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.11%) webpack
General
1 462 (49.15%) Social Skills
2 234 (24.89%) Finance
3 184 (19.57%) Analytical Skills
4 154 (16.38%) Marketing
5 96 (10.21%) Organisational Skills
6 84 (8.94%) Law
7 61 (6.49%) Telecoms
8 52 (5.53%) Aerospace
9 50 (5.32%) Public Sector
10 42 (4.47%) Retail
11 41 (4.36%) Banking
12 39 (4.15%) Legal
12 39 (4.15%) Military
13 37 (3.94%) Influencing Skills
14 34 (3.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 33 (3.51%) Billing
16 31 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
17 28 (2.98%) Pharmaceutical
18 22 (2.34%) Manufacturing
19 19 (2.02%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 112 (11.91%) Analyst
2 78 (8.30%) Senior
3 76 (8.09%) Lead
4 67 (7.13%) Developer
5 60 (6.38%) IT Support
6 44 (4.68%) Business Analyst
7 42 (4.47%) Architect
8 40 (4.26%) Support Engineer
9 31 (3.30%) Consultant
9 31 (3.30%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 31 (3.30%) Systems Engineer
10 30 (3.19%) Digital Analyst
11 28 (2.98%) Account Manager
12 27 (2.87%) Junior
13 26 (2.77%) Coordinator
14 25 (2.66%) Digital Business Analyst
15 24 (2.55%) Administrator
16 23 (2.45%) Data Analyst
17 22 (2.34%) IT Engineer
18 21 (2.23%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (5.74%) .NET
2 46 (4.89%) HTML
3 24 (2.55%) React
4 20 (2.13%) .NET Core
5 19 (2.02%) CSS
6 18 (1.91%) RESTful
7 13 (1.38%) AngularJS
7 13 (1.38%) Middleware
8 10 (1.06%) Node.js
9 9 (0.96%) Spring
9 9 (0.96%) Spring Boot
10 8 (0.85%) Kafka
11 7 (0.74%) ASP.NET
11 7 (0.74%) OAuth
11 7 (0.74%) REST
12 6 (0.64%) .NET Framework
12 6 (0.64%) EDI
12 6 (0.64%) PySpark
13 5 (0.53%) Web Services
13 5 (0.53%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 90 (9.57%) Onboarding
2 56 (5.96%) Self-Motivation
3 44 (4.68%) Management Information System
4 34 (3.62%) Driving Licence
4 34 (3.62%) Social Media
5 27 (2.87%) Product Ownership
6 22 (2.34%) Life Science
7 21 (2.23%) Pharmacovigilance
8 19 (2.02%) Cloud Native
8 19 (2.02%) Data Centre
9 18 (1.91%) Algorithms
9 18 (1.91%) FMCG
10 15 (1.60%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 14 (1.49%) Data Structures
12 11 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (0.85%) Security Posture
14 7 (0.74%) IoT
14 7 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
14 7 (0.74%) Mobile App
14 7 (0.74%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 89 (9.47%) Windows
2 37 (3.94%) Windows Server
3 33 (3.51%) Linux
4 10 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 9 (0.96%) Windows Server 2012
6 8 (0.85%) Mac OS
6 8 (0.85%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.53%) CentOS
7 5 (0.53%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.53%) Unix
7 5 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.43%) Android
8 4 (0.43%) Debian
8 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.32%) AIX
9 3 (0.32%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.11%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.11%) Rocky
10 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (29.89%) Problem-Solving
2 214 (22.77%) Agile
3 175 (18.62%) Continuous Improvement
4 121 (12.87%) Analytics
5 90 (9.57%) AI
6 89 (9.47%) CRM
7 88 (9.36%) Project Management
8 87 (9.26%) Computer Science
9 86 (9.15%) Service Delivery
10 83 (8.83%) Coaching
11 81 (8.62%) Decision-Making
12 76 (8.09%) DevOps
13 75 (7.98%) Project Delivery
14 73 (7.77%) Customer Service
15 72 (7.66%) Business Intelligence
16 71 (7.55%) Stakeholder Management
17 70 (7.45%) Cybersecurity
18 68 (7.23%) Mentoring
19 66 (7.02%) Process Improvement
20 64 (6.81%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 94 (10.00%) SQL
2 92 (9.79%) Python
3 48 (5.11%) PowerShell
4 41 (4.36%) C#
5 39 (4.15%) Java
6 33 (3.51%) JavaScript
7 15 (1.60%) Bash
8 10 (1.06%) TypeScript
9 8 (0.85%) C++
10 7 (0.74%) T-SQL
10 7 (0.74%) VBA
11 6 (0.64%) Scala
11 6 (0.64%) VB.NET
12 5 (0.53%) Go
13 4 (0.43%) Bicep
13 4 (0.43%) Kotlin
13 4 (0.43%) PHP
14 2 (0.21%) ABAP
14 2 (0.21%) R
14 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 221 (23.51%) Degree
2 103 (10.96%) Security Cleared
3 52 (5.53%) SC Cleared
4 46 (4.89%) Computer Science Degree
5 41 (4.36%) DV Cleared
6 39 (4.15%) DBS Check
7 37 (3.94%) Master's Degree
8 26 (2.77%) BPSS Clearance
9 23 (2.45%) CISSP
10 18 (1.91%) Microsoft Certification
11 17 (1.81%) Cisco Certification
11 17 (1.81%) PMI Certification
12 15 (1.60%) PMP
13 13 (1.38%) HND
14 11 (1.17%) CISM
15 10 (1.06%) CCIE
15 10 (1.06%) CCNP
15 10 (1.06%) HNC
16 8 (0.85%) AWS Certification
16 8 (0.85%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (7.66%) QA
2 51 (5.43%) Accessibility
3 50 (5.32%) Data Quality
4 46 (4.89%) GDPR
5 35 (3.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 23 (2.45%) EU AI Act
7 21 (2.23%) HIPAA
7 21 (2.23%) PMO
7 21 (2.23%) PSD2
7 21 (2.23%) Solvency II
8 16 (1.70%) NIST
9 14 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials
9 14 (1.49%) SLA
10 8 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 7 (0.74%) GRC
12 6 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.53%) ARP4761
13 5 (0.53%) JSP 440
13 5 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 4 (0.43%) NIST 800
System Software
1 73 (7.77%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.34%) Docker
3 21 (2.23%) Hyper-V
3 21 (2.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.85%) ProxySG
5 6 (0.64%) Firmware
5 6 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.43%) vSphere
7 3 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.11%) Apache ZooKeeper
8 1 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.11%) KVM
8 1 (0.11%) pfSense
8 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.11%) XenApp
8 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 42 (4.47%) Kubernetes
2 35 (3.72%) Terraform
3 27 (2.87%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (2.13%) Ansible
5 10 (1.06%) Puppet
5 10 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (0.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.64%) FortiGate
7 6 (0.64%) Grafana
8 4 (0.43%) Argo
8 4 (0.43%) Progress Chef
8 4 (0.43%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.43%) Rancher
8 4 (0.43%) yum
9 3 (0.32%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.32%) cPanel
9 3 (0.32%) Netcool
9 3 (0.32%) Plesk
10 2 (0.21%) Nagios
10 2 (0.21%) Nessus
Vendors
1 184 (19.57%) Microsoft
2 47 (5.00%) Google
3 30 (3.19%) VMware
4 29 (3.09%) Cisco
5 27 (2.87%) Salesforce
6 19 (2.02%) ServiceNow
7 18 (1.91%) SAP
8 17 (1.81%) Oracle
9 12 (1.28%) Adobe
10 11 (1.17%) Red Hat
10 11 (1.17%) SolarWinds
11 9 (0.96%) Infoblox
11 9 (0.96%) Veeam
12 8 (0.85%) Blue Coat
12 8 (0.85%) BT
12 8 (0.85%) CheckPoint
12 8 (0.85%) F5
12 8 (0.85%) Motorola
13 7 (0.74%) Sage
13 7 (0.74%) Zoho