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

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 63 90
Rank change year-on-year -76 +27 +19
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,147 1,639 2,389
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.42% 4.22% 2.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.92% 4.52% 3.34%
Number of salaries quoted 687 764 1,706
10th Percentile £30,219 £32,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £37,266
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -16.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £74,445 £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 59,681 36,291 71,575
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.92% 93.41% 85.20%
Number of salaries quoted 39,154 20,234 53,682
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.84%

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 14 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 14 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 -53 352 £65,000 - 185
North of England +1 240 £50,000 - 125
South East -65 219 £52,500 -4.55% 126
North West +28 151 £50,000 - 67
Midlands -58 150 £42,500 -19.05% 86
South West -38 88 £38,738 -29.57% 50
West Midlands -74 76 £42,500 -22.73% 52
East Midlands -10 74 £42,500 -10.53% 34
Yorkshire -58 69 £57,500 +4.55% 42
East of England -94 61 £55,000 +7.91% 34
North East -29 20 £45,497 +29.99% 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 (3.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (2.79%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.74%) Confluence
4 15 (1.31%) WordPress
5 13 (1.13%) CMS
6 9 (0.78%) SAS
7 7 (0.61%) Apache Spark
7 7 (0.61%) IIS
8 5 (0.44%) Apache
9 4 (0.35%) GeoServer
10 3 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.17%) Drupal
11 2 (0.17%) Gentran
11 2 (0.17%) Luigi
11 2 (0.17%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.087%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.087%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.087%) Tomcat
Applications
1 57 (4.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (4.62%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.57%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.87%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.44%) Fusion 360
8 3 (0.26%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.17%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.17%) Simulink
10 1 (0.087%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.087%) InDesign
10 1 (0.087%) Stateflow
10 1 (0.087%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (1.13%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.44%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.35%) Distributed Ledger
5 3 (0.26%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.17%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.17%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.17%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.087%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.087%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.087%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.087%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.087%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 221 (19.27%) Azure
2 155 (13.51%) AWS
3 108 (9.42%) Power Platform
4 95 (8.28%) Microsoft 365
5 56 (4.88%) GCP
6 43 (3.75%) SaaS
7 38 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
7 38 (3.31%) Entra ID
8 32 (2.79%) Serverless
9 29 (2.53%) GitHub
10 24 (2.09%) Dynamics 365
11 23 (2.01%) AWS CloudFormation
12 21 (1.83%) Google Analytics
13 17 (1.48%) Microsoft Copilot
14 15 (1.31%) Figma
15 14 (1.22%) Azure Machine Learning
15 14 (1.22%) Boomi
16 12 (1.05%) Amazon EKS
16 12 (1.05%) OpenShift
16 12 (1.05%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 65 (5.67%) Firewall
2 37 (3.23%) Network Security
3 35 (3.05%) VPN
4 33 (2.88%) WAN
5 31 (2.70%) VLAN
6 30 (2.62%) Wireless
7 27 (2.35%) DNS
8 25 (2.18%) LAN
9 22 (1.92%) BGP
10 21 (1.83%) DHCP
11 19 (1.66%) TCP/IP
12 18 (1.57%) Cisco Nexus
13 17 (1.48%) OSPF
13 17 (1.48%) SNMP
14 16 (1.39%) Cisco ASA
14 16 (1.39%) Cisco Wireless
14 16 (1.39%) EIGRP
14 16 (1.39%) WAAS
14 16 (1.39%) Wireless Security
15 14 (1.22%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (8.72%) Power BI
2 26 (2.27%) SQL Server
2 26 (2.27%) Tableau
3 23 (2.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 17 (1.48%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (1.48%) Relational Database
5 16 (1.39%) BigQuery
6 15 (1.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 14 (1.22%) Big Data
7 14 (1.22%) GIS
7 14 (1.22%) Metadata
7 14 (1.22%) MySQL
8 11 (0.96%) NoSQL
9 6 (0.52%) Data Lake
9 6 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.52%) Hadoop
10 5 (0.44%) Geospatial Data
10 5 (0.44%) MariaDB
11 4 (0.35%) QGIS
11 4 (0.35%) Redis
Development Applications
1 60 (5.23%) Git
2 47 (4.10%) JIRA
3 24 (2.09%) Jenkins
4 17 (1.48%) GitLab
5 9 (0.78%) Postman
6 6 (0.52%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.35%) Selenium
7 4 (0.35%) Subversion
7 4 (0.35%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.17%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.17%) MSTest
8 2 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.17%) Storybook
8 2 (0.17%) TestRail
8 2 (0.17%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.087%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.087%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.087%) JUnit
9 1 (0.087%) LabVIEW
9 1 (0.087%) Qt Creator
General
1 471 (41.06%) Social Skills
2 311 (27.11%) Finance
3 224 (19.53%) Analytical Skills
4 120 (10.46%) Marketing
5 119 (10.37%) Organisational Skills
6 85 (7.41%) Public Sector
7 76 (6.63%) Law
8 75 (6.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 71 (6.19%) Legal
10 62 (5.41%) Aerospace
11 57 (4.97%) Telecoms
12 54 (4.71%) Retail
13 36 (3.14%) Manufacturing
14 35 (3.05%) Banking
15 29 (2.53%) Military
16 26 (2.27%) Electronics
16 26 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
17 21 (1.83%) Billing
17 21 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
18 20 (1.74%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 162 (14.12%) Senior
2 110 (9.59%) Analyst
3 91 (7.93%) Developer
4 65 (5.67%) Lead
5 48 (4.18%) Architect
5 48 (4.18%) Consultant
6 44 (3.84%) Support Engineer
7 42 (3.66%) Systems Engineer
8 36 (3.14%) IT Support
8 36 (3.14%) Software Engineer
9 33 (2.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 33 (2.88%) IT Manager
9 33 (2.88%) Senior Manager
10 28 (2.44%) Senior Developer
11 25 (2.18%) Applications Developer
12 24 (2.09%) Delivery Manager
12 24 (2.09%) Network Engineer
13 21 (1.83%) Technical Manager
13 21 (1.83%) Technical Support
14 20 (1.74%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (4.62%) .NET
2 38 (3.31%) REST
3 37 (3.23%) React
4 31 (2.70%) .NET Core
4 31 (2.70%) HTML
5 28 (2.44%) Node.js
6 27 (2.35%) CSS
7 26 (2.27%) JSON
8 25 (2.18%) XML
9 19 (1.66%) EDI
10 18 (1.57%) Middleware
11 14 (1.22%) Next.js
11 14 (1.22%) Vue
12 13 (1.13%) ASP.NET
12 13 (1.13%) RESTful
12 13 (1.13%) SOAP
13 12 (1.05%) AngularJS
13 12 (1.05%) AWS CDK
13 12 (1.05%) OAuth
14 10 (0.87%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 58 (5.06%) Onboarding
2 47 (4.10%) Product Ownership
3 44 (3.84%) Management Information System
4 39 (3.40%) Social Media
5 38 (3.31%) Data Centre
5 38 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
6 34 (2.96%) Cloud Native
7 33 (2.88%) Driving Licence
8 27 (2.35%) Data Structures
9 22 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
9 22 (1.92%) Public Cloud
10 19 (1.66%) Algorithms
11 18 (1.57%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 15 (1.31%) Blog
13 14 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
13 14 (1.22%) NHS
14 12 (1.05%) Security Posture
15 11 (0.96%) PMI
16 10 (0.87%) CCTV
17 9 (0.78%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 103 (8.98%) Windows
2 57 (4.97%) Linux
3 36 (3.14%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.87%) FreeRTOS
5 7 (0.61%) CentOS
5 7 (0.61%) Ubuntu
6 6 (0.52%) Debian
6 6 (0.52%) Unix
7 5 (0.44%) Android
7 5 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.35%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.26%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.26%) VMS
10 2 (0.17%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.087%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.087%) Rocky
11 1 (0.087%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 366 (31.91%) Problem-Solving
2 245 (21.36%) Agile
3 244 (21.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 149 (12.99%) Decision-Making
5 138 (12.03%) Analytics
6 132 (11.51%) Mentoring
7 116 (10.11%) DevOps
8 114 (9.94%) AI
9 110 (9.59%) Service Delivery
10 107 (9.33%) CI/CD
10 107 (9.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 103 (8.98%) Computer Science
12 101 (8.81%) Roadmaps
12 101 (8.81%) Validation
13 93 (8.11%) Project Delivery
14 92 (8.02%) Cybersecurity
15 89 (7.76%) Business Intelligence
15 89 (7.76%) Customer Service
16 85 (7.41%) Project Management
17 83 (7.24%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 132 (11.51%) Python
2 128 (11.16%) SQL
3 55 (4.80%) C#
4 49 (4.27%) JavaScript
5 46 (4.01%) Java
6 40 (3.49%) PowerShell
7 33 (2.88%) TypeScript
8 15 (1.31%) Bash
8 15 (1.31%) C
9 13 (1.13%) PHP
9 13 (1.13%) T-SQL
10 12 (1.05%) C++
11 10 (0.87%) Embedded C
12 8 (0.70%) Scala
12 8 (0.70%) VBA
13 7 (0.61%) Bicep
13 7 (0.61%) VB
14 6 (0.52%) Go
14 6 (0.52%) MATLAB
14 6 (0.52%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 202 (17.61%) Degree
2 126 (10.99%) Security Cleared
3 52 (4.53%) SC Cleared
4 50 (4.36%) DBS Check
5 47 (4.10%) DV Cleared
6 40 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (3.40%) CISSP
8 38 (3.31%) ACCA
9 33 (2.88%) CIMA
10 30 (2.62%) BPSS Clearance
11 27 (2.35%) PMI Certification
12 24 (2.09%) Cisco Certification
13 23 (2.01%) Microsoft Certification
13 23 (2.01%) PMP
14 20 (1.74%) CCNP
14 20 (1.74%) Master's Degree
15 19 (1.66%) CCIE
16 14 (1.22%) CISM
17 13 (1.13%) Postgraduate
18 11 (0.96%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (6.19%) Data Quality
2 69 (6.02%) QA
3 44 (3.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 43 (3.75%) Accessibility
5 32 (2.79%) PMO
6 26 (2.27%) GDPR
6 26 (2.27%) NIST
7 25 (2.18%) Cyber Essentials
8 14 (1.22%) GAAP
9 12 (1.05%) TickIT
10 10 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 10 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 9 (0.78%) PCI DSS
11 9 (0.78%) SLA
12 7 (0.61%) Government Security Classifications
12 7 (0.61%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 7 (0.61%) JSP 440
13 6 (0.52%) WCAG
14 5 (0.44%) GRC
15 3 (0.26%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 54 (4.71%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.44%) Docker
3 16 (1.39%) ProxySG
4 14 (1.22%) Firmware
5 13 (1.13%) Hyper-V
6 12 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
7 10 (0.87%) Embedded Firmware
8 6 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.26%) vSphere
10 2 (0.17%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.087%) XenApp
11 1 (0.087%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 52 (4.53%) Kubernetes
2 49 (4.27%) Terraform
3 31 (2.70%) Ansible
4 19 (1.66%) SCCM
5 12 (1.05%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (0.70%) Puppet
7 6 (0.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.44%) Argo
8 5 (0.44%) Plesk
8 5 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.35%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.35%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.35%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.35%) Rancher
9 4 (0.35%) ServiceCenter
9 4 (0.35%) yum
10 3 (0.26%) Grafana
10 3 (0.26%) Kibana
10 3 (0.26%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.17%) cPanel
Vendors
1 249 (21.71%) Microsoft
2 47 (4.10%) Google
3 37 (3.23%) Salesforce
4 35 (3.05%) Cisco
5 33 (2.88%) ServiceNow
6 21 (1.83%) VMware
7 20 (1.74%) Adobe
8 18 (1.57%) Remedy
9 17 (1.48%) Infoblox
9 17 (1.48%) SAP
10 16 (1.39%) Blue Coat
10 16 (1.39%) CheckPoint
10 16 (1.39%) F5
10 16 (1.39%) Motorola
10 16 (1.39%) SolarWinds
11 15 (1.31%) Oracle
12 12 (1.05%) Databricks
13 10 (0.87%) Pardot
13 10 (0.87%) Red Hat
14 9 (0.78%) HubSpot