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 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 91 90
Rank change year-on-year -44 -1 +5
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 941 1,478 1,752
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.73% 3.09% 3.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.14% 3.39% 3.54%
Number of salaries quoted 589 753 1,238
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,950 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £43,227 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,998 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.34% +14.29% -16.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £81,250 £72,433
90th Percentile £78,750 £97,393 £90,000
UK median annual salary £47,619 £59,869 £47,500
% change year-on-year -20.46% +26.04% -24.00%

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 43,923 43,618 49,491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.63% 91.16% 89.04%
Number of salaries quoted 26,498 21,317 38,753
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,400 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 22 January 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 22 January 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 -46 276 £60,000 -4.00% 128
South East -43 169 £36,500 -41.60% 159
North of England -27 168 £42,500 -15.00% 98
Midlands -22 131 £41,000 -24.77% 82
North West -2 107 £45,000 -10.00% 39
South West +5 85 £43,375 -17.38% 52
West Midlands -14 85 £30,000 -45.45% 47
East of England -25 82 £50,000 -1.90% 45
East Midlands -8 46 £42,500 -15.00% 35
Yorkshire -49 39 £42,500 -15.00% 43
North East -3 22 £29,000 -27.50% 18
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 32 (3.40%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (3.08%) SharePoint
3 26 (2.76%) Confluence
4 12 (1.28%) WordPress
5 7 (0.74%) CMS
6 6 (0.64%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.64%) 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%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 72 (7.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (4.78%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (3.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.96%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.85%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.53%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.53%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.43%) SketchUp
8 3 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.21%) Simulink
9 2 (0.21%) Trello
9 2 (0.21%) Windchill
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
10 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
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%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.32%) Workday HCM
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 CO
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 178 (18.92%) Azure
2 96 (10.20%) AWS
3 90 (9.56%) Microsoft 365
4 68 (7.23%) Power Platform
5 38 (4.04%) Entra ID
6 32 (3.40%) GCP
7 27 (2.87%) 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 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (1.38%) GitHub
13 13 (1.38%) OpenShift
13 13 (1.38%) Serverless
14 11 (1.17%) Amazon EKS
15 10 (1.06%) AWS CloudFormation
16 9 (0.96%) Google Analytics
16 9 (0.96%) Power Automate
16 9 (0.96%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 45 (4.78%) Firewall
2 34 (3.61%) Wireless
3 30 (3.19%) TCP/IP
3 30 (3.19%) VLAN
4 28 (2.98%) DNS
5 26 (2.76%) LAN
6 25 (2.66%) VPN
7 24 (2.55%) WAN
8 22 (2.34%) DHCP
9 18 (1.91%) Network Security
10 14 (1.49%) Broadband
11 11 (1.17%) BGP
12 10 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
13 9 (0.96%) Cisco Nexus
13 9 (0.96%) OSPF
13 9 (0.96%) Structured Cabling
14 8 (0.85%) Cisco Wireless
14 8 (0.85%) EIGRP
14 8 (0.85%) Internet
14 8 (0.85%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (5.74%) Power BI
2 25 (2.66%) Tableau
3 18 (1.91%) Looker
4 17 (1.81%) SQL Server
5 12 (1.28%) Big Data
5 12 (1.28%) NoSQL
6 11 (1.17%) Amazon RDS
6 11 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (0.96%) Power Query
7 9 (0.96%) Relational Database
8 8 (0.85%) Hadoop
8 8 (0.85%) Oracle Database
9 7 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
11 5 (0.53%) BigQuery
11 5 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (0.53%) Metadata
11 5 (0.53%) MongoDB
12 4 (0.43%) Cloudera CDH
12 4 (0.43%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 34 (3.61%) JIRA
2 32 (3.40%) Git
3 14 (1.49%) GitLab
3 14 (1.49%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.74%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 4 (0.43%) Subversion
5 4 (0.43%) TestRail
5 4 (0.43%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.32%) Selenium
7 2 (0.21%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.21%) Robot Framework
7 2 (0.21%) Storybook
8 1 (0.11%) gulp
8 1 (0.11%) Postman
8 1 (0.11%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.11%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.11%) webpack
General
1 471 (50.05%) Social Skills
2 226 (24.02%) Finance
3 179 (19.02%) Analytical Skills
4 156 (16.58%) Marketing
5 94 (9.99%) Organisational Skills
6 91 (9.67%) Law
7 63 (6.70%) Telecoms
8 57 (6.06%) Aerospace
9 53 (5.63%) Public Sector
10 44 (4.68%) Influencing Skills
10 44 (4.68%) Retail
11 39 (4.14%) Banking
11 39 (4.14%) Military
12 36 (3.83%) Legal
13 35 (3.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 34 (3.61%) Billing
15 29 (3.08%) Presentation Skills
16 28 (2.98%) Pharmaceutical
17 27 (2.87%) Manufacturing
18 23 (2.44%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 114 (12.11%) Analyst
2 80 (8.50%) Senior
3 79 (8.40%) Lead
4 66 (7.01%) Developer
5 65 (6.91%) IT Support
6 45 (4.78%) Business Analyst
7 40 (4.25%) Support Engineer
8 37 (3.93%) Architect
9 35 (3.72%) Systems Engineer
10 30 (3.19%) Digital Analyst
11 29 (3.08%) Consultant
12 28 (2.98%) Coordinator
13 27 (2.87%) Administrator
14 26 (2.76%) Junior
15 25 (2.66%) Digital Business Analyst
16 24 (2.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 21 (2.23%) IT Engineer
17 21 (2.23%) Technical Support
18 20 (2.13%) Account Manager
18 20 (2.13%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (5.63%) .NET
2 45 (4.78%) HTML
3 22 (2.34%) React
4 18 (1.91%) .NET Core
4 18 (1.91%) CSS
4 18 (1.91%) RESTful
5 13 (1.38%) AngularJS
5 13 (1.38%) Middleware
6 9 (0.96%) Node.js
6 9 (0.96%) Spring
6 9 (0.96%) Spring Boot
7 8 (0.85%) Kafka
8 7 (0.74%) ASP.NET
8 7 (0.74%) REST
9 6 (0.64%) .NET Framework
9 6 (0.64%) OAuth
9 6 (0.64%) PySpark
10 5 (0.53%) ASP.NET MVC
10 5 (0.53%) Django
10 5 (0.53%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 89 (9.46%) Onboarding
2 64 (6.80%) Self-Motivation
3 44 (4.68%) Management Information System
4 34 (3.61%) Driving Licence
4 34 (3.61%) Social Media
5 23 (2.44%) Product Ownership
6 22 (2.34%) Life Science
7 21 (2.23%) Data Centre
7 21 (2.23%) Pharmacovigilance
8 18 (1.91%) FMCG
9 17 (1.81%) Cloud Native
10 15 (1.59%) Algorithms
11 14 (1.49%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 13 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
13 11 (1.17%) Security Posture
14 9 (0.96%) Data Structures
15 8 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
15 8 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
16 7 (0.74%) Hedge funds
16 7 (0.74%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 89 (9.46%) Windows
2 39 (4.14%) Windows Server
3 31 (3.29%) Linux
4 11 (1.17%) Windows Server 2012
5 10 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (0.85%) Mac OS
6 8 (0.85%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.53%) CentOS
7 5 (0.53%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.43%) Android
8 4 (0.43%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.43%) Debian
8 4 (0.43%) Unix
8 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.32%) AIX
10 1 (0.11%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.11%) Rocky
10 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 274 (29.12%) Problem-Solving
2 211 (22.42%) Agile
3 174 (18.49%) Continuous Improvement
4 118 (12.54%) Analytics
5 95 (10.10%) Project Management
6 86 (9.14%) CRM
7 83 (8.82%) Service Delivery
8 82 (8.71%) AI
8 82 (8.71%) Coaching
8 82 (8.71%) Decision-Making
9 81 (8.61%) Computer Science
9 81 (8.61%) Project Delivery
10 77 (8.18%) Customer Service
10 77 (8.18%) Cybersecurity
11 73 (7.76%) DevOps
12 69 (7.33%) Business Intelligence
12 69 (7.33%) Stakeholder Management
13 68 (7.23%) B2B
14 67 (7.12%) Mentoring
14 67 (7.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 86 (9.14%) SQL
2 79 (8.40%) Python
3 47 (4.99%) PowerShell
4 41 (4.36%) C#
5 39 (4.14%) Java
6 31 (3.29%) JavaScript
7 15 (1.59%) Bash
8 8 (0.85%) C++
8 8 (0.85%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.64%) VB.NET
9 6 (0.64%) VBA
10 5 (0.53%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.53%) Scala
11 4 (0.43%) Bicep
11 4 (0.43%) Go
11 4 (0.43%) PHP
12 3 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.32%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.21%) R
13 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 225 (23.91%) Degree
2 100 (10.63%) Security Cleared
3 52 (5.53%) SC Cleared
4 47 (4.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 38 (4.04%) DBS Check
5 38 (4.04%) DV Cleared
5 38 (4.04%) Master's Degree
6 27 (2.87%) CISSP
7 25 (2.66%) BPSS Clearance
8 21 (2.23%) PMI Certification
9 19 (2.02%) Microsoft Certification
9 19 (2.02%) PMP
10 18 (1.91%) Cisco Certification
11 14 (1.49%) HND
12 12 (1.28%) CISM
13 11 (1.17%) HNC
14 10 (1.06%) CCIE
14 10 (1.06%) CCNP
15 9 (0.96%) Azure Certification
15 9 (0.96%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (8.29%) QA
2 51 (5.42%) Accessibility
3 49 (5.21%) GDPR
4 47 (4.99%) Data Quality
5 28 (2.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 24 (2.55%) PMO
7 23 (2.44%) EU AI Act
8 21 (2.23%) Cyber Essentials
8 21 (2.23%) HIPAA
8 21 (2.23%) PSD2
8 21 (2.23%) Solvency II
9 18 (1.91%) NIST
10 12 (1.28%) SLA
11 11 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 9 (0.96%) GRC
13 8 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 15288
14 7 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 6 (0.64%) PCI DSS
16 5 (0.53%) JSP 440
16 5 (0.53%) NIST 800
System Software
1 69 (7.33%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (2.23%) Hyper-V
4 19 (2.02%) Docker
5 8 (0.85%) ProxySG
6 6 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.53%) Firmware
7 5 (0.53%) vSphere
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%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 39 (4.14%) Kubernetes
2 33 (3.51%) Terraform
3 31 (3.29%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (1.91%) Ansible
5 12 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (1.06%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 10 (1.06%) Puppet
7 8 (0.85%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.64%) Grafana
9 4 (0.43%) Argo
9 4 (0.43%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.43%) Rancher
9 4 (0.43%) yum
10 3 (0.32%) cPanel
10 3 (0.32%) Netcool
10 3 (0.32%) Plesk
10 3 (0.32%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.21%) Nessus
11 2 (0.21%) SCCM
11 2 (0.21%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 187 (19.87%) Microsoft
2 43 (4.57%) Google
3 30 (3.19%) Cisco
3 30 (3.19%) VMware
4 27 (2.87%) Salesforce
5 23 (2.44%) SAP
6 19 (2.02%) ServiceNow
7 17 (1.81%) Oracle
8 11 (1.17%) Adobe
8 11 (1.17%) Red Hat
8 11 (1.17%) SolarWinds
9 10 (1.06%) BT
9 10 (1.06%) Guidewire
9 10 (1.06%) HubSpot
10 9 (0.96%) Infoblox
10 9 (0.96%) Veeam
11 8 (0.85%) Blue Coat
11 8 (0.85%) F5
11 8 (0.85%) SonicWALL
11 8 (0.85%) WatchGuard