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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 68 90
Rank change year-on-year -66 +22 +20
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,187 1,612 2,395
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.44% 4.11% 2.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.96% 4.40% 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 700 745 1,712
10th Percentile £30,173 £32,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,410 £37,183
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -16.34%
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 60,622 36,670 71,820
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.76% 93.39% 84.79%
Number of salaries quoted 39,997 20,119 53,763
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £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 £73,410
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.39% +5.51% -10.10%

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 21 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 21 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 -52 362 £65,000 - 206
North of England +1 246 £50,000 - 123
South East -49 225 £53,750 -2.27% 140
Midlands -39 162 £42,500 -19.05% 89
North West +34 151 £48,750 -2.50% 74
South West -47 91 £38,738 -29.57% 55
West Midlands -77 84 £42,500 -22.73% 56
East Midlands -2 77 £42,500 -10.53% 33
Yorkshire -35 74 £59,175 +4.27% 30
East of England -83 65 £55,000 +7.91% 46
North East -33 21 £45,497 +23.80% 21
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 (3.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (2.95%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.52%) Confluence
4 14 (1.18%) WordPress
5 13 (1.10%) CMS
6 9 (0.76%) SAS
7 7 (0.59%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.51%) IIS
9 5 (0.42%) Apache
10 4 (0.34%) GeoServer
11 3 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
12 2 (0.17%) Drupal
12 2 (0.17%) Gentran
12 2 (0.17%) Luigi
12 2 (0.17%) OpenStack
13 1 (0.084%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.084%) Jupyter
Applications
1 57 (4.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (4.30%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.52%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.84%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.42%) Fusion 360
8 3 (0.25%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.25%) Simulink
9 2 (0.17%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.17%) Stateflow
10 1 (0.084%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.084%) Blender
10 1 (0.084%) InDesign
10 1 (0.084%) Maya
10 1 (0.084%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (1.18%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.42%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.34%) Distributed Ledger
5 3 (0.25%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.17%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.17%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.084%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.084%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.084%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.084%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.084%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 226 (19.04%) Azure
2 158 (13.31%) AWS
3 111 (9.35%) Power Platform
4 104 (8.76%) Microsoft 365
5 59 (4.97%) GCP
6 46 (3.88%) SaaS
7 42 (3.54%) Entra ID
8 39 (3.29%) Azure DevOps
9 33 (2.78%) Serverless
10 30 (2.53%) GitHub
11 24 (2.02%) AWS CloudFormation
12 23 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
13 22 (1.85%) Google Analytics
14 17 (1.43%) Microsoft Copilot
15 16 (1.35%) Figma
16 14 (1.18%) Azure Machine Learning
16 14 (1.18%) Boomi
17 12 (1.01%) Amazon EKS
17 12 (1.01%) Power Automate
18 11 (0.93%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 68 (5.73%) Firewall
2 37 (3.12%) Network Security
3 36 (3.03%) VPN
4 33 (2.78%) VLAN
4 33 (2.78%) WAN
5 30 (2.53%) Wireless
6 28 (2.36%) DNS
7 25 (2.11%) LAN
8 23 (1.94%) DHCP
9 22 (1.85%) BGP
10 20 (1.68%) TCP/IP
11 18 (1.52%) Cisco Nexus
12 17 (1.43%) OSPF
12 17 (1.43%) SNMP
13 16 (1.35%) Broadband
13 16 (1.35%) Cisco ASA
13 16 (1.35%) Cisco Wireless
13 16 (1.35%) EIGRP
13 16 (1.35%) WAAS
13 16 (1.35%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (8.68%) Power BI
2 27 (2.27%) SQL Server
3 25 (2.11%) Tableau
4 23 (1.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 20 (1.68%) BigQuery
6 17 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
6 17 (1.43%) Relational Database
7 15 (1.26%) GIS
7 15 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 14 (1.18%) Big Data
8 14 (1.18%) Metadata
8 14 (1.18%) MySQL
9 11 (0.93%) NoSQL
10 8 (0.67%) Semantic Layer
11 6 (0.51%) Data Lake
11 6 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
11 6 (0.51%) Hadoop
12 5 (0.42%) Geospatial Data
12 5 (0.42%) MariaDB
13 4 (0.34%) Cloudera CDH
Development Applications
1 62 (5.22%) Git
2 46 (3.88%) JIRA
3 27 (2.27%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.35%) GitLab
5 9 (0.76%) Postman
6 5 (0.42%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.34%) Selenium
7 4 (0.34%) Subversion
7 4 (0.34%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.25%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.25%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.17%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.17%) MSTest
9 2 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.17%) Storybook
9 2 (0.17%) TestRail
10 1 (0.084%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.084%) JUnit
10 1 (0.084%) Qt Creator
General
1 495 (41.70%) Social Skills
2 312 (26.28%) Finance
3 235 (19.80%) Analytical Skills
4 121 (10.19%) Marketing
4 121 (10.19%) Organisational Skills
5 88 (7.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 86 (7.25%) Public Sector
7 78 (6.57%) Law
8 77 (6.49%) Legal
9 63 (5.31%) Aerospace
10 54 (4.55%) Retail
10 54 (4.55%) Telecoms
11 35 (2.95%) Manufacturing
12 33 (2.78%) Banking
13 29 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
14 27 (2.27%) Electronics
14 27 (2.27%) Military
15 21 (1.77%) Billing
16 20 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
17 18 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 167 (14.07%) Senior
2 114 (9.60%) Analyst
3 89 (7.50%) Developer
4 68 (5.73%) Lead
5 49 (4.13%) Architect
5 49 (4.13%) Consultant
6 45 (3.79%) Systems Engineer
7 44 (3.71%) Support Engineer
8 39 (3.29%) IT Support
8 39 (3.29%) Software Engineer
9 35 (2.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 34 (2.86%) IT Manager
11 33 (2.78%) Senior Manager
12 27 (2.27%) Delivery Manager
13 26 (2.19%) Senior Developer
14 24 (2.02%) Network Engineer
15 23 (1.94%) Applications Developer
16 22 (1.85%) Technical Manager
17 21 (1.77%) Solutions Architect
17 21 (1.77%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (4.30%) .NET
2 39 (3.29%) REST
3 36 (3.03%) React
4 35 (2.95%) Node.js
5 29 (2.44%) .NET Core
5 29 (2.44%) HTML
6 26 (2.19%) JSON
7 25 (2.11%) XML
8 24 (2.02%) CSS
9 19 (1.60%) EDI
10 17 (1.43%) Middleware
11 14 (1.18%) Next.js
11 14 (1.18%) Vue
12 13 (1.10%) AngularJS
12 13 (1.10%) RESTful
12 13 (1.10%) SOAP
13 12 (1.01%) ASP.NET
13 12 (1.01%) AWS CDK
13 12 (1.01%) OAuth
14 10 (0.84%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 61 (5.14%) Onboarding
2 50 (4.21%) Product Ownership
3 48 (4.04%) Management Information System
4 40 (3.37%) Cloud Native
5 38 (3.20%) Data Centre
6 37 (3.12%) Self-Motivation
7 36 (3.03%) Social Media
8 35 (2.95%) Driving Licence
9 27 (2.27%) Data Structures
10 23 (1.94%) Algorithms
10 23 (1.94%) Public Cloud
11 22 (1.85%) Greenfield Project
12 17 (1.43%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 16 (1.35%) Blog
14 15 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
15 14 (1.18%) Security Posture
16 13 (1.10%) NHS
17 11 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
17 11 (0.93%) CCTV
17 11 (0.93%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 105 (8.85%) Windows
2 57 (4.80%) Linux
3 38 (3.20%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.84%) FreeRTOS
5 7 (0.59%) CentOS
5 7 (0.59%) Ubuntu
6 6 (0.51%) Android
6 6 (0.51%) Debian
6 6 (0.51%) Unix
7 4 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.34%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.25%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.25%) VMS
8 3 (0.25%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.084%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.084%) Rocky
9 1 (0.084%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 376 (31.68%) Problem-Solving
2 259 (21.82%) Continuous Improvement
3 256 (21.57%) Agile
4 157 (13.23%) Decision-Making
5 147 (12.38%) Analytics
6 141 (11.88%) Mentoring
7 126 (10.61%) AI
8 118 (9.94%) CI/CD
8 118 (9.94%) DevOps
9 115 (9.69%) Service Delivery
10 114 (9.60%) Roadmaps
11 108 (9.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 106 (8.93%) Computer Science
13 105 (8.85%) Validation
14 99 (8.34%) Cybersecurity
15 95 (8.00%) Customer Service
16 94 (7.92%) Project Delivery
17 91 (7.67%) Business Intelligence
18 87 (7.33%) CRM
19 86 (7.25%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 143 (12.05%) Python
2 137 (11.54%) SQL
3 57 (4.80%) C#
4 48 (4.04%) JavaScript
5 47 (3.96%) Java
6 40 (3.37%) PowerShell
7 37 (3.12%) TypeScript
8 18 (1.52%) C
9 16 (1.35%) C++
10 14 (1.18%) Bash
11 13 (1.10%) T-SQL
12 12 (1.01%) PHP
13 11 (0.93%) Embedded C
14 9 (0.76%) VBA
15 8 (0.67%) MATLAB
15 8 (0.67%) Scala
15 8 (0.67%) VB
16 7 (0.59%) Bicep
17 6 (0.51%) Go
17 6 (0.51%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 215 (18.11%) Degree
2 128 (10.78%) Security Cleared
3 54 (4.55%) SC Cleared
4 49 (4.13%) DBS Check
5 47 (3.96%) DV Cleared
6 40 (3.37%) CISSP
6 40 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
7 38 (3.20%) ACCA
8 33 (2.78%) CIMA
9 31 (2.61%) BPSS Clearance
10 26 (2.19%) PMI Certification
11 24 (2.02%) Cisco Certification
11 24 (2.02%) Microsoft Certification
12 22 (1.85%) Master's Degree
12 22 (1.85%) PMP
13 20 (1.68%) CCNP
14 19 (1.60%) CCIE
15 15 (1.26%) CISM
16 13 (1.10%) HND
16 13 (1.10%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (6.32%) Data Quality
2 73 (6.15%) QA
3 49 (4.13%) Accessibility
4 46 (3.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 31 (2.61%) PMO
6 29 (2.44%) GDPR
7 28 (2.36%) NIST
8 27 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials
9 16 (1.35%) GAAP
10 12 (1.01%) TickIT
11 10 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 10 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 10 (0.84%) PCI DSS
11 10 (0.84%) SLA
12 7 (0.59%) Government Security Classifications
12 7 (0.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 7 (0.59%) JSP 440
12 7 (0.59%) WCAG
13 5 (0.42%) GRC
14 4 (0.34%) Def Stans
System Software
1 58 (4.89%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.27%) Docker
3 16 (1.35%) ProxySG
4 15 (1.26%) Hyper-V
5 14 (1.18%) Firmware
6 12 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
7 10 (0.84%) Embedded Firmware
8 6 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.25%) vSphere
10 2 (0.17%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.084%) XenApp
11 1 (0.084%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 52 (4.38%) Kubernetes
2 50 (4.21%) Terraform
3 30 (2.53%) Ansible
4 19 (1.60%) SCCM
5 14 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.59%) Puppet
6 7 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.42%) Argo
9 4 (0.34%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.34%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.34%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.34%) Rancher
9 4 (0.34%) ServiceCenter
9 4 (0.34%) yum
10 3 (0.25%) Grafana
10 3 (0.25%) Kibana
10 3 (0.25%) Plesk
11 2 (0.17%) Dell DRAC
11 2 (0.17%) vRealize
Vendors
1 255 (21.48%) Microsoft
2 48 (4.04%) Google
3 40 (3.37%) Salesforce
4 36 (3.03%) Cisco
5 33 (2.78%) ServiceNow
6 21 (1.77%) VMware
7 20 (1.68%) Adobe
8 18 (1.52%) Remedy
9 17 (1.43%) Infoblox
9 17 (1.43%) SolarWinds
10 16 (1.35%) Blue Coat
10 16 (1.35%) CheckPoint
10 16 (1.35%) F5
10 16 (1.35%) Motorola
11 15 (1.26%) SAP
12 14 (1.18%) Oracle
13 12 (1.01%) Databricks
14 10 (0.84%) Pardot
15 9 (0.76%) HubSpot
15 9 (0.76%) Red Hat