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 18 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 89 105
Rank change year-on-year +6 +16 +9
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 2,031 1,395 1,669
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.00% 3.23% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.72% 3.64% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,291 689 845
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,400 £30,112
25th Percentile £36,849 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,356 £52,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.18% -3.67% -5.22%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year - -8.26% +3.60%

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 74,604 38,365 56,474
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.40% 88.79% 81.71%
Number of salaries quoted 52,829 22,080 32,110
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,233 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 18 September 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 18 September 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
North of England +76 469 £45,000 - 342
London -41 440 £65,000 - 871
South East +4 419 £47,500 +6.36% 347
North West +85 283 £45,000 - 187
Midlands -3 278 £40,500 -4.71% 196
South West -1 266 £60,000 - 180
West Midlands -22 168 £42,500 -2.05% 130
East of England -36 132 £47,500 +24.18% 133
Yorkshire +42 128 £42,500 -27.35% 114
East Midlands +10 109 £32,500 -23.53% 66
North East -35 58 £57,500 +98.28% 44
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 84 (4.14%) SharePoint
2 39 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 26 (1.28%) Confluence
4 18 (0.89%) Apache Spark
5 13 (0.64%) CMS
6 12 (0.59%) WordPress
7 9 (0.44%) Apache
8 4 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.20%) nginx
8 4 (0.20%) SAS
9 2 (0.098%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.098%) Drupal
9 2 (0.098%) Gentran
9 2 (0.098%) IIS
9 2 (0.098%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.098%) Luigi
9 2 (0.098%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.098%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.049%) WebLogic Portal
Applications
1 141 (6.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 138 (6.79%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (0.84%) Revit
5 11 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 9 (0.44%) Simulink
7 8 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (0.39%) InDesign
7 8 (0.39%) Photoshop
7 8 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
8 7 (0.34%) Navisworks
9 5 (0.25%) AutoCAD
9 5 (0.25%) Fusion 360
10 4 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
10 4 (0.20%) CapCut
11 3 (0.15%) Chatbot
11 3 (0.15%) Maya
11 3 (0.15%) MS Visio
11 3 (0.15%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 26 (1.28%) NetSuite
2 14 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (0.69%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
3 6 (0.30%) Exchequer
4 4 (0.20%) SAP CRM
5 3 (0.15%) Shopify
5 3 (0.15%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.098%) Academy Housing
6 2 (0.098%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.098%) Maximo
6 2 (0.098%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.098%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.098%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.098%) Siebel CRM
7 1 (0.049%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.049%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.049%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.049%) Primavera
7 1 (0.049%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 267 (13.15%) Azure
2 192 (9.45%) Microsoft 365
3 184 (9.06%) AWS
4 170 (8.37%) Power Platform
5 90 (4.43%) SaaS
6 65 (3.20%) GCP
7 63 (3.10%) Azure DevOps
8 48 (2.36%) Entra ID
9 39 (1.92%) GitHub
9 39 (1.92%) Serverless
10 30 (1.48%) AWS CloudFormation
11 28 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
12 27 (1.33%) Google Analytics
13 24 (1.18%) Power Automate
14 23 (1.13%) OneDrive
15 22 (1.08%) OCI
16 21 (1.03%) Microsoft Copilot
17 19 (0.94%) Azure Data Factory
18 18 (0.89%) Snowflake
19 16 (0.79%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 72 (3.55%) Firewall
2 59 (2.90%) DNS
3 44 (2.17%) DHCP
4 41 (2.02%) TCP/IP
5 40 (1.97%) VPN
6 36 (1.77%) Network Security
7 27 (1.33%) HTTP
7 27 (1.33%) VLAN
7 27 (1.33%) WAN
8 23 (1.13%) Wi-Fi
9 18 (0.89%) Wireless
10 17 (0.84%) LAN
11 14 (0.69%) Broadband
12 12 (0.59%) BGP
13 10 (0.49%) SD-WAN
13 10 (0.49%) VoIP
14 8 (0.39%) Internet
15 7 (0.34%) AMQP
15 7 (0.34%) Remote Desktop
15 7 (0.34%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 147 (7.24%) Power BI
2 61 (3.00%) SQL Server
3 42 (2.07%) Relational Database
4 28 (1.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 24 (1.18%) BigQuery
5 24 (1.18%) Redis
6 22 (1.08%) Tableau
7 20 (0.98%) Big Data
8 19 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
9 18 (0.89%) Metadata
10 15 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
10 15 (0.74%) GIS
10 15 (0.74%) Semantic Layer
10 15 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.69%) MySQL
11 14 (0.69%) Power Query
12 13 (0.64%) Hadoop
13 11 (0.54%) NoSQL
14 9 (0.44%) Geospatial Data
15 7 (0.34%) Cloudera CDH
Development Applications
1 92 (4.53%) Git
2 79 (3.89%) JIRA
3 34 (1.67%) Jenkins
4 19 (0.94%) GitLab
5 8 (0.39%) Postman
6 7 (0.34%) Bitbucket
6 7 (0.34%) Visual Studio Code
7 6 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
8 5 (0.25%) LabVIEW
8 5 (0.25%) MSI
9 4 (0.20%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.20%) Maven
9 4 (0.20%) Storybook
10 3 (0.15%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 3 (0.15%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.15%) JUnit
10 3 (0.15%) Mercurial
10 3 (0.15%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.15%) TeamCity
10 3 (0.15%) Vite
General
1 924 (45.49%) Social Skills
2 452 (22.26%) Finance
3 338 (16.64%) Analytical Skills
4 239 (11.77%) Organisational Skills
5 185 (9.11%) Marketing
6 160 (7.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 147 (7.24%) Public Sector
8 141 (6.94%) Aerospace
9 104 (5.12%) Legal
10 102 (5.02%) Manufacturing
11 97 (4.78%) Law
12 96 (4.73%) Retail
13 86 (4.23%) Presentation Skills
14 73 (3.59%) Electronics
15 69 (3.40%) Influencing Skills
16 68 (3.35%) Telecoms
17 44 (2.17%) Banking
18 40 (1.97%) Military
19 33 (1.62%) Local Government
20 31 (1.53%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 251 (12.36%) Senior
2 177 (8.71%) Developer
3 173 (8.52%) Analyst
4 155 (7.63%) Lead
5 84 (4.14%) Software Engineer
6 76 (3.74%) IT Support
7 66 (3.25%) Cloud Engineer
8 57 (2.81%) IT Manager
9 56 (2.76%) Consultant
9 56 (2.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 53 (2.61%) Architect
11 51 (2.51%) Security Engineer
12 49 (2.41%) Development Manager
13 48 (2.36%) Support Analyst
13 48 (2.36%) Support Engineer
14 46 (2.26%) Business Development Manager
14 46 (2.26%) Business Manager
15 45 (2.22%) Senior Developer
16 43 (2.12%) Software Developer
17 42 (2.07%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 90 (4.43%) Node.js
2 80 (3.94%) REST
3 62 (3.05%) Terraform
4 61 (3.00%) HTML
5 49 (2.41%) CSS
6 48 (2.36%) .NET
7 36 (1.77%) React
8 29 (1.43%) Middleware
9 28 (1.38%) Vue
10 27 (1.33%) AngularJS
11 26 (1.28%) RESTful
12 24 (1.18%) JSON
12 24 (1.18%) SOAP
13 22 (1.08%) EDI
14 17 (0.84%) Kafka
15 16 (0.79%) .NET Core
15 16 (0.79%) XML
16 15 (0.74%) .NET Framework
16 15 (0.74%) OAuth
16 15 (0.74%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 123 (6.06%) Onboarding
2 116 (5.71%) Management Information System
3 104 (5.12%) Driving Licence
4 82 (4.04%) Product Ownership
4 82 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
5 52 (2.56%) Cloud Native
6 42 (2.07%) Social Media
7 32 (1.58%) Public Cloud
8 31 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
9 23 (1.13%) Analogue Electronics
9 23 (1.13%) NHS
10 22 (1.08%) Algorithms
10 22 (1.08%) Blog
11 20 (0.98%) Data Centre
11 20 (0.98%) Data Structures
12 19 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
12 19 (0.94%) Virtual Team
13 16 (0.79%) Security Posture
14 14 (0.69%) EPoS
14 14 (0.69%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 128 (6.30%) Windows
2 87 (4.28%) Linux
3 51 (2.51%) Windows Server
4 14 (0.69%) Unix
5 12 (0.59%) Mac OS
6 11 (0.54%) FreeRTOS
6 11 (0.54%) Windows 10
7 10 (0.49%) Ubuntu
8 9 (0.44%) CentOS
9 8 (0.39%) Debian
9 8 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 6 (0.30%) Android
11 3 (0.15%) VMS
12 2 (0.098%) Rocky
12 2 (0.098%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.049%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 627 (30.87%) Problem-Solving
2 610 (30.03%) Continuous Improvement
3 393 (19.35%) Agile
4 297 (14.62%) Decision-Making
5 255 (12.56%) Customer Service
6 231 (11.37%) AI
6 231 (11.37%) Stakeholder Management
7 216 (10.64%) Analytics
8 214 (10.54%) Mentoring
9 200 (9.85%) CRM
10 196 (9.65%) Project Delivery
11 195 (9.60%) CI/CD
12 188 (9.26%) Service Delivery
13 182 (8.96%) Cyber Intelligence
14 177 (8.71%) Roadmaps
15 159 (7.83%) Collaborative Culture
15 159 (7.83%) Validation
16 158 (7.78%) Project Management
17 153 (7.53%) Software Engineering
18 150 (7.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 224 (11.03%) SQL
2 179 (8.81%) Python
3 110 (5.42%) JavaScript
4 77 (3.79%) Java
5 68 (3.35%) TypeScript
6 64 (3.15%) C#
7 58 (2.86%) C
8 42 (2.07%) PowerShell
9 25 (1.23%) PHP
10 20 (0.98%) C++
10 20 (0.98%) VBA
11 17 (0.84%) Embedded C
12 16 (0.79%) Bash
13 15 (0.74%) ABAP
13 15 (0.74%) MATLAB
14 14 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 9 (0.44%) Bicep
16 8 (0.39%) T-SQL
17 6 (0.30%) Go
17 6 (0.30%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 317 (15.61%) Degree
2 230 (11.32%) Security Cleared
3 107 (5.27%) SC Cleared
4 80 (3.94%) DV Cleared
5 53 (2.61%) DBS Check
6 48 (2.36%) BPSS Clearance
7 47 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
8 40 (1.97%) ACCA
9 34 (1.67%) CIMA
10 27 (1.33%) CISSP
10 27 (1.33%) HND
11 25 (1.23%) HNC
11 25 (1.23%) Master's Degree
12 23 (1.13%) PMI Certification
13 18 (0.89%) PMP
14 17 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
15 16 (0.79%) Chartered Engineer
15 16 (0.79%) CISM
15 16 (0.79%) Postgraduate
16 13 (0.64%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 133 (6.55%) QA
2 106 (5.22%) Accessibility
3 100 (4.92%) Data Quality
4 67 (3.30%) GDPR
5 34 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 30 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
7 27 (1.33%) PMO
8 25 (1.23%) GAAP
9 24 (1.18%) SLA
10 19 (0.94%) NIST
11 18 (0.89%) WCAG
12 12 (0.59%) TickIT
13 11 (0.54%) Good Clinical Practice
14 9 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 9 (0.44%) NCSC
15 8 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
15 8 (0.39%) PCI DSS
16 7 (0.34%) ISO 9001
17 6 (0.30%) ISO 19650
17 6 (0.30%) PERC
System Software
1 78 (3.84%) Active Directory
2 43 (2.12%) Docker
3 25 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (1.08%) Firmware
4 22 (1.08%) Hyper-V
5 17 (0.84%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (0.25%) ClearTrust
7 2 (0.098%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.049%) KVM
8 1 (0.049%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.049%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.049%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.049%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 68 (3.35%) Kubernetes
2 46 (2.26%) Microsoft Intune
3 39 (1.92%) Ansible
4 11 (0.54%) Puppet
5 10 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (0.44%) SCCM
7 6 (0.30%) Grafana
7 6 (0.30%) Hadoop YARN
7 6 (0.30%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.15%) BMC PATROL
9 3 (0.15%) Control-M
9 3 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.15%) Nessus
9 3 (0.15%) Plesk
9 3 (0.15%) WhatsUp Gold
10 2 (0.098%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.098%) Kibana
10 2 (0.098%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.098%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 450 (22.16%) Microsoft
2 64 (3.15%) Google
3 57 (2.81%) Salesforce
4 47 (2.31%) Oracle
5 42 (2.07%) SAP
6 35 (1.72%) ServiceNow
6 35 (1.72%) VMware
7 32 (1.58%) Cisco
7 32 (1.58%) Sage
8 27 (1.33%) Databricks
9 26 (1.28%) Adobe
10 22 (1.08%) YouTube
11 19 (0.94%) HubSpot
12 15 (0.74%) Civica
12 15 (0.74%) Fortinet
12 15 (0.74%) Palo Alto
13 13 (0.64%) iManage
14 12 (0.59%) IBM
14 12 (0.59%) Red Hat
15 10 (0.49%) HP