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

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 82 94
Rank change year-on-year -37 +12 +32
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,308 1,479 2,475
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.56% 3.71% 2.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.13% 4.01% 3.16%
Number of salaries quoted 797 669 1,722
10th Percentile £29,120 £32,400 £28,500
25th Percentile £38,772 £41,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -16.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £88,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £51,696 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.01% +10.00% -15.25%

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 61,488 36,863 78,246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.28% 92.45% 81.75%
Number of salaries quoted 43,312 20,255 56,794
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,939 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 June 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 June 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 -56 379 £65,000 - 150
South East -29 272 £50,000 +2.56% 130
North of England +12 260 £51,619 +3.24% 114
Midlands -2 198 £45,000 -14.29% 98
North West +28 155 £47,386 -5.23% 80
West Midlands -41 99 £47,085 -14.39% 47
East Midlands +12 98 £40,000 -5.88% 51
South West -42 94 £38,738 -32.63% 44
East of England -65 76 £55,000 +57.14% 49
Yorkshire -24 75 £57,500 -1.71% 20
North East -35 30 £57,500 +64.29% 15
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 50 (3.82%) SharePoint
2 41 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.22%) WordPress
4 14 (1.07%) CMS
4 14 (1.07%) Confluence
5 9 (0.69%) SAS
6 8 (0.61%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.46%) Apache
7 6 (0.46%) IIS
8 4 (0.31%) GeoServer
9 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.15%) Drupal
9 2 (0.15%) Gentran
9 2 (0.15%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.15%) Luigi
9 2 (0.15%) nginx
10 1 (0.076%) OpenStack
Applications
1 65 (4.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 59 (4.51%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (1.15%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.38%) Fusion 360
7 5 (0.38%) InDesign
7 5 (0.38%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.31%) Simulink
9 3 (0.23%) Blender
9 3 (0.23%) Maya
9 3 (0.23%) Stateflow
10 2 (0.15%) Trello
11 1 (0.076%) Lightworks
11 1 (0.076%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (1.53%) NetSuite
2 12 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.38%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.15%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.076%) Distributed Ledger
6 1 (0.076%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.076%) FastStats
6 1 (0.076%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.076%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.076%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.076%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.076%) Shopify
6 1 (0.076%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 243 (18.58%) Azure
2 174 (13.30%) AWS
3 132 (10.09%) Microsoft 365
4 121 (9.25%) Power Platform
5 66 (5.05%) GCP
6 62 (4.74%) SaaS
7 47 (3.59%) Azure DevOps
7 47 (3.59%) Entra ID
8 36 (2.75%) Serverless
9 27 (2.06%) GitHub
9 27 (2.06%) Google Analytics
10 25 (1.91%) AWS CloudFormation
10 25 (1.91%) Dynamics 365
11 19 (1.45%) Figma
12 18 (1.38%) Microsoft Copilot
13 15 (1.15%) Boomi
13 15 (1.15%) Power Automate
14 13 (0.99%) Snowflake
15 12 (0.92%) OCI
15 12 (0.92%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 77 (5.89%) Firewall
2 38 (2.91%) DNS
2 38 (2.91%) VLAN
2 38 (2.91%) VPN
3 36 (2.75%) Network Security
4 32 (2.45%) DHCP
5 31 (2.37%) WAN
6 26 (1.99%) TCP/IP
7 24 (1.83%) Wireless
8 22 (1.68%) Broadband
8 22 (1.68%) LAN
9 21 (1.61%) HTTP
10 19 (1.45%) BGP
11 14 (1.07%) Cisco Nexus
11 14 (1.07%) SNMP
12 13 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
13 12 (0.92%) EIGRP
13 12 (0.92%) OSPF
13 12 (0.92%) WAAS
13 12 (0.92%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (8.33%) Power BI
2 34 (2.60%) SQL Server
3 26 (1.99%) BigQuery
4 25 (1.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 24 (1.83%) Tableau
6 16 (1.22%) GIS
6 16 (1.22%) MySQL
7 15 (1.15%) Big Data
8 14 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
8 14 (1.07%) Relational Database
8 14 (1.07%) Semantic Layer
9 13 (0.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 12 (0.92%) Metadata
10 12 (0.92%) NoSQL
11 8 (0.61%) Redis
12 7 (0.54%) Data Lake
13 6 (0.46%) Hadoop
13 6 (0.46%) Power Query
14 5 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
14 5 (0.38%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 60 (4.59%) Git
2 45 (3.44%) JIRA
3 31 (2.37%) Jenkins
4 14 (1.07%) GitLab
5 9 (0.69%) Postman
6 5 (0.38%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.31%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.23%) LabVIEW
8 3 (0.23%) Selenium
9 2 (0.15%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.15%) MSTest
9 2 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.15%) Subversion
10 1 (0.076%) Claude Code
10 1 (0.076%) MSI
10 1 (0.076%) Qt Creator
10 1 (0.076%) Storybook
10 1 (0.076%) TestRail
General
1 582 (44.50%) Social Skills
2 340 (25.99%) Finance
3 252 (19.27%) Analytical Skills
4 136 (10.40%) Marketing
5 122 (9.33%) Organisational Skills
6 96 (7.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 94 (7.19%) Legal
8 86 (6.57%) Public Sector
9 73 (5.58%) Law
10 65 (4.97%) Aerospace
11 56 (4.28%) Retail
12 52 (3.98%) Influencing Skills
13 49 (3.75%) Telecoms
14 39 (2.98%) Manufacturing
15 37 (2.83%) Banking
16 31 (2.37%) Presentation Skills
17 30 (2.29%) Electronics
18 29 (2.22%) Local Government
19 24 (1.83%) Advertising
20 21 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 191 (14.60%) Senior
2 132 (10.09%) Analyst
3 100 (7.65%) Developer
4 86 (6.57%) Lead
5 60 (4.59%) Consultant
6 47 (3.59%) Systems Engineer
7 46 (3.52%) IT Support
7 46 (3.52%) Software Engineer
7 46 (3.52%) Support Engineer
8 42 (3.21%) Architect
9 41 (3.13%) Delivery Manager
10 40 (3.06%) Senior Manager
11 38 (2.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 36 (2.75%) IT Manager
13 28 (2.14%) Senior Developer
14 27 (2.06%) Business Analyst
15 24 (1.83%) Financial Controller
15 24 (1.83%) IT Analyst
16 23 (1.76%) Cloud Engineer
16 23 (1.76%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (4.36%) Node.js
2 53 (4.05%) REST
3 44 (3.36%) .NET
4 37 (2.83%) React
5 33 (2.52%) HTML
6 28 (2.14%) JSON
7 26 (1.99%) XML
8 25 (1.91%) CSS
9 24 (1.83%) .NET Core
10 20 (1.53%) Vue
11 19 (1.45%) SOAP
12 17 (1.30%) EDI
13 16 (1.22%) Middleware
13 16 (1.22%) Next.js
14 15 (1.15%) OAuth
15 13 (0.99%) AWS CDK
15 13 (0.99%) RESTful
16 12 (0.92%) AngularJS
17 8 (0.61%) .NET Framework
17 8 (0.61%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 77 (5.89%) Onboarding
2 66 (5.05%) Management Information System
3 60 (4.59%) Product Ownership
4 51 (3.90%) Driving Licence
5 50 (3.82%) Cloud Native
6 36 (2.75%) Self-Motivation
6 36 (2.75%) Social Media
7 33 (2.52%) Data Centre
8 28 (2.14%) Public Cloud
9 23 (1.76%) Blog
10 22 (1.68%) Algorithms
10 22 (1.68%) Data Structures
11 20 (1.53%) Greenfield Project
12 19 (1.45%) Security Posture
13 15 (1.15%) NHS
14 14 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
15 13 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
15 13 (0.99%) EPoS
15 13 (0.99%) Team-Oriented Environment
16 11 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 115 (8.79%) Windows
2 62 (4.74%) Linux
3 44 (3.36%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.76%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.61%) Ubuntu
6 7 (0.54%) CentOS
6 7 (0.54%) Unix
7 6 (0.46%) Android
7 6 (0.46%) Debian
8 4 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.31%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.23%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.23%) VMS
9 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.15%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.076%) Rocky
11 1 (0.076%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 451 (34.48%) Problem-Solving
2 320 (24.46%) Continuous Improvement
3 278 (21.25%) Agile
4 188 (14.37%) Decision-Making
5 163 (12.46%) Analytics
6 162 (12.39%) Mentoring
7 152 (11.62%) Roadmaps
8 148 (11.31%) AI
9 138 (10.55%) Service Delivery
10 129 (9.86%) CI/CD
11 117 (8.94%) Customer Service
11 117 (8.94%) Validation
12 115 (8.79%) DevOps
13 113 (8.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 112 (8.56%) Cybersecurity
15 109 (8.33%) Computer Science
16 105 (8.03%) Project Management
17 103 (7.87%) CRM
18 97 (7.42%) Collaborative Culture
19 96 (7.34%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 167 (12.77%) SQL
2 154 (11.77%) Python
3 58 (4.43%) C#
4 57 (4.36%) JavaScript
5 54 (4.13%) Java
6 46 (3.52%) TypeScript
7 42 (3.21%) PowerShell
8 21 (1.61%) C
9 19 (1.45%) C++
10 17 (1.30%) VBA
11 16 (1.22%) PHP
12 14 (1.07%) T-SQL
13 13 (0.99%) Bash
14 12 (0.92%) Embedded C
15 10 (0.76%) MATLAB
16 9 (0.69%) Bicep
16 9 (0.69%) VB
17 7 (0.54%) ABAP
18 5 (0.38%) Embedded C++
18 5 (0.38%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 234 (17.89%) Degree
2 125 (9.56%) Security Cleared
3 54 (4.13%) SC Cleared
4 48 (3.67%) DBS Check
4 48 (3.67%) DV Cleared
5 41 (3.13%) ACCA
6 37 (2.83%) Computer Science Degree
7 36 (2.75%) CISSP
8 35 (2.68%) CIMA
9 32 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
10 26 (1.99%) Master's Degree
11 23 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
12 22 (1.68%) PMI Certification
13 21 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
14 20 (1.53%) PMP
15 19 (1.45%) CCNP
16 15 (1.15%) CISM
16 15 (1.15%) HND
17 14 (1.07%) Azure Certification
17 14 (1.07%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (6.57%) QA
2 80 (6.12%) Data Quality
3 65 (4.97%) Accessibility
4 40 (3.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 38 (2.91%) PMO
6 31 (2.37%) GDPR
7 24 (1.83%) GAAP
7 24 (1.83%) NIST
8 21 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
9 12 (0.92%) TickIT
10 11 (0.84%) SLA
11 9 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 9 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 8 (0.61%) Good Clinical Practice
12 8 (0.61%) WCAG
13 7 (0.54%) Government Security Classifications
13 7 (0.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 7 (0.54%) JSP 440
13 7 (0.54%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.38%) Def Stans
System Software
1 61 (4.66%) Active Directory
2 31 (2.37%) Docker
3 24 (1.83%) Hyper-V
4 15 (1.15%) Firmware
5 14 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
6 12 (0.92%) ProxySG
7 11 (0.84%) Embedded Firmware
8 6 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
9 5 (0.38%) ClearTrust
10 4 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.15%) vSphere
12 1 (0.076%) XenApp
12 1 (0.076%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 51 (3.90%) Kubernetes
2 47 (3.59%) Terraform
3 28 (2.14%) Ansible
4 19 (1.45%) SCCM
5 16 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.54%) Puppet
8 4 (0.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.31%) Backup Exec
8 4 (0.31%) Cisco CUCM
8 4 (0.31%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.31%) ServiceCenter
9 3 (0.23%) Argo
9 3 (0.23%) Dell DRAC
9 3 (0.23%) Grafana
9 3 (0.23%) Kibana
9 3 (0.23%) Plesk
9 3 (0.23%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
10 2 (0.15%) yum
Vendors
1 282 (21.56%) Microsoft
2 56 (4.28%) Google
3 46 (3.52%) Salesforce
4 35 (2.68%) Cisco
5 31 (2.37%) ServiceNow
6 25 (1.91%) VMware
7 21 (1.61%) Oracle
8 20 (1.53%) SAP
9 19 (1.45%) Adobe
10 18 (1.38%) Remedy
11 15 (1.15%) Databricks
12 14 (1.07%) Palo Alto
12 14 (1.07%) SolarWinds
13 12 (0.92%) Blue Coat
13 12 (0.92%) CheckPoint
13 12 (0.92%) F5
13 12 (0.92%) iManage
13 12 (0.92%) Infoblox
13 12 (0.92%) Motorola
14 11 (0.84%) Fortinet