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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 83 98
Rank change year-on-year -33 +15 +30
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,462 1,539 1,958
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.62% 3.54% 2.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.20% 3.95% 3.12%
Number of salaries quoted 901 720 1,260
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,647 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.93% +4.09% -8.70%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £71,563
90th Percentile £79,336 £82,500 £88,875
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -6.25%

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 66,548 38,995 62,835
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.82% 89.82% 81.69%
Number of salaries quoted 46,995 22,507 43,155
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.19% +2.73% -11.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.66%

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 28 July 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 28 July 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 -53 390 £65,000 - 262
South East -16 308 £50,000 +8.70% 200
North of England +26 282 £51,619 +3.24% 195
Midlands -7 243 £42,500 -10.53% 117
North West +42 176 £45,497 -9.01% 93
West Midlands -24 133 £45,000 -14.29% 73
South West -35 128 £38,738 -43.65% 93
East Midlands +16 109 £35,220 -17.13% 44
East of England -70 76 £55,000 +57.14% 55
Yorkshire -12 71 £57,500 -1.71% 66
North East -28 35 £58,750 +83.59% 39
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 65 (4.45%) SharePoint
2 42 (2.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.03%) WordPress
4 13 (0.89%) Apache Spark
5 11 (0.75%) Confluence
6 10 (0.68%) CMS
7 9 (0.62%) SAS
8 6 (0.41%) Apache
9 5 (0.34%) IIS
10 4 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.27%) GeoServer
11 3 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
12 2 (0.14%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.14%) Drupal
12 2 (0.14%) Gentran
12 2 (0.14%) Jupyter
12 2 (0.14%) Luigi
12 2 (0.14%) nginx
13 1 (0.068%) Appian
13 1 (0.068%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 77 (5.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 68 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.75%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.68%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.34%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.34%) Fusion 360
6 5 (0.34%) InDesign
6 5 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.34%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.27%) Simulink
8 3 (0.21%) Blender
8 3 (0.21%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.21%) Maya
8 3 (0.21%) Stateflow
9 2 (0.14%) Revit
9 2 (0.14%) Trello
10 1 (0.068%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.068%) SketchUp
10 1 (0.068%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 23 (1.57%) NetSuite
2 13 (0.89%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.34%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.14%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.14%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.14%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.14%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.068%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.068%) FastStats
7 1 (0.068%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.068%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.068%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.068%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.068%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.068%) Shopify
7 1 (0.068%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 252 (17.24%) Azure
2 190 (13.00%) AWS
3 161 (11.01%) Microsoft 365
4 139 (9.51%) Power Platform
5 80 (5.47%) SaaS
6 64 (4.38%) GCP
7 53 (3.63%) Azure DevOps
8 50 (3.42%) Entra ID
9 42 (2.87%) Serverless
10 31 (2.12%) GitHub
11 28 (1.92%) Google Analytics
12 27 (1.85%) AWS CloudFormation
13 25 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
14 21 (1.44%) Microsoft Copilot
15 20 (1.37%) OCI
15 20 (1.37%) Power Automate
15 20 (1.37%) Snowflake
16 16 (1.09%) OneDrive
17 15 (1.03%) Boomi
17 15 (1.03%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 80 (5.47%) Firewall
2 51 (3.49%) DNS
3 42 (2.87%) Network Security
4 38 (2.60%) DHCP
5 37 (2.53%) VPN
6 36 (2.46%) WAN
7 35 (2.39%) TCP/IP
8 32 (2.19%) VLAN
9 27 (1.85%) LAN
10 23 (1.57%) HTTP
11 22 (1.50%) Broadband
11 22 (1.50%) Wireless
12 19 (1.30%) BGP
13 18 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
14 11 (0.75%) SNMP
15 10 (0.68%) VoIP
16 9 (0.62%) Cisco Nexus
16 9 (0.62%) Internet
17 8 (0.55%) WAAS
17 8 (0.55%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 119 (8.14%) Power BI
2 51 (3.49%) SQL Server
3 27 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 27 (1.85%) Tableau
4 25 (1.71%) BigQuery
4 25 (1.71%) Relational Database
5 22 (1.50%) Big Data
6 19 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
7 18 (1.23%) GIS
8 17 (1.16%) Metadata
9 16 (1.09%) MySQL
10 15 (1.03%) Semantic Layer
11 14 (0.96%) Redis
12 12 (0.82%) NoSQL
12 12 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 11 (0.75%) Geospatial Data
14 10 (0.68%) Hadoop
15 9 (0.62%) Data Warehouse
15 9 (0.62%) Power Query
16 7 (0.48%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 70 (4.79%) Git
2 51 (3.49%) JIRA
3 34 (2.33%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.09%) GitLab
5 9 (0.62%) Postman
6 5 (0.34%) Bitbucket
6 5 (0.34%) Visual Studio Code
7 4 (0.27%) Maven
7 4 (0.27%) MSI
7 4 (0.27%) Storybook
8 3 (0.21%) LabVIEW
8 3 (0.21%) Selenium
9 2 (0.14%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.14%) MSTest
9 2 (0.14%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.068%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.068%) JUnit
10 1 (0.068%) Qt Creator
10 1 (0.068%) Subversion
General
1 665 (45.49%) Social Skills
2 368 (25.17%) Finance
3 273 (18.67%) Analytical Skills
4 147 (10.05%) Marketing
5 130 (8.89%) Organisational Skills
6 111 (7.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 107 (7.32%) Public Sector
8 105 (7.18%) Legal
9 84 (5.75%) Aerospace
10 79 (5.40%) Law
11 58 (3.97%) Retail
12 56 (3.83%) Influencing Skills
13 54 (3.69%) Presentation Skills
14 49 (3.35%) Telecoms
15 43 (2.94%) Manufacturing
16 39 (2.67%) Banking
17 34 (2.33%) Electronics
18 27 (1.85%) Advertising
19 26 (1.78%) Local Government
20 20 (1.37%) Military
Job Titles
1 216 (14.77%) Senior
2 147 (10.05%) Analyst
3 126 (8.62%) Developer
4 115 (7.87%) Lead
5 64 (4.38%) Consultant
6 54 (3.69%) IT Support
7 51 (3.49%) Software Engineer
8 44 (3.01%) Architect
8 44 (3.01%) Systems Engineer
9 42 (2.87%) Delivery Manager
9 42 (2.87%) IT Manager
9 42 (2.87%) Support Engineer
10 41 (2.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 41 (2.80%) Senior Manager
11 36 (2.46%) Senior Developer
12 35 (2.39%) Business Analyst
13 32 (2.19%) Business Manager
13 32 (2.19%) Development Manager
13 32 (2.19%) IT Analyst
14 31 (2.12%) Business Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (5.34%) Node.js
2 67 (4.58%) REST
3 44 (3.01%) .NET
4 43 (2.94%) HTML
5 38 (2.60%) React
6 33 (2.26%) CSS
7 29 (1.98%) JSON
7 29 (1.98%) Vue
8 23 (1.57%) SOAP
8 23 (1.57%) XML
9 22 (1.50%) RESTful
10 21 (1.44%) .NET Core
11 19 (1.30%) AngularJS
12 18 (1.23%) Middleware
13 17 (1.16%) EDI
14 16 (1.09%) Next.js
15 15 (1.03%) OAuth
16 13 (0.89%) .NET Framework
16 13 (0.89%) AWS CDK
16 13 (0.89%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 86 (5.88%) Onboarding
2 82 (5.61%) Management Information System
3 69 (4.72%) Product Ownership
4 61 (4.17%) Driving Licence
5 48 (3.28%) Cloud Native
6 36 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
7 32 (2.19%) Public Cloud
8 28 (1.92%) Social Media
9 27 (1.85%) Blog
10 25 (1.71%) Data Centre
11 22 (1.50%) Data Structures
12 21 (1.44%) Greenfield Project
13 19 (1.30%) Algorithms
13 19 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
13 19 (1.30%) NHS
13 19 (1.30%) Security Posture
14 16 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
15 15 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
16 14 (0.96%) EPoS
17 12 (0.82%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 121 (8.28%) Windows
2 73 (4.99%) Linux
3 50 (3.42%) Windows Server
4 13 (0.89%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.55%) Ubuntu
5 8 (0.55%) Unix
6 7 (0.48%) CentOS
7 6 (0.41%) Debian
8 5 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.27%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.27%) Windows 7
10 3 (0.21%) Android
10 3 (0.21%) VMS
10 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
12 1 (0.068%) Rocky
12 1 (0.068%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 488 (33.38%) Problem-Solving
2 422 (28.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 330 (22.57%) Agile
4 219 (14.98%) Decision-Making
5 180 (12.31%) Analytics
6 174 (11.90%) AI
7 169 (11.56%) Roadmaps
8 168 (11.49%) Mentoring
9 151 (10.33%) CI/CD
10 149 (10.19%) Customer Service
11 148 (10.12%) Service Delivery
12 127 (8.69%) Project Delivery
13 124 (8.48%) Validation
14 121 (8.28%) Collaborative Culture
14 121 (8.28%) CRM
15 120 (8.21%) Project Management
16 119 (8.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 117 (8.00%) DevOps
18 113 (7.73%) Stakeholder Management
19 112 (7.66%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 187 (12.79%) SQL
2 165 (11.29%) Python
3 77 (5.27%) JavaScript
4 74 (5.06%) Java
5 63 (4.31%) C#
5 63 (4.31%) TypeScript
6 40 (2.74%) PowerShell
7 31 (2.12%) C
8 23 (1.57%) PHP
8 23 (1.57%) VBA
9 18 (1.23%) C++
10 15 (1.03%) ABAP
10 15 (1.03%) Embedded C
11 14 (0.96%) Bash
12 12 (0.82%) T-SQL
13 10 (0.68%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 8 (0.55%) Bicep
15 8 (0.55%) VB
16 6 (0.41%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 262 (17.92%) Degree
2 155 (10.60%) Security Cleared
3 75 (5.13%) SC Cleared
4 58 (3.97%) DV Cleared
5 48 (3.28%) ACCA
6 44 (3.01%) Computer Science Degree
7 41 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
8 40 (2.74%) CIMA
9 35 (2.39%) DBS Check
10 34 (2.33%) CISSP
11 28 (1.92%) Master's Degree
12 21 (1.44%) PMI Certification
13 20 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
14 19 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
15 17 (1.16%) CCNP
16 16 (1.09%) CISM
16 16 (1.09%) PMP
17 14 (0.96%) HND
18 12 (0.82%) CEH
19 10 (0.68%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (6.02%) QA
2 85 (5.81%) Accessibility
3 82 (5.61%) Data Quality
4 37 (2.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 34 (2.33%) GDPR
5 34 (2.33%) PMO
6 29 (1.98%) GAAP
7 23 (1.57%) NIST
8 19 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials
8 19 (1.30%) SLA
9 15 (1.03%) WCAG
10 12 (0.82%) TickIT
11 10 (0.68%) Good Clinical Practice
12 8 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 7 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 7 (0.48%) PCI DSS
14 6 (0.41%) Government Security Classifications
14 6 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 6 (0.41%) JSP 440
14 6 (0.41%) NCSC
System Software
1 66 (4.51%) Active Directory
2 34 (2.33%) Docker
3 24 (1.64%) Hyper-V
4 17 (1.16%) Firmware
5 15 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
6 14 (0.96%) Embedded Firmware
7 8 (0.55%) ProxySG
8 5 (0.34%) ClearTrust
8 5 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.14%) vSphere
11 1 (0.068%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.068%) XenApp
11 1 (0.068%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 54 (3.69%) Kubernetes
2 47 (3.21%) Terraform
3 29 (1.98%) Ansible
4 27 (1.85%) Microsoft Intune
5 19 (1.30%) SCCM
6 8 (0.55%) Puppet
7 6 (0.41%) Hadoop YARN
7 6 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.34%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.27%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.27%) Grafana
9 4 (0.27%) ServiceCenter
10 3 (0.21%) BMC PATROL
10 3 (0.21%) Control-M
10 3 (0.21%) EMC NetWorker
10 3 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.21%) Kibana
10 3 (0.21%) Plesk
10 3 (0.21%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.21%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 329 (22.50%) Microsoft
2 62 (4.24%) Google
3 49 (3.35%) Salesforce
4 38 (2.60%) Cisco
5 36 (2.46%) Oracle
6 35 (2.39%) SAP
7 30 (2.05%) ServiceNow
8 28 (1.92%) VMware
9 25 (1.71%) Adobe
10 18 (1.23%) Databricks
10 18 (1.23%) Remedy
11 17 (1.16%) Palo Alto
12 15 (1.03%) iManage
13 14 (0.96%) IBM
13 14 (0.96%) SolarWinds
14 13 (0.89%) HP
14 13 (0.89%) HubSpot
15 12 (0.82%) Fortinet
16 10 (0.68%) CheckPoint
16 10 (0.68%) F5