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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 68 88
Rank change year-on-year -69 +20 +25
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,235 1,555 2,416
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.49% 4.10% 2.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.01% 4.39% 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 736 686 1,709
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £88,750 £86,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -16.67%

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 61,348 35,444 72,599
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.96% 93.35% 84.02%
Number of salaries quoted 40,742 18,936 54,252
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £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 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,375 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.78% +6.14% -9.84%

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 27 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 27 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 -49 372 £65,000 - 266
North of England +11 254 £53,350 +6.70% 137
South East -44 235 £50,000 -4.76% 134
Midlands -28 181 £42,500 -19.05% 95
North West +25 153 £50,000 - 76
South West -40 91 £36,869 -34.46% 50
West Midlands -66 91 £43,875 -20.23% 57
East Midlands -4 89 £42,500 -5.56% 38
Yorkshire -30 75 £61,000 +4.27% 40
East of England -95 67 £55,000 +7.91% 36
North East -26 26 £50,000 +42.86% 22
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 41 (3.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 39 (3.16%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.46%) Confluence
4 15 (1.21%) CMS
4 15 (1.21%) WordPress
5 9 (0.73%) SAS
6 7 (0.57%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.49%) IIS
8 5 (0.40%) Apache
9 4 (0.32%) GeoServer
10 3 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.16%) Drupal
11 2 (0.16%) Gentran
11 2 (0.16%) Luigi
11 2 (0.16%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.081%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.081%) Jupyter
Applications
1 59 (4.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (4.29%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.54%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.40%) Fusion 360
8 3 (0.24%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.24%) Simulink
9 2 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.16%) Blender
9 2 (0.16%) Maya
9 2 (0.16%) Stateflow
9 2 (0.16%) Trello
10 1 (0.081%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.081%) InDesign
10 1 (0.081%) Lightworks
Business Applications
1 15 (1.21%) NetSuite
2 12 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.40%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.32%) Distributed Ledger
4 4 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.16%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
5 2 (0.16%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.081%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.081%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.081%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.081%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.081%) Shopify
6 1 (0.081%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 236 (19.11%) Azure
2 160 (12.96%) AWS
3 114 (9.23%) Power Platform
4 109 (8.83%) Microsoft 365
5 60 (4.86%) GCP
6 48 (3.89%) SaaS
7 44 (3.56%) Entra ID
8 42 (3.40%) Azure DevOps
9 33 (2.67%) Serverless
10 30 (2.43%) GitHub
11 25 (2.02%) AWS CloudFormation
11 25 (2.02%) Google Analytics
12 24 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
13 16 (1.30%) Figma
13 16 (1.30%) Microsoft Copilot
14 15 (1.21%) Boomi
15 14 (1.13%) Azure Machine Learning
16 12 (0.97%) Amazon EKS
17 11 (0.89%) OpenShift
17 11 (0.89%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 71 (5.75%) Firewall
2 38 (3.08%) Network Security
3 37 (3.00%) VLAN
4 36 (2.91%) VPN
5 33 (2.67%) WAN
6 30 (2.43%) DNS
6 30 (2.43%) Wireless
7 26 (2.11%) LAN
8 25 (2.02%) DHCP
9 21 (1.70%) BGP
9 21 (1.70%) TCP/IP
10 18 (1.46%) Cisco Nexus
11 17 (1.38%) HTTP
11 17 (1.38%) SNMP
12 16 (1.30%) Broadband
12 16 (1.30%) Cisco ASA
12 16 (1.30%) EIGRP
12 16 (1.30%) OSPF
12 16 (1.30%) WAAS
12 16 (1.30%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (8.58%) Power BI
2 29 (2.35%) SQL Server
3 26 (2.11%) Tableau
4 23 (1.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 20 (1.62%) BigQuery
6 17 (1.38%) Relational Database
7 16 (1.30%) GIS
7 16 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
8 15 (1.21%) Metadata
8 15 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 14 (1.13%) Big Data
9 14 (1.13%) MySQL
10 11 (0.89%) NoSQL
11 8 (0.65%) Semantic Layer
12 6 (0.49%) Data Lake
12 6 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
12 6 (0.49%) Hadoop
13 5 (0.40%) Geospatial Data
13 5 (0.40%) MariaDB
13 5 (0.40%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 63 (5.10%) Git
2 47 (3.81%) JIRA
3 27 (2.19%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.30%) GitLab
5 9 (0.73%) Postman
6 5 (0.40%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.32%) Selenium
7 4 (0.32%) Subversion
7 4 (0.32%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.24%) LabVIEW
8 3 (0.24%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.16%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.16%) MSTest
9 2 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.16%) Storybook
9 2 (0.16%) TestRail
10 1 (0.081%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.081%) JUnit
10 1 (0.081%) Qt Creator
General
1 520 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 318 (25.75%) Finance
3 246 (19.92%) Analytical Skills
4 129 (10.45%) Marketing
5 123 (9.96%) Organisational Skills
6 89 (7.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 88 (7.13%) Public Sector
8 85 (6.88%) Legal
9 81 (6.56%) Law
10 63 (5.10%) Aerospace
11 55 (4.45%) Retail
11 55 (4.45%) Telecoms
12 37 (3.00%) Manufacturing
13 34 (2.75%) Banking
13 34 (2.75%) Influencing Skills
14 31 (2.51%) Electronics
15 25 (2.02%) Military
16 22 (1.78%) Billing
16 22 (1.78%) Presentation Skills
17 18 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 174 (14.09%) Senior
2 115 (9.31%) Analyst
3 93 (7.53%) Developer
4 73 (5.91%) Lead
5 49 (3.97%) Consultant
5 49 (3.97%) Systems Engineer
6 48 (3.89%) Architect
7 44 (3.56%) Support Engineer
8 40 (3.24%) IT Support
8 40 (3.24%) Software Engineer
9 38 (3.08%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 35 (2.83%) IT Manager
11 33 (2.67%) Senior Manager
12 32 (2.59%) Delivery Manager
13 27 (2.19%) Senior Developer
14 24 (1.94%) Network Engineer
15 23 (1.86%) Business Analyst
15 23 (1.86%) Technical Manager
16 22 (1.78%) Applications Developer
17 21 (1.70%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (4.21%) .NET
2 42 (3.40%) REST
3 39 (3.16%) Node.js
4 35 (2.83%) React
5 30 (2.43%) HTML
6 28 (2.27%) .NET Core
6 28 (2.27%) JSON
7 26 (2.11%) CSS
7 26 (2.11%) XML
8 19 (1.54%) EDI
9 18 (1.46%) Middleware
10 15 (1.21%) SOAP
11 14 (1.13%) AngularJS
11 14 (1.13%) Next.js
11 14 (1.13%) OAuth
11 14 (1.13%) Vue
12 13 (1.05%) RESTful
13 12 (0.97%) ASP.NET
13 12 (0.97%) AWS CDK
14 10 (0.81%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 67 (5.43%) Onboarding
2 56 (4.53%) Product Ownership
3 52 (4.21%) Management Information System
4 39 (3.16%) Cloud Native
5 38 (3.08%) Data Centre
6 37 (3.00%) Driving Licence
7 36 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
7 36 (2.91%) Social Media
8 28 (2.27%) Data Structures
9 24 (1.94%) Algorithms
9 24 (1.94%) Public Cloud
10 22 (1.78%) Greenfield Project
11 17 (1.38%) Blog
12 16 (1.30%) Security Posture
12 16 (1.30%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 15 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
14 14 (1.13%) NHS
15 13 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
16 11 (0.89%) CCTV
16 11 (0.89%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 108 (8.74%) Windows
2 58 (4.70%) Linux
3 41 (3.32%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.89%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.65%) Ubuntu
6 7 (0.57%) Android
6 7 (0.57%) CentOS
7 6 (0.49%) Debian
7 6 (0.49%) Unix
8 4 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.32%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.24%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.24%) VMS
9 3 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.16%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.081%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.081%) Rocky
11 1 (0.081%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 399 (32.31%) Problem-Solving
2 275 (22.27%) Continuous Improvement
3 266 (21.54%) Agile
4 163 (13.20%) Decision-Making
5 159 (12.87%) Analytics
6 151 (12.23%) Mentoring
7 132 (10.69%) AI
8 126 (10.20%) Service Delivery
9 123 (9.96%) Roadmaps
10 122 (9.88%) DevOps
11 120 (9.72%) CI/CD
12 112 (9.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 110 (8.91%) Computer Science
14 106 (8.58%) Validation
15 103 (8.34%) Cybersecurity
16 97 (7.85%) Project Delivery
17 96 (7.77%) CRM
17 96 (7.77%) Customer Service
18 94 (7.61%) Coaching
19 93 (7.53%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 151 (12.23%) Python
2 150 (12.15%) SQL
3 60 (4.86%) C#
4 50 (4.05%) Java
4 50 (4.05%) JavaScript
5 40 (3.24%) PowerShell
6 37 (3.00%) TypeScript
7 20 (1.62%) C
8 18 (1.46%) C++
9 15 (1.21%) Bash
10 13 (1.05%) Embedded C
10 13 (1.05%) PHP
10 13 (1.05%) T-SQL
11 11 (0.89%) VBA
12 9 (0.73%) MATLAB
12 9 (0.73%) VB
13 8 (0.65%) Bicep
13 8 (0.65%) Scala
14 6 (0.49%) Go
14 6 (0.49%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 222 (17.98%) Degree
2 132 (10.69%) Security Cleared
3 55 (4.45%) SC Cleared
4 51 (4.13%) DBS Check
5 49 (3.97%) DV Cleared
6 40 (3.24%) CISSP
6 40 (3.24%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (3.16%) ACCA
8 34 (2.75%) CIMA
9 31 (2.51%) BPSS Clearance
10 26 (2.11%) PMI Certification
11 24 (1.94%) Microsoft Certification
12 23 (1.86%) Cisco Certification
12 23 (1.86%) Master's Degree
13 22 (1.78%) PMP
14 20 (1.62%) CCNP
15 18 (1.46%) CCIE
16 15 (1.21%) CISM
17 14 (1.13%) HND
18 13 (1.05%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (6.32%) Data Quality
2 77 (6.23%) QA
3 55 (4.45%) Accessibility
4 44 (3.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 31 (2.51%) PMO
6 30 (2.43%) GDPR
7 26 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials
7 26 (2.11%) NIST
8 18 (1.46%) GAAP
9 12 (0.97%) SLA
9 12 (0.97%) TickIT
10 10 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 10 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 9 (0.73%) PCI DSS
12 8 (0.65%) WCAG
13 7 (0.57%) Government Security Classifications
13 7 (0.57%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 7 (0.57%) JSP 440
14 5 (0.40%) Def Stans
15 4 (0.32%) GRC
System Software
1 60 (4.86%) Active Directory
2 29 (2.35%) Docker
3 19 (1.54%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.30%) ProxySG
5 15 (1.21%) Firmware
6 13 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
7 11 (0.89%) Embedded Firmware
8 6 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.24%) vSphere
10 2 (0.16%) ClearTrust
10 2 (0.16%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.081%) XenApp
11 1 (0.081%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 54 (4.37%) Kubernetes
2 51 (4.13%) Terraform
3 30 (2.43%) Ansible
4 19 (1.54%) SCCM
5 14 (1.13%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (0.73%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.57%) Puppet
8 6 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (0.40%) Argo
10 4 (0.32%) Backup Exec
10 4 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
10 4 (0.32%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.32%) Rancher
10 4 (0.32%) ServiceCenter
10 4 (0.32%) yum
11 3 (0.24%) Grafana
11 3 (0.24%) Kibana
11 3 (0.24%) Plesk
12 2 (0.16%) Dell DRAC
12 2 (0.16%) vRealize
Vendors
1 261 (21.13%) Microsoft
2 52 (4.21%) Google
3 44 (3.56%) Salesforce
4 36 (2.91%) Cisco
5 33 (2.67%) ServiceNow
6 23 (1.86%) VMware
7 20 (1.62%) Adobe
8 18 (1.46%) Remedy
8 18 (1.46%) SAP
9 17 (1.38%) SolarWinds
10 16 (1.30%) Blue Coat
10 16 (1.30%) CheckPoint
10 16 (1.30%) F5
10 16 (1.30%) Infoblox
10 16 (1.30%) Motorola
11 14 (1.13%) Oracle
12 13 (1.05%) Databricks
13 10 (0.81%) Palo Alto
13 10 (0.81%) Pardot
14 9 (0.73%) HubSpot