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

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 91 90
Rank change year-on-year -40 -1 +8
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 948 1,461 1,902
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.70% 3.11% 3.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.12% 3.39% 3.48%
Number of salaries quoted 593 733 1,385
10th Percentile £28,100 £34,100 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £45,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,822 £60,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.63% +15.38% -15.58%
75th Percentile £62,498 £81,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £96,821 £90,000
UK median annual salary £47,869 £60,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -20.22% +26.32% -22.89%

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 44,820 43,103 54,661
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.28% 91.63% 88.65%
Number of salaries quoted 27,124 20,967 43,233
10th Percentile £28,821 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +6.09% -8.00%
75th Percentile £77,424 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +6.19% -9.60%

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 30 January 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 30 January 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 -50 278 £60,000 -4.00% 148
South East -38 180 £37,500 -41.18% 154
North of England -30 170 £42,500 -15.00% 103
Midlands -26 125 £41,750 -24.09% 84
North West +2 110 £45,000 -10.00% 40
South West -3 83 £45,750 -12.86% 51
West Midlands -21 81 £29,500 -48.70% 48
East of England -19 79 £52,500 +3.01% 41
East Midlands -14 44 £42,500 -17.07% 35
Yorkshire -56 39 £42,500 -15.00% 47
North East -8 21 £29,000 -17.14% 19
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 34 (3.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (3.38%) SharePoint
3 26 (2.74%) Confluence
4 10 (1.05%) WordPress
5 8 (0.84%) CMS
6 7 (0.74%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.63%) IIS
8 4 (0.42%) Apache
8 4 (0.42%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.21%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.21%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 71 (7.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (4.54%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (3.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.05%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.84%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.53%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.42%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.42%) SketchUp
8 2 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.21%) Simulink
8 2 (0.21%) Trello
9 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.11%) InDesign
9 1 (0.11%) Sketch
9 1 (0.11%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.11%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 7 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.53%) Infor SunSystems
2 5 (0.53%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.42%) Distributed Ledger
3 4 (0.42%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.11%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.11%) assyst
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle BPM
5 1 (0.11%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.11%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 183 (19.30%) Azure
2 99 (10.44%) AWS
3 93 (9.81%) Microsoft 365
4 72 (7.59%) Power Platform
5 39 (4.11%) Entra ID
6 35 (3.69%) GCP
7 27 (2.85%) SaaS
8 25 (2.64%) Azure AI
9 24 (2.53%) Amazon SageMaker
10 21 (2.22%) Vertex AI
11 17 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (1.58%) GitHub
13 13 (1.37%) OpenShift
13 13 (1.37%) Serverless
14 11 (1.16%) Amazon EKS
15 10 (1.05%) AWS CloudFormation
15 10 (1.05%) Power Automate
15 10 (1.05%) PowerApps
16 9 (0.95%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 49 (5.17%) Firewall
2 33 (3.48%) Wireless
3 32 (3.38%) VLAN
4 30 (3.16%) DNS
5 29 (3.06%) TCP/IP
6 27 (2.85%) VPN
7 25 (2.64%) LAN
8 24 (2.53%) DHCP
8 24 (2.53%) WAN
9 18 (1.90%) Network Security
10 13 (1.37%) Broadband
11 12 (1.27%) BGP
12 11 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
13 9 (0.95%) Cisco Nexus
13 9 (0.95%) OSPF
13 9 (0.95%) Structured Cabling
13 9 (0.95%) VoIP
14 8 (0.84%) Cisco ASA
14 8 (0.84%) WAAS
14 8 (0.84%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (6.22%) Power BI
2 26 (2.74%) Tableau
3 19 (2.00%) SQL Server
4 18 (1.90%) Looker
5 14 (1.48%) NoSQL
6 12 (1.27%) Big Data
6 12 (1.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 10 (1.05%) Amazon RDS
7 10 (1.05%) PostgreSQL
8 9 (0.95%) Hadoop
8 9 (0.95%) Power Query
8 9 (0.95%) Relational Database
9 7 (0.74%) MongoDB
9 7 (0.74%) Oracle Database
10 6 (0.63%) BigQuery
10 6 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
10 6 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (0.63%) MySQL
11 5 (0.53%) Metadata
12 4 (0.42%) Cloudera CDH
Development Applications
1 36 (3.80%) Git
1 36 (3.80%) JIRA
2 16 (1.69%) Jenkins
3 15 (1.58%) GitLab
4 7 (0.74%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.42%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 4 (0.42%) Subversion
5 4 (0.42%) TestRail
5 4 (0.42%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.32%) Selenium
7 2 (0.21%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.21%) Robot Framework
7 2 (0.21%) Storybook
8 1 (0.11%) Android Studio
8 1 (0.11%) gulp
8 1 (0.11%) Postman
8 1 (0.11%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.11%) webpack
General
1 464 (48.95%) Social Skills
2 236 (24.89%) Finance
3 180 (18.99%) Analytical Skills
4 156 (16.46%) Marketing
5 97 (10.23%) Organisational Skills
6 90 (9.49%) Law
7 63 (6.65%) Telecoms
8 55 (5.80%) Aerospace
9 51 (5.38%) Public Sector
10 42 (4.43%) Legal
10 42 (4.43%) Retail
11 41 (4.32%) Banking
11 41 (4.32%) Influencing Skills
12 40 (4.22%) Military
13 36 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 33 (3.48%) Billing
15 31 (3.27%) Presentation Skills
16 28 (2.95%) Pharmaceutical
17 24 (2.53%) Manufacturing
18 21 (2.22%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 113 (11.92%) Analyst
2 81 (8.54%) Senior
3 77 (8.12%) Lead
4 68 (7.17%) Developer
5 63 (6.65%) IT Support
6 44 (4.64%) Business Analyst
7 41 (4.32%) Architect
7 41 (4.32%) Support Engineer
8 34 (3.59%) Systems Engineer
9 31 (3.27%) Consultant
9 31 (3.27%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 30 (3.16%) Digital Analyst
11 28 (2.95%) Coordinator
12 27 (2.85%) Administrator
13 26 (2.74%) Junior
14 25 (2.64%) Digital Business Analyst
15 24 (2.53%) Account Manager
16 22 (2.32%) Data Analyst
16 22 (2.32%) IT Engineer
17 21 (2.22%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (5.70%) .NET
2 46 (4.85%) HTML
3 24 (2.53%) React
4 20 (2.11%) .NET Core
5 19 (2.00%) CSS
5 19 (2.00%) RESTful
6 13 (1.37%) AngularJS
6 13 (1.37%) Middleware
7 9 (0.95%) Node.js
7 9 (0.95%) Spring
7 9 (0.95%) Spring Boot
8 8 (0.84%) Kafka
9 7 (0.74%) ASP.NET
9 7 (0.74%) OAuth
9 7 (0.74%) REST
10 6 (0.63%) .NET Framework
10 6 (0.63%) PySpark
11 5 (0.53%) Django
11 5 (0.53%) EDI
11 5 (0.53%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 90 (9.49%) Onboarding
2 60 (6.33%) Self-Motivation
3 44 (4.64%) Management Information System
4 35 (3.69%) Driving Licence
5 34 (3.59%) Social Media
6 25 (2.64%) Product Ownership
7 22 (2.32%) Life Science
8 21 (2.22%) Pharmacovigilance
9 19 (2.00%) Cloud Native
9 19 (2.00%) Data Centre
10 18 (1.90%) FMCG
11 16 (1.69%) Algorithms
11 16 (1.69%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 12 (1.27%) Data Structures
12 12 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
13 8 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (0.84%) Security Posture
14 7 (0.74%) IoT
14 7 (0.74%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 88 (9.28%) Windows
2 37 (3.90%) Windows Server
3 33 (3.48%) Linux
4 10 (1.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 10 (1.05%) Windows Server 2012
5 8 (0.84%) Mac OS
5 8 (0.84%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.53%) CentOS
6 5 (0.53%) Ubuntu
6 5 (0.53%) Unix
7 4 (0.42%) Android
7 4 (0.42%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.42%) Debian
7 4 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.32%) AIX
9 1 (0.11%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.11%) Rocky
9 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 282 (29.75%) Problem-Solving
2 214 (22.57%) Agile
3 173 (18.25%) Continuous Improvement
4 119 (12.55%) Analytics
5 92 (9.70%) Project Management
6 88 (9.28%) AI
6 88 (9.28%) CRM
7 87 (9.18%) Computer Science
8 85 (8.97%) Decision-Making
8 85 (8.97%) Service Delivery
9 84 (8.86%) Coaching
10 78 (8.23%) Project Delivery
11 76 (8.02%) Customer Service
11 76 (8.02%) DevOps
12 75 (7.91%) Cybersecurity
13 71 (7.49%) Business Intelligence
13 71 (7.49%) Stakeholder Management
14 69 (7.28%) Mentoring
15 65 (6.86%) Process Improvement
16 64 (6.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 90 (9.49%) SQL
2 87 (9.18%) Python
3 48 (5.06%) PowerShell
4 42 (4.43%) C#
5 39 (4.11%) Java
6 32 (3.38%) JavaScript
7 15 (1.58%) Bash
8 10 (1.05%) TypeScript
9 8 (0.84%) C++
10 7 (0.74%) VBA
11 6 (0.63%) Scala
11 6 (0.63%) VB.NET
12 5 (0.53%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.42%) Bicep
13 4 (0.42%) Go
13 4 (0.42%) Kotlin
13 4 (0.42%) PHP
14 2 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.21%) R
14 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 227 (23.95%) Degree
2 102 (10.76%) Security Cleared
3 52 (5.49%) SC Cleared
4 47 (4.96%) Computer Science Degree
5 40 (4.22%) DBS Check
6 39 (4.11%) DV Cleared
7 38 (4.01%) Master's Degree
8 26 (2.74%) BPSS Clearance
8 26 (2.74%) CISSP
9 19 (2.00%) PMI Certification
10 18 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
11 17 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
11 17 (1.79%) PMP
12 14 (1.48%) HND
13 12 (1.27%) CISM
14 11 (1.16%) HNC
15 10 (1.05%) CCIE
15 10 (1.05%) CCNP
16 8 (0.84%) MBA
16 8 (0.84%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (7.91%) QA
2 51 (5.38%) Accessibility
3 48 (5.06%) Data Quality
3 48 (5.06%) GDPR
4 32 (3.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 23 (2.43%) EU AI Act
5 23 (2.43%) PMO
6 21 (2.22%) HIPAA
6 21 (2.22%) PSD2
6 21 (2.22%) Solvency II
7 17 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (1.79%) NIST
8 13 (1.37%) SLA
9 9 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 9 (0.95%) GRC
10 8 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 5 (0.53%) ARP4761
11 5 (0.53%) JSP 440
11 5 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.42%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 72 (7.59%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.32%) Hyper-V
2 22 (2.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (2.22%) Docker
4 8 (0.84%) ProxySG
5 6 (0.63%) Firmware
5 6 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.53%) vSphere
7 2 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.11%) Apache ZooKeeper
8 1 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.11%) KVM
8 1 (0.11%) pfSense
8 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 41 (4.32%) Kubernetes
2 34 (3.59%) Terraform
3 29 (3.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (2.11%) Ansible
5 11 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (1.05%) Puppet
7 9 (0.95%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 7 (0.74%) FortiGate
9 6 (0.63%) Grafana
10 4 (0.42%) Argo
10 4 (0.42%) Progress Chef
10 4 (0.42%) Rancher
10 4 (0.42%) yum
11 3 (0.32%) cPanel
11 3 (0.32%) Netcool
11 3 (0.32%) Plesk
11 3 (0.32%) Prometheus
12 2 (0.21%) Backup Exec
12 2 (0.21%) Dell DRAC
12 2 (0.21%) Nessus
Vendors
1 188 (19.83%) Microsoft
2 45 (4.75%) Google
3 30 (3.16%) Cisco
3 30 (3.16%) VMware
4 27 (2.85%) Salesforce
5 19 (2.00%) SAP
6 18 (1.90%) ServiceNow
7 17 (1.79%) Oracle
8 12 (1.27%) Adobe
9 11 (1.16%) Red Hat
9 11 (1.16%) SolarWinds
10 9 (0.95%) BT
10 9 (0.95%) HubSpot
10 9 (0.95%) Infoblox
10 9 (0.95%) Veeam
11 8 (0.84%) Blue Coat
11 8 (0.84%) CheckPoint
11 8 (0.84%) F5
11 8 (0.84%) Guidewire
11 8 (0.84%) Motorola