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

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 59 91
Rank change year-on-year -86 +32 +17
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,126 1,658 2,362
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.38% 4.24% 2.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.85% 4.55% 3.30%
Number of salaries quoted 669 783 1,707
10th Percentile £30,250 £32,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -16.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £53,200 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.27% +10.00% -16.00%

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 60,747 36,431 71,585
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.63% 93.15% 85.51%
Number of salaries quoted 38,643 20,635 53,886
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,580 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £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 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £59,773 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.38% +9.09% -10.57%

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 7 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 7 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 -54 359 £65,000 - 180
North of England -23 231 £53,200 +6.40% 135
South East -66 215 £52,500 -5.03% 135
Midlands -53 148 £42,500 -19.05% 99
North West +11 146 £50,000 - 69
South West -59 78 £45,125 -19.78% 65
East Midlands -14 74 £42,500 -12.82% 41
West Midlands -76 74 £43,875 -20.23% 58
Yorkshire -53 67 £57,500 +13.99% 48
East of England -95 59 £55,000 +7.91% 48
North East -23 18 £51,499 +47.14% 21
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 39 (3.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (2.75%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.87%) Confluence
4 15 (1.33%) WordPress
5 12 (1.07%) CMS
6 9 (0.80%) SAS
7 8 (0.71%) IIS
8 7 (0.62%) Apache Spark
9 5 (0.44%) Apache
10 4 (0.36%) GeoServer
11 2 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.18%) Gentran
11 2 (0.18%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.18%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.089%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.089%) Drupal
12 1 (0.089%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.089%) Luigi
Applications
1 57 (5.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 50 (4.44%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (2.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.60%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.89%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.44%) Fusion 360
8 3 (0.27%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.27%) Simulink
9 2 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.089%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.089%) InDesign
10 1 (0.089%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (1.15%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.44%) Payment Gateway
3 5 (0.44%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.36%) Distributed Ledger
5 3 (0.27%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.18%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.18%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.089%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.089%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.089%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.089%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.089%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 219 (19.45%) Azure
2 148 (13.14%) AWS
3 104 (9.24%) Power Platform
4 91 (8.08%) Microsoft 365
5 55 (4.88%) GCP
6 40 (3.55%) SaaS
7 38 (3.37%) Entra ID
8 36 (3.20%) Azure DevOps
9 31 (2.75%) Serverless
10 27 (2.40%) GitHub
11 25 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
12 22 (1.95%) AWS CloudFormation
12 22 (1.95%) Google Analytics
13 16 (1.42%) Microsoft Copilot
14 15 (1.33%) Figma
15 14 (1.24%) Azure Machine Learning
15 14 (1.24%) Boomi
16 13 (1.15%) OpenShift
17 12 (1.07%) Power Automate
18 11 (0.98%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 63 (5.60%) Firewall
2 35 (3.11%) Network Security
2 35 (3.11%) VPN
3 33 (2.93%) WAN
4 31 (2.75%) Wireless
5 30 (2.66%) VLAN
6 27 (2.40%) DNS
7 26 (2.31%) LAN
8 22 (1.95%) BGP
9 20 (1.78%) DHCP
10 18 (1.60%) Cisco Nexus
10 18 (1.60%) TCP/IP
11 17 (1.51%) OSPF
11 17 (1.51%) SNMP
12 16 (1.42%) Cisco ASA
12 16 (1.42%) Cisco Wireless
12 16 (1.42%) EIGRP
12 16 (1.42%) WAAS
12 16 (1.42%) Wireless Security
13 12 (1.07%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 95 (8.44%) Power BI
2 26 (2.31%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 23 (2.04%) Tableau
4 16 (1.42%) BigQuery
4 16 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (1.42%) Relational Database
5 15 (1.33%) Metadata
5 15 (1.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 14 (1.24%) Big Data
7 13 (1.15%) GIS
8 12 (1.07%) MySQL
9 11 (0.98%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.53%) Hadoop
10 6 (0.53%) Looker
11 5 (0.44%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (0.44%) Geospatial Data
12 4 (0.36%) Cloudera CDH
12 4 (0.36%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 56 (4.97%) Git
2 49 (4.35%) JIRA
3 26 (2.31%) Jenkins
4 18 (1.60%) GitLab
5 9 (0.80%) Postman
6 7 (0.62%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.44%) Selenium
8 4 (0.36%) Subversion
8 4 (0.36%) Visual Studio
9 3 (0.27%) TestRail
10 2 (0.18%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 2 (0.18%) MSTest
10 2 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.18%) Storybook
11 1 (0.089%) Android Studio
11 1 (0.089%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.089%) JUnit
11 1 (0.089%) Qt Creator
11 1 (0.089%) Robot Framework
11 1 (0.089%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 464 (41.21%) Social Skills
2 308 (27.35%) Finance
3 227 (20.16%) Analytical Skills
4 129 (11.46%) Marketing
5 115 (10.21%) Organisational Skills
6 88 (7.82%) Public Sector
7 77 (6.84%) Law
8 70 (6.22%) Legal
9 66 (5.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 59 (5.24%) Aerospace
10 59 (5.24%) Telecoms
11 52 (4.62%) Retail
12 36 (3.20%) Manufacturing
13 35 (3.11%) Banking
14 32 (2.84%) Military
15 29 (2.58%) Influencing Skills
16 24 (2.13%) Electronics
17 21 (1.87%) Billing
17 21 (1.87%) Documentation Skills
18 19 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 159 (14.12%) Senior
2 106 (9.41%) Analyst
3 85 (7.55%) Developer
4 68 (6.04%) Lead
5 49 (4.35%) Architect
6 48 (4.26%) Consultant
7 46 (4.09%) Support Engineer
8 41 (3.64%) Systems Engineer
9 38 (3.37%) IT Support
10 33 (2.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 32 (2.84%) IT Manager
11 32 (2.84%) Senior Manager
11 32 (2.84%) Software Engineer
12 28 (2.49%) Senior Developer
13 25 (2.22%) Applications Developer
14 24 (2.13%) Delivery Manager
15 22 (1.95%) Network Engineer
15 22 (1.95%) Technical Support
16 21 (1.87%) Solutions Architect
17 20 (1.78%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (4.71%) .NET
2 36 (3.20%) REST
3 35 (3.11%) React
4 31 (2.75%) .NET Core
5 27 (2.40%) HTML
6 26 (2.31%) JSON
7 25 (2.22%) Node.js
7 25 (2.22%) XML
8 24 (2.13%) CSS
9 19 (1.69%) EDI
9 19 (1.69%) Middleware
10 13 (1.15%) ASP.NET
10 13 (1.15%) Next.js
10 13 (1.15%) SOAP
11 12 (1.07%) OAuth
11 12 (1.07%) RESTful
12 11 (0.98%) AWS CDK
12 11 (0.98%) Vue
13 10 (0.89%) AngularJS
13 10 (0.89%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 63 (5.60%) Onboarding
2 47 (4.17%) Product Ownership
3 45 (4.00%) Management Information System
4 43 (3.82%) Self-Motivation
5 42 (3.73%) Social Media
6 38 (3.37%) Data Centre
7 31 (2.75%) Cloud Native
7 31 (2.75%) Driving Licence
8 26 (2.31%) Data Structures
9 21 (1.87%) Greenfield Project
10 20 (1.78%) Public Cloud
11 19 (1.69%) Algorithms
12 18 (1.60%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 15 (1.33%) Blog
14 14 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
15 11 (0.98%) Security Posture
16 10 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
16 10 (0.89%) NHS
16 10 (0.89%) PMI
17 9 (0.80%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 103 (9.15%) Windows
2 57 (5.06%) Linux
3 35 (3.11%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.80%) FreeRTOS
5 7 (0.62%) CentOS
5 7 (0.62%) Ubuntu
6 6 (0.53%) Debian
6 6 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.53%) Unix
7 5 (0.44%) Android
7 5 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.36%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.27%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.27%) VMS
9 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.18%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.18%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.089%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 358 (31.79%) Problem-Solving
2 247 (21.94%) Agile
3 237 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
4 142 (12.61%) Decision-Making
5 139 (12.34%) Analytics
6 126 (11.19%) Mentoring
7 114 (10.12%) DevOps
8 111 (9.86%) AI
9 109 (9.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 102 (9.06%) CI/CD
11 101 (8.97%) Service Delivery
12 99 (8.79%) Roadmaps
13 98 (8.70%) Computer Science
14 96 (8.53%) Validation
15 93 (8.26%) Project Delivery
16 89 (7.90%) CRM
17 87 (7.73%) Cybersecurity
18 86 (7.64%) Project Management
19 85 (7.55%) Business Intelligence
20 84 (7.46%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 128 (11.37%) Python
2 121 (10.75%) SQL
3 51 (4.53%) C#
4 44 (3.91%) Java
4 44 (3.91%) JavaScript
5 39 (3.46%) PowerShell
6 29 (2.58%) TypeScript
7 16 (1.42%) Bash
8 13 (1.15%) T-SQL
9 11 (0.98%) C
10 9 (0.80%) PHP
11 8 (0.71%) C++
11 8 (0.71%) Embedded C
11 8 (0.71%) VBA
12 7 (0.62%) Scala
13 6 (0.53%) Bicep
13 6 (0.53%) Go
13 6 (0.53%) VB
13 6 (0.53%) VB.NET
14 5 (0.44%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 205 (18.21%) Degree
2 123 (10.92%) Security Cleared
3 52 (4.62%) SC Cleared
4 49 (4.35%) DBS Check
5 48 (4.26%) DV Cleared
6 38 (3.37%) ACCA
6 38 (3.37%) CISSP
6 38 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (2.93%) CIMA
8 32 (2.84%) BPSS Clearance
9 27 (2.40%) PMI Certification
10 26 (2.31%) Master's Degree
11 24 (2.13%) PMP
12 23 (2.04%) Cisco Certification
13 21 (1.87%) Microsoft Certification
14 20 (1.78%) CCNP
15 19 (1.69%) CCIE
16 14 (1.24%) CISM
17 13 (1.15%) HND
17 13 (1.15%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (6.04%) Data Quality
2 66 (5.86%) QA
3 43 (3.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 37 (3.29%) Accessibility
5 34 (3.02%) PMO
6 28 (2.49%) GDPR
7 24 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
8 23 (2.04%) NIST
9 14 (1.24%) GAAP
10 12 (1.07%) TickIT
11 10 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 10 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 10 (0.89%) SLA
12 7 (0.62%) Government Security Classifications
12 7 (0.62%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 7 (0.62%) JSP 440
13 6 (0.53%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.44%) GRC
14 5 (0.44%) WCAG
15 3 (0.27%) SOC 2
System Software
1 54 (4.80%) Active Directory
2 30 (2.66%) Docker
3 16 (1.42%) ProxySG
4 13 (1.15%) Firmware
4 13 (1.15%) Hyper-V
4 13 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (0.80%) Embedded Firmware
6 6 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.27%) vSphere
9 2 (0.18%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.089%) pfSense
10 1 (0.089%) XenApp
10 1 (0.089%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 53 (4.71%) Kubernetes
2 48 (4.26%) Terraform
3 32 (2.84%) Ansible
4 18 (1.60%) SCCM
5 12 (1.07%) Microsoft Intune
6 10 (0.89%) Puppet
7 6 (0.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.44%) Argo
8 5 (0.44%) Grafana
8 5 (0.44%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.36%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.36%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.36%) Plesk
9 4 (0.36%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.36%) Rancher
9 4 (0.36%) ServiceCenter
9 4 (0.36%) yum
10 3 (0.27%) Kibana
11 2 (0.18%) cPanel
Vendors
1 239 (21.23%) Microsoft
2 51 (4.53%) Google
3 39 (3.46%) Salesforce
4 33 (2.93%) Cisco
5 32 (2.84%) ServiceNow
6 23 (2.04%) VMware
7 20 (1.78%) Adobe
8 17 (1.51%) Infoblox
8 17 (1.51%) Remedy
8 17 (1.51%) SAP
9 16 (1.42%) Blue Coat
9 16 (1.42%) CheckPoint
9 16 (1.42%) F5
9 16 (1.42%) Motorola
9 16 (1.42%) SolarWinds
10 12 (1.07%) Oracle
11 11 (0.98%) Databricks
11 11 (0.98%) Pardot
11 11 (0.98%) Red Hat
12 9 (0.80%) HubSpot