Collaborative Culture Job Trends in the North of England

Culture of Collaboration
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Collaborative Culture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 152 155
Rank change year-on-year +47 +3 +24
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Culture 369 181 175
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.53% 1.89% 1.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.16% 2.14% 1.63%
Number of salaries quoted 244 143 48
10th Percentile £28,939 £25,440 £43,375
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,250 £49,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -19.23% +18.18%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,750 £93,125
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £97,625
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% -11.11% +3.85%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

Collaborative Culture 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,103 8,451 10,707
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.91% 88.08% 79.84%
Number of salaries quoted 12,674 4,068 5,378
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £39,922
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,720 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.89% -2.56% -9.09%
75th Percentile £74,985 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.64%

Collaborative Culture
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Collaborative Culture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Collaborative Culture job vacancy trend in the North of England

Collaborative Culture
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Collaborative Culture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Collaborative Culture

Collaborative Culture
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Collaborative Culture in the North of England over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Collaborative Culture in the North of England

Collaborative Culture
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Collaborative Culture within the North of England region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
North West +71 221 £55,000 -1.38% 201
Yorkshire -7 98 £55,000 +10.00% 99
North East -54 50 £55,000 +25.00% 40
Collaborative Culture
England

Collaborative Culture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 10 (2.71%) Confluence
2 8 (2.17%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.90%) CMS
4 6 (1.63%) SharePoint Server
5 5 (1.36%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.81%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.81%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.27%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.27%) Moodle
7 1 (0.27%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (4.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.71%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.36%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.08%) Trello
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.27%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 3 (0.81%) Oracle EBS
1 3 (0.81%) SAP QM
2 1 (0.27%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 95 (25.75%) AWS
2 69 (18.70%) Azure
3 49 (13.28%) Serverless
4 37 (10.03%) AWS Lambda
5 33 (8.94%) SaaS
6 25 (6.78%) Amazon S3
7 21 (5.69%) Azure DevOps
7 21 (5.69%) Power Platform
8 19 (5.15%) Microsoft 365
9 18 (4.88%) GCP
10 17 (4.61%) Amazon ECS
11 16 (4.34%) GitHub
12 14 (3.79%) Datadog
12 14 (3.79%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (3.52%) AWS CloudFormation
13 13 (3.52%) Route 53
14 11 (2.98%) AWS Fargate
15 8 (2.17%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 8 (2.17%) Power Automate
15 8 (2.17%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.61%) Firewall
2 10 (2.71%) TCP/IP
2 10 (2.71%) VoIP
3 8 (2.17%) Wireless
4 4 (1.08%) VLAN
4 4 (1.08%) VPN
5 3 (0.81%) BGP
5 3 (0.81%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (0.81%) DNS
5 3 (0.81%) LAN
5 3 (0.81%) MPLS
5 3 (0.81%) MQTT
5 3 (0.81%) Network Security
5 3 (0.81%) OSPF
5 3 (0.81%) SD-WAN
5 3 (0.81%) VXLAN
5 3 (0.81%) WAN
5 3 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.27%) DHCP
6 1 (0.27%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.88%) Power BI
2 17 (4.61%) MongoDB
3 16 (4.34%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (3.25%) Amazon Redshift
5 11 (2.98%) SQL Server
6 9 (2.44%) BigQuery
7 8 (2.17%) NoSQL
8 7 (1.90%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (1.90%) DynamoDB
8 7 (1.90%) Metadata
8 7 (1.90%) MySQL
8 7 (1.90%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.63%) Looker
9 6 (1.63%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.36%) DocumentDB
11 4 (1.08%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (1.08%) Big Data
11 4 (1.08%) GIS
11 4 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (1.08%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 34 (9.21%) Git
2 16 (4.34%) JIRA
3 11 (2.98%) GitLab
4 8 (2.17%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 8 (2.17%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.90%) Jenkins
6 5 (1.36%) Visual Studio Code
7 4 (1.08%) JUnit
8 3 (0.81%) fastlane
8 3 (0.81%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.54%) Browser DevTools
9 2 (0.54%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.54%) Jasmine
9 2 (0.54%) Karma Test Runner
9 2 (0.54%) YouTrack
10 1 (0.27%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.27%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.27%) Selenium
10 1 (0.27%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio
General
1 163 (44.17%) Social Skills
2 81 (21.95%) Analytical Skills
3 75 (20.33%) Finance
4 57 (15.45%) Retail
5 41 (11.11%) Marketing
6 36 (9.76%) Public Sector
7 32 (8.67%) Organisational Skills
8 31 (8.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (3.79%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (3.52%) Aviation
11 12 (3.25%) Electronics
12 11 (2.98%) Legal
13 10 (2.71%) Advertising
13 10 (2.71%) Automotive
13 10 (2.71%) Manufacturing
14 8 (2.17%) Games
14 8 (2.17%) Law
15 7 (1.90%) Banking
15 7 (1.90%) Billing
16 4 (1.08%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 44 (11.92%) Senior
2 32 (8.67%) Analyst
2 32 (8.67%) Developer
2 32 (8.67%) Software Engineer
3 25 (6.78%) Lead
4 15 (4.07%) Consultant
5 14 (3.79%) Support Engineer
6 13 (3.52%) Head of Architecture
7 12 (3.25%) Operations Manager
8 11 (2.98%) Business Analyst
8 11 (2.98%) Data Engineer
9 10 (2.71%) Business Manager
9 10 (2.71%) Embedded Engineer
9 10 (2.71%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 10 (2.71%) IT Engineer
9 10 (2.71%) IT Support
9 10 (2.71%) IT Support Engineer
10 9 (2.44%) Senior Software Engineer
10 9 (2.44%) Software Developer
10 9 (2.44%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (7.32%) Terraform
2 20 (5.42%) .NET
3 19 (5.15%) Node.js
4 16 (4.34%) AngularJS
4 16 (4.34%) React
5 13 (3.52%) REST
6 12 (3.25%) RESTful
7 9 (2.44%) Kafka
7 9 (2.44%) Spring
8 8 (2.17%) CSS
8 8 (2.17%) HTML
8 8 (2.17%) Jest
9 7 (1.90%) .NET Core
9 7 (1.90%) Vue
10 6 (1.63%) Express.js
10 6 (1.63%) LangChain
10 6 (1.63%) Spring Boot
11 5 (1.36%) AWS CDK
11 5 (1.36%) MEAN Stack
11 5 (1.36%) Nunjucks
Miscellaneous
1 35 (9.49%) Cloud Native
2 31 (8.40%) Onboarding
3 20 (5.42%) Product Ownership
4 18 (4.88%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (3.25%) IoT
6 10 (2.71%) FMCG
7 8 (2.17%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (2.17%) Legacy Applications
7 8 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (2.17%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.90%) AI Agents
8 7 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.90%) Social Media
9 6 (1.63%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (1.36%) Driving Licence
10 5 (1.36%) Low-Code
10 5 (1.36%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.08%) ARM Cortex
11 4 (1.08%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.08%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.34%) Windows
2 13 (3.52%) Windows Server
3 11 (2.98%) Linux
4 7 (1.90%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.36%) Unix
6 4 (1.08%) Android
6 4 (1.08%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.54%) FreeRTOS
7 2 (0.54%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.27%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (38.21%) Continuous Improvement
2 102 (27.64%) Problem-Solving
2 102 (27.64%) Stakeholder Management
3 94 (25.47%) Agile
4 83 (22.49%) Software Engineering
5 78 (21.14%) CI/CD
6 72 (19.51%) Mentoring
7 68 (18.43%) Decision-Making
8 63 (17.07%) AI
9 54 (14.63%) DevOps
9 54 (14.63%) Roadmaps
10 46 (12.47%) Analytics
11 40 (10.84%) Coaching
11 40 (10.84%) Project Delivery
12 38 (10.30%) Observability
12 38 (10.30%) Technical Leadership
13 37 (10.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 37 (10.03%) Test Automation
14 36 (9.76%) Customer Experience
15 33 (8.94%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 64 (17.34%) Python
1 64 (17.34%) SQL
2 32 (8.67%) JavaScript
3 28 (7.59%) Java
4 27 (7.32%) TypeScript
5 21 (5.69%) C#
6 8 (2.17%) C++
7 6 (1.63%) Bash
7 6 (1.63%) C
8 4 (1.08%) Embedded C
8 4 (1.08%) Go
8 4 (1.08%) Kotlin
8 4 (1.08%) PHP
8 4 (1.08%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.81%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.81%) Scala
9 3 (0.81%) Swift
9 3 (0.81%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.54%) Rust
10 2 (0.54%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 50 (13.55%) Security Cleared
2 40 (10.84%) Degree
3 39 (10.57%) SC Cleared
4 15 (4.07%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.44%) AWS Certification
5 9 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.17%) DBS Check
6 8 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (1.63%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.36%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 5 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.36%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.36%) PMP
9 4 (1.08%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.54%) A+ Certification
12 1 (0.27%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.27%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 1 (0.27%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 1 (0.27%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (7.32%) QA
2 20 (5.42%) Data Quality
3 11 (2.98%) Accessibility
4 10 (2.71%) GDPR
5 3 (0.81%) ISO 19650
6 2 (0.54%) ISO 22301
6 2 (0.54%) PMO
6 2 (0.54%) SLA
7 1 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.27%) GMP
7 1 (0.27%) GRC
7 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.27%) NCSC
7 1 (0.27%) NIST
7 1 (0.27%) WCAG
System Software
1 31 (8.40%) Docker
2 23 (6.23%) Active Directory
3 12 (3.25%) Firmware
4 10 (2.71%) Hyper-V
5 8 (2.17%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 28 (7.59%) Kubernetes
2 19 (5.15%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (2.98%) Ansible
4 4 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.54%) SCCM
7 1 (0.27%) Argo
7 1 (0.27%) CloudHub
7 1 (0.27%) Fluentd
7 1 (0.27%) Grafana
7 1 (0.27%) Istio
7 1 (0.27%) Kibana
7 1 (0.27%) linkerd
7 1 (0.27%) Opsview
7 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 68 (18.43%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.88%) Google
3 10 (2.71%) Databricks
4 6 (1.63%) Dynatrace
5 5 (1.36%) Confluent
5 5 (1.36%) Sage
5 5 (1.36%) Salesforce
5 5 (1.36%) Splunk
6 4 (1.08%) SAP
7 3 (0.81%) CheckPoint
7 3 (0.81%) Cisco
7 3 (0.81%) Foundry
7 3 (0.81%) Juniper
7 3 (0.81%) Meraki
7 3 (0.81%) Oracle
7 3 (0.81%) Thales
8 2 (0.54%) HubSpot
8 2 (0.54%) Samsung
8 2 (0.54%) TikTok
8 2 (0.54%) YouTube