Collaborative Culture Job Trends in the South East

Culture of Collaboration
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Collaborative Culture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 204 244
Rank change year-on-year +77 +40 -17
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Culture 153 105 51
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.47% 1.17% 0.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.84% 1.33% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 135 44 34
10th Percentile £29,750 £43,900 £41,800
25th Percentile £39,375 £49,775 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £71,917 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -20.74% +22.41% -21.67%
75th Percentile £66,250 £83,125 £71,750
90th Percentile £78,500 £100,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% -7.14% +0.80%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,324 7,915 7,772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.21% 88.16% 88.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,975 3,773 5,421
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.53% +11.43% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Collaborative Culture
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Collaborative Culture job vacancy trend in the South East

Collaborative Culture
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Collaborative Culture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Collaborative Culture

Collaborative Culture
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Collaborative Culture in the South East over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Collaborative Culture in the South East

Collaborative Culture
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Collaborative Culture within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 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
Thames Valley +31 55 £55,000 -25.51% 113
Hampshire +23 39 £55,000 -2.70% 37
Oxfordshire +36 28 £47,500 -25.78% 19
East Sussex +22 20 £60,000 +9.09% 27
Buckinghamshire +11 16 £66,000 -10.61% 19
Kent -7 15 £62,500 -7.41% 33
Berkshire -6 11 £75,000 +57.89% 75
Surrey +6 9 £60,000 - 37
West Sussex +9 8 £41,000 -24.38% 22
Sussex - 4 £45,000 - 1
Middlesex - 2 - - 13
Collaborative Culture
England

Collaborative Culture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 12 (7.84%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 11 (7.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (5.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (2.61%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.96%) InDesign
6 1 (0.65%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (3.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.31%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 36 (23.53%) Azure
2 20 (13.07%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (11.76%) SaaS
4 17 (11.11%) AWS
5 10 (6.54%) GCP
6 8 (5.23%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (5.23%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (4.58%) Google Ads
7 7 (4.58%) Power Platform
8 5 (3.27%) Entra ID
8 5 (3.27%) GitHub
8 5 (3.27%) GitHub Actions
9 4 (2.61%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (2.61%) OneDrive
10 3 (1.96%) BigCommerce
10 3 (1.96%) Canva
11 2 (1.31%) Figma
12 1 (0.65%) Azure Data Factory
12 1 (0.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 1 (0.65%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 11 (7.19%) Firewall
2 10 (6.54%) VPN
3 8 (5.23%) DHCP
3 8 (5.23%) DNS
4 6 (3.92%) Unified Communications
5 5 (3.27%) Broadband
5 5 (3.27%) VoIP
6 3 (1.96%) VLAN
7 2 (1.31%) BGP
7 2 (1.31%) Cisco ISE
7 2 (1.31%) LAN
7 2 (1.31%) Network Security
7 2 (1.31%) OSPF
7 2 (1.31%) WAN
8 1 (0.65%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (0.65%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 1 (0.65%) ICMP
8 1 (0.65%) NGFW
8 1 (0.65%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.58%) Power BI
2 4 (2.61%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.31%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.65%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.65%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (3.92%) JIRA
2 4 (2.61%) Git
2 4 (2.61%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.96%) GitLab
4 2 (1.31%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.65%) GCC
General
1 48 (31.37%) Social Skills
2 27 (17.65%) Finance
3 16 (10.46%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (9.80%) Marketing
5 14 (9.15%) Electronics
6 10 (6.54%) Automotive
7 7 (4.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (4.58%) Legal
8 6 (3.92%) Law
8 6 (3.92%) Manufacturing
8 6 (3.92%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (3.27%) Public Sector
9 5 (3.27%) Telecoms
10 4 (2.61%) Brand Awareness
10 4 (2.61%) German Language
11 2 (1.31%) Advertising
11 2 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.65%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.65%) Games
12 1 (0.65%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 34 (22.22%) Developer
2 21 (13.73%) Senior
3 20 (13.07%) Applications Developer
4 14 (9.15%) Support Engineer
5 10 (6.54%) IT Support
6 9 (5.88%) Embedded Engineer
6 9 (5.88%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 9 (5.88%) Firmware Engineer
7 8 (5.23%) Lead
8 7 (4.58%) Accountant
8 7 (4.58%) Analyst
8 7 (4.58%) Marketing Manager
9 6 (3.92%) Graduate
9 6 (3.92%) Marketing Executive
9 6 (3.92%) Senior Marketing Executive
9 6 (3.92%) Software Developer
9 6 (3.92%) Technical Engineer
10 5 (3.27%) IT Support Engineer
10 5 (3.27%) IT Support Technician
10 5 (3.27%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (8.50%) .NET
2 12 (7.84%) .NET Core
3 9 (5.88%) Flash
4 7 (4.58%) REST
5 5 (3.27%) React
6 4 (2.61%) .NET Framework
6 4 (2.61%) ARM Templates
6 4 (2.61%) JSON
6 4 (2.61%) XML
7 3 (1.96%) LDAP
7 3 (1.96%) SOAP
8 2 (1.31%) CSS
8 2 (1.31%) HTML
8 2 (1.31%) Node.js
8 2 (1.31%) Spring
8 2 (1.31%) Spring Boot
9 1 (0.65%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.65%) OAuth2
9 1 (0.65%) React Native
9 1 (0.65%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 18 (11.76%) Onboarding
2 10 (6.54%) Driving Licence
2 10 (6.54%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 9 (5.88%) Embedded Systems
4 7 (4.58%) Cloud Native
4 7 (4.58%) Social Media
5 6 (3.92%) Client/Server
5 6 (3.92%) Life Science
5 6 (3.92%) Security Operations Centre
6 5 (3.27%) Mobile App
6 5 (3.27%) Web Conferencing
7 4 (2.61%) ARM Cortex
7 4 (2.61%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.96%) Learning Management System
8 3 (1.96%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.31%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.31%) Digital Media
9 2 (1.31%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 12 (7.84%) Windows
2 8 (5.23%) Windows 10
3 6 (3.92%) Linux
4 5 (3.27%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.96%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.65%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (28.76%) Continuous Improvement
2 38 (24.84%) Agile
3 36 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (13.07%) Analytics
4 20 (13.07%) Collaborative Working
5 18 (11.76%) Mentoring
6 16 (10.46%) CRM
6 16 (10.46%) Stakeholder Management
7 15 (9.80%) Clean Code
8 14 (9.15%) DevOps
8 14 (9.15%) Project Management
9 13 (8.50%) Business Intelligence
9 13 (8.50%) CI/CD
9 13 (8.50%) Customer Service
10 12 (7.84%) B2B
10 12 (7.84%) Computer Science
11 11 (7.19%) Decision-Making
11 11 (7.19%) ERP
11 11 (7.19%) Project Delivery
12 10 (6.54%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 17 (11.11%) SQL
2 12 (7.84%) C#
2 12 (7.84%) Python
3 11 (7.19%) C
4 9 (5.88%) Embedded C
5 7 (4.58%) JavaScript
5 7 (4.58%) PowerShell
6 5 (3.27%) C++
6 5 (3.27%) TypeScript
7 4 (2.61%) Bicep
7 4 (2.61%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (2.61%) T-SQL
8 3 (1.96%) Bash
9 2 (1.31%) Java
9 2 (1.31%) Rust
10 1 (0.65%) Perl
10 1 (0.65%) VBA
Qualifications
1 33 (21.57%) Degree
2 8 (5.23%) ACCA
2 8 (5.23%) Computer Science Degree
2 8 (5.23%) Security Cleared
3 6 (3.92%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.27%) PMI Certification
4 5 (3.27%) PMP
5 3 (1.96%) CIPD
5 3 (1.96%) DV Cleared
6 2 (1.31%) AWS Certification
6 2 (1.31%) Azure Certification
6 2 (1.31%) CEH
6 2 (1.31%) CIMA
6 2 (1.31%) CompTIA CySA+
6 2 (1.31%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.31%) GCIH
6 2 (1.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (1.31%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (0.65%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.58%) GAAP
1 7 (4.58%) QA
2 6 (3.92%) Accessibility
2 6 (3.92%) PMO
3 5 (3.27%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (3.27%) Data Quality
3 5 (3.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (2.61%) NIST
4 4 (2.61%) SLA
5 3 (1.96%) ISO 9001
6 2 (1.31%) IFRS
7 1 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 13 (8.50%) Active Directory
2 9 (5.88%) Embedded Firmware
2 9 (5.88%) Firmware
3 3 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.31%) Docker
4 2 (1.31%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.31%) KVM
Systems Management
1 6 (3.92%) Microsoft Intune
1 6 (3.92%) Terraform
2 5 (3.27%) SCCM
3 4 (2.61%) Nagios
4 3 (1.96%) Kubernetes
4 3 (1.96%) Prometheus
4 3 (1.96%) vCenter Server
4 3 (1.96%) ZABBIX
5 1 (0.65%) Ansible
5 1 (0.65%) Argo
Vendors
1 47 (30.72%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.23%) Adobe
2 8 (5.23%) Google
3 7 (4.58%) ServiceNow
4 6 (3.92%) Cisco
5 5 (3.27%) Sage
5 5 (3.27%) Splunk
5 5 (3.27%) Xero
6 4 (2.61%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (2.61%) SAP
7 3 (1.96%) Fortinet
7 3 (1.96%) HubSpot
7 3 (1.96%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.96%) VMware
7 3 (1.96%) Zoho
8 2 (1.31%) Concur
8 2 (1.31%) Oracle
8 2 (1.31%) YouTube
9 1 (0.65%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.65%) HP