Collaborative Working Job Trends in the South East

Collaborative Working
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Collaborative Working skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 85 70 76
Rank change year-on-year -15 +6 +29
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 284 382 296
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.16% 3.33% 3.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.58% 4.10% 3.90%
Number of salaries quoted 100 156 112
10th Percentile £27,036 £31,625 £34,100
25th Percentile £27,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £54,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.07% -0.45% -12.00%
75th Percentile £52,313 £85,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £64,125 - £85,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,922 9,320 7,583
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 88.20% 81.28% 93.41%
Number of salaries quoted 4,315 4,960 5,222
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Collaborative Working
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Collaborative Working job vacancy trend in the South East

Collaborative Working
Salary Trend in the South East

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

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

Collaborative Working
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Collaborative Working in the South East over the 6 months to 21 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Collaborative Working in the South East

Collaborative Working
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 Working within the South East region over the 6 months to 21 October 2025. 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
Surrey +30 84 £27,040 -64.54% 23
Thames Valley -52 64 £36,750 -32.57% 96
Kent +32 61 £32,750 -2.96% 8
Berkshire -46 38 £33,500 -60.59% 74
Hampshire -19 36 £30,000 -50.00% 18
West Sussex +21 27 £40,000 - 8
Buckinghamshire -1 19 £42,000 +1.82% 8
Middlesex -16 9 - - 1
Oxfordshire -4 7 £35,000 -20.90% 19
East Sussex +2 2 £44,323 +26.64% 9
Collaborative Working
England

Collaborative Working
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 11 (3.87%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.41%) CMS
3 4 (1.41%) IIS
4 3 (1.06%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.35%) Apache
Applications
1 19 (6.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.17%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.76%) Photoshop
4 4 (1.41%) Adobe Premiere
4 4 (1.41%) SketchUp
5 3 (1.06%) AutoCAD
5 3 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.06%) Windchill
6 2 (0.70%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.70%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 9 (3.17%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.35%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.35%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 22 (7.75%) Azure
2 17 (5.99%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (4.93%) AWS
4 11 (3.87%) Entra ID
5 7 (2.46%) Google Analytics
6 6 (2.11%) Amazon EC2
7 5 (1.76%) Power Platform
8 4 (1.41%) Copilot Studio
8 4 (1.41%) GitHub
8 4 (1.41%) Power Automate
8 4 (1.41%) PowerApps
9 3 (1.06%) Amazon ECS
9 3 (1.06%) Amazon EKS
9 3 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.06%) Google Workspace
9 3 (1.06%) npm
9 3 (1.06%) SaaS
9 3 (1.06%) Serverless
9 3 (1.06%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 2 (0.70%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.52%) Wireless
2 9 (3.17%) DNS
3 8 (2.82%) DHCP
3 8 (2.82%) VoIP
4 6 (2.11%) Firewall
4 6 (2.11%) TCP/IP
4 6 (2.11%) VLAN
5 5 (1.76%) Internet
6 4 (1.41%) NAS
6 4 (1.41%) SAN
6 4 (1.41%) VPN
7 3 (1.06%) Network Security
8 2 (0.70%) PBX
8 2 (0.70%) RTP
8 2 (0.70%) Softphone
9 1 (0.35%) LAN
9 1 (0.35%) SMTP
9 1 (0.35%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.17%) Oracle Reports
2 5 (1.76%) Power BI
3 4 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (1.06%) Oracle Database
4 3 (1.06%) RDBMS
4 3 (1.06%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.70%) Looker
6 1 (0.35%) MySQL
6 1 (0.35%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (1.76%) Git
1 5 (1.76%) Jenkins
1 5 (1.76%) JIRA
2 3 (1.06%) Bitbucket
2 3 (1.06%) JMeter
2 3 (1.06%) JUnit
2 3 (1.06%) Mockito
2 3 (1.06%) Octopus Deploy
2 3 (1.06%) Visual Studio
2 3 (1.06%) Visual Studio Code
2 3 (1.06%) Vite
3 1 (0.35%) GitLab
3 1 (0.35%) Robot Framework
3 1 (0.35%) Selenium
3 1 (0.35%) TestRail
General
1 226 (79.58%) Social Skills
2 159 (55.99%) Finance
2 159 (55.99%) Marketing
3 130 (45.77%) Public Sector
4 19 (6.69%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (4.93%) Influencing Skills
5 14 (4.93%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (3.52%) Billing
7 7 (2.46%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.76%) Advertising
8 5 (1.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.41%) Aerospace
9 4 (1.41%) German Language
9 4 (1.41%) Retail
10 3 (1.06%) Back Office
10 3 (1.06%) Electronics
10 3 (1.06%) Military
11 2 (0.70%) Automotive
11 2 (0.70%) Legal
11 2 (0.70%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 128 (45.07%) Business Manager
2 127 (44.72%) Business Development Manager
2 127 (44.72%) Development Manager
3 17 (5.99%) Consultant
4 15 (5.28%) IT Support
5 11 (3.87%) Developer
6 9 (3.17%) Accountant
6 9 (3.17%) Senior
6 9 (3.17%) Systems Accountant
7 8 (2.82%) Junior
7 8 (2.82%) Managing Consultant
8 7 (2.46%) Support Specialist
9 6 (2.11%) Analyst
9 6 (2.11%) Lead
9 6 (2.11%) Recruitment Consultant
9 6 (2.11%) Systems Support
9 6 (2.11%) Technical Support
10 5 (1.76%) 2nd Line Support
10 5 (1.76%) 3rd Line Support
10 5 (1.76%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.46%) Web Services
2 6 (2.11%) HTML
3 4 (1.41%) Spring
3 4 (1.41%) Spring Boot
4 3 (1.06%) .NET
4 3 (1.06%) .NET Core
4 3 (1.06%) .NET Framework
4 3 (1.06%) ActiveMQ
4 3 (1.06%) Apache Camel
4 3 (1.06%) CSS
4 3 (1.06%) Hibernate
4 3 (1.06%) jQuery
4 3 (1.06%) Middleware
4 3 (1.06%) REST
4 3 (1.06%) Sass
4 3 (1.06%) WireMock
5 2 (0.70%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.70%) Next.js
5 2 (0.70%) React
6 1 (0.35%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.80%) Onboarding
2 18 (6.34%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (3.87%) Management Information System
4 5 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.41%) Blog
5 4 (1.41%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.41%) Mobile App
5 4 (1.41%) Photography
5 4 (1.41%) Smart Home
5 4 (1.41%) Social Media
6 3 (1.06%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (1.06%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (1.06%) Driving Licence
7 2 (0.70%) Client/Server
7 2 (0.70%) Digital Media
7 2 (0.70%) PKI
7 2 (0.70%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.70%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.35%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.35%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 9 (3.17%) Windows
2 7 (2.46%) Windows 10
2 7 (2.46%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.06%) AIX
3 3 (1.06%) Unix
4 1 (0.35%) Linux
4 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.35%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (47.18%) Collaborative Culture
2 132 (46.48%) Business Development
3 127 (44.72%) Facilities Management
3 127 (44.72%) Marketing Strategy
4 47 (16.55%) Problem-Solving
5 23 (8.10%) Agile
6 18 (6.34%) Continuous Improvement
7 17 (5.99%) Customer Service
8 15 (5.28%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 15 (5.28%) Cybersecurity
9 14 (4.93%) Analytics
9 14 (4.93%) Computer Science
9 14 (4.93%) Data Analysis
9 14 (4.93%) Decision-Making
9 14 (4.93%) ERP
9 14 (4.93%) Red Team
9 14 (4.93%) SEO
10 13 (4.58%) Change Management
10 13 (4.58%) ITSM
10 13 (4.58%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (5.63%) SQL
2 10 (3.52%) Python
2 10 (3.52%) VBA
3 9 (3.17%) PowerShell
4 8 (2.82%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.41%) C#
5 4 (1.41%) Java
6 3 (1.06%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.70%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.35%) Bash
8 1 (0.35%) C++
8 1 (0.35%) Perl
8 1 (0.35%) R
Qualifications
1 25 (8.80%) Degree
2 16 (5.63%) Security Cleared
3 12 (4.23%) DBS Check
4 11 (3.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (3.52%) SC Cleared
6 9 (3.17%) ACCA
6 9 (3.17%) CIMA
7 6 (2.11%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (1.06%) APMP
9 3 (1.06%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.70%) CEH
10 2 (0.70%) CISM
10 2 (0.70%) CISSP
11 1 (0.35%) CCNA
11 1 (0.35%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.35%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.35%) OSCP
11 1 (0.35%) OSWP
11 1 (0.35%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.46%) Accessibility
2 5 (1.76%) GDPR
3 4 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.70%) QA
5 1 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.35%) NIST
5 1 (0.35%) PMO
5 1 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.35%) Section 508
5 1 (0.35%) WCAG
System Software
1 9 (3.17%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.76%) Docker
4 4 (1.41%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (2.46%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.11%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.06%) Kibana
3 3 (1.06%) Netcool
3 3 (1.06%) Terraform
4 1 (0.35%) Ansible
4 1 (0.35%) Grafana
4 1 (0.35%) Nessus
4 1 (0.35%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.35%) Proxmox
4 1 (0.35%) WMI
Vendors
1 30 (10.56%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.58%) Oracle
3 9 (3.17%) Adaptive Insights
3 9 (3.17%) SAP
3 9 (3.17%) VMware
3 9 (3.17%) Workday
4 7 (2.46%) Google
5 6 (2.11%) Adobe
5 6 (2.11%) Zoho
6 5 (1.76%) Cisco
6 5 (1.76%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.41%) LogicMonitor
7 4 (1.41%) Palo Alto
7 4 (1.41%) Sage
8 3 (1.06%) Dynatrace
8 3 (1.06%) IBM
8 3 (1.06%) Snow
8 3 (1.06%) SolarWinds
8 3 (1.06%) Splunk
9 2 (0.70%) Juniper