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

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 66 78
Rank change year-on-year -29 +12 +23
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 272 305 576
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.83% 3.87% 3.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.55% 4.29% 3.82%
Number of salaries quoted 205 70 372
10th Percentile £29,600 £29,950 £26,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £33,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +8.33% -18.18%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £80,313
England median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -16.00%

All Process & 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 10,647 7,112 15,093
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.54% 90.17% 80.96%
Number of salaries quoted 7,564 3,479 10,496
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £39,000 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.84% +2.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,100 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

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 June 2026.

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 June 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 +57 105 £50,000 -10.02% 34
Surrey -36 62 £41,585 -24.05% 20
Berkshire +14 47 £45,000 -16.28% 18
Hampshire -28 44 £58,233 +22.59% 21
Buckinghamshire +17 34 £55,000 -33.33% 11
Oxfordshire +11 24 £45,000 -41.94% 5
East Sussex +4 22 £60,000 +35.37% 3
West Sussex -26 14 £57,983 +78.41% 4
Kent -61 14 £50,250 +34.00% 6
Sussex - 5 £38,000 - 3
Isle of Wight - 4 - -
Middlesex +35 1 £97,500 -
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 15 (5.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (2.57%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.74%) Gentran
4 1 (0.37%) CMS
4 1 (0.37%) Confluence
4 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (4.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.47%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.37%) Lightworks
5 1 (0.37%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.10%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.37%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.37%) SAP HR
3 1 (0.37%) SAP IS-U
3 1 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 51 (18.75%) Azure
2 38 (13.97%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (11.03%) AWS
4 24 (8.82%) SaaS
5 19 (6.99%) Power Platform
6 12 (4.41%) Entra ID
7 8 (2.94%) Snowflake
8 6 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (2.21%) GCP
9 5 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.84%) Google Analytics
10 4 (1.47%) Figma
10 4 (1.47%) Google Tag Manager
11 3 (1.10%) Amazon EKS
11 3 (1.10%) AWS CloudFormation
11 3 (1.10%) OpenShift
12 2 (0.74%) Azure AKS
12 2 (0.74%) BrowserStack
12 2 (0.74%) GitHub
12 2 (0.74%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.51%) Firewall
2 13 (4.78%) DNS
3 12 (4.41%) VLAN
3 12 (4.41%) VPN
4 11 (4.04%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (3.68%) DHCP
6 7 (2.57%) TCP/IP
7 6 (2.21%) Internet
7 6 (2.21%) Network Security
7 6 (2.21%) WAN
8 4 (1.47%) BGP
8 4 (1.47%) IPsec
8 4 (1.47%) LAN
8 4 (1.47%) Wireless
9 2 (0.74%) SAN
9 2 (0.74%) VoIP
10 1 (0.37%) Broadband
10 1 (0.37%) HTTP
10 1 (0.37%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (8.09%) SQL Server
2 19 (6.99%) Power BI
3 10 (3.68%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (2.94%) MySQL
4 8 (2.94%) Redis
4 8 (2.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (1.84%) Metadata
6 4 (1.47%) GIS
7 3 (1.10%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.37%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.37%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 10 (3.68%) JIRA
2 8 (2.94%) GitLab
3 5 (1.84%) Git
4 2 (0.74%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.74%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.74%) MSTest
4 2 (0.74%) Selenium
4 2 (0.74%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 145 (53.31%) Social Skills
2 57 (20.96%) Analytical Skills
3 56 (20.59%) Finance
4 25 (9.19%) Organisational Skills
5 23 (8.46%) Marketing
6 20 (7.35%) Aerospace
7 19 (6.99%) Telecoms
8 17 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
9 15 (5.51%) Legal
10 12 (4.41%) Local Government
10 12 (4.41%) Presentation Skills
10 12 (4.41%) Retail
11 10 (3.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (2.94%) Electronics
13 7 (2.57%) Public Sector
14 6 (2.21%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (1.84%) Manufacturing
16 4 (1.47%) Advertising
16 4 (1.47%) Billing
17 3 (1.10%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 40 (14.71%) Analyst
2 31 (11.40%) Developer
3 25 (9.19%) Senior
4 23 (8.46%) Systems Engineer
5 18 (6.62%) IT Support
6 17 (6.25%) Consultant
7 16 (5.88%) Lead
8 13 (4.78%) Full-Stack Developer
8 13 (4.78%) Procurement Specialist
9 12 (4.41%) Applications Developer
10 11 (4.04%) Management Consultant
10 11 (4.04%) Programme Management Office Consultant
10 11 (4.04%) Programme Office Consultant
10 11 (4.04%) Support Analyst
11 10 (3.68%) Account Manager
11 10 (3.68%) Business Analyst
11 10 (3.68%) Data Analyst
12 9 (3.31%) Architect
12 9 (3.31%) Technical Analyst
13 8 (2.94%) Client Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (7.35%) .NET
2 16 (5.88%) .NET Core
3 12 (4.41%) Vue
4 11 (4.04%) Node.js
5 10 (3.68%) JSON
6 9 (3.31%) XML
7 5 (1.84%) .NET Framework
7 5 (1.84%) ASP.NET
7 5 (1.84%) Entity Framework
8 4 (1.47%) Blazor
8 4 (1.47%) Playwright
9 3 (1.10%) HTML
10 2 (0.74%) ADO
10 2 (0.74%) EDI
10 2 (0.74%) Jest
10 2 (0.74%) NestJS
10 2 (0.74%) NgRx
10 2 (0.74%) RESTful
10 2 (0.74%) Vitest
10 2 (0.74%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.35%) Onboarding
2 18 (6.62%) Management Information System
3 12 (4.41%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (4.41%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 11 (4.04%) Driving Licence
5 9 (3.31%) Product Ownership
6 8 (2.94%) Data Structures
7 7 (2.57%) Security Posture
8 6 (2.21%) Blog
9 5 (1.84%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.84%) Cyber Security Posture
10 4 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.47%) NHS
10 4 (1.47%) Replication
10 4 (1.47%) Web Conferencing
11 3 (1.10%) CCTV
11 3 (1.10%) Cyber Defence
11 3 (1.10%) Distributed Systems
12 2 (0.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 24 (8.82%) Windows
2 15 (5.51%) Linux
3 12 (4.41%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.37%) Android
4 1 (0.37%) CentOS
4 1 (0.37%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.37%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (35.66%) Problem-Solving
2 78 (28.68%) Continuous Improvement
3 59 (21.69%) Agile
4 41 (15.07%) Decision-Making
5 33 (12.13%) Service Delivery
6 32 (11.76%) AI
7 31 (11.40%) Cybersecurity
7 31 (11.40%) Project Management
8 29 (10.66%) CRM
8 29 (10.66%) Validation
9 28 (10.29%) Systems Engineering
10 27 (9.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 26 (9.56%) Asset Management
12 25 (9.19%) DevOps
13 24 (8.82%) Customer Service
14 22 (8.09%) CI/CD
14 22 (8.09%) Risk Management
15 21 (7.72%) Clean Code
15 21 (7.72%) Collaborative Culture
15 21 (7.72%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 31 (11.40%) C#
2 26 (9.56%) Python
3 21 (7.72%) SQL
4 16 (5.88%) PowerShell
5 13 (4.78%) TypeScript
6 11 (4.04%) JavaScript
7 8 (2.94%) T-SQL
8 5 (1.84%) C++
9 4 (1.47%) C
9 4 (1.47%) Embedded C
9 4 (1.47%) Embedded C++
9 4 (1.47%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.74%) Bash
10 2 (0.74%) Java
10 2 (0.74%) Perl
10 2 (0.74%) PHP
11 1 (0.37%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 54 (19.85%) Degree
2 29 (10.66%) Security Cleared
3 16 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (5.15%) SC Cleared
5 8 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (2.21%) DV Cleared
7 5 (1.84%) Chartered Engineer
7 5 (1.84%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (1.84%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.47%) CCNA
8 4 (1.47%) CCNP
8 4 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.47%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.47%) PMP
9 2 (0.74%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.74%) CEH
9 2 (0.74%) CISM
9 2 (0.74%) CISSP
9 2 (0.74%) GIAC
9 2 (0.74%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.82%) QA
2 23 (8.46%) Data Quality
3 22 (8.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (6.99%) Accessibility
4 19 (6.99%) PMO
5 9 (3.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 8 (2.94%) GDPR
6 8 (2.94%) Good Clinical Practice
7 5 (1.84%) Def Stans
7 5 (1.84%) WCAG
8 2 (0.74%) NIST
System Software
1 21 (7.72%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.94%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.84%) ClearTrust
4 3 (1.10%) Docker
5 2 (0.74%) Firmware
6 1 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.37%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (4.04%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.21%) Terraform
3 5 (1.84%) Ansible
4 4 (1.47%) Backup Exec
5 2 (0.74%) Dell DRAC
5 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.37%) Grafana
6 1 (0.37%) Kibana
6 1 (0.37%) Nessus
6 1 (0.37%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 83 (30.51%) Microsoft
2 10 (3.68%) Cisco
3 9 (3.31%) Salesforce
4 6 (2.21%) Fortinet
4 6 (2.21%) Google
5 5 (1.84%) HubSpot
5 5 (1.84%) MuleSoft
5 5 (1.84%) VMware
6 4 (1.47%) Ahrefs
6 4 (1.47%) Aruba
6 4 (1.47%) EMC
6 4 (1.47%) Facebook
6 4 (1.47%) Instagram
6 4 (1.47%) Meraki
6 4 (1.47%) Palo Alto
6 4 (1.47%) Sage
6 4 (1.47%) Screaming Frog
6 4 (1.47%) Veeam
7 3 (1.10%) Databricks
7 3 (1.10%) ServiceNow