Collaborative Working Jobs

Collaborative Working
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Collaborative Working skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Collaborative Working over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 91 106
Rank change year-on-year +30 +15 +33
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 2,128 2,905 3,302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.09% 2.95% 3.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.38% 3.43% 3.32%
Number of salaries quoted 972 1,923 1,642
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £37,753 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -16.00% +2.18%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £77,715
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,793 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +21.76% -18.18% +3.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,568 84,685 99,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.32% 85.99% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 26,511 59,837 58,366
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £76,009 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Collaborative Working
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Collaborative Working as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Collaborative Working in the UK

Collaborative Working
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Collaborative Working.

Salary trend for Collaborative Working in the UK

Collaborative Working
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Collaborative Working over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Collaborative Working in the UK

Collaborative Working
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Collaborative Working within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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
England +28 1,905 £55,000 +10.00% 1,878
UK excluding London +31 1,537 £54,793 +21.76% 1,265
Work from Home +31 652 £60,000 +4.35% 962
Midlands +101 610 £53,000 +17.78% 204
London +23 472 £65,000 -3.70% 807
West Midlands +112 426 £55,000 - 120
South East -8 286 £59,000 +31.11% 343
North of England -39 245 £54,793 +15.35% 332
East of England +55 199 £50,967 +10.09% 131
East Midlands +59 184 £50,000 +28.21% 72
North West -49 155 £54,793 +9.59% 211
South West -44 82 £60,000 +26.32% 166
Yorkshire +18 76 £58,500 +23.16% 96
Scotland +55 74 £60,000 +9.09% 75
Wales +45 38 £38,094 -15.35% 25
North East 0 14 £35,000 -16.17% 27
Northern Ireland +9 4 £57,500 +35.29% 22

Collaborative Working
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 59 (2.77%) CMS
2 40 (1.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 34 (1.60%) SharePoint
4 26 (1.22%) Confluence
5 21 (0.99%) WordPress
6 20 (0.94%) Apache
6 20 (0.94%) Apache Airflow
7 14 (0.66%) Apache Spark
8 12 (0.56%) nginx
9 10 (0.47%) Drupal
10 9 (0.42%) IIS
11 5 (0.23%) SAS
12 4 (0.19%) Headless CMS
12 4 (0.19%) Mule
12 4 (0.19%) SAP Portal
12 4 (0.19%) Tomcat
13 3 (0.14%) Umbraco
14 2 (0.094%) Kentico
14 2 (0.094%) Oracle SOA Suite
14 2 (0.094%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 77 (3.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (2.02%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (0.52%) MS Visio
5 11 (0.52%) SPSS
6 6 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.28%) InDesign
6 6 (0.28%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.23%) Adobe Premiere
7 5 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.14%) Blender
8 3 (0.14%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.14%) Maya
8 3 (0.14%) Simulink
8 3 (0.14%) Trello
9 2 (0.094%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.094%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.094%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 66 (3.10%) NetSuite
2 42 (1.97%) SAP BPC
3 40 (1.88%) Infor LN
4 15 (0.70%) Oracle EBS
5 12 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
6 10 (0.47%) Oracle Applications
7 9 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
8 6 (0.28%) Raiser’s Edge
9 5 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
9 5 (0.23%) SAP FI
9 5 (0.23%) SAP HR
10 4 (0.19%) SAP CO
10 4 (0.19%) SAP SD
11 3 (0.14%) Infor CloudSuite
11 3 (0.14%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
11 3 (0.14%) Magento
11 3 (0.14%) Orchestrade
11 3 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
11 3 (0.14%) SAP MDG
11 3 (0.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 291 (13.67%) Azure
2 206 (9.68%) AWS
3 108 (5.08%) Power Platform
4 99 (4.65%) Microsoft 365
5 74 (3.48%) SaaS
6 66 (3.10%) Amazon EKS
7 56 (2.63%) AWS CloudFormation
8 47 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
9 43 (2.02%) GCP
9 43 (2.02%) Serverless
10 26 (1.22%) Azure DevOps
10 26 (1.22%) Power Automate
11 25 (1.17%) PaaS
12 24 (1.13%) Google Analytics
13 21 (0.99%) AWS Lambda
13 21 (0.99%) GitHub
14 20 (0.94%) Entra ID
15 19 (0.89%) Amazon EC2
16 18 (0.85%) IaaS
17 16 (0.75%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 60 (2.82%) Firewall
2 39 (1.83%) TCP/IP
3 38 (1.79%) DNS
4 28 (1.32%) DHCP
5 24 (1.13%) Intrusion Detection
6 23 (1.08%) Network Security
7 22 (1.03%) VLAN
8 19 (0.89%) WAN
9 18 (0.85%) VPN
10 17 (0.80%) Internet
11 13 (0.61%) LAN
12 12 (0.56%) VoIP
12 12 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
12 12 (0.56%) Wireless
13 9 (0.42%) Modbus
14 7 (0.33%) ADSL
14 7 (0.33%) Ethernet
14 7 (0.33%) Remote Desktop
15 6 (0.28%) IPv4
15 6 (0.28%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (3.90%) Power BI
2 70 (3.29%) Tableau
3 58 (2.73%) Big Data
4 50 (2.35%) Elasticsearch
5 49 (2.30%) SQL Server
6 46 (2.16%) Relational Database
7 41 (1.93%) PostgreSQL
8 38 (1.79%) NoSQL
9 29 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
10 24 (1.13%) RDBMS
11 17 (0.80%) Metadata
12 15 (0.70%) MySQL
13 13 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
14 12 (0.56%) Hadoop
14 12 (0.56%) Metadata Repository
15 11 (0.52%) Power Query
15 11 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 9 (0.42%) Apache Hudi
16 9 (0.42%) Apache Iceberg
16 9 (0.42%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 82 (3.85%) JIRA
2 70 (3.29%) Git
3 40 (1.88%) Oracle Forms
4 38 (1.79%) Jenkins
5 26 (1.22%) Rational DOORS
6 18 (0.85%) JUnit
7 16 (0.75%) GitLab
8 15 (0.70%) Mockito
9 13 (0.61%) JMeter
10 12 (0.56%) Bitbucket
11 11 (0.52%) webpack
12 9 (0.42%) Grunt
12 9 (0.42%) Jasmine
12 9 (0.42%) Karma Test Runner
13 7 (0.33%) Cucumber
14 6 (0.28%) Mocha
14 6 (0.28%) Subversion
15 5 (0.23%) Postman
16 4 (0.19%) Xcode
17 3 (0.14%) LSMW
General
1 975 (45.82%) Social Skills
2 576 (27.07%) Analytical Skills
3 460 (21.62%) Finance
4 228 (10.71%) Law
5 220 (10.34%) Marketing
6 145 (6.81%) Influencing Skills
7 144 (6.77%) Organisational Skills
8 139 (6.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 111 (5.22%) Advertising
10 90 (4.23%) Banking
11 84 (3.95%) Legal
11 84 (3.95%) Public Sector
12 60 (2.82%) Documentation Skills
12 60 (2.82%) Manufacturing
13 49 (2.30%) Retail
14 48 (2.26%) Telecoms
15 43 (2.02%) Police
16 41 (1.93%) Avionics
17 36 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
18 24 (1.13%) German Language
Job Titles
1 386 (18.14%) Senior
2 371 (17.43%) Principal Engineer
3 362 (17.01%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 242 (11.37%) Developer
5 223 (10.48%) Analyst
6 129 (6.06%) Lead
7 114 (5.36%) Consultant
8 111 (5.22%) Systems Engineer
9 98 (4.61%) Change Analyst
10 88 (4.14%) Business Change Analyst
11 85 (3.99%) Account Manager
12 75 (3.52%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 68 (3.20%) Senior Manager
13 68 (3.20%) Software Developer
14 63 (2.96%) Architect
15 62 (2.91%) Functional Consultant
15 62 (2.91%) Project Manager
16 57 (2.68%) NetSuite Consultant
17 51 (2.40%) Engineering Manager
18 49 (2.30%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 127 (5.97%) HTML
2 112 (5.26%) .NET
3 97 (4.56%) CSS
4 77 (3.62%) Node.js
5 64 (3.01%) React
6 57 (2.68%) Pandas
7 48 (2.26%) AngularJS
8 42 (1.97%) REST
8 42 (1.97%) Web Services
9 36 (1.69%) Spring
10 32 (1.50%) RESTful
10 32 (1.50%) Spring Boot
11 31 (1.46%) HTML5
12 29 (1.36%) Middleware
13 28 (1.32%) Sass
14 26 (1.22%) OAuth
15 22 (1.03%) SailPoint
16 21 (0.99%) .NET Framework
17 20 (0.94%) Vue
18 18 (0.85%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 195 (9.16%) Management Information System
2 85 (3.99%) Digital Media
3 83 (3.90%) Marketing Technology
3 83 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
4 81 (3.81%) Social Media
5 72 (3.38%) Product Ownership
6 58 (2.73%) Virtual Team
7 53 (2.49%) Cyberattack
8 49 (2.30%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 43 (2.02%) Onboarding
10 25 (1.17%) Analytical Mindset
10 25 (1.17%) Mobile App
11 24 (1.13%) Security Posture
12 18 (0.85%) Data Centre
12 18 (0.85%) Distributed Systems
13 16 (0.75%) Cloud Native
14 14 (0.66%) IoT
15 12 (0.56%) Driving Licence
15 12 (0.56%) Legacy Systems
16 11 (0.52%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 150 (7.05%) Windows
2 123 (5.78%) Linux
3 70 (3.29%) Android
4 42 (1.97%) Windows Vista
5 41 (1.93%) Windows Server
6 28 (1.32%) Unix
7 19 (0.89%) Apple iOS
8 18 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
9 14 (0.66%) Windows Server 2019
10 13 (0.61%) Windows Server 2012
11 10 (0.47%) Embedded Linux
11 10 (0.47%) Mac OS
12 4 (0.19%) AIX
12 4 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 3 (0.14%) Windows Server 2008
14 1 (0.047%) Amazon Linux
14 1 (0.047%) Debian
14 1 (0.047%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.047%) Windows 7
14 1 (0.047%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 644 (30.26%) Problem-Solving
2 485 (22.79%) Systems Engineering
3 451 (21.19%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 388 (18.23%) Project Management
5 354 (16.64%) Continuous Improvement
6 331 (15.55%) Agile
7 308 (14.47%) Mathematics
8 235 (11.04%) Physics
9 207 (9.73%) Logistics
10 195 (9.16%) Chemistry
10 195 (9.16%) Strategic Thinking
11 186 (8.74%) CI/CD
12 175 (8.22%) Systems Thinking
13 172 (8.08%) SysML
14 163 (7.66%) Business Intelligence
15 152 (7.14%) Mentoring
16 146 (6.86%) Change Management
17 140 (6.58%) Digital Marketing
18 139 (6.53%) Software Engineering
19 135 (6.34%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 229 (10.76%) Python
2 202 (9.49%) SQL
3 196 (9.21%) JavaScript
4 130 (6.11%) Java
5 83 (3.90%) C++
6 71 (3.34%) PowerShell
7 69 (3.24%) C#
8 66 (3.10%) Go
9 57 (2.68%) Rust
10 56 (2.63%) TypeScript
11 36 (1.69%) C
12 23 (1.08%) PHP
13 21 (0.99%) Bash
14 18 (0.85%) Shell Script
15 14 (0.66%) R
16 11 (0.52%) ABAP
17 10 (0.47%) Perl
17 10 (0.47%) Swift
18 9 (0.42%) Ruby
18 9 (0.42%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 740 (34.77%) Degree
2 447 (21.01%) BPSS Clearance
3 161 (7.57%) Security Cleared
4 89 (4.18%) CBAP
5 85 (3.99%) Computer Science Degree
6 84 (3.95%) DBS Check
7 68 (3.20%) DV Cleared
8 55 (2.58%) Master's Degree
9 49 (2.30%) CISSP
10 47 (2.21%) ACCA
11 46 (2.16%) CIMA
12 45 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
12 45 (2.11%) SC Cleared
13 44 (2.07%) HND
14 41 (1.93%) HNC
15 39 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
16 37 (1.74%) Azure Certification
17 30 (1.41%) CISM
18 25 (1.17%) MCSE
19 24 (1.13%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 172 (8.08%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 98 (4.61%) QA
3 83 (3.90%) Accessibility
4 63 (2.96%) GDPR
5 54 (2.54%) Data Quality
6 45 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 40 (1.88%) GAAP
7 40 (1.88%) IFRS
7 40 (1.88%) SLA
8 37 (1.74%) NIST
9 27 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
10 17 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 14 (0.66%) PCI DSS
12 11 (0.52%) PMO
13 10 (0.47%) GRC
13 10 (0.47%) WCAG
14 8 (0.38%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 5 (0.23%) IEC 62304
15 5 (0.23%) ISO 13485
15 5 (0.23%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 133 (6.25%) Docker
2 82 (3.85%) Active Directory
3 32 (1.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (0.80%) Firmware
4 17 (0.80%) Hyper-V
5 11 (0.52%) Embedded Firmware
6 10 (0.47%) HDFS
7 9 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.19%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.14%) vSphere
11 2 (0.094%) Postfix
12 1 (0.047%) Job Entry Subsystem
12 1 (0.047%) Time Sharing Option
12 1 (0.047%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.047%) VMware ESXi
12 1 (0.047%) XenApp
12 1 (0.047%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 133 (6.25%) Kubernetes
2 81 (3.81%) Terraform
3 68 (3.20%) Ansible
4 28 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (0.66%) Kibana
6 13 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
7 12 (0.56%) SCCM
8 10 (0.47%) SCOM
9 9 (0.42%) NetBackup
10 7 (0.33%) Prometheus
10 7 (0.33%) Puppet
11 4 (0.19%) Dell DRAC
11 4 (0.19%) Grafana
12 3 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 3 (0.14%) Nagios
13 2 (0.094%) FortiGate
13 2 (0.094%) Nmap
13 2 (0.094%) Proxmox
13 2 (0.094%) ZABBIX
14 1 (0.047%) cPanel
Vendors
1 236 (11.09%) Microsoft
2 117 (5.50%) SAP
3 78 (3.67%) Oracle
4 62 (2.91%) Google
5 59 (2.77%) Salesforce
6 49 (2.30%) VMware
7 43 (2.02%) Infor
8 42 (1.97%) ServiceNow
9 40 (1.88%) Cognos
10 28 (1.32%) Cisco
11 22 (1.03%) Okta
12 19 (0.89%) Adobe
12 19 (0.89%) Splunk
13 15 (0.70%) Dynatrace
14 12 (0.56%) Databricks
14 12 (0.56%) Red Hat
15 11 (0.52%) HubSpot
16 10 (0.47%) MuleSoft
16 10 (0.47%) SolarWinds
16 10 (0.47%) Symantec