Collaborative Working Job Trends

Collaborative Working
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Collaborative Working skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 133 78 92
Rank change year-on-year -55 +14 +4
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 1,161 1,578 2,525
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.55% 3.67% 2.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.99% 3.93% 3.41%
Number of salaries quoted 642 877 1,826
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.25% +18.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £63,744 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,776 £94,117 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -18.18%

All Process & 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 58,222 40,192 73,990
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 77.86% 93.47% 87.20%
Number of salaries quoted 35,232 22,295 56,140
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,750 £29,035
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,188 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.41%
75th Percentile £77,424 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Collaborative Working
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Collaborative Working job vacancy trend in the UK

Collaborative Working
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Collaborative Working.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Collaborative Working

Collaborative Working
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Collaborative Working over the 6 months to 17 March 2026.

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 17 March 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
England -61 984 £50,000 -15.25% 527
UK excluding London -65 681 £45,000 -16.67% 442
Work from Home -43 401 £52,500 -14.52% 207
London -56 307 £57,500 -11.54% 158
South East -24 202 £43,000 -27.12% 137
North of England -36 183 £45,000 -10.00% 117
Midlands -52 126 £42,500 -22.73% 82
North West -18 109 £50,000 - 68
East of England -73 65 £55,000 +7.91% 33
East Midlands -16 64 £42,500 -12.82% 31
South West -31 62 £47,500 -17.39% 49
West Midlands -53 62 £32,000 -43.11% 51
Yorkshire -47 51 £42,500 -12.38% 36
North East -14 23 £43,000 +22.86% 15
Wales -30 20 £41,740 +28.43% 11
Scotland -72 18 £35,000 -40.43% 23
Northern Ireland -27 7 - - 1

Collaborative Working
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 46 (3.96%) SharePoint
2 38 (3.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (2.15%) Confluence
4 13 (1.12%) WordPress
5 12 (1.03%) CMS
6 11 (0.95%) IIS
7 10 (0.86%) Apache Airflow
8 7 (0.60%) Apache Spark
8 7 (0.60%) SAS
9 5 (0.43%) Apache
10 4 (0.34%) Tomcat
11 3 (0.26%) GeoServer
12 2 (0.17%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.17%) Drupal
12 2 (0.17%) OpenStack
13 1 (0.086%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 66 (5.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 54 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (2.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (1.89%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.60%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.43%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.26%) SketchUp
9 2 (0.17%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.17%) Simulink
10 1 (0.086%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.086%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.086%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.086%) InDesign
10 1 (0.086%) Siemens NX
10 1 (0.086%) SmartSuite
10 1 (0.086%) Trello
10 1 (0.086%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 19 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.52%) Elite 3E
4 5 (0.43%) Payment Gateway
5 4 (0.34%) Distributed Ledger
5 4 (0.34%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.34%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.26%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.17%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.086%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.086%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.086%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.086%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.086%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 259 (22.31%) Azure
2 163 (14.04%) AWS
3 110 (9.47%) Microsoft 365
4 103 (8.87%) Power Platform
5 59 (5.08%) GCP
6 44 (3.79%) Entra ID
7 38 (3.27%) Serverless
8 37 (3.19%) SaaS
9 26 (2.24%) Vertex AI
10 25 (2.15%) Azure AI
11 24 (2.07%) Amazon SageMaker
12 23 (1.98%) Dynamics 365
13 22 (1.89%) Power Automate
14 20 (1.72%) PowerApps
15 19 (1.64%) AWS CloudFormation
16 18 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
16 18 (1.55%) Google Analytics
17 14 (1.21%) Azure Machine Learning
17 14 (1.21%) Microsoft Copilot
17 14 (1.21%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 64 (5.51%) Firewall
2 41 (3.53%) VPN
2 41 (3.53%) Wireless
3 38 (3.27%) WAN
4 37 (3.19%) VLAN
5 32 (2.76%) Network Security
6 31 (2.67%) DNS
7 30 (2.58%) LAN
8 29 (2.50%) TCP/IP
9 24 (2.07%) DHCP
10 21 (1.81%) BGP
11 20 (1.72%) SNMP
12 17 (1.46%) Broadband
12 17 (1.46%) Cisco Nexus
12 17 (1.46%) OSPF
13 16 (1.38%) Cisco ASA
13 16 (1.38%) Cisco Wireless
13 16 (1.38%) EIGRP
13 16 (1.38%) WAAS
13 16 (1.38%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (6.72%) Power BI
2 30 (2.58%) SQL Server
3 24 (2.07%) Tableau
4 20 (1.72%) Looker
5 16 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
6 15 (1.29%) BigQuery
7 14 (1.21%) NoSQL
8 13 (1.12%) Big Data
8 13 (1.12%) Relational Database
8 13 (1.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 9 (0.78%) Data Lake
9 9 (0.78%) Metadata
9 9 (0.78%) MySQL
10 8 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
10 8 (0.69%) GIS
10 8 (0.69%) Hadoop
10 8 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 7 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
11 7 (0.60%) Semantic Layer
12 5 (0.43%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 46 (3.96%) Git
2 36 (3.10%) JIRA
3 23 (1.98%) Jenkins
4 17 (1.46%) GitLab
5 6 (0.52%) Bitbucket
6 5 (0.43%) Subversion
7 4 (0.34%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 4 (0.34%) Selenium
7 4 (0.34%) TestRail
7 4 (0.34%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.17%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.17%) Postman
9 2 (0.17%) Robot Framework
9 2 (0.17%) Storybook
10 1 (0.086%) JUnit
10 1 (0.086%) Qt Creator
10 1 (0.086%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.086%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.086%) webpack
General
1 556 (47.89%) Social Skills
2 303 (26.10%) Finance
3 230 (19.81%) Analytical Skills
4 140 (12.06%) Marketing
5 120 (10.34%) Organisational Skills
6 97 (8.35%) Legal
7 81 (6.98%) Law
8 80 (6.89%) Telecoms
9 78 (6.72%) Public Sector
10 73 (6.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 63 (5.43%) Aerospace
12 53 (4.57%) Retail
13 44 (3.79%) Banking
14 40 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
15 35 (3.01%) Military
16 34 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
17 31 (2.67%) Manufacturing
18 25 (2.15%) Billing
19 24 (2.07%) Pharmaceutical
20 23 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 143 (12.32%) Senior
2 108 (9.30%) Analyst
3 90 (7.75%) Developer
4 85 (7.32%) Lead
5 62 (5.34%) Architect
5 62 (5.34%) Consultant
5 62 (5.34%) IT Support
6 56 (4.82%) Support Engineer
7 36 (3.10%) Senior Manager
8 35 (3.01%) Systems Engineer
9 33 (2.84%) Account Manager
10 31 (2.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 31 (2.67%) Solutions Architect
11 30 (2.58%) Technical Support
12 27 (2.33%) Business Analyst
12 27 (2.33%) Coordinator
12 27 (2.33%) Software Engineer
13 26 (2.24%) Technical Engineer
13 26 (2.24%) Technical Support Engineer
14 25 (2.15%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (4.91%) .NET
2 36 (3.10%) HTML
3 33 (2.84%) React
4 28 (2.41%) .NET Core
5 24 (2.07%) CSS
5 24 (2.07%) REST
6 15 (1.29%) Node.js
7 13 (1.12%) EDI
7 13 (1.12%) RESTful
8 12 (1.03%) Middleware
8 12 (1.03%) XML
9 11 (0.95%) AngularJS
9 11 (0.95%) Spring
10 10 (0.86%) ASP.NET
10 10 (0.86%) JSON
10 10 (0.86%) OAuth
10 10 (0.86%) Spring Boot
11 9 (0.78%) Kafka
11 9 (0.78%) Next.js
11 9 (0.78%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 75 (6.46%) Onboarding
2 72 (6.20%) Self-Motivation
3 60 (5.17%) Management Information System
4 47 (4.05%) Driving Licence
5 45 (3.88%) Social Media
6 34 (2.93%) Data Centre
7 32 (2.76%) Life Science
8 29 (2.50%) Data Structures
8 29 (2.50%) Product Ownership
9 27 (2.33%) Cloud Native
10 21 (1.81%) Pharmacovigilance
11 18 (1.55%) Algorithms
12 17 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
12 17 (1.46%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 16 (1.38%) Greenfield Project
14 15 (1.29%) Blog
15 14 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
16 13 (1.12%) NHS
17 12 (1.03%) AI Agents
17 12 (1.03%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 113 (9.73%) Windows
2 48 (4.13%) Linux
3 36 (3.10%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.78%) Mac OS
4 9 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (0.69%) Windows 10
6 7 (0.60%) Unix
7 6 (0.52%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.43%) CentOS
8 5 (0.43%) Debian
8 5 (0.43%) Windows 7
8 5 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.34%) Android
9 4 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.26%) Apple iOS
10 3 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
11 1 (0.086%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (30.66%) Problem-Solving
2 304 (26.18%) Agile
3 214 (18.43%) Continuous Improvement
4 158 (13.61%) Analytics
5 126 (10.85%) Mentoring
6 124 (10.68%) AI
7 113 (9.73%) Decision-Making
8 111 (9.56%) DevOps
9 109 (9.39%) Computer Science
10 108 (9.30%) Service Delivery
11 99 (8.53%) Project Management
12 98 (8.44%) CRM
13 97 (8.35%) Coaching
14 94 (8.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 93 (8.01%) Project Delivery
16 92 (7.92%) Cybersecurity
17 88 (7.58%) Stakeholder Management
18 86 (7.41%) CI/CD
18 86 (7.41%) Customer Service
19 85 (7.32%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 137 (11.80%) Python
2 96 (8.27%) SQL
3 56 (4.82%) C#
3 56 (4.82%) Java
4 51 (4.39%) PowerShell
5 47 (4.05%) JavaScript
6 21 (1.81%) TypeScript
7 20 (1.72%) Bash
8 11 (0.95%) VBA
9 10 (0.86%) C++
10 8 (0.69%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.52%) Go
11 6 (0.52%) Scala
11 6 (0.52%) VB
11 6 (0.52%) VB.NET
12 5 (0.43%) PHP
12 5 (0.43%) R
12 5 (0.43%) VBScript
13 4 (0.34%) Bicep
14 3 (0.26%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 240 (20.67%) Degree
2 142 (12.23%) Security Cleared
3 66 (5.68%) SC Cleared
4 57 (4.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 56 (4.82%) DBS Check
6 49 (4.22%) Master's Degree
7 48 (4.13%) DV Cleared
8 37 (3.19%) CISSP
9 34 (2.93%) BPSS Clearance
10 29 (2.50%) Cisco Certification
11 24 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
12 23 (1.98%) CCIE
12 23 (1.98%) CCNP
13 20 (1.72%) ACCA
14 17 (1.46%) CIMA
14 17 (1.46%) PMI Certification
15 15 (1.29%) PMP
16 14 (1.21%) CISM
17 13 (1.12%) HND
18 10 (0.86%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (5.86%) Data Quality
1 68 (5.86%) QA
2 61 (5.25%) GDPR
3 48 (4.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 43 (3.70%) Accessibility
5 30 (2.58%) PMO
6 23 (1.98%) EU AI Act
6 23 (1.98%) NIST
7 22 (1.89%) Solvency II
8 21 (1.81%) HIPAA
8 21 (1.81%) PSD2
9 16 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
10 13 (1.12%) SLA
11 10 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 8 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 8 (0.69%) WCAG
13 7 (0.60%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 6 (0.52%) IEC 61508
15 5 (0.43%) Government Security Classifications
15 5 (0.43%) JSP 440
System Software
1 85 (7.32%) Active Directory
2 34 (2.93%) Docker
3 24 (2.07%) Hyper-V
4 23 (1.98%) VMware Infrastructure
5 16 (1.38%) ProxySG
6 7 (0.60%) Firmware
7 6 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.26%) Embedded Firmware
9 3 (0.26%) vSphere
10 1 (0.086%) Apache ZooKeeper
10 1 (0.086%) KVM
10 1 (0.086%) pfSense
10 1 (0.086%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.086%) XenApp
10 1 (0.086%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 58 (5.00%) Kubernetes
2 49 (4.22%) Terraform
3 29 (2.50%) Ansible
4 27 (2.33%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (1.21%) Puppet
5 14 (1.21%) SCCM
6 6 (0.52%) Argo
6 6 (0.52%) Grafana
7 5 (0.43%) FortiGate
7 5 (0.43%) Progress Chef
7 5 (0.43%) Rancher
7 5 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.43%) yum
8 4 (0.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.34%) Backup Exec
8 4 (0.34%) Cisco CUCM
8 4 (0.34%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.34%) ServiceCenter
9 3 (0.26%) cPanel
9 3 (0.26%) Plesk
Vendors
1 246 (21.19%) Microsoft
2 79 (6.80%) Google
3 46 (3.96%) Cisco
4 37 (3.19%) Salesforce
5 34 (2.93%) SAP
6 33 (2.84%) ServiceNow
6 33 (2.84%) VMware
7 23 (1.98%) Oracle
8 17 (1.46%) Infoblox
9 16 (1.38%) Adobe
9 16 (1.38%) Blue Coat
9 16 (1.38%) CheckPoint
9 16 (1.38%) F5
9 16 (1.38%) Motorola
9 16 (1.38%) SolarWinds
10 12 (1.03%) Red Hat
10 12 (1.03%) Remedy
11 11 (0.95%) Siemens
12 10 (0.86%) Palo Alto
12 10 (0.86%) Veeam