Hybrid/Remote Collaborative Culture Job Trends

Culture of Collaboration
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work 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 59 178 209
Rank change year-on-year +119 +31 +121
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Culture 593 313 339
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.91% 1.91% 1.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.48% 2.03% 1.68%
Number of salaries quoted 441 167 242
10th Percentile £35,500 £41,250 £40,026
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,250 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.14% -9.64% +3.70%
75th Percentile £80,000 £86,875 £89,375
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,500 £123,374
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% -7.14% +2.84%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,245 15,409 20,193
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 87.44% 93.79% 93.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8,423 9,065 16,344
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,781 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Collaborative Culture
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Collaborative Culture and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Collaborative Culture job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Collaborative Culture
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Collaborative Culture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Collaborative Culture

Collaborative Culture
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Collaborative Culture over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Collaborative Culture salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Collaborative Culture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 14 (2.36%) Confluence
2 11 (1.85%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.51%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.34%) Apache
5 2 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.34%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.34%) WordPress
6 1 (0.17%) CMS
6 1 (0.17%) GeoServer
6 1 (0.17%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 26 (4.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (3.54%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.69%) InDesign
4 9 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.51%) Trello
6 2 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.17%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.17%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.17%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (2.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (1.85%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.01%) SAP PS
4 5 (0.84%) Sage 200
5 4 (0.67%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.67%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.67%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.51%) SAP PM
7 2 (0.34%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.34%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.34%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.34%) SAP GRC
7 2 (0.34%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.34%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.17%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.17%) Endur
8 1 (0.17%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.17%) SAP BPC
8 1 (0.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 165 (27.82%) Azure
2 118 (19.90%) AWS
3 77 (12.98%) SaaS
4 54 (9.11%) GCP
5 46 (7.76%) Microsoft 365
6 29 (4.89%) Power Platform
7 26 (4.38%) Entra ID
8 23 (3.88%) PaaS
9 21 (3.54%) Serverless
10 19 (3.20%) Amazon S3
10 19 (3.20%) GitHub
11 17 (2.87%) AWS Lambda
12 15 (2.53%) Dynamics 365
13 14 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
14 13 (2.19%) Figma
14 13 (2.19%) IaaS
15 12 (2.02%) GitHub Actions
16 7 (1.18%) Amazon ECS
16 7 (1.18%) Microsoft Copilot
17 6 (1.01%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.87%) DNS
2 16 (2.70%) Broadband
2 16 (2.70%) VPN
3 13 (2.19%) Firewall
4 10 (1.69%) Unified Communications
5 7 (1.18%) DHCP
5 7 (1.18%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (1.01%) SD-WAN
6 6 (1.01%) WAN
7 5 (0.84%) LAN
8 4 (0.67%) SSL
8 4 (0.67%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.34%) Softphone
9 2 (0.34%) VoIP
9 2 (0.34%) Wireless
10 1 (0.17%) BGP
10 1 (0.17%) HTTP
10 1 (0.17%) ICMP
10 1 (0.17%) IPsec
10 1 (0.17%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.71%) PostgreSQL
2 21 (3.54%) SQL Server
3 19 (3.20%) Power BI
4 15 (2.53%) MongoDB
5 12 (2.02%) NoSQL
6 11 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (1.18%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.18%) Power Query
7 7 (1.18%) Relational Database
8 6 (1.01%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.84%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (0.84%) MySQL
10 4 (0.67%) Amazon Athena
10 4 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.67%) DynamoDB
10 4 (0.67%) Redis
11 3 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.51%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.51%) BusinessObjects
11 3 (0.51%) Looker
Development Applications
1 22 (3.71%) JIRA
2 20 (3.37%) GitLab
3 13 (2.19%) Git
4 10 (1.69%) Bitbucket
5 9 (1.52%) Jenkins
6 8 (1.35%) Subversion
7 6 (1.01%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.67%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.67%) MLflow
8 4 (0.67%) Postman
8 4 (0.67%) Robot Framework
9 3 (0.51%) CircleCI
9 3 (0.51%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.51%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.34%) Eclipse
10 2 (0.34%) JMeter
10 2 (0.34%) REST Assured
10 2 (0.34%) TestRail
11 1 (0.17%) Storybook
11 1 (0.17%) Vite
General
1 276 (46.54%) Social Skills
2 163 (27.49%) Finance
3 93 (15.68%) Public Sector
4 90 (15.18%) Analytical Skills
5 80 (13.49%) Marketing
6 57 (9.61%) Manufacturing
7 44 (7.42%) Telecoms
8 37 (6.24%) Electronics
9 33 (5.56%) Law
9 33 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
10 31 (5.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 30 (5.06%) Legal
12 19 (3.20%) Organisational Skills
13 12 (2.02%) Pharmaceutical
14 11 (1.85%) Financial Institution
14 11 (1.85%) Games
14 11 (1.85%) Local Government
14 11 (1.85%) Retail
15 10 (1.69%) Automotive
16 9 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 103 (17.37%) Senior
2 81 (13.66%) Developer
3 73 (12.31%) Consultant
4 59 (9.95%) Lead
5 42 (7.08%) Analyst
6 39 (6.58%) Senior Developer
7 31 (5.23%) Software Engineer
8 27 (4.55%) Security Consultant
9 26 (4.38%) Architect
9 26 (4.38%) Software Developer
10 21 (3.54%) Data Engineer
11 20 (3.37%) Principal Consultant
12 19 (3.20%) IT Manager
13 18 (3.04%) SAP Consultant
14 17 (2.87%) Senior Software Developer
15 16 (2.70%) Account Manager
16 15 (2.53%) Project Manager
17 13 (2.19%) Business Analyst
17 13 (2.19%) Support Analyst
18 12 (2.02%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (8.26%) .NET
2 29 (4.89%) React
3 28 (4.72%) Spring
3 28 (4.72%) Spring Boot
4 26 (4.38%) SAP CAF
5 19 (3.20%) RESTful
6 16 (2.70%) Node.js
7 14 (2.36%) JSON
8 13 (2.19%) .NET Core
8 13 (2.19%) REST
9 12 (2.02%) CSS
9 12 (2.02%) HTML
9 12 (2.02%) Kafka
10 10 (1.69%) AngularJS
10 10 (1.69%) RabbitMQ
10 10 (1.69%) Vue
11 9 (1.52%) Flash
12 7 (1.18%) Django
13 6 (1.01%) XML
13 6 (1.01%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 61 (10.29%) Onboarding
2 41 (6.91%) Cloud Native
3 34 (5.73%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (4.22%) Social Media
5 17 (2.87%) Product Ownership
6 16 (2.70%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.36%) Mobile App
7 14 (2.36%) Web Conferencing
8 13 (2.19%) Driving Licence
8 13 (2.19%) Enterprise Software
9 12 (2.02%) IoT
9 12 (2.02%) Virtual Team
10 10 (1.69%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 9 (1.52%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (1.52%) Embedded Systems
12 8 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.35%) Life Science
12 8 (1.35%) Low-Code
13 7 (1.18%) AI Agents
13 7 (1.18%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 31 (5.23%) Windows
2 12 (2.02%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.85%) Linux
4 8 (1.35%) Android
5 7 (1.18%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.84%) VMS
7 4 (0.67%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.34%) CentOS
8 2 (0.34%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.34%) SUSE
8 2 (0.34%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 153 (25.80%) Problem-Solving
2 152 (25.63%) Continuous Improvement
3 136 (22.93%) Agile
4 111 (18.72%) Mentoring
5 105 (17.71%) DevOps
6 96 (16.19%) CI/CD
7 90 (15.18%) AI
8 77 (12.98%) Analytics
9 73 (12.31%) Roadmaps
10 66 (11.13%) Cybersecurity
11 63 (10.62%) Business Intelligence
11 63 (10.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 63 (10.62%) Stakeholder Management
12 62 (10.46%) Software Engineering
13 60 (10.12%) Decision-Making
14 48 (8.09%) Microservices
14 48 (8.09%) Risk Management
15 46 (7.76%) ITIL
16 43 (7.25%) Coaching
16 43 (7.25%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 56 (9.44%) Python
2 54 (9.11%) SQL
3 50 (8.43%) C#
4 45 (7.59%) Java
5 31 (5.23%) PowerShell
6 28 (4.72%) JavaScript
7 22 (3.71%) TypeScript
8 14 (2.36%) Bash
8 14 (2.36%) C++
9 10 (1.69%) C
10 9 (1.52%) Embedded C
11 8 (1.35%) Bicep
11 8 (1.35%) PHP
12 7 (1.18%) Ruby
13 6 (1.01%) Kotlin
14 5 (0.84%) Elixir
14 5 (0.84%) Go
15 4 (0.67%) R
15 4 (0.67%) Scala
15 4 (0.67%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 84 (14.17%) Security Cleared
2 76 (12.82%) Degree
3 64 (10.79%) SC Cleared
4 40 (6.75%) CISSP
5 39 (6.58%) CISM
6 27 (4.55%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 22 (3.71%) Azure Certification
8 20 (3.37%) Microsoft Certification
9 19 (3.20%) ACCA
9 19 (3.20%) AWS Certification
10 17 (2.87%) DV Cleared
11 14 (2.36%) Master's Degree
12 13 (2.19%) CIMA
12 13 (2.19%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (1.35%) CIPD
14 7 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
15 6 (1.01%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 6 (1.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 5 (0.84%) DBS Check
16 5 (0.84%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (11.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (8.09%) NIST
3 44 (7.42%) QA
4 34 (5.73%) GRC
5 22 (3.71%) GDPR
6 21 (3.54%) Data Quality
7 13 (2.19%) Accessibility
7 13 (2.19%) ISO 9001
8 11 (1.85%) NCSC
9 10 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
10 8 (1.35%) PCI DSS
10 8 (1.35%) SLA
11 7 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 6 (1.01%) GAAP
13 5 (0.84%) PMO
13 5 (0.84%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.34%) ISO 14001
14 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 2 (0.34%) P3O
System Software
1 38 (6.41%) Docker
2 36 (6.07%) Active Directory
3 12 (2.02%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.85%) Firmware
5 9 (1.52%) Embedded Firmware
6 6 (1.01%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.67%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.17%) vCloud
10 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 44 (7.42%) Kubernetes
2 35 (5.90%) Terraform
3 8 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.01%) Grafana
5 5 (0.84%) Ansible
5 5 (0.84%) SCOM
6 4 (0.67%) Autotask
6 4 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.51%) Argo
7 3 (0.51%) cPanel
7 3 (0.51%) Plesk
8 2 (0.34%) Kibana
9 1 (0.17%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.17%) Control-M
9 1 (0.17%) HP Fortify
9 1 (0.17%) Nessus
9 1 (0.17%) Nmap
9 1 (0.17%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 140 (23.61%) Microsoft
2 59 (9.95%) SAP
3 19 (3.20%) Adobe
3 19 (3.20%) Google
4 18 (3.04%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.02%) VMware
6 11 (1.85%) Cisco
7 10 (1.69%) Atlassian
7 10 (1.69%) Oracle
8 9 (1.52%) Zoho
9 8 (1.35%) Databricks
10 6 (1.01%) NEC
10 6 (1.01%) Red Hat
11 5 (0.84%) Sage
12 4 (0.67%) Ariba
12 4 (0.67%) Concur
12 4 (0.67%) iManage
12 4 (0.67%) Intapp
12 4 (0.67%) Mitel
12 4 (0.67%) Splunk