Hybrid/Remote Collaborative Working Job Trends

Collaborative Working
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Collaborative Working skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 86 91
Rank change year-on-year -28 +5 -8
Permanent jobs citing Collaborative Working 374 576 912
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.30% 3.68% 3.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.67% 3.88% 3.54%
Number of salaries quoted 230 312 639
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £36,200
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,619 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +8.70% -7.85%
75th Percentile £64,500 £83,156 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £94,878 £85,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +26.32% -20.83%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,007 14,853 25,767
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.29% 94.77% 92.69%
Number of salaries quoted 9,090 8,864 21,313
10th Percentile £30,500 £36,250 £34,808
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,329
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +7.82% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,001 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Collaborative Working
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Collaborative Working job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Collaborative Working
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Collaborative Working
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Collaborative Working
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 28 (7.49%) SharePoint
2 21 (5.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.94%) WordPress
4 5 (1.34%) ArcGIS
4 5 (1.34%) CMS
4 5 (1.34%) Confluence
5 2 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.53%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.53%) Drupal
Applications
1 27 (7.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (5.08%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (3.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.87%) Photoshop
5 6 (1.60%) Adobe Premiere
6 4 (1.07%) SketchUp
7 2 (0.53%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.53%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.27%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.27%) InDesign
8 1 (0.27%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.27%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 9 (2.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.34%) PlanetPress Connect
3 4 (1.07%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.80%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.53%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.53%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.53%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.53%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.27%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.27%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.27%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 96 (25.67%) Azure
2 55 (14.71%) Power Platform
3 46 (12.30%) AWS
4 40 (10.70%) Microsoft 365
5 27 (7.22%) SaaS
6 23 (6.15%) GCP
7 17 (4.55%) Serverless
8 14 (3.74%) Google Analytics
9 13 (3.48%) Power Automate
10 12 (3.21%) Entra ID
10 12 (3.21%) PowerApps
11 10 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (2.67%) Azure Machine Learning
11 10 (2.67%) Azure Service Bus
12 9 (2.41%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (2.14%) Azure Functions
13 8 (2.14%) GitHub
14 7 (1.87%) OneDrive
15 6 (1.60%) Azure Data Factory
15 6 (1.60%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.41%) DHCP
1 9 (2.41%) DNS
1 9 (2.41%) Firewall
1 9 (2.41%) VPN
2 7 (1.87%) Internet
2 7 (1.87%) WAN
3 6 (1.60%) VLAN
4 5 (1.34%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.07%) LAN
5 4 (1.07%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.80%) VoIP
7 2 (0.53%) Broadband
7 2 (0.53%) Extranet
7 2 (0.53%) Intranet
7 2 (0.53%) Intrusion Detection
7 2 (0.53%) Network Security
7 2 (0.53%) SAN
7 2 (0.53%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (11.50%) Power BI
2 14 (3.74%) Tableau
3 12 (3.21%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.94%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (2.41%) MySQL
6 8 (2.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (1.87%) NoSQL
8 6 (1.60%) GIS
9 5 (1.34%) Metadata
10 4 (1.07%) Qlik Sense
10 4 (1.07%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.80%) IBM InfoSphere
11 3 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.53%) Big Data
12 2 (0.53%) BigQuery
12 2 (0.53%) DynamoDB
12 2 (0.53%) Hadoop
12 2 (0.53%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 14 (3.74%) Git
2 11 (2.94%) JIRA
3 4 (1.07%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.07%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.80%) GitLab
4 3 (0.80%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.80%) TeamCity
5 2 (0.53%) Storybook
6 1 (0.27%) Android Studio
6 1 (0.27%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.27%) Cypress.io
General
1 184 (49.20%) Social Skills
2 115 (30.75%) Finance
3 77 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (13.64%) Organisational Skills
5 50 (13.37%) Public Sector
6 39 (10.43%) Legal
7 36 (9.63%) Marketing
8 24 (6.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 19 (5.08%) Law
10 18 (4.81%) Documentation Skills
11 16 (4.28%) Retail
12 14 (3.74%) Presentation Skills
13 13 (3.48%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (3.21%) Manufacturing
15 11 (2.94%) Telecoms
16 10 (2.67%) Billing
17 9 (2.41%) Brand Awareness
18 7 (1.87%) Automotive
18 7 (1.87%) Publishing
19 5 (1.34%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 60 (16.04%) Analyst
2 57 (15.24%) Senior
3 53 (14.17%) Developer
4 26 (6.95%) Lead
5 25 (6.68%) Data Analyst
6 24 (6.42%) Consultant
7 23 (6.15%) Senior Manager
8 22 (5.88%) Architect
8 22 (5.88%) Business Analyst
9 19 (5.08%) Support Engineer
10 13 (3.48%) IT Support
10 13 (3.48%) Operations Engineer
11 12 (3.21%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 12 (3.21%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
11 12 (3.21%) Delivery Manager
11 12 (3.21%) Support Specialist
12 11 (2.94%) Applications Developer
12 11 (2.94%) Digital Analyst
12 11 (2.94%) Senior Consultant
13 10 (2.67%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (7.22%) .NET
2 16 (4.28%) HTML
3 15 (4.01%) .NET Core
4 11 (2.94%) RESTful
5 10 (2.67%) React
6 9 (2.41%) EDI
6 9 (2.41%) XML
7 8 (2.14%) CSS
7 8 (2.14%) JSON
8 6 (1.60%) AngularJS
9 5 (1.34%) Node.js
10 4 (1.07%) ASP.NET Web API
10 4 (1.07%) Next.js
10 4 (1.07%) OAuth
11 3 (0.80%) HTML5
11 3 (0.80%) Jest
11 3 (0.80%) Laravel
11 3 (0.80%) PySpark
11 3 (0.80%) Sass
11 3 (0.80%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 26 (6.95%) Onboarding
2 18 (4.81%) Management Information System
2 18 (4.81%) Social Media
3 17 (4.55%) Data Structures
4 13 (3.48%) Product Ownership
5 12 (3.21%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 11 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.67%) Driving Licence
8 9 (2.41%) Algorithms
9 8 (2.14%) Blog
9 8 (2.14%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.87%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.60%) Client/Server
11 6 (1.60%) Cloud Native
12 5 (1.34%) e-Learning
12 5 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.34%) NHS
12 5 (1.34%) Public Cloud
13 4 (1.07%) Greenfield Project
13 4 (1.07%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 25 (6.68%) Windows
2 15 (4.01%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.60%) Linux
4 4 (1.07%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.53%) Unix
6 1 (0.27%) Android
6 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (33.96%) Problem-Solving
2 101 (27.01%) Agile
3 95 (25.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 66 (17.65%) Analytics
5 57 (15.24%) Mentoring
6 54 (14.44%) DevOps
7 53 (14.17%) Decision-Making
8 44 (11.76%) Project Management
9 37 (9.89%) AI
9 37 (9.89%) Business Intelligence
10 35 (9.36%) Collaborative Culture
11 33 (8.82%) CI/CD
12 32 (8.56%) CRM
13 28 (7.49%) Data Management
13 28 (7.49%) Validation
14 27 (7.22%) Cybersecurity
14 27 (7.22%) Visualisation
15 25 (6.68%) Clean Code
15 25 (6.68%) Coaching
15 25 (6.68%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 43 (11.50%) Python
2 42 (11.23%) SQL
3 28 (7.49%) C#
4 20 (5.35%) Java
4 20 (5.35%) PowerShell
5 18 (4.81%) JavaScript
6 9 (2.41%) T-SQL
7 7 (1.87%) TypeScript
7 7 (1.87%) VBA
8 4 (1.07%) Bicep
8 4 (1.07%) PHP
8 4 (1.07%) Scala
9 3 (0.80%) C++
9 3 (0.80%) Kotlin
9 3 (0.80%) R
10 2 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.53%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.53%) VB
10 2 (0.53%) VBScript
11 1 (0.27%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 59 (15.78%) Degree
2 49 (13.10%) Security Cleared
3 35 (9.36%) SC Cleared
4 18 (4.81%) DBS Check
5 17 (4.55%) CISSP
6 11 (2.94%) CISM
6 11 (2.94%) DV Cleared
6 11 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (2.14%) CRISC
9 6 (1.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 5 (1.34%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.34%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.07%) AWS Certification
11 4 (1.07%) CISMP
11 4 (1.07%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (1.07%) Master's Degree
11 4 (1.07%) Numerate Degree
12 3 (0.80%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (9.36%) Data Quality
2 26 (6.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (5.88%) QA
4 20 (5.35%) Accessibility
5 16 (4.28%) GDPR
6 14 (3.74%) NIST
7 6 (1.60%) JSP 440
7 6 (1.60%) WCAG
8 5 (1.34%) ARP4761
8 5 (1.34%) GRC
8 5 (1.34%) SLA
9 4 (1.07%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 4 (1.07%) NIST 800
9 4 (1.07%) PMO
10 3 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.53%) EU AI Act
11 2 (0.53%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.53%) ISO 26262
11 2 (0.53%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 28 (7.49%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.74%) Docker
3 5 (1.34%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.07%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.80%) Firmware
5 3 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.80%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 21 (5.61%) Terraform
2 14 (3.74%) Kubernetes
3 6 (1.60%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.34%) Ansible
5 3 (0.80%) cPanel
5 3 (0.80%) Plesk
6 2 (0.53%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (0.53%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.53%) SCCM
7 1 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.27%) Grafana
7 1 (0.27%) Kibana
7 1 (0.27%) Nagios
Vendors
1 94 (25.13%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.49%) Google
3 22 (5.88%) Salesforce
4 11 (2.94%) Adobe
4 11 (2.94%) Oracle
4 11 (2.94%) SAP
5 9 (2.41%) VMware
6 7 (1.87%) Pardot
7 6 (1.60%) Guidewire
7 6 (1.60%) NEC
8 5 (1.34%) Mercator
8 5 (1.34%) Siemens
8 5 (1.34%) Workday
9 4 (1.07%) Sage
10 3 (0.80%) Apple
10 3 (0.80%) ESRI
10 3 (0.80%) IBM
11 2 (0.53%) Cisco
11 2 (0.53%) Dell
11 2 (0.53%) Fortinet