Unified Communications Contracts in England

Unified Communications
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Unified Communications skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Unified Communications over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 499 523 657
Rank change year-on-year +24 +134 -148
Contract jobs citing Unified Communications 51 113 130
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.14% 0.24% 0.19%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.06% 1.91% 1.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 77 92
10th Percentile £323 £320 £287
25th Percentile £350 £400 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £456
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +6.85% -3.44%
75th Percentile £550 £600 £580
90th Percentile £708 £648 £630
UK median daily rate £495 £540 £450
% change year-on-year -8.33% +20.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 6
10th Percentile - - £21.57
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.50 £29.51
Median hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £41.64
Median % change year-on-year - -54.37% +113.51%
75th Percentile £19.50 £19.50 £45.77
90th Percentile - - £47.94
UK median hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £33.76
% change year-on-year - -43.72% +73.13%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Unified Communications falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,823 5,925 8,036
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 12.86% 12.60% 11.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,875 3,842 5,326
10th Percentile £213 £240 £228
25th Percentile £350 £381 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £607 £645 £619
90th Percentile £690 £737 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 387 408 318
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.28 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.37 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year +117.75% -23.17% +3.02%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £48.48
90th Percentile £72.66 £75.00 £63.63
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £19.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +110.53% -26.92% +4.00%

Unified Communications
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Unified Communications as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Unified Communications in England

Unified Communications
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unified Communications in England.

Daily rate trend for Unified Communications in England

Unified Communications
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Unified Communications in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Unified Communications in England

Unified Communications
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Unified Communications in England.

Hourly rate trend for Unified Communications in England

Unified Communications
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unified Communications within the England region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +60 24 £540 +9.09% 9
West Midlands +14 7 £350 -17.65% 4
Midlands +12 7 £350 -19.31% 4
North of England +6 6 £500 +14.29% 19
South West -3 6 £763 +38.64% 2
South East +3 5 £500 -2.01% 8
Yorkshire +15 4 £500 -33.33% 3
North West +2 1 £330 -22.35% 13
East of England -2 1 £575 -2.13% 3
North East - 1 £550 - 3
Unified Communications
UK

Unified Communications
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 11 (21.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (17.65%) SharePoint
3 3 (5.88%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 4 (7.84%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (23.53%) Azure
2 10 (19.61%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (15.69%) OneDrive
4 6 (11.76%) Entra ID
4 6 (11.76%) Power Automate
4 6 (11.76%) Power Platform
4 6 (11.76%) PowerApps
5 3 (5.88%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (5.88%) IaaS
5 3 (5.88%) SaaS
5 3 (5.88%) WhatsApp
6 1 (1.96%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 22 (43.14%) WAN
2 21 (41.18%) LAN
3 11 (21.57%) Firewall
3 11 (21.57%) Wi-Fi
4 9 (17.65%) Wireless
5 6 (11.76%) Internet
5 6 (11.76%) VoIP
5 6 (11.76%) WLAN
6 5 (9.80%) DNS
6 5 (9.80%) TCP/IP
7 4 (7.84%) DHCP
7 4 (7.84%) MPLS
7 4 (7.84%) SD-WAN
7 4 (7.84%) Skype
7 4 (7.84%) VPN
8 3 (5.88%) IP Telephony
8 3 (5.88%) ISDN
8 3 (5.88%) PBX
9 2 (3.92%) Network Security
9 2 (3.92%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (11.76%) Power BI
2 1 (1.96%) SQL Server
General
1 18 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 8 (15.69%) Public Sector
3 6 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (9.80%) Telecoms
5 4 (7.84%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (7.84%) Finance
6 3 (5.88%) Marketing
7 2 (3.92%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (3.92%) Games
7 2 (3.92%) Retail
8 1 (1.96%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.96%) Electronics
8 1 (1.96%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 12 (23.53%) Architect
2 11 (21.57%) Network Engineer
3 6 (11.76%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
3 6 (11.76%) Microsoft Engineer
3 6 (11.76%) Network Architect
4 5 (9.80%) Project Manager
5 4 (7.84%) Consultant
5 4 (7.84%) Lead
5 4 (7.84%) Lead Architect
5 4 (7.84%) Network Consultant
6 3 (5.88%) Cisco Engineer
6 3 (5.88%) Presales Engineer
6 3 (5.88%) Presales Network Engineer
6 3 (5.88%) Product Manager
6 3 (5.88%) Senior
7 2 (3.92%) Associate Consultant
7 2 (3.92%) Microsoft 365 Manager
7 2 (3.92%) Network Communications Engineer
7 2 (3.92%) Senior Project Manager
7 2 (3.92%) Unified Communications Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (15.69%) PKI
1 8 (15.69%) Video Conferencing
2 7 (13.73%) Data Centre
3 6 (11.76%) Digital Signage
4 3 (5.88%) Management Information System
5 2 (3.92%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.96%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.96%) Handset
6 1 (1.96%) IoT
6 1 (1.96%) NHS
6 1 (1.96%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 13 (25.49%) Windows
2 12 (23.53%) Windows Server
3 10 (19.61%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (11.76%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (9.80%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (5.88%) Linux
7 1 (1.96%) Unix
7 1 (1.96%) Windows 10
7 1 (1.96%) Windows 7
7 1 (1.96%) Windows 8
7 1 (1.96%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (25.49%) ITIL
2 10 (19.61%) Customer Service
3 9 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (15.69%) Project Management
5 7 (13.73%) Agile
5 7 (13.73%) Business Intelligence
5 7 (13.73%) Migration
5 7 (13.73%) Roadmaps
5 7 (13.73%) Service Delivery
6 6 (11.76%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 6 (11.76%) Strategic Thinking
7 5 (9.80%) Change Management
7 5 (9.80%) IT Strategy
7 5 (9.80%) Network Management
7 5 (9.80%) Presales
7 5 (9.80%) Scrum
8 4 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (7.84%) Mentoring
8 4 (7.84%) Network Architecture
8 4 (7.84%) Network Design
Programming Languages
1 6 (11.76%) PowerShell
2 3 (5.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (19.61%) Security Cleared
2 9 (17.65%) Degree
3 8 (15.69%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (13.73%) DV Cleared
5 6 (11.76%) CCNP
6 5 (9.80%) CCNA
6 5 (9.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (7.84%) SC Cleared
8 3 (5.88%) CCIE
8 3 (5.88%) PMI Certification
8 3 (5.88%) PMP
9 2 (3.92%) CSPO
9 2 (3.92%) RIBA
10 1 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (1.96%) CCDP
10 1 (1.96%) CCIP
10 1 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (1.96%) Master's Degree
10 1 (1.96%) MCITP
10 1 (1.96%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.92%) QA
2 1 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.96%) PMO
2 1 (1.96%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (19.61%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.92%) Firmware
2 2 (3.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.96%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.96%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 6 (11.76%) Microsoft Intune
1 6 (11.76%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.96%) Cisco Prime
2 1 (1.96%) SCCM
2 1 (1.96%) SCOM
2 1 (1.96%) SolarWinds Orion
2 1 (1.96%) vCenter Server
2 1 (1.96%) WSUS
Vendors
1 24 (47.06%) Microsoft
2 18 (35.29%) Cisco
3 7 (13.73%) Juniper
4 6 (11.76%) Oracle
5 3 (5.88%) Aruba
5 3 (5.88%) Citrix
5 3 (5.88%) Commvault
5 3 (5.88%) F5
5 3 (5.88%) Fortinet
5 3 (5.88%) Mitel
5 3 (5.88%) Palo Alto
5 3 (5.88%) SolarWinds
6 2 (3.92%) CheckPoint
6 2 (3.92%) HP
6 2 (3.92%) Riverbed
6 2 (3.92%) Splunk
6 2 (3.92%) VMware
7 1 (1.96%) Avaya
7 1 (1.96%) Forcepoint
7 1 (1.96%) SAP