Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
Central London > City of London
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for Skype for Business skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Skype for Business over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 165 | 184 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +19 | -42 |
| Contract jobs citing Skype for Business | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | - | 0.14% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | - | 1.14% | 1.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £268 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £231 | £283 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £238 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -38.71% | -6.63% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £244 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £738 |
| Central London median daily rate | £400 | £238 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.42% | -44.12% | +13.33% |
All Application Platform Skills
City of London
Skype for Business is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for application platform skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 285 | 437 | 560 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 13.08% | 12.31% | 13.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 212 | 285 | 437 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £266 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £444 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.80% | +1.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £712 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £724 | £800 | £700 |
| Central London median daily rate | £516 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.14% | +4.76% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £21.97 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £51.25 | £25.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £52.50 | £26.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.81% | +98.11% | +88.28% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £53.75 | £38.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £101.00 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £52.50 | £32.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.81% | +64.06% | +87.82% |
Skype for Business
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Skype for Business as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Skype for Business
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Skype for Business in the City of London.
Skype for Business
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Skype for Business in the City of London.