Unified Communications Contracts

Unified Communications
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Unified Communications skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Unified Communications over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 517 570 684
Rank change year-on-year +53 +114 -193
Contract jobs citing Unified Communications 62 130 176
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.22% 0.20%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.10% 1.76% 1.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 92 126
10th Percentile £205 £314 £228
25th Percentile £350 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +16.67% -6.15%
75th Percentile £620 £600 £575
90th Percentile £684 £650 £631
UK excluding London median daily rate £540 £525 £413
% change year-on-year +2.86% +27.27% -11.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 8
10th Percentile £22.50 £16.05 £19.99
25th Percentile £28.50 £17.63 £21.00
Median hourly rate £41.00 £26.25 £33.76
Median % change year-on-year +56.19% -22.25% +73.13%
75th Percentile £55.50 £50.06 £43.09
90th Percentile £62.70 £78.53 £47.61
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.00 £26.25 £22.00
% change year-on-year +56.19% +19.32% +12.82%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Unified Communications is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,652 7,386 9,715
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.98% 12.32% 10.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,383 4,806 6,382
10th Percentile £205 £231 £228
25th Percentile £350 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.72% +3.95% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £603
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £433
% change year-on-year - +9.70% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 423 486 366
10th Percentile £13.57 £9.80 £14.82
25th Percentile £17.35 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £19.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +110.53% -30.91% +1.85%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.00 £50.58
90th Percentile £67.40 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 £18.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +148.00% -13.95% -14.00%

Unified Communications
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Unified Communications in the UK

Unified Communications
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Unified Communications in the UK

Unified Communications
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Unified Communications over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Unified Communications in the UK

Unified Communications
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Unified Communications in the UK

Unified Communications
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Unified Communications over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Unified Communications in the UK

Unified Communications
Top 12 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 26 April 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
England +66 56 £525 +6.06% 62
UK excluding London +31 34 £540 +2.86% 42
London +97 23 £475 -4.04% 21
Work from Home +103 15 £550 +15.79% 29
South West +20 14 £600 +9.09% 5
South East +16 8 £500 +4.05% 21
West Midlands +33 7 £350 -20.90% 4
Midlands +30 7 £350 -20.90% 6
Scotland +35 3 £150 -71.43% 3
North of England +17 1 £550 +29.41% 7
East of England +5 1 £575 -20.69%
North East - 1 £550 - 1

Unified Communications
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 14 (22.58%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (17.74%) SharePoint
3 5 (8.06%) Skype for Business
4 4 (6.45%) IBM Domino
4 4 (6.45%) IBM Notes
5 2 (3.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (11.29%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (4.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (4.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 13 (20.97%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (19.35%) Azure
3 8 (12.90%) OneDrive
4 7 (11.29%) Entra ID
5 6 (9.68%) Power Automate
5 6 (9.68%) Power Platform
5 6 (9.68%) PowerApps
6 3 (4.84%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (3.23%) AWS
8 1 (1.61%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (1.61%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 23 (37.10%) WAN
2 17 (27.42%) LAN
3 16 (25.81%) Firewall
4 11 (17.74%) DNS
5 9 (14.52%) Wireless
6 7 (11.29%) Skype
7 6 (9.68%) DHCP
7 6 (9.68%) Internet
7 6 (9.68%) MPLS
7 6 (9.68%) SD-WAN
8 5 (8.06%) BGP
8 5 (8.06%) OSPF
8 5 (8.06%) TCP/IP
8 5 (8.06%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (6.45%) IPsec
9 4 (6.45%) SMTP
9 4 (6.45%) WebEx
10 3 (4.84%) Ethernet
10 3 (4.84%) SSL
10 3 (4.84%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (9.68%) Power BI
2 1 (1.61%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (3.23%) JIRA
2 1 (1.61%) Bitbucket
General
1 15 (24.19%) Social Skills
2 9 (14.52%) Public Sector
3 8 (12.90%) Telecoms
4 7 (11.29%) Finance
5 6 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (9.68%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (6.45%) Manufacturing
7 3 (4.84%) Financial Institution
7 3 (4.84%) Marketing
8 2 (3.23%) Games
9 1 (1.61%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.61%) Banking
9 1 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.61%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 17 (27.42%) Architect
2 12 (19.35%) Network Architect
3 9 (14.52%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
3 9 (14.52%) Network Engineer
4 7 (11.29%) Microsoft Engineer
5 6 (9.68%) Senior
6 5 (8.06%) Cisco Engineer
7 4 (6.45%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 4 (6.45%) Lead
7 4 (6.45%) Lead Architect
7 4 (6.45%) Project Manager
7 4 (6.45%) Unified Communications Engineer
8 3 (4.84%) Consultant
8 3 (4.84%) Desktop Support
8 3 (4.84%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 3 (4.84%) Presales Engineer
8 3 (4.84%) Presales Network Engineer
8 3 (4.84%) Senior Cisco Engineer
8 3 (4.84%) Senior Cisco Network Engineer
8 3 (4.84%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.61%) .NET
1 1 (1.61%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 14 (22.58%) Data Centre
2 11 (17.74%) PKI
3 6 (9.68%) Digital Signage
3 6 (9.68%) Video Conferencing
4 3 (4.84%) Operational Technology
5 2 (3.23%) Management Information System
5 2 (3.23%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.61%) FMCG
6 1 (1.61%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (1.61%) IoT
6 1 (1.61%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 11 (17.74%) Windows
1 11 (17.74%) Windows Server
2 7 (11.29%) Windows Server 2016
3 6 (9.68%) Windows Server 2019
4 5 (8.06%) Linux
5 4 (6.45%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (4.84%) Unix
6 3 (4.84%) Windows 10
7 2 (3.23%) Windows 7
8 1 (1.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (1.61%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (20.97%) ITIL
2 11 (17.74%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (16.13%) Customer Service
3 10 (16.13%) Service Delivery
4 9 (14.52%) Agile
5 8 (12.90%) Migration
5 8 (12.90%) Project Management
6 7 (11.29%) Business Intelligence
6 7 (11.29%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 7 (11.29%) Roadmaps
6 7 (11.29%) Strategic Thinking
7 6 (9.68%) Computer Science
7 6 (9.68%) IT Strategy
7 6 (9.68%) Project Delivery
7 6 (9.68%) Security Monitoring
8 5 (8.06%) Network Architecture
8 5 (8.06%) Network Management
8 5 (8.06%) Scrum
8 5 (8.06%) SIEM
8 5 (8.06%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 9 (14.52%) PowerShell
2 4 (6.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (27.42%) Security Cleared
2 12 (19.35%) Degree
2 12 (19.35%) SC Cleared
3 10 (16.13%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (11.29%) DV Cleared
5 6 (9.68%) CCNP
6 5 (8.06%) CCNA
7 4 (6.45%) PMI Certification
7 4 (6.45%) PMP
8 3 (4.84%) CCIE
9 2 (3.23%) Azure Certification
9 2 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (3.23%) CSPO
9 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (1.61%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (1.61%) CCDP
10 1 (1.61%) CCIP
10 1 (1.61%) HP ASE
10 1 (1.61%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (1.61%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.23%) QA
2 1 (1.61%) PMO
System Software
1 11 (17.74%) Active Directory
2 5 (8.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (4.84%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (3.23%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (3.23%) VMware NSX
5 1 (1.61%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (9.68%) Microsoft Intune
1 6 (9.68%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (4.84%) WSUS
3 2 (3.23%) Cisco Prime
3 2 (3.23%) SCCM
3 2 (3.23%) SCOM
3 2 (3.23%) SolarWinds Orion
3 2 (3.23%) vCenter Server
4 1 (1.61%) Ansible
4 1 (1.61%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (1.61%) Cisco UCCX
4 1 (1.61%) PowerCLI
4 1 (1.61%) Progress Chef
4 1 (1.61%) Puppet
Vendors
1 30 (48.39%) Cisco
2 27 (43.55%) Microsoft
3 7 (11.29%) Juniper
3 7 (11.29%) Oracle
4 6 (9.68%) SolarWinds
4 6 (9.68%) VMware
5 5 (8.06%) Palo Alto
6 4 (6.45%) Citrix
6 4 (6.45%) F5
6 4 (6.45%) Lotus
7 3 (4.84%) Forcepoint
7 3 (4.84%) IBM
7 3 (4.84%) Proofpoint
7 3 (4.84%) Splunk
7 3 (4.84%) Veeam
8 2 (3.23%) Atlassian
8 2 (3.23%) Barracuda Networks
8 2 (3.23%) CheckPoint
8 2 (3.23%) Riverbed
9 1 (1.61%) BT