Skype Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Skype
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Skype skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Skype over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 325 409 511
Rank change year-on-year +84 +102 -152
Contract jobs citing Skype 16 59 104
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.11% 0.24% 0.24%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.02% 2.05% 2.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 35 76
10th Percentile £343 £388 £226
25th Percentile £350 £400 £311
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 £465 £425
Median % change year-on-year -18.19% +9.29% -2.30%
75th Percentile £525 £600 £491
90th Percentile £672 £815 £581
UK median daily rate £380 £475 £425
% change year-on-year -20.00% +11.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £24.10
25th Percentile - - £27.25
Median hourly rate - - £35.00
75th Percentile - - £40.63
90th Percentile - - £42.50
UK median hourly rate £28.50 £21.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year +35.71% -8.70% +2.22%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Skype 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 WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,567 2,884 4,286
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.39% 11.50% 9.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,020 1,907 2,899
10th Percentile £300 £350 £313
25th Percentile £412 £425 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £619 £650 £600
90th Percentile £700 £725 £675
UK median daily rate £495 £518 £500
% change year-on-year -4.49% +3.65% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 94 104
10th Percentile £12.75 £23.10 £18.55
25th Percentile £14.27 £42.50 £26.06
Median hourly rate £24.50 £60.00 £49.29
Median % change year-on-year -59.17% +21.73% +15.98%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.19 £63.25
90th Percentile £87.46 £80.25 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.41
% change year-on-year +116.22% -34.88% +5.22%

Skype
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Skype as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Skype trend for jobs with a WFH option

Skype
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Skype.

Skype daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Skype
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Skype over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Skype daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Skype
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Skype.

Skype hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Skype
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 12 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 12 (75.00%) Skype for Business
2 10 (62.50%) Exchange Server 2003
2 10 (62.50%) Exchange Server 2007
2 10 (62.50%) Exchange Server 2010
2 10 (62.50%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.25%) Azure
2 1 (6.25%) Entra ID
2 1 (6.25%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (18.75%) Converged Networks
1 3 (18.75%) ISDN
1 3 (18.75%) LAN
1 3 (18.75%) Network Security
1 3 (18.75%) VoIP
1 3 (18.75%) WAN
2 1 (6.25%) Cisco IOS
2 1 (6.25%) Unified Communications
2 1 (6.25%) WebEx
General
1 10 (62.50%) Public Sector
2 1 (6.25%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) Architect
2 3 (18.75%) Voice Architect
3 2 (12.50%) Technical Architect
4 1 (6.25%) IT Support
4 1 (6.25%) Support Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (6.25%) Hedge funds
2 1 (6.25%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 12 (75.00%) Windows
2 10 (62.50%) Windows Server
2 10 (62.50%) Windows Server 2003
2 10 (62.50%) Windows Server 2008
2 10 (62.50%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (6.25%) Android
3 1 (6.25%) Apple iOS
3 1 (6.25%) Mac OS X
3 1 (6.25%) Windows 10
3 1 (6.25%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (62.50%) Migration
2 5 (31.25%) Computer Science
3 3 (18.75%) Impact Assessments
3 3 (18.75%) Service Design
4 2 (12.50%) Mobile Device Management
5 1 (6.25%) Load Balancing
5 1 (6.25%) Multi-Factor Authentication
5 1 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (6.25%) Roadmaps
5 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (6.25%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 11 (68.75%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (62.50%) SC Cleared
1 10 (62.50%) Security Cleared
2 2 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (12.50%) Degree
3 1 (6.25%) CTC Cleared
3 1 (6.25%) MCSE
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) QA
System Software
1 11 (68.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (6.25%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Citrix
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.25%) Apple
2 1 (6.25%) Bloomberg
2 1 (6.25%) Cisco
2 1 (6.25%) IronPort
2 1 (6.25%) Mitel
2 1 (6.25%) Progress
2 1 (6.25%) Reuters