VoIP Contracts with Work from Home Options

Voice Over IP (VoIP)
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 VoIP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VoIP 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 285 432 475
Rank change year-on-year +147 +43 -86
Contract jobs citing VoIP 56 36 140
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.37% 0.14% 0.32%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.57% 1.25% 3.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 24 96
10th Percentile £273 £213 £209
25th Percentile £400 £280 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £405 £432
Median % change year-on-year +41.98% -6.25% +7.33%
75th Percentile £638 £545 £506
90th Percentile £700 £575 £606
UK median daily rate £500 £450 £400
% change year-on-year +11.11% +12.50% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 7
10th Percentile £19.45 - £15.75
25th Percentile £20.88 £18.50 £18.63
Median hourly rate £23.50 £19.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +23.68% -13.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile £24.25 £19.50 £29.50
90th Percentile £24.55 - £33.15
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £19.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year +31.58% +11.76% -15.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

VoIP 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%

VoIP
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

VoIP trend for jobs with a WFH option

VoIP
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 VoIP.

VoIP daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

VoIP
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

VoIP daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

VoIP
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 VoIP.

VoIP hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

VoIP
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 4 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.79%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (8.93%) Chatbot
2 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (3.57%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 8 (14.29%) AWS
1 8 (14.29%) Azure
1 8 (14.29%) Cloud Computing
2 7 (12.50%) GCP
2 7 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (12.50%) Twilio
3 2 (3.57%) Google Workspace
3 2 (3.57%) Slack
4 1 (1.79%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (23.21%) LAN
1 13 (23.21%) WAN
2 10 (17.86%) CTI
2 10 (17.86%) Firewall
2 10 (17.86%) Network Security
3 9 (16.07%) Broadband
3 9 (16.07%) VPN
4 8 (14.29%) MPLS
5 7 (12.50%) DNS
6 6 (10.71%) SD-WAN
7 5 (8.93%) BGP
7 5 (8.93%) Cisco Nexus
7 5 (8.93%) PBX
7 5 (8.93%) Wireless
8 4 (7.14%) EIGRP
8 4 (7.14%) Internet
8 4 (7.14%) IPsec
8 4 (7.14%) OSPF
8 4 (7.14%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (7.14%) WLAN
Development Applications
1 2 (3.57%) JIRA
General
1 16 (28.57%) Telecoms
2 9 (16.07%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (14.29%) Finance
3 8 (14.29%) Social Skills
4 5 (8.93%) Retail
5 3 (5.36%) Public Sector
6 2 (3.57%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (3.57%) Military
7 1 (1.79%) Banking
7 1 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.79%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (33.93%) Architect
2 17 (30.36%) Network Engineer
3 9 (16.07%) Solutions Architect
3 9 (16.07%) VoIP Engineer
4 5 (8.93%) Network Architect
5 4 (7.14%) Voice Engineer
6 3 (5.36%) Genesys Architect
6 3 (5.36%) Senior
6 3 (5.36%) Voice Architect
7 2 (3.57%) Audio Visual Engineer
7 2 (3.57%) Cisco Engineer
7 2 (3.57%) Integration Engineer
7 2 (3.57%) IT Engineer
7 2 (3.57%) Network Communications Engineer
7 2 (3.57%) Network Support
7 2 (3.57%) Network Support Engineer
7 2 (3.57%) Network Systems Engineer
7 2 (3.57%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
7 2 (3.57%) Service Desk Analyst
7 2 (3.57%) Telecoms Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (17.86%) Web Services
2 7 (12.50%) Middleware
3 3 (5.36%) WebRTC
4 1 (1.79%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 11 (19.64%) IVR
2 9 (16.07%) Data Centre
3 7 (12.50%) Video Conferencing
4 5 (8.93%) Management Information System
5 2 (3.57%) IPTV
6 1 (1.79%) IoT
6 1 (1.79%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.79%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 8 (14.29%) Windows
2 4 (7.14%) Linux
2 4 (7.14%) Windows 10
3 2 (3.57%) Windows 7
4 1 (1.79%) Android
4 1 (1.79%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (19.64%) Computer Science
2 10 (17.86%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (16.07%) Knowledge Transfer
4 8 (14.29%) Analytics
4 8 (14.29%) Capacity Planning
4 8 (14.29%) Performance Optimisation
4 8 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (14.29%) Roadmaps
5 7 (12.50%) Agile
5 7 (12.50%) CRM
6 5 (8.93%) Artificial Intelligence
6 5 (8.93%) Conversational UI
6 5 (8.93%) DevOps
6 5 (8.93%) Load Balancing
6 5 (8.93%) Migration
7 4 (7.14%) Customer Experience
7 4 (7.14%) Data Privacy
7 4 (7.14%) Infrastructure Transformation
7 4 (7.14%) Systems Engineering
7 4 (7.14%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 12 (21.43%) Cisco Certification
3 11 (19.64%) CCNP
3 11 (19.64%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (19.64%) Degree
3 11 (19.64%) SC Cleared
4 9 (16.07%) Master's Degree
5 7 (12.50%) CCNA
6 5 (8.93%) AWS Certification
6 5 (8.93%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 5 (8.93%) Azure Certification
6 5 (8.93%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (7.14%) CCIE
8 3 (5.36%) BC Cleared
8 3 (5.36%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (5.36%) CCDP
8 3 (5.36%) CCIE Data Center
8 3 (5.36%) CCIP
9 2 (3.57%) JNCIA
10 1 (1.79%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.14%) GDPR
1 4 (7.14%) HIPAA
1 4 (7.14%) PCI DSS
1 4 (7.14%) QA
1 4 (7.14%) SOC 2
2 1 (1.79%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.79%) Def Stans
2 1 (1.79%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (7.14%) Firmware
2 3 (5.36%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.79%) Ansible
Vendors
1 22 (39.29%) Cisco
2 12 (21.43%) Genesys
3 10 (17.86%) Microsoft
4 9 (16.07%) Google
5 7 (12.50%) Avaya
6 4 (7.14%) Juniper
7 3 (5.36%) Alcatel-Lucent
8 2 (3.57%) Nokia
8 2 (3.57%) Palo Alto
8 2 (3.57%) SolarWinds
8 2 (3.57%) Sparx
9 1 (1.79%) ADVA
9 1 (1.79%) Apple
9 1 (1.79%) Dell
9 1 (1.79%) F5
9 1 (1.79%) HP
9 1 (1.79%) Mitel
9 1 (1.79%) ServiceNow
9 1 (1.79%) Splunk