The first table below looks at the demand for Unified Communications skills in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Unified Communications over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Reading region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Unified Communications
Rank 85 94 115
Rank change year-on-year
+9 +21
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 54 38 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 2.415% 1.616% 0.314%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.133% 6.061% 1.504%
Number of salaries quoted 46 29 6
Average salary £46,250 £47,000 £65,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.59% -27.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £32,500 £56,250
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £61,000 £82,500
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year
- -13.04%
All Communications & Networking
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
757 627 399
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 33.86% 26.66% 20.88%
Number of salaries quoted 587 466 329
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,000 £26,900 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Unified Communications
Berkshire

Unified Communications
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Unified Communications across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Reading Unified Communications Jobs Demand Trend

Unified Communications
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Unified Communications across the Reading region.

Reading Unified Communications Salary Trend

Unified Communications
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Unified Communications across the Reading region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Reading Unified Communications Salary Histogram

Unified Communications
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region citing Unified Communications also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Unified Communications.

1 55 (58.51%) Cisco
2 41 (43.62%) Cisco Certification
3 39 (41.49%) MPLS
4 36 (38.30%) CCIE
5 34 (36.17%) CCNP
6 28 (29.79%) CCIP
6 28 (29.79%) Lync
7 26 (27.66%) Microsoft
8 23 (24.47%) Juniper
9 21 (22.34%) Windows
10 20 (21.28%) ITIL
10 20 (21.28%) VMware
10 20 (21.28%) VMware Infrastructure
11 19 (20.21%) Firewall
12 17 (18.09%) MS Excel
12 17 (18.09%) CCSP
12 17 (18.09%) Windows Server 2008
13 16 (17.02%) CCNA
14 15 (15.96%) Active Directory
14 15 (15.96%) MS Exchange
14 15 (15.96%) Hyper-V
15 13 (13.83%) PRINCE2
16 12 (12.77%) DNS
16 12 (12.77%) Citrix
16 12 (12.77%) CheckPoint
16 12 (12.77%) MCITP
16 12 (12.77%) Exchange Server 2010
17 11 (11.70%) JNCIS
17 11 (11.70%) JNCIP
17 11 (11.70%) VoIP

Unified Communications
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region citing Unified Communications also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Unified Communications. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (3.191%) CGI
2 2 (2.128%) XMPP
3 1 (1.064%) COM
Application Platforms
1 28 (29.79%) Lync
2 15 (15.96%) MS Exchange
3 12 (12.77%) Exchange Server 2010
4 8 (8.511%) Exchange Server 2007
5 5 (5.319%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (3.191%) Apache
7 2 (2.128%) SharePoint
7 2 (2.128%) Exchange Server 2000
Applications
1 17 (18.09%) MS Excel
2 3 (3.191%) Office 365
Communications & Networking
1 39 (41.49%) MPLS
2 19 (20.21%) Firewall
3 12 (12.77%) DNS
4 11 (11.70%) VoIP
4 11 (11.70%) DHCP
5 10 (10.64%) VPN
6 9 (9.574%) TCP/IP
7 8 (8.511%) SAN
8 7 (7.447%) iSCSI
8 7 (7.447%) Network Security
8 7 (7.447%) SSL
8 7 (7.447%) LAN
9 6 (6.383%) Wireless
9 6 (6.383%) IPsec
10 5 (5.319%) PPTP
11 4 (4.255%) WLAN
11 4 (4.255%) IP Telephony
12 3 (3.191%) LLU
12 3 (3.191%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (3.191%) Cisco PIX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.128%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (6.383%) Telecoms
2 3 (3.191%) Marketing
3 1 (1.064%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 36 (38.30%) Network Engineer
2 29 (30.85%) Consultant
3 26 (27.66%) Support Engineer
3 26 (27.66%) Cisco Engineer
4 24 (25.53%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 22 (23.40%) 2nd Line Support
5 22 (23.40%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 22 (23.40%) 2nd Line Network Engineer
6 10 (10.64%) 3rd Line Support
7 9 (9.574%) Network Support
7 9 (9.574%) Cisco Support
8 6 (6.383%) Architect
9 4 (4.255%) Senior Consultant
9 4 (4.255%) Project Manager
9 4 (4.255%) Solutions Architect
9 4 (4.255%) Communications Engineer
9 4 (4.255%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
9 4 (4.255%) Implementation Engineer
9 4 (4.255%) Virtualisation Consultant
9 4 (4.255%) Cisco Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 6 (6.383%) Cloud Computing
2 4 (4.255%) Open Source
2 4 (4.255%) EqualLogic
2 4 (4.255%) Video Conferencing
2 4 (4.255%) Celerra
3 2 (2.128%) CLARiiON
3 2 (2.128%) Clustering
3 2 (2.128%) IVR
4 1 (1.064%) iPhone
4 1 (1.064%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 21 (22.34%) Windows
2 17 (18.09%) Windows Server 2008
3 5 (5.319%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (3.191%) Windows Vista
4 3 (3.191%) Debian
4 3 (3.191%) Linux
5 2 (2.128%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (2.128%) Windows 7
6 1 (1.064%) Android
6 1 (1.064%) Windows 8
6 1 (1.064%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (21.28%) ITIL
2 13 (13.83%) PRINCE2
3 8 (8.511%) Business Development
4 4 (4.255%) Network Design
4 4 (4.255%) Load Balancing
5 3 (3.191%) Supplier Management
5 3 (3.191%) Network Management
5 3 (3.191%) Network Architecture
5 3 (3.191%) Data Management
5 3 (3.191%) TOGAF
5 3 (3.191%) Migration
5 3 (3.191%) ITSM
5 3 (3.191%) Service Management
5 3 (3.191%) MOF
5 3 (3.191%) PRINCE
5 3 (3.191%) Six Sigma
6 2 (2.128%) High Availability
7 1 (1.064%) Software Testing
7 1 (1.064%) Telemarketing
7 1 (1.064%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 9 (9.574%) SQL
2 3 (3.191%) C
2 3 (3.191%) Perl
Qualifications
1 41 (43.62%) Cisco Certification
2 36 (38.30%) CCIE
3 34 (36.17%) CCNP
4 28 (29.79%) CCIP
5 17 (18.09%) CCSP
6 16 (17.02%) CCNA
7 12 (12.77%) MCITP
8 11 (11.70%) JNCIS
8 11 (11.70%) JNCIP
9 9 (9.574%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 8 (8.511%) JNCIA
10 8 (8.511%) MCTS
11 6 (6.383%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 6 (6.383%) NCIE
12 5 (5.319%) NCDA
13 4 (4.255%) Citrix Certification
13 4 (4.255%) CCVP
13 4 (4.255%) CCIA
13 4 (4.255%) CCEE
13 4 (4.255%) VCDX
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.191%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (3.191%) PCI DSS
1 3 (3.191%) ISO 9001
1 3 (3.191%) SLA
2 1 (1.064%) QA
System Software
1 20 (21.28%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (15.96%) Active Directory
2 15 (15.96%) Hyper-V
3 7 (7.447%) vSphere
4 6 (6.383%) VMware ESX
4 6 (6.383%) XenApp
4 6 (6.383%) XenServer
4 6 (6.383%) XenDesktop
5 3 (3.191%) FreeRADIUS
6 1 (1.064%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 6 (6.383%) SCCM
1 6 (6.383%) SCOM
2 5 (5.319%) Cisco UCCE
3 4 (4.255%) Cisco UCCX
4 3 (3.191%) SCVMM
4 3 (3.191%) FortiGate
5 2 (2.128%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (2.128%) NetBackup
5 2 (2.128%) Backup Exec
5 2 (2.128%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
6 1 (1.064%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (1.064%) Cisco IPCC
Vendors
1 55 (58.51%) Cisco
2 26 (27.66%) Microsoft
3 23 (24.47%) Juniper
4 20 (21.28%) VMware
5 12 (12.77%) Citrix
5 12 (12.77%) CheckPoint
6 10 (10.64%) HP
7 8 (8.511%) NetApp
8 6 (6.383%) EMC
8 6 (6.383%) Symantec
9 5 (5.319%) Twitter
9 5 (5.319%) Dell
10 3 (3.191%) Huawei
10 3 (3.191%) Brocade
10 3 (3.191%) ZyXEL
10 3 (3.191%) Draytek
10 3 (3.191%) Fortinet
10 3 (3.191%) F5
10 3 (3.191%) Blue Coat
10 3 (3.191%) BT
Reading, Berkshire
Our client has group revenues in excess of £2.5 billion and seeks best of breed sales professionals to assist their customers through the maze of available solutions...
EXCELerate
Salary: From £60,000 to £90,000 per annum Uncapped OTE, Car, Health, Pension
Posted: 13 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Senior Lync Consultant - £70k-£80k + 6k car + benefits - South East. I have ana excellent opportunity for a Senior Lync Unified Communications Consultant to work for a large consultancy...
Sanderson
Salary: £70000 - £85000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Accountable for the successful execution of the overall program transition activities and responsible for accomplishing specific program objectives including: Oversee all VZB Program activities worldwide and across all...
Verizon
Salary: Excellent Salary, Bonus & Benefits
Posted: 31 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK Senior Cisco Contact Centre Consultant - Reading - Cisco Unified Contact Centre (UCCE), Intelligent...
Connectus
Posted: 14 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2003, Exchange Server 2013, Office 365, Active Directory, MCTS, MCITP, Unified Communications, LYNC, Windows Server, Professional Services, EUC, Virtualisation, Windows 2003, DNS, DHCP,...
Woodrow Mercer Recruitment
Salary: From £55,000 to £60,000 per annum + 10-15% bonus + mileage + benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, South East
eChoice Consulting
Salary: £55k - 65k per year + Bonus, Car allowance and bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
Reading, South East
eChoice Consulting
Salary: 100k OTE
Posted: 23 May 2013