The first table below looks at the demand for Unified Communications skills in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Unified Communications over the 3 months to 18 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 South East region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Unified Communications
Rank 209 257 311
Rank change year-on-year
+48 +54
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 266 193 118
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 1.190% 0.812% 0.496%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.059% 3.666% 2.470%
Number of salaries quoted 224 160 78
Average salary £50,000 £47,000 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.38% -21.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £35,000 £41,400
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £65,000 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £48,750 £59,000
% change year-on-year
+2.56% -17.37%
All Communications & Networking
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
5258 5265 4778
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 23.52% 22.14% 20.07%
Number of salaries quoted 4207 4385 3985
Average salary £40,000 £42,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.76% +5.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £55,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Unified Communications
England

Unified Communications
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East Unified Communications Salary Trend

Unified Communications
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Unified Communications across the South East region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

South East Unified Communications Salary Histogram

Unified Communications
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unified Communications within the South East region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
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Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
Berkshire +28 110 £47,500 -2.56% 10
Surrey +32 57 £55,000 +12.82%
Hampshire -8 39 £55,000 +34.14%
Kent +9 30 £40,000 -33.33% 4
Oxfordshire +6 27 £50,000 -
Buckinghamshire -5 27 £50,000 +5.26%
Middlesex +5 5 £41,250 -36.53%
West Sussex - 3 £60,000 -
Unified Communications
England

Unified Communications
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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.

1 242 (55.50%) Cisco
2 171 (39.22%) Cisco Certification
3 150 (34.40%) Microsoft
4 137 (31.42%) MPLS
5 119 (27.29%) Lync
6 111 (25.46%) CCNP
7 108 (24.77%) Windows
8 107 (24.54%) CCIE
9 90 (20.64%) CCNA
10 85 (19.50%) Juniper
10 85 (19.50%) Firewall
11 82 (18.81%) MS Excel
12 78 (17.89%) VoIP
13 77 (17.66%) Active Directory
14 72 (16.51%) VMware
15 68 (15.60%) Microsoft Certification
16 65 (14.91%) JNCIS
16 65 (14.91%) JNCIP
17 64 (14.68%) ITIL
18 63 (14.45%) VMware Infrastructure
19 60 (13.76%) MS Exchange
20 54 (12.39%) Windows Server 2008
21 52 (11.93%) TCP/IP
22 50 (11.47%) CCIP
22 50 (11.47%) MCSE
23 47 (10.78%) Office Communications Server
24 46 (10.55%) Telecoms
25 44 (10.09%) CCVP
26 42 (9.633%) JNCIA
27 41 (9.404%) Cisco UCCX

Unified Communications
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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 7 (1.606%) XMPP
2 3 (0.688%) EDI
2 3 (0.688%) CGI
3 2 (0.459%) COM
3 2 (0.459%) JSP
4 1 (0.229%) XML
4 1 (0.229%) Application Packaging
4 1 (0.229%) Middleware
4 1 (0.229%) EDIFACT
4 1 (0.229%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 119 (27.29%) Lync
2 60 (13.76%) MS Exchange
3 47 (10.78%) Office Communications Server
4 35 (8.028%) Exchange Server 2010
5 29 (6.651%) Exchange Server 2007
6 24 (5.505%) SharePoint
7 20 (4.587%) Exchange Server 2003
8 14 (3.211%) Exchange Server 2013
9 10 (2.294%) IIS
10 9 (2.064%) Tomcat
11 4 (0.917%) CMS
12 3 (0.688%) Exchange Server 2000
12 3 (0.688%) BizTalk Server
12 3 (0.688%) Apache
13 1 (0.229%) SharePoint Server
13 1 (0.229%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 82 (18.81%) MS Excel
2 11 (2.523%) Office 365
3 8 (1.835%) MS Office
4 2 (0.459%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.688%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 137 (31.42%) MPLS
2 85 (19.50%) Firewall
3 78 (17.89%) VoIP
4 52 (11.93%) TCP/IP
5 40 (9.174%) Ethernet
6 38 (8.716%) DNS
7 36 (8.257%) Cisco ASA
8 33 (7.569%) Wireless
8 33 (7.569%) IP Telephony
9 32 (7.339%) VPN
10 31 (7.110%) DHCP
10 31 (7.110%) LAN
11 27 (6.193%) SAN
12 26 (5.963%) PBX
12 26 (5.963%) WAN
13 25 (5.734%) Network Security
14 22 (5.046%) BGP
15 17 (3.899%) Internet
15 17 (3.899%) Cisco IPT
16 14 (3.211%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.606%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.376%) NonStop SQL
3 4 (0.917%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.229%) PowerCenter
4 1 (0.229%) Oracle 8/8i
4 1 (0.229%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 46 (10.55%) Telecoms
2 32 (7.339%) Finance
3 11 (2.523%) Marketing
4 9 (2.064%) Retail
5 3 (0.688%) German Language
6 2 (0.459%) Manufacturing
6 2 (0.459%) Advertising
7 1 (0.229%) Billing
7 1 (0.229%) Local Government
7 1 (0.229%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (0.229%) Back Office
7 1 (0.229%) French Language
Job Titles
1 118 (27.06%) Consultant
2 113 (25.92%) Network Engineer
3 102 (23.39%) Support Engineer
4 67 (15.37%) Cisco Engineer
5 66 (15.14%) 2nd Line Support
6 65 (14.91%) 2nd Line Network Engineer
6 65 (14.91%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 42 (9.633%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 38 (8.716%) 3rd Line Support
9 29 (6.651%) Cisco Support
10 27 (6.193%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
11 26 (5.963%) Architect
12 23 (5.275%) Pre Sales Consultant
13 21 (4.817%) Microsoft Consultant
14 20 (4.587%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
14 20 (4.587%) Implementation Engineer
14 20 (4.587%) Voice Engineer
15 19 (4.358%) Technical Consultant
16 18 (4.128%) Project Manager
17 15 (3.440%) Network Support
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.505%) Handset
2 13 (2.982%) Video Conferencing
2 13 (2.982%) Cloud Computing
3 12 (2.752%) Clustering
3 12 (2.752%) SaaS
3 12 (2.752%) Mobile App
4 10 (2.294%) Digital Media
4 10 (2.294%) Celerra
5 9 (2.064%) Computer Science
6 8 (1.835%) CLARiiON
7 7 (1.606%) Management Information System
7 7 (1.606%) Enterprise Storage
8 6 (1.376%) EMC Centera
8 6 (1.376%) Replication
9 5 (1.147%) Open Source
10 4 (0.917%) EqualLogic
10 4 (0.917%) Social Media
11 3 (0.688%) iPhone
11 3 (0.688%) HP StorageWorks
11 3 (0.688%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 108 (24.77%) Windows
2 54 (12.39%) Windows Server 2008
3 22 (5.046%) Windows Server 2012
3 22 (5.046%) Windows Server 2003
4 20 (4.587%) UNIX
5 15 (3.440%) Solaris
5 15 (3.440%) Linux
6 9 (2.064%) Windows XP
7 6 (1.376%) AIX
8 4 (0.917%) Windows Vista
8 4 (0.917%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.688%) Windows Phone
9 3 (0.688%) Debian
10 2 (0.459%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.229%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (14.68%) ITIL
2 37 (8.486%) PRINCE2
3 27 (6.193%) Business Development
4 23 (5.275%) Network Design
5 22 (5.046%) Project Management
6 17 (3.899%) Disaster Recovery
6 17 (3.899%) Migration
7 13 (2.982%) Network Management
8 12 (2.752%) Time Management
9 11 (2.523%) Service Management
10 10 (2.294%) Stakeholder Management
11 8 (1.835%) ITSM
11 8 (1.835%) Service Delivery
11 8 (1.835%) PRINCE
11 8 (1.835%) Information Security
11 8 (1.835%) Change Control
12 7 (1.606%) ISMS
12 7 (1.606%) Data Management
12 7 (1.606%) Operations Management
12 7 (1.606%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 19 (4.358%) SQL
2 7 (1.606%) PowerShell
3 5 (1.147%) Perl
4 4 (0.917%) C
5 2 (0.459%) Java
5 2 (0.459%) PHP
6 1 (0.229%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.229%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 171 (39.22%) Cisco Certification
2 111 (25.46%) CCNP
3 107 (24.54%) CCIE
4 90 (20.64%) CCNA
5 68 (15.60%) Microsoft Certification
6 65 (14.91%) JNCIS
6 65 (14.91%) JNCIP
7 50 (11.47%) CCIP
7 50 (11.47%) MCSE
8 44 (10.09%) CCVP
9 42 (9.633%) JNCIA
10 36 (8.257%) CCSP
11 29 (6.651%) MCITP
12 27 (6.193%) JNCIE
13 23 (5.275%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 23 (5.275%) Degree
14 15 (3.440%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 14 (3.211%) SC Cleared
15 14 (3.211%) DV Cleared
15 14 (3.211%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.587%) SLA
2 12 (2.752%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (2.294%) ISO 9000
4 6 (1.376%) QA
5 3 (0.688%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.688%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 77 (17.66%) Active Directory
2 63 (14.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 39 (8.945%) Hyper-V
4 14 (3.211%) vSphere
5 9 (2.064%) XenDesktop
5 9 (2.064%) XenApp
6 8 (1.835%) XenServer
6 8 (1.835%) Terminal Services
6 8 (1.835%) VMware ESX
7 6 (1.376%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 3 (0.688%) FreeRADIUS
9 2 (0.459%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.459%) UAG
10 1 (0.229%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 41 (9.404%) Cisco UCCX
2 32 (7.339%) Cisco UCCE
3 30 (6.881%) Cisco CUCM
4 12 (2.752%) SCOM
5 11 (2.523%) SCCM
6 5 (1.147%) MOM
7 4 (0.917%) Backup Exec
8 3 (0.688%) CiscoWorks
8 3 (0.688%) SCVMM
8 3 (0.688%) Cisco IPCC
8 3 (0.688%) NetBackup
8 3 (0.688%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.688%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
9 2 (0.459%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 242 (55.50%) Cisco
2 150 (34.40%) Microsoft
3 85 (19.50%) Juniper
4 72 (16.51%) VMware
5 41 (9.404%) HP
6 39 (8.945%) CheckPoint
7 34 (7.798%) Citrix
8 32 (7.339%) Avaya
9 27 (6.193%) Twitter
10 22 (5.046%) EMC
11 16 (3.670%) Mitel
12 14 (3.211%) NetApp
13 13 (2.982%) Brocade
14 10 (2.294%) Symantec
14 10 (2.294%) McAfee
14 10 (2.294%) Tandberg
15 9 (2.064%) Veritas
15 9 (2.064%) IBM
16 8 (1.835%) Fujitsu
17 7 (1.606%) Polycom
South East England
New Business Sales Cisco- £50,000 + x2 OTE + Car I'm working with a leading unified communications VAR with offices internationally... 2 years experience selling Cisco communications products...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
South East
Cisco and Tandberg video specialist required by major systems integrator and Cisco Gold Partner... Candidates must also possess strong knowledge of general Cisco Networking principals and will be...
DCL Search & Selection
Salary: £60k - 65k per year + Bonus + Car + Benefits.
Posted: 12 June 2013
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
Kent, South East
Whether our clients have one or three thousand sites, we deliver bespoke network solutions to them.We are a Cisco award winning partner and support thousands of enterprises.....
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 31 May 2013
West Malling, Kent
Capita Resourcing - Jobs at Capita
Salary: £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 31 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Verizon
Salary: Excellent Salary, Bonus & Benefits
Posted: 31 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Woodrow Mercer Recruitment
Salary: From £55,000 to £60,000 per annum + 10-15% bonus + mileage + benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Connectus
Posted: 14 June 2013
Kent, South East
Church International
Salary: Competitive Salary
Posted: 11 June 2013
Reading, South East
eChoice Consulting
Salary: £55k - 65k per year + Bonus, Car allowance and bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
West Malling, Kent
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Slough, South East
eChoice Consulting
Salary: £35k - 40k per year + Bonus
Posted: 29 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
E-Choice Consulting
Salary: £35k - 40k per year + Bonus
Posted: 12 June 2013
Reading, South East
eChoice Consulting
Salary: 100k OTE
Posted: 23 May 2013