The first table below looks at the demand for Unified Communications skills in IT jobs advertised for the South Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Unified Communications over the 3 months to 17 May 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 Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Unified Communications
Rank 68 73 68
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -5
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 8 7 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 1.111% 0.735% 0.464%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.143% 3.763% 3.226%
Number of salaries quoted 7 7 3
Average salary £45,000 £36,500 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+23.28% -33.63%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year
- -16.66%
All Communications & Networking
South Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
112 186 124
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 15.56% 19.54% 14.39%
Number of salaries quoted 90 150 100
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,500 £22,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £68,000 £67,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,750 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-0.62% +6.66%
Unified Communications
Yorkshire

Unified Communications
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire Unified Communications Salary Trend

Unified Communications
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Unified Communications across the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 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
(Click each for more statistics)
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
Sheffield +7 8 £45,000 +23.28%
Unified Communications
Yorkshire

Unified Communications
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Yorkshire 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 7 (53.85%) Cisco
2 6 (46.15%) Microsoft
3 4 (30.77%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (30.77%) SQL
3 4 (30.77%) MS Excel
3 4 (30.77%) Project Management
4 3 (23.08%) Symantec
4 3 (23.08%) VMware
4 3 (23.08%) Data Management
4 3 (23.08%) EDI
4 3 (23.08%) MS Exchange
4 3 (23.08%) Windows
4 3 (23.08%) B2B
4 3 (23.08%) Citrix
4 3 (23.08%) CommVault
4 3 (23.08%) NetApp
4 3 (23.08%) BizTalk Server
4 3 (23.08%) HP
4 3 (23.08%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (23.08%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 3 (23.08%) Business Development
4 3 (23.08%) QA
4 3 (23.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (23.08%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (23.08%) vSphere
4 3 (23.08%) NCIE
5 2 (15.38%) Lync
5 2 (15.38%) NCDA
5 2 (15.38%) Degree
5 2 (15.38%) Computer Science

Unified Communications
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Yorkshire 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 (23.08%) EDI
2 2 (15.38%) JSP
3 1 (7.692%) XML
3 1 (7.692%) EDIFACT
Application Platforms
1 3 (23.08%) MS Exchange
1 3 (23.08%) BizTalk Server
2 2 (15.38%) Exchange Server 2000
2 2 (15.38%) Lync
3 1 (7.692%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (7.692%) Exchange Server 2013
3 1 (7.692%) Exchange Server 2003
3 1 (7.692%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (7.692%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 4 (30.77%) MS Excel
2 1 (7.692%) Office 365
2 1 (7.692%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 2 (15.38%) SAN
1 2 (15.38%) Cisco Nexus
2 1 (7.692%) MGCP
2 1 (7.692%) RTP
2 1 (7.692%) H.323
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (15.38%) Telecoms
2 1 (7.692%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 3 (23.08%) Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) Developer
2 2 (15.38%) Technical Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) Senior Technical Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) BizTalk Developer
2 2 (15.38%) Senior Consultant
3 1 (7.692%) Senior BizTalk Developer
3 1 (7.692%) Voice Engineer
3 1 (7.692%) Pre Sales Consultant
3 1 (7.692%) EDI Analyst
3 1 (7.692%) Technical Support Engineer
3 1 (7.692%) Business Consultant
3 1 (7.692%) Technical Engineer
3 1 (7.692%) Analyst
3 1 (7.692%) Architect
3 1 (7.692%) Project Manager
3 1 (7.692%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (7.692%) Sales Consultant
3 1 (7.692%) Senior Developer
3 1 (7.692%) Technical Support
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Computer Science
1 2 (15.38%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 3 (23.08%) Windows
1 3 (23.08%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (7.692%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (7.692%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) Project Management
2 3 (23.08%) Data Management
2 3 (23.08%) B2B
2 3 (23.08%) Business Development
3 2 (15.38%) PRINCE2
4 1 (7.692%) ITIL
4 1 (7.692%) PRINCE
4 1 (7.692%) MOF
4 1 (7.692%) TOGAF
4 1 (7.692%) Network Design
4 1 (7.692%) Migration
4 1 (7.692%) Time Management
4 1 (7.692%) Data Protection
4 1 (7.692%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 4 (30.77%) SQL
2 2 (15.38%) C
2 2 (15.38%) Java
2 2 (15.38%) Perl
2 2 (15.38%) PHP
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (23.08%) NCIE
2 3 (23.08%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 2 (15.38%) MCTS
3 2 (15.38%) MCITP
3 2 (15.38%) Degree
3 2 (15.38%) NCDA
3 2 (15.38%) CCDP
4 1 (7.692%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (7.692%) CCVP
4 1 (7.692%) MCSE
4 1 (7.692%) CCIE
4 1 (7.692%) CCNP
4 1 (7.692%) CCDA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) QA
2 1 (7.692%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 3 (23.08%) VMware Infrastructure
1 3 (23.08%) vSphere
2 2 (15.38%) XenApp
2 2 (15.38%) XenServer
2 2 (15.38%) XenDesktop
2 2 (15.38%) VMware ESX
3 1 (7.692%) Active Directory
3 1 (7.692%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (15.38%) NetBackup
1 2 (15.38%) Backup Exec
1 2 (15.38%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
2 1 (7.692%) SCCM
2 1 (7.692%) SCOM
2 1 (7.692%) Cisco UCCE
2 1 (7.692%) Cisco UCCX
2 1 (7.692%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 7 (53.85%) Cisco
2 6 (46.15%) Microsoft
3 3 (23.08%) HP
3 3 (23.08%) Citrix
3 3 (23.08%) CommVault
3 3 (23.08%) NetApp
3 3 (23.08%) Symantec
3 3 (23.08%) VMware
4 2 (15.38%) Tandberg
5 1 (7.692%) 3PAR
5 1 (7.692%) Blue Coat
5 1 (7.692%) EMC