The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Skype skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Skype falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
155
219
261
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
8.69%
10.29%
9.80%
Number of daily rates quoted
116
140
165
10th Percentile
£329
£275
£305
25th Percentile
£419
£433
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£538
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.33%
+2.38%
-4.55%
75th Percentile
£651
£643
£625
90th Percentile
£738
£738
£708
Central London median daily rate
£510
£525
£518
% change year-on-year
-2.86%
+1.45%
-2.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
1
3
10th Percentile
£24.64
-
£19.39
25th Percentile
£31.34
£31.25
£20.09
Median hourly rate
£45.00
£32.50
£22.50
Median % change year-on-year
+38.46%
+44.44%
+9.76%
75th Percentile
£56.54
£33.75
£50.63
90th Percentile
£61.96
-
£66.75
Central London median hourly rate
£25.47
£32.50
£20.72
% change year-on-year
-21.63%
+56.89%
+1.05%
Skype Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Skype relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Skype Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Skype.
Skype Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Skype.
Skype Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 2 December 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Skype also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Skype.
Skype Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
