The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for Skype skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Skype over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
128
164
186
Rank change year-on-year
+36
+22
-61
Contract jobs citing Skype
1
8
7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
Skype 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 advertised in the City of London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
214
361
425
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
9.63%
9.90%
10.06%
Number of daily rates quoted
144
245
326
10th Percentile
£221
£239
£313
25th Percentile
£350
£438
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£563
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-20.00%
+7.14%
+4.53%
75th Percentile
£620
£675
£615
90th Percentile
£775
£764
£713
Central London median daily rate
£450
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-18.18%
+4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
4
9
10th Percentile
-
£20.46
-
25th Percentile
£12.75
£20.81
£21.00
Median hourly rate
£13.50
£21.00
£39.50
Median % change year-on-year
-35.71%
-46.84%
+125.71%
75th Percentile
£16.59
£24.64
£61.75
90th Percentile
£17.99
£30.86
£64.35
Central London median hourly rate
£16.22
£21.00
£39.50
% change year-on-year
-22.79%
-46.84%
+125.71%
Skype Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Skype as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Skype Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Skype in the City of London.
Skype Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Skype in the City of London.
Skype Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Skype also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number 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 and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
