IP Telephony Contract Job Trends in England

IP Telephony
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring IP Telephony skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 628 500 503
Rank change year-on-year -128 +3 +62
Contract jobs citing IP Telephony 14 18 13
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.030% 0.065% 0.040%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.32% 0.55% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 8 11
10th Percentile - £223 £300
25th Percentile £213 £259 £314
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 £373 £315
Median % change year-on-year -16.78% +18.25% -25.88%
75th Percentile £339 £404 £450
90th Percentile £413 £468 £600
UK median daily rate £310 £373 £320
% change year-on-year -16.78% +16.41% -28.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 0
Median hourly rate £68.75 £20.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +243.75% - -
UK median hourly rate £68.75 £20.00 -
% change year-on-year +243.75% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

IP Telephony 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,356 3,280 3,933
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.35% 11.79% 12.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,574 2,056 2,278
10th Percentile £250 £225 £243
25th Percentile £400 £363 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £505
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -2.97% +1.00%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £608
90th Percentile £688 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £478 £500
% change year-on-year +4.71% -4.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 384 170 195
10th Percentile £16.02 £15.50 £15.65
25th Percentile £21.33 £24.25 £23.99
Median hourly rate £43.50 £39.66 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +9.68% -30.85% +1.52%
75th Percentile £69.63 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £92.11 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £33.00 £42.50 £51.00
% change year-on-year -22.35% -16.67% -9.72%

IP Telephony
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IP Telephony relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

IP Telephony job vacancy trend in England

IP Telephony
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing IP Telephony.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing IP Telephony

IP Telephony
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IP Telephony in England over the 6 months to 24 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for IP Telephony in England

IP Telephony
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing IP Telephony.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing IP Telephony

IP Telephony
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IP Telephony within the England region over the 6 months to 24 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -88 7 £310 -3.50% 4
North West -50 4 £225 - 1
North of England -64 4 £225 - 1
East of England -28 3 £725 - 5
IP Telephony
UK

IP Telephony
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.14%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 11 (78.57%) PSTN
2 7 (50.00%) VoIP
3 4 (28.57%) Software-Defined Networking
3 4 (28.57%) TCP/IP
4 3 (21.43%) LAN
5 2 (14.29%) BGP
5 2 (14.29%) Firewall
5 2 (14.29%) HSRP
5 2 (14.29%) HTTP
5 2 (14.29%) Network Security
5 2 (14.29%) OSPF
5 2 (14.29%) SSL
5 2 (14.29%) Unified Communications
5 2 (14.29%) VLAN
5 2 (14.29%) VRRP
5 2 (14.29%) WLAN
6 1 (7.14%) DMZ
6 1 (7.14%) Modbus
6 1 (7.14%) Profibus
6 1 (7.14%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) DTS
General
1 8 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 7 (50.00%) Telecoms
3 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (7.14%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 11 (78.57%) Analyst
2 7 (50.00%) Telephony Analyst
3 5 (35.71%) IT Analyst
3 5 (35.71%) IT Support
3 5 (35.71%) IT Support Analyst
3 5 (35.71%) Support Analyst
3 5 (35.71%) Telephony Support
4 4 (28.57%) Network Analyst
5 2 (14.29%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Infrastructure Analyst
5 2 (14.29%) Network Engineer
6 1 (7.14%) SCADA Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (78.57%) Driving Licence
2 4 (28.57%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (14.29%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (7.14%) CCTV
4 1 (7.14%) Fibre Optics
4 1 (7.14%) Operational Technology
4 1 (7.14%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 2 (14.29%) Linux
1 2 (14.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 2 (14.29%) Windows
1 2 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 5 (35.71%) Data Collection
3 4 (28.57%) ITIL
3 4 (28.57%) Project Delivery
4 2 (14.29%) DevOps
4 2 (14.29%) Document Management
4 2 (14.29%) Load Balancing
4 2 (14.29%) Migration
4 2 (14.29%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 8 (57.14%) CCNA
1 8 (57.14%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (28.57%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (14.29%) CCNP
3 2 (14.29%) DV Cleared
3 2 (14.29%) Network+ Certification
3 2 (14.29%) Security Cleared
4 1 (7.14%) Degree
4 1 (7.14%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 4 (28.57%) Firmware
2 2 (14.29%) Active Directory
2 2 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (14.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (14.29%) Nagios
Vendors
1 8 (57.14%) Cisco
2 4 (28.57%) Meraki
3 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 2 (14.29%) SolarWinds
3 2 (14.29%) VMware