Unified Communications Contracts in England

Unified Communications
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Unified Communications skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Unified Communications over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 430 485 557
Rank change year-on-year +55 +72 +93
Contract jobs citing Unified Communications 55 57 96
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.23% 0.15% 0.19%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.73% 1.14% 1.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 41 71
10th Percentile £310 £313 £313
25th Percentile £400 £350 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £481
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +9.25% +3.90%
75th Percentile £606 £620 £594
90th Percentile £646 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £490 £525
% change year-on-year +2.04% -6.67% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 2
10th Percentile £35.45 £22.50 £19.93
25th Percentile £60.88 £28.50 £22.06
Median hourly rate £75.00 £41.00 £26.25
Median % change year-on-year +82.93% +56.19% -36.95%
75th Percentile - £55.50 £30.56
90th Percentile - £62.70 £32.78
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £41.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year +82.93% +115.79% -43.72%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Unified Communications 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 3,178 5,012 6,158
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.05% 13.48% 12.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,963 3,022 4,045
10th Percentile £220 £206 £231
25th Percentile £363 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -6.67% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £650
90th Percentile £675 £700 £738
UK median daily rate £488 £495 £519
% change year-on-year -1.52% -4.53% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 127 399 439
10th Percentile £13.81 £13.50 £9.80
25th Percentile £15.22 £17.35 £10.63
Median hourly rate £28.00 £40.00 £18.82
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +112.54% -21.29%
75th Percentile £63.50 £63.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £81.01 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £40.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -27.50% +110.53% -32.74%

Unified Communications
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Unified Communications as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Unified Communications in England

Unified Communications
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unified Communications in England.

Daily rate trend for Unified Communications in England

Unified Communications
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Unified Communications in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Unified Communications in England

Unified Communications
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Unified Communications in England.

Hourly rate trend for Unified Communications in England

Unified Communications
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Unified Communications in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Unified Communications in England

Unified Communications
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 Unified Communications within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 +31 17 £500 +5.26% 33
South West +45 13 £588 -2.08% 7
North of England +30 12 £475 -13.64% 25
North West - 9 £400 - 21
South East +44 6 - - 11
Midlands +21 6 £400 +14.29% 6
West Midlands +13 6 £400 +14.29% 5
Yorkshire - 2 - - 3
North East 0 1 £550 - 1
Unified Communications
UK

Unified Communications
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (18.18%) Skype for Business
3 7 (12.73%) SharePoint
4 5 (9.09%) Mattermost
5 4 (7.27%) Confluence
6 3 (5.45%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (3.64%) CMS
Applications
1 6 (10.91%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (7.27%) Azure
2 3 (5.45%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (5.45%) Mimecast
3 2 (3.64%) AWS
3 2 (3.64%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.82%) OneDrive
4 1 (1.82%) PaaS
4 1 (1.82%) Rubrik
4 1 (1.82%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (30.91%) VoIP
2 14 (25.45%) LAN
3 13 (23.64%) Skype
3 13 (23.64%) WebEx
4 12 (21.82%) WAN
5 9 (16.36%) Firewall
6 7 (12.73%) SD-WAN
7 6 (10.91%) DNS
7 6 (10.91%) PBX
7 6 (10.91%) Softphone
8 5 (9.09%) DHCP
8 5 (9.09%) Network Security
9 4 (7.27%) H.323
9 4 (7.27%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (7.27%) Wireless
10 3 (5.45%) BGP
10 3 (5.45%) Internet
10 3 (5.45%) ISDN
10 3 (5.45%) MGCP
10 3 (5.45%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.82%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 5 (9.09%) JIRA
2 4 (7.27%) Bitbucket
General
1 24 (43.64%) Social Skills
2 11 (20.00%) Telecoms
3 8 (14.55%) Billing
4 7 (12.73%) Finance
5 6 (10.91%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (10.91%) Public Sector
6 5 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (5.45%) Military
7 3 (5.45%) Multimedia
8 2 (3.64%) Banking
8 2 (3.64%) Retail
8 2 (3.64%) Retail Banking
9 1 (1.82%) Electronics
9 1 (1.82%) Investment Banking
9 1 (1.82%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.82%) Marketing
9 1 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (18.18%) Architect
2 8 (14.55%) Unified Communications Engineer
3 6 (10.91%) Support Engineer
4 5 (9.09%) Analyst
4 5 (9.09%) Messaging Engineer
4 5 (9.09%) Messaging Support
4 5 (9.09%) Messaging Support Engineer
4 5 (9.09%) Network Engineer
4 5 (9.09%) Operations Engineer
4 5 (9.09%) Operations Support Engineer
4 5 (9.09%) Support Analyst
5 4 (7.27%) Consultant
5 4 (7.27%) Coordinator
5 4 (7.27%) Messaging Analyst
5 4 (7.27%) Messaging Support Analyst
5 4 (7.27%) Operational Support Analyst
5 4 (7.27%) Operations Analyst
5 4 (7.27%) Operations Support Analyst
5 4 (7.27%) Technical Architect
6 3 (5.45%) Network Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (9.09%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 7 (12.73%) Management Information System
2 6 (10.91%) PKI
2 6 (10.91%) Video Conferencing
3 4 (7.27%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (7.27%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (5.45%) Digital Signage
4 3 (5.45%) IVR
5 2 (3.64%) Data Centre
5 2 (3.64%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (3.64%) NHS
6 1 (1.82%) Blackberry
6 1 (1.82%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.82%) IoT
6 1 (1.82%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 8 (14.55%) Windows
2 6 (10.91%) Linux
2 6 (10.91%) Windows Server
3 5 (9.09%) Windows Server 2016
4 4 (7.27%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.82%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (30.91%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (21.82%) ITIL
3 8 (14.55%) Customer Experience
3 8 (14.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 7 (12.73%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (12.73%) Information Security
4 7 (12.73%) System Testing
4 7 (12.73%) User Experience
5 6 (10.91%) B2B
5 6 (10.91%) Change Management
5 6 (10.91%) Customer Service
5 6 (10.91%) Roadmaps
6 5 (9.09%) Critical Thinking
6 5 (9.09%) CRM
6 5 (9.09%) Migration
6 5 (9.09%) Problem Management
6 5 (9.09%) Procure-to-Pay
6 5 (9.09%) Service Management
6 5 (9.09%) Time Management
7 4 (7.27%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 11 (20.00%) SQL
2 9 (16.36%) PowerShell
3 3 (5.45%) Python
Qualifications
1 22 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 15 (27.27%) SC Cleared
3 13 (23.64%) Cisco Certification
4 11 (20.00%) CCNP
4 11 (20.00%) Degree
4 11 (20.00%) DV Cleared
5 8 (14.55%) CCNA
6 5 (9.09%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (3.64%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (3.64%) MCP
7 2 (3.64%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (1.82%) A+ Certification
8 1 (1.82%) BC Cleared
8 1 (1.82%) CCDP
8 1 (1.82%) CCIE
8 1 (1.82%) CCIP
8 1 (1.82%) ISTQB
8 1 (1.82%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (1.82%) MCSA
8 1 (1.82%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.82%) Data Quality
1 1 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (1.82%) PCI DSS
1 1 (1.82%) QA
1 1 (1.82%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (21.82%) Active Directory
2 6 (10.91%) Hyper-V
3 5 (9.09%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 5 (9.09%) Virtual Servers
4 3 (5.45%) Firmware
4 3 (5.45%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (1.82%) vSphere
5 1 (1.82%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 5 (9.09%) SCOM
1 5 (9.09%) WSUS
2 4 (7.27%) Cisco CUCM
3 3 (5.45%) Ansible
3 3 (5.45%) Cisco UCCE
3 3 (5.45%) FortiGate
4 2 (3.64%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (1.82%) Cisco UCCX
5 1 (1.82%) Kubernetes
5 1 (1.82%) OfficeScan
5 1 (1.82%) SCCM
5 1 (1.82%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 33 (60.00%) Cisco
2 26 (47.27%) Microsoft
3 5 (9.09%) Red Hat
3 5 (9.09%) Splunk
3 5 (9.09%) Veeam
4 4 (7.27%) Atlassian
4 4 (7.27%) F5
4 4 (7.27%) Juniper
4 4 (7.27%) Mitel
5 3 (5.45%) Aruba
5 3 (5.45%) Palo Alto
5 3 (5.45%) Proofpoint
5 3 (5.45%) VMware
6 2 (3.64%) Ericsson
6 2 (3.64%) Nokia
7 1 (1.82%) Alcatel-Lucent
7 1 (1.82%) Avaya
7 1 (1.82%) Genesys
7 1 (1.82%) NetApp
7 1 (1.82%) Symantec