Skype Contracts in the Midlands

Microsoft Skype
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 132 162 183
Rank change year-on-year +30 +21 -58
Contract jobs citing Skype 2 1 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.073% 0.029% 0.24%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.41% 0.20% 2.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £400 £110
Median % change year-on-year - +263.64% -76.84%
75th Percentile - - £425
90th Percentile - - £470
England median daily rate £385 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -14.44% +5.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £22.05
25th Percentile £28.25 - £22.13
Median hourly rate £28.50 - £22.50
75th Percentile £28.75 - £23.13
90th Percentile - - £23.35
England median hourly rate £28.50 £21.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year +35.71% -8.70% +2.22%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Midlands

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 Midlands with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 489 512 563
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 17.89% 15.00% 11.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 294 338 391
10th Percentile £200 £250 £166
25th Percentile £306 £314 £219
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £406 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year -9.72% +12.64% -0.13%
75th Percentile £575 £594 £500
90th Percentile £688 £700 £600
England median daily rate £495 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -5.71% +5.00% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 17 32
10th Percentile £12.28 £12.50 £12.38
25th Percentile £13.13 £16.25 £13.69
Median hourly rate £14.27 £20.71 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.08% +18.31% +16.67%
75th Percentile £24.35 £28.50 £20.88
90th Percentile £28.75 £40.25 £23.20
England median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £23.91
% change year-on-year +116.22% -22.63% -4.36%

Skype
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Skype as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Skype in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Skype in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Skype in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Skype in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Skype in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Skype within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
West Midlands +26 2 - - 3
Skype
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Broadband
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) CAFM
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Facilities Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP