Skype Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Microsoft Skype
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Skype skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Skype 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.064% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.79% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £180 - -
England median daily rate £450 £450 £526
% change year-on-year - -14.49% +16.94%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Midlands

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 Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 378 291 412
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 8.06% 11.86% 15.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 205 170 261
10th Percentile £213 £200 £231
25th Percentile £313 £300 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £538 £568 £600
90th Percentile £638 £638 £688
England median daily rate £500 £495 £500
% change year-on-year +0.93% -0.92% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 22 20
10th Percentile £19.34 £13.81 £12.28
25th Percentile £21.33 £14.14 £12.75
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £14.14
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% +77.93% -38.54%
75th Percentile £72.29 £31.00 £25.51
90th Percentile £74.00 £42.68 £26.15
England median hourly rate £28.00 £45.00 £51.50
% change year-on-year -37.78% -12.62% +3.00%

Skype
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Skype relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Skype job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Skype
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Skype.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Skype

Skype
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Skype.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Skype

Skype
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 1 August 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
West Midlands - 3 £180 -
Skype
England

Skype
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) LAN
2 2 (66.67%) Internet
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) IT Support
2 2 (66.67%) 1st/2nd Line Support
2 2 (66.67%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) 2nd Line Support
2 2 (66.67%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) IT Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) IT Support Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Support Engineer
3 1 (33.33%) Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) Desktop Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support
3 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) IT Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) IT Support Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Smartphone
2 1 (33.33%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) User Experience
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory