Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
England > North East
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North East requiring Skype for Business skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 43 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Skype for Business | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North East | - | 0.34% | - |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | - | 2.78% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £575 | £513 | £390 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.20% | +31.41% | -8.24% |
All Application Platform Skills
North East
Skype for Business falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in the North East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 28 | 36 | 10 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East | 6.75% | 12.16% | 3.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 21 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £181 | £181 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £384 | £450 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £470 | £195 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.06% | +141.03% | -62.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | £594 | £225 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £650 | £480 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £502 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.30% | +0.30% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £15.46 |
| England median hourly rate | £27.46 | £41.91 | £24.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.48% | +71.06% | +38.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Skype for Business relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Skype for Business.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Skype for Business.
