Skype for Business Contract Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
England > South East

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 160 179
Rank change year-on-year - +19 +14
Contract jobs citing Skype for Business 0 18 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South East - 0.47% 0.024%
As % of the Application Platforms category - 5.07% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 11 1
10th Percentile - £563 -
25th Percentile - - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +35.29%
75th Percentile - - £588
90th Percentile - £638 -
England median daily rate £494 £588 £513
% change year-on-year -15.96% +14.63% +20.59%

All Application Platform Skills
South 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 citing application platform skills in the South East.

6 months to
6 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing application platform skills 445 355 374
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 6.51% 9.26% 9.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 233 213 215
10th Percentile £263 £207 £252
25th Percentile £400 £385 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £468
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +6.95% -3.86%
75th Percentile £573 £600 £564
90th Percentile £675 £675 £638
England median daily rate £500 £500 £521
% change year-on-year - -4.08% +4.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 10 29
10th Percentile £15.50 £13.24 £30.00
25th Percentile £16.25 £16.38 £41.25
Median hourly rate £33.86 £47.64 £63.15
Median % change year-on-year -28.92% -24.57% +9.83%
75th Percentile £60.78 £77.88 £70.00
90th Percentile £93.81 £81.00 -
England median hourly rate £28.40 £41.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -30.74% -3.53% +57.41%

Skype for Business Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Skype for Business relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Skype for Business job vacancy trend in the South East

Skype for Business Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Skype for Business.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Skype for Business

Skype for Business Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Skype for Business.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Skype for Business