Unified Communications Contracts

Unified Communications
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 454 537 592
Rank change year-on-year +83 +55 +92
Contract jobs citing Unified Communications 65 63 121
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.22% 0.14% 0.20%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.74% 1.12% 1.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 45 89
10th Percentile £228 £205 £313
25th Percentile £400 £350 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -6.67% +16.67%
75th Percentile £601 £620 £600
90th Percentile £630 £684 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £469 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -13.19% +2.86% +27.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 3
10th Percentile £35.45 £22.50 £15.70
25th Percentile £60.88 £28.50 £16.75
Median hourly rate £75.00 £41.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +82.93% +115.79% -43.72%
75th Percentile - £55.50 £26.88
90th Percentile - £62.70 £31.30
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.00 £41.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year +82.93% +115.79% -13.64%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,739 5,643 7,361
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.79% 12.94% 12.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,297 3,382 4,789
10th Percentile £213 £205 £235
25th Percentile £363 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £495 £519
Median % change year-on-year -1.52% -4.53% +3.70%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £675 £700 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.63% - +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 181 423 478
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.57 £9.80
25th Percentile £17.30 £17.35 £10.63
Median hourly rate £32.50 £38.50 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.58% +102.63% -31.84%
75th Percentile £58.75 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £67.40 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.59 £45.88 £18.50
% change year-on-year -46.41% +148.00% -13.95%

Unified Communications
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Unified Communications in the UK

Unified Communications
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Unified Communications in the UK

Unified Communications
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Unified Communications over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Unified Communications in the UK

Unified Communications
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Unified Communications in the UK

Unified Communications
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Unified Communications over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Unified Communications in the UK

Unified Communications
Top 13 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England +62 56 £500 -4.76% 75
UK excluding London +61 41 £469 -13.19% 50
Work from Home +57 22 £463 -15.91% 46
London +30 19 £500 +5.26% 30
South West +43 12 £581 -3.13% 7
North of England +39 12 £475 -13.64% 22
North West - 9 £400 - 19
South East +41 6 - - 8
Midlands +23 6 £400 +14.29% 6
West Midlands +15 6 £400 +14.29% 5
Scotland +11 5 £325 +116.67% 4
Yorkshire - 2 - - 3
North East 0 1 £550 -

Unified Communications
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 13 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (15.38%) Skype for Business
3 7 (10.77%) SharePoint
4 5 (7.69%) Mattermost
5 3 (4.62%) Confluence
5 3 (4.62%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (3.08%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (10.77%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.23%) Azure
2 5 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (4.62%) Mimecast
4 2 (3.08%) AWS
4 2 (3.08%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (1.54%) OneDrive
5 1 (1.54%) PaaS
5 1 (1.54%) Rubrik
5 1 (1.54%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (27.69%) LAN
2 16 (24.62%) VoIP
3 15 (23.08%) WAN
4 13 (20.00%) Firewall
4 13 (20.00%) WebEx
5 12 (18.46%) Skype
6 10 (15.38%) SD-WAN
7 7 (10.77%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (9.23%) DNS
8 6 (9.23%) IPsec
8 6 (9.23%) Network Security
8 6 (9.23%) PBX
8 6 (9.23%) Softphone
8 6 (9.23%) VPN
9 5 (7.69%) DHCP
9 5 (7.69%) Wireless
10 4 (6.15%) H.323
10 4 (6.15%) MPLS
11 3 (4.62%) Internet
11 3 (4.62%) MGCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.54%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 4 (6.15%) JIRA
2 3 (4.62%) Bitbucket
General
1 25 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 11 (16.92%) Telecoms
3 8 (12.31%) Billing
4 7 (10.77%) Finance
4 7 (10.77%) Public Sector
5 5 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (4.62%) Military
6 3 (4.62%) Multimedia
6 3 (4.62%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (3.08%) Banking
7 2 (3.08%) Retail
7 2 (3.08%) Retail Banking
8 1 (1.54%) Electronics
8 1 (1.54%) Investment Banking
8 1 (1.54%) Local Government
8 1 (1.54%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.54%) Marketing
8 1 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (23.08%) Architect
2 8 (12.31%) Network Engineer
2 8 (12.31%) Unified Communications Engineer
3 7 (10.77%) Analyst
3 7 (10.77%) Support Engineer
4 6 (9.23%) Technical Architect
5 5 (7.69%) Consultant
5 5 (7.69%) Messaging Engineer
5 5 (7.69%) Messaging Support
5 5 (7.69%) Messaging Support Engineer
5 5 (7.69%) Operations Engineer
5 5 (7.69%) Operations Support Engineer
5 5 (7.69%) Support Analyst
6 4 (6.15%) Messaging Analyst
6 4 (6.15%) Messaging Support Analyst
6 4 (6.15%) Network Architect
6 4 (6.15%) Network Consultant
6 4 (6.15%) Operational Support Analyst
6 4 (6.15%) Operations Analyst
6 4 (6.15%) Operations Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.69%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 8 (12.31%) Management Information System
2 6 (9.23%) PKI
2 6 (9.23%) Video Conferencing
3 4 (6.15%) Data Centre
3 4 (6.15%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (6.15%) Hybrid Cloud
3 4 (6.15%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (4.62%) Digital Signage
4 3 (4.62%) IVR
5 2 (3.08%) NHS
6 1 (1.54%) Blackberry
6 1 (1.54%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.54%) IoT
6 1 (1.54%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.54%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 10 (15.38%) Windows
2 6 (9.23%) Linux
2 6 (9.23%) Windows 10
2 6 (9.23%) Windows Server
3 5 (7.69%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (1.54%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (27.69%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (24.62%) ITIL
3 10 (15.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 9 (13.85%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (13.85%) Roadmaps
4 9 (13.85%) User Experience
5 8 (12.31%) Customer Experience
5 8 (12.31%) Customer Service
5 8 (12.31%) Information Security
6 7 (10.77%) Time Management
7 6 (9.23%) B2B
7 6 (9.23%) Change Management
7 6 (9.23%) Service Management
7 6 (9.23%) System Testing
7 6 (9.23%) Technical Architecture
8 5 (7.69%) CRM
8 5 (7.69%) Load Balancing
8 5 (7.69%) Migration
8 5 (7.69%) Problem Management
8 5 (7.69%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 11 (16.92%) SQL
2 9 (13.85%) PowerShell
3 3 (4.62%) Python
Qualifications
1 21 (32.31%) Security Cleared
2 14 (21.54%) SC Cleared
3 13 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
4 11 (16.92%) Degree
5 10 (15.38%) CCNP
5 10 (15.38%) DV Cleared
6 9 (13.85%) CCNA
7 5 (7.69%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (3.08%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (3.08%) MCP
8 2 (3.08%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (1.54%) A+ Certification
9 1 (1.54%) BC Cleared
9 1 (1.54%) CCDP
9 1 (1.54%) CCIE
9 1 (1.54%) CCIP
9 1 (1.54%) CESG Certified Professional
9 1 (1.54%) MCSA
9 1 (1.54%) MCSE
9 1 (1.54%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.62%) Data Quality
1 3 (4.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.54%) PCI DSS
2 1 (1.54%) QA
2 1 (1.54%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (21.54%) Active Directory
2 6 (9.23%) Hyper-V
3 5 (7.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 5 (7.69%) Virtual Servers
4 4 (6.15%) Firmware
5 3 (4.62%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (1.54%) vSphere
6 1 (1.54%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 5 (7.69%) Cisco CUCM
1 5 (7.69%) SCOM
1 5 (7.69%) WSUS
2 3 (4.62%) Ansible
2 3 (4.62%) Cisco UCCE
2 3 (4.62%) FortiGate
3 2 (3.08%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (1.54%) Cisco UCCX
4 1 (1.54%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.54%) OfficeScan
4 1 (1.54%) SCCM
4 1 (1.54%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 37 (56.92%) Cisco
2 27 (41.54%) Microsoft
3 8 (12.31%) F5
4 6 (9.23%) Palo Alto
5 5 (7.69%) Red Hat
5 5 (7.69%) Splunk
5 5 (7.69%) Veeam
6 4 (6.15%) Juniper
6 4 (6.15%) Mitel
7 3 (4.62%) Aruba
7 3 (4.62%) Atlassian
7 3 (4.62%) Proofpoint
7 3 (4.62%) VMware
8 2 (3.08%) Ericsson
8 2 (3.08%) Nokia
9 1 (1.54%) Alcatel-Lucent
9 1 (1.54%) Avaya
9 1 (1.54%) Genesys
9 1 (1.54%) NetApp
9 1 (1.54%) Symantec