Skype Contract Job Trends in Wales

Microsoft Skype
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Skype skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 48 44
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 +2
Contract jobs citing Skype 4 1 5
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.92% 0.22% 1.07%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.30% 1.67% 6.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile - - £411
25th Percentile £155 - £449
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £165 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +31.09%
75th Percentile £170 - £581
90th Percentile - - £608
UK median daily rate £550 £501 £500
% change year-on-year +9.73% +0.25% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £22.50 -
UK median hourly rate - £22.50 £23.75
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +16.28%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 43 60 76
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 9.93% 13.13% 16.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 32 58
10th Percentile £165 £145 £192
25th Percentile £190 £208 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £276 £248 £350
Median % change year-on-year +11.62% -29.34% -22.17%
75th Percentile £300 £400 £550
90th Percentile £413 £546 £629
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 10 0
Median hourly rate £12.82 £47.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -73.01% - -
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £48.56 £55.00
% change year-on-year -27.92% -11.71% +34.10%

Skype
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Skype job vacancy trend in Wales

Skype
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Skype.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Skype

Skype
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Skype.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Skype

Skype
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Skype within the Wales region over the 6 months to 4 November 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
North Wales - 4 £165 - 1
Skype
UK

Skype
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco IOS
General
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (100.00%) Marketing
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Desktop Support
1 4 (100.00%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Android
1 4 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 4 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Logistics
1 4 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Software Licensing
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) SAP