Skype for Business Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Skype for Business skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Skype for Business over the 6 months to 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 334 443 543
Rank change year-on-year +109 +100 -142
Contract jobs citing Skype for Business 13 39 78
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.083% 0.15% 0.17%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.83% 1.29% 1.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 24 52
10th Percentile £338 £368 £257
25th Percentile £350 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 £465 £425
Median % change year-on-year -18.19% +9.29% -8.11%
75th Percentile £450 £525 £475
90th Percentile £486 £936 £583
UK median daily rate £300 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -33.33% +5.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £92.50 £32.50
Median hourly rate - £95.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year - +171.43% -22.22%
75th Percentile - £97.50 £37.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - £95.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year - +171.43% -30.00%

All Application Platform Skills
Work from Home

Skype for Business is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for application platform skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 1,567 3,024 5,488
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.05% 11.44% 12.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,096 2,127 3,957
10th Percentile £290 £313 £315
25th Percentile £377 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £508 £515
Median % change year-on-year -1.57% -1.36% +10.75%
75th Percentile £608 £633 £613
90th Percentile £788 £743 £697
UK median daily rate £495 £513 £520
% change year-on-year -3.41% -1.44% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 71 73
10th Percentile £16.50 £18.03 £15.28
25th Percentile £22.61 £22.16 £19.00
Median hourly rate £30.16 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.16% +57.14% +29.63%
75th Percentile £49.08 £71.88 £54.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £86.65 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £29.50 £31.00 £21.09
% change year-on-year -4.84% +46.99% -7.30%

Skype for Business
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Skype for Business as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Skype for Business trend for jobs with a WFH option

Skype for Business
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Skype for Business.

Skype for Business daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Skype for Business
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Skype for Business over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Skype for Business daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Skype for Business
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Skype for Business.

Skype for Business hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Skype for Business
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 11 (84.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (76.92%) Exchange Server 2003
2 10 (76.92%) Exchange Server 2007
2 10 (76.92%) Exchange Server 2010
2 10 (76.92%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (15.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (92.31%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.69%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) Entra ID
2 1 (7.69%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 13 (100.00%) Skype
2 1 (7.69%) 3G
2 1 (7.69%) 4G
2 1 (7.69%) Cisco IOS
2 1 (7.69%) IP Telephony
2 1 (7.69%) LAN
2 1 (7.69%) PBX
2 1 (7.69%) WAN
2 1 (7.69%) WebEx
General
1 10 (76.92%) Public Sector
2 1 (7.69%) Billing
2 1 (7.69%) Electronics
2 1 (7.69%) Finance
2 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
2 1 (7.69%) Marketing
2 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (7.69%) Architect
1 1 (7.69%) IT Support
1 1 (7.69%) Lead
1 1 (7.69%) Lead Architect
1 1 (7.69%) Lead Solutions Architect
1 1 (7.69%) Solutions Architect
1 1 (7.69%) Support Engineer
1 1 (7.69%) Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) Hedge funds
1 1 (7.69%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 12 (92.31%) Windows
2 10 (76.92%) Windows Server
2 10 (76.92%) Windows Server 2003
2 10 (76.92%) Windows Server 2008
2 10 (76.92%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (7.69%) Android
3 1 (7.69%) Apple iOS
3 1 (7.69%) Mac OS X
3 1 (7.69%) Windows 10
3 1 (7.69%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) Migration
2 5 (38.46%) Computer Science
3 2 (15.38%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (7.69%) Business Transformation
4 1 (7.69%) Change Management
4 1 (7.69%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (7.69%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (7.69%) Load Balancing
4 1 (7.69%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (7.69%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (7.69%) Programme Management
4 1 (7.69%) SIAM
Programming Languages
1 11 (84.62%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) SC Cleared
1 9 (69.23%) Security Cleared
2 2 (15.38%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (15.38%) Degree
3 1 (7.69%) CTC Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) DV Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) MCSE
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) QA
System Software
1 11 (84.62%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (7.69%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Citrix
2 1 (7.69%) Apple
2 1 (7.69%) Bloomberg
2 1 (7.69%) Cisco
2 1 (7.69%) IronPort
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Mitel
2 1 (7.69%) Progress
2 1 (7.69%) Reuters
2 1 (7.69%) SAP