VoIP Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Voice Over IP (VoIP)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring VoIP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VoIP over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 291 291 439
Rank change year-on-year 0 +148 +57
Contract jobs citing VoIP 13 54 38
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.13% 0.35% 0.15%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.25% 3.35% 1.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 39 26
10th Percentile £400 £271 £213
25th Percentile £444 £341 £277
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £550 £405
Median % change year-on-year -13.18% +35.80% -4.71%
75th Percentile £581 £604 £542
90th Percentile £738 £641 £575
UK median daily rate £425 £500 £443
% change year-on-year -15.00% +12.97% +10.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £19.45 -
25th Percentile £18.50 £20.88 £18.50
Median hourly rate £19.00 £23.50 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.15% +23.68% -13.64%
75th Percentile £19.50 £24.25 £19.50
90th Percentile - £24.55 -
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £25.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year +200.00% +31.58% +11.76%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

VoIP 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,043 1,610 2,954
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.53% 10.49% 11.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 667 1,029 1,967
10th Percentile £325 £300 £350
25th Percentile £400 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £615 £650
90th Percentile £700 £703 £725
UK median daily rate £488 £495 £519
% change year-on-year -1.52% -4.53% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 77 101
10th Percentile £13.78 £12.75 £24.50
25th Percentile £14.20 £14.27 £42.50
Median hourly rate £41.00 £24.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.35% -59.17% +23.51%
75th Percentile £64.38 £65.00 £71.50
90th Percentile £73.75 £87.46 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £40.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -27.50% +110.53% -32.74%

VoIP
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing VoIP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

VoIP trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

VoIP
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing VoIP.

VoIP daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

VoIP
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing VoIP over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

VoIP daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

VoIP
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing VoIP.

VoIP hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

VoIP
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 1 (7.69%) CMS
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (7.69%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (23.08%) Azure
2 2 (15.38%) Entra ID
3 1 (7.69%) AWS
3 1 (7.69%) Azure ExpressRoute
3 1 (7.69%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (7.69%) GCP
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (7.69%) OneDrive
3 1 (7.69%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 6 (46.15%) Firewall
2 4 (30.77%) Unified Communications
2 4 (30.77%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (23.08%) LAN
3 3 (23.08%) TCP/IP
3 3 (23.08%) WAN
4 2 (15.38%) BGP
4 2 (15.38%) DNS
4 2 (15.38%) DSL
4 2 (15.38%) MPLS
4 2 (15.38%) OSPF
4 2 (15.38%) PPP
4 2 (15.38%) PSTN
4 2 (15.38%) SNMP
4 2 (15.38%) VPN
4 2 (15.38%) Wireless
5 1 (7.69%) DOCSIS
5 1 (7.69%) EIGRP
5 1 (7.69%) IPsec
5 1 (7.69%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Oracle Database
General
1 4 (30.77%) Telecoms
2 2 (15.38%) Finance
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Local Government
3 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Network Engineer
2 2 (15.38%) Architect
3 1 (7.69%) Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Business Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Cisco Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Cisco Network Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Consultant
3 1 (7.69%) Genesys Consultant
3 1 (7.69%) Infrastructure Architect
3 1 (7.69%) Infrastructure Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Infrastructure Specialist
3 1 (7.69%) IT Support
3 1 (7.69%) IT Support Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Network Architect
3 1 (7.69%) Network Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Support Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Technical Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Technical Business Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Telephony Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Voice Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) 802.1X
1 1 (7.69%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Data Centre
2 1 (7.69%) Algorithms
2 1 (7.69%) Digital TV
2 1 (7.69%) IoT
2 1 (7.69%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (7.69%) Replication
2 1 (7.69%) STB
Operating Systems
1 2 (15.38%) Linux
1 2 (15.38%) Windows
1 2 (15.38%) Windows 10
2 1 (7.69%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (7.69%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) Migration
2 3 (23.08%) Agile
2 3 (23.08%) Network Design
3 2 (15.38%) Business Strategy
3 2 (15.38%) Identity Management
4 1 (7.69%) Business Continuity
4 1 (7.69%) Change Management
4 1 (7.69%) Communications Security
4 1 (7.69%) Containerisation
4 1 (7.69%) Content Management
4 1 (7.69%) GAP Analysis
4 1 (7.69%) High-Frequency Trading
4 1 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (7.69%) ITIL
4 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (7.69%) Process Management
4 1 (7.69%) RBAC
4 1 (7.69%) Service Delivery
4 1 (7.69%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (7.69%) Wealth Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) C
1 1 (7.69%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (23.08%) CCNP
3 2 (15.38%) CCNA
3 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
3 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
4 1 (7.69%) BC Cleared
4 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (7.69%) CCDP
4 1 (7.69%) CCIE
4 1 (7.69%) CCIP
4 1 (7.69%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) QA
System Software
1 2 (15.38%) Active Directory
2 1 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (7.69%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (7.69%) FortiGate
2 1 (7.69%) Kubernetes
2 1 (7.69%) OfficeScan
2 1 (7.69%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 6 (46.15%) Cisco
2 2 (15.38%) Juniper
2 2 (15.38%) Meraki
2 2 (15.38%) Mitel
2 2 (15.38%) VMware
3 1 (7.69%) Alcatel-Lucent
3 1 (7.69%) Altiris
3 1 (7.69%) Aruba
3 1 (7.69%) Barracuda Networks
3 1 (7.69%) Ericsson
3 1 (7.69%) F5
3 1 (7.69%) Fortinet
3 1 (7.69%) Genesys
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.69%) NetApp
3 1 (7.69%) Oracle
3 1 (7.69%) Palo Alto
3 1 (7.69%) Siemens
3 1 (7.69%) SolarWinds
3 1 (7.69%) Symantec