Skype for Business Job Trends in the City of London

Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Skype for Business skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 162 154
Rank change year-on-year +41 -8 +90
Permanent jobs citing Skype for Business 13 3 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.56% 0.11% 0.46%
As % of the Application Platforms category 7.78% 0.80% 3.78%
Number of salaries quoted 13 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,750 £47,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £49,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +15.29% +4.94%
75th Percentile £40,250 £51,000 £43,750
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £38,500 £49,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -21.43% +15.29% -20.56%

All Application Platform Skills
City of London

Skype for Business falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring application platform skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 167 375 344
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 7.24% 14.12% 12.28%
Number of salaries quoted 127 257 299
10th Percentile £32,450 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £50,000 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -7.41%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £97,500 £90,000
Central London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -4.00% -7.41%

Skype for Business
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Skype for Business relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Skype for Business job vacancy trend in the City of London

Skype for Business
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Skype for Business.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Skype for Business

Skype for Business
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Applications
1 13 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 13 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 13 (100.00%) Skype
1 13 (100.00%) Unified Communications
1 13 (100.00%) WebEx
General
1 13 (100.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 13 (100.00%) Analyst
1 13 (100.00%) Support Analyst
1 13 (100.00%) Support Assistant
Miscellaneous
1 13 (100.00%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) ISMS
1 13 (100.00%) ITIL
1 13 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 13 (100.00%) Polycom