Skype for Business Jobs in England

Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Skype for Business skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Skype for Business over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 743 838 999
Rank change year-on-year +95 +161 -292
Permanent jobs citing Skype for Business 72 89 143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.085% 0.096% 0.11%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.81% 0.82% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 43 77 115
10th Percentile £30,700 £31,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £39,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -22.00% +4.71%
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,750 £61,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £61,500 £83,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £39,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.27% -21.00% -

All Application Platform Skills
England

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 8,847 10,848 17,567
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.42% 11.71% 13.42%
Number of salaries quoted 6,502 7,240 10,528
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £34,250 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,125 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% +2.05% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £97,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £54,192
% change year-on-year -9.09% +1.49% +3.22%

Skype for Business
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Skype for Business as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Skype for Business in England

Skype for Business
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Skype for Business in England.

Salary trend for Skype for Business in England

Skype for Business
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Skype for Business in England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Skype for Business in England

Skype for Business
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Skype for Business within the England region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +149 40 £75,000 +85.19% 4
West Midlands +26 12 £32,500 - 3
Midlands -6 12 £32,500 - 5
South West -17 7 £55,000 +83.33% 2
North of England +33 5 £40,000 -17.66% 1
East of England +10 5 £30,000 -45.45% 2
North West +13 4 £40,000 -17.66% 1
South East -1 3 £47,500 +37.68%
North East - 1 £31,500 -
Skype for Business
UK

Skype for Business
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 20 (27.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (13.89%) SharePoint
3 5 (6.94%) CMS
4 3 (4.17%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (2.78%) Exchange Server 2003
5 2 (2.78%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (2.78%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (1.39%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 48 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 41 (56.94%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (11.11%) Azure
3 7 (9.72%) Entra ID
4 5 (6.94%) WhatsApp
5 4 (5.56%) Mimecast
5 4 (5.56%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.39%) AWS
6 1 (1.39%) GCP
6 1 (1.39%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 71 (98.61%) Skype
2 25 (34.72%) Cisco IOS
2 25 (34.72%) Telepresence
3 11 (15.28%) DNS
4 10 (13.89%) Firewall
4 10 (13.89%) MPLS
4 10 (13.89%) TCP/IP
4 10 (13.89%) VoIP
5 9 (12.50%) LAN
5 9 (12.50%) VPN
5 9 (12.50%) WAN
6 8 (11.11%) BGP
6 8 (11.11%) Internet
6 8 (11.11%) Network Security
6 8 (11.11%) OSPF
6 8 (11.11%) Reverse Proxy
6 8 (11.11%) SD-WAN
6 8 (11.11%) SSL
6 8 (11.11%) Wireless
7 7 (9.72%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.39%) Amazon RDS
1 1 (1.39%) SQL Server
General
1 29 (40.28%) Finance
2 27 (37.50%) Automotive
3 26 (36.11%) Telecoms
4 25 (34.72%) Pharmaceutical
5 22 (30.56%) Social Skills
6 21 (29.17%) Law
7 4 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (2.78%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.39%) Electronics
9 1 (1.39%) German Language
9 1 (1.39%) Italian Language
9 1 (1.39%) Legal
9 1 (1.39%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.39%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 28 (38.89%) Support Engineer
2 17 (23.61%) IT Support
3 14 (19.44%) Analyst
3 14 (19.44%) Support Specialist
4 12 (16.67%) IT Support Specialist
5 8 (11.11%) Network Analyst
5 8 (11.11%) Network Security Analyst
5 8 (11.11%) Security Analyst
6 7 (9.72%) Graduate
6 7 (9.72%) Graduate Support Engineer
7 6 (8.33%) Desktop Engineer
7 6 (8.33%) Desktop Support
7 6 (8.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 5 (6.94%) Support Analyst
9 4 (5.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (5.56%) IT Manager
9 4 (5.56%) Senior
10 3 (4.17%) IT Analyst
10 3 (4.17%) IT Support Analyst
10 3 (4.17%) Wintel Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (11.11%) 802.1X
1 8 (11.11%) SAML
2 4 (5.56%) CSS
2 4 (5.56%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 46 (63.89%) Video Conferencing
2 14 (19.44%) Data Centre
3 12 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (12.50%) Management Information System
5 8 (11.11%) Client/Server
6 3 (4.17%) PKI
6 3 (4.17%) Smartphone
7 2 (2.78%) Blackberry
7 2 (2.78%) Smartcard
8 1 (1.39%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.39%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 53 (73.61%) Windows
2 43 (59.72%) Windows 10
3 25 (34.72%) Windows 7
4 15 (20.83%) Android
5 12 (16.67%) Apple iOS
6 10 (13.89%) Windows Server
7 5 (6.94%) Mac OS X
8 2 (2.78%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (2.78%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (44.44%) ITIL
2 28 (38.89%) Stakeholder Management
3 16 (22.22%) Time Management
4 15 (20.83%) Information Security
5 12 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 12 (16.67%) Inventory Management
6 10 (13.89%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (11.11%) Change Control
7 8 (11.11%) Infrastructure Management
7 8 (11.11%) Load Balancing
8 6 (8.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 6 (8.33%) ITSM
8 6 (8.33%) Security Patching
9 5 (6.94%) Coaching
10 4 (5.56%) Multi-Factor Authentication
10 4 (5.56%) Project Management
10 4 (5.56%) Service Management
11 3 (4.17%) Change Management
11 3 (4.17%) Migration
11 3 (4.17%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 7 (9.72%) PowerShell
2 4 (5.56%) JavaScript
3 2 (2.78%) SQL
Qualifications
1 32 (44.44%) Degree
2 25 (34.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 25 (34.72%) Master's Degree
2 25 (34.72%) MBA
3 5 (6.94%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (2.78%) SLA
3 1 (1.39%) GDPR
3 1 (1.39%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 1 (1.39%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 26 (36.11%) Active Directory
2 7 (9.72%) vSphere
3 6 (8.33%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (2.78%) Hyper-V
4 2 (2.78%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (1.39%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 1 (1.39%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 8 (11.11%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (4.17%) SCCM
3 2 (2.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (1.39%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (1.39%) NetBackup
4 1 (1.39%) OfficeScan
4 1 (1.39%) SCOM
4 1 (1.39%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 71 (98.61%) Microsoft
2 31 (43.06%) Cisco
3 30 (41.67%) Apple
4 26 (36.11%) Polycom
5 8 (11.11%) CheckPoint
5 8 (11.11%) Ribbon
6 4 (5.56%) Dell
6 4 (5.56%) ServiceNow
7 3 (4.17%) Mitel
8 2 (2.78%) Acronis
8 2 (2.78%) Citrix
8 2 (2.78%) EqualLogic
8 2 (2.78%) HP
8 2 (2.78%) Symantec
8 2 (2.78%) Synology
8 2 (2.78%) VMware
9 1 (1.39%) Becrypt
9 1 (1.39%) McAfee
9 1 (1.39%) SAP
9 1 (1.39%) Veritas