Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Skype for Business skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Skype for Business over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 656 | 775 | 852 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +119 | +77 | +153 |
| Permanent jobs citing Skype for Business | 39 | 72 | 81 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.079% | 0.084% | 0.090% |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 0.96% | 0.81% | 0.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18 | 43 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,550 | £31,050 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,250 | £31,250 | £32,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.25% | +6.67% | -31.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,563 | £58,750 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,800 | £75,000 | £60,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.25% | +6.67% | -25.00% |
All Application Platform Skills
England
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 England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 4,053 | 8,885 | 10,484 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 8.26% | 10.34% | 11.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,765 | 6,567 | 7,124 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £35,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -11.50% | +2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £70,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £95,000 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | +0.22% |
Skype for Business
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Skype for Business as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Skype for Business in England.
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Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Skype for Business in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
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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 13 May 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | +57 | 12 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 1 |
| North West | +20 | 12 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 1 |
| Midlands | +68 | 11 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +45 | 11 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | +44 | 8 | £52,500 | +90.91% | 2 |
| South East | +100 | 4 | £42,000 | -11.58% | 5 |
| London | +64 | 3 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 5 |
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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: