Unified Communications Job Trends in England

Unified Communications
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Unified Communications skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 428 616 524
Rank change year-on-year +188 -92 +193
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 172 69 148
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.33% 0.14% 0.32%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.93% 1.03% 2.20%
Number of salaries quoted 109 38 123
10th Percentile £29,500 £40,650 £31,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £53,125 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% +7.69% +25.20%
75th Percentile £61,000 £87,469 £75,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £97,500 £96,231
UK median annual salary £45,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -35.71% +7.69% +25.20%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Unified Communications falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 8,916 6,670 6,722
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 16.92% 13.34% 14.62%
Number of salaries quoted 3,544 3,549 5,427
10th Percentile £25,684 £31,250 £28,360
25th Percentile £28,697 £39,000 £35,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +8.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £87,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £38,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.70% +8.00% -4.76%

Unified Communications
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Unified Communications relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Unified Communications job vacancy trend in England

Unified Communications
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Unified Communications.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Unified Communications

Unified Communications
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Unified Communications in England over the 6 months to 27 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Unified Communications in England

Unified Communications
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unified Communications within the England region over the 6 months to 27 December 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
South East +95 72 £45,000 -25.00% 21
North of England +45 41 £57,500 +38.55% 22
London +37 32 £38,875 -49.81% 19
Yorkshire +14 21 £56,250 - 8
North West +32 20 £65,000 +56.63% 14
East of England +35 9 £27,500 -34.52% 7
Midlands +37 7 £51,250 +13.89% 12
South West +3 7 £56,250 +23.63% 10
West Midlands +36 6 £70,000 +55.56% 5
East Midlands - 1 £32,500 - 7
Unified Communications
UK

Unified Communications
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (7.56%) Skype for Business
2 10 (5.81%) SharePoint
3 8 (4.65%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 27 (15.70%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (12.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (12.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (5.23%) InDesign
Cloud Services
1 31 (18.02%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (11.05%) Azure
3 14 (8.14%) SaaS
4 12 (6.98%) AWS
5 6 (3.49%) IaaS
6 5 (2.91%) PaaS
6 5 (2.91%) Serverless
7 4 (2.33%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.16%) Entra ID
8 2 (1.16%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 34 (19.77%) VoIP
2 28 (16.28%) WebEx
3 26 (15.12%) WAN
4 16 (9.30%) LAN
4 16 (9.30%) Wi-Fi
5 14 (8.14%) Telepresence
6 13 (7.56%) Firewall
6 13 (7.56%) Network Security
6 13 (7.56%) Skype
6 13 (7.56%) VPN
7 12 (6.98%) SD-WAN
8 7 (4.07%) VLAN
9 6 (3.49%) DECT
9 6 (3.49%) DSL
9 6 (3.49%) PBX
9 6 (3.49%) TCP/IP
9 6 (3.49%) Wireshark
9 6 (3.49%) WLAN
10 5 (2.91%) Internet
10 5 (2.91%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
General
1 47 (27.33%) Social Skills
1 47 (27.33%) Telecoms
2 19 (11.05%) Finance
2 19 (11.05%) Marketing
3 18 (10.47%) Law
4 8 (4.65%) Public Sector
5 7 (4.07%) Legal
6 5 (2.91%) Billing
7 3 (1.74%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (1.74%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.16%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.16%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.58%) Electronics
9 1 (0.58%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.58%) Retail
Job Titles
1 30 (17.44%) Senior
2 23 (13.37%) Account Manager
3 21 (12.21%) Support Engineer
4 16 (9.30%) Analyst
5 15 (8.72%) Support Analyst
6 14 (8.14%) Support Assistant
6 14 (8.14%) Voice Engineer
6 14 (8.14%) Voice Support Engineer
7 12 (6.98%) Business Manager
7 12 (6.98%) Consultant
8 11 (6.40%) Presales Engineer
8 11 (6.40%) Technical Account Manager
8 11 (6.40%) Technical Manager
9 10 (5.81%) Marketing Executive
9 10 (5.81%) Senior Account Manager
9 10 (5.81%) Senior Business Manager
9 10 (5.81%) Senior Manager
9 10 (5.81%) Unified Communications Consultant
10 9 (5.23%) Senior Marketing Executive
10 9 (5.23%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (13.95%) Video Conferencing
2 15 (8.72%) Web Conferencing
3 9 (5.23%) Onboarding
3 9 (5.23%) Social Media
4 8 (4.65%) Data Centre
5 7 (4.07%) Operational Technology
6 5 (2.91%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (2.33%) Digital Media
7 4 (2.33%) Driving Licence
7 4 (2.33%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.74%) Handset
9 2 (1.16%) Digital Signage
9 2 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.16%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 1 (0.58%) CMDB
10 1 (0.58%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.58%) Fibre Optics
10 1 (0.58%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.58%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.65%) Windows
2 5 (2.91%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (22.67%) Presales
2 29 (16.86%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (12.79%) ITIL
4 20 (11.63%) AI
4 20 (11.63%) CRM
5 18 (10.47%) Analytics
6 17 (9.88%) Business Continuity
7 16 (9.30%) Computer Science
7 16 (9.30%) Network Management
7 16 (9.30%) Project Management
8 15 (8.72%) Customer Experience
8 15 (8.72%) Customer Service
8 15 (8.72%) Root Cause Analysis
8 15 (8.72%) Service Delivery
9 14 (8.14%) Collaborative Culture
9 14 (8.14%) Commercial Awareness
9 14 (8.14%) Cybersecurity
9 14 (8.14%) Preventative Maintenance
10 13 (7.56%) Disaster Recovery
10 13 (7.56%) ISMS
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.16%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 29 (16.86%) Degree
2 16 (9.30%) Cisco Certification
3 12 (6.98%) CCNP
4 7 (4.07%) AWS Certification
4 7 (4.07%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 7 (4.07%) Azure Certification
4 7 (4.07%) CCNA
4 7 (4.07%) Master's Degree
4 7 (4.07%) PMI Certification
4 7 (4.07%) PMP
5 3 (1.74%) SC Cleared
5 3 (1.74%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.16%) CCIE
6 2 (1.16%) CWNA
6 2 (1.16%) RIBA
7 1 (0.58%) CCDA
7 1 (0.58%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.58%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (12.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (5.23%) ISO 9001
3 7 (4.07%) NIST
4 1 (0.58%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (8.72%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.58%) Firmware
3 1 (0.58%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 16 (9.30%) Cisco CUCM
2 6 (3.49%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (2.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 52 (30.23%) Microsoft
2 34 (19.77%) Cisco
3 14 (8.14%) Oracle
3 14 (8.14%) Polycom
4 11 (6.40%) Mitel
5 9 (5.23%) Adobe
5 9 (5.23%) Zoho
6 7 (4.07%) VMware
7 4 (2.33%) Avaya
7 4 (2.33%) Civica
8 3 (1.74%) Meraki
8 3 (1.74%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.16%) Draytek
9 2 (1.16%) Fortinet
10 1 (0.58%) Aruba
10 1 (0.58%) ConnectWise
10 1 (0.58%) SAP
10 1 (0.58%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.58%) Yealink