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 23 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 579 530 652
Rank change year-on-year -49 +122 -26
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 166 111 116
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.17% 0.25% 0.16%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.48% 1.68% 1.31%
Number of salaries quoted 150 66 89
10th Percentile £29,963 £29,000 £22,950
25th Percentile £36,750 £36,750 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -28.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £71,300
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £84,000
UK median annual salary £45,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -17.27% +15.79% -20.83%

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 6,701 6,621 8,886
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 6.99% 15.14% 12.25%
Number of salaries quoted 4,449 3,776 5,458
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,750 £30,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% -2.08%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £41,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.85% -18.00% -3.85%

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 23 August 2026.

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 23 August 2026. 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 -34 49 £45,000 +8.18% 2
North West +15 41 £57,500 -14.81%
London -31 35 £40,000 -5.88% 8
South East -6 34 £50,000 -25.65% 10
South West -54 26 £72,500 +12.40% 1
Midlands -28 15 £45,000 -35.71% 18
East Midlands - 9 £45,000 - 8
Yorkshire -55 8 £31,750 -3.79% 1
East of England -21 7 £38,750 -38.00%
West Midlands -35 6 £53,750 -23.21% 10
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 8 (4.82%) SharePoint
2 7 (4.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (4.22%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 10 (6.02%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (4.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (4.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.60%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.60%) InDesign
3 1 (0.60%) Revit
3 1 (0.60%) SketchUp
Business Applications
1 1 (0.60%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 28 (16.87%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (5.42%) AWS
2 9 (5.42%) Entra ID
2 9 (5.42%) SaaS
3 7 (4.22%) Microsoft Copilot
3 7 (4.22%) OneDrive
4 5 (3.01%) Azure
5 1 (0.60%) IaaS
5 1 (0.60%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (13.25%) LAN
2 21 (12.65%) Firewall
3 19 (11.45%) VoIP
4 16 (9.64%) WebEx
5 15 (9.04%) VLAN
5 15 (9.04%) WAN
6 14 (8.43%) Wireless
7 9 (5.42%) Cisco ASA
7 9 (5.42%) Cisco Firepower
7 9 (5.42%) Network Security
8 8 (4.82%) DNS
8 8 (4.82%) VPN
9 7 (4.22%) PBX
9 7 (4.22%) Skype
9 7 (4.22%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (3.01%) Broadband
10 5 (3.01%) DHCP
11 4 (2.41%) TCP/IP
11 4 (2.41%) WLAN
12 3 (1.81%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.60%) RDBMS
1 1 (0.60%) Relational Database
1 1 (0.60%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.60%) Git
General
1 54 (32.53%) Telecoms
2 26 (15.66%) Law
3 24 (14.46%) Social Skills
4 22 (13.25%) Marketing
5 13 (7.83%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (7.83%) Public Sector
6 10 (6.02%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (5.42%) Banking
7 9 (5.42%) Retail
8 6 (3.61%) Finance
9 4 (2.41%) Advertising
10 1 (0.60%) Fire and Rescue
10 1 (0.60%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.60%) Police
10 1 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (16.87%) Business Development Manager
1 28 (16.87%) Business Manager
1 28 (16.87%) Development Manager
2 27 (16.27%) Analyst
2 27 (16.27%) Support Analyst
3 22 (13.25%) Support Assistant
4 15 (9.04%) Network Engineer
5 13 (7.83%) Lead
6 11 (6.63%) Unified Communications Manager
7 10 (6.02%) Marketing Manager
7 10 (6.02%) Operations Manager
7 10 (6.02%) Product Lead
7 10 (6.02%) Sales and Marketing Manager
7 10 (6.02%) Sales Manager
7 10 (6.02%) Sales Operations Manager
8 9 (5.42%) Senior
9 8 (4.82%) Account Manager
9 8 (4.82%) Support Engineer
9 8 (4.82%) Technical Specialist
10 7 (4.22%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.42%) XMPP
2 6 (3.61%) Terraform
3 1 (0.60%) CSS
3 1 (0.60%) CSS3
3 1 (0.60%) HTML
3 1 (0.60%) HTML5
3 1 (0.60%) React
3 1 (0.60%) RESTful
3 1 (0.60%) Vue
3 1 (0.60%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 19 (11.45%) Onboarding
2 17 (10.24%) Video Conferencing
3 9 (5.42%) FlexPod
3 9 (5.42%) Hybrid Cloud
4 8 (4.82%) Driving Licence
5 7 (4.22%) Replication
5 7 (4.22%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (3.01%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (3.01%) Management Information System
7 4 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.81%) CCTV
8 3 (1.81%) IoT
8 3 (1.81%) Microsoft Licensing
8 3 (1.81%) Smartcard
8 3 (1.81%) Web Conferencing
9 2 (1.20%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.20%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (1.20%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.60%) Client/Server
10 1 (0.60%) Distributed Architecture
Operating Systems
1 18 (10.84%) Windows
2 10 (6.02%) Windows Server
3 7 (4.22%) Linux
4 3 (1.81%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.20%) Android
6 1 (0.60%) Solaris
6 1 (0.60%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (28.31%) Cybersecurity
2 35 (21.08%) Business Development
3 19 (11.45%) ITIL
4 17 (10.24%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (9.04%) Customer Service
6 14 (8.43%) Problem-Solving
7 11 (6.63%) B2B
8 10 (6.02%) Analytics
8 10 (6.02%) Data-Driven Marketing
8 10 (6.02%) Mentoring
8 10 (6.02%) Performance Management
8 10 (6.02%) Presales
9 9 (5.42%) Business Intelligence
9 9 (5.42%) Data Management
9 9 (5.42%) Migration
10 8 (4.82%) Project Delivery
11 7 (4.22%) ISMS
11 7 (4.22%) Network Design
11 7 (4.22%) Preventative Maintenance
11 7 (4.22%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 9 (5.42%) Python
2 5 (3.01%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.60%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.60%) PL/SQL
3 1 (0.60%) SQL
3 1 (0.60%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (12.05%) Degree
2 8 (4.82%) CCNP
2 8 (4.82%) Cisco Certification
2 8 (4.82%) DBS Check
3 5 (3.01%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (1.81%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (1.81%) ITIL Certification
4 3 (1.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (1.20%) CCNA
6 1 (0.60%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (0.60%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.60%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (0.60%) ISO 9001
2 1 (0.60%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (5.42%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (4.22%) Active Directory
3 6 (3.61%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 6 (3.61%) Virtual Servers
3 6 (3.61%) vSphere
4 3 (1.81%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.20%) Firmware
6 1 (0.60%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 9 (5.42%) Ansible
1 9 (5.42%) Cisco CUCM
1 9 (5.42%) Grafana
2 5 (3.01%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.81%) cPanel
3 3 (1.81%) Plesk
4 2 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.60%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.60%) SCCM
Vendors
1 43 (25.90%) Microsoft
2 17 (10.24%) Cisco
3 10 (6.02%) Palo Alto
3 10 (6.02%) VMware
4 9 (5.42%) Fortinet
4 9 (5.42%) Splunk
5 7 (4.22%) Polycom
6 6 (3.61%) Aruba
6 6 (3.61%) Juniper
6 6 (3.61%) NetApp
7 4 (2.41%) Mitel
7 4 (2.41%) SonicWALL
8 3 (1.81%) Acronis
8 3 (1.81%) BT
8 3 (1.81%) Datto
8 3 (1.81%) NETGEAR
8 3 (1.81%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.81%) Veeam
8 3 (1.81%) WatchGuard
9 2 (1.20%) Apple