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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 534 656 585
Rank change year-on-year +122 -71 +282
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 117 104 158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.27% 0.15% 0.29%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.79% 1.20% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 70 65 139
10th Percentile £31,125 £23,000 £32,950
25th Percentile £36,750 £32,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -15.38% +18.18%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £91,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +4.35%

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 6,532 8,654 8,543
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 15.11% 12.54% 15.84%
Number of salaries quoted 3,622 4,501 6,033
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £35,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.00% -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £85,977
UK median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £50,250
% change year-on-year -20.00% -0.50% -4.29%

Unified Communications
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Unified Communications as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Unified Communications 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 18 September 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 18 September 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 +43 36 £50,000 +36.99% 15
London +34 35 £42,500 -39.29% 23
Yorkshire +38 19 £50,000 - 4
South East +55 18 £70,000 +105.88% 42
North West +18 15 £67,500 +141.07% 10
West Midlands - 11 £70,000 - 7
Midlands - 11 £70,000 - 9
South West +77 9 £64,500 +17.27% 4
East of England - 6 £62,500 - 8
North East +22 2 £33,198 -26.23% 1
Unified Communications
UK

Unified Communications
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 28 (23.93%) Skype for Business
2 13 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (5.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (9.40%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (6.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (6.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.71%) AutoCAD
3 2 (1.71%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.71%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.71%) Revit
Business Applications
1 1 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 17 (14.53%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (13.68%) Azure
3 12 (10.26%) AWS
4 7 (5.98%) IaaS
5 5 (4.27%) PaaS
5 5 (4.27%) SaaS
5 5 (4.27%) Serverless
6 4 (3.42%) Power Automate
6 4 (3.42%) Rubrik
7 2 (1.71%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 31 (26.50%) WAN
2 28 (23.93%) Skype
3 21 (17.95%) LAN
4 20 (17.09%) Wireless
5 18 (15.38%) Network Security
6 16 (13.68%) VoIP
7 14 (11.97%) Firewall
8 11 (9.40%) SD-WAN
9 10 (8.55%) VPN
10 9 (7.69%) WebEx
11 8 (6.84%) Internet
11 8 (6.84%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (5.98%) WLAN
13 6 (5.13%) 5G
14 5 (4.27%) 4G
14 5 (4.27%) DNS
14 5 (4.27%) NGN
14 5 (4.27%) TCP/IP
15 4 (3.42%) Intrusion Detection
15 4 (3.42%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.71%) EDMS
1 2 (1.71%) SQL Server
General
1 34 (29.06%) Social Skills
2 18 (15.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 17 (14.53%) Finance
4 15 (12.82%) Telecoms
5 14 (11.97%) Law
6 7 (5.98%) Public Sector
7 6 (5.13%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (4.27%) Billing
9 4 (3.42%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.56%) Marketing
11 2 (1.71%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.71%) Legal
12 1 (0.85%) Retail
12 1 (0.85%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 18 (15.38%) Collaboration Specialist
2 13 (11.11%) Lead
2 13 (11.11%) Senior
3 11 (9.40%) Analyst
3 11 (9.40%) Support Analyst
4 9 (7.69%) Bid Writer
4 9 (7.69%) Senior Bid Writer
5 8 (6.84%) Support Assistant
6 6 (5.13%) Head of IT
6 6 (5.13%) Head of IT Operations
6 6 (5.13%) Head of Operations
6 6 (5.13%) IT Manager
6 6 (5.13%) Junior
6 6 (5.13%) Support Engineer
7 5 (4.27%) 3rd Line Support
7 5 (4.27%) Junior Support Engineer
7 5 (4.27%) Junior Technical Engineer
7 5 (4.27%) Junior Technical Support
7 5 (4.27%) Junior Technical Support Engineer
7 5 (4.27%) Unified Communications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.42%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 34 (29.06%) Video Conferencing
2 20 (17.09%) Digital Signage
3 11 (9.40%) Operational Technology
4 10 (8.55%) Data Centre
5 7 (5.98%) IoT
6 5 (4.27%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (4.27%) NHS
7 4 (3.42%) Digital Media
7 4 (3.42%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.71%) Blog
8 2 (1.71%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.71%) Handset
8 2 (1.71%) Home Automation
8 2 (1.71%) Housing Association
8 2 (1.71%) Social Media
9 1 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.85%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.85%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.85%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 14 (11.97%) Windows
2 10 (8.55%) Windows Server
3 5 (4.27%) Linux
4 1 (0.85%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (21.37%) Business Continuity
2 24 (20.51%) Disaster Recovery
3 23 (19.66%) Service Delivery
4 21 (17.95%) Analytics
4 21 (17.95%) ITIL
5 19 (16.24%) Customer Experience
5 19 (16.24%) Project Management
5 19 (16.24%) User Experience
6 17 (14.53%) Cybersecurity
6 17 (14.53%) Mentoring
7 16 (13.68%) Business Strategy
8 15 (12.82%) Customer Service
9 14 (11.97%) Artificial Intelligence
10 13 (11.11%) Cost Reduction
10 13 (11.11%) Strategic Thinking
11 12 (10.26%) Data Protection
11 12 (10.26%) Roadmaps
12 10 (8.55%) Capacity Planning
12 10 (8.55%) CRM
13 9 (7.69%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 8 (6.84%) PowerShell
2 5 (4.27%) SQL
3 2 (1.71%) Progress 4GL
Qualifications
1 22 (18.80%) Degree
2 12 (10.26%) Cisco Certification
3 11 (9.40%) CCNP
4 6 (5.13%) AWS Certification
4 6 (5.13%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 6 (5.13%) Azure Certification
4 6 (5.13%) CCNA
4 6 (5.13%) Master's Degree
4 6 (5.13%) PMI Certification
4 6 (5.13%) PMP
5 2 (1.71%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (1.71%) MCP
5 2 (1.71%) MCSE
5 2 (1.71%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (1.71%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 1 (0.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (6.84%) NIST
3 4 (3.42%) SLA
4 2 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.71%) NCSC
4 2 (1.71%) QA
System Software
1 11 (9.40%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (3.42%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 4 (3.42%) Cisco CUCM
1 4 (3.42%) VxRail
2 2 (1.71%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 37 (31.62%) Cisco
2 30 (25.64%) Polycom
3 25 (21.37%) Microsoft
4 22 (18.80%) Mitel
5 18 (15.38%) ShoreTel
6 7 (5.98%) VMware
7 6 (5.13%) Sophos
8 4 (3.42%) Avaya
8 4 (3.42%) Civica
8 4 (3.42%) Salesforce
8 4 (3.42%) Splunk
8 4 (3.42%) Zscaler
9 3 (2.56%) CheckPoint
9 3 (2.56%) Genesys
10 2 (1.71%) arcserve
10 2 (1.71%) Capita
10 2 (1.71%) Facebook
10 2 (1.71%) Panasonic
10 2 (1.71%) Progress
10 2 (1.71%) Ribbon