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 28 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 450 556 591
Rank change year-on-year +106 +35 +146
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 197 59 217
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.28% 0.16% 0.28%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.08% 1.29% 2.04%
Number of salaries quoted 106 52 169
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,250 £21,000
25th Percentile £37,250 £38,543 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £58,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.40% +17.50% -3.69%
75th Percentile £51,250 £81,844 £71,250
90th Percentile £60,517 £97,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £58,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -23.40% +17.50% -3.69%

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 9,475 4,584 10,648
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.69% 12.56% 13.74%
Number of salaries quoted 3,660 3,335 8,467
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,850 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £77,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £48,321
% change year-on-year -19.05% +8.65% -6.93%

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 28 March 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 28 March 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
South East +49 88 £42,500 -26.09% 6
North of England -15 51 £60,000 +96.72% 9
North West +8 33 £60,000 +22.45% 7
London -1 19 £39,250 -58.68% 12
Midlands -13 19 £42,500 -29.17% 6
Yorkshire -50 15 £30,000 -1.64% 2
West Midlands +2 14 £42,500 -29.17% 1
South West -37 9 £52,500 +2.94% 5
East of England -29 8 £45,000 +12.50% 3
East Midlands - 5 £45,000 - 5
North East -24 3 - -
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 7 (3.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.05%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.54%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 19 (9.64%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (7.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (7.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (4.57%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 2 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.02%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 33 (16.75%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (8.12%) SaaS
3 11 (5.58%) Azure
4 6 (3.05%) AWS
5 5 (2.54%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.52%) GitHub
6 3 (1.52%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (1.02%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 39 (19.80%) VoIP
2 36 (18.27%) Firewall
3 28 (14.21%) WAN
4 24 (12.18%) WebEx
5 20 (10.15%) VLAN
5 20 (10.15%) Wi-Fi
6 19 (9.64%) VPN
7 18 (9.14%) PBX
8 17 (8.63%) Wireshark
9 16 (8.12%) DECT
10 14 (7.11%) LAN
11 13 (6.60%) DSL
11 13 (6.60%) Telepresence
12 7 (3.55%) Wireless
13 6 (3.05%) WLAN
14 5 (2.54%) Cisco ASA
14 5 (2.54%) Cisco Firepower
14 5 (2.54%) DNS
14 5 (2.54%) Skype
15 4 (2.03%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.52%) Amazon RDS
1 3 (1.52%) MongoDB
1 3 (1.52%) MySQL
2 1 (0.51%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.51%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.51%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (1.52%) Git
General
1 53 (26.90%) Telecoms
2 41 (20.81%) Social Skills
3 37 (18.78%) Marketing
4 20 (10.15%) Finance
5 17 (8.63%) Public Sector
6 8 (4.06%) Law
7 5 (2.54%) Banking
7 5 (2.54%) Legal
7 5 (2.54%) Retail
8 3 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.52%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.02%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (1.02%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.02%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.51%) Electronics
10 1 (0.51%) Fire and Rescue
10 1 (0.51%) Police
Job Titles
1 32 (16.24%) Account Manager
2 31 (15.74%) Senior
3 20 (10.15%) Support Engineer
4 19 (9.64%) Consultant
5 17 (8.63%) Senior Account Manager
5 17 (8.63%) Senior Manager
6 16 (8.12%) Unified Communications Consultant
7 13 (6.60%) 2nd Line Support
7 13 (6.60%) Voice Engineer
7 13 (6.60%) Voice Support Engineer
8 12 (6.09%) Business Manager
9 11 (5.58%) Technical Account Manager
9 11 (5.58%) Technical Manager
10 10 (5.08%) Senior Business Manager
11 9 (4.57%) Account Director
11 9 (4.57%) IT Support
11 9 (4.57%) Marketing Executive
11 9 (4.57%) Presales Engineer
11 9 (4.57%) Senior Marketing Executive
11 9 (4.57%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.05%) XMPP
2 3 (1.52%) Django
2 3 (1.52%) Flask
2 3 (1.52%) FreeSWITCH
2 3 (1.52%) Jinja
2 3 (1.52%) OAuth
2 3 (1.52%) OAuth2
2 3 (1.52%) pytest
2 3 (1.52%) REST
2 3 (1.52%) RFC 2833
2 3 (1.52%) SQLAlchemy
2 3 (1.52%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 25 (12.69%) Web Conferencing
2 20 (10.15%) Video Conferencing
3 15 (7.61%) Onboarding
4 9 (4.57%) Social Media
5 8 (4.06%) Driving Licence
5 8 (4.06%) Replication
6 7 (3.55%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (3.05%) FlexPod
7 6 (3.05%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (3.05%) Product Ownership
8 4 (2.03%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.52%) CCTV
9 3 (1.52%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (1.52%) IoT
10 2 (1.02%) Digital Signage
10 2 (1.02%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 1 (0.51%) Distributed Architecture
11 1 (0.51%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.51%) Fibre Optics
11 1 (0.51%) Handset
Operating Systems
1 14 (7.11%) Windows
2 9 (4.57%) Linux
3 8 (4.06%) Windows Server
4 4 (2.03%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.52%) Ubuntu
6 2 (1.02%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (22.34%) Presales
2 31 (15.74%) AI
3 27 (13.71%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (8.63%) Root Cause Analysis
5 16 (8.12%) CRM
5 16 (8.12%) Network Management
6 15 (7.61%) Business Intelligence
6 15 (7.61%) Time Management
7 14 (7.11%) Cybersecurity
8 13 (6.60%) Analytics
8 13 (6.60%) Case Management
8 13 (6.60%) Collaborative Culture
9 11 (5.58%) B2B
9 11 (5.58%) Business Development
9 11 (5.58%) Commercial Awareness
9 11 (5.58%) Customer Experience
10 10 (5.08%) Computer Science
10 10 (5.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 10 (5.08%) Line Management
11 9 (4.57%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.06%) Python
2 6 (3.05%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.52%) C
3 3 (1.52%) C++
4 1 (0.51%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.51%) SQL
4 1 (0.51%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (16.75%) Degree
2 6 (3.05%) CCNA
2 6 (3.05%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (2.54%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (2.54%) Security Cleared
4 4 (2.03%) SC Cleared
5 3 (1.52%) CCNP
5 3 (1.52%) CWNA
5 3 (1.52%) RIBA
6 2 (1.02%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.51%) CCDA
7 1 (0.51%) CCIE
7 1 (0.51%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.51%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (8.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (4.57%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.52%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.51%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (8.63%) Active Directory
2 11 (5.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.05%) vSphere
4 5 (2.54%) Firmware
4 5 (2.54%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 5 (2.54%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (1.52%) Docker
5 3 (1.52%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.52%) Kamailio
6 2 (1.02%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 19 (9.64%) Cisco CUCM
2 9 (4.57%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (3.05%) Ansible
3 6 (3.05%) Grafana
3 6 (3.05%) Terraform
4 5 (2.54%) SCCM
5 3 (1.52%) Argo
5 3 (1.52%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.51%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 55 (27.92%) Microsoft
2 37 (18.78%) Cisco
3 15 (7.61%) Fortinet
4 14 (7.11%) Oracle
5 12 (6.09%) Mitel
6 11 (5.58%) VMware
7 9 (4.57%) Adobe
7 9 (4.57%) Zoho
8 6 (3.05%) BT
8 6 (3.05%) NetApp
8 6 (3.05%) Palo Alto
8 6 (3.05%) Splunk
9 5 (2.54%) Polycom
10 4 (2.03%) Draytek
10 4 (2.03%) Meraki
11 3 (1.52%) ConnectWise
12 2 (1.02%) Apple
12 2 (1.02%) Avaya
12 2 (1.02%) Kaseya
13 1 (0.51%) Sophos