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 10 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 428 589 556
Rank change year-on-year +161 -33 +164
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 191 76 200
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.33% 0.17% 0.30%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.12% 1.22% 2.19%
Number of salaries quoted 111 48 154
10th Percentile £30,000 £39,667 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £49,500 £40,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £70,963 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.59% +18.27% +14.29%
75th Percentile £58,000 £92,500 £72,314
90th Percentile £62,500 £97,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £66,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year -32.08% +20.45% +4.76%

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 9,004 6,208 9,145
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 15.55% 13.78% 13.84%
Number of salaries quoted 3,493 3,260 7,546
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £28,697 £40,000 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.36% +10.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +12.24% -6.67%

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 10 February 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 10 February 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 +101 93 £45,000 -23.40% 22
North of England +28 44 £60,000 +9.09% 36
North West +40 27 £60,000 +9.09% 32
London +16 24 £38,500 -54.71% 14
Yorkshire -24 16 £57,500 - 2
Midlands +24 15 £42,500 -29.17% 5
West Midlands +30 14 £42,500 -29.17% 4
East of England +24 9 £27,500 -31.25% 1
South West -18 3 £42,500 -16.67% 3
North East - 1 - - 2
East Midlands - 1 £32,500 - 1
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 12 (6.28%) Skype for Business
2 10 (5.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (4.71%) SharePoint
Applications
1 28 (14.66%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (11.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (11.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (4.71%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 2 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.05%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 25 (13.09%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (7.33%) SaaS
3 12 (6.28%) Azure
4 4 (2.09%) AWS
5 3 (1.57%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.57%) GitHub
5 3 (1.57%) GitHub Actions
5 3 (1.57%) OneDrive
6 2 (1.05%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 42 (21.99%) VoIP
2 28 (14.66%) WAN
3 27 (14.14%) WebEx
4 23 (12.04%) Firewall
5 21 (10.99%) Wi-Fi
6 18 (9.42%) VPN
7 16 (8.38%) Wireshark
8 14 (7.33%) PBX
8 14 (7.33%) Telepresence
8 14 (7.33%) VLAN
9 13 (6.81%) DECT
9 13 (6.81%) DSL
9 13 (6.81%) LAN
10 12 (6.28%) Skype
11 7 (3.66%) SD-WAN
11 7 (3.66%) Wireless
11 7 (3.66%) WLAN
12 6 (3.14%) TCP/IP
13 5 (2.62%) Internet
14 4 (2.09%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.57%) MongoDB
1 3 (1.57%) MySQL
2 2 (1.05%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 3 (1.57%) Git
General
1 54 (28.27%) Telecoms
2 45 (23.56%) Social Skills
3 31 (16.23%) Marketing
4 18 (9.42%) Finance
5 13 (6.81%) Law
5 13 (6.81%) Public Sector
6 5 (2.62%) Legal
6 5 (2.62%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (1.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.05%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.05%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.52%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (0.52%) Electronics
9 1 (0.52%) Retail
Job Titles
1 32 (16.75%) Account Manager
2 28 (14.66%) Senior
3 18 (9.42%) Consultant
3 18 (9.42%) Support Engineer
4 17 (8.90%) Senior Account Manager
4 17 (8.90%) Senior Manager
5 16 (8.38%) Unified Communications Consultant
6 15 (7.85%) Analyst
7 14 (7.33%) Support Analyst
7 14 (7.33%) Voice Engineer
7 14 (7.33%) Voice Support Engineer
8 13 (6.81%) 2nd Line Support
8 13 (6.81%) Support Assistant
9 11 (5.76%) Presales Engineer
9 11 (5.76%) Technical Account Manager
9 11 (5.76%) Technical Manager
10 10 (5.24%) Business Manager
10 10 (5.24%) Marketing Executive
10 10 (5.24%) Senior Business Manager
10 10 (5.24%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.57%) Django
1 3 (1.57%) Flask
1 3 (1.57%) FreeSWITCH
1 3 (1.57%) Jinja
1 3 (1.57%) OAuth
1 3 (1.57%) OAuth2
1 3 (1.57%) pytest
1 3 (1.57%) REST
1 3 (1.57%) RFC 2833
1 3 (1.57%) SQLAlchemy
1 3 (1.57%) WebRTC
2 2 (1.05%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 23 (12.04%) Video Conferencing
2 22 (11.52%) Web Conferencing
3 9 (4.71%) Onboarding
3 9 (4.71%) Social Media
4 5 (2.62%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (2.09%) Data Centre
5 4 (2.09%) Driving Licence
5 4 (2.09%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.05%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (1.05%) Digital Media
6 2 (1.05%) Digital Signage
6 2 (1.05%) IoT
6 2 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.05%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.05%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 1 (0.52%) CMDB
7 1 (0.52%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.52%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (0.52%) Handset
7 1 (0.52%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.19%) Windows
2 6 (3.14%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.57%) Linux
3 3 (1.57%) Ubuntu
4 2 (1.05%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (24.08%) Presales
2 33 (17.28%) AI
3 30 (15.71%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (8.90%) CRM
4 17 (8.90%) ITIL
4 17 (8.90%) Network Management
5 16 (8.38%) Root Cause Analysis
6 14 (7.33%) Analytics
6 14 (7.33%) Time Management
7 13 (6.81%) Case Management
7 13 (6.81%) Collaborative Culture
7 13 (6.81%) Commercial Awareness
7 13 (6.81%) Computer Science
8 12 (6.28%) Cybersecurity
8 12 (6.28%) ISMS
8 12 (6.28%) Preventative Maintenance
9 11 (5.76%) Business Development
9 11 (5.76%) Customer Experience
9 11 (5.76%) Lead Generation
10 10 (5.24%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.09%) PowerShell
2 3 (1.57%) C
2 3 (1.57%) C++
2 3 (1.57%) Python
Qualifications
1 29 (15.18%) Degree
2 14 (7.33%) Cisco Certification
3 9 (4.71%) CCNP
4 8 (4.19%) CCNA
5 4 (2.09%) AWS Certification
5 4 (2.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 4 (2.09%) Azure Certification
5 4 (2.09%) Master's Degree
5 4 (2.09%) PMI Certification
5 4 (2.09%) PMP
5 4 (2.09%) SC Cleared
5 4 (2.09%) Security Cleared
6 3 (1.57%) CWNA
6 3 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.57%) RIBA
7 2 (1.05%) CCIE
8 1 (0.52%) CCDA
8 1 (0.52%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (12.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (4.71%) ISO 9001
3 4 (2.09%) NIST
4 3 (1.57%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.52%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (9.42%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.57%) Docker
3 3 (1.57%) Kamailio
4 2 (1.05%) Firmware
4 2 (1.05%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.52%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 16 (8.38%) Cisco CUCM
2 7 (3.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (2.09%) SCCM
4 3 (1.57%) Argo
4 3 (1.57%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 59 (30.89%) Microsoft
2 33 (17.28%) Cisco
3 17 (8.90%) Mitel
4 14 (7.33%) Oracle
5 12 (6.28%) Polycom
6 9 (4.71%) Adobe
6 9 (4.71%) Fortinet
6 9 (4.71%) Zoho
7 7 (3.66%) VMware
8 6 (3.14%) BT
9 4 (2.09%) Avaya
9 4 (2.09%) Meraki
10 3 (1.57%) Draytek
11 2 (1.05%) Civica
11 2 (1.05%) ConnectWise
11 2 (1.05%) Salesforce
12 1 (0.52%) Asigra
12 1 (0.52%) Datto
12 1 (0.52%) Sophos
12 1 (0.52%) Yealink