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 25 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 466 645 545
Rank change year-on-year +179 -100 +225
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 152 78 142
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.33% 0.13% 0.31%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.29% 1.07% 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 99 39 123
10th Percentile £29,500 £30,400 £32,625
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.63% -3.57% +33.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £70,300 £92,500 £99,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -26.92% - +23.81%

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 6,644 7,259 7,061
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 14.32% 12.07% 15.32%
Number of salaries quoted 3,663 3,751 5,649
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £28,697 £38,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £53,300 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.95% +3.50% -1.90%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £38,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.30% +6.00% -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 25 November 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 25 November 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 +101 62 £45,000 -25.00% 26
London +51 35 £42,500 -42.90% 12
North of England +56 31 £55,000 +22.22% 7
Yorkshire +30 20 £55,000 - 1
North West +55 11 £70,000 +55.56% 6
South West +42 10 £64,500 +41.76% 8
East of England - 10 £47,500 - 7
Midlands +58 2 £70,000 +55.56% 6
West Midlands +55 2 £70,000 +55.56% 6
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 (8.55%) Skype for Business
2 12 (7.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (6.58%) SharePoint
Applications
1 25 (16.45%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (13.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (13.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (5.92%) InDesign
4 2 (1.32%) AutoCAD
4 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.32%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.32%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 30 (19.74%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (9.87%) Azure
3 14 (9.21%) SaaS
4 12 (7.89%) AWS
5 7 (4.61%) IaaS
6 5 (3.29%) PaaS
6 5 (3.29%) Serverless
7 4 (2.63%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.97%) Entra ID
9 2 (1.32%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.32%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 29 (19.08%) VoIP
1 29 (19.08%) WAN
2 20 (13.16%) LAN
2 20 (13.16%) WebEx
3 15 (9.87%) Network Security
4 14 (9.21%) Firewall
4 14 (9.21%) VPN
4 14 (9.21%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (8.55%) Skype
6 12 (7.89%) SD-WAN
7 8 (5.26%) PBX
7 8 (5.26%) Telepresence
8 7 (4.61%) Internet
9 6 (3.95%) TCP/IP
9 6 (3.95%) WLAN
10 5 (3.29%) DECT
10 5 (3.29%) DSL
10 5 (3.29%) NGN
10 5 (3.29%) VLAN
10 5 (3.29%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.32%) SQL Server
General
1 52 (34.21%) Social Skills
2 34 (22.37%) Telecoms
3 20 (13.16%) Marketing
4 19 (12.50%) Finance
5 17 (11.18%) Law
6 9 (5.92%) Public Sector
7 7 (4.61%) Legal
8 5 (3.29%) Billing
9 3 (1.97%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.32%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.66%) Electronics
11 1 (0.66%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.66%) Retail
11 1 (0.66%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 28 (18.42%) Senior
2 20 (13.16%) Account Manager
3 15 (9.87%) Analyst
3 15 (9.87%) Support Engineer
4 14 (9.21%) Support Analyst
5 11 (7.24%) Lead
5 11 (7.24%) Support Assistant
5 11 (7.24%) Technical Account Manager
5 11 (7.24%) Technical Manager
6 10 (6.58%) Marketing Executive
6 10 (6.58%) Presales Engineer
7 9 (5.92%) Bid Writer
7 9 (5.92%) Business Manager
7 9 (5.92%) Senior Bid Writer
7 9 (5.92%) Senior Marketing Executive
8 8 (5.26%) Junior
8 8 (5.26%) Voice Engineer
8 8 (5.26%) Voice Support Engineer
9 7 (4.61%) Head of IT
9 7 (4.61%) Senior Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.63%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 22 (14.47%) Video Conferencing
2 15 (9.87%) Web Conferencing
3 11 (7.24%) Social Media
4 10 (6.58%) Onboarding
5 8 (5.26%) Data Centre
5 8 (5.26%) Operational Technology
6 5 (3.29%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (2.63%) Digital Media
7 4 (2.63%) Digital Signage
7 4 (2.63%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.97%) Driving Licence
8 3 (1.97%) IoT
9 2 (1.32%) Blog
9 2 (1.32%) Handset
9 2 (1.32%) Home Automation
9 2 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.32%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 1 (0.66%) Fibre Optics
10 1 (0.66%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 13 (8.55%) Windows
2 7 (4.61%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.63%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.97%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (20.39%) Presales
2 25 (16.45%) Analytics
3 23 (15.13%) Business Continuity
4 22 (14.47%) ITIL
5 21 (13.82%) CRM
5 21 (13.82%) Service Delivery
6 20 (13.16%) Customer Experience
6 20 (13.16%) Disaster Recovery
7 19 (12.50%) AI
8 18 (11.84%) Project Management
9 16 (10.53%) Computer Science
9 16 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
10 15 (9.87%) Customer Service
11 14 (9.21%) Commercial Awareness
12 13 (8.55%) Cybersecurity
12 13 (8.55%) Mentoring
13 12 (7.89%) Lead Generation
13 12 (7.89%) Preventative Maintenance
13 12 (7.89%) Roadmaps
14 11 (7.24%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.29%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.32%) SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (20.39%) Degree
2 16 (10.53%) Cisco Certification
3 14 (9.21%) CCNP
4 7 (4.61%) AWS Certification
4 7 (4.61%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 7 (4.61%) Azure Certification
4 7 (4.61%) CCNA
4 7 (4.61%) Master's Degree
4 7 (4.61%) PMI Certification
4 7 (4.61%) PMP
5 2 (1.32%) CCIE
5 2 (1.32%) MCP
5 2 (1.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 1 (0.66%) CCDA
6 1 (0.66%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.66%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.66%) MCSE
6 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.66%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.66%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (13.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (5.92%) ISO 9001
3 8 (5.26%) NIST
4 3 (1.97%) SLA
5 2 (1.32%) QA
6 1 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.66%) NCSC
System Software
1 14 (9.21%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.32%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 12 (7.89%) Cisco CUCM
2 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.32%) VxRail
Vendors
1 46 (30.26%) Microsoft
2 33 (21.71%) Cisco
3 15 (9.87%) Polycom
4 10 (6.58%) Mitel
5 9 (5.92%) Adobe
5 9 (5.92%) Zoho
6 8 (5.26%) Oracle
6 8 (5.26%) VMware
7 4 (2.63%) Avaya
7 4 (2.63%) Civica
8 3 (1.97%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.97%) Sophos
9 2 (1.32%) Autodesk
9 2 (1.32%) Facebook
9 2 (1.32%) NEC
9 2 (1.32%) Panasonic
9 2 (1.32%) Samsung
9 2 (1.32%) Sony
9 2 (1.32%) Splunk
9 2 (1.32%) Zscaler