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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 480 645 555
Rank change year-on-year +165 -90 +241
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 135 82 145
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.31% 0.13% 0.31%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.48% 1.15% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 91 43 124
10th Percentile £27,500 £38,500 £31,625
25th Percentile £36,750 £50,375 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £70,073 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year -32.21% +5.77% +26.19%
75th Percentile £66,250 £84,375 £73,750
90th Percentile £71,500 £93,500 £99,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £70,037 £62,500
% change year-on-year -32.18% +12.06% +19.05%

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 5,440 7,118 7,135
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 12.54% 11.71% 15.11%
Number of salaries quoted 3,694 3,693 5,702
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £28,750 £37,500 £35,906
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £53,050 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.60% +2.02% -0.95%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £69,800
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +5.00% -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 5 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 5 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 +87 44 £48,750 -18.75% 52
London +33 35 £42,500 -42.90% 25
North of England +25 32 £55,000 +22.22%
Yorkshire +16 22 £55,000 -
East of England - 11 £47,500 - 1
North West +30 10 £70,000 +55.56%
South West +54 9 £67,250 +31.86% 6
Midlands +53 2 £70,000 +55.56% 7
West Midlands +50 2 £70,000 +55.56% 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 13 (9.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (8.15%) Skype for Business
3 8 (5.93%) SharePoint
Applications
1 23 (17.04%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (13.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (13.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (6.67%) InDesign
4 2 (1.48%) AutoCAD
4 2 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.48%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.48%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 29 (21.48%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (10.37%) Azure
2 14 (10.37%) SaaS
3 12 (8.89%) AWS
4 7 (5.19%) IaaS
5 5 (3.70%) PaaS
5 5 (3.70%) Serverless
6 4 (2.96%) Power Automate
7 3 (2.22%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.22%) Rubrik
8 2 (1.48%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 29 (21.48%) WAN
2 26 (19.26%) VoIP
3 22 (16.30%) LAN
4 17 (12.59%) Network Security
4 17 (12.59%) WebEx
5 14 (10.37%) Firewall
6 13 (9.63%) VPN
7 12 (8.89%) SD-WAN
7 12 (8.89%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (8.15%) Skype
9 8 (5.93%) Internet
9 8 (5.93%) WLAN
10 7 (5.19%) TCP/IP
10 7 (5.19%) Telepresence
11 6 (4.44%) NGN
11 6 (4.44%) PBX
12 5 (3.70%) DNS
13 3 (2.22%) DSL
13 3 (2.22%) Intrusion Detection
13 3 (2.22%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.48%) SQL Server
General
1 51 (37.78%) Social Skills
2 31 (22.96%) Telecoms
3 19 (14.07%) Finance
4 18 (13.33%) Marketing
5 15 (11.11%) Law
6 7 (5.19%) Public Sector
7 5 (3.70%) Billing
7 5 (3.70%) Legal
8 3 (2.22%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.48%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.74%) Electronics
10 1 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.74%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.74%) Retail
10 1 (0.74%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 24 (17.78%) Senior
2 14 (10.37%) Support Engineer
3 13 (9.63%) Analyst
4 12 (8.89%) Account Manager
4 12 (8.89%) Support Analyst
5 11 (8.15%) Lead
6 10 (7.41%) Marketing Executive
7 9 (6.67%) Bid Writer
7 9 (6.67%) Senior Bid Writer
7 9 (6.67%) Senior Marketing Executive
7 9 (6.67%) Support Assistant
8 8 (5.93%) Unified Communications Engineer
9 7 (5.19%) Head of IT
9 7 (5.19%) Head of IT Operations
9 7 (5.19%) Head of Operations
9 7 (5.19%) Junior
9 7 (5.19%) Technical Account Manager
9 7 (5.19%) Technical Manager
9 7 (5.19%) Voice Engineer
9 7 (5.19%) Voice Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.96%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (15.56%) Video Conferencing
2 13 (9.63%) Web Conferencing
3 11 (8.15%) Social Media
4 10 (7.41%) Onboarding
5 9 (6.67%) Data Centre
6 8 (5.93%) Operational Technology
7 5 (3.70%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (2.96%) Digital Media
8 4 (2.96%) Digital Signage
8 4 (2.96%) Management Information System
9 3 (2.22%) IoT
10 2 (1.48%) Blog
10 2 (1.48%) Driving Licence
10 2 (1.48%) Handset
10 2 (1.48%) Home Automation
10 2 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.48%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 1 (0.74%) CMDB
11 1 (0.74%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 16 (11.85%) Windows
2 9 (6.67%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.96%) Linux
3 4 (2.96%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (19.26%) Analytics
2 24 (17.78%) Business Continuity
3 22 (16.30%) Disaster Recovery
3 22 (16.30%) Service Delivery
4 21 (15.56%) CRM
4 21 (15.56%) ITIL
5 19 (14.07%) Customer Experience
6 18 (13.33%) AI
6 18 (13.33%) Presales
6 18 (13.33%) Project Management
7 17 (12.59%) Problem-Solving
8 16 (11.85%) Computer Science
8 16 (11.85%) Customer Service
9 14 (10.37%) Commercial Awareness
10 13 (9.63%) Business Strategy
10 13 (9.63%) Cybersecurity
10 13 (9.63%) Mentoring
10 13 (9.63%) Roadmaps
11 12 (8.89%) Lead Generation
12 11 (8.15%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.44%) PowerShell
2 3 (2.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (21.48%) Degree
2 17 (12.59%) Cisco Certification
3 15 (11.11%) CCNP
4 8 (5.93%) CCNA
5 7 (5.19%) AWS Certification
5 7 (5.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 7 (5.19%) Azure Certification
5 7 (5.19%) Master's Degree
5 7 (5.19%) PMI Certification
5 7 (5.19%) PMP
6 2 (1.48%) CCIE
6 2 (1.48%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.48%) MCP
6 2 (1.48%) MCSE
6 2 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 1 (0.74%) CCDA
7 1 (0.74%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.74%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.74%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (14.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (6.67%) ISO 9001
2 9 (6.67%) NIST
3 3 (2.22%) SLA
4 2 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.48%) NCSC
4 2 (1.48%) QA
System Software
1 14 (10.37%) Active Directory
2 7 (5.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.22%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 12 (8.89%) Cisco CUCM
2 3 (2.22%) VxRail
3 2 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 44 (32.59%) Microsoft
2 33 (24.44%) Cisco
3 13 (9.63%) Polycom
4 9 (6.67%) Adobe
4 9 (6.67%) Mitel
4 9 (6.67%) VMware
4 9 (6.67%) Zoho
5 7 (5.19%) Oracle
6 5 (3.70%) Sophos
7 4 (2.96%) Avaya
7 4 (2.96%) Civica
8 3 (2.22%) Salesforce
8 3 (2.22%) Splunk
8 3 (2.22%) Zscaler
9 2 (1.48%) Autodesk
9 2 (1.48%) Facebook
9 2 (1.48%) Forcepoint
9 2 (1.48%) Panasonic
9 2 (1.48%) Ribbon
9 2 (1.48%) Samsung