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

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 466 631 541
Rank change year-on-year +165 -90 +205
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 148 78 146
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.32% 0.13% 0.31%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.19% 1.10% 2.04%
Number of salaries quoted 96 39 125
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,400 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,750 £49,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.14% +3.70% +30.01%
75th Percentile £65,000 £86,188 £75,000
90th Percentile £70,750 £94,000 £99,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -32.14% +12.00% +20.38%

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 6,754 7,115 7,174
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 14.77% 11.86% 15.25%
Number of salaries quoted 3,717 3,630 5,710
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,625 £28,250
25th Percentile £28,697 £38,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £54,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +4.85% -1.90%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £37,750 £53,050 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.84% +6.10% -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 18 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 18 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 +100 57 £47,500 -20.83% 39
London +33 35 £42,500 -43.12% 18
North of England +64 32 £55,000 +22.22%
Yorkshire +26 21 £55,000 -
North West +46 11 £70,000 +55.56%
South West +40 10 £64,500 +26.47% 7
East of England - 10 £47,500 - 8
West Midlands +54 2 £70,000 +55.56% 6
Midlands +49 2 £70,000 +55.56% 7
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 14 (9.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (8.11%) Skype for Business
3 10 (6.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 24 (16.22%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (12.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (12.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (6.08%) InDesign
4 2 (1.35%) AutoCAD
4 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.35%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.35%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 31 (20.95%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (10.14%) Azure
3 14 (9.46%) SaaS
4 12 (8.11%) AWS
5 7 (4.73%) IaaS
6 5 (3.38%) PaaS
6 5 (3.38%) Serverless
7 4 (2.70%) Entra ID
7 4 (2.70%) Power Automate
8 3 (2.03%) Rubrik
9 2 (1.35%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 30 (20.27%) WAN
2 29 (19.59%) VoIP
3 21 (14.19%) LAN
4 19 (12.84%) WebEx
5 16 (10.81%) Firewall
5 16 (10.81%) Network Security
6 15 (10.14%) VPN
7 14 (9.46%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (8.11%) SD-WAN
8 12 (8.11%) Skype
9 8 (5.41%) PBX
9 8 (5.41%) Telepresence
10 7 (4.73%) Internet
10 7 (4.73%) WLAN
11 6 (4.05%) TCP/IP
12 5 (3.38%) DECT
12 5 (3.38%) DNS
12 5 (3.38%) DSL
12 5 (3.38%) NGN
12 5 (3.38%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.35%) SQL Server
General
1 52 (35.14%) Social Skills
2 34 (22.97%) Telecoms
3 20 (13.51%) Marketing
4 19 (12.84%) Finance
5 16 (10.81%) Law
6 9 (6.08%) Public Sector
7 7 (4.73%) Legal
8 5 (3.38%) Billing
9 3 (2.03%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.35%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.68%) Electronics
11 1 (0.68%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.68%) Retail
11 1 (0.68%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 26 (17.57%) Senior
2 18 (12.16%) Account Manager
3 15 (10.14%) Support Engineer
4 14 (9.46%) Analyst
5 13 (8.78%) Support Analyst
6 11 (7.43%) Lead
6 11 (7.43%) Technical Account Manager
6 11 (7.43%) Technical Manager
7 10 (6.76%) Marketing Executive
7 10 (6.76%) Support Assistant
8 9 (6.08%) Bid Writer
8 9 (6.08%) Presales Engineer
8 9 (6.08%) Senior Bid Writer
8 9 (6.08%) Senior Marketing Executive
9 8 (5.41%) Junior
9 8 (5.41%) Voice Engineer
9 8 (5.41%) Voice Support Engineer
10 7 (4.73%) Business Manager
10 7 (4.73%) Head of IT
10 7 (4.73%) Head of Operations
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.70%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (14.19%) Video Conferencing
2 15 (10.14%) Web Conferencing
3 11 (7.43%) Social Media
4 10 (6.76%) Onboarding
5 9 (6.08%) Data Centre
6 8 (5.41%) Operational Technology
7 5 (3.38%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (2.70%) Digital Media
8 4 (2.70%) Digital Signage
8 4 (2.70%) Management Information System
9 3 (2.03%) Driving Licence
9 3 (2.03%) IoT
10 2 (1.35%) Blog
10 2 (1.35%) Handset
10 2 (1.35%) Home Automation
10 2 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.35%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 1 (0.68%) Fibre Optics
11 1 (0.68%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 15 (10.14%) Windows
2 9 (6.08%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.70%) Linux
3 4 (2.70%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (18.92%) Presales
2 25 (16.89%) Analytics
3 23 (15.54%) Business Continuity
4 22 (14.86%) ITIL
5 21 (14.19%) CRM
5 21 (14.19%) Disaster Recovery
5 21 (14.19%) Service Delivery
6 20 (13.51%) Customer Experience
7 19 (12.84%) AI
8 18 (12.16%) Project Management
9 17 (11.49%) Problem-Solving
10 16 (10.81%) Computer Science
11 15 (10.14%) Customer Service
12 14 (9.46%) Commercial Awareness
13 13 (8.78%) Cybersecurity
13 13 (8.78%) Mentoring
14 12 (8.11%) Business Strategy
14 12 (8.11%) Lead Generation
14 12 (8.11%) Roadmaps
15 11 (7.43%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.05%) PowerShell
2 3 (2.03%) SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (20.95%) Degree
2 17 (11.49%) Cisco Certification
3 15 (10.14%) CCNP
4 8 (5.41%) CCNA
5 7 (4.73%) AWS Certification
5 7 (4.73%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 7 (4.73%) Azure Certification
5 7 (4.73%) Master's Degree
5 7 (4.73%) PMI Certification
5 7 (4.73%) PMP
6 2 (1.35%) CCIE
6 2 (1.35%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.35%) MCP
6 2 (1.35%) MCSE
6 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.35%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 1 (0.68%) CCDA
7 1 (0.68%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.68%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.68%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (14.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (6.08%) ISO 9001
2 9 (6.08%) NIST
3 4 (2.70%) SLA
4 2 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.35%) NCSC
4 2 (1.35%) QA
System Software
1 16 (10.81%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.03%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 13 (8.78%) Cisco CUCM
2 3 (2.03%) VxRail
3 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 47 (31.76%) Microsoft
2 34 (22.97%) Cisco
3 14 (9.46%) Polycom
4 10 (6.76%) Mitel
5 9 (6.08%) Adobe
5 9 (6.08%) VMware
5 9 (6.08%) Zoho
6 8 (5.41%) Oracle
7 5 (3.38%) Sophos
8 4 (2.70%) Avaya
8 4 (2.70%) Civica
9 3 (2.03%) Salesforce
9 3 (2.03%) Splunk
9 3 (2.03%) Zscaler
10 2 (1.35%) arcserve
10 2 (1.35%) Autodesk
10 2 (1.35%) CheckPoint
10 2 (1.35%) Forcepoint
10 2 (1.35%) Samsung
10 2 (1.35%) Sony