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

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 538 563 640
Rank change year-on-year +25 +77 +80
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 182 88 209
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.21% 0.22% 0.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.89% 1.41% 1.77%
Number of salaries quoted 135 48 162
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £21,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,723 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £56,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +12.50% -15.25%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,750 £69,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £86,140 £72,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -17.39% +15.00% -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 6,290 6,246 11,834
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 7.41% 15.26% 12.77%
Number of salaries quoted 4,126 3,558 8,358
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,594 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £69,390 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,875 £77,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -6.86%

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 June 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 June 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
North of England -17 59 £57,500 +73.21% 10
South East +23 47 £47,500 -15.18% 24
North West +29 43 £60,000 +20.00% 9
London -25 30 £40,000 -41.18% 8
South West -51 22 £72,500 +20.83% 5
Midlands -24 19 £45,000 -40.00% 4
Yorkshire -33 13 £30,000 -1.64% 1
West Midlands -20 11 £42,500 -43.33% 2
East Midlands - 8 £45,000 - 2
East of England -18 4 £45,000 +11.94% 2
North East -45 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 6 (3.30%) Skype for Business
2 5 (2.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (4.95%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.10%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.55%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 28 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (7.14%) SaaS
3 10 (5.49%) AWS
4 7 (3.85%) Microsoft Copilot
5 5 (2.75%) Azure
5 5 (2.75%) OneDrive
6 4 (2.20%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.65%) GitHub
7 3 (1.65%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.55%) IaaS
8 1 (0.55%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 34 (18.68%) Firewall
2 24 (13.19%) WAN
3 22 (12.09%) LAN
3 22 (12.09%) VoIP
4 20 (10.99%) VLAN
5 16 (8.79%) WebEx
6 15 (8.24%) PBX
6 15 (8.24%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (7.14%) VPN
8 11 (6.04%) Wireshark
9 10 (5.49%) DECT
10 9 (4.95%) Cisco ASA
10 9 (4.95%) Cisco Firepower
10 9 (4.95%) Wireless
11 8 (4.40%) Network Security
12 7 (3.85%) DNS
12 7 (3.85%) DSL
13 6 (3.30%) Skype
14 4 (2.20%) WLAN
15 3 (1.65%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.65%) MongoDB
1 3 (1.65%) MySQL
2 2 (1.10%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.55%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.55%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.55%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (1.65%) Git
General
1 48 (26.37%) Telecoms
2 34 (18.68%) Marketing
3 25 (13.74%) Social Skills
4 21 (11.54%) Law
5 17 (9.34%) Public Sector
6 9 (4.95%) Banking
6 9 (4.95%) Retail
7 8 (4.40%) Finance
8 6 (3.30%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.65%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.10%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.55%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.55%) Police
Job Titles
1 26 (14.29%) Business Development Manager
1 26 (14.29%) Development Manager
2 24 (13.19%) Business Manager
3 20 (10.99%) Analyst
3 20 (10.99%) Support Analyst
4 17 (9.34%) Support Assistant
5 16 (8.79%) Account Manager
5 16 (8.79%) Senior
6 13 (7.14%) Network Engineer
7 12 (6.59%) Consultant
7 12 (6.59%) Technical Specialist
8 10 (5.49%) Marketing Manager
8 10 (5.49%) Operations Manager
8 10 (5.49%) Sales and Marketing Manager
8 10 (5.49%) Sales Manager
8 10 (5.49%) Sales Operations Manager
8 10 (5.49%) Unified Communications Manager
9 8 (4.40%) Account Director
9 8 (4.40%) Technical Engineer
9 8 (4.40%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.49%) XMPP
2 3 (1.65%) Django
2 3 (1.65%) Flask
2 3 (1.65%) FreeSWITCH
2 3 (1.65%) Jinja
2 3 (1.65%) OAuth
2 3 (1.65%) OAuth2
2 3 (1.65%) pytest
2 3 (1.65%) REST
2 3 (1.65%) RFC 2833
2 3 (1.65%) SQLAlchemy
2 3 (1.65%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.89%) Video Conferencing
2 13 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 10 (5.49%) FlexPod
3 10 (5.49%) Hybrid Cloud
3 10 (5.49%) Web Conferencing
4 9 (4.95%) Replication
5 6 (3.30%) Product Ownership
5 6 (3.30%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (2.20%) Driving Licence
7 3 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.65%) CCTV
7 3 (1.65%) Microsoft Licensing
8 2 (1.10%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.10%) Data Centre
8 2 (1.10%) IoT
9 1 (0.55%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.55%) Distributed Architecture
9 1 (0.55%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 16 (8.79%) Windows
2 12 (6.59%) Windows Server
3 11 (6.04%) Linux
4 3 (1.65%) Ubuntu
5 2 (1.10%) Android
5 2 (1.10%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.55%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (22.53%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (18.68%) Business Development
3 20 (10.99%) AI
4 14 (7.69%) Analytics
5 11 (6.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (6.04%) Presales
5 11 (6.04%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (5.49%) B2B
6 10 (5.49%) Data-Driven Marketing
7 9 (4.95%) Business Intelligence
7 9 (4.95%) Customer Service
7 9 (4.95%) Data Management
7 9 (4.95%) Performance Management
8 8 (4.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 8 (4.40%) Time Management
9 7 (3.85%) Case Management
9 7 (3.85%) ITIL
9 7 (3.85%) Remote Monitoring and Management
10 6 (3.30%) B2B Sales
10 6 (3.30%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 12 (6.59%) Python
2 5 (2.75%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.65%) C
3 3 (1.65%) C++
4 1 (0.55%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.55%) SQL
4 1 (0.55%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (12.64%) Degree
2 7 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (3.30%) CCNP
4 5 (2.75%) DBS Check
5 4 (2.20%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.10%) CCNA
6 2 (1.10%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.55%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.55%) CWNA
7 1 (0.55%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.55%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.55%) RIBA
7 1 (0.55%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (1.65%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (6.59%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (3.85%) vSphere
3 6 (3.30%) Active Directory
3 6 (3.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 6 (3.30%) Virtual Servers
4 5 (2.75%) Hyper-V
5 4 (2.20%) Firmware
6 3 (1.65%) Docker
6 3 (1.65%) Kamailio
7 2 (1.10%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 10 (5.49%) Ansible
1 10 (5.49%) Cisco CUCM
1 10 (5.49%) Grafana
2 7 (3.85%) Terraform
3 4 (2.20%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (1.65%) Argo
4 3 (1.65%) cPanel
4 3 (1.65%) Kubernetes
4 3 (1.65%) Plesk
5 1 (0.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.55%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.55%) SCCM
Vendors
1 45 (24.73%) Microsoft
2 23 (12.64%) Cisco
3 18 (9.89%) Fortinet
4 13 (7.14%) VMware
5 10 (5.49%) Palo Alto
5 10 (5.49%) Splunk
6 7 (3.85%) Mitel
6 7 (3.85%) NetApp
7 6 (3.30%) BT
7 6 (3.30%) Polycom
8 5 (2.75%) Aruba
8 5 (2.75%) Juniper
9 4 (2.20%) Datto
9 4 (2.20%) Veeam
10 3 (1.65%) Acronis
10 3 (1.65%) NETGEAR
10 3 (1.65%) SonicWALL
10 3 (1.65%) WatchGuard
11 2 (1.10%) Apple
11 2 (1.10%) Draytek