Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Skype for Business skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 270 | 275 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +5 | +138 |
| Permanent jobs citing Skype for Business | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England | - | 0.063% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | - | 0.74% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £29,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £31,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -20.25% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £33,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £38,500 | £52,500 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.67% | +50.00% | -12.50% |
All Application Platform Skills
North of England
Skype for Business falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring application platform skills in the North of England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 477 | 811 | 689 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | 4.55% | 8.54% | 9.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 336 | 452 | 590 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £28,783 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £34,500 | £32,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.79% | +5.56% | -4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,313 | £60,000 | £62,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,250 | £71,991 | £82,548 |
| England median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.28% | +3.64% | - |
Skype for Business
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Skype for Business relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
Skype for Business
Salary Trend in the North of England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Skype for Business.
