Unified Communications Job Trends in the South East

Unified Communications
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Unified Communications skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 283 317
Rank change year-on-year -3 +34 -12
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 35 11 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.20% 0.12% 0.17%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.50% 0.82% 1.09%
Number of salaries quoted 33 10 20
10th Percentile £26,577 £49,625 £23,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £50,000 £30,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £67,250 £34,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.65% +94.93% -40.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £97,500 £53,125
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £68,875
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -26.53%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,398 1,335 2,106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 8.17% 15.12% 15.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,097 822 1,270
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,275 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,250 £30,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £41,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.46% -17.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £67,500 £58,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £70,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £47,870 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.63% -15.00% -2.63%

Unified Communications
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Unified Communications relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Unified Communications job vacancy trend in the South East

Unified Communications
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Unified Communications.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Unified Communications

Unified Communications
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Unified Communications in the South East over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Unified Communications in the South East

Unified Communications
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unified Communications within the South East region over the 6 months to 15 August 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
Thames Valley +28 25 £50,000 +5.26% 8
Berkshire +41 22 £50,000 +5.26% 6
Hampshire -36 7 £100,000 +48.70% 1
Buckinghamshire -6 3 £27,500 - 2
Kent -23 3 £33,500 -33.00%
Unified Communications
England

Unified Communications
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.86%) AutoCAD
1 1 (2.86%) InDesign
1 1 (2.86%) Revit
1 1 (2.86%) SketchUp
Cloud Services
1 5 (14.29%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (25.71%) VoIP
2 4 (11.43%) Firewall
3 3 (8.57%) DECT
3 3 (8.57%) LAN
3 3 (8.57%) PBX
3 3 (8.57%) VPN
3 3 (8.57%) Wireless
3 3 (8.57%) WLAN
4 2 (5.71%) Broadband
5 1 (2.86%) Network Security
5 1 (2.86%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Git
General
1 12 (34.29%) Telecoms
2 4 (11.43%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (5.71%) Social Skills
4 1 (2.86%) Finance
Job Titles
1 11 (31.43%) Business Development Manager
1 11 (31.43%) Business Manager
1 11 (31.43%) Development Manager
1 11 (31.43%) Unified Communications Manager
2 8 (22.86%) Account Manager
3 6 (17.14%) Infrastructure Manager
3 6 (17.14%) Network Infrastructure Manager
3 6 (17.14%) Network Manager
4 5 (14.29%) Sales Executive
5 3 (8.57%) Analyst
5 3 (8.57%) IT Analyst
5 3 (8.57%) IT Support
5 3 (8.57%) IT Support Analyst
5 3 (8.57%) Support Analyst
5 3 (8.57%) Technical Account Manager
5 3 (8.57%) Technical Manager
6 2 (5.71%) B2B Sales Executive
6 2 (5.71%) Lead
6 2 (5.71%) Telesales Executive
7 1 (2.86%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.86%) CSS
1 1 (2.86%) CSS3
1 1 (2.86%) HTML
1 1 (2.86%) HTML5
1 1 (2.86%) React
1 1 (2.86%) RESTful
1 1 (2.86%) Vue
1 1 (2.86%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.43%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (8.57%) Driving Licence
2 3 (8.57%) IoT
2 3 (8.57%) Onboarding
2 3 (8.57%) Smartcard
2 3 (8.57%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.57%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (42.86%) Business Development
2 4 (11.43%) Presales
3 3 (8.57%) B2B
3 3 (8.57%) ITIL
4 2 (5.71%) B2B Sales
4 2 (5.71%) Lead Generation
4 2 (5.71%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (5.71%) Telesales
5 1 (2.86%) Capacity Planning
5 1 (2.86%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (2.86%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (2.86%) Cross-Browser Compatibility
5 1 (2.86%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (2.86%) Front End Development
5 1 (2.86%) Mentoring
5 1 (2.86%) Project Delivery
5 1 (2.86%) Security Monitoring
5 1 (2.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (2.86%) Web Accessibility
5 1 (2.86%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.86%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (20.00%) Degree
2 3 (8.57%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.86%) Accessibility
System Software
1 3 (8.57%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 12 (34.29%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.57%) BT
3 1 (2.86%) Adobe
3 1 (2.86%) Cisco