VoIP Job Trends in the South East

Voice Over IP (VoIP)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring VoIP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 205 250 190
Rank change year-on-year +45 -60 +71
Permanent jobs citing VoIP 62 57 86
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.61% 0.58% 1.18%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.02% 3.91% 7.03%
Number of salaries quoted 50 23 85
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,650 £26,250
25th Percentile £27,000 £29,375 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,750 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £46,250 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £73,750 £72,500
England median annual salary £32,500 £45,000 £41,750
% change year-on-year -27.78% +7.78% +4.38%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East

VoIP 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 1,541 1,458 1,223
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 15.09% 14.86% 16.75%
Number of salaries quoted 718 770 982
10th Percentile £27,040 £31,200 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +8.00% +4.68%
75th Percentile £59,500 £62,500 £61,594
90th Percentile £70,375 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £54,000 £50,803
% change year-on-year -25.93% +6.29% -3.23%

VoIP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

VoIP job vacancy trend in the South East

VoIP
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing VoIP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing VoIP

VoIP
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing VoIP in the South East over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Salary histogram for VoIP in the South East

VoIP
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 VoIP within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 December 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
Thames Valley +25 21 £32,500 -50.00% 17
Hampshire +46 14 £42,500 +34.92% 10
Berkshire +2 14 £32,500 -55.17% 9
Kent -4 10 £28,000 -6.67%
East Sussex +10 9 £27,000 -32.50% 4
Surrey +12 8 £100,000 +66.67% 5
Oxfordshire +20 6 £28,000 -47.42% 6
Buckinghamshire +13 1 - - 2
VoIP
England

VoIP
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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (16.13%) SharePoint
2 3 (4.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.61%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (9.68%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 31 (50.00%) Azure
2 21 (33.87%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (19.35%) Entra ID
4 10 (16.13%) AWS
5 2 (3.23%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.61%) IaaS
6 1 (1.61%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 36 (58.06%) WAN
2 29 (46.77%) LAN
3 21 (33.87%) VPN
4 17 (27.42%) Wi-Fi
5 15 (24.19%) Firewall
5 15 (24.19%) Unified Communications
6 13 (20.97%) Network Security
7 11 (17.74%) VLAN
7 11 (17.74%) Wireless
8 10 (16.13%) SD-WAN
9 9 (14.52%) DHCP
9 9 (14.52%) DNS
9 9 (14.52%) Wireshark
10 8 (12.90%) PBX
11 6 (9.68%) DECT
11 6 (9.68%) DSL
11 6 (9.68%) Internet
11 6 (9.68%) TCP/IP
12 4 (6.45%) MPLS
13 3 (4.84%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (16.13%) SQL Server
General
1 37 (59.68%) Social Skills
2 23 (37.10%) Telecoms
3 7 (11.29%) Marketing
4 4 (6.45%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (4.84%) Manufacturing
5 3 (4.84%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (3.23%) Electronics
6 2 (3.23%) Games
6 2 (3.23%) Military
7 1 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.61%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.61%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.61%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 26 (41.94%) IT Support
2 11 (17.74%) IT Engineer
3 10 (16.13%) Support Engineer
4 9 (14.52%) IT Support Engineer
5 8 (12.90%) Senior
5 8 (12.90%) Support Technician
6 7 (11.29%) Head of IT
6 7 (11.29%) Head of IT Operations
6 7 (11.29%) Head of Operations
7 6 (9.68%) 2nd Line Support
7 6 (9.68%) Systems Support
7 6 (9.68%) Technical Support
8 5 (8.06%) Senior Support Technician
8 5 (8.06%) Senior Technician
9 4 (6.45%) 3rd Line Support
9 4 (6.45%) Network Engineer
9 4 (6.45%) Systems Engineer
10 3 (4.84%) 3rd Line Support Technician
10 3 (4.84%) Products Support Technician
11 2 (3.23%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.84%) FreeSWITCH
1 3 (4.84%) Node.js
2 2 (3.23%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 13 (20.97%) Driving Licence
2 9 (14.52%) Client/Server
2 9 (14.52%) Management Information System
3 7 (11.29%) Operational Technology
4 6 (9.68%) Web Conferencing
5 3 (4.84%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (3.23%) BYOD
6 2 (3.23%) CCTV
6 2 (3.23%) Data Centre
6 2 (3.23%) IoT
6 2 (3.23%) Linux Command Line
6 2 (3.23%) Social Media
7 1 (1.61%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.61%) Enterprise Storage
7 1 (1.61%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (1.61%) FMCG
7 1 (1.61%) iPhone
7 1 (1.61%) Private Cloud
7 1 (1.61%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 23 (37.10%) Windows
2 14 (22.58%) Windows Server
3 8 (12.90%) Linux
4 5 (8.06%) Windows 10
5 2 (3.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (1.61%) Android
6 1 (1.61%) Ubuntu
6 1 (1.61%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (24.19%) Customer Service
1 15 (24.19%) ITIL
2 14 (22.58%) Disaster Recovery
2 14 (22.58%) ITSM
3 12 (19.35%) Computer Science
3 12 (19.35%) Cybersecurity
3 12 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (16.13%) Service Delivery
5 9 (14.52%) Data Protection
5 9 (14.52%) E-Commerce
5 9 (14.52%) Logistics
5 9 (14.52%) Presales
5 9 (14.52%) Project Management
6 8 (12.90%) High Availability
6 8 (12.90%) Stakeholder Management
7 7 (11.29%) Business Continuity
7 7 (11.29%) Migration
7 7 (11.29%) Problem Management
7 7 (11.29%) Service Management
7 7 (11.29%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (16.13%) SQL
2 1 (1.61%) Bash
2 1 (1.61%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 25 (40.32%) Degree
2 14 (22.58%) CCNP
2 14 (22.58%) Cisco Certification
3 11 (17.74%) Azure Certification
4 7 (11.29%) AWS Certification
4 7 (11.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 7 (11.29%) Master's Degree
4 7 (11.29%) PMI Certification
4 7 (11.29%) PMP
5 5 (8.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (4.84%) CCNA
7 3 (4.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (4.84%) Security Cleared
8 2 (3.23%) CCIE
8 2 (3.23%) DBS Check
8 2 (3.23%) DV Cleared
9 1 (1.61%) CCDA
9 1 (1.61%) SC Cleared
9 1 (1.61%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (16.13%) Cyber Essentials
1 10 (16.13%) SLA
2 7 (11.29%) NIST
3 2 (3.23%) Def Stans
4 1 (1.61%) QA
System Software
1 14 (22.58%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.84%) Firmware
3 1 (1.61%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (14.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.23%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (3.23%) SmoothWall
3 1 (1.61%) AirWatch
3 1 (1.61%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.61%) OpenView
3 1 (1.61%) SCCM
3 1 (1.61%) SCOM
3 1 (1.61%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 45 (72.58%) Microsoft
2 18 (29.03%) Cisco
3 6 (9.68%) Zoho
4 5 (8.06%) Meraki
5 4 (6.45%) Adobe
6 2 (3.23%) Fortinet
6 2 (3.23%) Google
6 2 (3.23%) Ruckus Wireless
7 1 (1.61%) ArcSight
7 1 (1.61%) Commvault
7 1 (1.61%) ExtraHop
7 1 (1.61%) Mitel
7 1 (1.61%) Palo Alto
7 1 (1.61%) Red Hat
7 1 (1.61%) Riverbed
7 1 (1.61%) Siebel
7 1 (1.61%) SolarWinds
7 1 (1.61%) Veeam
7 1 (1.61%) Veritas
7 1 (1.61%) VMware