Unified Communications Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Unified Communications
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Unified Communications skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 195 209
Rank change year-on-year +24 +14 -17
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 26 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.39% 0.055% 0.058%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.53% 0.34% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 23 1 3
10th Percentile £26,577 - £50,750
25th Percentile £33,750 £46,250 £59,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -38.71% +34.78%
75th Percentile £58,750 £48,750 £90,625
90th Percentile £60,000 - £96,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £67,250 £34,500
% change year-on-year -25.65% +94.93% -39.47%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 470 590 685
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 7.01% 16.11% 13.15%
Number of salaries quoted 360 285 458
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,700 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,166 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.81% -10.00% +1.52%
75th Percentile £64,063 £62,500 £62,188
90th Percentile £72,500 £74,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £47,500 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.46% -17.00% +5.26%

Unified Communications
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Unified Communications job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Unified Communications
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Unified Communications.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Unified Communications

Unified Communications
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Unified Communications in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Unified Communications in the Thames Valley

Unified Communications
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unified Communications within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 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
Berkshire +38 23 £50,000 +5.26% 8
Buckinghamshire -2 3 £27,500 - 2
Unified Communications
South East

Unified Communications
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (3.85%) AutoCAD
1 1 (3.85%) InDesign
1 1 (3.85%) Revit
1 1 (3.85%) SketchUp
Cloud Services
1 5 (19.23%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (34.62%) VoIP
2 4 (15.38%) Firewall
3 3 (11.54%) DECT
3 3 (11.54%) LAN
3 3 (11.54%) PBX
3 3 (11.54%) VPN
3 3 (11.54%) Wireless
3 3 (11.54%) WLAN
4 2 (7.69%) Broadband
5 1 (3.85%) Network Security
5 1 (3.85%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Git
General
1 5 (19.23%) Telecoms
2 2 (7.69%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.85%) Finance
Job Titles
1 11 (42.31%) Business Development Manager
1 11 (42.31%) Business Manager
1 11 (42.31%) Development Manager
1 11 (42.31%) Unified Communications Manager
2 8 (30.77%) Account Manager
3 5 (19.23%) Sales Executive
4 3 (11.54%) Technical Account Manager
4 3 (11.54%) Technical Manager
5 2 (7.69%) B2B Sales Executive
5 2 (7.69%) Lead
5 2 (7.69%) Technical Specialist
5 2 (7.69%) Telesales Executive
6 1 (3.85%) Design Engineer
6 1 (3.85%) Developer
6 1 (3.85%) Finance Manager
6 1 (3.85%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 1 (3.85%) Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
6 1 (3.85%) Network Engineer
6 1 (3.85%) Project Manager
6 1 (3.85%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.85%) CSS
1 1 (3.85%) CSS3
1 1 (3.85%) HTML
1 1 (3.85%) HTML5
1 1 (3.85%) React
1 1 (3.85%) RESTful
1 1 (3.85%) Vue
1 1 (3.85%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.54%) Driving Licence
1 3 (11.54%) IoT
1 3 (11.54%) Web Conferencing
2 1 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (53.85%) Business Development
2 4 (15.38%) Presales
3 2 (7.69%) B2B
3 2 (7.69%) B2B Sales
3 2 (7.69%) Lead Generation
3 2 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (7.69%) Telesales
4 1 (3.85%) Agile
4 1 (3.85%) Capacity Planning
4 1 (3.85%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (3.85%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (3.85%) Cross-Browser Compatibility
4 1 (3.85%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (3.85%) Front End Development
4 1 (3.85%) Mentoring
4 1 (3.85%) Project Delivery
4 1 (3.85%) Security Monitoring
4 1 (3.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (3.85%) Web Accessibility
4 1 (3.85%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.85%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (26.92%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.85%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 9 (34.62%) Microsoft
2 3 (11.54%) BT
3 2 (7.69%) Cisco
4 1 (3.85%) Adobe