Unified Communications Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Unified Communications
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Unified Communications skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 366 531 509
Rank change year-on-year +165 -22 +90
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 158 34 120
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.35% 0.098% 0.26%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.07% 0.70% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 87 21 97
10th Percentile £27,500 £37,500 £20,900
25th Percentile £39,375 £40,000 £35,195
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,000 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% +2.02% -2.06%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -30.77% +13.04% +9.52%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 7,632 4,880 6,725
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.00% 14.05% 14.75%
Number of salaries quoted 2,849 2,446 5,622
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,750 £36,250 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £50,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.00% +14.94% -3.33%
75th Percentile £53,750 £63,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -4.76%

Unified Communications
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Unified Communications job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Unified Communications
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Unified Communications.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Unified Communications

Unified Communications
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Unified Communications in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Unified Communications in the UK excluding London

Unified Communications
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unified Communications within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 January 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
South East +104 87 £45,000 -25.00% 22
North of England +33 40 £60,000 +9.09% 29
North West +42 25 £60,000 +9.09% 24
Yorkshire -11 15 £57,500 - 3
Midlands +31 13 £37,500 -37.50% 8
West Midlands +30 12 £42,500 -29.17% 5
East of England +29 9 £27,500 -31.25%
South West +6 3 £42,500 -16.67% 1
Northern Ireland - 3 £35,000 -
Scotland - 2 £73,750 - 3
Wales - 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 £32,500 - 3
Unified Communications
UK

Unified Communications
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 8 (5.06%) Microsoft Exchange
1 8 (5.06%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (8.23%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (4.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (4.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (3.80%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 1 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.63%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 19 (12.03%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (7.59%) SaaS
3 11 (6.96%) Azure
4 5 (3.16%) AWS
5 3 (1.90%) Power Automate
6 2 (1.27%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.27%) GitHub
6 2 (1.27%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (0.63%) Azure Stack
7 1 (0.63%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.63%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 37 (23.42%) VoIP
2 21 (13.29%) WAN
3 17 (10.76%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (10.13%) VPN
5 14 (8.86%) Telepresence
5 14 (8.86%) WebEx
6 13 (8.23%) Firewall
6 13 (8.23%) Wireshark
7 12 (7.59%) VLAN
8 11 (6.96%) DECT
8 11 (6.96%) DSL
8 11 (6.96%) PBX
9 10 (6.33%) LAN
10 6 (3.80%) SD-WAN
11 4 (2.53%) Internet
12 3 (1.90%) Network Security
12 3 (1.90%) NGN
12 3 (1.90%) RTP
12 3 (1.90%) TCP/IP
12 3 (1.90%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.27%) MongoDB
1 2 (1.27%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 2 (1.27%) Git
General
1 54 (34.18%) Telecoms
2 41 (25.95%) Social Skills
3 24 (15.19%) Marketing
4 16 (10.13%) Finance
5 11 (6.96%) Public Sector
6 5 (3.16%) Legal
7 4 (2.53%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.63%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (0.63%) Electronics
9 1 (0.63%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.63%) Retail
Job Titles
1 29 (18.35%) Account Manager
2 22 (13.92%) Senior
3 18 (11.39%) Support Engineer
4 17 (10.76%) Consultant
5 16 (10.13%) Unified Communications Consultant
6 15 (9.49%) Senior Account Manager
6 15 (9.49%) Senior Manager
7 14 (8.86%) Voice Engineer
7 14 (8.86%) Voice Support Engineer
8 11 (6.96%) 2nd Line Support
8 11 (6.96%) Presales Engineer
8 11 (6.96%) Technical Account Manager
8 11 (6.96%) Technical Manager
9 10 (6.33%) Business Manager
9 10 (6.33%) Senior Business Manager
9 10 (6.33%) Support Technician
10 8 (5.06%) Account Director
11 7 (4.43%) IT Support
11 7 (4.43%) Marketing Executive
11 7 (4.43%) Professional Services Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.90%) Web Services
2 2 (1.27%) Django
2 2 (1.27%) Flask
2 2 (1.27%) FreeSWITCH
2 2 (1.27%) Jinja
2 2 (1.27%) OAuth
2 2 (1.27%) OAuth2
2 2 (1.27%) pytest
2 2 (1.27%) REST
2 2 (1.27%) RFC 2833
2 2 (1.27%) SQLAlchemy
2 2 (1.27%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 17 (10.76%) Web Conferencing
2 9 (5.70%) Video Conferencing
3 6 (3.80%) Onboarding
3 6 (3.80%) Social Media
4 5 (3.16%) Operational Technology
5 4 (2.53%) Driving Licence
5 4 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.90%) Digital Media
6 3 (1.90%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.27%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.27%) Digital Signage
7 2 (1.27%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 1 (0.63%) CMDB
8 1 (0.63%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.63%) Fibre Optics
8 1 (0.63%) Handset
8 1 (0.63%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.63%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.80%) Windows
2 5 (3.16%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.27%) Linux
3 2 (1.27%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (25.95%) Presales
2 30 (18.99%) AI
2 30 (18.99%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (9.49%) CRM
4 14 (8.86%) Network Management
4 14 (8.86%) Root Cause Analysis
5 12 (7.59%) Business Development
5 12 (7.59%) Time Management
6 11 (6.96%) Case Management
6 11 (6.96%) Computer Science
6 11 (6.96%) Customer Experience
7 10 (6.33%) Analytics
7 10 (6.33%) Collaborative Culture
7 10 (6.33%) Commercial Awareness
7 10 (6.33%) Cybersecurity
8 9 (5.70%) Service Delivery
9 8 (5.06%) Data Protection
9 8 (5.06%) High Availability
9 8 (5.06%) Lead Generation
9 8 (5.06%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.27%) C
1 2 (1.27%) C++
1 2 (1.27%) Python
2 1 (0.63%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 25 (15.82%) Degree
2 10 (6.33%) Cisco Certification
3 9 (5.70%) CCNP
4 5 (3.16%) AWS Certification
4 5 (3.16%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 5 (3.16%) Azure Certification
4 5 (3.16%) CCNA
4 5 (3.16%) Master's Degree
4 5 (3.16%) PMI Certification
4 5 (3.16%) PMP
5 2 (1.27%) CCIE
6 1 (0.63%) CCDA
6 1 (0.63%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (0.63%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.63%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (3.80%) ISO 9001
3 5 (3.16%) NIST
4 2 (1.27%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.63%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (10.13%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.27%) Docker
3 2 (1.27%) Kamailio
Systems Management
1 15 (9.49%) Cisco CUCM
2 4 (2.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.53%) SCCM
3 2 (1.27%) Argo
3 2 (1.27%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.63%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 54 (34.18%) Microsoft
2 29 (18.35%) Cisco
3 14 (8.86%) Mitel
3 14 (8.86%) Oracle
4 6 (3.80%) Adobe
4 6 (3.80%) Zoho
5 5 (3.16%) Fortinet
5 5 (3.16%) VMware
6 4 (2.53%) Avaya
6 4 (2.53%) BT
7 3 (1.90%) Civica
8 2 (1.27%) Aruba
8 2 (1.27%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.63%) Draytek
9 1 (0.63%) Meraki
9 1 (0.63%) Proofpoint
9 1 (0.63%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.63%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.63%) Veeam
9 1 (0.63%) Yealink