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 23 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 367 467 556
Rank change year-on-year +100 +89 +69
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 183 34 152
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.33% 0.13% 0.25%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.32% 0.91% 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 92 28 111
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £21,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £31,336 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £41,200 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.22% -8.44% +5.88%
75th Percentile £51,250 £59,063 £62,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £65,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +20.00% -3.69%

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 7,888 3,723 8,500
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 14.33% 13.74% 13.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,895 2,572 6,924
10th Percentile £26,000 £26,525 £25,750
25th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £47,500 £43,350
Median % change year-on-year -26.32% +9.57% -3.67%
75th Percentile £56,250 £63,563 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,450 £68,750
UK median annual salary £42,000 £52,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +8.25% -7.62%

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 23 March 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 23 March 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 +57 88 £42,500 -26.09% 8
North of England -1 53 £60,000 +96.72% 9
North West +15 34 £60,000 +22.45% 7
Midlands -24 19 £42,500 -29.17% 5
Yorkshire -35 16 £30,000 -1.64% 2
West Midlands +14 14 £42,500 -29.17%
East of England -5 9 £45,000 +12.50% 4
South West -23 7 £47,500 -6.86% 6
East Midlands - 5 £45,000 - 5
North East - 3 - -
Scotland - 3 £73,750 - 1
Northern Ireland - 3 £35,000 -
Wales - 1 - -
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 9 (4.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (3.83%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (6.56%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (3.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (3.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (3.28%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 2 (1.09%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.09%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 25 (13.66%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (7.10%) SaaS
3 8 (4.37%) Azure
4 5 (2.73%) AWS
4 5 (2.73%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.64%) GitHub
5 3 (1.64%) GitHub Actions
5 3 (1.64%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.55%) Azure Stack
6 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (0.55%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 40 (21.86%) VoIP
2 26 (14.21%) Firewall
3 22 (12.02%) WAN
4 19 (10.38%) VLAN
4 19 (10.38%) WebEx
5 18 (9.84%) VPN
6 17 (9.29%) PBX
6 17 (9.29%) Wireshark
7 15 (8.20%) DECT
7 15 (8.20%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (7.65%) Telepresence
9 13 (7.10%) DSL
10 9 (4.92%) LAN
11 4 (2.19%) Cisco ASA
11 4 (2.19%) Cisco Firepower
12 3 (1.64%) HTTP
12 3 (1.64%) Internet
12 3 (1.64%) RTP
12 3 (1.64%) TCP/IP
12 3 (1.64%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.64%) MongoDB
1 3 (1.64%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (1.64%) Git
General
1 55 (30.05%) Telecoms
2 40 (21.86%) Social Skills
3 30 (16.39%) Marketing
4 19 (10.38%) Finance
5 15 (8.20%) Public Sector
6 5 (2.73%) Legal
7 4 (2.19%) Banking
7 4 (2.19%) Retail
8 3 (1.64%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.09%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.55%) Electronics
10 1 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (16.94%) Account Manager
2 28 (15.30%) Senior
3 21 (11.48%) Support Engineer
4 18 (9.84%) Consultant
5 17 (9.29%) Senior Account Manager
5 17 (9.29%) Senior Manager
6 16 (8.74%) Unified Communications Consultant
7 14 (7.65%) Voice Engineer
7 14 (7.65%) Voice Support Engineer
8 13 (7.10%) 2nd Line Support
9 10 (5.46%) Business Manager
9 10 (5.46%) Senior Business Manager
9 10 (5.46%) Technical Account Manager
9 10 (5.46%) Technical Manager
10 9 (4.92%) Account Director
10 9 (4.92%) IT Support
10 9 (4.92%) Presales Engineer
11 8 (4.37%) Support Technician
12 7 (3.83%) Technical Consultant
12 7 (3.83%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.73%) XMPP
2 3 (1.64%) Django
2 3 (1.64%) Flask
2 3 (1.64%) FreeSWITCH
2 3 (1.64%) Jinja
2 3 (1.64%) OAuth
2 3 (1.64%) OAuth2
2 3 (1.64%) pytest
2 3 (1.64%) REST
2 3 (1.64%) RFC 2833
2 3 (1.64%) SQLAlchemy
2 3 (1.64%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 21 (11.48%) Web Conferencing
2 14 (7.65%) Video Conferencing
3 11 (6.01%) Onboarding
4 7 (3.83%) Driving Licence
4 7 (3.83%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (3.28%) Replication
5 6 (3.28%) Social Media
6 5 (2.73%) FlexPod
6 5 (2.73%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (2.73%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.09%) CCTV
7 2 (1.09%) Digital Signage
7 2 (1.09%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 1 (0.55%) Client/Server
8 1 (0.55%) CMDB
8 1 (0.55%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.55%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.55%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.55%) Fibre Optics
8 1 (0.55%) Handset
Operating Systems
1 12 (6.56%) Windows
2 8 (4.37%) Linux
3 5 (2.73%) Windows 10
3 5 (2.73%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.64%) Ubuntu
5 2 (1.09%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (22.40%) Presales
2 32 (17.49%) AI
3 28 (15.30%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (8.20%) Time Management
5 14 (7.65%) CRM
5 14 (7.65%) Network Management
5 14 (7.65%) Root Cause Analysis
6 13 (7.10%) Case Management
7 12 (6.56%) Business Development
7 12 (6.56%) Customer Experience
8 11 (6.01%) Business Intelligence
9 10 (5.46%) Analytics
9 10 (5.46%) Collaborative Culture
10 8 (4.37%) B2B
10 8 (4.37%) B2B Sales
10 8 (4.37%) Commercial Awareness
10 8 (4.37%) Customer Service
10 8 (4.37%) Cybersecurity
11 7 (3.83%) Sales Enablement
12 6 (3.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.83%) Python
2 4 (2.19%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.64%) C
3 3 (1.64%) C++
Qualifications
1 29 (15.85%) Degree
2 4 (2.19%) CCNA
2 4 (2.19%) CCNP
2 4 (2.19%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (1.09%) CCIE
3 2 (1.09%) DV Cleared
3 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (1.09%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.55%) CCDA
4 1 (0.55%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (0.55%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (3.28%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.64%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.55%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (8.74%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (2.73%) vSphere
4 4 (2.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 4 (2.19%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (1.64%) Docker
5 3 (1.64%) Kamailio
6 2 (1.09%) BitLocker
6 2 (1.09%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (10.93%) Cisco CUCM
2 6 (3.28%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (2.73%) Ansible
3 5 (2.73%) Grafana
3 5 (2.73%) Terraform
4 4 (2.19%) SCCM
5 3 (1.64%) Argo
5 3 (1.64%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.55%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 50 (27.32%) Microsoft
2 36 (19.67%) Cisco
3 14 (7.65%) Oracle
4 13 (7.10%) Mitel
5 11 (6.01%) Fortinet
6 8 (4.37%) VMware
7 6 (3.28%) Adobe
7 6 (3.28%) BT
7 6 (3.28%) Zoho
8 5 (2.73%) NetApp
8 5 (2.73%) Palo Alto
8 5 (2.73%) Splunk
9 3 (1.64%) Avaya
10 2 (1.09%) Apple
10 2 (1.09%) Kaseya
11 1 (0.55%) Aruba
11 1 (0.55%) Draytek
11 1 (0.55%) Proofpoint
11 1 (0.55%) Veeam
11 1 (0.55%) Yealink