Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Skype for Business skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 684 | 634 | 760 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -50 | +126 | +137 |
| Permanent jobs citing Skype for Business | 7 | 19 | 69 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.009% | 0.044% | 0.081% |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 0.19% | 0.45% | 0.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 18 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £29,550 | £30,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,750 | £43,188 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,500 | £52,500 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.67% | +31.25% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £40,250 | £58,750 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £52,500 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +61.54% | -9.09% |
All Application Platform Skills
UK
Skype for Business falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring application platform skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 3,698 | 4,217 | 9,126 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 4.95% | 9.81% | 10.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,501 | 2,833 | 6,756 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £30,000 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,750 | £37,500 | £34,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,500 | £77,500 | £67,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,750 | £102,500 | £88,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £41,740 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.25% | +5.88% | -10.53% |
Skype for Business
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Skype for Business relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Skype for Business
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Skype for Business.
Skype for Business
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Skype for Business within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -31 | 7 | £38,500 | -26.67% | 2 |
| London | +17 | 5 | £38,500 | -51.88% | |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - |
Skype for Business
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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: