Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Skype for Business skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Skype for Business over the 6 months to 30 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 703 937 935
Rank change year-on-year +234 -2 -453
Permanent jobs citing Skype for Business 24 153 169
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.045% 0.12% 0.13%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.46% 1.04% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 22 109 138
10th Percentile £30,513 £28,019 £24,375
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% +7.50% -21.57%
75th Percentile £53,438 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £71,650 £63,750 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% +8.11% -7.50%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

Skype for Business is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 5,243 14,661 16,248
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.74% 11.60% 12.55%
Number of salaries quoted 4,006 8,657 10,368
10th Percentile £31,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.61% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -

Skype for Business
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Skype for Business as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Skype for Business in the UK

Skype for Business
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Skype for Business.

Salary trend for Skype for Business in the UK

Skype for Business
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Skype for Business over the 6 months to 30 November 2023.

Salary histogram for Skype for Business in the UK

Skype for Business
Top 14 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 30 November 2023. 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
UK excluding London +159 20 £45,000 +12.50% 12
England +190 19 £45,000 +4.65% 12
Work from Home +221 10 £50,000 +16.28% 3
South West +72 5 £50,000 +37.93%
London +238 4 £85,000 +65.85% 4
South East +132 4 £35,000 +7.69% 2
Midlands +117 3 £52,500 +23.53% 1
Wales - 3 £50,000 - 1
East of England +107 2 £31,125 -43.41% 1
Scotland +56 2 £60,000 +33.33% 1
East Midlands - 2 £52,500 -
North of England +125 1 £31,500 -3.08% 4
West Midlands +121 1 £24,000 -43.53% 1
North East - 1 £31,500 - 1

Skype for Business
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 7 (29.17%) MS Exchange
1 7 (29.17%) SharePoint
2 3 (12.50%) Exchange Server 2003
3 2 (8.33%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (8.33%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (4.17%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (4.17%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (29.17%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 16 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (41.67%) Azure
3 2 (8.33%) WhatsApp
4 1 (4.17%) AWS
4 1 (4.17%) GCP
4 1 (4.17%) IaaS
4 1 (4.17%) PaaS
4 1 (4.17%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (83.33%) Skype
2 10 (41.67%) Firewall
3 9 (37.50%) Wireless
4 8 (33.33%) TCP/IP
5 6 (25.00%) Cisco ASA
5 6 (25.00%) VoIP
6 5 (20.83%) BGP
6 5 (20.83%) Cisco Firepower
6 5 (20.83%) Cisco ISE
6 5 (20.83%) Cisco Nexus
6 5 (20.83%) Cisco Wireless
6 5 (20.83%) DHCP
6 5 (20.83%) EIGRP
6 5 (20.83%) NX-OS
6 5 (20.83%) OSPF
6 5 (20.83%) VPN
7 4 (16.67%) LAN
7 4 (16.67%) SAN
7 4 (16.67%) WAN
8 3 (12.50%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (25.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (4.17%) Amazon RDS
General
1 8 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 7 (29.17%) Social Skills
3 4 (16.67%) Manufacturing
4 3 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (12.50%) Back Office
5 2 (8.33%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (8.33%) Telecoms
6 1 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (4.17%) Electronics
6 1 (4.17%) Finance
6 1 (4.17%) German Language
6 1 (4.17%) Italian Language
6 1 (4.17%) Law
6 1 (4.17%) Legal
6 1 (4.17%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 6 (25.00%) Senior
2 5 (20.83%) Network Engineer
2 5 (20.83%) Senior Network Engineer
2 5 (20.83%) Support Engineer
3 4 (16.67%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 4 (16.67%) 2nd Line Support
3 4 (16.67%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 4 (16.67%) Analyst
3 4 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) IT Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Server Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) Exchange Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) IT Analyst
5 2 (8.33%) IT Support
5 2 (8.33%) IT Support Analyst
5 2 (8.33%) Support Analyst
6 1 (4.17%) 1st Line Support
6 1 (4.17%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
6 1 (4.17%) Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.50%) FMCG
2 2 (8.33%) Smartphone
3 1 (4.17%) Blackberry
3 1 (4.17%) Culture of Ownership
3 1 (4.17%) Hedge funds
3 1 (4.17%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.17%) PKI
3 1 (4.17%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 15 (62.50%) Windows
2 7 (29.17%) Windows Server
3 5 (20.83%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (12.50%) Windows 10
4 3 (12.50%) Windows 2000 Server
4 3 (12.50%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (12.50%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (12.50%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (8.33%) Android
5 2 (8.33%) Mac OS X
6 1 (4.17%) Apple iOS
6 1 (4.17%) Linux
6 1 (4.17%) Solaris
6 1 (4.17%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 4 (16.67%) Network Monitoring
2 3 (12.50%) Customer Service
2 3 (12.50%) IT Strategy
2 3 (12.50%) ITIL
2 3 (12.50%) Mobile Device Management
2 3 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (12.50%) Project Management
3 2 (8.33%) Chat Support
3 2 (8.33%) Service Management
3 2 (8.33%) Time Management
3 2 (8.33%) Virtual Environments
4 1 (4.17%) Client Onboarding
4 1 (4.17%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (4.17%) Identity Access Management
4 1 (4.17%) ITSM
4 1 (4.17%) Migration
4 1 (4.17%) PRINCE2
4 1 (4.17%) Programme Management
4 1 (4.17%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.50%) PowerShell
2 2 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (29.17%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (25.00%) CCNA
2 6 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 5 (20.83%) CCNP
4 2 (8.33%) MCP
4 2 (8.33%) MCSA
4 2 (8.33%) MCSE
4 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (8.33%) SC Cleared
5 1 (4.17%) Degree
5 1 (4.17%) Dell Certification
5 1 (4.17%) DV Cleared
5 1 (4.17%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.67%) SLA
2 1 (4.17%) QA
System Software
1 16 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 9 (37.50%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (20.83%) Hyper-V
3 5 (20.83%) vSphere
3 5 (20.83%) XenApp
4 2 (8.33%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (4.17%) Forefront TMG
5 1 (4.17%) Terminal Services
5 1 (4.17%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 6 (25.00%) Cisco CUCM
2 5 (20.83%) Nessus
3 2 (8.33%) vCenter Server
4 1 (4.17%) Cisco UCCX
4 1 (4.17%) Forefront Identity Manager
4 1 (4.17%) MOM
4 1 (4.17%) SCOM
4 1 (4.17%) WSUS
Vendors
1 19 (79.17%) Microsoft
2 12 (50.00%) VMware
3 10 (41.67%) Cisco
3 10 (41.67%) Citrix
4 5 (20.83%) CheckPoint
4 5 (20.83%) IronPort
4 5 (20.83%) SolarWinds
5 4 (16.67%) Aruba
5 4 (16.67%) Palo Alto
5 4 (16.67%) Zerto
6 2 (8.33%) Apple
6 2 (8.33%) arcserve
6 2 (8.33%) ServiceNow
7 1 (4.17%) Bloomberg
7 1 (4.17%) Dell
7 1 (4.17%) Google
7 1 (4.17%) McAfee
7 1 (4.17%) Mitel
7 1 (4.17%) Reuters
7 1 (4.17%) SAP