Skype for Business Jobs

Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Skype for Business skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Skype for Business over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 779 835 1099
Rank change year-on-year +56 +264 -286
Permanent jobs citing Skype for Business 63 52 176
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.070% 0.064% 0.10%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.72% 0.59% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 41 47 120
10th Percentile - £31,250 £28,019
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £41,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £39,000 £50,200
Median % change year-on-year +21.79% -22.31% +4.58%
75th Percentile £57,500 £53,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £59,250 £61,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £36,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.56% -30.00% +25.00%

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 8,710 8,813 24,432
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.64% 10.92% 13.94%
Number of salaries quoted 5,787 6,758 11,737
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,834 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.97% +1.52% +4.76%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £48,050 £47,500
% change year-on-year -6.35% +1.16% +5.56%

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 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Skype for Business in the UK

Skype for Business
Top 10 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 26 July 2024. 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 +37 54 £47,500 +21.79% 5
UK excluding London -27 43 £32,500 -11.56% 3
London +89 20 £75,000 +87.50% 2
West Midlands +5 20 £32,500 - 1
Midlands -18 20 £32,500 -17.46% 2
Wales +37 9 - -
South West -4 8 £55,000 +22.22%
Work from Home +31 4 £55,000 +4.76% 2
East of England -3 4 £42,250 -23.18%
South East -3 2 £47,500 +35.71%

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 14 (22.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (6.35%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 3 (4.76%) Exchange Server 2013
3 3 (4.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 32 (50.79%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 14 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (6.35%) Mimecast
2 4 (6.35%) WhatsApp
3 3 (4.76%) Cohesity
4 1 (1.59%) Azure
4 1 (1.59%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 53 (84.13%) Skype
2 18 (28.57%) DNS
3 17 (26.98%) Firewall
3 17 (26.98%) Wireless
4 9 (14.29%) IP Telephony
4 9 (14.29%) LAN
4 9 (14.29%) WAN
5 8 (12.70%) BGP
5 8 (12.70%) Internet
5 8 (12.70%) MPLS
5 8 (12.70%) Network Security
5 8 (12.70%) OSPF
5 8 (12.70%) Reverse Proxy
5 8 (12.70%) SD-WAN
5 8 (12.70%) SSL
5 8 (12.70%) TCP/IP
5 8 (12.70%) VoIP
5 8 (12.70%) VPN
6 6 (9.52%) Unified Communications
6 6 (9.52%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.59%) SQL Server
General
1 30 (47.62%) Law
2 25 (39.68%) Social Skills
3 9 (14.29%) Finance
4 6 (9.52%) Automotive
4 6 (9.52%) Pharmaceutical
4 6 (9.52%) Telecoms
5 3 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.59%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 21 (33.33%) IT Support
2 19 (30.16%) Support Specialist
3 16 (25.40%) IT Support Specialist
4 12 (19.05%) Analyst
5 11 (17.46%) Senior
6 10 (15.87%) Support Engineer
7 9 (14.29%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 9 (14.29%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
7 9 (14.29%) Network Engineer
7 9 (14.29%) Senior Network Engineer
8 8 (12.70%) Network Analyst
8 8 (12.70%) Network Security Analyst
8 8 (12.70%) Security Analyst
9 4 (6.35%) 2nd Line Support
9 4 (6.35%) Graduate
9 4 (6.35%) Graduate Support Engineer
9 4 (6.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (6.35%) Support Analyst
10 3 (4.76%) Messaging Engineer
10 3 (4.76%) Wintel Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (12.70%) 802.1X
1 8 (12.70%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (57.14%) Video Conferencing
2 23 (36.51%) Data Centre
3 20 (31.75%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (12.70%) Client/Server
4 8 (12.70%) Management Information System
5 4 (6.35%) Blackberry
6 3 (4.76%) PKI
7 2 (3.17%) Smartcard
7 2 (3.17%) Smartphone
8 1 (1.59%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 38 (60.32%) Windows
2 31 (49.21%) Windows 10
3 22 (34.92%) Android
4 20 (31.75%) Apple iOS
5 7 (11.11%) Windows Server
6 6 (9.52%) Windows 7
7 4 (6.35%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (41.27%) Stakeholder Management
2 20 (31.75%) Continuous Improvement
2 20 (31.75%) Inventory Management
2 20 (31.75%) Time Management
3 12 (19.05%) ITIL
4 11 (17.46%) Incident Management
5 9 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
5 9 (14.29%) Business Continuity
5 9 (14.29%) Network Management
6 8 (12.70%) Change Control
6 8 (12.70%) Information Security
6 8 (12.70%) Infrastructure Management
6 8 (12.70%) Load Balancing
7 6 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (9.52%) Security Patching
8 4 (6.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 4 (6.35%) ITSM
9 3 (4.76%) Change Management
9 3 (4.76%) Problem Management
9 3 (4.76%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.59%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.59%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (19.05%) SC Cleared
1 12 (19.05%) Security Cleared
2 11 (17.46%) Degree
3 6 (9.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 6 (9.52%) Master's Degree
3 6 (9.52%) MBA
4 1 (1.59%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (3.17%) SLA
2 1 (1.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 19 (30.16%) Active Directory
2 9 (14.29%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (11.11%) vSphere
4 3 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (1.59%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 1 (1.59%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 8 (12.70%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (4.76%) SCCM
3 1 (1.59%) McAfee ePO
3 1 (1.59%) NetBackup
3 1 (1.59%) OfficeScan
3 1 (1.59%) SCOM
3 1 (1.59%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 61 (96.83%) Microsoft
2 19 (30.16%) Cisco
3 10 (15.87%) Apple
4 9 (14.29%) Avaya
4 9 (14.29%) Mitel
5 8 (12.70%) CheckPoint
5 8 (12.70%) Polycom
5 8 (12.70%) Ribbon
6 5 (7.94%) VMware
7 3 (4.76%) NetApp
8 2 (3.17%) HP
8 2 (3.17%) ServiceNow
9 1 (1.59%) Altiris
9 1 (1.59%) Dell
9 1 (1.59%) Fujitsu
9 1 (1.59%) Huawei
9 1 (1.59%) McAfee
9 1 (1.59%) Veritas