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.
Skype for Business
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Skype for Business.
Skype for Business
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Skype for Business over the 6 months to 30 November 2023.
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:
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