Unified Communications Job Trends

Unified Communications
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Unified Communications skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 513 673 574
Rank change year-on-year +160 -99 +245
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 153 82 159
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.30% 0.12% 0.30%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.20% 1.05% 1.93%
Number of salaries quoted 99 42 137
10th Percentile £29,500 £38,000 £32,575
25th Percentile £36,750 £49,938 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.14% +7.69% +23.81%
75th Percentile £66,500 £83,125 £73,750
90th Percentile £72,200 £93,625 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.96% +7.37% -6.94%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 6,966 7,842 8,236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.67% 11.65% 15.37%
Number of salaries quoted 4,156 3,981 6,610
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.25% +6.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,750 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -32.50% +11.11% -5.26%

Unified Communications
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Unified Communications relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Unified Communications job vacancy trend in the UK

Unified Communications
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Unified Communications.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Unified Communications

Unified Communications
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Unified Communications over the 6 months to 9 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Unified Communications in the UK

Unified Communications
Top 15 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 9 November 2025. 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 +149 142 £47,500 -32.14% 102
UK excluding London +167 117 £50,000 -1.96% 98
South East +85 51 £47,500 -20.83% 63
Work from Home +88 42 £62,500 -10.71% 40
London +47 34 £42,500 -42.90% 33
North of England +47 33 £55,000 +22.22% 3
Yorkshire +28 22 £55,000 - 2
North West +25 11 £70,000 +55.56% 1
East of England - 11 £47,500 - 2
South West +38 9 £67,250 +31.86% 8
Scotland - 6 £70,000 - 13
Northern Ireland - 3 £52,500 -
Midlands +53 2 £70,000 +55.56% 9
West Midlands +40 2 £70,000 +55.56% 5
Wales - 2 £70,000 - 2

Unified Communications
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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (8.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (7.19%) Skype for Business
3 9 (5.88%) SharePoint
Applications
1 23 (15.03%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (11.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (5.88%) InDesign
4 2 (1.31%) AutoCAD
4 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.31%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.31%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 31 (20.26%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (11.11%) SaaS
3 15 (9.80%) Azure
4 12 (7.84%) AWS
5 7 (4.58%) IaaS
6 5 (3.27%) PaaS
6 5 (3.27%) Serverless
7 4 (2.61%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.96%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.96%) Rubrik
9 2 (1.31%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 31 (20.26%) WAN
2 29 (18.95%) VoIP
3 22 (14.38%) LAN
4 20 (13.07%) Network Security
5 18 (11.76%) WebEx
6 16 (10.46%) Firewall
7 15 (9.80%) VPN
8 14 (9.15%) Wi-Fi
9 12 (7.84%) SD-WAN
10 11 (7.19%) Skype
11 8 (5.23%) Internet
11 8 (5.23%) PBX
11 8 (5.23%) Telepresence
11 8 (5.23%) WLAN
12 7 (4.58%) TCP/IP
13 6 (3.92%) NGN
14 5 (3.27%) DNS
14 5 (3.27%) DSL
14 5 (3.27%) VLAN
14 5 (3.27%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.31%) SQL Server
General
1 57 (37.25%) Social Skills
2 36 (23.53%) Telecoms
3 23 (15.03%) Finance
4 20 (13.07%) Marketing
5 15 (9.80%) Law
6 9 (5.88%) Public Sector
7 7 (4.58%) Legal
8 5 (3.27%) Billing
9 3 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.31%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (1.31%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.65%) Electronics
11 1 (0.65%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.65%) Retail
11 1 (0.65%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 29 (18.95%) Senior
2 15 (9.80%) Account Manager
2 15 (9.80%) Support Engineer
3 13 (8.50%) Analyst
3 13 (8.50%) Lead
4 12 (7.84%) Bid Writer
4 12 (7.84%) Senior Bid Writer
4 12 (7.84%) Support Analyst
5 10 (6.54%) Marketing Executive
6 9 (5.88%) Junior
6 9 (5.88%) Senior Marketing Executive
6 9 (5.88%) Support Assistant
6 9 (5.88%) Technical Account Manager
6 9 (5.88%) Technical Manager
7 8 (5.23%) IT Manager
7 8 (5.23%) Unified Communications Engineer
7 8 (5.23%) Voice Engineer
7 8 (5.23%) Voice Support Engineer
8 7 (4.58%) Head of IT Operations
8 7 (4.58%) Junior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.61%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (13.73%) Video Conferencing
2 15 (9.80%) Web Conferencing
3 11 (7.19%) Social Media
4 10 (6.54%) Onboarding
5 9 (5.88%) Data Centre
6 8 (5.23%) Operational Technology
7 5 (3.27%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (2.61%) Digital Media
8 4 (2.61%) Digital Signage
8 4 (2.61%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.96%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.96%) IoT
10 2 (1.31%) Blog
10 2 (1.31%) Handset
10 2 (1.31%) Home Automation
10 2 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.31%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 1 (0.65%) Cyber Security Posture
11 1 (0.65%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 16 (10.46%) Windows
2 10 (6.54%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.61%) Linux
3 4 (2.61%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (18.30%) Analytics
2 26 (16.99%) Business Continuity
3 24 (15.69%) Disaster Recovery
3 24 (15.69%) Service Delivery
4 23 (15.03%) CRM
4 23 (15.03%) Customer Experience
4 23 (15.03%) Presales
5 21 (13.73%) AI
5 21 (13.73%) ITIL
6 19 (12.42%) Problem-Solving
6 19 (12.42%) Project Management
7 16 (10.46%) Business Strategy
7 16 (10.46%) Computer Science
7 16 (10.46%) Customer Service
8 15 (9.80%) Cybersecurity
8 15 (9.80%) Mentoring
9 14 (9.15%) Commercial Awareness
9 14 (9.15%) Roadmaps
10 13 (8.50%) Cost Reduction
10 13 (8.50%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.92%) PowerShell
2 3 (1.96%) SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (20.26%) Degree
2 17 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
3 15 (9.80%) CCNP
4 8 (5.23%) CCNA
4 8 (5.23%) PMI Certification
4 8 (5.23%) PMP
5 7 (4.58%) AWS Certification
5 7 (4.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 7 (4.58%) Azure Certification
5 7 (4.58%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.31%) CCIE
6 2 (1.31%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.31%) MCP
6 2 (1.31%) MCSE
6 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 1 (0.65%) CCDA
7 1 (0.65%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.65%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.65%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (14.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (5.88%) ISO 9001
2 9 (5.88%) NIST
3 4 (2.61%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (1.96%) SLA
5 2 (1.31%) NCSC
5 2 (1.31%) QA
System Software
1 15 (9.80%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.96%) EMC RecoverPoint
4 1 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (9.80%) Cisco CUCM
2 3 (1.96%) VxRail
3 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 49 (32.03%) Microsoft
2 37 (24.18%) Cisco
3 13 (8.50%) Polycom
4 10 (6.54%) Mitel
4 10 (6.54%) VMware
5 9 (5.88%) Adobe
5 9 (5.88%) Zoho
6 8 (5.23%) Oracle
7 5 (3.27%) Avaya
7 5 (3.27%) Sophos
8 4 (2.61%) Civica
9 3 (1.96%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.96%) Splunk
9 3 (1.96%) Zscaler
10 2 (1.31%) arcserve
10 2 (1.31%) Aruba
10 2 (1.31%) Facebook
10 2 (1.31%) Panasonic
10 2 (1.31%) Ribbon
10 2 (1.31%) Samsung