Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
Period
to 21 January 2022

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for VoIP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited VoIP over the 6 months to 21 January 2022 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Voice Over IP (VoIP)
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
21 Jan 2022		 Same period 2021 Same period 2020
Rank 379 253 231
Rank change year-on-year -126 -22 -7
Permanent jobs citing VoIP 157 89 48
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.54% 0.83% 0.65%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.20% 6.12% 4.66%
Number of salaries quoted 142 75 45
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £40,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -28.00% +47.06%
75th Percentile £65,938 £58,125 £72,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year +8.43% +13.70% -5.19%

VoIP is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,022 1,454 1,030
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.34% 13.56% 14.03%
Number of salaries quoted 2,339 1,284 901
10th Percentile £35,750 £33,750 £34,750
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £50,216 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +0.43% +5.26% -

VoIP
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing VoIP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

VoIP trend for jobs with a WFH option

VoIP
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing VoIP.

VoIP salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

VoIP
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing VoIP over the 6 months to 21 January 2022.

VoIP salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 21 January 2022, VoIP job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for VoIP.

1 65 (41.40%) Azure
2 63 (40.13%) Windows
3 60 (38.22%) Microsoft
4 50 (31.85%) Active Directory
4 50 (31.85%) Firewall
5 49 (31.21%) VMware
5 49 (31.21%) Microsoft 365
6 47 (29.94%) Windows Server
7 45 (28.66%) Telecoms
7 45 (28.66%) Cisco
8 42 (26.75%) Agile Software Development
9 40 (25.48%) Social Skills
10 38 (24.20%) Problem-Solving
11 35 (22.29%) Cisco Certification
12 34 (21.66%) VPN
12 34 (21.66%) Finance
13 32 (20.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 31 (19.75%) WAN
15 30 (19.11%) CCNA
15 30 (19.11%) VMware Infrastructure
15 30 (19.11%) Windows 10
16 29 (18.47%) User Experience
17 28 (17.83%) Android
17 28 (17.83%) HTTP
17 28 (17.83%) TCP/IP
18 27 (17.20%) Test Automation
19 26 (16.56%) Linux
20 23 (14.65%) Google
21 22 (14.01%) ITIL
21 22 (14.01%) Mobile App

VoIP
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 13 (8.28%) IIS
1 13 (8.28%) MS Exchange
2 12 (7.64%) SharePoint
3 10 (6.37%) Apache
4 8 (5.10%) CMS
4 8 (5.10%) WordPress
5 6 (3.82%) Confluence
5 6 (3.82%) OpenStack
5 6 (3.82%) Sitecore CMS
5 6 (3.82%) Umbraco
6 2 (1.27%) IBM Notes
6 2 (1.27%) nginx
6 2 (1.27%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 8 (5.10%) MS Visio
2 6 (3.82%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (3.82%) Sage 200
2 4 (2.55%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 65 (41.40%) Azure
2 49 (31.21%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (11.46%) Firebase
3 18 (11.46%) Google Play
4 16 (10.19%) Azure Active Directory
5 15 (9.55%) AWS
6 11 (7.01%) OneDrive
7 9 (5.73%) SaaS
8 8 (5.10%) Mimecast
9 6 (3.82%) IaaS
9 6 (3.82%) PaaS
10 4 (2.55%) Google Workspace
10 4 (2.55%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 2 (1.27%) Power Platform
11 2 (1.27%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.64%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 50 (31.85%) Firewall
2 34 (21.66%) VPN
3 31 (19.75%) WAN
4 28 (17.83%) HTTP
4 28 (17.83%) TCP/IP
5 21 (13.38%) DNS
5 21 (13.38%) VLAN
6 18 (11.46%) DHCP
7 16 (10.19%) LAN
8 13 (8.28%) Network Security
8 13 (8.28%) SAN
9 12 (7.64%) SSL
10 10 (6.37%) PBX
11 9 (5.73%) BGP
11 9 (5.73%) Wireless
12 8 (5.10%) HTTPS
12 8 (5.10%) IPsec
12 8 (5.10%) Unified Communications
12 8 (5.10%) Wi-Fi
13 7 (4.46%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (11.46%) MongoDB
2 10 (6.37%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.55%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.91%) SQLite
5 2 (1.27%) MySQL
5 2 (1.27%) SQL Server 2016
6 1 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.64%) SQL Server 2008
6 1 (0.64%) SQL Server 2012
6 1 (0.64%) SQL Server 2014
Development Applications
1 18 (11.46%) Android Studio
1 18 (11.46%) Git (software)
2 15 (9.55%) Selenium
3 12 (7.64%) JIRA
4 6 (3.82%) Visual Studio
5 5 (3.18%) Postman
6 2 (1.27%) Jasmine
6 2 (1.27%) Mocha
7 1 (0.64%) Appium
7 1 (0.64%) JMeter
7 1 (0.64%) Ranorex
7 1 (0.64%) Xcode
General
1 45 (28.66%) Telecoms
2 40 (25.48%) Social Skills
3 34 (21.66%) Finance
4 9 (5.73%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (4.46%) Advertising
5 7 (4.46%) Pharmaceutical
6 6 (3.82%) Banking
7 5 (3.18%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.55%) International Banking
9 3 (1.91%) Publishing
10 2 (1.27%) Investment Banking
10 2 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.64%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.64%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.64%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.64%) Military
11 1 (0.64%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.64%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 25 (15.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 23 (14.65%) Developer
3 19 (12.10%) IT Engineer
3 19 (12.10%) Network Engineer
4 18 (11.46%) Android Developer
4 18 (11.46%) Applications Developer
4 18 (11.46%) Cloud Developer
4 18 (11.46%) Java Android Developer
4 18 (11.46%) Java Applications Developer
4 18 (11.46%) Java Developer
5 14 (8.92%) IT Manager
5 14 (8.92%) Support Engineer
6 12 (7.64%) Voice Engineer
7 9 (5.73%) Consultant
7 9 (5.73%) Field Engineer
7 9 (5.73%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 8 (5.10%) Project Manager
8 8 (5.10%) Tester
9 7 (4.46%) Design Engineer
9 7 (4.46%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (13.38%) Web Services
2 20 (12.74%) JSON
2 20 (12.74%) Node.js
3 18 (11.46%) .NET
3 18 (11.46%) .NET Core
3 18 (11.46%) .NET Framework
3 18 (11.46%) OAuth
3 18 (11.46%) OAuth2
3 18 (11.46%) RESTful
4 6 (3.82%) Elastic Stack
5 5 (3.18%) WebRTC
6 2 (1.27%) CSS
6 2 (1.27%) CSS3
6 2 (1.27%) Jest
6 2 (1.27%) LEMP Stack
6 2 (1.27%) libvirt
6 2 (1.27%) React
6 2 (1.27%) REST
6 2 (1.27%) Sass
6 2 (1.27%) Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 29 (18.47%) User Experience
2 22 (14.01%) Mobile App
3 19 (12.10%) Handset
4 18 (11.46%) Video\Live Streaming
5 10 (6.37%) Data Centre
6 7 (4.46%) Public Cloud
6 7 (4.46%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (2.55%) Driving Licence
7 4 (2.55%) IPTV
7 4 (2.55%) iSeries
7 4 (2.55%) Replication
8 3 (1.91%) Client/Server
8 3 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.91%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.27%) Blackberry
9 2 (1.27%) Smartphone
10 1 (0.64%) CCTV
10 1 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.64%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 63 (40.13%) Windows
2 47 (29.94%) Windows Server
3 30 (19.11%) Windows 10
4 28 (17.83%) Android
5 26 (16.56%) Linux
6 12 (7.64%) Apple iOS
7 10 (6.37%) Windows Server 2012
8 9 (5.73%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (4.46%) VyOS
9 7 (4.46%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (3.18%) Windows 7
11 4 (2.55%) Mac OS
11 4 (2.55%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.64%) Debian
12 1 (0.64%) Kali Linux
12 1 (0.64%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (26.75%) Agile Software Development
2 38 (24.20%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (20.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 27 (17.20%) Test Automation
5 22 (14.01%) ITIL
6 20 (12.74%) Data Privacy
7 19 (12.10%) Project Management
7 19 (12.10%) Scrum
7 19 (12.10%) Software Engineering
8 18 (11.46%) Android Development
8 18 (11.46%) Feature Driven Development
8 18 (11.46%) MVVM
8 18 (11.46%) Push Notifications
8 18 (11.46%) RAD
9 15 (9.55%) Network Design
10 14 (8.92%) DevOps
11 13 (8.28%) BCP
12 12 (7.64%) IT Strategy
13 10 (6.37%) Change Management
13 10 (6.37%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (13.38%) JavaScript
2 19 (12.10%) Java
3 18 (11.46%) C#
3 18 (11.46%) Kotlin
4 14 (8.92%) PowerShell
5 12 (7.64%) SQL
6 9 (5.73%) Python
7 3 (1.91%) Apple Swift
7 3 (1.91%) Bash
7 3 (1.91%) Objective-C
8 2 (1.27%) C
8 2 (1.27%) Perl
9 1 (0.64%) C++
9 1 (0.64%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 35 (22.29%) Cisco Certification
2 30 (19.11%) CCNA
3 12 (7.64%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (5.73%) Degree
5 6 (3.82%) MCITP
5 6 (3.82%) MCP
5 6 (3.82%) MCSA
5 6 (3.82%) MCSE
5 6 (3.82%) MCTS
6 5 (3.18%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (2.55%) CCNP
8 3 (1.91%) Security Cleared
9 2 (1.27%) CCIE
9 2 (1.27%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.73%) GDPR
2 6 (3.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.55%) SLA
4 2 (1.27%) QA
5 1 (0.64%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 50 (31.85%) Active Directory
2 30 (19.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (12.74%) Hyper-V
4 7 (4.46%) vSphere
5 6 (3.82%) Docker
6 4 (2.55%) VirtualBox
7 2 (1.27%) Kamailio
7 2 (1.27%) KVM
7 2 (1.27%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (1.27%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 8 (5.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (4.46%) SCCM
2 7 (4.46%) WSUS
3 6 (3.82%) Kubernetes
3 6 (3.82%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
3 6 (3.82%) SCOM
4 2 (1.27%) Cisco CUCM
4 2 (1.27%) Cisco UCCX
4 2 (1.27%) cPanel
4 2 (1.27%) FortiGate
4 2 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.64%) Backup Exec
5 1 (0.64%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 60 (38.22%) Microsoft
2 49 (31.21%) VMware
3 45 (28.66%) Cisco
4 23 (14.65%) Google
5 21 (13.38%) Juniper
6 15 (9.55%) Oracle
7 12 (7.64%) Avaya
7 12 (7.64%) Veeam
8 10 (6.37%) CheckPoint
9 9 (5.73%) Palo Alto
10 8 (5.10%) Extreme Networks
10 8 (5.10%) Sophos
11 7 (4.46%) Apple
11 7 (4.46%) Brocade
11 7 (4.46%) F5
11 7 (4.46%) Meraki
11 7 (4.46%) Mitel
11 7 (4.46%) SolarWinds
11 7 (4.46%) Sonus
11 7 (4.46%) Vyatta