Skype for Business Contracts in London

Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Skype for Business skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Skype for Business over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 359 460 554
Rank change year-on-year +101 +94 -146
Contract jobs citing Skype for Business 31 33 48
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.18% 0.13% 0.12%
As % of the Application Platforms category 1.54% 1.19% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 22 29
10th Percentile £192 £226 £272
25th Percentile £210 £297 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £488 £425
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +14.71% +1.55%
75th Percentile £410 £619 £588
90th Percentile £484 £638 £738
England median daily rate £335 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -21.18% - +2.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £23.00
England median hourly rate - - £69.05
% change year-on-year - - +104.59%

All Application Platform Skills
London

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 2,012 2,769 4,854
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 11.53% 10.70% 12.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,499 1,991 3,423
10th Percentile £263 £306 £350
25th Percentile £400 £450 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £664 £700 £671
90th Percentile £838 £800 £763
England median daily rate £500 £525 £510
% change year-on-year -4.76% +2.94% +7.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 31 51
10th Percentile £15.50 £17.75 £17.00
25th Percentile £22.88 £21.87 £25.75
Median hourly rate £30.16 £35.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.83% -6.67% -
75th Percentile £36.88 £69.13 £64.88
90th Percentile £60.50 £83.00 £78.75
England median hourly rate £27.50 £37.50 £23.00
% change year-on-year -26.67% +63.04% +15.00%

Skype for Business
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Skype for Business in London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Skype for Business in London.

Daily rate trend for Skype for Business in London

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Skype for Business in London over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Skype for Business in London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Skype for Business in London.

Hourly rate trend for Skype for Business in London

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Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Skype for Business within the London region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +33 1 £400 +68.42%
Skype for Business
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 21 (67.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (35.48%) Exchange Server 2003
2 11 (35.48%) Exchange Server 2007
2 11 (35.48%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (29.03%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (19.35%) SharePoint
5 4 (12.90%) CMS
6 2 (6.45%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 2 (6.45%) Exchange Server 5.5
Applications
1 18 (58.06%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (6.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 23 (74.19%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (19.35%) Azure
2 6 (19.35%) Entra ID
2 6 (19.35%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 31 (100.00%) Skype
2 7 (22.58%) Cisco IOS
3 4 (12.90%) VPN
4 2 (6.45%) Unified Communications
5 1 (3.23%) IP Telephony
5 1 (3.23%) ISDN
5 1 (3.23%) PABX
5 1 (3.23%) PBX
5 1 (3.23%) Telepresence
5 1 (3.23%) WebEx
General
1 11 (35.48%) Social Skills
2 10 (32.26%) Public Sector
3 8 (25.81%) Finance
4 4 (12.90%) Legal
5 1 (3.23%) Electronics
5 1 (3.23%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.23%) Marketing
5 1 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (3.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (25.81%) IT Support
2 7 (22.58%) Analyst
2 7 (22.58%) Support Engineer
3 6 (19.35%) Senior
4 4 (12.90%) Desktop Engineer
4 4 (12.90%) Desktop Support
4 4 (12.90%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 4 (12.90%) Senior Analyst
4 4 (12.90%) Senior Technical Analyst
4 4 (12.90%) Support Officer
4 4 (12.90%) Technical Analyst
5 3 (9.68%) IT Analyst
6 2 (6.45%) ICT Engineer
6 2 (6.45%) ICT Support
6 2 (6.45%) ICT Support Engineer
6 2 (6.45%) IT Engineer
6 2 (6.45%) IT Support Analyst
6 2 (6.45%) Senior Desktop Engineer
6 2 (6.45%) Senior Desktop Support
6 2 (6.45%) Senior Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (38.71%) iPhone
2 6 (19.35%) Blackberry
2 6 (19.35%) CMDB
3 2 (6.45%) Management Information System
3 2 (6.45%) Replication
3 2 (6.45%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (3.23%) Hedge funds
4 1 (3.23%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (3.23%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 23 (74.19%) Windows
2 9 (29.03%) Windows Server
2 9 (29.03%) Windows Server 2003
2 9 (29.03%) Windows Server 2008
2 9 (29.03%) Windows Server 2012
3 8 (25.81%) Windows 10
4 7 (22.58%) Apple iOS
4 7 (22.58%) Windows 7
5 6 (19.35%) Android
5 6 (19.35%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (35.48%) Customer Service
1 11 (35.48%) ITIL
1 11 (35.48%) Migration
2 10 (32.26%) ITSM
3 7 (22.58%) Mobile Device Management
4 6 (19.35%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 6 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (12.90%) Computer Science
5 4 (12.90%) Resource Management
5 4 (12.90%) Service Delivery
6 2 (6.45%) Project Delivery
7 1 (3.23%) Agile
7 1 (3.23%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (3.23%) Digital Marketing
7 1 (3.23%) Enterprise Architecture
7 1 (3.23%) Programme Management
7 1 (3.23%) Risk Management
7 1 (3.23%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 10 (32.26%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 12 (38.71%) Security Cleared
2 10 (32.26%) SC Cleared
3 4 (12.90%) Degree
4 2 (6.45%) CTC Cleared
5 1 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (3.23%) DV Cleared
5 1 (3.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (3.23%) QA
System Software
1 25 (80.65%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (19.35%) Jamf Pro
1 6 (19.35%) Microsoft Intune
1 6 (19.35%) SCCM
2 2 (6.45%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 18 (58.06%) Microsoft
2 17 (54.84%) Citrix
3 13 (41.94%) Apple
4 10 (32.26%) ServiceNow
5 7 (22.58%) Cisco
6 6 (19.35%) Mitel
6 6 (19.35%) Progress
7 4 (12.90%) Becrypt
8 2 (6.45%) EMC
8 2 (6.45%) IronPort
8 2 (6.45%) Symantec
9 1 (3.23%) Bloomberg
9 1 (3.23%) Polycom
9 1 (3.23%) Reuters
9 1 (3.23%) SAP