Microsoft Skype
South East > Thames Valley
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Skype skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Skype over the 6 months to 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 138 | 169 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +31 | -21 |
| Contract jobs citing Skype | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | - | 0.24% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 1.40% | 1.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £245 | £116 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £304 | £129 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £375 | £150 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +150.00% | -62.50% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £494 | £152 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £580 | £153 |
| South East median daily rate | £464 | £400 | £293 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.94% | +36.75% | -35.00% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley
Skype is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 526 | 499 | 665 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 19.86% | 17.35% | 18.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 237 | 293 | 376 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £270 | £228 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £400 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £511 | £488 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.71% | +2.74% | +18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £588 | £557 |
| 90th Percentile | £643 | £675 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £481 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.05% | +6.79% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 45 | 21 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.73 | £18.50 | £12.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.58 | £19.50 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £66.00 | £16.40 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.52% | +302.44% | -49.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.65 | £80.25 | £19.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.50 | £81.00 | £24.50 |
| South East median hourly rate | £57.35 | £60.00 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.42% | +179.07% | -49.41% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing Skype as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Skype in the Thames Valley.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Skype in the Thames Valley.