Skype Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Skype
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 325 405 517
Rank change year-on-year +80 +112 -134
Contract jobs citing Skype 14 60 100
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.094% 0.24% 0.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.91% 2.10% 2.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 36 75
10th Percentile £340 £390 £221
25th Percentile £350 £400 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 £465 £425
Median % change year-on-year -18.19% +9.29% -4.60%
75th Percentile £473 £600 £506
90th Percentile £508 £800 £583
UK median daily rate £380 £475 £425
% change year-on-year -20.00% +11.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £24.10
25th Percentile - - £27.25
Median hourly rate - - £35.00
75th Percentile - - £40.63
90th Percentile - - £42.50
UK median hourly rate £28.50 £21.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year +35.71% -8.70% -45.88%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,535 2,854 4,295
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.35% 11.54% 9.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 997 1,889 2,908
10th Percentile £300 £350 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £619 £650 £600
90th Percentile £700 £725 £675
UK median daily rate £490 £520 £500
% change year-on-year -5.68% +3.90% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 94 104
10th Percentile £12.75 £22.50 £18.55
25th Percentile £14.20 £42.50 £26.44
Median hourly rate £24.13 £58.75 £48.04
Median % change year-on-year -58.94% +22.29% +11.08%
75th Percentile £65.00 £71.19 £63.25
90th Percentile £87.46 £80.25 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.33
% change year-on-year +116.22% -34.70% +6.91%

Skype
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Skype trend for jobs with a WFH option

Skype
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Skype.

Skype daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Skype
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Skype over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Skype daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Skype
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Skype.

Skype hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Skype
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 13 (92.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (85.71%) Skype for Business
3 10 (71.43%) Exchange Server 2003
3 10 (71.43%) Exchange Server 2007
3 10 (71.43%) Exchange Server 2010
3 10 (71.43%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (14.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (85.71%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.14%) Azure
2 1 (7.14%) Entra ID
2 1 (7.14%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (7.14%) Unified Communications
1 1 (7.14%) WebEx
General
1 10 (71.43%) Public Sector
2 2 (14.29%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (7.14%) Architect
1 1 (7.14%) IT Support
1 1 (7.14%) Support Engineer
1 1 (7.14%) Support Officer
1 1 (7.14%) Wintel Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.14%) Hedge funds
1 1 (7.14%) iPhone
1 1 (7.14%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 13 (92.86%) Windows
2 11 (78.57%) Windows Server
2 11 (78.57%) Windows Server 2012
3 10 (71.43%) Windows Server 2003
3 10 (71.43%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (14.29%) Windows 10
5 1 (7.14%) Android
5 1 (7.14%) Apple iOS
5 1 (7.14%) CentOS
5 1 (7.14%) Linux
5 1 (7.14%) Mac OS X
5 1 (7.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (71.43%) Migration
2 5 (35.71%) Computer Science
3 2 (14.29%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (7.14%) Change Management
4 1 (7.14%) Critical Thinking
4 1 (7.14%) Defect Management
4 1 (7.14%) ITIL
4 1 (7.14%) Load Balancing
4 1 (7.14%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 1 (7.14%) NsoIT
4 1 (7.14%) Problem Management
4 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (7.14%) Roadmaps
4 1 (7.14%) Service Management
4 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (7.14%) System Testing
4 1 (7.14%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 12 (85.71%) PowerShell
2 1 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (71.43%) SC Cleared
1 10 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 3 (21.43%) Degree
3 2 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (14.29%) MCSE
3 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (7.14%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) QA
System Software
1 12 (85.71%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (7.14%) SCCM
1 1 (7.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 2 (14.29%) Citrix
3 1 (7.14%) Apple
3 1 (7.14%) Bloomberg
3 1 (7.14%) Cisco
3 1 (7.14%) IronPort
3 1 (7.14%) Mitel
3 1 (7.14%) Progress
3 1 (7.14%) Red Hat
3 1 (7.14%) Reuters