VoIP Contracts in the UK excluding London

Voice Over IP (VoIP)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for VoIP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VoIP over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 264 297 310
Rank change year-on-year +33 +13 -5
Contract jobs citing VoIP 123 148 211
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.61% 0.64% 0.69%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.76% 4.25% 5.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 89 148
10th Percentile £190 £185 £158
25th Percentile £275 £350 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £375
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +20.00% -3.23%
75th Percentile £600 £570 £470
90th Percentile £655 £650 £550
UK median daily rate £500 £450 £400
% change year-on-year +11.11% +12.50% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 16
10th Percentile £17.71 £13.50 £11.92
25th Percentile £23.66 £15.63 £13.43
Median hourly rate £25.77 £19.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +35.61% +11.76% -24.44%
75th Percentile £42.11 £31.63 £19.56
90th Percentile £91.50 £59.75 £23.00
UK median hourly rate £25.38 £19.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year +33.59% +11.76% -20.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

VoIP 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 UK excluding London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,273 3,480 4,127
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.12% 15.12% 13.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,855 2,191 2,661
10th Percentile £203 £206 £185
25th Percentile £348 £350 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% +12.50%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £550
90th Percentile £675 £688 £638
UK median daily rate £490 £515 £500
% change year-on-year -4.85% +3.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 359 308 244
10th Percentile £13.25 - £13.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £9.80 £15.94
Median hourly rate £45.88 £18.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +154.89% -16.28% -7.37%
75th Percentile £63.75 £59.85 £47.50
90th Percentile £70.66 £73.98 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.33
% change year-on-year +116.22% -34.70% +13.32%

VoIP
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing VoIP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for VoIP in the UK excluding London

VoIP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VoIP in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for VoIP in the UK excluding London

VoIP
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VoIP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for VoIP in the UK excluding London

VoIP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VoIP in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for VoIP in the UK excluding London

VoIP
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VoIP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for VoIP in the UK excluding London

VoIP
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VoIP within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 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
South West +20 36 £600 +1.05% 14
South East +25 34 £400 -2.44% 28
Midlands +36 23 £375 -2.60% 25
West Midlands +33 17 £400 - 12
Scotland +54 14 £600 - 3
North of England +24 14 £295 -34.44% 42
North West +20 8 £285 -40.00% 27
East Midlands +17 6 £160 -57.89% 13
North East - 4 £425 - 5
East of England -1 3 £488 +28.29% 14
Yorkshire +3 2 £529 +48.42% 10
Wales -5 2 - - 8
Northern Ireland -10 1 - - 1
VoIP
UK

VoIP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 6 (4.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.63%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.81%) IIS
3 1 (0.81%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 11 (8.94%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.81%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 3 (2.44%) Shopify
2 2 (1.63%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 31 (25.20%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (12.20%) SaaS
3 13 (10.57%) PaaS
4 9 (7.32%) AWS
5 8 (6.50%) Azure
6 3 (2.44%) BigCommerce
7 1 (0.81%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.81%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.81%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 36 (29.27%) PBX
2 29 (23.58%) Firewall
3 23 (18.70%) LAN
3 23 (18.70%) VPN
3 23 (18.70%) WAN
4 14 (11.38%) Wi-Fi
5 12 (9.76%) DNS
6 11 (8.94%) MPLS
6 11 (8.94%) SD-WAN
7 10 (8.13%) Cisco ISE
7 10 (8.13%) DHCP
7 10 (8.13%) VLAN
7 10 (8.13%) WLAN
8 9 (7.32%) Cisco IOS
8 9 (7.32%) TCP/IP
9 8 (6.50%) Internet
9 8 (6.50%) Network Security
10 6 (4.88%) 4G
10 6 (4.88%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (4.07%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.81%) Power BI
1 1 (0.81%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (7.32%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (4.88%) JIRA
General
1 41 (33.33%) Telecoms
2 21 (17.07%) Social Skills
3 14 (11.38%) Public Sector
4 13 (10.57%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (6.50%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (5.69%) Digital Economy
7 4 (3.25%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (3.25%) Military
8 3 (2.44%) Legal
8 3 (2.44%) Marketing
8 3 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.44%) Retail
9 2 (1.63%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 36 (29.27%) Architect
2 26 (21.14%) Solutions Architect
3 21 (17.07%) Network Engineer
4 16 (13.01%) VoIP Engineer
5 14 (11.38%) Support Engineer
6 10 (8.13%) Voice Engineer
7 9 (7.32%) Audio Visual Technician
8 7 (5.69%) 1st/2nd Line Support
8 7 (5.69%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 7 (5.69%) 2nd Line Support
8 7 (5.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 6 (4.88%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
9 6 (4.88%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 6 (4.88%) Audio Visual Engineer
10 5 (4.07%) Enterprise Architect
11 4 (3.25%) Cloud Architect
11 4 (3.25%) Cloud Solutions Architect
11 4 (3.25%) Help Desk Technician
11 4 (3.25%) Lead
11 4 (3.25%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (8.13%) Web Services
2 7 (5.69%) WebRTC
3 3 (2.44%) VML
4 1 (0.81%) CSS
4 1 (0.81%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (15.45%) Video Editing
2 18 (14.63%) Data Centre
3 17 (13.82%) Video Conferencing
4 14 (11.38%) Data Protection Act
5 10 (8.13%) Blackberry
6 7 (5.69%) Driving Licence
7 6 (4.88%) Clustering
8 5 (4.07%) Private Cloud
9 2 (1.63%) IVR
10 1 (0.81%) Client/Server
10 1 (0.81%) IoT
10 1 (0.81%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 21 (17.07%) Windows
2 20 (16.26%) Android
3 16 (13.01%) Windows 10
4 11 (8.94%) Apple iOS
5 8 (6.50%) Linux
5 8 (6.50%) Windows Server
6 6 (4.88%) Mac OS
6 6 (4.88%) Windows Server 2012
6 6 (4.88%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (3.25%) Unix
8 2 (1.63%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (13.82%) Presales
2 16 (13.01%) ITIL
2 16 (13.01%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (13.01%) TOGAF
3 15 (12.20%) Customer Requirements
3 15 (12.20%) Data Protection
3 15 (12.20%) Roadmaps
4 13 (10.57%) Decision-Making
4 13 (10.57%) Value Proposition
5 11 (8.94%) Enterprise Architecture
5 11 (8.94%) Storage Management
6 10 (8.13%) ArchiMate
6 10 (8.13%) Network Architecture
7 9 (7.32%) Analytics
7 9 (7.32%) Architectural Design
7 9 (7.32%) BPMN
7 9 (7.32%) Data Analytics
7 9 (7.32%) Performance Management
7 9 (7.32%) Programme Management
7 9 (7.32%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.88%) PowerShell
2 3 (2.44%) SQL
3 1 (0.81%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 45 (36.59%) Security Cleared
2 28 (22.76%) Cisco Certification
2 28 (22.76%) DV Cleared
3 20 (16.26%) Degree
3 20 (16.26%) SC Cleared
4 16 (13.01%) CCNP
5 13 (10.57%) CCNA
6 11 (8.94%) CCIE
7 9 (7.32%) CCIE Data Center
8 8 (6.50%) TOGAF Certification
8 8 (6.50%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 7 (5.69%) HND
10 6 (4.88%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (3.25%) MCSE
12 2 (1.63%) JNCIA
13 1 (0.81%) BC Cleared
13 1 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
13 1 (0.81%) CCDP
13 1 (0.81%) CCIP
13 1 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (9.76%) SLA
2 3 (2.44%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.81%) Def Stans
3 1 (0.81%) QA
System Software
1 15 (12.20%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (10.57%) Active Directory
3 7 (5.69%) Firmware
4 6 (4.88%) Hyper-V
5 4 (3.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (5.69%) SCCM
2 6 (4.88%) Autotask
2 6 (4.88%) Failover Clustering
2 6 (4.88%) Jamf Pro
2 6 (4.88%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (3.25%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 47 (38.21%) Cisco
2 29 (23.58%) Microsoft
3 22 (17.89%) Apple
4 15 (12.20%) VMware
5 13 (10.57%) Juniper
6 12 (9.76%) CheckPoint
6 12 (9.76%) Palo Alto
7 11 (8.94%) Ribbon
8 10 (8.13%) Avaya
8 10 (8.13%) Ericsson
8 10 (8.13%) Nokia
9 9 (7.32%) Google
9 9 (7.32%) IBM
9 9 (7.32%) Polycom
10 6 (4.88%) Datto
10 6 (4.88%) F5
11 5 (4.07%) Infoblox
11 5 (4.07%) SolarWinds
11 5 (4.07%) Symantec
11 5 (4.07%) Zscaler