Customer Service Contracts

Customer Service
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Customer Service skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Customer Service over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 61 86
Rank change year-on-year +10 +25 +34
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 1,584 2,017 2,588
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 3.70% 3.58% 2.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.32% 4.00% 3.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 775 1,070 1,498
10th Percentile £143 £130 £133
25th Percentile £183 £163 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £250 £250
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £494 £500 £488
90th Percentile £588 £594 £638
UK excluding London median daily rate £274 £215 £213
% change year-on-year +27.21% +1.18% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 491 467 486
10th Percentile £11.13 £9.80 £11.25
25th Percentile £12.73 £10.63 £12.50
Median hourly rate £14.84 £13.58 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.28% -9.47% +11.11%
75th Percentile £18.00 £16.59 £20.00
90th Percentile £22.00 £22.00 £25.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £14.45 £13.66 £14.50
% change year-on-year +5.77% -5.79% +7.41%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Customer Service is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,703 50,479 79,939
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.70% 89.71% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,654 34,954 56,109
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £438 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £640
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £485
% change year-on-year - +3.04% +9.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,498 1,668 1,904
10th Percentile £12.74 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.70 £15.52
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.13 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.04% +40.67% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -4.99%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Customer Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Customer Service.

Daily rate trend for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Service over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Customer Service.

Hourly rate trend for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Service over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Service within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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
England +14 1,434 £275 +13.05% 2,947
UK excluding London +3 1,090 £274 +27.21% 2,523
London +17 438 £275 -8.33% 564
North of England +15 321 £300 +20.00% 650
Work from Home -9 316 £420 +5.00% 843
South East +3 221 £265 +26.49% 621
East of England +3 205 £325 +62.50% 340
North West +31 173 £325 - 350
Midlands +17 145 £266 -3.27% 444
Yorkshire +6 136 £300 +20.00% 229
Scotland +14 91 £340 +36.00% 155
West Midlands +13 85 £325 -13.33% 244
South West -37 84 £176 -13.73% 357
East Midlands +5 59 £200 -6.98% 200
Wales -4 14 £220 +37.50% 66
North East +13 13 £345 +142.11% 78
Northern Ireland +7 9 £140 -30.00% 36

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 98 (6.19%) Microsoft Exchange
2 54 (3.41%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.26%) Skype for Business
4 11 (0.69%) CMS
5 9 (0.57%) Exchange Server 2013
6 8 (0.51%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 7 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2010
8 5 (0.32%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 5 (0.32%) Confluence
9 4 (0.25%) IBM HTTP Server
9 4 (0.25%) IBM Notes
9 4 (0.25%) MQSeries
9 4 (0.25%) WebSphere
9 4 (0.25%) WebSphere Application Server
9 4 (0.25%) WebSphere Portal
10 3 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
11 2 (0.13%) Drupal
11 2 (0.13%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.063%) Exchange Server 2007
12 1 (0.063%) Moodle
Applications
1 268 (16.92%) Microsoft Office
2 157 (9.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 96 (6.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (0.88%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.19%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.063%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.063%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 42 (2.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.51%) NEC Housing
3 6 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.32%) Actimize
5 4 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.25%) SAP SD
5 4 (0.25%) Workfront
6 3 (0.19%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.19%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.19%) SAP MRS
6 3 (0.19%) SAP PS
6 3 (0.19%) Shopify
7 2 (0.13%) JDE OneWorld
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.13%) Primavera
7 2 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 313 (19.76%) Microsoft 365
2 151 (9.53%) Azure
3 78 (4.92%) Power Platform
4 73 (4.61%) Dynamics 365
5 50 (3.16%) AWS
6 40 (2.53%) Power Automate
7 33 (2.08%) Entra ID
8 26 (1.64%) OneDrive
9 21 (1.33%) SaaS
10 17 (1.07%) PowerApps
11 16 (1.01%) Azure DevOps
12 13 (0.82%) Google Workspace
12 13 (0.82%) WhatsApp
13 11 (0.69%) IaaS
14 10 (0.63%) Cloud Computing
14 10 (0.63%) GCP
15 7 (0.44%) GitHub
15 7 (0.44%) Slack
16 6 (0.38%) PaaS
17 5 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 98 (6.19%) VPN
2 63 (3.98%) Wi-Fi
3 60 (3.79%) LAN
4 58 (3.66%) Firewall
5 48 (3.03%) DNS
6 46 (2.90%) WAN
7 45 (2.84%) TCP/IP
8 44 (2.78%) Wireless
9 29 (1.83%) DHCP
10 27 (1.70%) SAN
11 24 (1.52%) Internet
12 21 (1.33%) Skype
13 15 (0.95%) Remote Desktop
14 12 (0.76%) Cisco IOS
14 12 (0.76%) Ethernet
14 12 (0.76%) Network Security
15 11 (0.69%) VLAN
16 10 (0.63%) HTTP
16 10 (0.63%) Unified Communications
17 9 (0.57%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (2.27%) Power BI
2 18 (1.14%) Big Data
3 12 (0.76%) Data Lake
3 12 (0.76%) Hadoop
3 12 (0.76%) Tableau
4 7 (0.44%) Oracle Database
5 6 (0.38%) SQL Server
6 5 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.25%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.19%) MySQL
8 3 (0.19%) OLAP
8 3 (0.19%) OLTP
9 2 (0.13%) NonStop SQL
9 2 (0.13%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.063%) Amazon Aurora
10 1 (0.063%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.063%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 25 (1.58%) JIRA
2 11 (0.69%) Git
3 6 (0.38%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.25%) IBM UrbanCode
5 3 (0.19%) Maven
6 2 (0.13%) Android Studio
6 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.063%) GitLab
7 1 (0.063%) GoogleTest
7 1 (0.063%) Selenium
7 1 (0.063%) TestRail
General
1 800 (50.51%) Social Skills
2 206 (13.01%) Analytical Skills
3 201 (12.69%) Finance
4 111 (7.01%) Public Sector
5 86 (5.43%) Retail
6 74 (4.67%) Organisational Skills
7 73 (4.61%) Marketing
8 63 (3.98%) Telecoms
9 45 (2.84%) Legal
10 29 (1.83%) Law
11 27 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
12 25 (1.58%) Banking
12 25 (1.58%) Manufacturing
13 22 (1.39%) Financial Institution
14 18 (1.14%) German Language
15 17 (1.07%) Local Government
16 15 (0.95%) Automotive
17 14 (0.88%) Hungarian Language
18 13 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
18 13 (0.82%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 388 (24.49%) Analyst
2 237 (14.96%) Service Analyst
3 217 (13.70%) Service Desk Analyst
4 166 (10.48%) Support Engineer
5 122 (7.70%) IT Support
6 110 (6.94%) IT Engineer
7 79 (4.99%) Desktop Support
8 75 (4.73%) Support Analyst
9 72 (4.55%) Senior
10 70 (4.42%) Consultant
11 62 (3.91%) Administrator
12 59 (3.72%) Desktop Engineer
13 57 (3.60%) Developer
14 50 (3.16%) 1st Line Support
15 49 (3.09%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 48 (3.03%) Service Desk Agent
17 47 (2.97%) 2nd Line Support
17 47 (2.97%) Field Engineer
18 46 (2.90%) IT Analyst
18 46 (2.90%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (2.15%) Web Services
2 20 (1.26%) CSS
3 15 (0.95%) HTML
4 13 (0.82%) Middleware
5 10 (0.63%) .NET
5 10 (0.63%) AngularJS
6 9 (0.57%) React
6 9 (0.57%) XMPP
7 7 (0.44%) J2EE
8 6 (0.38%) Spring
9 5 (0.32%) LDAP
9 5 (0.32%) REST
9 5 (0.32%) RxJS
10 4 (0.25%) AWS CDK
10 4 (0.25%) Elastic Stack
10 4 (0.25%) jQuery
10 4 (0.25%) Oracle Fusion
10 4 (0.25%) SAP Fiori
10 4 (0.25%) Twitter Bootstrap
11 3 (0.19%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 67 (4.23%) Management Information System
2 63 (3.98%) Analytical Mindset
3 58 (3.66%) Driving Licence
4 38 (2.40%) Self-Motivation
5 29 (1.83%) Video Conferencing
6 26 (1.64%) Data Centre
7 25 (1.58%) Smartphone
8 23 (1.45%) iPhone
9 21 (1.33%) iPad
10 20 (1.26%) Data Protection Act
10 20 (1.26%) Onboarding
11 19 (1.20%) CMDB
12 18 (1.14%) Social Media
13 17 (1.07%) Product Ownership
14 16 (1.01%) BYOD
14 16 (1.01%) NHS
15 15 (0.95%) Digital Signage
16 14 (0.88%) Algorithms
17 10 (0.63%) Clustering
18 9 (0.57%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 530 (33.46%) Windows
2 265 (16.73%) Windows 10
3 101 (6.38%) Windows 7
4 91 (5.74%) Windows Server
5 53 (3.35%) Apple iOS
5 53 (3.35%) Mac OS
6 52 (3.28%) Linux
7 43 (2.71%) Android
8 36 (2.27%) Windows Server 2016
9 32 (2.02%) Windows Server 2019
10 31 (1.96%) Windows Server 2012
11 17 (1.07%) Windows NT
12 14 (0.88%) Windows Server 2008
13 13 (0.82%) Unix
14 10 (0.63%) Debian
14 10 (0.63%) Mac OS X
14 10 (0.63%) Ubuntu
15 9 (0.57%) Windows 8
16 7 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 6 (0.38%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 507 (32.01%) Problem-Solving
2 343 (21.65%) ITIL
3 205 (12.94%) Service Delivery
4 165 (10.42%) Incident Management
5 120 (7.58%) Agile
5 120 (7.58%) Service Management
6 102 (6.44%) ITSM
7 91 (5.74%) CRM
8 89 (5.62%) Mathematics
8 89 (5.62%) Time Management
9 73 (4.61%) Asset Management
10 70 (4.42%) Project Management
11 66 (4.17%) Stakeholder Management
12 65 (4.10%) Decision-Making
13 63 (3.98%) Break/Fix
14 60 (3.79%) Continuous Improvement
15 58 (3.66%) Business Intelligence
16 56 (3.54%) Migration
17 51 (3.22%) Customer Experience
18 47 (2.97%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 49 (3.09%) SQL
2 46 (2.90%) Python
3 27 (1.70%) PowerShell
4 23 (1.45%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.01%) C#
5 16 (1.01%) Java
6 12 (0.76%) Bash
7 11 (0.69%) TypeScript
8 10 (0.63%) PL/SQL
8 10 (0.63%) R
9 8 (0.51%) C++
10 7 (0.44%) Perl
11 4 (0.25%) Google Apps Script
12 3 (0.19%) ABAP
12 3 (0.19%) C
12 3 (0.19%) PHP
13 2 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.13%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.13%) VB
13 2 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 265 (16.73%) Security Cleared
2 187 (11.81%) Degree
3 175 (11.05%) SC Cleared
4 89 (5.62%) Microsoft Certification
5 76 (4.80%) A+ Certification
6 66 (4.17%) DV Cleared
7 52 (3.28%) Cisco Certification
8 47 (2.97%) MCSA
9 44 (2.78%) MCP
10 40 (2.53%) CCNA
11 39 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
12 19 (1.20%) MCSE
13 15 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
14 14 (0.88%) Master's Degree
15 11 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
15 11 (0.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 10 (0.63%) CCNP
16 10 (0.63%) DBS Check
17 9 (0.57%) Network+ Certification
18 7 (0.44%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 205 (12.94%) SLA
2 34 (2.15%) QA
3 32 (2.02%) Disclosure Scotland
4 20 (1.26%) GDPR
5 19 (1.20%) Accessibility
6 14 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (0.63%) Data Quality
8 6 (0.38%) PMO
9 3 (0.19%) GRC
9 3 (0.19%) ISO 22301
9 3 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 3 (0.19%) WCAG
10 2 (0.13%) COBIT
10 2 (0.13%) P3O
11 1 (0.063%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.063%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 347 (21.91%) Active Directory
2 47 (2.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (2.15%) Firmware
4 18 (1.14%) Hyper-V
5 12 (0.76%) vSphere
6 10 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
7 9 (0.57%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (0.38%) Docker
9 6 (0.38%) KVM
10 4 (0.25%) Samba
10 4 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
11 3 (0.19%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.13%) BitLocker
12 2 (0.13%) VMware NSX
13 1 (0.063%) Microsoft App-V
13 1 (0.063%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 129 (8.14%) SCCM
2 58 (3.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 34 (2.15%) WSUS
4 17 (1.07%) Jamf Pro
4 17 (1.07%) Sysprep
5 12 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (0.57%) Kubernetes
7 6 (0.38%) Nessus
7 6 (0.38%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 5 (0.32%) AirWatch
8 5 (0.32%) Terraform
8 5 (0.32%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.25%) Ansible
10 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Clustering
11 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.13%) Nagios
11 2 (0.13%) OpenView
11 2 (0.13%) VxRail
12 1 (0.063%) NetBackup
12 1 (0.063%) vMotion
Vendors
1 615 (38.83%) Microsoft
2 199 (12.56%) ServiceNow
3 89 (5.62%) Citrix
4 75 (4.73%) Cisco
5 68 (4.29%) VMware
6 59 (3.72%) Apple
7 51 (3.22%) HP
8 45 (2.84%) SAP
9 33 (2.08%) Dell
10 30 (1.89%) Google
11 29 (1.83%) Oracle
12 26 (1.64%) Salesforce
13 24 (1.52%) Red Hat
14 16 (1.01%) Adobe
15 11 (0.69%) Avaya
16 9 (0.57%) Computacenter
16 9 (0.57%) Fortinet
16 9 (0.57%) Okta
16 9 (0.57%) Veeam
17 8 (0.51%) NEC