Customer Service Jobs with Work from Home Options

Customer Service
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Customer Service skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries 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 55 70 92
Rank change year-on-year +15 +22 +16
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 1,572 1,765 2,887
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.58% 4.44% 3.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.05% 4.62% 4.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,289 1,202 1,899
10th Percentile £23,500 £25,500 £23,750
25th Percentile £27,300 £30,500 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £43,406 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.00% +2.13% +3.66%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,835 £58,750
90th Percentile £68,350 £75,000 £71,360
UK median annual salary £32,000 £35,200 £37,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -6.13% +2.93%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,100 38,207 71,189
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.53% 96.06% 97.13%
Number of salaries quoted 23,476 26,508 41,843
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,621 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.18% +4.37% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

Customer Service
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Customer Service trend for jobs with a WFH option

Customer Service
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Customer Service.

Customer Service salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Customer Service
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Customer Service over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Customer Service salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Customer Service
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 94 (5.98%) SharePoint
2 65 (4.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 40 (2.54%) IIS
4 19 (1.21%) Confluence
5 8 (0.51%) Appian
5 8 (0.51%) CMS
6 7 (0.45%) nginx
7 6 (0.38%) Apache
7 6 (0.38%) WordPress
8 4 (0.25%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 4 (0.25%) Moodle
8 4 (0.25%) Tomcat
9 3 (0.19%) GlassFish
9 3 (0.19%) JBoss
10 2 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.13%) SAS
11 1 (0.064%) SharePoint 2013
11 1 (0.064%) WebLogic
Applications
1 184 (11.70%) Microsoft Office
2 104 (6.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.32%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.25%) Trello
7 3 (0.19%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.19%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.064%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 78 (4.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.76%) NEC Housing
2 12 (0.76%) Unit4 Business World
3 11 (0.70%) Sage 200
4 10 (0.64%) Infor SunSystems
4 10 (0.64%) iTrent
4 10 (0.64%) Remedy ITSM
4 10 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
5 9 (0.57%) SAP HR
6 6 (0.38%) Oracle General Ledger
6 6 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
6 6 (0.38%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 6 (0.38%) Sage CRM
7 5 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
7 5 (0.32%) Sage 50
7 5 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
8 4 (0.25%) Carpe Diem
9 3 (0.19%) NetSuite
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 405 (25.76%) Microsoft 365
2 350 (22.26%) Azure
3 126 (8.02%) Power Platform
4 99 (6.30%) Dynamics 365
5 74 (4.71%) Entra ID
6 71 (4.52%) AWS
7 70 (4.45%) Power Automate
8 59 (3.75%) SaaS
9 49 (3.12%) Azure DevOps
9 49 (3.12%) PowerApps
10 35 (2.23%) GCP
11 23 (1.46%) Serverless
12 20 (1.27%) OpenShift
13 18 (1.15%) OneDrive
14 16 (1.02%) Azure Functions
15 15 (0.95%) WhatsApp
16 13 (0.83%) Amazon EC2
17 11 (0.70%) OCI
18 9 (0.57%) Azure Storage
18 9 (0.57%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 96 (6.11%) Firewall
2 77 (4.90%) Wi-Fi
3 68 (4.33%) WAN
4 66 (4.20%) LAN
5 56 (3.56%) TCP/IP
6 46 (2.93%) DNS
7 41 (2.61%) VoIP
8 36 (2.29%) Wireless
9 32 (2.04%) DHCP
10 31 (1.97%) VPN
11 29 (1.84%) Internet
12 23 (1.46%) SAN
12 23 (1.46%) VLAN
13 19 (1.21%) WLAN
14 18 (1.15%) Broadband
14 18 (1.15%) MPLS
14 18 (1.15%) Network Security
14 18 (1.15%) OSPF
15 16 (1.02%) BGP
16 15 (0.95%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 164 (10.43%) SQL Server
2 80 (5.09%) Power BI
3 53 (3.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 33 (2.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 32 (2.04%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 26 (1.65%) MySQL
7 23 (1.46%) Relational Database
8 16 (1.02%) BusinessObjects
9 9 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
9 9 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (0.38%) GIS
10 6 (0.38%) Oracle Database
10 6 (0.38%) Power Query
10 6 (0.38%) SAP BW
11 5 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
11 5 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
11 5 (0.32%) DTS
12 4 (0.25%) DB2
12 4 (0.25%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 49 (3.12%) JIRA
2 28 (1.78%) Jasmine
2 28 (1.78%) Karma Test Runner
3 22 (1.40%) Git
4 17 (1.08%) IBM UrbanCode
5 8 (0.51%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 5 (0.32%) Mercurial
7 5 (0.32%) MSI
7 5 (0.32%) PowerBuilder
7 5 (0.32%) webpack
8 4 (0.25%) AdminStudio
8 4 (0.25%) InstallShield
8 4 (0.25%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.19%) GCC
9 3 (0.19%) GitLab
9 3 (0.19%) GoCD
10 2 (0.13%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.13%) Subversion
11 1 (0.064%) Selenium
General
1 703 (44.72%) Social Skills
2 294 (18.70%) Finance
3 190 (12.09%) Analytical Skills
4 132 (8.40%) Retail
5 110 (7.00%) Marketing
6 108 (6.87%) Organisational Skills
7 104 (6.62%) Legal
8 99 (6.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 56 (3.56%) Presentation Skills
10 54 (3.44%) Law
11 52 (3.31%) Public Sector
12 50 (3.18%) Banking
13 45 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
14 40 (2.54%) Telecoms
15 28 (1.78%) Games
16 26 (1.65%) Local Government
17 25 (1.59%) Billing
17 25 (1.59%) Manufacturing
18 20 (1.27%) General Ledger
19 16 (1.02%) Military
Job Titles
1 265 (16.86%) Analyst
2 205 (13.04%) IT Support
3 130 (8.27%) Senior
4 125 (7.95%) Support Engineer
5 117 (7.44%) Developer
6 115 (7.32%) Support Technician
7 111 (7.06%) IT Technician
8 98 (6.23%) Consultant
9 97 (6.17%) IT Support Technician
9 97 (6.17%) Support Analyst
10 86 (5.47%) Lead
11 83 (5.28%) Administrator
12 69 (4.39%) Technical Support
13 65 (4.13%) IT Engineer
14 59 (3.75%) Service Analyst
15 57 (3.63%) IT Analyst
16 50 (3.18%) IT Support Engineer
17 49 (3.12%) Service Desk Analyst
18 45 (2.86%) Project Manager
19 43 (2.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 90 (5.73%) .NET
2 41 (2.61%) AngularJS
3 39 (2.48%) Web Services
3 39 (2.48%) XML
4 36 (2.29%) JSON
5 33 (2.10%) Sass
6 32 (2.04%) ASP.NET
7 31 (1.97%) REST
7 31 (1.97%) SOAP
8 28 (1.78%) RxJS
8 28 (1.78%) XML Schema
9 27 (1.72%) CSS
10 25 (1.59%) HTML
11 19 (1.21%) HTML5 Canvas
12 13 (0.83%) React
13 10 (0.64%) Laravel
13 10 (0.64%) RESTful
14 9 (0.57%) ASP.NET Web API
15 8 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
16 7 (0.45%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 106 (6.74%) Self-Motivation
2 65 (4.13%) Management Information System
3 57 (3.63%) Social Media
4 50 (3.18%) Onboarding
5 49 (3.12%) Driving Licence
6 38 (2.42%) Public Cloud
7 26 (1.65%) Data Centre
8 22 (1.40%) Low-Code
8 22 (1.40%) Product Ownership
9 15 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (0.83%) Virtual Team
11 12 (0.76%) EPoS
12 11 (0.70%) Replication
13 10 (0.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 10 (0.64%) Mobile App
14 9 (0.57%) Credit Risk
14 9 (0.57%) Housing Association
14 9 (0.57%) Photography
15 8 (0.51%) Legacy Systems
15 8 (0.51%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 342 (21.76%) Windows
2 150 (9.54%) Windows Server
3 98 (6.23%) Windows 10
4 95 (6.04%) Linux
5 41 (2.61%) Apple iOS
6 36 (2.29%) Windows Server 2012
7 31 (1.97%) Android
8 26 (1.65%) Windows 7
9 23 (1.46%) Mac OS
9 23 (1.46%) Unix
10 20 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
11 19 (1.21%) Windows Server 2019
12 15 (0.95%) Mac OS X
13 11 (0.70%) Windows 8
14 7 (0.45%) Ubuntu
15 6 (0.38%) Windows NT
15 6 (0.38%) Windows Vista
16 5 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
17 3 (0.19%) AIX
17 3 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 419 (26.65%) Problem-Solving
2 306 (19.47%) ITIL
3 214 (13.61%) Agile
4 159 (10.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 155 (9.86%) Project Management
6 152 (9.67%) CRM
7 143 (9.10%) Service Delivery
8 140 (8.91%) Service Management
9 130 (8.27%) DevOps
10 108 (6.87%) ERP
11 103 (6.55%) Customer Experience
12 99 (6.30%) Project Delivery
13 97 (6.17%) Business Intelligence
14 96 (6.11%) ITSM
15 95 (6.04%) Mentoring
16 85 (5.41%) Decision-Making
17 79 (5.03%) Incident Management
17 79 (5.03%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 79 (5.03%) Roadmaps
18 75 (4.77%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 206 (13.10%) SQL
2 126 (8.02%) C#
3 77 (4.90%) JavaScript
4 55 (3.50%) PowerShell
4 55 (3.50%) T-SQL
5 38 (2.42%) TypeScript
6 35 (2.23%) VB.NET
7 33 (2.10%) VB
8 28 (1.78%) VB6
9 24 (1.53%) Java
10 21 (1.34%) Bash
11 20 (1.27%) Python
12 19 (1.21%) C++
12 19 (1.21%) PHP
13 17 (1.08%) Groovy
14 16 (1.02%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.25%) R
16 3 (0.19%) C
16 3 (0.19%) Shell Script
17 2 (0.13%) Go
Qualifications
1 201 (12.79%) Degree
2 121 (7.70%) Security Cleared
3 71 (4.52%) Microsoft Certification
4 69 (4.39%) DBS Check
5 51 (3.24%) DV Cleared
6 40 (2.54%) SC Cleared
7 32 (2.04%) ITIL Certification
8 29 (1.84%) NVQ Level 3
9 21 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
10 19 (1.21%) Cisco Certification
11 18 (1.15%) Azure Certification
12 15 (0.95%) CISM
13 14 (0.89%) CISSP
13 14 (0.89%) GCIA
13 14 (0.89%) GCIH
13 14 (0.89%) GREM
13 14 (0.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 13 (0.83%) CCNP
15 12 (0.76%) MCSE
15 12 (0.76%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (5.98%) SLA
2 66 (4.20%) QA
3 21 (1.34%) GDPR
4 17 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (0.83%) Accessibility
5 13 (0.83%) Data Quality
6 10 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (0.57%) PMO
8 6 (0.38%) GAAP
8 6 (0.38%) IFRS
9 3 (0.19%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.19%) NIST
10 2 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.13%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.13%) SEPA
11 1 (0.064%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.064%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.064%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.064%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.064%) SOC 2
System Software
1 241 (15.33%) Active Directory
2 69 (4.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 44 (2.80%) Hyper-V
4 25 (1.59%) vSphere
5 13 (0.83%) Docker
6 9 (0.57%) Firmware
6 9 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (0.57%) XenDesktop
7 8 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
8 7 (0.45%) XenApp
9 5 (0.32%) Microsoft App-V
10 4 (0.25%) vCloud
11 3 (0.19%) VMware Server
11 3 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
12 2 (0.13%) Terminal Server
12 2 (0.13%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
13 1 (0.064%) Oracle RAC
13 1 (0.064%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 65 (4.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (2.86%) SCCM
3 28 (1.78%) Ansible
3 28 (1.78%) Terraform
4 21 (1.34%) WSUS
5 18 (1.15%) Progress Chef
6 13 (0.83%) Kubernetes
7 9 (0.57%) Nagios
8 8 (0.51%) FortiGate
9 6 (0.38%) Sysprep
10 5 (0.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 5 (0.32%) Nessus
11 4 (0.25%) AirWatch
11 4 (0.25%) Backup Exec
11 4 (0.25%) Grafana
11 4 (0.25%) Oracle Statspack
11 4 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
11 4 (0.25%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
12 3 (0.19%) OfficeScan
13 2 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 613 (38.99%) Microsoft
2 102 (6.49%) VMware
3 66 (4.20%) SAP
4 55 (3.50%) Cisco
5 43 (2.74%) Dell
6 38 (2.42%) Oracle
7 34 (2.16%) IBM
8 31 (1.97%) Salesforce
9 30 (1.91%) Google
10 29 (1.84%) ServiceNow
11 22 (1.40%) Citrix
12 20 (1.27%) Fortinet
13 19 (1.21%) Veeam
14 14 (0.89%) Sage
15 13 (0.83%) BMC
16 12 (0.76%) Aruba
16 12 (0.76%) Meraki
16 12 (0.76%) NEC
17 10 (0.64%) Infor
17 10 (0.64%) Remedy