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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 56 71 92
Rank change year-on-year +15 +21 +17
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 1,573 1,751 2,883
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.57% 4.42% 3.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.05% 4.60% 4.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,288 1,192 1,889
10th Percentile £23,500 £25,500 £23,750
25th Percentile £27,328 £30,500 £29,950
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £42,697 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.49% +0.46% +3.66%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,835 £58,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £71,360
UK median annual salary £32,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -8.57% -6.67% +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 31,137 38,084 71,018
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.42% 96.09% 97.13%
Number of salaries quoted 23,468 26,396 41,605
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,871 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.54% +4.79% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +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 29 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 93 (5.91%) SharePoint
2 66 (4.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 39 (2.48%) 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
1 186 (11.82%) Microsoft Office
2 104 (6.61%) 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 80 (5.09%) 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 3 (0.19%) Carpe Diem
8 3 (0.19%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
8 3 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 410 (26.06%) Microsoft 365
2 348 (22.12%) Azure
3 127 (8.07%) Power Platform
4 103 (6.55%) Dynamics 365
5 74 (4.70%) Entra ID
5 74 (4.70%) Power Automate
6 71 (4.51%) AWS
7 59 (3.75%) SaaS
8 51 (3.24%) PowerApps
9 49 (3.12%) Azure DevOps
10 30 (1.91%) GCP
11 23 (1.46%) Serverless
12 18 (1.14%) OneDrive
13 16 (1.02%) Azure Functions
14 15 (0.95%) OpenShift
14 15 (0.95%) WhatsApp
15 13 (0.83%) Amazon EC2
16 11 (0.70%) OCI
17 10 (0.64%) Azure Logic Apps
18 9 (0.57%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 98 (6.23%) Firewall
2 77 (4.90%) Wi-Fi
3 69 (4.39%) WAN
4 67 (4.26%) LAN
5 56 (3.56%) TCP/IP
6 46 (2.92%) DNS
7 40 (2.54%) VoIP
8 37 (2.35%) Wireless
9 33 (2.10%) DHCP
10 31 (1.97%) Internet
10 31 (1.97%) VPN
11 24 (1.53%) SAN
12 23 (1.46%) VLAN
13 20 (1.27%) WLAN
14 19 (1.21%) Network Security
15 18 (1.14%) Broadband
15 18 (1.14%) MPLS
15 18 (1.14%) OSPF
16 16 (1.02%) BGP
16 16 (1.02%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 164 (10.43%) SQL Server
2 79 (5.02%) Power BI
3 53 (3.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 33 (2.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 32 (2.03%) 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%) Oracle OLAP
Development Applications
1 50 (3.18%) JIRA
2 28 (1.78%) Jasmine
2 28 (1.78%) Karma Test Runner
3 22 (1.40%) Git
4 12 (0.76%) 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
1 699 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 288 (18.31%) Finance
3 190 (12.08%) Analytical Skills
4 132 (8.39%) Retail
5 112 (7.12%) Marketing
6 108 (6.87%) Organisational Skills
7 102 (6.48%) Legal
8 99 (6.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 54 (3.43%) Law
10 52 (3.31%) Public Sector
11 51 (3.24%) Presentation Skills
12 45 (2.86%) Banking
12 45 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
13 39 (2.48%) Telecoms
14 28 (1.78%) Games
15 26 (1.65%) Local Government
16 25 (1.59%) Billing
17 24 (1.53%) Manufacturing
18 20 (1.27%) General Ledger
19 16 (1.02%) Military
Job Titles
1 267 (16.97%) Analyst
2 206 (13.10%) IT Support
3 126 (8.01%) Senior
4 121 (7.69%) Support Engineer
5 118 (7.50%) Developer
6 115 (7.31%) Support Technician
7 111 (7.06%) IT Technician
8 101 (6.42%) 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 60 (3.81%) Service Analyst
15 56 (3.56%) IT Analyst
16 50 (3.18%) IT Support Engineer
16 50 (3.18%) Service Desk Analyst
17 45 (2.86%) Project Manager
18 43 (2.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 92 (5.85%) .NET
2 40 (2.54%) AngularJS
3 39 (2.48%) Web Services
3 39 (2.48%) XML
4 36 (2.29%) JSON
5 33 (2.10%) Sass
6 32 (2.03%) 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 18 (1.14%) HTML5 Canvas
12 13 (0.83%) React
13 10 (0.64%) Laravel
14 9 (0.57%) ASP.NET Web API
14 9 (0.57%) RESTful
15 8 (0.51%) .NET Core
15 8 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 106 (6.74%) Self-Motivation
2 66 (4.20%) Management Information System
3 57 (3.62%) Social Media
4 50 (3.18%) Driving Licence
4 50 (3.18%) Onboarding
5 33 (2.10%) Public Cloud
6 26 (1.65%) Data Centre
7 22 (1.40%) Low-Code
7 22 (1.40%) Product Ownership
8 15 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
9 13 (0.83%) Virtual Team
10 12 (0.76%) EPoS
10 12 (0.76%) Replication
11 10 (0.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (0.64%) Mobile App
12 9 (0.57%) Credit Risk
12 9 (0.57%) Housing Association
12 9 (0.57%) Photography
13 8 (0.51%) e-Learning
13 8 (0.51%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 338 (21.49%) Windows
2 151 (9.60%) Windows Server
3 99 (6.29%) Windows 10
4 90 (5.72%) Linux
5 42 (2.67%) Apple iOS
6 36 (2.29%) Windows Server 2012
7 32 (2.03%) Android
8 26 (1.65%) Windows 7
9 24 (1.53%) Mac OS
10 23 (1.46%) Unix
11 20 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
12 19 (1.21%) Windows Server 2019
13 15 (0.95%) Mac OS X
14 11 (0.70%) Windows 8
15 7 (0.45%) Ubuntu
16 6 (0.38%) Windows NT
16 6 (0.38%) Windows Vista
17 5 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
18 3 (0.19%) AIX
18 3 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 421 (26.76%) Problem-Solving
2 303 (19.26%) ITIL
3 214 (13.60%) Agile
4 158 (10.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 156 (9.92%) Project Management
6 155 (9.85%) CRM
7 144 (9.15%) Service Delivery
8 135 (8.58%) Service Management
9 125 (7.95%) DevOps
10 108 (6.87%) ERP
11 102 (6.48%) Customer Experience
12 99 (6.29%) Project Delivery
13 96 (6.10%) Business Intelligence
14 95 (6.04%) ITSM
15 91 (5.79%) Mentoring
16 85 (5.40%) Decision-Making
17 80 (5.09%) Incident Management
18 79 (5.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 79 (5.02%) Roadmaps
19 78 (4.96%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 202 (12.84%) SQL
2 127 (8.07%) C#
3 75 (4.77%) JavaScript
4 56 (3.56%) PowerShell
5 55 (3.50%) T-SQL
6 37 (2.35%) TypeScript
7 35 (2.23%) VB.NET
8 33 (2.10%) VB
9 28 (1.78%) VB6
10 24 (1.53%) Java
11 21 (1.34%) Bash
12 20 (1.27%) Python
13 19 (1.21%) C++
13 19 (1.21%) PHP
14 16 (1.02%) PL/SQL
15 12 (0.76%) Groovy
16 4 (0.25%) R
17 3 (0.19%) C
17 3 (0.19%) Shell Script
18 2 (0.13%) Go
Qualifications
1 201 (12.78%) Degree
2 121 (7.69%) Security Cleared
3 71 (4.51%) Microsoft Certification
4 69 (4.39%) DBS Check
5 51 (3.24%) DV Cleared
6 40 (2.54%) SC Cleared
7 32 (2.03%) ITIL Certification
8 29 (1.84%) NVQ Level 3
9 22 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
10 19 (1.21%) Cisco Certification
11 18 (1.14%) 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%) Master's Degree
15 12 (0.76%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (6.10%) 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%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.13%) SEPA
11 1 (0.064%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.064%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.064%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.064%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.064%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.064%) SOC 2
System Software
1 243 (15.45%) Active Directory
2 70 (4.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 45 (2.86%) Hyper-V
4 25 (1.59%) vSphere
5 13 (0.83%) Docker
6 10 (0.64%) Firmware
6 10 (0.64%) XenDesktop
7 9 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
8 8 (0.51%) XenApp
9 7 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
10 5 (0.32%) Microsoft App-V
11 4 (0.25%) vCloud
12 3 (0.19%) VMware Server
12 3 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
13 2 (0.13%) Terminal Server
13 2 (0.13%) Terminal Services
13 2 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
14 1 (0.064%) Oracle RAC
14 1 (0.064%) Shibboleth
Systems Management
1 65 (4.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (2.86%) SCCM
3 23 (1.46%) Ansible
3 23 (1.46%) Terraform
4 21 (1.34%) WSUS
5 13 (0.83%) Kubernetes
5 13 (0.83%) Progress Chef
6 9 (0.57%) Nagios
7 8 (0.51%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.38%) Sysprep
9 5 (0.32%) Backup Exec
9 5 (0.32%) Nessus
9 5 (0.32%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
10 4 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.25%) Grafana
10 4 (0.25%) Oracle Statspack
10 4 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (0.19%) AirWatch
11 3 (0.19%) OfficeScan
12 2 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 618 (39.29%) Microsoft
2 103 (6.55%) VMware
3 65 (4.13%) SAP
4 56 (3.56%) Cisco
5 43 (2.73%) Dell
6 38 (2.42%) Oracle
7 31 (1.97%) Salesforce
8 29 (1.84%) IBM
8 29 (1.84%) ServiceNow
9 26 (1.65%) Google
10 22 (1.40%) Citrix
11 21 (1.34%) Fortinet
12 20 (1.27%) Veeam
13 14 (0.89%) Sage
14 13 (0.83%) Aruba
14 13 (0.83%) BMC
15 12 (0.76%) Meraki
15 12 (0.76%) NEC
16 10 (0.64%) Infor
16 10 (0.64%) Remedy