Customer Service Contracts in the Midlands

Customer Service
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 31 41 31
Rank change year-on-year +10 -10 +3
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 133 163 284
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.88% 4.74% 5.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.93% 5.36% 6.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 86 166
10th Percentile £129 £116 £111
25th Percentile £185 £159 £140
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 £325 £203
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +60.49% +68.75%
75th Percentile £498 £444 £388
90th Percentile £638 £550 £550
England median daily rate £275 £250 £240
% change year-on-year +10.00% +4.17% -8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 37 54
10th Percentile £10.42 £11.00 £9.49
25th Percentile £12.20 £11.80 £10.13
Median hourly rate £13.50 £13.16 £14.16
Median % change year-on-year +2.58% -7.06% +9.18%
75th Percentile £14.99 £19.43 £17.50
90th Percentile £18.75 £21.17 £17.93
England median hourly rate £15.00 £13.58 £15.00
% change year-on-year +10.46% -9.47% +3.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,242 3,040 4,470
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.18% 88.37% 88.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,493 2,119 3,305
10th Percentile £238 £250 £246
25th Percentile £356 £370 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +4.21% +17.28%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £566
90th Percentile £700 £675 £653
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 172 119 154
10th Percentile £11.07 £11.96 £10.15
25th Percentile £13.81 £15.05 £13.51
Median hourly rate £19.00 £17.72 £17.49
Median % change year-on-year +7.22% +1.32% +9.31%
75th Percentile £35.00 £26.81 £22.08
90th Percentile £55.00 £55.50 £33.60
England median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
% change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the Midlands

Customer Service
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Customer Service in the Midlands

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Service in the Midlands

Customer Service
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Customer Service in the Midlands

Customer Service
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
West Midlands +30 77 £338 +3.85% 270
East Midlands +1 55 £218 -27.50% 167
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 10 (7.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (6.77%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.50%) CMS
3 2 (1.50%) Drupal
3 2 (1.50%) IBM Domino
3 2 (1.50%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.75%) Moodle
4 1 (0.75%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 22 (16.54%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (6.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.50%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.75%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (2.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.75%) MFGPRO
2 1 (0.75%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.75%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.75%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.75%) Sage 200
2 1 (0.75%) Sage 50
2 1 (0.75%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 26 (19.55%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (11.28%) Azure
3 11 (8.27%) Power Platform
4 10 (7.52%) Entra ID
5 8 (6.02%) OneDrive
5 8 (6.02%) Power Automate
6 6 (4.51%) PowerApps
7 3 (2.26%) WhatsApp
8 2 (1.50%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (1.50%) OCI
9 1 (0.75%) Smartsheet
9 1 (0.75%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 12 (9.02%) VPN
2 11 (8.27%) TCP/IP
3 8 (6.02%) DNS
4 6 (4.51%) Unified Communications
5 5 (3.76%) Internet
5 5 (3.76%) SAN
5 5 (3.76%) WAN
6 4 (3.01%) DHCP
6 4 (3.01%) Firewall
6 4 (3.01%) PSTN
6 4 (3.01%) Remote Desktop
7 3 (2.26%) ADSL
7 3 (2.26%) Ethernet
7 3 (2.26%) MPLS
7 3 (2.26%) Network Security
7 3 (2.26%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (1.50%) Broadband
8 2 (1.50%) LAN
8 2 (1.50%) Wireless
9 1 (0.75%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.26%) Power BI
2 2 (1.50%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.75%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.75%) MS Access
3 1 (0.75%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 1 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 83 (62.41%) Social Skills
2 21 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (15.04%) Finance
4 12 (9.02%) Public Sector
5 10 (7.52%) Telecoms
6 9 (6.77%) Marketing
7 7 (5.26%) Manufacturing
8 4 (3.01%) Electronics
9 3 (2.26%) Automotive
9 3 (2.26%) German Language
9 3 (2.26%) Local Government
9 3 (2.26%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.50%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.50%) Retail
11 1 (0.75%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.75%) Back Office
11 1 (0.75%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.75%) Legal
11 1 (0.75%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 26 (19.55%) Analyst
2 14 (10.53%) 2nd Line Support
2 14 (10.53%) Support Engineer
3 13 (9.77%) Service Analyst
4 12 (9.02%) Service Desk Analyst
5 9 (6.77%) Lead
6 8 (6.02%) 1st/2nd Line Support
6 8 (6.02%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 8 (6.02%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 8 (6.02%) IT Engineer
6 8 (6.02%) Service Desk Support
7 7 (5.26%) Service Desk Support Analyst
7 7 (5.26%) Support Analyst
8 6 (4.51%) 1st Line Support
8 6 (4.51%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
8 6 (4.51%) IT Support
8 6 (4.51%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 6 (4.51%) Microsoft Engineer
8 6 (4.51%) Project Manager
9 5 (3.76%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.50%) Middleware
2 1 (0.75%) Flash
2 1 (0.75%) Lightning Web Components
2 1 (0.75%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.75%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.51%) Digital Signage
1 6 (4.51%) Driving Licence
1 6 (4.51%) NHS
1 6 (4.51%) PKI
2 5 (3.76%) iPad
3 4 (3.01%) Management Information System
3 4 (3.01%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (2.26%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (2.26%) Graphic Design
4 3 (2.26%) Industry 4.0
4 3 (2.26%) IoT
4 3 (2.26%) Social Media
5 2 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.50%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.75%) BYOD
6 1 (0.75%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.75%) PDA
6 1 (0.75%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.75%) Smartphone
6 1 (0.75%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 47 (35.34%) Windows
2 21 (15.79%) Windows 10
3 11 (8.27%) Windows Server
4 9 (6.77%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (6.02%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (5.26%) Windows 7
7 6 (4.51%) Linux
8 5 (3.76%) Debian
8 5 (3.76%) Ubuntu
9 4 (3.01%) Windows Server 2008
10 3 (2.26%) Mac OS
10 3 (2.26%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (1.50%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.75%) Android
12 1 (0.75%) HPUX
12 1 (0.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.75%) Unix
12 1 (0.75%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.75%) Windows Vista
12 1 (0.75%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (21.80%) ITIL
2 26 (19.55%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (18.05%) Agile
4 16 (12.03%) Service Delivery
5 13 (9.77%) Business Intelligence
6 11 (8.27%) CRM
7 10 (7.52%) Technical Leadership
7 10 (7.52%) Ticket Management
8 9 (6.77%) Time Management
9 8 (6.02%) Stakeholder Management
10 7 (5.26%) Configuration Management
11 6 (4.51%) Customer Requirements
11 6 (4.51%) Matrix Organization
11 6 (4.51%) Multi-Factor Authentication
11 6 (4.51%) Programme Management
11 6 (4.51%) Project Management
12 5 (3.76%) Collaborative Working
12 5 (3.76%) Project Delivery
12 5 (3.76%) Prototyping
12 5 (3.76%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.26%) PowerShell
2 5 (3.76%) Python
3 2 (1.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 19 (14.29%) Security Cleared
2 10 (7.52%) Degree
3 5 (3.76%) DV Cleared
4 4 (3.01%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (3.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 3 (2.26%) BC Cleared
5 3 (2.26%) MCSE
5 3 (2.26%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.50%) A+ Certification
6 2 (1.50%) Dell Certification
6 2 (1.50%) MCP
7 1 (0.75%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.75%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.75%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.75%) Oracle Certification
7 1 (0.75%) Postgraduate
7 1 (0.75%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.75%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (18.05%) SLA
2 3 (2.26%) QA
3 1 (0.75%) ISO 22301
3 1 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 1 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 28 (21.05%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.50%) Terminal Services
3 2 (1.50%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.75%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.75%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (11.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (6.77%) SCCM
3 6 (4.51%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Clustering
4 1 (0.75%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.75%) VxRail
Vendors
1 48 (36.09%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.77%) Oracle
3 8 (6.02%) VMware
4 7 (5.26%) SAP
5 6 (4.51%) Cisco
5 6 (4.51%) Red Hat
5 6 (4.51%) ServiceNow
6 5 (3.76%) Openreach
7 4 (3.01%) Apple
7 4 (3.01%) Computacenter
7 4 (3.01%) Dell
7 4 (3.01%) HP
7 4 (3.01%) Salesforce
8 3 (2.26%) BT
9 2 (1.50%) Fujitsu
9 2 (1.50%) Laserfiche
9 2 (1.50%) Lotus
9 2 (1.50%) Sun
9 2 (1.50%) Virgin Media
10 1 (0.75%) Google