Customer Service Contracts in the North of England

Customer Service
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 21 36 43
Rank change year-on-year +15 +7 +5
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 339 289 352
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 7.22% 5.06% 4.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.43% 5.58% 5.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 139 131 198
10th Percentile £125 £121 £128
25th Percentile £163 £151 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £250 £188
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +33.33% -14.77%
75th Percentile £519 £520 £254
90th Percentile £588 £600 £479
England median daily rate £275 £246 £240
% change year-on-year +11.79% +2.50% -8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 103 53 56
10th Percentile - - £11.30
25th Percentile £10.95 £9.80 £12.85
Median hourly rate £12.30 £10.63 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.71% -39.26% +33.23%
75th Percentile £16.85 £16.56 £20.07
90th Percentile £19.85 £18.75 £27.88
England median hourly rate £14.84 £13.58 £15.00
% change year-on-year +9.28% -9.47% +3.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,023 5,182 6,316
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 85.72% 90.78% 88.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,447 3,599 4,626
10th Percentile £300 £300 £241
25th Percentile £400 £413 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +10.21%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £563
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 363 202 253
10th Percentile £11.07 £10.63 £10.63
25th Percentile £12.50 £15.86 £12.75
Median hourly rate £17.72 £29.15 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -39.21% +57.57% +0.87%
75th Percentile £45.00 £46.51 £31.00
90th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £52.40
England median hourly rate £36.50 £37.34 £24.30
% change year-on-year -2.25% +53.69% +3.38%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the North of England

Customer Service
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Customer Service in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Customer Service in the North of England

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Service in the North of England

Customer Service
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Customer Service in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Customer Service in the North of England

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Service in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Service in the North of England

Customer Service
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 8 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
North West +30 182 £325 +30.00% 330
Yorkshire +9 143 £291 +16.30% 186
North East +17 15 £345 +130.00% 88
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 22 (6.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (4.13%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.18%) IBM Notes
4 1 (0.29%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 71 (20.94%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (7.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (3.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 66 (19.47%) Microsoft 365
2 26 (7.67%) Azure
3 15 (4.42%) AWS
4 9 (2.65%) OneDrive
4 9 (2.65%) Power Platform
5 8 (2.36%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (1.47%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.18%) IaaS
7 4 (1.18%) SaaS
8 3 (0.88%) PaaS
9 2 (0.59%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.59%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.29%) Azure AKS
10 1 (0.29%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.29%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 19 (5.60%) Firewall
2 18 (5.31%) VPN
3 13 (3.83%) LAN
4 8 (2.36%) WAN
5 7 (2.06%) DNS
5 7 (2.06%) Ethernet
5 7 (2.06%) OSPF
5 7 (2.06%) Wireless
5 7 (2.06%) Wireless Security
6 5 (1.47%) DHCP
6 5 (1.47%) Internet
6 5 (1.47%) SAN
6 5 (1.47%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.29%) ATM
7 1 (0.29%) Broadband
7 1 (0.29%) Network Security
7 1 (0.29%) Skype
7 1 (0.29%) SMTP
7 1 (0.29%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.59%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.29%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (0.59%) JIRA
2 1 (0.29%) Selenium
2 1 (0.29%) TestRail
General
1 173 (51.03%) Social Skills
2 32 (9.44%) Analytical Skills
3 31 (9.14%) Public Sector
4 16 (4.72%) Retail
4 16 (4.72%) Telecoms
5 15 (4.42%) Finance
5 15 (4.42%) Law
6 11 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (2.95%) Legal
8 9 (2.65%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (0.88%) Banking
9 3 (0.88%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.59%) Billing
10 2 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (0.59%) Local Government
10 2 (0.59%) Multimedia
11 1 (0.29%) French Language
11 1 (0.29%) German Language
11 1 (0.29%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.29%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 83 (24.48%) Analyst
2 59 (17.40%) Service Analyst
3 57 (16.81%) Service Desk Analyst
4 50 (14.75%) Service Desk Agent
5 38 (11.21%) IT Support
6 20 (5.90%) Support Engineer
7 18 (5.31%) Developer
7 18 (5.31%) ServiceNow Developer
8 17 (5.01%) IT Engineer
9 15 (4.42%) 1st Line Support
9 15 (4.42%) Consultant
10 14 (4.13%) Support Analyst
11 13 (3.83%) Senior
12 12 (3.54%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
12 12 (3.54%) 2nd Line Support
12 12 (3.54%) Business Analyst
13 11 (3.24%) IT Analyst
14 10 (2.95%) IT Support Analyst
15 9 (2.65%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 8 (2.36%) 1st Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (6.78%) Web Services
2 3 (0.88%) AWS CDK
2 3 (0.88%) Node.js
2 3 (0.88%) React
2 3 (0.88%) Spring
2 3 (0.88%) Spring Boot
3 2 (0.59%) XMPP
4 1 (0.29%) CSS
4 1 (0.29%) Google Maps API
4 1 (0.29%) HTML
4 1 (0.29%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (4.13%) Driving Licence
2 11 (3.24%) Management Information System
3 10 (2.95%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (0.59%) BYOD
5 2 (0.59%) Clustering
5 2 (0.59%) Data Centre
5 2 (0.59%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (0.59%) NHS
6 1 (0.29%) Cloud Native
6 1 (0.29%) CMDB
6 1 (0.29%) iPad
6 1 (0.29%) iPhone
6 1 (0.29%) Life Science
6 1 (0.29%) PKI
6 1 (0.29%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.29%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 126 (37.17%) Windows
2 74 (21.83%) Windows 10
3 16 (4.72%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.36%) Apple iOS
4 8 (2.36%) Linux
5 7 (2.06%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.88%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.59%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.29%) Android
8 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (37.17%) Problem-Solving
2 44 (12.98%) Time Management
3 43 (12.68%) Service Management
4 37 (10.91%) ITIL
5 33 (9.73%) Asset Management
6 32 (9.44%) Service Delivery
7 28 (8.26%) Decision-Making
8 27 (7.96%) ITSM
9 25 (7.37%) Operations Management
10 23 (6.78%) IT Asset Management
11 18 (5.31%) Stakeholder Management
12 17 (5.01%) Agile
13 16 (4.72%) Migration
14 15 (4.42%) API Development
15 13 (3.83%) Project Management
16 12 (3.54%) Break/Fix
17 10 (2.95%) Customer Experience
18 9 (2.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 8 (2.36%) Continuous Improvement
19 8 (2.36%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.18%) Java
2 3 (0.88%) SQL
2 3 (0.88%) TypeScript
3 2 (0.59%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.29%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.29%) Python
Qualifications
1 62 (18.29%) Security Cleared
2 55 (16.22%) SC Cleared
3 25 (7.37%) Degree
4 7 (2.06%) CCNA
4 7 (2.06%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (0.88%) DBS Check
6 3 (0.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 3 (0.88%) MCP
7 2 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (0.59%) MCSE
7 2 (0.59%) MOS
8 1 (0.29%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.29%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.29%) ISEB
8 1 (0.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (24.48%) SLA
2 27 (7.96%) Disclosure Scotland
3 7 (2.06%) GDPR
4 4 (1.18%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.29%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 72 (21.24%) Active Directory
2 19 (5.60%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (4.13%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.18%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.59%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.29%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.29%) Docker
6 1 (0.29%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.29%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 18 (5.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (3.54%) SCCM
3 6 (1.77%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.88%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.59%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Clustering
6 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.29%) vMotion
6 1 (0.29%) VxRail
Vendors
1 128 (37.76%) Microsoft
2 67 (19.76%) ServiceNow
3 20 (5.90%) VMware
4 7 (2.06%) Apple
5 5 (1.47%) Google
6 4 (1.18%) iManage
6 4 (1.18%) Lotus
7 3 (0.88%) Citrix
7 3 (0.88%) SAP
7 3 (0.88%) Veeam
8 2 (0.59%) Bomgar
8 2 (0.59%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.59%) Sophos
9 1 (0.29%) Dell
9 1 (0.29%) Facebook
9 1 (0.29%) HP
9 1 (0.29%) Infoblox
9 1 (0.29%) Okta
9 1 (0.29%) Symantec
9 1 (0.29%) Workday