Customer Engagement Contract Job Trends in England

Customer Engagement
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Customer Engagement skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 343 345 423
Rank change year-on-year +2 +78 +18
Contract jobs citing Customer Engagement 314 173 99
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.68% 0.62% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% 0.68% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 216 84 67
10th Percentile £381 £381 £363
25th Percentile £473 £453 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.96%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £619
90th Percentile £713 £725 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - +4.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 7 1
10th Percentile - £25.30 -
25th Percentile £19.48 £32.75 £59.25
Median hourly rate £39.00 £34.00 £63.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.71% -46.46% +26.37%
75th Percentile £48.84 £36.25 £67.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £60.50 -
UK median hourly rate £39.00 £34.00 £63.50
% change year-on-year +14.71% -46.46% +20.95%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Customer Engagement falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 39,199 25,531 28,009
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.82% 90.87% 86.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,678 16,181 17,100
10th Percentile £325 £294 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,975 1,587 1,157
10th Percentile £13.69 £14.50 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.36 £17.79 £20.19
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -4.49%
75th Percentile £67.47 £45.00 £66.61
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.25 £74.92
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +49.11% -37.13% -8.31%

Customer Engagement
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Customer Engagement relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Customer Engagement job vacancy trend in England

Customer Engagement
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Customer Engagement.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Customer Engagement

Customer Engagement
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Engagement in England over the 6 months to 9 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Engagement in England

Customer Engagement
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Customer Engagement.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Customer Engagement

Customer Engagement
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Engagement in England over the 6 months to 9 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Engagement in England

Customer Engagement
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Engagement within the England region over the 6 months to 9 October 2026. 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
London -25 160 £525 - 902
North of England -41 44 £500 - 129
South West +6 40 £525 +29.23% 48
North West -28 36 £500 -28.57% 76
South East -62 32 £572 +8.95% 226
Midlands -33 18 £513 -14.58% 82
West Midlands -37 16 £506 -15.63% 46
East of England -23 14 £563 -10.00% 56
Yorkshire -34 6 £550 +15.79% 44
North East -39 2 £525 +16.67% 9
East Midlands - 2 £750 - 36
Customer Engagement
UK

Customer Engagement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 9 (2.87%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 3 (0.96%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
4 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.32%) CICS
5 1 (0.32%) CMS
5 1 (0.32%) Confluence
5 1 (0.32%) PowerExchange
5 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (2.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.64%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.32%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.32%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 40 (12.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.59%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.27%) Workfront
4 3 (0.96%) BusinessWorks
4 3 (0.96%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.96%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.64%) Shopify
6 1 (0.32%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.32%) OPENHousing
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle iProcurement
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.32%) Orchard Housing
Cloud Services
1 51 (16.24%) Dynamics 365
2 45 (14.33%) Azure
3 38 (12.10%) Power Platform
4 26 (8.28%) AWS
5 18 (5.73%) Power Automate
6 17 (5.41%) PowerApps
7 16 (5.10%) Microsoft 365
8 12 (3.82%) Azure Logic Apps
9 11 (3.50%) Serverless
10 10 (3.18%) GCP
11 9 (2.87%) SaaS
12 8 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (2.23%) Azure Service Bus
13 7 (2.23%) Entra ID
13 7 (2.23%) Snowflake
14 6 (1.91%) AWS Lambda
14 6 (1.91%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 6 (1.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 5 (1.59%) Amazon EventBridge
15 5 (1.59%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.46%) Firewall
2 8 (2.55%) Network Security
3 7 (2.23%) DNS
4 6 (1.91%) VSAN
5 5 (1.59%) DHCP
5 5 (1.59%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (1.27%) Internet
6 4 (1.27%) MPLS
6 4 (1.27%) SMS
7 3 (0.96%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.96%) Structured Cabling
7 3 (0.96%) VPN
7 3 (0.96%) WAN
7 3 (0.96%) Wireless
8 2 (0.64%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.64%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
8 2 (0.64%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 2 (0.64%) HTTP
8 2 (0.64%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.82%) Power BI
2 7 (2.23%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.59%) DynamoDB
4 4 (1.27%) BigQuery
5 3 (0.96%) Tableau
6 2 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.64%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.64%) Looker
6 2 (0.64%) Metadata
6 2 (0.64%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.32%) GIS
7 1 (0.32%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.32%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.32%) Power Query
7 1 (0.32%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.32%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 7 (2.23%) JIRA
2 2 (0.64%) Git
2 2 (0.64%) JDeveloper
2 2 (0.64%) MSI
3 1 (0.32%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 1 (0.32%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.32%) CircleCI
3 1 (0.32%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.32%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.32%) Jenkins
General
1 133 (42.36%) Social Skills
2 67 (21.34%) Marketing
3 44 (14.01%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (13.69%) Finance
5 28 (8.92%) Retail
6 23 (7.32%) Public Sector
7 22 (7.01%) Banking
8 19 (6.05%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (3.50%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (3.18%) Italian Language
11 9 (2.87%) German Language
12 8 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (2.23%) Advertising
14 6 (1.91%) French Language
14 6 (1.91%) Manufacturing
14 6 (1.91%) Spanish Language
15 5 (1.59%) Dutch Language
15 5 (1.59%) Pharmaceutical
15 5 (1.59%) Telecoms
16 4 (1.27%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 88 (28.03%) Architect
2 34 (10.83%) Consultant
3 29 (9.24%) Lead
4 26 (8.28%) Developer
5 24 (7.64%) Senior
6 21 (6.69%) Solutions Architect
7 18 (5.73%) Lead Architect
8 14 (4.46%) Analyst
8 14 (4.46%) Dynamics 365 Developer
9 13 (4.14%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
9 13 (4.14%) Product Manager
9 13 (4.14%) Project Manager
10 12 (3.82%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
10 12 (3.82%) Voice Architect
11 11 (3.50%) Senior Manager
11 11 (3.50%) Service Manager
12 9 (2.87%) CRM Manager
13 8 (2.55%) Delivery Manager
13 8 (2.55%) Dynamics 365 Architect
13 8 (2.55%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (6.69%) LDAP
2 16 (5.10%) .NET
3 14 (4.46%) REST
4 11 (3.50%) Terraform
5 10 (3.18%) Middleware
6 8 (2.55%) JSON
7 6 (1.91%) HTML
7 6 (1.91%) Kafka
8 5 (1.59%) React
9 4 (1.27%) AngularJS
9 4 (1.27%) ASP.NET Web API
9 4 (1.27%) CSS
10 3 (0.96%) HTML5 Canvas
10 3 (0.96%) Lightning Web Components
10 3 (0.96%) SOAP
11 2 (0.64%) Django
11 2 (0.64%) Next.js
11 2 (0.64%) PySpark
11 2 (0.64%) SAP Fiori
11 2 (0.64%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 22 (7.01%) AI Agents
2 16 (5.10%) Onboarding
3 15 (4.78%) Cloud Native
3 15 (4.78%) Product Ownership
4 13 (4.14%) IVR
5 10 (3.18%) Data Centre
6 9 (2.87%) Analytical Mindset
6 9 (2.87%) Marketing Technology
7 8 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (2.55%) Mobile App
8 7 (2.23%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (2.23%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.91%) Social Media
10 5 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.59%) Life Science
10 5 (1.59%) PKI
10 5 (1.59%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.59%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.27%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.27%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.14%) Windows
2 7 (2.23%) Linux
3 3 (0.96%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.64%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.32%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (41.08%) Stakeholder Management
2 98 (31.21%) CRM
3 62 (19.75%) Customer Experience
4 54 (17.20%) AI
4 54 (17.20%) Roadmaps
5 53 (16.88%) Analytics
5 53 (16.88%) Problem-Solving
6 51 (16.24%) Agile
7 46 (14.65%) Continuous Improvement
8 44 (14.01%) Migration
9 43 (13.69%) Technical Leadership
10 42 (13.38%) Mentoring
11 41 (13.06%) Customer Service
12 35 (11.15%) ITSM
13 29 (9.24%) SIEM
14 28 (8.92%) Decision-Making
15 27 (8.60%) GAP Analysis
16 26 (8.28%) DevSecOps
16 26 (8.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 25 (7.96%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 26 (8.28%) JavaScript
2 20 (6.37%) Python
2 20 (6.37%) SQL
3 16 (5.10%) C#
4 8 (2.55%) PowerShell
4 8 (2.55%) TypeScript
5 6 (1.91%) Bash
6 4 (1.27%) Java
7 3 (0.96%) Apex Code
7 3 (0.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (0.96%) R
8 2 (0.64%) ABAP
8 2 (0.64%) Bicep
8 2 (0.64%) X++
9 1 (0.32%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.32%) Perl
9 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 75 (23.89%) Security Cleared
2 34 (10.83%) DV Cleared
3 33 (10.51%) SC Cleared
4 10 (3.18%) Degree
5 7 (2.23%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.91%) AWS Certification
7 5 (1.59%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.59%) VCAP
8 4 (1.27%) CEH
8 4 (1.27%) CISM
8 4 (1.27%) CISSP
9 2 (0.64%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.64%) PMP
9 2 (0.64%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (0.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.32%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.32%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.32%) CCNA
10 1 (0.32%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (8.60%) NIST
2 22 (7.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (4.14%) GDPR
4 10 (3.18%) Data Quality
5 8 (2.55%) QA
6 5 (1.59%) SLA
7 4 (1.27%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.96%) PMO
9 1 (0.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.32%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.32%) GxP
9 1 (0.32%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.32%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.32%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.32%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.32%) PERC
9 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.32%) SOC 2
System Software
1 34 (10.83%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.50%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.91%) VMware NSX
4 5 (1.59%) vSphere
5 4 (1.27%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.96%) Docker
7 2 (0.64%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.64%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.64%) XenApp
7 2 (0.64%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (2.87%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.91%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.59%) Ansible
3 5 (1.59%) VxRail
4 2 (0.64%) Rundeck
4 2 (0.64%) SCCM
4 2 (0.64%) SysTrack
5 1 (0.32%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.32%) vRealize
Vendors
1 93 (29.62%) Microsoft
2 37 (11.78%) Salesforce
3 23 (7.32%) CyberArk
4 17 (5.41%) Braze
5 16 (5.10%) ServiceNow
6 11 (3.50%) Adobe
6 11 (3.50%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 11 (3.50%) VMware
7 7 (2.23%) Databricks
7 7 (2.23%) SAP
8 5 (1.59%) Google
8 5 (1.59%) Oracle
8 5 (1.59%) Pega
9 4 (1.27%) Cisco
9 4 (1.27%) Confluent
9 4 (1.27%) Genesys
9 4 (1.27%) JD Edwards
10 3 (0.96%) Citrix
10 3 (0.96%) mParticle
10 3 (0.96%) TIBCO