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 30 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 358 357 437
Rank change year-on-year -1 +80 +21
Contract jobs citing Customer Engagement 275 153 93
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.60% 0.55% 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.70% 0.61% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 184 88 62
10th Percentile £359 £371 £325
25th Percentile £455 £450 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -0.08%
75th Percentile £614 £641 £590
90th Percentile £713 £725 £687
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 6 6
10th Percentile £32.44 £23.50 £21.07
25th Percentile £38.00 £32.63 £25.88
Median hourly rate £43.92 £34.00 £37.42
Median % change year-on-year +29.18% -9.13% -25.54%
75th Percentile £55.38 £36.88 £47.83
90th Percentile £77.40 £43.63 £57.79
UK median hourly rate £43.92 £34.00 £37.42
% change year-on-year +29.18% -9.13% -28.73%

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 39,013 25,190 28,313
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.87% 90.78% 85.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,073 16,045 18,122
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £632 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £753
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,593 1,471 1,456
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.25 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.87 £18.39
Median hourly rate £43.56 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +73.20% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £42.03
% change year-on-year +63.02% -40.16% +0.31%

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 30 August 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 30 August 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 30 August 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 -12 149 £525 -2.33% 350
North of England -56 39 £500 +5.26% 55
North West -39 33 £500 - 36
South East -57 31 £572 -0.17% 140
South West -28 21 £650 +44.44% 50
East of England -12 16 £513 -18.00% 21
Midlands -39 14 £486 -20.61% 57
West Midlands -36 11 £510 -16.73% 35
Yorkshire -48 4 £550 +15.79% 15
North East -36 2 £525 +16.67% 4
East Midlands - 2 - - 22
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 6 (2.18%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.09%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 3 (1.09%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
3 2 (0.73%) Confluence
3 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.36%) CICS
4 1 (0.36%) PowerExchange
4 1 (0.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (2.18%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (2.18%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.45%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.09%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.73%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.36%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.36%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 28 (10.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.82%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (1.09%) BusinessWorks
3 3 (1.09%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (1.09%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (1.09%) Workfront
4 2 (0.73%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.36%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.36%) OPENHousing
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle iProcurement
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.36%) Orchard Housing
5 1 (0.36%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 41 (14.91%) Azure
2 35 (12.73%) Dynamics 365
3 29 (10.55%) Power Platform
4 26 (9.45%) AWS
5 12 (4.36%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (4.36%) Power Automate
5 12 (4.36%) PowerApps
6 11 (4.00%) Azure Logic Apps
6 11 (4.00%) GCP
7 10 (3.64%) Serverless
8 7 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (2.55%) Entra ID
8 7 (2.55%) SaaS
8 7 (2.55%) Snowflake
9 6 (2.18%) AWS CloudFormation
9 6 (2.18%) AWS Lambda
9 6 (2.18%) Azure Service Bus
9 6 (2.18%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 5 (1.82%) Amazon EventBridge
10 5 (1.82%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.09%) Firewall
2 12 (4.36%) Network Security
3 7 (2.55%) DNS
4 6 (2.18%) VPN
5 5 (1.82%) DHCP
5 5 (1.82%) MPLS
5 5 (1.82%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.82%) VSAN
5 5 (1.82%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (1.45%) Internet
6 4 (1.45%) SMS
7 3 (1.09%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (1.09%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
7 3 (1.09%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 3 (1.09%) SD-WAN
7 3 (1.09%) Structured Cabling
7 3 (1.09%) VoIP
7 3 (1.09%) WAN
7 3 (1.09%) Wireless
8 2 (0.73%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.09%) Power BI
2 5 (1.82%) DynamoDB
3 4 (1.45%) BigQuery
3 4 (1.45%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.45%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.45%) Tableau
4 2 (0.73%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.73%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.73%) Looker
4 2 (0.73%) Metadata
4 2 (0.73%) Power Query
4 2 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.73%) ZAP BI
5 1 (0.36%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (0.36%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.36%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (2.55%) JIRA
2 2 (0.73%) Git
2 2 (0.73%) MSI
3 1 (0.36%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 1 (0.36%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.36%) CircleCI
3 1 (0.36%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.36%) GitLab
3 1 (0.36%) JDeveloper
General
1 102 (37.09%) Social Skills
2 64 (23.27%) Marketing
3 39 (14.18%) Finance
4 35 (12.73%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (10.18%) Retail
6 22 (8.00%) Public Sector
7 20 (7.27%) Banking
8 18 (6.55%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (4.00%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (3.27%) Italian Language
11 8 (2.91%) German Language
12 7 (2.55%) Advertising
12 7 (2.55%) Local Government
12 7 (2.55%) Manufacturing
13 6 (2.18%) Legal
14 5 (1.82%) French Language
14 5 (1.82%) Spanish Language
15 4 (1.45%) Telecoms
16 3 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 68 (24.73%) Architect
2 30 (10.91%) Consultant
2 30 (10.91%) Lead
3 25 (9.09%) Senior
4 22 (8.00%) Developer
5 17 (6.18%) Lead Architect
5 17 (6.18%) Solutions Architect
6 14 (5.09%) Product Manager
7 13 (4.73%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
8 12 (4.36%) Project Manager
8 12 (4.36%) Voice Architect
9 11 (4.00%) Analyst
9 11 (4.00%) Service Manager
10 10 (3.64%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 10 (3.64%) Senior Manager
11 9 (3.27%) Delivery Manager
11 9 (3.27%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 7 (2.55%) Designer
12 7 (2.55%) Functional Consultant
12 7 (2.55%) Network Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.09%) .NET
2 12 (4.36%) Terraform
3 11 (4.00%) REST
4 9 (3.27%) Middleware
5 6 (2.18%) JSON
5 6 (2.18%) Kafka
6 5 (1.82%) HTML
6 5 (1.82%) LDAP
7 4 (1.45%) AngularJS
7 4 (1.45%) CSS
7 4 (1.45%) React
8 3 (1.09%) ASP.NET Web API
8 3 (1.09%) Lightning Web Components
8 3 (1.09%) PySpark
8 3 (1.09%) SAP Fiori
8 3 (1.09%) SOAP
9 2 (0.73%) .NET Framework
9 2 (0.73%) HTML5 Canvas
9 2 (0.73%) Next.js
9 2 (0.73%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.64%) AI Agents
2 13 (4.73%) IVR
2 13 (4.73%) Product Ownership
3 12 (4.36%) Cloud Native
4 11 (4.00%) Data Centre
5 10 (3.64%) Onboarding
6 9 (3.27%) Data Protection Act
6 9 (3.27%) Marketing Technology
7 8 (2.91%) Mobile App
8 7 (2.55%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (2.18%) Social Media
10 5 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.82%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.82%) PKI
10 5 (1.82%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.82%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.45%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (1.09%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 14 (5.09%) Windows
2 10 (3.64%) Linux
3 3 (1.09%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (1.09%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.73%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (39.27%) Stakeholder Management
2 82 (29.82%) CRM
3 56 (20.36%) Customer Experience
4 52 (18.91%) Agile
4 52 (18.91%) AI
5 51 (18.55%) Analytics
6 50 (18.18%) Roadmaps
7 48 (17.45%) Problem-Solving
8 42 (15.27%) Migration
9 32 (11.64%) Customer Service
10 28 (10.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 27 (9.82%) Continuous Improvement
11 27 (9.82%) Decision-Making
12 25 (9.09%) Mentoring
12 25 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
13 23 (8.36%) Customer Requirements
14 22 (8.00%) Workshop Facilitation
15 21 (7.64%) Requirements Gathering
16 20 (7.27%) Personalization
16 20 (7.27%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 24 (8.73%) JavaScript
2 23 (8.36%) Python
2 23 (8.36%) SQL
3 15 (5.45%) C#
4 8 (2.91%) PowerShell
5 7 (2.55%) TypeScript
6 6 (2.18%) Bash
7 4 (1.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (1.09%) ABAP
8 3 (1.09%) Apex Code
8 3 (1.09%) C
8 3 (1.09%) C++
8 3 (1.09%) Embedded C
8 3 (1.09%) Embedded C++
8 3 (1.09%) R
9 2 (0.73%) Bicep
9 2 (0.73%) Java
9 2 (0.73%) VBA
9 2 (0.73%) X++
10 1 (0.36%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 58 (21.09%) Security Cleared
2 33 (12.00%) SC Cleared
3 21 (7.64%) DV Cleared
4 10 (3.64%) Degree
5 6 (2.18%) AWS Certification
5 6 (2.18%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.82%) VCAP
7 4 (1.45%) CEH
7 4 (1.45%) CISM
7 4 (1.45%) CISSP
8 3 (1.09%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.73%) PMP
9 2 (0.73%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.36%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.36%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.36%) Postgraduate
10 1 (0.36%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.36%) GDPR
2 11 (4.00%) NIST
3 9 (3.27%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.55%) QA
5 4 (1.45%) PMO
6 3 (1.09%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.09%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.36%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.36%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.36%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.36%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.36%) PERC
7 1 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.36%) SLA
7 1 (0.36%) SOC 2
System Software
1 18 (6.55%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.82%) VMware NSX
3 5 (1.82%) vSphere
4 4 (1.45%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.73%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (0.73%) Docker
5 2 (0.73%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.73%) XenApp
5 2 (0.73%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 8 (2.91%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.18%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.82%) Ansible
3 5 (1.82%) VxRail
4 2 (0.73%) Rundeck
4 2 (0.73%) SCCM
4 2 (0.73%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.73%) SysTrack
5 1 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.36%) vRealize
Vendors
1 75 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 34 (12.36%) Salesforce
3 15 (5.45%) ServiceNow
4 13 (4.73%) Braze
5 11 (4.00%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 9 (3.27%) Adobe
6 9 (3.27%) Databricks
6 9 (3.27%) VMware
7 7 (2.55%) CyberArk
7 7 (2.55%) Google
8 6 (2.18%) Pega
8 6 (2.18%) SAP
9 4 (1.45%) Cisco
9 4 (1.45%) Confluent
9 4 (1.45%) Genesys
9 4 (1.45%) Oracle
10 3 (1.09%) Citrix
10 3 (1.09%) Intel
10 3 (1.09%) mParticle
10 3 (1.09%) TIBCO