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 17 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 352 351 433
Rank change year-on-year -1 +82 +7
Contract jobs citing Customer Engagement 302 152 100
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.65% 0.55% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 0.60% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 209 80 69
10th Percentile £381 £359 £325
25th Percentile £463 £455 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -0.08%
75th Percentile £600 £648 £600
90th Percentile £703 £725 £692
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £513
% change year-on-year - +2.39% -1.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 7 2
10th Percentile £19.48 £25.30 £20.89
25th Percentile £38.00 £32.75 £27.29
Median hourly rate £39.00 £34.00 £40.07
Median % change year-on-year +14.71% -15.14% -20.27%
75th Percentile £48.84 £36.25 £54.97
90th Percentile £76.60 £42.40 £62.64
UK median hourly rate £39.00 £34.00 £40.07
% change year-on-year +14.71% -15.14% -23.69%

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 39,349 25,238 28,145
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.76% 90.90% 86.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,108 16,041 17,545
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,747 1,497 1,306
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £14.92
25th Percentile £17.85 £17.87 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -1.91%
75th Percentile £68.00 £49.75 £66.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +1.18%

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 17 September 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 17 September 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 17 September 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 -16 161 £525 - 791
North of England -61 39 £500 - 126
South West -10 37 £525 +29.23% 69
North West -22 33 £500 -28.57% 75
South East -67 30 £561 +0.09% 236
Midlands -36 16 £500 -18.70% 94
West Midlands -41 15 £500 -18.70% 57
East of England -22 14 £563 -10.00% 58
Yorkshire -48 4 £550 +15.79% 39
North East -40 2 £525 +16.67% 12
East Midlands - 1 - - 37
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 7 (2.32%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.99%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 3 (0.99%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
3 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.33%) CICS
4 1 (0.33%) CMS
4 1 (0.33%) Confluence
4 1 (0.33%) PowerExchange
4 1 (0.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (1.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.66%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.66%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.33%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.33%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 35 (11.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.66%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.99%) BusinessWorks
3 3 (0.99%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.99%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.99%) Workfront
4 2 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.66%) Shopify
5 1 (0.33%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.33%) OPENHousing
5 1 (0.33%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.33%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.33%) Oracle iProcurement
5 1 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.33%) Orchard Housing
Cloud Services
1 45 (14.90%) Dynamics 365
2 42 (13.91%) Azure
3 33 (10.93%) Power Platform
4 26 (8.61%) AWS
5 15 (4.97%) Power Automate
6 14 (4.64%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (4.64%) PowerApps
7 11 (3.64%) Azure Logic Apps
7 11 (3.64%) GCP
7 11 (3.64%) Serverless
8 8 (2.65%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (2.32%) Azure Service Bus
9 7 (2.32%) Entra ID
9 7 (2.32%) SaaS
10 6 (1.99%) AWS CloudFormation
10 6 (1.99%) AWS Lambda
10 6 (1.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 6 (1.99%) Snowflake
11 5 (1.66%) Amazon S3
11 5 (1.66%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.64%) Firewall
2 12 (3.97%) Network Security
3 7 (2.32%) DNS
4 6 (1.99%) VPN
5 5 (1.66%) DHCP
5 5 (1.66%) MPLS
5 5 (1.66%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.66%) VSAN
5 5 (1.66%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (1.32%) Internet
6 4 (1.32%) SMS
7 3 (0.99%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (0.99%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
7 3 (0.99%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 3 (0.99%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.99%) Structured Cabling
7 3 (0.99%) VoIP
7 3 (0.99%) WAN
7 3 (0.99%) Wireless
8 2 (0.66%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.64%) Power BI
2 5 (1.66%) DynamoDB
3 4 (1.32%) BigQuery
3 4 (1.32%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.99%) Tableau
5 2 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.66%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.66%) Looker
5 2 (0.66%) Metadata
5 2 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.33%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.33%) GIS
6 1 (0.33%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.33%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (2.32%) JIRA
2 2 (0.66%) Git
2 2 (0.66%) MSI
3 1 (0.33%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 1 (0.33%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.33%) CircleCI
3 1 (0.33%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.33%) GitLab
3 1 (0.33%) JDeveloper
General
1 120 (39.74%) Social Skills
2 66 (21.85%) Marketing
3 41 (13.58%) Finance
4 39 (12.91%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (9.60%) Retail
6 23 (7.62%) Public Sector
7 20 (6.62%) Banking
8 18 (5.96%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (3.64%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (2.98%) Italian Language
12 8 (2.65%) German Language
13 7 (2.32%) Advertising
14 6 (1.99%) Legal
14 6 (1.99%) Local Government
14 6 (1.99%) Manufacturing
15 5 (1.66%) French Language
15 5 (1.66%) Spanish Language
16 4 (1.32%) Telecoms
17 3 (0.99%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 91 (30.13%) Architect
2 31 (10.26%) Consultant
3 29 (9.60%) Lead
4 25 (8.28%) Senior
5 23 (7.62%) Solutions Architect
6 22 (7.28%) Developer
7 18 (5.96%) Lead Architect
8 14 (4.64%) Product Manager
9 13 (4.30%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
9 13 (4.30%) Project Manager
10 12 (3.97%) Analyst
10 12 (3.97%) Voice Architect
11 11 (3.64%) Dynamics 365 Developer
11 11 (3.64%) Service Manager
12 10 (3.31%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 10 (3.31%) Senior Manager
13 9 (2.98%) Delivery Manager
14 8 (2.65%) CRM Manager
14 8 (2.65%) Functional Consultant
15 7 (2.32%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (6.95%) LDAP
2 14 (4.64%) .NET
3 12 (3.97%) Terraform
4 11 (3.64%) REST
5 10 (3.31%) Middleware
6 6 (1.99%) HTML
6 6 (1.99%) JSON
6 6 (1.99%) Kafka
7 5 (1.66%) CSS
8 4 (1.32%) AngularJS
8 4 (1.32%) React
9 3 (0.99%) ASP.NET Web API
9 3 (0.99%) Lightning Web Components
9 3 (0.99%) SAP Fiori
9 3 (0.99%) SOAP
10 2 (0.66%) .NET Framework
10 2 (0.66%) HTML5 Canvas
10 2 (0.66%) WCF
10 2 (0.66%) Web Services
10 2 (0.66%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.95%) AI Agents
2 14 (4.64%) Product Ownership
3 13 (4.30%) IVR
3 13 (4.30%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.97%) Cloud Native
5 11 (3.64%) Data Centre
6 9 (2.98%) Marketing Technology
7 8 (2.65%) Data Protection Act
7 8 (2.65%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (2.65%) Mobile App
8 7 (2.32%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.99%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.99%) Social Media
10 5 (1.66%) PKI
10 5 (1.66%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.66%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (0.99%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.30%) Windows
2 8 (2.65%) Linux
3 3 (0.99%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.66%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.33%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (41.39%) Stakeholder Management
2 92 (30.46%) CRM
3 58 (19.21%) Customer Experience
4 54 (17.88%) AI
5 53 (17.55%) Agile
5 53 (17.55%) Roadmaps
6 51 (16.89%) Analytics
6 51 (16.89%) Problem-Solving
7 43 (14.24%) Continuous Improvement
7 43 (14.24%) Migration
8 41 (13.58%) Mentoring
8 41 (13.58%) Technical Leadership
9 38 (12.58%) Customer Service
10 34 (11.26%) ITSM
11 29 (9.60%) SIEM
12 27 (8.94%) DevSecOps
13 26 (8.61%) Decision-Making
13 26 (8.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 25 (8.28%) GAP Analysis
14 25 (8.28%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 24 (7.95%) JavaScript
2 21 (6.95%) Python
3 20 (6.62%) SQL
4 15 (4.97%) C#
5 8 (2.65%) PowerShell
6 7 (2.32%) TypeScript
7 6 (1.99%) Bash
8 3 (0.99%) ABAP
8 3 (0.99%) Apex Code
8 3 (0.99%) R
9 2 (0.66%) Bicep
9 2 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.66%) Java
9 2 (0.66%) X++
10 1 (0.33%) C
10 1 (0.33%) C++
10 1 (0.33%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.33%) Embedded C++
10 1 (0.33%) Perl
10 1 (0.33%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 74 (24.50%) Security Cleared
2 35 (11.59%) DV Cleared
3 33 (10.93%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.98%) Degree
5 6 (1.99%) AWS Certification
5 6 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.66%) VCAP
7 4 (1.32%) CEH
7 4 (1.32%) CISM
7 4 (1.32%) CISSP
8 3 (0.99%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.66%) PMP
9 2 (0.66%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.33%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.33%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.33%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.33%) Postgraduate
10 1 (0.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (8.94%) NIST
2 22 (7.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (3.64%) GDPR
4 9 (2.98%) Data Quality
5 8 (2.65%) QA
6 4 (1.32%) PMO
7 3 (0.99%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.99%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.99%) SLA
8 1 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.33%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.33%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.33%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.33%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.33%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.33%) PERC
8 1 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.33%) SOC 2
System Software
1 34 (11.26%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.66%) VMware NSX
3 5 (1.66%) vSphere
4 4 (1.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.66%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (0.66%) Docker
5 2 (0.66%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.66%) XenApp
5 2 (0.66%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 8 (2.65%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.99%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.66%) Ansible
3 5 (1.66%) VxRail
4 2 (0.66%) Rundeck
4 2 (0.66%) SCCM
4 2 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.66%) SysTrack
5 1 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.33%) vRealize
Vendors
1 83 (27.48%) Microsoft
2 36 (11.92%) Salesforce
3 23 (7.62%) CyberArk
4 16 (5.30%) Braze
5 15 (4.97%) ServiceNow
6 12 (3.97%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 10 (3.31%) Adobe
8 9 (2.98%) VMware
9 8 (2.65%) Databricks
10 7 (2.32%) Google
11 6 (1.99%) SAP
12 5 (1.66%) Pega
13 4 (1.32%) Cisco
13 4 (1.32%) Confluent
13 4 (1.32%) Genesys
13 4 (1.32%) Oracle
14 3 (0.99%) Citrix
14 3 (0.99%) F5
14 3 (0.99%) mParticle
14 3 (0.99%) TIBCO