Customer Service Contracts in London

Customer Service
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Customer Service skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Customer Service over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 148 100 120
Rank change year-on-year -48 +20 +60
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 239 439 560
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.95% 2.52% 2.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.12% 2.84% 2.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 125 255 371
10th Percentile £160 £150 £141
25th Percentile £213 £196 £189
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 £275 £300
Median % change year-on-year +12.73% -8.33% -3.23%
75th Percentile £513 £500 £525
90th Percentile £675 £621 £625
England median daily rate £250 £275 £246
% change year-on-year -9.09% +12.02% -1.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 70 37
10th Percentile £12.34 £15.17 £15.50
25th Percentile £15.84 £16.25 £18.93
Median hourly rate £18.70 £20.02 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.62% -28.50% +15.46%
75th Percentile £25.11 £31.31 £37.34
90th Percentile £49.95 £41.25 £57.90
England median hourly rate £16.02 £14.84 £13.58
% change year-on-year +7.97% +9.28% -9.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Customer Service 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,283 15,444 23,416
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.19% 88.57% 90.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,604 11,074 16,916
10th Percentile £350 £345 £375
25th Percentile £435 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £595
Median % change year-on-year - -7.56% +3.48%
75th Percentile £688 £680 £700
90th Percentile £800 £800 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 181 305 265
10th Percentile £16.50 £15.68 £18.20
25th Percentile £23.80 £20.00 £22.41
Median hourly rate £34.00 £27.81 £37.34
Median % change year-on-year +22.26% -25.52% +2.55%
75th Percentile £50.50 £48.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £63.75 £66.90 £82.50
England median hourly rate £28.75 £36.50 £36.77
% change year-on-year -21.23% -0.73% +47.08%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in London

Customer Service
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Customer Service in London

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in London over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Service in London

Customer Service
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Customer Service in London

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Service in London over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Service in London

Customer Service
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 22 May 2025. 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
Central London -14 40 £325 +27.45% 71
South London +10 20 £251 +25.25% 21
West London +2 12 £200 -20.00% 133
East London +14 5 £245 +50.77% 15
North London - 1 - - 4
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 14 (5.86%) SharePoint
2 12 (5.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.26%) CMS
3 3 (1.26%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.42%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.42%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 47 (19.67%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (12.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.42%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.42%) Maya
4 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.42%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (6.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.26%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.42%) iTrent
3 1 (0.42%) Magento
3 1 (0.42%) NEC Housing
3 1 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 61 (25.52%) Microsoft 365
2 55 (23.01%) Azure
3 37 (15.48%) Power Platform
4 28 (11.72%) Dynamics 365
5 21 (8.79%) PowerApps
6 20 (8.37%) Power Automate
7 17 (7.11%) Entra ID
8 11 (4.60%) Google Workspace
9 10 (4.18%) OneDrive
10 6 (2.51%) Azure Logic Apps
11 5 (2.09%) AWS
11 5 (2.09%) SaaS
12 4 (1.67%) Azure Stack
12 4 (1.67%) IaaS
12 4 (1.67%) OpenShift
13 3 (1.26%) Azure Functions
13 3 (1.26%) GCP
13 3 (1.26%) PaaS
13 3 (1.26%) Serverless
14 2 (0.84%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.86%) LAN
2 13 (5.44%) DNS
2 13 (5.44%) TCP/IP
2 13 (5.44%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (5.02%) WAN
4 10 (4.18%) Firewall
4 10 (4.18%) VPN
5 9 (3.77%) DHCP
6 7 (2.93%) Wireless
7 5 (2.09%) BGP
7 5 (2.09%) Network Security
7 5 (2.09%) OSPF
8 4 (1.67%) Cisco Nexus
8 4 (1.67%) VLAN
9 3 (1.26%) Ethernet VPN
9 3 (1.26%) Multicast
9 3 (1.26%) NX-OS
9 3 (1.26%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (1.26%) SD-WAN
9 3 (1.26%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (8.37%) Power BI
2 6 (2.51%) Tableau
3 3 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.26%) Hadoop
3 3 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (1.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.84%) Big Data
4 2 (0.84%) BigQuery
4 2 (0.84%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.42%) Looker
5 1 (0.42%) Metadata
5 1 (0.42%) NonStop SQL
5 1 (0.42%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.42%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (4.18%) JIRA
2 4 (1.67%) Git
3 2 (0.84%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.42%) Bitbucket
General
1 130 (54.39%) Social Skills
2 44 (18.41%) Finance
3 38 (15.90%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (10.04%) Public Sector
5 18 (7.53%) Marketing
6 13 (5.44%) Legal
7 11 (4.60%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (3.77%) Local Government
9 8 (3.35%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (2.93%) Banking
10 7 (2.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (2.93%) Retail
10 7 (2.93%) Telecoms
11 5 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.67%) Electronics
12 4 (1.67%) Games
12 4 (1.67%) Investment Banking
13 3 (1.26%) Billing
13 3 (1.26%) Law
13 3 (1.26%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 37 (15.48%) Analyst
2 33 (13.81%) Support Engineer
3 21 (8.79%) Desktop Support
4 18 (7.53%) Architect
4 18 (7.53%) Desktop Engineer
5 16 (6.69%) Service Analyst
6 15 (6.28%) Developer
6 15 (6.28%) Service Desk Analyst
7 14 (5.86%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 13 (5.44%) 2nd Line Support
8 13 (5.44%) IT Engineer
8 13 (5.44%) IT Support
9 11 (4.60%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 10 (4.18%) Dynamics 365 Architect
10 10 (4.18%) Lead
11 9 (3.77%) Coordinator
11 9 (3.77%) IT Support Engineer
12 8 (3.35%) Consultant
12 8 (3.35%) Solutions Architect
12 8 (3.35%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.18%) .NET
2 5 (2.09%) ASP.NET Web API
3 4 (1.67%) RESTful
4 3 (1.26%) .NET Framework
4 3 (1.26%) HTML
5 2 (0.84%) JSON
5 2 (0.84%) NETCONF
6 1 (0.42%) 802.1X
6 1 (0.42%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.42%) EDI
6 1 (0.42%) Kafka
6 1 (0.42%) Lightning Web Components
6 1 (0.42%) Middleware
6 1 (0.42%) REST
6 1 (0.42%) SOAP
6 1 (0.42%) Web Services
6 1 (0.42%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (5.02%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (4.60%) Onboarding
3 10 (4.18%) Smartphone
4 9 (3.77%) Data Centre
5 5 (2.09%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.67%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.67%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (1.26%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (1.26%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (1.26%) iPad
7 3 (1.26%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (1.26%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.26%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.84%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.84%) CMDB
8 2 (0.84%) Driving Licence
8 2 (0.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (0.84%) iPhone
8 2 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.84%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 60 (25.10%) Windows
2 29 (12.13%) Windows 10
3 17 (7.11%) Apple iOS
4 16 (6.69%) Mac OS
5 11 (4.60%) Android
6 8 (3.35%) Linux
7 6 (2.51%) Unix
8 4 (1.67%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.84%) VMS
9 2 (0.84%) Windows 8
9 2 (0.84%) Windows Server
9 2 (0.84%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.84%) Windows XP
10 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (28.03%) Problem-Solving
2 39 (16.32%) ITIL
3 29 (12.13%) Service Delivery
3 29 (12.13%) Service Management
4 28 (11.72%) Customer Experience
4 28 (11.72%) ITSM
5 25 (10.46%) Business Intelligence
5 25 (10.46%) CRM
5 25 (10.46%) Project Management
6 21 (8.79%) Time Management
7 17 (7.11%) Incident Management
8 16 (6.69%) Agile
8 16 (6.69%) Stakeholder Management
8 16 (6.69%) User Experience
9 15 (6.28%) Cybersecurity
10 14 (5.86%) Asset Management
10 14 (5.86%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (5.86%) Migration
11 13 (5.44%) Analytics
12 12 (5.02%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 16 (6.69%) SQL
2 13 (5.44%) JavaScript
2 13 (5.44%) Python
3 11 (4.60%) C#
4 3 (1.26%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.84%) Bash
5 2 (0.84%) Java
5 2 (0.84%) R
6 1 (0.42%) Apex Code
6 1 (0.42%) C++
6 1 (0.42%) COBOL
6 1 (0.42%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 31 (12.97%) Security Cleared
2 30 (12.55%) Degree
3 28 (11.72%) SC Cleared
4 7 (2.93%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (2.09%) A+ Certification
5 5 (2.09%) CCNP
5 5 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.67%) DBS Check
6 4 (1.67%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (1.26%) CIPD
8 2 (0.84%) ACSP
8 2 (0.84%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.84%) CCIE
8 2 (0.84%) CCIE Data Center
8 2 (0.84%) CCNA
8 2 (0.84%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.84%) PMP
8 2 (0.84%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.44%) SLA
2 6 (2.51%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.67%) QA
4 2 (0.84%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.84%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (0.84%) GDPR
5 1 (0.42%) ISO 15022
5 1 (0.42%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.42%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 55 (23.01%) Active Directory
2 10 (4.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.77%) vSphere
4 6 (2.51%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.84%) XenApp
6 1 (0.42%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.42%) Docker
6 1 (0.42%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.42%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 22 (9.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (5.44%) SCCM
3 6 (2.51%) Terraform
4 5 (2.09%) Ansible
4 5 (2.09%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (1.26%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.84%) AirWatch
6 2 (0.84%) AppManager
6 2 (0.84%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.84%) McAfee ePO
6 2 (0.84%) Norton AntiVirus
6 2 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.84%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
7 1 (0.42%) CA Spectrum
7 1 (0.42%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.42%) Netcool
7 1 (0.42%) OPNET
7 1 (0.42%) SCOrch
7 1 (0.42%) WSUS
7 1 (0.42%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 105 (43.93%) Microsoft
2 36 (15.06%) ServiceNow
3 17 (7.11%) Salesforce
4 16 (6.69%) Google
5 14 (5.86%) Cisco
6 12 (5.02%) VMware
7 11 (4.60%) Apple
8 9 (3.77%) HP
8 9 (3.77%) SAP
9 7 (2.93%) Citrix
10 6 (2.51%) Dell
11 5 (2.09%) Adobe
12 4 (1.67%) Red Hat
12 4 (1.67%) Remedy
12 4 (1.67%) SolarWinds
12 4 (1.67%) Symantec
13 3 (1.26%) IBM
13 3 (1.26%) McAfee
13 3 (1.26%) Oracle
14 2 (0.84%) Sophos