Customer Service Contracts in the North of England

Customer Service
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 21 35
Rank change year-on-year -16 +14 +7
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 171 347 296
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 5.19% 7.28% 5.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.77% 8.49% 5.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 139 131
10th Percentile £143 £125 £121
25th Percentile £160 £163 £153
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £235 £300 £250
Median % change year-on-year -21.67% +20.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £413 £494 £520
90th Percentile £500 £588 £600
England median daily rate £250 £275 £250
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 104 56
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £11.60 £10.95 £9.80
Median hourly rate £13.50 £12.30 £10.63
Median % change year-on-year +9.76% +15.71% -39.26%
75th Percentile £18.00 £17.23 £16.63
90th Percentile £29.00 £19.23 £19.63
England median hourly rate £15.84 £15.00 £13.58
% change year-on-year +5.60% +10.46% -9.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,966 4,089 5,288
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 90.02% 85.76% 90.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,908 2,506 3,674
10th Percentile £263 £300 £302
25th Percentile £378 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £563 £588 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 154 355 207
10th Percentile £13.83 £11.03 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.20 £12.45 £15.25
Median hourly rate £28.75 £17.50 £27.70
Median % change year-on-year +64.29% -36.82% +49.73%
75th Percentile £55.76 £44.41 £45.05
90th Percentile £82.56 £53.90 £65.00
England median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%

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 1 May 2025.

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 1 May 2025.

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 1 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
North West -19 89 £205 -36.92% 285
Yorkshire -13 74 £275 -5.42% 206
North East -7 8 £110 -68.12% 62
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 23 (13.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (11.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 39 (22.81%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.75%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.58%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (2.34%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.58%) assyst
2 1 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.58%) SAP MM
2 1 (0.58%) SAP PP
2 1 (0.58%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 62 (36.26%) Microsoft 365
2 23 (13.45%) Entra ID
3 12 (7.02%) Azure
4 7 (4.09%) Google Workspace
5 6 (3.51%) GCP
6 5 (2.92%) OneDrive
7 3 (1.75%) Figma
7 3 (1.75%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.17%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (1.17%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.58%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 17 (9.94%) VPN
2 12 (7.02%) LAN
3 11 (6.43%) WAN
4 10 (5.85%) DHCP
5 9 (5.26%) DNS
5 9 (5.26%) Wireless
6 8 (4.68%) Remote Desktop
6 8 (4.68%) VoIP
6 8 (4.68%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (4.09%) Firewall
7 7 (4.09%) Skype
8 5 (2.92%) ATM
8 5 (2.92%) Network Security
8 5 (2.92%) VLAN
9 4 (2.34%) 2G
9 4 (2.34%) 3G
9 4 (2.34%) 4G
9 4 (2.34%) 5G
9 4 (2.34%) Internet
9 4 (2.34%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.92%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.17%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.17%) Power BI
3 1 (0.58%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.58%) EDRMS
3 1 (0.58%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.58%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.58%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.58%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.58%) Visual Studio
General
1 109 (63.74%) Social Skills
2 16 (9.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 16 (9.36%) Legal
3 14 (8.19%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (8.19%) Retail
4 11 (6.43%) Finance
5 10 (5.85%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (5.26%) Public Sector
7 7 (4.09%) Banking
8 5 (2.92%) Marketing
8 5 (2.92%) Telecoms
9 4 (2.34%) French Language
9 4 (2.34%) Investment Banking
9 4 (2.34%) Law
10 3 (1.75%) Billing
10 3 (1.75%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.75%) Military
11 2 (1.17%) German Language
12 1 (0.58%) Automotive
12 1 (0.58%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 38 (22.22%) Analyst
2 26 (15.20%) Service Analyst
2 26 (15.20%) Service Desk Analyst
3 24 (14.04%) IT Support
4 23 (13.45%) Support Engineer
5 20 (11.70%) 1st Line Support
6 18 (10.53%) Support Manager
7 13 (7.60%) IT Engineer
8 11 (6.43%) Desktop Support
9 9 (5.26%) Desktop Engineer
10 8 (4.68%) 1st Line Support Manager
10 8 (4.68%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 8 (4.68%) IT Manager
10 8 (4.68%) IT Support Manager
10 8 (4.68%) Support Analyst
10 8 (4.68%) Support Officer
11 7 (4.09%) Administrator
11 7 (4.09%) IT Analyst
11 7 (4.09%) IT Support Engineer
12 6 (3.51%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.58%) REST
1 1 (0.58%) SAP Fiori
1 1 (0.58%) SAPUI5
1 1 (0.58%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 21 (12.28%) Smartphone
2 14 (8.19%) iPhone
3 12 (7.02%) Management Information System
4 6 (3.51%) Driving Licence
4 6 (3.51%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (2.34%) EPoS
5 4 (2.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 4 (2.34%) IoT
5 4 (2.34%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.75%) IVR
6 3 (1.75%) Mobile App
6 3 (1.75%) NHS
6 3 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.75%) Social Media
7 2 (1.17%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.58%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.58%) CCTV
8 1 (0.58%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.58%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 57 (33.33%) Windows
2 37 (21.64%) Windows 10
3 22 (12.87%) Mac OS
4 10 (5.85%) Android
5 9 (5.26%) Linux
6 7 (4.09%) Apple iOS
7 4 (2.34%) Windows Server
8 3 (1.75%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (1.17%) Unix
10 1 (0.58%) VMS
10 1 (0.58%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (26.90%) ITIL
2 38 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
3 35 (20.47%) ITSM
4 33 (19.30%) Service Management
5 27 (15.79%) Service Delivery
6 25 (14.62%) Incident Management
7 17 (9.94%) Mobile Device Management
7 17 (9.94%) Stakeholder Management
8 10 (5.85%) Time Management
9 7 (4.09%) Cybersecurity
9 7 (4.09%) User Experience
10 6 (3.51%) Agile
10 6 (3.51%) Asset Management
10 6 (3.51%) Computer Science
10 6 (3.51%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (2.92%) CRM
11 5 (2.92%) Data Entry
11 5 (2.92%) Service Desk Management
11 5 (2.92%) Technical Architecture
11 5 (2.92%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (11.11%) Degree
2 14 (8.19%) SC Cleared
2 14 (8.19%) Security Cleared
3 12 (7.02%) DBS Check
4 7 (4.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 6 (3.51%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (2.92%) A+ Certification
6 5 (2.92%) ACSP
6 5 (2.92%) ACTC
7 4 (2.34%) CCNA
7 4 (2.34%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.75%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.17%) CCNP
9 2 (1.17%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.58%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (11.70%) SLA
2 10 (5.85%) GDPR
3 6 (3.51%) Accessibility
4 4 (2.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 59 (34.50%) Active Directory
2 9 (5.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.75%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.75%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (1.75%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.58%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 18 (10.53%) Jamf Pro
2 11 (6.43%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (5.85%) SCCM
4 5 (2.92%) AppManager
4 5 (2.92%) SmoothWall
5 2 (1.17%) ZABBIX
6 1 (0.58%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.58%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 66 (38.60%) Microsoft
2 50 (29.24%) ServiceNow
3 22 (12.87%) Apple
4 11 (6.43%) Google
5 9 (5.26%) VMware
6 8 (4.68%) Cisco
6 8 (4.68%) Citrix
7 6 (3.51%) Ivanti
8 5 (2.92%) Bomgar
8 5 (2.92%) Remedy
9 4 (2.34%) iManage
10 3 (1.75%) Wyse
11 2 (1.17%) Meraki
11 2 (1.17%) Nokia
11 2 (1.17%) Oracle
11 2 (1.17%) SolarWinds
11 2 (1.17%) Splunk
12 1 (0.58%) IBM
12 1 (0.58%) SAP
12 1 (0.58%) Spiceworks