Customer Service Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Customer Service
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Customer Service skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 46 34
Rank change year-on-year +1 -12 +15
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 222 167 264
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 5.16% 4.17% 5.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.80% 4.94% 5.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 67 95
10th Percentile £113 £135 £132
25th Percentile £129 £170 £155
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £225 £250
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% -10.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £257 £519 £536
90th Percentile £544 £574 £665
England median daily rate £225 £250 £225
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 33 46
10th Percentile £12.76 £12.06 £14.52
25th Percentile £13.51 £14.69 £15.75
Median hourly rate £16.00 £16.50 £17.36
Median % change year-on-year -3.03% -4.95% +7.09%
75th Percentile £20.63 £21.50 £19.50
90th Percentile £31.40 £24.18 £22.00
England median hourly rate £16.34 £16.23 £15.31
% change year-on-year +0.65% +6.01% -1.23%

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 3,826 3,380 4,421
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 88.96% 84.48% 88.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,519 1,830 2,976
10th Percentile £250 £294 £281
25th Percentile £368 £400 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £480 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.92% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £560 £575 £600
90th Percentile £671 £650 £683
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 237 173 207
10th Percentile £14.80 £14.54 £15.75
25th Percentile £17.88 £18.50 £18.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £28.30
Median % change year-on-year -28.16% +23.67% +33.18%
75th Percentile £44.09 £51.88 £46.18
90th Percentile £70.06 £70.00 £62.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.33 £44.50
% change year-on-year -37.63% -9.38% +27.14%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Customer Service job vacancy trend in the North of England

Customer Service
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Customer Service.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Customer Service

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 25 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Service in the North of England

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Customer Service.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Customer Service

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 25 October 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 25 October 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 +17 135 £159 -30.83% 238
Yorkshire -28 62 £229 +1.58% 137
North East -7 25 £163 -32.37% 57
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 15 (6.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (4.95%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.25%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (0.45%) CMS
4 1 (0.45%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 30 (13.51%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.45%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (2.25%) assyst
1 5 (2.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.90%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.45%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 57 (25.68%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (8.56%) Entra ID
3 12 (5.41%) Azure
4 7 (3.15%) Power Platform
5 5 (2.25%) OneDrive
5 5 (2.25%) SaaS
6 2 (0.90%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.45%) Copilot Studio
7 1 (0.45%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (0.45%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 16 (7.21%) LAN
2 15 (6.76%) WAN
3 8 (3.60%) ATM
3 8 (3.60%) DNS
3 8 (3.60%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (3.15%) SAN
5 6 (2.70%) Internet
6 5 (2.25%) Unified Communications
7 4 (1.80%) VPN
8 3 (1.35%) DHCP
8 3 (1.35%) IP Telephony
8 3 (1.35%) TCP/IP
8 3 (1.35%) Wireless
9 2 (0.90%) Firewall
10 1 (0.45%) Broadband
10 1 (0.45%) Skype
10 1 (0.45%) VoIP
10 1 (0.45%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.90%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.45%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.45%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (0.45%) Looker
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle Discoverer
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (0.45%) Power BI
2 1 (0.45%) Power Query
2 1 (0.45%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.45%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.45%) Tableau
General
1 128 (57.66%) Social Skills
2 23 (10.36%) Organisational Skills
3 20 (9.01%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (7.66%) Finance
5 13 (5.86%) Public Sector
6 10 (4.50%) Retail
6 10 (4.50%) Telecoms
7 9 (4.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (2.70%) Banking
8 6 (2.70%) Law
9 5 (2.25%) Local Government
9 5 (2.25%) Manufacturing
9 5 (2.25%) Police
10 4 (1.80%) Legal
11 3 (1.35%) Investment Banking
12 2 (0.90%) French Language
12 2 (0.90%) Games
12 2 (0.90%) Italian Language
12 2 (0.90%) Portuguese Language
12 2 (0.90%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 57 (25.68%) IT Support
2 46 (20.72%) Analyst
3 30 (13.51%) 1st Line Support
4 25 (11.26%) Support Engineer
5 24 (10.81%) Support Analyst
6 23 (10.36%) Desktop Support
6 23 (10.36%) IT Technician
7 18 (8.11%) Service Analyst
7 18 (8.11%) Service Desk Analyst
8 14 (6.31%) 2nd Line Support
8 14 (6.31%) Support Manager
8 14 (6.31%) Support Technician
9 13 (5.86%) IT Engineer
10 12 (5.41%) IT Support Engineer
11 10 (4.50%) Deskside Analyst
11 10 (4.50%) Deskside Support
11 10 (4.50%) Deskside Support Analyst
11 10 (4.50%) Desktop Engineer
11 10 (4.50%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 10 (4.50%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.45%) REST
1 1 (0.45%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 18 (8.11%) Driving Licence
2 14 (6.31%) Smartphone
3 11 (4.95%) iPhone
4 8 (3.60%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (3.15%) Data Centre
6 5 (2.25%) Low-Code
6 5 (2.25%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (1.80%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.35%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.90%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.90%) Social Media
10 1 (0.45%) CMDB
10 1 (0.45%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.45%) Mainframe
10 1 (0.45%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.45%) NHS
10 1 (0.45%) Smartcard
10 1 (0.45%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 61 (27.48%) Windows
2 27 (12.16%) Windows 10
3 19 (8.56%) Mac OS
4 12 (5.41%) Android
5 11 (4.95%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.35%) Linux
6 3 (1.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (24.32%) Service Management
2 47 (21.17%) ITIL
3 36 (16.22%) ITSM
4 35 (15.77%) Problem-Solving
5 31 (13.96%) Service Delivery
6 17 (7.66%) Incident Management
7 14 (6.31%) Mobile Device Management
8 13 (5.86%) Workflow
9 12 (5.41%) Continuous Improvement
9 12 (5.41%) Customer Experience
9 12 (5.41%) Data Analysis
9 12 (5.41%) Test Automation
10 10 (4.50%) Computer Science
11 8 (3.60%) Problem Management
11 8 (3.60%) Security Patching
11 8 (3.60%) Technical Leadership
11 8 (3.60%) User Experience
12 7 (3.15%) Agile
12 7 (3.15%) Application Virtualisation
12 7 (3.15%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.90%) PowerShell
1 2 (0.90%) SQL
2 1 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (0.45%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.45%) VBA
Qualifications
1 32 (14.41%) Security Cleared
2 22 (9.91%) Degree
3 16 (7.21%) SC Cleared
4 13 (5.86%) DBS Check
5 9 (4.05%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (3.60%) ACSP
6 8 (3.60%) ACTC
7 6 (2.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.90%) MCP
8 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.45%) A+ Certification
9 1 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.45%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.45%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.76%) SLA
2 3 (1.35%) GDPR
2 3 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.45%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.45%) Data Quality
System Software
1 49 (22.07%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.45%) BitLocker
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 19 (8.56%) Jamf Pro
2 13 (5.86%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (3.15%) SCCM
4 2 (0.90%) SmoothWall
5 1 (0.45%) Data Guard
5 1 (0.45%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 80 (36.04%) Microsoft
2 57 (25.68%) ServiceNow
3 18 (8.11%) Apple
4 4 (1.80%) Oracle
5 3 (1.35%) Capita
5 3 (1.35%) Citrix
5 3 (1.35%) NCR
6 2 (0.90%) Google
6 2 (0.90%) HP
6 2 (0.90%) Ivanti
6 2 (0.90%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.45%) Avaya
7 1 (0.45%) BMC
7 1 (0.45%) Cisco
7 1 (0.45%) Computacenter
7 1 (0.45%) Dell
7 1 (0.45%) Genesys
7 1 (0.45%) Meraki
7 1 (0.45%) Toshiba