Customer Service Contracts in Reading

Customer Service
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 55 65
Rank change year-on-year +17 +10 -27
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 26 33 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 4.33% 2.94% 2.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.68% 3.42% 2.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 28 20
10th Percentile £110 £205 £150
25th Percentile £130 £213 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £540 £210
Median % change year-on-year -44.44% +157.14% -44.92%
75th Percentile £444 £576 £445
90th Percentile £545 £701 £580
Berkshire median daily rate £350 £493 £210
% change year-on-year -28.93% +134.52% -45.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £14.75 - £18.50
Median hourly rate £15.50 - £19.00
75th Percentile £16.25 - £19.50
90th Percentile £19.89 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £15.50 - £19.00
% change year-on-year - - +58.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 556 966 964
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 92.51% 86.17% 88.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 353 523 635
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £450 £463 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £583 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.80% +6.00% +10.00%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £638
90th Percentile £700 £715 £713
Berkshire median daily rate £501 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.00% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 33 23
10th Percentile - £14.50 £23.80
25th Percentile £14.75 £52.90 £50.95
Median hourly rate £20.75 £61.60 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year -66.31% -6.67% +120.00%
75th Percentile £38.42 £76.99 £74.40
90th Percentile £60.50 £87.46 £76.64
Berkshire median hourly rate £37.28 £61.60 £56.89
% change year-on-year -39.48% +8.29% +89.62%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in Reading

Customer Service
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Daily rate trend for Customer Service in Reading

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in Reading over the 6 months to 3 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Service in Reading

Customer Service
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Hourly rate trend for Customer Service in Reading

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Applications
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (26.92%) SaaS
2 3 (11.54%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.85%) Azure
3 1 (3.85%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (3.85%) Entra ID
3 1 (3.85%) Oracle CX
3 1 (3.85%) Power Platform
3 1 (3.85%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.69%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.85%) SQL Server
General
1 11 (42.31%) Social Skills
1 11 (42.31%) Telecoms
2 6 (23.08%) French Language
3 5 (19.23%) Billing
4 1 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.85%) Finance
4 1 (3.85%) Legal
4 1 (3.85%) Marketing
4 1 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (3.85%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (26.92%) Analyst
1 7 (26.92%) Customer Service Advisor
2 4 (15.38%) Designer
2 4 (15.38%) Senior
2 4 (15.38%) Service Analyst
2 4 (15.38%) Solutions Designer
3 3 (11.54%) Business Analyst
3 3 (11.54%) IT Analyst
3 3 (11.54%) Senior Analyst
3 3 (11.54%) Senior Business Analyst
3 3 (11.54%) Service Desk Analyst
4 2 (7.69%) Support Engineer
5 1 (3.85%) Billing Administrator
5 1 (3.85%) Customer Service Analyst
5 1 (3.85%) Desktop Engineer
5 1 (3.85%) Desktop Support
5 1 (3.85%) Graduate Consultant
5 1 (3.85%) Installation Technician
5 1 (3.85%) IT Technician
5 1 (3.85%) Technology Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (15.38%) JSON
1 4 (15.38%) REST
1 4 (15.38%) Web Services
2 1 (3.85%) .NET
2 1 (3.85%) CSS
2 1 (3.85%) HTML
2 1 (3.85%) OAuth
2 1 (3.85%) React
Miscellaneous
1 4 (15.38%) Frameworx
1 4 (15.38%) TM Forum
2 2 (7.69%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (3.85%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 2 (7.69%) Windows
2 1 (3.85%) Mac OS
2 1 (3.85%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (42.31%) CRM
2 8 (30.77%) Agile
3 7 (26.92%) ERP
3 7 (26.92%) Process Improvement
3 7 (26.92%) Service Delivery
4 5 (19.23%) Customer Experience
4 5 (19.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (15.38%) Business Strategy
5 4 (15.38%) Microservices
5 4 (15.38%) Technical Leadership
5 4 (15.38%) UML
5 4 (15.38%) Waterfall
6 3 (11.54%) Data Mapping
6 3 (11.54%) GAP Analysis
6 3 (11.54%) ITIL
6 3 (11.54%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (11.54%) Programme Delivery
6 3 (11.54%) Scrum
6 3 (11.54%) Service Design
6 3 (11.54%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.85%) C#
1 1 (3.85%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (7.69%) A+ Certification
1 2 (7.69%) MCSA
1 2 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (3.85%) Degree
2 1 (3.85%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (19.23%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (3.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 12 (46.15%) Salesforce
2 8 (30.77%) Microsoft
2 8 (30.77%) SAP
3 6 (23.08%) ServiceNow
4 2 (7.69%) Citrix
5 1 (3.85%) Oracle