Customer Service Contracts in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Customer Service skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Customer Service over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 34 35
Rank change year-on-year +4 +1 +25
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 1,110 1,344 1,729
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.37% 5.57% 5.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.34% 6.22% 6.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 483 680 908
10th Percentile £135 £121 £123
25th Percentile £172 £155 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £218 £205
Median % change year-on-year +26.44% +6.10% +17.14%
75th Percentile £513 £450 £389
90th Percentile £575 £581 £538
UK median daily rate £275 £250 £250
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 424 369 466
10th Percentile £11.00 - £11.00
25th Percentile £12.47 £9.80 £12.50
Median hourly rate £14.50 £13.66 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +6.15% -5.79% +3.57%
75th Percentile £16.50 £16.85 £18.55
90th Percentile £20.75 £21.19 £22.38
UK median hourly rate £15.00 £13.66 £15.00
% change year-on-year +9.81% -8.93% +6.04%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Customer Service is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,509 21,592 27,554
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.76% 89.53% 88.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,486 14,972 19,224
10th Percentile £248 £252 £231
25th Percentile £378 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,026 1,320 1,373
10th Percentile £12.30 £11.00 £12.00
25th Percentile £15.17 £15.99 £14.00
Median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year - +80.00% -8.17%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £45.20
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.60 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Customer Service in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Service in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Customer Service in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Service in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Service in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 of England +14 347 £300 +30.43% 603
South East +4 235 £255 +13.33% 593
East of England +2 203 £325 +54.76% 308
North West +30 188 £325 +30.00% 345
Yorkshire +9 145 £291 +16.30% 174
Midlands +10 133 £310 -4.62% 435
South West -28 90 £176 -13.94% 353
Scotland +4 80 £340 +36.00% 158
West Midlands +30 77 £338 +3.85% 269
East Midlands +1 55 £218 -27.50% 166
North East +21 15 £345 +130.00% 95
Wales -4 13 £220 +33.33% 89
Northern Ireland +4 8 £190 +11.76% 29
Isle of Man - 1 £475 - 2
Customer Service
UK

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 62 (5.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 44 (3.96%) SharePoint
3 11 (0.99%) Skype for Business
4 6 (0.54%) CMS
5 4 (0.36%) IBM Notes
6 3 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.27%) IBM HTTP Server
6 3 (0.27%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.27%) WebSphere Application Server
6 3 (0.27%) WebSphere Portal
7 2 (0.18%) Drupal
7 2 (0.18%) IBM Domino
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.18%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.090%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.090%) IIS
8 1 (0.090%) Moodle
8 1 (0.090%) MQSeries
8 1 (0.090%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 208 (18.74%) Microsoft Office
2 114 (10.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 62 (5.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
5 7 (0.63%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.090%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.090%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 9 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.36%) SAP SD
4 3 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.18%) Actimize
5 2 (0.18%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.18%) Primavera
5 2 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.090%) Cerner Millennium
6 1 (0.090%) MFGPRO
6 1 (0.090%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.090%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.090%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.090%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.090%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 230 (20.72%) Microsoft 365
2 79 (7.12%) Azure
3 34 (3.06%) Power Platform
4 29 (2.61%) Entra ID
5 23 (2.07%) OneDrive
6 22 (1.98%) AWS
7 21 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (1.71%) Power Automate
9 9 (0.81%) PowerApps
10 7 (0.63%) IaaS
10 7 (0.63%) SaaS
11 5 (0.45%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (0.45%) WhatsApp
12 4 (0.36%) Azure DevOps
13 3 (0.27%) PaaS
14 2 (0.18%) GCP
14 2 (0.18%) Google Workspace
14 2 (0.18%) Mimecast
14 2 (0.18%) ShareGate
14 2 (0.18%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 59 (5.32%) Wi-Fi
2 53 (4.77%) LAN
3 47 (4.23%) VPN
4 40 (3.60%) Firewall
5 35 (3.15%) TCP/IP
6 32 (2.88%) SAN
7 28 (2.52%) DNS
8 27 (2.43%) WAN
9 22 (1.98%) DHCP
10 20 (1.80%) Wireless
11 12 (1.08%) Internet
12 11 (0.99%) Ethernet
12 11 (0.99%) Remote Desktop
12 11 (0.99%) Skype
13 8 (0.72%) OSPF
14 7 (0.63%) Wireless Security
15 6 (0.54%) Unified Communications
16 5 (0.45%) Broadband
16 5 (0.45%) Cisco IOS
16 5 (0.45%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (1.35%) Power BI
2 8 (0.72%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.45%) Oracle Database
4 3 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
5 2 (0.18%) Big Data
5 2 (0.18%) Metadata
5 2 (0.18%) NonStop SQL
5 2 (0.18%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.090%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.090%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.090%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.090%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.090%) DTS
6 1 (0.090%) EDMS
6 1 (0.090%) Metadata Repository
6 1 (0.090%) MS Access
6 1 (0.090%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.090%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 8 (0.72%) JIRA
2 6 (0.54%) Git
2 6 (0.54%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.27%) IBM UrbanCode
4 1 (0.090%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.090%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.090%) GitLab
4 1 (0.090%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.090%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.090%) TestRail
4 1 (0.090%) Valgrind
4 1 (0.090%) Visual Studio
General
1 615 (55.41%) Social Skills
2 131 (11.80%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (7.75%) Finance
4 85 (7.66%) Public Sector
5 75 (6.76%) Organisational Skills
6 65 (5.86%) Retail
7 46 (4.14%) Telecoms
8 28 (2.52%) Legal
9 25 (2.25%) Manufacturing
10 20 (1.80%) Law
10 20 (1.80%) Marketing
11 16 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
12 15 (1.35%) Dutch Language
13 14 (1.26%) Hungarian Language
14 13 (1.17%) Automotive
14 13 (1.17%) German Language
15 11 (0.99%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (0.90%) Local Government
17 9 (0.81%) Billing
17 9 (0.81%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 316 (28.47%) Analyst
2 213 (19.19%) Service Analyst
3 197 (17.75%) Service Desk Analyst
4 113 (10.18%) Support Engineer
5 99 (8.92%) IT Support
6 84 (7.57%) IT Engineer
7 57 (5.14%) Support Analyst
8 55 (4.95%) Service Desk Agent
9 49 (4.41%) Administrator
10 41 (3.69%) 1st Line Support
10 41 (3.69%) IT Support Engineer
11 38 (3.42%) Desktop Engineer
11 38 (3.42%) Senior
12 37 (3.33%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
12 37 (3.33%) Desktop Support
12 37 (3.33%) Developer
13 36 (3.24%) Field Engineer
14 34 (3.06%) 2nd Line Support
14 34 (3.06%) Customer Analyst
14 34 (3.06%) Customer Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.34%) Web Services
2 9 (0.81%) Middleware
3 6 (0.54%) CSS
4 5 (0.45%) HTML
5 3 (0.27%) J2EE
6 2 (0.18%) LDAP
6 2 (0.18%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.18%) REST
6 2 (0.18%) XMPP
7 1 (0.090%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.090%) Flash
7 1 (0.090%) Google Maps API
7 1 (0.090%) jQuery
7 1 (0.090%) JSON
7 1 (0.090%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.090%) PySpark
7 1 (0.090%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (0.090%) Software Packaging
7 1 (0.090%) Visualforce
7 1 (0.090%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (5.59%) Driving Licence
2 49 (4.41%) Management Information System
3 40 (3.60%) Analytical Mindset
4 26 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (1.62%) Data Centre
6 15 (1.35%) iPhone
7 14 (1.26%) NHS
8 13 (1.17%) iPad
9 12 (1.08%) Digital Signage
9 12 (1.08%) Onboarding
10 11 (0.99%) Video Conferencing
11 10 (0.90%) PKI
12 9 (0.81%) BYOD
13 8 (0.72%) Clustering
13 8 (0.72%) CMDB
13 8 (0.72%) Smartphone
14 6 (0.54%) Legacy Systems
15 5 (0.45%) Blog
16 4 (0.36%) CCTV
16 4 (0.36%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 398 (35.86%) Windows
2 203 (18.29%) Windows 10
3 73 (6.58%) Windows 7
4 68 (6.13%) Windows Server
5 42 (3.78%) Linux
6 39 (3.51%) Apple iOS
7 38 (3.42%) Windows Server 2016
8 33 (2.97%) Windows Server 2019
9 27 (2.43%) Windows Server 2012
10 22 (1.98%) Mac OS
11 21 (1.89%) Windows NT
12 20 (1.80%) Android
13 18 (1.62%) Ubuntu
14 16 (1.44%) Debian
15 7 (0.63%) Unix
16 6 (0.54%) Windows Server 2003
16 6 (0.54%) Windows Server 2008
17 4 (0.36%) Embedded Linux
17 4 (0.36%) Mac OS X
17 4 (0.36%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 387 (34.86%) Problem-Solving
2 272 (24.50%) ITIL
3 142 (12.79%) Service Delivery
4 116 (10.45%) Incident Management
5 98 (8.83%) Service Management
6 79 (7.12%) Agile
7 74 (6.67%) Time Management
8 60 (5.41%) Mathematics
9 57 (5.14%) ITSM
10 51 (4.59%) Asset Management
11 48 (4.32%) Stakeholder Management
12 45 (4.05%) Break/Fix
12 45 (4.05%) Continuous Improvement
13 42 (3.78%) CRM
14 41 (3.69%) Decision-Making
15 37 (3.33%) Customer Requirements
16 33 (2.97%) Problem Management
17 32 (2.88%) Project Management
18 29 (2.61%) Business Intelligence
18 29 (2.61%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 26 (2.34%) Python
2 24 (2.16%) SQL
3 18 (1.62%) PowerShell
4 6 (0.54%) C#
4 6 (0.54%) Java
4 6 (0.54%) JavaScript
5 5 (0.45%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.36%) Bash
6 4 (0.36%) C++
6 4 (0.36%) Perl
7 3 (0.27%) C
8 2 (0.18%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.18%) VB
9 1 (0.090%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.090%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.090%) Go
9 1 (0.090%) PHP
9 1 (0.090%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 229 (20.63%) Security Cleared
2 143 (12.88%) SC Cleared
3 129 (11.62%) Degree
4 86 (7.75%) DV Cleared
5 65 (5.86%) Microsoft Certification
6 59 (5.32%) A+ Certification
7 46 (4.14%) MCP
8 43 (3.87%) MCSA
9 31 (2.79%) Cisco Certification
10 27 (2.43%) CCNA
11 19 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (1.26%) MCSE
13 12 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
14 10 (0.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 10 (0.90%) Master's Degree
15 8 (0.72%) DBS Check
16 7 (0.63%) Network+ Certification
17 5 (0.45%) Azure Certification
18 4 (0.36%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 166 (14.95%) SLA
2 33 (2.97%) Disclosure Scotland
2 33 (2.97%) QA
3 10 (0.90%) GDPR
3 10 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (0.72%) Accessibility
5 4 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 2 (0.18%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.18%) ISO 22301
6 2 (0.18%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.090%) COBIT
7 1 (0.090%) IFRS
7 1 (0.090%) IFRS 17
7 1 (0.090%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.090%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 243 (21.89%) Active Directory
2 39 (3.51%) Firmware
3 34 (3.06%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (1.80%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
6 7 (0.63%) vSphere
7 3 (0.27%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.27%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.18%) KVM
8 2 (0.18%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.090%) Docker
9 1 (0.090%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.090%) Samba
9 1 (0.090%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.090%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 117 (10.54%) SCCM
2 52 (4.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 27 (2.43%) WSUS
4 21 (1.89%) Sysprep
5 9 (0.81%) vCenter Server
6 8 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
8 6 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 5 (0.45%) Microsoft Clustering
10 3 (0.27%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.18%) IBM BigFix
11 2 (0.18%) Kubernetes
11 2 (0.18%) McAfee ePO
11 2 (0.18%) Nagios
11 2 (0.18%) OpenView
11 2 (0.18%) Tivoli
11 2 (0.18%) VxRail
12 1 (0.090%) Ansible
12 1 (0.090%) Nessus
12 1 (0.090%) vMotion
Vendors
1 440 (39.64%) Microsoft
2 143 (12.88%) ServiceNow
3 72 (6.49%) Citrix
4 59 (5.32%) HP
5 58 (5.23%) VMware
6 39 (3.51%) Cisco
7 33 (2.97%) Apple
8 25 (2.25%) SAP
9 22 (1.98%) Oracle
10 21 (1.89%) Red Hat
11 17 (1.53%) Dell
12 10 (0.90%) Google
12 10 (0.90%) Remedy
13 9 (0.81%) Salesforce
14 7 (0.63%) McAfee
15 6 (0.54%) Computacenter
15 6 (0.54%) Lotus
16 5 (0.45%) Avaya
16 5 (0.45%) NetApp
16 5 (0.45%) Openreach