Customer Service Contracts in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding 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 17 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 35 37
Rank change year-on-year +3 +2 +20
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 1,097 1,235 1,647
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.14% 5.44% 5.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.22% 6.11% 6.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 483 608 882
10th Percentile £136 £122 £128
25th Percentile £175 £155 £153
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £272 £220 £220
Median % change year-on-year +23.64% - +8.64%
75th Percentile £466 £450 £395
90th Percentile £575 £582 £538
UK median daily rate £275 £250 £250
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -12.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 416 346 422
10th Percentile £11.00 - £10.91
25th Percentile £12.28 £9.80 £12.50
Median hourly rate £14.50 £13.66 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +6.15% -5.79% +7.65%
75th Percentile £16.85 £15.75 £18.75
90th Percentile £21.37 £20.56 £22.25
UK median hourly rate £14.84 £13.66 £15.00
% change year-on-year +8.64% -8.93% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,630 20,207 27,140
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 82.67% 89.05% 89.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,358 13,864 18,970
10th Percentile £250 £260 £246
25th Percentile £375 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £490
Median % change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £586
90th Percentile £688 £694 £663
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,185 1,244 1,334
10th Percentile £12.50 £10.90 £12.49
25th Percentile £15.48 £15.21 £14.25
Median hourly rate £38.12 £34.90 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.23% +66.18% -
75th Percentile £61.30 £63.75 £47.96
90th Percentile £72.90 £75.00 £63.60
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
% change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%

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 17 June 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 17 June 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 17 June 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 +14 318 £300 +20.00% 623
South East -3 217 £275 +29.96% 593
East of England 0 200 £325 +66.24% 275
North West +31 169 £325 +13.04% 321
Midlands +14 146 £200 -30.43% 428
Yorkshire +4 137 £300 +20.00% 222
Scotland +16 93 £340 +36.00% 135
South West -35 89 £176 -13.94% 343
West Midlands +18 86 £313 -21.88% 251
East Midlands -2 59 £190 -11.63% 177
Northern Ireland +9 18 £140 -30.00% 38
Wales +3 16 £220 +37.50% 71
North East +10 12 £600 +296.69% 86
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 50 (4.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (3.19%) SharePoint
3 9 (0.82%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.36%) IBM Notes
5 3 (0.27%) CMS
5 3 (0.27%) Confluence
5 3 (0.27%) IBM HTTP Server
5 3 (0.27%) WebSphere
5 3 (0.27%) WebSphere Application Server
5 3 (0.27%) WebSphere Portal
6 2 (0.18%) Drupal
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.18%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.091%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.091%) IIS
7 1 (0.091%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 181 (16.50%) Microsoft Office
2 136 (12.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 83 (7.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (0.55%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.27%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.091%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 13 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.55%) NEC Housing
3 5 (0.46%) Actimize
4 4 (0.36%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.36%) SAP SD
5 3 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.18%) Primavera
7 1 (0.091%) iTrent
7 1 (0.091%) MFGPRO
7 1 (0.091%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.091%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.091%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.091%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.091%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.091%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 209 (19.05%) Microsoft 365
2 75 (6.84%) Azure
3 33 (3.01%) Power Platform
4 30 (2.73%) AWS
5 28 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
6 25 (2.28%) Entra ID
7 16 (1.46%) Power Automate
8 13 (1.19%) OneDrive
9 9 (0.82%) PowerApps
10 7 (0.64%) SaaS
11 5 (0.46%) WhatsApp
12 4 (0.36%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (0.36%) IaaS
13 3 (0.27%) Amazon Bedrock
13 3 (0.27%) Anthropic Claude
13 3 (0.27%) Azure AI
13 3 (0.27%) Cloud Computing
13 3 (0.27%) PaaS
14 2 (0.18%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.18%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 59 (5.38%) Wi-Fi
2 52 (4.74%) VPN
3 39 (3.56%) LAN
4 38 (3.46%) Firewall
5 30 (2.73%) TCP/IP
6 26 (2.37%) DNS
6 26 (2.37%) SAN
6 26 (2.37%) Wireless
7 20 (1.82%) DHCP
8 19 (1.73%) WAN
9 15 (1.37%) Internet
10 10 (0.91%) Ethernet
11 9 (0.82%) Skype
11 9 (0.82%) VLAN
12 8 (0.73%) Remote Desktop
13 7 (0.64%) OSPF
13 7 (0.64%) Wireless Security
14 6 (0.55%) Unified Communications
15 5 (0.46%) Cisco ASA
15 5 (0.46%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (1.37%) Power BI
2 10 (0.91%) SQL Server
3 7 (0.64%) Oracle Database
4 5 (0.46%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.18%) Big Data
6 2 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
6 2 (0.18%) NonStop SQL
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.091%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.091%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.091%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.091%) Metadata
7 1 (0.091%) Metadata Repository
7 1 (0.091%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.091%) Power Query
7 1 (0.091%) Redash
7 1 (0.091%) Spatial Data
7 1 (0.091%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 11 (1.00%) JIRA
2 6 (0.55%) Git
3 5 (0.46%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.27%) IBM UrbanCode
5 1 (0.091%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.091%) Selenium
5 1 (0.091%) TestRail
General
1 563 (51.32%) Social Skills
2 126 (11.49%) Analytical Skills
3 107 (9.75%) Finance
4 95 (8.66%) Public Sector
5 67 (6.11%) Retail
6 54 (4.92%) Organisational Skills
7 43 (3.92%) Telecoms
8 28 (2.55%) Legal
9 25 (2.28%) Marketing
10 23 (2.10%) Manufacturing
11 20 (1.82%) German Language
12 16 (1.46%) Law
13 14 (1.28%) Automotive
13 14 (1.28%) Hungarian Language
13 14 (1.28%) Local Government
13 14 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
14 12 (1.09%) Dutch Language
15 10 (0.91%) Financial Institution
16 9 (0.82%) Electronics
16 9 (0.82%) Lithuanian Language
Job Titles
1 309 (28.17%) Analyst
2 200 (18.23%) Service Analyst
3 183 (16.68%) Service Desk Analyst
4 104 (9.48%) Support Engineer
5 92 (8.39%) IT Support
6 66 (6.02%) IT Engineer
7 64 (5.83%) Support Analyst
8 48 (4.38%) Administrator
9 47 (4.28%) Service Desk Agent
10 38 (3.46%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
11 37 (3.37%) 1st Line Support
11 37 (3.37%) Desktop Support
11 37 (3.37%) Developer
12 35 (3.19%) Consultant
12 35 (3.19%) Desktop Engineer
12 35 (3.19%) IT Analyst
13 32 (2.92%) 2nd Line Support
13 32 (2.92%) IT Support Engineer
13 32 (2.92%) Senior
14 29 (2.64%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.28%) Web Services
2 9 (0.82%) CSS
2 9 (0.82%) Middleware
3 8 (0.73%) HTML
4 4 (0.36%) Lightning Web Components
5 3 (0.27%) .NET
5 3 (0.27%) AWS CDK
5 3 (0.27%) J2EE
5 3 (0.27%) Node.js
5 3 (0.27%) React
5 3 (0.27%) Spring
5 3 (0.27%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.18%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.18%) ASP.NET Web API
6 2 (0.18%) Entity Framework
6 2 (0.18%) JSON
6 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
6 2 (0.18%) WCF
6 2 (0.18%) XML
6 2 (0.18%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 48 (4.38%) Driving Licence
2 45 (4.10%) Management Information System
3 37 (3.37%) Analytical Mindset
4 27 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
5 20 (1.82%) Data Centre
6 15 (1.37%) iPhone
7 14 (1.28%) Onboarding
8 13 (1.19%) Digital Signage
9 12 (1.09%) iPad
10 11 (1.00%) BYOD
10 11 (1.00%) NHS
11 9 (0.82%) Clustering
12 8 (0.73%) CMDB
12 8 (0.73%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (0.73%) PKI
12 8 (0.73%) Smartphone
13 7 (0.64%) Video Conferencing
14 6 (0.55%) Legacy Systems
15 5 (0.46%) Blog
15 5 (0.46%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 354 (32.27%) Windows
2 188 (17.14%) Windows 10
3 62 (5.65%) Windows 7
4 57 (5.20%) Windows Server
5 38 (3.46%) Linux
6 34 (3.10%) Apple iOS
7 33 (3.01%) Windows Server 2016
8 29 (2.64%) Windows Server 2019
9 23 (2.10%) Mac OS
10 20 (1.82%) Windows Server 2012
11 15 (1.37%) Windows NT
12 11 (1.00%) Android
13 9 (0.82%) Debian
13 9 (0.82%) Ubuntu
14 8 (0.73%) Unix
15 7 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 6 (0.55%) Solaris
17 5 (0.46%) Windows Server 2008
18 4 (0.36%) Windows 8
18 4 (0.36%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 384 (35.00%) Problem-Solving
2 236 (21.51%) ITIL
3 159 (14.49%) Service Delivery
4 136 (12.40%) Incident Management
5 80 (7.29%) Service Management
6 78 (7.11%) Agile
6 78 (7.11%) Mathematics
7 62 (5.65%) Time Management
8 53 (4.83%) ITSM
9 49 (4.47%) Continuous Improvement
10 47 (4.28%) Break/Fix
11 46 (4.19%) CRM
12 45 (4.10%) Decision-Making
12 45 (4.10%) Stakeholder Management
13 39 (3.56%) Asset Management
14 38 (3.46%) Project Management
15 31 (2.83%) Business Intelligence
15 31 (2.83%) Migration
16 29 (2.64%) Customer Requirements
17 28 (2.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 30 (2.73%) SQL
2 20 (1.82%) Python
3 16 (1.46%) PowerShell
4 9 (0.82%) Java
5 8 (0.73%) JavaScript
5 8 (0.73%) PL/SQL
6 7 (0.64%) C#
7 5 (0.46%) Perl
8 4 (0.36%) Bash
8 4 (0.36%) C++
9 3 (0.27%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.18%) C
10 2 (0.18%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.18%) VB
11 1 (0.091%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.091%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.091%) Fortran
11 1 (0.091%) PHP
11 1 (0.091%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 218 (19.87%) Security Cleared
2 159 (14.49%) SC Cleared
3 113 (10.30%) Degree
4 69 (6.29%) Microsoft Certification
5 63 (5.74%) A+ Certification
6 55 (5.01%) DV Cleared
7 44 (4.01%) MCSA
8 33 (3.01%) Cisco Certification
9 32 (2.92%) MCP
10 25 (2.28%) CCNA
11 19 (1.73%) MCSE
12 18 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
13 11 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
14 9 (0.82%) DBS Check
14 9 (0.82%) Master's Degree
14 9 (0.82%) Network+ Certification
15 8 (0.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 7 (0.64%) CCNP
17 6 (0.55%) RHCE
18 5 (0.46%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 146 (13.31%) SLA
2 33 (3.01%) Disclosure Scotland
3 25 (2.28%) QA
4 10 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (0.82%) GDPR
6 8 (0.73%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.36%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.18%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.091%) COBIT
10 1 (0.091%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.091%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.091%) PMO
10 1 (0.091%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 236 (21.51%) Active Directory
2 29 (2.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (2.55%) Firmware
4 17 (1.55%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.73%) vSphere
6 7 (0.64%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.55%) KVM
8 5 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.27%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.18%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.091%) Docker
11 1 (0.091%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.091%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.091%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.091%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.091%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 100 (9.12%) SCCM
2 35 (3.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 28 (2.55%) WSUS
4 15 (1.37%) Sysprep
5 7 (0.64%) Jamf Pro
6 6 (0.55%) Nessus
6 6 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.27%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.27%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.18%) Nagios
8 2 (0.18%) OpenView
8 2 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.091%) Ansible
9 1 (0.091%) IBM BigFix
9 1 (0.091%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.091%) vMotion
9 1 (0.091%) VxRail
9 1 (0.091%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 437 (39.84%) Microsoft
2 135 (12.31%) ServiceNow
3 65 (5.93%) Citrix
4 44 (4.01%) VMware
5 40 (3.65%) Cisco
6 39 (3.56%) HP
7 29 (2.64%) SAP
8 25 (2.28%) Apple
8 25 (2.28%) Dell
8 25 (2.28%) Oracle
9 16 (1.46%) Red Hat
10 14 (1.28%) Salesforce
11 10 (0.91%) Google
12 6 (0.55%) Fortinet
12 6 (0.55%) NEC
12 6 (0.55%) Qualys
13 5 (0.46%) Avaya
13 5 (0.46%) Computacenter
13 5 (0.46%) Remedy
13 5 (0.46%) Workday