Customer Service Contract Job Trends

Customer Service
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Customer Service skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 79 50
Rank change year-on-year -8 -29 +12
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 1,330 902 1,668
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.91% 3.09% 3.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.41% 3.41% 4.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 667 476 809
10th Percentile £133 £140 £140
25th Percentile £162 £185 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £207 £250 £275
Median % change year-on-year -17.20% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £391 £450 £525
90th Percentile £538 £588 £599
UK excluding London median daily rate £200 £235 £275
% change year-on-year -14.89% -14.55% +29.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 313 191 497
10th Percentile £12.60 £12.25 £11.10
25th Percentile £13.45 £14.80 £12.75
Median hourly rate £16.25 £17.16 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.28% +14.37% +9.81%
75th Percentile £20.00 £24.18 £18.75
90th Percentile £23.00 £34.29 £22.85
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.00 £16.75 £14.50
% change year-on-year -4.48% +15.52% +6.15%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 39,019 26,482 37,961
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.25% 90.62% 86.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,692 17,180 24,590
10th Percentile £315 £308 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £744 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £487 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -0.10% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,316 1,006 2,380
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.99 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.38 £19.05 £16.00
Median hourly rate £36.71 £31.04 £33.07
Median % change year-on-year +18.27% -6.12% -8.15%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.75 £57.58
90th Percentile £77.75 £75.38 £70.66
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.00 £29.12 £33.03
% change year-on-year +27.08% -11.86% -6.76%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Customer Service job vacancy trend in the UK

Customer Service
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Customer Service.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Customer Service

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Service over the 6 months to 11 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Customer Service.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Customer Service

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Service over the 6 months to 11 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 11 April 2026. 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
England -2 1,181 £207 -17.69% 1,100
UK excluding London -6 1,012 £200 -14.89% 1,036
London -26 271 £300 -14.29% 224
South East +9 255 £210 -16.00% 321
North of England -10 226 £161 -34.85% 261
Work from Home -12 218 £290 -3.33% 354
Midlands -21 173 £200 -14.89% 158
East of England +2 148 £201 -17.86% 98
North West -1 132 £155 -26.63% 152
East Midlands +8 100 £200 +5.26% 74
South West +8 97 £275 +22.22% 124
West Midlands -60 73 £200 -14.89% 83
Scotland +1 68 £190 -5.00% 57
Yorkshire -37 61 £190 -36.67% 85
Wales +8 42 £160 -43.61% 27
North East +6 33 £163 +47.73% 27
Northern Ireland -5 5 £183 +29.10% 17

Customer Service
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 87 (6.54%) SharePoint
2 73 (5.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.45%) Apache
3 6 (0.45%) Confluence
4 3 (0.23%) CMS
4 3 (0.23%) IIS
5 2 (0.15%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.15%) Mattermost
5 2 (0.15%) Moodle
6 1 (0.075%) IBM HTTP Server
6 1 (0.075%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.075%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.075%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 140 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
2 61 (4.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (2.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.60%) Chatbot
5 7 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.38%) Acrobat
7 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.23%) Trello
8 2 (0.15%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.075%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.075%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.075%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.075%) InDesign
9 1 (0.075%) Maya
9 1 (0.075%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.075%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 28 (2.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 21 (1.58%) Remedy ITSM
3 9 (0.68%) Workday HCM
4 8 (0.60%) NEC Housing
4 8 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.30%) assyst
6 3 (0.23%) Maximo
6 3 (0.23%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.15%) Fidessa
7 2 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.15%) SAP SD
7 2 (0.15%) SystmOne
8 1 (0.075%) Aareon QL
8 1 (0.075%) ContrOCC
8 1 (0.075%) iTrent
8 1 (0.075%) Orchard Housing
8 1 (0.075%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.075%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.075%) SAP LE
8 1 (0.075%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 323 (24.29%) Microsoft 365
2 184 (13.83%) Azure
3 71 (5.34%) Dynamics 365
4 65 (4.89%) Entra ID
5 50 (3.76%) Power Platform
6 28 (2.11%) AWS
6 28 (2.11%) OneDrive
7 27 (2.03%) Power Automate
8 24 (1.80%) SaaS
9 23 (1.73%) Google Workspace
10 19 (1.43%) GCP
11 18 (1.35%) PowerApps
12 16 (1.20%) Azure DevOps
13 15 (1.13%) Microsoft Copilot
14 9 (0.68%) Slack
15 7 (0.53%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 6 (0.45%) Copilot Studio
17 5 (0.38%) Azure Functions
17 5 (0.38%) Azure Logic Apps
17 5 (0.38%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 56 (4.21%) VPN
2 45 (3.38%) SAN
3 42 (3.16%) Wi-Fi
4 36 (2.71%) TCP/IP
5 30 (2.26%) LAN
6 26 (1.95%) DNS
7 23 (1.73%) Firewall
8 22 (1.65%) VoIP
9 20 (1.50%) DHCP
9 20 (1.50%) Wireless
10 19 (1.43%) WAN
11 18 (1.35%) Skype
12 15 (1.13%) Ethernet
13 12 (0.90%) Cisco IOS
14 7 (0.53%) Remote Desktop
15 6 (0.45%) WLAN
16 5 (0.38%) VLAN
17 4 (0.30%) PABX
17 4 (0.30%) Structured Cabling
18 3 (0.23%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (1.95%) Power BI
2 6 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (0.45%) MySQL
2 6 (0.45%) Relational Database
3 5 (0.38%) Tableau
4 3 (0.23%) QlikView
4 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.15%) Big Data
5 2 (0.15%) BigQuery
5 2 (0.15%) DTS
5 2 (0.15%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.15%) Hadoop
5 2 (0.15%) Power Query
5 2 (0.15%) Star Schema
6 1 (0.075%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.075%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.075%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.075%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.075%) Metadata
6 1 (0.075%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 47 (3.53%) JIRA
2 9 (0.68%) Burp Suite
2 9 (0.68%) Metasploit
3 5 (0.38%) Git
4 4 (0.30%) Browser DevTools
5 3 (0.23%) Android Studio
5 3 (0.23%) Chocolatey
5 3 (0.23%) Eclipse
5 3 (0.23%) Selenium
5 3 (0.23%) TestRail
5 3 (0.23%) Xcode
6 2 (0.15%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.075%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.075%) Firebug
7 1 (0.075%) GitLab
7 1 (0.075%) Introscope
7 1 (0.075%) MSI
7 1 (0.075%) Postman
General
1 645 (48.50%) Social Skills
2 145 (10.90%) Organisational Skills
3 142 (10.68%) Finance
4 126 (9.47%) Analytical Skills
5 115 (8.65%) Public Sector
6 62 (4.66%) Retail
7 52 (3.91%) Marketing
8 49 (3.68%) Telecoms
9 46 (3.46%) Legal
10 32 (2.41%) Banking
10 32 (2.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 30 (2.26%) Back Office
12 24 (1.80%) Manufacturing
13 21 (1.58%) Documentation Skills
14 18 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
15 17 (1.28%) Law
16 15 (1.13%) Local Government
17 11 (0.83%) French Language
17 11 (0.83%) Military
17 11 (0.83%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 255 (19.17%) IT Support
2 254 (19.10%) Analyst
3 165 (12.41%) Support Engineer
4 122 (9.17%) IT Engineer
5 97 (7.29%) Service Analyst
6 89 (6.69%) IT Support Engineer
7 87 (6.54%) Service Desk Analyst
8 85 (6.39%) Field Engineer
9 82 (6.17%) Support Analyst
10 79 (5.94%) 1st Line Support
11 75 (5.64%) Desktop Support
12 66 (4.96%) IT Analyst
13 60 (4.51%) Technical Support
14 56 (4.21%) Hardware Engineer
15 54 (4.06%) IT Support Analyst
16 52 (3.91%) 2nd Line Support
17 50 (3.76%) Senior
18 48 (3.61%) Support Technician
19 46 (3.46%) Administrator
20 45 (3.38%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (1.65%) REST
2 19 (1.43%) CSS
3 17 (1.28%) SOAP
4 12 (0.90%) .NET
4 12 (0.90%) HTML
5 9 (0.68%) AngularJS
6 6 (0.45%) XML
7 5 (0.38%) JSON
8 4 (0.30%) Web Services
9 3 (0.23%) Ajax
9 3 (0.23%) GraphQL
9 3 (0.23%) HTML5 Canvas
9 3 (0.23%) Middleware
9 3 (0.23%) React
9 3 (0.23%) RESTful
9 3 (0.23%) SAP Fiori
9 3 (0.23%) XMPP
10 2 (0.15%) Bootstrap
10 2 (0.15%) EDI
10 2 (0.15%) LAMP
Miscellaneous
1 106 (7.97%) Onboarding
2 92 (6.92%) Driving Licence
3 56 (4.21%) Data Centre
4 51 (3.83%) Self-Motivation
5 41 (3.08%) Management Information System
6 40 (3.01%) Analytical Mindset
7 31 (2.33%) Smartphone
8 26 (1.95%) Enterprise Software
9 24 (1.80%) Virtual Team
10 19 (1.43%) NHS
11 18 (1.35%) CMDB
12 16 (1.20%) Mobile App
13 15 (1.13%) Data Protection Act
13 15 (1.13%) Industry 4.0
13 15 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
13 15 (1.13%) Product Ownership
13 15 (1.13%) Robotics
14 12 (0.90%) Video Conferencing
15 11 (0.83%) Security Posture
16 7 (0.53%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 469 (35.26%) Windows
2 176 (13.23%) Windows 10
3 54 (4.06%) Android
4 53 (3.98%) Mac OS
5 48 (3.61%) Apple iOS
6 25 (1.88%) Linux
7 23 (1.73%) Windows Server
8 6 (0.45%) Unix
8 6 (0.45%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.23%) Mac OS X
9 3 (0.23%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2003
9 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.15%) Debian
10 2 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.075%) AIX
11 1 (0.075%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 414 (31.13%) Problem-Solving
2 196 (14.74%) ITIL
3 132 (9.92%) ITSM
4 111 (8.35%) Customer Experience
5 108 (8.12%) Service Management
6 105 (7.89%) Service Delivery
7 103 (7.74%) Continuous Improvement
7 103 (7.74%) Time Management
8 82 (6.17%) CRM
9 79 (5.94%) Asset Management
10 67 (5.04%) Process Improvement
11 65 (4.89%) User Experience
12 64 (4.81%) Stakeholder Management
13 63 (4.74%) Migration
14 60 (4.51%) Agile
15 59 (4.44%) Break/Fix
16 57 (4.29%) AI
17 56 (4.21%) Project Management
18 53 (3.98%) Data Protection
19 52 (3.91%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 34 (2.56%) SQL
2 24 (1.80%) JavaScript
3 16 (1.20%) PowerShell
4 15 (1.13%) Python
5 13 (0.98%) C#
6 10 (0.75%) Java
7 5 (0.38%) Perl
7 5 (0.38%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.23%) PHP
8 3 (0.23%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.15%) Go
9 2 (0.15%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.15%) R
9 2 (0.15%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.075%) ABAP
10 1 (0.075%) C
10 1 (0.075%) Jython
10 1 (0.075%) Korn
10 1 (0.075%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 184 (13.83%) Security Cleared
2 154 (11.58%) SC Cleared
3 125 (9.40%) Degree
4 62 (4.66%) Microsoft Certification
5 53 (3.98%) A+ Certification
6 43 (3.23%) Network+ Certification
7 42 (3.16%) MCSE
8 41 (3.08%) Cisco Certification
9 40 (3.01%) CCNA
10 31 (2.33%) ITIL Certification
11 28 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
12 22 (1.65%) DV Cleared
13 15 (1.13%) DBS Check
14 9 (0.68%) CHECK Team Member
14 9 (0.68%) CREST Certified
14 9 (0.68%) Cyber Scheme
14 9 (0.68%) Postgraduate
15 7 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
15 7 (0.53%) PMI Certification
16 6 (0.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (7.29%) SLA
2 38 (2.86%) GDPR
3 27 (2.03%) QA
4 23 (1.73%) Data Quality
5 15 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (0.83%) PCI DSS
7 10 (0.75%) PMO
8 7 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.23%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.15%) GRC
11 1 (0.075%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.075%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.075%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.075%) PERC
System Software
1 270 (20.30%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.45%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.30%) Firmware
6 2 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.075%) Docker
7 1 (0.075%) vSphere
7 1 (0.075%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 105 (7.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (3.31%) SCCM
3 16 (1.20%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (0.75%) ServiceCenter
5 9 (0.68%) Nmap
6 3 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.23%) Ansible
6 3 (0.23%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.15%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.075%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.075%) CA Wily
8 1 (0.075%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.075%) Puppet
8 1 (0.075%) SCOM
Vendors
1 464 (34.89%) Microsoft
2 134 (10.08%) ServiceNow
3 86 (6.47%) HP
4 79 (5.94%) Dell
5 40 (3.01%) Cisco
6 31 (2.33%) Apple
7 29 (2.18%) SAP
8 24 (1.80%) Salesforce
9 23 (1.73%) Remedy
10 22 (1.65%) Oracle
11 21 (1.58%) Citrix
11 21 (1.58%) Google
12 19 (1.43%) Genesys
13 18 (1.35%) Bomgar
14 17 (1.28%) iManage
15 16 (1.20%) Canon
15 16 (1.20%) VMware
16 15 (1.13%) NEC
16 15 (1.13%) Siemens
17 13 (0.98%) Meraki