Customer Service Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Customer Service
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Customer Service skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 33 56
Rank change year-on-year -21 +23 -4
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 77 96 71
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 4.19% 5.04% 3.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.70% 6.11% 4.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 55 37
10th Percentile £106 £140 £160
25th Percentile £128 £190 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £218 £350 £235
Median % change year-on-year -37.86% +48.94% -14.55%
75th Percentile £250 £559 £538
90th Percentile £523 £625 £688
England median daily rate £235 £257 £228
% change year-on-year -8.47% +12.86% -12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 11 9
10th Percentile £15.91 £14.25 -
25th Percentile £16.26 £14.70 £12.50
Median hourly rate £22.03 £16.00 £14.27
Median % change year-on-year +37.66% +12.12% -0.63%
75th Percentile £23.50 £22.19 £15.50
90th Percentile £25.22 £22.89 £25.50
England median hourly rate £16.13 £16.23 £15.50
% change year-on-year -0.62% +4.71% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,637 1,570 1,766
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 89.11% 82.41% 85.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,045 993 1,184
10th Percentile £249 £250 £263
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £625 £600
90th Percentile £675 £725 £725
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 109 39 51
10th Percentile £12.62 £14.70 £14.54
25th Percentile £16.30 £16.38 £20.43
Median hourly rate £23.05 £26.13 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.77% -5.00% +56.16%
75th Percentile £33.88 £40.25 £43.00
90th Percentile £50.00 £55.65 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.85
% change year-on-year -41.51% -1.94% +51.21%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Customer Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the West Midlands

Customer Service
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 26 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Service in the West Midlands

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Service in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 26 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Service in the West Midlands

Customer Service
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 September 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
Birmingham -8 33 £145 -67.78% 45
Warwickshire +5 26 £235 -53.00% 28
Solihull -2 4 £588 - 12
Staffordshire +5 3 £210 +27.27% 23
Shropshire -29 3 £494 -12.06% 14
Worcestershire -8 2 £175 - 21
Wolverhampton -1 1 £188 - 7
Coventry -11 1 - - 11
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 4 (5.19%) HCL Notes
2 1 (1.30%) CMS
2 1 (1.30%) Confluence
2 1 (1.30%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (12.99%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (12.99%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (2.60%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (7.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (2.60%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.30%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 12 (15.58%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (12.99%) Azure
3 7 (9.09%) Power Platform
4 6 (7.79%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (7.79%) Entra ID
4 6 (7.79%) Power Automate
4 6 (7.79%) PowerApps
5 2 (2.60%) AWS
6 1 (1.30%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.09%) VPN
2 5 (6.49%) DHCP
2 5 (6.49%) DNS
2 5 (6.49%) TCP/IP
3 3 (3.90%) Firewall
3 3 (3.90%) Telepresence
3 3 (3.90%) Unified Communications
3 3 (3.90%) VoIP
3 3 (3.90%) Wireless
4 1 (1.30%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.60%) Metadata
2 1 (1.30%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.30%) JIRA
General
1 45 (58.44%) Social Skills
2 19 (24.68%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (10.39%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (9.09%) Public Sector
5 6 (7.79%) Finance
5 6 (7.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (3.90%) Legal
6 3 (3.90%) Marketing
7 2 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.30%) Advertising
8 1 (1.30%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.30%) Automotive
8 1 (1.30%) Banking
8 1 (1.30%) Games
8 1 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.30%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.30%) Publishing
8 1 (1.30%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (28.57%) Analyst
2 18 (23.38%) IT Support
3 16 (20.78%) IT Analyst
4 12 (15.58%) IT Support Analyst
4 12 (15.58%) Support Analyst
5 11 (14.29%) 1st Line Support
6 10 (12.99%) Service Analyst
6 10 (12.99%) Service Desk Analyst
7 8 (10.39%) Support Engineer
8 7 (9.09%) 2nd Line Support
9 6 (7.79%) Architect
9 6 (7.79%) Support Officer
10 5 (6.49%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
10 5 (6.49%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
10 5 (6.49%) Desktop Engineer
10 5 (6.49%) Desktop Support
10 5 (6.49%) Support Assistant
11 4 (5.19%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 4 (5.19%) Lead Architect
11 4 (5.19%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (7.79%) .NET
2 4 (5.19%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.79%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (6.49%) Data Centre
3 4 (5.19%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 4 (5.19%) Video Conferencing
4 3 (3.90%) IoT
4 3 (3.90%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (3.90%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.90%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.30%) Client/Server
5 1 (1.30%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.30%) NHS
5 1 (1.30%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 23 (29.87%) Windows
2 11 (14.29%) Windows 10
3 6 (7.79%) Android
4 5 (6.49%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.30%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (40.26%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (38.96%) ITIL
3 10 (12.99%) CRM
3 10 (12.99%) Service Delivery
4 9 (11.69%) ITSM
5 6 (7.79%) Service Management
6 5 (6.49%) Change Management
6 5 (6.49%) Computer Science
6 5 (6.49%) Mobile Device Management
6 5 (6.49%) Test Scripting
7 4 (5.19%) Disk Encryption
7 4 (5.19%) Inventory Management
7 4 (5.19%) Proactive Monitoring
7 4 (5.19%) Problem Management
8 3 (3.90%) Artificial Intelligence
8 3 (3.90%) Information Management
8 3 (3.90%) Infrastructure Management
8 3 (3.90%) Project Delivery
8 3 (3.90%) Service Design
8 3 (3.90%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (10.39%) SQL
2 6 (7.79%) JavaScript
3 3 (3.90%) C#
Qualifications
1 8 (10.39%) Degree
1 8 (10.39%) Security Cleared
2 5 (6.49%) Computer Science Degree
2 5 (6.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 5 (6.49%) MCP
2 5 (6.49%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (6.49%) SC Cleared
3 4 (5.19%) DBS Check
3 4 (5.19%) MCDST
4 3 (3.90%) DV Cleared
5 2 (2.60%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (10.39%) SLA
2 2 (2.60%) Data Quality
2 2 (2.60%) PMO
System Software
1 17 (22.08%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (7.79%) SCCM
2 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 34 (44.16%) Microsoft
2 8 (10.39%) Cisco
3 5 (6.49%) ServiceNow
4 4 (5.19%) iManage
4 4 (5.19%) Lotus
4 4 (5.19%) Mitel
5 2 (2.60%) Apple
5 2 (2.60%) Netskope
6 1 (1.30%) Ariba
6 1 (1.30%) Bomgar
6 1 (1.30%) BT
6 1 (1.30%) Dell
6 1 (1.30%) Google
6 1 (1.30%) Sage
6 1 (1.30%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.30%) SAP