Customer Service Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Customer Service
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 104 98
Rank change year-on-year -31 -6 +45
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 189 329 615
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.91% 2.14% 2.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.10% 2.44% 2.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 211 380
10th Percentile £156 £150 £149
25th Percentile £208 £240 £201
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year -29.41% +6.25% -
75th Percentile £491 £550 £538
90th Percentile £600 £626 £650
UK median daily rate £250 £275 £250
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 47 26
10th Percentile £11.96 £12.64 £12.50
25th Percentile £13.50 £13.60 £14.25
Median hourly rate £18.19 £16.00 £17.69
Median % change year-on-year +13.69% -9.53% -4.66%
75th Percentile £29.94 £18.00 £22.16
90th Percentile £41.50 £20.06 £44.50
UK median hourly rate £16.23 £15.00 £13.66
% change year-on-year +8.20% +9.81% -8.93%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,021 13,483 23,229
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.08% 87.87% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,191 8,996 16,418
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 579 532
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.17 £19.00
25th Percentile £19.56 £25.25 £30.54
Median hourly rate £39.52 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -21.82% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.13 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.23
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Customer Service
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Customer Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Customer Service trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Customer Service
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Customer Service.

Customer Service daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Customer Service over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Customer Service daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Customer Service.

Customer Service hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Customer Service over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Customer Service hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 18 (9.52%) SharePoint
2 9 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.59%) IBM Notes
4 1 (0.53%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.53%) CMS
4 1 (0.53%) JBoss
4 1 (0.53%) WebLogic
Applications
1 20 (10.58%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (10.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.53%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (3.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (2.12%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (1.59%) iTrent
4 2 (1.06%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.53%) Magento
5 1 (0.53%) Maximo
5 1 (0.53%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.53%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.53%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.53%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 32 (16.93%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (11.11%) Azure
3 17 (8.99%) Power Platform
4 12 (6.35%) Dynamics 365
5 7 (3.70%) Entra ID
6 6 (3.17%) OneDrive
6 6 (3.17%) PowerApps
7 5 (2.65%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.59%) AWS
8 3 (1.59%) GitHub
9 1 (0.53%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.53%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.53%) Copilot Studio
9 1 (0.53%) IaaS
9 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.53%) PaaS
9 1 (0.53%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.65%) Firewall
1 5 (2.65%) LAN
1 5 (2.65%) WAN
2 4 (2.12%) DHCP
2 4 (2.12%) DNS
2 4 (2.12%) Internet
2 4 (2.12%) Network Security
2 4 (2.12%) Remote Desktop
2 4 (2.12%) VPN
2 4 (2.12%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (2.12%) Wireless
3 3 (1.59%) 2G
3 3 (1.59%) 3G
3 3 (1.59%) 4G
3 3 (1.59%) 5G
3 3 (1.59%) IMAP
3 3 (1.59%) iSCSI
3 3 (1.59%) POP3
3 3 (1.59%) SMTP
4 2 (1.06%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.76%) Power BI
2 5 (2.65%) Tableau
3 4 (2.12%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.53%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.53%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.53%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.53%) EDRMS
5 1 (0.53%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.53%) Looker
5 1 (0.53%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 4 (2.12%) JIRA
General
1 75 (39.68%) Social Skills
2 30 (15.87%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (14.81%) Finance
4 16 (8.47%) Public Sector
5 8 (4.23%) Banking
5 8 (4.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (4.23%) Law
5 8 (4.23%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (4.23%) Telecoms
6 7 (3.70%) Billing
7 5 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
7 5 (2.65%) Legal
7 5 (2.65%) Local Government
7 5 (2.65%) Marketing
8 4 (2.12%) Games
9 2 (1.06%) Advertising
9 2 (1.06%) Investment Banking
9 2 (1.06%) Police
10 1 (0.53%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.53%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 40 (21.16%) Analyst
2 19 (10.05%) Service Analyst
2 19 (10.05%) Service Desk Analyst
3 17 (8.99%) IT Support
3 17 (8.99%) Support Engineer
4 13 (6.88%) Support Assistant
5 10 (5.29%) IT Analyst
6 8 (4.23%) Architect
6 8 (4.23%) Help Desk Analyst
6 8 (4.23%) Service Desk Support
7 7 (3.70%) 1st Line Support
7 7 (3.70%) 2nd Line Support
7 7 (3.70%) Consultant
8 6 (3.17%) Coordinator
8 6 (3.17%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 6 (3.17%) Developer
8 6 (3.17%) IT Support Analyst
8 6 (3.17%) Security Analyst
9 5 (2.65%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 5 (2.65%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.65%) REST
2 4 (2.12%) HTML
2 4 (2.12%) JSON
2 4 (2.12%) Web Services
3 2 (1.06%) .NET
3 2 (1.06%) Middleware
3 2 (1.06%) RESTful
4 1 (0.53%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.53%) IBM Integration Bus
4 1 (0.53%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 13 (6.88%) Management Information System
2 7 (3.70%) Data Centre
3 4 (2.12%) Cyber Security Posture
3 4 (2.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 4 (2.12%) Frameworx
3 4 (2.12%) Onboarding
3 4 (2.12%) Security Posture
3 4 (2.12%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (2.12%) Smartphone
3 4 (2.12%) TM Forum
4 3 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (1.59%) IoT
4 3 (1.59%) IVR
5 2 (1.06%) BYOD
5 2 (1.06%) Learning Management System
5 2 (1.06%) NHS
5 2 (1.06%) Online Games
5 2 (1.06%) Smart Meter
5 2 (1.06%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 40 (21.16%) Windows
2 23 (12.17%) Windows 10
3 12 (6.35%) Linux
4 10 (5.29%) Android
5 9 (4.76%) Apple iOS
6 8 (4.23%) Mac OS
7 4 (2.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (2.12%) Unix
7 4 (2.12%) Windows Server
8 3 (1.59%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (1.06%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.53%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (21.69%) ITIL
3 29 (15.34%) Service Delivery
4 19 (10.05%) Agile
4 19 (10.05%) Customer Experience
5 18 (9.52%) Incident Management
6 16 (8.47%) Project Management
6 16 (8.47%) Stakeholder Management
7 15 (7.94%) Continuous Improvement
7 15 (7.94%) CRM
8 14 (7.41%) ITSM
8 14 (7.41%) Service Management
9 13 (6.88%) Test Scripting
10 12 (6.35%) Analytics
11 11 (5.82%) Cybersecurity
11 11 (5.82%) Time Management
12 10 (5.29%) Business Intelligence
13 9 (4.76%) Migration
13 9 (4.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 8 (4.23%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 23 (12.17%) SQL
2 9 (4.76%) Python
3 5 (2.65%) Bash
3 5 (2.65%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.06%) C#
4 2 (1.06%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.53%) Java
5 1 (0.53%) RPG
5 1 (0.53%) RPG/400
Qualifications
1 24 (12.70%) Security Cleared
2 20 (10.58%) SC Cleared
3 14 (7.41%) Degree
4 3 (1.59%) CCNP
4 3 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (1.06%) A+ Certification
5 2 (1.06%) ACSP
5 2 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.06%) CCNA
5 2 (1.06%) CISM
5 2 (1.06%) CISSP
6 1 (0.53%) APMP
6 1 (0.53%) CCDA
6 1 (0.53%) CCDP
6 1 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.53%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.53%) ISEB
6 1 (0.53%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (18.52%) SLA
2 7 (3.70%) Disclosure Scotland
3 5 (2.65%) GDPR
4 4 (2.12%) QA
5 3 (1.59%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.59%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.06%) Software Quality Assurance
7 1 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.53%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 28 (14.81%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 3 (1.59%) Virtual Desktop
2 3 (1.59%) Virtual Servers
3 2 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.06%) vSphere
4 1 (0.53%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.53%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (3.17%) Microsoft Intune
1 6 (3.17%) SCCM
1 6 (3.17%) Terraform
2 3 (1.59%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (1.06%) Ansible
3 2 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.53%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.53%) Puppet
4 1 (0.53%) SCOrch
4 1 (0.53%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 59 (31.22%) Microsoft
2 30 (15.87%) ServiceNow
3 11 (5.82%) Apple
4 7 (3.70%) Salesforce
5 5 (2.65%) Cisco
5 5 (2.65%) IBM
5 5 (2.65%) Remedy
5 5 (2.65%) SAP
6 4 (2.12%) Citrix
6 4 (2.12%) HP
7 3 (1.59%) Dell
7 3 (1.59%) Lotus
7 3 (1.59%) Splunk
7 3 (1.59%) VMware
8 2 (1.06%) BT
8 2 (1.06%) F5
8 2 (1.06%) Ivanti
8 2 (1.06%) OneLogin
8 2 (1.06%) Qualys
9 1 (0.53%) Wyse