Hybrid/Remote Customer Engagement Job Trends

Customer Engagement
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Customer Engagement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 241 240 343
Rank change year-on-year -1 +103 -48
Permanent jobs citing Customer Engagement 187 204 273
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.94% 1.33% 0.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.14% 1.41% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 114 108 141
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,525 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,938 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -21.43%
75th Percentile £95,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £114,250 £95,750 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year - -6.38% -16.07%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Customer Engagement falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 16,346 14,518 30,753
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.87% 94.57% 88.97%
Number of salaries quoted 11,794 8,418 23,762
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,913 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

Customer Engagement
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Customer Engagement and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Customer Engagement job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Customer Engagement
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Customer Engagement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Customer Engagement

Customer Engagement
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Customer Engagement over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Customer Engagement salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Customer Engagement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 9 (4.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (4.28%) CMS
3 5 (2.67%) Totara
3 5 (2.67%) WordPress
4 4 (2.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (2.14%) Confluence
5 2 (1.07%) ArcGIS
5 2 (1.07%) GeoServer
5 2 (1.07%) Oracle Spatial
5 2 (1.07%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.53%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 18 (9.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 12 (6.42%) Adobe Illustrator
2 12 (6.42%) Photoshop
3 8 (4.28%) Adobe After Effects
3 8 (4.28%) InDesign
4 6 (3.21%) Microsoft Excel
5 4 (2.14%) Adobe Premiere
5 4 (2.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (1.07%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (1.07%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (5.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (2.67%) Shopify
3 3 (1.60%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.53%) Odoo
Cloud Services
1 29 (15.51%) SaaS
2 27 (14.44%) Azure
3 13 (6.95%) Dynamics 365
4 12 (6.42%) AWS
5 11 (5.88%) Figma
5 11 (5.88%) Nutanix
6 9 (4.81%) Google Analytics
7 8 (4.28%) Miro
8 7 (3.74%) GCP
8 7 (3.74%) Microsoft 365
8 7 (3.74%) Power Platform
9 5 (2.67%) Serverless
10 4 (2.14%) Power Automate
10 4 (2.14%) PowerApps
11 3 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.53%) Amazon EKS
12 1 (0.53%) AWS Lambda
12 1 (0.53%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.53%) Entra ID
12 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 19 (10.16%) Broadband
2 10 (5.35%) WAN
3 8 (4.28%) SD-WAN
4 7 (3.74%) Firewall
4 7 (3.74%) VSAN
5 5 (2.67%) LAN
6 3 (1.60%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (1.60%) Ethernet VPN
6 3 (1.60%) VXLAN
7 2 (1.07%) MPLS
7 2 (1.07%) SMS
7 2 (1.07%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.53%) ATM
8 1 (0.53%) Internet
8 1 (0.53%) SNA
8 1 (0.53%) SNMP
8 1 (0.53%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.53%) VoIP
8 1 (0.53%) VPN
8 1 (0.53%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.81%) Metadata
2 5 (2.67%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.14%) Power BI
4 3 (1.60%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.07%) GIS
5 2 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.07%) Power Query
5 2 (1.07%) QGIS
5 2 (1.07%) Tableau
6 1 (0.53%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.53%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 6 (3.21%) JIRA
2 3 (1.60%) Postman
3 2 (1.07%) Git
3 2 (1.07%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.53%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.53%) Maven
4 1 (0.53%) Ranorex
4 1 (0.53%) Selenium
4 1 (0.53%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 89 (47.59%) Social Skills
2 68 (36.36%) Marketing
3 28 (14.97%) Retail
4 27 (14.44%) Finance
4 27 (14.44%) Organisational Skills
5 25 (13.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 20 (10.70%) Analytical Skills
7 16 (8.56%) Games
7 16 (8.56%) Telecoms
8 15 (8.02%) Public Sector
9 12 (6.42%) Automotive
10 8 (4.28%) Multimedia
10 8 (4.28%) Pharmaceutical
11 7 (3.74%) Manufacturing
12 5 (2.67%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (2.14%) Aviation
14 2 (1.07%) Law
15 1 (0.53%) Back Office
15 1 (0.53%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.53%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 45 (24.06%) Architect
2 26 (13.90%) Solutions Architect
3 18 (9.63%) Consultant
4 12 (6.42%) Senior
5 10 (5.35%) Marketing Manager
5 10 (5.35%) Systems Architect
6 8 (4.28%) Account Manager
6 8 (4.28%) Cloud Architect
6 8 (4.28%) Cloud Solutions Architect
6 8 (4.28%) Designer
6 8 (4.28%) Graphic Designer
6 8 (4.28%) Lead
6 8 (4.28%) Presales Solution Architect
6 8 (4.28%) Principal Architect
6 8 (4.28%) Technical Manager
7 7 (3.74%) Analyst
7 7 (3.74%) Field Sales Executive
7 7 (3.74%) Sales Executive
7 7 (3.74%) VMware Architect
8 6 (3.21%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (6.95%) CSS
1 13 (6.95%) HTML
2 4 (2.14%) .NET
3 2 (1.07%) Django
3 2 (1.07%) EDI
3 2 (1.07%) HTML5 Canvas
3 2 (1.07%) JSON
4 1 (0.53%) HEVC
4 1 (0.53%) Kafka
4 1 (0.53%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 20 (10.70%) Data Centre
2 13 (6.95%) Onboarding
3 10 (5.35%) Enterprise Cloud
4 8 (4.28%) Algorithms
4 8 (4.28%) Graphic Design
4 8 (4.28%) Private Cloud
4 8 (4.28%) Social Media
5 6 (3.21%) e-Learning
5 6 (3.21%) Public Cloud
5 6 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.67%) Learning Management System
6 5 (2.67%) Product Ownership
6 5 (2.67%) Smart City
7 4 (2.14%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (2.14%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.60%) iPhone
9 2 (1.07%) Life Science
9 2 (1.07%) Marketing Technology
10 1 (0.53%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.67%) Linux
2 4 (2.14%) Windows
3 2 (1.07%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.53%) Android
4 1 (0.53%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (34.76%) CRM
2 45 (24.06%) Customer Experience
3 39 (20.86%) B2B
4 37 (19.79%) Continuous Improvement
5 36 (19.25%) Presales
6 35 (18.72%) Roadmaps
7 34 (18.18%) Agile
7 34 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
8 33 (17.65%) AI
9 31 (16.58%) Mentoring
10 27 (14.44%) Problem-Solving
10 27 (14.44%) Strategic Thinking
11 24 (12.83%) Project Management
12 22 (11.76%) Analytics
13 21 (11.23%) Coaching
14 19 (10.16%) B2C
14 19 (10.16%) Customer-Centricity
15 18 (9.63%) IT Strategy
15 18 (9.63%) Line Management
15 18 (9.63%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.74%) SQL
2 5 (2.67%) Python
3 4 (2.14%) C#
4 3 (1.60%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (1.07%) Java
5 2 (1.07%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.53%) Go
6 1 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 28 (14.97%) Degree
2 15 (8.02%) SC Cleared
2 15 (8.02%) Security Cleared
3 11 (5.88%) VCAP
3 11 (5.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 10 (5.35%) Cisco Certification
5 9 (4.81%) CCIE
5 9 (4.81%) Master's Degree
6 7 (3.74%) CCNP
6 7 (3.74%) VCDX
7 6 (3.21%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (2.67%) Azure Certification
9 4 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (2.14%) DV Cleared
9 4 (2.14%) ISTQB
9 4 (2.14%) MBA
10 1 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.53%) CCNA
10 1 (0.53%) CCSP
10 1 (0.53%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.67%) GRC
2 4 (2.14%) Actionable Recommendations
3 3 (1.60%) Data Quality
3 3 (1.60%) GDPR
3 3 (1.60%) QA
4 2 (1.07%) GxP
4 2 (1.07%) HIPAA
4 2 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.07%) NIST
4 2 (1.07%) PMO
4 2 (1.07%) SLA
5 1 (0.53%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.53%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.53%) NCSC
System Software
1 15 (8.02%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (5.88%) VMware NSX
3 7 (3.74%) vCloud
3 7 (3.74%) vSphere
4 4 (2.14%) Active Directory
5 3 (1.60%) Docker
6 1 (0.53%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (2.14%) Ansible
1 4 (2.14%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.07%) Autotask
3 1 (0.53%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.53%) Grafana
3 1 (0.53%) OpenView
3 1 (0.53%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.53%) Puppet
3 1 (0.53%) Terraform
3 1 (0.53%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 27 (14.44%) Microsoft
2 22 (11.76%) Adobe
3 17 (9.09%) Cisco
4 15 (8.02%) Salesforce
4 15 (8.02%) VMware
5 9 (4.81%) Broadcom
5 9 (4.81%) Google
6 7 (3.74%) Dell
6 7 (3.74%) NetApp
6 7 (3.74%) Nimble Storage
6 7 (3.74%) Oracle
6 7 (3.74%) SAP
7 6 (3.21%) HubSpot
7 6 (3.21%) Red Hat
8 5 (2.67%) Juniper
8 5 (2.67%) Palo Alto
8 5 (2.67%) Pardot
9 2 (1.07%) Braze
9 2 (1.07%) dotdigital
9 2 (1.07%) ESRI