Customer Service Jobs with Work from Home Options

Customer Service
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Customer Service skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Customer Service over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 59 61 77
Rank change year-on-year +2 +16 +34
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 1,187 1,532 3,531
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.25% 4.67% 4.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.80% 4.87% 4.63%
Number of salaries quoted 952 1,067 2,197
10th Percentile £24,250 £25,000 £24,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £30,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £46,542
Median % change year-on-year - -14.06% +9.51%
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,875 £61,250
90th Percentile £67,375 £73,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £33,000 £35,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.71% -12.50% +6.67%

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 permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 24,720 31,469 76,283
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.48% 95.89% 97.14%
Number of salaries quoted 17,624 23,346 43,834
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,965 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.26% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Customer Service
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Customer Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Customer Service trend for jobs with a WFH option

Customer Service
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Customer Service.

Customer Service salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Customer Service
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Customer Service over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Customer Service salary 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 83 (6.99%) SharePoint
2 54 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 37 (3.12%) IIS
4 16 (1.35%) Confluence
5 8 (0.67%) Appian
6 5 (0.42%) nginx
7 4 (0.34%) Apache
8 3 (0.25%) GlassFish
8 3 (0.25%) JBoss
8 3 (0.25%) Moodle
8 3 (0.25%) Tomcat
8 3 (0.25%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.17%) CMS
9 2 (0.17%) WordPress
10 1 (0.084%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 166 (13.98%) Microsoft Office
2 76 (6.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.25%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.17%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.17%) Autodesk Inventor
6 2 (0.17%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.17%) Fusion 360
6 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.17%) Revit
Business Applications
1 63 (5.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (1.52%) NEC Housing
3 14 (1.18%) Oracle Receivables
4 13 (1.10%) iTrent
5 12 (1.01%) Remedy ITSM
5 12 (1.01%) Unit4 Business World
6 10 (0.84%) Infor SunSystems
6 10 (0.84%) Sage 200
7 6 (0.51%) Oracle General Ledger
7 6 (0.51%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 5 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
8 5 (0.42%) Sage 50
8 5 (0.42%) Sage CRM
8 5 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
8 5 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
9 3 (0.25%) Carpe Diem
9 3 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (0.25%) NetSuite
10 2 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (0.17%) SAP Business ByDesign
Cloud Services
1 342 (28.81%) Microsoft 365
2 295 (24.85%) Azure
3 90 (7.58%) Dynamics 365
4 77 (6.49%) Power Platform
5 76 (6.40%) Entra ID
6 66 (5.56%) Power Automate
7 56 (4.72%) SaaS
8 51 (4.30%) AWS
9 46 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
10 39 (3.29%) PowerApps
11 20 (1.68%) Azure Monitor
12 15 (1.26%) OneDrive
13 14 (1.18%) Serverless
14 13 (1.10%) Azure Logic Apps
14 13 (1.10%) Azure Storage
14 13 (1.10%) WhatsApp
15 12 (1.01%) GCP
16 10 (0.84%) Azure Functions
17 8 (0.67%) Mimecast
18 7 (0.59%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 95 (8.00%) Firewall
2 61 (5.14%) WAN
3 55 (4.63%) TCP/IP
4 51 (4.30%) LAN
5 47 (3.96%) Wi-Fi
6 45 (3.79%) DNS
7 44 (3.71%) VoIP
8 36 (3.03%) Wireless
9 32 (2.70%) VPN
10 31 (2.61%) SAN
11 29 (2.44%) Internet
12 27 (2.27%) DHCP
13 24 (2.02%) Broadband
14 20 (1.68%) WLAN
15 17 (1.43%) Remote Desktop
16 15 (1.26%) VLAN
17 13 (1.10%) Network Security
18 10 (0.84%) MPLS
18 10 (0.84%) SD-WAN
19 9 (0.76%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 134 (11.29%) SQL Server
2 46 (3.88%) Power BI
3 33 (2.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 23 (1.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 21 (1.77%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 18 (1.52%) MySQL
6 18 (1.52%) Oracle Database
7 15 (1.26%) Amazon RDS
8 13 (1.10%) BusinessObjects
9 9 (0.76%) Relational Database
10 7 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
11 6 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
11 6 (0.51%) GIS
11 6 (0.51%) Oracle Database 12c
11 6 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
11 6 (0.51%) Power Query
11 6 (0.51%) SAP BW
12 5 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.42%) Data Lake
12 5 (0.42%) DTS
Development Applications
1 43 (3.62%) JIRA
2 28 (2.36%) Jasmine
2 28 (2.36%) Karma Test Runner
3 23 (1.94%) Git
4 13 (1.10%) PowerBuilder
5 10 (0.84%) Oracle APEX
6 6 (0.51%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 5 (0.42%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.42%) MSI
7 5 (0.42%) Visual Studio
7 5 (0.42%) webpack
8 4 (0.34%) AdminStudio
8 4 (0.34%) InstallShield
8 4 (0.34%) Mercurial
9 3 (0.25%) GitLab
9 3 (0.25%) GoCD
10 2 (0.17%) Moq
10 2 (0.17%) NUnit
10 2 (0.17%) Subversion
11 1 (0.084%) Selenium
General
1 518 (43.64%) Social Skills
2 215 (18.11%) Finance
3 188 (15.84%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (7.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 81 (6.82%) Retail
6 79 (6.66%) Marketing
7 67 (5.64%) Organisational Skills
8 60 (5.05%) Legal
9 55 (4.63%) Public Sector
10 54 (4.55%) Law
11 34 (2.86%) Local Government
12 29 (2.44%) Telecoms
13 28 (2.36%) Games
13 28 (2.36%) Police
13 28 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
14 27 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
15 26 (2.19%) Billing
16 16 (1.35%) Banking
16 16 (1.35%) Manufacturing
17 15 (1.26%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 192 (16.18%) Analyst
2 142 (11.96%) IT Support
3 120 (10.11%) Developer
4 93 (7.83%) Consultant
5 84 (7.08%) Senior
6 80 (6.74%) Support Engineer
7 76 (6.40%) Support Technician
8 75 (6.32%) IT Technician
9 73 (6.15%) Lead
10 65 (5.48%) Support Analyst
11 61 (5.14%) IT Support Technician
12 55 (4.63%) Technical Support
13 48 (4.04%) Administrator
13 48 (4.04%) Service Analyst
14 41 (3.45%) IT Analyst
15 40 (3.37%) IT Engineer
16 39 (3.29%) 2nd Line Support
16 39 (3.29%) Service Desk Analyst
16 39 (3.29%) Support Consultant
17 33 (2.78%) C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (8.26%) .NET
2 63 (5.31%) XML
3 47 (3.96%) JSON
3 47 (3.96%) Web Services
4 44 (3.71%) REST
5 42 (3.54%) SOAP
6 36 (3.03%) AngularJS
7 35 (2.95%) HTML
8 33 (2.78%) ASP.NET
8 33 (2.78%) Sass
9 32 (2.70%) CSS
10 28 (2.36%) RxJS
10 28 (2.36%) XML Schema
11 18 (1.52%) HTML5 Canvas
12 15 (1.26%) React
13 13 (1.10%) Oracle Fusion
14 11 (0.93%) .NET Core
15 10 (0.84%) Ruby on Rails
16 9 (0.76%) ASP.NET Web API
16 9 (0.76%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 59 (4.97%) Self-Motivation
2 58 (4.89%) Management Information System
3 42 (3.54%) Driving Licence
4 34 (2.86%) Onboarding
5 33 (2.78%) Product Ownership
6 28 (2.36%) Social Media
7 22 (1.85%) Low-Code
8 21 (1.77%) Public Cloud
9 20 (1.68%) Replication
10 15 (1.26%) NHS
11 14 (1.18%) Housing Association
12 13 (1.10%) Linux Command Line
13 12 (1.01%) Virtual Team
14 11 (0.93%) Mobile App
15 9 (0.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 8 (0.67%) Data Centre
16 8 (0.67%) Data Structures
16 8 (0.67%) EPoS
16 8 (0.67%) Video Conferencing
17 7 (0.59%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 282 (23.76%) Windows
2 114 (9.60%) Windows Server
3 94 (7.92%) Windows 10
4 51 (4.30%) Linux
5 38 (3.20%) Apple iOS
6 34 (2.86%) Android
7 31 (2.61%) Mac OS
8 29 (2.44%) Windows Server 2012
9 26 (2.19%) Windows 7
10 17 (1.43%) Windows Server 2019
11 16 (1.35%) Windows Server 2016
12 11 (0.93%) Unix
12 11 (0.93%) Windows 8
13 8 (0.67%) Mac OS X
14 4 (0.34%) Debian
15 3 (0.25%) AIX
15 3 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 3 (0.25%) Solaris
15 3 (0.25%) Windows Vista
16 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 319 (26.87%) Problem-Solving
2 210 (17.69%) ITIL
3 167 (14.07%) Agile
4 130 (10.95%) Continuous Improvement
5 120 (10.11%) CRM
6 111 (9.35%) Project Management
7 102 (8.59%) Service Delivery
7 102 (8.59%) Service Management
8 89 (7.50%) Customer Experience
9 88 (7.41%) ITSM
10 85 (7.16%) DevOps
11 82 (6.91%) ERP
12 76 (6.40%) Change Management
13 68 (5.73%) Project Delivery
14 67 (5.64%) Computer Science
14 67 (5.64%) Roadmaps
14 67 (5.64%) Stakeholder Management
15 66 (5.56%) Business Intelligence
16 62 (5.22%) Incident Management
16 62 (5.22%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 167 (14.07%) SQL
2 124 (10.45%) C#
3 75 (6.32%) JavaScript
4 54 (4.55%) PowerShell
5 44 (3.71%) VB.NET
6 43 (3.62%) T-SQL
7 35 (2.95%) Java
8 34 (2.86%) TypeScript
9 33 (2.78%) VB
10 28 (2.36%) PL/SQL
10 28 (2.36%) VB6
11 21 (1.77%) Bash
11 21 (1.77%) Python
12 18 (1.52%) C++
12 18 (1.52%) PHP
13 13 (1.10%) C
14 10 (0.84%) Ruby
15 3 (0.25%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.084%) Go
16 1 (0.084%) R
Qualifications
1 157 (13.23%) Degree
2 91 (7.67%) Security Cleared
3 73 (6.15%) Microsoft Certification
4 69 (5.81%) DBS Check
5 36 (3.03%) SC Cleared
6 34 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
7 27 (2.27%) ITIL Certification
8 24 (2.02%) Azure Certification
9 19 (1.60%) MCP
10 17 (1.43%) DV Cleared
11 15 (1.26%) A+ Certification
11 15 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
11 15 (1.26%) MCSE
12 12 (1.01%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 10 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
13 10 (0.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 10 (0.84%) MCITP
14 9 (0.76%) Master's Degree
14 9 (0.76%) PMI Certification
14 9 (0.76%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (6.91%) SLA
2 55 (4.63%) QA
3 30 (2.53%) Accessibility
4 24 (2.02%) GDPR
5 11 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (0.84%) Data Quality
7 9 (0.76%) PMO
8 8 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.51%) GAAP
9 6 (0.51%) IFRS
10 3 (0.25%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.25%) NIST
11 2 (0.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.17%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.084%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.084%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.084%) GRC
12 1 (0.084%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.084%) SEPA
12 1 (0.084%) SOC 2
System Software
1 196 (16.51%) Active Directory
2 77 (6.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 51 (4.30%) Hyper-V
4 28 (2.36%) vSphere
5 12 (1.01%) Docker
6 10 (0.84%) XenDesktop
7 8 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (0.67%) XenApp
8 7 (0.59%) Microsoft App-V
9 6 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.51%) Virtual Servers
10 4 (0.34%) Firmware
10 4 (0.34%) vCloud
10 4 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
11 3 (0.25%) Ceph
12 2 (0.17%) Terminal Server
12 2 (0.17%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.084%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 57 (4.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 39 (3.29%) SCCM
3 12 (1.01%) WSUS
4 11 (0.93%) Kubernetes
5 10 (0.84%) Terraform
6 8 (0.67%) Ansible
6 8 (0.67%) Backup Exec
6 8 (0.67%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
7 7 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.42%) Autotask
8 5 (0.42%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.34%) Nessus
9 4 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.25%) AirWatch
10 3 (0.25%) Nagios
10 3 (0.25%) N-central
10 3 (0.25%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 3 (0.25%) Oracle RMAN
10 3 (0.25%) Oracle Statspack
10 3 (0.25%) Puppet
Vendors
1 533 (44.90%) Microsoft
2 101 (8.51%) VMware
3 57 (4.80%) Cisco
3 57 (4.80%) Oracle
4 40 (3.37%) SAP
5 32 (2.70%) Citrix
6 29 (2.44%) ServiceNow
7 28 (2.36%) Fortinet
8 24 (2.02%) Dell
9 23 (1.94%) Salesforce
10 22 (1.85%) Veeam
11 18 (1.52%) NEC
12 15 (1.26%) BMC
12 15 (1.26%) Sophos
13 13 (1.10%) Sage
14 12 (1.01%) HP
14 12 (1.01%) Palo Alto
14 12 (1.01%) Remedy
15 11 (0.93%) Google
15 11 (0.93%) Meraki