Hybrid/Remote Customer Service Job Trends

Customer Service
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Customer Service skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 52 53
Rank change year-on-year +9 +1 +13
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 809 818 1,567
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.39% 5.66% 4.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.30% 5.95% 5.29%
Number of salaries quoted 490 609 1,291
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £26,250 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £39,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -11.39% -12.22%
75th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £59,000 £66,250 £68,250
UK median annual salary £31,375 £32,500 £32,000
% change year-on-year -3.46% +1.56% -11.11%

All Process & 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 15,256 13,742 29,604
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.79% 95.02% 91.06%
Number of salaries quoted 10,828 8,906 23,443
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,354 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.59% +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 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Customer Service job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Customer Service
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Customer Service
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Customer Service over the 6 months to 10 May 2026.

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

Customer Service
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 44 (5.44%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.62%) Totara
4 2 (0.25%) IIS
5 1 (0.12%) CMS
5 1 (0.12%) Moodle
Applications
1 174 (21.51%) Microsoft Office
2 49 (6.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.37%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.25%) Avid Media Composer
5 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.25%) Pro Tools
6 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 22 (2.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.48%) NEC Housing
3 6 (0.74%) Magento
4 4 (0.49%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.25%) Odoo
6 2 (0.25%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.25%) Shopify
7 1 (0.12%) Aareon QL
7 1 (0.12%) C-CURE
7 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.12%) MIS ActiveH
7 1 (0.12%) OPENHousing
7 1 (0.12%) Orchard Housing
7 1 (0.12%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 267 (33.00%) Microsoft 365
2 101 (12.48%) Azure
3 91 (11.25%) Entra ID
4 86 (10.63%) AWS
5 46 (5.69%) SaaS
6 42 (5.19%) Power Platform
7 34 (4.20%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (2.35%) Power Automate
9 16 (1.98%) GCP
10 15 (1.85%) Google Workspace
11 14 (1.73%) OneDrive
12 12 (1.48%) PowerApps
13 11 (1.36%) Amazon EKS
14 8 (0.99%) Azure Sentinel
15 5 (0.62%) Azure Monitor
15 5 (0.62%) Intacct
16 4 (0.49%) Google Docs
16 4 (0.49%) Mimecast
16 4 (0.49%) Salesforce Service Cloud
17 3 (0.37%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 51 (6.30%) Firewall
2 47 (5.81%) VPN
3 38 (4.70%) DNS
4 33 (4.08%) DHCP
5 23 (2.84%) Broadband
6 19 (2.35%) WAN
6 19 (2.35%) Wi-Fi
7 18 (2.22%) TCP/IP
8 17 (2.10%) Wireless
9 16 (1.98%) LAN
10 15 (1.85%) VLAN
10 15 (1.85%) VoIP
11 5 (0.62%) Ethernet
11 5 (0.62%) SD-WAN
12 4 (0.49%) IPv6
13 3 (0.37%) IP Telephony
13 3 (0.37%) NAS
13 3 (0.37%) Unified Communications
13 3 (0.37%) WebEx
14 2 (0.25%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (4.08%) Power BI
2 7 (0.87%) Power Query
3 5 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (0.62%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (0.37%) Data Lake
4 3 (0.37%) Data Mining
4 3 (0.37%) Tableau
5 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.12%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.12%) Big Data
6 1 (0.12%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.12%) DTS
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.12%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.12%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (1.98%) JIRA
2 11 (1.36%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 453 (56.00%) Social Skills
2 160 (19.78%) Finance
3 126 (15.57%) Organisational Skills
4 95 (11.74%) Legal
5 81 (10.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 66 (8.16%) Marketing
7 63 (7.79%) Retail
8 62 (7.66%) French Language
9 61 (7.54%) Analytical Skills
10 51 (6.30%) Back Office
11 48 (5.93%) Public Sector
12 40 (4.94%) Games
13 32 (3.96%) Banking
14 27 (3.34%) Law
15 26 (3.21%) Advertising
16 22 (2.72%) Automotive
17 20 (2.47%) Telecoms
18 12 (1.48%) Swedish Language
19 9 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
20 8 (0.99%) Billing
Job Titles
1 156 (19.28%) Analyst
2 154 (19.04%) Support Engineer
3 141 (17.43%) IT Support
4 84 (10.38%) IT Engineer
4 84 (10.38%) Service Analyst
4 84 (10.38%) Service Desk Analyst
5 82 (10.14%) IT Support Engineer
6 53 (6.55%) Desktop Support
7 51 (6.30%) Desktop Engineer
7 51 (6.30%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 49 (6.06%) Support Technician
9 48 (5.93%) Senior
9 48 (5.93%) Site Engineer
10 44 (5.44%) Support Analyst
11 41 (5.07%) 2nd Line Support
11 41 (5.07%) Consultant
12 35 (4.33%) IT Support Technician
12 35 (4.33%) IT Technician
13 33 (4.08%) IT Analyst
14 28 (3.46%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.48%) React
2 7 (0.87%) .NET
2 7 (0.87%) Sass
3 6 (0.74%) HTML
4 5 (0.62%) Node.js
4 5 (0.62%) React Native
5 4 (0.49%) REST
6 3 (0.37%) CSS
6 3 (0.37%) EDI
6 3 (0.37%) Visualforce
6 3 (0.37%) XML
7 2 (0.25%) ADO
7 2 (0.25%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.25%) Lightning Web Components
7 2 (0.25%) OAuth
7 2 (0.25%) SOAP
8 1 (0.12%) cXML
8 1 (0.12%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 69 (8.53%) Podcast
2 67 (8.28%) Virtual Team
3 65 (8.03%) Web Conferencing
4 60 (7.42%) Driving Licence
5 57 (7.05%) Onboarding
6 50 (6.18%) Blog
7 36 (4.45%) Self-Motivation
8 23 (2.84%) Social Media
9 18 (2.22%) Product Ownership
10 16 (1.98%) Management Information System
11 12 (1.48%) Video Conferencing
12 11 (1.36%) Cloud Native
13 10 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (0.99%) Learning Management System
14 8 (0.99%) Life Science
15 7 (0.87%) FMCG
16 6 (0.74%) e-Learning
17 5 (0.62%) Credit Risk
17 5 (0.62%) Mobile App
17 5 (0.62%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 207 (25.59%) Windows
2 92 (11.37%) Windows 10
3 52 (6.43%) Windows Server
4 19 (2.35%) Apple iOS
5 17 (2.10%) Android
6 14 (1.73%) Linux
7 10 (1.24%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.25%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.12%) AIX
9 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.12%) Solaris
9 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (26.08%) ITIL
2 202 (24.97%) Problem-Solving
3 161 (19.90%) Continuous Improvement
4 124 (15.33%) Customer Experience
5 107 (13.23%) CRM
6 90 (11.12%) ITSM
7 78 (9.64%) Cybersecurity
8 74 (9.15%) Analytics
9 67 (8.28%) Performance Metrics
10 66 (8.16%) AI
11 61 (7.54%) Ticket Management
12 60 (7.42%) Service Delivery
13 59 (7.29%) Project Management
14 56 (6.92%) Software Deployment
15 54 (6.67%) Patch Management
16 52 (6.43%) Logistics
17 51 (6.30%) Customer Acquisition
18 49 (6.06%) Business Development
19 44 (5.44%) Business Intelligence
20 41 (5.07%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 42 (5.19%) SQL
2 24 (2.97%) JavaScript
3 13 (1.61%) Java
4 12 (1.48%) PowerShell
4 12 (1.48%) Python
4 12 (1.48%) TypeScript
5 7 (0.87%) C#
6 3 (0.37%) Apex Code
7 2 (0.25%) C
7 2 (0.25%) C++
7 2 (0.25%) Google Apps Script
7 2 (0.25%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.25%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.12%) ActionScript
8 1 (0.12%) ActionScript 2.0
8 1 (0.12%) Bash
8 1 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 220 (27.19%) Degree
2 100 (12.36%) Microsoft Certification
3 67 (8.28%) BPSS Clearance
3 67 (8.28%) Security Cleared
4 65 (8.03%) MCSE
5 63 (7.79%) SC Cleared
6 61 (7.54%) AWS Certification
7 51 (6.30%) CTC Cleared
8 42 (5.19%) DBS Check
9 14 (1.73%) Network+ Certification
10 9 (1.11%) CCNA
10 9 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.87%) A+ Certification
11 7 (0.87%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.74%) MCSA
12 6 (0.74%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 5 (0.62%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.49%) Computer Science Degree
14 4 (0.49%) MOS
15 3 (0.37%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (10.63%) SLA
2 69 (8.53%) QA
3 21 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials
4 20 (2.47%) GDPR
5 8 (0.99%) Actionable Recommendations
6 6 (0.74%) PMO
7 5 (0.62%) Accessibility
7 5 (0.62%) GRC
7 5 (0.62%) NEBOSH
8 3 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.12%) COSHH
9 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.12%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.12%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 85 (10.51%) Active Directory
2 28 (3.46%) Hyper-V
3 9 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.49%) Terminal Services
6 3 (0.37%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 45 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.61%) SCCM
3 11 (1.36%) Grafana
3 11 (1.36%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.36%) Terraform
4 5 (0.62%) Autotask
4 5 (0.62%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (0.49%) PaperCut
6 2 (0.25%) Ansible
6 2 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.12%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 325 (40.17%) Microsoft
2 85 (10.51%) ServiceNow
3 55 (6.80%) Cisco
4 28 (3.46%) Salesforce
5 21 (2.60%) Google
6 16 (1.98%) BT
6 16 (1.98%) VMware
7 15 (1.85%) Apple
8 13 (1.61%) HubSpot
8 13 (1.61%) SAP
9 12 (1.48%) Sage
10 11 (1.36%) Northgate
11 8 (0.99%) Citrix
12 7 (0.87%) Fortinet
12 7 (0.87%) OpenText
12 7 (0.87%) Oracle
12 7 (0.87%) Yardi
13 6 (0.74%) Freshdesk
13 6 (0.74%) SonicWALL
14 5 (0.62%) Ubiquiti