Customer Service Contracts in England

Customer Service
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Customer Service skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Customer Service over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 45 60 79
Rank change year-on-year +15 +19 +26
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 1,464 1,808 2,224
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.98% 3.69% 3.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.60% 4.09% 3.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 707 938 1,269
10th Percentile £140 £130 £129
25th Percentile £180 £170 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £245 £240
Median % change year-on-year +12.47% +1.88% -9.00%
75th Percentile £505 £500 £469
90th Percentile £590 £600 £625
UK median daily rate £275 £250 £250
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 463 441 472
10th Percentile £11.08 £9.80 £11.50
25th Percentile £13.18 £10.63 £12.50
Median hourly rate £14.84 £13.58 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.28% -9.47% +3.45%
75th Percentile £18.00 £17.72 £20.00
90th Percentile £22.00 £22.00 £24.75
UK median hourly rate £14.84 £13.66 £15.00
% change year-on-year +8.64% -8.93% +7.14%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Customer Service is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,821 44,233 63,555
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.48% 90.18% 90.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,850 31,044 45,163
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,250 1,565 1,721
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.68 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £37.30 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.14% +52.24% +4.26%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £64.25
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.18
% change year-on-year +1.39% +42.97% +2.78%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Customer Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in England

Customer Service
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Customer Service in England.

Daily rate trend for Customer Service in England

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Service in England

Customer Service
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Customer Service in England.

Hourly rate trend for Customer Service in England

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Service in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Service in England

Customer Service
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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
London +24 447 £269 -6.52% 486
North of England +13 335 £300 +20.00% 580
South East +2 228 £275 +27.91% 571
East of England +3 210 £325 +54.76% 307
North West +30 181 £325 +30.00% 321
Yorkshire +8 141 £300 +20.00% 190
Midlands +16 140 £310 +12.73% 402
South West -31 84 £175 -14.88% 301
West Midlands +28 82 £338 -6.90% 248
East Midlands +3 57 £200 - 154
North East +13 14 £345 +130.00% 81
Customer Service
UK

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 103 (7.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 53 (3.62%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.16%) Skype for Business
4 11 (0.75%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (0.55%) CMS
5 8 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2010
6 7 (0.48%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 7 (0.48%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 5 (0.34%) Confluence
8 4 (0.27%) IBM Notes
8 4 (0.27%) MQSeries
9 2 (0.14%) Drupal
9 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.14%) IBM Domino
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.14%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.068%) IBM HTTP Server
10 1 (0.068%) Moodle
10 1 (0.068%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.068%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 251 (17.14%) Microsoft Office
2 141 (9.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 85 (5.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.09%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.068%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.068%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.068%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.068%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 39 (2.66%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
4 5 (0.34%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.34%) SAP HR
5 4 (0.27%) SAP SD
5 4 (0.27%) Workfront
6 3 (0.20%) Actimize
6 3 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.20%) SAP MRS
6 3 (0.20%) SAP PS
6 3 (0.20%) Shopify
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.14%) SAP HCM
7 2 (0.14%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 2 (0.14%) SAP Payroll
7 2 (0.14%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 315 (21.52%) Microsoft 365
2 147 (10.04%) Azure
3 71 (4.85%) Power Platform
4 60 (4.10%) Dynamics 365
5 36 (2.46%) Power Automate
6 34 (2.32%) AWS
6 34 (2.32%) Entra ID
7 27 (1.84%) OneDrive
8 19 (1.30%) SaaS
9 16 (1.09%) PowerApps
10 15 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
11 14 (0.96%) WhatsApp
12 11 (0.75%) Google Workspace
13 10 (0.68%) Cloud Computing
13 10 (0.68%) IaaS
14 7 (0.48%) Slack
15 6 (0.41%) PaaS
16 5 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 5 (0.34%) GCP
16 5 (0.34%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 87 (5.94%) VPN
2 64 (4.37%) LAN
3 63 (4.30%) Wi-Fi
4 50 (3.42%) Firewall
5 48 (3.28%) WAN
6 43 (2.94%) DNS
7 42 (2.87%) TCP/IP
8 37 (2.53%) Wireless
9 27 (1.84%) DHCP
10 22 (1.50%) Internet
10 22 (1.50%) SAN
11 18 (1.23%) Skype
12 14 (0.96%) Remote Desktop
13 13 (0.89%) Cisco IOS
13 13 (0.89%) Network Security
14 12 (0.82%) Ethernet
15 10 (0.68%) Unified Communications
16 9 (0.61%) OSPF
17 8 (0.55%) VoIP
17 8 (0.55%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (2.25%) Power BI
2 18 (1.23%) Big Data
3 13 (0.89%) Tableau
4 12 (0.82%) Data Lake
4 12 (0.82%) Hadoop
5 6 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (0.41%) SQL Server
6 5 (0.34%) Oracle Database
6 5 (0.34%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
7 3 (0.20%) MySQL
7 3 (0.20%) OLAP
7 3 (0.20%) OLTP
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.14%) Spatial Data
8 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.068%) EDMS
9 1 (0.068%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 1 (0.068%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.068%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (1.50%) JIRA
2 9 (0.61%) Jenkins
3 8 (0.55%) Git
4 3 (0.20%) Maven
5 2 (0.14%) TestRail
5 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.068%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.068%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.068%) GitLab
6 1 (0.068%) GoogleTest
6 1 (0.068%) IBM UrbanCode
6 1 (0.068%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.068%) Selenium
6 1 (0.068%) Valgrind
General
1 772 (52.73%) Social Skills
2 186 (12.70%) Analytical Skills
3 172 (11.75%) Finance
4 95 (6.49%) Public Sector
5 85 (5.81%) Retail
6 81 (5.53%) Organisational Skills
7 73 (4.99%) Marketing
8 59 (4.03%) Telecoms
9 42 (2.87%) Legal
10 30 (2.05%) Law
11 29 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
12 21 (1.43%) Local Government
12 21 (1.43%) Manufacturing
13 19 (1.30%) Banking
14 17 (1.16%) German Language
15 15 (1.02%) Financial Institution
15 15 (1.02%) Hungarian Language
16 14 (0.96%) Automotive
16 14 (0.96%) Dutch Language
17 13 (0.89%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 357 (24.39%) Analyst
2 239 (16.33%) Service Analyst
3 221 (15.10%) Service Desk Analyst
4 161 (11.00%) Support Engineer
5 113 (7.72%) IT Support
6 99 (6.76%) IT Engineer
7 78 (5.33%) Desktop Support
8 70 (4.78%) Senior
9 60 (4.10%) Consultant
9 60 (4.10%) Desktop Engineer
10 57 (3.89%) Administrator
11 55 (3.76%) Support Analyst
12 51 (3.48%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 51 (3.48%) Developer
13 49 (3.35%) Service Desk Agent
14 47 (3.21%) IT Support Engineer
15 46 (3.14%) 2nd Line Support
16 45 (3.07%) 1st Line Support
17 42 (2.87%) Architect
18 41 (2.80%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (2.25%) Web Services
2 13 (0.89%) CSS
3 12 (0.82%) Middleware
4 10 (0.68%) .NET
5 9 (0.61%) XMPP
6 8 (0.55%) HTML
7 6 (0.41%) React
7 6 (0.41%) REST
7 6 (0.41%) Spring
8 5 (0.34%) AngularJS
8 5 (0.34%) LDAP
8 5 (0.34%) Node.js
9 4 (0.27%) J2EE
9 4 (0.27%) jQuery
9 4 (0.27%) Oracle Fusion
9 4 (0.27%) SAP Fiori
9 4 (0.27%) Twitter Bootstrap
10 3 (0.20%) Sass
10 3 (0.20%) Spring Boot
10 3 (0.20%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 67 (4.58%) Management Information System
2 56 (3.83%) Driving Licence
3 49 (3.35%) Analytical Mindset
4 33 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (1.91%) Video Conferencing
6 21 (1.43%) Smartphone
7 19 (1.30%) Onboarding
8 18 (1.23%) Social Media
9 17 (1.16%) Algorithms
9 17 (1.16%) CMDB
9 17 (1.16%) iPad
9 17 (1.16%) NHS
10 16 (1.09%) Product Ownership
11 15 (1.02%) Data Centre
11 15 (1.02%) Digital Signage
11 15 (1.02%) iPhone
12 14 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
13 13 (0.89%) BYOD
14 12 (0.82%) Blackberry
15 8 (0.55%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 516 (35.25%) Windows
2 261 (17.83%) Windows 10
3 101 (6.90%) Windows 7
4 90 (6.15%) Windows Server
5 48 (3.28%) Linux
6 46 (3.14%) Mac OS
7 42 (2.87%) Apple iOS
8 35 (2.39%) Android
8 35 (2.39%) Windows Server 2012
9 33 (2.25%) Windows Server 2016
10 32 (2.19%) Windows Server 2019
11 20 (1.37%) Windows NT
12 16 (1.09%) Ubuntu
13 15 (1.02%) Debian
14 14 (0.96%) Mac OS X
14 14 (0.96%) Windows Server 2008
15 13 (0.89%) Unix
16 10 (0.68%) Windows 8
17 4 (0.27%) Embedded Linux
17 4 (0.27%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 473 (32.31%) Problem-Solving
2 337 (23.02%) ITIL
3 193 (13.18%) Service Delivery
4 154 (10.52%) Incident Management
5 109 (7.45%) Agile
6 107 (7.31%) Service Management
7 95 (6.49%) ITSM
8 91 (6.22%) Time Management
9 84 (5.74%) CRM
10 81 (5.53%) Mathematics
11 68 (4.64%) Asset Management
12 62 (4.23%) Decision-Making
13 61 (4.17%) Project Management
14 59 (4.03%) Stakeholder Management
15 57 (3.89%) Continuous Improvement
16 54 (3.69%) Business Intelligence
17 50 (3.42%) Migration
18 47 (3.21%) Computer Science
18 47 (3.21%) Customer Experience
19 46 (3.14%) Break/Fix
Programming Languages
1 51 (3.48%) Python
2 38 (2.60%) SQL
3 27 (1.84%) PowerShell
4 19 (1.30%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.09%) C#
6 14 (0.96%) Java
7 10 (0.68%) R
8 9 (0.61%) Bash
9 8 (0.55%) C++
9 8 (0.55%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.48%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.27%) ABAP
11 4 (0.27%) C
11 4 (0.27%) Perl
12 3 (0.20%) Google Apps Script
12 3 (0.20%) PHP
13 2 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.14%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.14%) VB
13 2 (0.14%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 254 (17.35%) Security Cleared
2 186 (12.70%) Degree
3 157 (10.72%) SC Cleared
4 82 (5.60%) DV Cleared
5 73 (4.99%) Microsoft Certification
6 62 (4.23%) A+ Certification
7 47 (3.21%) MCP
8 46 (3.14%) Cisco Certification
9 45 (3.07%) MCSA
10 38 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
11 32 (2.19%) CCNA
12 15 (1.02%) ITIL Certification
13 14 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
14 13 (0.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 12 (0.82%) Master's Degree
16 8 (0.55%) Azure Certification
16 8 (0.55%) DBS Check
17 7 (0.48%) MCSE
18 6 (0.41%) CCIE
18 6 (0.41%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 202 (13.80%) SLA
2 38 (2.60%) QA
3 27 (1.84%) Disclosure Scotland
4 21 (1.43%) GDPR
5 18 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (1.16%) Accessibility
7 11 (0.75%) Data Quality
8 7 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 5 (0.34%) ISO 22301
9 5 (0.34%) PMO
10 4 (0.27%) NCSC
10 4 (0.27%) NIST
11 3 (0.20%) GRC
12 2 (0.14%) COBIT
12 2 (0.14%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.14%) P3O
13 1 (0.068%) GxP
13 1 (0.068%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.068%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.068%) WCAG
System Software
1 326 (22.27%) Active Directory
2 46 (3.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 38 (2.60%) Firmware
4 16 (1.09%) Hyper-V
5 10 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (0.68%) vSphere
6 9 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
7 5 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.27%) Docker
8 4 (0.27%) Samba
9 3 (0.20%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.20%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.14%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.068%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.068%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 121 (8.27%) SCCM
2 62 (4.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 26 (1.78%) WSUS
4 20 (1.37%) Sysprep
5 13 (0.89%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (0.55%) Kubernetes
8 7 (0.48%) vCenter Server
9 6 (0.41%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 4 (0.27%) AirWatch
10 4 (0.27%) Terraform
11 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Clustering
12 2 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.14%) IBM BigFix
12 2 (0.14%) Tivoli
12 2 (0.14%) VxRail
13 1 (0.068%) Ansible
13 1 (0.068%) Nessus
13 1 (0.068%) NetBackup
13 1 (0.068%) vMotion
Vendors
1 566 (38.66%) Microsoft
2 191 (13.05%) ServiceNow
3 80 (5.46%) Citrix
4 71 (4.85%) VMware
5 59 (4.03%) Cisco
6 53 (3.62%) HP
7 49 (3.35%) Apple
8 44 (3.01%) SAP
9 28 (1.91%) Google
10 23 (1.57%) Oracle
11 20 (1.37%) Red Hat
12 19 (1.30%) Salesforce
13 18 (1.23%) Dell
14 16 (1.09%) Adobe
15 10 (0.68%) Remedy
16 8 (0.55%) Avaya
16 8 (0.55%) Computacenter
16 8 (0.55%) Okta
16 8 (0.55%) Veeam
17 6 (0.41%) Ivanti