Customer Service Contracts in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 29 34 35
Rank change year-on-year +5 +1 +26
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 1,096 1,292 1,692
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.35% 5.53% 5.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.34% 6.18% 6.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 484 648 908
10th Percentile £136 £121 £123
25th Percentile £172 £155 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £215 £211
Median % change year-on-year +27.91% +1.98% +20.47%
75th Percentile £500 £438 £397
90th Percentile £575 £580 £538
UK median daily rate £275 £250 £250
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 420 362 441
10th Percentile £11.00 - £11.13
25th Percentile £12.37 £9.80 £12.50
Median hourly rate £14.49 £13.66 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +6.04% -5.79% +7.41%
75th Percentile £16.50 £16.54 £18.55
90th Percentile £20.30 £21.19 £22.25
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
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,295 20,910 27,075
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.44% 89.50% 88.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,314 14,450 18,900
10th Percentile £250 £256 £235
25th Percentile £380 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £651
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,056 1,280 1,343
10th Percentile £12.32 £10.99 £12.25
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.50 £14.25
Median hourly rate £38.06 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.74% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £61.26 £65.00 £47.11
90th Percentile £72.90 £73.75 £61.45
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.40 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.29% +41.73% +4.82%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Customer Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Customer Service in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Customer Service in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Service in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Customer Service in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Customer Service in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Service in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Service in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 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
North of England +14 333 £300 +30.43% 597
South East +1 227 £275 +27.91% 614
East of England +2 206 £325 +58.54% 310
North West +25 181 £325 +30.00% 327
Midlands +16 141 £291 +16.40% 413
Yorkshire +6 139 £291 +21.15% 197
Scotland +13 84 £340 +36.00% 134
South West -33 84 £175 -14.67% 323
West Midlands +20 82 £338 -6.90% 251
East Midlands +4 58 £200 -3.61% 162
North East +16 14 £345 +130.00% 86
Wales +1 13 £220 +37.50% 85
Northern Ireland +2 8 £190 +11.76% 22
Customer Service
UK

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 58 (5.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 41 (3.74%) SharePoint
3 10 (0.91%) Skype for Business
4 6 (0.55%) CMS
5 4 (0.36%) IBM Notes
6 3 (0.27%) IBM HTTP Server
6 3 (0.27%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.27%) WebSphere Application Server
6 3 (0.27%) WebSphere Portal
7 2 (0.18%) Drupal
7 2 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.18%) IBM Domino
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.18%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.091%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.091%) IIS
8 1 (0.091%) Moodle
8 1 (0.091%) MQSeries
8 1 (0.091%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 196 (17.88%) Microsoft Office
2 117 (10.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 70 (6.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.64%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.18%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.091%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 12 (1.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.36%) SAP SD
4 3 (0.27%) Actimize
4 3 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.18%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.18%) Primavera
5 2 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.091%) Cerner Millennium
6 1 (0.091%) MFGPRO
6 1 (0.091%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.091%) Sage 50
6 1 (0.091%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.091%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.091%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.091%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 226 (20.62%) Microsoft 365
2 77 (7.03%) Azure
3 31 (2.83%) Power Platform
4 29 (2.65%) Entra ID
5 25 (2.28%) AWS
5 25 (2.28%) Dynamics 365
6 20 (1.82%) OneDrive
7 17 (1.55%) Power Automate
8 8 (0.73%) PowerApps
9 7 (0.64%) IaaS
9 7 (0.64%) SaaS
10 5 (0.46%) WhatsApp
11 4 (0.36%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
12 3 (0.27%) PaaS
13 2 (0.18%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.18%) GCP
13 2 (0.18%) Google Workspace
13 2 (0.18%) Mimecast
13 2 (0.18%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 61 (5.57%) Wi-Fi
2 50 (4.56%) LAN
3 49 (4.47%) VPN
4 40 (3.65%) Firewall
5 33 (3.01%) TCP/IP
6 31 (2.83%) SAN
7 29 (2.65%) DNS
8 26 (2.37%) WAN
9 24 (2.19%) DHCP
10 21 (1.92%) Wireless
11 12 (1.09%) Internet
11 12 (1.09%) Remote Desktop
12 11 (1.00%) Ethernet
13 10 (0.91%) Skype
14 7 (0.64%) OSPF
14 7 (0.64%) Wireless Security
15 6 (0.55%) Unified Communications
16 5 (0.46%) Broadband
16 5 (0.46%) Network Security
17 4 (0.36%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.28%) Power BI
2 6 (0.55%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.46%) Oracle Database
4 3 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
4 3 (0.27%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.18%) Big Data
5 2 (0.18%) NonStop SQL
5 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.091%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.091%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.091%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.091%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.091%) DTS
6 1 (0.091%) EDMS
6 1 (0.091%) Metadata
6 1 (0.091%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.091%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.091%) Spatial Data
6 1 (0.091%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.091%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 8 (0.73%) JIRA
2 5 (0.46%) Git
2 5 (0.46%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.27%) IBM UrbanCode
4 2 (0.18%) TestRail
5 1 (0.091%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.091%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.091%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.091%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.091%) Selenium
5 1 (0.091%) Valgrind
5 1 (0.091%) Visual Studio
General
1 598 (54.56%) Social Skills
2 123 (11.22%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (7.85%) Public Sector
4 85 (7.76%) Finance
5 70 (6.39%) Organisational Skills
6 66 (6.02%) Retail
7 45 (4.11%) Telecoms
8 26 (2.37%) Legal
9 23 (2.10%) Manufacturing
9 23 (2.10%) Marketing
10 18 (1.64%) Law
11 15 (1.37%) German Language
11 15 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
12 14 (1.28%) Hungarian Language
13 13 (1.19%) Automotive
13 13 (1.19%) Dutch Language
14 11 (1.00%) Local Government
15 9 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
15 9 (0.82%) Electronics
16 8 (0.73%) Billing
Job Titles
1 306 (27.92%) Analyst
2 211 (19.25%) Service Analyst
3 194 (17.70%) Service Desk Analyst
4 110 (10.04%) Support Engineer
5 94 (8.58%) IT Support
6 78 (7.12%) IT Engineer
7 55 (5.02%) Support Analyst
8 49 (4.47%) Service Desk Agent
9 46 (4.20%) Administrator
10 40 (3.65%) 1st Line Support
11 38 (3.47%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
11 38 (3.47%) Desktop Engineer
11 38 (3.47%) Desktop Support
12 37 (3.38%) Developer
12 37 (3.38%) IT Support Engineer
12 37 (3.38%) Senior
13 34 (3.10%) Field Engineer
14 33 (3.01%) Consultant
14 33 (3.01%) Customer Analyst
14 33 (3.01%) Customer Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.37%) Web Services
2 9 (0.82%) Middleware
3 7 (0.64%) CSS
4 6 (0.55%) HTML
5 3 (0.27%) AWS CDK
5 3 (0.27%) J2EE
5 3 (0.27%) Lightning Web Components
5 3 (0.27%) Node.js
5 3 (0.27%) React
5 3 (0.27%) Spring
5 3 (0.27%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.18%) LDAP
6 2 (0.18%) REST
6 2 (0.18%) XMPP
7 1 (0.091%) Google Maps API
7 1 (0.091%) jQuery
7 1 (0.091%) JSON
7 1 (0.091%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.091%) Software Packaging
7 1 (0.091%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 57 (5.20%) Driving Licence
2 48 (4.38%) Management Information System
3 38 (3.47%) Analytical Mindset
4 24 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (1.55%) Data Centre
5 17 (1.55%) iPhone
6 14 (1.28%) NHS
7 13 (1.19%) Digital Signage
7 13 (1.19%) iPad
7 13 (1.19%) Onboarding
8 10 (0.91%) Video Conferencing
9 9 (0.82%) BYOD
9 9 (0.82%) Clustering
9 9 (0.82%) PKI
10 8 (0.73%) CMDB
10 8 (0.73%) Smartphone
11 6 (0.55%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.46%) Blog
13 4 (0.36%) CCTV
13 4 (0.36%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 392 (35.77%) Windows
2 202 (18.43%) Windows 10
3 69 (6.30%) Windows 7
3 69 (6.30%) Windows Server
4 41 (3.74%) Apple iOS
5 40 (3.65%) Linux
6 37 (3.38%) Windows Server 2016
7 32 (2.92%) Windows Server 2019
8 26 (2.37%) Windows Server 2012
9 23 (2.10%) Mac OS
10 20 (1.82%) Android
10 20 (1.82%) Windows NT
11 15 (1.37%) Ubuntu
12 14 (1.28%) Debian
13 7 (0.64%) Unix
14 6 (0.55%) Windows Server 2008
15 5 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 5 (0.46%) Windows Server 2003
16 4 (0.36%) Embedded Linux
16 4 (0.36%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 377 (34.40%) Problem-Solving
2 264 (24.09%) ITIL
3 151 (13.78%) Service Delivery
4 124 (11.31%) Incident Management
5 93 (8.49%) Service Management
6 80 (7.30%) Agile
7 70 (6.39%) Time Management
8 67 (6.11%) Mathematics
9 58 (5.29%) ITSM
10 50 (4.56%) Stakeholder Management
11 49 (4.47%) Asset Management
12 48 (4.38%) Continuous Improvement
13 44 (4.01%) Break/Fix
14 43 (3.92%) CRM
14 43 (3.92%) Decision-Making
15 34 (3.10%) Project Management
16 32 (2.92%) Customer Requirements
16 32 (2.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 31 (2.83%) Problem Management
18 30 (2.74%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (2.19%) SQL
2 23 (2.10%) Python
3 17 (1.55%) PowerShell
4 8 (0.73%) Java
5 6 (0.55%) C#
5 6 (0.55%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.55%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.36%) Bash
6 4 (0.36%) Perl
7 3 (0.27%) C++
7 3 (0.27%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.18%) C
8 2 (0.18%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.18%) VB
9 1 (0.091%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.091%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.091%) PHP
9 1 (0.091%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 231 (21.08%) Security Cleared
2 151 (13.78%) SC Cleared
3 125 (11.41%) Degree
4 79 (7.21%) DV Cleared
5 70 (6.39%) Microsoft Certification
6 63 (5.75%) A+ Certification
7 44 (4.01%) MCP
7 44 (4.01%) MCSA
8 33 (3.01%) Cisco Certification
9 28 (2.55%) CCNA
10 20 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
11 17 (1.55%) MCSE
12 12 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
13 11 (1.00%) Master's Degree
14 9 (0.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 8 (0.73%) DBS Check
15 8 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
15 8 (0.73%) Network+ Certification
16 6 (0.55%) Azure Certification
17 4 (0.36%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 159 (14.51%) SLA
2 32 (2.92%) Disclosure Scotland
3 31 (2.83%) QA
4 11 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (0.91%) GDPR
6 8 (0.73%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.18%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.18%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.18%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.091%) COBIT
9 1 (0.091%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.091%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 250 (22.81%) Active Directory
2 36 (3.28%) Firmware
3 33 (3.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.64%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (0.55%) vSphere
6 4 (0.36%) KVM
6 4 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.27%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.27%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.18%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.091%) Docker
9 1 (0.091%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.091%) Samba
9 1 (0.091%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.091%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 119 (10.86%) SCCM
2 50 (4.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 30 (2.74%) WSUS
4 20 (1.82%) Sysprep
5 8 (0.73%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (0.73%) vCenter Server
6 7 (0.64%) Jamf Pro
7 6 (0.55%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Clustering
9 3 (0.27%) Kubernetes
10 2 (0.18%) AirWatch
10 2 (0.18%) IBM BigFix
10 2 (0.18%) Nagios
10 2 (0.18%) OpenView
10 2 (0.18%) Tivoli
10 2 (0.18%) VxRail
11 1 (0.091%) Ansible
11 1 (0.091%) McAfee ePO
11 1 (0.091%) Nessus
11 1 (0.091%) vMotion
Vendors
1 439 (40.05%) Microsoft
2 144 (13.14%) ServiceNow
3 72 (6.57%) Citrix
4 55 (5.02%) HP
5 54 (4.93%) VMware
6 40 (3.65%) Cisco
7 34 (3.10%) Apple
8 25 (2.28%) SAP
9 22 (2.01%) Oracle
10 20 (1.82%) Red Hat
11 19 (1.73%) Dell
12 10 (0.91%) Google
13 9 (0.82%) Remedy
14 8 (0.73%) Salesforce
15 6 (0.55%) Computacenter
15 6 (0.55%) Lotus
15 6 (0.55%) McAfee
16 5 (0.46%) Avaya
16 5 (0.46%) NetApp
16 5 (0.46%) Openreach