Customer Service Contracts with Work from Home Options

Customer Service
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 105 99 143
Rank change year-on-year -6 +44 +16
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 327 604 836
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.17% 2.40% 1.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.47% 2.67% 2.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 208 382 543
10th Percentile £150 £135 £145
25th Percentile £227 £200 £184
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £375
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% +6.67% +25.00%
75th Percentile £550 £531 £538
90th Percentile £626 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £275 £250 £249
% change year-on-year +10.00% +0.50% -0.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 30 75
10th Percentile £12.70 £12.50 £12.21
25th Percentile £13.60 £14.25 £14.75
Median hourly rate £16.00 £15.61 £18.55
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -15.85% +19.68%
75th Percentile £18.00 £22.16 £23.38
90th Percentile £20.88 £44.50 £28.75
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
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,241 22,603 40,082
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 88.03% 89.73% 91.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,876 15,973 29,084
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £631
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 571 519 538
10th Percentile £15.00 £18.63 £14.18
25th Percentile £25.50 £29.31 £20.56
Median hourly rate £43.00 £53.35 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.40% +50.28% +44.90%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.00 £70.60
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +4.82%

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
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Customer Service daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Customer Service over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Customer Service daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Customer Service hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Customer Service over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Customer Service hourly rate 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 19 (5.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.45%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.92%) IBM HTTP Server
4 3 (0.92%) WebSphere
4 3 (0.92%) WebSphere Application Server
4 3 (0.92%) WebSphere Portal
5 2 (0.61%) CMS
6 1 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.31%) Moodle
6 1 (0.31%) OpenEdge
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 46 (14.07%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (8.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (3.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.53%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.61%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 13 (3.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.22%) SAP SD
2 4 (1.22%) Workfront
3 3 (0.92%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.61%) JDE OneWorld
4 2 (0.61%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.61%) Primavera
4 2 (0.61%) Shopify
4 2 (0.61%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.61%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.31%) Actimize
5 1 (0.31%) MFGPRO
5 1 (0.31%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.31%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.31%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.31%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.31%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.31%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 51 (15.60%) Microsoft 365
2 44 (13.46%) Azure
3 19 (5.81%) Dynamics 365
4 13 (3.98%) AWS
5 12 (3.67%) Power Platform
6 11 (3.36%) Entra ID
7 9 (2.75%) Power Automate
7 9 (2.75%) SaaS
8 8 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (2.45%) IaaS
9 5 (1.53%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 3 (0.92%) Amazon EKS
10 3 (0.92%) OpenShift
10 3 (0.92%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (0.92%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 3 (0.92%) WhatsApp
11 2 (0.61%) Amazon EC2
11 2 (0.61%) BigCommerce
11 2 (0.61%) PaaS
11 2 (0.61%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 24 (7.34%) Firewall
2 22 (6.73%) SAN
3 20 (6.12%) TCP/IP
4 15 (4.59%) VPN
5 11 (3.36%) Internet
6 8 (2.45%) DNS
6 8 (2.45%) LAN
7 7 (2.14%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (1.83%) DHCP
8 6 (1.83%) WAN
9 4 (1.22%) HTTP
9 4 (1.22%) MPLS
9 4 (1.22%) Network Security
9 4 (1.22%) Wireless
10 3 (0.92%) ADSL
10 3 (0.92%) Cisco IOS
10 3 (0.92%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.92%) NAS
10 3 (0.92%) PSTN
10 3 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.75%) Power BI
2 5 (1.53%) Big Data
2 5 (1.53%) Data Lake
2 5 (1.53%) Tableau
3 4 (1.22%) Hadoop
4 3 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.61%) MySQL
5 2 (0.61%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.61%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.61%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.31%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.31%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.31%) Jackrabbit
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.31%) QlikView
6 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.31%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 5 (1.53%) JIRA
2 4 (1.22%) Git
3 3 (0.92%) IBM UrbanCode
3 3 (0.92%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.61%) Maven
5 1 (0.31%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.31%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.31%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.31%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.31%) TestRail
5 1 (0.31%) Valgrind
5 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
General
1 158 (48.32%) Social Skills
2 43 (13.15%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (11.93%) Finance
4 33 (10.09%) Public Sector
5 21 (6.42%) Marketing
6 20 (6.12%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (3.98%) Telecoms
8 11 (3.36%) Legal
9 10 (3.06%) Manufacturing
10 9 (2.75%) Banking
11 8 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.83%) Local Government
13 5 (1.53%) Electronics
13 5 (1.53%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.53%) Law
14 4 (1.22%) Billing
14 4 (1.22%) Retail
15 3 (0.92%) Italian Language
15 3 (0.92%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (0.92%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 80 (24.46%) Analyst
2 42 (12.84%) Service Analyst
3 41 (12.54%) Service Desk Analyst
4 35 (10.70%) Senior
5 32 (9.79%) Consultant
5 32 (9.79%) Developer
6 22 (6.73%) Support Engineer
7 16 (4.89%) 1st Line Support
8 15 (4.59%) IT Support
9 14 (4.28%) Architect
9 14 (4.28%) Python Developer
10 13 (3.98%) ServiceNow Developer
10 13 (3.98%) Support Analyst
11 12 (3.67%) Functional Consultant
12 11 (3.36%) Coordinator
13 10 (3.06%) 1st Line Engineer
13 10 (3.06%) Business Analyst
13 10 (3.06%) Solutions Architect
14 9 (2.75%) IT Engineer
14 9 (2.75%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (7.65%) Web Services
2 7 (2.14%) Middleware
3 5 (1.53%) .NET
3 5 (1.53%) J2EE
4 3 (0.92%) CSS
4 3 (0.92%) Elastic Stack
4 3 (0.92%) REST
4 3 (0.92%) Spring
5 2 (0.61%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.61%) AWS CDK
5 2 (0.61%) Entity Framework
5 2 (0.61%) Jest
5 2 (0.61%) jQuery
5 2 (0.61%) Lightning Web Components
5 2 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.61%) React
5 2 (0.61%) Sass
5 2 (0.61%) Spring MVC
5 2 (0.61%) Twitter Bootstrap
5 2 (0.61%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 9 (2.75%) Onboarding
2 7 (2.14%) Management Information System
2 7 (2.14%) Product Ownership
3 5 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (1.22%) Algorithms
4 4 (1.22%) Housing Association
4 4 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (1.22%) Social Media
4 4 (1.22%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (0.92%) Distributed Applications
5 3 (0.92%) iPhone
5 3 (0.92%) Life Science
5 3 (0.92%) Virtual Team
6 2 (0.61%) BYOD
6 2 (0.61%) CMDB
6 2 (0.61%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (0.61%) Data Structures
6 2 (0.61%) Driving Licence
6 2 (0.61%) IoT
6 2 (0.61%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 92 (28.13%) Windows
2 24 (7.34%) Linux
3 23 (7.03%) Windows 10
4 15 (4.59%) Ubuntu
5 14 (4.28%) Debian
6 12 (3.67%) Windows 7
6 12 (3.67%) Windows Server
7 9 (2.75%) Mac OS
8 6 (1.83%) Unix
9 5 (1.53%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (1.22%) Android
10 4 (1.22%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.92%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.61%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.31%) HPUX
13 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.31%) VMS
13 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (22.63%) ITIL
2 71 (21.71%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (16.82%) Agile
4 46 (14.07%) Service Management
5 39 (11.93%) Service Delivery
6 31 (9.48%) CRM
7 30 (9.17%) ITSM
8 24 (7.34%) Time Management
9 22 (6.73%) Migration
9 22 (6.73%) Prototyping
10 21 (6.42%) Asset Management
10 21 (6.42%) Business Intelligence
10 21 (6.42%) Configuration Management
10 21 (6.42%) IT Asset Management
10 21 (6.42%) Operations Management
10 21 (6.42%) Stakeholder Management
11 20 (6.12%) Project Management
12 18 (5.50%) Data Modelling
13 17 (5.20%) Roadmaps
14 16 (4.89%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 24 (7.34%) Python
2 13 (3.98%) SQL
3 8 (2.45%) C#
3 8 (2.45%) PowerShell
4 7 (2.14%) Java
5 6 (1.83%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.53%) Bash
6 5 (1.53%) Perl
6 5 (1.53%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.92%) C++
7 3 (0.92%) PHP
7 3 (0.92%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.61%) R
8 2 (0.61%) VBScript
9 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 55 (16.82%) Security Cleared
2 45 (13.76%) SC Cleared
3 40 (12.23%) Degree
4 16 (4.89%) DV Cleared
5 6 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 6 (1.83%) Master's Degree
6 5 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.22%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.92%) BC Cleared
8 3 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.61%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.31%) CCSK
10 1 (0.31%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.31%) Oracle Certification
10 1 (0.31%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.31%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (10.40%) SLA
2 13 (3.98%) QA
3 9 (2.75%) GDPR
4 7 (2.14%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.92%) ISO 22301
6 3 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.61%) COBIT
7 2 (0.61%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.61%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.61%) GRC
7 2 (0.61%) P3O
7 2 (0.61%) PMO
8 1 (0.31%) NCSC
8 1 (0.31%) NIST
8 1 (0.31%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 60 (18.35%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.53%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.22%) Docker
4 4 (1.22%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.31%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (5.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.53%) SCCM
2 5 (1.53%) WSUS
3 4 (1.22%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.92%) Ansible
4 3 (0.92%) Terraform
4 3 (0.92%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.61%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.31%) Nessus
Vendors
1 120 (36.70%) Microsoft
2 50 (15.29%) ServiceNow
3 29 (8.87%) VMware
4 18 (5.50%) Red Hat
4 18 (5.50%) SAP
5 17 (5.20%) Cisco
6 10 (3.06%) Salesforce
7 9 (2.75%) Oracle
8 8 (2.45%) Adobe
9 7 (2.14%) Google
10 5 (1.53%) Apple
10 5 (1.53%) Computacenter
10 5 (1.53%) HP
11 4 (1.22%) Ariba
11 4 (1.22%) Citrix
12 3 (0.92%) BT
12 3 (0.92%) Dell
12 3 (0.92%) IBM
12 3 (0.92%) Progress
12 3 (0.92%) Remedy