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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 46 61 78
Rank change year-on-year +15 +17 +28
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 1,439 1,798 2,270
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.95% 3.71% 3.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.58% 4.12% 3.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 698 934 1,312
10th Percentile £143 £130 £130
25th Percentile £181 £167 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £248 £250
Median % change year-on-year +10.89% -0.80% -
75th Percentile £500 £494 £475
90th Percentile £588 £593 £625
UK median daily rate £275 £250 £250
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 456 436 468
10th Percentile £11.07 £9.80 £11.61
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% +7.14%
75th Percentile £18.00 £16.85 £19.81
90th Percentile £22.13 £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 31,426 43,648 64,496
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.34% 90.08% 90.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,611 30,630 45,872
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £450 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,247 1,533 1,757
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.13 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.54 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +46.16% +8.70%
75th Percentile £60.13 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%

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 20 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 20 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 20 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 +24 439 £275 -8.33% 600
North of England +14 331 £300 +20.00% 652
South East +1 225 £253 +17.49% 652
East of England +2 204 £325 +54.76% 340
North West +23 177 £325 +30.00% 338
Yorkshire +7 142 £291 +26.41% 233
Midlands +11 139 £291 +23.83% 460
West Midlands +19 82 £338 -3.57% 263
South West -31 81 £176 -15.69% 333
East Midlands +3 56 £200 -3.61% 197
North East +13 13 £345 +142.11% 90
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 96 (6.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 49 (3.41%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.11%) Skype for Business
4 10 (0.69%) CMS
4 10 (0.69%) Exchange Server 2013
5 7 (0.49%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 7 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (0.42%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 6 (0.42%) Confluence
7 4 (0.28%) IBM Notes
7 4 (0.28%) MQSeries
8 2 (0.14%) Drupal
8 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.14%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.069%) IBM Domino
9 1 (0.069%) IBM HTTP Server
9 1 (0.069%) Moodle
9 1 (0.069%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.069%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 248 (17.23%) Microsoft Office
2 148 (10.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 89 (6.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (1.04%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.14%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.069%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.069%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.069%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 41 (2.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.42%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.35%) Actimize
4 5 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.28%) SAP SD
5 4 (0.28%) Workfront
6 3 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.21%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.21%) SAP MRS
6 3 (0.21%) SAP PS
6 3 (0.21%) Shopify
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.14%) Primavera
7 2 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.14%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 2 (0.14%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 301 (20.92%) Microsoft 365
2 140 (9.73%) Azure
3 71 (4.93%) Power Platform
4 62 (4.31%) Dynamics 365
5 42 (2.92%) AWS
6 35 (2.43%) Power Automate
7 32 (2.22%) Entra ID
8 26 (1.81%) OneDrive
9 20 (1.39%) SaaS
10 15 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (1.04%) PowerApps
11 12 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
11 12 (0.83%) Google Workspace
11 12 (0.83%) WhatsApp
12 9 (0.63%) IaaS
13 8 (0.56%) GCP
13 8 (0.56%) Slack
14 6 (0.42%) PaaS
15 5 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 5 (0.35%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 92 (6.39%) VPN
2 62 (4.31%) Wi-Fi
3 61 (4.24%) LAN
4 50 (3.47%) Firewall
5 47 (3.27%) WAN
6 40 (2.78%) DNS
6 40 (2.78%) Wireless
7 39 (2.71%) TCP/IP
8 25 (1.74%) DHCP
9 22 (1.53%) Internet
10 18 (1.25%) SAN
11 17 (1.18%) Skype
12 16 (1.11%) Remote Desktop
13 13 (0.90%) Cisco IOS
14 12 (0.83%) Ethernet
14 12 (0.83%) Network Security
15 10 (0.69%) Unified Communications
16 9 (0.63%) OSPF
17 8 (0.56%) VoIP
17 8 (0.56%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (2.36%) Power BI
2 18 (1.25%) Big Data
3 13 (0.90%) Tableau
4 12 (0.83%) Data Lake
4 12 (0.83%) Hadoop
5 6 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (0.42%) SQL Server
6 5 (0.35%) Oracle Database
6 5 (0.35%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
8 3 (0.21%) MySQL
8 3 (0.21%) OLAP
8 3 (0.21%) OLTP
9 2 (0.14%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.069%) EDMS
10 1 (0.069%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 1 (0.069%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.069%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (1.53%) JIRA
2 9 (0.63%) Git
3 8 (0.56%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.21%) Maven
5 1 (0.069%) GitLab
5 1 (0.069%) IBM UrbanCode
5 1 (0.069%) Selenium
5 1 (0.069%) TestRail
5 1 (0.069%) Visual Studio
General
1 747 (51.91%) Social Skills
2 182 (12.65%) Analytical Skills
3 178 (12.37%) Finance
4 92 (6.39%) Public Sector
5 84 (5.84%) Retail
6 74 (5.14%) Organisational Skills
7 70 (4.86%) Marketing
8 61 (4.24%) Telecoms
9 39 (2.71%) Legal
10 30 (2.08%) Law
11 28 (1.95%) Presentation Skills
12 21 (1.46%) Banking
12 21 (1.46%) Manufacturing
13 20 (1.39%) Financial Institution
14 18 (1.25%) Local Government
15 14 (0.97%) Automotive
15 14 (0.97%) German Language
15 14 (0.97%) Hungarian Language
16 13 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
16 13 (0.90%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 351 (24.39%) Analyst
2 231 (16.05%) Service Analyst
3 213 (14.80%) Service Desk Analyst
4 154 (10.70%) Support Engineer
5 115 (7.99%) IT Support
6 94 (6.53%) IT Engineer
7 75 (5.21%) Desktop Support
8 69 (4.79%) Senior
9 61 (4.24%) Consultant
10 58 (4.03%) Desktop Engineer
11 56 (3.89%) Administrator
11 56 (3.89%) Support Analyst
12 50 (3.47%) Developer
12 50 (3.47%) Service Desk Agent
13 49 (3.41%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 47 (3.27%) 2nd Line Support
15 45 (3.13%) IT Support Engineer
16 42 (2.92%) 1st Line Support
17 40 (2.78%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
18 39 (2.71%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.22%) Web Services
2 16 (1.11%) CSS
3 12 (0.83%) Middleware
4 11 (0.76%) HTML
5 10 (0.69%) .NET
6 9 (0.63%) XMPP
7 8 (0.56%) React
8 7 (0.49%) AngularJS
9 6 (0.42%) Spring
10 5 (0.35%) LDAP
10 5 (0.35%) Node.js
10 5 (0.35%) REST
11 4 (0.28%) J2EE
11 4 (0.28%) jQuery
11 4 (0.28%) Oracle Fusion
11 4 (0.28%) SAP Fiori
11 4 (0.28%) Twitter Bootstrap
12 3 (0.21%) .NET Framework
12 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
12 3 (0.21%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 66 (4.59%) Management Information System
2 53 (3.68%) Driving Licence
3 47 (3.27%) Analytical Mindset
4 32 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (1.95%) Video Conferencing
6 21 (1.46%) Smartphone
7 17 (1.18%) Algorithms
7 17 (1.18%) CMDB
7 17 (1.18%) iPad
7 17 (1.18%) NHS
7 17 (1.18%) Onboarding
7 17 (1.18%) Social Media
8 16 (1.11%) Product Ownership
9 15 (1.04%) Data Centre
9 15 (1.04%) Digital Signage
9 15 (1.04%) iPhone
10 14 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
11 13 (0.90%) BYOD
12 11 (0.76%) Blackberry
13 8 (0.56%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 502 (34.89%) Windows
2 260 (18.07%) Windows 10
3 97 (6.74%) Windows 7
4 89 (6.18%) Windows Server
5 48 (3.34%) Mac OS
6 42 (2.92%) Linux
7 40 (2.78%) Apple iOS
8 33 (2.29%) Android
8 33 (2.29%) Windows Server 2012
9 31 (2.15%) Windows Server 2016
10 30 (2.08%) Windows Server 2019
11 19 (1.32%) Windows NT
12 13 (0.90%) Mac OS X
12 13 (0.90%) Windows Server 2008
13 12 (0.83%) Unix
14 11 (0.76%) Debian
14 11 (0.76%) Ubuntu
15 9 (0.63%) Windows 8
16 4 (0.28%) VMS
17 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 462 (32.11%) Problem-Solving
2 321 (22.31%) ITIL
3 190 (13.20%) Service Delivery
4 155 (10.77%) Incident Management
5 107 (7.44%) Service Management
6 105 (7.30%) Agile
7 94 (6.53%) ITSM
8 86 (5.98%) CRM
9 85 (5.91%) Time Management
10 84 (5.84%) Mathematics
11 69 (4.79%) Asset Management
12 64 (4.45%) Project Management
13 62 (4.31%) Decision-Making
14 56 (3.89%) Business Intelligence
14 56 (3.89%) Continuous Improvement
15 55 (3.82%) Stakeholder Management
16 51 (3.54%) Migration
17 49 (3.41%) Customer Experience
18 47 (3.27%) Computer Science
19 42 (2.92%) Break/Fix
Programming Languages
1 48 (3.34%) Python
2 39 (2.71%) SQL
3 28 (1.95%) PowerShell
4 19 (1.32%) JavaScript
5 15 (1.04%) C#
6 13 (0.90%) Java
7 10 (0.69%) Bash
7 10 (0.69%) R
7 10 (0.69%) TypeScript
8 7 (0.49%) C++
8 7 (0.49%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.28%) C
9 4 (0.28%) Google Apps Script
9 4 (0.28%) Perl
10 3 (0.21%) ABAP
10 3 (0.21%) PHP
11 2 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.14%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.14%) VB
11 2 (0.14%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 242 (16.82%) Security Cleared
2 179 (12.44%) Degree
3 151 (10.49%) SC Cleared
4 74 (5.14%) DV Cleared
4 74 (5.14%) Microsoft Certification
5 61 (4.24%) A+ Certification
6 46 (3.20%) MCSA
7 43 (2.99%) Cisco Certification
8 42 (2.92%) MCP
9 38 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
10 32 (2.22%) CCNA
11 14 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
12 13 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
13 11 (0.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 11 (0.76%) Master's Degree
14 7 (0.49%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.49%) CCNP
14 7 (0.49%) MCSE
15 6 (0.42%) CCIE
15 6 (0.42%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 199 (13.83%) SLA
2 37 (2.57%) QA
3 27 (1.88%) Disclosure Scotland
4 20 (1.39%) GDPR
5 19 (1.32%) Accessibility
6 16 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (0.76%) Data Quality
8 6 (0.42%) PMO
9 5 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 4 (0.28%) ISO 22301
11 3 (0.21%) GRC
11 3 (0.21%) WCAG
12 2 (0.14%) COBIT
12 2 (0.14%) P3O
13 1 (0.069%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.069%) NCSC
13 1 (0.069%) NIST
13 1 (0.069%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.069%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 321 (22.31%) Active Directory
2 46 (3.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 36 (2.50%) Firmware
4 16 (1.11%) Hyper-V
5 11 (0.76%) vSphere
6 9 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
6 9 (0.63%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (0.42%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.28%) Docker
8 4 (0.28%) Samba
8 4 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.21%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.21%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.14%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.069%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.069%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 117 (8.13%) SCCM
2 57 (3.96%) Microsoft Intune
3 27 (1.88%) WSUS
4 19 (1.32%) Sysprep
5 14 (0.97%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (0.56%) Kubernetes
8 6 (0.42%) AirWatch
8 6 (0.42%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 6 (0.42%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.28%) Terraform
10 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Clustering
11 2 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.14%) Nessus
11 2 (0.14%) VxRail
12 1 (0.069%) Ansible
12 1 (0.069%) IBM BigFix
12 1 (0.069%) NetBackup
12 1 (0.069%) Tivoli
12 1 (0.069%) vMotion
Vendors
1 562 (39.05%) Microsoft
2 190 (13.20%) ServiceNow
3 76 (5.28%) Citrix
4 68 (4.73%) VMware
5 59 (4.10%) Cisco
6 50 (3.47%) HP
7 48 (3.34%) Apple
8 43 (2.99%) SAP
9 29 (2.02%) Google
10 24 (1.67%) Oracle
11 22 (1.53%) Salesforce
12 18 (1.25%) Dell
13 16 (1.11%) Red Hat
14 15 (1.04%) Adobe
15 9 (0.63%) Avaya
15 9 (0.63%) Okta
15 9 (0.63%) Veeam
16 8 (0.56%) Computacenter
16 8 (0.56%) Remedy
17 6 (0.42%) Fortinet