Customer Engagement Contracts

Customer Engagement
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Customer Engagement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Customer Engagement over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 434 506 546
Rank change year-on-year +72 +40 -44
Contract jobs citing Customer Engagement 137 183 311
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.32% 0.32% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.37% 0.36% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 122 211
10th Percentile £328 £325 £388
25th Percentile £488 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +21.48%
75th Percentile £690 £635 £643
90th Percentile £717 £686 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £500 £517
% change year-on-year +30.00% -3.29% +15.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 11 6
10th Percentile £14.00 £18.00 -
25th Percentile £21.07 £21.00 £21.00
Median hourly rate £31.50 £56.29 £34.88
Median % change year-on-year -44.04% +61.39% -35.41%
75th Percentile £47.83 - £54.08
90th Percentile - £56.30 £56.80
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.00 £56.29 £54.84
% change year-on-year -52.03% +2.64% +9.68%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Customer Engagement 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 requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,673 51,121 79,325
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.13% 89.77% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,631 35,432 55,673
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £438 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £480
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,440 1,683 1,892
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.99 £16.01 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.54
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -4.99%

Customer Engagement
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Customer Engagement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Customer Engagement in the UK

Customer Engagement
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Customer Engagement in the UK

Customer Engagement
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Engagement over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Engagement in the UK

Customer Engagement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Customer Engagement in the UK

Customer Engagement
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Engagement over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Engagement in the UK

Customer Engagement
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Engagement within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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
England +81 122 £600 +18.34% 231
UK excluding London +62 80 £650 +30.00% 150
Work from Home +97 54 £600 +9.09% 143
London +72 46 £550 +8.48% 96
South East +28 22 £538 +7.50% 49
South West +18 21 £663 -14.52% 13
North of England +39 16 £663 +6.85% 30
North West +32 15 £663 +32.50% 16
Scotland +34 7 £588 +11.90% 11
East of England +9 7 £616 +54.04% 11
Midlands +15 6 £525 +23.53% 25
West Midlands +22 5 £525 +27.27% 15
Yorkshire +10 1 £575 -17.86% 11
East Midlands +7 1 - - 10
Northern Ireland - 1 £640 - 5

Customer Engagement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 6 (4.38%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.19%) CMS
3 2 (1.46%) IBM Notes
4 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.73%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 5 (3.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.19%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.19%) Photoshop
3 2 (1.46%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.73%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 9 (6.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (3.65%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (2.92%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.73%) SAP MDM
4 1 (0.73%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 21 (15.33%) AWS
2 20 (14.60%) Dynamics 365
3 18 (13.14%) Azure
4 14 (10.22%) Power Platform
5 10 (7.30%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (7.30%) SaaS
6 9 (6.57%) Amazon EC2
6 9 (6.57%) Amazon ECR
6 9 (6.57%) Amazon EKS
6 9 (6.57%) Amazon S3
6 9 (6.57%) Amazon SQS
6 9 (6.57%) Route 53
6 9 (6.57%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 7 (5.11%) PaaS
8 6 (4.38%) Power Automate
9 3 (2.19%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 2 (1.46%) GitHub
10 2 (1.46%) Microsoft 365
11 1 (0.73%) Apigee
11 1 (0.73%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.11%) PBX
1 7 (5.11%) VoIP
1 7 (5.11%) WAN
2 6 (4.38%) SDH
3 4 (2.92%) Junos
4 1 (0.73%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (0.73%) Network Security
4 1 (0.73%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.73%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.84%) Elasticsearch
2 3 (2.19%) NoSQL
3 2 (1.46%) Big Data
3 2 (1.46%) Power BI
4 1 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.73%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (13.87%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (8.03%) GitLab
3 9 (6.57%) webpack
4 1 (0.73%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.73%) JIRA
4 1 (0.73%) NUnit
General
1 28 (20.44%) Finance
1 28 (20.44%) Marketing
2 24 (17.52%) Social Skills
3 17 (12.41%) Presentation Skills
4 14 (10.22%) Telecoms
5 13 (9.49%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (9.49%) Retail
6 10 (7.30%) Public Sector
7 7 (5.11%) Digital Economy
8 6 (4.38%) Aerospace
8 6 (4.38%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (2.92%) Aeronautics
9 4 (2.92%) German Language
9 4 (2.92%) Law
9 4 (2.92%) Military
10 3 (2.19%) Banking
10 3 (2.19%) Billing
10 3 (2.19%) French Language
10 3 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (1.46%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 28 (20.44%) Architect
2 21 (15.33%) Consultant
2 21 (15.33%) Solutions Architect
3 19 (13.87%) Senior
4 14 (10.22%) Lead
5 12 (8.76%) Systems Engineer
6 10 (7.30%) Functional Consultant
7 9 (6.57%) Analyst
8 8 (5.84%) Project Manager
8 8 (5.84%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 8 (5.84%) Technical Leader
9 7 (5.11%) Bid Manager
9 7 (5.11%) SAP Consultant
10 6 (4.38%) DOORS Engineer
10 6 (4.38%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
10 6 (4.38%) Integration Engineer
10 6 (4.38%) Senior Integration Engineer
10 6 (4.38%) Service Manager
10 6 (4.38%) Software Integration Engineer
10 6 (4.38%) Systems Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (10.22%) React
2 12 (8.76%) Node.js
3 11 (8.03%) Express.js
4 9 (6.57%) Redux
5 6 (4.38%) CSS
5 6 (4.38%) HTML
6 4 (2.92%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (2.92%) Middleware
7 2 (1.46%) DOM
8 1 (0.73%) .NET
8 1 (0.73%) 802.1X
8 1 (0.73%) DCOM
8 1 (0.73%) HTML5 Canvas
8 1 (0.73%) Kafka
8 1 (0.73%) React Native
8 1 (0.73%) RESTful
8 1 (0.73%) Spring Boot
8 1 (0.73%) Visualforce
8 1 (0.73%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 8 (5.84%) Video Conferencing
2 7 (5.11%) Blackberry
3 6 (4.38%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (4.38%) Digital Media
4 4 (2.92%) Taxonomies
5 3 (2.19%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.46%) FMCG
6 2 (1.46%) IVR
6 2 (1.46%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.46%) Social Media
7 1 (0.73%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.73%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.73%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.73%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.73%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.73%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.73%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.73%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 11 (8.03%) Windows
2 8 (5.84%) Unix
3 1 (0.73%) Android
3 1 (0.73%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.73%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (18.98%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (18.25%) ITIL
3 24 (17.52%) CRM
4 23 (16.79%) Agile
5 22 (16.06%) Customer Requirements
5 22 (16.06%) Roadmaps
6 20 (14.60%) Customer Service
6 20 (14.60%) Stakeholder Management
7 19 (13.87%) Decision-Making
7 19 (13.87%) Strategic Roadmap
8 18 (13.14%) Collaborative Working
8 18 (13.14%) Process Improvement
9 16 (11.68%) DevOps
9 16 (11.68%) Enterprise Architecture
10 15 (10.95%) Customer Experience
11 14 (10.22%) Continuous Improvement
11 14 (10.22%) Scrum
11 14 (10.22%) Validation
12 13 (9.49%) Risk Management
12 13 (9.49%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.57%) JavaScript
2 4 (2.92%) Java
3 3 (2.19%) Python
4 2 (1.46%) C++
4 2 (1.46%) SQL
5 1 (0.73%) Apex Code
5 1 (0.73%) C#
5 1 (0.73%) Go
5 1 (0.73%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.73%) Scala
Qualifications
1 36 (26.28%) Security Cleared
2 30 (21.90%) Degree
3 24 (17.52%) SC Cleared
4 16 (11.68%) DV Cleared
5 13 (9.49%) HND
6 11 (8.03%) TOGAF Certification
7 10 (7.30%) Master's Degree
8 8 (5.84%) CCNP
8 8 (5.84%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (5.84%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (2.92%) JNCIA
10 3 (2.19%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (1.46%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (1.46%) HNC
11 2 (1.46%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.73%) CCNA
12 1 (0.73%) CISSP
12 1 (0.73%) CompTIA CySA+
12 1 (0.73%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.76%) QA
2 8 (5.84%) PCI DSS
3 4 (2.92%) GDPR
4 3 (2.19%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.46%) SLA
6 1 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.73%) NIST
System Software
1 4 (2.92%) Docker
2 3 (2.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.73%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 9 (6.57%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.19%) Terraform
3 1 (0.73%) Ansible
3 1 (0.73%) Istio
3 1 (0.73%) Nessus
3 1 (0.73%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 25 (18.25%) Microsoft
2 14 (10.22%) Cisco
3 13 (9.49%) Juniper
3 13 (9.49%) Nokia
4 12 (8.76%) IBM
5 9 (6.57%) Google
5 9 (6.57%) SAP
6 8 (5.84%) Salesforce
7 7 (5.11%) Avaya
7 7 (5.11%) Ericsson
7 7 (5.11%) Ribbon
8 5 (3.65%) Palo Alto
9 4 (2.92%) Ciena
9 4 (2.92%) VMware
10 2 (1.46%) Adobe
10 2 (1.46%) Lotus
10 2 (1.46%) Marketo
10 2 (1.46%) Pardot
10 2 (1.46%) UiPath
11 1 (0.73%) Rapid7