Customer Service Contracts

Customer Service
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 63 87
Rank change year-on-year +12 +24 +34
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 1,567 1,990 2,541
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 3.62% 3.58% 2.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.25% 4.00% 3.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 756 1,043 1,468
10th Percentile £143 £130 £135
25th Percentile £182 £165 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £250 £250
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.42%
75th Percentile £491 £500 £488
90th Percentile £588 £600 £638
UK excluding London median daily rate £275 £220 £215
% change year-on-year +25.00% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 488 468 476
10th Percentile £11.11 £9.80 £11.25
25th Percentile £12.68 £10.63 £12.52
Median hourly rate £14.84 £13.66 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.64% -8.93% +11.11%
75th Percentile £18.00 £16.50 £20.00
90th Percentile £22.70 £22.00 £23.89
UK excluding London median hourly rate £14.49 £13.66 £14.50
% change year-on-year +6.04% -5.79% +7.41%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,914 49,809 79,437
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.21% 89.64% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,592 34,469 55,846
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £649
90th Percentile £750 £750 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,564 1,687 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.70 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.75
Median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +11.65%
75th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.51
% change year-on-year +8.91% +70.69% -2.36%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Top 17 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 9 June 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 +14 1,408 £275 +14.58% 2,868
UK excluding London +4 1,094 £275 +25.00% 2,459
London +8 420 £274 -1.17% 508
Work from Home -2 319 £420 +1.51% 804
North of England +12 314 £300 +20.00% 657
South East -3 216 £275 +29.41% 583
East of England +1 203 £325 +66.24% 319
North West +24 168 £325 +8.33% 341
Midlands +12 148 £225 -21.74% 448
Yorkshire +5 133 £300 +20.00% 241
Scotland +10 93 £340 +36.00% 135
West Midlands +16 87 £313 -21.88% 253
South West -34 87 £176 -13.94% 356
East Midlands +2 60 £195 -9.30% 195
Northern Ireland +12 17 £140 -30.00% 41
Wales +1 16 £220 +37.50% 64
North East +16 13 £600 +321.05% 83

Customer Service
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 95 (6.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 54 (3.45%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.02%) Skype for Business
4 9 (0.57%) CMS
5 8 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2013
6 7 (0.45%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 7 (0.45%) Confluence
6 7 (0.45%) Exchange Server 2010
7 5 (0.32%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 4 (0.26%) IBM HTTP Server
8 4 (0.26%) IBM Notes
8 4 (0.26%) WebSphere
8 4 (0.26%) WebSphere Application Server
8 4 (0.26%) WebSphere Portal
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
10 2 (0.13%) Drupal
10 2 (0.13%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.064%) IIS
11 1 (0.064%) MQSeries
11 1 (0.064%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 252 (16.08%) Microsoft Office
2 162 (10.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 99 (6.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.70%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.38%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.064%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.064%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 43 (2.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.70%) NEC Housing
3 6 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.32%) Actimize
4 5 (0.32%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.26%) SAP SD
5 4 (0.26%) Workfront
6 3 (0.19%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.19%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.19%) SAP MRS
6 3 (0.19%) SAP PS
6 3 (0.19%) Shopify
7 2 (0.13%) JDE OneWorld
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.13%) Primavera
7 2 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 302 (19.27%) Microsoft 365
2 154 (9.83%) Azure
3 79 (5.04%) Power Platform
4 75 (4.79%) Dynamics 365
5 53 (3.38%) AWS
6 39 (2.49%) Power Automate
7 32 (2.04%) Entra ID
8 21 (1.34%) SaaS
9 20 (1.28%) OneDrive
10 18 (1.15%) PowerApps
11 16 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
12 12 (0.77%) Google Workspace
12 12 (0.77%) WhatsApp
13 11 (0.70%) GCP
13 11 (0.70%) IaaS
14 10 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
15 8 (0.51%) GitHub
16 7 (0.45%) Slack
17 6 (0.38%) PaaS
18 5 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 93 (5.93%) VPN
2 62 (3.96%) Wi-Fi
3 54 (3.45%) LAN
4 53 (3.38%) Firewall
5 49 (3.13%) DNS
6 42 (2.68%) WAN
6 42 (2.68%) Wireless
7 38 (2.43%) TCP/IP
8 27 (1.72%) DHCP
9 26 (1.66%) SAN
10 25 (1.60%) Internet
11 17 (1.08%) Skype
12 13 (0.83%) Remote Desktop
13 12 (0.77%) Ethernet
14 10 (0.64%) Cisco IOS
14 10 (0.64%) Unified Communications
14 10 (0.64%) VLAN
15 9 (0.57%) OSPF
15 9 (0.57%) VoIP
16 8 (0.51%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (2.30%) Power BI
2 15 (0.96%) Big Data
3 12 (0.77%) Data Lake
4 10 (0.64%) SQL Server
5 9 (0.57%) Hadoop
5 9 (0.57%) Oracle Database
5 9 (0.57%) Tableau
6 5 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.32%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
8 3 (0.19%) MySQL
8 3 (0.19%) OLAP
8 3 (0.19%) OLTP
8 3 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.13%) NonStop SQL
9 2 (0.13%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.064%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.064%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 25 (1.60%) JIRA
2 13 (0.83%) Git
3 6 (0.38%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.26%) IBM UrbanCode
5 3 (0.19%) Maven
6 2 (0.13%) Android Studio
6 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.064%) GitLab
7 1 (0.064%) GoogleTest
7 1 (0.064%) Selenium
7 1 (0.064%) TestRail
General
1 786 (50.16%) Social Skills
2 205 (13.08%) Finance
3 200 (12.76%) Analytical Skills
4 119 (7.59%) Public Sector
5 86 (5.49%) Retail
6 72 (4.59%) Marketing
7 68 (4.34%) Organisational Skills
8 66 (4.21%) Telecoms
9 45 (2.87%) Legal
10 28 (1.79%) Law
11 27 (1.72%) Manufacturing
11 27 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
12 25 (1.60%) Banking
13 23 (1.47%) German Language
14 21 (1.34%) Financial Institution
15 19 (1.21%) Local Government
16 15 (0.96%) Automotive
16 15 (0.96%) Hungarian Language
17 13 (0.83%) Dutch Language
18 12 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 386 (24.63%) Analyst
2 236 (15.06%) Service Analyst
3 216 (13.78%) Service Desk Analyst
4 156 (9.96%) Support Engineer
5 113 (7.21%) IT Support
6 99 (6.32%) IT Engineer
7 75 (4.79%) Desktop Support
7 75 (4.79%) Support Analyst
8 72 (4.59%) Consultant
9 69 (4.40%) Senior
10 61 (3.89%) Administrator
11 60 (3.83%) Developer
12 56 (3.57%) Desktop Engineer
13 46 (2.94%) IT Analyst
13 46 (2.94%) Service Desk Agent
14 45 (2.87%) 1st Line Support
14 45 (2.87%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 43 (2.74%) 2nd Line Support
16 42 (2.68%) Field Engineer
16 42 (2.68%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (2.17%) Web Services
2 22 (1.40%) CSS
3 17 (1.08%) HTML
4 13 (0.83%) Middleware
5 12 (0.77%) .NET
6 11 (0.70%) AngularJS
7 10 (0.64%) React
8 9 (0.57%) XMPP
9 7 (0.45%) J2EE
10 6 (0.38%) RxJS
10 6 (0.38%) Spring
11 5 (0.32%) .NET Framework
11 5 (0.32%) Entity Framework
11 5 (0.32%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
11 5 (0.32%) REST
11 5 (0.32%) WCF
12 4 (0.26%) ASP.NET Web API
12 4 (0.26%) Elastic Stack
12 4 (0.26%) Oracle Fusion
12 4 (0.26%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 66 (4.21%) Management Information System
2 59 (3.77%) Analytical Mindset
3 54 (3.45%) Driving Licence
4 38 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
5 27 (1.72%) Data Centre
5 27 (1.72%) Video Conferencing
6 22 (1.40%) iPad
6 22 (1.40%) Smartphone
7 21 (1.34%) Onboarding
8 20 (1.28%) Data Protection Act
9 19 (1.21%) iPhone
10 18 (1.15%) BYOD
11 17 (1.08%) Social Media
12 16 (1.02%) CMDB
13 15 (0.96%) Digital Signage
14 13 (0.83%) NHS
15 12 (0.77%) Product Ownership
16 11 (0.70%) Algorithms
17 9 (0.57%) Clustering
17 9 (0.57%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 512 (32.67%) Windows
2 252 (16.08%) Windows 10
3 97 (6.19%) Windows 7
4 87 (5.55%) Windows Server
5 51 (3.25%) Linux
6 50 (3.19%) Mac OS
7 46 (2.94%) Apple iOS
8 38 (2.43%) Android
9 34 (2.17%) Windows Server 2016
10 31 (1.98%) Windows Server 2019
11 29 (1.85%) Windows Server 2012
12 16 (1.02%) Windows NT
13 13 (0.83%) Unix
13 13 (0.83%) Windows Server 2008
14 9 (0.57%) Debian
14 9 (0.57%) Ubuntu
14 9 (0.57%) Windows 8
15 8 (0.51%) Mac OS X
16 7 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 6 (0.38%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 505 (32.23%) Problem-Solving
2 326 (20.80%) ITIL
3 210 (13.40%) Service Delivery
4 170 (10.85%) Incident Management
5 120 (7.66%) Agile
6 112 (7.15%) Service Management
7 95 (6.06%) ITSM
8 94 (6.00%) CRM
9 91 (5.81%) Mathematics
10 86 (5.49%) Time Management
11 72 (4.59%) Project Management
12 66 (4.21%) Decision-Making
12 66 (4.21%) Stakeholder Management
13 63 (4.02%) Asset Management
14 62 (3.96%) Break/Fix
15 61 (3.89%) Migration
16 59 (3.77%) Continuous Improvement
17 56 (3.57%) Business Intelligence
18 46 (2.94%) Computer Science
19 45 (2.87%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 50 (3.19%) SQL
2 44 (2.81%) Python
3 27 (1.72%) PowerShell
4 25 (1.60%) JavaScript
5 19 (1.21%) C#
6 16 (1.02%) Java
7 12 (0.77%) Bash
7 12 (0.77%) PL/SQL
7 12 (0.77%) TypeScript
8 9 (0.57%) C++
9 7 (0.45%) Perl
9 7 (0.45%) R
10 4 (0.26%) Google Apps Script
11 3 (0.19%) ABAP
11 3 (0.19%) C
11 3 (0.19%) PHP
12 2 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.13%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.13%) VB
12 2 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 264 (16.85%) Security Cleared
2 184 (11.74%) Degree
3 182 (11.61%) SC Cleared
4 86 (5.49%) Microsoft Certification
5 75 (4.79%) A+ Certification
6 57 (3.64%) DV Cleared
7 53 (3.38%) Cisco Certification
8 47 (3.00%) MCSA
9 42 (2.68%) MCP
10 40 (2.55%) CCNA
11 37 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
12 19 (1.21%) MCSE
13 16 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
14 13 (0.83%) Master's Degree
15 12 (0.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 11 (0.70%) CCNP
16 11 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
17 10 (0.64%) DBS Check
18 9 (0.57%) Network+ Certification
19 7 (0.45%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 198 (12.64%) SLA
2 33 (2.11%) Disclosure Scotland
2 33 (2.11%) QA
3 20 (1.28%) Accessibility
3 20 (1.28%) GDPR
4 14 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (0.77%) Data Quality
6 5 (0.32%) PMO
7 4 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 3 (0.19%) GRC
8 3 (0.19%) ISO 22301
8 3 (0.19%) WCAG
9 2 (0.13%) COBIT
9 2 (0.13%) P3O
10 1 (0.064%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.064%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.064%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 332 (21.19%) Active Directory
2 43 (2.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 31 (1.98%) Firmware
4 18 (1.15%) Hyper-V
5 12 (0.77%) vSphere
6 10 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
7 9 (0.57%) Virtual Servers
8 7 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (0.38%) Docker
9 6 (0.38%) KVM
10 3 (0.19%) Terminal Services
10 3 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.13%) BitLocker
12 1 (0.064%) Microsoft App-V
12 1 (0.064%) Samba
12 1 (0.064%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.064%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 119 (7.59%) SCCM
2 50 (3.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 32 (2.04%) WSUS
4 16 (1.02%) Sysprep
5 13 (0.83%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (0.57%) Kubernetes
8 6 (0.38%) Nessus
9 5 (0.32%) Terraform
10 4 (0.26%) AirWatch
10 4 (0.26%) Ansible
11 3 (0.19%) vCenter Server
12 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Clustering
12 2 (0.13%) Nagios
12 2 (0.13%) OpenView
12 2 (0.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 1 (0.064%) NetBackup
13 1 (0.064%) Tivoli
13 1 (0.064%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 604 (38.54%) Microsoft
2 189 (12.06%) ServiceNow
3 84 (5.36%) Citrix
4 76 (4.85%) Cisco
5 63 (4.02%) VMware
6 48 (3.06%) SAP
7 47 (3.00%) Apple
8 44 (2.81%) HP
9 37 (2.36%) Dell
10 31 (1.98%) Oracle
11 29 (1.85%) Google
11 29 (1.85%) Salesforce
12 20 (1.28%) Red Hat
13 14 (0.89%) Adobe
14 12 (0.77%) Avaya
15 11 (0.70%) NEC
16 10 (0.64%) Fortinet
17 9 (0.57%) Okta
18 8 (0.51%) Computacenter
18 8 (0.51%) Veeam