Customer Service Contracts in the South East

Customer Service
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 45 43 37
Rank change year-on-year -2 -6 +21
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 219 259 421
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 3.88% 4.59% 5.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.68% 5.16% 6.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 173 261
10th Percentile £150 £136 £138
25th Percentile £205 £171 £154
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £213 £250
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -15.00% -18.37%
75th Percentile £550 £438 £438
90th Percentile £575 £586 £575
England median daily rate £275 £240 £250
% change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 18 76
10th Percentile £11.50 £12.70 £10.77
25th Percentile £12.57 £15.50 £12.24
Median hourly rate £15.20 £17.67 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.98% +17.80% +15.38%
75th Percentile £17.69 £22.00 £18.13
90th Percentile £21.86 £23.31 £23.75
England median hourly rate £14.84 £13.58 £15.00
% change year-on-year +9.28% -9.47% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,683 5,022 6,900
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 82.99% 89.03% 89.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,708 3,452 4,710
10th Percentile £260 £250 £231
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £504 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.29% +0.70% +8.11%
75th Percentile £625 £619 £600
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £545
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 451 220 272
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.21 £12.25
25th Percentile £18.26 £22.47 £15.38
Median hourly rate £47.50 £52.50 £21.99
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +138.80% -20.05%
75th Percentile £62.60 £65.00 £47.77
90th Percentile £76.86 £75.00 £63.15
England median hourly rate £37.50 £37.32 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.48% +49.28% +11.11%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Customer Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the South East over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Service in the South East over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 1 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
Thames Valley +26 117 £254 -38.98% 185
Berkshire +23 77 £232 -46.97% 85
Hampshire -38 38 £313 +52.44% 103
Surrey 0 31 £266 +54.27% 65
Buckinghamshire +19 26 £370 -10.94% 55
Kent +13 15 £165 +34.69% 88
Oxfordshire +12 14 £145 -81.88% 45
West Sussex +3 10 £525 +162.50% 17
East Sussex +6 3 £400 - 20
Middlesex - 3 £275 - 6
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 12 (5.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.37%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.91%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.46%) CMS
4 1 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.46%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 50 (22.83%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (5.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.83%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.37%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.46%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.91%) Oracle Cash Management
2 2 (0.91%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.91%) Oracle EBS R12
2 2 (0.91%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.91%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.91%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.46%) Primavera
3 1 (0.46%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 40 (18.26%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (8.68%) Azure
3 12 (5.48%) AWS
4 9 (4.11%) Power Platform
5 5 (2.28%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (2.28%) Entra ID
5 5 (2.28%) Power Automate
6 2 (0.91%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (0.91%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.46%) Amazon EC2
7 1 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.46%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.46%) IaaS
7 1 (0.46%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.46%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.46%) SaaS
7 1 (0.46%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 1 (0.46%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 21 (9.59%) LAN
2 15 (6.85%) TCP/IP
3 12 (5.48%) Wireless
4 10 (4.57%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (3.65%) Firewall
5 8 (3.65%) VLAN
5 8 (3.65%) WAN
6 6 (2.74%) SAN
6 6 (2.74%) VPN
7 4 (1.83%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (1.37%) DHCP
9 2 (0.91%) Cisco IOS
9 2 (0.91%) Internet
10 1 (0.46%) Broadband
10 1 (0.46%) DNS
10 1 (0.46%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.46%) RS-485
10 1 (0.46%) Skype
10 1 (0.46%) Telepresence
10 1 (0.46%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.20%) Power BI
2 5 (2.28%) Oracle Database
3 2 (0.91%) Big Data
3 2 (0.91%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.91%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.46%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.46%) Metadata
4 1 (0.46%) Metadata Repository
4 1 (0.46%) Power Query
4 1 (0.46%) Spatial Data
4 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.46%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 6 (2.74%) Git
2 5 (2.28%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.83%) JIRA
4 1 (0.46%) GoogleTest
General
1 111 (50.68%) Social Skills
2 35 (15.98%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (15.07%) Organisational Skills
4 27 (12.33%) Finance
5 11 (5.02%) Retail
6 7 (3.20%) Public Sector
7 6 (2.74%) Automotive
7 6 (2.74%) Legal
8 4 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (1.83%) Financial Institution
8 4 (1.83%) French Language
8 4 (1.83%) Manufacturing
8 4 (1.83%) Marketing
8 4 (1.83%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (1.37%) Local Government
9 3 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.37%) Spanish Language
10 2 (0.91%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.91%) Portuguese Language
Job Titles
1 40 (18.26%) Analyst
2 35 (15.98%) Support Engineer
3 27 (12.33%) IT Support
4 21 (9.59%) Windows Engineer
5 17 (7.76%) Build Engineer
5 17 (7.76%) Windows Build Engineer
6 16 (7.31%) Desktop Engineer
7 15 (6.85%) Desktop Support
7 15 (6.85%) IT Engineer
8 13 (5.94%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 13 (5.94%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
8 13 (5.94%) Hardware Engineer
9 11 (5.02%) IT Support Engineer
9 11 (5.02%) Service Analyst
9 11 (5.02%) Service Desk Analyst
9 11 (5.02%) Support Analyst
10 9 (4.11%) Developer
11 8 (3.65%) 1st Line Support
11 8 (3.65%) IT Analyst
12 7 (3.20%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.91%) CSS
1 2 (0.91%) Web Services
2 1 (0.46%) .NET
2 1 (0.46%) HTML
2 1 (0.46%) jQuery
2 1 (0.46%) PySpark
2 1 (0.46%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.46%) SPFx
2 1 (0.46%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 28 (12.79%) Driving Licence
2 12 (5.48%) Management Information System
3 8 (3.65%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (3.20%) Digital Signage
5 5 (2.28%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.83%) CCTV
6 4 (1.83%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.91%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.46%) Embedded Systems
9 1 (0.46%) Enterprise Cloud
9 1 (0.46%) IoT
9 1 (0.46%) iPhone
9 1 (0.46%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.46%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.46%) SCORM
9 1 (0.46%) Smartcard
9 1 (0.46%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.46%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 106 (48.40%) Windows
2 63 (28.77%) Windows 10
3 40 (18.26%) Windows 7
4 28 (12.79%) Windows Server
5 20 (9.13%) Windows Server 2016
6 19 (8.68%) Windows Server 2019
7 18 (8.22%) Windows Server 2012
8 17 (7.76%) Windows NT
9 14 (6.39%) Linux
10 13 (5.94%) Apple iOS
11 6 (2.74%) Debian
11 6 (2.74%) Ubuntu
12 3 (1.37%) Embedded Linux
12 3 (1.37%) Mac OS
12 3 (1.37%) Unix
13 2 (0.91%) Android
14 1 (0.46%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (32.88%) ITIL
1 72 (32.88%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (10.96%) Service Management
3 20 (9.13%) Agile
3 20 (9.13%) CRM
3 20 (9.13%) Service Delivery
4 17 (7.76%) Deployment Automation
4 17 (7.76%) Release Management
4 17 (7.76%) User Acceptance Testing
5 16 (7.31%) Customer Requirements
6 15 (6.85%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (6.85%) Software Testing
7 13 (5.94%) Hardware Maintenance
7 13 (5.94%) Proactive Monitoring
7 13 (5.94%) Software Deployment
7 13 (5.94%) Software Engineering
8 10 (4.57%) Business Intelligence
8 10 (4.57%) Computer Science
8 10 (4.57%) Incident Management
8 10 (4.57%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 16 (7.31%) SQL
2 15 (6.85%) Python
3 7 (3.20%) PowerShell
4 5 (2.28%) C#
4 5 (2.28%) PL/SQL
5 4 (1.83%) Bash
5 4 (1.83%) C++
5 4 (1.83%) Perl
6 2 (0.91%) Java
6 2 (0.91%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.46%) Fortran
7 1 (0.46%) PHP
7 1 (0.46%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 67 (30.59%) Security Cleared
2 55 (25.11%) DV Cleared
3 49 (22.37%) Degree
4 16 (7.31%) SC Cleared
5 9 (4.11%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (3.20%) Master's Degree
7 4 (1.83%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.37%) NVQ Level 4
8 3 (1.37%) Postgraduate
9 2 (0.91%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.91%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.46%) CEH
10 1 (0.46%) CISSP
10 1 (0.46%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.46%) HNC
10 1 (0.46%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (10.50%) SLA
2 20 (9.13%) QA
3 1 (0.46%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.46%) GDPR
3 1 (0.46%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.46%) PMO
System Software
1 67 (30.59%) Active Directory
2 30 (13.70%) Firmware
3 7 (3.20%) vSphere
4 6 (2.74%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (1.83%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.46%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 57 (26.03%) SCCM
2 24 (10.96%) WSUS
3 17 (7.76%) Sysprep
4 6 (2.74%) Nessus
5 5 (2.28%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.46%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.46%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.46%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 108 (49.32%) Microsoft
2 32 (14.61%) HP
3 15 (6.85%) VMware
4 12 (5.48%) ServiceNow
5 8 (3.65%) Apple
6 6 (2.74%) Qualys
6 6 (2.74%) Red Hat
7 5 (2.28%) Cisco
7 5 (2.28%) Oracle
7 5 (2.28%) SAP
8 4 (1.83%) Avaya
8 4 (1.83%) Workday
9 3 (1.37%) Google
9 3 (1.37%) OpenAI
9 3 (1.37%) Remedy
9 3 (1.37%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.91%) Ariba
10 2 (0.91%) BMC
10 2 (0.91%) Dell
10 2 (0.91%) Genesys