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 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 104 96 138
Rank change year-on-year -8 +42 +12
Contract jobs citing Customer Service 318 591 857
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.17% 2.45% 1.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.48% 2.74% 2.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 206 374 565
10th Percentile £150 £140 £145
25th Percentile £201 £203 £184
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £416 £409 £390
Median % change year-on-year +1.83% +4.81% +20.00%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £540
90th Percentile £620 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £275 £250 £250
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -6.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 32 64
10th Percentile £12.75 £12.52 £12.21
25th Percentile £13.64 £14.25 £14.88
Median hourly rate £16.00 £15.50 £19.23
Median % change year-on-year +3.23% -19.40% +32.62%
75th Percentile £18.50 £22.16 £22.81
90th Percentile £23.94 £34.12 £33.13
UK median hourly rate £14.84 £13.58 £15.00
% change year-on-year +9.28% -9.47% +11.11%

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 12,820 21,608 40,174
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.57% 89.66% 91.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,645 15,332 29,227
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 572 503 516
10th Percentile £14.89 £18.49 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.19 £25.85 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +31.25% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £57.72
90th Percentile £75.00 £78.60 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +9.74%

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 1 June 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 1 June 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 14 (4.40%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (2.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 6 (1.89%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.94%) IBM HTTP Server
4 3 (0.94%) WebSphere
4 3 (0.94%) WebSphere Application Server
4 3 (0.94%) WebSphere Portal
5 2 (0.63%) CMS
6 1 (0.31%) OpenEdge
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 46 (14.47%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (8.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.57%) Chatbot
4 5 (1.57%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (3.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.89%) NEC Housing
3 4 (1.26%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.26%) SAP SD
3 4 (1.26%) Workfront
4 2 (0.63%) JDE OneWorld
4 2 (0.63%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.63%) Primavera
4 2 (0.63%) Shopify
4 2 (0.63%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.63%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.31%) Actimize
5 1 (0.31%) iTrent
5 1 (0.31%) MFGPRO
5 1 (0.31%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.31%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 47 (14.78%) Microsoft 365
2 39 (12.26%) Azure
3 19 (5.97%) AWS
4 18 (5.66%) Dynamics 365
5 13 (4.09%) Power Platform
6 9 (2.83%) Power Automate
7 8 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (2.52%) Entra ID
7 8 (2.52%) SaaS
8 5 (1.57%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 5 (1.57%) IaaS
9 3 (0.94%) Amazon EKS
9 3 (0.94%) GCP
9 3 (0.94%) OpenShift
9 3 (0.94%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 2 (0.63%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.63%) BigCommerce
10 2 (0.63%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.63%) SuccessFactors
10 2 (0.63%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 20 (6.29%) Firewall
2 18 (5.66%) TCP/IP
3 17 (5.35%) SAN
3 17 (5.35%) VPN
4 11 (3.46%) Internet
5 6 (1.89%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.57%) DNS
6 5 (1.57%) LAN
6 5 (1.57%) WAN
6 5 (1.57%) Wireless
7 4 (1.26%) HTTP
7 4 (1.26%) MPLS
8 3 (0.94%) ADSL
8 3 (0.94%) DHCP
8 3 (0.94%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.94%) NAS
8 3 (0.94%) PSTN
8 3 (0.94%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.94%) VLAN
9 2 (0.63%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.14%) Power BI
2 5 (1.57%) Data Lake
3 4 (1.26%) Big Data
4 3 (0.94%) Hadoop
4 3 (0.94%) Tableau
5 2 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.63%) MySQL
5 2 (0.63%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.63%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.63%) 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%) 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 6 (1.89%) JIRA
2 3 (0.94%) Git
2 3 (0.94%) IBM UrbanCode
3 2 (0.63%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.63%) Maven
4 1 (0.31%) Android Studio
General
1 153 (48.11%) Social Skills
2 42 (13.21%) Analytical Skills
2 42 (13.21%) Finance
3 33 (10.38%) Public Sector
4 20 (6.29%) Marketing
5 17 (5.35%) Organisational Skills
6 12 (3.77%) Telecoms
7 11 (3.46%) Manufacturing
8 9 (2.83%) Banking
8 9 (2.83%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (2.52%) Legal
10 6 (1.89%) Local Government
11 5 (1.57%) Electronics
11 5 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.57%) Retail
12 3 (0.94%) Billing
12 3 (0.94%) Financial Institution
12 3 (0.94%) Law
12 3 (0.94%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.63%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 77 (24.21%) Analyst
2 38 (11.95%) Service Analyst
3 37 (11.64%) Service Desk Analyst
4 32 (10.06%) Consultant
4 32 (10.06%) Developer
5 30 (9.43%) Senior
6 19 (5.97%) Support Engineer
7 16 (5.03%) IT Support
7 16 (5.03%) Support Analyst
8 14 (4.40%) 1st Line Support
8 14 (4.40%) Architect
9 13 (4.09%) ServiceNow Developer
10 12 (3.77%) Functional Consultant
11 11 (3.46%) Coordinator
11 11 (3.46%) Solutions Architect
12 10 (3.14%) Python Developer
13 9 (2.83%) Business Analyst
14 8 (2.52%) Administrator
14 8 (2.52%) ServiceNow Consultant
15 7 (2.20%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (7.55%) Web Services
2 7 (2.20%) Middleware
3 5 (1.57%) .NET
3 5 (1.57%) J2EE
4 4 (1.26%) CSS
5 3 (0.94%) Elastic Stack
5 3 (0.94%) Spring
6 2 (0.63%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.63%) AWS CDK
6 2 (0.63%) Entity Framework
6 2 (0.63%) Jest
6 2 (0.63%) jQuery
6 2 (0.63%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.63%) REST
6 2 (0.63%) Sass
6 2 (0.63%) Spring MVC
6 2 (0.63%) VML
6 2 (0.63%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 8 (2.52%) Onboarding
2 7 (2.20%) Product Ownership
3 5 (1.57%) Management Information System
3 5 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (1.26%) BYOD
4 4 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (0.94%) Algorithms
5 3 (0.94%) Distributed Applications
5 3 (0.94%) Housing Association
5 3 (0.94%) Social Media
5 3 (0.94%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (0.94%) Virtual Team
6 2 (0.63%) CMDB
6 2 (0.63%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (0.63%) Data Structures
6 2 (0.63%) Driving Licence
6 2 (0.63%) EMV
6 2 (0.63%) IoT
6 2 (0.63%) iPad
6 2 (0.63%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 85 (26.73%) Windows
2 23 (7.23%) Windows 10
3 19 (5.97%) Linux
4 11 (3.46%) Windows 7
5 10 (3.14%) Debian
5 10 (3.14%) Ubuntu
6 9 (2.83%) Mac OS
7 7 (2.20%) Windows Server
8 5 (1.57%) Apple iOS
8 5 (1.57%) Unix
8 5 (1.57%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.94%) Android
9 3 (0.94%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.31%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.31%) HPUX
10 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.31%) VMS
10 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (21.70%) Problem-Solving
2 62 (19.50%) ITIL
3 48 (15.09%) Agile
4 44 (13.84%) Service Management
5 38 (11.95%) Service Delivery
6 30 (9.43%) CRM
7 29 (9.12%) ITSM
8 23 (7.23%) Stakeholder Management
9 21 (6.60%) Asset Management
9 21 (6.60%) IT Asset Management
9 21 (6.60%) Migration
9 21 (6.60%) Operations Management
9 21 (6.60%) Time Management
10 20 (6.29%) Business Intelligence
11 19 (5.97%) Configuration Management
12 18 (5.66%) Project Management
12 18 (5.66%) Prototyping
13 16 (5.03%) DevOps
14 15 (4.72%) API Development
14 15 (4.72%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 19 (5.97%) Python
2 14 (4.40%) SQL
3 7 (2.20%) C#
3 7 (2.20%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.89%) Java
5 5 (1.57%) Bash
5 5 (1.57%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.57%) Perl
5 5 (1.57%) PL/SQL
6 3 (0.94%) PHP
6 3 (0.94%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.63%) C++
7 2 (0.63%) VBScript
8 1 (0.31%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.31%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.31%) R
8 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 51 (16.04%) Security Cleared
2 42 (13.21%) SC Cleared
3 35 (11.01%) Degree
4 13 (4.09%) DV Cleared
5 5 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (1.57%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (0.94%) BC Cleared
7 3 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.31%) CCIE
9 1 (0.31%) CIPFA
9 1 (0.31%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.31%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.31%) PMP
9 1 (0.31%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.31%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (10.06%) SLA
2 12 (3.77%) QA
3 8 (2.52%) GDPR
4 6 (1.89%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.94%) Disclosure Scotland
6 3 (0.94%) ISO 22301
6 3 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.63%) COBIT
7 2 (0.63%) GRC
7 2 (0.63%) P3O
7 2 (0.63%) PMO
8 1 (0.31%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.31%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 55 (17.30%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.57%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.26%) Docker
5 3 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.63%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (3.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.26%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.26%) SCCM
3 3 (0.94%) Ansible
3 3 (0.94%) Terraform
3 3 (0.94%) WSUS
4 2 (0.63%) Nessus
4 2 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.31%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.31%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 109 (34.28%) Microsoft
2 48 (15.09%) ServiceNow
3 23 (7.23%) VMware
4 17 (5.35%) SAP
5 14 (4.40%) Cisco
5 14 (4.40%) Red Hat
6 12 (3.77%) Salesforce
7 10 (3.14%) Oracle
8 8 (2.52%) Adobe
9 7 (2.20%) Google
10 6 (1.89%) NEC
11 5 (1.57%) Computacenter
12 4 (1.26%) Apple
12 4 (1.26%) Citrix
12 4 (1.26%) HP
13 3 (0.94%) Ariba
13 3 (0.94%) BT
13 3 (0.94%) IBM
13 3 (0.94%) Northgate
13 3 (0.94%) Veeam