Customer Service Jobs with Work from Home Options

Customer Service
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Customer Service skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries 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 57 68 94
Rank change year-on-year +11 +26 +15
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 1,585 1,711 2,932
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.56% 4.45% 3.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.06% 4.63% 4.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,294 1,179 1,920
10th Percentile £23,500 £25,000 £23,750
25th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.06% - +6.25%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,835 £58,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £71,250
UK median annual salary £32,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -8.57% -6.67% +2.93%

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 permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,322 36,922 72,167
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.16% 96.00% 97.15%
Number of salaries quoted 23,561 26,118 41,820
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%

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
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Customer Service.

Customer Service salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Customer Service
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Customer Service over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Customer Service salary 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 97 (6.12%) SharePoint
2 66 (4.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 39 (2.46%) IIS
4 19 (1.20%) Confluence
5 8 (0.50%) Appian
5 8 (0.50%) CMS
6 7 (0.44%) nginx
7 6 (0.38%) Apache
7 6 (0.38%) WordPress
8 4 (0.25%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 4 (0.25%) Moodle
8 4 (0.25%) Tomcat
9 3 (0.19%) GlassFish
9 3 (0.19%) JBoss
10 2 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.13%) SAS
10 2 (0.13%) WebLogic
11 1 (0.063%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 187 (11.80%) Microsoft Office
2 107 (6.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (1.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.32%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.25%) Trello
7 3 (0.19%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.19%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.063%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 81 (5.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.76%) Unit4 Business World
3 11 (0.69%) NEC Housing
3 11 (0.69%) Remedy ITSM
3 11 (0.69%) Sage 200
4 10 (0.63%) Infor SunSystems
4 10 (0.63%) iTrent
4 10 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
5 9 (0.57%) SAP HR
6 6 (0.38%) Oracle General Ledger
6 6 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
6 6 (0.38%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 6 (0.38%) Sage CRM
7 5 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
7 5 (0.32%) Sage 50
7 5 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.19%) Carpe Diem
8 3 (0.19%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
8 3 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 414 (26.12%) Microsoft 365
2 355 (22.40%) Azure
3 128 (8.08%) Power Platform
4 104 (6.56%) Dynamics 365
5 76 (4.79%) Entra ID
6 75 (4.73%) Power Automate
7 71 (4.48%) AWS
8 59 (3.72%) SaaS
9 52 (3.28%) PowerApps
10 48 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
11 30 (1.89%) GCP
12 23 (1.45%) Serverless
13 18 (1.14%) OneDrive
14 16 (1.01%) Azure Functions
15 15 (0.95%) OpenShift
15 15 (0.95%) WhatsApp
16 13 (0.82%) Amazon EC2
17 12 (0.76%) Azure Monitor
18 11 (0.69%) Azure Logic Apps
18 11 (0.69%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 100 (6.31%) Firewall
2 77 (4.86%) Wi-Fi
3 72 (4.54%) WAN
4 70 (4.42%) LAN
5 56 (3.53%) TCP/IP
6 47 (2.97%) DNS
7 42 (2.65%) VoIP
8 39 (2.46%) Wireless
9 33 (2.08%) DHCP
9 33 (2.08%) VPN
10 31 (1.96%) Internet
11 25 (1.58%) SAN
12 23 (1.45%) VLAN
13 20 (1.26%) WLAN
14 19 (1.20%) Network Security
14 19 (1.20%) OSPF
15 18 (1.14%) Broadband
15 18 (1.14%) MPLS
16 17 (1.07%) BGP
17 16 (1.01%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 169 (10.66%) SQL Server
2 79 (4.98%) Power BI
3 52 (3.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 34 (2.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 32 (2.02%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 27 (1.70%) MySQL
7 23 (1.45%) Relational Database
8 16 (1.01%) BusinessObjects
9 9 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
9 9 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
10 7 (0.44%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.38%) GIS
11 6 (0.38%) Power Query
11 6 (0.38%) SAP BW
12 5 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
12 5 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.32%) DTS
13 4 (0.25%) OLAP Cube
13 4 (0.25%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 50 (3.15%) JIRA
2 28 (1.77%) Jasmine
2 28 (1.77%) Karma Test Runner
3 22 (1.39%) Git
4 12 (0.76%) IBM UrbanCode
5 7 (0.44%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 5 (0.32%) Mercurial
7 5 (0.32%) MSI
7 5 (0.32%) PowerBuilder
7 5 (0.32%) webpack
8 4 (0.25%) AdminStudio
8 4 (0.25%) InstallShield
8 4 (0.25%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.19%) GCC
9 3 (0.19%) GitLab
9 3 (0.19%) GoCD
10 2 (0.13%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.13%) Subversion
11 1 (0.063%) Selenium
General
1 708 (44.67%) Social Skills
2 291 (18.36%) Finance
3 194 (12.24%) Analytical Skills
4 131 (8.26%) Retail
5 112 (7.07%) Marketing
6 109 (6.88%) Organisational Skills
7 101 (6.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 101 (6.37%) Legal
8 54 (3.41%) Law
9 52 (3.28%) Public Sector
10 51 (3.22%) Presentation Skills
11 46 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
12 45 (2.84%) Banking
13 40 (2.52%) Telecoms
14 28 (1.77%) Games
15 25 (1.58%) Billing
15 25 (1.58%) Local Government
16 23 (1.45%) Manufacturing
17 20 (1.26%) General Ledger
18 17 (1.07%) Military
Job Titles
1 265 (16.72%) Analyst
2 208 (13.12%) IT Support
3 127 (8.01%) Senior
4 123 (7.76%) Support Engineer
5 119 (7.51%) Developer
6 115 (7.26%) Support Technician
7 112 (7.07%) IT Technician
8 102 (6.44%) Consultant
9 97 (6.12%) IT Support Technician
10 95 (5.99%) Support Analyst
11 85 (5.36%) Lead
12 83 (5.24%) Administrator
13 68 (4.29%) Technical Support
14 65 (4.10%) IT Engineer
15 61 (3.85%) Service Analyst
16 56 (3.53%) IT Analyst
17 51 (3.22%) Service Desk Analyst
18 50 (3.15%) IT Support Engineer
19 45 (2.84%) Project Manager
20 44 (2.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (5.87%) .NET
2 40 (2.52%) AngularJS
3 39 (2.46%) Web Services
3 39 (2.46%) XML
4 36 (2.27%) JSON
5 33 (2.08%) Sass
6 32 (2.02%) ASP.NET
7 31 (1.96%) REST
7 31 (1.96%) SOAP
8 28 (1.77%) CSS
8 28 (1.77%) RxJS
8 28 (1.77%) XML Schema
9 26 (1.64%) HTML
10 18 (1.14%) HTML5 Canvas
11 13 (0.82%) React
12 10 (0.63%) Laravel
13 9 (0.57%) ASP.NET Web API
13 9 (0.57%) Oracle Fusion
13 9 (0.57%) RESTful
14 8 (0.50%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 105 (6.62%) Self-Motivation
2 64 (4.04%) Management Information System
3 56 (3.53%) Social Media
4 54 (3.41%) Onboarding
5 51 (3.22%) Driving Licence
6 34 (2.15%) Public Cloud
7 26 (1.64%) Data Centre
8 22 (1.39%) Low-Code
8 22 (1.39%) Product Ownership
9 14 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (0.82%) Virtual Team
11 12 (0.76%) EPoS
11 12 (0.76%) Replication
12 10 (0.63%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 10 (0.63%) Mobile App
13 9 (0.57%) Credit Risk
13 9 (0.57%) Housing Association
13 9 (0.57%) Linux Command Line
13 9 (0.57%) Photography
14 8 (0.50%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 344 (21.70%) Windows
2 155 (9.78%) Windows Server
3 98 (6.18%) Windows 10
4 91 (5.74%) Linux
5 41 (2.59%) Apple iOS
6 36 (2.27%) Windows Server 2012
7 32 (2.02%) Android
8 26 (1.64%) Windows 7
9 25 (1.58%) Mac OS
10 23 (1.45%) Unix
11 20 (1.26%) Windows Server 2016
12 19 (1.20%) Windows Server 2019
13 16 (1.01%) Mac OS X
14 11 (0.69%) Windows 8
15 7 (0.44%) Ubuntu
16 6 (0.38%) Windows NT
16 6 (0.38%) Windows Vista
17 5 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
18 3 (0.19%) AIX
18 3 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 424 (26.75%) Problem-Solving
2 305 (19.24%) ITIL
3 213 (13.44%) Agile
4 159 (10.03%) Continuous Improvement
5 156 (9.84%) Project Management
6 155 (9.78%) CRM
7 144 (9.09%) Service Delivery
8 136 (8.58%) Service Management
9 125 (7.89%) DevOps
10 107 (6.75%) ERP
11 102 (6.44%) Customer Experience
12 101 (6.37%) Project Delivery
13 96 (6.06%) Business Intelligence
13 96 (6.06%) ITSM
14 94 (5.93%) Mentoring
15 85 (5.36%) Decision-Making
16 81 (5.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 80 (5.05%) Incident Management
18 79 (4.98%) Change Management
19 78 (4.92%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 206 (13.00%) SQL
2 128 (8.08%) C#
3 76 (4.79%) JavaScript
4 57 (3.60%) PowerShell
5 54 (3.41%) T-SQL
6 37 (2.33%) TypeScript
7 35 (2.21%) VB.NET
8 33 (2.08%) VB
9 28 (1.77%) VB6
10 25 (1.58%) Java
11 22 (1.39%) Bash
12 20 (1.26%) C++
12 20 (1.26%) Python
13 19 (1.20%) PHP
14 16 (1.01%) PL/SQL
15 12 (0.76%) Groovy
16 4 (0.25%) R
17 3 (0.19%) C
17 3 (0.19%) Shell Script
18 2 (0.13%) Go
Qualifications
1 204 (12.87%) Degree
2 124 (7.82%) Security Cleared
3 74 (4.67%) Microsoft Certification
4 69 (4.35%) DBS Check
5 52 (3.28%) DV Cleared
6 41 (2.59%) SC Cleared
7 35 (2.21%) ITIL Certification
8 29 (1.83%) NVQ Level 3
9 24 (1.51%) Computer Science Degree
10 19 (1.20%) Azure Certification
10 19 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
11 15 (0.95%) CISM
12 14 (0.88%) CISSP
12 14 (0.88%) GCIA
12 14 (0.88%) GCIH
12 14 (0.88%) GREM
12 14 (0.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 13 (0.82%) CCNP
13 13 (0.82%) MCSE
14 12 (0.76%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (6.12%) SLA
2 66 (4.16%) QA
3 22 (1.39%) GDPR
4 17 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (0.88%) Accessibility
6 13 (0.82%) Data Quality
7 10 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (0.57%) PMO
9 6 (0.38%) GAAP
9 6 (0.38%) IFRS
10 3 (0.19%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.19%) NIST
11 2 (0.13%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.13%) SEPA
12 1 (0.063%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.063%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.063%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.063%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.063%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.063%) SOC 2
System Software
1 245 (15.46%) Active Directory
2 73 (4.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 45 (2.84%) Hyper-V
4 25 (1.58%) vSphere
5 13 (0.82%) Docker
6 10 (0.63%) Firmware
6 10 (0.63%) XenDesktop
7 9 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
7 9 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
8 8 (0.50%) XenApp
9 5 (0.32%) Microsoft App-V
10 4 (0.25%) vCloud
11 3 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
11 3 (0.19%) VMware Server
11 3 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
12 2 (0.13%) Terminal Server
12 2 (0.13%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.063%) Oracle RAC
13 1 (0.063%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 66 (4.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (2.84%) SCCM
3 23 (1.45%) Ansible
3 23 (1.45%) Terraform
4 21 (1.32%) WSUS
5 13 (0.82%) Kubernetes
5 13 (0.82%) Progress Chef
6 9 (0.57%) Nagios
7 8 (0.50%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.38%) Sysprep
9 5 (0.32%) Backup Exec
9 5 (0.32%) Nessus
9 5 (0.32%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
10 4 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.25%) Grafana
10 4 (0.25%) Oracle Statspack
10 4 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (0.19%) AirWatch
11 3 (0.19%) OfficeScan
12 2 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 630 (39.75%) Microsoft
2 106 (6.69%) VMware
3 65 (4.10%) SAP
4 58 (3.66%) Cisco
5 42 (2.65%) Dell
6 39 (2.46%) Oracle
7 31 (1.96%) Salesforce
7 31 (1.96%) ServiceNow
8 30 (1.89%) IBM
9 27 (1.70%) Google
10 22 (1.39%) Citrix
11 21 (1.32%) Fortinet
11 21 (1.32%) Veeam
12 14 (0.88%) BMC
12 14 (0.88%) Sage
13 13 (0.82%) Aruba
14 12 (0.76%) Meraki
15 11 (0.69%) NEC
15 11 (0.69%) Remedy
16 10 (0.63%) HP