Customer-Centricity Contracts

Customer-Centric
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Customer-Centricity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Customer-Centricity over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 425 477 527
Rank change year-on-year +52 +50 -33
Contract jobs citing Customer-Centricity 141 169 357
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.37% 0.34% 0.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.38% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 131 225
10th Percentile £182 £181 £405
25th Percentile £330 £340 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £601 £600 £700
90th Percentile £675 £675 £850
UK excluding London median daily rate £430 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +1.18% -15.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 4
10th Percentile £14.18 £16.29 £11.72
25th Percentile £16.88 £16.73 £12.54
Median hourly rate £21.58 £17.46 £17.75
Median % change year-on-year +23.60% -1.63% +2.26%
75th Percentile £26.09 £27.40 £34.69
90th Percentile £28.68 £33.36 £54.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.58 £16.73 £13.00
% change year-on-year +28.99% +28.69% -25.10%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Customer-Centricity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,912 44,388 77,735
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.73% 89.02% 90.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,157 30,166 54,294
10th Percentile £309 £313 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,439 1,570 1,739
10th Percentile £14.84 £14.25 £13.16
25th Percentile £20.00 £18.79 £16.25
Median hourly rate £43.00 £42.50 £28.90
Median % change year-on-year +1.18% +47.06% +34.42%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £70.39
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.00 £42.50 £23.45
% change year-on-year +1.18% +81.28% +27.91%

Customer-Centricity
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer-Centricity in the UK

Customer-Centricity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Customer-Centricity in the UK

Customer-Centricity
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer-Centricity over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Customer-Centricity in the UK

Customer-Centricity
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Customer-Centricity in the UK

Customer-Centricity
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer-Centricity over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer-Centricity in the UK

Customer-Centricity
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Customer-Centricity within the UK over the 6 months to 20 September 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 +41 121 £500 -1.96% 237
UK excluding London +38 65 £430 +1.18% 140
London +54 64 £525 - 100
Work from Home +91 56 £425 -10.53% 96
South East +24 26 £488 +39.29% 29
South West +18 11 £175 -66.67% 16
North of England +31 10 £425 -19.05% 47
Scotland +42 9 £478 -16.96% 6
Yorkshire +18 5 £300 -50.00% 11
North West +16 5 £550 +15.79% 35
Wales +14 4 - - 3
East Midlands +4 3 - - 12
Midlands -4 3 - - 29
East of England +20 2 £165 -39.92% 15

Customer-Centricity
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 7 (4.96%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.84%) CICS
3 2 (1.42%) CMS
3 2 (1.42%) Confluence
4 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (9.22%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (3.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.42%) Adobe Campaign
1 2 (1.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.71%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.71%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 26 (18.44%) Azure
2 17 (12.06%) Azure DevOps
3 9 (6.38%) Dynamics 365
4 8 (5.67%) AWS
5 5 (3.55%) Azure API Management
5 5 (3.55%) Azure Logic Apps
5 5 (3.55%) Azure Service Bus
5 5 (3.55%) GCP
5 5 (3.55%) Serverless
6 4 (2.84%) AWS Lambda
6 4 (2.84%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (2.84%) SaaS
7 3 (2.13%) AWS Step Functions
7 3 (2.13%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (2.13%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.13%) PaaS
7 3 (2.13%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.42%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (1.42%) GitHub
9 1 (0.71%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.26%) Radio Access Network
2 5 (3.55%) Firewall
3 3 (2.13%) 3G
3 3 (2.13%) 4G
3 3 (2.13%) 5G
3 3 (2.13%) HTTP
3 3 (2.13%) VPN
4 2 (1.42%) Broadband
4 2 (1.42%) Diameter Protocol
4 2 (1.42%) DNS
4 2 (1.42%) NaaS
4 2 (1.42%) SSL
4 2 (1.42%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.71%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.55%) Tableau
2 4 (2.84%) DB2
2 4 (2.84%) SQL Server
3 3 (2.13%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (2.13%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (2.13%) Big Data
3 3 (2.13%) Power BI
4 2 (1.42%) Couchbase
4 2 (1.42%) Looker
4 2 (1.42%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (1.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.71%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.71%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.71%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.71%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 4 (2.84%) JIRA
2 3 (2.13%) Git
2 3 (2.13%) Selenium
3 2 (1.42%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.42%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.71%) Axure RP
4 1 (0.71%) Cactus
4 1 (0.71%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.71%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.71%) Gradle
4 1 (0.71%) JUnit
4 1 (0.71%) Maven
4 1 (0.71%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.71%) TestNG
General
1 71 (50.35%) Social Skills
2 39 (27.66%) Analytical Skills
2 39 (27.66%) Finance
3 18 (12.77%) Telecoms
4 14 (9.93%) Retail
5 13 (9.22%) Presentation Skills
5 13 (9.22%) Public Sector
6 12 (8.51%) Banking
7 11 (7.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (6.38%) Marketing
9 8 (5.67%) Manufacturing
10 7 (4.96%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (3.55%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (2.84%) Legal
12 4 (2.84%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (2.13%) Electronics
14 2 (1.42%) Back Office
14 2 (1.42%) French Language
14 2 (1.42%) Law
14 2 (1.42%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 26 (18.44%) Analyst
2 24 (17.02%) Architect
3 15 (10.64%) Senior
4 11 (7.80%) Lead
4 11 (7.80%) Product Owner
5 9 (6.38%) Senior Analyst
6 8 (5.67%) Solutions Architect
7 7 (4.96%) Developer
7 7 (4.96%) Dynamics 365 Architect
7 7 (4.96%) Project Manager
8 6 (4.26%) Business Analyst
9 5 (3.55%) Consultant
9 5 (3.55%) Insight Analyst
9 5 (3.55%) Support Analyst
10 4 (2.84%) DevSecOps Engineer
10 4 (2.84%) IT Support
10 4 (2.84%) Network Engineer
10 4 (2.84%) Quality Engineer
10 4 (2.84%) Subject Matter Expert
10 4 (2.84%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.55%) Node.js
2 4 (2.84%) SAML
3 3 (2.13%) EDI
3 3 (2.13%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (1.42%) .NET
4 2 (1.42%) AngularJS
4 2 (1.42%) CSS
4 2 (1.42%) HTML
4 2 (1.42%) Kafka
4 2 (1.42%) LDAP
4 2 (1.42%) Middleware
4 2 (1.42%) React
4 2 (1.42%) REST
4 2 (1.42%) SAP Business Workflow
4 2 (1.42%) Web Services
5 1 (0.71%) GraphQL
5 1 (0.71%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.71%) Redux
5 1 (0.71%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.71%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 18 (12.77%) Product Ownership
2 9 (6.38%) Virtual Team
3 6 (4.26%) Mainframe
3 6 (4.26%) Onboarding
4 4 (2.84%) Blog
4 4 (2.84%) CMDB
5 3 (2.13%) Cloud Native
5 3 (2.13%) Greenfield Project
5 3 (2.13%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (2.13%) Public Cloud
6 2 (1.42%) Cyberattack
6 2 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.42%) FMCG
6 2 (1.42%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.42%) Social Media
7 1 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.71%) IoT
7 1 (0.71%) IVR
7 1 (0.71%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (5.67%) Windows
2 4 (2.84%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.71%) Linux
3 1 (0.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.71%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (38.30%) Agile
2 48 (34.04%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (28.37%) Customer-Centric Approach
4 29 (20.57%) DevOps
5 21 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
6 16 (11.35%) Project Management
6 16 (11.35%) Roadmaps
6 16 (11.35%) Scrum
6 16 (11.35%) User Stories
7 15 (10.64%) Customer Service
7 15 (10.64%) Stakeholder Management
8 14 (9.93%) Decision-Making
9 12 (8.51%) Analytics
9 12 (8.51%) CI/CD
9 12 (8.51%) Customer Experience
9 12 (8.51%) DevSecOps
9 12 (8.51%) ITIL
10 10 (7.09%) Business Intelligence
10 10 (7.09%) Infrastructure Management
10 10 (7.09%) Product Strategy
Programming Languages
1 13 (9.22%) SQL
2 12 (8.51%) Python
3 8 (5.67%) PowerShell
4 6 (4.26%) Bicep
4 6 (4.26%) JavaScript
5 5 (3.55%) TypeScript
6 4 (2.84%) C#
6 4 (2.84%) C++
6 4 (2.84%) COBOL
6 4 (2.84%) R
7 2 (1.42%) Apex Code
7 2 (1.42%) Java
7 2 (1.42%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (1.42%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.71%) Bash
8 1 (0.71%) PHP
8 1 (0.71%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 16 (11.35%) Degree
2 11 (7.80%) Security Cleared
3 8 (5.67%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (4.96%) SC Cleared
5 4 (2.84%) CSPO
6 3 (2.13%) APMP
7 2 (1.42%) ACCA
7 2 (1.42%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.42%) CIMA
7 2 (1.42%) CIPD
7 2 (1.42%) CIPFA
7 2 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.42%) ISEB
7 2 (1.42%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.71%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.71%) HNC
8 1 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.71%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.71%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.51%) QA
2 3 (2.13%) PMO
2 3 (2.13%) SLA
3 2 (1.42%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.42%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.42%) P3O
4 1 (0.71%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (0.71%) GDPR
4 1 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.71%) NIST
4 1 (0.71%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.71%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 5 (3.55%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.84%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (4.26%) Terraform
2 4 (2.84%) Progress Chef
2 4 (2.84%) Puppet
2 4 (2.84%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.71%) AirWatch
3 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.71%) NetIQ Identity Manager
Vendors
1 34 (24.11%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.51%) SAP
3 11 (7.80%) Oracle
4 5 (3.55%) IBM
4 5 (3.55%) Salesforce
5 4 (2.84%) Ariba
5 4 (2.84%) BT
5 4 (2.84%) ServiceNow
6 3 (2.13%) Adobe
7 2 (1.42%) Cisco
7 2 (1.42%) Citrix
7 2 (1.42%) ForgeRock
7 2 (1.42%) IFS
7 2 (1.42%) SolarWinds
8 1 (0.71%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.71%) CyberArk
8 1 (0.71%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.71%) Foundry
8 1 (0.71%) Okta
8 1 (0.71%) Workday