Call and contact centre staff pay in London March 2026
How much do call and contact centre staff in London get paid?
Call and contact centre staff in London earn
£10.53-16.71 per hour
Based on 179 employee reviews
What do top employers pay call and contact centre staff?
Who are the top call and contact centre staff employers?
Who are the worst call and contact centre staff employers?
Recent call and contact centre staff Jobs in London
- Contact Centre Agent (Nights) at Pinnacle Group posted yesterday
- Customer Service Representative at The Menu Partners posted 2 days ago
- Bilingual Customer Service Representative (German) - Night Shift at Computershare posted 5 days ago
- Contact Centre Advisor at Away Resorts posted yesterday
- Licensee Sales Outbound Specialist at Lookers posted yesterday
- Call Centre Advisor - Fixed Term Contract at Islington Council posted 7 days ago
How are people paid?
Based on 179 employees
What contracts are people on?
Based on 52 employees
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What do call and contact centre staff do?
Call and contact centre staff handle customer questions and/or sell products to customers via calls or text messages.
Other names for call centre staff are:
- Call centre operative/ operator/ assistant/ officer
- Call handler
- Customer service assistant/ advisor
- Contact centre agent
- Customer experience specialist
They can work in offices, call centres or virtual contact centres.
These can either be:
- Inbound contact centres - where people contact the company
- Outbound contact centres - where the company contacts people
Some companies have their own in-house contact centres, and some contact centres are outsourced to other companies.
Many different industries have contact centres. These include:
- Insurance
- Retail
- Banks
- Energy
- Charities
- Broadband, TV and phone
If working at an inbound contact centre, your job may include:
- Talking to customers on the phone, web chat or email
- Helping customers buy a service, fix a problem, solve a complaint and answer general questions
- Meeting call targets
If working at an outbound contact centre, your job may include:
- Calling up people on the phone
- Selling products, services or asking for donations
- Asking people to answer questionnaires
- Meeting sales targets
These jobs can often be done sitting down.
You may have to work early mornings, late nights, on weekends or bank holidays.
This is an entry level job.
If you want to apply for a call centre job, you might need the following:
- Some GCSEs, a Level 1 or 2 certificate or a relevant apprenticeship
- Basic computer skills
- The right to work in the UK
Read our guide to the best call centres to work at.