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Call Centres in the UK - Market Size, Industry Analysis, Trends and Forecasts (2025-2029)

Joseph Maher Joseph Maher London, United Kingdom Last Updated: August 2025 SIC UK-N822

Revenue

£40.3bn

2025-26

£43.4bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

£X.Xbn

Employees

848k

Businesses

24,146

Wages

£XX.Xbn

Call Centres in the UK industry analysis

Revenue in Europe’s Call Centre Operations industry is anticipated to grow at a compound annual rate of 1.9% to €40.3 billion over the five years through 2025. A growing number of companies are leveraging technology to enhance customer engagement and diversify their sources of income, which has resulted in healthier demand for call centres.

Trends and Insights

  • Chatbots are used to communicate with customers to answer queries. They can solve simple problems but quickly reach their limits when it comes to typos, unclear questions and more complex problems.
  • Customer support and answering services dominate. They make up the majority of the market collectively. However, call centres’ customer support services fall out of favour as online chat services become the norm.
  • Efficiency and quality service fuel market share. Accomplished call centres gain an edge with superior technology, skilled employees, and multidimensional service offerings that lead to robust customer satisfaction.
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Top Questions Answered in this Report

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What is the market size of the Call Centres industry in the United Kingdom in 2025?

The market size of the Call Centres industry in the United Kingdom is £40.3bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Call Centres industry in the United Kingdom in 2025?

There are 24,146 businesses in the Call Centres industry in the United Kingdom, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.6 % between 2020 and 2025.

Has the Call Centres industry in the United Kingdom grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Call Centres industry in the United Kingdom has been growing at a CAGR of 3.0 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Call Centres industry in the United Kingdom over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Call Centres industry in the United Kingdom is expected to grow.

What does the Call Centres industry in the United Kingdom include?

Customer service and Technical support are part of the Call Centres industry in the United Kingdom.

How competitive is the Call Centres industry in the United Kingdom?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Call Centres industry in the United Kingdom.

Everything you need in one report

  • Reliable market estimates from 2015-2030
  • Competitive analysis, industry segmentation, financial benchmarks
  • Powerful SWOT, Porter’s Five Forces and risk management frameworks
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Table of Contents

External Environment

Highlights

Trends
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key Takeaways

Regulation mostly relates to the use of customer data. The Data Protection Act and GDRP dictate how call centres can deal with personal information and require explicit consent for keeping hold of it.

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External Drivers

Analysis

What demographic and macroeconomic factors impact the Call Centres in the UK industry?

Financial Benchmarks

Highlights

Trends
  • Profit Margin
  • Average Wage
  • Largest Cost

Key Takeaways

Wages absorb over half of industry revenue. Call centres rely on labour to carry out their activities, but workers are still low paid. Because of this, the National Living Wage pushes up wage expenditure.

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Cost Structure

Charts
  • Share of Economy vs. Investment Matrix
  • Industry Cost Structure Benchmarks:
    • Marketing
    • Depreciation
    • Profit
    • Purchases
    • Wages
    • Rent
    • Utilities
    • Other
Analysis

What trends impact cost in the Call Centres in the UK industry?


Key Ratios

Data tables
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)

Country Benchmarks

European Leaders & Laggards

Data Tables

Top and bottom five countries listed for each:

  • Revenue Growth (2025)
  • Business Growth (2025)
  • Job Growth (2025)

European Country Performance

Data Tables

Rankings available for 37 countries. Statistics ranked include:

  • IVA/Revenue (2025)
  • Imports/Demand (2025)
  • Exports/Revenue (2025)
  • Revenue per Employee (2025)
  • Wages/Revenue (2025)
  • Employees per Establishment (2025)
  • Average Wage (2025)

Structural Comparison

Data Tables

Trends in 37 countries benchmarked against trends in Europe

  • Concentration
  • Competition
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Buyer Power
  • Supplier Power
  • Volatility
  • Capital Intensity
  • Innovation
  • Life Cycle

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Methodology

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