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Always On Call? The Competitiveness of the UK's Call Centre Industry

What sort of people work in call centres?

A woman working in a call centre

Call centre agents tend to have the following profiles:

  • Female workers in their mid to late 20s
  • Remain in the job for almost 3 years
  • Earning £12,000 to £13,000 with an extra £1000 to £2000 with experience
  • Team leaders generally supervise between ten and fifteen staff and earn approximately £18,000
  • Managers have approximately 4.5 years of service and earn upwards of £27,000
  • There is an equal gender split for management

Image: The majority of UK call centre workers are women in their mid to late 20s. Copyright: Peter Skadberg, stock.xchng

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