Welcome to Comparison Technologies
Price comparison is second nature to us, with our talented team bringing a huge amount of experience, ingenuity and expertise to the table. We offer comprehensive and advanced price comparison in the energy and telecoms sectors, helping a wide range of businesses offer successful switching whilst also helping consumers save money on their home services.
Whether you join us in London, Andover or Kent, you’ll enjoy a fast-paced working environment that’s both challenging and exciting, where your hard work is always rewarded. We offer competitive salaries as well as excellent benefits, and our team is always looking to work with the best and brightest in the industry. If you’re the right blend of talented, resourceful and dedicated, we want to hear from you.
Current vacancies
Senior Software Developer
- Location
- DepartmentTechnology
- Salary
- ExperienceExpert level knowledge of one of the following, C#, PHP, JavaScript (Node.js/TypeScript)
The Role:
You’ll pitch in on designing and building various parts of the ecosystem, securing and scaling them. The markets we work within are constantly changing and our products cover avariety of home services including Energy, Broadband, Mobile Phones and more. Some of our services are focussed on delivering valuable insights to our partners, others are focussed on the customer’s journey and how we can save people money on their utility bills. You will have the chance to work alongside the Product team on both greenfield projects and to re-engineering our legacy systems for amodern technology stack.
• Work within the Engineering Team to design, build and maintain business critical applications
• Help shape the code and architecture of both greenfield and legacy products and platforms
• Identify areas of improvement and build upon best practices
• Modernisation of legacy infrastructure and applications
• Produce well-structured and test-driven code across multiple projects
• Mentoring and supporting members of the Engineering team
• Ensuring security best practices are maintained and improved upon
Key Requirements:
Although you’ll have your mission you should enjoy the challenge of helping others work towards theirs. Swap some war stories, share some options, look over apull request and be there to help when things go wrong. You’ll also ideally have experience in the following:
• Expert level knowledge of one of C#, PHP, JavaScript (Node.js/TypeScript)
• Building applications for deployment to cloud environments (AWS)
• Building high traffic, scalable, secure and resilient APIs and Web Services
• Experience with front end technologies, e.g. React
• Relational and NoSQL Database Design and Optimisation
• Expert level knowledge of Git.
• Infrastructure-As-Code tools. CloudFormation / Terraform
• Working knowledge of CI and CD Pipelines. TeamCity / Bitbucket / Jenkins
• Working knowledge of containerisation technologies, e.g. Dock
• Understanding of modern architecture design best
What We Offer:
Our aim at Comparison Tech is to offer an inclusive great place to work for all our employee’s. We are passionate about building diverse teams and celebrate individuality. We love seeing our people grow and develop their careers with us and in return reward talent with competitive salaries and great benefits including:
• Company pension
• Flexible working hours
• Health Cash Plan
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• X2 days dependants leave
• Death in service
• Income protection cover
• Private medical cover
• Extra holidays for length of service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Retail discount scheme
Senior SEO Manager (based in Andover or London)
- LocationAndover
- DepartmentMarketing
- Salary
- Experience
We have an exciting new opportunity for aSenior SEO Manager to join our Marketing Team reporting to our Marketing Director. The role will focus on increasing the organic search footprint of Comparison Tech's energy and telecoms websites and grow organic traffic share.
- Establish SEO as a strategic priority in the business and devise a plan to significantly increase organic traffic share and volume
- Manage the SEO strategy and implementation for energyhelpline.com across technical SEO contentandbacklinks focusing onrelevant keywordsandpages
- Input into the SEO strategy and migration plan for the telecoms websites of the business, e.g. broadband-finder.co.uk, digital-tv.co.uk, mobile-phones.co.uk
- Utilise state-of-the-art SEO tools and techniques to inform the strategy and track performance
- Conduct regular keyword research and prioritisation to inform strategy
- Work closely with the content team to ensure all content is SEO optimised, reflects keyword priorities and is updated on a regular basis
- Actively participate in our web squad, drive the technical SEO agenda and secure continuous implementation of technical SEO tasks andsite speedimprovements
- Collaborate with PR and content teams to get quality backlinks, establish an in-house setup to get backlinks alongside new content creation and on a regular basis
- Provide weekly/monthly reporting on SEO key metrics, e.g. traffic, keyword performance, backlinks
- Regular best practice sharing with the SEO community to keep abreast of the latest trends
- Evolve practices using the Google algorithm and how to best respond to rules and changes
- Keep the business informed about SEO trends and performance
- Significant demonstratable experience in SEO, preferably from the energy, telecoms, comparison, home services or personal finance sector
- Experience in devising SEO strategies from scratch and managing implementation
- A strong background in technical SEO and backlink strategy
- Experience of being part of a cross-channel team and managing the interplay between SEO, technical implementation, content and PR
- Expert user in relevant SEO tools, e.g. SEMRush, Ahref, Screaming Frog or similar
- Strong experience of organisational and project management with a focus on planning, setting priorities, executing process and deliveringresults ontime
- Excellent problem-solver with a high level of resilience, maturity and sound judgment
- Ambitious self-starter, willing to take initiative
- Highly developed verbal, written, analytical and presentation skills
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex data insights into actions
- Outside-in perspective, with the drive and desire to stay close to industry trends and identify opportunities
- The ability to be strategic, yet also execute
- Hands-on, ‘roll up sleeves’ approach, and ability, to getting the job done
- Passion for helping consumers save money on their bills and being part of the drive to create a more competitive home services market.
- Degree desired, preferably in digital marketing, communications or related
Our aim at Comparison Tech is to offer an inclusive great place to work for all our employee’s. We are passionate about building diverse teams and celebrate individuality. We love seeing our people grow and develop their careers with us and in return reward talent with competitive salaries and great benefits including:
- Company pension
- Flexible working hours
- Health Cash Plan
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- X2 days dependants leave
- Death in service
- Income protection cover
- Private medical cover
- Extra holidays for length of service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Retail discount scheme
Senior PR Manager (based in Andover or London)
- LocationAndover
- DepartmentMarketing
- Salary
- Experience
We have an exciting new opportunity for aSenior PR Manager to join our Marketing Team, reporting to our Marketing Director. The role will focus on raising Comparison Tech’s profile with consumers and partners through relevant external media.
- Lead and execute a consumer PR strategy targeted at potential customers to switch energy, broadband and other home services
- Design and implement the PR strategy targeted at potential B2B partners
- Develop and deliver innovative communications campaigns to meet ambitious business targets through driving brand consideration andperception
- Drive cross-team collaboration to ensure full integration across owned, earned and bought channels
- Manage integrated content strategy and content calendar
- Develop and execute an effective newsjacking programme on key energy and consumer issues across traditional and new media
- Buildand maintain relationships with key media and journalists
- Key spokesperson, taking part in media interviews on behalf of the organisation. Identify and liaise with spokespeople in the business andconduct media training
- Manage an external PR agency to deliver the communications strategy to agreed targets/budgets
- Devise strategic metrics to measure the impact of the communications strategy, including traffic, new customers, backlinks, and revenue
- Develop benchmarks, reporting and drive efficiencies through Twitter
- Provide external communications counsel to Senior Group Executives in the business to identify areas of focus for communications andthought leadership activity, building reputation and share of voice using earned and owned channels
- Significant demonstratable experience in communications/PR, preferably from the energy, retail, FMCG, consumer tech or lifestylesectors (energy experience is highly desirable)
- Experience of executing communications activity to drive brand consideration and contribute to business outcomes
- In-depth understanding of the UK media landscape
- Experienced media handler with ‘front line’ communications experience, borne through extensive media relationships
- Experience of being part of a cross-channel team and a solid understanding of the interplay between PR, social and content
- Highly developed verbal, written, analytical and presentation skills
- Strong organisational and project management skills with a focus on planning, setting priorities, executing process and delivering results on time
- Excellent problem-solver with a high level of resilience, maturity and sound judgment
- Ambitious self-starter
- Creativity and the ability to build communications campaigns that integrate across all marcomms channels
- Outside-in perspective, with the drive and desire to stay close to industry trends and identify opportunities
- The ability to think strategically, yet also execute
- Hands-on, ‘roll up sleeves’ approach, and ability, to getting the job done
- Passion for helping consumers save money on their bills and being part of the drive to create a more competitive home services market
- Degree desired, preferably in marketing communications/PR
Our aim at Comparison Tech is to offer an inclusive great place to work for all our employee’s. We are passionate about building diverse teams and celebrate individuality. We love seeing our people grow and develop their careers with us and in return reward talent with competitive salaries and great benefits including:
- Company pension
- Flexible working hours
- Health Cash Plan
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- X2 days dependants leave
- Death in service
- Income protection cover
- Private medical cover
- Extra holidays for length of service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Retail discount scheme
CRM Executive (based in Andover or London)
- LocationAndover
- DepartmentMarketing
- Salary
- Experience
We have an exciting new opportunity for aCRM Executive to join our Marketing Function reporting to our Senior CRM Manager. This role will be delivering CRM campaigns to engage and retain existing energy and telecoms customers and drive retention rate and re-switches.
- Implement the CRM strategy across email, letters, calls and other CRM channels
- Support activities across verticals energy and telecoms and drive switches through online and offline channels, i.e. our website and Call Centre
- Manage CRM automation, from prospecting new email addresses to first switch and re-switch
- Run regular campaigns to promote exclusives, deals and other special offers or seasonal events
- Work closely with the content and design teams to create relevant collateral
- Develop a test and learn approach and continuously improve deliverability, open rates and CTR
- Provide weekly/monthly reporting on key metrics, e.g. email base, sends, switches
- Build a strong relationship with external stakeholders, e.g. ESP
- Regular best practice sharing with external stakeholders to keep abreast of the latest trends
Key requirements:
- Demonstratable experience in CRM and email marketing, preferably from the comparison, home services or personal finance sector
- Experience in managing CRM activities across lifecycle automation and campaigns, for email and cross-channel, e.g. letter, calls, SMS
- A proficient user of ESPs, e.g. Hubspot, Mailchimp, SalesForce
- Experience with Direct Mail acquisition campaigns is a plus
- Strong organisational and project management experience with a focus on executing process and delivering results on time
- Ambitious self-starter, willing to take initiative
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex data insights into actions
- Highly developed verbal, written, analytical and presentation skills
- Outside-in perspective, with the drive and desire to stay close to industry trends and identify opportunities
- Hands-on, ‘roll up sleeves’ approach, and ability, to getting the job done
- Passion for helping consumers save money on their bills and being part of the drive to create a more competitive home services market
- Degree desired, preferably in marketing, communications or related field
Our aim at Comparison Tech is to offer an inclusive great place to work for all our employee’s. We are passionate about building diverse teams and celebrate individuality. We love seeing our people grow and develop their careers with us and in return reward talent with competitive salaries and great benefits including:
- Company pension
- Flexible working hours
- Health Cash Plan
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- X2 days dependants leave
- Death in service
- Income protection cover
- Private medical cover
- Extra holidays for length of service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Retail discount scheme
Senior Product Manager
- Location
- Department
- Salary
- Experience
The Role:
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Product Manager to join our Product Team, reporting to our Head of Product. The role will focus on Using a customer-centric data-driven approach to develop great products collaboratively across Comparison Tech.
- Initially lead a cross functional squad to develop a new scalable White label platform for our Energy Partner sites to contribute to our goal increasing Acquisition
- Discover and experiment in how to increase cross-sell conversion between business units to contribute to our goal of increasing Acquisition
- Use an outcome-based discovery approach to understand how best to achieve the Product goals
- Identify and evaluate opportunities across the business through market research and analysis
- Run Generative and evaluative experiments for your products
- Support and mentor junior colleagues and new starters
- Communicate across the whole business
The central Product function is relatively new to the business and we continue to mature, this role would be expected to support the maturation of this function and evangelize Product across the business.
Key Requirements:
- Significant Demonstrable experience developing products for use in commercial environments Developing software products both B2C and B2B preferable
- Confident use of GA, or other analytics software
- Knowledge and experience of opportunity mapping/user story mapping/ impact mapping, prioritization, story writing, and other agile ceremonies
- Running experiments both qual and quant
- Developing product roadmaps
- Significant experience leading and running product squads
- Proven experience working to an outcome-based product approach
- Excellent problem-solver with a high level of resilience, maturity and sound judgment
- Curious self-starter, willing to take initiative, love of learning, asking why and developing new skills
- Comfortable writing and presenting across the business and at board level
- Works collaboratively and does not fall back on org chart hierarchy
- Likes to stay up to date with developments in Product management
What We Offer:
Our aim at Comparison Tech is to offer an inclusive great place to work for all our employee’s. We are passionate about building diverse teams and celebrate individuality. We love seeing our people grow and develop their careers with us and in return reward talent with competitive salaries and great benefits including:
- Company pension
- Flexible working hours
- Health Cash Plan
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- X2 days dependants leave
- Death in service
- Income protection cover
- Private medical cover
- Extra holidays for length of service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Retail discount scheme
Call Centre - Sales Advisor
- LocationKent
- DepartmentCall Centre - Telecoms
- Salary
- Experience
To be responsible for helping customers save money by helping to assess their TV, Telecoms and Broadband packages and supporting them through the switching process.
- Take calls from prospective and existing customers to inform them about switching TV, Telecoms or Broadband
- Offer products based on customers needs
- Answer questions about product specifications and pricing
- Work to daily/weekly targets
- Explain and promote Comparison Tech to prospective customers
- Accurately and efficiently enter customer information into databases for mailing and billing purposes
- Maintain a pipeline of potential leads and follow ups with those customers
- Go the “extra mile” to meet sales quotas and facilitate future sales
- Maintain working knowledge of products and services and industry developments
Key Requirements:
- Sales and/or customer services experience is desirable
- Experience of working towards targets
- IT Literate
- Clear and confident communication skills both written and verbal
- Good team member, helpful, approachable trustworthy and reliable
- Ambitious and target driven
- Possess a positive attitude and the desire to deliver a quality service to customers
- Have the ability to learn and explain technical information clearly
- Cool-tempered and able to handle rejection
- Understand the importance of advising customers correctly
- Proven track record in successfully meeting targets and objectives
What We Offer:
Our aim at Comparison Tech is to offer an inclusive great place to work for all our employee’s. We are passionate about building diverse teams and celebrate individuality. We love seeing our people grow and develop their careers with us and in return reward talent with competitive salaries and great benefits including:
- Company pension
- Flexible working hours
- Health Cash Plan
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- X2 days dependants leave
- Death in service
- Income protection cover
- Private medical cover
- Extra holidays for length of service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Retail discount scheme
Working with us
When you work with Comparison Technologies, you’ll join a team dedicated to upholding the highest standards, where you can learn and grow in a friendly and dynamic environment. We’re looking for people that share our values and our goals, who strive to be the best whilst energising those around them. At Comparison Technologies, we’re focused on four things:
Teamwork
Collaboration is important at Comparison Technologies, and we work to create an atmosphere where all ideas are valid and we enhance each other’s abilities. No matter where you work in the company, you’re open and honest with partners, customers and colleagues. Using teamwork, we grow and succeed together.
Excellence
We try to set a new standard of excellence with everything we do at Comparison Technologies. This means striving for excellence not just in your own work, but others too. You’ll always be ensuring that you’re working to the highest standard, with your work representing both you and the company.
Development
At Comparison Technologies, we encourage personal and company-wide development in everything we do. Improving our capabilities is important to us and we’ll ensure that you’re equipped with all the skills and training you need to thrive and create the best end-product possible.
Innovation
We believe it’s ok to make mistakes in order to innovate and take ourselves to the next level. This means constantly trying new techniques for the way we work, taking risks and learning in order to improve. Innovation is at the core of what we do here, and you’ll carry that ethos with you in your day-to-day activities.
Locations
London
Our London location is based in the heart of the city and is easily commutable, being just minutes from Waterloo, London Bridge, Southwark and Blackfriars stations. Our team here is often joined by representatives from Andover and Kent, making the London office a vibrant hub of activity. With specialists from all pillars of Comparison Technologies working here, London offers a fast-paced and proactive working environment, perfect for someone brimming with talent and looking to take the next step.
Our London office lets you experience a taste of everything the city has to offer right on its doorstep. This includes frequent after-work drinks at one of the many bars and pubs in the area, unique social events and plenty of opportunities to explore the city’s diverse food markets, transforming your lunchtime in the process.
Andover
Situated in Weyhill, Hampshire (so technically just outside Andover), our Andover office is a centre of innovation, creativity and positivity. Featuring diverse teams of developers, designers, account managers and marketers, Andover is packed with a wide range of talents and personalities.
Our Andover location is easily commutable from surrounding areas such as Southampton, Salisbury and Basingstoke. The team enjoys regular social nights out, table tennis and foosball at lunchtimes, a constant stream of sweet and savoury treats (thanks to our much-loved local bakery) and the occasional Friday afternoon pint. If you’re eager to learn, can collaborate well with others and have a good sense of humour, you’ll feel right at home here.
Kent - The Farm & The Ridge
Both our call centre sites are based in Kent, which is also the base of our finance, IT, commercial and HR departments. There is an energetic and friendly working culture. Join either of our Kent locations and you’ll find somewhere you can develop your skills among like-minded people and are rewarded for your hard work, with incentives and prizes offered to the best performing advisors every month.
Both Kent locations feature large break areas that allow everyone to socialise and hang out together, with a pool table injecting a bit of friendly competition to proceedings. If you’re ambitious, looking to join an exciting industry or want a role that lets you expand your horizons, our Kent offices are the ideal place for you.