Customer Service Jobs

Customer Service
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Customer Service skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Customer Service over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 49 70
Rank change year-on-year +19 +21 -13
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 6,535 5,374 8,693
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.21% 5.67% 5.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.43% 5.94% 5.36%
Number of salaries quoted 4,732 3,257 4,661
10th Percentile £22,614 £23,750 £22,500
25th Percentile £25,344 £28,000 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £35,000 £37,731
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% -7.24% +3.56%
75th Percentile £47,500 £55,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £33,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -10.45% -4.29% +4.48%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Customer Service is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,980 90,493 162,202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.59% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,356 54,578 82,967
10th Percentile £29,284 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Customer Service.

Salary trend for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Customer Service in the UK

Customer Service
Top 19 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Service within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +24 5,901 £32,000 -8.57% 2,927
UK excluding London +12 5,457 £30,000 -10.45% 2,533
Work from Home +11 1,586 £39,500 -7.06% 851
South East +8 1,401 £30,000 -10.45% 590
Midlands +29 1,243 £29,500 -18.06% 442
North of England +26 1,180 £30,147 -2.75% 654
London -2 869 £42,500 - 584
West Midlands +28 843 £29,584 -26.04% 245
North West +19 610 £30,147 -2.75% 345
South West +7 593 £30,000 -8.26% 362
East of England +19 591 £29,000 -6.45% 331
Yorkshire +40 441 £30,500 -6.15% 233
East Midlands +19 394 £29,000 -6.45% 197
Scotland -55 273 £37,500 -6.25% 180
Wales +27 141 £28,000 -9.68% 71
North East +2 129 £29,500 -26.25% 83
Northern Ireland -19 25 £30,000 -40.00% 53
Isle of Man - 8 £37,000 - 3
Channel Islands +1 4 £85,000 +142.86%

Customer Service
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
1 417 (6.38%) SharePoint
2 357 (5.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 51 (0.78%) CMS
3 51 (0.78%) IIS
4 44 (0.67%) nginx
5 43 (0.66%) Confluence
6 36 (0.55%) Camunda
7 15 (0.23%) WordPress
8 12 (0.18%) SAS
9 10 (0.15%) Apache
9 10 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 8 (0.12%) Anypoint
10 8 (0.12%) Appian
10 8 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
10 8 (0.12%) Moodle
10 8 (0.12%) WebSphere
11 5 (0.077%) ArcGIS
11 5 (0.077%) Exchange Server 2010
12 4 (0.061%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 4 (0.061%) Tomcat
Applications
1 1,223 (18.71%) Microsoft Office
2 508 (7.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 90 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 58 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
5 21 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
6 18 (0.28%) Trello
7 17 (0.26%) MS Visio
8 8 (0.12%) Photoshop
9 7 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 6 (0.092%) LightWave 3D
11 5 (0.077%) AutoCAD
12 4 (0.061%) Adobe Illustrator
12 4 (0.061%) Chatbot
12 4 (0.061%) EPLAN
13 3 (0.046%) InDesign
14 2 (0.031%) SOLIDWORKS
15 1 (0.015%) Adobe Premiere
15 1 (0.015%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 175 (2.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 37 (0.57%) NEC Housing
3 22 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
4 21 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
5 18 (0.28%) NetSuite
5 18 (0.28%) Sage 200
6 16 (0.24%) iTrent
7 15 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
8 13 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
8 13 (0.20%) Infor SunSystems
9 12 (0.18%) Unit4 Business World
10 11 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
11 10 (0.15%) Shopify
12 9 (0.14%) SAP HR
13 7 (0.11%) Oracle General Ledger
13 7 (0.11%) Oracle Receivables
14 6 (0.092%) Elite 3E
14 6 (0.092%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
14 6 (0.092%) Sage CRM
14 6 (0.092%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 1,485 (22.72%) Microsoft 365
2 964 (14.75%) Azure
3 277 (4.24%) Power Platform
4 265 (4.06%) Entra ID
5 245 (3.75%) Dynamics 365
6 185 (2.83%) AWS
7 168 (2.57%) Power Automate
8 142 (2.17%) SaaS
9 116 (1.78%) PowerApps
10 103 (1.58%) OneDrive
11 80 (1.22%) Azure DevOps
12 54 (0.83%) Mimecast
13 51 (0.78%) OpenShift
14 44 (0.67%) GCP
14 44 (0.67%) IBM Cloud
15 42 (0.64%) Serverless
16 40 (0.61%) Azure Logic Apps
17 39 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
18 38 (0.58%) WhatsApp
19 30 (0.46%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 449 (6.87%) Firewall
2 289 (4.42%) DNS
3 266 (4.07%) LAN
4 252 (3.86%) TCP/IP
5 236 (3.61%) WAN
6 224 (3.43%) DHCP
7 219 (3.35%) VPN
8 202 (3.09%) Wi-Fi
9 176 (2.69%) Wireless
10 175 (2.68%) Internet
11 134 (2.05%) VoIP
12 92 (1.41%) VLAN
13 87 (1.33%) Intranet
14 80 (1.22%) Network Security
15 78 (1.19%) Remote Desktop
16 58 (0.89%) MPLS
17 54 (0.83%) SAN
18 51 (0.78%) Broadband
19 45 (0.69%) OSPF
20 44 (0.67%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 274 (4.19%) SQL Server
2 159 (2.43%) Power BI
3 67 (1.03%) Oracle Database
4 64 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 56 (0.86%) MySQL
6 48 (0.73%) MongoDB
6 48 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 40 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
8 34 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
9 32 (0.49%) Relational Database
9 32 (0.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 26 (0.40%) Oracle Database 12c
11 21 (0.32%) BusinessObjects
11 21 (0.32%) GIS
12 20 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
13 16 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
14 13 (0.20%) Data Lake
15 12 (0.18%) NoSQL
16 11 (0.17%) MariaDB
16 11 (0.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 127 (1.94%) JIRA
2 53 (0.81%) Git
3 28 (0.43%) Jasmine
3 28 (0.43%) Karma Test Runner
4 21 (0.32%) Jenkins
5 13 (0.20%) Robot Framework
6 12 (0.18%) IBM UrbanCode
6 12 (0.18%) Visual Studio
7 8 (0.12%) Maven
7 8 (0.12%) MSI
8 7 (0.11%) AdminStudio
9 6 (0.092%) InstallShield
9 6 (0.092%) Mercurial
9 6 (0.092%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 5 (0.077%) PowerBuilder
10 5 (0.077%) webpack
11 3 (0.046%) GitLab
11 3 (0.046%) GoCD
11 3 (0.046%) Moq
11 3 (0.046%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 3,222 (49.30%) Social Skills
2 997 (15.26%) Finance
3 933 (14.28%) Analytical Skills
4 716 (10.96%) Organisational Skills
5 578 (8.84%) Retail
6 400 (6.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 313 (4.79%) Legal
8 295 (4.51%) Telecoms
9 290 (4.44%) Marketing
10 251 (3.84%) Public Sector
11 232 (3.55%) Military
12 210 (3.21%) Law
13 167 (2.56%) Manufacturing
14 161 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
15 160 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
16 141 (2.16%) Billing
17 136 (2.08%) Banking
18 112 (1.71%) Local Government
19 93 (1.42%) Back Office
20 91 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1,065 (16.30%) Analyst
2 834 (12.76%) IT Support
3 561 (8.58%) Support Engineer
4 443 (6.78%) Senior
5 367 (5.62%) IT Engineer
6 333 (5.10%) Lead
7 331 (5.07%) Support Analyst
8 322 (4.93%) Administrator
9 320 (4.90%) IT Technician
10 315 (4.82%) Service Analyst
11 303 (4.64%) Consultant
12 295 (4.51%) Technical Support
13 292 (4.47%) Support Technician
14 285 (4.36%) Service Desk Analyst
15 279 (4.27%) IT Support Engineer
16 271 (4.15%) 1st Line Support
17 247 (3.78%) Graduate
18 242 (3.70%) Developer
19 240 (3.67%) IT Analyst
20 230 (3.52%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 175 (2.68%) .NET
2 103 (1.58%) HTML
3 87 (1.33%) CSS
4 77 (1.18%) JSON
4 77 (1.18%) React
4 77 (1.18%) XML
5 52 (0.80%) AngularJS
5 52 (0.80%) Node.js
6 50 (0.77%) ASP.NET
6 50 (0.77%) REST
7 49 (0.75%) Web Services
8 38 (0.58%) SOAP
9 36 (0.55%) KeystoneJS
9 36 (0.55%) Swagger
10 33 (0.50%) HTML5 Canvas
10 33 (0.50%) Sass
11 28 (0.43%) RxJS
11 28 (0.43%) XML Schema
12 24 (0.37%) .NET Core
13 20 (0.31%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 551 (8.43%) Self-Motivation
2 384 (5.88%) Onboarding
3 356 (5.45%) Driving Licence
4 291 (4.45%) Management Information System
5 145 (2.22%) Video Conferencing
6 142 (2.17%) Data Centre
7 109 (1.67%) Digital Signage
8 89 (1.36%) Video\Live Streaming
9 88 (1.35%) Smartphone
10 79 (1.21%) Product Ownership
10 79 (1.21%) Social Media
11 68 (1.04%) CCTV
12 63 (0.96%) EPoS
13 62 (0.95%) e-Learning
14 58 (0.89%) Public Cloud
14 58 (0.89%) Replication
15 56 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
16 53 (0.81%) Blockchain
16 53 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
17 51 (0.78%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1,489 (22.79%) Windows
2 536 (8.20%) Windows Server
3 474 (7.25%) Windows 10
4 229 (3.50%) Linux
5 144 (2.20%) Apple iOS
6 143 (2.19%) Android
7 127 (1.94%) Mac OS
8 111 (1.70%) Windows Server 2019
9 105 (1.61%) Windows Server 2016
10 86 (1.32%) Windows Server 2012
11 81 (1.24%) Windows 7
12 64 (0.98%) Unix
13 37 (0.57%) Mac OS X
14 26 (0.40%) Windows 8
15 24 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
16 23 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 21 (0.32%) CentOS
18 18 (0.28%) VMS
18 18 (0.28%) VyOS
19 13 (0.20%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,801 (27.56%) Problem-Solving
2 926 (14.17%) ITIL
3 716 (10.96%) Continuous Improvement
4 563 (8.62%) Customer Experience
5 536 (8.20%) Project Management
6 532 (8.14%) Agile
7 486 (7.44%) Service Delivery
8 476 (7.28%) CRM
9 423 (6.47%) Service Management
10 396 (6.06%) Logistics
10 396 (6.06%) Time Management
11 372 (5.69%) Process Improvement
12 361 (5.52%) Mentoring
13 331 (5.07%) ITSM
14 322 (4.93%) Data Analysis
15 305 (4.67%) Project Delivery
16 290 (4.44%) Line Management
17 288 (4.41%) Mathematics
18 268 (4.10%) Decision-Making
19 267 (4.09%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 469 (7.18%) SQL
2 234 (3.58%) JavaScript
3 219 (3.35%) C#
4 149 (2.28%) PowerShell
5 117 (1.79%) Java
6 102 (1.56%) Python
7 65 (0.99%) T-SQL
8 54 (0.83%) TypeScript
9 50 (0.77%) Bash
10 42 (0.64%) PHP
10 42 (0.64%) VB
11 40 (0.61%) C++
12 39 (0.60%) VB.NET
13 36 (0.55%) Lua
14 28 (0.43%) VB6
15 24 (0.37%) R
16 19 (0.29%) C
17 18 (0.28%) PL/SQL
18 16 (0.24%) Groovy
19 11 (0.17%) Perl
Qualifications
1 1,167 (17.86%) Degree
2 337 (5.16%) DBS Check
3 336 (5.14%) Security Cleared
4 278 (4.25%) Microsoft Certification
5 151 (2.31%) Cisco Certification
6 141 (2.16%) A+ Certification
7 126 (1.93%) SC Cleared
8 121 (1.85%) MCP
9 113 (1.73%) CCNA
10 108 (1.65%) DV Cleared
11 101 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
12 81 (1.24%) ITIL Certification
13 68 (1.04%) Master's Degree
14 63 (0.96%) Azure Certification
15 61 (0.93%) Network+ Certification
16 59 (0.90%) HNC
17 55 (0.84%) MCSE
18 45 (0.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
19 43 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
20 40 (0.61%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 693 (10.60%) SLA
2 165 (2.52%) GDPR
3 159 (2.43%) QA
4 103 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 59 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
6 58 (0.89%) Accessibility
7 45 (0.69%) ISO 9001
8 27 (0.41%) Data Quality
9 23 (0.35%) PMO
10 14 (0.21%) NIST
11 11 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 9 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 9 (0.14%) NEBOSH
12 9 (0.14%) PCI DSS
13 6 (0.092%) Disclosure Scotland
13 6 (0.092%) GAAP
13 6 (0.092%) IFRS
13 6 (0.092%) ISO 14001
14 5 (0.077%) COSHH
14 5 (0.077%) NCSC
System Software
1 1,070 (16.37%) Active Directory
2 238 (3.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 233 (3.57%) Hyper-V
4 64 (0.98%) Docker
4 64 (0.98%) Firmware
5 41 (0.63%) vSphere
6 35 (0.54%) Virtual Desktop
7 31 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
8 21 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
9 20 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
10 19 (0.29%) Terminal Services
11 17 (0.26%) XenApp
12 16 (0.24%) XenDesktop
13 12 (0.18%) KVM
13 12 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
14 7 (0.11%) Microsoft App-V
15 4 (0.061%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 4 (0.061%) vCloud
16 3 (0.046%) VMware Server
17 2 (0.031%) GPFS
Systems Management
1 235 (3.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 149 (2.28%) SCCM
3 51 (0.78%) WSUS
4 49 (0.75%) Kubernetes
5 36 (0.55%) Ansible
6 28 (0.43%) Terraform
7 19 (0.29%) FortiGate
8 16 (0.24%) AirWatch
8 16 (0.24%) Progress Chef
9 15 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
10 14 (0.21%) Autotask
11 12 (0.18%) Sysprep
12 10 (0.15%) vCenter Server
13 9 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 9 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
13 9 (0.14%) Nagios
14 8 (0.12%) Icinga
14 8 (0.12%) Nessus
14 8 (0.12%) SmoothWall
15 7 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 2,377 (36.37%) Microsoft
2 366 (5.60%) VMware
3 272 (4.16%) Cisco
4 156 (2.39%) ServiceNow
5 153 (2.34%) SAP
6 143 (2.19%) Citrix
7 137 (2.10%) Oracle
8 126 (1.93%) Apple
9 115 (1.76%) Dell
10 113 (1.73%) IBM
11 93 (1.42%) Fortinet
11 93 (1.42%) Google
12 91 (1.39%) HP
13 85 (1.30%) Salesforce
14 66 (1.01%) Veeam
15 64 (0.98%) Red Hat
16 62 (0.95%) Sophos
17 59 (0.90%) Juniper
18 56 (0.86%) NetApp
19 51 (0.78%) Meraki