Customer Service Jobs in the South East

Customer Service
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 21 31 39
Rank change year-on-year +10 +8 0
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 1,391 981 1,415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 7.99% 6.96% 6.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.56% 7.37% 7.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,048 642 727
10th Percentile £22,750 £23,500 £23,000
25th Percentile £24,500 £26,250 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £33,500 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.45% +1.52% -7.04%
75th Percentile £40,000 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £62,500
England median annual salary £32,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -8.57% -6.67% +2.04%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,553 13,316 19,439
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 83.59% 94.48% 94.65%
Number of salaries quoted 10,031 7,760 11,884
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Customer Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the South East over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Service within the South East region over the 6 months to 28 May 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
Thames Valley +16 449 £31,500 +5.00% 206
Hampshire +9 324 £29,000 -3.33% 115
Surrey +16 266 £25,000 -47.37% 76
Berkshire +9 194 £31,500 +12.50% 97
Kent -3 182 £30,000 -25.00% 68
Buckinghamshire +3 133 £32,500 +4.84% 62
Oxfordshire +30 122 £31,750 +1.60% 47
East Sussex +47 69 £30,000 -11.11% 25
West Sussex +18 67 £34,000 -38.18% 16
Middlesex -9 12 £35,000 -52.54% 4
Sussex -14 10 £35,000 +25.00%
Isle of Wight - 5 £25,000 - 1
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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
1 115 (8.27%) SharePoint
2 77 (5.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 35 (2.52%) nginx
4 34 (2.44%) Camunda
5 4 (0.29%) Confluence
6 2 (0.14%) CMS
6 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.14%) WordPress
7 1 (0.072%) Apache
7 1 (0.072%) IIS
7 1 (0.072%) Site Server
Applications
1 232 (16.68%) Microsoft Office
2 65 (4.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.58%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.22%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.072%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.072%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.072%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 19 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.79%) Salesforce CRM
3 9 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (0.58%) NetSuite
5 7 (0.50%) Sage 200
6 4 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.29%) SAP Hybris
6 4 (0.29%) SAP WM
7 3 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.22%) Unit4 Business World
8 2 (0.14%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 362 (26.02%) Microsoft 365
2 187 (13.44%) Azure
3 61 (4.39%) Entra ID
4 41 (2.95%) IBM Cloud
5 40 (2.88%) AWS
6 39 (2.80%) Power Platform
7 34 (2.44%) OpenShift
8 28 (2.01%) OneDrive
9 23 (1.65%) Mimecast
10 19 (1.37%) SaaS
11 18 (1.29%) Cloud Computing
12 13 (0.93%) WhatsApp
13 12 (0.86%) Dynamics 365
13 12 (0.86%) IaaS
14 11 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
15 10 (0.72%) Power Automate
16 8 (0.58%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 6 (0.43%) Azure Sentinel
18 4 (0.29%) PaaS
18 4 (0.29%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 140 (10.06%) Firewall
2 87 (6.25%) DNS
3 62 (4.46%) VPN
4 54 (3.88%) TCP/IP
5 53 (3.81%) DHCP
6 52 (3.74%) Wireless
7 51 (3.67%) LAN
7 51 (3.67%) VoIP
8 35 (2.52%) WAN
9 33 (2.37%) Intranet
10 26 (1.87%) VLAN
11 25 (1.80%) Wi-Fi
12 16 (1.15%) Unified Communications
13 13 (0.93%) Structured Cabling
14 12 (0.86%) Remote Desktop
15 11 (0.79%) Network Security
16 10 (0.72%) SAN
16 10 (0.72%) WLAN
17 9 (0.65%) 5G
18 8 (0.58%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (2.52%) Oracle Database
2 34 (2.44%) MongoDB
3 31 (2.23%) SQL Server
4 24 (1.73%) Power BI
5 15 (1.08%) MySQL
6 9 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
6 9 (0.65%) Relational Database
7 7 (0.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.22%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.22%) DTS
9 3 (0.22%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.22%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.14%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (0.072%) Azure SQL Database
11 1 (0.072%) DB2
11 1 (0.072%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.072%) Redis
Development Applications
1 32 (2.30%) JIRA
2 13 (0.93%) Jenkins
2 13 (0.93%) Robot Framework
3 8 (0.58%) Git
4 7 (0.50%) Maven
5 6 (0.43%) AdminStudio
5 6 (0.43%) InstallShield
5 6 (0.43%) MSI
6 4 (0.29%) PowerBuilder
7 2 (0.14%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.14%) GitLab
7 2 (0.14%) Hudson
8 1 (0.072%) Subversion
General
1 717 (51.55%) Social Skills
2 169 (12.15%) Analytical Skills
3 161 (11.57%) Finance
4 131 (9.42%) Organisational Skills
5 119 (8.55%) Retail
6 104 (7.48%) Billing
7 89 (6.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 83 (5.97%) Telecoms
9 59 (4.24%) Legal
10 58 (4.17%) Marketing
11 56 (4.03%) Public Sector
12 53 (3.81%) Manufacturing
13 37 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
14 28 (2.01%) Back Office
15 26 (1.87%) Documentation Skills
16 24 (1.73%) Banking
17 20 (1.44%) Military
18 19 (1.37%) Aerospace
19 15 (1.08%) Games
19 15 (1.08%) Law
Job Titles
1 234 (16.82%) IT Support
2 186 (13.37%) Analyst
3 123 (8.84%) Support Engineer
4 104 (7.48%) IT Technician
5 97 (6.97%) Support Technician
6 85 (6.11%) Administrator
7 84 (6.04%) Support Analyst
8 82 (5.90%) IT Engineer
8 82 (5.90%) IT Support Technician
9 70 (5.03%) Senior
10 69 (4.96%) IT Analyst
11 64 (4.60%) Technical Support
12 62 (4.46%) Consultant
13 60 (4.31%) Lead
14 58 (4.17%) IT Support Engineer
15 51 (3.67%) 1st Line Support
16 48 (3.45%) Service Analyst
17 47 (3.38%) 2nd Line Support
17 47 (3.38%) IT Administrator
18 44 (3.16%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (3.02%) React
2 34 (2.44%) KeystoneJS
2 34 (2.44%) Node.js
2 34 (2.44%) Swagger
3 28 (2.01%) HTML
4 25 (1.80%) XML
5 23 (1.65%) .NET
6 15 (1.08%) CSS
7 8 (0.58%) HTML5 Canvas
7 8 (0.58%) JSON
8 5 (0.36%) Kafka
9 4 (0.29%) Web Services
9 4 (0.29%) YAML
10 3 (0.22%) ADO
10 3 (0.22%) Oracle Fusion
11 2 (0.14%) RESTful
11 2 (0.14%) Software Packaging
12 1 (0.072%) CSS3
12 1 (0.072%) LAMP
12 1 (0.072%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 197 (14.16%) Self-Motivation
2 93 (6.69%) Video Conferencing
3 91 (6.54%) Digital Signage
4 89 (6.40%) Video\Live Streaming
5 60 (4.31%) Driving Licence
6 52 (3.74%) Management Information System
7 46 (3.31%) e-Learning
8 42 (3.02%) Hybrid Cloud
9 41 (2.95%) Blockchain
10 40 (2.88%) Onboarding
11 31 (2.23%) Data Centre
12 27 (1.94%) Product Ownership
13 26 (1.87%) CCTV
14 23 (1.65%) Smartphone
15 18 (1.29%) IoT
16 16 (1.15%) Social Media
17 13 (0.93%) Linux Command Line
18 10 (0.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
19 9 (0.65%) Credit Risk
19 9 (0.65%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 339 (24.37%) Windows
2 156 (11.21%) Windows Server
3 130 (9.35%) Windows 10
4 43 (3.09%) Linux
5 39 (2.80%) Windows Server 2016
6 37 (2.66%) Windows Server 2019
7 31 (2.23%) Android
8 30 (2.16%) Apple iOS
9 28 (2.01%) Windows 7
10 27 (1.94%) Windows Server 2012
11 12 (0.86%) Windows NT
12 8 (0.58%) Mac OS X
13 7 (0.50%) Mac OS
14 6 (0.43%) Ubuntu
15 5 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 4 (0.29%) VMS
17 2 (0.14%) Windows 8
18 1 (0.072%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 458 (32.93%) Problem-Solving
2 188 (13.52%) ITIL
3 133 (9.56%) Logistics
4 129 (9.27%) Project Management
5 123 (8.84%) Service Delivery
6 111 (7.98%) Presales
7 104 (7.48%) Agile
8 101 (7.26%) Mentoring
9 96 (6.90%) Preventative Maintenance
10 90 (6.47%) Customer Experience
11 82 (5.90%) Coaching
11 82 (5.90%) Continuous Improvement
11 82 (5.90%) Service Management
12 81 (5.82%) Line Management
13 65 (4.67%) CRM
14 64 (4.60%) Change Management
15 63 (4.53%) Time Management
16 58 (4.17%) Process Improvement
17 57 (4.10%) Artificial Intelligence
18 55 (3.95%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 84 (6.04%) SQL
2 65 (4.67%) JavaScript
3 46 (3.31%) Java
4 36 (2.59%) PowerShell
5 34 (2.44%) Lua
6 30 (2.16%) C#
7 25 (1.80%) Python
8 19 (1.37%) Bash
9 8 (0.58%) PHP
10 6 (0.43%) VB
11 4 (0.29%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.29%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.14%) C
12 2 (0.14%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.072%) C++
Qualifications
1 138 (9.92%) Security Cleared
2 137 (9.85%) Degree
3 91 (6.54%) DBS Check
4 84 (6.04%) DV Cleared
5 70 (5.03%) SC Cleared
6 46 (3.31%) Microsoft Certification
7 44 (3.16%) A+ Certification
8 33 (2.37%) MCP
9 32 (2.30%) Cisco Certification
10 29 (2.08%) NVQ Level 3
11 23 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
12 22 (1.58%) CCNA
13 20 (1.44%) Network+ Certification
14 16 (1.15%) Azure Certification
15 14 (1.01%) AWS Certification
15 14 (1.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 11 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
17 9 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
18 8 (0.58%) MCSE
19 7 (0.50%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 223 (16.03%) SLA
2 66 (4.74%) GDPR
3 28 (2.01%) QA
4 12 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (0.50%) PMO
5 7 (0.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 6 (0.43%) Accessibility
7 5 (0.36%) Data Quality
8 4 (0.29%) COSHH
8 4 (0.29%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.14%) GRC
10 2 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.14%) NCSC
System Software
1 240 (17.25%) Active Directory
2 77 (5.54%) Hyper-V
3 47 (3.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 41 (2.95%) Docker
5 27 (1.94%) Firmware
6 13 (0.93%) Virtual Desktop
6 13 (0.93%) Virtual Servers
7 12 (0.86%) KVM
8 8 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
10 4 (0.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.14%) GPFS
11 2 (0.14%) VMware Workstation
11 2 (0.14%) XenApp
12 1 (0.072%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 69 (4.96%) SCCM
2 34 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 32 (2.30%) WSUS
4 21 (1.51%) Kubernetes
5 12 (0.86%) Sysprep
6 10 (0.72%) Ansible
7 6 (0.43%) Autotask
7 6 (0.43%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 6 (0.43%) SCDPM
7 6 (0.43%) SmoothWall
7 6 (0.43%) vCenter Server
8 5 (0.36%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.29%) Terraform
10 1 (0.072%) QRadar
Vendors
1 538 (38.68%) Microsoft
2 61 (4.39%) Cisco
3 60 (4.31%) VMware
4 46 (3.31%) Red Hat
5 42 (3.02%) IBM
5 42 (3.02%) Oracle
6 36 (2.59%) SAP
7 30 (2.16%) Apple
8 27 (1.94%) Sophos
9 25 (1.80%) Citrix
9 25 (1.80%) WatchGuard
10 24 (1.73%) ServiceNow
11 22 (1.58%) HP
12 20 (1.44%) Salesforce
13 19 (1.37%) Meraki
14 16 (1.15%) Aruba
14 16 (1.15%) Dell
14 16 (1.15%) Fortinet
15 15 (1.08%) Google
16 13 (0.93%) Barracuda Networks