Customer Service Jobs in the North of England

Customer Service
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 25 61 34
Rank change year-on-year +36 -27 +13
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 1,178 924 1,375
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 6.42% 5.59% 7.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.85% 5.78% 7.97%
Number of salaries quoted 949 530 848
10th Percentile £22,750 £22,750 £21,250
25th Percentile £24,750 £25,750 £24,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,147 £31,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.75% -11.43% +9.38%
75th Percentile £45,250 £48,750 £51,696
90th Percentile £62,500 £65,250 £62,500
England median annual salary £32,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -8.57% -6.67% +2.74%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,011 15,986 17,254
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 81.77% 96.74% 94.09%
Number of salaries quoted 11,439 7,811 10,646
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £40,000 £38,386
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £79,600 £81,250 £80,000
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 North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the North of England

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Customer Service in the North of England.

Salary trend for Customer Service in the North of England

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the North of England over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Customer Service in the North of England

Customer Service
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Service within the North of England region over the 6 months to 29 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
North West +26 610 £30,292 -2.28% 355
Yorkshire +43 439 £30,500 -6.15% 226
North East +4 129 £29,500 -26.25% 76
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 86 (7.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 65 (5.52%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.87%) IIS
4 10 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 8 (0.68%) Anypoint
5 8 (0.68%) CMS
5 8 (0.68%) WebSphere
6 5 (0.42%) SAS
7 4 (0.34%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.085%) Apache
8 1 (0.085%) Confluence
8 1 (0.085%) Moodle
8 1 (0.085%) nginx
Applications
1 182 (15.45%) Microsoft Office
2 60 (5.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (0.51%) LightWave 3D
5 5 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.17%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.17%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.085%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.085%) InDesign
7 1 (0.085%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 36 (3.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.19%) NEC Housing
3 13 (1.10%) Infor SunSystems
3 13 (1.10%) iTrent
4 10 (0.85%) Sage 200
5 5 (0.42%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.42%) Sage 50
5 5 (0.42%) Sage CRM
6 3 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
6 3 (0.25%) Unit4 Business World
7 2 (0.17%) Magento
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 1 (0.085%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.085%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.085%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 316 (26.83%) Microsoft 365
2 227 (19.27%) Azure
3 50 (4.24%) Power Platform
4 44 (3.74%) Dynamics 365
4 44 (3.74%) Entra ID
5 40 (3.40%) Power Automate
6 35 (2.97%) AWS
7 32 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
8 24 (2.04%) PowerApps
9 16 (1.36%) GCP
10 15 (1.27%) SaaS
11 13 (1.10%) Azure Logic Apps
12 9 (0.76%) Google Workspace
13 8 (0.68%) OneDrive
13 8 (0.68%) OpenShift
14 6 (0.51%) IaaS
15 5 (0.42%) DigitalOcean
15 5 (0.42%) PaaS
16 3 (0.25%) Cloud Computing
16 3 (0.25%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 102 (8.66%) Firewall
2 76 (6.45%) TCP/IP
3 70 (5.94%) LAN
4 67 (5.69%) WAN
5 61 (5.18%) Internet
6 56 (4.75%) Wi-Fi
7 50 (4.24%) DHCP
8 43 (3.65%) DNS
9 42 (3.57%) VPN
10 39 (3.31%) Wireless
11 38 (3.23%) BGP
11 38 (3.23%) MPLS
11 38 (3.23%) OSPF
12 37 (3.14%) VoIP
13 30 (2.55%) Ethernet
14 27 (2.29%) Broadband
15 24 (2.04%) DSL
16 21 (1.78%) Network Security
17 19 (1.61%) VLAN
18 15 (1.27%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (4.75%) SQL Server
2 28 (2.38%) Power BI
3 16 (1.36%) Amazon RDS
4 13 (1.10%) BusinessObjects
5 10 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
6 9 (0.76%) MySQL
6 9 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (0.68%) Oracle Database
7 8 (0.68%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (0.59%) Oracle Database 12c
9 6 (0.51%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 5 (0.42%) Data Lake
10 5 (0.42%) Relational Database
11 4 (0.34%) DB2
11 4 (0.34%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.34%) NoSQL
12 3 (0.25%) Tableau
13 2 (0.17%) GIS
Development Applications
1 16 (1.36%) Jasmine
1 16 (1.36%) Karma Test Runner
2 9 (0.76%) Git
3 8 (0.68%) IBM UrbanCode
4 6 (0.51%) JIRA
5 3 (0.25%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.25%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.17%) Subversion
7 1 (0.085%) Maven
7 1 (0.085%) QADirector
7 1 (0.085%) Selenium
General
1 607 (51.53%) Social Skills
2 259 (21.99%) Finance
3 173 (14.69%) Analytical Skills
4 133 (11.29%) Retail
5 117 (9.93%) Organisational Skills
6 76 (6.45%) Legal
7 49 (4.16%) Marketing
8 45 (3.82%) Public Sector
9 41 (3.48%) Telecoms
10 37 (3.14%) Games
11 35 (2.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 35 (2.97%) Law
12 24 (2.04%) Banking
12 24 (2.04%) Local Government
13 21 (1.78%) Billing
14 20 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
15 19 (1.61%) Manufacturing
16 15 (1.27%) Police
17 11 (0.93%) Back Office
17 11 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 239 (20.29%) Analyst
2 139 (11.80%) IT Support
3 108 (9.17%) Service Analyst
4 106 (9.00%) Service Desk Analyst
5 91 (7.72%) Support Engineer
6 81 (6.88%) Lead
7 75 (6.37%) Senior
8 66 (5.60%) Developer
9 64 (5.43%) Support Technician
10 63 (5.35%) IT Technician
11 57 (4.84%) IT Analyst
12 54 (4.58%) Support Analyst
13 52 (4.41%) Administrator
14 48 (4.07%) Team Leader
15 47 (3.99%) IT Support Technician
16 46 (3.90%) Technical Support
17 43 (3.65%) 1st Line Support
18 42 (3.57%) 2nd Line Support
18 42 (3.57%) IT Engineer
19 41 (3.48%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (3.82%) .NET
2 28 (2.38%) JSON
2 28 (2.38%) REST
3 25 (2.12%) XML
4 24 (2.04%) AngularJS
5 23 (1.95%) ASP.NET
6 22 (1.87%) Web Services
7 21 (1.78%) CSS
8 20 (1.70%) SOAP
9 18 (1.53%) HTML
10 16 (1.36%) OLE
10 16 (1.36%) RxJS
10 16 (1.36%) Sass
10 16 (1.36%) XML Schema
11 14 (1.19%) React
12 11 (0.93%) .NET Core
13 7 (0.59%) .NET Framework
14 6 (0.51%) HTML5
15 5 (0.42%) CSS3
15 5 (0.42%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 96 (8.15%) Driving Licence
2 75 (6.37%) Self-Motivation
3 57 (4.84%) Management Information System
4 39 (3.31%) Onboarding
5 36 (3.06%) Smartphone
6 31 (2.63%) Public Cloud
7 30 (2.55%) Data Centre
8 20 (1.70%) Reinsurance
9 15 (1.27%) EPoS
10 14 (1.19%) CCTV
10 14 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
11 12 (1.02%) iPad
12 9 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
13 8 (0.68%) NHS
13 8 (0.68%) Social Media
14 7 (0.59%) Fat Client
14 7 (0.59%) Mainframe
14 7 (0.59%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 7 (0.59%) Thin Client
15 6 (0.51%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 267 (22.67%) Windows
2 116 (9.85%) Windows Server
3 87 (7.39%) Windows 10
4 40 (3.40%) Linux
5 26 (2.21%) Android
6 24 (2.04%) Windows Server 2016
7 23 (1.95%) Windows Server 2019
8 22 (1.87%) Apple iOS
8 22 (1.87%) Windows Server 2012
9 21 (1.78%) Windows 7
10 18 (1.53%) Unix
10 18 (1.53%) VyOS
11 15 (1.27%) Mac OS
12 9 (0.76%) Windows Phone
13 7 (0.59%) Windows Vista
14 5 (0.42%) VMS
15 4 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
16 3 (0.25%) CentOS
16 3 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 355 (30.14%) Problem-Solving
2 231 (19.61%) ITIL
3 114 (9.68%) Customer Experience
4 106 (9.00%) Agile
5 104 (8.83%) CRM
6 100 (8.49%) Continuous Improvement
7 94 (7.98%) Time Management
8 91 (7.72%) Service Management
9 85 (7.22%) ITSM
10 81 (6.88%) Project Management
11 75 (6.37%) Service Delivery
12 74 (6.28%) Mentoring
13 68 (5.77%) Collaborative Working
13 68 (5.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 65 (5.52%) DevOps
15 64 (5.43%) Coaching
15 64 (5.43%) Line Management
16 59 (5.01%) Decision-Making
16 59 (5.01%) Incident Management
17 52 (4.41%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 102 (8.66%) SQL
2 56 (4.75%) C#
3 48 (4.07%) JavaScript
4 28 (2.38%) PowerShell
5 22 (1.87%) TypeScript
6 20 (1.70%) T-SQL
7 19 (1.61%) VB.NET
8 17 (1.44%) Python
9 16 (1.36%) R
9 16 (1.36%) VB
9 16 (1.36%) VB6
10 15 (1.27%) Java
11 8 (0.68%) Groovy
12 6 (0.51%) PHP
12 6 (0.51%) Ruby
13 5 (0.42%) Bash
14 3 (0.25%) Go
Qualifications
1 155 (13.16%) Degree
2 82 (6.96%) DBS Check
2 82 (6.96%) Microsoft Certification
3 52 (4.41%) Cisco Certification
4 46 (3.90%) CCNA
5 32 (2.72%) Security Cleared
6 29 (2.46%) MCP
7 26 (2.21%) A+ Certification
8 24 (2.04%) JNCIA
9 20 (1.70%) ITIL Certification
10 18 (1.53%) MCSE
11 16 (1.36%) HNC
12 15 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
12 15 (1.27%) MCSA
13 13 (1.10%) Azure Certification
13 13 (1.10%) HND
14 12 (1.02%) Network+ Certification
14 12 (1.02%) PhD
14 12 (1.02%) PMP
15 11 (0.93%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 169 (14.35%) SLA
2 33 (2.80%) QA
3 28 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials
5 19 (1.61%) GDPR
6 16 (1.36%) Accessibility
7 14 (1.19%) ISO 9001
8 5 (0.42%) NIST
9 3 (0.25%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.25%) PMO
10 2 (0.17%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.17%) Disclosure Scotland
10 2 (0.17%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.085%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.085%) NCSC
11 1 (0.085%) SOC 2
System Software
1 222 (18.85%) Active Directory
2 73 (6.20%) Hyper-V
3 57 (4.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (1.44%) vSphere
5 11 (0.93%) Terminal Services
6 10 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (0.76%) Docker
7 9 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (0.68%) Firmware
9 5 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
9 5 (0.42%) XenApp
9 5 (0.42%) XenDesktop
10 4 (0.34%) vCloud
11 2 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.17%) VMware Server
11 2 (0.17%) VMware Workstation
12 1 (0.085%) Shibboleth
12 1 (0.085%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 58 (4.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (2.04%) SCCM
3 15 (1.27%) Terraform
4 13 (1.10%) Kubernetes
5 11 (0.93%) FortiGate
6 9 (0.76%) AirWatch
7 8 (0.68%) Ansible
7 8 (0.68%) Progress Chef
8 6 (0.51%) Nagios
9 5 (0.42%) Autotask
9 5 (0.42%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 4 (0.34%) Failover Clustering
10 4 (0.34%) WSUS
11 2 (0.17%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.17%) Host Intrusion Detection System
11 2 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.17%) SmoothWall
12 1 (0.085%) Graylog
12 1 (0.085%) yum
Vendors
1 448 (38.03%) Microsoft
2 104 (8.83%) VMware
3 67 (5.69%) Cisco
4 46 (3.90%) Citrix
5 36 (3.06%) Fortinet
5 36 (3.06%) IBM
6 32 (2.72%) ServiceNow
7 30 (2.55%) Juniper
7 30 (2.55%) Nokia
8 28 (2.38%) SAP
9 26 (2.21%) Ruckus Wireless
9 26 (2.21%) Veeam
10 24 (2.04%) Dell
11 23 (1.95%) Oracle
12 22 (1.87%) Google
13 18 (1.53%) Apple
13 18 (1.53%) Vyatta
14 17 (1.44%) Sun
15 16 (1.36%) HP
16 15 (1.27%) Salesforce