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 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 53 71
Rank change year-on-year +23 +18 -13
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 6,376 5,502 8,103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.43% 5.52% 5.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.52% 5.77% 5.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,699 3,348 4,564
10th Percentile £22,614 £23,750 £22,500
25th Percentile £25,313 £28,000 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £36,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £47,500 £56,063 £55,000
90th Percentile £64,475 £71,250 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £33,319 £35,000
% change year-on-year -9.96% -4.80% +2.94%

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 84,815 95,319 153,046
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.51% 95.59% 95.74%
Number of salaries quoted 59,706 56,021 82,390
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +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 15 May 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 15 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
England +26 5,761 £32,000 -8.57% 2,759
UK excluding London +15 5,303 £30,000 -9.96% 2,399
Work from Home +14 1,560 £39,500 -12.22% 919
South East +10 1,388 £30,000 -9.09% 587
North of England +38 1,187 £30,500 -3.17% 634
Midlands +36 1,136 £29,000 -19.44% 431
London -4 869 £42,500 -4.48% 527
West Midlands +35 768 £29,250 -26.88% 251
North West +31 615 £30,438 -1.81% 341
South West +4 584 £30,000 -7.69% 317
East of England +21 571 £29,000 -6.45% 316
Yorkshire +44 444 £31,000 -3.13% 214
East Midlands +45 362 £29,000 -6.45% 180
Scotland -50 263 £35,000 -12.50% 145
Wales +26 138 £29,375 -5.24% 82
North East +7 128 £30,000 -25.00% 89
Northern Ireland -21 25 £30,000 -40.00% 26
Isle of Man - 8 £37,000 - 5
Channel Islands +1 5 £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
1 409 (6.41%) SharePoint
2 340 (5.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 56 (0.88%) IIS
4 50 (0.78%) CMS
5 46 (0.72%) Confluence
6 44 (0.69%) nginx
7 36 (0.56%) Camunda
8 16 (0.25%) WordPress
9 12 (0.19%) SAS
10 10 (0.16%) Apache
10 10 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 9 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
12 8 (0.13%) Anypoint
12 8 (0.13%) Appian
12 8 (0.13%) Moodle
12 8 (0.13%) WebSphere
13 6 (0.094%) Exchange Server 2010
14 5 (0.078%) ArcGIS
15 4 (0.063%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
15 4 (0.063%) Tomcat
Applications
1 1,161 (18.21%) Microsoft Office
2 442 (6.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 85 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 58 (0.91%) Spreadsheet
5 21 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
6 18 (0.28%) Trello
7 16 (0.25%) MS Visio
8 8 (0.13%) Photoshop
9 7 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 6 (0.094%) LightWave 3D
11 5 (0.078%) AutoCAD
12 4 (0.063%) Adobe Illustrator
12 4 (0.063%) Chatbot
12 4 (0.063%) EPLAN
12 4 (0.063%) SOLIDWORKS
13 3 (0.047%) InDesign
14 1 (0.016%) Adobe Premiere
14 1 (0.016%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 158 (2.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 37 (0.58%) NEC Housing
3 22 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
4 21 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
5 18 (0.28%) NetSuite
5 18 (0.28%) Sage 200
6 16 (0.25%) iTrent
7 14 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
8 13 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
8 13 (0.20%) Infor SunSystems
9 12 (0.19%) Unit4 Business World
10 11 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
11 10 (0.16%) Shopify
12 9 (0.14%) SAP HR
13 7 (0.11%) SAP ERP
14 6 (0.094%) Elite 3E
14 6 (0.094%) Oracle General Ledger
14 6 (0.094%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
14 6 (0.094%) Sage CRM
15 5 (0.078%) Carpe Diem
Cloud Services
1 1,458 (22.87%) Microsoft 365
2 946 (14.84%) Azure
3 269 (4.22%) Power Platform
4 261 (4.09%) Entra ID
5 223 (3.50%) Dynamics 365
6 197 (3.09%) AWS
7 155 (2.43%) Power Automate
8 149 (2.34%) SaaS
9 110 (1.73%) PowerApps
10 102 (1.60%) OneDrive
11 78 (1.22%) Azure DevOps
12 61 (0.96%) GCP
13 56 (0.88%) OpenShift
14 54 (0.85%) Mimecast
15 44 (0.69%) IBM Cloud
16 42 (0.66%) Serverless
16 42 (0.66%) WhatsApp
17 40 (0.63%) IaaS
18 39 (0.61%) Cloud Computing
19 34 (0.53%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 444 (6.96%) Firewall
2 285 (4.47%) DNS
3 273 (4.28%) LAN
4 242 (3.80%) TCP/IP
5 241 (3.78%) WAN
6 218 (3.42%) DHCP
7 213 (3.34%) VPN
8 196 (3.07%) Wi-Fi
9 176 (2.76%) Internet
10 172 (2.70%) Wireless
11 133 (2.09%) VoIP
12 95 (1.49%) VLAN
13 86 (1.35%) Intranet
14 80 (1.25%) Network Security
15 74 (1.16%) Remote Desktop
16 56 (0.88%) MPLS
17 55 (0.86%) Broadband
18 49 (0.77%) SAN
19 41 (0.64%) BGP
19 41 (0.64%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 263 (4.12%) SQL Server
2 158 (2.48%) Power BI
3 68 (1.07%) Oracle Database
4 66 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 56 (0.88%) MySQL
6 48 (0.75%) MongoDB
7 45 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 36 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
9 34 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
10 33 (0.52%) Relational Database
11 32 (0.50%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 28 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
13 25 (0.39%) Oracle Database 12c
14 22 (0.35%) Data Lake
15 21 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
15 21 (0.33%) GIS
15 21 (0.33%) NoSQL
16 14 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
17 11 (0.17%) MariaDB
17 11 (0.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 130 (2.04%) JIRA
2 53 (0.83%) Git
3 28 (0.44%) Jasmine
3 28 (0.44%) Karma Test Runner
4 21 (0.33%) Jenkins
5 17 (0.27%) IBM UrbanCode
6 14 (0.22%) Visual Studio
7 13 (0.20%) Robot Framework
8 8 (0.13%) Maven
9 6 (0.094%) Mercurial
9 6 (0.094%) MSI
9 6 (0.094%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 5 (0.078%) AdminStudio
10 5 (0.078%) webpack
11 4 (0.063%) GitLab
11 4 (0.063%) InstallShield
12 3 (0.047%) GCC
12 3 (0.047%) GoCD
12 3 (0.047%) Octopus Deploy
12 3 (0.047%) Subversion
General
1 3,194 (50.09%) Social Skills
2 1,002 (15.72%) Finance
3 932 (14.62%) Analytical Skills
4 709 (11.12%) Organisational Skills
5 567 (8.89%) Retail
6 393 (6.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 316 (4.96%) Legal
8 298 (4.67%) Telecoms
9 289 (4.53%) Marketing
10 254 (3.98%) Public Sector
11 204 (3.20%) Law
12 167 (2.62%) Military
13 164 (2.57%) Manufacturing
14 163 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
15 162 (2.54%) Banking
16 160 (2.51%) Influencing Skills
17 141 (2.21%) Billing
18 113 (1.77%) Local Government
19 92 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
20 88 (1.38%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 1,049 (16.45%) Analyst
2 822 (12.89%) IT Support
3 560 (8.78%) Support Engineer
4 436 (6.84%) Senior
5 363 (5.69%) IT Engineer
6 332 (5.21%) Lead
7 324 (5.08%) Support Analyst
8 321 (5.03%) Administrator
9 313 (4.91%) IT Technician
10 308 (4.83%) Service Analyst
11 288 (4.52%) Support Technician
12 286 (4.49%) Technical Support
13 281 (4.41%) Consultant
14 276 (4.33%) 1st Line Support
14 276 (4.33%) Service Desk Analyst
15 275 (4.31%) IT Support Engineer
16 234 (3.67%) IT Analyst
17 228 (3.58%) 2nd Line Support
18 227 (3.56%) Developer
19 216 (3.39%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 164 (2.57%) .NET
2 99 (1.55%) HTML
3 84 (1.32%) CSS
4 77 (1.21%) React
5 74 (1.16%) JSON
6 69 (1.08%) XML
7 53 (0.83%) AngularJS
8 52 (0.82%) Node.js
9 49 (0.77%) ASP.NET
10 48 (0.75%) REST
11 43 (0.67%) Web Services
12 36 (0.56%) KeystoneJS
12 36 (0.56%) Swagger
13 35 (0.55%) HTML5 Canvas
13 35 (0.55%) SOAP
14 33 (0.52%) Sass
15 28 (0.44%) RxJS
15 28 (0.44%) XML Schema
16 21 (0.33%) EDI
16 21 (0.33%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 551 (8.64%) Self-Motivation
2 353 (5.54%) Driving Licence
3 316 (4.96%) Onboarding
4 290 (4.55%) Management Information System
5 145 (2.27%) Video Conferencing
6 143 (2.24%) Data Centre
7 109 (1.71%) Digital Signage
8 90 (1.41%) Smartphone
9 89 (1.40%) Video\Live Streaming
10 81 (1.27%) Social Media
11 77 (1.21%) Product Ownership
12 68 (1.07%) CCTV
13 63 (0.99%) e-Learning
14 62 (0.97%) Blockchain
14 62 (0.97%) EPoS
15 58 (0.91%) Public Cloud
16 57 (0.89%) Replication
17 54 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
18 51 (0.80%) Hybrid Cloud
19 48 (0.75%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1,472 (23.09%) Windows
2 535 (8.39%) Windows Server
3 475 (7.45%) Windows 10
4 228 (3.58%) Linux
5 147 (2.31%) Apple iOS
6 139 (2.18%) Android
7 127 (1.99%) Mac OS
8 109 (1.71%) Windows Server 2019
9 106 (1.66%) Windows Server 2016
10 86 (1.35%) Windows 7
10 86 (1.35%) Windows Server 2012
11 75 (1.18%) Unix
12 36 (0.56%) Mac OS X
13 28 (0.44%) Windows 8
14 27 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
15 23 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 21 (0.33%) CentOS
17 18 (0.28%) VyOS
18 17 (0.27%) VMS
19 13 (0.20%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,800 (28.23%) Problem-Solving
2 935 (14.66%) ITIL
3 653 (10.24%) Continuous Improvement
4 550 (8.63%) Agile
5 537 (8.42%) Project Management
6 500 (7.84%) Customer Experience
7 489 (7.67%) Service Delivery
8 458 (7.18%) CRM
9 423 (6.63%) Service Management
10 393 (6.16%) Time Management
11 363 (5.69%) Mentoring
12 331 (5.19%) Logistics
13 329 (5.16%) ITSM
14 310 (4.86%) Process Improvement
15 308 (4.83%) Project Delivery
16 285 (4.47%) Mathematics
17 274 (4.30%) Line Management
18 269 (4.22%) Decision-Making
19 262 (4.11%) Coaching
20 258 (4.05%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 457 (7.17%) SQL
2 231 (3.62%) JavaScript
3 206 (3.23%) C#
4 150 (2.35%) PowerShell
5 113 (1.77%) Java
6 101 (1.58%) Python
7 65 (1.02%) T-SQL
8 56 (0.88%) TypeScript
9 48 (0.75%) Bash
10 44 (0.69%) PHP
11 40 (0.63%) VB
12 37 (0.58%) C++
13 36 (0.56%) Lua
14 35 (0.55%) VB.NET
15 28 (0.44%) VB6
16 24 (0.38%) R
17 21 (0.33%) Groovy
18 19 (0.30%) C
19 15 (0.24%) PL/SQL
20 11 (0.17%) Perl
Qualifications
1 1,105 (17.33%) Degree
2 332 (5.21%) Security Cleared
3 323 (5.07%) DBS Check
4 274 (4.30%) Microsoft Certification
5 155 (2.43%) Cisco Certification
6 139 (2.18%) A+ Certification
7 122 (1.91%) SC Cleared
8 118 (1.85%) MCP
9 117 (1.84%) CCNA
10 112 (1.76%) DV Cleared
11 97 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
12 77 (1.21%) ITIL Certification
13 67 (1.05%) Master's Degree
14 65 (1.02%) Network+ Certification
15 63 (0.99%) Azure Certification
16 60 (0.94%) HNC
17 53 (0.83%) MCSE
18 46 (0.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
19 40 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
20 39 (0.61%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 688 (10.79%) SLA
2 161 (2.53%) GDPR
3 153 (2.40%) QA
4 104 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 59 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
6 57 (0.89%) Accessibility
7 45 (0.71%) ISO 9001
8 27 (0.42%) Data Quality
9 24 (0.38%) PMO
10 14 (0.22%) NIST
11 11 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 10 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 9 (0.14%) NEBOSH
14 7 (0.11%) PCI DSS
15 6 (0.094%) Disclosure Scotland
15 6 (0.094%) GAAP
15 6 (0.094%) IFRS
15 6 (0.094%) ISO 14001
16 5 (0.078%) Actionable Recommendations
16 5 (0.078%) NCSC
System Software
1 1,042 (16.34%) Active Directory
2 229 (3.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 222 (3.48%) Hyper-V
4 63 (0.99%) Docker
5 60 (0.94%) Firmware
6 38 (0.60%) vSphere
7 34 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
8 33 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
9 22 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
10 20 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
11 19 (0.30%) Terminal Services
12 17 (0.27%) XenApp
13 16 (0.25%) XenDesktop
14 14 (0.22%) KVM
15 12 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
16 4 (0.063%) Microsoft App-V
16 4 (0.063%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 4 (0.063%) vCloud
16 4 (0.063%) VMware Server
17 3 (0.047%) GPFS
Systems Management
1 227 (3.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 152 (2.38%) SCCM
3 46 (0.72%) WSUS
4 45 (0.71%) Kubernetes
5 38 (0.60%) Ansible
6 32 (0.50%) Terraform
7 21 (0.33%) Progress Chef
8 20 (0.31%) FortiGate
9 17 (0.27%) AirWatch
10 15 (0.24%) Autotask
11 12 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
11 12 (0.19%) Sysprep
12 11 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 10 (0.16%) vCenter Server
14 9 (0.14%) Nagios
15 8 (0.13%) Nessus
15 8 (0.13%) SmoothWall
16 7 (0.11%) Failover Clustering
16 7 (0.11%) Icinga
16 7 (0.11%) Puppet
Vendors
1 2,327 (36.50%) Microsoft
2 355 (5.57%) VMware
3 274 (4.30%) Cisco
4 155 (2.43%) SAP
5 145 (2.27%) ServiceNow
6 139 (2.18%) Citrix
7 136 (2.13%) Oracle
8 126 (1.98%) Apple
9 120 (1.88%) Dell
10 117 (1.84%) IBM
11 95 (1.49%) Fortinet
11 95 (1.49%) Google
12 94 (1.47%) HP
13 85 (1.33%) Salesforce
14 64 (1.00%) Veeam
15 61 (0.96%) Juniper
15 61 (0.96%) Red Hat
15 61 (0.96%) Sophos
16 51 (0.80%) Meraki
16 51 (0.80%) NetApp