Customer Service Jobs in Kent

Customer Service
South East > Kent

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 9 27
Rank change year-on-year 0 +18 -21
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 188 169 114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 12.72% 14.71% 8.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.47% 15.35% 9.26%
Number of salaries quoted 142 67 63
10th Percentile £21,250 £26,750 £20,700
25th Percentile £23,000 £30,125 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.25% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £39,594 £56,250 £45,000
90th Percentile £47,500 £57,062 £53,750
South East median annual salary £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% - -8.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Kent

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 Kent with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,215 1,101 1,231
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 82.21% 95.82% 96.17%
Number of salaries quoted 890 545 702
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.05% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in Kent

Customer Service
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Customer Service in Kent

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in Kent over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Customer Service in Kent

Customer Service
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Service within the Kent region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Maidstone -1 45 £22,500 -45.78% 12
Tonbridge - 18 £35,000 - 6
Dartford -2 13 £24,875 -35.39% 11
Gravesend -3 12 £32,750 -39.07% 4
West Malling - 11 £28,000 - 1
Sevenoaks - 10 £40,000 - 4
Stansted - 7 £26,500 - 1
Tunbridge Wells -7 6 £35,000 +14.75% 6
Chatham +7 5 £80,000 +190.91% 1
Sittingbourne +5 1 £27,500 -31.25%
Canterbury -12 1 - - 4
Faversham - 1 - -
Folkestone - 1 - - 2
Margate - 1 - -
Tenterden - 1 - -
Customer Service
South East

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 28 (14.89%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 40 (21.28%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.60%) Sage 200
1 3 (1.60%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 56 (29.79%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (5.32%) Azure
3 5 (2.66%) AWS
4 4 (2.13%) SaaS
5 3 (1.60%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.60%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.06%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 21 (11.17%) Firewall
1 21 (11.17%) WAN
2 19 (10.11%) VLAN
3 18 (9.57%) Broadband
4 17 (9.04%) LAN
5 16 (8.51%) ADSL
5 16 (8.51%) DNS
5 16 (8.51%) Wireless
6 14 (7.45%) DHCP
7 7 (3.72%) VPN
8 5 (2.66%) Intranet
9 4 (2.13%) 4G
9 4 (2.13%) 5G
9 4 (2.13%) MPLS
10 3 (1.60%) TCP/IP
10 3 (1.60%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.53%) Cisco ASA
11 1 (0.53%) IP Telephony
11 1 (0.53%) SAN
11 1 (0.53%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.66%) Relational Database
2 3 (1.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.53%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 1 (0.53%) JIRA
1 1 (0.53%) Selenium
General
1 100 (53.19%) Social Skills
2 29 (15.43%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (13.30%) Finance
4 22 (11.70%) Telecoms
5 18 (9.57%) Banking
5 18 (9.57%) Retail
6 12 (6.38%) Legal
7 8 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (3.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.60%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.06%) Marketing
10 2 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.53%) Advertising
11 1 (0.53%) Law
11 1 (0.53%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 44 (23.40%) Analyst
2 25 (13.30%) Support Analyst
3 24 (12.77%) 1st Line Support
3 24 (12.77%) IT Support
4 23 (12.23%) Help Desk Support
5 19 (10.11%) Administrator
6 16 (8.51%) Network Support
7 15 (7.98%) 1st Line Support Analyst
8 14 (7.45%) Consultant
8 14 (7.45%) Help Desk Analyst
9 13 (6.91%) Support Engineer
10 12 (6.38%) First Line Help Desk Analyst
10 12 (6.38%) First Line Help Desk Support
10 12 (6.38%) Help Desk Support Analyst
11 11 (5.85%) IT Analyst
11 11 (5.85%) ITSM Analyst
11 11 (5.85%) Network Engineer
11 11 (5.85%) Network Support Engineer
11 11 (5.85%) Problem Analyst
11 11 (5.85%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.53%) .NET
1 1 (0.53%) .NET Core
1 1 (0.53%) ASP.NET
1 1 (0.53%) Blazor
1 1 (0.53%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 22 (11.70%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (7.98%) Product Ownership
3 12 (6.38%) Management Information System
4 11 (5.85%) Credit Risk
5 9 (4.79%) Onboarding
6 8 (4.26%) IoT
6 8 (4.26%) Smartphone
7 5 (2.66%) Driving Licence
8 4 (2.13%) ARM Cortex
8 4 (2.13%) Client/Server
9 3 (1.60%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.53%) CMDB
10 1 (0.53%) Marketing Technology
10 1 (0.53%) PMI
10 1 (0.53%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 49 (26.06%) Windows
2 35 (18.62%) Windows 10
3 12 (6.38%) Android
4 8 (4.26%) Apple iOS
5 7 (3.72%) Linux
6 6 (3.19%) Windows Server
7 5 (2.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.53%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.53%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.53%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (35.11%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
3 19 (10.11%) Process Improvement
3 19 (10.11%) Risk Management
4 17 (9.04%) ITIL
5 16 (8.51%) Mentoring
5 16 (8.51%) Project Management
6 15 (7.98%) People Management
7 12 (6.38%) ITSM
7 12 (6.38%) Line Management
7 12 (6.38%) Mathematics
7 12 (6.38%) Service Management
8 11 (5.85%) Credit Risk Management
8 11 (5.85%) Proactive Monitoring
8 11 (5.85%) Problem Management
8 11 (5.85%) Telesales
9 10 (5.32%) Service Delivery
10 9 (4.79%) Agile
10 9 (4.79%) Gamification
11 8 (4.26%) Creative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.13%) SQL
2 1 (0.53%) C#
Qualifications
1 21 (11.17%) CCNA
1 21 (11.17%) Cisco Certification
1 21 (11.17%) Network+ Certification
2 20 (10.64%) Security Cleared
3 17 (9.04%) Microsoft Certification
4 16 (8.51%) MCITP
5 10 (5.32%) DBS Check
6 8 (4.26%) Degree
7 6 (3.19%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (3.19%) CTC Cleared
8 5 (2.66%) A+ Certification
9 4 (2.13%) EMC Certification
10 3 (1.60%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 2 (1.06%) HNC
12 1 (0.53%) CCA
12 1 (0.53%) Citrix Certification
12 1 (0.53%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.53%) MCSA
12 1 (0.53%) MCSE
12 1 (0.53%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (11.70%) GDPR
2 19 (10.11%) SLA
3 6 (3.19%) QA
4 4 (2.13%) COSHH
4 4 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (1.60%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.60%) PMO
6 1 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 18 (9.57%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.26%) Hyper-V
3 7 (3.72%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (2.66%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 76 (40.43%) Microsoft
2 29 (15.43%) Cisco
3 12 (6.38%) WatchGuard
4 5 (2.66%) Red Hat
5 4 (2.13%) Darktrace
5 4 (2.13%) EMC
5 4 (2.13%) HP
5 4 (2.13%) Mitel
5 4 (2.13%) NEC
5 4 (2.13%) Ribbon
5 4 (2.13%) VMware
6 3 (1.60%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.60%) Meraki
6 3 (1.60%) Sage
7 1 (0.53%) Apple
7 1 (0.53%) Aruba
7 1 (0.53%) Citrix
7 1 (0.53%) Fiserv
7 1 (0.53%) Freshdesk
7 1 (0.53%) Salesforce