Customer Service Job Trends in the East Midlands

Customer Service
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Customer Service skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 13 19
Rank change year-on-year -3 +6 -8
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 418 275 308
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 6.22% 11.88% 8.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.63% 13.74% 10.61%
Number of salaries quoted 320 217 95
10th Percentile £25,840 £23,950 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,000 £25,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,957 £27,500 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.93% -19.12% +13.33%
75th Percentile £35,750 £36,250 £40,500
90th Percentile £47,500 £51,161 £50,750
England median annual salary £32,000 £31,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +3.23% -17.33% +7.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands

Customer Service falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,844 2,002 2,902
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 72.03% 86.52% 78.88%
Number of salaries quoted 3,290 1,082 1,236
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -11.11% -15.49%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £72,875
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Customer Service relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Customer Service job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Customer Service.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Customer Service

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Customer Service in the East Midlands

Customer Service
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Service within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 October 2026. 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
Derbyshire +8 139 £28,500 +5.56% 16
Northamptonshire +19 96 £30,000 -4.76% 7
Nottinghamshire -13 88 £28,000 -3.45% 13
Lincolnshire -6 52 £27,500 -8.33% 7
Leicestershire -37 44 £32,500 +22.64% 8
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 17 (4.07%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.72%) IIS
Applications
1 49 (11.72%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (7.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (2.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.20%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (1.20%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.24%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
Cloud Services
1 92 (22.01%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (5.98%) Azure
3 19 (4.55%) Mimecast
4 11 (2.63%) Entra ID
5 10 (2.39%) Google Workspace
6 8 (1.91%) OneDrive
7 4 (0.96%) Power Platform
8 3 (0.72%) Boomi
9 2 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.48%) SaaS
10 1 (0.24%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.24%) Canva
10 1 (0.24%) Copilot Studio
10 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.24%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 31 (7.42%) Firewall
1 31 (7.42%) LAN
2 27 (6.46%) DNS
3 26 (6.22%) WAN
4 24 (5.74%) VPN
5 23 (5.50%) DHCP
5 23 (5.50%) Wi-Fi
6 19 (4.55%) TCP/IP
7 17 (4.07%) Internet
8 10 (2.39%) Broadband
8 10 (2.39%) VLAN
9 6 (1.44%) Wireless
10 5 (1.20%) Network Security
11 4 (0.96%) VoIP
12 3 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
13 2 (0.48%) SMTP
13 2 (0.48%) SSH
13 2 (0.48%) SSL
14 1 (0.24%) Cisco IOS
14 1 (0.24%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.87%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.91%) MySQL
3 4 (0.96%) Power BI
4 1 (0.24%) DTS
Development Applications
1 3 (0.72%) JIRA
2 1 (0.24%) Git
2 1 (0.24%) GitLab
2 1 (0.24%) LabVIEW
General
1 202 (48.33%) Social Skills
2 64 (15.31%) Organisational Skills
3 55 (13.16%) Retail
4 34 (8.13%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (8.13%) Manufacturing
5 29 (6.94%) Finance
6 22 (5.26%) Italian Language
7 21 (5.02%) Marketing
8 16 (3.83%) German Language
9 14 (3.35%) Public Sector
10 10 (2.39%) Banking
10 10 (2.39%) Dutch Language
11 9 (2.15%) French Language
12 8 (1.91%) Telecoms
13 6 (1.44%) Automotive
13 6 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.20%) Advertising
14 5 (1.20%) Aerospace
14 5 (1.20%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 57 (13.64%) Analyst
1 57 (13.64%) IT Support
2 53 (12.68%) IT Engineer
3 44 (10.53%) Support Engineer
4 36 (8.61%) IT Analyst
5 35 (8.37%) Field Engineer
6 32 (7.66%) Field Service Engineer
7 30 (7.18%) Help Desk Analyst
8 29 (6.94%) IT Support Engineer
9 27 (6.46%) Support Technician
10 21 (5.02%) Technical Support
11 20 (4.78%) Account Manager
11 20 (4.78%) Coordinator
11 20 (4.78%) Support Analyst
12 19 (4.55%) Customer Service Advisor
13 15 (3.59%) Business Development Manager
13 15 (3.59%) Development Manager
13 15 (3.59%) IT Support Technician
13 15 (3.59%) IT Technician
13 15 (3.59%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.44%) ATL
2 1 (0.24%) REST
2 1 (0.24%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 75 (17.94%) Driving Licence
2 23 (5.50%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (3.11%) Onboarding
4 12 (2.87%) Management Information System
5 10 (2.39%) EPoS
6 8 (1.91%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (1.44%) SCADA
8 5 (1.20%) CCTV
8 5 (1.20%) Life Science
9 3 (0.72%) CMDB
9 3 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.72%) iPhone
9 3 (0.72%) Private Cloud
9 3 (0.72%) Social Media
10 2 (0.48%) e-Learning
10 2 (0.48%) IoT
10 2 (0.48%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.48%) Operational Technology
11 1 (0.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 1 (0.24%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 88 (21.05%) Windows
2 37 (8.85%) Windows 10
3 23 (5.50%) Android
4 22 (5.26%) Apple iOS
5 21 (5.02%) Linux
6 20 (4.78%) Windows Server
7 8 (1.91%) Debian
8 3 (0.72%) macOS
9 1 (0.24%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (16.99%) Customer Experience
3 59 (14.11%) Logistics
4 57 (13.64%) CRM
5 54 (12.92%) ITIL
6 45 (10.77%) B2B
7 29 (6.94%) Business Development
8 28 (6.70%) Continuous Improvement
9 27 (6.46%) ERP
10 25 (5.98%) E-Commerce
11 24 (5.74%) Cybersecurity
12 23 (5.50%) Preventative Maintenance
13 22 (5.26%) ITSM
14 21 (5.02%) Commercial Awareness
14 21 (5.02%) Time Management
15 20 (4.78%) Proactive Monitoring
15 20 (4.78%) Service Management
16 19 (4.55%) Service Catalogue
17 18 (4.31%) Stakeholder Management
18 17 (4.07%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 20 (4.78%) PowerShell
2 11 (2.63%) SQL
3 3 (0.72%) JavaScript
3 3 (0.72%) Ladder Logic
4 2 (0.48%) Python
5 1 (0.24%) Bash
5 1 (0.24%) C++
Qualifications
1 26 (6.22%) Degree
2 8 (1.91%) City & Guilds
3 6 (1.44%) CCNA
3 6 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (1.20%) A+ Certification
5 3 (0.72%) Azure Certification
5 3 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (0.48%) CISM
6 2 (0.48%) CISSP
6 2 (0.48%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (0.48%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.24%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.24%) HNC
7 1 (0.24%) HND
7 1 (0.24%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.24%) MCSE
7 1 (0.24%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.02%) GDPR
2 20 (4.78%) SLA
3 3 (0.72%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.48%) COBIT
4 2 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.24%) QA
System Software
1 36 (8.61%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.83%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.44%) Firmware
5 3 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.48%) Samba
6 2 (0.48%) vSphere
7 1 (0.24%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 13 (3.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.72%) Backup Exec
2 3 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.24%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 162 (38.76%) Microsoft
2 22 (5.26%) Sophos
3 19 (4.55%) Logitech
3 19 (4.55%) TOWER Software
4 15 (3.59%) Cisco
4 15 (3.59%) HubSpot
5 12 (2.87%) SAP
6 11 (2.63%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.39%) Google
7 10 (2.39%) Salesforce
8 9 (2.15%) Apple
9 8 (1.91%) VMware
10 5 (1.20%) Oracle
11 4 (0.96%) JD Edwards
11 4 (0.96%) Veeam
11 4 (0.96%) Yealink
12 3 (0.72%) Datto
12 3 (0.72%) Palo Alto
12 3 (0.72%) SonicWALL
12 3 (0.72%) WatchGuard