Customer Service Job Trends in the East of England

Customer Service
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Customer Service skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 25 15
Rank change year-on-year -4 -10 +6
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 274 244 412
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 5.93% 7.29% 9.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.02% 8.16% 10.99%
Number of salaries quoted 166 105 343
10th Percentile £25,000 £21,250 £22,250
25th Percentile £26,250 £24,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £32,500 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.54% +18.18% -16.88%
75th Percentile £36,438 £55,730 £38,750
90th Percentile £56,250 £69,000 £53,500
England median annual salary £31,000 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -17.33% +15.38% -7.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,417 2,989 3,749
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 73.90% 89.25% 84.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2,015 1,225 2,976
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -12.00%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Customer Service job vacancy trend in the East of England

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Customer Service

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the East of England over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Customer Service in the East of England

Customer Service
Job Locations in the East 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 East of England region over the 6 months to 11 February 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
Cambridgeshire +13 73 £34,000 +6.25% 15
Hertfordshire -11 67 £29,000 -42.00% 30
Suffolk +14 57 £47,500 +45.04% 12
Essex -3 37 £28,000 +12.00% 30
Bedfordshire +42 25 £34,000 -17.58% 8
Norfolk +1 15 £28,125 +25.00% 5
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 28 (10.22%) SharePoint
2 19 (6.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.73%) CMS
Applications
1 40 (14.60%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (8.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.73%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.73%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.36%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 67 (24.45%) Microsoft 365
2 46 (16.79%) Entra ID
3 42 (15.33%) Azure
4 20 (7.30%) SaaS
5 15 (5.47%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.46%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (1.46%) PowerApps
7 3 (1.09%) AWS
8 2 (0.73%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.36%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 25 (9.12%) Network Security
2 20 (7.30%) DHCP
2 20 (7.30%) TCP/IP
3 18 (6.57%) DNS
4 14 (5.11%) Wi-Fi
5 12 (4.38%) Firewall
6 10 (3.65%) VoIP
7 8 (2.92%) VPN
8 7 (2.55%) WAN
9 5 (1.82%) LAN
10 4 (1.46%) Wireless
11 2 (0.73%) Broadband
11 2 (0.73%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.73%) InfiniBand
11 2 (0.73%) VLAN
11 2 (0.73%) WLAN
12 1 (0.36%) IPv4
12 1 (0.36%) POP3
12 1 (0.36%) PPP
12 1 (0.36%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.65%) Power BI
2 2 (0.73%) Tableau
3 1 (0.36%) DTS
3 1 (0.36%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.36%) JIRA
1 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
General
1 154 (56.20%) Social Skills
2 47 (17.15%) Finance
3 26 (9.49%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (9.49%) Organisational Skills
4 24 (8.76%) Marketing
5 11 (4.01%) Public Sector
6 9 (3.28%) Retail
6 9 (3.28%) Telecoms
7 8 (2.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (2.92%) Legal
8 3 (1.09%) Automotive
8 3 (1.09%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.73%) Electronics
9 2 (0.73%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.73%) Law
9 2 (0.73%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (0.73%) Publishing
10 1 (0.36%) Banking
10 1 (0.36%) Billing
10 1 (0.36%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 63 (22.99%) IT Support
2 36 (13.14%) Analyst
3 30 (10.95%) Support Analyst
4 24 (8.76%) Business Manager
5 23 (8.39%) 1st Line Support
6 20 (7.30%) Support Technician
7 18 (6.57%) IT Support Specialist
7 18 (6.57%) Support Specialist
8 17 (6.20%) Administrator
8 17 (6.20%) IT Support Technician
8 17 (6.20%) IT Technician
8 17 (6.20%) Support Engineer
9 16 (5.84%) IT Analyst
9 16 (5.84%) Technical Support
10 15 (5.47%) Support Manager
11 13 (4.74%) Account Manager
11 13 (4.74%) IT Support Analyst
11 13 (4.74%) Senior
12 11 (4.01%) 2nd Line Support
12 11 (4.01%) IT Manager
Miscellaneous
1 26 (9.49%) Driving Licence
2 23 (8.39%) IoT
2 23 (8.39%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (6.57%) Onboarding
4 7 (2.55%) Low-Code
5 5 (1.82%) CCTV
5 5 (1.82%) Home Automation
6 3 (1.09%) Management Information System
7 2 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.73%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (0.73%) Educational Technology
7 2 (0.73%) FMCG
7 2 (0.73%) Freedom of Information Act
7 2 (0.73%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 1 (0.36%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.36%) Digital Signage
8 1 (0.36%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 83 (30.29%) Windows
2 20 (7.30%) Mac OS
3 19 (6.93%) Windows Server
4 13 (4.74%) Windows 10
5 9 (3.28%) Linux
6 8 (2.92%) Android
7 7 (2.55%) Apple iOS
7 7 (2.55%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.36%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.36%) Windows 2000
8 1 (0.36%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.36%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (37.59%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (15.69%) Continuous Improvement
3 40 (14.60%) Cybersecurity
4 31 (11.31%) Business Development
4 31 (11.31%) Service Delivery
5 30 (10.95%) Business Enablement
5 30 (10.95%) Technology Enablement
6 25 (9.12%) Mentoring
7 24 (8.76%) Sales Enablement
8 20 (7.30%) ITIL
9 17 (6.20%) Performance Metrics
10 16 (5.84%) Business Intelligence
10 16 (5.84%) Decision-Making
11 15 (5.47%) Business Strategy
11 15 (5.47%) CRM
12 14 (5.11%) Computer Science
12 14 (5.11%) Customer Experience
12 14 (5.11%) ITSM
12 14 (5.11%) Process Improvement
12 14 (5.11%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.55%) PowerShell
2 4 (1.46%) Python
3 3 (1.09%) SQL
4 2 (0.73%) Bash
4 2 (0.73%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.36%) C
5 1 (0.36%) C++
5 1 (0.36%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 20 (7.30%) Degree
2 19 (6.93%) Microsoft Certification
3 13 (4.74%) DBS Check
4 10 (3.65%) Azure Certification
5 6 (2.19%) Security Cleared
6 5 (1.82%) NVQ Level 4
7 4 (1.46%) A+ Certification
7 4 (1.46%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (1.09%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.73%) CCNA
9 2 (0.73%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.73%) MCDST
9 2 (0.73%) MCSE
9 2 (0.73%) RHCE
9 2 (0.73%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.36%) CISA
10 1 (0.36%) CISM
10 1 (0.36%) MCITP
10 1 (0.36%) MCSA
10 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.55%) GDPR
1 7 (2.55%) SLA
2 6 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.36%) ISO 14001
4 1 (0.36%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 1 (0.36%) NIST
System Software
1 48 (17.52%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.92%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.09%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.73%) Lustre
4 2 (0.73%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 44 (16.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.46%) SCCM
3 2 (0.73%) Ansible
3 2 (0.73%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (0.73%) PaperCut
4 1 (0.36%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 130 (47.45%) Microsoft
2 30 (10.95%) YouTube
3 9 (3.28%) Mitel
4 6 (2.19%) SAP
4 6 (2.19%) SolarWinds
5 4 (1.46%) Google
5 4 (1.46%) Salesforce
5 4 (1.46%) Tenable
6 3 (1.09%) Adobe
6 3 (1.09%) Apple
6 3 (1.09%) Cisco
6 3 (1.09%) Facebook
6 3 (1.09%) Fortinet
6 3 (1.09%) Sophos
6 3 (1.09%) VMware
7 2 (0.73%) EMC
7 2 (0.73%) IBM
7 2 (0.73%) Mellanox
7 2 (0.73%) NetApp
7 2 (0.73%) Sage