Customer Service Jobs in Reading

Customer Service
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 20 37 43
Rank change year-on-year +17 +6 +2
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 148 119 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 8.66% 7.36% 5.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.80% 7.58% 5.96%
Number of salaries quoted 139 102 43
10th Percentile £25,500 £20,575 £22,200
25th Percentile £26,000 £23,500 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £32,000 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% +14.29% -33.33%
75th Percentile £55,000 £37,500 £38,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £43,750 £57,750
Berkshire median annual salary £33,000 £28,000 £28,850
% change year-on-year +17.86% -2.95% -31.31%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

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 Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,510 1,569 1,611
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 88.36% 97.03% 92.48%
Number of salaries quoted 921 823 927
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,380 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £92,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £54,000 £58,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +1.74% +4.55%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in Reading

Customer Service
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Customer Service in Reading

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in Reading

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

Salary histogram for Customer Service in Reading

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Applications
1 58 (39.19%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.05%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.03%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 31 (20.95%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (4.73%) IaaS
3 6 (4.05%) Azure
4 3 (2.03%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.68%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (0.68%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.68%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.68%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (8.11%) LAN
2 4 (2.70%) 5G
2 4 (2.70%) Wireless
3 3 (2.03%) Broadband
4 2 (1.35%) Firewall
4 2 (1.35%) WAN
5 1 (0.68%) Internet
5 1 (0.68%) LTE
5 1 (0.68%) Network Security
5 1 (0.68%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.35%) Power BI
2 1 (0.68%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 4 (2.70%) AdminStudio
1 4 (2.70%) InstallShield
1 4 (2.70%) MSI
General
1 91 (61.49%) Social Skills
2 58 (39.19%) Organisational Skills
3 15 (10.14%) Back Office
4 11 (7.43%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (4.73%) Finance
5 7 (4.73%) Legal
6 6 (4.05%) Marketing
7 5 (3.38%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (3.38%) Retail
8 3 (2.03%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.35%) Billing
9 2 (1.35%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.35%) Police
10 1 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.68%) Law
10 1 (0.68%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.68%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 21 (14.19%) IT Support
2 20 (13.51%) IT Support Technician
2 20 (13.51%) IT Technician
2 20 (13.51%) Support Technician
3 15 (10.14%) Hardware Engineer
4 14 (9.46%) Consultant
4 14 (9.46%) ICT Consultant
4 14 (9.46%) Support Engineer
4 14 (9.46%) Support Specialist
5 13 (8.78%) Technical Engineer
6 12 (8.11%) Desktop Engineer
7 11 (7.43%) Desktop Support
7 11 (7.43%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 11 (7.43%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
7 11 (7.43%) Infrastructure Specialist
7 11 (7.43%) Infrastructure Support
7 11 (7.43%) Infrastructure Support Specialist
7 11 (7.43%) Sales Executive
8 7 (4.73%) Account Manager
9 6 (4.05%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.03%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.68%) .NET
2 1 (0.68%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 18 (12.16%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (10.14%) Driving Licence
3 4 (2.70%) Shadow IT
4 2 (1.35%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (0.68%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (0.68%) IoT
5 1 (0.68%) iPad
5 1 (0.68%) iPhone
5 1 (0.68%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.68%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 51 (34.46%) Windows
2 45 (30.41%) Windows 10
3 30 (20.27%) Windows 7
4 14 (9.46%) Windows NT
4 14 (9.46%) Windows Server
4 14 (9.46%) Windows Server 2012
4 14 (9.46%) Windows Server 2016
4 14 (9.46%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.68%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (47.97%) Problem-Solving
2 48 (32.43%) ITIL
3 29 (19.59%) Asset Management
4 26 (17.57%) Service Management
5 18 (12.16%) Service Delivery
6 15 (10.14%) Break/Fix
6 15 (10.14%) Software Deployment
7 14 (9.46%) Customer Requirements
7 14 (9.46%) Decision-Making
7 14 (9.46%) Deployment Automation
7 14 (9.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 13 (8.78%) IT Asset Management
9 11 (7.43%) B2B
9 11 (7.43%) B2B Sales
9 11 (7.43%) Software Testing
10 10 (6.76%) Agile
10 10 (6.76%) ITSM
11 9 (6.08%) Project Management
11 9 (6.08%) Waterfall
12 5 (3.38%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.38%) C#
2 4 (2.70%) PowerShell
2 4 (2.70%) VB
3 2 (1.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 70 (47.30%) Security Cleared
2 67 (45.27%) DV Cleared
3 48 (32.43%) SC Cleared
4 21 (14.19%) A+ Certification
5 16 (10.81%) Degree
6 15 (10.14%) DBS Check
7 14 (9.46%) MCP
7 14 (9.46%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (4.73%) HNC
9 5 (3.38%) Network+ Certification
10 2 (1.35%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.68%) CCNA
11 1 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (15.54%) SLA
2 5 (3.38%) GDPR
3 2 (1.35%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.35%) PMO
3 2 (1.35%) QA
System Software
1 38 (25.68%) Active Directory
2 27 (18.24%) Firmware
3 15 (10.14%) KVM
4 4 (2.70%) Microsoft App-V
4 4 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 42 (28.38%) SCCM
2 21 (14.19%) WSUS
3 14 (9.46%) Sysprep
4 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 87 (58.78%) Microsoft
2 16 (10.81%) HP
3 13 (8.78%) ServiceNow
4 4 (2.70%) Autodesk
4 4 (2.70%) VMware
5 3 (2.03%) Oracle
5 3 (2.03%) Virgin Media
6 2 (1.35%) Cadence
6 2 (1.35%) Cisco
7 1 (0.68%) Bomgar
7 1 (0.68%) Databricks
7 1 (0.68%) Google
7 1 (0.68%) WatchGuard