Customer Engagement Job Trends in the South East

Customer Engagement
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Customer Engagement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 190 238 306
Rank change year-on-year +48 +68 +20
Permanent jobs citing Customer Engagement 82 50 35
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.72% 0.61% 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.92% 0.68% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 44 15 26
10th Percentile £20,000 £39,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £53,125 £57,819
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +15.38% -11.86%
75th Percentile £71,250 £100,000 £81,875
90th Percentile £95,000 £102,250 £101,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -14.81% +3.85% -7.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Customer Engagement 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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,869 7,321 10,709
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 78.38% 89.55% 86.01%
Number of salaries quoted 5,479 3,311 7,895
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,000 £27,965
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -12.00%

Customer Engagement
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Customer Engagement job vacancy trend in the South East

Customer Engagement
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Customer Engagement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Customer Engagement

Customer Engagement
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Engagement in the South East over the 6 months to 17 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Customer Engagement in the South East

Customer Engagement
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Engagement within the South East region over the 6 months to 17 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
Thames Valley +29 35 £51,250 -2.38% 17
Surrey +14 28 £67,500 -10.00% 4
Berkshire +12 21 £67,500 - 7
Buckinghamshire -1 13 £20,000 -61.90% 4
Hampshire +7 9 £37,500 -62.50% 12
Middlesex +12 4 - - 2
West Sussex - 4 £24,000 - 2
Sussex - 2 £45,000 -
Oxfordshire +14 1 £55,000 - 6
Customer Engagement
England

Customer Engagement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 3 (3.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 2 (2.44%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (6.10%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (6.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (3.66%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.44%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (10.98%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 24 (29.27%) SaaS
2 9 (10.98%) Dynamics 365
3 8 (9.76%) Google Analytics
3 8 (9.76%) Power Platform
4 5 (6.10%) Azure
5 4 (4.88%) Entra ID
5 4 (4.88%) Power Automate
5 4 (4.88%) PowerApps
6 3 (3.66%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (3.66%) Miro
7 2 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (2.44%) Google Ads
8 1 (1.22%) Google Workspace
8 1 (1.22%) H2O.ai
8 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (1.22%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.66%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (8.54%) Metadata
2 4 (4.88%) Power BI
3 3 (3.66%) DTS
4 1 (1.22%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
4 1 (1.22%) Data Lake
4 1 (1.22%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.22%) SAP BW
General
1 36 (43.90%) Social Skills
2 34 (41.46%) Marketing
3 24 (29.27%) Retail
4 22 (26.83%) Finance
5 16 (19.51%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (17.07%) Legal
7 13 (15.85%) Public Sector
8 12 (14.63%) Law
9 9 (10.98%) Automotive
10 7 (8.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (8.54%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (7.32%) Games
11 6 (7.32%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (4.88%) Telecoms
13 2 (2.44%) Brand Awareness
13 2 (2.44%) Manufacturing
14 1 (1.22%) Aerospace
14 1 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (9.76%) Architect
2 6 (7.32%) Analyst
2 6 (7.32%) Business Development Manager
2 6 (7.32%) Business Manager
2 6 (7.32%) Development Manager
3 5 (6.10%) Solutions Architect
4 4 (4.88%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
4 4 (4.88%) Support Analyst
4 4 (4.88%) Trainee
5 3 (3.66%) Cloud Consultant
5 3 (3.66%) Cloud Infrastructure Consultant
5 3 (3.66%) Commercial Lawyer
5 3 (3.66%) Consultant
5 3 (3.66%) Infrastructure Consultant
5 3 (3.66%) IT Consultant
5 3 (3.66%) IT Manager
5 3 (3.66%) ITSM Architect
5 3 (3.66%) SEO Specialist
5 3 (3.66%) Technical Architect
5 3 (3.66%) Technical Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (7.32%) CSS
1 6 (7.32%) HTML
2 4 (4.88%) React
3 1 (1.22%) Keras
3 1 (1.22%) PyTorch
3 1 (1.22%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 12 (14.63%) Enterprise Cloud
1 12 (14.63%) Onboarding
2 9 (10.98%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (8.54%) Blog
4 6 (7.32%) Algorithms
5 5 (6.10%) NHS
6 4 (4.88%) Data Centre
7 3 (3.66%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (2.44%) Product Ownership
8 2 (2.44%) Social Media
9 1 (1.22%) Driving Licence
9 1 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (1.22%) Fibre Optics
9 1 (1.22%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (41.46%) AI
2 33 (40.24%) Customer Experience
3 30 (36.59%) Stakeholder Management
4 19 (23.17%) Analytics
5 18 (21.95%) B2B
5 18 (21.95%) CRM
6 16 (19.51%) Coaching
6 16 (19.51%) Project Management
7 15 (18.29%) Continuous Improvement
8 13 (15.85%) Contract Negotiation
9 12 (14.63%) Data Privacy
9 12 (14.63%) Software Licensing
10 11 (13.41%) Agile
10 11 (13.41%) B2C
10 11 (13.41%) Business Development
10 11 (13.41%) Cybersecurity
10 11 (13.41%) Data Analysis
10 11 (13.41%) Digital Marketing
10 11 (13.41%) Problem-Solving
10 11 (13.41%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.88%) C#
1 4 (4.88%) JavaScript
2 3 (3.66%) SQL
3 1 (1.22%) ABAP
3 1 (1.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 21 (25.61%) Degree
2 9 (10.98%) PMP
3 4 (4.88%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (2.44%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.22%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.22%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.22%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.66%) QA
2 2 (2.44%) Accessibility
2 2 (2.44%) Data Quality
2 2 (2.44%) PMO
3 1 (1.22%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 4 (4.88%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 11 (13.41%) Google
1 11 (13.41%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.88%) Dell
3 3 (3.66%) Adobe
3 3 (3.66%) HubSpot
3 3 (3.66%) Sage
3 3 (3.66%) SAP
4 2 (2.44%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.22%) Databricks
5 1 (1.22%) NVIDIA
5 1 (1.22%) Openreach
5 1 (1.22%) Oracle