Customer Retention Job Trends in the South East

Customer Retention (Client Retention)
England > South East

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 298 289
Rank change year-on-year +59 -9 +127
Permanent jobs citing Customer Retention 31 8 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.30% 0.089% 0.068%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.37% 0.10% 0.077%
Number of salaries quoted 31 2 4
10th Percentile £31,750 £45,250 £53,875
25th Percentile £32,125 £49,375 £57,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -41.67% - -2.04%
75th Percentile £50,000 £71,875 £79,063
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,750 £113,375
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% -17.39% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Customer Retention 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 8,324 7,915 7,772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.21% 88.16% 88.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,975 3,773 5,421
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.53% +11.43% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Customer Retention
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Customer Retention job vacancy trend in the South East

Customer Retention
Salary Trend in the South East

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

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

Customer Retention
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Retention in the South East over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Customer Retention in the South East

Customer Retention
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 Retention within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Hampshire +45 14 £35,000 -22.22% 6
Thames Valley +22 13 £48,500 - 19
Berkshire -1 7 £33,500 - 12
Oxfordshire - 5 £50,000 - 3
Surrey +3 2 £31,450 -58.07% 6
West Sussex - 1 £26,500 - 5
Buckinghamshire - 1 £48,500 - 4
East Sussex - 1 £35,000 - 7
Customer Retention
England

Customer Retention
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:

Applications
1 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 14 (45.16%) SaaS
2 2 (6.45%) Google Analytics
3 1 (3.23%) Bloomreach
3 1 (3.23%) Canva
3 1 (3.23%) Figma
3 1 (3.23%) Google Ads
3 1 (3.23%) Google Tag Manager
3 1 (3.23%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.23%) Broadband
1 1 (3.23%) SMS
General
1 20 (64.52%) Social Skills
2 11 (35.48%) Marketing
3 6 (19.35%) Retail
4 5 (16.13%) Electronics
5 1 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.23%) Back Office
5 1 (3.23%) Banking
5 1 (3.23%) Finance
5 1 (3.23%) Legal
5 1 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (16.13%) Account Manager
1 5 (16.13%) Internal Account Manager
1 5 (16.13%) Sales Account Manager
1 5 (16.13%) Sales Manager
2 4 (12.90%) Consultant
3 2 (6.45%) Marketing Manager
3 2 (6.45%) Sales Director
4 1 (3.23%) Administrator
4 1 (3.23%) CRM Specialist
4 1 (3.23%) Digital Marketing Manager
4 1 (3.23%) Email Specialist
4 1 (3.23%) Head of Delivery
4 1 (3.23%) Head of Service Delivery
4 1 (3.23%) SEO Executive
Miscellaneous
1 14 (45.16%) Onboarding
2 2 (6.45%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (6.45%) Tandem
3 1 (3.23%) Culture of Ownership
3 1 (3.23%) Learning Management System
3 1 (3.23%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (51.61%) CRM
2 13 (41.94%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (41.94%) Strategic Thinking
3 12 (38.71%) Contract Negotiation
3 12 (38.71%) Use Case
4 10 (32.26%) B2B
5 6 (19.35%) Decision-Making
6 5 (16.13%) B2B Sales
7 4 (12.90%) Biotechnology
8 3 (9.68%) Analytics
8 3 (9.68%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (9.68%) Customer Experience
8 3 (9.68%) Demand Generation
8 3 (9.68%) Digital Marketing
8 3 (9.68%) SEO
9 2 (6.45%) Collaborative Culture
9 2 (6.45%) Customer Service
9 2 (6.45%) Cybersecurity
9 2 (6.45%) GTM Strategy
9 2 (6.45%) Performance Metrics
Qualifications
1 1 (3.23%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.90%) Accessibility
2 2 (6.45%) GDPR
3 1 (3.23%) PMO
Vendors
1 3 (9.68%) Google
2 2 (6.45%) Microsoft