Customer Service Jobs in the South East

Customer Service
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 19 30 44
Rank change year-on-year +11 +14 -2
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 1,419 1,079 1,212
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 8.58% 7.05% 6.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.09% 7.46% 6.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,116 702 725
10th Percentile £22,500 £23,500 £21,250
25th Percentile £24,500 £26,250 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -7.14%
75th Percentile £41,125 £52,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
England median annual salary £32,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -8.57% -6.67% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,068 14,462 18,433
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 85.06% 94.50% 94.30%
Number of salaries quoted 9,931 8,381 12,137
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,265 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,750 £86,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Customer Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Customer Service in the South East.

Salary trend for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the South East over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
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 Service within the South East region over the 6 months to 18 April 2024. 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 +14 467 £32,500 +6.56% 209
Hampshire +11 315 £29,000 -3.33% 119
Surrey +21 268 £25,000 -41.18% 55
Berkshire +18 223 £33,000 +10.00% 84
Kent +1 192 £26,500 -33.75% 74
Buckinghamshire +4 130 £32,250 +7.50% 68
Oxfordshire +23 114 £31,500 - 57
East Sussex +51 73 £30,000 -20.00% 20
West Sussex +12 70 £34,000 -28.42% 24
Middlesex -13 12 £35,000 -58.82% 1
Sussex - 10 £35,000 -
Isle of Wight - 6 £25,000 - 3
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 110 (7.75%) SharePoint
2 69 (4.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 29 (2.04%) nginx
4 28 (1.97%) Camunda
5 6 (0.42%) IIS
6 5 (0.35%) CMS
7 4 (0.28%) Confluence
8 3 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.21%) WordPress
9 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
10 1 (0.070%) Apache
10 1 (0.070%) Site Server
Applications
1 259 (18.25%) Microsoft Office
2 65 (4.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (1.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.56%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.21%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.070%) 1Password
7 1 (0.070%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.070%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.070%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.070%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 21 (1.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.70%) Salesforce CRM
3 9 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.49%) Sage 200
5 6 (0.42%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.28%) SAP Hybris
6 4 (0.28%) SAP WM
7 3 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.21%) Unit4 Business World
8 2 (0.14%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 1 (0.070%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 399 (28.12%) Microsoft 365
2 185 (13.04%) Azure
3 58 (4.09%) Entra ID
4 42 (2.96%) AWS
5 38 (2.68%) Power Platform
6 35 (2.47%) IBM Cloud
7 28 (1.97%) OpenShift
8 24 (1.69%) Mimecast
8 24 (1.69%) OneDrive
9 19 (1.34%) SaaS
10 17 (1.20%) Cloud Computing
11 16 (1.13%) IaaS
12 12 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
12 12 (0.85%) WhatsApp
13 11 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
14 9 (0.63%) Power Automate
15 7 (0.49%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 6 (0.42%) Azure Sentinel
17 4 (0.28%) PaaS
17 4 (0.28%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 136 (9.58%) Firewall
2 85 (5.99%) DNS
3 75 (5.29%) LAN
4 67 (4.72%) Wireless
5 63 (4.44%) VPN
6 54 (3.81%) WAN
7 53 (3.74%) VoIP
8 51 (3.59%) DHCP
8 51 (3.59%) VLAN
9 48 (3.38%) TCP/IP
10 33 (2.33%) Broadband
10 33 (2.33%) Intranet
11 24 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
12 22 (1.55%) ADSL
13 18 (1.27%) Internet
14 16 (1.13%) Unified Communications
15 12 (0.85%) Remote Desktop
15 12 (0.85%) Structured Cabling
16 11 (0.78%) HTTP
16 11 (0.78%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (2.47%) SQL Server
2 34 (2.40%) Oracle Database
3 28 (1.97%) MongoDB
4 23 (1.62%) Power BI
5 14 (0.99%) Relational Database
6 12 (0.85%) MySQL
7 9 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.21%) Jackrabbit
10 3 (0.21%) SAP HANA
11 2 (0.14%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 1 (0.070%) DB2
12 1 (0.070%) Elasticsearch
12 1 (0.070%) NoSQL
12 1 (0.070%) Redis
Development Applications
1 27 (1.90%) JIRA
2 11 (0.78%) Git
2 11 (0.78%) Jenkins
3 8 (0.56%) Robot Framework
4 7 (0.49%) Maven
5 4 (0.28%) AdminStudio
5 4 (0.28%) InstallShield
5 4 (0.28%) MSI
6 2 (0.14%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.14%) GitLab
6 2 (0.14%) Hudson
7 1 (0.070%) Selenium
7 1 (0.070%) Subversion
General
1 751 (52.92%) Social Skills
2 168 (11.84%) Finance
3 166 (11.70%) Analytical Skills
4 135 (9.51%) Organisational Skills
5 118 (8.32%) Retail
6 103 (7.26%) Billing
7 102 (7.19%) Telecoms
8 79 (5.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 57 (4.02%) Marketing
10 53 (3.74%) Public Sector
11 51 (3.59%) Legal
12 48 (3.38%) Manufacturing
13 38 (2.68%) Presentation Skills
14 31 (2.18%) Back Office
15 30 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
16 27 (1.90%) Banking
17 21 (1.48%) Military
18 15 (1.06%) Law
19 14 (0.99%) Aerospace
20 12 (0.85%) Games
Job Titles
1 249 (17.55%) IT Support
2 197 (13.88%) Analyst
3 144 (10.15%) Support Engineer
4 102 (7.19%) IT Technician
5 101 (7.12%) Support Analyst
6 94 (6.62%) Support Technician
7 86 (6.06%) IT Engineer
8 84 (5.92%) Administrator
9 83 (5.85%) IT Analyst
10 80 (5.64%) IT Support Technician
11 70 (4.93%) Senior
12 62 (4.37%) Technical Support
13 58 (4.09%) IT Support Engineer
14 57 (4.02%) Lead
15 55 (3.88%) 1st Line Support
16 54 (3.81%) 2nd Line Support
16 54 (3.81%) IT Support Analyst
17 50 (3.52%) Consultant
17 50 (3.52%) Service Analyst
18 47 (3.31%) IT Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (2.75%) React
2 28 (1.97%) KeystoneJS
2 28 (1.97%) Node.js
2 28 (1.97%) Swagger
3 18 (1.27%) .NET
4 17 (1.20%) HTML
5 15 (1.06%) XML
6 9 (0.63%) CSS
7 8 (0.56%) HTML5 Canvas
8 7 (0.49%) JSON
9 5 (0.35%) Kafka
10 4 (0.28%) YAML
11 3 (0.21%) .NET Core
11 3 (0.21%) ADO
11 3 (0.21%) JSR 170
11 3 (0.21%) Oracle Fusion
11 3 (0.21%) OSGi
12 2 (0.14%) ASP.NET
12 2 (0.14%) Blazor
12 2 (0.14%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 194 (13.67%) Self-Motivation
2 92 (6.48%) Video Conferencing
3 89 (6.27%) Digital Signage
4 87 (6.13%) Video\Live Streaming
5 65 (4.58%) Driving Licence
6 51 (3.59%) Management Information System
7 40 (2.82%) e-Learning
8 39 (2.75%) Onboarding
9 36 (2.54%) Hybrid Cloud
10 35 (2.47%) Blockchain
11 31 (2.18%) Data Centre
12 26 (1.83%) CCTV
13 25 (1.76%) Product Ownership
14 19 (1.34%) Smartphone
15 18 (1.27%) IoT
16 12 (0.85%) Credit Risk
17 11 (0.78%) Social Media
18 10 (0.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
19 8 (0.56%) EPoS
19 8 (0.56%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 373 (26.29%) Windows
2 159 (11.21%) Windows 10
3 158 (11.13%) Windows Server
4 45 (3.17%) Windows Server 2016
5 43 (3.03%) Windows Server 2019
6 40 (2.82%) Linux
7 36 (2.54%) Windows 7
8 29 (2.04%) Android
9 26 (1.83%) Apple iOS
9 26 (1.83%) Windows Server 2012
10 16 (1.13%) Windows NT
11 11 (0.78%) Mac OS X
12 7 (0.49%) Mac OS
13 6 (0.42%) Ubuntu
14 5 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 4 (0.28%) VMS
16 2 (0.14%) Windows 8
16 2 (0.14%) Windows XP
17 1 (0.070%) Data ONTAP
17 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 460 (32.42%) Problem-Solving
2 207 (14.59%) ITIL
3 138 (9.73%) Project Management
4 133 (9.37%) Service Delivery
5 124 (8.74%) Logistics
6 112 (7.89%) Agile
7 109 (7.68%) Presales
8 95 (6.69%) Service Management
9 94 (6.62%) Preventative Maintenance
10 89 (6.27%) Mentoring
11 79 (5.57%) Coaching
11 79 (5.57%) Customer Experience
12 77 (5.43%) Line Management
13 76 (5.36%) Continuous Improvement
14 64 (4.51%) CRM
15 62 (4.37%) Process Improvement
16 58 (4.09%) Change Management
17 56 (3.95%) ITSM
18 55 (3.88%) Asset Management
18 55 (3.88%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 86 (6.06%) SQL
2 59 (4.16%) JavaScript
3 41 (2.89%) PowerShell
4 36 (2.54%) Java
5 28 (1.97%) Lua
6 23 (1.62%) C#
6 23 (1.62%) Python
7 16 (1.13%) Bash
8 8 (0.56%) PHP
9 4 (0.28%) VB
10 2 (0.14%) C
10 2 (0.14%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.070%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 158 (11.13%) Security Cleared
2 129 (9.09%) Degree
3 100 (7.05%) DV Cleared
4 86 (6.06%) DBS Check
5 81 (5.71%) SC Cleared
6 71 (5.00%) Microsoft Certification
7 56 (3.95%) Cisco Certification
8 46 (3.24%) CCNA
9 45 (3.17%) A+ Certification
10 43 (3.03%) Network+ Certification
11 33 (2.33%) MCP
12 29 (2.04%) NVQ Level 3
13 26 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
14 24 (1.69%) MCITP
15 18 (1.27%) Azure Certification
16 16 (1.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 14 (0.99%) AWS Certification
18 10 (0.70%) HNC
19 9 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
19 9 (0.63%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 220 (15.50%) SLA
2 59 (4.16%) GDPR
3 28 (1.97%) QA
4 13 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (0.49%) PMO
7 6 (0.42%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.28%) COSHH
8 4 (0.28%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (0.14%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.14%) GRC
10 2 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.14%) NCSC
System Software
1 250 (17.62%) Active Directory
2 76 (5.36%) Hyper-V
3 50 (3.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 36 (2.54%) Docker
5 33 (2.33%) Firmware
6 15 (1.06%) KVM
7 13 (0.92%) Virtual Desktop
8 10 (0.70%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
10 4 (0.28%) Microsoft App-V
10 4 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
11 3 (0.21%) GPFS
12 2 (0.14%) VMware Workstation
12 2 (0.14%) XenApp
13 1 (0.070%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 77 (5.43%) SCCM
2 32 (2.26%) WSUS
3 31 (2.18%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (1.13%) Kubernetes
5 14 (0.99%) Sysprep
6 10 (0.70%) Ansible
7 7 (0.49%) Autotask
8 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 6 (0.42%) SCDPM
8 6 (0.42%) SmoothWall
8 6 (0.42%) vCenter Server
9 5 (0.35%) Terraform
10 4 (0.28%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.070%) Icinga
11 1 (0.070%) QRadar
Vendors
1 556 (39.18%) Microsoft
2 83 (5.85%) Cisco
3 64 (4.51%) VMware
4 40 (2.82%) Red Hat
5 37 (2.61%) Oracle
6 36 (2.54%) IBM
7 34 (2.40%) HP
8 33 (2.33%) SAP
9 31 (2.18%) Apple
10 27 (1.90%) ServiceNow
10 27 (1.90%) Sophos
11 25 (1.76%) WatchGuard
12 23 (1.62%) Citrix
12 23 (1.62%) Salesforce
13 21 (1.48%) Dell
14 19 (1.34%) Meraki
15 17 (1.20%) Adobe
16 15 (1.06%) Fortinet
17 14 (0.99%) Aruba
17 14 (0.99%) Google