Customer Service Jobs in the South East

Customer Service
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Customer Service skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Customer Service over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 20 31
Rank change year-on-year -16 +11 +12
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 561 1,388 1,008
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 5.96% 8.26% 6.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.49% 9.77% 7.34%
Number of salaries quoted 382 1,065 667
10th Percentile £23,731 £22,750 £23,500
25th Percentile £25,813 £24,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £30,000 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -9.09% +1.54%
75th Percentile £46,000 £40,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £64,400
England median annual salary £31,250 £32,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -2.34% -8.57% -6.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,645 14,205 13,734
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 91.79% 84.51% 94.52%
Number of salaries quoted 4,288 9,899 8,009
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,837 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.67% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £86,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

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 13 May 2025.

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 13 May 2025. 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 -14 188 £35,000 +9.38% 199
Hampshire 0 133 £30,500 +5.17% 122
Surrey -5 98 £32,851 +31.40% 82
Buckinghamshire 0 79 £35,000 +7.69% 67
Berkshire -24 71 £31,000 -1.59% 92
Kent -7 65 £25,500 -13.56% 67
Oxfordshire -13 38 £50,000 +58.73% 57
East Sussex +5 34 £44,720 +49.07% 16
West Sussex +4 25 £39,000 +14.71% 30
Middlesex -12 17 £30,250 -13.57% 11
Sussex +11 2 £13,000 -62.86% 24
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 27 (4.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (4.10%) SharePoint
3 18 (3.21%) IBM Domino
4 6 (1.07%) Apache
4 6 (1.07%) IIS
5 2 (0.36%) Confluence
5 2 (0.36%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 51 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (5.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.89%) Trello
5 4 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.18%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.18%) MadCap Flare
Business Applications
1 14 (2.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.14%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.36%) PeopleSoft Financials
3 2 (0.36%) Sage 200
3 2 (0.36%) Sage CRM
3 2 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 121 (21.57%) Microsoft 365
2 73 (13.01%) Azure
3 26 (4.63%) Dynamics 365
4 19 (3.39%) Power Platform
5 16 (2.85%) Entra ID
6 13 (2.32%) PowerApps
7 12 (2.14%) Power Automate
8 11 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (0.89%) OneDrive
10 3 (0.53%) AWS
10 3 (0.53%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.53%) IaaS
10 3 (0.53%) SaaS
11 2 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.18%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.18%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 1 (0.18%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 43 (7.66%) 4G
1 43 (7.66%) 5G
2 41 (7.31%) Firewall
3 37 (6.60%) WAN
4 34 (6.06%) LAN
5 32 (5.70%) VoIP
6 26 (4.63%) DNS
7 23 (4.10%) TCP/IP
7 23 (4.10%) VLAN
8 20 (3.57%) DHCP
9 17 (3.03%) Wireless
10 14 (2.50%) Wi-Fi
11 11 (1.96%) SD-WAN
12 8 (1.43%) PBX
12 8 (1.43%) Remote Desktop
12 8 (1.43%) WLAN
13 7 (1.25%) SNMP
13 7 (1.25%) VPN
13 7 (1.25%) VSAT
14 6 (1.07%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.21%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.07%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (1.07%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.53%) Power BI
4 2 (0.36%) Metadata
5 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 12 (2.14%) JIRA
2 7 (1.25%) NDoc
3 2 (0.36%) Git
General
1 220 (39.22%) Social Skills
2 80 (14.26%) Telecoms
3 74 (13.19%) Finance
4 59 (10.52%) Retail
5 58 (10.34%) Manufacturing
6 27 (4.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 23 (4.10%) Analytical Skills
8 19 (3.39%) Legal
8 19 (3.39%) Local Government
8 19 (3.39%) Military
9 18 (3.21%) Marketing
10 16 (2.85%) Aerospace
11 15 (2.67%) Organisational Skills
12 13 (2.32%) Electronics
13 12 (2.14%) General Ledger
14 10 (1.78%) Law
15 9 (1.60%) Public Sector
16 8 (1.43%) Back Office
16 8 (1.43%) Social Housing
17 7 (1.25%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 87 (15.51%) Technical Support
2 74 (13.19%) Support Engineer
3 67 (11.94%) Support Technician
4 60 (10.70%) Analyst
5 58 (10.34%) IT Support
6 40 (7.13%) 1st Line Support
7 36 (6.42%) Support Analyst
8 31 (5.53%) Developer
9 30 (5.35%) 2nd Line Support
10 23 (4.10%) IT Engineer
11 22 (3.92%) Lead
12 20 (3.57%) IT Manager
12 20 (3.57%) IT Technician
13 19 (3.39%) IT Support Engineer
14 18 (3.21%) Field Engineer
15 17 (3.03%) Desktop Support
16 16 (2.85%) Field Service Engineer
16 16 (2.85%) Help Desk Technician
16 16 (2.85%) SAP Developer
17 14 (2.50%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.85%) SAPUI5
2 12 (2.14%) .NET
3 8 (1.43%) XML
4 7 (1.25%) ASP.NET
5 6 (1.07%) CSS
5 6 (1.07%) HTML
5 6 (1.07%) HTML5
5 6 (1.07%) React
5 6 (1.07%) SPFx
6 5 (0.89%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.53%) SAML
8 2 (0.36%) EDI
8 2 (0.36%) JSON
8 2 (0.36%) REST
8 2 (0.36%) SOAP
9 1 (0.18%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 37 (6.60%) Self-Motivation
2 22 (3.92%) Management Information System
2 22 (3.92%) Onboarding
3 19 (3.39%) Driving Licence
4 18 (3.21%) Data Centre
5 9 (1.60%) Video Conferencing
6 8 (1.43%) Housing Association
7 6 (1.07%) IoT
8 5 (0.89%) CCTV
8 5 (0.89%) Client/Server
9 3 (0.53%) PACS
9 3 (0.53%) PKI
9 3 (0.53%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.36%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.36%) Freedom of Information
10 2 (0.36%) Freedom of Information Act
10 2 (0.36%) iPhone
10 2 (0.36%) Learning Management System
10 2 (0.36%) Smartphone
11 1 (0.18%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 142 (25.31%) Windows
2 44 (7.84%) Mac OS
3 33 (5.88%) Windows Server
4 26 (4.63%) Windows 10
5 19 (3.39%) Apple iOS
6 12 (2.14%) Android
7 11 (1.96%) Windows 7
8 7 (1.25%) Linux
9 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.18%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.18%) Windows 8
10 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.18%) Windows Vista
10 1 (0.18%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (29.77%) Problem-Solving
2 121 (21.57%) Customer Experience
3 105 (18.72%) Service Delivery
4 77 (13.73%) Coaching
5 57 (10.16%) Continuous Improvement
6 51 (9.09%) Technical Analysis
7 50 (8.91%) Cybersecurity
8 47 (8.38%) ITIL
9 42 (7.49%) Project Management
10 41 (7.31%) CRM
10 41 (7.31%) Time Management
11 36 (6.42%) ITSM
12 30 (5.35%) Mentoring
13 29 (5.17%) Service Management
14 27 (4.81%) Change Management
15 24 (4.28%) Incident Management
16 23 (4.10%) Roadmaps
17 22 (3.92%) Technology Roadmap
18 21 (3.74%) Customer-Centricity
18 21 (3.74%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 21 (3.74%) SQL
2 16 (2.85%) C#
3 15 (2.67%) PowerShell
4 9 (1.60%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.07%) Python
5 6 (1.07%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 67 (11.94%) Degree
2 51 (9.09%) NVQ Level 4
3 50 (8.91%) Security Cleared
4 42 (7.49%) SC Cleared
5 21 (3.74%) Microsoft Certification
6 16 (2.85%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (2.50%) CCNA
8 8 (1.43%) JNCIA
9 7 (1.25%) CCNP
9 7 (1.25%) MRICS
10 6 (1.07%) A+ Certification
11 5 (0.89%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.53%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.53%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.53%) HND
12 3 (0.53%) MCSE
12 3 (0.53%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (0.53%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 2 (0.36%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (7.13%) SLA
2 14 (2.50%) QA
3 13 (2.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (1.25%) ISO 9001
5 6 (1.07%) GDPR
6 4 (0.71%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.36%) COSHH
7 2 (0.36%) PMO
8 1 (0.18%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.18%) NIST
System Software
1 58 (10.34%) Active Directory
2 22 (3.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (3.03%) Hyper-V
4 13 (2.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.71%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.53%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 8 (1.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.89%) ZABBIX
3 4 (0.71%) vCenter Server
3 4 (0.71%) WSUS
4 3 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.36%) SCCM
5 2 (0.36%) SCOM
5 2 (0.36%) SCSM
6 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 190 (33.87%) Microsoft
2 33 (5.88%) Cisco
3 32 (5.70%) VMware
4 21 (3.74%) SAP
5 18 (3.21%) Dell
6 15 (2.67%) Citrix
7 12 (2.14%) Google
8 11 (1.96%) Salesforce
8 11 (1.96%) Veeam
9 10 (1.78%) Apple
10 9 (1.60%) BT
11 8 (1.43%) Oracle
11 8 (1.43%) Palo Alto
11 8 (1.43%) ServiceNow
12 6 (1.07%) HP
12 6 (1.07%) NetApp
13 4 (0.71%) Meraki
14 3 (0.53%) Ubiquiti
14 3 (0.53%) WatchGuard
14 3 (0.53%) Workday