Customer Service Jobs in the South West

Customer Service
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 21 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 30 35
Rank change year-on-year +21 +5 +16
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 446 629 473
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 12.53% 5.83% 7.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.78% 7.37% 7.77%
Number of salaries quoted 284 486 279
10th Percentile - £21,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £25,087 £25,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £30,000 £32,700
Median % change year-on-year - -8.26% +0.62%
75th Percentile £36,688 £43,750 £47,625
90th Percentile £56,750 £61,250 £63,750
England median annual salary £30,000 £32,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -8.57% -7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,236 8,532 6,086
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 90.92% 79.13% 94.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,908 6,023 3,514
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £30,725
25th Percentile £31,750 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,250 £51,500 £54,361
Median % change year-on-year -2.43% -5.26% +8.72%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £81,250
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 West

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the South West

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Customer Service in the South West

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the South West over the 6 months to 21 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Customer Service in the South West

Customer Service
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 21 June 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
Devon +23 145 £25,267 -22.26% 105
Cornwall +5 108 £25,267 -35.22% 19
Bristol +1 47 £48,894 +62.98% 176
Wiltshire +8 46 £40,000 +33.33% 73
Dorset +5 41 £32,500 +16.38% 83
Somerset -1 38 £48,250 +66.38% 123
Gloucestershire -2 21 £28,250 -9.60% 104
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 39 (8.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (4.71%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.02%) OpenEdge
4 4 (0.90%) Confluence
5 2 (0.45%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (0.45%) IIS
Applications
1 50 (11.21%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (5.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.22%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.22%) MadCap Flare
Business Applications
1 14 (3.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.45%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 98 (21.97%) Microsoft 365
2 60 (13.45%) Azure
3 42 (9.42%) Entra ID
4 19 (4.26%) OneDrive
5 18 (4.04%) Power Platform
6 15 (3.36%) Dynamics 365
7 13 (2.91%) SaaS
8 12 (2.69%) Power Automate
9 4 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.67%) AWS
11 2 (0.45%) Asana
11 2 (0.45%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (0.45%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.45%) Miro
11 2 (0.45%) Scribe Online
12 1 (0.22%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 1 (0.22%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 1 (0.22%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.22%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.22%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 164 (36.77%) Broadband
2 44 (9.87%) Firewall
3 27 (6.05%) DNS
4 19 (4.26%) VSAT
5 15 (3.36%) VPN
6 12 (2.69%) VLAN
6 12 (2.69%) Wi-Fi
7 11 (2.47%) Remote Desktop
8 10 (2.24%) Internet
8 10 (2.24%) LAN
8 10 (2.24%) WAN
9 8 (1.79%) DHCP
10 6 (1.35%) IPsec
11 5 (1.12%) Wireless
12 4 (0.90%) 802.11
12 4 (0.90%) LTE
12 4 (0.90%) TCP/IP
13 2 (0.45%) ATM
13 2 (0.45%) Intranet
14 1 (0.22%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.35%) MS Access
1 6 (1.35%) Power BI
2 4 (0.90%) Tableau
3 2 (0.45%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.22%) MySQL
4 1 (0.22%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 4 (0.90%) JIRA
2 2 (0.45%) Git
General
1 166 (37.22%) Banking
2 161 (36.10%) Games
3 105 (23.54%) Social Skills
4 51 (11.43%) Finance
5 38 (8.52%) Retail
6 28 (6.28%) Manufacturing
7 24 (5.38%) Legal
8 19 (4.26%) Telecoms
9 18 (4.04%) Analytical Skills
10 15 (3.36%) Back Office
11 10 (2.24%) Electronics
12 7 (1.57%) Marketing
12 7 (1.57%) Private Banking
13 6 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (1.12%) Aerospace
14 5 (1.12%) Automotive
14 5 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (0.90%) Billing
16 3 (0.67%) Aviation
16 3 (0.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 159 (35.65%) Customer Service Advisor
2 55 (12.33%) 2nd Line Support
2 55 (12.33%) Technical Support
3 45 (10.09%) Support Technician
4 42 (9.42%) Support Engineer
5 37 (8.30%) IT Support
6 33 (7.40%) Technical Engineer
6 33 (7.40%) Technical Support Engineer
7 31 (6.95%) Analyst
8 30 (6.73%) Developer
9 17 (3.81%) Desktop Support
9 17 (3.81%) Service Analyst
10 15 (3.36%) Lead
11 14 (3.14%) 2nd Line Support Technician
11 14 (3.14%) Desktop Support Technician
11 14 (3.14%) Desktop Technician
11 14 (3.14%) ERP Developer
11 14 (3.14%) Progress Developer
11 14 (3.14%) Senior
12 13 (2.91%) Customer Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.90%) 802.1X
1 4 (0.90%) ADO
2 2 (0.45%) .NET
2 2 (0.45%) .NET Core
2 2 (0.45%) CSS
2 2 (0.45%) HTML
2 2 (0.45%) HTML5
2 2 (0.45%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.38%) Driving Licence
2 20 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (3.81%) Onboarding
4 12 (2.69%) Management Information System
5 8 (1.79%) Legacy Applications
5 8 (1.79%) Social Network
6 5 (1.12%) CMDB
6 5 (1.12%) Renewable Energy
7 4 (0.90%) Handset
7 4 (0.90%) Smartphone
8 3 (0.67%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.67%) Product Ownership
8 3 (0.67%) Social Media
8 3 (0.67%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.45%) CCTV
9 2 (0.45%) Life Science
9 2 (0.45%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.45%) Over-the-Top Content
9 2 (0.45%) Robotics
9 2 (0.45%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 77 (17.26%) Windows
2 21 (4.71%) Windows 10
3 17 (3.81%) Linux
3 17 (3.81%) Mac OS
4 15 (3.36%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.35%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.45%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.22%) Android
7 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (51.57%) Problem-Solving
2 48 (10.76%) ITIL
3 33 (7.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 28 (6.28%) Service Management
5 24 (5.38%) Cybersecurity
6 22 (4.93%) Customer Experience
7 21 (4.71%) ITSM
7 21 (4.71%) Mentoring
8 19 (4.26%) Analytics
8 19 (4.26%) Change Management
8 19 (4.26%) Commercial Awareness
8 19 (4.26%) Ticket Management
9 18 (4.04%) ERP
10 17 (3.81%) Stakeholder Management
11 16 (3.59%) CRM
12 15 (3.36%) Customer Acquisition
13 14 (3.14%) Coaching
13 14 (3.14%) Patch Management
13 14 (3.14%) Software Deployment
14 13 (2.91%) Client Onboarding
Programming Languages
1 15 (3.36%) JavaScript
2 14 (3.14%) Progress 4GL
3 12 (2.69%) C#
4 5 (1.12%) SQL
5 3 (0.67%) PHP
6 2 (0.45%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.22%) C
7 1 (0.22%) C++
Qualifications
1 36 (8.07%) Microsoft Certification
2 33 (7.40%) Security Cleared
3 32 (7.17%) Degree
4 28 (6.28%) Network+ Certification
5 27 (6.05%) MCITP
6 25 (5.61%) CCNA
6 25 (5.61%) Cisco Certification
6 25 (5.61%) JNCIA
6 25 (5.61%) SC Cleared
7 14 (3.14%) CTC Cleared
8 11 (2.47%) A+ Certification
9 6 (1.35%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.35%) NVQ Level 4
10 4 (0.90%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.90%) GCSC
10 4 (0.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.67%) ACCA
11 3 (0.67%) MCP
12 2 (0.45%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.22%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (11.21%) SLA
2 4 (0.90%) QA
3 3 (0.67%) GDPR
4 2 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 56 (12.56%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (2.02%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.22%) Firmware
4 1 (0.22%) Snort
4 1 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 19 (4.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.22%) SCCM
2 1 (0.22%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 159 (35.65%) BT
2 129 (28.92%) Microsoft
3 26 (5.83%) Cisco
4 20 (4.48%) VMware
5 14 (3.14%) Progress
6 11 (2.47%) Juniper
7 7 (1.57%) Avaloq
8 5 (1.12%) Ubiquiti
9 4 (0.90%) Freshdesk
9 4 (0.90%) Google
9 4 (0.90%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.67%) SAP
11 2 (0.45%) Sage
11 2 (0.45%) Salesforce
12 1 (0.22%) Adobe
12 1 (0.22%) Apple
12 1 (0.22%) Citrix
12 1 (0.22%) LogRhythm
12 1 (0.22%) Remedy
12 1 (0.22%) Verint