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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 32 36
Rank change year-on-year +19 +4 +15
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 397 592 486
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 11.19% 6.04% 7.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.03% 7.43% 7.75%
Number of salaries quoted 249 464 266
10th Percentile £25,087 £21,250 £25,250
25th Percentile £25,267 £25,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £30,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £47,625
90th Percentile £59,220 £61,250 £63,750
England median annual salary £30,125 £32,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -5.86% -8.57% -6.67%

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 3,300 7,971 6,271
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 93.04% 81.38% 94.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,860 5,719 3,481
10th Percentile £27,225 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £39,294
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% -6.48% +8.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £69,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £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 31 May 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 31 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
Devon +18 135 £26,134 -9.88% 32
Cornwall +4 86 £25,267 -35.22% 11
Bristol -5 52 £48,894 +71.56% 67
Wiltshire +6 41 £40,000 +33.33% 28
Dorset +2 40 £35,000 +25.34% 32
Somerset -12 27 £57,500 +96.58% 34
Gloucestershire 0 16 £27,500 -12.00% 54
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 35 (8.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (5.29%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.02%) OpenEdge
4 4 (1.01%) Confluence
5 2 (0.50%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (0.50%) IIS
Applications
1 40 (10.08%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (6.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (3.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.25%) MadCap Flare
Business Applications
1 14 (3.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.50%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 78 (19.65%) Microsoft 365
2 53 (13.35%) Azure
3 30 (7.56%) Entra ID
4 18 (4.53%) OneDrive
4 18 (4.53%) Power Platform
5 15 (3.78%) Dynamics 365
6 13 (3.27%) SaaS
7 12 (3.02%) Power Automate
8 4 (1.01%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (0.76%) AWS
10 2 (0.50%) Asana
10 2 (0.50%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (0.50%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.50%) Miro
10 2 (0.50%) Scribe Online
10 2 (0.50%) WhatsApp
11 1 (0.25%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 1 (0.25%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 1 (0.25%) Azure Monitor
11 1 (0.25%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 132 (33.25%) Broadband
2 37 (9.32%) Firewall
3 24 (6.05%) DNS
4 13 (3.27%) VPN
4 13 (3.27%) VSAT
5 11 (2.77%) Remote Desktop
5 11 (2.77%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (2.52%) LAN
6 10 (2.52%) VLAN
6 10 (2.52%) WAN
7 8 (2.02%) DHCP
7 8 (2.02%) Internet
8 6 (1.51%) IPsec
9 4 (1.01%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.50%) ATM
10 2 (0.50%) Wireless
11 1 (0.25%) 802.11
11 1 (0.25%) Intranet
11 1 (0.25%) VoIP
11 1 (0.25%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.51%) MS Access
1 6 (1.51%) Power BI
2 4 (1.01%) Tableau
3 2 (0.50%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.25%) MySQL
4 1 (0.25%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 4 (1.01%) JIRA
2 2 (0.50%) Git
General
1 134 (33.75%) Banking
2 129 (32.49%) Games
3 95 (23.93%) Social Skills
4 49 (12.34%) Finance
5 46 (11.59%) Manufacturing
6 36 (9.07%) Retail
7 22 (5.54%) Legal
8 19 (4.79%) Analytical Skills
8 19 (4.79%) Telecoms
9 8 (2.02%) Back Office
10 7 (1.76%) Marketing
10 7 (1.76%) Private Banking
11 5 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.01%) Electronics
13 3 (0.76%) Aviation
13 3 (0.76%) Public Sector
14 2 (0.50%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.50%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.50%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 127 (31.99%) Customer Service Advisor
2 59 (14.86%) Technical Support
3 56 (14.11%) Support Technician
4 49 (12.34%) 2nd Line Support
5 33 (8.31%) Analyst
5 33 (8.31%) Developer
5 33 (8.31%) Support Engineer
6 27 (6.80%) IT Support
7 26 (6.55%) Technical Engineer
7 26 (6.55%) Technical Support Engineer
8 18 (4.53%) Service Analyst
9 17 (4.28%) ERP Developer
9 17 (4.28%) Progress Developer
10 14 (3.53%) 2nd Line Support Technician
10 14 (3.53%) Senior
11 13 (3.27%) Customer Executive
11 13 (3.27%) Dynamics 365 Developer
12 11 (2.77%) Lead
13 10 (2.52%) Desktop Support
14 8 (2.02%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.01%) ADO
2 2 (0.50%) .NET
2 2 (0.50%) .NET Core
2 2 (0.50%) CSS
2 2 (0.50%) HTML
2 2 (0.50%) HTML5
2 2 (0.50%) RabbitMQ
3 1 (0.25%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 20 (5.04%) Self-Motivation
2 17 (4.28%) Driving Licence
3 16 (4.03%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.52%) Management Information System
5 8 (2.02%) Legacy Applications
5 8 (2.02%) Social Network
6 4 (1.01%) CMDB
6 4 (1.01%) Handset
6 4 (1.01%) Smartphone
7 3 (0.76%) CCTV
7 3 (0.76%) Product Ownership
7 3 (0.76%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (0.76%) Social Media
7 3 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (0.50%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.50%) Life Science
8 2 (0.50%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.50%) Over-the-Top Content
8 2 (0.50%) Robotics
8 2 (0.50%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 65 (16.37%) Windows
2 20 (5.04%) Linux
3 16 (4.03%) Mac OS
4 14 (3.53%) Windows Server
5 12 (3.02%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.26%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.50%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.25%) Android
8 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (49.37%) Problem-Solving
2 40 (10.08%) ITIL
3 33 (8.31%) Coaching
4 32 (8.06%) Customer Experience
5 29 (7.30%) Continuous Improvement
6 26 (6.55%) Service Delivery
7 25 (6.30%) Service Management
8 24 (6.05%) Technical Analysis
9 21 (5.29%) ERP
9 21 (5.29%) ITSM
10 18 (4.53%) Change Management
11 17 (4.28%) Stakeholder Management
12 16 (4.03%) CRM
12 16 (4.03%) Cybersecurity
13 14 (3.53%) Mentoring
14 13 (3.27%) Client Onboarding
14 13 (3.27%) Commercial Awareness
15 12 (3.02%) Business Intelligence
15 12 (3.02%) Ticket Management
16 11 (2.77%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 17 (4.28%) Progress 4GL
2 15 (3.78%) JavaScript
3 12 (3.02%) C#
4 5 (1.26%) SQL
5 3 (0.76%) PHP
5 3 (0.76%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.25%) C
6 1 (0.25%) C++
Qualifications
1 33 (8.31%) Microsoft Certification
2 25 (6.30%) Network+ Certification
3 24 (6.05%) MCITP
3 24 (6.05%) NVQ Level 4
4 23 (5.79%) Security Cleared
5 21 (5.29%) Degree
6 19 (4.79%) CCNA
6 19 (4.79%) Cisco Certification
6 19 (4.79%) JNCIA
7 16 (4.03%) SC Cleared
8 11 (2.77%) A+ Certification
9 7 (1.76%) CTC Cleared
10 5 (1.26%) DV Cleared
11 4 (1.01%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.76%) ACCA
12 3 (0.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.50%) Computer Science Degree
14 1 (0.25%) Azure Certification
14 1 (0.25%) BPSS Clearance
14 1 (0.25%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (11.59%) SLA
2 5 (1.26%) GDPR
3 4 (1.01%) QA
4 2 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.25%) NIST
5 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 52 (13.10%) Active Directory
2 17 (4.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (2.27%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.25%) Firmware
4 1 (0.25%) Snort
4 1 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.25%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 15 (3.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.25%) SCCM
2 1 (0.25%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 127 (31.99%) BT
2 115 (28.97%) Microsoft
3 20 (5.04%) VMware
4 19 (4.79%) Cisco
5 17 (4.28%) Progress
6 10 (2.52%) Juniper
7 7 (1.76%) Avaloq
8 4 (1.01%) Google
8 4 (1.01%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.76%) SAP
9 3 (0.76%) Ubiquiti
10 2 (0.50%) Citrix
10 2 (0.50%) Sage
10 2 (0.50%) Salesforce
11 1 (0.25%) Adobe
11 1 (0.25%) Apple
11 1 (0.25%) Dell
11 1 (0.25%) Freshdesk
11 1 (0.25%) LogRhythm
11 1 (0.25%) Remedy