Customer Service Jobs in the Thames Valley

Customer Service
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 17 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 33 43
Rank change year-on-year -6 +10 -6
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 233 398 302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 6.42% 6.10% 5.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.06% 7.41% 6.23%
Number of salaries quoted 156 297 225
10th Percentile £25,125 £23,500 £23,233
25th Percentile £26,500 £25,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £32,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% +6.67% +5.26%
75th Percentile £43,750 £38,750 £42,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £54,650
South East median annual salary £31,878 £30,000 £32,576
% change year-on-year +6.26% -7.91% -6.93%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,298 5,372 4,845
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 90.80% 82.32% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,398 3,505 2,923
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,175 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the Thames Valley

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Customer Service in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Customer Service in the Thames Valley

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Customer Service in the Thames Valley

Customer Service
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Service within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 July 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
Berkshire -16 96 £29,500 -6.35% 87
Buckinghamshire +5 94 £35,000 +7.69% 52
Oxfordshire -8 43 £55,000 +74.60% 58
Customer Service
South East

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 19 (8.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (6.87%) IBM Domino
3 5 (2.15%) Apache
3 5 (2.15%) IIS
3 5 (2.15%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.86%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.43%) Confluence
Applications
1 49 (21.03%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (8.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.43%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.43%) FrameMaker
3 1 (0.43%) MadCap Flare
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (4.72%) NetSuite
1 11 (4.72%) Sage 200
1 11 (4.72%) Sage CRM
2 10 (4.29%) Dynamics AX
3 9 (3.86%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 45 (19.31%) Microsoft 365
2 29 (12.45%) Azure
3 10 (4.29%) Dynamics 365
4 5 (2.15%) IaaS
5 4 (1.72%) SaaS
6 3 (1.29%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.29%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.43%) AWS
7 1 (0.43%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.43%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 1 (0.43%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.30%) DNS
1 17 (7.30%) WAN
2 15 (6.44%) LAN
3 14 (6.01%) Firewall
3 14 (6.01%) SNMP
4 12 (5.15%) TCP/IP
4 12 (5.15%) VoIP
5 11 (4.72%) VLAN
6 8 (3.43%) 5G
6 8 (3.43%) DHCP
7 7 (3.00%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (2.58%) Cisco IOS
8 6 (2.58%) PSTN
8 6 (2.58%) VPN
9 5 (2.15%) Remote Desktop
9 5 (2.15%) SAN
10 4 (1.72%) Wireless
11 2 (0.86%) 4G
11 2 (0.86%) IP Telephony
11 2 (0.86%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.86%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.15%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.86%) Metadata
4 1 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.43%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 12 (5.15%) JIRA
2 2 (0.86%) Git
General
1 155 (66.52%) Social Skills
2 51 (21.89%) Finance
3 21 (9.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 17 (7.30%) Manufacturing
5 16 (6.87%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (5.58%) Marketing
7 11 (4.72%) Public Sector
7 11 (4.72%) Telecoms
8 10 (4.29%) General Ledger
8 10 (4.29%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (3.43%) German Language
9 8 (3.43%) Spanish Language
10 7 (3.00%) Legal
11 6 (2.58%) Billing
12 5 (2.15%) Back Office
12 5 (2.15%) Local Government
13 4 (1.72%) Electronics
13 4 (1.72%) Law
14 3 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.86%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 55 (23.61%) Analyst
2 46 (19.74%) Support Analyst
3 26 (11.16%) Support Engineer
4 22 (9.44%) 1st Line Support
5 20 (8.58%) IT Support
6 18 (7.73%) Technical Support
7 17 (7.30%) Software Analyst
8 16 (6.87%) Field Engineer
8 16 (6.87%) Field Service Engineer
8 16 (6.87%) Software Support Analyst
9 12 (5.15%) 1st Line Support Analyst
9 12 (5.15%) Applications Support
9 12 (5.15%) Applications Support Analyst
10 11 (4.72%) Administrator
10 11 (4.72%) Sage 200 Support
10 11 (4.72%) Sage Support
11 10 (4.29%) ERP Analyst
11 10 (4.29%) ERP Support
11 10 (4.29%) Lead
12 9 (3.86%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.15%) SAML
2 3 (1.29%) JSON
2 3 (1.29%) REST
3 2 (0.86%) SOAP
3 2 (0.86%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (12.88%) Self-Motivation
2 22 (9.44%) Data Centre
3 20 (8.58%) Driving Licence
4 14 (6.01%) Onboarding
5 7 (3.00%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.58%) Microsoft Licensing
7 5 (2.15%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (2.15%) CCTV
7 5 (2.15%) Client/Server
7 5 (2.15%) PKI
8 2 (0.86%) Freedom of Information
8 2 (0.86%) Freedom of Information Act
8 2 (0.86%) IoT
8 2 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.43%) Fibre Optics
9 1 (0.43%) Linux Command Line
9 1 (0.43%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 81 (34.76%) Windows
2 24 (10.30%) Windows Server
3 19 (8.15%) Mac OS
4 12 (5.15%) Windows 10
5 7 (3.00%) Android
5 7 (3.00%) Linux
6 3 (1.29%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (47.21%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (15.45%) CRM
3 31 (13.30%) Project Management
4 30 (12.88%) Time Management
5 25 (10.73%) Customer Experience
5 25 (10.73%) ERP
5 25 (10.73%) ITIL
6 24 (10.30%) Service Delivery
7 23 (9.87%) Change Management
7 23 (9.87%) Cybersecurity
8 21 (9.01%) Preventative Maintenance
9 18 (7.73%) Artificial Intelligence
9 18 (7.73%) Coaching
10 16 (6.87%) Line Management
11 14 (6.01%) Business Intelligence
11 14 (6.01%) Mentoring
12 13 (5.58%) Incident Management
13 12 (5.15%) Mathematics
13 12 (5.15%) Problem Management
13 12 (5.15%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (11.16%) SQL
2 6 (2.58%) Python
3 4 (1.72%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.29%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.43%) PL/1
Qualifications
1 42 (18.03%) Degree
2 16 (6.87%) Microsoft Certification
3 13 (5.58%) A+ Certification
4 6 (2.58%) Security Cleared
5 5 (2.15%) Azure Certification
5 5 (2.15%) CCNA
5 5 (2.15%) CCNP
5 5 (2.15%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (2.15%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 4 (1.72%) DV Cleared
7 3 (1.29%) NVQ Level 4
7 3 (1.29%) SC Cleared
8 2 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.86%) HNC
8 2 (0.86%) HND
8 2 (0.86%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.43%) CEH
9 1 (0.43%) CISA
9 1 (0.43%) CISSP
9 1 (0.43%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (12.88%) SLA
2 5 (2.15%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.72%) QA
4 3 (1.29%) GDPR
5 1 (0.43%) COSHH
5 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 37 (15.88%) Active Directory
2 15 (6.44%) Hyper-V
3 9 (3.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (2.15%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (2.15%) Single Sign-On
1 5 (2.15%) ZABBIX
2 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.86%) SCCM
2 2 (0.86%) SCOM
2 2 (0.86%) SCSM
3 1 (0.43%) vCenter Server
3 1 (0.43%) WSUS
Vendors
1 106 (45.49%) Microsoft
2 21 (9.01%) Cisco
3 16 (6.87%) VMware
4 11 (4.72%) Sage
5 7 (3.00%) Veeam
6 6 (2.58%) Dell
6 6 (2.58%) NetApp
6 6 (2.58%) Palo Alto
6 6 (2.58%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.58%) ServiceNow
7 5 (2.15%) Oracle
8 3 (1.29%) SAP
9 2 (0.86%) Apple
9 2 (0.86%) Aruba
9 2 (0.86%) ConnectWise
9 2 (0.86%) HP
9 2 (0.86%) Siemens
9 2 (0.86%) Splunk
10 1 (0.43%) BT
10 1 (0.43%) HubSpot