Customer Service Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Customer Service
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Customer Service skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 43 32
Rank change year-on-year +14 -11 +6
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 270 226 440
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.46% 6.44% 6.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.21% 7.02% 7.51%
Number of salaries quoted 206 148 336
10th Percentile £24,250 £25,125 £22,750
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £35,000 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +11.11% +5.00%
75th Percentile £39,500 £43,750 £38,750
90th Percentile £50,375 £60,000 £55,375
South East median annual salary £30,000 £31,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

All Process & 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 4,348 3,219 5,860
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.80% 91.68% 82.14%
Number of salaries quoted 3,010 1,330 3,915
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,988 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,840 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Customer Service relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Customer Service job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Customer Service.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Customer Service

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 2 July 2026.

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 2 July 2026. 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 +14 107 £30,000 +1.69% 56
Buckinghamshire +4 84 £34,500 -1.43% 25
Oxfordshire +9 79 £30,000 -50.00% 28
Customer Service
South East

Customer Service
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 20 (7.41%) SharePoint
2 13 (4.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.74%) Gentran
4 1 (0.37%) Jupyter
Applications
1 21 (7.78%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.74%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.37%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (3.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.85%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.37%) SAP HR
3 1 (0.37%) SAP IS-U
3 1 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 75 (27.78%) Microsoft 365
2 41 (15.19%) Azure
3 19 (7.04%) Entra ID
4 11 (4.07%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (3.70%) Power Platform
6 9 (3.33%) Google Workspace
7 8 (2.96%) SaaS
8 7 (2.59%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.85%) AWS
10 4 (1.48%) GCP
10 4 (1.48%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.74%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.37%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.37%) Azure Service Bus
12 1 (0.37%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.37%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 23 (8.52%) Firewall
2 21 (7.78%) DNS
3 16 (5.93%) Broadband
3 16 (5.93%) DHCP
4 15 (5.56%) VPN
4 15 (5.56%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (3.70%) VLAN
6 8 (2.96%) TCP/IP
7 7 (2.59%) VoIP
8 6 (2.22%) Wireless
9 5 (1.85%) LAN
9 5 (1.85%) WAN
10 4 (1.48%) SSL
11 3 (1.11%) NAS
11 3 (1.11%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.48%) Power BI
2 2 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 7 (2.59%) JIRA
2 1 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 130 (48.15%) Social Skills
2 39 (14.44%) Finance
3 28 (10.37%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (10.37%) Marketing
3 28 (10.37%) Organisational Skills
4 19 (7.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 15 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
6 13 (4.81%) Pharmaceutical
7 10 (3.70%) Legal
8 9 (3.33%) Retail
9 8 (2.96%) Telecoms
10 7 (2.59%) Electronics
11 6 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.85%) French Language
13 4 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.11%) German Language
15 2 (0.74%) Automotive
15 2 (0.74%) Law
15 2 (0.74%) Military
16 1 (0.37%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 47 (17.41%) IT Support
2 32 (11.85%) Support Engineer
3 29 (10.74%) Coordinator
4 28 (10.37%) IT Engineer
5 25 (9.26%) Analyst
6 23 (8.52%) IT Support Engineer
7 21 (7.78%) Technical Support
8 20 (7.41%) Consultant
9 19 (7.04%) 1st Line Support
10 18 (6.67%) Senior
11 16 (5.93%) 2nd Line Support
12 13 (4.81%) Support Analyst
13 11 (4.07%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 11 (4.07%) Customer Service Advisor
14 9 (3.33%) IT Analyst
14 9 (3.33%) IT Support Analyst
14 9 (3.33%) Lead
14 9 (3.33%) Senior IT Support
14 9 (3.33%) Support Consultant
15 8 (2.96%) Business Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.11%) EDI
2 1 (0.37%) Hugging Face
2 1 (0.37%) Matplotlib
2 1 (0.37%) NumPy
2 1 (0.37%) Pandas
2 1 (0.37%) scikit-learn
2 1 (0.37%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 27 (10.00%) Driving Licence
2 21 (7.78%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (5.19%) Onboarding
4 12 (4.44%) Credit Risk
4 12 (4.44%) Life Science
4 12 (4.44%) Pharmacovigilance
5 10 (3.70%) Learning Management System
6 7 (2.59%) Augmented Reality
6 7 (2.59%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.59%) NHS
7 6 (2.22%) EPoS
7 6 (2.22%) Social Media
8 5 (1.85%) CCTV
9 4 (1.48%) Product Ownership
10 3 (1.11%) Cloud Native
10 3 (1.11%) Hybrid Cloud
11 1 (0.37%) Algorithms
11 1 (0.37%) Data Centre
11 1 (0.37%) Greenfield Project
11 1 (0.37%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 63 (23.33%) Windows
2 17 (6.30%) Windows 10
2 17 (6.30%) Windows Server
3 9 (3.33%) Mac OS
4 7 (2.59%) Linux
5 5 (1.85%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (1.48%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.11%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (31.11%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (11.48%) CRM
3 27 (10.00%) Decision-Making
4 25 (9.26%) Continuous Improvement
5 22 (8.15%) Roadmaps
6 21 (7.78%) Collaborative Working
6 21 (7.78%) Cybersecurity
7 18 (6.67%) Process Improvement
8 17 (6.30%) AI
8 17 (6.30%) B2B
9 15 (5.56%) Business Development
9 15 (5.56%) Coaching
10 13 (4.81%) Change Management
10 13 (4.81%) Performance Management
10 13 (4.81%) Risk Assessment
11 12 (4.44%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
11 12 (4.44%) CAPA
11 12 (4.44%) Credit Risk Management
11 12 (4.44%) Mentoring
11 12 (4.44%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 6 (2.22%) PowerShell
1 6 (2.22%) Python
2 5 (1.85%) SQL
3 2 (0.74%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.37%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 40 (14.81%) Degree
2 15 (5.56%) DBS Check
3 13 (4.81%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (2.96%) A+ Certification
5 7 (2.59%) City & Guilds
5 7 (2.59%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.59%) Security Cleared
6 5 (1.85%) DV Cleared
6 5 (1.85%) ICAEW
7 4 (1.48%) CompTIA Security+
7 4 (1.48%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (1.11%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.37%) AAT
9 1 (0.37%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.37%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.78%) SLA
2 16 (5.93%) QA
3 13 (4.81%) Accessibility
4 12 (4.44%) Good Clinical Practice
4 12 (4.44%) GxP
5 8 (2.96%) GDPR
6 5 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.85%) NEBOSH
7 4 (1.48%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (1.11%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.37%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 36 (13.33%) Active Directory
2 14 (5.19%) Hyper-V
3 13 (4.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.85%) ClearTrust
4 5 (1.85%) vSphere
5 3 (1.11%) BitLocker
5 3 (1.11%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 7 (2.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.48%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.37%) Autotask
3 1 (0.37%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 96 (35.56%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.81%) VMware
3 12 (4.44%) Google
4 8 (2.96%) Salesforce
5 7 (2.59%) ServiceNow
6 6 (2.22%) Cisco
7 5 (1.85%) Datto
7 5 (1.85%) SAP
8 4 (1.48%) Apple
8 4 (1.48%) Oracle
8 4 (1.48%) SonicWALL
8 4 (1.48%) Sophos
8 4 (1.48%) Veeam
9 3 (1.11%) Aruba
9 3 (1.11%) Barracuda Networks
9 3 (1.11%) CA Agile Central
9 3 (1.11%) Fortinet
9 3 (1.11%) Juniper
9 3 (1.11%) Meraki
10 2 (0.74%) IBM