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 10 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 33 37
Rank change year-on-year +4 +4 -1
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 305 242 286
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.57% 6.69% 5.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.46% 7.43% 6.79%
Number of salaries quoted 242 178 192
10th Percentile £24,550 £25,000 £24,050
25th Percentile £26,781 £25,750 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,125 £34,750 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.43% +6.92% +0.78%
75th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £51,000 £60,000 £56,252
South East median annual salary £30,000 £32,000 £30,408
% change year-on-year -6.25% +5.23% -13.12%

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 4,719 3,255 4,213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.66% 89.97% 81.49%
Number of salaries quoted 3,281 1,447 2,644
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,182 £40,968
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%

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 10 August 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 10 August 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 +30 147 £30,500 +6.27% 62
Buckinghamshire +5 93 £34,500 -1.43% 41
Oxfordshire -7 65 £30,000 -25.00% 23
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 26 (8.52%) SharePoint
2 17 (5.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.64%) Apache
3 5 (1.64%) nginx
4 2 (0.66%) Gentran
5 1 (0.33%) Jupyter
Applications
1 22 (7.21%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.33%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (3.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.97%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.33%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.33%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 69 (22.62%) Microsoft 365
2 34 (11.15%) Azure
3 20 (6.56%) Entra ID
4 12 (3.93%) Google Workspace
5 10 (3.28%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (3.28%) Power Platform
6 7 (2.30%) Power Automate
7 6 (1.97%) SaaS
8 4 (1.31%) AWS
8 4 (1.31%) PowerApps
9 3 (0.98%) GCP
10 1 (0.33%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.33%) Azure Service Bus
10 1 (0.33%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.33%) Google Ads
10 1 (0.33%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.33%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (7.87%) DNS
2 23 (7.54%) DHCP
3 22 (7.21%) Firewall
4 20 (6.56%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (5.57%) VPN
6 16 (5.25%) Broadband
6 16 (5.25%) VLAN
7 12 (3.93%) VoIP
8 8 (2.62%) SSL
9 7 (2.30%) Wireless
10 6 (1.97%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.98%) NAS
11 3 (0.98%) Network Security
12 1 (0.33%) DAB
12 1 (0.33%) LAN
12 1 (0.33%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.31%) Power BI
2 2 (0.66%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.66%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (2.95%) JIRA
2 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 148 (48.52%) Social Skills
2 38 (12.46%) Finance
3 31 (10.16%) Organisational Skills
4 29 (9.51%) Marketing
5 23 (7.54%) Retail
6 21 (6.89%) Analytical Skills
7 20 (6.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 18 (5.90%) Pharmaceutical
9 15 (4.92%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (3.28%) Electronics
10 10 (3.28%) Manufacturing
11 7 (2.30%) Legal
11 7 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.30%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.97%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.64%) French Language
14 3 (0.98%) Advertising
14 3 (0.98%) German Language
15 2 (0.66%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.66%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 52 (17.05%) IT Support
2 34 (11.15%) IT Engineer
3 33 (10.82%) Support Engineer
4 29 (9.51%) Coordinator
5 28 (9.18%) IT Support Engineer
6 24 (7.87%) Analyst
7 21 (6.89%) Senior
8 20 (6.56%) 1st Line Support
9 18 (5.90%) Technical Support
10 17 (5.57%) 2nd Line Support
11 16 (5.25%) Consultant
12 15 (4.92%) IT Manager
13 13 (4.26%) Senior IT Support
13 13 (4.26%) Support Analyst
14 11 (3.61%) 1st/2nd Line Support
14 11 (3.61%) Lead
14 11 (3.61%) Senior IT Engineer
14 11 (3.61%) Senior Support Engineer
15 10 (3.28%) Account Manager
15 10 (3.28%) Support Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.98%) EDI
2 2 (0.66%) .NET
3 1 (0.33%) Hugging Face
3 1 (0.33%) Matplotlib
3 1 (0.33%) NumPy
3 1 (0.33%) Pandas
3 1 (0.33%) scikit-learn
3 1 (0.33%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 39 (12.79%) Driving Licence
2 16 (5.25%) Onboarding
3 15 (4.92%) Life Science
3 15 (4.92%) Pharmacovigilance
4 13 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (3.93%) Credit Risk
6 11 (3.61%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.62%) EPoS
8 6 (1.97%) CCTV
9 5 (1.64%) Learning Management System
9 5 (1.64%) Social Media
10 4 (1.31%) Augmented Reality
10 4 (1.31%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.31%) NHS
11 3 (0.98%) Analogue Electronics
11 3 (0.98%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.98%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (0.98%) Product Ownership
12 2 (0.66%) Blog
12 2 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 74 (24.26%) Windows
2 20 (6.56%) Windows 10
2 20 (6.56%) Windows Server
3 11 (3.61%) Linux
4 9 (2.95%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.97%) Windows Server 2012
5 6 (1.97%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.98%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.33%) Rocky
7 1 (0.33%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (29.18%) Problem-Solving
2 47 (15.41%) Continuous Improvement
3 37 (12.13%) CRM
4 36 (11.80%) Collaborative Working
5 30 (9.84%) Decision-Making
6 29 (9.51%) B2B
7 27 (8.85%) Business Development
8 23 (7.54%) Cybersecurity
9 22 (7.21%) Customer Experience
9 22 (7.21%) Roadmaps
10 19 (6.23%) Service Delivery
11 18 (5.90%) AI
11 18 (5.90%) Disaster Recovery
12 17 (5.57%) Process Improvement
12 17 (5.57%) Service Management
13 16 (5.25%) ERP
14 15 (4.92%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
14 15 (4.92%) CAPA
14 15 (4.92%) Change Management
14 15 (4.92%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 8 (2.62%) PowerShell
2 7 (2.30%) Python
2 7 (2.30%) SQL
3 2 (0.66%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.33%) C#
4 1 (0.33%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 47 (15.41%) Degree
2 22 (7.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 20 (6.56%) DBS Check
4 9 (2.95%) A+ Certification
4 9 (2.95%) City & Guilds
4 9 (2.95%) Network+ Certification
5 8 (2.62%) CompTIA Security+
6 6 (1.97%) SC Cleared
6 6 (1.97%) Security Cleared
7 5 (1.64%) DV Cleared
7 5 (1.64%) ICAEW
7 5 (1.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (1.31%) HND
9 3 (0.98%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.98%) HNC
9 3 (0.98%) NVQ Level 3
10 1 (0.33%) AAT
10 1 (0.33%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.33%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.33%) GNVQ
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (7.54%) SLA
2 19 (6.23%) QA
3 15 (4.92%) Good Clinical Practice
3 15 (4.92%) GxP
4 14 (4.59%) Accessibility
5 12 (3.93%) GDPR
6 9 (2.95%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (2.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (1.64%) NEBOSH
8 4 (1.31%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.98%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 36 (11.80%) Active Directory
2 23 (7.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (4.92%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.97%) vSphere
5 5 (1.64%) ClearTrust
5 5 (1.64%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.98%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.98%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 15 (4.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (2.62%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.64%) HAProxy
4 1 (0.33%) Autotask
4 1 (0.33%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 106 (34.75%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.87%) VMware
3 15 (4.92%) Google
4 14 (4.59%) Veeam
5 9 (2.95%) Apple
5 9 (2.95%) Cisco
5 9 (2.95%) Datto
5 9 (2.95%) Salesforce
6 8 (2.62%) SonicWALL
7 6 (1.97%) Oracle
7 6 (1.97%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.64%) SAP
9 4 (1.31%) Barracuda Networks
9 4 (1.31%) Sophos
10 3 (0.98%) Aruba
10 3 (0.98%) CA Agile Central
10 3 (0.98%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.98%) Juniper
11 2 (0.66%) ConnectWise
11 2 (0.66%) Meraki