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 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 46 31 44
Rank change year-on-year -15 +13 +3
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 203 449 355
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 5.94% 6.37% 6.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.34% 7.60% 6.49%
Number of salaries quoted 124 338 249
10th Percentile £25,750 £23,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £25,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £31,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +5.00% +4.35%
75th Percentile £46,000 £38,750 £42,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £55,900 £51,500
South East median annual salary £32,000 £30,000 £33,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -10.45% +1.52%

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 3,200 5,909 5,472
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 93.57% 83.79% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,190 3,946 3,007
10th Percentile £27,950 £29,000 £30,265
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,625 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,800 £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 31 May 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 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
Berkshire -13 89 £32,500 +3.17% 100
Buckinghamshire -10 78 £35,000 +7.69% 58
Oxfordshire -17 36 £60,000 +88.98% 89
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 (9.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (8.87%) IBM Domino
3 8 (3.94%) SharePoint
4 5 (2.46%) Apache
4 5 (2.46%) IIS
5 2 (0.99%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.49%) Confluence
Applications
1 38 (18.72%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (5.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.49%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.49%) MadCap Flare
Business Applications
1 12 (5.91%) Dynamics AX
2 11 (5.42%) NetSuite
2 11 (5.42%) Sage 200
2 11 (5.42%) Sage CRM
3 4 (1.97%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 38 (18.72%) Microsoft 365
2 28 (13.79%) Azure
3 12 (5.91%) Dynamics 365
4 5 (2.46%) IaaS
5 4 (1.97%) Power Platform
6 3 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.48%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.48%) OneDrive
6 3 (1.48%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.48%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.99%) SaaS
8 1 (0.49%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 19 (9.36%) DNS
2 17 (8.37%) Firewall
3 16 (7.88%) WAN
4 15 (7.39%) TCP/IP
5 14 (6.90%) LAN
6 13 (6.40%) DHCP
7 12 (5.91%) VoIP
8 11 (5.42%) VLAN
9 9 (4.43%) SNMP
10 7 (3.45%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (2.96%) Cisco IOS
11 6 (2.96%) VPN
12 5 (2.46%) Remote Desktop
12 5 (2.46%) SAN
13 4 (1.97%) Wireless
14 3 (1.48%) 5G
15 2 (0.99%) IP Telephony
15 2 (0.99%) Network Security
15 2 (0.99%) SD-WAN
15 2 (0.99%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.43%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.46%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.99%) Metadata
4 1 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.49%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (2.96%) JIRA
2 2 (0.99%) Git
General
1 113 (55.67%) Social Skills
2 49 (24.14%) Finance
3 33 (16.26%) Manufacturing
4 13 (6.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 12 (5.91%) General Ledger
5 12 (5.91%) Telecoms
6 11 (5.42%) Local Government
7 10 (4.93%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (4.43%) Public Sector
9 8 (3.94%) German Language
9 8 (3.94%) Spanish Language
10 6 (2.96%) Legal
10 6 (2.96%) Marketing
10 6 (2.96%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (2.46%) Back Office
12 4 (1.97%) Social Housing
13 3 (1.48%) Electronics
13 3 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.48%) Retail
14 2 (0.99%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 42 (20.69%) Analyst
2 33 (16.26%) Support Analyst
3 30 (14.78%) Technical Support
4 27 (13.30%) Support Engineer
5 19 (9.36%) 1st Line Support
5 19 (9.36%) Support Technician
6 14 (6.90%) IT Support
7 12 (5.91%) ERP Analyst
7 12 (5.91%) ERP Support
8 11 (5.42%) Field Engineer
8 11 (5.42%) Field Service Engineer
8 11 (5.42%) Sage 200 Support
8 11 (5.42%) Sage Support
8 11 (5.42%) Software Analyst
9 10 (4.93%) 1st Line Support Analyst
9 10 (4.93%) Software Support Analyst
10 9 (4.43%) Lead
11 8 (3.94%) 2nd Line Support
11 8 (3.94%) Support Specialist
11 8 (3.94%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.46%) SAML
1 5 (2.46%) XML
2 3 (1.48%) .NET
2 3 (1.48%) ASP.NET
2 3 (1.48%) CSS
2 3 (1.48%) HTML
2 3 (1.48%) HTML5
2 3 (1.48%) React
2 3 (1.48%) SPFx
3 2 (0.99%) JSON
3 2 (0.99%) REST
3 2 (0.99%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 17 (8.37%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (7.39%) Data Centre
3 13 (6.40%) Driving Licence
3 13 (6.40%) Onboarding
4 7 (3.45%) Management Information System
5 5 (2.46%) Client/Server
5 5 (2.46%) PKI
6 4 (1.97%) CCTV
6 4 (1.97%) Housing Association
7 2 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.99%) Freedom of Information
7 2 (0.99%) Freedom of Information Act
7 2 (0.99%) IoT
7 2 (0.99%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (0.99%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.49%) Fibre Optics
8 1 (0.49%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (0.49%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 65 (32.02%) Windows
2 21 (10.34%) Mac OS
3 19 (9.36%) Windows Server
4 11 (5.42%) Windows 10
5 7 (3.45%) Android
6 6 (2.96%) Linux
7 3 (1.48%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.49%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.49%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (17.73%) Service Delivery
3 35 (17.24%) Customer Experience
4 34 (16.75%) Project Management
5 27 (13.30%) Coaching
5 27 (13.30%) CRM
6 25 (12.32%) ERP
7 24 (11.82%) Time Management
8 19 (9.36%) Change Management
8 19 (9.36%) Technical Analysis
9 18 (8.87%) ITIL
10 15 (7.39%) Cybersecurity
11 14 (6.90%) Business Intelligence
11 14 (6.90%) Continuous Improvement
11 14 (6.90%) Line Management
11 14 (6.90%) Preventative Maintenance
12 13 (6.40%) Incident Management
13 11 (5.42%) Artificial Intelligence
13 11 (5.42%) Service Management
13 11 (5.42%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 23 (11.33%) SQL
2 7 (3.45%) PowerShell
3 5 (2.46%) JavaScript
3 5 (2.46%) Python
4 3 (1.48%) C#
4 3 (1.48%) TypeScript
5 1 (0.49%) PL/1
Qualifications
1 28 (13.79%) Degree
2 19 (9.36%) NVQ Level 4
3 11 (5.42%) Microsoft Certification
4 10 (4.93%) A+ Certification
5 6 (2.96%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.46%) Azure Certification
6 5 (2.46%) CCNA
6 5 (2.46%) CCNP
6 5 (2.46%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (2.46%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 4 (1.97%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.97%) MRICS
8 3 (1.48%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.99%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.49%) CISA
10 1 (0.49%) CISSP
10 1 (0.49%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.49%) HNC
10 1 (0.49%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (9.85%) SLA
2 6 (2.96%) QA
3 5 (2.46%) Accessibility
4 4 (1.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.99%) GDPR
6 1 (0.49%) COSHH
6 1 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 34 (16.75%) Active Directory
2 14 (6.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (6.40%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.46%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (1.48%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (2.46%) Single Sign-On
1 5 (2.46%) ZABBIX
2 3 (1.48%) vCenter Server
2 3 (1.48%) WSUS
3 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.99%) SCCM
3 2 (0.99%) SCOM
3 2 (0.99%) SCSM
Vendors
1 82 (40.39%) Microsoft
2 23 (11.33%) Cisco
3 21 (10.34%) VMware
4 11 (5.42%) Sage
5 7 (3.45%) Veeam
6 6 (2.96%) Dell
6 6 (2.96%) NetApp
6 6 (2.96%) Palo Alto
7 5 (2.46%) Oracle
7 5 (2.46%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.97%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.48%) Google
9 3 (1.48%) SAP
10 2 (0.99%) Apple
10 2 (0.99%) Aruba
10 2 (0.99%) ConnectWise
10 2 (0.99%) HP
11 1 (0.49%) Citrix
11 1 (0.49%) CrowdStrike
11 1 (0.49%) Workday