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 31 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 47 27
Rank change year-on-year +15 -20 +15
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 239 202 449
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.22% 5.96% 6.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.84% 6.38% 7.87%
Number of salaries quoted 182 124 338
10th Percentile £24,050 £25,750 £23,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £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 £39,000 £46,000 £38,750
90th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £55,900
South East median annual salary £30,000 £32,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -10.45%

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 4,092 3,168 5,703
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 72.18% 93.51% 83.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,815 1,189 3,946
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,900 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,800 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -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 31 May 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 31 May 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 +7 83 £30,000 -7.69% 47
Buckinghamshire +8 81 £34,000 -2.86% 14
Oxfordshire +19 75 £30,000 -50.00% 14
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 10 (4.18%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.84%) Gentran
4 1 (0.42%) Jupyter
Applications
1 18 (7.53%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (4.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.26%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.42%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (3.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.42%) SAP HR
2 1 (0.42%) SAP IS-U
2 1 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 68 (28.45%) Microsoft 365
2 38 (15.90%) Azure
3 16 (6.69%) Entra ID
4 12 (5.02%) Google Workspace
5 10 (4.18%) Dynamics 365
6 9 (3.77%) Power Platform
7 6 (2.51%) Power Automate
8 5 (2.09%) AWS
9 4 (1.67%) GCP
9 4 (1.67%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.67%) SaaS
10 3 (1.26%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.42%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.42%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.11%) Firewall
2 15 (6.28%) Broadband
3 13 (5.44%) DNS
4 10 (4.18%) VoIP
5 9 (3.77%) LAN
5 9 (3.77%) WAN
6 8 (3.35%) DHCP
6 8 (3.35%) VPN
6 8 (3.35%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (2.51%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.67%) VLAN
9 3 (1.26%) NAS
9 3 (1.26%) Network Security
9 3 (1.26%) SSL
10 1 (0.42%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.67%) Power BI
2 2 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 8 (3.35%) JIRA
2 1 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 110 (46.03%) Social Skills
2 39 (16.32%) Finance
3 30 (12.55%) Organisational Skills
4 25 (10.46%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (10.04%) Marketing
6 20 (8.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (5.44%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (4.60%) Legal
9 9 (3.77%) Electronics
9 9 (3.77%) Pharmaceutical
10 8 (3.35%) Retail
11 7 (2.93%) Telecoms
12 5 (2.09%) French Language
13 3 (1.26%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (1.26%) German Language
13 3 (1.26%) Law
13 3 (1.26%) Military
14 2 (0.84%) Automotive
14 2 (0.84%) Manufacturing
15 1 (0.42%) Billing
Job Titles
1 44 (18.41%) IT Support
2 28 (11.72%) Support Engineer
3 27 (11.30%) Analyst
4 24 (10.04%) Coordinator
5 22 (9.21%) IT Engineer
6 18 (7.53%) IT Support Engineer
6 18 (7.53%) Technical Support
7 17 (7.11%) Consultant
8 16 (6.69%) 2nd Line Support
9 13 (5.44%) Senior
9 13 (5.44%) Support Analyst
10 11 (4.60%) 1st Line Support
10 11 (4.60%) 1st/2nd Line Support
10 11 (4.60%) IT Analyst
11 10 (4.18%) Customer Service Advisor
11 10 (4.18%) ICT Consultant
12 9 (3.77%) IT Support Analyst
12 9 (3.77%) Lead
13 8 (3.35%) 3rd Line Support
13 8 (3.35%) Senior IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.26%) EDI
2 1 (0.42%) Hugging Face
2 1 (0.42%) Matplotlib
2 1 (0.42%) NumPy
2 1 (0.42%) Pandas
2 1 (0.42%) scikit-learn
2 1 (0.42%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 21 (8.79%) Driving Licence
2 16 (6.69%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (6.28%) Onboarding
4 10 (4.18%) Learning Management System
4 10 (4.18%) Social Media
5 8 (3.35%) Life Science
5 8 (3.35%) Management Information System
5 8 (3.35%) Pharmacovigilance
6 7 (2.93%) Augmented Reality
6 7 (2.93%) NHS
7 6 (2.51%) Blog
7 6 (2.51%) Credit Risk
7 6 (2.51%) EPoS
8 3 (1.26%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.26%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.26%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.42%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.42%) Smart Home
9 1 (0.42%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.42%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 55 (23.01%) Windows
2 20 (8.37%) Windows Server
3 9 (3.77%) Windows 10
4 8 (3.35%) Mac OS
5 7 (2.93%) Linux
6 3 (1.26%) Android
6 3 (1.26%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (30.13%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (12.55%) CRM
3 24 (10.04%) Continuous Improvement
4 20 (8.37%) Roadmaps
5 18 (7.53%) Cybersecurity
6 17 (7.11%) AI
6 17 (7.11%) Decision-Making
7 15 (6.28%) Coaching
8 13 (5.44%) ITIL
8 13 (5.44%) Mentoring
9 12 (5.02%) Collaborative Culture
9 12 (5.02%) Process Improvement
10 10 (4.18%) B2B
10 10 (4.18%) Change Management
10 10 (4.18%) Collaborative Working
10 10 (4.18%) Service Delivery
11 9 (3.77%) Data Privacy
11 9 (3.77%) Logistics
11 9 (3.77%) Service Management
12 8 (3.35%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.67%) SQL
2 2 (0.84%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.42%) ABAP
3 1 (0.42%) Python
Qualifications
1 43 (17.99%) Degree
2 18 (7.53%) DBS Check
3 12 (5.02%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (3.35%) A+ Certification
4 8 (3.35%) SC Cleared
4 8 (3.35%) Security Cleared
5 7 (2.93%) City & Guilds
6 5 (2.09%) DV Cleared
6 5 (2.09%) ICAEW
7 3 (1.26%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (1.26%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (0.84%) HNC
8 2 (0.84%) HND
9 1 (0.42%) AAT
9 1 (0.42%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.42%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.44%) QA
1 13 (5.44%) SLA
2 9 (3.77%) Accessibility
3 8 (3.35%) Good Clinical Practice
3 8 (3.35%) GxP
4 5 (2.09%) NEBOSH
5 4 (1.67%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.26%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.84%) GDPR
8 1 (0.42%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 29 (12.13%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.35%) Hyper-V
3 6 (2.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.26%) BitLocker
4 3 (1.26%) ClearTrust
4 3 (1.26%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 9 (3.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.93%) Jamf Pro
3 4 (1.67%) SmoothWall
4 1 (0.42%) Autotask
4 1 (0.42%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.42%) SCCM
Vendors
1 77 (32.22%) Microsoft
2 15 (6.28%) Google
3 9 (3.77%) Cisco
4 8 (3.35%) Salesforce
5 7 (2.93%) Meraki
6 6 (2.51%) VMware
7 5 (2.09%) SAP
8 4 (1.67%) Datto
8 4 (1.67%) Oracle
8 4 (1.67%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.67%) Sophos
9 3 (1.26%) Apple
9 3 (1.26%) Barracuda Networks
9 3 (1.26%) CA Agile Central
9 3 (1.26%) SonicWALL
9 3 (1.26%) Veeam
10 2 (0.84%) IBM
10 2 (0.84%) Logitech
10 2 (0.84%) Yealink
11 1 (0.42%) ConnectWise