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 23 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 39 23
Rank change year-on-year +16 -16 +2
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 263 250 289
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 7.26% 5.68% 8.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.51% 6.66% 9.18%
Number of salaries quoted 202 135 248
10th Percentile £25,125 £25,200 £26,175
25th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £28,290
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £36,500 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.48% -10.98% +36.67%
75th Percentile £38,750 £48,750 £55,250
90th Percentile £48,458 £56,252 £65,000
South East median annual salary £32,500 £33,500 £35,500
% change year-on-year -2.99% -5.63% +1.43%

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 3,091 3,752 3,148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.27% 85.31% 93.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,641 1,845 2,200
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,750 £31,838
25th Percentile £35,000 £44,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £48,500 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.39% +1.82% -

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 23 November 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 23 November 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
Buckinghamshire +34 121 £37,500 - 40
Berkshire -5 80 £30,000 -17.81% 68
Oxfordshire +20 62 £34,500 +6.15% 19
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 2 (0.76%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 66 (25.10%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (6.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.76%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.38%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.38%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (2.66%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 72 (27.38%) Microsoft 365
2 35 (13.31%) Azure
3 16 (6.08%) SaaS
4 10 (3.80%) AWS
5 8 (3.04%) Power Platform
6 6 (2.28%) Google Workspace
7 4 (1.52%) GCP
8 3 (1.14%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.76%) Google Analytics
10 1 (0.38%) Asana
10 1 (0.38%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.38%) Serverless
10 1 (0.38%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.32%) DNS
2 10 (3.80%) DHCP
3 9 (3.42%) Firewall
3 9 (3.42%) LAN
3 9 (3.42%) WAN
4 7 (2.66%) 5G
4 7 (2.66%) PSTN
5 6 (2.28%) SNMP
5 6 (2.28%) VoIP
6 5 (1.90%) Wireless
7 3 (1.14%) TCP/IP
7 3 (1.14%) VPN
8 2 (0.76%) Broadband
8 2 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.38%) Ethernet
9 1 (0.38%) PBX
9 1 (0.38%) RTP
9 1 (0.38%) Structured Cabling
9 1 (0.38%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.04%) Power BI
2 5 (1.90%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.52%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.38%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 6 (2.28%) JIRA
General
1 176 (66.92%) Social Skills
2 34 (12.93%) Finance
3 29 (11.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 27 (10.27%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (8.75%) Marketing
6 20 (7.60%) Organisational Skills
6 20 (7.60%) Retail
7 13 (4.94%) Billing
7 13 (4.94%) Manufacturing
8 10 (3.80%) Law
9 7 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (2.28%) Local Government
10 6 (2.28%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.90%) French Language
11 5 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.90%) Public Sector
12 4 (1.52%) Legal
12 4 (1.52%) Military
13 2 (0.76%) Electronics
13 2 (0.76%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 69 (26.24%) IT Support
2 68 (25.86%) Analyst
3 59 (22.43%) Support Analyst
4 30 (11.41%) IT Analyst
4 30 (11.41%) Technical Support
5 29 (11.03%) 3rd Line Support
6 25 (9.51%) IT Support Analyst
7 19 (7.22%) Consultant
7 19 (7.22%) Support Engineer
8 17 (6.46%) 2nd Line Support
9 16 (6.08%) 3rd Line Technical Support
10 13 (4.94%) IT Support Technician
10 13 (4.94%) IT Technician
10 13 (4.94%) Senior
10 13 (4.94%) Support Technician
10 13 (4.94%) Technical Engineer
11 12 (4.56%) Software Analyst
12 11 (4.18%) IT Consultant
12 11 (4.18%) Software Support Analyst
12 11 (4.18%) Support Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.38%) JSON
1 1 (0.38%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 47 (17.87%) Self-Motivation
2 31 (11.79%) Driving Licence
3 8 (3.04%) Data Centre
4 6 (2.28%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (2.28%) Microsoft Licensing
4 6 (2.28%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.52%) Blog
5 4 (1.52%) CCTV
6 2 (0.76%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.76%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.38%) e-Learning
7 1 (0.38%) FMCG
7 1 (0.38%) IoT
7 1 (0.38%) Learning Management System
7 1 (0.38%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (0.38%) Social Media
7 1 (0.38%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.38%) Video Editing
7 1 (0.38%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 93 (35.36%) Windows
2 41 (15.59%) Windows Server
3 8 (3.04%) Windows 10
4 7 (2.66%) Linux
4 7 (2.66%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.76%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (32.70%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (11.41%) Mentoring
3 28 (10.65%) Cybersecurity
4 26 (9.89%) AI
5 25 (9.51%) Coaching
6 23 (8.75%) Customer Experience
7 22 (8.37%) CRM
8 20 (7.60%) Customer-Centricity
9 19 (7.22%) Customer-Centric Approach
9 19 (7.22%) ITIL
10 17 (6.46%) Mathematics
11 16 (6.08%) Time Management
12 14 (5.32%) Business Development
13 13 (4.94%) Continuous Improvement
13 13 (4.94%) ITSM
14 11 (4.18%) Preventative Maintenance
15 10 (3.80%) Project Management
15 10 (3.80%) Risk Management
16 8 (3.04%) Business Intelligence
16 8 (3.04%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (7.60%) SQL
2 6 (2.28%) Python
3 5 (1.90%) C#
3 5 (1.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 5 (1.90%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.38%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.38%) PL/1
4 1 (0.38%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 53 (20.15%) Degree
2 13 (4.94%) Microsoft Certification
3 11 (4.18%) HNC
4 8 (3.04%) A+ Certification
5 6 (2.28%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.52%) DBS Check
7 2 (0.76%) City & Guilds
7 2 (0.76%) HND
7 2 (0.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 2 (0.76%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.38%) AAT
8 1 (0.38%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.38%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.38%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.84%) SLA
2 6 (2.28%) GDPR
3 2 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.38%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.38%) QA
System Software
1 73 (27.76%) Active Directory
2 28 (10.65%) Hyper-V
3 6 (2.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.38%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (2.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.38%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (0.38%) SCCM
2 1 (0.38%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 133 (50.57%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.04%) Adobe
2 8 (3.04%) Google
2 8 (3.04%) VMware
3 5 (1.90%) BT
4 4 (1.52%) Atlassian
4 4 (1.52%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.14%) Cisco
6 2 (0.76%) Dell
6 2 (0.76%) Salesforce
6 2 (0.76%) Siemens
6 2 (0.76%) Splunk
7 1 (0.38%) Freshdesk
7 1 (0.38%) Genesys
7 1 (0.38%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.38%) McAfee
7 1 (0.38%) Meraki
7 1 (0.38%) Openreach
7 1 (0.38%) Trend Micro
7 1 (0.38%) Veeam