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 14 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 47 29
Rank change year-on-year +16 -18 +7
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 247 209 434
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.26% 6.20% 5.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.94% 6.68% 7.31%
Number of salaries quoted 187 135 341
10th Percentile £24,500 £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 £39,500 £43,750 £38,750
90th Percentile £56,750 £60,000 £55,750
South East median annual salary £30,000 £31,878 £30,000
% change year-on-year -5.89% +6.26% -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 4,158 3,131 5,938
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.76% 92.83% 82.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,878 1,206 4,007
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +7.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £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 14 June 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 14 June 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 +8 89 £30,000 -3.23% 55
Buckinghamshire +6 81 £34,500 -1.43% 21
Oxfordshire +16 77 £30,000 -50.00% 18
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 11 (4.45%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.81%) Gentran
4 1 (0.40%) Jupyter
Applications
1 18 (7.29%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (4.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.21%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.40%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (4.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.40%) SAP HR
2 1 (0.40%) SAP IS-U
2 1 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 70 (28.34%) Microsoft 365
2 39 (15.79%) Azure
3 17 (6.88%) Entra ID
4 12 (4.86%) Google Workspace
5 11 (4.45%) Dynamics 365
6 10 (4.05%) Power Platform
7 7 (2.83%) Power Automate
8 5 (2.02%) AWS
8 5 (2.02%) SaaS
9 4 (1.62%) GCP
9 4 (1.62%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.21%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.40%) Azure Logic Apps
11 1 (0.40%) Azure Service Bus
11 1 (0.40%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.40%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 18 (7.29%) Firewall
2 15 (6.07%) Broadband
3 14 (5.67%) DNS
4 10 (4.05%) VoIP
4 10 (4.05%) VPN
5 9 (3.64%) DHCP
5 9 (3.64%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (3.24%) LAN
6 8 (3.24%) WAN
7 6 (2.43%) TCP/IP
8 5 (2.02%) VLAN
9 4 (1.62%) SSL
10 3 (1.21%) NAS
10 3 (1.21%) Network Security
11 1 (0.40%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.62%) Power BI
2 2 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 7 (2.83%) JIRA
2 1 (0.40%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 119 (48.18%) Social Skills
2 41 (16.60%) Finance
3 29 (11.74%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (11.34%) Organisational Skills
5 26 (10.53%) Marketing
6 19 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (6.48%) Influencing Skills
8 12 (4.86%) Pharmaceutical
9 11 (4.45%) Legal
10 8 (3.24%) Electronics
10 8 (3.24%) Telecoms
11 7 (2.83%) Retail
12 5 (2.02%) French Language
13 4 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (1.21%) German Language
14 3 (1.21%) Law
14 3 (1.21%) Military
15 2 (0.81%) Automotive
15 2 (0.81%) Manufacturing
16 1 (0.40%) Billing
Job Titles
1 44 (17.81%) IT Support
2 30 (12.15%) Support Engineer
3 26 (10.53%) Analyst
4 25 (10.12%) Coordinator
5 23 (9.31%) IT Engineer
6 20 (8.10%) IT Support Engineer
7 19 (7.69%) Technical Support
8 17 (6.88%) Consultant
9 16 (6.48%) 2nd Line Support
9 16 (6.48%) Senior
10 13 (5.26%) 1st Line Support
10 13 (5.26%) Support Analyst
11 11 (4.45%) 1st/2nd Line Support
11 11 (4.45%) Customer Service Advisor
12 9 (3.64%) ICT Consultant
12 9 (3.64%) IT Analyst
12 9 (3.64%) IT Support Analyst
12 9 (3.64%) Senior IT Support
13 8 (3.24%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
13 8 (3.24%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.21%) EDI
2 1 (0.40%) Hugging Face
2 1 (0.40%) Matplotlib
2 1 (0.40%) NumPy
2 1 (0.40%) Pandas
2 1 (0.40%) scikit-learn
2 1 (0.40%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 22 (8.91%) Driving Licence
2 16 (6.48%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (5.67%) Onboarding
4 11 (4.45%) Life Science
4 11 (4.45%) Pharmacovigilance
5 10 (4.05%) Credit Risk
5 10 (4.05%) Learning Management System
6 9 (3.64%) Social Media
7 8 (3.24%) Management Information System
8 7 (2.83%) Augmented Reality
8 7 (2.83%) NHS
9 6 (2.43%) EPoS
10 4 (1.62%) Product Ownership
11 3 (1.21%) Cloud Native
11 3 (1.21%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.81%) Blog
13 1 (0.40%) Algorithms
13 1 (0.40%) Data Centre
13 1 (0.40%) Smart Home
13 1 (0.40%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 58 (23.48%) Windows
2 20 (8.10%) Windows Server
3 12 (4.86%) Windows 10
4 9 (3.64%) Mac OS
5 7 (2.83%) Linux
6 4 (1.62%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.81%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.40%) Android
8 1 (0.40%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.40%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (29.55%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (11.74%) CRM
3 26 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
4 23 (9.31%) Roadmaps
5 22 (8.91%) Decision-Making
6 20 (8.10%) Cybersecurity
7 17 (6.88%) AI
8 16 (6.48%) Process Improvement
9 14 (5.67%) Coaching
9 14 (5.67%) Collaborative Working
10 13 (5.26%) ITIL
11 12 (4.86%) Change Management
11 12 (4.86%) Mentoring
11 12 (4.86%) Performance Management
12 11 (4.45%) B2B
12 11 (4.45%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
12 11 (4.45%) CAPA
12 11 (4.45%) Resource Allocation
12 11 (4.45%) Risk Assessment
13 10 (4.05%) Credit Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.02%) SQL
2 2 (0.81%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.40%) ABAP
3 1 (0.40%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.40%) Python
Qualifications
1 43 (17.41%) Degree
2 18 (7.29%) DBS Check
3 13 (5.26%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (3.24%) A+ Certification
5 7 (2.83%) City & Guilds
5 7 (2.83%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.83%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.02%) DV Cleared
6 5 (2.02%) ICAEW
7 4 (1.62%) CompTIA Security+
7 4 (1.62%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (0.40%) AAT
8 1 (0.40%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.40%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 1 (0.40%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.40%) HNC
8 1 (0.40%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (7.29%) SLA
2 15 (6.07%) QA
3 12 (4.86%) Accessibility
4 11 (4.45%) Good Clinical Practice
4 11 (4.45%) GxP
5 5 (2.02%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (2.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (2.02%) NEBOSH
6 4 (1.62%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (1.21%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.21%) GDPR
8 1 (0.40%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 30 (12.15%) Active Directory
2 10 (4.05%) Hyper-V
3 8 (3.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.62%) ClearTrust
5 3 (1.21%) BitLocker
5 3 (1.21%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 10 (4.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.83%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (1.21%) SmoothWall
4 1 (0.40%) Autotask
4 1 (0.40%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 82 (33.20%) Microsoft
2 15 (6.07%) Google
3 9 (3.64%) Cisco
4 8 (3.24%) Salesforce
4 8 (3.24%) VMware
5 6 (2.43%) Meraki
6 5 (2.02%) Datto
6 5 (2.02%) SAP
6 5 (2.02%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.62%) Apple
7 4 (1.62%) Oracle
7 4 (1.62%) SonicWALL
7 4 (1.62%) Sophos
7 4 (1.62%) Veeam
8 3 (1.21%) Barracuda Networks
8 3 (1.21%) CA Agile Central
9 2 (0.81%) IBM
10 1 (0.40%) Atlassian
10 1 (0.40%) Citrix
10 1 (0.40%) Juniper