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

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 36 38
Rank change year-on-year +8 +2 -9
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 318 259 289
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.60% 6.70% 5.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.55% 7.47% 6.83%
Number of salaries quoted 248 194 187
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,000 £23,700
25th Percentile £26,875 £25,750 £28,498
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £34,250 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.11% +5.38% -7.67%
75th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £51,000 £60,000 £56,252
South East median annual salary £30,000 £32,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% -1.54% -8.19%

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 4,856 3,469 4,234
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.18% 89.71% 81.42%
Number of salaries quoted 3,438 1,491 2,522
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.24% -9.26% -1.82%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £82,500
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 28 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 28 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 +40 163 £35,000 +21.95% 47
Buckinghamshire +2 91 £34,500 -2.82% 40
Oxfordshire -13 64 £30,000 -15.17% 36
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 29 (9.12%) SharePoint
2 19 (5.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.57%) Apache
3 5 (1.57%) nginx
4 2 (0.63%) Gentran
5 1 (0.31%) Jupyter
Applications
1 31 (9.75%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.31%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.89%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.31%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.31%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 71 (22.33%) Microsoft 365
2 36 (11.32%) Azure
3 23 (7.23%) Entra ID
4 16 (5.03%) Google Workspace
5 10 (3.14%) Power Platform
6 7 (2.20%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (2.20%) Power Automate
7 6 (1.89%) SaaS
8 4 (1.26%) AWS
8 4 (1.26%) PowerApps
9 3 (0.94%) GCP
10 1 (0.31%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.31%) Azure Service Bus
10 1 (0.31%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.31%) Google Ads
10 1 (0.31%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (9.12%) DHCP
1 29 (9.12%) DNS
2 23 (7.23%) Firewall
3 21 (6.60%) Wi-Fi
4 20 (6.29%) VLAN
4 20 (6.29%) VPN
5 16 (5.03%) VoIP
6 12 (3.77%) Broadband
7 10 (3.14%) SSL
8 7 (2.20%) TCP/IP
8 7 (2.20%) Wireless
9 3 (0.94%) NAS
9 3 (0.94%) Network Security
10 1 (0.31%) DAB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.26%) Power BI
2 2 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.63%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (2.52%) JIRA
2 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 165 (51.89%) Social Skills
2 44 (13.84%) Finance
3 35 (11.01%) Organisational Skills
4 28 (8.81%) Retail
5 25 (7.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 25 (7.86%) Marketing
6 21 (6.60%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (6.60%) Pharmaceutical
7 19 (5.97%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (3.46%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.52%) Legal
9 8 (2.52%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (2.20%) Electronics
11 6 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (1.89%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.57%) French Language
13 3 (0.94%) Advertising
14 2 (0.63%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.63%) Automotive
14 2 (0.63%) German Language
Job Titles
1 52 (16.35%) IT Support
2 37 (11.64%) IT Engineer
3 33 (10.38%) Support Engineer
4 31 (9.75%) IT Support Engineer
5 24 (7.55%) Coordinator
6 23 (7.23%) Senior
7 22 (6.92%) Analyst
8 19 (5.97%) IT Manager
9 17 (5.35%) 2nd Line Support
9 17 (5.35%) Consultant
10 16 (5.03%) 1st Line Support
10 16 (5.03%) Technical Support
11 15 (4.72%) Senior IT Support
12 13 (4.09%) Senior IT Engineer
12 13 (4.09%) Senior Support Engineer
13 12 (3.77%) Support Analyst
14 11 (3.46%) 1st/2nd Line Support
14 11 (3.46%) Administrator
15 10 (3.14%) Customer Service Advisor
15 10 (3.14%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.26%) EDI
2 2 (0.63%) .NET
3 1 (0.31%) Hugging Face
3 1 (0.31%) Matplotlib
3 1 (0.31%) NumPy
3 1 (0.31%) Pandas
3 1 (0.31%) scikit-learn
3 1 (0.31%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 45 (14.15%) Driving Licence
2 20 (6.29%) Onboarding
3 17 (5.35%) Life Science
3 17 (5.35%) Pharmacovigilance
4 14 (4.40%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (3.77%) Credit Risk
5 12 (3.77%) Management Information System
6 10 (3.14%) Data Centre
7 8 (2.52%) EPoS
8 7 (2.20%) Social Media
9 6 (1.89%) CCTV
10 5 (1.57%) Learning Management System
11 4 (1.26%) Product Ownership
12 3 (0.94%) Analogue Electronics
12 3 (0.94%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.94%) e-Learning
12 3 (0.94%) Freedom of Information
12 3 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (0.94%) Replication
13 2 (0.63%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 77 (24.21%) Windows
2 23 (7.23%) Windows Server
3 22 (6.92%) Windows 10
4 12 (3.77%) Linux
5 10 (3.14%) Mac OS
6 8 (2.52%) Windows Server 2012
6 8 (2.52%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.94%) Rocky
7 3 (0.94%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.94%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (30.50%) Problem-Solving
2 51 (16.04%) Continuous Improvement
3 44 (13.84%) Collaborative Working
4 35 (11.01%) CRM
5 30 (9.43%) Decision-Making
6 27 (8.49%) Business Development
6 27 (8.49%) Customer Experience
7 25 (7.86%) Roadmaps
8 24 (7.55%) Service Delivery
9 23 (7.23%) B2B
10 22 (6.92%) Cybersecurity
11 20 (6.29%) Disaster Recovery
12 19 (5.97%) Change Management
13 18 (5.66%) AI
13 18 (5.66%) Project Delivery
14 17 (5.35%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
14 17 (5.35%) CAPA
14 17 (5.35%) Resource Allocation
14 17 (5.35%) Service Management
15 16 (5.03%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 10 (3.14%) PowerShell
2 7 (2.20%) Python
2 7 (2.20%) SQL
3 2 (0.63%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.31%) C#
4 1 (0.31%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 57 (17.92%) Degree
2 26 (8.18%) Microsoft Certification
3 24 (7.55%) DBS Check
4 13 (4.09%) Network+ Certification
5 11 (3.46%) A+ Certification
6 10 (3.14%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (1.89%) City & Guilds
8 5 (1.57%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.57%) HND
8 5 (1.57%) ICAEW
8 5 (1.57%) SC Cleared
8 5 (1.57%) Security Cleared
8 5 (1.57%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (1.26%) HNC
10 3 (0.94%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.94%) NVQ Level 3
11 2 (0.63%) GNVQ
12 1 (0.31%) AAT
12 1 (0.31%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.31%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.86%) SLA
2 21 (6.60%) QA
3 17 (5.35%) Good Clinical Practice
3 17 (5.35%) GxP
4 14 (4.40%) Accessibility
4 14 (4.40%) GDPR
5 11 (3.46%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (3.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.57%) NEBOSH
7 3 (0.94%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.31%) PMO
System Software
1 41 (12.89%) Active Directory
2 25 (7.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (5.35%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.89%) vSphere
5 5 (1.57%) ClearTrust
5 5 (1.57%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.94%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.94%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 21 (6.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (3.14%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.57%) HAProxy
4 1 (0.31%) Autotask
4 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 112 (35.22%) Microsoft
2 28 (8.81%) VMware
3 19 (5.97%) Google
4 18 (5.66%) Veeam
5 13 (4.09%) Apple
6 11 (3.46%) Datto
7 10 (3.14%) Cisco
7 10 (3.14%) SonicWALL
8 6 (1.89%) Aruba
8 6 (1.89%) Juniper
9 5 (1.57%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.57%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.26%) Barracuda Networks
10 4 (1.26%) CA Agile Central
10 4 (1.26%) ConnectWise
10 4 (1.26%) Sophos
11 3 (0.94%) Dell
11 3 (0.94%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.94%) IBM
11 3 (0.94%) Oracle