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

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 40 31
Rank change year-on-year +11 -9 +5
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 267 224 435
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.44% 6.42% 6.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.17% 6.98% 7.42%
Number of salaries quoted 203 146 335
10th Percentile £24,100 £25,125 £22,750
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £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 £54,150 £60,000 £55,450
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 4,324 3,210 5,865
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.83% 91.98% 82.17%
Number of salaries quoted 2,999 1,300 3,917
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,838 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,840 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -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 29 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 29 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 +17 105 £30,000 +1.69% 42
Buckinghamshire +4 83 £34,500 -1.43% 29
Oxfordshire +11 79 £30,000 -50.00% 27
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 18 (6.74%) SharePoint
2 12 (4.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.75%) Gentran
4 1 (0.37%) Jupyter
Applications
1 21 (7.87%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.75%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.37%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (3.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.50%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.37%) SAP HR
3 1 (0.37%) SAP IS-U
3 1 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 74 (27.72%) Microsoft 365
2 40 (14.98%) Azure
3 18 (6.74%) Entra ID
4 11 (4.12%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (3.75%) Power Platform
6 9 (3.37%) Google Workspace
7 8 (3.00%) SaaS
8 7 (2.62%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.87%) AWS
10 4 (1.50%) GCP
10 4 (1.50%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.75%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.37%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.37%) Azure Service Bus
12 1 (0.37%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.37%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 22 (8.24%) Firewall
2 19 (7.12%) DNS
3 16 (5.99%) Broadband
4 14 (5.24%) DHCP
4 14 (5.24%) VPN
4 14 (5.24%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (3.37%) VLAN
6 7 (2.62%) TCP/IP
6 7 (2.62%) VoIP
7 5 (1.87%) LAN
7 5 (1.87%) WAN
7 5 (1.87%) Wireless
8 4 (1.50%) SSL
9 3 (1.12%) NAS
9 3 (1.12%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.50%) Power BI
2 2 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 7 (2.62%) JIRA
2 1 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 129 (48.31%) Social Skills
2 39 (14.61%) Finance
3 29 (10.86%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (10.49%) Marketing
5 27 (10.11%) Organisational Skills
6 19 (7.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (5.99%) Influencing Skills
8 13 (4.87%) Pharmaceutical
9 10 (3.75%) Legal
10 9 (3.37%) Retail
11 8 (3.00%) Telecoms
12 7 (2.62%) Electronics
13 6 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.87%) French Language
15 3 (1.12%) German Language
15 3 (1.12%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.75%) Automotive
16 2 (0.75%) Law
16 2 (0.75%) Military
17 1 (0.37%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 47 (17.60%) IT Support
2 32 (11.99%) Support Engineer
3 29 (10.86%) Coordinator
4 27 (10.11%) IT Engineer
5 25 (9.36%) Analyst
6 23 (8.61%) IT Support Engineer
7 21 (7.87%) Technical Support
8 20 (7.49%) Consultant
9 18 (6.74%) 1st Line Support
9 18 (6.74%) Senior
10 16 (5.99%) 2nd Line Support
11 13 (4.87%) Support Analyst
12 11 (4.12%) 1st/2nd Line Support
12 11 (4.12%) Customer Service Advisor
13 9 (3.37%) IT Analyst
13 9 (3.37%) IT Support Analyst
13 9 (3.37%) Senior IT Support
13 9 (3.37%) Support Consultant
14 8 (3.00%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
14 8 (3.00%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.12%) EDI
2 1 (0.37%) Hugging Face
2 1 (0.37%) Matplotlib
2 1 (0.37%) NumPy
2 1 (0.37%) Pandas
2 1 (0.37%) scikit-learn
2 1 (0.37%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 25 (9.36%) Driving Licence
2 20 (7.49%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (5.24%) Onboarding
4 12 (4.49%) Credit Risk
4 12 (4.49%) Life Science
4 12 (4.49%) Pharmacovigilance
5 10 (3.75%) Learning Management System
6 7 (2.62%) Augmented Reality
6 7 (2.62%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.62%) NHS
7 6 (2.25%) EPoS
7 6 (2.25%) Social Media
8 4 (1.50%) CCTV
8 4 (1.50%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.12%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.12%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.37%) Algorithms
10 1 (0.37%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.37%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.37%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 62 (23.22%) Windows
2 17 (6.37%) Windows 10
2 17 (6.37%) Windows Server
3 9 (3.37%) Mac OS
4 7 (2.62%) Linux
5 5 (1.87%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (1.50%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.12%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (31.09%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (11.61%) CRM
3 26 (9.74%) Continuous Improvement
3 26 (9.74%) Decision-Making
4 23 (8.61%) Roadmaps
5 21 (7.87%) Cybersecurity
6 20 (7.49%) Collaborative Working
7 18 (6.74%) Process Improvement
8 17 (6.37%) AI
9 16 (5.99%) B2B
10 14 (5.24%) Business Development
10 14 (5.24%) Coaching
11 13 (4.87%) Change Management
11 13 (4.87%) Performance Management
11 13 (4.87%) Risk Assessment
12 12 (4.49%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
12 12 (4.49%) CAPA
12 12 (4.49%) Credit Risk Management
12 12 (4.49%) Mentoring
12 12 (4.49%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.87%) PowerShell
1 5 (1.87%) Python
1 5 (1.87%) SQL
2 2 (0.75%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.37%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 41 (15.36%) Degree
2 15 (5.62%) DBS Check
3 13 (4.87%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (3.00%) A+ Certification
5 7 (2.62%) City & Guilds
5 7 (2.62%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.62%) Security Cleared
6 5 (1.87%) DV Cleared
6 5 (1.87%) ICAEW
7 4 (1.50%) CompTIA Security+
7 4 (1.50%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (1.12%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.37%) AAT
9 1 (0.37%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.37%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.49%) SLA
2 16 (5.99%) QA
3 13 (4.87%) Accessibility
4 12 (4.49%) Good Clinical Practice
4 12 (4.49%) GxP
5 7 (2.62%) GDPR
6 5 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.87%) NEBOSH
7 4 (1.50%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (1.12%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.37%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 34 (12.73%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.87%) Hyper-V
3 12 (4.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.87%) ClearTrust
5 4 (1.50%) vSphere
6 3 (1.12%) BitLocker
6 3 (1.12%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 7 (2.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.50%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.37%) Autotask
3 1 (0.37%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 94 (35.21%) Microsoft
2 12 (4.49%) Google
2 12 (4.49%) VMware
3 8 (3.00%) Salesforce
4 7 (2.62%) ServiceNow
5 6 (2.25%) Cisco
6 5 (1.87%) Datto
6 5 (1.87%) SAP
7 4 (1.50%) Apple
7 4 (1.50%) Oracle
7 4 (1.50%) SonicWALL
7 4 (1.50%) Sophos
7 4 (1.50%) Veeam
8 3 (1.12%) Aruba
8 3 (1.12%) Barracuda Networks
8 3 (1.12%) CA Agile Central
8 3 (1.12%) Fortinet
8 3 (1.12%) Juniper
8 3 (1.12%) Meraki
9 2 (0.75%) IBM