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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 36 36
Rank change year-on-year +8 0 -8
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 316 258 281
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.57% 6.61% 5.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.53% 7.38% 6.81%
Number of salaries quoted 248 193 172
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £27,156 £25,750 £28,952
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £34,500 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.80% +2.99% -6.82%
75th Percentile £42,813 £42,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £52,375 £60,000 £56,252
South East median annual salary £30,000 £32,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% -1.54% -7.14%

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 4,841 3,498 4,124
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.03% 89.65% 81.58%
Number of salaries quoted 3,441 1,501 2,374
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £54,625
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -8.47% -0.68%
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 1 September 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 1 September 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 +43 163 £36,450 +27.00% 74
Buckinghamshire -2 87 £34,500 -4.17% 54
Oxfordshire -13 66 £30,000 -15.17% 35
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 30 (9.49%) SharePoint
2 20 (6.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.58%) Apache
3 5 (1.58%) nginx
4 2 (0.63%) Gentran
5 1 (0.32%) Jupyter
Applications
1 32 (10.13%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (2.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.90%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.32%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.32%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 74 (23.42%) Microsoft 365
2 38 (12.03%) Azure
3 25 (7.91%) Entra ID
4 18 (5.70%) Google Workspace
5 10 (3.16%) Power Platform
6 7 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (2.22%) Power Automate
6 7 (2.22%) SaaS
7 4 (1.27%) AWS
7 4 (1.27%) PowerApps
8 3 (0.95%) GCP
9 1 (0.32%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.32%) Azure Service Bus
9 1 (0.32%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.32%) Google Ads
9 1 (0.32%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (9.81%) DHCP
1 31 (9.81%) DNS
2 24 (7.59%) Firewall
3 22 (6.96%) VLAN
3 22 (6.96%) VPN
3 22 (6.96%) Wi-Fi
4 17 (5.38%) VoIP
5 12 (3.80%) Broadband
6 11 (3.48%) SSL
7 8 (2.53%) TCP/IP
8 7 (2.22%) Wireless
9 3 (0.95%) NAS
9 3 (0.95%) Network Security
10 1 (0.32%) DAB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.27%) Power BI
2 2 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.63%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (2.22%) JIRA
2 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 166 (52.53%) Social Skills
2 42 (13.29%) Finance
3 35 (11.08%) Organisational Skills
4 29 (9.18%) Retail
5 26 (8.23%) Marketing
6 24 (7.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 22 (6.96%) Pharmaceutical
8 21 (6.65%) Influencing Skills
9 20 (6.33%) Analytical Skills
10 11 (3.48%) Manufacturing
11 9 (2.85%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (2.53%) Legal
13 6 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.90%) Electronics
13 6 (1.90%) Telecoms
14 5 (1.58%) French Language
15 3 (0.95%) Advertising
16 2 (0.63%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.63%) Avionics
16 2 (0.63%) German Language
Job Titles
1 54 (17.09%) IT Support
2 39 (12.34%) IT Engineer
3 35 (11.08%) Support Engineer
4 33 (10.44%) IT Support Engineer
5 24 (7.59%) Senior
6 22 (6.96%) Coordinator
7 19 (6.01%) IT Manager
8 18 (5.70%) 2nd Line Support
8 18 (5.70%) Analyst
9 17 (5.38%) Consultant
10 16 (5.06%) 1st Line Support
10 16 (5.06%) Senior IT Support
11 15 (4.75%) Technical Support
12 14 (4.43%) Senior IT Engineer
12 14 (4.43%) Senior Support Engineer
13 12 (3.80%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 12 (3.80%) Support Analyst
14 11 (3.48%) Administrator
15 10 (3.16%) Account Manager
15 10 (3.16%) Support Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.27%) EDI
2 2 (0.63%) .NET
3 1 (0.32%) Hugging Face
3 1 (0.32%) Matplotlib
3 1 (0.32%) NumPy
3 1 (0.32%) Pandas
3 1 (0.32%) scikit-learn
3 1 (0.32%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 46 (14.56%) Driving Licence
2 20 (6.33%) Onboarding
3 18 (5.70%) Life Science
3 18 (5.70%) Pharmacovigilance
4 14 (4.43%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (3.80%) Credit Risk
5 12 (3.80%) Management Information System
6 10 (3.16%) Data Centre
7 8 (2.53%) EPoS
8 7 (2.22%) Social Media
9 6 (1.90%) CCTV
10 5 (1.58%) Learning Management System
10 5 (1.58%) Product Ownership
11 4 (1.27%) Replication
12 3 (0.95%) Analogue Electronics
12 3 (0.95%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.95%) e-Learning
12 3 (0.95%) Freedom of Information
12 3 (0.95%) Hybrid Cloud
13 2 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 79 (25.00%) Windows
2 24 (7.59%) Windows Server
3 22 (6.96%) Windows 10
4 13 (4.11%) Linux
5 11 (3.48%) Mac OS
6 9 (2.85%) Windows Server 2019
7 8 (2.53%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (1.27%) Rocky
8 4 (1.27%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.95%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (31.33%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (17.09%) Continuous Improvement
3 45 (14.24%) Collaborative Working
4 36 (11.39%) CRM
5 29 (9.18%) Decision-Making
6 28 (8.86%) Customer Experience
6 28 (8.86%) Roadmaps
7 27 (8.54%) Business Development
8 24 (7.59%) B2B
8 24 (7.59%) Service Delivery
9 23 (7.28%) Cybersecurity
10 21 (6.65%) Change Management
10 21 (6.65%) Disaster Recovery
11 20 (6.33%) AI
12 19 (6.01%) Project Delivery
13 18 (5.70%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
13 18 (5.70%) CAPA
13 18 (5.70%) Resource Allocation
13 18 (5.70%) Service Management
14 17 (5.38%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 11 (3.48%) PowerShell
2 7 (2.22%) Python
3 6 (1.90%) SQL
4 2 (0.63%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.32%) C#
5 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 61 (19.30%) Degree
2 28 (8.86%) Microsoft Certification
3 25 (7.91%) DBS Check
4 14 (4.43%) Network+ Certification
5 12 (3.80%) A+ Certification
6 11 (3.48%) CompTIA Security+
7 5 (1.58%) City & Guilds
7 5 (1.58%) DV Cleared
7 5 (1.58%) HND
7 5 (1.58%) ICAEW
7 5 (1.58%) SC Cleared
7 5 (1.58%) Security Cleared
7 5 (1.58%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (1.27%) HNC
9 3 (0.95%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.95%) NVQ Level 3
10 2 (0.63%) GNVQ
11 1 (0.32%) AAT
11 1 (0.32%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.32%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (8.23%) SLA
2 21 (6.65%) QA
3 18 (5.70%) Good Clinical Practice
3 18 (5.70%) GxP
4 14 (4.43%) Accessibility
4 14 (4.43%) GDPR
5 12 (3.80%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (3.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.58%) NEBOSH
7 3 (0.95%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.32%) PMO
System Software
1 43 (13.61%) Active Directory
2 26 (8.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (5.70%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.90%) vSphere
5 5 (1.58%) ClearTrust
5 5 (1.58%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.95%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.95%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 22 (6.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (3.48%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.58%) HAProxy
4 1 (0.32%) Autotask
4 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 115 (36.39%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.49%) VMware
3 21 (6.65%) Google
4 20 (6.33%) Veeam
5 14 (4.43%) Apple
6 12 (3.80%) Datto
7 11 (3.48%) Cisco
7 11 (3.48%) SonicWALL
8 6 (1.90%) Aruba
8 6 (1.90%) Juniper
9 5 (1.58%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.58%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.27%) Barracuda Networks
10 4 (1.27%) ConnectWise
10 4 (1.27%) Dell
10 4 (1.27%) Sophos
11 3 (0.95%) CA Agile Central
11 3 (0.95%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.95%) IBM
11 3 (0.95%) Oracle