Customer Service Jobs in the Thames Valley

Customer Service
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Customer Service skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Customer Service over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 43 47
Rank change year-on-year +15 +4 -2
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 463 367 389
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 6.88% 5.97% 5.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.08% 6.30% 6.10%
Number of salaries quoted 367 270 204
10th Percentile £23,500 £23,500 £21,250
25th Percentile £25,500 £25,000 £24,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £30,000 £28,850
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +3.99% -23.07%
75th Percentile £43,750 £37,500 £40,813
90th Percentile £57,500 £48,750 £52,625
South East median annual salary £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% - -8.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Customer Service is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,730 5,824 6,374
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.18% 94.67% 92.86%
Number of salaries quoted 4,017 3,157 3,932
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Customer Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the Thames Valley

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Customer Service in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Customer Service in the Thames Valley

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

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 27 April 2024. 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 +15 213 £33,000 +17.86% 86
Buckinghamshire +5 134 £32,500 +8.33% 65
Oxfordshire +25 116 £31,500 - 60
Customer Service
South East

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 21 (4.54%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.65%) Confluence
4 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 93 (20.09%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (6.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.22%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 8 (1.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.51%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.86%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.65%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 122 (26.35%) Microsoft 365
2 58 (12.53%) Azure
3 21 (4.54%) Power Platform
4 19 (4.10%) Entra ID
5 12 (2.59%) WhatsApp
6 10 (2.16%) OneDrive
7 9 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (1.94%) Power Automate
8 8 (1.73%) AWS
8 8 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.73%) SaaS
9 7 (1.51%) IaaS
10 6 (1.30%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (0.65%) Intacct
12 2 (0.43%) Google Docs
12 2 (0.43%) Google Drive
12 2 (0.43%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.43%) Stripe
13 1 (0.22%) Amazon ECS
13 1 (0.22%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 31 (6.70%) DNS
2 18 (3.89%) TCP/IP
3 17 (3.67%) LAN
4 16 (3.46%) Firewall
5 15 (3.24%) Wireless
6 13 (2.81%) DHCP
7 12 (2.59%) WAN
8 8 (1.73%) VLAN
8 8 (1.73%) VPN
9 7 (1.51%) VoIP
10 6 (1.30%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (1.08%) Internet
11 5 (1.08%) Network Security
11 5 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (1.08%) Wireless Security
12 4 (0.86%) 5G
13 3 (0.65%) Broadband
13 3 (0.65%) Remote Desktop
13 3 (0.65%) SD-WAN
14 2 (0.43%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.46%) Power BI
2 12 (2.59%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.51%) Relational Database
4 6 (1.30%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.65%) MySQL
6 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.22%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.22%) DB2
7 1 (0.22%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (1.30%) JIRA
2 4 (0.86%) AdminStudio
2 4 (0.86%) InstallShield
2 4 (0.86%) MSI
3 2 (0.43%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.43%) GitLab
General
1 212 (45.79%) Social Skills
2 73 (15.77%) Organisational Skills
3 49 (10.58%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (8.42%) Finance
5 31 (6.70%) Marketing
6 29 (6.26%) Legal
7 27 (5.83%) Retail
8 25 (5.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (4.32%) Presentation Skills
10 15 (3.24%) Back Office
10 15 (3.24%) Manufacturing
11 14 (3.02%) Telecoms
12 13 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
12 13 (2.81%) Pharmaceutical
13 10 (2.16%) Games
14 5 (1.08%) Military
15 3 (0.65%) Aerospace
15 3 (0.65%) Banking
15 3 (0.65%) Law
15 3 (0.65%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 100 (21.60%) IT Support
2 80 (17.28%) Analyst
3 54 (11.66%) IT Technician
4 47 (10.15%) Support Engineer
4 47 (10.15%) Support Technician
5 43 (9.29%) IT Support Technician
6 40 (8.64%) Support Analyst
7 39 (8.42%) IT Analyst
8 23 (4.97%) Service Analyst
9 22 (4.75%) Support Specialist
10 21 (4.54%) IT Support Analyst
11 20 (4.32%) Consultant
11 20 (4.32%) IT Engineer
11 20 (4.32%) Senior
12 18 (3.89%) Service Desk Analyst
12 18 (3.89%) Technical Engineer
13 17 (3.67%) Hardware Engineer
13 17 (3.67%) Technical Support
14 16 (3.46%) Desktop Engineer
14 16 (3.46%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.38%) .NET
2 8 (1.73%) HTML5 Canvas
3 7 (1.51%) CSS
3 7 (1.51%) HTML
3 7 (1.51%) JSON
3 7 (1.51%) XML
4 4 (0.86%) YAML
5 3 (0.65%) Kafka
5 3 (0.65%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.43%) RESTful
6 2 (0.43%) Software Packaging
7 1 (0.22%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 37 (7.99%) Driving Licence
2 26 (5.62%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (3.02%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.81%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.59%) Smartphone
6 9 (1.94%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.73%) CCTV
7 8 (1.73%) Data Centre
7 8 (1.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 8 (1.73%) IoT
8 7 (1.51%) Biopharmaceutical
9 4 (0.86%) Life Science
9 4 (0.86%) Shadow IT
9 4 (0.86%) Social Media
10 3 (0.65%) FMCG
11 2 (0.43%) Clustering
11 2 (0.43%) Cyber Threat
11 2 (0.43%) Private Cloud
11 2 (0.43%) Replication
12 1 (0.22%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 122 (26.35%) Windows
2 74 (15.98%) Windows 10
3 51 (11.02%) Windows Server
4 30 (6.48%) Windows 7
5 20 (4.32%) Windows Server 2016
5 20 (4.32%) Windows Server 2019
6 15 (3.24%) Android
6 15 (3.24%) Windows Server 2012
7 14 (3.02%) Windows NT
8 10 (2.16%) Linux
9 9 (1.94%) Apple iOS
10 7 (1.51%) Mac OS X
11 4 (0.86%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.43%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.22%) Data ONTAP
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (39.96%) Problem-Solving
2 109 (23.54%) ITIL
3 64 (13.82%) Service Delivery
4 50 (10.80%) Service Management
5 35 (7.56%) Project Management
6 34 (7.34%) Asset Management
7 32 (6.91%) Agile
8 31 (6.70%) ITSM
9 24 (5.18%) CRM
9 24 (5.18%) Customer Experience
10 23 (4.97%) Decision-Making
11 22 (4.75%) B2B
12 21 (4.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 21 (4.54%) Process Improvement
13 17 (3.67%) Mentoring
13 17 (3.67%) Software Deployment
14 16 (3.46%) B2B Sales
14 16 (3.46%) Business Intelligence
14 16 (3.46%) ERP
15 15 (3.24%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 38 (8.21%) SQL
2 17 (3.67%) JavaScript
3 15 (3.24%) C#
4 11 (2.38%) PowerShell
5 4 (0.86%) VB
6 2 (0.43%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.22%) Java
7 1 (0.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 110 (23.76%) Security Cleared
2 98 (21.17%) DV Cleared
3 56 (12.10%) SC Cleared
4 55 (11.88%) Degree
5 29 (6.26%) NVQ Level 3
6 28 (6.05%) Microsoft Certification
7 26 (5.62%) A+ Certification
8 25 (5.40%) MCP
9 22 (4.75%) DBS Check
10 14 (3.02%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 11 (2.38%) Azure Certification
12 9 (1.94%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (1.73%) HNC
14 7 (1.51%) Network+ Certification
15 5 (1.08%) CCNA
16 3 (0.65%) AWS Certification
16 3 (0.65%) Computer Science Degree
16 3 (0.65%) MCITP
16 3 (0.65%) PRINCE2 Certification
17 2 (0.43%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (12.10%) SLA
2 17 (3.67%) GDPR
3 10 (2.16%) QA
4 7 (1.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (0.43%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.43%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.43%) PMO
6 1 (0.22%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 88 (19.01%) Active Directory
2 28 (6.05%) Firmware
3 15 (3.24%) KVM
4 12 (2.59%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.86%) Microsoft App-V
7 3 (0.65%) Docker
7 3 (0.65%) GPFS
8 2 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 47 (10.15%) SCCM
2 21 (4.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (4.54%) WSUS
3 14 (3.02%) Sysprep
4 4 (0.86%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.65%) Ansible
5 3 (0.65%) Terraform
6 1 (0.22%) Autotask
6 1 (0.22%) Icinga
Vendors
1 233 (50.32%) Microsoft
2 17 (3.67%) HP
3 16 (3.46%) Cisco
4 15 (3.24%) ServiceNow
5 14 (3.02%) Salesforce
6 11 (2.38%) Citrix
6 11 (2.38%) Google
7 8 (1.73%) VMware
7 8 (1.73%) WatchGuard
8 5 (1.08%) Datto
8 5 (1.08%) Draytek
8 5 (1.08%) Sage
8 5 (1.08%) Sophos
9 4 (0.86%) Autodesk
10 3 (0.65%) Adobe
10 3 (0.65%) Oracle
10 3 (0.65%) Virgin Media
11 2 (0.43%) Adyen
11 2 (0.43%) Palo Alto
11 2 (0.43%) WorldPay