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 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 48 25
Rank change year-on-year +18 -23 +15
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 229 186 455
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.08% 5.57% 6.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.64% 5.94% 8.28%
Number of salaries quoted 176 115 356
10th Percentile £24,750 £25,750 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £28,250 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +9.38% +6.67%
75th Percentile £38,000 £50,000 £42,125
90th Percentile £52,875 £60,000 £57,500
South East median annual salary £30,000 £32,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -7.69%

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 4,057 3,133 5,495
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 72.25% 93.83% 84.37%
Number of salaries quoted 2,696 1,239 3,928
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,625 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £54,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.91% +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 9 May 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 9 May 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
Buckinghamshire +1 86 £34,000 -2.86% 22
Oxfordshire +17 72 £30,000 -36.84% 11
Berkshire +11 71 £30,000 -4.00% 50
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 6 (2.62%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.87%) Gentran
4 1 (0.44%) Jupyter
Applications
1 24 (10.48%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (4.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.75%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.44%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.44%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.44%) SAP HR
2 1 (0.44%) SAP IS-U
2 1 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 71 (31.00%) Microsoft 365
2 32 (13.97%) Azure
3 12 (5.24%) Entra ID
4 11 (4.80%) Google Workspace
5 6 (2.62%) Power Platform
6 5 (2.18%) AWS
6 5 (2.18%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (2.18%) Power Automate
7 4 (1.75%) GCP
7 4 (1.75%) OneDrive
7 4 (1.75%) SaaS
8 1 (0.44%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.44%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.44%) Google Ads
8 1 (0.44%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.44%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (6.55%) Firewall
2 13 (5.68%) Broadband
2 13 (5.68%) DNS
3 12 (5.24%) LAN
3 12 (5.24%) WAN
4 10 (4.37%) VoIP
5 8 (3.49%) DHCP
5 8 (3.49%) TCP/IP
6 5 (2.18%) VPN
6 5 (2.18%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (1.31%) NAS
8 2 (0.87%) Network Security
8 2 (0.87%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.44%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.62%) Power BI
2 1 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 8 (3.49%) JIRA
2 1 (0.44%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 104 (45.41%) Social Skills
2 31 (13.54%) Finance
3 28 (12.23%) Organisational Skills
4 23 (10.04%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (9.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (9.17%) Marketing
7 9 (3.93%) Electronics
7 9 (3.93%) Legal
8 8 (3.49%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (3.06%) Retail
10 5 (2.18%) French Language
10 5 (2.18%) Public Sector
11 4 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.75%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (1.75%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.31%) German Language
12 3 (1.31%) Law
12 3 (1.31%) Military
13 2 (0.87%) Manufacturing
14 1 (0.44%) Billing
Job Titles
1 51 (22.27%) IT Support
2 34 (14.85%) Analyst
3 27 (11.79%) Support Engineer
4 22 (9.61%) Coordinator
5 20 (8.73%) IT Engineer
6 18 (7.86%) 2nd Line Support
6 18 (7.86%) Support Analyst
6 18 (7.86%) Technical Support
7 17 (7.42%) IT Analyst
8 16 (6.99%) Consultant
8 16 (6.99%) IT Support Engineer
9 13 (5.68%) IT Support Analyst
10 12 (5.24%) 1st/2nd Line Support
10 12 (5.24%) 3rd Line Support
11 10 (4.37%) ICT Consultant
11 10 (4.37%) Senior
12 9 (3.93%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
12 9 (3.93%) Customer Service Advisor
13 8 (3.49%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
14 7 (3.06%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.31%) EDI
2 1 (0.44%) Hugging Face
2 1 (0.44%) Matplotlib
2 1 (0.44%) NumPy
2 1 (0.44%) Pandas
2 1 (0.44%) scikit-learn
2 1 (0.44%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.86%) Driving Licence
2 17 (7.42%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (6.55%) Onboarding
4 12 (5.24%) Blog
5 8 (3.49%) Learning Management System
5 8 (3.49%) Management Information System
5 8 (3.49%) Social Media
6 7 (3.06%) Augmented Reality
6 7 (3.06%) NHS
7 6 (2.62%) EPoS
8 3 (1.31%) Life Science
8 3 (1.31%) Pharmacovigilance
9 2 (0.87%) Credit Risk
9 2 (0.87%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.87%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.87%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.44%) Algorithms
10 1 (0.44%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.44%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.44%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 60 (26.20%) Windows
2 24 (10.48%) Windows Server
3 9 (3.93%) Windows 10
4 7 (3.06%) Linux
5 5 (2.18%) Android
5 5 (2.18%) Apple iOS
5 5 (2.18%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (31.00%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (10.04%) CRM
3 22 (9.61%) Continuous Improvement
4 18 (7.86%) AI
5 15 (6.55%) Cybersecurity
6 14 (6.11%) Mentoring
7 13 (5.68%) ITIL
8 12 (5.24%) Coaching
8 12 (5.24%) Decision-Making
9 11 (4.80%) Collaborative Culture
9 11 (4.80%) Logistics
9 11 (4.80%) Roadmaps
10 10 (4.37%) B2B
11 9 (3.93%) Customer-Centricity
12 8 (3.49%) Analytics
12 8 (3.49%) Business Development
12 8 (3.49%) Computer Science
12 8 (3.49%) Process Improvement
12 8 (3.49%) Service Management
12 8 (3.49%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.18%) SQL
2 2 (0.87%) Python
3 1 (0.44%) ABAP
3 1 (0.44%) C#
3 1 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (0.44%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 39 (17.03%) Degree
2 14 (6.11%) DBS Check
3 9 (3.93%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (3.93%) SC Cleared
3 9 (3.93%) Security Cleared
4 8 (3.49%) A+ Certification
5 7 (3.06%) City & Guilds
6 5 (2.18%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.87%) HNC
7 2 (0.87%) HND
8 1 (0.44%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.44%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.93%) SLA
2 8 (3.49%) QA
3 5 (2.18%) NEBOSH
4 4 (1.75%) Accessibility
4 4 (1.75%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (1.31%) Good Clinical Practice
5 3 (1.31%) GxP
6 1 (0.44%) GDPR
6 1 (0.44%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 37 (16.16%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.49%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.31%) BitLocker
3 3 (1.31%) Terminal Services
3 3 (1.31%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (3.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.75%) Jamf Pro
2 4 (1.75%) SmoothWall
3 2 (0.87%) SCCM
4 1 (0.44%) Autotask
4 1 (0.44%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 75 (32.75%) Microsoft
2 13 (5.68%) Google
3 8 (3.49%) Salesforce
4 7 (3.06%) Meraki
5 6 (2.62%) Cisco
6 5 (2.18%) SAP
7 4 (1.75%) Oracle
7 4 (1.75%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.75%) Sophos
8 3 (1.31%) Adobe
8 3 (1.31%) Barracuda Networks
8 3 (1.31%) CA Agile Central
8 3 (1.31%) VMware
9 2 (0.87%) Atlassian
9 2 (0.87%) IBM
9 2 (0.87%) Logitech
9 2 (0.87%) Yealink
10 1 (0.44%) ConnectWise
10 1 (0.44%) Datto
10 1 (0.44%) HubSpot