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 13 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 38 23
Rank change year-on-year +17 -15 +1
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 272 246 279
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 7.56% 5.71% 8.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.67% 6.78% 8.89%
Number of salaries quoted 208 128 238
10th Percentile £25,125 £25,350 £26,175
25th Percentile £28,000 £30,411 £28,290
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £37,500 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -8.54% +36.67%
75th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £55,250
90th Percentile £47,819 £55,376 £57,500
South East median annual salary £32,500 £33,750 £36,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% -6.25% +2.86%

All Process and 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 3,139 3,628 3,140
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 87.27% 84.22% 93.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,603 1,744 2,171
10th Percentile £28,000 £33,500 £32,375
25th Percentile £34,000 £43,911 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £56,763 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.96% +3.20% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% - -

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 13 November 2025.

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 13 November 2025. 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 +29 117 £37,500 - 80
Berkshire -1 92 £30,000 -25.00% 118
Oxfordshire +18 63 £34,500 +6.15% 26
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 3 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.74%) SharePoint
Applications
1 69 (25.37%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (7.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.37%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.37%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.37%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (3.31%) NetSuite
1 9 (3.31%) Sage 200
1 9 (3.31%) Sage CRM
2 7 (2.57%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 68 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 34 (12.50%) Azure
3 15 (5.51%) SaaS
4 9 (3.31%) AWS
5 7 (2.57%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.47%) Google Workspace
7 3 (1.10%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.10%) GCP
8 2 (0.74%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.74%) IaaS
9 1 (0.37%) Asana
9 1 (0.37%) Serverless
9 1 (0.37%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 11 (4.04%) DNS
2 9 (3.31%) Firewall
2 9 (3.31%) LAN
2 9 (3.31%) WAN
3 7 (2.57%) 5G
3 7 (2.57%) DHCP
3 7 (2.57%) PSTN
3 7 (2.57%) SNMP
4 6 (2.21%) VoIP
5 5 (1.84%) Wireless
6 3 (1.10%) VPN
7 2 (0.74%) Broadband
7 2 (0.74%) SAN
8 1 (0.37%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.37%) PBX
8 1 (0.37%) RTP
8 1 (0.37%) Structured Cabling
8 1 (0.37%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.37%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.37%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.57%) Power BI
2 5 (1.84%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.47%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.37%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 6 (2.21%) JIRA
General
1 187 (68.75%) Social Skills
2 45 (16.54%) Finance
3 28 (10.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 27 (9.93%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (8.46%) Marketing
6 22 (8.09%) Manufacturing
7 21 (7.72%) Organisational Skills
8 20 (7.35%) Retail
9 13 (4.78%) Billing
10 11 (4.04%) Law
11 7 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.57%) Telecoms
12 6 (2.21%) Local Government
12 6 (2.21%) Public Sector
13 5 (1.84%) French Language
13 5 (1.84%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.84%) Legal
14 4 (1.47%) Military
15 3 (1.10%) Spanish Language
16 2 (0.74%) German Language
Job Titles
1 69 (25.37%) Analyst
2 63 (23.16%) IT Support
3 61 (22.43%) Support Analyst
4 32 (11.76%) Technical Support
5 28 (10.29%) IT Analyst
6 26 (9.56%) 3rd Line Support
7 23 (8.46%) IT Support Analyst
8 18 (6.62%) 2nd Line Support
9 17 (6.25%) Support Engineer
10 16 (5.88%) 3rd Line Technical Support
10 16 (5.88%) Consultant
11 15 (5.51%) Software Analyst
12 14 (5.15%) Software Support Analyst
13 13 (4.78%) IT Support Technician
13 13 (4.78%) IT Technician
13 13 (4.78%) Support Technician
13 13 (4.78%) Technical Engineer
14 12 (4.41%) 1st Line Support
14 12 (4.41%) Administrator
15 11 (4.04%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.74%) SAML
2 1 (0.37%) JSON
2 1 (0.37%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 56 (20.59%) Self-Motivation
2 31 (11.40%) Driving Licence
3 9 (3.31%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.57%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (2.57%) Onboarding
5 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Licensing
6 4 (1.47%) CCTV
7 3 (1.10%) Blog
8 2 (0.74%) PKI
8 2 (0.74%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.37%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.37%) FMCG
9 1 (0.37%) IoT
9 1 (0.37%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.37%) Linux Command Line
9 1 (0.37%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.37%) Social Media
9 1 (0.37%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.37%) Video Editing
9 1 (0.37%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 91 (33.46%) Windows
2 39 (14.34%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.57%) Windows 10
3 7 (2.57%) Windows Server 2019
4 6 (2.21%) Linux
5 2 (0.74%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (35.66%) Problem-Solving
2 34 (12.50%) CRM
3 28 (10.29%) Mentoring
4 27 (9.93%) Cybersecurity
5 26 (9.56%) AI
5 26 (9.56%) Coaching
6 25 (9.19%) Customer Experience
7 22 (8.09%) ITIL
7 22 (8.09%) Project Management
8 19 (6.99%) Customer-Centricity
9 18 (6.62%) Customer-Centric Approach
9 18 (6.62%) Time Management
10 17 (6.25%) Mathematics
11 16 (5.88%) Business Development
11 16 (5.88%) Business Intelligence
12 13 (4.78%) Continuous Improvement
12 13 (4.78%) ERP
12 13 (4.78%) ITSM
12 13 (4.78%) Preventative Maintenance
13 11 (4.04%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (11.03%) SQL
2 6 (2.21%) Python
3 5 (1.84%) C#
3 5 (1.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 5 (1.84%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.37%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.37%) PL/1
4 1 (0.37%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 55 (20.22%) Degree
2 13 (4.78%) Microsoft Certification
3 11 (4.04%) A+ Certification
3 11 (4.04%) HNC
4 5 (1.84%) Security Cleared
5 3 (1.10%) DBS Check
6 2 (0.74%) Azure Certification
6 2 (0.74%) CCNA
6 2 (0.74%) CCNP
6 2 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (0.74%) City & Guilds
6 2 (0.74%) HND
6 2 (0.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (0.74%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 1 (0.37%) AAT
7 1 (0.37%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.37%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.37%) NVQ Level 3
7 1 (0.37%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (8.46%) SLA
2 6 (2.21%) GDPR
3 2 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.37%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.37%) QA
System Software
1 69 (25.37%) Active Directory
2 28 (10.29%) Hyper-V
3 6 (2.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.37%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.37%) SCCM
3 1 (0.37%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 132 (48.53%) Microsoft
2 10 (3.68%) VMware
3 9 (3.31%) Sage
4 7 (2.57%) Adobe
4 7 (2.57%) Google
5 5 (1.84%) BT
6 4 (1.47%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.10%) Atlassian
7 3 (1.10%) Cisco
7 3 (1.10%) Veeam
8 2 (0.74%) Dell
8 2 (0.74%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.74%) Siemens
8 2 (0.74%) Splunk
9 1 (0.37%) Genesys
9 1 (0.37%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.37%) McAfee
9 1 (0.37%) Meraki
9 1 (0.37%) Openreach
9 1 (0.37%) Trend Micro