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

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 41 25
Rank change year-on-year +20 -16 -1
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 270 246 283
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 7.55% 5.68% 8.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.73% 6.73% 8.84%
Number of salaries quoted 208 130 242
10th Percentile £25,125 £25,450 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,000 £30,500 £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 £40,000 £48,750 £55,250
90th Percentile £47,819 £56,252 £57,500
South East median annual salary £32,500 £33,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -2.99% -6.94% +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 3,094 3,656 3,200
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 86.55% 84.45% 93.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,617 1,769 2,224
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,000 £31,613
25th Percentile £34,000 £44,106 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £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 16 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 16 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 +31 119 £37,500 - 76
Berkshire +1 89 £30,000 -25.00% 106
Oxfordshire +15 62 £34,500 +6.15% 22
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 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (0.74%) SharePoint
Applications
1 68 (25.19%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (7.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.37%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.37%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.37%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (2.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (2.22%) NetSuite
2 6 (2.22%) Sage 200
2 6 (2.22%) Sage CRM
Cloud Services
1 68 (25.19%) Microsoft 365
2 34 (12.59%) Azure
3 15 (5.56%) SaaS
4 9 (3.33%) AWS
5 7 (2.59%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.48%) Google Workspace
7 3 (1.11%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.11%) GCP
8 2 (0.74%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.37%) Asana
9 1 (0.37%) IaaS
9 1 (0.37%) Serverless
9 1 (0.37%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 11 (4.07%) DNS
2 9 (3.33%) LAN
2 9 (3.33%) WAN
3 8 (2.96%) Firewall
4 7 (2.59%) 5G
4 7 (2.59%) DHCP
4 7 (2.59%) PSTN
4 7 (2.59%) SNMP
5 5 (1.85%) VoIP
5 5 (1.85%) Wireless
6 3 (1.11%) VPN
7 2 (0.74%) Broadband
8 1 (0.37%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.37%) PBX
8 1 (0.37%) RTP
8 1 (0.37%) SAN
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 (2.59%) Power BI
2 5 (1.85%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.48%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.37%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 6 (2.22%) JIRA
General
1 183 (67.78%) Social Skills
2 40 (14.81%) Finance
3 28 (10.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 27 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (8.52%) Marketing
6 21 (7.78%) Organisational Skills
7 20 (7.41%) Retail
8 19 (7.04%) Manufacturing
9 13 (4.81%) Billing
10 11 (4.07%) Law
11 7 (2.59%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (2.22%) Local Government
12 6 (2.22%) Public Sector
12 6 (2.22%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.85%) French Language
13 5 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.48%) Legal
14 4 (1.48%) Military
15 2 (0.74%) German Language
15 2 (0.74%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 68 (25.19%) Analyst
2 64 (23.70%) IT Support
3 60 (22.22%) Support Analyst
4 32 (11.85%) Technical Support
5 28 (10.37%) IT Analyst
6 27 (10.00%) 3rd Line Support
7 23 (8.52%) IT Support Analyst
8 18 (6.67%) Consultant
9 17 (6.30%) 2nd Line Support
9 17 (6.30%) Support Engineer
10 16 (5.93%) 3rd Line Technical Support
11 14 (5.19%) Software Analyst
12 13 (4.81%) IT Support Technician
12 13 (4.81%) IT Technician
12 13 (4.81%) Software Support Analyst
12 13 (4.81%) Support Technician
12 13 (4.81%) Technical Engineer
13 12 (4.44%) Administrator
13 12 (4.44%) Senior
14 11 (4.07%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.37%) JSON
1 1 (0.37%) REST
1 1 (0.37%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (19.63%) Self-Motivation
2 31 (11.48%) Driving Licence
3 9 (3.33%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.59%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (2.22%) Microsoft Licensing
5 6 (2.22%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.48%) Blog
6 4 (1.48%) CCTV
7 2 (0.74%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.37%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.37%) FMCG
8 1 (0.37%) IoT
8 1 (0.37%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.37%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (0.37%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.37%) PKI
8 1 (0.37%) Social Media
8 1 (0.37%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.37%) Video Editing
8 1 (0.37%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 91 (33.70%) Windows
2 39 (14.44%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.59%) Windows 10
3 7 (2.59%) Windows Server 2019
4 6 (2.22%) Linux
5 2 (0.74%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (34.44%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (11.11%) CRM
3 29 (10.74%) Mentoring
4 27 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
5 26 (9.63%) AI
5 26 (9.63%) Coaching
6 25 (9.26%) Customer Experience
7 22 (8.15%) ITIL
8 19 (7.04%) Customer-Centricity
8 19 (7.04%) Time Management
9 18 (6.67%) Customer-Centric Approach
9 18 (6.67%) Project Management
10 17 (6.30%) Mathematics
11 15 (5.56%) Business Development
12 13 (4.81%) Business Intelligence
12 13 (4.81%) Continuous Improvement
12 13 (4.81%) ITSM
12 13 (4.81%) Preventative Maintenance
13 11 (4.07%) Risk Management
14 10 (3.70%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (10.00%) SQL
2 6 (2.22%) Python
3 5 (1.85%) C#
3 5 (1.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 5 (1.85%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.37%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.37%) PL/1
4 1 (0.37%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 56 (20.74%) Degree
2 13 (4.81%) Microsoft Certification
3 11 (4.07%) A+ Certification
3 11 (4.07%) HNC
4 5 (1.85%) Security Cleared
5 3 (1.11%) DBS Check
6 2 (0.74%) City & Guilds
6 2 (0.74%) HND
6 2 (0.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.37%) AAT
7 1 (0.37%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.37%) CCNA
7 1 (0.37%) CCNP
7 1 (0.37%) Cisco Certification
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
7 1 (0.37%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.15%) SLA
2 6 (2.22%) 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 (25.56%) Active Directory
2 28 (10.37%) Hyper-V
3 6 (2.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.37%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (2.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (0.37%) SCCM
2 1 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.37%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 131 (48.52%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.33%) VMware
3 7 (2.59%) Adobe
3 7 (2.59%) Google
4 6 (2.22%) Sage
5 5 (1.85%) BT
6 4 (1.48%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.11%) Atlassian
7 3 (1.11%) Cisco
8 2 (0.74%) Dell
8 2 (0.74%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.74%) Siemens
8 2 (0.74%) Splunk
8 2 (0.74%) Veeam
9 1 (0.37%) Freshdesk
9 1 (0.37%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.37%) McAfee
9 1 (0.37%) Meraki
9 1 (0.37%) Openreach
9 1 (0.37%) Xero