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 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 38 24
Rank change year-on-year +6 -14 +2
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 259 251 293
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 6.80% 5.71% 8.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.53% 6.84% 8.94%
Number of salaries quoted 201 132 232
10th Percentile £25,125 £25,600 £24,506
25th Percentile £27,800 £30,107 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £36,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.48% -8.75% +33.33%
75th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £55,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £56,525
South East median annual salary £32,000 £33,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year -4.48% -9.46% +5.71%

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 3,439 3,669 3,276
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 90.29% 83.54% 94.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,501 1,778 2,213
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £32,075
25th Percentile £34,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% - -3.51%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £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 20 October 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 20 October 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 +12 103 £37,500 - 76
Berkshire -7 97 £30,000 -21.57% 146
Oxfordshire +5 59 £34,500 +6.15% 27
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 (2.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.16%) SharePoint
Applications
1 69 (26.64%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (9.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.39%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.39%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.39%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 11 (4.25%) NetSuite
1 11 (4.25%) Sage 200
1 11 (4.25%) Sage CRM
2 7 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 60 (23.17%) Microsoft 365
2 34 (13.13%) Azure
3 13 (5.02%) SaaS
4 8 (3.09%) AWS
5 5 (1.93%) IaaS
6 3 (1.16%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.16%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.77%) GCP
7 2 (0.77%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.39%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.39%) Serverless
8 1 (0.39%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.63%) SNMP
2 9 (3.47%) Firewall
3 8 (3.09%) DNS
3 8 (3.09%) LAN
3 8 (3.09%) WAN
4 7 (2.70%) 5G
4 7 (2.70%) PSTN
4 7 (2.70%) VoIP
5 5 (1.93%) SAN
6 4 (1.54%) DHCP
7 2 (0.77%) Network Security
7 2 (0.77%) Wireless
8 1 (0.39%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.39%) PBX
8 1 (0.39%) RTP
8 1 (0.39%) Structured Cabling
8 1 (0.39%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.39%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.39%) VPN
8 1 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.93%) Relational Database
2 4 (1.54%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.77%) Power BI
4 1 (0.39%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 9 (3.47%) JIRA
General
1 189 (72.97%) Social Skills
2 48 (18.53%) Finance
3 27 (10.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 23 (8.88%) Manufacturing
5 18 (6.95%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (6.95%) Marketing
5 18 (6.95%) Organisational Skills
5 18 (6.95%) Retail
6 13 (5.02%) Billing
7 11 (4.25%) Law
8 8 (3.09%) German Language
9 7 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (2.70%) Telecoms
10 6 (2.32%) Legal
11 5 (1.93%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.93%) Local Government
11 5 (1.93%) Spanish Language
12 4 (1.54%) French Language
12 4 (1.54%) Military
12 4 (1.54%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 59 (22.78%) Analyst
2 56 (21.62%) Support Analyst
3 47 (18.15%) IT Support
4 35 (13.51%) Technical Support
5 24 (9.27%) 3rd Line Support
6 20 (7.72%) 1st Line Support
7 18 (6.95%) Support Engineer
8 17 (6.56%) IT Analyst
8 17 (6.56%) IT Support Analyst
9 16 (6.18%) 2nd Line Support
10 15 (5.79%) 3rd Line Technical Support
10 15 (5.79%) Software Analyst
11 14 (5.41%) Administrator
11 14 (5.41%) Field Engineer
11 14 (5.41%) Software Support Analyst
12 12 (4.63%) Consultant
12 12 (4.63%) Coordinator
12 12 (4.63%) Field Service Engineer
12 12 (4.63%) Technical Engineer
13 11 (4.25%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.93%) SAML
2 1 (0.39%) JSON
2 1 (0.39%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 54 (20.85%) Self-Motivation
2 30 (11.58%) Driving Licence
3 14 (5.41%) Data Centre
4 12 (4.63%) Onboarding
5 6 (2.32%) Microsoft Licensing
6 5 (1.93%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (1.93%) PKI
7 3 (1.16%) CCTV
8 1 (0.39%) FMCG
8 1 (0.39%) IoT
8 1 (0.39%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (0.39%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.39%) Social Media
8 1 (0.39%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.39%) Video Editing
8 1 (0.39%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 83 (32.05%) Windows
2 38 (14.67%) Windows Server
3 8 (3.09%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.93%) Linux
5 4 (1.54%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.77%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (39.38%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (13.90%) CRM
3 26 (10.04%) Cybersecurity
3 26 (10.04%) Mentoring
4 25 (9.65%) AI
4 25 (9.65%) Coaching
4 25 (9.65%) Project Management
5 24 (9.27%) Customer Experience
6 21 (8.11%) Time Management
7 20 (7.72%) Preventative Maintenance
8 19 (7.34%) ITIL
9 17 (6.56%) Mathematics
10 16 (6.18%) Business Development
11 15 (5.79%) Customer-Centricity
11 15 (5.79%) ERP
12 14 (5.41%) ITSM
13 13 (5.02%) Business Intelligence
14 12 (4.63%) Continuous Improvement
14 12 (4.63%) Customer-Centric Approach
14 12 (4.63%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (10.42%) SQL
2 1 (0.39%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.39%) PL/1
2 1 (0.39%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.39%) Python
Qualifications
1 59 (22.78%) Degree
2 14 (5.41%) Microsoft Certification
3 11 (4.25%) A+ Certification
3 11 (4.25%) HNC
4 6 (2.32%) Security Cleared
5 5 (1.93%) Azure Certification
5 5 (1.93%) CCNA
5 5 (1.93%) CCNP
5 5 (1.93%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (1.93%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 3 (1.16%) DBS Check
7 2 (0.77%) City & Guilds
7 2 (0.77%) HND
7 2 (0.77%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.39%) CEH
8 1 (0.39%) CISA
8 1 (0.39%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.39%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.39%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.39%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (11.20%) SLA
2 5 (1.93%) GDPR
3 3 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.39%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.39%) QA
System Software
1 56 (21.62%) Active Directory
2 29 (11.20%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.93%) VMware ESXi
3 5 (1.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.39%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.93%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.77%) SCCM
4 1 (0.39%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.39%) SCOM
4 1 (0.39%) SCSM
4 1 (0.39%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 128 (49.42%) Microsoft
2 12 (4.63%) VMware
3 11 (4.25%) Sage
4 6 (2.32%) Veeam
5 5 (1.93%) Adobe
5 5 (1.93%) BT
5 5 (1.93%) Cisco
6 4 (1.54%) Google
6 4 (1.54%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.77%) Atlassian
7 2 (0.77%) Dell
7 2 (0.77%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.77%) Siemens
7 2 (0.77%) Splunk
8 1 (0.39%) Freshdesk
8 1 (0.39%) Genesys
8 1 (0.39%) McAfee
8 1 (0.39%) Meraki
8 1 (0.39%) Openreach
8 1 (0.39%) Trend Micro