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 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 36 29
Rank change year-on-year +7 -7 +7
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 274 235 413
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.47% 6.54% 6.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.23% 7.19% 7.61%
Number of salaries quoted 210 155 311
10th Percentile £24,000 £25,125 £22,750
25th Percentile £26,500 £26,688 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £35,000 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.86% +9.38% +6.67%
75th Percentile £42,438 £43,750 £38,750
90th Percentile £50,075 £60,000 £54,500
South East median annual salary £30,000 £31,878 £30,000
% change year-on-year -5.89% +6.26% -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 4,396 3,270 5,429
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.75% 90.96% 82.08%
Number of salaries quoted 3,035 1,398 3,700
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.28% +3.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +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 11 July 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 11 July 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
Berkshire +20 111 £30,000 +1.69% 56
Buckinghamshire +2 90 £34,500 -1.43% 24
Oxfordshire +9 73 £30,000 -50.00% 20
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 22 (8.03%) SharePoint
2 14 (5.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.73%) Apache
3 2 (0.73%) Gentran
3 2 (0.73%) nginx
4 1 (0.36%) Jupyter
Applications
1 19 (6.93%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.73%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.36%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 10 (3.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (2.19%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.36%) SAP HR
3 1 (0.36%) SAP IS-U
3 1 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 75 (27.37%) Microsoft 365
2 42 (15.33%) Azure
3 20 (7.30%) Entra ID
4 11 (4.01%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (3.65%) Power Platform
6 8 (2.92%) Google Workspace
7 7 (2.55%) Power Automate
8 6 (2.19%) SaaS
9 4 (1.46%) AWS
9 4 (1.46%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.09%) GCP
11 2 (0.73%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.36%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.36%) Azure Service Bus
12 1 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.36%) Google Ads
12 1 (0.36%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (8.76%) Firewall
2 22 (8.03%) DNS
3 17 (6.20%) DHCP
4 16 (5.84%) VPN
4 16 (5.84%) Wi-Fi
5 14 (5.11%) Broadband
6 11 (4.01%) VLAN
7 9 (3.28%) TCP/IP
8 7 (2.55%) VoIP
8 7 (2.55%) Wireless
9 5 (1.82%) LAN
9 5 (1.82%) WAN
10 4 (1.46%) SSL
11 3 (1.09%) NAS
11 3 (1.09%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.46%) Power BI
2 2 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.73%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (2.55%) JIRA
2 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 132 (48.18%) Social Skills
2 38 (13.87%) Finance
3 28 (10.22%) Organisational Skills
4 27 (9.85%) Marketing
5 26 (9.49%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (6.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (5.47%) Influencing Skills
8 14 (5.11%) Pharmaceutical
9 11 (4.01%) Retail
10 7 (2.55%) Electronics
10 7 (2.55%) Legal
10 7 (2.55%) Telecoms
11 6 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.82%) French Language
12 5 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.09%) German Language
13 3 (1.09%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.73%) Automotive
15 1 (0.36%) Law
15 1 (0.36%) Military
Job Titles
1 49 (17.88%) IT Support
2 33 (12.04%) Support Engineer
3 31 (11.31%) IT Engineer
4 30 (10.95%) Coordinator
5 25 (9.12%) Analyst
5 25 (9.12%) IT Support Engineer
6 22 (8.03%) 1st Line Support
6 22 (8.03%) Technical Support
7 19 (6.93%) Senior
8 18 (6.57%) Consultant
9 17 (6.20%) 2nd Line Support
10 13 (4.74%) Support Analyst
11 11 (4.01%) 1st/2nd Line Support
11 11 (4.01%) Customer Service Advisor
12 10 (3.65%) Lead
12 10 (3.65%) Support Consultant
13 9 (3.28%) 3rd Line Support
13 9 (3.28%) Business Development Manager
13 9 (3.28%) Development Manager
13 9 (3.28%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.09%) EDI
2 2 (0.73%) .NET
3 1 (0.36%) Hugging Face
3 1 (0.36%) Matplotlib
3 1 (0.36%) NumPy
3 1 (0.36%) Pandas
3 1 (0.36%) scikit-learn
3 1 (0.36%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 28 (10.22%) Driving Licence
2 21 (7.66%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (5.11%) Onboarding
4 13 (4.74%) Life Science
4 13 (4.74%) Pharmacovigilance
5 12 (4.38%) Credit Risk
6 9 (3.28%) Management Information System
7 7 (2.55%) Augmented Reality
7 7 (2.55%) Learning Management System
7 7 (2.55%) NHS
8 6 (2.19%) CCTV
8 6 (2.19%) EPoS
9 5 (1.82%) Social Media
10 4 (1.46%) Product Ownership
11 3 (1.09%) Cloud Native
11 3 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
13 1 (0.36%) Algorithms
13 1 (0.36%) Data Centre
13 1 (0.36%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 69 (25.18%) Windows
2 20 (7.30%) Windows Server
3 17 (6.20%) Windows 10
4 9 (3.28%) Linux
4 9 (3.28%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.82%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (1.46%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.09%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (31.75%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (11.31%) CRM
3 29 (10.58%) Continuous Improvement
4 28 (10.22%) Decision-Making
5 24 (8.76%) Collaborative Working
6 22 (8.03%) Roadmaps
7 21 (7.66%) Cybersecurity
8 20 (7.30%) B2B
9 19 (6.93%) Business Development
10 18 (6.57%) Process Improvement
11 17 (6.20%) AI
12 16 (5.84%) Coaching
13 14 (5.11%) Change Management
13 14 (5.11%) Service Management
14 13 (4.74%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
14 13 (4.74%) CAPA
14 13 (4.74%) Performance Management
14 13 (4.74%) Resource Allocation
14 13 (4.74%) Risk Assessment
15 12 (4.38%) Credit Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.55%) PowerShell
1 7 (2.55%) Python
1 7 (2.55%) SQL
2 2 (0.73%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.36%) ABAP
3 1 (0.36%) C#
3 1 (0.36%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 41 (14.96%) Degree
2 15 (5.47%) DBS Check
2 15 (5.47%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (2.92%) A+ Certification
4 7 (2.55%) City & Guilds
4 7 (2.55%) SC Cleared
4 7 (2.55%) Security Cleared
5 5 (1.82%) DV Cleared
5 5 (1.82%) ICAEW
6 4 (1.46%) CompTIA Security+
6 4 (1.46%) Network+ Certification
7 3 (1.09%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.73%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (0.36%) AAT
9 1 (0.36%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.36%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.30%) SLA
2 17 (6.20%) QA
3 13 (4.74%) Accessibility
3 13 (4.74%) Good Clinical Practice
3 13 (4.74%) GxP
4 9 (3.28%) GDPR
5 5 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (1.82%) NEBOSH
6 4 (1.46%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (1.09%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.36%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 37 (13.50%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (5.47%) Hyper-V
4 6 (2.19%) vSphere
5 5 (1.82%) ClearTrust
6 3 (1.09%) BitLocker
6 3 (1.09%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.73%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (2.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.46%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (0.73%) HAProxy
4 1 (0.36%) Autotask
4 1 (0.36%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 99 (36.13%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.84%) VMware
3 11 (4.01%) Google
4 8 (2.92%) Salesforce
5 7 (2.55%) ServiceNow
6 6 (2.19%) Cisco
6 6 (2.19%) Veeam
7 5 (1.82%) Datto
7 5 (1.82%) SAP
8 4 (1.46%) Apple
8 4 (1.46%) Oracle
8 4 (1.46%) SonicWALL
8 4 (1.46%) Sophos
9 3 (1.09%) Aruba
9 3 (1.09%) Barracuda Networks
9 3 (1.09%) CA Agile Central
9 3 (1.09%) Fortinet
9 3 (1.09%) Juniper
9 3 (1.09%) Meraki
10 2 (0.73%) IBM