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 22 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 35 37
Rank change year-on-year +7 +2 -5
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 312 254 285
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.56% 6.70% 5.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.48% 7.45% 6.79%
Number of salaries quoted 245 187 189
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,000 £23,200
25th Percentile £26,875 £25,750 £28,315
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £34,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.41% +4.62% -4.41%
75th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £51,000 £60,000 £56,252
South East median annual salary £30,000 £32,000 £31,750
% change year-on-year -6.25% +0.79% -9.29%

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 4,817 3,411 4,198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.33% 90.00% 81.39%
Number of salaries quoted 3,394 1,466 2,559
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,397 £41,235
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,550
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.85% -4.45%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £81,454
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%

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 22 August 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 22 August 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 +35 157 £34,000 +18.47% 51
Buckinghamshire +5 93 £34,500 -1.43% 37
Oxfordshire -12 62 £30,000 -25.00% 41
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 28 (8.97%) SharePoint
2 19 (6.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.60%) Apache
3 5 (1.60%) nginx
4 2 (0.64%) Gentran
5 1 (0.32%) Jupyter
Applications
1 27 (8.65%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (2.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.92%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.32%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.32%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 70 (22.44%) Microsoft 365
2 35 (11.22%) Azure
3 21 (6.73%) Entra ID
4 15 (4.81%) Google Workspace
5 10 (3.21%) Power Platform
6 8 (2.56%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (2.24%) Power Automate
8 6 (1.92%) SaaS
9 4 (1.28%) AWS
9 4 (1.28%) PowerApps
10 3 (0.96%) GCP
11 1 (0.32%) Azure Logic Apps
11 1 (0.32%) Azure Service Bus
11 1 (0.32%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.32%) Google Ads
11 1 (0.32%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (8.65%) DHCP
1 27 (8.65%) DNS
2 23 (7.37%) Firewall
3 21 (6.73%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (6.09%) VLAN
4 19 (6.09%) VPN
5 15 (4.81%) VoIP
6 14 (4.49%) Broadband
7 10 (3.21%) SSL
8 7 (2.24%) Wireless
9 6 (1.92%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.96%) NAS
10 3 (0.96%) Network Security
11 1 (0.32%) DAB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.28%) Power BI
2 2 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.64%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (2.56%) JIRA
2 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 157 (50.32%) Social Skills
2 41 (13.14%) Finance
3 34 (10.90%) Organisational Skills
4 26 (8.33%) Marketing
5 24 (7.69%) Retail
6 23 (7.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (6.41%) Analytical Skills
7 20 (6.41%) Pharmaceutical
8 16 (5.13%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (3.53%) Manufacturing
10 8 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.24%) Electronics
11 7 (2.24%) Legal
12 6 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (1.92%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.60%) French Language
14 3 (0.96%) Advertising
14 3 (0.96%) German Language
15 2 (0.64%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.64%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 51 (16.35%) IT Support
2 36 (11.54%) IT Engineer
3 33 (10.58%) Support Engineer
4 30 (9.62%) IT Support Engineer
5 26 (8.33%) Coordinator
6 23 (7.37%) Analyst
6 23 (7.37%) Senior
7 19 (6.09%) IT Manager
8 17 (5.45%) 1st Line Support
8 17 (5.45%) 2nd Line Support
8 17 (5.45%) Consultant
9 16 (5.13%) Technical Support
10 15 (4.81%) Senior IT Support
11 13 (4.17%) Senior IT Engineer
11 13 (4.17%) Senior Support Engineer
12 12 (3.85%) Support Analyst
13 11 (3.53%) 1st/2nd Line Support
14 10 (3.21%) Account Manager
14 10 (3.21%) Lead
14 10 (3.21%) Support Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.96%) EDI
2 2 (0.64%) .NET
3 1 (0.32%) Hugging Face
3 1 (0.32%) Matplotlib
3 1 (0.32%) NumPy
3 1 (0.32%) Pandas
3 1 (0.32%) scikit-learn
3 1 (0.32%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 43 (13.78%) Driving Licence
2 18 (5.77%) Onboarding
3 16 (5.13%) Life Science
3 16 (5.13%) Pharmacovigilance
4 13 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (3.85%) Credit Risk
5 12 (3.85%) Management Information System
6 8 (2.56%) Data Centre
6 8 (2.56%) EPoS
7 7 (2.24%) Social Media
8 6 (1.92%) CCTV
9 5 (1.60%) Learning Management System
10 3 (0.96%) Analogue Electronics
10 3 (0.96%) Cloud Native
10 3 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.96%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.64%) Blog
11 2 (0.64%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.64%) Replication
11 2 (0.64%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 75 (24.04%) Windows
2 22 (7.05%) Windows Server
3 21 (6.73%) Windows 10
4 11 (3.53%) Linux
5 10 (3.21%) Mac OS
6 8 (2.56%) Windows Server 2019
7 7 (2.24%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.96%) Windows 7
9 2 (0.64%) Rocky
9 2 (0.64%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (29.17%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (15.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 42 (13.46%) Collaborative Working
4 35 (11.22%) CRM
5 29 (9.29%) Decision-Making
6 27 (8.65%) Business Development
7 25 (8.01%) B2B
8 24 (7.69%) Customer Experience
9 23 (7.37%) Cybersecurity
9 23 (7.37%) Roadmaps
9 23 (7.37%) Service Delivery
10 20 (6.41%) Disaster Recovery
11 18 (5.77%) AI
12 17 (5.45%) Change Management
12 17 (5.45%) ERP
12 17 (5.45%) Project Delivery
12 17 (5.45%) Service Management
13 16 (5.13%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
13 16 (5.13%) Kalman Filter
13 16 (5.13%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 9 (2.88%) PowerShell
2 7 (2.24%) Python
2 7 (2.24%) SQL
3 2 (0.64%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.32%) C#
4 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 53 (16.99%) Degree
2 25 (8.01%) Microsoft Certification
3 24 (7.69%) DBS Check
4 12 (3.85%) Network+ Certification
5 10 (3.21%) A+ Certification
5 10 (3.21%) CompTIA Security+
6 6 (1.92%) City & Guilds
7 5 (1.60%) DV Cleared
7 5 (1.60%) ICAEW
7 5 (1.60%) SC Cleared
7 5 (1.60%) Security Cleared
7 5 (1.60%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (1.28%) HND
9 3 (0.96%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.96%) HNC
9 3 (0.96%) NVQ Level 3
10 1 (0.32%) AAT
10 1 (0.32%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.32%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.32%) GNVQ
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.01%) SLA
2 20 (6.41%) QA
3 16 (5.13%) Good Clinical Practice
3 16 (5.13%) GxP
4 14 (4.49%) Accessibility
5 13 (4.17%) GDPR
6 11 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (1.60%) NEBOSH
8 3 (0.96%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 39 (12.50%) Active Directory
2 25 (8.01%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (5.45%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.92%) vSphere
5 5 (1.60%) ClearTrust
5 5 (1.60%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.96%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.96%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 20 (6.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (3.21%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.60%) HAProxy
4 1 (0.32%) Autotask
4 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 110 (35.26%) Microsoft
2 27 (8.65%) VMware
3 18 (5.77%) Google
4 17 (5.45%) Veeam
5 12 (3.85%) Apple
6 11 (3.53%) Datto
7 10 (3.21%) Cisco
7 10 (3.21%) SonicWALL
8 6 (1.92%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.60%) Aruba
9 5 (1.60%) Juniper
9 5 (1.60%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.28%) Barracuda Networks
10 4 (1.28%) Oracle
10 4 (1.28%) Sophos
11 3 (0.96%) CA Agile Central
11 3 (0.96%) ConnectWise
11 3 (0.96%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.96%) IBM
11 3 (0.96%) SAP