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 25 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 38 22
Rank change year-on-year +13 -16 +20
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 241 179 418
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.40% 5.81% 7.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.98% 6.20% 8.80%
Number of salaries quoted 184 93 348
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,100 £24,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £37,500 £34,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.33% +8.70% +9.52%
75th Percentile £38,750 £53,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £46,511 £63,750 £65,000
South East median annual salary £31,000 £33,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -7.46% +11.67% -10.45%

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 3,452 2,886 4,750
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 77.33% 93.70% 86.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,019 1,222 3,486
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £29,175
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,563 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £92,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -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 25 February 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 25 February 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
Buckinghamshire +21 114 £36,000 -20.00% 24
Berkshire -7 64 £32,750 -11.49% 41
Oxfordshire +12 63 £34,000 +4.62% 17
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 (2.49%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.66%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 44 (18.26%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (4.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.66%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.41%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.41%) SAP HR
2 1 (0.41%) SAP IS-U
2 1 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 89 (36.93%) Microsoft 365
2 51 (21.16%) Azure
3 14 (5.81%) Entra ID
4 12 (4.98%) Google Workspace
5 10 (4.15%) SaaS
6 7 (2.90%) Power Platform
7 5 (2.07%) AWS
7 5 (2.07%) GCP
8 4 (1.66%) OneDrive
9 3 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.83%) Google Analytics
11 1 (0.41%) Asana
11 1 (0.41%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.41%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.41%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 19 (7.88%) Firewall
2 16 (6.64%) DNS
3 15 (6.22%) LAN
3 15 (6.22%) WAN
4 11 (4.56%) Broadband
4 11 (4.56%) DHCP
5 10 (4.15%) VoIP
6 8 (3.32%) TCP/IP
6 8 (3.32%) VPN
7 5 (2.07%) Wireless
8 3 (1.24%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.83%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.41%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.41%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.90%) Power BI
2 1 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.41%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 2 (0.83%) JIRA
General
1 131 (54.36%) Social Skills
2 32 (13.28%) Finance
3 28 (11.62%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (11.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 24 (9.96%) Marketing
5 22 (9.13%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (4.15%) Influencing Skills
6 10 (4.15%) Law
7 9 (3.73%) Legal
7 9 (3.73%) Telecoms
8 8 (3.32%) Electronics
8 8 (3.32%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (2.90%) Public Sector
9 7 (2.90%) Retail
10 6 (2.49%) Local Government
11 4 (1.66%) Military
12 3 (1.24%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.83%) Billing
13 2 (0.83%) French Language
14 1 (0.41%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 70 (29.05%) IT Support
2 41 (17.01%) Analyst
3 30 (12.45%) 3rd Line Support
3 30 (12.45%) IT Analyst
4 27 (11.20%) Support Analyst
5 24 (9.96%) Support Engineer
6 22 (9.13%) Consultant
6 22 (9.13%) Technical Support
7 21 (8.71%) IT Support Analyst
8 18 (7.47%) 2nd Line Support
9 15 (6.22%) IT Engineer
9 15 (6.22%) Senior
10 14 (5.81%) 3rd Line Technical Support
11 12 (4.98%) Coordinator
11 12 (4.98%) IT Support Technician
11 12 (4.98%) IT Technician
11 12 (4.98%) Support Technician
12 11 (4.56%) ICT Consultant
13 10 (4.15%) IT Consultant
13 10 (4.15%) IT Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 36 (14.94%) Self-Motivation
2 28 (11.62%) Driving Licence
3 15 (6.22%) Blog
4 8 (3.32%) Onboarding
5 6 (2.49%) Augmented Reality
5 6 (2.49%) Learning Management System
5 6 (2.49%) NHS
5 6 (2.49%) Social Media
6 3 (1.24%) CCTV
6 3 (1.24%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.24%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.24%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.41%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.41%) FMCG
8 1 (0.41%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.41%) Smartphone
8 1 (0.41%) Video Editing
8 1 (0.41%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 85 (35.27%) Windows
2 41 (17.01%) Windows Server
3 11 (4.56%) Linux
4 7 (2.90%) Windows 10
4 7 (2.90%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (2.07%) Android
5 5 (2.07%) Apple iOS
5 5 (2.07%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (30.71%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (12.03%) Mentoring
3 25 (10.37%) AI
4 24 (9.96%) Continuous Improvement
5 22 (9.13%) Cybersecurity
6 20 (8.30%) CRM
7 19 (7.88%) Coaching
8 18 (7.47%) Customer-Centricity
9 16 (6.64%) Customer-Centric Approach
9 16 (6.64%) ITIL
10 14 (5.81%) Logistics
11 11 (4.56%) B2B
11 11 (4.56%) Collaborative Culture
11 11 (4.56%) Customer Experience
11 11 (4.56%) ITSM
11 11 (4.56%) Time Management
12 10 (4.15%) Project Management
13 8 (3.32%) Business Case
13 8 (3.32%) Business Intelligence
14 7 (2.90%) Commercial Awareness
Programming Languages
1 6 (2.49%) SQL
2 5 (2.07%) C#
2 5 (2.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 5 (2.07%) Kusto Query Language
2 5 (2.07%) Python
3 1 (0.41%) ABAP
3 1 (0.41%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 36 (14.94%) Degree
2 8 (3.32%) Security Cleared
3 7 (2.90%) City & Guilds
4 6 (2.49%) DBS Check
4 6 (2.49%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (1.66%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.24%) HNC
7 2 (0.83%) HND
7 2 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.41%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.49%) SLA
2 2 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (0.83%) QA
3 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.41%) GDPR
3 1 (0.41%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 81 (33.61%) Active Directory
2 25 (10.37%) Hyper-V
3 6 (2.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (4.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.07%) Jamf Pro
2 5 (2.07%) SmoothWall
3 3 (1.24%) SCCM
Vendors
1 109 (45.23%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.81%) Google
3 7 (2.90%) Cisco
3 7 (2.90%) Meraki
4 6 (2.49%) VMware
5 5 (2.07%) Atlassian
6 4 (1.66%) Adobe
6 4 (1.66%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.66%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.24%) SAP
8 2 (0.83%) HubSpot
8 2 (0.83%) Logitech
8 2 (0.83%) Oracle
8 2 (0.83%) Yealink
9 1 (0.41%) Citrix
9 1 (0.41%) Computacenter
9 1 (0.41%) McAfee
9 1 (0.41%) Trend Micro
9 1 (0.41%) Veeam
9 1 (0.41%) Xero