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 13 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 30 38
Rank change year-on-year +13 +8 -14
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 430 261 266
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.69% 6.89% 5.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.99% 7.63% 7.04%
Number of salaries quoted 327 200 141
10th Percentile £24,785 £25,113 £25,500
25th Percentile £27,375 £27,375 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £34,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.80% -1.43% -12.50%
75th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
South East median annual salary £31,000 £32,000 £33,500
% change year-on-year -3.13% -4.48% -9.46%

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 5,385 3,419 3,776
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.31% 90.23% 83.43%
Number of salaries quoted 3,828 1,483 1,819
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,000 £41,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -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 13 October 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 13 October 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 +34 209 £35,000 +21.95% 39
Oxfordshire -3 114 £32,000 -7.25% 34
Buckinghamshire +7 107 £30,000 -20.00% 32
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 37 (8.60%) SharePoint
2 24 (5.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.16%) Apache
3 5 (1.16%) nginx
Applications
1 74 (17.21%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (7.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.23%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (1.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.40%) Raiser’s Edge
3 3 (0.70%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.23%) C-CURE
4 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.23%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 83 (19.30%) Microsoft 365
2 44 (10.23%) Azure
3 30 (6.98%) Entra ID
4 20 (4.65%) Google Workspace
5 12 (2.79%) SaaS
6 8 (1.86%) Power Platform
7 6 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.16%) Power Automate
8 5 (1.16%) PowerApps
9 4 (0.93%) AWS
10 3 (0.70%) GCP
10 3 (0.70%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.47%) Google Ads
11 2 (0.47%) MailChimp
12 1 (0.23%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.23%) Azure Service Bus
12 1 (0.23%) PaaS
12 1 (0.23%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 39 (9.07%) DHCP
1 39 (9.07%) DNS
2 29 (6.74%) VLAN
3 28 (6.51%) VPN
4 25 (5.81%) Firewall
5 23 (5.35%) Wi-Fi
6 18 (4.19%) VoIP
7 16 (3.72%) TCP/IP
8 14 (3.26%) Broadband
9 13 (3.02%) SSL
10 10 (2.33%) Wireless
11 9 (2.09%) WAN
12 8 (1.86%) LAN
13 3 (0.70%) 5G
13 3 (0.70%) Network Security
13 3 (0.70%) WLAN
14 2 (0.47%) IPsec
14 2 (0.47%) Remote Desktop
15 1 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
15 1 (0.23%) DAB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (0.47%) Power BI
1 2 (0.47%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.23%) GIS
Development Applications
1 6 (1.40%) JIRA
General
1 255 (59.30%) Social Skills
2 73 (16.98%) Organisational Skills
3 55 (12.79%) Finance
4 48 (11.16%) Retail
5 43 (10.00%) Marketing
6 29 (6.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 24 (5.58%) Analytical Skills
8 23 (5.35%) Influencing Skills
8 23 (5.35%) Manufacturing
8 23 (5.35%) Pharmaceutical
9 13 (3.02%) Presentation Skills
10 11 (2.56%) Electronics
10 11 (2.56%) Telecoms
11 9 (2.09%) Legal
12 7 (1.63%) Automotive
13 5 (1.16%) Aerospace
13 5 (1.16%) Avionics
13 5 (1.16%) French Language
14 4 (0.93%) Military
14 4 (0.93%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 61 (14.19%) IT Support
2 44 (10.23%) IT Engineer
2 44 (10.23%) Support Engineer
3 35 (8.14%) IT Support Engineer
4 32 (7.44%) Administrator
5 25 (5.81%) Coordinator
5 25 (5.81%) Senior
5 25 (5.81%) Technical Support
6 21 (4.88%) Consultant
7 20 (4.65%) IT Manager
8 18 (4.19%) 1st Line Support
9 16 (3.72%) Analyst
9 16 (3.72%) Senior Support Engineer
10 15 (3.49%) 2nd Line Support
11 14 (3.26%) Sales Executive
11 14 (3.26%) Senior IT Engineer
11 14 (3.26%) Senior IT Support
12 13 (3.02%) 1st/2nd Line Support
12 13 (3.02%) Account Manager
12 13 (3.02%) Customer Service Advisor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.47%) .NET
1 2 (0.47%) Ajax
1 2 (0.47%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 75 (17.44%) Driving Licence
2 25 (5.81%) Onboarding
2 25 (5.81%) Self-Motivation
3 20 (4.65%) Management Information System
4 18 (4.19%) Life Science
4 18 (4.19%) Pharmacovigilance
5 15 (3.49%) Social Media
6 12 (2.79%) CCTV
6 12 (2.79%) Credit Risk
6 12 (2.79%) Data Centre
7 7 (1.63%) EPoS
7 7 (1.63%) Replication
8 6 (1.40%) Analogue Electronics
8 6 (1.40%) Renewable Energy
9 5 (1.16%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.16%) Smart Home
10 4 (0.93%) Digital Signage
10 4 (0.93%) Freedom of Information
10 4 (0.93%) Learning Management System
11 3 (0.70%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 90 (20.93%) Windows
2 25 (5.81%) Windows Server
3 19 (4.42%) Windows 10
4 16 (3.72%) Linux
5 12 (2.79%) macOS
6 9 (2.09%) Windows Server 2012
6 9 (2.09%) Windows Server 2019
7 7 (1.63%) Rocky
7 7 (1.63%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.70%) Android
8 3 (0.70%) Windows 7
9 2 (0.47%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (31.86%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (19.30%) CRM
3 67 (15.58%) Continuous Improvement
4 55 (12.79%) Collaborative Working
5 48 (11.16%) Customer Experience
6 37 (8.60%) Decision-Making
7 34 (7.91%) Business Development
8 32 (7.44%) B2B
8 32 (7.44%) Service Delivery
9 31 (7.21%) Logistics
9 31 (7.21%) Roadmaps
10 29 (6.74%) AI
11 27 (6.28%) Service Management
12 25 (5.81%) Preventative Maintenance
13 24 (5.58%) Cybersecurity
13 24 (5.58%) Time Management
14 23 (5.35%) Project Delivery
15 22 (5.12%) ERP
15 22 (5.12%) Stakeholder Management
16 21 (4.88%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (3.26%) PowerShell
2 6 (1.40%) Python
3 4 (0.93%) SQL
4 2 (0.47%) JavaScript
4 2 (0.47%) Scala
5 1 (0.23%) C#
5 1 (0.23%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 70 (16.28%) Degree
2 32 (7.44%) DBS Check
2 32 (7.44%) Microsoft Certification
3 16 (3.72%) A+ Certification
3 16 (3.72%) Network+ Certification
4 11 (2.56%) CompTIA Security+
5 9 (2.09%) City & Guilds
6 8 (1.86%) HND
7 7 (1.63%) HNC
8 6 (1.40%) NVQ Level 3
9 5 (1.16%) ICAEW
9 5 (1.16%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (0.93%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.93%) SC Cleared
10 4 (0.93%) Security Cleared
11 3 (0.70%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.70%) GNVQ
12 1 (0.23%) ACCA
12 1 (0.23%) CIMA
12 1 (0.23%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (8.14%) SLA
2 21 (4.88%) QA
3 18 (4.19%) GDPR
3 18 (4.19%) Good Clinical Practice
3 18 (4.19%) GxP
4 16 (3.72%) Accessibility
5 12 (2.79%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (2.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (0.93%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.93%) NEBOSH
7 2 (0.47%) PMO
8 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 56 (13.02%) Active Directory
2 23 (5.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (4.42%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.40%) vSphere
5 5 (1.16%) ClearTrust
5 5 (1.16%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.93%) Firmware
7 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 26 (6.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (3.02%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.16%) HAProxy
4 2 (0.47%) Autotask
4 2 (0.47%) N-central
Vendors
1 164 (38.14%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.98%) VMware
3 23 (5.35%) Google
3 23 (5.35%) Veeam
4 17 (3.95%) Apple
5 15 (3.49%) Cisco
6 14 (3.26%) Salesforce
7 13 (3.02%) Datto
8 11 (2.56%) SonicWALL
9 10 (2.33%) SAP
10 7 (1.63%) Dell
11 6 (1.40%) Aruba
11 6 (1.40%) CA Agile Central
11 6 (1.40%) Juniper
11 6 (1.40%) Oracle
12 5 (1.16%) Fortinet
13 4 (0.93%) ConnectWise
13 4 (0.93%) ServiceNow
14 3 (0.70%) Adobe
14 3 (0.70%) HubSpot