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 19 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 32 35
Rank change year-on-year +12 +3 -10
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 386 262 273
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.27% 6.80% 5.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.42% 7.56% 6.82%
Number of salaries quoted 296 198 147
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,000 £25,300
25th Percentile £27,375 £27,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £34,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.80% -1.43% -5.41%
75th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £51,125 £60,000 £55,300
South East median annual salary £30,000 £32,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% -1.54% -11.56%

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 5,202 3,466 4,004
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.08% 90.00% 82.13%
Number of salaries quoted 3,682 1,470 2,083
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,397 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -12.73% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% 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 19 September 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 19 September 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 +43 195 £36,450 +27.00% 81
Buckinghamshire +10 103 £31,000 -16.78% 53
Oxfordshire -6 88 £32,000 -7.25% 56
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 33 (8.55%) SharePoint
2 21 (5.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.30%) Apache
3 5 (1.30%) nginx
4 2 (0.52%) Gentran
Applications
1 57 (14.77%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (6.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.26%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (1.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.55%) Raiser’s Edge
3 2 (0.52%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.26%) C-CURE
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.26%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 81 (20.98%) Microsoft 365
2 40 (10.36%) Azure
3 28 (7.25%) Entra ID
4 19 (4.92%) Google Workspace
5 11 (2.85%) SaaS
6 10 (2.59%) Power Platform
7 7 (1.81%) Power Automate
8 6 (1.55%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.04%) AWS
9 4 (1.04%) PowerApps
10 3 (0.78%) GCP
11 2 (0.52%) MailChimp
12 1 (0.26%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.26%) Azure Service Bus
12 1 (0.26%) Google Ads
12 1 (0.26%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.26%) PaaS
12 1 (0.26%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 34 (8.81%) DHCP
1 34 (8.81%) DNS
2 24 (6.22%) Firewall
2 24 (6.22%) VPN
3 23 (5.96%) VLAN
3 23 (5.96%) Wi-Fi
4 20 (5.18%) VoIP
5 14 (3.63%) Broadband
6 12 (3.11%) SSL
7 11 (2.85%) TCP/IP
8 8 (2.07%) Wireless
9 4 (1.04%) WAN
10 3 (0.78%) LAN
10 3 (0.78%) NAS
10 3 (0.78%) Network Security
11 2 (0.52%) 5G
12 1 (0.26%) IPsec
12 1 (0.26%) Remote Desktop
12 1 (0.26%) SD-WAN
12 1 (0.26%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.04%) Power BI
2 2 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.52%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (2.33%) JIRA
General
1 225 (58.29%) Social Skills
2 59 (15.28%) Organisational Skills
3 48 (12.44%) Finance
4 42 (10.88%) Retail
5 34 (8.81%) Marketing
6 26 (6.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 25 (6.48%) Influencing Skills
8 24 (6.22%) Pharmaceutical
9 19 (4.92%) Analytical Skills
10 16 (4.15%) Manufacturing
11 12 (3.11%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (2.33%) Electronics
12 9 (2.33%) Telecoms
13 8 (2.07%) Legal
14 6 (1.55%) Automotive
14 6 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (1.30%) Aerospace
15 5 (1.30%) Avionics
15 5 (1.30%) French Language
16 3 (0.78%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 58 (15.03%) IT Support
2 43 (11.14%) IT Engineer
3 40 (10.36%) Support Engineer
4 35 (9.07%) IT Support Engineer
5 28 (7.25%) Administrator
6 27 (6.99%) Coordinator
7 25 (6.48%) Senior
8 21 (5.44%) Technical Support
9 20 (5.18%) 2nd Line Support
10 19 (4.92%) Analyst
10 19 (4.92%) IT Manager
11 18 (4.66%) Consultant
12 17 (4.40%) 1st Line Support
13 16 (4.15%) Senior IT Support
14 15 (3.89%) 1st/2nd Line Support
15 14 (3.63%) Senior IT Engineer
15 14 (3.63%) Senior Support Engineer
15 14 (3.63%) Support Analyst
16 12 (3.11%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
16 12 (3.11%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.04%) EDI
2 2 (0.52%) .NET
3 1 (0.26%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 65 (16.84%) Driving Licence
2 23 (5.96%) Onboarding
3 20 (5.18%) Life Science
3 20 (5.18%) Pharmacovigilance
4 16 (4.15%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (3.37%) Management Information System
6 12 (3.11%) Credit Risk
6 12 (3.11%) Data Centre
7 10 (2.59%) Social Media
8 9 (2.33%) CCTV
9 8 (2.07%) EPoS
10 6 (1.55%) Analogue Electronics
11 5 (1.30%) Learning Management System
11 5 (1.30%) Product Ownership
11 5 (1.30%) Replication
12 4 (1.04%) Freedom of Information
13 3 (0.78%) e-Learning
13 3 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
13 3 (0.78%) Renewable Energy
13 3 (0.78%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 89 (23.06%) Windows
2 26 (6.74%) Windows Server
3 23 (5.96%) Windows 10
4 14 (3.63%) Linux
5 12 (3.11%) Mac OS
6 9 (2.33%) Windows Server 2012
6 9 (2.33%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (1.30%) Rocky
7 5 (1.30%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.78%) Windows 7
9 2 (0.52%) Android
10 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (31.35%) Problem-Solving
2 68 (17.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 57 (14.77%) CRM
4 54 (13.99%) Collaborative Working
5 41 (10.62%) Customer Experience
6 34 (8.81%) Decision-Making
7 33 (8.55%) Roadmaps
8 30 (7.77%) Business Development
8 30 (7.77%) Service Delivery
9 28 (7.25%) B2B
9 28 (7.25%) Service Management
10 26 (6.74%) AI
11 23 (5.96%) Change Management
11 23 (5.96%) Cybersecurity
12 22 (5.70%) ERP
12 22 (5.70%) Logistics
12 22 (5.70%) Preventative Maintenance
13 21 (5.44%) Time Management
14 20 (5.18%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
14 20 (5.18%) CAPA
Programming Languages
1 12 (3.11%) PowerShell
2 6 (1.55%) Python
3 5 (1.30%) SQL
4 2 (0.52%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.26%) C#
5 1 (0.26%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 69 (17.88%) Degree
2 32 (8.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 31 (8.03%) DBS Check
4 17 (4.40%) A+ Certification
5 16 (4.15%) Network+ Certification
6 11 (2.85%) CompTIA Security+
7 9 (2.33%) City & Guilds
8 6 (1.55%) HND
8 6 (1.55%) NVQ Level 3
9 5 (1.30%) DV Cleared
9 5 (1.30%) HNC
9 5 (1.30%) ICAEW
9 5 (1.30%) SC Cleared
9 5 (1.30%) Security Cleared
9 5 (1.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 3 (0.78%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.52%) GNVQ
12 1 (0.26%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (9.07%) SLA
2 24 (6.22%) QA
3 20 (5.18%) Good Clinical Practice
3 20 (5.18%) GxP
4 16 (4.15%) Accessibility
5 14 (3.63%) GDPR
6 12 (3.11%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (3.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (1.30%) NEBOSH
8 3 (0.78%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.52%) PMO
10 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 49 (12.69%) Active Directory
2 26 (6.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (4.66%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.55%) vSphere
5 5 (1.30%) ClearTrust
5 5 (1.30%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.78%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.78%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.26%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 24 (6.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.85%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.30%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 140 (36.27%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.03%) VMware
3 22 (5.70%) Google
4 21 (5.44%) Veeam
5 16 (4.15%) Apple
6 12 (3.11%) Cisco
6 12 (3.11%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.85%) Datto
7 11 (2.85%) SonicWALL
8 6 (1.55%) Aruba
8 6 (1.55%) CA Agile Central
8 6 (1.55%) Juniper
9 5 (1.30%) Dell
9 5 (1.30%) Oracle
9 5 (1.30%) SAP
9 5 (1.30%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.04%) Barracuda Networks
10 4 (1.04%) ConnectWise
10 4 (1.04%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.78%) Sophos