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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 38 34
Rank change year-on-year +9 -4 -1
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 291 237 316
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.48% 6.64% 5.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.31% 7.37% 7.19%
Number of salaries quoted 228 168 220
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,000 £23,950
25th Percentile £26,500 £26,313 £26,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £35,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% +4.84%
75th Percentile £42,250 £43,750 £42,125
90th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £55,800
South East median annual salary £30,000 £31,878 £30,000
% change year-on-year -5.89% +6.26% -11.11%

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 4,612 3,217 4,396
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.93% 90.16% 81.41%
Number of salaries quoted 3,203 1,424 2,823
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,828 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,198
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.21% -5.10%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
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 1 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 1 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 +25 134 £30,000 +1.69% 61
Buckinghamshire +4 91 £34,000 -2.86% 29
Oxfordshire -3 66 £30,000 -29.41% 31
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 25 (8.59%) SharePoint
2 16 (5.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.72%) Apache
3 5 (1.72%) nginx
4 2 (0.69%) Gentran
5 1 (0.34%) Jupyter
Applications
1 19 (6.53%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.34%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (3.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (2.06%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.34%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.34%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 71 (24.40%) Microsoft 365
2 36 (12.37%) Azure
3 21 (7.22%) Entra ID
4 11 (3.78%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (3.44%) Google Workspace
5 10 (3.44%) Power Platform
6 7 (2.41%) Power Automate
7 6 (2.06%) SaaS
8 4 (1.37%) AWS
8 4 (1.37%) PowerApps
9 3 (1.03%) GCP
10 1 (0.34%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.34%) Azure Service Bus
10 1 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.34%) Google Ads
10 1 (0.34%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.34%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (8.25%) DNS
1 24 (8.25%) Firewall
2 21 (7.22%) DHCP
3 19 (6.53%) Wi-Fi
4 17 (5.84%) Broadband
4 17 (5.84%) VPN
5 14 (4.81%) VLAN
6 11 (3.78%) VoIP
7 7 (2.41%) SSL
7 7 (2.41%) TCP/IP
7 7 (2.41%) Wireless
8 3 (1.03%) LAN
8 3 (1.03%) NAS
8 3 (1.03%) Network Security
8 3 (1.03%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.37%) Power BI
2 2 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.69%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (2.75%) JIRA
2 1 (0.34%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 138 (47.42%) Social Skills
2 38 (13.06%) Finance
3 29 (9.97%) Marketing
3 29 (9.97%) Organisational Skills
4 22 (7.56%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (6.87%) Retail
6 19 (6.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (5.50%) Pharmaceutical
8 14 (4.81%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (2.75%) Electronics
10 7 (2.41%) Manufacturing
11 6 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (2.06%) Legal
11 6 (2.06%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (2.06%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.72%) French Language
13 3 (1.03%) German Language
14 2 (0.69%) Automotive
15 1 (0.34%) Advertising
15 1 (0.34%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 52 (17.87%) IT Support
2 34 (11.68%) IT Engineer
2 34 (11.68%) Support Engineer
3 32 (11.00%) Coordinator
4 28 (9.62%) IT Support Engineer
5 24 (8.25%) Analyst
6 20 (6.87%) 1st Line Support
6 20 (6.87%) Senior
7 19 (6.53%) Technical Support
8 17 (5.84%) 2nd Line Support
9 16 (5.50%) Consultant
10 13 (4.47%) Support Analyst
11 12 (4.12%) Senior IT Support
12 11 (3.78%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 10 (3.44%) Lead
13 10 (3.44%) Senior IT Engineer
13 10 (3.44%) Senior Support Engineer
13 10 (3.44%) Support Consultant
14 9 (3.09%) Development Manager
14 9 (3.09%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.03%) EDI
2 2 (0.69%) .NET
3 1 (0.34%) Hugging Face
3 1 (0.34%) Matplotlib
3 1 (0.34%) NumPy
3 1 (0.34%) Pandas
3 1 (0.34%) scikit-learn
3 1 (0.34%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 32 (11.00%) Driving Licence
2 14 (4.81%) Life Science
2 14 (4.81%) Pharmacovigilance
2 14 (4.81%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (4.47%) Onboarding
4 12 (4.12%) Credit Risk
5 9 (3.09%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.41%) EPoS
7 6 (2.06%) CCTV
7 6 (2.06%) Learning Management System
8 5 (1.72%) Augmented Reality
8 5 (1.72%) NHS
8 5 (1.72%) Social Media
9 3 (1.03%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.03%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.03%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.34%) Algorithms
11 1 (0.34%) Analogue Electronics
Operating Systems
1 73 (25.09%) Windows
2 22 (7.56%) Windows Server
3 20 (6.87%) Windows 10
4 12 (4.12%) Linux
5 10 (3.44%) Mac OS
6 6 (2.06%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (1.72%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (1.03%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (29.90%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (14.09%) Continuous Improvement
3 33 (11.34%) Collaborative Working
3 33 (11.34%) CRM
4 29 (9.97%) Decision-Making
5 27 (9.28%) B2B
6 26 (8.93%) Business Development
7 22 (7.56%) Cybersecurity
8 21 (7.22%) Roadmaps
9 17 (5.84%) AI
9 17 (5.84%) Customer Experience
9 17 (5.84%) Disaster Recovery
9 17 (5.84%) Process Improvement
10 16 (5.50%) Service Delivery
10 16 (5.50%) Service Management
11 14 (4.81%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
11 14 (4.81%) CAPA
11 14 (4.81%) Change Management
11 14 (4.81%) Resource Allocation
12 13 (4.47%) Scorecard
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.41%) PowerShell
1 7 (2.41%) Python
1 7 (2.41%) SQL
2 2 (0.69%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.34%) C#
3 1 (0.34%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 42 (14.43%) Degree
2 21 (7.22%) Microsoft Certification
3 19 (6.53%) DBS Check
4 9 (3.09%) A+ Certification
5 8 (2.75%) Network+ Certification
6 7 (2.41%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (2.06%) City & Guilds
7 6 (2.06%) SC Cleared
7 6 (2.06%) Security Cleared
8 5 (1.72%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.72%) ICAEW
8 5 (1.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 3 (1.03%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.34%) AAT
10 1 (0.34%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.34%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.56%) SLA
2 18 (6.19%) QA
3 14 (4.81%) Accessibility
3 14 (4.81%) Good Clinical Practice
3 14 (4.81%) GxP
4 11 (3.78%) GDPR
5 8 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.72%) NEBOSH
7 4 (1.37%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (1.03%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 37 (12.71%) Active Directory
2 22 (7.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (5.15%) Hyper-V
4 6 (2.06%) vSphere
5 5 (1.72%) ClearTrust
5 5 (1.72%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (1.03%) BitLocker
6 3 (1.03%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 13 (4.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.41%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.72%) HAProxy
4 1 (0.34%) Autotask
4 1 (0.34%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 101 (34.71%) Microsoft
2 22 (7.56%) VMware
3 13 (4.47%) Google
4 12 (4.12%) Veeam
5 9 (3.09%) Cisco
6 8 (2.75%) Apple
6 8 (2.75%) Datto
6 8 (2.75%) Salesforce
7 7 (2.41%) SonicWALL
8 6 (2.06%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.72%) Oracle
9 5 (1.72%) SAP
10 4 (1.37%) Sophos
11 3 (1.03%) Aruba
11 3 (1.03%) Barracuda Networks
11 3 (1.03%) CA Agile Central
11 3 (1.03%) Fortinet
11 3 (1.03%) Juniper
11 3 (1.03%) Meraki
12 2 (0.69%) ConnectWise