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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 35 37
Rank change year-on-year +6 +2 -4
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 311 245 285
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.59% 6.58% 5.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.50% 7.31% 6.80%
Number of salaries quoted 247 180 191
10th Percentile £24,800 £24,957 £24,000
25th Percentile £26,875 £25,750 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,750 £34,250 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.30% +5.38% -
75th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £51,000 £60,000 £56,252
South East median annual salary £30,000 £32,000 £31,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% +1.59% -10.00%

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 4,787 3,350 4,192
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.70% 90.01% 81.48%
Number of salaries quoted 3,345 1,450 2,592
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £81,250
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 16 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 16 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 +34 153 £31,750 +10.63% 58
Buckinghamshire +4 95 £34,500 -1.43% 33
Oxfordshire -13 63 £30,000 -25.00% 24
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 27 (8.68%) SharePoint
2 18 (5.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.61%) Apache
3 5 (1.61%) nginx
4 2 (0.64%) Gentran
5 1 (0.32%) Jupyter
Applications
1 24 (7.72%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.93%) 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 (22.51%) Microsoft 365
2 34 (10.93%) Azure
3 21 (6.75%) Entra ID
4 14 (4.50%) Google Workspace
5 10 (3.22%) Power Platform
6 9 (2.89%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (2.25%) Power Automate
8 6 (1.93%) SaaS
9 4 (1.29%) AWS
9 4 (1.29%) 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 26 (8.36%) DHCP
1 26 (8.36%) DNS
2 22 (7.07%) Firewall
3 20 (6.43%) Wi-Fi
4 18 (5.79%) VLAN
4 18 (5.79%) VPN
5 16 (5.14%) Broadband
6 14 (4.50%) VoIP
7 9 (2.89%) SSL
8 7 (2.25%) Wireless
9 6 (1.93%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.96%) NAS
10 3 (0.96%) Network Security
11 1 (0.32%) DAB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.29%) Power BI
2 2 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.64%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (2.89%) JIRA
2 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 153 (49.20%) Social Skills
2 40 (12.86%) Finance
3 33 (10.61%) Organisational Skills
4 29 (9.32%) Marketing
5 24 (7.72%) Retail
6 22 (7.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (6.75%) Analytical Skills
8 20 (6.43%) Pharmaceutical
9 16 (5.14%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (3.54%) Manufacturing
11 8 (2.57%) Electronics
12 7 (2.25%) Legal
12 7 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.93%) Telecoms
14 5 (1.61%) French Language
15 3 (0.96%) Advertising
15 3 (0.96%) German Language
16 2 (0.64%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.64%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 52 (16.72%) IT Support
2 35 (11.25%) IT Engineer
3 32 (10.29%) Support Engineer
4 29 (9.32%) Coordinator
4 29 (9.32%) IT Support Engineer
5 23 (7.40%) Analyst
6 22 (7.07%) Senior
7 19 (6.11%) 1st Line Support
8 17 (5.47%) 2nd Line Support
8 17 (5.47%) Consultant
8 17 (5.47%) IT Manager
9 16 (5.14%) Technical Support
10 14 (4.50%) Senior IT Support
11 12 (3.86%) Senior IT Engineer
11 12 (3.86%) Senior Support Engineer
11 12 (3.86%) Support Analyst
12 11 (3.54%) 1st/2nd Line Support
12 11 (3.54%) Lead
13 10 (3.22%) Account Manager
13 10 (3.22%) 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 41 (13.18%) Driving Licence
2 18 (5.79%) Onboarding
3 16 (5.14%) Life Science
3 16 (5.14%) Pharmacovigilance
4 13 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (3.86%) Credit Risk
5 12 (3.86%) Management Information System
6 8 (2.57%) EPoS
7 7 (2.25%) Social Media
8 6 (1.93%) CCTV
8 6 (1.93%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.61%) 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%) Augmented Reality
11 2 (0.64%) Blog
11 2 (0.64%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.64%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 74 (23.79%) Windows
2 21 (6.75%) Windows 10
2 21 (6.75%) Windows Server
3 11 (3.54%) Linux
4 9 (2.89%) Mac OS
5 7 (2.25%) Windows Server 2012
5 7 (2.25%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.96%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.64%) Rocky
7 2 (0.64%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (28.62%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (15.76%) Continuous Improvement
3 38 (12.22%) Collaborative Working
4 35 (11.25%) CRM
5 30 (9.65%) Decision-Making
6 28 (9.00%) B2B
7 27 (8.68%) Business Development
8 23 (7.40%) Customer Experience
8 23 (7.40%) Cybersecurity
8 23 (7.40%) Roadmaps
9 22 (7.07%) Service Delivery
10 19 (6.11%) Disaster Recovery
11 18 (5.79%) Service Management
12 17 (5.47%) AI
12 17 (5.47%) Change Management
12 17 (5.47%) ERP
13 16 (5.14%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
13 16 (5.14%) CAPA
13 16 (5.14%) Process Improvement
13 16 (5.14%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 9 (2.89%) PowerShell
2 7 (2.25%) Python
2 7 (2.25%) SQL
3 2 (0.64%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.32%) C#
4 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 50 (16.08%) Degree
2 24 (7.72%) Microsoft Certification
3 23 (7.40%) DBS Check
4 11 (3.54%) Network+ Certification
5 10 (3.22%) A+ Certification
6 9 (2.89%) CompTIA Security+
7 7 (2.25%) City & Guilds
8 6 (1.93%) SC Cleared
8 6 (1.93%) Security Cleared
9 5 (1.61%) DV Cleared
9 5 (1.61%) ICAEW
9 5 (1.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (1.29%) HND
11 3 (0.96%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.96%) HNC
11 3 (0.96%) NVQ Level 3
12 1 (0.32%) AAT
12 1 (0.32%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.32%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 1 (0.32%) GNVQ
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.04%) SLA
2 20 (6.43%) QA
3 16 (5.14%) Good Clinical Practice
3 16 (5.14%) GxP
4 14 (4.50%) Accessibility
5 12 (3.86%) GDPR
6 10 (3.22%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (3.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (1.61%) NEBOSH
8 3 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.96%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 38 (12.22%) Active Directory
2 24 (7.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (5.14%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.93%) vSphere
5 5 (1.61%) ClearTrust
5 5 (1.61%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.96%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.96%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 18 (5.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (2.89%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.61%) HAProxy
4 1 (0.32%) Autotask
4 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 108 (34.73%) Microsoft
2 26 (8.36%) VMware
3 17 (5.47%) Google
4 16 (5.14%) Veeam
5 11 (3.54%) Apple
6 10 (3.22%) Cisco
6 10 (3.22%) Datto
7 9 (2.89%) SonicWALL
8 7 (2.25%) Salesforce
9 6 (1.93%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.61%) Oracle
11 4 (1.29%) Aruba
11 4 (1.29%) Barracuda Networks
11 4 (1.29%) Juniper
11 4 (1.29%) SAP
11 4 (1.29%) Sophos
12 3 (0.96%) CA Agile Central
12 3 (0.96%) ConnectWise
12 3 (0.96%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.96%) IBM