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 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 47 26
Rank change year-on-year +15 -21 +17
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 233 198 446
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.10% 5.81% 6.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.71% 6.19% 8.17%
Number of salaries quoted 175 125 342
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,600 £23,500
25th Percentile £26,375 £28,250 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £35,000 £31,750
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.24% +5.83%
75th Percentile £38,000 £50,000 £40,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £57,375
South East median annual salary £30,000 £32,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -11.76%

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 4,078 3,199 5,462
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.71% 93.92% 83.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,763 1,226 3,857
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% +7.00% -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 20 May 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 20 May 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 +9 87 £34,250 -2.14% 18
Oxfordshire +18 74 £30,000 -40.00% 11
Berkshire +6 72 £30,000 -7.69% 51
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 7 (3.00%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.86%) Gentran
4 1 (0.43%) Jupyter
Applications
1 20 (8.58%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (4.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.29%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.43%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (3.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.43%) SAP HR
2 1 (0.43%) SAP IS-U
2 1 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 70 (30.04%) Microsoft 365
2 35 (15.02%) Azure
3 13 (5.58%) Entra ID
4 12 (5.15%) Google Workspace
5 9 (3.86%) Dynamics 365
5 9 (3.86%) Power Platform
6 7 (3.00%) Power Automate
7 6 (2.58%) AWS
8 5 (2.15%) GCP
9 4 (1.72%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.72%) SaaS
10 3 (1.29%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.43%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.43%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.43%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 16 (6.87%) Firewall
2 15 (6.44%) Broadband
3 14 (6.01%) DNS
4 10 (4.29%) LAN
4 10 (4.29%) WAN
5 9 (3.86%) DHCP
5 9 (3.86%) VoIP
6 8 (3.43%) TCP/IP
7 6 (2.58%) VPN
7 6 (2.58%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (1.29%) NAS
8 3 (1.29%) Network Security
9 2 (0.86%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.86%) VLAN
10 1 (0.43%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.15%) Power BI
2 2 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 8 (3.43%) JIRA
2 1 (0.43%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 101 (43.35%) Social Skills
2 35 (15.02%) Finance
3 28 (12.02%) Organisational Skills
4 24 (10.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 22 (9.44%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (9.44%) Marketing
6 11 (4.72%) Influencing Skills
6 11 (4.72%) Legal
7 9 (3.86%) Electronics
8 7 (3.00%) Pharmaceutical
8 7 (3.00%) Retail
9 5 (2.15%) French Language
9 5 (2.15%) Public Sector
10 4 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.72%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.29%) German Language
11 3 (1.29%) Law
11 3 (1.29%) Military
12 2 (0.86%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.43%) Billing
Job Titles
1 47 (20.17%) IT Support
2 30 (12.88%) Analyst
3 26 (11.16%) Support Engineer
4 23 (9.87%) Coordinator
5 19 (8.15%) IT Engineer
6 18 (7.73%) Technical Support
7 17 (7.30%) 2nd Line Support
8 16 (6.87%) Consultant
9 15 (6.44%) IT Analyst
9 15 (6.44%) IT Support Engineer
9 15 (6.44%) Support Analyst
10 12 (5.15%) 1st/2nd Line Support
11 11 (4.72%) IT Support Analyst
12 10 (4.29%) 3rd Line Support
12 10 (4.29%) Customer Service Advisor
13 9 (3.86%) ICT Consultant
13 9 (3.86%) Senior
14 8 (3.43%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
14 8 (3.43%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
14 8 (3.43%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.29%) EDI
2 1 (0.43%) Hugging Face
2 1 (0.43%) Matplotlib
2 1 (0.43%) NumPy
2 1 (0.43%) Pandas
2 1 (0.43%) scikit-learn
2 1 (0.43%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 17 (7.30%) Driving Licence
2 16 (6.87%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (6.44%) Onboarding
4 11 (4.72%) Blog
5 10 (4.29%) Learning Management System
5 10 (4.29%) Social Media
6 8 (3.43%) Management Information System
7 7 (3.00%) Augmented Reality
7 7 (3.00%) NHS
8 6 (2.58%) EPoS
8 6 (2.58%) Life Science
8 6 (2.58%) Pharmacovigilance
9 4 (1.72%) Credit Risk
10 3 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (1.29%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.86%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
12 1 (0.43%) Algorithms
12 1 (0.43%) Smart Home
12 1 (0.43%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 56 (24.03%) Windows
2 22 (9.44%) Windows Server
3 9 (3.86%) Windows 10
4 7 (3.00%) Linux
5 6 (2.58%) Mac OS
6 5 (2.15%) Android
6 5 (2.15%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (28.76%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (12.02%) CRM
3 24 (10.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 20 (8.58%) AI
5 17 (7.30%) Roadmaps
6 15 (6.44%) Cybersecurity
6 15 (6.44%) Decision-Making
6 15 (6.44%) Mentoring
7 14 (6.01%) Coaching
8 13 (5.58%) ITIL
9 12 (5.15%) Collaborative Culture
10 10 (4.29%) B2B
10 10 (4.29%) Logistics
10 10 (4.29%) Process Improvement
11 9 (3.86%) Business Development
11 9 (3.86%) Service Management
12 8 (3.43%) Analytics
12 8 (3.43%) Change Management
12 8 (3.43%) Computer Science
13 7 (3.00%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.72%) SQL
2 2 (0.86%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.43%) ABAP
3 1 (0.43%) Python
Qualifications
1 43 (18.45%) Degree
2 16 (6.87%) DBS Check
3 10 (4.29%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (3.86%) SC Cleared
4 9 (3.86%) Security Cleared
5 8 (3.43%) A+ Certification
6 7 (3.00%) City & Guilds
7 5 (2.15%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.72%) ICAEW
9 2 (0.86%) HNC
9 2 (0.86%) HND
10 1 (0.43%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.43%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.43%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.43%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.72%) QA
1 11 (4.72%) SLA
2 7 (3.00%) Accessibility
3 6 (2.58%) Good Clinical Practice
3 6 (2.58%) GxP
4 5 (2.15%) NEBOSH
5 4 (1.72%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.86%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.43%) GDPR
7 1 (0.43%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 33 (14.16%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.43%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.29%) BitLocker
4 3 (1.29%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 8 (3.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.15%) Jamf Pro
3 4 (1.72%) SmoothWall
4 2 (0.86%) SCCM
5 1 (0.43%) Autotask
5 1 (0.43%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 76 (32.62%) Microsoft
2 14 (6.01%) Google
3 8 (3.43%) Salesforce
4 7 (3.00%) Cisco
4 7 (3.00%) Meraki
5 5 (2.15%) SAP
6 4 (1.72%) Oracle
6 4 (1.72%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.72%) Sophos
6 4 (1.72%) VMware
7 3 (1.29%) Barracuda Networks
7 3 (1.29%) CA Agile Central
8 2 (0.86%) Atlassian
8 2 (0.86%) Datto
8 2 (0.86%) IBM
8 2 (0.86%) Logitech
8 2 (0.86%) Yealink
9 1 (0.43%) Adobe
9 1 (0.43%) Apple
9 1 (0.43%) Citrix