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

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 34 36
Rank change year-on-year +10 +2 -7
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 356 259 266
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.97% 6.56% 5.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.06% 7.29% 6.73%
Number of salaries quoted 277 197 147
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,000 £24,600
25th Percentile £27,250 £25,750 £29,771
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 £51,100 £60,000 £55,750
South East median annual salary £30,000 £32,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% -1.54% -12.16%

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 5,041 3,555 3,955
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.33% 90.07% 81.65%
Number of salaries quoted 3,585 1,486 2,134
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.24% -10.91% -
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 13 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 13 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 +50 178 £36,500 +27.18% 67
Buckinghamshire +2 97 £31,500 -14.86% 42
Oxfordshire -7 81 £30,000 -14.12% 41
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 31 (8.71%) SharePoint
2 20 (5.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.40%) Apache
3 5 (1.40%) nginx
4 2 (0.56%) Gentran
Applications
1 47 (13.20%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (5.90%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.69%) Raiser’s Edge
2 1 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.28%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.28%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 78 (21.91%) Microsoft 365
2 39 (10.96%) Azure
3 27 (7.58%) Entra ID
4 19 (5.34%) Google Workspace
5 10 (2.81%) Power Platform
6 9 (2.53%) SaaS
7 7 (1.97%) Power Automate
8 6 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.12%) PowerApps
10 3 (0.84%) AWS
10 3 (0.84%) GCP
11 2 (0.56%) MailChimp
12 1 (0.28%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.28%) Azure Service Bus
12 1 (0.28%) Google Ads
12 1 (0.28%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.28%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (8.71%) DHCP
1 31 (8.71%) DNS
2 23 (6.46%) Firewall
2 23 (6.46%) VPN
2 23 (6.46%) Wi-Fi
3 22 (6.18%) VLAN
4 18 (5.06%) VoIP
5 13 (3.65%) Broadband
6 11 (3.09%) SSL
7 9 (2.53%) TCP/IP
8 7 (1.97%) Wireless
9 3 (0.84%) NAS
9 3 (0.84%) Network Security
10 2 (0.56%) 5G
10 2 (0.56%) WAN
11 1 (0.28%) Cisco IOS
11 1 (0.28%) DAB
11 1 (0.28%) LAN
11 1 (0.28%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.28%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.12%) Power BI
2 2 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (2.53%) JIRA
General
1 202 (56.74%) Social Skills
2 51 (14.33%) Organisational Skills
3 45 (12.64%) Finance
4 38 (10.67%) Retail
5 29 (8.15%) Marketing
6 27 (7.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 23 (6.46%) Influencing Skills
7 23 (6.46%) Pharmaceutical
8 18 (5.06%) Analytical Skills
9 13 (3.65%) Manufacturing
10 11 (3.09%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (2.25%) Electronics
11 8 (2.25%) Legal
11 8 (2.25%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.40%) Automotive
13 5 (1.40%) French Language
14 4 (1.12%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.12%) Avionics
15 3 (0.84%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 57 (16.01%) IT Support
2 42 (11.80%) IT Engineer
3 39 (10.96%) Support Engineer
4 35 (9.83%) IT Support Engineer
5 26 (7.30%) Coordinator
6 24 (6.74%) Administrator
6 24 (6.74%) Senior
7 19 (5.34%) 2nd Line Support
7 19 (5.34%) Analyst
7 19 (5.34%) IT Manager
7 19 (5.34%) Technical Support
8 16 (4.49%) 1st Line Support
8 16 (4.49%) Consultant
8 16 (4.49%) Senior IT Support
9 14 (3.93%) 1st/2nd Line Support
9 14 (3.93%) Senior IT Engineer
9 14 (3.93%) Senior Support Engineer
9 14 (3.93%) Support Analyst
10 11 (3.09%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
10 11 (3.09%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.12%) EDI
2 2 (0.56%) .NET
3 1 (0.28%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 57 (16.01%) Driving Licence
2 22 (6.18%) Onboarding
3 19 (5.34%) Life Science
3 19 (5.34%) Pharmacovigilance
4 14 (3.93%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (3.37%) Credit Risk
5 12 (3.37%) Data Centre
5 12 (3.37%) Management Information System
6 10 (2.81%) Social Media
7 8 (2.25%) EPoS
8 7 (1.97%) CCTV
9 5 (1.40%) Analogue Electronics
9 5 (1.40%) Learning Management System
9 5 (1.40%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.40%) Replication
10 4 (1.12%) Freedom of Information
11 3 (0.84%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.84%) e-Learning
11 3 (0.84%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.56%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 86 (24.16%) Windows
2 24 (6.74%) Windows Server
3 22 (6.18%) Windows 10
4 14 (3.93%) Linux
5 12 (3.37%) Mac OS
6 9 (2.53%) Windows Server 2019
7 8 (2.25%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (1.40%) Rocky
8 5 (1.40%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.84%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.28%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (31.74%) Problem-Solving
2 63 (17.70%) Continuous Improvement
3 52 (14.61%) Collaborative Working
4 46 (12.92%) CRM
5 37 (10.39%) Customer Experience
6 30 (8.43%) Decision-Making
6 30 (8.43%) Roadmaps
7 28 (7.87%) Business Development
7 28 (7.87%) Service Delivery
8 26 (7.30%) B2B
9 24 (6.74%) Service Management
10 23 (6.46%) Cybersecurity
11 22 (6.18%) AI
11 22 (6.18%) Change Management
12 20 (5.62%) Disaster Recovery
12 20 (5.62%) Project Delivery
13 19 (5.34%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
13 19 (5.34%) ERP
13 19 (5.34%) Preventative Maintenance
13 19 (5.34%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 12 (3.37%) PowerShell
2 6 (1.69%) Python
2 6 (1.69%) SQL
3 2 (0.56%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.28%) C#
4 1 (0.28%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 67 (18.82%) Degree
2 30 (8.43%) Microsoft Certification
3 29 (8.15%) DBS Check
4 15 (4.21%) A+ Certification
4 15 (4.21%) Network+ Certification
5 11 (3.09%) CompTIA Security+
6 6 (1.69%) City & Guilds
7 5 (1.40%) DV Cleared
7 5 (1.40%) HND
7 5 (1.40%) ICAEW
7 5 (1.40%) SC Cleared
7 5 (1.40%) Security Cleared
7 5 (1.40%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (1.12%) HNC
8 4 (1.12%) NVQ Level 3
9 3 (0.84%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.56%) GNVQ
11 1 (0.28%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (8.71%) SLA
2 23 (6.46%) QA
3 19 (5.34%) Good Clinical Practice
3 19 (5.34%) GxP
4 16 (4.49%) Accessibility
5 14 (3.93%) GDPR
6 12 (3.37%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (3.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (1.40%) NEBOSH
8 3 (0.84%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.56%) PMO
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 45 (12.64%) Active Directory
2 26 (7.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (5.06%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.69%) vSphere
5 5 (1.40%) ClearTrust
5 5 (1.40%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.84%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.84%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 23 (6.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (3.09%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.40%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 129 (36.24%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.71%) VMware
3 22 (6.18%) Google
4 21 (5.90%) Veeam
5 15 (4.21%) Apple
6 12 (3.37%) Cisco
7 11 (3.09%) Datto
7 11 (3.09%) SonicWALL
8 7 (1.97%) Salesforce
9 6 (1.69%) Aruba
9 6 (1.69%) Juniper
10 5 (1.40%) CA Agile Central
10 5 (1.40%) Dell
10 5 (1.40%) ServiceNow
11 4 (1.12%) Barracuda Networks
11 4 (1.12%) Fortinet
11 4 (1.12%) Oracle
11 4 (1.12%) SAP
12 3 (0.84%) IBM
12 3 (0.84%) Sophos