Customer Service Jobs in the Thames Valley

Customer Service
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Customer Service skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Customer Service over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 29 45
Rank change year-on-year -21 +16 +3
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 193 445 351
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 5.64% 6.62% 5.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.99% 7.83% 6.27%
Number of salaries quoted 120 342 252
10th Percentile £25,463 £23,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,875 £25,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £31,750 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.24% +5.83% +5.26%
75th Percentile £50,000 £40,000 £40,625
90th Percentile £60,000 £57,375 £48,750
South East median annual salary £32,000 £30,000 £33,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -10.45% +3.08%

All Process and 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 3,221 5,681 5,597
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 94.04% 84.54% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,220 3,876 3,044
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £88,750
South East median annual salary £55,790 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.58% -9.09% -

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Customer Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the Thames Valley

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Customer Service in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Customer Service in the Thames Valley

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

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 17 May 2025. 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 -7 80 £35,000 +7.69% 58
Berkshire -23 76 £32,500 +3.17% 78
Oxfordshire -15 37 £50,000 +58.73% 68
Customer Service
South East

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 20 (10.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (9.33%) IBM Domino
3 12 (6.22%) SharePoint
4 5 (2.59%) Apache
4 5 (2.59%) IIS
5 2 (1.04%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.52%) Confluence
6 1 (0.52%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (0.52%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.52%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.52%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 35 (18.13%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (5.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.55%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.52%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.52%) MadCap Flare
Business Applications
1 12 (6.22%) Dynamics AX
2 6 (3.11%) NetSuite
2 6 (3.11%) Sage 200
2 6 (3.11%) Sage CRM
3 3 (1.55%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 42 (21.76%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (15.54%) Azure
3 12 (6.22%) Dynamics 365
4 5 (2.59%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (2.59%) Power Automate
4 5 (2.59%) Power Platform
4 5 (2.59%) PowerApps
5 4 (2.07%) Entra ID
5 4 (2.07%) IaaS
5 4 (2.07%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.52%) AWS
6 1 (0.52%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (0.52%) SaaS
6 1 (0.52%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 20 (10.36%) DNS
2 19 (9.84%) Firewall
3 16 (8.29%) TCP/IP
4 15 (7.77%) DHCP
4 15 (7.77%) WAN
5 13 (6.74%) LAN
6 12 (6.22%) VoIP
7 11 (5.70%) VLAN
8 7 (3.63%) SNMP
8 7 (3.63%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (3.11%) Cisco IOS
9 6 (3.11%) Remote Desktop
9 6 (3.11%) VPN
10 4 (2.07%) SAN
10 4 (2.07%) Wireless
11 2 (1.04%) 4G
11 2 (1.04%) 5G
11 2 (1.04%) IP Telephony
11 2 (1.04%) Network Security
11 2 (1.04%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.70%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.59%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.04%) Metadata
4 1 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 6 (3.11%) JIRA
2 2 (1.04%) Git
General
1 100 (51.81%) Social Skills
2 41 (21.24%) Finance
3 30 (15.54%) Manufacturing
4 15 (7.77%) Local Government
5 14 (7.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 12 (6.22%) General Ledger
6 12 (6.22%) Telecoms
7 9 (4.66%) Analytical Skills
8 8 (4.15%) Spanish Language
9 7 (3.63%) Public Sector
9 7 (3.63%) Social Housing
10 6 (3.11%) German Language
10 6 (3.11%) Legal
10 6 (3.11%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (2.59%) Back Office
11 5 (2.59%) Marketing
11 5 (2.59%) Retail
12 3 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (1.04%) Advertising
13 2 (1.04%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 35 (18.13%) Analyst
2 28 (14.51%) Support Analyst
3 27 (13.99%) Support Engineer
3 27 (13.99%) Technical Support
4 20 (10.36%) Support Technician
5 15 (7.77%) 1st Line Support
6 14 (7.25%) IT Support
7 12 (6.22%) ERP Analyst
7 12 (6.22%) ERP Support
8 10 (5.18%) Field Engineer
8 10 (5.18%) Lead
9 9 (4.66%) Field Service Engineer
9 9 (4.66%) Team Leader
10 8 (4.15%) 1st Line Support Analyst
10 8 (4.15%) 2nd Line Support
11 7 (3.63%) Applications Support
11 7 (3.63%) Applications Support Analyst
11 7 (3.63%) IT Engineer
11 7 (3.63%) Software Analyst
11 7 (3.63%) Software Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.63%) XML
2 6 (3.11%) .NET
2 6 (3.11%) ASP.NET
3 5 (2.59%) CSS
3 5 (2.59%) HTML
3 5 (2.59%) HTML5
3 5 (2.59%) React
3 5 (2.59%) SPFx
4 4 (2.07%) SAML
5 2 (1.04%) JSON
5 2 (1.04%) REST
5 2 (1.04%) SOAP
6 1 (0.52%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 13 (6.74%) Data Centre
1 13 (6.74%) Onboarding
2 12 (6.22%) Driving Licence
3 11 (5.70%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (3.63%) Housing Association
5 6 (3.11%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.59%) Client/Server
7 4 (2.07%) CCTV
7 4 (2.07%) PKI
8 3 (1.55%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (1.04%) Freedom of Information
9 2 (1.04%) Freedom of Information Act
9 2 (1.04%) IoT
9 2 (1.04%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.52%) Fibre Optics
10 1 (0.52%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 62 (32.12%) Windows
2 22 (11.40%) Mac OS
3 19 (9.84%) Windows Server
4 11 (5.70%) Windows 10
5 7 (3.63%) Android
6 6 (3.11%) Linux
7 3 (1.55%) Apple iOS
8 2 (1.04%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.52%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.52%) Windows 8
9 1 (0.52%) Windows Vista
9 1 (0.52%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (40.93%) Problem-Solving
2 35 (18.13%) Service Delivery
3 31 (16.06%) Customer Experience
4 30 (15.54%) Project Management
5 24 (12.44%) Coaching
6 22 (11.40%) Time Management
7 19 (9.84%) ERP
7 19 (9.84%) Technical Analysis
8 18 (9.33%) CRM
9 16 (8.29%) Change Management
10 15 (7.77%) Continuous Improvement
10 15 (7.77%) ITIL
11 14 (7.25%) Cybersecurity
11 14 (7.25%) Incident Management
12 13 (6.74%) Line Management
13 11 (5.70%) Artificial Intelligence
13 11 (5.70%) Preventative Maintenance
14 10 (5.18%) Collaborative Culture
14 10 (5.18%) ITSM
14 10 (5.18%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 17 (8.81%) SQL
2 10 (5.18%) PowerShell
3 8 (4.15%) JavaScript
4 6 (3.11%) C#
5 5 (2.59%) Python
5 5 (2.59%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 26 (13.47%) Degree
2 19 (9.84%) NVQ Level 4
3 11 (5.70%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (3.63%) MRICS
5 5 (2.59%) A+ Certification
5 5 (2.59%) CCNP
5 5 (2.59%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (2.59%) Security Cleared
6 4 (2.07%) Azure Certification
6 4 (2.07%) CCNA
6 4 (2.07%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 3 (1.55%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.04%) CISSP
8 2 (1.04%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (1.04%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.52%) CCSE
9 1 (0.52%) CEH
9 1 (0.52%) CISA
9 1 (0.52%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.52%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (7.77%) SLA
2 7 (3.63%) QA
3 4 (2.07%) Accessibility
3 4 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.52%) COSHH
4 1 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 34 (17.62%) Active Directory
2 16 (8.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (6.22%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.59%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (2.07%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (2.59%) ZABBIX
2 4 (2.07%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (2.07%) vCenter Server
2 4 (2.07%) WSUS
3 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.04%) SCCM
3 2 (1.04%) SCOM
3 2 (1.04%) SCSM
Vendors
1 81 (41.97%) Microsoft
2 27 (13.99%) Cisco
3 23 (11.92%) VMware
4 7 (3.63%) Palo Alto
4 7 (3.63%) Veeam
5 6 (3.11%) Dell
5 6 (3.11%) NetApp
5 6 (3.11%) Sage
6 5 (2.59%) Oracle
6 5 (2.59%) ServiceNow
7 4 (2.07%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.55%) Google
8 3 (1.55%) SAP
9 2 (1.04%) Apple
9 2 (1.04%) Aruba
9 2 (1.04%) ConnectWise
9 2 (1.04%) HP
10 1 (0.52%) CrowdStrike
10 1 (0.52%) HubSpot
10 1 (0.52%) Workday