Customer Service Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Customer Service skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 19 22
Rank change year-on-year -12 +3 +9
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 2,658 2,608 5,722
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 4.00% 8.84% 7.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.74% 9.69% 9.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,865 1,739 3,905
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,000 £22,500
25th Percentile £26,750 £26,000 £24,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £31,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -10.45%
75th Percentile £40,000 £40,250 £43,750
90th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £57,512
UK median annual salary £31,500 £32,500 £32,000
% change year-on-year -3.08% +1.56% -8.57%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 46,318 26,901 62,283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 69.63% 91.20% 80.29%
Number of salaries quoted 32,280 13,607 43,554
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £33,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Customer Service relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Customer Service job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Customer Service.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Customer Service

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Customer Service in the UK excluding London

Customer Service
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Service within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
South East -1 719 £30,000 -5.51% 277
North of England -3 659 £31,750 +9.48% 264
Midlands -13 408 £29,000 - 163
North West +35 379 £33,750 +7.14% 150
South West -20 354 £32,500 +3.17% 103
East of England -20 250 £32,361 +7.87% 79
East Midlands -6 213 £28,500 +3.64% 81
Yorkshire -27 198 £30,000 +3.45% 82
West Midlands -14 195 £30,750 +2.50% 83
Scotland -16 132 £30,000 -8.68% 52
Wales -17 95 £30,750 +11.82% 18
North East -31 82 £32,000 +16.36% 37
Northern Ireland -17 38 £30,706 -6.53% 22
Channel Islands - 5 £75,000 -
Isle of Man 0 2 £40,000 -56.04%
Customer Service
UK

Customer Service
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 213 (8.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 164 (6.17%) SharePoint
3 49 (1.84%) Jupyter
4 9 (0.34%) IIS
5 7 (0.26%) CMS
6 3 (0.11%) SAS
7 2 (0.075%) Confluence
7 2 (0.075%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.075%) Gentran
7 2 (0.075%) WordPress
8 1 (0.038%) Apache
Applications
1 345 (12.98%) Microsoft Office
2 101 (3.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 54 (2.03%) Chatbot
4 25 (0.94%) MS Visio
5 21 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 12 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.075%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.075%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.038%) Trello
Business Applications
1 30 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.45%) NEC Housing
3 8 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
3 8 (0.30%) NetSuite
4 7 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
6 4 (0.15%) Shopify
7 3 (0.11%) Aareon QL
7 3 (0.11%) MIS ActiveH
7 3 (0.11%) OPENHousing
7 3 (0.11%) Orchard Housing
7 3 (0.11%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.075%) Alphatax
8 2 (0.075%) Magento
8 2 (0.075%) Odoo
8 2 (0.075%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.038%) C-CURE
9 1 (0.038%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 1 (0.038%) Payment Gateway
9 1 (0.038%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 815 (30.66%) Microsoft 365
2 399 (15.01%) Azure
3 208 (7.83%) Entra ID
4 120 (4.51%) AWS
5 95 (3.57%) Power Platform
6 90 (3.39%) SaaS
7 60 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
7 60 (2.26%) OneDrive
8 51 (1.92%) Cloud Computing
9 40 (1.50%) Azure DevOps
10 33 (1.24%) PowerApps
11 25 (0.94%) Google Workspace
12 24 (0.90%) Power Automate
13 15 (0.56%) Mimecast
14 13 (0.49%) Nutanix
15 12 (0.45%) Boomi
15 12 (0.45%) GitHub
15 12 (0.45%) IaaS
15 12 (0.45%) Microsoft Purview
16 11 (0.41%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 235 (8.84%) DNS
2 212 (7.98%) DHCP
3 191 (7.19%) Firewall
4 136 (5.12%) VPN
5 118 (4.44%) Broadband
6 111 (4.18%) WAN
7 109 (4.10%) TCP/IP
8 105 (3.95%) LAN
9 98 (3.69%) Wi-Fi
10 86 (3.24%) VoIP
11 46 (1.73%) VLAN
11 46 (1.73%) Wireless
12 45 (1.69%) Internet
13 19 (0.71%) WLAN
14 18 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
15 17 (0.64%) Network Security
15 17 (0.64%) SAN
15 17 (0.64%) Structured Cabling
16 9 (0.34%) IP Telephony
17 8 (0.30%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (2.82%) Amazon RDS
2 61 (2.29%) Power BI
3 36 (1.35%) SQL Server
4 16 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (0.41%) Power Query
6 10 (0.38%) MySQL
7 6 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.15%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.11%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.075%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.075%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.038%) Azure SQL Database
11 1 (0.038%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.038%) DTS
11 1 (0.038%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.038%) Oracle Exadata
11 1 (0.038%) Oracle Reports
11 1 (0.038%) Qlik Sense
11 1 (0.038%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 49 (1.84%) JIRA
1 49 (1.84%) Visual Studio Code
2 16 (0.60%) Selenium
3 12 (0.45%) Cypress.io
4 7 (0.26%) Moq
5 3 (0.11%) LabVIEW
6 2 (0.075%) ERwin
6 2 (0.075%) TestRail
6 2 (0.075%) Toad
6 2 (0.075%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.038%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.038%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.038%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.038%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 1,354 (50.94%) Social Skills
2 398 (14.97%) Finance
3 308 (11.59%) Organisational Skills
4 277 (10.42%) Analytical Skills
5 186 (7.00%) Retail
6 173 (6.51%) Legal
7 156 (5.87%) Marketing
8 140 (5.27%) Manufacturing
9 121 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 88 (3.31%) Telecoms
11 72 (2.71%) Games
12 71 (2.67%) Law
13 60 (2.26%) Back Office
14 54 (2.03%) Public Sector
15 47 (1.77%) Billing
16 45 (1.69%) Advertising
17 35 (1.32%) Banking
18 33 (1.24%) French Language
19 28 (1.05%) Automotive
20 24 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 525 (19.75%) IT Support
2 415 (15.61%) Support Engineer
3 321 (12.08%) Analyst
4 302 (11.36%) IT Engineer
5 252 (9.48%) IT Support Engineer
6 199 (7.49%) Support Technician
7 152 (5.72%) IT Technician
8 151 (5.68%) 2nd Line Support
9 138 (5.19%) Support Analyst
10 134 (5.04%) Senior
11 133 (5.00%) 1st Line Support
12 118 (4.44%) Technical Support
13 112 (4.21%) Service Analyst
13 112 (4.21%) Service Desk Analyst
14 111 (4.18%) IT Support Technician
15 108 (4.06%) Systems Engineer
16 99 (3.72%) IT Analyst
17 93 (3.50%) Desktop Support
18 78 (2.93%) Desktop Engineer
18 78 (2.93%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (1.84%) Hugging Face
1 49 (1.84%) Matplotlib
1 49 (1.84%) NumPy
1 49 (1.84%) Pandas
1 49 (1.84%) scikit-learn
1 49 (1.84%) Streamlit
2 24 (0.90%) JSON
3 22 (0.83%) XML
4 17 (0.64%) REST
5 15 (0.56%) EDI
6 14 (0.53%) Middleware
6 14 (0.53%) SOAP
7 12 (0.45%) HTML
7 12 (0.45%) Playwright
8 7 (0.26%) .NET
8 7 (0.26%) .NET Framework
8 7 (0.26%) Entity Framework
8 7 (0.26%) XSLT
9 5 (0.19%) CSS
10 4 (0.15%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 335 (12.60%) Driving Licence
2 169 (6.36%) Onboarding
3 156 (5.87%) Self-Motivation
4 100 (3.76%) Web Conferencing
5 98 (3.69%) Podcast
5 98 (3.69%) Virtual Team
6 73 (2.75%) Legacy Systems
7 70 (2.63%) Management Information System
8 59 (2.22%) EPoS
9 49 (1.84%) Algorithms
10 48 (1.81%) Data Centre
11 41 (1.54%) Product Ownership
12 30 (1.13%) CCTV
13 29 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
14 28 (1.05%) Social Media
15 20 (0.75%) CMDB
15 20 (0.75%) Life Science
15 20 (0.75%) Renewable Energy
16 17 (0.64%) Credit Risk
17 15 (0.56%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 789 (29.68%) Windows
2 349 (13.13%) Windows Server
3 208 (7.83%) Windows 10
4 112 (4.21%) Linux
5 85 (3.20%) Windows Server 2016
6 55 (2.07%) Android
7 42 (1.58%) Mac OS
8 39 (1.47%) Apple iOS
9 25 (0.94%) Windows Server 2019
10 10 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
11 9 (0.34%) Debian
12 4 (0.15%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.075%) Windows 7
14 1 (0.038%) AIX
14 1 (0.038%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.038%) Solaris
14 1 (0.038%) Unix
14 1 (0.038%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 902 (33.94%) Problem-Solving
2 377 (14.18%) ITIL
3 333 (12.53%) Customer Experience
4 291 (10.95%) Continuous Improvement
5 249 (9.37%) CRM
6 201 (7.56%) Service Delivery
7 189 (7.11%) Cybersecurity
8 159 (5.98%) ITSM
9 155 (5.83%) Business Development
10 140 (5.27%) AI
11 138 (5.19%) Time Management
12 132 (4.97%) B2B
13 117 (4.40%) Process Improvement
14 104 (3.91%) Coaching
15 102 (3.84%) Collaborative Working
16 94 (3.54%) Decision-Making
17 93 (3.50%) ERP
18 92 (3.46%) Service Management
19 89 (3.35%) Migration
20 88 (3.31%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 100 (3.76%) SQL
2 68 (2.56%) Python
3 53 (1.99%) PowerShell
4 23 (0.87%) JavaScript
5 14 (0.53%) Ladder Logic
6 11 (0.41%) C#
7 9 (0.34%) C++
8 7 (0.26%) XAML
9 6 (0.23%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.19%) VBScript
11 2 (0.075%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.075%) Bash
11 2 (0.075%) Google Apps Script
11 2 (0.075%) Java
11 2 (0.075%) Perl
12 1 (0.038%) ABAP
12 1 (0.038%) PHP
12 1 (0.038%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.038%) Uniface
Qualifications
1 332 (12.49%) Degree
2 180 (6.77%) Security Cleared
3 159 (5.98%) SC Cleared
4 148 (5.57%) Microsoft Certification
5 121 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
6 116 (4.36%) DBS Check
7 89 (3.35%) AWS Certification
8 65 (2.45%) MCSE
9 63 (2.37%) A+ Certification
10 55 (2.07%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 48 (1.81%) CTC Cleared
12 45 (1.69%) Network+ Certification
13 37 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
14 31 (1.17%) CCNA
15 25 (0.94%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 20 (0.75%) HNC
17 14 (0.53%) City & Guilds
17 14 (0.53%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 11 (0.41%) HND
18 11 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 202 (7.60%) SLA
2 104 (3.91%) Cyber Essentials
3 97 (3.65%) QA
4 75 (2.82%) PCI DSS
5 50 (1.88%) GDPR
6 48 (1.81%) Accessibility
7 14 (0.53%) Data Quality
8 12 (0.45%) TickIT
9 10 (0.38%) Good Clinical Practice
9 10 (0.38%) GxP
10 8 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
10 8 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (0.26%) PMO
12 6 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 6 (0.23%) NEBOSH
13 3 (0.11%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.075%) GRC
14 2 (0.075%) ISO 14001
14 2 (0.075%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 2 (0.075%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 459 (17.27%) Active Directory
2 169 (6.36%) Hyper-V
3 94 (3.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 73 (2.75%) Terminal Server
5 10 (0.38%) BitLocker
6 8 (0.30%) Firmware
6 8 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.19%) KVM
7 5 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.15%) ClearTrust
8 4 (0.15%) Terminal Services
9 3 (0.11%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 3 (0.11%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.075%) vSphere
11 1 (0.038%) Lustre
11 1 (0.038%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.038%) Samba
11 1 (0.038%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 1 (0.038%) XenApp
11 1 (0.038%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 142 (5.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 62 (2.33%) SCCM
3 14 (0.53%) Autotask
3 14 (0.53%) Jamf Pro
4 7 (0.26%) FortiGate
4 7 (0.26%) WSUS
5 5 (0.19%) Ansible
6 4 (0.15%) Terraform
7 3 (0.11%) SmoothWall
8 2 (0.075%) cPanel
8 2 (0.075%) HP ALM
8 2 (0.075%) Plesk
8 2 (0.075%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.038%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.038%) Failover Clustering
9 1 (0.038%) Kubernetes
9 1 (0.038%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.038%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 1,067 (40.14%) Microsoft
2 193 (7.26%) VMware
3 100 (3.76%) Veeam
4 91 (3.42%) ServiceNow
5 89 (3.35%) Cisco
6 80 (3.01%) SolarWinds
7 72 (2.71%) Brocade
7 72 (2.71%) Nimble Storage
7 72 (2.71%) Splunk
7 72 (2.71%) Tanium
8 46 (1.73%) Salesforce
9 42 (1.58%) BT
10 39 (1.47%) Apple
11 36 (1.35%) Google
12 31 (1.17%) Meraki
13 27 (1.02%) SAP
13 27 (1.02%) Sophos
14 25 (0.94%) HubSpot
14 25 (0.94%) SonicWALL
15 22 (0.83%) Adobe