Customer Service Job Trends in the West Midlands

Customer Service
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Customer Service skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 45 11
Rank change year-on-year -21 -34 +32
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 177 153 808
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 2.08% 5.04% 10.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.85% 5.67% 13.07%
Number of salaries quoted 136 127 438
10th Percentile £26,000 £15,750 £21,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £25,500 £24,644
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,750 £29,500 £29,542
Median % change year-on-year +4.24% -0.14% -26.15%
75th Percentile £42,188 £38,877 £44,875
90th Percentile £60,000 £55,134 £61,535
England median annual salary £31,000 £32,500 £32,000
% change year-on-year -4.62% +1.56% -8.57%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,208 2,698 6,183
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 72.92% 88.93% 82.41%
Number of salaries quoted 3,750 1,531 4,565
10th Percentile £30,250 £28,822 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £35,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £64,375
90th Percentile £85,000 £79,050 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Customer Service job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Customer Service.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Customer Service

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 22 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Customer Service in the West Midlands

Customer Service
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Service within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 22 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
Staffordshire +23 54 £28,000 -6.67% 8
Birmingham -32 37 £37,500 +7.14% 20
Worcestershire -16 34 £60,000 +300.00% 8
Warwickshire -11 20 £31,500 +6.78% 12
Shropshire -33 9 £31,000 +8.77% 8
Solihull +11 4 £30,000 -14.29% 6
Wolverhampton -22 4 £31,000 -4.62%
Coventry - 4 £26,000 - 8
Walsall - 2 £40,000 - 1
Herefordshire - 1 £31,000 - 1
Sutton Coldfield - 1 £28,000 -
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 8 (4.52%) Jupyter
2 5 (2.82%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.13%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (7.91%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (4.52%) Chatbot
3 5 (2.82%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.13%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (6.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.69%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.56%) C-CURE
3 1 (0.56%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 32 (18.08%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (8.47%) Azure
3 12 (6.78%) Entra ID
4 11 (6.21%) AWS
5 10 (5.65%) SaaS
6 8 (4.52%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (3.39%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (3.39%) Google Workspace
7 6 (3.39%) Power Platform
8 4 (2.26%) Power Automate
8 4 (2.26%) PowerApps
9 3 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.13%) Siteimprove
10 2 (1.13%) Slack
11 1 (0.56%) IaaS
11 1 (0.56%) Lucidchart
11 1 (0.56%) OCI
11 1 (0.56%) PaaS
11 1 (0.56%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 25 (14.12%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (7.91%) Broadband
2 14 (7.91%) Internet
3 10 (5.65%) DHCP
3 10 (5.65%) DNS
4 9 (5.08%) LAN
5 7 (3.95%) WAN
6 6 (3.39%) TCP/IP
7 5 (2.82%) VPN
8 4 (2.26%) RFID
9 3 (1.69%) Firewall
10 1 (0.56%) DSLAM
10 1 (0.56%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.95%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.69%) Data Mining
3 2 (1.13%) Power BI
4 1 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 8 (4.52%) Visual Studio Code
2 5 (2.82%) JIRA
3 4 (2.26%) LabVIEW
4 2 (1.13%) Selenium
4 2 (1.13%) TestRail
4 2 (1.13%) Toad
4 2 (1.13%) Zephyr
General
1 63 (35.59%) Social Skills
2 29 (16.38%) Manufacturing
3 25 (14.12%) Finance
4 22 (12.43%) Retail
5 19 (10.73%) Marketing
6 13 (7.34%) Organisational Skills
7 12 (6.78%) Legal
8 9 (5.08%) Telecoms
9 7 (3.95%) Analytical Skills
9 7 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (2.82%) Public Sector
11 4 (2.26%) Automotive
12 3 (1.69%) Social Housing
12 3 (1.69%) Swedish Language
13 2 (1.13%) Back Office
13 2 (1.13%) Law
14 1 (0.56%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (15.82%) Support Engineer
2 26 (14.69%) Senior
3 25 (14.12%) Analyst
4 23 (12.99%) IT Support
5 19 (10.73%) Network Engineer
5 19 (10.73%) Senior Network Engineer
6 16 (9.04%) Sales Executive
7 15 (8.47%) Technical Engineer
7 15 (8.47%) Technical Support
7 15 (8.47%) Technical Support Engineer
8 13 (7.34%) Field Sales Executive
8 13 (7.34%) IT Engineer
9 12 (6.78%) 1st Line Support
9 12 (6.78%) Consultant
9 12 (6.78%) IT Support Engineer
10 10 (5.65%) Customer Service Advisor
10 10 (5.65%) Service Analyst
10 10 (5.65%) Service Desk Analyst
10 10 (5.65%) Support Analyst
10 10 (5.65%) Technical Advisor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.52%) Hugging Face
1 8 (4.52%) Matplotlib
1 8 (4.52%) NumPy
1 8 (4.52%) Pandas
1 8 (4.52%) scikit-learn
1 8 (4.52%) Streamlit
2 2 (1.13%) OAuth
2 2 (1.13%) REST
2 2 (1.13%) Visualforce
3 1 (0.56%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 13 (7.34%) Driving Licence
2 8 (4.52%) Algorithms
2 8 (4.52%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (3.95%) Management Information System
3 7 (3.95%) Onboarding
4 6 (3.39%) CCTV
5 5 (2.82%) Podcast
5 5 (2.82%) Virtual Team
5 5 (2.82%) Web Conferencing
6 2 (1.13%) Blog
6 2 (1.13%) Educational Technology
6 2 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.56%) AI Agents
7 1 (0.56%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.56%) CMDB
7 1 (0.56%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.56%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (0.56%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.56%) PDA
7 1 (0.56%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 24 (13.56%) Windows
2 7 (3.95%) Windows 10
3 6 (3.39%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.69%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.13%) Android
6 1 (0.56%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (14.12%) Customer Experience
3 22 (12.43%) CRM
3 22 (12.43%) ITIL
4 15 (8.47%) AI
5 13 (7.34%) ERP
5 13 (7.34%) Workflow
6 11 (6.21%) Continuous Improvement
6 11 (6.21%) ITSM
6 11 (6.21%) Presales
7 9 (5.08%) Business Development
7 9 (5.08%) Service Delivery
7 9 (5.08%) Time Management
8 8 (4.52%) Data Privacy
8 8 (4.52%) Machine Learning
8 8 (4.52%) Neural Network
8 8 (4.52%) OO
8 8 (4.52%) OOP
8 8 (4.52%) Prompt Engineering
8 8 (4.52%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 11 (6.21%) Ladder Logic
2 10 (5.65%) Python
3 6 (3.39%) SQL
4 4 (2.26%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.13%) Apex Code
5 2 (1.13%) Google Apps Script
6 1 (0.56%) C#
6 1 (0.56%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 19 (10.73%) Degree
2 13 (7.34%) Microsoft Certification
3 11 (6.21%) AWS Certification
4 8 (4.52%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 7 (3.95%) A+ Certification
5 7 (3.95%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.82%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (2.82%) SC Cleared
7 4 (2.26%) HNC
7 4 (2.26%) MCSA
7 4 (2.26%) MCSE
7 4 (2.26%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 4 (2.26%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (0.56%) CCNA
8 1 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.56%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.56%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.39%) Cyber Essentials
1 6 (3.39%) SLA
2 5 (2.82%) QA
3 3 (1.69%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.13%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.13%) Software Quality Assurance
5 1 (0.56%) GDPR
5 1 (0.56%) GRC
5 1 (0.56%) WCAG
System Software
1 22 (12.43%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.13%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.13%) HP ALM
2 2 (1.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 54 (30.51%) Microsoft
2 9 (5.08%) Salesforce
3 6 (3.39%) Google
4 5 (2.82%) ServiceNow
4 5 (2.82%) VMware
5 4 (2.26%) Veeam
6 3 (1.69%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.69%) Oracle
7 2 (1.13%) BT
7 2 (1.13%) Civica
7 2 (1.13%) Dell
7 2 (1.13%) HP
7 2 (1.13%) Logitech
7 2 (1.13%) MobileIron
7 2 (1.13%) Yealink
8 1 (0.56%) Freshdesk
8 1 (0.56%) McAfee
8 1 (0.56%) Planon
8 1 (0.56%) Sophos