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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 36 12
Rank change year-on-year -29 -24 +36
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 184 204 731
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 2.21% 6.17% 10.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.02% 6.88% 12.08%
Number of salaries quoted 146 127 425
10th Percentile £25,500 £16,250 £21,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £25,500 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,750 £29,500 £29,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.24% - -26.25%
75th Percentile £45,442 £39,000 £43,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,250 £62,200
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 6,091 2,964 6,049
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 73.17% 89.63% 83.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3,634 1,670 4,546
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,563 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -6.10%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £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 8 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 8 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 +7 52 £28,500 -26.46% 10
Birmingham -20 38 £35,000 - 21
Worcestershire -14 34 £60,000 +300.00% 8
Warwickshire -29 24 £31,500 +6.78% 5
Shropshire -25 13 £31,000 +8.77% 8
Wolverhampton -21 4 £31,000 -4.62% 1
Coventry -24 4 £26,000 - 5
Solihull +6 3 £30,000 -14.29% 4
Halesowen - 2 - -
Walsall - 2 £40,000 -
Sutton Coldfield -4 1 £28,000 -
Herefordshire -21 1 £31,000 +21.57% 1
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 (4.35%) Jupyter
2 5 (2.72%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.09%) Confluence
Applications
1 15 (8.15%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (4.35%) Chatbot
3 7 (3.80%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (2.17%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.63%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 13 (7.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.63%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.54%) C-CURE
3 1 (0.54%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 35 (19.02%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (9.24%) Azure
3 13 (7.07%) Entra ID
4 10 (5.43%) AWS
5 9 (4.89%) Dynamics 365
5 9 (4.89%) SaaS
6 8 (4.35%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (3.26%) Google Workspace
7 6 (3.26%) Power Platform
8 4 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (2.17%) Power Automate
8 4 (2.17%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.09%) Siteimprove
9 2 (1.09%) Slack
10 1 (0.54%) IaaS
10 1 (0.54%) Lucidchart
10 1 (0.54%) OCI
10 1 (0.54%) PaaS
10 1 (0.54%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 26 (14.13%) Wi-Fi
2 11 (5.98%) Broadband
2 11 (5.98%) Internet
3 9 (4.89%) DHCP
3 9 (4.89%) DNS
3 9 (4.89%) LAN
4 7 (3.80%) WAN
5 5 (2.72%) TCP/IP
5 5 (2.72%) VPN
6 4 (2.17%) RFID
7 3 (1.63%) Firewall
8 2 (1.09%) Structured Cabling
9 1 (0.54%) DSLAM
9 1 (0.54%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.89%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (1.63%) Data Mining
4 2 (1.09%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 8 (4.35%) Visual Studio Code
2 5 (2.72%) JIRA
3 4 (2.17%) LabVIEW
4 2 (1.09%) Selenium
4 2 (1.09%) TestRail
4 2 (1.09%) Toad
4 2 (1.09%) Zephyr
General
1 66 (35.87%) Social Skills
2 27 (14.67%) Manufacturing
3 21 (11.41%) Finance
3 21 (11.41%) Retail
4 18 (9.78%) Marketing
5 11 (5.98%) Legal
6 10 (5.43%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (4.89%) Telecoms
8 8 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
9 7 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (3.80%) Public Sector
10 4 (2.17%) Automotive
11 3 (1.63%) Law
12 2 (1.09%) Advertising
12 2 (1.09%) Back Office
12 2 (1.09%) Swedish Language
13 1 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.54%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 27 (14.67%) Support Engineer
2 26 (14.13%) Analyst
3 25 (13.59%) Senior
4 23 (12.50%) IT Support
5 16 (8.70%) Consultant
5 16 (8.70%) Network Engineer
5 16 (8.70%) Senior Network Engineer
6 14 (7.61%) 1st Line Support
6 14 (7.61%) IT Engineer
6 14 (7.61%) Sales Executive
6 14 (7.61%) Technical Engineer
6 14 (7.61%) Technical Support
6 14 (7.61%) Technical Support Engineer
7 12 (6.52%) IT Support Engineer
8 11 (5.98%) Support Analyst
9 10 (5.43%) Customer Service Advisor
9 10 (5.43%) Field Sales Executive
9 10 (5.43%) Technical Advisor
10 9 (4.89%) 2nd Line Support
10 9 (4.89%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.35%) Hugging Face
1 8 (4.35%) Matplotlib
1 8 (4.35%) NumPy
1 8 (4.35%) Pandas
1 8 (4.35%) scikit-learn
1 8 (4.35%) Streamlit
2 4 (2.17%) .NET
3 2 (1.09%) OAuth
3 2 (1.09%) REST
3 2 (1.09%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.78%) Driving Licence
2 9 (4.89%) Onboarding
3 8 (4.35%) Algorithms
4 7 (3.80%) Management Information System
5 6 (3.26%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (2.17%) Blog
6 4 (2.17%) CCTV
7 2 (1.09%) Educational Technology
7 2 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.09%) Podcast
7 2 (1.09%) Virtual Team
7 2 (1.09%) Web Conferencing
8 1 (0.54%) AI Agents
8 1 (0.54%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.54%) CMDB
8 1 (0.54%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.54%) Fibre Optics
8 1 (0.54%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.54%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.54%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 24 (13.04%) Windows
2 7 (3.80%) Windows 10
3 5 (2.72%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.63%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.09%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (35.33%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (14.13%) ITIL
3 24 (13.04%) CRM
3 24 (13.04%) Customer Experience
4 17 (9.24%) AI
5 14 (7.61%) ERP
6 13 (7.07%) Business Development
6 13 (7.07%) Workflow
7 12 (6.52%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (6.52%) Time Management
8 10 (5.43%) ITSM
8 10 (5.43%) Presales
9 9 (4.89%) Project Management
9 9 (4.89%) Service Delivery
9 9 (4.89%) Stakeholder Management
10 8 (4.35%) Machine Learning
10 8 (4.35%) Neural Network
10 8 (4.35%) OO
10 8 (4.35%) OOP
10 8 (4.35%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.43%) Ladder Logic
1 10 (5.43%) Python
2 8 (4.35%) SQL
3 4 (2.17%) C#
3 4 (2.17%) JavaScript
3 4 (2.17%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.09%) Apex Code
4 2 (1.09%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 20 (10.87%) Degree
2 12 (6.52%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (5.43%) AWS Certification
4 9 (4.89%) Security Cleared
5 8 (4.35%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 7 (3.80%) A+ Certification
7 5 (2.72%) SC Cleared
8 4 (2.17%) HNC
8 4 (2.17%) MCSA
8 4 (2.17%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 4 (2.17%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (1.63%) MCSE
10 2 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.54%) CCNA
11 1 (0.54%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.54%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.35%) SLA
2 6 (3.26%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (2.17%) QA
4 3 (1.63%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (1.09%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.09%) Software Quality Assurance
6 1 (0.54%) COSHH
6 1 (0.54%) GDPR
6 1 (0.54%) GRC
6 1 (0.54%) WCAG
System Software
1 23 (12.50%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.09%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (2.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.09%) HP ALM
2 2 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 59 (32.07%) Microsoft
2 9 (4.89%) Salesforce
3 6 (3.26%) Google
4 5 (2.72%) VMware
5 4 (2.17%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.17%) Veeam
6 3 (1.63%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.63%) Oracle
7 2 (1.09%) BT
7 2 (1.09%) Civica
7 2 (1.09%) Dell
7 2 (1.09%) HP
7 2 (1.09%) Logitech
7 2 (1.09%) MobileIron
7 2 (1.09%) Yealink
8 1 (0.54%) Freshdesk
8 1 (0.54%) McAfee
8 1 (0.54%) Planon
8 1 (0.54%) Sophos