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

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 41 11
Rank change year-on-year -22 -30 +28
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 192 170 849
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 2.46% 5.56% 10.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.52% 6.24% 12.96%
Number of salaries quoted 141 142 451
10th Percentile £26,100 £15,125 £21,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £25,688 £24,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,750 £30,000 £29,584
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +1.41% -26.04%
75th Percentile £41,250 £39,000 £45,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £61,250
England median annual salary £31,500 £32,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year -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 5,460 2,723 6,549
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 69.91% 89.07% 80.51%
Number of salaries quoted 3,774 1,588 4,713
10th Percentile £30,631 £28,822 £26,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,938 £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 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -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 6 June 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 6 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
Staffordshire +25 59 £28,000 -18.55% 11
Birmingham -33 38 £37,500 +7.14% 21
Worcestershire -16 35 £60,000 +300.00% 12
Warwickshire -6 24 £31,500 +6.78% 19
Shropshire -24 9 £31,000 +8.77% 6
Solihull +16 6 £30,000 -14.29% 4
Coventry -14 4 £26,000 -5.45% 13
Wolverhampton -22 4 £31,000 -4.62%
Herefordshire -21 1 £31,000 -4.62% 1
Sutton Coldfield - 1 £28,000 -
Dudley - 1 £26,100 -
Halesowen - 1 - -
Bilston - 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 (4.17%) Jupyter
2 6 (3.13%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.04%) Confluence
4 2 (1.04%) IIS
5 1 (0.52%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (9.38%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (4.17%) Chatbot
3 5 (2.60%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (1.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.04%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (5.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.56%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.52%) C-CURE
3 1 (0.52%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 37 (19.27%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (9.38%) Azure
3 14 (7.29%) Entra ID
4 12 (6.25%) AWS
4 12 (6.25%) SaaS
5 8 (4.17%) Cloud Computing
6 6 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (3.13%) Google Workspace
7 4 (2.08%) Power Automate
7 4 (2.08%) Power Platform
7 4 (2.08%) PowerApps
8 3 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.04%) Siteimprove
9 2 (1.04%) Slack
10 1 (0.52%) IaaS
10 1 (0.52%) Lucidchart
10 1 (0.52%) OCI
10 1 (0.52%) PaaS
10 1 (0.52%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 25 (13.02%) Wi-Fi
2 17 (8.85%) Broadband
3 14 (7.29%) Internet
4 12 (6.25%) DHCP
4 12 (6.25%) DNS
5 9 (4.69%) LAN
5 9 (4.69%) TCP/IP
6 7 (3.65%) WAN
7 6 (3.13%) Firewall
7 6 (3.13%) VPN
8 4 (2.08%) RFID
9 1 (0.52%) DSLAM
9 1 (0.52%) Intranet
9 1 (0.52%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.69%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.56%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 8 (4.17%) Visual Studio Code
2 6 (3.13%) JIRA
3 4 (2.08%) LabVIEW
4 2 (1.04%) Selenium
4 2 (1.04%) TestRail
4 2 (1.04%) Toad
4 2 (1.04%) Zephyr
General
1 80 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 36 (18.75%) Manufacturing
3 26 (13.54%) Finance
4 23 (11.98%) Retail
5 22 (11.46%) Marketing
6 15 (7.81%) Organisational Skills
7 12 (6.25%) Legal
8 11 (5.73%) Analytical Skills
9 9 (4.69%) Telecoms
10 5 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (2.08%) Automotive
11 4 (2.08%) Swedish Language
12 3 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.56%) Public Sector
12 3 (1.56%) Social Housing
13 2 (1.04%) Back Office
13 2 (1.04%) Law
14 1 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (18.75%) Support Engineer
2 30 (15.63%) Analyst
3 26 (13.54%) Senior
4 25 (13.02%) IT Support
5 22 (11.46%) Technical Engineer
5 22 (11.46%) Technical Support
5 22 (11.46%) Technical Support Engineer
6 19 (9.90%) Network Engineer
6 19 (9.90%) Senior Network Engineer
7 16 (8.33%) Sales Executive
8 14 (7.29%) IT Engineer
9 13 (6.77%) Field Sales Executive
9 13 (6.77%) IT Support Engineer
9 13 (6.77%) Service Analyst
9 13 (6.77%) Service Desk Analyst
10 12 (6.25%) 1st Line Support
10 12 (6.25%) Consultant
10 12 (6.25%) Support Analyst
11 10 (5.21%) Customer Service Advisor
11 10 (5.21%) Technical Advisor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.17%) Hugging Face
1 8 (4.17%) Matplotlib
1 8 (4.17%) NumPy
1 8 (4.17%) Pandas
1 8 (4.17%) scikit-learn
1 8 (4.17%) Streamlit
2 2 (1.04%) COM
2 2 (1.04%) DCOM
2 2 (1.04%) LDAP
2 2 (1.04%) Middleware
2 2 (1.04%) OAuth
2 2 (1.04%) REST
2 2 (1.04%) Visualforce
3 1 (0.52%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 14 (7.29%) Driving Licence
2 10 (5.21%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (4.69%) Onboarding
4 8 (4.17%) Algorithms
5 7 (3.65%) Management Information System
6 6 (3.13%) CCTV
6 6 (3.13%) Web Conferencing
7 5 (2.60%) Podcast
7 5 (2.60%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.56%) Mobile App
9 2 (1.04%) Educational Technology
9 2 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.04%) PKI
9 2 (1.04%) Smartcard
10 1 (0.52%) AI Agents
10 1 (0.52%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.52%) CMDB
10 1 (0.52%) Fibre Optics
10 1 (0.52%) PDA
10 1 (0.52%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 28 (14.58%) Windows
2 10 (5.21%) Windows 10
3 8 (4.17%) Windows Server
4 4 (2.08%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.04%) Android
6 1 (0.52%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (38.02%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (15.63%) Customer Experience
3 23 (11.98%) CRM
3 23 (11.98%) ITIL
4 15 (7.81%) ERP
4 15 (7.81%) Presales
5 14 (7.29%) Workflow
6 13 (6.77%) AI
6 13 (6.77%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (6.25%) ITSM
8 9 (4.69%) Cybersecurity
8 9 (4.69%) Time Management
9 8 (4.17%) Computer Science
9 8 (4.17%) Data Privacy
9 8 (4.17%) Machine Learning
9 8 (4.17%) Neural Network
9 8 (4.17%) OO
9 8 (4.17%) OOP
9 8 (4.17%) Service Delivery
9 8 (4.17%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 14 (7.29%) Ladder Logic
2 10 (5.21%) Python
3 8 (4.17%) SQL
4 4 (2.08%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.04%) Apex Code
5 2 (1.04%) Google Apps Script
6 1 (0.52%) C#
6 1 (0.52%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 21 (10.94%) Degree
2 14 (7.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 12 (6.25%) AWS Certification
4 9 (4.69%) Security Cleared
5 8 (4.17%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 7 (3.65%) A+ Certification
7 5 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (2.60%) MCSE
7 5 (2.60%) SC Cleared
8 4 (2.08%) HNC
8 4 (2.08%) MCSA
8 4 (2.08%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 4 (2.08%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.52%) CCNA
9 1 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.52%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials
1 6 (3.13%) QA
1 6 (3.13%) SLA
2 4 (2.08%) GDPR
3 3 (1.56%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.04%) Software Quality Assurance
5 1 (0.52%) GRC
5 1 (0.52%) WCAG
System Software
1 24 (12.50%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.04%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.04%) HP ALM
2 2 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 61 (31.77%) Microsoft
2 12 (6.25%) Salesforce
3 7 (3.65%) ServiceNow
4 6 (3.13%) Google
4 6 (3.13%) VMware
5 5 (2.60%) BT
6 4 (2.08%) Veeam
7 3 (1.56%) HubSpot
7 3 (1.56%) Oracle
7 3 (1.56%) TOWER Software
8 2 (1.04%) Dell
8 2 (1.04%) HP
8 2 (1.04%) Logitech
8 2 (1.04%) MobileIron
8 2 (1.04%) Yealink
9 1 (0.52%) Freshdesk
9 1 (0.52%) McAfee
9 1 (0.52%) Planon
9 1 (0.52%) Sophos