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 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 12 23
Rank change year-on-year -9 +11 +10
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 251 574 268
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 6.98% 10.44% 7.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.33% 12.60% 8.45%
Number of salaries quoted 171 143 214
10th Percentile £24,250 £23,500 £21,500
25th Percentile £28,125 £27,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £42,005 £34,821
Median % change year-on-year -16.68% +20.63% +5.52%
75th Percentile £48,250 £58,750 £43,432
90th Percentile £57,500 £70,000 £69,443
England median annual salary £31,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -17.33% +7.14% -6.67%

All Process and 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 3,015 4,557 3,170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 83.80% 82.91% 92.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,958 2,075 2,517
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,009 £40,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.83%

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 14 November 2025.

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 14 November 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
Birmingham +3 83 £37,500 -30.56% 58
Staffordshire -18 39 £40,000 +23.08% 26
Worcestershire +6 28 £31,500 -25.01% 11
Warwickshire -16 21 £43,500 -3.33% 18
Coventry -11 19 £31,500 +16.67% 6
Shropshire -9 12 £40,000 +81.82% 7
Solihull -10 9 £24,500 -53.33% 1
Walsall +8 5 £24,000 - 3
Herefordshire -1 4 £31,500 +21.15% 6
West Bromwich -1 2 £30,000 -25.00%
Halesowen -2 2 - - 2
Wolverhampton -1 1 - - 5
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 11 (4.38%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.40%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 42 (16.73%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (8.76%) Chatbot
2 22 (8.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.80%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.80%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (5.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.59%) Sage X3
3 2 (0.80%) iTrent
3 2 (0.80%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.40%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
Cloud Services
1 46 (18.33%) Microsoft 365
2 31 (12.35%) Azure
3 17 (6.77%) Dynamics 365
4 8 (3.19%) SaaS
5 7 (2.79%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (2.79%) Entra ID
5 7 (2.79%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.99%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (1.59%) Power Automate
7 4 (1.59%) PowerApps
8 2 (0.80%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.40%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.40%) Copilot Studio
9 1 (0.40%) IaaS
9 1 (0.40%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.40%) OCI
9 1 (0.40%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.40%) PaaS
9 1 (0.40%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 28 (11.16%) Wi-Fi
2 18 (7.17%) Firewall
3 8 (3.19%) DNS
3 8 (3.19%) VPN
4 7 (2.79%) Broadband
4 7 (2.79%) Ethernet
4 7 (2.79%) Remote Desktop
4 7 (2.79%) VoIP
5 6 (2.39%) DHCP
5 6 (2.39%) Internet
5 6 (2.39%) Wireless
6 5 (1.99%) ADSL
6 5 (1.99%) PBX
6 5 (1.99%) VDSL
7 4 (1.59%) HTTP
7 4 (1.59%) Structured Cabling
8 3 (1.20%) LAN
8 3 (1.20%) WAN
9 2 (0.80%) MPLS
9 2 (0.80%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 5 (1.99%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.59%) Power BI
4 2 (0.80%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.40%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.40%) MySQL
5 1 (0.40%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.40%) Star Schema
5 1 (0.40%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.40%) JIRA
1 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 106 (42.23%) Social Skills
2 36 (14.34%) Retail
3 32 (12.75%) Finance
4 25 (9.96%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (8.76%) Manufacturing
6 20 (7.97%) Telecoms
7 18 (7.17%) Electronics
8 17 (6.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (6.77%) Law
9 16 (6.37%) Marketing
10 15 (5.98%) Public Sector
11 7 (2.79%) Advertising
12 6 (2.39%) Legal
13 4 (1.59%) Banking
13 4 (1.59%) Military
13 4 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.59%) Social Housing
14 3 (1.20%) Games
15 2 (0.80%) Local Government
15 2 (0.80%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (14.74%) Technical Support
2 36 (14.34%) Support Engineer
3 30 (11.95%) Analyst
4 28 (11.16%) IT Support
5 27 (10.76%) Technical Engineer
6 25 (9.96%) Technical Support Engineer
7 22 (8.76%) Trainer
8 18 (7.17%) 2nd Line Support
8 18 (7.17%) Developer
9 17 (6.77%) Support Analyst
10 15 (5.98%) Senior
11 12 (4.78%) Business Manager
11 12 (4.78%) Junior
12 11 (4.38%) Delivery Manager
12 11 (4.38%) IT Analyst
12 11 (4.38%) Support Manager
13 10 (3.98%) Dynamics 365 Developer
14 9 (3.59%) Business Development Manager
14 9 (3.59%) Consultant
14 9 (3.59%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.58%) .NET
2 4 (1.59%) React
3 3 (1.20%) Web Services
4 2 (0.80%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (13.55%) Driving Licence
1 34 (13.55%) Onboarding
2 16 (6.37%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (4.38%) Management Information System
4 10 (3.98%) EPoS
5 6 (2.39%) Microsoft Licensing
5 6 (2.39%) PDA
6 5 (1.99%) Housing Association
7 4 (1.59%) Blog
7 4 (1.59%) Cyber Security Posture
7 4 (1.59%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 4 (1.59%) Renewable Energy
7 4 (1.59%) SCADA
7 4 (1.59%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.20%) CCTV
8 3 (1.20%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.80%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.80%) IoT
10 1 (0.40%) BYOD
10 1 (0.40%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 36 (14.34%) Windows
2 22 (8.76%) Windows 10
3 9 (3.59%) Linux
4 3 (1.20%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.20%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.40%) Android
5 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.40%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (32.67%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (14.34%) CRM
3 33 (13.15%) AI
4 28 (11.16%) ITIL
5 26 (10.36%) Service Delivery
6 24 (9.56%) Customer Experience
7 22 (8.76%) Agile
7 22 (8.76%) Conversational UI
8 21 (8.37%) Business Development
9 19 (7.57%) Continuous Improvement
10 17 (6.77%) Customer-Centricity
11 15 (5.98%) B2B
11 15 (5.98%) Business Intelligence
11 15 (5.98%) Customer Engagement
11 15 (5.98%) Time Management
12 14 (5.58%) Service Management
13 13 (5.18%) Cybersecurity
13 13 (5.18%) Mathematics
14 11 (4.38%) Business Strategy
14 11 (4.38%) Customer Requirements
Programming Languages
1 23 (9.16%) SQL
2 17 (6.77%) JavaScript
3 14 (5.58%) C#
4 4 (1.59%) Python
5 2 (0.80%) Ladder Logic
6 1 (0.40%) Java
6 1 (0.40%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.40%) VB
6 1 (0.40%) VB.NET
6 1 (0.40%) VBA
Qualifications
1 62 (24.70%) Degree
2 11 (4.38%) Security Cleared
3 8 (3.19%) HNC
4 5 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.40%) A+ Certification
7 1 (0.40%) City & Guilds
7 1 (0.40%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.40%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.40%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (0.40%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.39%) SLA
2 5 (1.99%) PMO
3 3 (1.20%) GDPR
4 1 (0.40%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.40%) COSHH
4 1 (0.40%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.40%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.40%) QA
System Software
1 31 (12.35%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.79%) Firmware
3 2 (0.80%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.40%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (1.99%) Functional Safety
1 5 (1.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.80%) FortiGate
2 2 (0.80%) SCCM
3 1 (0.40%) AirWatch
3 1 (0.40%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 74 (29.48%) Microsoft
2 22 (8.76%) PayPal
3 7 (2.79%) SAP
4 5 (1.99%) Panasonic
4 5 (1.99%) Samsung
5 4 (1.59%) BT
5 4 (1.59%) Sage
6 3 (1.20%) Apple
6 3 (1.20%) Remedy
7 2 (0.80%) ConnectWise
7 2 (0.80%) Fortinet
7 2 (0.80%) HP
7 2 (0.80%) Juniper
7 2 (0.80%) McAfee
7 2 (0.80%) MobileIron
7 2 (0.80%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.80%) Sophos
7 2 (0.80%) VMware
8 1 (0.40%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.40%) ServiceNow