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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 14 29
Rank change year-on-year -24 +15 +5
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 234 510 235
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 5.39% 10.09% 7.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.53% 11.55% 7.79%
Number of salaries quoted 156 128 204
10th Percentile £24,125 £24,750 £21,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £43,707 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.92% +34.48% -
75th Percentile £50,000 £59,125 £42,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £70,000 £67,200
England median annual salary £31,184 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -16.84% +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 3,585 4,415 3,016
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 82.51% 87.32% 92.46%
Number of salaries quoted 2,118 2,005 2,435
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £36,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 December 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 6 December 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 +5 73 £37,500 -30.56% 38
Staffordshire -27 39 £40,000 +23.08% 9
Worcestershire -10 22 £31,500 -25.00% 11
Warwickshire -26 22 £43,500 -7.14% 19
Coventry -8 18 £31,500 +16.67% 9
Shropshire -8 15 £34,000 -28.42% 2
Solihull -5 9 £24,500 -30.00% 5
Walsall +14 7 £24,000 -
Herefordshire -4 3 £31,500 +21.15% 4
Halesowen -4 3 - - 2
West Bromwich -2 2 £30,000 -25.00%
Wolverhampton +3 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 9 (3.85%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.43%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 37 (15.81%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (9.40%) Chatbot
3 20 (8.55%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.28%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (3.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.71%) Sage X3
3 2 (0.85%) iTrent
4 1 (0.43%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
Cloud Services
1 39 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (8.55%) Azure
3 12 (5.13%) Dynamics 365
4 8 (3.42%) Power Platform
4 8 (3.42%) SaaS
5 6 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.28%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.28%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.28%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.43%) Copilot Studio
8 1 (0.43%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.43%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 23 (9.83%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (5.98%) Firewall
3 8 (3.42%) DNS
4 7 (2.99%) Ethernet
4 7 (2.99%) Remote Desktop
4 7 (2.99%) VoIP
4 7 (2.99%) VPN
5 6 (2.56%) DHCP
5 6 (2.56%) Internet
5 6 (2.56%) Wireless
6 5 (2.14%) ADSL
6 5 (2.14%) Broadband
6 5 (2.14%) PBX
6 5 (2.14%) Structured Cabling
6 5 (2.14%) VDSL
7 3 (1.28%) LAN
7 3 (1.28%) WAN
8 2 (0.85%) HTTP
8 2 (0.85%) MPLS
8 2 (0.85%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 5 (2.14%) Power BI
3 4 (1.71%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.85%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.43%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.43%) JIRA
General
1 99 (42.31%) Social Skills
2 38 (16.24%) Retail
3 27 (11.54%) Finance
4 20 (8.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 20 (8.55%) Manufacturing
5 19 (8.12%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (7.69%) Public Sector
7 17 (7.26%) Electronics
7 17 (7.26%) Telecoms
8 16 (6.84%) Marketing
9 10 (4.27%) Law
10 8 (3.42%) Advertising
11 7 (2.99%) Legal
12 4 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (1.71%) Social Housing
13 2 (0.85%) Banking
13 2 (0.85%) Military
14 1 (0.43%) Back Office
14 1 (0.43%) Games
14 1 (0.43%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 36 (15.38%) Technical Support
2 35 (14.96%) Support Engineer
3 26 (11.11%) Technical Engineer
4 24 (10.26%) Analyst
4 24 (10.26%) Technical Support Engineer
5 22 (9.40%) Trainer
6 20 (8.55%) IT Support
7 15 (6.41%) 2nd Line Support
7 15 (6.41%) Business Manager
8 13 (5.56%) Developer
9 12 (5.13%) Junior
10 11 (4.70%) Business Development Manager
10 11 (4.70%) Delivery Manager
10 11 (4.70%) Development Manager
10 11 (4.70%) Support Analyst
10 11 (4.70%) Support Manager
11 10 (4.27%) IT Analyst
11 10 (4.27%) Senior
11 10 (4.27%) Support Technician
12 9 (3.85%) Dynamics 365 Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.70%) .NET
2 3 (1.28%) Web Services
3 2 (0.85%) HTML
3 2 (0.85%) React
Miscellaneous
1 34 (14.53%) Driving Licence
2 31 (13.25%) Onboarding
3 13 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (4.70%) Management Information System
5 7 (2.99%) Blog
5 7 (2.99%) EPoS
6 6 (2.56%) Microsoft Licensing
6 6 (2.56%) PDA
7 5 (2.14%) Housing Association
8 4 (1.71%) Cyber Security Posture
8 4 (1.71%) Industrial Internet of Things
8 4 (1.71%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (1.71%) SCADA
8 4 (1.71%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.28%) CCTV
10 2 (0.85%) IoT
10 2 (0.85%) Social Media
11 1 (0.43%) iSeries
11 1 (0.43%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.43%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 28 (11.97%) Windows
2 17 (7.26%) Windows 10
3 8 (3.42%) Linux
4 3 (1.28%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.85%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.43%) Android
6 1 (0.43%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.43%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (29.06%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (15.38%) AI
3 29 (12.39%) CRM
3 29 (12.39%) ITIL
4 28 (11.97%) Service Delivery
5 25 (10.68%) Customer Experience
6 24 (10.26%) Business Development
7 22 (9.40%) Conversational UI
8 19 (8.12%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (6.84%) Agile
9 16 (6.84%) Business Intelligence
9 16 (6.84%) Customer-Centricity
10 15 (6.41%) B2B
10 15 (6.41%) Logistics
11 14 (5.98%) Service Management
11 14 (5.98%) Time Management
12 11 (4.70%) Business Strategy
12 11 (4.70%) Customer Engagement
12 11 (4.70%) Customer Requirements
12 11 (4.70%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 17 (7.26%) SQL
2 12 (5.13%) JavaScript
3 11 (4.70%) C#
4 2 (0.85%) Ladder Logic
4 2 (0.85%) Python
5 1 (0.43%) VB
5 1 (0.43%) VB.NET
5 1 (0.43%) VBA
Qualifications
1 62 (26.50%) Degree
2 12 (5.13%) Security Cleared
3 8 (3.42%) HNC
4 3 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (0.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (0.43%) City & Guilds
6 1 (0.43%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (0.43%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.99%) SLA
2 5 (2.14%) PMO
3 2 (0.85%) COSHH
3 2 (0.85%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.85%) GDPR
4 1 (0.43%) QA
System Software
1 23 (9.83%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.14%) Firmware
3 2 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.71%) Functional Safety
2 2 (0.85%) FortiGate
2 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.43%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 63 (26.92%) Microsoft
2 22 (9.40%) PayPal
3 6 (2.56%) SAP
4 5 (2.14%) Panasonic
4 5 (2.14%) Samsung
5 4 (1.71%) Sage
6 2 (0.85%) BT
6 2 (0.85%) Civica
6 2 (0.85%) ConnectWise
6 2 (0.85%) Fortinet
6 2 (0.85%) Juniper
6 2 (0.85%) Sophos
6 2 (0.85%) VMware
7 1 (0.43%) Apple
7 1 (0.43%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (0.43%) Infor
7 1 (0.43%) Lotus
7 1 (0.43%) Remedy
7 1 (0.43%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.43%) ServiceNow