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 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 23 8
Rank change year-on-year -10 -15 +20
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 333 232 728
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 3.68% 7.13% 12.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.31% 8.24% 15.26%
Number of salaries quoted 223 175 189
10th Percentile £26,130 £24,000 £22,400
25th Percentile £28,000 £27,750 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £33,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.52% +1.54% -7.14%
75th Percentile £43,125 £42,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £57,250 £57,500 £65,000
England median annual salary £31,982 £31,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year +1.53% -12.50% +1.96%

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 6,275 2,815 4,771
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 69.34% 86.54% 80.55%
Number of salaries quoted 4,612 1,763 2,386
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,099 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -7.41% +2.86%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,800
% change year-on-year +9.09% -6.46% -5.66%

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 26 September 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 26 September 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 +30 86 £28,000 -30.00% 20
Birmingham -34 73 £37,500 -1.32% 79
Worcestershire -6 42 £42,500 +34.92% 25
Warwickshire -8 32 £32,500 -7.14% 26
Shropshire -8 26 £30,000 +5.26% 10
Solihull +11 9 £30,000 +27.66% 13
Wolverhampton -1 9 £62,500 - 11
Coventry -27 9 £47,000 +49.21% 17
Tipton - 5 £33,500 - 1
Walsall +5 4 £29,000 +20.83% 3
Bilston - 1 - -
Dudley - 1 £26,100 - 2
Halesowen - 1 - - 1
Smethwick - 1 - - 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 20 (6.01%) SharePoint
2 18 (5.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.80%) IIS
4 3 (0.90%) Confluence
5 1 (0.30%) Apache
5 1 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.30%) Moodle
5 1 (0.30%) WordPress
Applications
1 58 (17.42%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (6.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.30%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.90%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.90%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.60%) Shopify
4 1 (0.30%) Academy Housing
4 1 (0.30%) Maximo
4 1 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 79 (23.72%) Microsoft 365
2 31 (9.31%) Azure
3 26 (7.81%) Entra ID
4 20 (6.01%) SaaS
5 17 (5.11%) AWS
6 13 (3.90%) Google Workspace
7 10 (3.00%) Power Platform
8 6 (1.80%) OneDrive
9 5 (1.50%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.50%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.50%) PowerApps
10 4 (1.20%) IaaS
10 4 (1.20%) PaaS
11 3 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.90%) OCI
12 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
12 2 (0.60%) Oracle Service Cloud
12 2 (0.60%) Rubrik
12 2 (0.60%) Siteimprove
Communications & Networking
1 24 (7.21%) Wi-Fi
2 20 (6.01%) Broadband
2 20 (6.01%) Firewall
3 14 (4.20%) Internet
3 14 (4.20%) LAN
3 14 (4.20%) WAN
4 13 (3.90%) TCP/IP
5 12 (3.60%) DHCP
5 12 (3.60%) DNS
6 11 (3.30%) Wireless
7 10 (3.00%) VPN
8 5 (1.50%) SD-WAN
8 5 (1.50%) VoIP
9 4 (1.20%) VLAN
10 3 (0.90%) 5G
10 3 (0.90%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.30%) Cisco IOS
11 1 (0.30%) Cisco Nexus
11 1 (0.30%) Cisco Wireless
11 1 (0.30%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.70%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.80%) Power BI
3 5 (1.50%) Data Mining
4 2 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (0.30%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.30%) Metadata
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.30%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 7 (2.10%) JIRA
2 3 (0.90%) Git
3 2 (0.60%) Selenium
3 2 (0.60%) TestRail
3 2 (0.60%) Toad
3 2 (0.60%) Zephyr
General
1 205 (61.56%) Social Skills
2 45 (13.51%) Finance
3 44 (13.21%) Organisational Skills
4 39 (11.71%) Manufacturing
5 37 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
6 30 (9.01%) Retail
7 26 (7.81%) Marketing
8 12 (3.60%) Swedish Language
9 10 (3.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (2.70%) Telecoms
11 8 (2.40%) Legal
12 6 (1.80%) Public Sector
12 6 (1.80%) Social Housing
13 5 (1.50%) Advertising
13 5 (1.50%) Automotive
13 5 (1.50%) Billing
13 5 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.20%) Electronics
15 3 (0.90%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 50 (15.02%) IT Support
2 49 (14.71%) Support Engineer
3 41 (12.31%) Analyst
4 35 (10.51%) Technical Support
5 28 (8.41%) IT Engineer
6 25 (7.51%) Sales Executive
6 25 (7.51%) Technical Engineer
6 25 (7.51%) Technical Support Engineer
7 24 (7.21%) Senior
8 22 (6.61%) IT Support Engineer
8 22 (6.61%) Support Analyst
9 20 (6.01%) Administrator
10 17 (5.11%) Business Manager
11 16 (4.80%) Support Technician
12 15 (4.50%) 2nd Line Support
12 15 (4.50%) Service Analyst
12 15 (4.50%) Service Desk Analyst
13 14 (4.20%) Business Development Manager
13 14 (4.20%) Development Manager
14 13 (3.90%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.20%) COM
1 4 (1.20%) DCOM
1 4 (1.20%) LDAP
1 4 (1.20%) Middleware
1 4 (1.20%) REST
2 2 (0.60%) OAuth
2 2 (0.60%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.60%) SOAP
2 2 (0.60%) Terraform
2 2 (0.60%) Visualforce
3 1 (0.30%) .NET
3 1 (0.30%) HTML5 Canvas
3 1 (0.30%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 45 (13.51%) Driving Licence
2 36 (10.81%) Onboarding
3 35 (10.51%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (5.41%) Management Information System
5 9 (2.70%) Web Conferencing
6 8 (2.40%) CCTV
6 8 (2.40%) Virtual Team
7 5 (1.50%) Podcast
8 4 (1.20%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.20%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.20%) NHS
8 4 (1.20%) PKI
8 4 (1.20%) Smartcard
9 3 (0.90%) Educational Technology
9 3 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.60%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.60%) CAN bus
10 2 (0.60%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.60%) Photography
11 1 (0.30%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 60 (18.02%) Windows
2 20 (6.01%) Windows Server
3 14 (4.20%) Windows 10
4 7 (2.10%) Linux
5 3 (0.90%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.60%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.30%) Android
7 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (46.55%) Problem-Solving
2 58 (17.42%) Continuous Improvement
3 51 (15.32%) CRM
3 51 (15.32%) Customer Experience
4 30 (9.01%) Logistics
4 30 (9.01%) Service Delivery
5 29 (8.71%) ITSM
6 27 (8.11%) AI
6 27 (8.11%) ITIL
7 26 (7.81%) Cybersecurity
8 25 (7.51%) ERP
9 22 (6.61%) Service Management
10 21 (6.31%) Process Improvement
10 21 (6.31%) Stakeholder Management
11 19 (5.71%) Business Development
11 19 (5.71%) Client Onboarding
11 19 (5.71%) Presales
12 17 (5.11%) Business Continuity
12 17 (5.11%) Preventative Maintenance
13 16 (4.80%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 16 (4.80%) SQL
2 14 (4.20%) Ladder Logic
3 4 (1.20%) PowerShell
4 3 (0.90%) Ruby
5 2 (0.60%) Apex Code
6 1 (0.30%) C#
6 1 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.30%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.30%) Python
Qualifications
1 40 (12.01%) Degree
2 21 (6.31%) Microsoft Certification
3 13 (3.90%) MCSE
4 12 (3.60%) AWS Certification
5 9 (2.70%) Security Cleared
6 7 (2.10%) DBS Check
7 6 (1.80%) Network+ Certification
8 5 (1.50%) A+ Certification
8 5 (1.50%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.50%) SC Cleared
9 3 (0.90%) CCNA
9 3 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.30%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.30%) CCNP
10 1 (0.30%) CITP
10 1 (0.30%) City & Guilds
10 1 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.11%) SLA
2 16 (4.80%) QA
3 11 (3.30%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (2.10%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.80%) GDPR
6 4 (1.20%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.20%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.90%) GMP
7 3 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.90%) PMO
8 2 (0.60%) Software Quality Assurance
9 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.30%) ISO 13485
9 1 (0.30%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 35 (10.51%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.80%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.20%) Firmware
5 3 (0.90%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.60%) vSphere
6 2 (0.60%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 12 (3.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.90%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (0.90%) SmoothWall
3 2 (0.60%) Backup Exec
3 2 (0.60%) HP ALM
3 2 (0.60%) NetBackup
4 1 (0.30%) Ansible
4 1 (0.30%) Data Guard
4 1 (0.30%) SCCM
Vendors
1 122 (36.64%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.41%) ServiceNow
3 15 (4.50%) Google
4 14 (4.20%) HubSpot
5 12 (3.60%) Salesforce
6 11 (3.30%) YouTube
7 10 (3.00%) SAP
8 9 (2.70%) VMware
9 6 (1.80%) Cisco
9 6 (1.80%) Oracle
9 6 (1.80%) TOWER Software
10 5 (1.50%) Facebook
11 4 (1.20%) Dell
11 4 (1.20%) Meraki
12 3 (0.90%) BT
12 3 (0.90%) Sage
12 3 (0.90%) SonicWALL
12 3 (0.90%) Sophos
12 3 (0.90%) Ubiquiti
13 2 (0.60%) Citrix