Customer Service Jobs in the South East

Customer Service
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Customer Service skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Customer Service over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 30 43
Rank change year-on-year +10 +13 -2
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 1,388 1,013 1,207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 8.25% 6.99% 6.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.76% 7.39% 6.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1,065 670 699
10th Percentile £22,750 £23,500 £22,000
25th Percentile £24,500 £26,250 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -8.45%
75th Percentile £40,000 £53,688 £50,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £63,775 £62,500
England median annual salary £32,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -8.57% -6.67% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Customer Service is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,220 13,700 18,649
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 84.55% 94.53% 94.39%
Number of salaries quoted 9,911 7,974 11,901
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Customer Service
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Customer Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Customer Service in the South East.

Salary trend for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the South East over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Customer Service in the South East

Customer Service
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Service within the South East region over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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
Thames Valley +15 451 £32,000 +6.67% 207
Hampshire +12 323 £29,000 -3.33% 103
Surrey +19 265 £25,000 -47.37% 59
Berkshire +19 201 £31,500 +12.50% 87
Kent -3 177 £29,500 -26.25% 46
Buckinghamshire +6 133 £32,500 +6.56% 65
Oxfordshire +25 117 £31,500 -1.56% 55
East Sussex +49 70 £30,000 -5.51% 22
West Sussex +21 68 £34,000 -38.18% 18
Middlesex -8 12 £35,000 -58.82% 1
Sussex - 10 £35,000 -
Isle of Wight - 5 £25,000 - 3
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 113 (8.14%) SharePoint
2 73 (5.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 35 (2.52%) nginx
4 34 (2.45%) Camunda
5 4 (0.29%) Confluence
6 3 (0.22%) IIS
7 2 (0.14%) CMS
7 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.14%) WordPress
8 1 (0.072%) Apache
8 1 (0.072%) Site Server
Applications
1 238 (17.15%) Microsoft Office
2 64 (4.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (1.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.58%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.22%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.072%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.072%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.072%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 20 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.72%) Salesforce CRM
3 9 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (0.58%) NetSuite
5 7 (0.50%) Sage 200
6 4 (0.29%) SAP Hybris
6 4 (0.29%) SAP WM
7 3 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.22%) Unit4 Business World
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.14%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 366 (26.37%) Microsoft 365
2 181 (13.04%) Azure
3 56 (4.03%) Entra ID
4 41 (2.95%) IBM Cloud
5 39 (2.81%) Power Platform
6 38 (2.74%) AWS
7 34 (2.45%) OpenShift
8 27 (1.95%) OneDrive
9 23 (1.66%) Mimecast
10 18 (1.30%) SaaS
11 17 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
12 14 (1.01%) IaaS
13 13 (0.94%) WhatsApp
14 12 (0.86%) Dynamics 365
15 10 (0.72%) Power Automate
16 9 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
17 7 (0.50%) Amazon CloudWatch
18 6 (0.43%) Azure Sentinel
19 4 (0.29%) PaaS
19 4 (0.29%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 139 (10.01%) Firewall
2 87 (6.27%) DNS
3 62 (4.47%) VPN
4 54 (3.89%) DHCP
4 54 (3.89%) LAN
5 53 (3.82%) TCP/IP
6 51 (3.67%) VoIP
7 50 (3.60%) Wireless
8 36 (2.59%) WAN
9 33 (2.38%) Intranet
10 28 (2.02%) VLAN
11 25 (1.80%) Wi-Fi
12 16 (1.15%) Unified Communications
13 12 (0.86%) Remote Desktop
13 12 (0.86%) Structured Cabling
14 11 (0.79%) Broadband
14 11 (0.79%) Internet
15 10 (0.72%) Network Security
15 10 (0.72%) SAN
16 9 (0.65%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (2.67%) Oracle Database
2 34 (2.45%) MongoDB
3 30 (2.16%) SQL Server
4 24 (1.73%) Power BI
5 13 (0.94%) MySQL
6 11 (0.79%) Relational Database
7 7 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (0.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (0.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.22%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.14%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.14%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.14%) DTS
9 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.072%) DB2
10 1 (0.072%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.072%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.072%) Redis
Development Applications
1 30 (2.16%) JIRA
2 11 (0.79%) Jenkins
2 11 (0.79%) Robot Framework
3 8 (0.58%) Git
4 7 (0.50%) Maven
5 4 (0.29%) AdminStudio
5 4 (0.29%) InstallShield
5 4 (0.29%) MSI
6 2 (0.14%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.14%) GitLab
6 2 (0.14%) Hudson
6 2 (0.14%) PowerBuilder
7 1 (0.072%) Selenium
7 1 (0.072%) Subversion
General
1 717 (51.66%) Social Skills
2 167 (12.03%) Analytical Skills
3 159 (11.46%) Finance
4 128 (9.22%) Organisational Skills
5 121 (8.72%) Retail
6 104 (7.49%) Billing
7 89 (6.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 84 (6.05%) Telecoms
9 61 (4.39%) Legal
10 58 (4.18%) Marketing
11 57 (4.11%) Public Sector
12 52 (3.75%) Manufacturing
13 37 (2.67%) Presentation Skills
14 30 (2.16%) Back Office
15 28 (2.02%) Documentation Skills
16 26 (1.87%) Banking
17 20 (1.44%) Military
18 17 (1.22%) Aerospace
19 16 (1.15%) Law
20 15 (1.08%) Games
Job Titles
1 239 (17.22%) IT Support
2 183 (13.18%) Analyst
3 129 (9.29%) Support Engineer
4 103 (7.42%) IT Technician
5 96 (6.92%) Support Technician
6 86 (6.20%) Administrator
7 85 (6.12%) Support Analyst
8 83 (5.98%) IT Engineer
9 81 (5.84%) IT Support Technician
10 72 (5.19%) IT Analyst
11 67 (4.83%) Senior
12 62 (4.47%) Technical Support
13 59 (4.25%) IT Support Engineer
14 58 (4.18%) Lead
15 57 (4.11%) Consultant
16 51 (3.67%) 1st Line Support
17 48 (3.46%) Service Analyst
18 47 (3.39%) IT Administrator
19 45 (3.24%) 2nd Line Support
20 44 (3.17%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (3.10%) React
2 34 (2.45%) KeystoneJS
2 34 (2.45%) Node.js
2 34 (2.45%) Swagger
3 21 (1.51%) HTML
4 20 (1.44%) .NET
4 20 (1.44%) XML
5 10 (0.72%) CSS
6 8 (0.58%) HTML5 Canvas
7 7 (0.50%) JSON
8 5 (0.36%) Kafka
9 4 (0.29%) YAML
10 3 (0.22%) ADO
10 3 (0.22%) Oracle Fusion
11 2 (0.14%) .NET Core
11 2 (0.14%) RESTful
11 2 (0.14%) Software Packaging
11 2 (0.14%) Web Services
12 1 (0.072%) Blazor
12 1 (0.072%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 194 (13.98%) Self-Motivation
2 94 (6.77%) Video Conferencing
3 91 (6.56%) Digital Signage
4 89 (6.41%) Video\Live Streaming
5 60 (4.32%) Driving Licence
6 54 (3.89%) Management Information System
7 47 (3.39%) e-Learning
8 42 (3.03%) Hybrid Cloud
9 41 (2.95%) Blockchain
10 39 (2.81%) Onboarding
11 32 (2.31%) Data Centre
12 26 (1.87%) CCTV
12 26 (1.87%) Product Ownership
13 22 (1.59%) Smartphone
14 17 (1.22%) IoT
15 16 (1.15%) Social Media
16 11 (0.79%) Credit Risk
16 11 (0.79%) Linux Command Line
17 10 (0.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
18 9 (0.65%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 342 (24.64%) Windows
2 155 (11.17%) Windows Server
3 131 (9.44%) Windows 10
4 42 (3.03%) Linux
5 38 (2.74%) Windows Server 2016
5 38 (2.74%) Windows Server 2019
6 30 (2.16%) Android
6 30 (2.16%) Windows 7
7 29 (2.09%) Apple iOS
8 24 (1.73%) Windows Server 2012
9 12 (0.86%) Windows NT
10 8 (0.58%) Mac OS X
11 6 (0.43%) Mac OS
11 6 (0.43%) Ubuntu
12 5 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 4 (0.29%) VMS
14 2 (0.14%) Windows 8
15 1 (0.072%) Data ONTAP
15 1 (0.072%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 452 (32.56%) Problem-Solving
2 194 (13.98%) ITIL
3 130 (9.37%) Logistics
4 129 (9.29%) Project Management
5 127 (9.15%) Service Delivery
6 111 (8.00%) Presales
7 102 (7.35%) Agile
8 97 (6.99%) Mentoring
9 96 (6.92%) Preventative Maintenance
10 86 (6.20%) Customer Experience
11 84 (6.05%) Coaching
12 83 (5.98%) Service Management
13 79 (5.69%) Continuous Improvement
13 79 (5.69%) Line Management
14 65 (4.68%) CRM
15 60 (4.32%) Time Management
16 59 (4.25%) Process Improvement
17 58 (4.18%) Change Management
18 57 (4.11%) ITSM
19 56 (4.03%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 82 (5.91%) SQL
2 62 (4.47%) JavaScript
3 42 (3.03%) Java
4 37 (2.67%) PowerShell
5 34 (2.45%) Lua
6 25 (1.80%) C#
7 22 (1.59%) Python
8 17 (1.22%) Bash
9 7 (0.50%) PHP
10 4 (0.29%) VB
11 2 (0.14%) C
11 2 (0.14%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.14%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.14%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 144 (10.37%) Security Cleared
2 129 (9.29%) Degree
3 91 (6.56%) DBS Check
4 90 (6.48%) DV Cleared
5 72 (5.19%) SC Cleared
6 50 (3.60%) Microsoft Certification
7 44 (3.17%) A+ Certification
8 36 (2.59%) Cisco Certification
9 32 (2.31%) MCP
10 29 (2.09%) NVQ Level 3
11 26 (1.87%) CCNA
12 23 (1.66%) Network+ Certification
13 22 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
14 16 (1.15%) Azure Certification
15 14 (1.01%) AWS Certification
15 14 (1.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 10 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
17 9 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
17 9 (0.65%) MCSE
18 8 (0.58%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 225 (16.21%) SLA
2 66 (4.76%) GDPR
3 24 (1.73%) QA
4 12 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (0.50%) PMO
5 7 (0.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 6 (0.43%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.29%) COSHH
7 4 (0.29%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.29%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.14%) GRC
9 2 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.14%) NCSC
System Software
1 238 (17.15%) Active Directory
2 76 (5.48%) Hyper-V
3 49 (3.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 40 (2.88%) Docker
5 28 (2.02%) Firmware
6 14 (1.01%) KVM
7 13 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
7 13 (0.94%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.29%) Microsoft App-V
9 4 (0.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 4 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.22%) GPFS
11 2 (0.14%) VMware Workstation
11 2 (0.14%) XenApp
12 1 (0.072%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 69 (4.97%) SCCM
2 30 (2.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (2.16%) WSUS
3 17 (1.22%) Kubernetes
4 12 (0.86%) Sysprep
5 10 (0.72%) Ansible
6 7 (0.50%) Autotask
7 6 (0.43%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 6 (0.43%) SCDPM
7 6 (0.43%) SmoothWall
7 6 (0.43%) vCenter Server
8 5 (0.36%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.22%) Terraform
10 1 (0.072%) Icinga
10 1 (0.072%) QRadar
Vendors
1 536 (38.62%) Microsoft
2 65 (4.68%) Cisco
3 62 (4.47%) VMware
4 46 (3.31%) Red Hat
5 42 (3.03%) IBM
5 42 (3.03%) Oracle
6 35 (2.52%) SAP
7 31 (2.23%) Apple
8 27 (1.95%) Sophos
9 26 (1.87%) Citrix
10 25 (1.80%) HP
10 25 (1.80%) WatchGuard
11 24 (1.73%) ServiceNow
12 21 (1.51%) Salesforce
13 19 (1.37%) Meraki
14 17 (1.22%) Dell
15 16 (1.15%) Aruba
15 16 (1.15%) Fortinet
16 14 (1.01%) Google
17 13 (0.94%) Barracuda Networks