Customer Service Jobs in the West Midlands

Customer Service
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 46 19
Rank change year-on-year +34 -27 +1
Permanent jobs citing Customer Service 762 411 712
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 10.34% 6.43% 9.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.48% 6.64% 10.26%
Number of salaries quoted 425 263 393
10th Percentile £21,500 £21,882 £21,050
25th Percentile £24,625 £28,250 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.50% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £43,750 £53,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £62,200 £67,500 £65,000
England median annual salary £32,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -8.57% -6.67% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,104 6,186 6,940
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 82.82% 96.81% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 4,565 3,200 4,712
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,025 £78,750
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 West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Service in the West Midlands

Customer Service
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Customer Service in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Customer Service in the West Midlands

Customer Service
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Service in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

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 9 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
Birmingham +24 167 £40,000 +3.48% 69
Staffordshire +5 148 £25,000 -23.08% 41
Warwickshire +63 141 £28,000 -46.67% 30
Worcestershire -4 58 £25,000 -41.18% 24
Coventry +53 41 £26,500 -15.87% 17
Wolverhampton +34 31 £53,500 +50.70% 7
Herefordshire +9 18 £27,500 -35.29% 6
Shropshire +7 18 £28,750 -50.00% 16
Solihull -7 18 £24,000 -31.43% 11
Sutton Coldfield - 15 £29,500 - 3
Dudley +17 13 £31,000 -4.62% 2
Walsall +15 13 £26,000 -38.82% 3
Halesowen - 9 - - 2
Brierley Hill - 8 £33,500 -
Wednesbury +2 6 £32,500 +5.69% 1
West Bromwich +3 5 £34,000 +37.37% 3
Smethwick - 5 £42,500 - 1
Rowley Regis 0 4 - - 1
Tipton -3 4 - -
Willenhall - 4 - - 2
Bilston - 4 - -
Customer Service
England

Customer Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 25 (3.28%) SharePoint
2 24 (3.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.31%) Confluence
4 8 (1.05%) Appian
5 5 (0.66%) IIS
5 5 (0.66%) nginx
6 3 (0.39%) CMS
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.13%) Moodle
8 1 (0.13%) SAS
Applications
1 280 (36.75%) Microsoft Office
2 112 (14.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (1.57%) Trello
4 4 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.39%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.26%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.13%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 21 (2.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.79%) NEC Housing
3 4 (0.52%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.26%) SAP Business ByDesign
4 2 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.13%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 100 (13.12%) Microsoft 365
2 49 (6.43%) Azure
3 29 (3.81%) SaaS
4 21 (2.76%) Dynamics 365
5 18 (2.36%) Power Platform
6 16 (2.10%) Entra ID
7 13 (1.71%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (1.71%) Smartsheet
8 12 (1.57%) PowerApps
9 10 (1.31%) Power Automate
10 8 (1.05%) OneDrive
11 5 (0.66%) npm
12 4 (0.52%) Google Docs
12 4 (0.52%) Google Sheets
13 3 (0.39%) AWS
14 1 (0.13%) Discord
14 1 (0.13%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 31 (4.07%) Wi-Fi
2 28 (3.67%) Firewall
3 23 (3.02%) LAN
3 23 (3.02%) WAN
4 16 (2.10%) TCP/IP
5 15 (1.97%) DNS
6 13 (1.71%) DHCP
7 10 (1.31%) VPN
8 8 (1.05%) Internet
9 5 (0.66%) Network Security
10 4 (0.52%) VSAN
11 3 (0.39%) Broadband
11 3 (0.39%) SAN
12 2 (0.26%) PBX
12 2 (0.26%) Remote Desktop
12 2 (0.26%) VLAN
12 2 (0.26%) Wireless
13 1 (0.13%) Skype
13 1 (0.13%) SSH
13 1 (0.13%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (4.33%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.71%) Power BI
3 10 (1.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 8 (1.05%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 7 (0.92%) MySQL
6 6 (0.79%) Oracle Database
6 6 (0.79%) Oracle Database 12c
6 6 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.79%) Power Query
7 5 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.52%) Metadata
9 1 (0.13%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.13%) Big Data
9 1 (0.13%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 27 (3.54%) JIRA
2 9 (1.18%) Visual Studio
3 6 (0.79%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (0.66%) Git
4 5 (0.66%) Jasmine
4 5 (0.66%) Karma Test Runner
4 5 (0.66%) webpack
General
1 435 (57.09%) Social Skills
2 229 (30.05%) Analytical Skills
3 200 (26.25%) Organisational Skills
4 116 (15.22%) Influencing Skills
5 115 (15.09%) Finance
6 93 (12.20%) Military
7 74 (9.71%) Retail
8 42 (5.51%) Public Sector
9 35 (4.59%) Manufacturing
10 34 (4.46%) Marketing
11 31 (4.07%) Law
12 29 (3.81%) Legal
13 21 (2.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 19 (2.49%) Local Government
15 16 (2.10%) Back Office
16 15 (1.97%) Police
17 14 (1.84%) Environmental Health
18 12 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
18 12 (1.57%) Telecoms
19 8 (1.05%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 216 (28.35%) Analyst
2 123 (16.14%) Graduate
3 116 (15.22%) Product Analyst
3 116 (15.22%) Sales Analyst
4 52 (6.82%) IT Support
5 49 (6.43%) Consultant
6 35 (4.59%) Developer
7 32 (4.20%) 1st Line Support
7 32 (4.20%) Support Analyst
8 31 (4.07%) Service Analyst
9 30 (3.94%) Support Engineer
9 30 (3.94%) Technical Support
10 29 (3.81%) Lead
10 29 (3.81%) Service Desk Analyst
11 28 (3.67%) Administrator
12 26 (3.41%) Senior
13 25 (3.28%) Graduate Consultant
13 25 (3.28%) IT Technician
13 25 (3.28%) Research Consultant
13 25 (3.28%) Resource Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.62%) .NET
2 11 (1.44%) HTML
3 10 (1.31%) Sass
4 9 (1.18%) JSON
5 6 (0.79%) ASP.NET
5 6 (0.79%) CSS
6 5 (0.66%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.66%) HTML5
6 5 (0.66%) jQuery
6 5 (0.66%) LAMP
6 5 (0.66%) Laravel
6 5 (0.66%) LEMP Stack
6 5 (0.66%) LESS
6 5 (0.66%) React
6 5 (0.66%) REST
6 5 (0.66%) RxJS
6 5 (0.66%) SOAP
6 5 (0.66%) Web Services
6 5 (0.66%) XML
6 5 (0.66%) XML Schema
Miscellaneous
1 107 (14.04%) Onboarding
2 60 (7.87%) Self-Motivation
3 39 (5.12%) Management Information System
4 20 (2.62%) Driving Licence
5 18 (2.36%) Enterprise Software
6 14 (1.84%) NHS
7 12 (1.57%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 10 (1.31%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.05%) Low-Code
10 7 (0.92%) Algorithms
10 7 (0.92%) Smartphone
11 5 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.66%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.66%) PKI
12 4 (0.52%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.52%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.52%) Photography
13 3 (0.39%) Blockchain
13 3 (0.39%) Housing Association
13 3 (0.39%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 102 (13.39%) Windows
2 44 (5.77%) Windows Server
3 41 (5.38%) Windows 10
4 28 (3.67%) Linux
5 16 (2.10%) Windows Server 2012
6 15 (1.97%) Windows 7
7 14 (1.84%) Windows 8
8 9 (1.18%) Android
8 9 (1.18%) Mac OS
9 8 (1.05%) CentOS
9 8 (1.05%) Unix
10 6 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
10 6 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
11 5 (0.66%) Apple iOS
11 5 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.13%) Debian
13 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.13%) Scientific Linux
13 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 277 (36.35%) Continuous Improvement
2 230 (30.18%) Problem-Solving
3 133 (17.45%) Mathematics
4 125 (16.40%) Customer Requirements
5 114 (14.96%) Logistics
6 113 (14.83%) Customer Experience
7 106 (13.91%) Data Analysis
8 103 (13.52%) Process Improvement
9 93 (12.20%) Contingency Planning
9 93 (12.20%) Creative Thinking
9 93 (12.20%) Performance Metrics
10 74 (9.71%) Agile
11 65 (8.53%) Project Management
12 59 (7.74%) ITIL
13 53 (6.96%) CRM
14 50 (6.56%) ERP
15 44 (5.77%) Service Management
16 40 (5.25%) Change Management
17 38 (4.99%) Asset Management
18 36 (4.72%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 61 (8.01%) SQL
2 22 (2.89%) C#
3 19 (2.49%) JavaScript
4 14 (1.84%) PowerShell
5 10 (1.31%) Java
6 9 (1.18%) C++
6 9 (1.18%) T-SQL
7 7 (0.92%) Python
8 5 (0.66%) PHP
8 5 (0.66%) TypeScript
8 5 (0.66%) VB
8 5 (0.66%) VB.NET
8 5 (0.66%) VB6
9 1 (0.13%) Bash
9 1 (0.13%) C
9 1 (0.13%) Go
9 1 (0.13%) Perl
9 1 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 269 (35.30%) Degree
2 55 (7.22%) Security Cleared
3 16 (2.10%) SC Cleared
4 14 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (1.31%) DV Cleared
6 9 (1.18%) A+ Certification
6 9 (1.18%) DBS Check
7 7 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (0.79%) HNC
8 6 (0.79%) Network+ Certification
8 6 (0.79%) Oracle Certification
9 4 (0.52%) CCNA
9 4 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.52%) MCSA
10 3 (0.39%) CSPO
10 3 (0.39%) HND
10 3 (0.39%) IIBA
10 3 (0.39%) MCSE
11 2 (0.26%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (5.38%) SLA
2 23 (3.02%) GDPR
3 17 (2.23%) QA
4 15 (1.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (1.57%) Accessibility
6 6 (0.79%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (0.13%) NCSC
7 1 (0.13%) NIST
7 1 (0.13%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.13%) PMO
System Software
1 85 (11.15%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.05%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.05%) VMware Workstation
4 4 (0.52%) vSphere
5 3 (0.39%) Firmware
6 2 (0.26%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 2 (0.26%) XenApp
6 2 (0.26%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.13%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.13%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 7 (0.92%) SCCM
2 6 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.52%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 206 (27.03%) Microsoft
2 30 (3.94%) Cisco
3 28 (3.67%) VMware
4 14 (1.84%) Citrix
5 12 (1.57%) Remedy
5 12 (1.57%) SAP
6 10 (1.31%) Dell
6 10 (1.31%) HP
7 8 (1.05%) WatchGuard
8 7 (0.92%) Apple
8 7 (0.92%) Genesys
8 7 (0.92%) Oracle
9 6 (0.79%) Adobe
9 6 (0.79%) NEC
9 6 (0.79%) Salesforce
9 6 (0.79%) ServiceNow
10 5 (0.66%) Google
10 5 (0.66%) YouTube
11 3 (0.39%) IBM
11 3 (0.39%) Sophos