CRM Contract Job Trends in England

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring CRM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 127 114
Rank change year-on-year +26 -13 +9
Contract jobs citing CRM 832 576 778
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.62% 2.05% 2.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.96% 2.31% 2.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 499 347 514
10th Percentile £312 £300 £313
25th Percentile £400 £413 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £511
Median % change year-on-year -0.20% -2.00% -2.62%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £613
90th Percentile £669 £784 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £501 £520
% change year-on-year -0.20% -3.65% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 9 19
10th Percentile £14.00 £16.81 £13.00
25th Percentile £14.75 £21.25 £16.82
Median hourly rate £18.28 £31.50 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.97% +34.04% +12.25%
75th Percentile £35.63 £35.00 £41.25
90th Percentile £41.94 £137.50 £62.54
UK median hourly rate £17.64 £30.00 £23.50
% change year-on-year -41.20% +27.66% +12.25%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

CRM falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 28,064 24,952 32,014
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.52% 88.77% 88.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,908 15,353 21,703
10th Percentile £304 £310 £306
25th Percentile £408 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £645 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,766 818 1,417
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £14.39
25th Percentile £17.96 £20.30 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +26.76%
75th Percentile £56.69 £64.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -26.97% +27.14%

CRM
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CRM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

CRM job vacancy trend in England

CRM
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CRM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CRM

CRM
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CRM in England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for CRM in England

CRM
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CRM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CRM

CRM
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CRM in England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for CRM in England

CRM
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CRM within the England region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +22 465 £523 -0.48% 663
South East +34 130 £525 +16.67% 363
Midlands -23 86 £447 -13.20% 210
North of England -35 74 £475 -5.00% 313
West Midlands -28 60 £463 -8.87% 119
North West -22 44 £425 -12.37% 197
East of England +8 34 £475 +11.76% 135
Yorkshire -39 28 £488 -14.02% 85
East Midlands -4 25 £360 -34.55% 86
South West -14 21 £500 +9.29% 131
North East -6 2 £508 -11.35% 31
CRM
UK

CRM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 43 (5.17%) SharePoint
2 33 (3.97%) CMS
3 17 (2.04%) Confluence
4 10 (1.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 6 (0.72%) Appian
5 6 (0.72%) Camunda
5 6 (0.72%) SugarCRM
6 4 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.36%) Moodle
7 3 (0.36%) NetWeaver
8 2 (0.24%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.24%) Documentum
8 2 (0.24%) SAP EP
9 1 (0.12%) Apache
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.12%) IIS
9 1 (0.12%) SAS
9 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
Applications
1 48 (5.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (1.20%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (0.84%) Chatbot
5 6 (0.72%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.12%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.12%) InVision
6 1 (0.12%) OmniGraffle
6 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.12%) Sketch
6 1 (0.12%) SPSS
6 1 (0.12%) UXPin
Business Applications
1 244 (29.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 60 (7.21%) Salesforce CRM
3 12 (1.44%) NetSuite
4 10 (1.20%) SAP S/4HANA
5 8 (0.96%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.48%) SAP CRM
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle CRM
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.24%) Bloomberg TOMS
8 2 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.24%) Eloqua
8 2 (0.24%) SAP CX
8 2 (0.24%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.24%) SAP FI-CA
8 2 (0.24%) SAP HR
8 2 (0.24%) SAP PSCD
8 2 (0.24%) Shopify
8 2 (0.24%) Workday HCM
8 2 (0.24%) Workfront
9 1 (0.12%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 181 (21.75%) Dynamics 365
2 166 (19.95%) Azure
3 164 (19.71%) Power Platform
4 74 (8.89%) Power Automate
5 62 (7.45%) AWS
6 57 (6.85%) PowerApps
7 48 (5.77%) Azure DevOps
8 40 (4.81%) SaaS
9 37 (4.45%) Microsoft 365
10 27 (3.25%) Azure Logic Apps
11 22 (2.64%) GCP
12 21 (2.52%) Serverless
13 20 (2.40%) Microsoft Copilot
14 17 (2.04%) Azure Data Factory
14 17 (2.04%) Snowflake
15 16 (1.92%) Azure Functions
16 14 (1.68%) PaaS
16 14 (1.68%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
17 13 (1.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
18 12 (1.44%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.32%) HTTP
2 10 (1.20%) DNS
3 9 (1.08%) TCP/IP
3 9 (1.08%) VPN
4 8 (0.96%) SMS
5 6 (0.72%) DHCP
6 5 (0.60%) Broadband
6 5 (0.60%) Firewall
7 4 (0.48%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.24%) Cisco ICM
8 2 (0.24%) Internet
8 2 (0.24%) ISDN
8 2 (0.24%) PSTN
8 2 (0.24%) WebEx
9 1 (0.12%) CTI
9 1 (0.12%) GPRS
9 1 (0.12%) GSM
9 1 (0.12%) Intranet
9 1 (0.12%) SSL
9 1 (0.12%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (12.02%) Power BI
2 24 (2.88%) SQL Server
3 21 (2.52%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (2.28%) Tableau
5 13 (1.56%) Data Lake
6 10 (1.20%) BigQuery
7 9 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.72%) Looker
8 6 (0.72%) Metadata
8 6 (0.72%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (0.60%) Big Data
9 5 (0.60%) Delta Lake
9 5 (0.60%) MySQL
9 5 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.60%) SAP BW
9 5 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.48%) GIS
10 4 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (0.48%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 51 (6.13%) JIRA
2 14 (1.68%) Git
3 8 (0.96%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.48%) Selenium
5 3 (0.36%) Postman
5 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.36%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.24%) CircleCI
6 2 (0.24%) CocoaPods
6 2 (0.24%) Crashlytics
6 2 (0.24%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.24%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.24%) fastlane
6 2 (0.24%) GitLab
6 2 (0.24%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.24%) MSBuild
6 2 (0.24%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (0.24%) TestRail
6 2 (0.24%) Zephyr
General
1 330 (39.66%) Social Skills
2 187 (22.48%) Finance
3 163 (19.59%) Marketing
4 138 (16.59%) Analytical Skills
5 80 (9.62%) Public Sector
6 46 (5.53%) Retail
7 45 (5.41%) Banking
8 39 (4.69%) Billing
9 28 (3.37%) Legal
9 28 (3.37%) Telecoms
10 27 (3.25%) Documentation Skills
11 16 (1.92%) Manufacturing
12 14 (1.68%) French Language
12 14 (1.68%) Law
13 13 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 13 (1.56%) Italian Language
13 13 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
14 11 (1.32%) German Language
14 11 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (1.32%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 128 (15.38%) Analyst
2 119 (14.30%) Architect
3 89 (10.70%) Developer
4 71 (8.53%) Business Analyst
5 61 (7.33%) Consultant
5 61 (7.33%) Lead
6 60 (7.21%) Senior
7 54 (6.49%) Project Manager
8 47 (5.65%) Solutions Architect
9 41 (4.93%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 33 (3.97%) Salesforce Architect
11 26 (3.13%) CRM Manager
12 24 (2.88%) Functional Consultant
13 23 (2.76%) Senior Manager
14 22 (2.64%) CRM Specialist
15 20 (2.40%) Administrator
15 20 (2.40%) Data Analyst
15 20 (2.40%) Salesforce Analyst
16 18 (2.16%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
17 17 (2.04%) Dynamics 365 Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (6.25%) .NET
2 40 (4.81%) HTML
3 38 (4.57%) REST
4 32 (3.85%) JSON
5 22 (2.64%) XML
6 20 (2.40%) CSS
7 17 (2.04%) SOAP
8 14 (1.68%) OAuth
9 11 (1.32%) RESTful
10 10 (1.20%) HTML5 Canvas
11 9 (1.08%) PySpark
11 9 (1.08%) Web Services
12 8 (0.96%) ASP.NET Web API
12 8 (0.96%) Lightning Web Components
12 8 (0.96%) Node.js
12 8 (0.96%) OAuth2
12 8 (0.96%) OpenID
12 8 (0.96%) SAML
12 8 (0.96%) SAP Fiori
13 7 (0.84%) React
Miscellaneous
1 41 (4.93%) Product Ownership
2 32 (3.85%) Onboarding
3 30 (3.61%) Enterprise Software
4 29 (3.49%) Legacy Systems
5 22 (2.64%) Management Information System
6 19 (2.28%) Mobile App
7 18 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
8 16 (1.92%) Cloud Native
8 16 (1.92%) Marketing Technology
8 16 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
9 14 (1.68%) Data Structures
9 14 (1.68%) Low-Code
10 13 (1.56%) Data Protection Act
10 13 (1.56%) Web Conferencing
11 11 (1.32%) AI Agents
12 9 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
13 8 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
13 8 (0.96%) Social Media
13 8 (0.96%) Virtual Team
14 5 (0.60%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 14 (1.68%) Windows
2 10 (1.20%) Windows 10
3 6 (0.72%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.60%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.36%) Android
7 2 (0.24%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (27.04%) Agile
2 154 (18.51%) Stakeholder Management
3 143 (17.19%) Problem-Solving
4 123 (14.78%) ERP
5 113 (13.58%) Business Intelligence
6 105 (12.62%) Migration
7 103 (12.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 102 (12.26%) Analytics
9 94 (11.30%) DevOps
10 82 (9.86%) Customer Engagement
11 80 (9.62%) Customer Service
12 78 (9.38%) Data Modelling
13 74 (8.89%) Project Management
14 73 (8.77%) User Experience
15 71 (8.53%) Roadmaps
16 68 (8.17%) Continuous Improvement
17 67 (8.05%) AI
18 62 (7.45%) Data Migration
19 59 (7.09%) Change Management
20 54 (6.49%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 96 (11.54%) SQL
2 84 (10.10%) JavaScript
3 59 (7.09%) C#
4 48 (5.77%) Python
5 21 (2.52%) Java
6 17 (2.04%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.32%) PHP
8 8 (0.96%) ABAP
9 7 (0.84%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.60%) Apex Code
10 5 (0.60%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.48%) R
12 3 (0.36%) Bicep
12 3 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.24%) Bash
13 2 (0.24%) Objective-C
13 2 (0.24%) SOQL
13 2 (0.24%) SOSL
13 2 (0.24%) Swift
13 2 (0.24%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 76 (9.13%) Degree
2 59 (7.09%) Security Cleared
3 35 (4.21%) SC Cleared
4 24 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (2.64%) PMI Certification
5 22 (2.64%) PMP
6 20 (2.40%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (1.20%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.08%) MCP
9 8 (0.96%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.60%) MBA
10 5 (0.60%) MCDST
11 4 (0.48%) CCA
12 3 (0.36%) ACCA
12 3 (0.36%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.36%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 3 (0.36%) CIMA
12 3 (0.36%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.24%) CISSP
13 2 (0.24%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (7.93%) GDPR
2 59 (7.09%) QA
3 40 (4.81%) Data Quality
4 31 (3.73%) Accessibility
5 10 (1.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 8 (0.96%) SLA
7 6 (0.72%) PMO
7 6 (0.72%) WCAG
8 5 (0.60%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.48%) GxP
10 3 (0.36%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.36%) ITGC
11 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.24%) COBIT
11 2 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 2 (0.24%) MiFID
11 2 (0.24%) NIST
11 2 (0.24%) PERC
12 1 (0.12%) Basel III
12 1 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 21 (2.52%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.72%) Docker
3 4 (0.48%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.48%) Terminal Services
3 4 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.12%) PowerHA
Systems Management
1 7 (0.84%) Terraform
2 6 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.60%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.60%) SCCM
4 3 (0.36%) Grafana
4 3 (0.36%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.24%) Cisco UCCE
5 2 (0.24%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.12%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.12%) Cisco UCCX
6 1 (0.12%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.12%) Kibana
Vendors
1 228 (27.40%) Microsoft
2 218 (26.20%) Salesforce
3 58 (6.97%) SAP
4 41 (4.93%) Oracle
5 34 (4.09%) HubSpot
6 28 (3.37%) ServiceNow
7 24 (2.88%) Google
8 23 (2.76%) Databricks
9 22 (2.64%) Adobe
10 17 (2.04%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 9 (1.08%) Pega
12 8 (0.96%) Genesys
12 8 (0.96%) MuleSoft
13 7 (0.84%) Workday
14 6 (0.72%) Ariba
14 6 (0.72%) iManage
15 5 (0.60%) Mitel
15 5 (0.60%) OneTrust
16 4 (0.48%) Citrix
16 4 (0.48%) OpenAI