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 23 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 121 106
Rank change year-on-year +9 -15 +37
Contract jobs citing CRM 957 586 765
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.21% 2.35% 2.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.59% 2.57% 2.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 598 379 492
10th Percentile £330 £281 £313
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £614
90th Percentile £700 £688 £675
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +2.50% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 18 20
10th Percentile £13.80 £14.23 £13.00
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.02 £13.14
Median hourly rate £17.75 £28.20 £23.82
Median % change year-on-year -37.06% +18.38% +11.76%
75th Percentile £28.75 £35.86 £33.38
90th Percentile £43.25 £48.40 £72.90
UK median hourly rate £20.00 £28.20 £23.22
% change year-on-year -29.08% +21.47% +8.91%

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 36,943 22,820 31,966
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.26% 91.36% 85.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,357 14,745 20,676
10th Percentile £325 £300 £303
25th Percentile £415 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £730 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £502 £525
% change year-on-year +2.09% -4.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,312 1,098 2,392
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £18.13 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £27.06 £37.63
Median % change year-on-year +73.67% -28.07% +7.07%
75th Percentile £68.55 £55.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.25 £74.13 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +7.14%

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 23 June 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 23 June 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 23 June 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 -5 529 £515 +3.00% 473
South East -18 126 £580 +40.61% 316
Midlands +8 109 £463 - 179
North of England -51 94 £500 +5.26% 257
West Midlands -13 75 £463 -6.57% 120
East of England +32 71 £475 -5.00% 77
North West -33 58 £515 +10.75% 154
East Midlands +6 32 £470 +25.33% 58
Yorkshire -44 25 £500 -9.09% 74
South West -37 17 £525 +23.53% 75
North East -26 13 £525 +18.31% 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 38 (3.97%) Confluence
2 35 (3.66%) CMS
3 19 (1.99%) SharePoint
4 9 (0.94%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (0.52%) Oracle Workflow
6 4 (0.42%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.42%) SAP EP
6 4 (0.42%) SAS
7 3 (0.31%) Kentico
7 3 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.21%) Apache
8 2 (0.21%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.21%) Appian
9 1 (0.10%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.10%) Drupal
9 1 (0.10%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.10%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.10%) Umbraco
Applications
1 29 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (2.30%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.36%) MS Visio
4 10 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.94%) AutoCAD
6 8 (0.84%) Revit
7 7 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
8 6 (0.63%) Chatbot
9 5 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
10 4 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
11 2 (0.21%) Notion
11 2 (0.21%) Photoshop
12 1 (0.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
12 1 (0.10%) InDesign
12 1 (0.10%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 256 (26.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 51 (5.33%) Salesforce CRM
3 20 (2.09%) NetSuite
4 14 (1.46%) Siebel CRM
5 13 (1.36%) SAP CRM
6 11 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
7 5 (0.52%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.42%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.42%) Remedy ITSM
8 4 (0.42%) Sage X3
8 4 (0.42%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.42%) SAP PSCD
9 3 (0.31%) Oracle Financials
9 3 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
9 3 (0.31%) Shopify
10 2 (0.21%) Adobe Campaign
10 2 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 2 (0.21%) SAP BPC
10 2 (0.21%) SAP Business One
10 2 (0.21%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 228 (23.82%) Azure
2 196 (20.48%) Dynamics 365
3 141 (14.73%) Power Platform
4 83 (8.67%) AWS
5 80 (8.36%) Azure DevOps
6 61 (6.37%) Power Automate
6 61 (6.37%) SaaS
7 52 (5.43%) PowerApps
8 40 (4.18%) GCP
9 36 (3.76%) Microsoft 365
10 33 (3.45%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 31 (3.24%) Serverless
12 26 (2.72%) Azure Logic Apps
13 24 (2.51%) Azure Functions
14 23 (2.40%) Snowflake
15 18 (1.88%) Azure Service Bus
15 18 (1.88%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
16 15 (1.57%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (1.57%) GitHub
17 14 (1.46%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.94%) SMS
2 6 (0.63%) Internet
3 3 (0.31%) DHCP
3 3 (0.31%) DNS
3 3 (0.31%) Firewall
3 3 (0.31%) HTTP
3 3 (0.31%) IPv4
3 3 (0.31%) IPv6
3 3 (0.31%) WAN
4 2 (0.21%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.10%) 4G
5 1 (0.10%) 5G
5 1 (0.10%) ADSL
5 1 (0.10%) Broadband
5 1 (0.10%) CTI
5 1 (0.10%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.10%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.10%) MPLS
5 1 (0.10%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.10%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (7.31%) Power BI
2 28 (2.93%) Data Warehouse
3 25 (2.61%) SQL Server
4 16 (1.67%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.25%) Tableau
6 10 (1.04%) Metadata
6 10 (1.04%) Siebel EIM
7 9 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
8 8 (0.84%) BigQuery
9 7 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (0.63%) Amazon Redshift
10 6 (0.63%) Oracle Database
11 5 (0.52%) Big Data
11 5 (0.52%) Relational Database
11 5 (0.52%) Snowflake Schema
11 5 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.42%) SAP BW
12 4 (0.42%) Star Schema
13 3 (0.31%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 74 (7.73%) JIRA
2 16 (1.67%) Git
3 9 (0.94%) Postman
4 6 (0.63%) Selenium
5 4 (0.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.31%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.31%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.31%) WebDriver
7 2 (0.21%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.21%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.21%) TestRail
7 2 (0.21%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.21%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.10%) Fiddler
8 1 (0.10%) GitLab
8 1 (0.10%) Hudson
8 1 (0.10%) Protractor
8 1 (0.10%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.10%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.10%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 346 (36.15%) Social Skills
2 211 (22.05%) Finance
3 169 (17.66%) Marketing
4 119 (12.43%) Analytical Skills
5 89 (9.30%) Public Sector
6 72 (7.52%) Retail
7 47 (4.91%) Telecoms
8 41 (4.28%) Banking
9 40 (4.18%) Billing
10 38 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
11 35 (3.66%) Documentation Skills
12 27 (2.82%) Legal
13 25 (2.61%) Manufacturing
14 22 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 19 (1.99%) Influencing Skills
16 18 (1.88%) Automotive
17 14 (1.46%) Local Government
18 11 (1.15%) Back Office
18 11 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
19 10 (1.04%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 159 (16.61%) Analyst
2 132 (13.79%) Architect
3 124 (12.96%) Developer
4 84 (8.78%) Business Analyst
5 81 (8.46%) Senior
6 73 (7.63%) Lead
7 59 (6.17%) Project Manager
8 52 (5.43%) Solutions Architect
9 50 (5.22%) CRM Manager
10 49 (5.12%) Consultant
11 32 (3.34%) Dynamics 365 Developer
12 31 (3.24%) Data Engineer
13 27 (2.82%) CRM Analyst
13 27 (2.82%) Data Analyst
14 26 (2.72%) Salesforce Architect
15 25 (2.61%) Salesforce Analyst
16 24 (2.51%) Senior Analyst
17 23 (2.40%) Salesforce Developer
18 21 (2.19%) Technical Architect
19 20 (2.09%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (5.43%) REST
2 43 (4.49%) Middleware
3 41 (4.28%) .NET
4 40 (4.18%) HTML
5 36 (3.76%) CSS
6 24 (2.51%) JSON
7 18 (1.88%) Kafka
8 17 (1.78%) Node.js
9 15 (1.57%) SOAP
9 15 (1.57%) XML
10 12 (1.25%) Lightning Web Components
10 12 (1.25%) ONVIF
10 12 (1.25%) RESTful
11 11 (1.15%) ASP.NET Web API
12 10 (1.04%) HTML5 Canvas
12 10 (1.04%) React
12 10 (1.04%) SAP Fiori
12 10 (1.04%) SAPUI5
13 9 (0.94%) Ajax
14 8 (0.84%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 65 (6.79%) Onboarding
2 46 (4.81%) Legacy Systems
3 44 (4.60%) Product Ownership
4 40 (4.18%) Enterprise Software
5 26 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
6 21 (2.19%) Marketing Technology
7 19 (1.99%) AI Agents
8 16 (1.67%) Cloud Native
8 16 (1.67%) Social Media
9 14 (1.46%) Data Structures
10 13 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
11 12 (1.25%) Video\Live Streaming
12 11 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
13 10 (1.04%) Data Centre
13 10 (1.04%) Management Information System
13 10 (1.04%) Virtual Team
14 9 (0.94%) IoT
14 9 (0.94%) Mobile App
15 8 (0.84%) FMCG
15 8 (0.84%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.25%) Windows
2 8 (0.84%) Android
2 8 (0.84%) Apple iOS
3 4 (0.42%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.21%) HPUX
4 2 (0.21%) Linux
4 2 (0.21%) Unix
4 2 (0.21%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (24.97%) Stakeholder Management
2 207 (21.63%) Agile
3 152 (15.88%) Migration
3 152 (15.88%) Problem-Solving
4 133 (13.90%) ERP
5 126 (13.17%) Analytics
6 119 (12.43%) DevOps
7 110 (11.49%) Roadmaps
8 93 (9.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 92 (9.61%) Data Modelling
10 91 (9.51%) Business Intelligence
11 90 (9.40%) AI
11 90 (9.40%) Customer Service
12 87 (9.09%) Data Migration
12 87 (9.09%) Decision-Making
13 80 (8.36%) CI/CD
14 73 (7.63%) User Acceptance Testing
15 67 (7.00%) Workflow
16 64 (6.69%) Project Management
17 60 (6.27%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 128 (13.38%) SQL
2 78 (8.15%) JavaScript
3 53 (5.54%) C#
4 46 (4.81%) Python
5 15 (1.57%) Java
6 14 (1.46%) TypeScript
7 13 (1.36%) ABAP
8 10 (1.04%) Apex Code
9 9 (0.94%) PowerShell
10 6 (0.63%) PL/SQL
10 6 (0.63%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.21%) C++
11 2 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.21%) Korn
11 2 (0.21%) SOQL
12 1 (0.10%) Bicep
12 1 (0.10%) C
12 1 (0.10%) Groovy
12 1 (0.10%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.10%) VBA
Qualifications
1 106 (11.08%) Security Cleared
2 80 (8.36%) SC Cleared
3 69 (7.21%) Degree
4 22 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (1.88%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (1.36%) CCNA
6 13 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (1.36%) PMI Certification
6 13 (1.36%) PMP
7 12 (1.25%) A+ Certification
7 12 (1.25%) MCSA
8 8 (0.84%) Azure Certification
8 8 (0.84%) DV Cleared
9 7 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (0.73%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (0.42%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.42%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 3 (0.31%) MBA
12 3 (0.31%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (8.57%) GDPR
2 78 (8.15%) Data Quality
3 51 (5.33%) QA
4 23 (2.40%) SLA
5 14 (1.46%) PMO
6 13 (1.36%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.63%) WCAG
8 5 (0.52%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.42%) NIST
10 3 (0.31%) IFRS
10 3 (0.31%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.31%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
11 2 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.21%) GMP
11 2 (0.21%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.21%) PERC
12 1 (0.10%) MiFID
12 1 (0.10%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (0.73%) Active Directory
1 7 (0.73%) Docker
Systems Management
1 17 (1.78%) Terraform
2 8 (0.84%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.73%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.31%) Grafana
4 3 (0.31%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.10%) Autotask
6 1 (0.10%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 260 (27.17%) Salesforce
2 249 (26.02%) Microsoft
3 65 (6.79%) SAP
4 56 (5.85%) Oracle
5 45 (4.70%) ServiceNow
6 33 (3.45%) Adobe
7 31 (3.24%) MuleSoft
8 28 (2.93%) Databricks
9 23 (2.40%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 22 (2.30%) Google
11 21 (2.19%) Siebel
12 14 (1.46%) HubSpot
13 13 (1.36%) Workday
14 9 (0.94%) Braze
14 9 (0.94%) Foundry
15 8 (0.84%) Autodesk
15 8 (0.84%) Conga
15 8 (0.84%) DocuSign
16 6 (0.63%) Marketo
16 6 (0.63%) Sage