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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 115 118
Rank change year-on-year +12 +3 +24
Contract jobs citing CRM 1,114 671 666
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.45% 2.43% 1.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.87% 2.68% 2.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 688 418 429
10th Percentile £311 £234 £313
25th Percentile £406 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £613
90th Percentile £700 £675 £683
UK median daily rate £515 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +3.05% -0.05% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 30 13
10th Percentile £13.10 £14.68 -
25th Percentile £13.81 £14.75 £13.00
Median hourly rate £14.96 £17.00 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% -37.04% +31.29%
75th Percentile £25.22 £33.01 £32.50
90th Percentile £35.00 £46.83 £117.30
UK median hourly rate £14.96 £18.30 £16.97
% change year-on-year -18.23% +7.84% -3.77%

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 38,782 25,081 28,761
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.18% 90.77% 85.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,156 16,055 18,761
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £760
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,506 1,391 1,691
10th Percentile £14.94 £14.20 £14.05
25th Percentile £20.31 £17.87 £18.21
Median hourly rate £44.23 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +75.86% -40.82% -
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.88 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.50 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +74.79% -37.63% -5.12%

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 6 August 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 6 August 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 6 August 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 +6 595 £525 +5.00% 797
Midlands +10 139 £465 +3.33% 176
South East -39 139 £575 +17.95% 372
North of England -22 125 £500 +6.67% 237
West Midlands +5 103 £463 -3.39% 103
North West -19 87 £509 +10.05% 136
East of England +38 72 £475 -15.56% 104
East Midlands +10 34 £475 +32.68% 73
South West -35 32 £466 +9.71% 101
Yorkshire -42 24 £480 -6.34% 68
North East -28 16 £525 +18.31% 35
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 42 (3.77%) CMS
2 40 (3.59%) Confluence
3 23 (2.06%) SharePoint
4 9 (0.81%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 9 (0.81%) SAS
5 8 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.54%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.45%) Sitecore CMS
8 3 (0.27%) Apache
8 3 (0.27%) Kentico
8 3 (0.27%) NetWeaver
8 3 (0.27%) SAP EP
8 3 (0.27%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
9 2 (0.18%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.18%) Appian
9 2 (0.18%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.090%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.090%) Totara
10 1 (0.090%) Umbraco
Applications
1 43 (3.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (3.14%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.08%) MS Visio
4 11 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
5 10 (0.90%) AutoCAD
5 10 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (0.72%) Chatbot
6 8 (0.72%) Revit
7 5 (0.45%) SPSS
8 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.18%) Notion
9 2 (0.18%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.090%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.090%) InDesign
10 1 (0.090%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 294 (26.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 53 (4.76%) Salesforce CRM
3 18 (1.62%) NetSuite
4 16 (1.44%) Siebel CRM
5 14 (1.26%) SAP CRM
6 13 (1.17%) SAP S/4HANA
7 10 (0.90%) SAP PSCD
8 9 (0.81%) Temenos T24
9 6 (0.54%) Finacle
9 6 (0.54%) SAP ERP
10 5 (0.45%) Oracle Payables
10 5 (0.45%) Payment Gateway
10 5 (0.45%) Raiser’s Edge
10 5 (0.45%) Sage X3
11 4 (0.36%) Adobe Campaign
11 4 (0.36%) FLEXCUBE
11 4 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
11 4 (0.36%) Shopify
12 3 (0.27%) BusinessWorks
12 3 (0.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 251 (22.53%) Azure
2 227 (20.38%) Dynamics 365
3 147 (13.20%) Power Platform
4 101 (9.07%) AWS
5 86 (7.72%) Azure DevOps
6 73 (6.55%) Power Automate
7 70 (6.28%) SaaS
8 60 (5.39%) PowerApps
9 47 (4.22%) GCP
10 42 (3.77%) Microsoft 365
11 37 (3.32%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 33 (2.96%) Serverless
13 31 (2.78%) Snowflake
14 24 (2.15%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 23 (2.06%) Azure Functions
16 19 (1.71%) Azure Data Factory
16 19 (1.71%) GitHub
17 18 (1.62%) Microsoft Copilot
18 17 (1.53%) GitHub Actions
19 14 (1.26%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 10 (0.90%) SMS
2 7 (0.63%) Firewall
3 4 (0.36%) NAS
3 4 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.27%) DHCP
4 3 (0.27%) DNS
4 3 (0.27%) IPv4
4 3 (0.27%) IPv6
4 3 (0.27%) WAN
5 2 (0.18%) Internet
5 2 (0.18%) SSL
5 2 (0.18%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.090%) 4G
6 1 (0.090%) 5G
6 1 (0.090%) CTI
6 1 (0.090%) MPLS
6 1 (0.090%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.090%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.090%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.090%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (6.91%) Power BI
2 34 (3.05%) SQL Server
3 29 (2.60%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (2.15%) Data Lake
5 15 (1.35%) BigQuery
6 13 (1.17%) Tableau
7 10 (0.90%) Metadata
7 10 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (0.90%) Siebel EIM
7 10 (0.90%) Snowflake Schema
8 9 (0.81%) Amazon Redshift
9 8 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 6 (0.54%) Oracle Database
12 5 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.45%) Big Data
12 5 (0.45%) DynamoDB
12 5 (0.45%) Relational Database
12 5 (0.45%) SAP BW
12 5 (0.45%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 79 (7.09%) JIRA
2 17 (1.53%) Selenium
3 16 (1.44%) Git
3 16 (1.44%) Postman
4 11 (0.99%) Cucumber
4 11 (0.99%) Cypress.io
5 10 (0.90%) WebDriver
6 7 (0.63%) SpecFlow
7 4 (0.36%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 4 (0.36%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.27%) Protractor
8 3 (0.27%) TestRail
8 3 (0.27%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.090%) Fiddler
9 1 (0.090%) GitLab
9 1 (0.090%) Octopus Deploy
9 1 (0.090%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.090%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.090%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 399 (35.82%) Social Skills
2 270 (24.24%) Finance
3 212 (19.03%) Marketing
4 136 (12.21%) Analytical Skills
5 108 (9.69%) Retail
6 96 (8.62%) Public Sector
7 83 (7.45%) Banking
8 47 (4.22%) Billing
9 46 (4.13%) Organisational Skills
9 46 (4.13%) Telecoms
10 37 (3.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 35 (3.14%) Documentation Skills
12 30 (2.69%) Manufacturing
13 29 (2.60%) Influencing Skills
13 29 (2.60%) Legal
14 21 (1.89%) Automotive
15 19 (1.71%) Local Government
16 17 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
17 13 (1.17%) Back Office
18 11 (0.99%) Law
Job Titles
1 194 (17.41%) Analyst
2 162 (14.54%) Architect
3 130 (11.67%) Developer
4 106 (9.52%) Business Analyst
5 100 (8.98%) Lead
6 91 (8.17%) Senior
7 78 (7.00%) Consultant
8 73 (6.55%) Solutions Architect
9 62 (5.57%) Project Manager
10 48 (4.31%) CRM Manager
11 32 (2.87%) Administrator
11 32 (2.87%) CRM Analyst
11 32 (2.87%) Data Engineer
12 30 (2.69%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 30 (2.69%) Dynamics 365 Developer
12 30 (2.69%) Salesforce Analyst
13 29 (2.60%) CRM Specialist
13 29 (2.60%) Senior Analyst
14 28 (2.51%) Data Analyst
14 28 (2.51%) Enterprise Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (5.92%) REST
2 50 (4.49%) Middleware
3 47 (4.22%) .NET
4 31 (2.78%) HTML
5 28 (2.51%) CSS
5 28 (2.51%) SOAP
6 25 (2.24%) Kafka
7 21 (1.89%) JSON
8 17 (1.53%) XML
9 16 (1.44%) Lightning Web Components
10 15 (1.35%) React
11 13 (1.17%) Node.js
11 13 (1.17%) ONVIF
11 13 (1.17%) RESTful
12 12 (1.08%) Gherkin
12 12 (1.08%) SAP PI
13 11 (0.99%) HTML5 Canvas
14 10 (0.90%) OAuth
14 10 (0.90%) SAP Fiori
14 10 (0.90%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 78 (7.00%) Onboarding
2 54 (4.85%) Product Ownership
3 50 (4.49%) Enterprise Software
4 47 (4.22%) Legacy Systems
5 35 (3.14%) Marketing Technology
6 29 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
7 22 (1.97%) Cloud Native
8 20 (1.80%) Data Structures
9 19 (1.71%) AI Agents
9 19 (1.71%) IVR
10 15 (1.35%) Data Protection Act
10 15 (1.35%) Social Media
11 14 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
11 14 (1.26%) Management Information System
11 14 (1.26%) Mobile App
12 13 (1.17%) Video\Live Streaming
13 11 (0.99%) Virtual Team
14 9 (0.81%) Distributed Systems
14 9 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
15 8 (0.72%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 16 (1.44%) Windows
2 9 (0.81%) Apple iOS
3 8 (0.72%) Android
3 8 (0.72%) Unix
4 5 (0.45%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.36%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.18%) HPUX
6 2 (0.18%) Linux
6 2 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 293 (26.30%) Stakeholder Management
2 266 (23.88%) Agile
3 183 (16.43%) Problem-Solving
4 169 (15.17%) Migration
5 159 (14.27%) Analytics
6 147 (13.20%) ERP
7 140 (12.57%) Roadmaps
8 129 (11.58%) DevOps
9 126 (11.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 117 (10.50%) Data Modelling
11 116 (10.41%) AI
12 114 (10.23%) Customer Service
13 103 (9.25%) Decision-Making
14 102 (9.16%) CI/CD
15 101 (9.07%) Business Intelligence
16 95 (8.53%) Data Migration
17 86 (7.72%) User Acceptance Testing
18 80 (7.18%) Workshop Facilitation
19 72 (6.46%) Workflow
20 71 (6.37%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 143 (12.84%) SQL
2 90 (8.08%) JavaScript
3 59 (5.30%) C#
4 53 (4.76%) Python
5 20 (1.80%) ABAP
6 19 (1.71%) Java
7 16 (1.44%) TypeScript
8 15 (1.35%) Apex Code
9 7 (0.63%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.63%) PowerShell
9 7 (0.63%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.36%) Korn
11 3 (0.27%) R
12 2 (0.18%) Bicep
12 2 (0.18%) Groovy
12 2 (0.18%) SOQL
12 2 (0.18%) VBA
13 1 (0.090%) Rust
13 1 (0.090%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 114 (10.23%) Security Cleared
2 89 (7.99%) SC Cleared
3 85 (7.63%) Degree
4 26 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
5 19 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (1.26%) CCNA
6 14 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
6 14 (1.26%) PMP
7 13 (1.17%) A+ Certification
7 13 (1.17%) MCSA
7 13 (1.17%) PMI Certification
8 12 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
9 10 (0.90%) ISTQB
10 9 (0.81%) DV Cleared
11 7 (0.63%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.54%) TOGAF Certification
13 5 (0.45%) IIBA
13 5 (0.45%) Master's Degree
14 4 (0.36%) CBAP
15 3 (0.27%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (8.17%) Data Quality
2 86 (7.72%) GDPR
3 66 (5.92%) QA
4 20 (1.80%) PMO
5 18 (1.62%) SLA
6 17 (1.53%) Accessibility
7 12 (1.08%) WCAG
8 5 (0.45%) ISO 20022
8 5 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.45%) NIST
8 5 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.45%) SEPA
8 5 (0.45%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
9 4 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.36%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.27%) IFRS
11 2 (0.18%) GMP
11 2 (0.18%) PERC
12 1 (0.090%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.090%) NIST 800
System Software
1 11 (0.99%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.81%) Docker
3 1 (0.090%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 21 (1.89%) Terraform
2 9 (0.81%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.72%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 4 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.27%) Grafana
5 3 (0.27%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.090%) Autotask
7 1 (0.090%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.090%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 309 (27.74%) Microsoft
2 270 (24.24%) Salesforce
3 83 (7.45%) SAP
4 57 (5.12%) Oracle
5 48 (4.31%) ServiceNow
6 41 (3.68%) Adobe
7 39 (3.50%) Databricks
8 33 (2.96%) MuleSoft
9 27 (2.42%) Google
10 23 (2.06%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 22 (1.97%) Siebel
12 20 (1.80%) Braze
13 17 (1.53%) HubSpot
14 12 (1.08%) Workday
15 8 (0.72%) Autodesk
15 8 (0.72%) Conga
15 8 (0.72%) DocuSign
16 7 (0.63%) ION Trading
16 7 (0.63%) Marketo
17 6 (0.54%) Sage