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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 111 131
Rank change year-on-year +6 +20 +12
Contract jobs citing CRM 1,127 675 615
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.47% 2.45% 1.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.91% 2.70% 2.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 686 417 387
10th Percentile £310 £227 £325
25th Percentile £401 £354 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.64% -2.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £625
90th Percentile £700 £675 £690
UK median daily rate £520 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +6.56% -2.50% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 31 10
10th Percentile £12.71 - £13.09
25th Percentile £13.25 £14.75 £17.06
Median hourly rate £14.96 £20.50 £27.75
Median % change year-on-year -27.02% -26.13% +34.94%
75th Percentile £18.75 £34.58 £35.50
90th Percentile £30.22 £46.75 £137.50
UK median hourly rate £14.96 £22.75 £23.30
% change year-on-year -34.24% -2.34% +32.13%

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 38,779 25,035 28,563
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.92% 90.85% 85.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,017 15,949 18,476
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £630 £626 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,559 1,455 1,574
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.22 £14.05
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.92 £17.80
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -40.82% +3.61%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.05 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £40.50
% change year-on-year +67.00% -37.90% -1.22%

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 +8 600 £525 +5.00% 392
South East -41 146 £575 +24.32% 364
Midlands +9 135 £470 +5.15% 194
North of England -27 126 £510 +13.33% 226
West Midlands -4 94 £463 - 115
North West -4 87 £511 +20.29% 116
East of England +41 73 £450 -21.74% 100
East Midlands -2 38 £475 +32.68% 80
South West -35 37 £330 -22.35% 99
Yorkshire -39 23 £480 -6.34% 68
North East -22 18 £523 +17.75% 44
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 45 (3.99%) CMS
2 37 (3.28%) Confluence
3 24 (2.13%) SharePoint
4 11 (0.98%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 11 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
5 9 (0.80%) SAS
6 6 (0.53%) Oracle Workflow
6 6 (0.53%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
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
9 2 (0.18%) Appian
9 2 (0.18%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.089%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.089%) Ethereum
10 1 (0.089%) Hyperledger
10 1 (0.089%) Mendix
Applications
1 49 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (3.46%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
4 10 (0.89%) AutoCAD
4 10 (0.89%) Chatbot
5 9 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.80%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.71%) Revit
7 5 (0.44%) SPSS
8 3 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.18%) Notion
9 2 (0.18%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.089%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.089%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.089%) InDesign
10 1 (0.089%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 286 (25.38%) Dynamics CRM
2 50 (4.44%) Salesforce CRM
3 19 (1.69%) NetSuite
4 16 (1.42%) SAP CRM
4 16 (1.42%) SAP S/4HANA
4 16 (1.42%) Siebel CRM
5 10 (0.89%) SAP PSCD
6 9 (0.80%) Temenos T24
7 7 (0.62%) Payment Gateway
7 7 (0.62%) SAP ERP
8 6 (0.53%) Adobe Campaign
8 6 (0.53%) Finacle
9 5 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
9 5 (0.44%) Raiser’s Edge
9 5 (0.44%) Sage X3
10 4 (0.35%) FLEXCUBE
10 4 (0.35%) Magento
10 4 (0.35%) Oracle Receivables
10 4 (0.35%) Shopify
11 3 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 244 (21.65%) Azure
2 218 (19.34%) Dynamics 365
3 150 (13.31%) Power Platform
4 103 (9.14%) AWS
5 83 (7.36%) Azure DevOps
6 80 (7.10%) Power Automate
7 73 (6.48%) SaaS
8 66 (5.86%) PowerApps
9 49 (4.35%) GCP
10 45 (3.99%) Microsoft 365
11 39 (3.46%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 32 (2.84%) Serverless
13 29 (2.57%) Snowflake
14 26 (2.31%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 23 (2.04%) Azure Functions
16 19 (1.69%) Azure Data Factory
16 19 (1.69%) Microsoft Copilot
17 17 (1.51%) Azure Service Bus
17 17 (1.51%) GitHub
18 15 (1.33%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.15%) SMS
2 8 (0.71%) Firewall
3 6 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (0.44%) NAS
4 5 (0.44%) WAN
5 3 (0.27%) IPv4
5 3 (0.27%) IPv6
6 2 (0.18%) ADSL
6 2 (0.18%) Ethernet
6 2 (0.18%) HTTP
6 2 (0.18%) Internet
6 2 (0.18%) MPLS
6 2 (0.18%) PSTN
6 2 (0.18%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.18%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.18%) SSL
6 2 (0.18%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.089%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.089%) VPN
7 1 (0.089%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (6.57%) Power BI
2 35 (3.11%) SQL Server
3 28 (2.48%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (2.04%) Data Lake
5 14 (1.24%) BigQuery
5 14 (1.24%) Tableau
6 10 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (0.89%) Siebel EIM
6 10 (0.89%) Snowflake Schema
7 9 (0.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 8 (0.71%) Amazon Redshift
8 8 (0.71%) Metadata
9 7 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 6 (0.53%) GIS
10 6 (0.53%) Oracle Database
10 6 (0.53%) Relational Database
11 5 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
11 5 (0.44%) Big Data
11 5 (0.44%) DynamoDB
11 5 (0.44%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 78 (6.92%) JIRA
2 18 (1.60%) Selenium
3 17 (1.51%) Git
4 15 (1.33%) Postman
5 11 (0.98%) Cucumber
6 10 (0.89%) Cypress.io
6 10 (0.89%) WebDriver
7 6 (0.53%) SpecFlow
7 6 (0.53%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.35%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.27%) Protractor
9 3 (0.27%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.18%) Appium
10 2 (0.18%) HP UFT
10 2 (0.18%) TestRail
10 2 (0.18%) Zephyr
11 1 (0.089%) GitLab
11 1 (0.089%) Octopus Deploy
11 1 (0.089%) REST Assured
General
1 424 (37.62%) Social Skills
2 272 (24.13%) Finance
3 220 (19.52%) Marketing
4 137 (12.16%) Analytical Skills
5 109 (9.67%) Retail
6 90 (7.99%) Banking
6 90 (7.99%) Public Sector
7 51 (4.53%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (4.26%) Billing
9 47 (4.17%) Telecoms
10 36 (3.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 35 (3.11%) Documentation Skills
12 34 (3.02%) Manufacturing
13 31 (2.75%) Influencing Skills
14 29 (2.57%) Legal
15 21 (1.86%) Automotive
16 20 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
17 19 (1.69%) Local Government
18 13 (1.15%) Back Office
19 12 (1.06%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 191 (16.95%) Analyst
2 161 (14.29%) Architect
3 136 (12.07%) Developer
4 101 (8.96%) Lead
5 100 (8.87%) Business Analyst
6 85 (7.54%) Senior
7 82 (7.28%) Consultant
8 70 (6.21%) Solutions Architect
9 63 (5.59%) Project Manager
10 47 (4.17%) CRM Manager
11 37 (3.28%) Administrator
12 35 (3.11%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 33 (2.93%) Enterprise Architect
14 31 (2.75%) CRM Analyst
15 30 (2.66%) Data Analyst
16 28 (2.48%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
16 28 (2.48%) Salesforce Analyst
16 28 (2.48%) Salesforce Developer
17 27 (2.40%) Data Engineer
17 27 (2.40%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 71 (6.30%) REST
2 52 (4.61%) .NET
3 51 (4.53%) Middleware
4 34 (3.02%) HTML
5 30 (2.66%) SOAP
6 29 (2.57%) CSS
7 24 (2.13%) JSON
8 23 (2.04%) Kafka
9 20 (1.77%) Terraform
10 18 (1.60%) XML
11 15 (1.33%) Lightning Web Components
11 15 (1.33%) React
12 14 (1.24%) HTML5 Canvas
12 14 (1.24%) Node.js
13 13 (1.15%) ONVIF
13 13 (1.15%) RESTful
14 12 (1.06%) Gherkin
14 12 (1.06%) SAP PI
15 11 (0.98%) ASP.NET Web API
15 11 (0.98%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 75 (6.65%) Onboarding
2 53 (4.70%) Enterprise Software
2 53 (4.70%) Product Ownership
3 44 (3.90%) Legacy Systems
4 38 (3.37%) Marketing Technology
5 26 (2.31%) Cloud Native
6 24 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
7 22 (1.95%) Data Structures
8 21 (1.86%) IVR
9 18 (1.60%) Management Information System
10 17 (1.51%) AI Agents
11 15 (1.33%) Data Protection Act
11 15 (1.33%) Social Media
12 14 (1.24%) Mobile App
13 13 (1.15%) Video\Live Streaming
14 12 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
15 11 (0.98%) Virtual Team
16 9 (0.80%) Greenfield Project
16 9 (0.80%) Low-Code
17 8 (0.71%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 17 (1.51%) Windows
2 9 (0.80%) Apple iOS
3 8 (0.71%) Android
3 8 (0.71%) Unix
4 6 (0.53%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.35%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.18%) HPUX
6 2 (0.18%) Linux
6 2 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 317 (28.13%) Stakeholder Management
2 268 (23.78%) Agile
3 194 (17.21%) Problem-Solving
4 162 (14.37%) Migration
5 160 (14.20%) ERP
6 152 (13.49%) Analytics
7 136 (12.07%) Roadmaps
8 130 (11.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 122 (10.83%) DevOps
10 121 (10.74%) Customer Service
11 112 (9.94%) AI
11 112 (9.94%) Data Modelling
12 106 (9.41%) Decision-Making
13 101 (8.96%) CI/CD
14 96 (8.52%) Data Migration
15 95 (8.43%) Business Intelligence
16 83 (7.36%) User Acceptance Testing
17 78 (6.92%) Workshop Facilitation
18 74 (6.57%) Customer Engagement
18 74 (6.57%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 147 (13.04%) SQL
2 94 (8.34%) JavaScript
3 63 (5.59%) C#
4 49 (4.35%) Python
5 21 (1.86%) Java
6 20 (1.77%) ABAP
7 19 (1.69%) TypeScript
8 16 (1.42%) Apex Code
9 9 (0.80%) PL/SQL
10 8 (0.71%) T-SQL
11 7 (0.62%) PowerShell
12 6 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 4 (0.35%) Korn
14 3 (0.27%) R
15 2 (0.18%) Bicep
15 2 (0.18%) Groovy
15 2 (0.18%) SOQL
15 2 (0.18%) VBA
16 1 (0.089%) DAML
16 1 (0.089%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 119 (10.56%) Security Cleared
2 90 (7.99%) SC Cleared
3 83 (7.36%) Degree
4 28 (2.48%) Microsoft Certification
5 21 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (1.51%) PMP
7 14 (1.24%) CCNA
7 14 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (1.24%) PMI Certification
8 13 (1.15%) A+ Certification
8 13 (1.15%) MCSA
9 11 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (0.98%) ISTQB
10 9 (0.80%) DV Cleared
11 7 (0.62%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
13 5 (0.44%) IIBA
13 5 (0.44%) Master's Degree
14 4 (0.35%) CBAP
15 3 (0.27%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (7.90%) Data Quality
2 80 (7.10%) GDPR
3 70 (6.21%) QA
4 23 (2.04%) PMO
5 20 (1.77%) SLA
6 15 (1.33%) Accessibility
7 11 (0.98%) WCAG
8 7 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.44%) ISO 20022
9 5 (0.44%) NIST
9 5 (0.44%) SEPA
9 5 (0.44%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
10 4 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.35%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.27%) IFRS
11 3 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.18%) PERC
13 1 (0.089%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.089%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.089%) NIST 800
System Software
1 15 (1.33%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.71%) Docker
3 3 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (0.71%) Kubernetes
1 8 (0.71%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 3 (0.27%) Grafana
2 3 (0.27%) Prometheus
2 3 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.089%) Autotask
4 1 (0.089%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.089%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 320 (28.39%) Microsoft
2 269 (23.87%) Salesforce
3 87 (7.72%) SAP
4 55 (4.88%) Oracle
5 52 (4.61%) ServiceNow
6 44 (3.90%) Adobe
7 35 (3.11%) Databricks
8 32 (2.84%) MuleSoft
9 28 (2.48%) Google
10 24 (2.13%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 22 (1.95%) Siebel
12 21 (1.86%) Braze
13 18 (1.60%) HubSpot
14 14 (1.24%) Workday
15 8 (0.71%) Autodesk
15 8 (0.71%) Conga
15 8 (0.71%) DocuSign
15 8 (0.71%) Meraki
16 7 (0.62%) ION Trading
16 7 (0.62%) Marketo