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

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 123 107
Rank change year-on-year +7 -16 +37
Contract jobs citing CRM 915 557 764
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.17% 2.29% 2.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.54% 2.50% 2.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 580 359 490
10th Percentile £331 £276 £313
25th Percentile £413 £375 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -1.96% -2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £614
90th Percentile £690 £688 £676
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £511
% change year-on-year +2.50% -2.15% -2.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 17 22
10th Percentile £13.46 £14.05 -
25th Percentile £14.92 £16.50 £13.00
Median hourly rate £16.75 £29.00 £18.61
Median % change year-on-year -42.24% +55.85% -17.78%
75th Percentile £26.61 £36.25 £31.75
90th Percentile £48.88 £48.70 £69.26
UK median hourly rate £16.75 £29.00 £13.75
% change year-on-year -42.24% +110.91% -39.24%

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 35,956 22,238 31,935
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.08% 91.27% 85.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,774 14,379 20,744
10th Percentile £325 £303 £300
25th Percentile £413 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £624 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,258 999 2,354
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.81
25th Percentile £20.80 £18.11 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £28.55 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +66.37% -23.87% +4.17%
75th Percentile £68.00 £58.88 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.00 £74.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £27.53 £36.50
% change year-on-year +59.68% -24.58% +1.39%

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 8 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 8 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 8 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 +9 517 £515 +3.00% 643
South East -18 119 £550 +54.93% 349
Midlands +6 100 £500 +8.11% 199
North of England -61 82 £494 +5.05% 297
East of England +36 70 £500 - 82
West Midlands -22 66 £500 +8.11% 132
North West -40 48 £488 +4.84% 177
East Midlands -2 32 £490 +30.67% 67
Yorkshire -48 25 £500 -2.44% 90
South West -38 15 £525 +23.53% 81
North East -20 11 £450 +2.86% 33
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 36 (3.93%) CMS
2 34 (3.72%) Confluence
3 19 (2.08%) SharePoint
4 9 (0.98%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.44%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.44%) Oracle Workflow
6 4 (0.44%) SAP EP
6 4 (0.44%) SAS
7 3 (0.33%) Appian
7 3 (0.33%) Kentico
8 2 (0.22%) Apache
8 2 (0.22%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.11%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.11%) Camunda
9 1 (0.11%) Drupal
9 1 (0.11%) IIS
9 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 27 (2.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (1.97%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.42%) MS Visio
4 12 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.66%) Chatbot
7 5 (0.55%) AutoCAD
7 5 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.55%) Revit
8 4 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.22%) Notion
9 2 (0.22%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.11%) InDesign
10 1 (0.11%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 257 (28.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 51 (5.57%) Salesforce CRM
3 14 (1.53%) NetSuite
4 13 (1.42%) SAP CRM
5 10 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
6 9 (0.98%) Siebel CRM
7 5 (0.55%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
9 3 (0.33%) Oracle Financials
9 3 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
9 3 (0.33%) SAP ERP
10 2 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 2 (0.22%) SAP BPC
10 2 (0.22%) SAP Business One
10 2 (0.22%) SAP HR
10 2 (0.22%) SAP PSCD
10 2 (0.22%) Shopify
11 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
11 1 (0.11%) Unica
Cloud Services
1 204 (22.30%) Azure
2 195 (21.31%) Dynamics 365
3 150 (16.39%) Power Platform
4 69 (7.54%) Azure DevOps
5 64 (6.99%) AWS
6 63 (6.89%) Power Automate
7 57 (6.23%) SaaS
8 53 (5.79%) PowerApps
9 37 (4.04%) Microsoft 365
10 32 (3.50%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 28 (3.06%) GCP
12 27 (2.95%) Azure Logic Apps
13 26 (2.84%) Serverless
14 19 (2.08%) Azure Functions
15 18 (1.97%) Snowflake
16 17 (1.86%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
17 16 (1.75%) Azure Service Bus
17 16 (1.75%) Microsoft Copilot
18 14 (1.53%) Azure Data Factory
19 10 (1.09%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.98%) SMS
2 6 (0.66%) HTTP
2 6 (0.66%) Internet
3 3 (0.33%) DHCP
3 3 (0.33%) DNS
3 3 (0.33%) IPv4
3 3 (0.33%) IPv6
4 2 (0.22%) Firewall
4 2 (0.22%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.22%) WAN
5 1 (0.11%) 5G
5 1 (0.11%) ADSL
5 1 (0.11%) Broadband
5 1 (0.11%) CTI
5 1 (0.11%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.11%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.11%) LAN
5 1 (0.11%) MPLS
5 1 (0.11%) PSTN
5 1 (0.11%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (7.76%) Power BI
2 24 (2.62%) Data Warehouse
3 22 (2.40%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.31%) Data Lake
4 12 (1.31%) Tableau
5 11 (1.20%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (1.09%) Metadata
7 8 (0.87%) Siebel EIM
8 6 (0.66%) Oracle Database
8 6 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (0.55%) Big Data
9 5 (0.55%) BigQuery
9 5 (0.55%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.55%) Star Schema
10 4 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.33%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.33%) DynamoDB
11 3 (0.33%) Looker
11 3 (0.33%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.33%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 65 (7.10%) JIRA
2 12 (1.31%) Git
3 6 (0.66%) Postman
4 5 (0.55%) Selenium
5 3 (0.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.22%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.22%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.22%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.11%) Appium
7 1 (0.11%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.11%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.11%) Fiddler
7 1 (0.11%) GitLab
7 1 (0.11%) HP UFT
7 1 (0.11%) Hudson
7 1 (0.11%) SoapUI
7 1 (0.11%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.11%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 329 (35.96%) Social Skills
2 185 (20.22%) Finance
3 157 (17.16%) Marketing
4 116 (12.68%) Analytical Skills
5 86 (9.40%) Public Sector
6 60 (6.56%) Retail
7 39 (4.26%) Telecoms
8 36 (3.93%) Billing
9 31 (3.39%) Banking
10 30 (3.28%) Documentation Skills
10 30 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
11 27 (2.95%) Legal
12 17 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (1.75%) Automotive
13 16 (1.75%) Manufacturing
14 14 (1.53%) Local Government
15 12 (1.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 12 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
16 9 (0.98%) Advertising
16 9 (0.98%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 146 (15.96%) Analyst
2 135 (14.75%) Architect
3 113 (12.35%) Developer
4 81 (8.85%) Business Analyst
5 78 (8.52%) Senior
6 68 (7.43%) Lead
7 57 (6.23%) Project Manager
8 51 (5.57%) CRM Manager
9 50 (5.46%) Solutions Architect
10 46 (5.03%) Consultant
11 34 (3.72%) Salesforce Architect
12 32 (3.50%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 25 (2.73%) Data Analyst
14 23 (2.51%) Senior Analyst
15 22 (2.40%) Data Engineer
15 22 (2.40%) Salesforce Analyst
16 21 (2.30%) CRM Analyst
16 21 (2.30%) Senior Manager
17 20 (2.19%) Salesforce Developer
17 20 (2.19%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (5.25%) REST
2 42 (4.59%) .NET
2 42 (4.59%) HTML
3 40 (4.37%) Middleware
4 34 (3.72%) CSS
5 26 (2.84%) JSON
6 17 (1.86%) Kafka
6 17 (1.86%) Node.js
7 13 (1.42%) XML
8 11 (1.20%) ASP.NET Web API
8 11 (1.20%) RESTful
8 11 (1.20%) SOAP
9 10 (1.09%) Ajax
9 10 (1.09%) React
10 9 (0.98%) HTML5 Canvas
10 9 (0.98%) Lightning Web Components
10 9 (0.98%) ONVIF
10 9 (0.98%) SAP Fiori
11 8 (0.87%) SAPUI5
12 7 (0.77%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 62 (6.78%) Onboarding
2 46 (5.03%) Product Ownership
3 43 (4.70%) Legacy Systems
4 33 (3.61%) Enterprise Software
5 26 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
6 19 (2.08%) AI Agents
7 16 (1.75%) Marketing Technology
8 15 (1.64%) Social Media
9 14 (1.53%) Cloud Native
10 13 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
11 12 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
12 11 (1.20%) Data Structures
12 11 (1.20%) Virtual Team
13 9 (0.98%) Data Centre
13 9 (0.98%) IoT
13 9 (0.98%) Video\Live Streaming
14 8 (0.87%) FMCG
14 8 (0.87%) Management Information System
14 8 (0.87%) Mobile App
15 7 (0.77%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 13 (1.42%) Windows
2 8 (0.87%) Android
2 8 (0.87%) Apple iOS
3 4 (0.44%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.33%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.22%) HPUX
5 2 (0.22%) Linux
5 2 (0.22%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (23.28%) Stakeholder Management
2 191 (20.87%) Agile
3 149 (16.28%) Migration
4 137 (14.97%) Problem-Solving
5 123 (13.44%) ERP
6 113 (12.35%) Roadmaps
7 109 (11.91%) Analytics
8 106 (11.58%) DevOps
9 90 (9.84%) Customer Service
10 89 (9.73%) Business Intelligence
11 87 (9.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 86 (9.40%) Decision-Making
13 84 (9.18%) AI
13 84 (9.18%) Data Migration
14 82 (8.96%) Data Modelling
15 68 (7.43%) CI/CD
16 66 (7.21%) User Acceptance Testing
17 65 (7.10%) Project Management
18 60 (6.56%) Change Management
18 60 (6.56%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 118 (12.90%) SQL
2 81 (8.85%) JavaScript
3 56 (6.12%) C#
4 39 (4.26%) Python
5 15 (1.64%) Java
6 13 (1.42%) TypeScript
7 10 (1.09%) PowerShell
8 8 (0.87%) ABAP
9 6 (0.66%) Apex Code
9 6 (0.66%) PL/SQL
9 6 (0.66%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.22%) Bicep
10 2 (0.22%) C++
10 2 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.22%) Korn
10 2 (0.22%) SOQL
11 1 (0.11%) C
11 1 (0.11%) Groovy
11 1 (0.11%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 98 (10.71%) Security Cleared
2 70 (7.65%) Degree
2 70 (7.65%) SC Cleared
3 26 (2.84%) Computer Science Degree
4 16 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
5 11 (1.20%) PMP
6 10 (1.09%) CCNA
6 10 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (1.09%) PMI Certification
7 9 (0.98%) A+ Certification
7 9 (0.98%) Azure Certification
7 9 (0.98%) MCSA
8 7 (0.77%) DV Cleared
8 7 (0.77%) Master's Degree
9 6 (0.66%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (0.44%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.33%) IIBA
11 3 (0.33%) MBA
12 2 (0.22%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (8.74%) GDPR
2 73 (7.98%) Data Quality
3 48 (5.25%) QA
4 21 (2.30%) SLA
5 15 (1.64%) PMO
6 12 (1.31%) Accessibility
7 5 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (0.55%) WCAG
8 4 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 4 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.44%) NIST
9 3 (0.33%) IFRS
9 3 (0.33%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.33%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
10 2 (0.22%) GMP
10 2 (0.22%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.11%) GAAP
11 1 (0.11%) GxP
11 1 (0.11%) MiFID
System Software
1 7 (0.77%) Active Directory
1 7 (0.77%) Docker
Systems Management
1 12 (1.31%) Terraform
2 8 (0.87%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.66%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.33%) Grafana
4 3 (0.33%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.11%) Autotask
6 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 243 (26.56%) Salesforce
2 240 (26.23%) Microsoft
3 62 (6.78%) SAP
4 56 (6.12%) Oracle
5 40 (4.37%) ServiceNow
6 29 (3.17%) Databricks
7 28 (3.06%) Adobe
8 26 (2.84%) MuleSoft
9 22 (2.40%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 19 (2.08%) Google
11 15 (1.64%) Siebel
12 14 (1.53%) HubSpot
13 12 (1.31%) Workday
14 10 (1.09%) Braze
15 9 (0.98%) Foundry
16 6 (0.66%) OpenAI
17 5 (0.55%) Conga
17 5 (0.55%) DocuSign
17 5 (0.55%) Informatica
17 5 (0.55%) Pega