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 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 117 112
Rank change year-on-year +14 -5 +34
Contract jobs citing CRM 1,082 652 693
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.41% 2.37% 2.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.83% 2.61% 2.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 673 411 451
10th Percentile £313 £235 £313
25th Percentile £411 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £511
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -2.15% -2.67%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £619
90th Percentile £700 £675 £681
UK median daily rate £515 £497 £500
% change year-on-year +3.57% -0.55% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 28 17
10th Percentile £13.25 £14.53 £12.46
25th Percentile £14.81 £14.75 £13.00
Median hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -37.04% +53.15%
75th Percentile £28.75 £30.08 £36.00
90th Percentile £40.00 £40.15 £137.50
UK median hourly rate £16.00 £18.30 £16.97
% change year-on-year -12.54% +7.84% -2.02%

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 38,210 24,959 29,249
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.22% 90.75% 85.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,914 15,999 19,151
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.54% -2.48% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,406 1,365 1,791
10th Percentile £15.05 £14.22 £13.87
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.88 £17.75
Median hourly rate £46.62 £25.15 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year +85.35% -39.40% -2.35%
75th Percentile £69.49 £51.65 £65.00
90th Percentile £83.00 £70.10 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -37.13% -5.88%

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 29 July 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 29 July 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 29 July 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 +8 580 £525 +5.00% 508
Midlands +13 135 £465 +3.33% 159
South East -37 134 £578 +60.42% 314
North of England -26 123 £500 +5.26% 227
West Midlands +2 102 £463 - 94
North West -11 89 £500 +5.26% 129
East of England +35 70 £463 -17.78% 83
East Midlands +4 31 £475 +32.31% 65
South West -31 29 £475 +11.76% 95
Yorkshire -39 23 £500 -2.44% 69
North East -37 13 £525 +18.31% 30
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 41 (3.79%) CMS
2 39 (3.60%) Confluence
3 22 (2.03%) SharePoint
4 9 (0.83%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 9 (0.83%) SAS
5 7 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.55%) Oracle Workflow
7 4 (0.37%) NetWeaver
7 4 (0.37%) SAP EP
8 3 (0.28%) Apache
8 3 (0.28%) Kentico
8 3 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
8 3 (0.28%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
9 2 (0.18%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.18%) Appian
10 1 (0.092%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.092%) Ethereum
10 1 (0.092%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.092%) Hyperledger
Applications
1 38 (3.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (2.96%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.11%) MS Visio
4 10 (0.92%) AutoCAD
4 10 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (0.74%) Chatbot
6 8 (0.74%) Revit
7 5 (0.46%) SPSS
8 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
9 3 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
10 2 (0.18%) Notion
10 2 (0.18%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.092%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.092%) InDesign
11 1 (0.092%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 285 (26.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 55 (5.08%) Salesforce CRM
3 19 (1.76%) NetSuite
4 16 (1.48%) Siebel CRM
5 15 (1.39%) SAP CRM
5 15 (1.39%) SAP S/4HANA
6 10 (0.92%) SAP PSCD
7 8 (0.74%) Temenos T24
8 5 (0.46%) Finacle
8 5 (0.46%) Oracle Payables
8 5 (0.46%) Payment Gateway
8 5 (0.46%) Raiser’s Edge
8 5 (0.46%) Sage X3
8 5 (0.46%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.37%) Adobe Campaign
9 4 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
10 3 (0.28%) BusinessWorks
10 3 (0.28%) FLEXCUBE
10 3 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 3 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 245 (22.64%) Azure
2 216 (19.96%) Dynamics 365
3 136 (12.57%) Power Platform
4 99 (9.15%) AWS
5 83 (7.67%) Azure DevOps
6 69 (6.38%) SaaS
7 65 (6.01%) Power Automate
8 56 (5.18%) PowerApps
9 47 (4.34%) GCP
10 42 (3.88%) Microsoft 365
11 35 (3.23%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 30 (2.77%) Snowflake
13 29 (2.68%) Serverless
14 22 (2.03%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 20 (1.85%) Azure Functions
16 19 (1.76%) GitHub
17 18 (1.66%) Azure Data Factory
18 17 (1.57%) GitHub Actions
18 17 (1.57%) Microsoft Copilot
19 14 (1.29%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 10 (0.92%) SMS
2 6 (0.55%) Firewall
3 3 (0.28%) DHCP
3 3 (0.28%) DNS
3 3 (0.28%) Internet
3 3 (0.28%) IPv4
3 3 (0.28%) IPv6
3 3 (0.28%) NAS
3 3 (0.28%) WAN
3 3 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.18%) SSL
4 2 (0.18%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.092%) ADSL
5 1 (0.092%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.092%) HTTP
5 1 (0.092%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.092%) LAN
5 1 (0.092%) MPLS
5 1 (0.092%) PSTN
5 1 (0.092%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (6.56%) Power BI
2 32 (2.96%) SQL Server
3 31 (2.87%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (2.31%) Data Lake
5 14 (1.29%) BigQuery
6 13 (1.20%) Tableau
7 11 (1.02%) Metadata
7 11 (1.02%) Snowflake Schema
8 10 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (0.92%) Siebel EIM
9 9 (0.83%) Amazon Redshift
10 8 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (0.55%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.46%) Big Data
12 5 (0.46%) Relational Database
12 5 (0.46%) SAP BW
12 5 (0.46%) SAP HANA
12 5 (0.46%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 78 (7.21%) JIRA
2 16 (1.48%) Git
2 16 (1.48%) Selenium
3 15 (1.39%) Postman
4 10 (0.92%) Cucumber
4 10 (0.92%) Cypress.io
5 9 (0.83%) WebDriver
6 7 (0.65%) SpecFlow
7 4 (0.37%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.28%) Protractor
8 3 (0.28%) TestRail
8 3 (0.28%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.28%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.092%) GitLab
9 1 (0.092%) Hudson
9 1 (0.092%) Octopus Deploy
9 1 (0.092%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.092%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.092%) TeamCity
General
1 388 (35.86%) Social Skills
2 269 (24.86%) Finance
3 212 (19.59%) Marketing
4 136 (12.57%) Analytical Skills
5 105 (9.70%) Retail
6 92 (8.50%) Public Sector
7 74 (6.84%) Banking
8 47 (4.34%) Billing
9 46 (4.25%) Telecoms
10 44 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
11 35 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
11 35 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 31 (2.87%) Influencing Skills
12 31 (2.87%) Legal
13 29 (2.68%) Manufacturing
14 21 (1.94%) Automotive
15 19 (1.76%) Local Government
16 17 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
17 12 (1.11%) Back Office
18 11 (1.02%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 189 (17.47%) Analyst
2 164 (15.16%) Architect
3 123 (11.37%) Developer
4 100 (9.24%) Business Analyst
5 93 (8.60%) Lead
6 86 (7.95%) Senior
7 74 (6.84%) Consultant
8 73 (6.75%) Solutions Architect
9 65 (6.01%) Project Manager
10 48 (4.44%) CRM Manager
11 32 (2.96%) Data Engineer
12 30 (2.77%) CRM Analyst
12 30 (2.77%) CRM Specialist
12 30 (2.77%) Data Analyst
12 30 (2.77%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
13 29 (2.68%) Salesforce Analyst
14 28 (2.59%) Dynamics 365 Developer
14 28 (2.59%) Enterprise Architect
15 26 (2.40%) Senior Analyst
16 24 (2.22%) Salesforce Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (5.82%) REST
2 52 (4.81%) Middleware
3 42 (3.88%) .NET
4 31 (2.87%) HTML
5 29 (2.68%) CSS
6 27 (2.50%) SOAP
7 25 (2.31%) Kafka
8 22 (2.03%) JSON
9 17 (1.57%) XML
10 15 (1.39%) Lightning Web Components
11 14 (1.29%) Node.js
12 13 (1.20%) ONVIF
12 13 (1.20%) SAP PI
13 12 (1.11%) React
13 12 (1.11%) RESTful
14 11 (1.02%) Gherkin
14 11 (1.02%) SAP Fiori
14 11 (1.02%) SAPUI5
15 10 (0.92%) HTML5 Canvas
15 10 (0.92%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 73 (6.75%) Onboarding
2 51 (4.71%) Product Ownership
3 48 (4.44%) Enterprise Software
3 48 (4.44%) Legacy Systems
4 35 (3.23%) Marketing Technology
5 30 (2.77%) Self-Motivation
6 22 (2.03%) Cloud Native
7 20 (1.85%) Data Structures
8 18 (1.66%) AI Agents
8 18 (1.66%) IVR
9 15 (1.39%) Social Media
10 14 (1.29%) Mobile App
11 13 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
11 13 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
11 13 (1.20%) Management Information System
11 13 (1.20%) Video\Live Streaming
12 11 (1.02%) Virtual Team
13 10 (0.92%) Distributed Systems
14 9 (0.83%) Greenfield Project
15 8 (0.74%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.39%) Windows
2 9 (0.83%) Apple iOS
3 8 (0.74%) Android
3 8 (0.74%) Unix
4 4 (0.37%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.37%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.18%) HPUX
5 2 (0.18%) Linux
5 2 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 279 (25.79%) Stakeholder Management
2 255 (23.57%) Agile
3 177 (16.36%) Problem-Solving
4 173 (15.99%) Migration
5 155 (14.33%) Analytics
6 142 (13.12%) ERP
7 140 (12.94%) Roadmaps
8 126 (11.65%) DevOps
9 121 (11.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 115 (10.63%) Data Modelling
11 110 (10.17%) AI
12 106 (9.80%) Customer Service
13 101 (9.33%) Decision-Making
14 100 (9.24%) CI/CD
15 99 (9.15%) Data Migration
16 97 (8.96%) Business Intelligence
17 88 (8.13%) User Acceptance Testing
18 73 (6.75%) Workflow
18 73 (6.75%) Workshop Facilitation
19 69 (6.38%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 141 (13.03%) SQL
2 83 (7.67%) JavaScript
3 55 (5.08%) C#
4 53 (4.90%) Python
5 21 (1.94%) ABAP
6 19 (1.76%) Java
7 14 (1.29%) Apex Code
8 11 (1.02%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.65%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.65%) PowerShell
9 7 (0.65%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.28%) Korn
11 2 (0.18%) Bicep
11 2 (0.18%) Groovy
11 2 (0.18%) R
11 2 (0.18%) SOQL
12 1 (0.092%) DAML
12 1 (0.092%) Rust
12 1 (0.092%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 108 (9.98%) Security Cleared
2 87 (8.04%) SC Cleared
3 84 (7.76%) Degree
4 24 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
5 20 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
6 15 (1.39%) PMI Certification
6 15 (1.39%) PMP
7 14 (1.29%) CCNA
7 14 (1.29%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (1.20%) A+ Certification
8 13 (1.20%) MCSA
9 11 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (0.83%) DV Cleared
10 9 (0.83%) ISTQB
11 8 (0.74%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.55%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.55%) TOGAF Certification
13 4 (0.37%) CBAP
13 4 (0.37%) IIBA
13 4 (0.37%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (8.13%) GDPR
2 84 (7.76%) Data Quality
3 64 (5.91%) QA
4 20 (1.85%) PMO
5 18 (1.66%) SLA
6 17 (1.57%) Accessibility
7 12 (1.11%) WCAG
8 5 (0.46%) ISO 20022
8 5 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.46%) NIST
8 5 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.46%) SEPA
8 5 (0.46%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
9 4 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.37%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.28%) IFRS
11 2 (0.18%) GMP
11 2 (0.18%) PERC
12 1 (0.092%) GAAP
12 1 (0.092%) MiFID
System Software
1 9 (0.83%) Active Directory
1 9 (0.83%) Docker
2 1 (0.092%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 21 (1.94%) Terraform
2 9 (0.83%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.74%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 4 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.28%) Grafana
5 3 (0.28%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.092%) Autotask
7 1 (0.092%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.092%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 295 (27.26%) Microsoft
2 270 (24.95%) Salesforce
3 83 (7.67%) SAP
4 59 (5.45%) Oracle
5 48 (4.44%) ServiceNow
6 41 (3.79%) Adobe
7 40 (3.70%) Databricks
8 33 (3.05%) MuleSoft
9 26 (2.40%) Google
10 23 (2.13%) Siebel
11 22 (2.03%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 19 (1.76%) Braze
13 16 (1.48%) HubSpot
14 13 (1.20%) Workday
15 8 (0.74%) Autodesk
15 8 (0.74%) Conga
15 8 (0.74%) DocuSign
15 8 (0.74%) Marketo
16 7 (0.65%) ION Trading
17 6 (0.55%) webMethods