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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 122 107
Rank change year-on-year +20 -15 +33
Contract jobs citing CRM 1,074 641 747
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.39% 2.35% 2.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.81% 2.59% 2.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 665 414 490
10th Percentile £313 £246 £313
25th Percentile £413 £380 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £512
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -2.30% -2.52%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £619
90th Percentile £700 £684 £682
UK median daily rate £515 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +3.00% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 25 17
10th Percentile £13.65 - £12.46
25th Percentile £14.96 £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 £34.48 £36.00
90th Percentile £40.00 £43.30 £137.50
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £19.59 £16.97
% change year-on-year -10.67% +15.47% -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 38,278 24,745 30,322
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.32% 90.65% 85.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,038 15,865 19,799
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £420 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £635 £645
90th Percentile £737 £738 £751
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,361 1,324 1,984
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.23 £13.25
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.95 £17.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +88.87% -37.13% -6.98%
75th Percentile £69.50 £53.56 £63.75
90th Percentile £83.00 £70.16 £74.31
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -10.31%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 +5 574 £525 +2.44% 538
South East -31 138 £575 +22.67% 343
Midlands +18 134 £475 +2.70% 174
North of England -28 120 £500 +5.26% 246
West Midlands +6 101 £463 - 108
North West -12 85 £509 +7.16% 144
East of England +41 75 £475 -15.56% 72
East Midlands +8 31 £475 +26.67% 66
South West -31 25 £475 +11.76% 83
Yorkshire -41 24 £490 -4.39% 75
North East -27 13 £525 +18.31% 28
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 (4.19%) Confluence
2 40 (3.72%) CMS
3 22 (2.05%) SharePoint
4 9 (0.84%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 8 (0.74%) SAS
6 6 (0.56%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.56%) Oracle Workflow
7 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
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%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
9 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.19%) Appian
10 1 (0.093%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.093%) Ethereum
10 1 (0.093%) Hyperledger
10 1 (0.093%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.093%) Umbraco
Applications
1 38 (3.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (2.79%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.40%) MS Visio
4 10 (0.93%) AutoCAD
5 9 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (0.74%) Chatbot
6 8 (0.74%) Revit
6 8 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.37%) SPSS
9 2 (0.19%) Notion
9 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.093%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.093%) InDesign
10 1 (0.093%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 283 (26.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 56 (5.21%) Salesforce CRM
3 20 (1.86%) NetSuite
4 16 (1.49%) SAP S/4HANA
4 16 (1.49%) Siebel CRM
5 14 (1.30%) SAP CRM
6 10 (0.93%) SAP PSCD
7 5 (0.47%) Oracle Payables
7 5 (0.47%) Payment Gateway
7 5 (0.47%) Sage X3
7 5 (0.47%) SAP ERP
7 5 (0.47%) Temenos T24
8 4 (0.37%) Adobe Campaign
8 4 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
8 4 (0.37%) Raiser’s Edge
9 3 (0.28%) BusinessWorks
9 3 (0.28%) Finacle
9 3 (0.28%) Oracle Financials
9 3 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 3 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 249 (23.18%) Azure
2 214 (19.93%) Dynamics 365
3 139 (12.94%) Power Platform
4 98 (9.12%) AWS
5 85 (7.91%) Azure DevOps
6 70 (6.52%) SaaS
7 64 (5.96%) Power Automate
8 57 (5.31%) PowerApps
9 48 (4.47%) GCP
10 40 (3.72%) Microsoft 365
11 37 (3.45%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 32 (2.98%) Serverless
13 29 (2.70%) Snowflake
14 23 (2.14%) Azure Functions
14 23 (2.14%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 19 (1.77%) Azure Logic Apps
15 19 (1.77%) GitHub
16 18 (1.68%) Azure Data Factory
17 17 (1.58%) GitHub Actions
18 16 (1.49%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 10 (0.93%) SMS
2 4 (0.37%) Firewall
2 4 (0.37%) Internet
3 3 (0.28%) DHCP
3 3 (0.28%) DNS
3 3 (0.28%) IPv4
3 3 (0.28%) IPv6
3 3 (0.28%) WAN
4 2 (0.19%) SSL
4 2 (0.19%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.093%) ADSL
5 1 (0.093%) CTI
5 1 (0.093%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.093%) HTTP
5 1 (0.093%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.093%) LAN
5 1 (0.093%) MPLS
5 1 (0.093%) PSTN
5 1 (0.093%) VPN
5 1 (0.093%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (6.70%) Power BI
2 32 (2.98%) Data Warehouse
3 30 (2.79%) SQL Server
4 24 (2.23%) Data Lake
5 14 (1.30%) BigQuery
6 12 (1.12%) Tableau
7 11 (1.02%) Metadata
7 11 (1.02%) Snowflake Schema
8 10 (0.93%) Siebel EIM
9 9 (0.84%) Amazon Redshift
9 9 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
10 8 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
11 6 (0.56%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.47%) Big Data
12 5 (0.47%) Relational Database
12 5 (0.47%) SAP BW
12 5 (0.47%) SAP HANA
12 5 (0.47%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 84 (7.82%) JIRA
2 17 (1.58%) Git
3 15 (1.40%) Selenium
4 14 (1.30%) Postman
5 9 (0.84%) Cucumber
6 8 (0.74%) Cypress.io
6 8 (0.74%) WebDriver
7 7 (0.65%) SpecFlow
8 4 (0.37%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.28%) Protractor
9 3 (0.28%) TestRail
9 3 (0.28%) Visual Studio
9 3 (0.28%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.093%) Fiddler
10 1 (0.093%) GitLab
10 1 (0.093%) Hudson
10 1 (0.093%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.093%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.093%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 386 (35.94%) Social Skills
2 265 (24.67%) Finance
3 208 (19.37%) Marketing
4 136 (12.66%) Analytical Skills
5 103 (9.59%) Retail
6 93 (8.66%) Public Sector
7 64 (5.96%) Banking
8 47 (4.38%) Billing
9 46 (4.28%) Telecoms
10 42 (3.91%) Organisational Skills
11 36 (3.35%) Documentation Skills
12 34 (3.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 32 (2.98%) Legal
14 29 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
15 28 (2.61%) Manufacturing
16 21 (1.96%) Automotive
17 18 (1.68%) Local Government
18 16 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
19 11 (1.02%) Advertising
19 11 (1.02%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 187 (17.41%) Analyst
2 164 (15.27%) Architect
3 120 (11.17%) Developer
4 99 (9.22%) Business Analyst
5 88 (8.19%) Lead
6 86 (8.01%) Senior
7 71 (6.61%) Consultant
7 71 (6.61%) Solutions Architect
8 67 (6.24%) Project Manager
9 53 (4.93%) CRM Manager
10 32 (2.98%) Data Engineer
11 31 (2.89%) Data Analyst
12 30 (2.79%) CRM Analyst
13 29 (2.70%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 28 (2.61%) CRM Specialist
14 28 (2.61%) Salesforce Analyst
15 27 (2.51%) Dynamics 365 Developer
16 25 (2.33%) Senior Analyst
17 24 (2.23%) Enterprise Architect
17 24 (2.23%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (6.24%) REST
2 52 (4.84%) Middleware
3 41 (3.82%) .NET
4 32 (2.98%) HTML
5 30 (2.79%) CSS
6 29 (2.70%) SOAP
7 26 (2.42%) JSON
8 24 (2.23%) Kafka
9 18 (1.68%) XML
10 16 (1.49%) Lightning Web Components
10 16 (1.49%) Node.js
11 13 (1.21%) ONVIF
11 13 (1.21%) SAP PI
12 12 (1.12%) RESTful
13 11 (1.02%) OAuth
13 11 (1.02%) React
13 11 (1.02%) SAP Fiori
13 11 (1.02%) SAPUI5
14 10 (0.93%) GraphQL
14 10 (0.93%) HTML5 Canvas
Miscellaneous
1 74 (6.89%) Onboarding
2 52 (4.84%) Product Ownership
3 49 (4.56%) Legacy Systems
4 47 (4.38%) Enterprise Software
5 35 (3.26%) Marketing Technology
6 30 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
7 20 (1.86%) Cloud Native
7 20 (1.86%) Data Structures
8 17 (1.58%) AI Agents
9 16 (1.49%) IVR
10 15 (1.40%) Management Information System
10 15 (1.40%) Mobile App
10 15 (1.40%) Social Media
11 13 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
11 13 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
11 13 (1.21%) Video\Live Streaming
12 12 (1.12%) Virtual Team
13 10 (0.93%) Distributed Systems
14 9 (0.84%) Greenfield Project
15 8 (0.74%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 13 (1.21%) Windows
2 9 (0.84%) Apple iOS
3 8 (0.74%) Android
3 8 (0.74%) Unix
4 4 (0.37%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.19%) HPUX
5 2 (0.19%) Linux
5 2 (0.19%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.19%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 284 (26.44%) Stakeholder Management
2 253 (23.56%) Agile
3 176 (16.39%) Problem-Solving
4 169 (15.74%) Migration
5 154 (14.34%) Analytics
6 148 (13.78%) ERP
7 136 (12.66%) Roadmaps
8 129 (12.01%) DevOps
9 119 (11.08%) Data Modelling
9 119 (11.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 108 (10.06%) AI
11 105 (9.78%) Customer Service
12 98 (9.12%) CI/CD
13 97 (9.03%) Business Intelligence
14 96 (8.94%) Data Migration
14 96 (8.94%) Decision-Making
15 86 (8.01%) User Acceptance Testing
16 74 (6.89%) Workflow
17 71 (6.61%) Workshop Facilitation
18 69 (6.42%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 144 (13.41%) SQL
2 81 (7.54%) JavaScript
3 56 (5.21%) C#
3 56 (5.21%) Python
4 21 (1.96%) ABAP
5 19 (1.77%) Java
6 15 (1.40%) Apex Code
7 11 (1.02%) TypeScript
8 7 (0.65%) PL/SQL
8 7 (0.65%) PowerShell
8 7 (0.65%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.28%) Groovy
9 3 (0.28%) Korn
10 2 (0.19%) Bicep
10 2 (0.19%) R
10 2 (0.19%) SOQL
11 1 (0.093%) DAML
11 1 (0.093%) Rust
11 1 (0.093%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 109 (10.15%) Security Cleared
2 87 (8.10%) SC Cleared
3 82 (7.64%) Degree
4 23 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
5 20 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (1.68%) PMI Certification
7 16 (1.49%) PMP
8 14 (1.30%) CCNA
8 14 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
9 13 (1.21%) A+ Certification
9 13 (1.21%) MCSA
10 10 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (0.84%) Azure Certification
11 9 (0.84%) DV Cleared
11 9 (0.84%) ISTQB
12 7 (0.65%) Master's Degree
13 6 (0.56%) TOGAF Certification
14 4 (0.37%) CBAP
14 4 (0.37%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 3 (0.28%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (8.47%) GDPR
2 82 (7.64%) Data Quality
3 62 (5.77%) QA
4 19 (1.77%) PMO
4 19 (1.77%) SLA
5 18 (1.68%) Accessibility
6 11 (1.02%) WCAG
7 5 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.47%) NIST
7 5 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (0.47%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
8 4 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.37%) ISO 20022
8 4 (0.37%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.37%) SEPA
9 3 (0.28%) IFRS
10 2 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.19%) GMP
10 2 (0.19%) PERC
11 1 (0.093%) GAAP
System Software
1 8 (0.74%) Docker
2 7 (0.65%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.093%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 21 (1.96%) Terraform
2 9 (0.84%) 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 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.093%) Autotask
7 1 (0.093%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.093%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 292 (27.19%) Microsoft
2 271 (25.23%) Salesforce
3 85 (7.91%) SAP
4 60 (5.59%) Oracle
5 46 (4.28%) ServiceNow
6 40 (3.72%) Adobe
7 39 (3.63%) Databricks
8 33 (3.07%) MuleSoft
9 27 (2.51%) Google
10 23 (2.14%) Siebel
11 21 (1.96%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 17 (1.58%) Braze
12 17 (1.58%) HubSpot
13 15 (1.40%) Workday
14 8 (0.74%) Autodesk
14 8 (0.74%) Conga
14 8 (0.74%) DocuSign
15 7 (0.65%) Foundry
15 7 (0.65%) ION Trading
15 7 (0.65%) Marketo