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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 119 109
Rank change year-on-year +17 -10 +27
Contract jobs citing CRM 1,048 623 770
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.34% 2.31% 2.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.74% 2.54% 2.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 641 406 504
10th Percentile £316 £256 £313
25th Percentile £415 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £619
90th Percentile £700 £675 £679
UK median daily rate £508 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +1.60% -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 23 15
10th Percentile £13.45 - -
25th Percentile £14.89 £14.75 £13.00
Median hourly rate £17.50 £20.50 £24.43
Median % change year-on-year -14.63% -16.09% +22.15%
75th Percentile £31.25 £34.58 £31.00
90th Percentile £40.00 £45.40 £36.30
UK median hourly rate £17.75 £20.50 £14.34
% change year-on-year -13.41% +42.96% -28.30%

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 38,237 24,502 31,943
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.52% 90.81% 85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,096 15,746 20,754
10th Percentile £325 £300 £306
25th Percentile £419 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £733 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £518 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,381 1,253 2,276
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.98 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -6.07%
75th Percentile £68.75 £54.01 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.37 £70.16 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% -6.25%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 +7 565 £515 +0.49% 509
South East -22 144 £550 +12.82% 338
Midlands +5 125 £481 +4.00% 188
North of England -46 107 £500 +7.53% 256
West Midlands -7 91 £481 -2.83% 113
East of England +42 76 £475 -5.00% 67
North West -21 70 £513 +10.22% 165
East Midlands +9 32 £490 +30.67% 74
Yorkshire -42 26 £500 -9.09% 69
South West -34 22 £583 +37.06% 81
North East -23 13 £525 +18.31% 25
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 47 (4.48%) Confluence
2 39 (3.72%) CMS
3 21 (2.00%) SharePoint
4 9 (0.86%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 6 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (0.57%) Oracle Workflow
5 6 (0.57%) SAS
6 4 (0.38%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.38%) SAP EP
7 3 (0.29%) Kentico
7 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.19%) Apache
8 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.19%) Appian
9 1 (0.095%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.095%) Drupal
9 1 (0.095%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.095%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.095%) Umbraco
Applications
1 36 (3.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (2.77%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.53%) MS Visio
4 10 (0.95%) AutoCAD
4 10 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.76%) Revit
6 7 (0.67%) Chatbot
6 7 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.19%) Notion
9 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.19%) SPSS
10 1 (0.095%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.095%) InDesign
10 1 (0.095%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 279 (26.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 60 (5.73%) Salesforce CRM
3 21 (2.00%) NetSuite
4 16 (1.53%) Siebel CRM
5 14 (1.34%) SAP CRM
6 13 (1.24%) SAP S/4HANA
7 11 (1.05%) SAP PSCD
8 5 (0.48%) Payment Gateway
8 5 (0.48%) Sage X3
8 5 (0.48%) SAP ERP
8 5 (0.48%) Temenos T24
9 4 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
9 4 (0.38%) Remedy ITSM
10 3 (0.29%) Adobe Campaign
10 3 (0.29%) Finacle
10 3 (0.29%) Oracle Financials
10 3 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
10 3 (0.29%) Shopify
11 2 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 2 (0.19%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 248 (23.66%) Azure
2 211 (20.13%) Dynamics 365
3 136 (12.98%) Power Platform
4 96 (9.16%) AWS
5 88 (8.40%) Azure DevOps
6 67 (6.39%) SaaS
7 63 (6.01%) Power Automate
8 53 (5.06%) PowerApps
9 49 (4.68%) GCP
10 38 (3.63%) Microsoft 365
11 35 (3.34%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 32 (3.05%) Serverless
13 27 (2.58%) Snowflake
14 24 (2.29%) Azure Functions
15 22 (2.10%) Azure Logic Apps
16 21 (2.00%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
17 19 (1.81%) GitHub
18 18 (1.72%) Azure Data Factory
18 18 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
19 17 (1.62%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 10 (0.95%) SMS
2 5 (0.48%) Internet
3 3 (0.29%) DHCP
3 3 (0.29%) DNS
3 3 (0.29%) Firewall
3 3 (0.29%) IPv4
3 3 (0.29%) IPv6
3 3 (0.29%) WAN
4 2 (0.19%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.095%) 4G
5 1 (0.095%) 5G
5 1 (0.095%) CTI
5 1 (0.095%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.095%) HTTP
5 1 (0.095%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.095%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.095%) SSL
5 1 (0.095%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.095%) VPN
5 1 (0.095%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (6.30%) Power BI
2 30 (2.86%) Data Warehouse
3 27 (2.58%) SQL Server
4 22 (2.10%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.15%) BigQuery
5 12 (1.15%) Metadata
5 12 (1.15%) Tableau
6 10 (0.95%) Siebel EIM
6 10 (0.95%) Snowflake Schema
7 9 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
8 8 (0.76%) Amazon Redshift
8 8 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (0.57%) Oracle Database
9 6 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.48%) Big Data
10 5 (0.48%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.48%) SAP BW
10 5 (0.48%) SAP HANA
10 5 (0.48%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 84 (8.02%) JIRA
2 17 (1.62%) Git
3 13 (1.24%) Selenium
4 12 (1.15%) Postman
5 8 (0.76%) Cucumber
6 7 (0.67%) SpecFlow
7 6 (0.57%) Cypress.io
7 6 (0.57%) WebDriver
8 4 (0.38%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.29%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.19%) Protractor
10 2 (0.19%) TestRail
10 2 (0.19%) Zephyr
11 1 (0.095%) Fiddler
11 1 (0.095%) GitLab
11 1 (0.095%) Hudson
11 1 (0.095%) REST Assured
11 1 (0.095%) SoapUI
11 1 (0.095%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 375 (35.78%) Social Skills
2 247 (23.57%) Finance
3 198 (18.89%) Marketing
4 130 (12.40%) Analytical Skills
5 94 (8.97%) Retail
6 91 (8.68%) Public Sector
7 57 (5.44%) Banking
8 51 (4.87%) Telecoms
9 49 (4.68%) Billing
10 41 (3.91%) Organisational Skills
11 38 (3.63%) Documentation Skills
12 31 (2.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 29 (2.77%) Legal
13 29 (2.77%) Manufacturing
14 25 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
15 17 (1.62%) Automotive
16 15 (1.43%) Local Government
17 13 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
18 12 (1.15%) Back Office
19 10 (0.95%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 176 (16.79%) Analyst
2 155 (14.79%) Architect
3 123 (11.74%) Developer
4 93 (8.87%) Business Analyst
5 86 (8.21%) Lead
6 83 (7.92%) Senior
7 68 (6.49%) Project Manager
8 65 (6.20%) Consultant
8 65 (6.20%) Solutions Architect
9 53 (5.06%) CRM Manager
10 32 (3.05%) Data Engineer
11 31 (2.96%) Data Analyst
12 28 (2.67%) CRM Analyst
13 27 (2.58%) Dynamics 365 Developer
14 26 (2.48%) Salesforce Analyst
15 25 (2.39%) Senior Analyst
16 24 (2.29%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
16 24 (2.29%) Salesforce Architect
16 24 (2.29%) Salesforce Developer
16 24 (2.29%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (6.30%) REST
2 48 (4.58%) Middleware
3 43 (4.10%) .NET
4 33 (3.15%) HTML
5 31 (2.96%) CSS
6 28 (2.67%) SOAP
7 24 (2.29%) JSON
8 21 (2.00%) Kafka
9 17 (1.62%) Node.js
9 17 (1.62%) XML
10 15 (1.43%) Lightning Web Components
11 13 (1.24%) ONVIF
11 13 (1.24%) RESTful
11 13 (1.24%) SAP PI
12 12 (1.15%) React
12 12 (1.15%) SAP Fiori
12 12 (1.15%) SAPUI5
13 10 (0.95%) HTML5 Canvas
14 9 (0.86%) ASP.NET Web API
14 9 (0.86%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 67 (6.39%) Onboarding
2 52 (4.96%) Legacy Systems
3 51 (4.87%) Product Ownership
4 44 (4.20%) Enterprise Software
5 30 (2.86%) Marketing Technology
6 27 (2.58%) Self-Motivation
7 21 (2.00%) AI Agents
8 18 (1.72%) Cloud Native
9 17 (1.62%) Data Structures
10 15 (1.43%) Social Media
11 14 (1.34%) IVR
12 13 (1.24%) Analytical Mindset
12 13 (1.24%) Data Protection Act
12 13 (1.24%) Management Information System
12 13 (1.24%) Video\Live Streaming
13 12 (1.15%) Mobile App
13 12 (1.15%) Virtual Team
14 10 (0.95%) FMCG
15 9 (0.86%) Data Centre
15 9 (0.86%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.15%) Windows
2 8 (0.76%) Android
2 8 (0.76%) Apple iOS
2 8 (0.76%) Unix
3 4 (0.38%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.19%) HPUX
4 2 (0.19%) Linux
4 2 (0.19%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 271 (25.86%) Stakeholder Management
2 245 (23.38%) Agile
3 172 (16.41%) Problem-Solving
4 167 (15.94%) Migration
5 150 (14.31%) Analytics
5 150 (14.31%) ERP
6 131 (12.50%) DevOps
7 126 (12.02%) Roadmaps
8 117 (11.16%) Data Modelling
9 109 (10.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 108 (10.31%) AI
11 99 (9.45%) Customer Service
12 96 (9.16%) Data Migration
12 96 (9.16%) Decision-Making
13 95 (9.06%) CI/CD
14 93 (8.87%) Business Intelligence
15 80 (7.63%) User Acceptance Testing
16 73 (6.97%) Workflow
17 68 (6.49%) Project Management
18 67 (6.39%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 139 (13.26%) SQL
2 80 (7.63%) JavaScript
3 59 (5.63%) C#
4 56 (5.34%) Python
5 22 (2.10%) ABAP
6 21 (2.00%) Java
7 14 (1.34%) TypeScript
8 13 (1.24%) Apex Code
9 7 (0.67%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.67%) PowerShell
9 7 (0.67%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.38%) Korn
11 2 (0.19%) Bicep
11 2 (0.19%) C++
11 2 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.19%) Groovy
11 2 (0.19%) SOQL
12 1 (0.095%) R
12 1 (0.095%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.095%) VBA
Qualifications
1 112 (10.69%) Security Cleared
2 90 (8.59%) SC Cleared
3 82 (7.82%) Degree
4 22 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
4 22 (2.10%) Microsoft Certification
5 17 (1.62%) PMI Certification
6 16 (1.53%) PMP
7 14 (1.34%) CCNA
7 14 (1.34%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (1.24%) A+ Certification
8 13 (1.24%) MCSA
9 9 (0.86%) Azure Certification
9 9 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (0.86%) DV Cleared
10 7 (0.67%) ISTQB
10 7 (0.67%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.57%) TOGAF Certification
12 4 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 3 (0.29%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.29%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (8.59%) GDPR
2 80 (7.63%) Data Quality
3 60 (5.73%) QA
4 22 (2.10%) SLA
5 19 (1.81%) PMO
6 16 (1.53%) Accessibility
7 9 (0.86%) WCAG
8 7 (0.67%) Actionable Recommendations
9 5 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.48%) NIST
9 5 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.38%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.38%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
11 3 (0.29%) IFRS
12 2 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 2 (0.19%) GMP
12 2 (0.19%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.19%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.19%) PERC
12 2 (0.19%) SEPA
System Software
1 8 (0.76%) Docker
2 5 (0.48%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.095%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (1.91%) Terraform
2 9 (0.86%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.76%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.29%) Grafana
4 3 (0.29%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.095%) Autotask
6 1 (0.095%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.095%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 284 (27.10%) Microsoft
2 272 (25.95%) Salesforce
3 83 (7.92%) SAP
4 63 (6.01%) Oracle
5 47 (4.48%) ServiceNow
6 38 (3.63%) Adobe
7 37 (3.53%) Databricks
8 34 (3.24%) MuleSoft
9 27 (2.58%) Google
10 23 (2.19%) Siebel
11 21 (2.00%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 18 (1.72%) HubSpot
13 14 (1.34%) Workday
14 13 (1.24%) Braze
15 9 (0.86%) Foundry
16 8 (0.76%) Autodesk
16 8 (0.76%) Conga
16 8 (0.76%) DocuSign
17 7 (0.67%) Marketo
17 7 (0.67%) Sage