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 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 130 113
Rank change year-on-year +27 -17 +9
Contract jobs citing CRM 828 578 798
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.61% 2.02% 2.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.94% 2.28% 2.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 491 352 525
10th Percentile £313 £300 £313
25th Percentile £403 £413 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £514 £510
Median % change year-on-year -2.68% +0.74% -2.86%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £613
90th Percentile £669 £783 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £511 £513
% change year-on-year -2.20% -0.24% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 8 17
10th Percentile £14.00 £16.16 £13.00
25th Percentile £14.75 £27.02 £16.63
Median hourly rate £18.89 £33.25 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.19% +41.49% +12.25%
75th Percentile £32.46 £60.63 £33.75
90th Percentile £41.73 £137.50 £62.50
UK median hourly rate £18.28 £30.00 £23.50
% change year-on-year -39.07% +27.66% +12.25%

All Process and 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 28,123 25,389 32,672
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.50% 88.70% 88.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,892 15,664 22,179
10th Percentile £300 £313 £308
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £648 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,806 836 1,435
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £14.44
25th Percentile £18.00 £20.43 £19.09
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +23.09%
75th Percentile £56.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -25.29% +24.29%

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 26 December 2025.

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 26 December 2025.

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 26 December 2025. 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 +25 456 £520 -0.95% 631
South East +40 133 £525 +16.67% 600
Midlands -33 87 £447 -11.92% 389
North of England -43 73 £475 -5.00% 497
West Midlands -30 60 £463 -7.50% 199
North West -23 43 £425 -14.14% 268
East of England +3 34 £475 +11.76% 273
Yorkshire -27 28 £488 -14.02% 182
East Midlands -5 25 £380 -30.91% 169
South West -13 21 £500 +9.29% 233
North East -8 2 £508 -11.35% 47
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 44 (5.31%) SharePoint
2 34 (4.11%) CMS
3 18 (2.17%) Confluence
4 9 (1.09%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 6 (0.72%) Appian
5 6 (0.72%) Camunda
5 6 (0.72%) SugarCRM
6 4 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.36%) Moodle
7 3 (0.36%) NetWeaver
8 2 (0.24%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.24%) Documentum
8 2 (0.24%) SAP EP
9 1 (0.12%) Apache
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.12%) IIS
9 1 (0.12%) SAS
9 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
Applications
1 48 (5.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.05%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (1.21%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (0.97%) Chatbot
5 6 (0.72%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.12%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.12%) InVision
6 1 (0.12%) OmniGraffle
6 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.12%) Sketch
6 1 (0.12%) SPSS
6 1 (0.12%) UXPin
Business Applications
1 245 (29.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 60 (7.25%) Salesforce CRM
3 12 (1.45%) NetSuite
4 10 (1.21%) SAP S/4HANA
5 8 (0.97%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.48%) SAP CRM
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle CRM
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.24%) Bloomberg TOMS
8 2 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.24%) Eloqua
8 2 (0.24%) SAP CX
8 2 (0.24%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.24%) SAP FI-CA
8 2 (0.24%) SAP HR
8 2 (0.24%) SAP PSCD
8 2 (0.24%) Shopify
8 2 (0.24%) Workday HCM
8 2 (0.24%) Workfront
9 1 (0.12%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 181 (21.86%) Dynamics 365
2 165 (19.93%) Azure
3 163 (19.69%) Power Platform
4 73 (8.82%) Power Automate
5 63 (7.61%) AWS
6 57 (6.88%) PowerApps
7 47 (5.68%) Azure DevOps
8 41 (4.95%) SaaS
9 36 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
10 25 (3.02%) Azure Logic Apps
11 22 (2.66%) GCP
12 20 (2.42%) Serverless
13 19 (2.29%) Microsoft Copilot
14 18 (2.17%) Azure Data Factory
15 17 (2.05%) Snowflake
16 15 (1.81%) Azure Functions
17 14 (1.69%) PaaS
17 14 (1.69%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
18 13 (1.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
19 11 (1.33%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.21%) DNS
1 10 (1.21%) HTTP
2 9 (1.09%) TCP/IP
2 9 (1.09%) VPN
3 8 (0.97%) SMS
4 6 (0.72%) Broadband
4 6 (0.72%) DHCP
5 5 (0.60%) Firewall
6 4 (0.48%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.24%) Cisco ICM
7 2 (0.24%) Internet
7 2 (0.24%) ISDN
7 2 (0.24%) PSTN
7 2 (0.24%) WebEx
8 1 (0.12%) CTI
8 1 (0.12%) GPRS
8 1 (0.12%) GSM
8 1 (0.12%) Intranet
8 1 (0.12%) SSL
8 1 (0.12%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 96 (11.59%) Power BI
2 22 (2.66%) SQL Server
3 21 (2.54%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (2.29%) Tableau
5 13 (1.57%) Data Lake
6 10 (1.21%) BigQuery
7 9 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.72%) Looker
8 6 (0.72%) Metadata
8 6 (0.72%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (0.60%) Big Data
9 5 (0.60%) Delta Lake
9 5 (0.60%) MySQL
9 5 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.60%) SAP BW
9 5 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.48%) GIS
10 4 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (0.48%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 51 (6.16%) JIRA
2 14 (1.69%) Git
3 8 (0.97%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.48%) Selenium
5 3 (0.36%) Postman
5 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.36%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.24%) CircleCI
6 2 (0.24%) CocoaPods
6 2 (0.24%) Crashlytics
6 2 (0.24%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.24%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.24%) fastlane
6 2 (0.24%) GitLab
6 2 (0.24%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.24%) MSBuild
6 2 (0.24%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (0.24%) TestRail
6 2 (0.24%) Zephyr
General
1 332 (40.10%) Social Skills
2 186 (22.46%) Finance
3 169 (20.41%) Marketing
4 137 (16.55%) Analytical Skills
5 75 (9.06%) Public Sector
6 47 (5.68%) Retail
7 45 (5.43%) Banking
8 39 (4.71%) Billing
9 29 (3.50%) Legal
9 29 (3.50%) Telecoms
10 27 (3.26%) Documentation Skills
11 16 (1.93%) Manufacturing
12 15 (1.81%) French Language
13 14 (1.69%) Law
14 13 (1.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 13 (1.57%) Italian Language
14 13 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
15 12 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (1.33%) German Language
16 11 (1.33%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 127 (15.34%) Analyst
2 113 (13.65%) Architect
3 85 (10.27%) Developer
4 73 (8.82%) Business Analyst
5 63 (7.61%) Consultant
6 61 (7.37%) Lead
7 57 (6.88%) Senior
8 54 (6.52%) Project Manager
9 44 (5.31%) Solutions Architect
10 38 (4.59%) Dynamics 365 Developer
11 31 (3.74%) Salesforce Architect
12 25 (3.02%) CRM Manager
12 25 (3.02%) Functional Consultant
13 22 (2.66%) CRM Specialist
13 22 (2.66%) Senior Manager
14 20 (2.42%) Administrator
14 20 (2.42%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 20 (2.42%) Salesforce Analyst
15 19 (2.29%) Data Analyst
16 18 (2.17%) Marketing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (6.16%) .NET
2 38 (4.59%) REST
3 37 (4.47%) HTML
4 31 (3.74%) JSON
5 22 (2.66%) XML
6 17 (2.05%) CSS
6 17 (2.05%) SOAP
7 14 (1.69%) OAuth
8 10 (1.21%) RESTful
9 9 (1.09%) HTML5 Canvas
9 9 (1.09%) PySpark
9 9 (1.09%) Web Services
10 8 (0.97%) Lightning Web Components
10 8 (0.97%) OAuth2
10 8 (0.97%) OpenID
10 8 (0.97%) SAML
10 8 (0.97%) SAP Fiori
11 7 (0.85%) ASP.NET Web API
11 7 (0.85%) Node.js
11 7 (0.85%) React
Miscellaneous
1 42 (5.07%) Product Ownership
2 31 (3.74%) Onboarding
3 29 (3.50%) Enterprise Software
3 29 (3.50%) Legacy Systems
4 22 (2.66%) Management Information System
4 22 (2.66%) Mobile App
5 18 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
6 17 (2.05%) Marketing Technology
7 16 (1.93%) Cloud Native
8 15 (1.81%) Low-Code
8 15 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
9 14 (1.69%) Data Structures
10 13 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
10 13 (1.57%) Web Conferencing
11 11 (1.33%) AI Agents
12 10 (1.21%) Social Media
13 9 (1.09%) Greenfield Project
14 8 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
14 8 (0.97%) Virtual Team
15 6 (0.72%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 14 (1.69%) Windows
2 10 (1.21%) Windows 10
3 6 (0.72%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.60%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.36%) Android
7 2 (0.24%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (27.17%) Agile
2 153 (18.48%) Stakeholder Management
3 141 (17.03%) Problem-Solving
4 124 (14.98%) ERP
5 110 (13.29%) Business Intelligence
6 107 (12.92%) Migration
7 104 (12.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 103 (12.44%) Analytics
9 94 (11.35%) DevOps
10 83 (10.02%) Customer Engagement
11 82 (9.90%) Customer Service
12 78 (9.42%) Data Modelling
13 75 (9.06%) Project Management
14 72 (8.70%) User Experience
15 71 (8.57%) Roadmaps
16 70 (8.45%) Continuous Improvement
17 66 (7.97%) AI
18 64 (7.73%) Data Migration
19 60 (7.25%) Change Management
20 55 (6.64%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 98 (11.84%) SQL
2 81 (9.78%) JavaScript
3 58 (7.00%) C#
4 49 (5.92%) Python
5 22 (2.66%) Java
6 16 (1.93%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.33%) PHP
8 8 (0.97%) ABAP
9 6 (0.72%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.60%) Apex Code
10 5 (0.60%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.48%) R
12 3 (0.36%) Bicep
12 3 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.24%) Bash
13 2 (0.24%) Go
13 2 (0.24%) SOQL
13 2 (0.24%) SOSL
13 2 (0.24%) Swift
13 2 (0.24%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 76 (9.18%) Degree
2 58 (7.00%) Security Cleared
3 36 (4.35%) SC Cleared
4 24 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (2.66%) PMI Certification
5 22 (2.66%) PMP
6 20 (2.42%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (1.21%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.09%) MCP
9 8 (0.97%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.60%) MBA
10 5 (0.60%) MCDST
11 4 (0.48%) CCA
12 3 (0.36%) ACCA
12 3 (0.36%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.36%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 3 (0.36%) CIMA
12 3 (0.36%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.24%) CISSP
13 2 (0.24%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (7.97%) GDPR
2 57 (6.88%) QA
3 40 (4.83%) Data Quality
4 33 (3.99%) Accessibility
5 11 (1.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 7 (0.85%) SLA
7 6 (0.72%) PMO
7 6 (0.72%) WCAG
8 5 (0.60%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.48%) GxP
10 3 (0.36%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.36%) ITGC
11 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.24%) COBIT
11 2 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 2 (0.24%) MiFID
11 2 (0.24%) NIST
11 2 (0.24%) PERC
12 1 (0.12%) Basel III
12 1 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 20 (2.42%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.72%) Docker
3 4 (0.48%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.48%) Terminal Services
3 4 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.12%) PowerHA
Systems Management
1 7 (0.85%) Terraform
2 6 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.60%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.60%) SCCM
4 4 (0.48%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (0.36%) Grafana
6 2 (0.24%) Cisco UCCE
6 2 (0.24%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.12%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.12%) Cisco UCCX
7 1 (0.12%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.12%) Kibana
Vendors
1 229 (27.66%) Microsoft
2 216 (26.09%) Salesforce
3 60 (7.25%) SAP
4 41 (4.95%) Oracle
5 36 (4.35%) HubSpot
6 28 (3.38%) ServiceNow
7 26 (3.14%) Google
8 23 (2.78%) Databricks
9 22 (2.66%) Adobe
10 16 (1.93%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 9 (1.09%) Pega
12 8 (0.97%) Genesys
12 8 (0.97%) MuleSoft
13 7 (0.85%) Workday
14 6 (0.72%) Ariba
14 6 (0.72%) iManage
14 6 (0.72%) OneTrust
15 5 (0.60%) Mitel
16 4 (0.48%) Citrix
16 4 (0.48%) VMware