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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 124 107
Rank change year-on-year +9 -17 +36
Contract jobs citing CRM 919 557 761
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.17% 2.29% 2.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.55% 2.50% 2.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 581 359 489
10th Percentile £333 £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% -2.06% -2.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 17 21
10th Percentile £13.58 £14.05 -
25th Percentile £15.03 £16.50 £13.00
Median hourly rate £17.50 £29.00 £23.22
Median % change year-on-year -39.66% +24.92% +2.59%
75th Percentile £25.22 £36.25 £32.50
90th Percentile £46.00 £48.70 £72.90
UK median hourly rate £17.63 £29.00 £14.00
% change year-on-year -39.22% +107.14% -38.14%

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 36,103 22,244 31,795
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.13% 91.27% 85.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,869 14,374 20,646
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 £625 £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 2,268 1,001 2,353
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.81
25th Percentile £20.79 £18.10 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.25 £28.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +65.79% -24.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £68.00 £58.75 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.00 £73.75 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £27.50 £36.50
% change year-on-year +59.85% -24.66% +1.67%

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 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 9 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 9 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 +8 522 £515 +3.00% 446
South East -14 119 £550 +54.93% 317
Midlands -3 99 £500 +8.11% 191
North of England -56 83 £494 +5.05% 281
East of England +28 70 £500 - 78
West Midlands -21 65 £500 +8.11% 127
North West -34 48 £488 +4.84% 163
East Midlands -5 32 £490 +30.67% 64
Yorkshire -50 26 £500 -2.44% 87
South West -38 15 £525 +23.53% 68
North East -17 11 £450 +2.86% 34
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 (3.92%) CMS
2 35 (3.81%) Confluence
3 20 (2.18%) SharePoint
4 10 (1.09%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.54%) 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%) Kentico
8 2 (0.22%) Apache
8 2 (0.22%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.22%) Appian
9 1 (0.11%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.11%) Drupal
9 1 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 29 (3.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.41%) MS Visio
4 12 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.65%) AutoCAD
6 6 (0.65%) Chatbot
6 6 (0.65%) Revit
7 5 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
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
1 256 (27.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 51 (5.55%) Salesforce CRM
3 18 (1.96%) NetSuite
4 13 (1.41%) SAP CRM
5 10 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
5 10 (1.09%) Siebel CRM
6 5 (0.54%) Payment Gateway
7 4 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
8 3 (0.33%) Oracle Financials
8 3 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
8 3 (0.33%) SAP ERP
9 2 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 2 (0.22%) Sage X3
9 2 (0.22%) SAP BPC
9 2 (0.22%) SAP Business One
9 2 (0.22%) SAP HR
9 2 (0.22%) SAP PSCD
9 2 (0.22%) Shopify
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe Campaign
Cloud Services
1 205 (22.31%) Azure
2 195 (21.22%) Dynamics 365
3 149 (16.21%) Power Platform
4 70 (7.62%) Azure DevOps
5 66 (7.18%) AWS
6 63 (6.86%) Power Automate
7 58 (6.31%) SaaS
8 53 (5.77%) PowerApps
9 37 (4.03%) Microsoft 365
10 32 (3.48%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 30 (3.26%) GCP
12 26 (2.83%) Azure Logic Apps
12 26 (2.83%) Serverless
13 19 (2.07%) Azure Functions
13 19 (2.07%) Snowflake
14 17 (1.85%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 16 (1.74%) Microsoft Copilot
16 15 (1.63%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (1.63%) Azure Service Bus
17 12 (1.31%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.98%) SMS
2 6 (0.65%) HTTP
2 6 (0.65%) 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%) 4G
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%) LAN
5 1 (0.11%) MPLS
5 1 (0.11%) PSTN
5 1 (0.11%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (7.73%) Power BI
2 25 (2.72%) Data Warehouse
3 22 (2.39%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.31%) Data Lake
4 12 (1.31%) Tableau
5 10 (1.09%) Metadata
5 10 (1.09%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (0.87%) Siebel EIM
7 6 (0.65%) BigQuery
7 6 (0.65%) Oracle Database
7 6 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.54%) Amazon Redshift
8 5 (0.54%) Big Data
8 5 (0.54%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.54%) Star Schema
9 4 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.33%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.33%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.33%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 67 (7.29%) JIRA
2 13 (1.41%) Git
3 6 (0.65%) Postman
4 5 (0.54%) 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
6 2 (0.22%) Visual Studio
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%) TestRail
7 1 (0.11%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 332 (36.13%) Social Skills
2 186 (20.24%) Finance
3 157 (17.08%) Marketing
4 117 (12.73%) Analytical Skills
5 85 (9.25%) Public Sector
6 61 (6.64%) Retail
7 41 (4.46%) Telecoms
8 38 (4.13%) Billing
9 33 (3.59%) Banking
10 32 (3.48%) Organisational Skills
11 31 (3.37%) Documentation Skills
12 26 (2.83%) Legal
13 17 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (1.74%) Automotive
14 16 (1.74%) Manufacturing
15 15 (1.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 14 (1.52%) Local Government
17 12 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
18 9 (0.98%) Advertising
18 9 (0.98%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 147 (16.00%) Analyst
2 135 (14.69%) Architect
3 116 (12.62%) Developer
4 81 (8.81%) Business Analyst
5 80 (8.71%) Senior
6 68 (7.40%) Lead
7 58 (6.31%) Project Manager
8 51 (5.55%) CRM Manager
9 50 (5.44%) Solutions Architect
10 45 (4.90%) Consultant
11 34 (3.70%) Salesforce Architect
12 32 (3.48%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 25 (2.72%) Data Analyst
14 24 (2.61%) Data Engineer
15 23 (2.50%) Salesforce Analyst
15 23 (2.50%) Senior Analyst
16 21 (2.29%) CRM Analyst
16 21 (2.29%) Salesforce Developer
16 21 (2.29%) Senior Manager
17 20 (2.18%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (5.33%) REST
2 43 (4.68%) HTML
3 41 (4.46%) .NET
3 41 (4.46%) Middleware
4 35 (3.81%) CSS
5 26 (2.83%) JSON
6 17 (1.85%) Kafka
6 17 (1.85%) Node.js
7 14 (1.52%) XML
8 12 (1.31%) SOAP
9 11 (1.20%) RESTful
10 10 (1.09%) Ajax
10 10 (1.09%) ASP.NET Web API
10 10 (1.09%) Lightning Web Components
10 10 (1.09%) React
11 9 (0.98%) HTML5 Canvas
11 9 (0.98%) ONVIF
11 9 (0.98%) SAP Fiori
12 8 (0.87%) GraphQL
12 8 (0.87%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 62 (6.75%) Onboarding
2 46 (5.01%) Product Ownership
3 42 (4.57%) Legacy Systems
4 34 (3.70%) Enterprise Software
5 26 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
6 19 (2.07%) AI Agents
7 16 (1.74%) Marketing Technology
8 15 (1.63%) Social Media
9 14 (1.52%) Cloud Native
10 13 (1.41%) 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 (0.76%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.31%) Windows
2 8 (0.87%) Android
2 8 (0.87%) Apple iOS
3 4 (0.44%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.22%) HPUX
4 2 (0.22%) Linux
4 2 (0.22%) Unix
4 2 (0.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (23.61%) Stakeholder Management
2 191 (20.78%) Agile
3 148 (16.10%) Migration
4 142 (15.45%) Problem-Solving
5 128 (13.93%) ERP
6 113 (12.30%) Roadmaps
7 109 (11.86%) Analytics
8 106 (11.53%) DevOps
9 89 (9.68%) Business Intelligence
9 89 (9.68%) Customer Service
10 86 (9.36%) Decision-Making
10 86 (9.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 83 (9.03%) Data Migration
12 82 (8.92%) AI
13 81 (8.81%) Data Modelling
14 70 (7.62%) CI/CD
15 66 (7.18%) User Acceptance Testing
16 65 (7.07%) Project Management
17 61 (6.64%) Workflow
18 60 (6.53%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (12.62%) SQL
2 81 (8.81%) JavaScript
3 56 (6.09%) C#
4 39 (4.24%) Python
5 15 (1.63%) Java
6 12 (1.31%) TypeScript
7 9 (0.98%) PowerShell
8 8 (0.87%) ABAP
9 7 (0.76%) Apex Code
10 6 (0.65%) PL/SQL
10 6 (0.65%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.22%) Bicep
11 2 (0.22%) C++
11 2 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.22%) Korn
11 2 (0.22%) SOQL
12 1 (0.11%) C
12 1 (0.11%) Groovy
12 1 (0.11%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 98 (10.66%) Security Cleared
2 71 (7.73%) SC Cleared
3 69 (7.51%) Degree
4 25 (2.72%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (1.74%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (1.20%) PMP
7 10 (1.09%) CCNA
7 10 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (0.98%) A+ Certification
8 9 (0.98%) Azure Certification
8 9 (0.98%) MCSA
8 9 (0.98%) PMI Certification
9 7 (0.76%) DV Cleared
9 7 (0.76%) Master's Degree
10 6 (0.65%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (0.44%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.33%) IIBA
12 3 (0.33%) MBA
13 2 (0.22%) CFA
13 2 (0.22%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (8.60%) GDPR
2 75 (8.16%) Data Quality
3 49 (5.33%) QA
4 21 (2.29%) SLA
5 15 (1.63%) PMO
6 11 (1.20%) Accessibility
7 5 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.44%) NIST
8 4 (0.44%) WCAG
9 3 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
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%) EMIR
11 1 (0.11%) GxP
11 1 (0.11%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 7 (0.76%) Active Directory
1 7 (0.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 14 (1.52%) Terraform
2 8 (0.87%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.76%) 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
1 249 (27.09%) Salesforce
2 241 (26.22%) Microsoft
3 63 (6.86%) SAP
4 57 (6.20%) Oracle
5 40 (4.35%) ServiceNow
6 30 (3.26%) Adobe
7 28 (3.05%) Databricks
8 27 (2.94%) MuleSoft
9 22 (2.39%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 21 (2.29%) Google
11 16 (1.74%) Siebel
12 14 (1.52%) HubSpot
13 13 (1.41%) Workday
14 11 (1.20%) Braze
15 9 (0.98%) Foundry
16 6 (0.65%) Autodesk
16 6 (0.65%) Conga
16 6 (0.65%) DocuSign
16 6 (0.65%) OpenAI
17 5 (0.54%) Informatica