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

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 126 106
Rank change year-on-year +15 -20 +31
Contract jobs citing CRM 886 532 756
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.15% 2.22% 2.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.53% 2.43% 2.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 561 347 483
10th Percentile £331 £275 £313
25th Percentile £413 £388 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £605 £600 £600
90th Percentile £688 £725 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 11 22
10th Percentile £13.13 £14.90 -
25th Percentile £14.53 £19.67 £13.00
Median hourly rate £16.00 £30.00 £13.75
Median % change year-on-year -46.67% +118.18% -31.25%
75th Percentile £23.75 £41.88 £28.88
90th Percentile £57.50 £50.50 £69.26
UK median hourly rate £16.00 £29.25 £13.50
% change year-on-year -45.30% +116.67% -32.50%

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 34,973 21,894 31,367
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.68% 91.30% 86.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,266 14,295 20,565
10th Percentile £325 £305 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,148 929 2,246
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.42 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.50 £16.00
Median hourly rate £46.11 £29.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +58.98% -20.55% -0.73%
75th Percentile £68.00 £62.24 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.44 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.18 £36.05
% change year-on-year +50.82% -21.82% +0.13%

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 May 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 May 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 May 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 +6 499 £513 +0.49% 421
South East -18 114 £550 +52.78% 304
Midlands -7 99 £470 +5.92% 165
North of England -47 76 £478 +2.69% 238
East of England +32 69 £525 +5.00% 69
West Midlands -19 64 £463 -3.65% 105
North West -43 42 £450 -5.26% 141
East Midlands +1 33 £475 +42.43% 60
Yorkshire -37 25 £500 +53.85% 71
South West -36 16 £525 +23.53% 59
North East -18 11 £450 -18.18% 29
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 30 (3.39%) Confluence
2 25 (2.82%) CMS
3 21 (2.37%) SharePoint
4 7 (0.79%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.56%) NetWeaver
5 5 (0.56%) SAP EP
6 4 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.45%) Appian
6 4 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.45%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.23%) Apache
7 2 (0.23%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.23%) Camunda
8 1 (0.11%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.11%) Drupal
8 1 (0.11%) IIS
8 1 (0.11%) Kentico
8 1 (0.11%) Moodle
8 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 20 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.47%) MS Visio
4 12 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.68%) Chatbot
7 5 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.45%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.34%) AutoCAD
9 3 (0.34%) Revit
10 2 (0.23%) Notion
10 2 (0.23%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.11%) InDesign
11 1 (0.11%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 252 (28.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 43 (4.85%) Salesforce CRM
3 16 (1.81%) NetSuite
4 13 (1.47%) SAP CRM
5 10 (1.13%) SAP S/4HANA
6 9 (1.02%) Siebel CRM
7 5 (0.56%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.45%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
9 3 (0.34%) Oracle Financials
9 3 (0.34%) SAP ERP
10 2 (0.23%) NEC Housing
10 2 (0.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 2 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
10 2 (0.23%) SAP BPC
10 2 (0.23%) SAP Business One
10 2 (0.23%) SAP HR
10 2 (0.23%) SAP PSCD
11 1 (0.11%) Oracle BPM
11 1 (0.11%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 202 (22.80%) Dynamics 365
2 188 (21.22%) Azure
3 140 (15.80%) Power Platform
4 68 (7.67%) Power Automate
5 63 (7.11%) Azure DevOps
6 59 (6.66%) AWS
7 52 (5.87%) SaaS
8 51 (5.76%) PowerApps
9 39 (4.40%) Microsoft 365
10 28 (3.16%) Azure Logic Apps
11 26 (2.93%) Serverless
12 23 (2.60%) GCP
13 22 (2.48%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 20 (2.26%) Azure Functions
15 17 (1.92%) Snowflake
16 16 (1.81%) Azure Service Bus
17 15 (1.69%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
18 14 (1.58%) Azure Data Factory
18 14 (1.58%) Microsoft Copilot
19 12 (1.35%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.79%) HTTP
1 7 (0.79%) SMS
2 6 (0.68%) Internet
3 3 (0.34%) DHCP
3 3 (0.34%) DNS
3 3 (0.34%) IPv4
3 3 (0.34%) IPv6
4 2 (0.23%) Firewall
4 2 (0.23%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.23%) 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%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.11%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.11%) LAN
5 1 (0.11%) MPLS
5 1 (0.11%) PSTN
5 1 (0.11%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (7.11%) Power BI
2 23 (2.60%) SQL Server
3 19 (2.14%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.24%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (1.02%) Metadata
5 9 (1.02%) Tableau
6 8 (0.90%) Siebel EIM
7 7 (0.79%) Data Lake
8 6 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
8 6 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.68%) Star Schema
9 5 (0.56%) Big Data
9 5 (0.56%) BigQuery
9 5 (0.56%) Oracle Database
9 5 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.45%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.34%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.34%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.34%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 59 (6.66%) JIRA
2 12 (1.35%) Git
3 6 (0.68%) Selenium
4 5 (0.56%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.56%) Postman
5 3 (0.34%) GitLab
5 3 (0.34%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.23%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.23%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.23%) TestRail
6 2 (0.23%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.11%) Appium
7 1 (0.11%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.11%) Fiddler
7 1 (0.11%) HP UFT
7 1 (0.11%) SoapUI
7 1 (0.11%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.11%) WebDriver
General
1 310 (34.99%) Social Skills
2 184 (20.77%) Finance
3 145 (16.37%) Marketing
4 113 (12.75%) Analytical Skills
5 84 (9.48%) Public Sector
6 45 (5.08%) Retail
7 35 (3.95%) Billing
8 34 (3.84%) Banking
9 33 (3.72%) Telecoms
10 26 (2.93%) Documentation Skills
11 24 (2.71%) Organisational Skills
12 22 (2.48%) Legal
13 18 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
14 15 (1.69%) Automotive
15 14 (1.58%) Presentation Skills
16 13 (1.47%) Manufacturing
17 12 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 12 (1.35%) Local Government
18 8 (0.90%) Advertising
18 8 (0.90%) French Language
Job Titles
1 131 (14.79%) Analyst
2 119 (13.43%) Architect
3 114 (12.87%) Developer
4 78 (8.80%) Senior
5 76 (8.58%) Business Analyst
6 61 (6.88%) Lead
7 58 (6.55%) Project Manager
8 54 (6.09%) CRM Manager
9 50 (5.64%) Consultant
10 43 (4.85%) Solutions Architect
11 35 (3.95%) Dynamics 365 Developer
12 30 (3.39%) Salesforce Architect
13 23 (2.60%) Data Analyst
13 23 (2.60%) Senior Manager
14 21 (2.37%) Senior Analyst
15 20 (2.26%) Data Engineer
15 20 (2.26%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
16 18 (2.03%) CRM Analyst
16 18 (2.03%) Salesforce Analyst
17 16 (1.81%) Salesforce Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (5.19%) REST
2 40 (4.51%) .NET
3 38 (4.29%) HTML
4 30 (3.39%) Middleware
5 27 (3.05%) JSON
6 26 (2.93%) CSS
7 19 (2.14%) Kafka
8 17 (1.92%) Node.js
9 12 (1.35%) XML
10 11 (1.24%) HTML5 Canvas
10 11 (1.24%) RESTful
11 10 (1.13%) React
12 9 (1.02%) ADO
12 9 (1.02%) ASP.NET Web API
12 9 (1.02%) SAP Fiori
13 8 (0.90%) Ajax
13 8 (0.90%) Lightning Web Components
13 8 (0.90%) Oracle Fusion
13 8 (0.90%) SAPUI5
13 8 (0.90%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 57 (6.43%) Onboarding
2 42 (4.74%) Product Ownership
3 37 (4.18%) Legacy Systems
4 29 (3.27%) Enterprise Software
5 26 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
6 17 (1.92%) AI Agents
6 17 (1.92%) Cloud Native
7 16 (1.81%) Marketing Technology
8 15 (1.69%) Social Media
9 14 (1.58%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (1.24%) Data Structures
11 10 (1.13%) Data Protection Act
11 10 (1.13%) Virtual Team
12 9 (1.02%) Data Centre
13 8 (0.90%) FMCG
14 7 (0.79%) Distributed Systems
14 7 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (0.79%) Low-Code
14 7 (0.79%) Management Information System
14 7 (0.79%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.35%) Windows
2 8 (0.90%) Android
2 8 (0.90%) Apple iOS
3 4 (0.45%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.34%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.11%) HPUX
5 1 (0.11%) Linux
5 1 (0.11%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (22.12%) Stakeholder Management
2 179 (20.20%) Agile
3 146 (16.48%) Migration
4 122 (13.77%) Problem-Solving
5 120 (13.54%) ERP
6 103 (11.63%) DevOps
7 102 (11.51%) Roadmaps
8 100 (11.29%) Analytics
9 86 (9.71%) Customer Service
9 86 (9.71%) Decision-Making
10 84 (9.48%) Data Migration
11 80 (9.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 78 (8.80%) Data Modelling
13 77 (8.69%) AI
13 77 (8.69%) Business Intelligence
14 66 (7.45%) User Acceptance Testing
15 65 (7.34%) Project Management
16 62 (7.00%) CI/CD
16 62 (7.00%) Continuous Improvement
17 60 (6.77%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 108 (12.19%) SQL
2 79 (8.92%) JavaScript
3 57 (6.43%) C#
4 39 (4.40%) Python
5 18 (2.03%) Java
6 15 (1.69%) TypeScript
7 10 (1.13%) PowerShell
8 8 (0.90%) ABAP
9 6 (0.68%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.56%) Apex Code
10 5 (0.56%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.34%) C++
11 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.23%) Bicep
12 2 (0.23%) Korn
13 1 (0.11%) C
13 1 (0.11%) Groovy
13 1 (0.11%) SOQL
13 1 (0.11%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.11%) XPath
Qualifications
1 85 (9.59%) Security Cleared
2 65 (7.34%) Degree
3 57 (6.43%) SC Cleared
4 25 (2.82%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (1.24%) Microsoft Certification
5 11 (1.24%) PMP
6 10 (1.13%) Master's Degree
6 10 (1.13%) PMI Certification
7 8 (0.90%) Azure Certification
8 6 (0.68%) CCNA
8 6 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (0.68%) MBA
9 5 (0.56%) A+ Certification
9 5 (0.56%) MCSA
9 5 (0.56%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.45%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.34%) CFA
11 3 (0.34%) IIBA
12 2 (0.23%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (8.80%) GDPR
2 70 (7.90%) Data Quality
3 46 (5.19%) QA
4 19 (2.14%) SLA
5 12 (1.35%) Accessibility
5 12 (1.35%) PMO
6 5 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (0.56%) WCAG
7 4 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 4 (0.45%) IFRS
7 4 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.45%) NIST
7 4 (0.45%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.23%) GMP
8 2 (0.23%) GxP
8 2 (0.23%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.23%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
9 1 (0.11%) GAAP
9 1 (0.11%) MiFID
System Software
1 9 (1.02%) Docker
2 7 (0.79%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (1.24%) Terraform
2 10 (1.13%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.34%) Grafana
3 3 (0.34%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.23%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.11%) Autotask
5 1 (0.11%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 233 (26.30%) Microsoft
2 231 (26.07%) Salesforce
3 65 (7.34%) SAP
4 60 (6.77%) Oracle
5 31 (3.50%) ServiceNow
6 29 (3.27%) Databricks
7 25 (2.82%) Adobe
8 21 (2.37%) MuleSoft
9 20 (2.26%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 18 (2.03%) HubSpot
11 16 (1.81%) Google
12 15 (1.69%) Siebel
13 13 (1.47%) Workday
14 9 (1.02%) Foundry
15 8 (0.90%) Braze
16 7 (0.79%) Pega
17 6 (0.68%) OpenAI
18 5 (0.56%) Ariba
18 5 (0.56%) Informatica
19 4 (0.45%) Remedy