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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 122 107
Rank change year-on-year +9 -15 +33
Contract jobs citing CRM 884 545 755
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.14% 2.25% 2.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.53% 2.47% 2.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 561 353 482
10th Percentile £333 £276 £313
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £606 £600 £600
90th Percentile £688 £735 £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 34,902 22,108 31,434
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.66% 91.30% 86.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,235 14,434 20,613
10th Percentile £325 £306 £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 2,141 960 2,249
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.42 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.22 £16.00
Median hourly rate £46.80 £28.75 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.78% -21.23% -0.11%
75th Percentile £67.84 £62.24 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +51.79% -23.29% +1.39%

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 +4 496 £513 -0.97% 540
South East -15 115 £550 +40.52% 343
Midlands -2 98 £465 +0.54% 190
North of England -48 77 £480 -1.54% 290
East of England +35 69 £523 +4.50% 72
West Midlands -21 64 £463 -5.13% 120
North West -43 41 £450 -10.00% 166
East Midlands -4 32 £470 +40.93% 70
Yorkshire -34 27 £500 +42.86% 95
South West -42 16 £525 +23.53% 66
North East -13 11 £450 -18.18% 32
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 31 (3.51%) Confluence
2 26 (2.94%) CMS
3 23 (2.60%) SharePoint
4 7 (0.79%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.57%) NetWeaver
5 5 (0.57%) 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 22 (2.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.58%) MS Visio
4 12 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.45%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.34%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.34%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.34%) Revit
9 2 (0.23%) Notion
9 2 (0.23%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.11%) InDesign
10 1 (0.11%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 257 (29.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 43 (4.86%) Salesforce CRM
3 14 (1.58%) NetSuite
4 13 (1.47%) SAP CRM
5 11 (1.24%) SAP S/4HANA
6 9 (1.02%) Siebel CRM
7 5 (0.57%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
9 3 (0.34%) Oracle Financials
9 3 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
9 3 (0.34%) SAP ERP
10 2 (0.23%) NEC Housing
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%) Dynamics GP
11 1 (0.11%) SAP FI-CA
11 1 (0.11%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 206 (23.30%) Dynamics 365
2 192 (21.72%) Azure
3 142 (16.06%) Power Platform
4 70 (7.92%) Power Automate
5 63 (7.13%) Azure DevOps
6 58 (6.56%) AWS
7 53 (6.00%) PowerApps
8 52 (5.88%) SaaS
9 39 (4.41%) Microsoft 365
10 29 (3.28%) Azure Logic Apps
11 25 (2.83%) GCP
12 24 (2.71%) Serverless
13 20 (2.26%) Azure Functions
13 20 (2.26%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 17 (1.92%) Snowflake
15 16 (1.81%) Azure Service Bus
16 15 (1.70%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (1.70%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
17 13 (1.47%) Microsoft Copilot
18 12 (1.36%) 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 65 (7.35%) Power BI
2 23 (2.60%) SQL Server
3 19 (2.15%) 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 (0.57%) Big Data
9 5 (0.57%) BigQuery
9 5 (0.57%) Oracle Database
9 5 (0.57%) 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 60 (6.79%) JIRA
2 12 (1.36%) Git
3 6 (0.68%) Selenium
4 5 (0.57%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.57%) 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%) Visual Studio
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%) WebDriver
General
1 314 (35.52%) Social Skills
2 184 (20.81%) Finance
3 143 (16.18%) Marketing
4 113 (12.78%) Analytical Skills
5 86 (9.73%) Public Sector
6 44 (4.98%) Retail
7 35 (3.96%) Banking
8 34 (3.85%) Billing
9 33 (3.73%) Telecoms
10 26 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
11 24 (2.71%) Organisational Skills
12 22 (2.49%) Legal
13 17 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (1.81%) Automotive
15 14 (1.58%) Presentation Skills
16 13 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 12 (1.36%) Local Government
18 11 (1.24%) Manufacturing
19 8 (0.90%) French Language
19 8 (0.90%) Law
Job Titles
1 133 (15.05%) Analyst
2 120 (13.57%) Architect
3 111 (12.56%) Developer
4 78 (8.82%) Business Analyst
4 78 (8.82%) Senior
5 59 (6.67%) Lead
5 59 (6.67%) Project Manager
6 54 (6.11%) CRM Manager
7 53 (6.00%) Consultant
8 43 (4.86%) Solutions Architect
9 35 (3.96%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 30 (3.39%) Salesforce Architect
11 23 (2.60%) Data Analyst
11 23 (2.60%) Senior Manager
12 22 (2.49%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 22 (2.49%) Senior Analyst
13 20 (2.26%) Data Engineer
14 18 (2.04%) CRM Analyst
14 18 (2.04%) Salesforce Analyst
15 16 (1.81%) CRM Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (5.32%) REST
2 39 (4.41%) .NET
3 38 (4.30%) HTML
4 30 (3.39%) Middleware
5 27 (3.05%) JSON
6 26 (2.94%) CSS
7 20 (2.26%) Kafka
8 17 (1.92%) Node.js
9 12 (1.36%) 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
12 9 (1.02%) SOAP
13 8 (0.90%) Ajax
13 8 (0.90%) Oracle Fusion
13 8 (0.90%) SAPUI5
14 7 (0.79%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 57 (6.45%) Onboarding
2 42 (4.75%) Product Ownership
3 37 (4.19%) Legacy Systems
4 29 (3.28%) Enterprise Software
5 26 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
6 17 (1.92%) AI Agents
6 17 (1.92%) Cloud Native
7 16 (1.81%) Marketing Technology
8 15 (1.70%) Social Media
9 13 (1.47%) 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
13 8 (0.90%) Mobile App
14 7 (0.79%) Greenfield Project
14 7 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (0.79%) Low-Code
14 7 (0.79%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.36%) 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
1 197 (22.29%) Stakeholder Management
2 185 (20.93%) Agile
3 144 (16.29%) Migration
4 124 (14.03%) Problem-Solving
5 122 (13.80%) ERP
6 104 (11.76%) DevOps
7 102 (11.54%) Roadmaps
8 97 (10.97%) Analytics
9 85 (9.62%) Customer Service
9 85 (9.62%) Decision-Making
10 83 (9.39%) Data Migration
11 80 (9.05%) Data Modelling
12 79 (8.94%) Business Intelligence
12 79 (8.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 77 (8.71%) AI
14 68 (7.69%) User Acceptance Testing
15 66 (7.47%) Project Management
16 60 (6.79%) CI/CD
16 60 (6.79%) Continuous Improvement
17 59 (6.67%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 108 (12.22%) SQL
2 79 (8.94%) JavaScript
3 57 (6.45%) C#
4 37 (4.19%) Python
5 18 (2.04%) Java
6 15 (1.70%) TypeScript
7 10 (1.13%) PowerShell
8 8 (0.90%) ABAP
9 6 (0.68%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.57%) T-SQL
11 4 (0.45%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.34%) C++
12 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.23%) Bicep
13 2 (0.23%) Korn
14 1 (0.11%) C
14 1 (0.11%) Groovy
14 1 (0.11%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.11%) VBA
14 1 (0.11%) XPath
Qualifications
1 86 (9.73%) Security Cleared
2 68 (7.69%) Degree
3 58 (6.56%) SC Cleared
4 25 (2.83%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (1.36%) PMP
6 11 (1.24%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (1.24%) PMI Certification
7 10 (1.13%) Master's Degree
8 8 (0.90%) Azure Certification
9 6 (0.68%) CCNA
9 6 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (0.68%) MBA
10 5 (0.57%) A+ Certification
10 5 (0.57%) MCSA
10 5 (0.57%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.45%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.34%) CFA
12 3 (0.34%) IIBA
13 2 (0.23%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (8.60%) GDPR
2 68 (7.69%) Data Quality
3 48 (5.43%) QA
4 19 (2.15%) SLA
5 12 (1.36%) Accessibility
5 12 (1.36%) PMO
6 5 (0.57%) WCAG
7 4 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 4 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.45%) NIST
7 4 (0.45%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.34%) IFRS
9 2 (0.23%) GMP
9 2 (0.23%) GxP
9 2 (0.23%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.23%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
10 1 (0.11%) GAAP
10 1 (0.11%) MiFID
System Software
1 10 (1.13%) Docker
2 7 (0.79%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (1.24%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.02%) Terraform
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
1 237 (26.81%) Microsoft
2 227 (25.68%) Salesforce
3 65 (7.35%) SAP
4 60 (6.79%) Oracle
5 31 (3.51%) ServiceNow
6 29 (3.28%) Databricks
7 25 (2.83%) Adobe
8 21 (2.38%) MuleSoft
9 20 (2.26%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 18 (2.04%) HubSpot
11 17 (1.92%) Google
12 15 (1.70%) Siebel
13 13 (1.47%) Workday
14 9 (1.02%) Foundry
15 8 (0.90%) Braze
15 8 (0.90%) Pega
16 6 (0.68%) OpenAI
17 5 (0.57%) Ariba
17 5 (0.57%) Informatica
18 4 (0.45%) Remedy