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

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 119 110
Rank change year-on-year +10 -9 +20
Contract jobs citing CRM 890 546 785
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.27% 2.24% 2.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.65% 2.47% 2.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 554 352 509
10th Percentile £350 £281 £350
25th Percentile £425 £405 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £511
Median % change year-on-year - -2.15% -2.67%
75th Percentile £590 £625 £600
90th Percentile £688 £750 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £511
% change year-on-year - -2.15% -2.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 10 28
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.55 -
25th Percentile £14.13 £18.88 £13.00
Median hourly rate £18.28 £29.50 £23.22
Median % change year-on-year -38.03% +27.07% +20.60%
75th Percentile £41.25 £35.86 £39.56
90th Percentile £55.55 £55.31 £65.65
UK median hourly rate £18.28 £29.13 £21.11
% change year-on-year -37.24% +37.98% +9.65%

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 33,625 22,142 32,435
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.72% 90.94% 86.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,563 14,591 21,374
10th Percentile £313 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £614 £638 £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 2,074 866 2,196
10th Percentile £15.41 £14.95 £12.96
25th Percentile £19.91 £18.92 £15.93
Median hourly rate £40.00 £32.03 £34.11
Median % change year-on-year +24.90% -6.10% -9.05%
75th Percentile £65.81 £64.52 £58.69
90th Percentile £77.85 £75.88 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £36.71 £31.04 £33.07
% change year-on-year +18.27% -6.12% -8.15%

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 10 April 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 10 April 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 10 April 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 +14 515 £525 - 531
South East -21 110 £500 +11.11% 346
North of England -40 94 £480 -8.57% 263
Midlands -27 81 £464 +15.94% 179
West Midlands -31 62 £500 +8.11% 113
East of England +17 60 £538 +7.55% 101
North West -27 51 £450 -18.18% 124
Yorkshire -26 36 £494 +27.42% 112
East Midlands -26 19 £463 +45.90% 66
South West -35 13 £595 +32.22% 94
North East -9 9 £500 -9.09% 30
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 (3.37%) SharePoint
2 29 (3.26%) CMS
2 29 (3.26%) Confluence
3 7 (0.79%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 6 (0.67%) Appian
4 6 (0.67%) Camunda
5 5 (0.56%) NetWeaver
5 5 (0.56%) SAP EP
6 3 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.22%) Apache
7 2 (0.22%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.22%) Documentum
8 1 (0.11%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.11%) Drupal
8 1 (0.11%) IIS
8 1 (0.11%) Moodle
8 1 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
Applications
1 26 (2.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (1.91%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.57%) MS Visio
4 12 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.56%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.34%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.22%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.22%) Revit
9 1 (0.11%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 256 (28.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 50 (5.62%) Salesforce CRM
3 16 (1.80%) NetSuite
4 13 (1.46%) SAP S/4HANA
5 8 (0.90%) SAP CRM
6 4 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
6 4 (0.45%) SAP HR
6 4 (0.45%) SAP PSCD
7 3 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.34%) Oracle Financials
7 3 (0.34%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.22%) Eloqua
8 2 (0.22%) NEC Housing
8 2 (0.22%) Oracle CRM
8 2 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.22%) SAP BPC
8 2 (0.22%) SAP Business One
8 2 (0.22%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.22%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 206 (23.15%) Azure
1 206 (23.15%) Dynamics 365
2 156 (17.53%) Power Platform
3 72 (8.09%) Power Automate
4 71 (7.98%) Azure DevOps
5 63 (7.08%) AWS
6 51 (5.73%) PowerApps
7 48 (5.39%) SaaS
8 37 (4.16%) Azure Logic Apps
9 34 (3.82%) Microsoft 365
10 30 (3.37%) Serverless
11 26 (2.92%) Azure Functions
12 25 (2.81%) GCP
13 19 (2.13%) Azure Data Factory
14 17 (1.91%) Microsoft Copilot
15 16 (1.80%) Snowflake
16 15 (1.69%) Azure Service Bus
17 12 (1.35%) PaaS
17 12 (1.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
18 11 (1.24%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.35%) HTTP
2 5 (0.56%) Internet
3 3 (0.34%) DHCP
3 3 (0.34%) DNS
3 3 (0.34%) IPv4
3 3 (0.34%) IPv6
3 3 (0.34%) SMS
4 2 (0.22%) Broadband
4 2 (0.22%) Firewall
4 2 (0.22%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.11%) 4G
5 1 (0.11%) 5G
5 1 (0.11%) Cisco ICM
5 1 (0.11%) GPRS
5 1 (0.11%) GSM
5 1 (0.11%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.11%) LAN
5 1 (0.11%) VPN
5 1 (0.11%) WAN
5 1 (0.11%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (8.88%) Power BI
2 26 (2.92%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.47%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (1.46%) Metadata
5 9 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (0.90%) Data Lake
6 8 (0.90%) Tableau
7 7 (0.79%) Big Data
8 6 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
8 6 (0.67%) Oracle Reports
8 6 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (0.56%) Star Schema
10 4 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.34%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.34%) GIS
11 3 (0.34%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.34%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.34%) Snowflake Schema
12 2 (0.22%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 61 (6.85%) JIRA
2 12 (1.35%) Git
3 8 (0.90%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.45%) Selenium
5 3 (0.34%) GitLab
5 3 (0.34%) Postman
5 3 (0.34%) SpecFlow
5 3 (0.34%) TestRail
5 3 (0.34%) Zephyr
6 2 (0.22%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.22%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.22%) MSBuild
6 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (0.22%) Visual Studio
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%) Xcode
General
1 330 (37.08%) Social Skills
2 203 (22.81%) Finance
3 142 (15.96%) Marketing
4 138 (15.51%) Analytical Skills
5 95 (10.67%) Public Sector
6 42 (4.72%) Banking
7 39 (4.38%) Retail
8 37 (4.16%) Billing
9 33 (3.71%) Documentation Skills
10 32 (3.60%) Telecoms
11 24 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
12 22 (2.47%) Legal
13 20 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
14 15 (1.69%) Manufacturing
15 14 (1.57%) Automotive
15 14 (1.57%) French Language
16 12 (1.35%) Law
17 11 (1.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 11 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
18 10 (1.12%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 145 (16.29%) Architect
2 121 (13.60%) Analyst
3 98 (11.01%) Developer
4 87 (9.78%) Senior
5 72 (8.09%) Business Analyst
6 63 (7.08%) Lead
7 59 (6.63%) Consultant
8 58 (6.52%) Solutions Architect
9 57 (6.40%) Project Manager
10 49 (5.51%) CRM Manager
11 38 (4.27%) Salesforce Architect
12 37 (4.16%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 26 (2.92%) Data Analyst
13 26 (2.92%) Senior Manager
14 24 (2.70%) CRM Specialist
15 23 (2.58%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
16 20 (2.25%) Data Engineer
16 20 (2.25%) Senior Analyst
17 18 (2.02%) Change Manager
17 18 (2.02%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (5.51%) .NET
2 41 (4.61%) REST
3 36 (4.04%) HTML
4 33 (3.71%) JSON
5 21 (2.36%) Middleware
5 21 (2.36%) XML
6 20 (2.25%) CSS
7 16 (1.80%) Kafka
8 12 (1.35%) OAuth
8 12 (1.35%) SAP Fiori
9 10 (1.12%) HTML5 Canvas
9 10 (1.12%) Node.js
9 10 (1.12%) SAPUI5
9 10 (1.12%) SOAP
10 9 (1.01%) ASP.NET Web API
10 9 (1.01%) RESTful
11 8 (0.90%) Lightning Web Components
11 8 (0.90%) OAuth2
12 7 (0.79%) Oracle Fusion
12 7 (0.79%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 54 (6.07%) Onboarding
2 47 (5.28%) Product Ownership
3 40 (4.49%) Legacy Systems
4 27 (3.03%) Enterprise Software
5 24 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
6 22 (2.47%) Analytical Mindset
7 19 (2.13%) Data Structures
8 18 (2.02%) Marketing Technology
9 17 (1.91%) Social Media
10 15 (1.69%) AI Agents
11 14 (1.57%) Cloud Native
11 14 (1.57%) Mobile App
12 12 (1.35%) Management Information System
13 11 (1.24%) Virtual Team
14 9 (1.01%) Data Centre
15 8 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
15 8 (0.90%) Low-Code
16 7 (0.79%) FMCG
16 7 (0.79%) IoT
16 7 (0.79%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.79%) Windows
2 3 (0.34%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.22%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.11%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (22.81%) Agile
2 186 (20.90%) Stakeholder Management
3 137 (15.39%) Migration
4 130 (14.61%) ERP
5 123 (13.82%) DevOps
6 116 (13.03%) Problem-Solving
7 111 (12.47%) Analytics
8 97 (10.90%) Business Intelligence
9 95 (10.67%) Roadmaps
10 92 (10.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 90 (10.11%) Data Modelling
12 84 (9.44%) Decision-Making
13 81 (9.10%) Customer Service
14 78 (8.76%) AI
15 77 (8.65%) Data Migration
15 77 (8.65%) Project Management
16 67 (7.53%) Continuous Improvement
16 67 (7.53%) Customer Engagement
17 62 (6.97%) User Acceptance Testing
18 61 (6.85%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 93 (10.45%) SQL
2 73 (8.20%) JavaScript
3 67 (7.53%) C#
4 49 (5.51%) Python
5 21 (2.36%) Java
6 18 (2.02%) TypeScript
7 12 (1.35%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.12%) ABAP
9 5 (0.56%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.45%) PHP
10 4 (0.45%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.45%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.34%) Bicep
11 3 (0.34%) C++
12 2 (0.22%) Bash
12 2 (0.22%) XPath
13 1 (0.11%) Groovy
13 1 (0.11%) R
13 1 (0.11%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 79 (8.88%) Security Cleared
2 75 (8.43%) Degree
3 49 (5.51%) SC Cleared
4 25 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (2.25%) PMI Certification
6 19 (2.13%) PMP
7 9 (1.01%) Azure Certification
8 8 (0.90%) Master's Degree
8 8 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (0.67%) MBA
10 3 (0.34%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.34%) CFA
10 3 (0.34%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.22%) APMP
11 2 (0.22%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.22%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.22%) IIBA
11 2 (0.22%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.22%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.22%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (8.54%) Data Quality
2 74 (8.31%) GDPR
3 48 (5.39%) QA
4 18 (2.02%) SLA
5 16 (1.80%) Accessibility
6 14 (1.57%) PMO
7 10 (1.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 5 (0.56%) WCAG
9 4 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.45%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.34%) GxP
10 3 (0.34%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.34%) ITGC
10 3 (0.34%) MiFID
10 3 (0.34%) NIST
10 3 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.22%) GMP
11 2 (0.22%) IFRS
11 2 (0.22%) PERC
System Software
1 8 (0.90%) Active Directory
1 8 (0.90%) Docker
2 1 (0.11%) PowerHA
Systems Management
1 14 (1.57%) Terraform
2 8 (0.90%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.34%) Grafana
3 3 (0.34%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.22%) EMC NetWorker
4 2 (0.22%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.11%) Cisco UCCE
5 1 (0.11%) Cisco UCCX
5 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.11%) Kibana
Vendors
1 231 (25.96%) Microsoft
2 227 (25.51%) Salesforce
3 63 (7.08%) SAP
4 56 (6.29%) Oracle
5 35 (3.93%) HubSpot
6 33 (3.71%) ServiceNow
7 28 (3.15%) Databricks
8 24 (2.70%) Adobe
9 16 (1.80%) Google
9 16 (1.80%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 12 (1.35%) MuleSoft
11 11 (1.24%) Workday
12 10 (1.12%) Pega
13 9 (1.01%) Braze
14 8 (0.90%) Ariba
14 8 (0.90%) Foundry
15 7 (0.79%) Informatica
15 7 (0.79%) OpenAI
16 6 (0.67%) Siebel
17 5 (0.56%) Brio