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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 120 112
Rank change year-on-year +11 -8 +27
Contract jobs citing CRM 1,007 607 766
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.29% 2.33% 2.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.69% 2.55% 2.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 619 395 499
10th Percentile £313 £255 £313
25th Percentile £413 £375 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £617
90th Percentile £700 £675 £676
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £511
% change year-on-year +2.50% -2.15% -3.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 20 17
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.58 -
25th Percentile £14.96 £14.75 £13.00
Median hourly rate £17.75 £23.50 £24.43
Median % change year-on-year -24.47% -3.81% +22.15%
75th Percentile £33.75 £35.07 £32.50
90th Percentile £40.00 £47.80 £51.06
UK median hourly rate £20.00 £23.50 £19.59
% change year-on-year -14.89% +19.96% -2.05%

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 37,490 23,760 31,971
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.37% 91.05% 85.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,605 15,276 20,748
10th Percentile £325 £300 £305
25th Percentile £419 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £730 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.98% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,362 1,184 2,308
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.23 £12.79
25th Percentile £20.79 £17.95 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% +1.65%
75th Percentile £68.55 £55.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +3.45%

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 3 July 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 3 July 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 3 July 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 +9 550 £515 +1.73% 666
South East -23 133 £578 +28.33% 372
Midlands +7 119 £481 +4.05% 202
North of England -44 101 £500 +6.38% 306
West Midlands -7 87 £481 -3.27% 119
East of England +40 75 £475 -5.00% 82
North West -27 64 £515 +10.75% 188
East Midlands +6 30 £490 +30.67% 83
Yorkshire -44 26 £500 -9.09% 88
South West -28 20 £525 +23.53% 82
North East -28 13 £525 +18.31% 33
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 47 (4.67%) Confluence
2 39 (3.87%) CMS
3 20 (1.99%) SharePoint
4 9 (0.89%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 6 (0.60%) Oracle Workflow
5 6 (0.60%) SAS
6 5 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.40%) NetWeaver
7 4 (0.40%) SAP EP
8 3 (0.30%) Kentico
8 3 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.20%) Apache
9 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.20%) Appian
10 1 (0.099%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.099%) Drupal
10 1 (0.099%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.099%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.099%) Umbraco
Applications
1 35 (3.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (2.48%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.59%) MS Visio
4 11 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.99%) AutoCAD
6 8 (0.79%) Revit
7 7 (0.70%) Chatbot
7 7 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
8 5 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.40%) Adobe Illustrator
10 2 (0.20%) Notion
10 2 (0.20%) Photoshop
10 2 (0.20%) SPSS
11 1 (0.099%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.099%) InDesign
11 1 (0.099%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 264 (26.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 54 (5.36%) Salesforce CRM
3 21 (2.09%) NetSuite
4 16 (1.59%) Siebel CRM
5 13 (1.29%) SAP CRM
5 13 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
6 8 (0.79%) SAP PSCD
7 5 (0.50%) Payment Gateway
7 5 (0.50%) Sage X3
7 5 (0.50%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.40%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.40%) Remedy ITSM
8 4 (0.40%) Temenos T24
9 3 (0.30%) Adobe Campaign
9 3 (0.30%) Oracle Financials
9 3 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
9 3 (0.30%) Shopify
10 2 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 2 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
10 2 (0.20%) SAP CX
Cloud Services
1 242 (24.03%) Azure
2 201 (19.96%) Dynamics 365
3 134 (13.31%) Power Platform
4 93 (9.24%) AWS
5 87 (8.64%) Azure DevOps
6 67 (6.65%) SaaS
7 62 (6.16%) Power Automate
8 52 (5.16%) PowerApps
9 48 (4.77%) GCP
10 36 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
11 34 (3.38%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 32 (3.18%) Serverless
13 27 (2.68%) Snowflake
14 24 (2.38%) Azure Functions
15 23 (2.28%) Azure Logic Apps
16 20 (1.99%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
17 19 (1.89%) GitHub
18 18 (1.79%) Azure Data Factory
18 18 (1.79%) Azure Service Bus
19 17 (1.69%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 10 (0.99%) SMS
2 6 (0.60%) Internet
3 3 (0.30%) DHCP
3 3 (0.30%) DNS
3 3 (0.30%) Firewall
3 3 (0.30%) IPv4
3 3 (0.30%) IPv6
3 3 (0.30%) WAN
4 2 (0.20%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.099%) 4G
5 1 (0.099%) ADSL
5 1 (0.099%) Broadband
5 1 (0.099%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.099%) HTTP
5 1 (0.099%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.099%) LAN
5 1 (0.099%) PSTN
5 1 (0.099%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.099%) VPN
5 1 (0.099%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (6.45%) Power BI
2 30 (2.98%) Data Warehouse
3 25 (2.48%) SQL Server
4 22 (2.18%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.19%) BigQuery
5 12 (1.19%) Metadata
5 12 (1.19%) Tableau
6 10 (0.99%) Siebel EIM
7 9 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
7 9 (0.89%) Snowflake Schema
8 8 (0.79%) Amazon Redshift
8 8 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (0.60%) Oracle Database
9 6 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.50%) Big Data
10 5 (0.50%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.50%) SAP BW
10 5 (0.50%) SAP HANA
10 5 (0.50%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 82 (8.14%) JIRA
2 17 (1.69%) Git
3 12 (1.19%) Selenium
4 11 (1.09%) Postman
5 7 (0.70%) Cucumber
5 7 (0.70%) SpecFlow
6 5 (0.50%) Cypress.io
6 5 (0.50%) WebDriver
7 4 (0.40%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.40%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.30%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.20%) Protractor
9 2 (0.20%) TestRail
9 2 (0.20%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.099%) Fiddler
10 1 (0.099%) GitLab
10 1 (0.099%) Hudson
10 1 (0.099%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.099%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.099%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 365 (36.25%) Social Skills
2 233 (23.14%) Finance
3 192 (19.07%) Marketing
4 124 (12.31%) Analytical Skills
5 88 (8.74%) Retail
6 85 (8.44%) Public Sector
7 52 (5.16%) Banking
8 48 (4.77%) Telecoms
9 47 (4.67%) Billing
10 40 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
11 38 (3.77%) Documentation Skills
12 28 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 28 (2.78%) Legal
13 27 (2.68%) Manufacturing
14 25 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
15 17 (1.69%) Automotive
16 13 (1.29%) Local Government
17 12 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
18 11 (1.09%) Back Office
19 10 (0.99%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 172 (17.08%) Analyst
2 144 (14.30%) Architect
3 121 (12.02%) Developer
4 90 (8.94%) Business Analyst
5 82 (8.14%) Senior
6 79 (7.85%) Lead
7 65 (6.45%) Project Manager
8 60 (5.96%) Consultant
8 60 (5.96%) Solutions Architect
9 51 (5.06%) CRM Manager
10 32 (3.18%) Data Analyst
11 30 (2.98%) Data Engineer
12 28 (2.78%) CRM Analyst
13 27 (2.68%) Dynamics 365 Developer
14 25 (2.48%) Salesforce Analyst
14 25 (2.48%) Salesforce Architect
14 25 (2.48%) Senior Analyst
15 23 (2.28%) Salesforce Developer
15 23 (2.28%) Technical Architect
16 22 (2.18%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (6.16%) REST
2 47 (4.67%) Middleware
3 44 (4.37%) .NET
4 33 (3.28%) HTML
5 31 (3.08%) CSS
6 24 (2.38%) SOAP
7 23 (2.28%) JSON
8 20 (1.99%) Kafka
9 16 (1.59%) Node.js
9 16 (1.59%) XML
10 14 (1.39%) Lightning Web Components
10 14 (1.39%) RESTful
11 13 (1.29%) ONVIF
12 12 (1.19%) SAP Fiori
12 12 (1.19%) SAPUI5
13 11 (1.09%) React
14 10 (0.99%) ASP.NET Web API
14 10 (0.99%) HTML5 Canvas
14 10 (0.99%) SAP PI
15 9 (0.89%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 66 (6.55%) Onboarding
2 51 (5.06%) Legacy Systems
3 49 (4.87%) Product Ownership
4 41 (4.07%) Enterprise Software
5 28 (2.78%) Marketing Technology
6 26 (2.58%) Self-Motivation
7 21 (2.09%) AI Agents
8 17 (1.69%) Cloud Native
9 16 (1.59%) Data Structures
9 16 (1.59%) Social Media
10 13 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
10 13 (1.29%) Data Protection Act
10 13 (1.29%) Video\Live Streaming
11 12 (1.19%) Management Information System
11 12 (1.19%) Mobile App
11 12 (1.19%) Virtual Team
12 10 (0.99%) Data Centre
13 9 (0.89%) FMCG
13 9 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
13 9 (0.89%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.19%) Windows
2 8 (0.79%) Android
2 8 (0.79%) Apple iOS
3 5 (0.50%) Unix
4 4 (0.40%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.20%) HPUX
5 2 (0.20%) Linux
5 2 (0.20%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 258 (25.62%) Stakeholder Management
2 236 (23.44%) Agile
3 162 (16.09%) Migration
3 162 (16.09%) Problem-Solving
4 145 (14.40%) Analytics
5 144 (14.30%) ERP
6 128 (12.71%) DevOps
7 122 (12.12%) Roadmaps
8 109 (10.82%) Data Modelling
9 101 (10.03%) AI
9 101 (10.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 93 (9.24%) CI/CD
10 93 (9.24%) Data Migration
10 93 (9.24%) Decision-Making
11 91 (9.04%) Business Intelligence
12 90 (8.94%) Customer Service
13 76 (7.55%) User Acceptance Testing
14 72 (7.15%) Workflow
15 67 (6.65%) Data Governance
16 65 (6.45%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 135 (13.41%) SQL
2 78 (7.75%) JavaScript
3 59 (5.86%) C#
4 55 (5.46%) Python
5 19 (1.89%) ABAP
6 18 (1.79%) Java
7 15 (1.49%) TypeScript
8 12 (1.19%) Apex Code
9 7 (0.70%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.70%) PowerShell
9 7 (0.70%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.40%) Korn
11 2 (0.20%) Bicep
11 2 (0.20%) C++
11 2 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.20%) SOQL
12 1 (0.099%) C
12 1 (0.099%) Groovy
12 1 (0.099%) R
12 1 (0.099%) VBA
Qualifications
1 108 (10.72%) Security Cleared
2 86 (8.54%) SC Cleared
3 78 (7.75%) Degree
4 22 (2.18%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
6 16 (1.59%) PMI Certification
6 16 (1.59%) PMP
7 14 (1.39%) CCNA
7 14 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (1.29%) A+ Certification
8 13 (1.29%) MCSA
9 9 (0.89%) Azure Certification
9 9 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (0.89%) DV Cleared
10 7 (0.70%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.60%) ISTQB
11 6 (0.60%) TOGAF Certification
12 4 (0.40%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 3 (0.30%) CCA
13 3 (0.30%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (8.54%) GDPR
2 81 (8.04%) Data Quality
3 57 (5.66%) QA
4 22 (2.18%) SLA
5 15 (1.49%) Accessibility
5 15 (1.49%) PMO
6 8 (0.79%) WCAG
7 6 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.50%) NIST
8 5 (0.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.40%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.30%) IFRS
10 3 (0.30%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
11 2 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.20%) GMP
11 2 (0.20%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.20%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.20%) PERC
11 2 (0.20%) SEPA
System Software
1 8 (0.79%) Docker
2 5 (0.50%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.099%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (1.99%) Terraform
2 9 (0.89%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.79%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.30%) Grafana
4 3 (0.30%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.099%) Autotask
6 1 (0.099%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.099%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 264 (26.22%) Microsoft
1 264 (26.22%) Salesforce
2 77 (7.65%) SAP
3 61 (6.06%) Oracle
4 47 (4.67%) ServiceNow
5 38 (3.77%) Adobe
6 36 (3.57%) Databricks
7 33 (3.28%) MuleSoft
8 27 (2.68%) Google
9 23 (2.28%) Siebel
10 21 (2.09%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 17 (1.69%) HubSpot
12 14 (1.39%) Workday
13 12 (1.19%) Braze
14 9 (0.89%) Foundry
15 8 (0.79%) Autodesk
15 8 (0.79%) Conga
15 8 (0.79%) DocuSign
16 7 (0.70%) Marketo
16 7 (0.70%) Sage