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

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 122 110
Rank change year-on-year +20 -12 +26
Contract jobs citing CRM 1,038 621 766
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.33% 2.33% 2.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.73% 2.56% 2.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 635 404 502
10th Percentile £317 £254 £313
25th Percentile £414 £399 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £619
90th Percentile £700 £675 £681
UK median daily rate £510 £500 £511
% change year-on-year +2.00% -2.15% -2.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 22 15
10th Percentile £14.25 - -
25th Percentile £14.96 £14.75 £13.00
Median hourly rate £17.63 £23.50 £24.43
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -3.81% +22.15%
75th Percentile £32.50 £34.63 £31.00
90th Percentile £40.00 £46.45 £36.30
UK median hourly rate £18.88 £23.50 £14.34
% change year-on-year -19.68% +63.88% -28.30%

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 37,991 24,251 31,775
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.46% 90.90% 85.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,934 15,590 20,626
10th Percentile £325 £300 £305
25th Percentile £419 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £524 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.65% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £729 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £517 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +2.28% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,364 1,224 2,273
10th Percentile £15.32 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £20.88 £17.98 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -4.70%
75th Percentile £68.75 £54.81 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.20 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% -6.25%

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 8 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 8 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 8 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 +5 562 £515 +0.49% 452
South East -27 141 £550 +12.82% 338
Midlands +5 124 £481 +4.00% 193
North of England -47 106 £500 +6.38% 290
West Midlands -6 90 £481 -2.83% 112
East of England +39 75 £475 -5.00% 77
North West -28 69 £513 +10.22% 182
East Midlands +9 32 £490 +30.67% 80
Yorkshire -33 26 £500 -9.09% 81
South West -35 22 £583 +37.06% 82
North East -28 13 £525 +18.31% 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 47 (4.53%) Confluence
2 39 (3.76%) CMS
3 21 (2.02%) SharePoint
4 9 (0.87%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 6 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (0.58%) Oracle Workflow
5 6 (0.58%) SAS
6 4 (0.39%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.39%) SAP EP
7 3 (0.29%) Kentico
7 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.19%) Apache
8 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.19%) Appian
9 1 (0.096%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.096%) Drupal
9 1 (0.096%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.096%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.096%) Umbraco
Applications
1 36 (3.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (2.79%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.54%) MS Visio
4 11 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.96%) AutoCAD
6 8 (0.77%) Revit
7 7 (0.67%) Chatbot
7 7 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
8 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
10 2 (0.19%) Notion
10 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
10 2 (0.19%) SPSS
11 1 (0.096%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.096%) InDesign
11 1 (0.096%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 274 (26.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 59 (5.68%) Salesforce CRM
3 21 (2.02%) NetSuite
4 16 (1.54%) Siebel CRM
5 14 (1.35%) SAP CRM
6 13 (1.25%) SAP S/4HANA
7 11 (1.06%) SAP PSCD
8 5 (0.48%) Payment Gateway
8 5 (0.48%) Sage X3
8 5 (0.48%) SAP ERP
8 5 (0.48%) Temenos T24
9 4 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
9 4 (0.39%) Remedy ITSM
10 3 (0.29%) Adobe Campaign
10 3 (0.29%) Finacle
10 3 (0.29%) Oracle Financials
10 3 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
10 3 (0.29%) Shopify
11 2 (0.19%) SAP Business One
11 2 (0.19%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 245 (23.60%) Azure
2 207 (19.94%) Dynamics 365
3 135 (13.01%) Power Platform
4 96 (9.25%) AWS
5 87 (8.38%) Azure DevOps
6 67 (6.45%) SaaS
7 61 (5.88%) Power Automate
8 52 (5.01%) PowerApps
9 49 (4.72%) GCP
10 38 (3.66%) Microsoft 365
11 35 (3.37%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 31 (2.99%) Serverless
13 27 (2.60%) Snowflake
14 23 (2.22%) Azure Functions
15 22 (2.12%) Azure Logic Apps
16 21 (2.02%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
17 19 (1.83%) GitHub
18 18 (1.73%) Azure Data Factory
18 18 (1.73%) Microsoft Copilot
19 17 (1.64%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 10 (0.96%) SMS
2 6 (0.58%) Internet
3 3 (0.29%) DHCP
3 3 (0.29%) DNS
3 3 (0.29%) Firewall
3 3 (0.29%) IPv4
3 3 (0.29%) IPv6
3 3 (0.29%) WAN
4 2 (0.19%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.096%) ADSL
5 1 (0.096%) Broadband
5 1 (0.096%) CTI
5 1 (0.096%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.096%) HTTP
5 1 (0.096%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.096%) LAN
5 1 (0.096%) MPLS
5 1 (0.096%) PSTN
5 1 (0.096%) SSL
5 1 (0.096%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (6.26%) Power BI
2 30 (2.89%) Data Warehouse
3 26 (2.50%) SQL Server
4 22 (2.12%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.16%) BigQuery
5 12 (1.16%) Metadata
5 12 (1.16%) Tableau
6 10 (0.96%) Siebel EIM
6 10 (0.96%) Snowflake Schema
7 9 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
8 8 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
8 8 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (0.58%) Oracle Database
9 6 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.48%) Big Data
10 5 (0.48%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.48%) SAP BW
10 5 (0.48%) SAP HANA
10 5 (0.48%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 83 (8.00%) JIRA
2 17 (1.64%) Git
3 12 (1.16%) Selenium
4 11 (1.06%) Postman
5 7 (0.67%) Cucumber
5 7 (0.67%) SpecFlow
6 5 (0.48%) Cypress.io
6 5 (0.48%) WebDriver
7 4 (0.39%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.29%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.19%) Protractor
9 2 (0.19%) TestRail
9 2 (0.19%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.096%) Fiddler
10 1 (0.096%) GitLab
10 1 (0.096%) Hudson
10 1 (0.096%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.096%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.096%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 372 (35.84%) Social Skills
2 243 (23.41%) Finance
3 196 (18.88%) Marketing
4 128 (12.33%) Analytical Skills
5 93 (8.96%) Retail
6 88 (8.48%) Public Sector
7 57 (5.49%) Banking
8 50 (4.82%) Telecoms
9 49 (4.72%) Billing
10 41 (3.95%) Organisational Skills
11 38 (3.66%) Documentation Skills
12 30 (2.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 28 (2.70%) Legal
13 28 (2.70%) Manufacturing
14 25 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
15 17 (1.64%) Automotive
16 14 (1.35%) Local Government
17 12 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
18 11 (1.06%) Back Office
19 10 (0.96%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 174 (16.76%) Analyst
2 154 (14.84%) Architect
3 123 (11.85%) Developer
4 92 (8.86%) Business Analyst
5 85 (8.19%) Lead
6 82 (7.90%) Senior
7 66 (6.36%) Project Manager
8 64 (6.17%) Consultant
8 64 (6.17%) Solutions Architect
9 52 (5.01%) CRM Manager
10 31 (2.99%) Data Analyst
10 31 (2.99%) Data Engineer
11 28 (2.70%) CRM Analyst
12 27 (2.60%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 26 (2.50%) Salesforce Analyst
14 24 (2.31%) Salesforce Architect
14 24 (2.31%) Salesforce Developer
14 24 (2.31%) Senior Analyst
14 24 (2.31%) Technical Architect
15 23 (2.22%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (6.36%) REST
2 48 (4.62%) Middleware
3 43 (4.14%) .NET
4 33 (3.18%) HTML
5 31 (2.99%) CSS
6 28 (2.70%) SOAP
7 24 (2.31%) JSON
8 21 (2.02%) Kafka
9 17 (1.64%) Node.js
9 17 (1.64%) XML
10 15 (1.45%) Lightning Web Components
11 13 (1.25%) ONVIF
11 13 (1.25%) RESTful
11 13 (1.25%) SAP PI
12 12 (1.16%) React
12 12 (1.16%) SAP Fiori
12 12 (1.16%) SAPUI5
13 10 (0.96%) HTML5 Canvas
14 9 (0.87%) GraphQL
14 9 (0.87%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 67 (6.45%) Onboarding
2 52 (5.01%) Legacy Systems
3 50 (4.82%) Product Ownership
4 43 (4.14%) Enterprise Software
5 29 (2.79%) Marketing Technology
6 27 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
7 21 (2.02%) AI Agents
8 18 (1.73%) Cloud Native
9 17 (1.64%) Data Structures
10 16 (1.54%) Social Media
11 13 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
11 13 (1.25%) Data Protection Act
11 13 (1.25%) IVR
11 13 (1.25%) Video\Live Streaming
12 12 (1.16%) Management Information System
12 12 (1.16%) Mobile App
12 12 (1.16%) Virtual Team
13 10 (0.96%) Data Centre
13 10 (0.96%) FMCG
14 9 (0.87%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.16%) Windows
2 8 (0.77%) Android
2 8 (0.77%) Apple iOS
2 8 (0.77%) Unix
3 4 (0.39%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.19%) HPUX
4 2 (0.19%) Linux
4 2 (0.19%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (25.53%) Stakeholder Management
2 241 (23.22%) Agile
3 170 (16.38%) Problem-Solving
4 165 (15.90%) Migration
5 150 (14.45%) Analytics
6 147 (14.16%) ERP
7 130 (12.52%) DevOps
8 126 (12.14%) Roadmaps
9 115 (11.08%) Data Modelling
10 106 (10.21%) AI
10 106 (10.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 96 (9.25%) Customer Service
11 96 (9.25%) Decision-Making
12 95 (9.15%) CI/CD
12 95 (9.15%) Data Migration
13 91 (8.77%) Business Intelligence
14 79 (7.61%) User Acceptance Testing
15 72 (6.94%) Workflow
16 67 (6.45%) Data Governance
16 67 (6.45%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 138 (13.29%) SQL
2 79 (7.61%) JavaScript
3 58 (5.59%) C#
4 56 (5.39%) Python
5 22 (2.12%) ABAP
6 21 (2.02%) Java
7 14 (1.35%) TypeScript
8 13 (1.25%) Apex Code
9 7 (0.67%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.67%) PowerShell
9 7 (0.67%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.39%) Korn
11 2 (0.19%) Bicep
11 2 (0.19%) C++
11 2 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.19%) Groovy
11 2 (0.19%) SOQL
12 1 (0.096%) C
12 1 (0.096%) R
12 1 (0.096%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 111 (10.69%) Security Cleared
2 89 (8.57%) SC Cleared
3 82 (7.90%) Degree
4 22 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
6 17 (1.64%) PMI Certification
7 16 (1.54%) PMP
8 14 (1.35%) CCNA
8 14 (1.35%) Cisco Certification
9 13 (1.25%) A+ Certification
9 13 (1.25%) MCSA
10 9 (0.87%) Azure Certification
10 9 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (0.87%) DV Cleared
11 7 (0.67%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.58%) ISTQB
12 6 (0.58%) TOGAF Certification
13 4 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 3 (0.29%) CCA
14 3 (0.29%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (8.57%) GDPR
2 80 (7.71%) Data Quality
3 58 (5.59%) QA
4 22 (2.12%) SLA
5 18 (1.73%) PMO
6 15 (1.45%) Accessibility
7 8 (0.77%) WCAG
8 7 (0.67%) Actionable Recommendations
9 5 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.48%) NIST
9 5 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.39%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.29%) IFRS
11 3 (0.29%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
12 2 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 2 (0.19%) GMP
12 2 (0.19%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.19%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.19%) PERC
12 2 (0.19%) SEPA
System Software
1 8 (0.77%) Docker
2 5 (0.48%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.096%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (1.93%) Terraform
2 9 (0.87%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.77%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.29%) Grafana
4 3 (0.29%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.096%) Autotask
6 1 (0.096%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.096%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 279 (26.88%) Microsoft
2 271 (26.11%) Salesforce
3 82 (7.90%) SAP
4 62 (5.97%) Oracle
5 47 (4.53%) ServiceNow
6 38 (3.66%) Adobe
7 37 (3.56%) Databricks
8 34 (3.28%) MuleSoft
9 27 (2.60%) Google
10 23 (2.22%) Siebel
11 21 (2.02%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 18 (1.73%) HubSpot
13 14 (1.35%) Workday
14 12 (1.16%) Braze
15 9 (0.87%) Foundry
16 8 (0.77%) Autodesk
16 8 (0.77%) Conga
16 8 (0.77%) DocuSign
17 7 (0.67%) Marketo
17 7 (0.67%) Sage