CRM Contracts

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring CRM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CRM over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 105 136
Rank change year-on-year -24 +31 -16
Contract jobs citing CRM 623 869 1,081
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.14% 2.03% 1.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.35% 2.37% 2.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 398 557 758
10th Percentile £272 £350 £363
25th Percentile £400 £418 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £688 £678 £728
UK excluding London median daily rate £464 £500 £520
% change year-on-year -7.25% -3.85% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 23 23
10th Percentile £14.33 £12.09 £12.80
25th Percentile £18.47 £13.00 £15.21
Median hourly rate £29.13 £13.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +115.74% -32.50% +21.21%
75th Percentile £35.86 £28.25 £31.69
90th Percentile £48.40 £65.62 £47.80
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.25 £13.37 £15.21
% change year-on-year +118.77% -12.10% -7.82%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26,538 36,713 50,320
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 91.00% 85.58% 89.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,936 23,592 34,845
10th Percentile £300 £300 £325
25th Percentile £408 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,114 2,515 1,670
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.75 £10.63
25th Percentile £17.87 £16.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £27.85 £36.50 £36.77
Median % change year-on-year -23.70% -0.73% +43.19%
75th Percentile £57.50 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £35.00
% change year-on-year -34.02% +8.91% +75.00%

CRM
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CRM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CRM in the UK

CRM
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CRM.

Daily rate trend for CRM in the UK

CRM
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CRM over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CRM in the UK

CRM
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CRM.

Hourly rate trend for CRM in the UK

CRM
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CRM over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for CRM in the UK

CRM
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CRM within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
England -15 546 £500 - 1,957
London +17 332 £500 -2.30% 752
UK excluding London -27 241 £464 -7.25% 1,306
Work from Home -22 228 £475 -6.86% 1,374
South East +3 68 £360 -28.00% 321
North of England -27 57 £475 -5.00% 413
North West -5 43 £475 -5.00% 235
Scotland +8 40 £488 -2.50% 56
Midlands -15 39 £425 -21.51% 238
West Midlands -12 29 £463 -14.59% 138
South West +9 24 £425 -19.05% 123
Yorkshire -15 12 £450 -9.09% 157
East Midlands +5 9 £375 -25.00% 98
Wales +5 8 £588 +193.75% 27
East of England +1 6 £500 +17.65% 92
North East -3 2 £494 -7.28% 25

CRM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 30 (4.82%) SharePoint
2 23 (3.69%) CMS
3 10 (1.61%) Confluence
4 8 (1.28%) IBM Domino
5 7 (1.12%) NetWeaver
5 7 (1.12%) SAP EP
5 7 (1.12%) WordPress
6 6 (0.96%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 4 (0.64%) Drupal
8 3 (0.48%) Camunda
8 3 (0.48%) Sitecore CMS
9 2 (0.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.32%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.32%) govService
9 2 (0.32%) IIS
9 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
10 1 (0.16%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.16%) SAS
10 1 (0.16%) Umbraco
Applications
1 35 (5.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (3.37%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.61%) Chatbot
3 10 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (1.61%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.80%) Trello
5 4 (0.64%) InfoPath
5 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.32%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.16%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 210 (33.71%) Dynamics CRM
2 29 (4.65%) Salesforce CRM
3 15 (2.41%) SAP CRM
4 13 (2.09%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.96%) NetSuite
5 6 (0.96%) Payment Gateway
6 4 (0.64%) Magento
7 3 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.48%) Eloqua
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.48%) SAP CX
7 3 (0.48%) SAP HR
7 3 (0.48%) SAP PSCD
7 3 (0.48%) Shopify
7 3 (0.48%) Sprinklr
8 2 (0.32%) Oracle Retail
8 2 (0.32%) Raiser’s Edge
8 2 (0.32%) SAP Convergent Charging
8 2 (0.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 145 (23.27%) Dynamics 365
2 114 (18.30%) Azure
3 112 (17.98%) Power Platform
4 75 (12.04%) Power Automate
5 70 (11.24%) PowerApps
6 33 (5.30%) Azure DevOps
7 29 (4.65%) SaaS
8 27 (4.33%) Azure Logic Apps
9 23 (3.69%) Serverless
10 20 (3.21%) AWS
11 19 (3.05%) Azure Functions
12 14 (2.25%) Microsoft 365
12 14 (2.25%) Oracle CX
13 13 (2.09%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 12 (1.93%) Azure Service Bus
15 11 (1.77%) Azure Data Factory
15 11 (1.77%) SAP Commerce Cloud
16 10 (1.61%) OCI
16 10 (1.61%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
17 9 (1.44%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.28%) 5G
2 5 (0.80%) Firewall
2 5 (0.80%) LAN
2 5 (0.80%) Unified Communications
2 5 (0.80%) VPN
3 4 (0.64%) DNS
4 2 (0.32%) 4G
4 2 (0.32%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.32%) VoLTE
4 2 (0.32%) VoWiFi
4 2 (0.32%) WAN
5 1 (0.16%) HTTP
5 1 (0.16%) Internet
5 1 (0.16%) MPLS
5 1 (0.16%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.16%) SMS
5 1 (0.16%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (8.03%) Power BI
2 48 (7.70%) SQL Server
3 32 (5.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 22 (3.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 12 (1.93%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.28%) Tableau
7 4 (0.64%) GIS
7 4 (0.64%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.48%) Metadata
8 3 (0.48%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.48%) SAP BW
8 3 (0.48%) SAP Data Services
9 2 (0.32%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.32%) MS Access
9 2 (0.32%) MSDE
9 2 (0.32%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.32%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.32%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 35 (5.62%) JIRA
2 6 (0.96%) Postman
3 5 (0.80%) Selenium
4 4 (0.64%) Git
4 4 (0.64%) Visual Studio Code
5 3 (0.48%) GitLab
5 3 (0.48%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio Team System
6 2 (0.32%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.16%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.16%) Dreamweaver
7 1 (0.16%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.16%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.16%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.16%) TestComplete
General
1 239 (38.36%) Social Skills
2 136 (21.83%) Finance
3 110 (17.66%) Marketing
4 85 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (7.70%) Public Sector
6 37 (5.94%) Billing
7 30 (4.82%) Banking
8 29 (4.65%) Retail
9 24 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
9 24 (3.85%) Telecoms
10 18 (2.89%) Documentation Skills
11 16 (2.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 14 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
13 13 (2.09%) Legal
14 11 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (1.77%) Local Government
15 9 (1.44%) Back Office
16 8 (1.28%) Advertising
17 7 (1.12%) Manufacturing
18 5 (0.80%) German Language
Job Titles
1 88 (14.13%) Analyst
2 85 (13.64%) Developer
3 77 (12.36%) Architect
4 58 (9.31%) Project Manager
5 51 (8.19%) Business Analyst
6 47 (7.54%) Consultant
7 41 (6.58%) Lead
7 41 (6.58%) Solutions Architect
8 35 (5.62%) Senior
9 29 (4.65%) CRM Developer
10 26 (4.17%) CRM Analyst
11 24 (3.85%) Dynamics 365 Developer
12 19 (3.05%) CRM Architect
12 19 (3.05%) CRM Manager
13 18 (2.89%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 17 (2.73%) Administrator
14 17 (2.73%) CRM Business Analyst
15 15 (2.41%) Dynamics CRM Developer
16 14 (2.25%) Data Analyst
16 14 (2.25%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (8.51%) .NET
2 36 (5.78%) CSS
3 35 (5.62%) HTML
4 28 (4.49%) Web Services
5 25 (4.01%) REST
6 24 (3.85%) .NET Framework
7 22 (3.53%) ASP.NET Web API
8 17 (2.73%) HTML5 Canvas
8 17 (2.73%) JSON
9 16 (2.57%) WCF
10 15 (2.41%) ASP.NET
10 15 (2.41%) SOAP
11 14 (2.25%) Lightning Web Components
12 13 (2.09%) Middleware
12 13 (2.09%) SAP Fiori
13 12 (1.93%) XML
14 10 (1.61%) React
14 10 (1.61%) SAP PI
14 10 (1.61%) SAPUI5
15 9 (1.44%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 26 (4.17%) Onboarding
2 25 (4.01%) Legacy Systems
3 21 (3.37%) Product Ownership
4 19 (3.05%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (2.57%) Management Information System
5 16 (2.57%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (1.44%) Data Structures
7 9 (1.44%) Social Media
8 7 (1.12%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (1.12%) Greenfield Project
8 7 (1.12%) Low-Code
8 7 (1.12%) Marketing Technology
8 7 (1.12%) N-Tier
8 7 (1.12%) TM Forum
9 6 (0.96%) Cloud Native
9 6 (0.96%) FMCG
10 5 (0.80%) e-Learning
10 5 (0.80%) Frameworx
Operating Systems
1 11 (1.77%) Windows
2 8 (1.28%) Windows Server
3 7 (1.12%) Linux
4 2 (0.32%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (23.60%) Agile
2 111 (17.82%) Problem-Solving
3 102 (16.37%) Stakeholder Management
4 87 (13.96%) Project Management
5 83 (13.32%) Migration
6 78 (12.52%) ERP
7 77 (12.36%) Analytics
8 65 (10.43%) DevOps
9 58 (9.31%) Business Intelligence
10 53 (8.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 50 (8.03%) Customer Service
12 45 (7.22%) Customer Experience
13 41 (6.58%) Data Migration
14 40 (6.42%) Scrum
15 38 (6.10%) Data Analysis
15 38 (6.10%) Decision-Making
16 36 (5.78%) Data Modelling
16 36 (5.78%) User Experience
16 36 (5.78%) Waterfall
17 35 (5.62%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 93 (14.93%) SQL
2 79 (12.68%) JavaScript
3 78 (12.52%) C#
4 21 (3.37%) Java
5 20 (3.21%) PowerShell
6 16 (2.57%) Apex Code
6 16 (2.57%) TypeScript
7 15 (2.41%) ABAP
8 13 (2.09%) Python
9 7 (1.12%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.48%) PHP
11 2 (0.32%) R
12 1 (0.16%) Bash
12 1 (0.16%) C
12 1 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.16%) Ruby
12 1 (0.16%) Rust
12 1 (0.16%) SOQL
12 1 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 59 (9.47%) Degree
2 45 (7.22%) Security Cleared
3 31 (4.98%) SC Cleared
4 21 (3.37%) PMP
5 17 (2.73%) PMI Certification
6 16 (2.57%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (2.41%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (0.80%) MCPD
9 5 (0.80%) MCSD
10 3 (0.48%) IIBA
10 3 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.32%) CTC Cleared
11 2 (0.32%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.32%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.32%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.32%) SAP Certification
11 2 (0.32%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 2 (0.32%) Sun Certification
11 2 (0.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.33%) QA
2 16 (2.57%) GDPR
3 11 (1.77%) Accessibility
4 10 (1.61%) SLA
5 9 (1.44%) PMO
6 8 (1.28%) Data Quality
7 5 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.64%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.32%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.16%) GxP
10 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.16%) NIST
10 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.16%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 11 (1.77%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.64%) Docker
3 1 (0.16%) LXC
3 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (0.96%) Amdocs OSS
2 4 (0.64%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.16%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.16%) Perfmon
4 1 (0.16%) SCOM
4 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.16%) Terraform
4 1 (0.16%) VxRail
Vendors
1 184 (29.53%) Microsoft
2 122 (19.58%) Salesforce
3 41 (6.58%) SAP
4 31 (4.98%) Oracle
5 20 (3.21%) Adobe
6 19 (3.05%) ServiceNow
7 15 (2.41%) Workday
8 14 (2.25%) HubSpot
9 13 (2.09%) Google
10 8 (1.28%) Ariba
11 7 (1.12%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 6 (0.96%) Amdocs
12 6 (0.96%) Ciena
12 6 (0.96%) Ericsson
12 6 (0.96%) NetCracker
12 6 (0.96%) Nokia
13 5 (0.80%) Genesys
13 5 (0.80%) Sage
14 4 (0.64%) Guidewire
14 4 (0.64%) Pardot