CRM Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring CRM skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 66 85
Rank change year-on-year +35 +19 -5
Permanent jobs citing CRM 271 159 133
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.10% 4.42% 2.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.79% 4.91% 3.12%
Number of salaries quoted 223 90 106
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,838 £36,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £34,438 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year - -27.66% +20.67%
75th Percentile £55,625 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £71,250
South East median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -22.73% +12.97%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

CRM falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,682 3,239 4,258
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.79% 90.07% 81.40%
Number of salaries quoted 3,260 1,441 2,673
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,349
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.49% -4.82%

CRM
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CRM relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

CRM job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CRM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CRM

CRM
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing CRM in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.

Salary histogram for CRM in the Thames Valley

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Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CRM within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 7 August 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +43 163 £40,000 -5.88% 64
Oxfordshire +11 61 £32,500 -35.00% 30
Buckinghamshire -14 47 £55,000 +4.76% 19
CRM
South East

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 4 (1.48%) CMS
2 1 (0.37%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 45 (16.61%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (5.54%) Microsoft Project
3 14 (5.17%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.74%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (0.74%) CapCut
Business Applications
1 44 (16.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (5.17%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.74%) SAP Business One
3 2 (0.74%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.37%) FastStats
4 1 (0.37%) FastStats PeopleStage
4 1 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.37%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 30 (11.07%) Azure
2 29 (10.70%) Dynamics 365
2 29 (10.70%) Power Platform
3 27 (9.96%) SaaS
4 15 (5.54%) Power Automate
5 8 (2.95%) AWS
6 4 (1.48%) Google Ads
6 4 (1.48%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.11%) GCP
7 3 (1.11%) PowerApps
8 2 (0.74%) iPaaS
9 1 (0.37%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.37%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.37%) Azure Service Bus
9 1 (0.37%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.37%) Google Tag Manager
9 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.48%) Wi-Fi
1 4 (1.48%) Wireless
2 3 (1.11%) Network Security
3 1 (0.37%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (7.75%) Power BI
2 5 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.74%) Power Query
3 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.37%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.37%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 4 (1.48%) JIRA
2 2 (0.74%) Visual Studio
General
1 102 (37.64%) Social Skills
2 89 (32.84%) Marketing
3 39 (14.39%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (12.18%) Organisational Skills
5 28 (10.33%) Finance
6 18 (6.64%) Presentation Skills
7 14 (5.17%) Telecoms
8 11 (4.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.95%) Public Sector
10 7 (2.58%) Retail
11 6 (2.21%) Electronics
12 5 (1.85%) Aerospace
13 4 (1.48%) Manufacturing
14 3 (1.11%) German Language
14 3 (1.11%) Legal
15 2 (0.74%) Agriculture
15 2 (0.74%) Avionics
15 2 (0.74%) Law
Job Titles
1 38 (14.02%) Sales Executive
2 22 (8.12%) Account Manager
2 22 (8.12%) Lead
3 19 (7.01%) CRM Manager
3 19 (7.01%) IT Manager
4 17 (6.27%) Analyst
4 17 (6.27%) Business Development Executive
5 16 (5.90%) Applications Support
5 16 (5.90%) Architect
5 16 (5.90%) IT Support
6 14 (5.17%) Applications Manager
6 14 (5.17%) Consultant
7 12 (4.43%) Applications Support Manager
7 12 (4.43%) IT Support Manager
7 12 (4.43%) Support Manager
8 10 (3.69%) CRM Consultant
9 9 (3.32%) Business Development Manager
9 9 (3.32%) Business Manager
9 9 (3.32%) Sales Manager
9 9 (3.32%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.06%) Middleware
2 8 (2.95%) JSON
2 8 (2.95%) REST
2 8 (2.95%) SOAP
2 8 (2.95%) XML
3 5 (1.85%) JWT
3 5 (1.85%) Kafka
3 5 (1.85%) OAuth
3 5 (1.85%) OAuth2
3 5 (1.85%) RabbitMQ
4 4 (1.48%) EDI
4 4 (1.48%) RESTful
4 4 (1.48%) XML Messaging
5 2 (0.74%) .NET
6 1 (0.37%) Google Maps API
6 1 (0.37%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 56 (20.66%) Self-Motivation
2 22 (8.12%) Management Information System
3 17 (6.27%) Web Conferencing
4 16 (5.90%) Onboarding
5 15 (5.54%) Driving Licence
6 11 (4.06%) Product Ownership
7 9 (3.32%) Renewable Energy
8 7 (2.58%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (2.58%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.85%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.48%) Graphic Design
10 4 (1.48%) Marketing Technology
10 4 (1.48%) NHS
11 3 (1.11%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.74%) Analogue Electronics
12 2 (0.74%) IoT
12 2 (0.74%) iPad
12 2 (0.74%) iPhone
12 2 (0.74%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.58%) Linux
2 1 (0.37%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (28.78%) Business Development
2 67 (24.72%) Decision-Making
3 53 (19.56%) Service Management
4 41 (15.13%) B2B
5 40 (14.76%) ERP
6 38 (14.02%) Lead Generation
6 38 (14.02%) Problem-Solving
7 37 (13.65%) Continuous Improvement
8 34 (12.55%) Customer Service
9 32 (11.81%) Analytics
10 30 (11.07%) Collaborative Working
10 30 (11.07%) ITSM
11 27 (9.96%) B2B Sales
12 25 (9.23%) Customer Experience
13 23 (8.49%) Project Management
13 23 (8.49%) Telesales
14 22 (8.12%) Commercial Awareness
14 22 (8.12%) Customer Engagement
14 22 (8.12%) Service Delivery
15 21 (7.75%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 20 (7.38%) SQL
2 8 (2.95%) Java
3 6 (2.21%) PowerShell
4 4 (1.48%) C
5 2 (0.74%) C#
5 2 (0.74%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.74%) Python
6 1 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 40 (14.76%) Degree
2 8 (2.95%) NVQ Level 3
3 6 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (1.85%) ICAEW
4 5 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (1.11%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.37%) City & Guilds
6 1 (0.37%) HNC
6 1 (0.37%) HND
6 1 (0.37%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.37%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.27%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.32%) GDPR
3 8 (2.95%) QA
4 4 (1.48%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.37%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.37%) PERC
5 1 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (1.85%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (1.85%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 92 (33.95%) Microsoft
2 65 (23.99%) Salesforce
3 19 (7.01%) HubSpot
4 14 (5.17%) SAP
5 8 (2.95%) Google
6 7 (2.58%) Oracle
6 7 (2.58%) ServiceNow
7 6 (2.21%) Sage
8 4 (1.48%) ConnectWise
8 4 (1.48%) YouTube
9 2 (0.74%) Adobe
9 2 (0.74%) Instagram
9 2 (0.74%) Marketo
10 1 (0.37%) Apteco
10 1 (0.37%) Barracuda Networks
10 1 (0.37%) BMC
10 1 (0.37%) Callidus
10 1 (0.37%) Informatica
10 1 (0.37%) Webroot
10 1 (0.37%) WooCommerce