Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Systems Management Server (SMS) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 622 | 513 | 593 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -109 | +80 | +93 |
| Contract jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.042% | 0.038% | 0.014% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 0.32% | 0.24% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £153 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £291 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £568 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.18% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £583 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £749 | £594 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £733 | £155 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +372.58% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £17.16 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £13.50 | £63.40 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -78.71% | +257.79% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £17.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.50 | £63.40 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -78.71% | +257.79% | - |
All Systems Management Skills
UK
Systems Management Server (SMS) falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 6,633 | 4,645 | 5,273 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.35% | 15.87% | 12.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,513 | 3,134 | 3,818 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £308 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £513 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.46% | - | -6.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £603 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £681 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £498 | £497 | £494 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.15% | +0.56% | -5.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 177 | 48 | 97 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.25 | £13.75 | £14.66 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.75 | £20.76 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £33.25 | £31.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +65.41% | +5.56% | -45.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.29 | £50.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.70 | £79.09 | £71.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £37.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.67% | -6.25% | -5.88% |
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Systems Management Server (SMS) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Systems Management Server (SMS).
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) over the 6 months to 9 June 2026.
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Systems Management Server (SMS).
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Top 8 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -117 | 20 | £425 | -25.18% | 3 |
| London | -65 | 15 | £400 | -30.01% | 2 |
| Work from Home | -49 | 7 | £425 | - | 3 |
| UK excluding London | -98 | 6 | £733 | +372.58% | 6 |
| North of England | -73 | 3 | £733 | +565.91% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £733 | - | |
| South East | - | 2 | £425 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | -8 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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: