The first table below looks at the demand for SCCM skills in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SCCM over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Systems Management category for the Reading region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
Rank 86 119 114
Rank change year-on-year
+33 -5
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 49 16 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 2.266% 0.688% 0.534%
As % of the Systems Management category 29.34% 7.882% 7.143%
Number of salaries quoted 47 16 3
Average salary £52,500 £35,000 £31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+50.00% +11.11%
UK excluding London average salary £41,500 £40,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year
+2.46% -5.81%
All Systems Management
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Systems Management category
167 203 140
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 7.724% 8.735% 7.483%
Number of salaries quoted 115 160 84
Average salary £47,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.75% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £32,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £57,750 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £41,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+3.75% -
SCCM
Berkshire

SCCM
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SCCM across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

Reading SCCM Jobs Demand Trend

SCCM
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SCCM across the Reading region.

Reading SCCM Salary Trend

SCCM
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SCCM across the Reading region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Reading SCCM Salary Histogram

SCCM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region citing SCCM also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited SCCM.

1 64 (72.73%) Microsoft
2 63 (71.59%) Windows
3 56 (63.64%) Active Directory
3 56 (63.64%) SCOM
4 44 (50.00%) Windows Server 2008
5 32 (36.36%) Windows Server 2003
6 30 (34.09%) MS Excel
6 30 (34.09%) Windows 7
7 29 (32.95%) MCITP
8 27 (30.68%) Citrix
9 26 (29.55%) MS Exchange
10 25 (28.41%) Exchange Server 2010
11 24 (27.27%) Hyper-V
12 23 (26.14%) VMware
12 23 (26.14%) Windows XP
13 19 (21.59%) SQL
13 19 (21.59%) SCVMM
14 18 (20.45%) Lync
14 18 (20.45%) ITIL
15 17 (19.32%) Office 365
16 16 (18.18%) VMware Infrastructure
16 16 (18.18%) MCTS
16 16 (18.18%) MS Office
16 16 (18.18%) Microsoft Certification
16 16 (18.18%) Internet
17 15 (17.05%) Exchange Server 2003
17 15 (17.05%) Exchange Server 2007
18 14 (15.91%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
19 13 (14.77%) Blackberry
19 13 (14.77%) SQL Server

SCCM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region citing SCCM also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited SCCM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (6.818%) Application Packaging
1 6 (6.818%) Software Packaging
2 2 (2.273%) Middleware
3 1 (1.136%) COM
Application Platforms
1 26 (29.55%) MS Exchange
2 25 (28.41%) Exchange Server 2010
3 18 (20.45%) Lync
4 15 (17.05%) Exchange Server 2003
4 15 (17.05%) Exchange Server 2007
5 12 (13.64%) Office Communications Server
6 10 (11.36%) Lotus Domino
7 9 (10.23%) Exchange Server 2013
8 7 (7.955%) Exchange Server 5.5
8 7 (7.955%) Exchange Server 2000
8 7 (7.955%) SharePoint
9 3 (3.409%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 2 (2.273%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 30 (34.09%) MS Excel
2 17 (19.32%) Office 365
3 16 (18.18%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 16 (18.18%) Internet
2 11 (12.50%) TCP/IP
3 6 (6.818%) Unified Communications
4 3 (3.409%) DNS
4 3 (3.409%) DHCP
4 3 (3.409%) SAN
5 1 (1.136%) Firewall
5 1 (1.136%) Ethernet
5 1 (1.136%) HTTP
5 1 (1.136%) VPN
5 1 (1.136%) LAN
5 1 (1.136%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (14.77%) SQL Server
2 7 (7.955%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (4.545%) SQL Server 2005
4 2 (2.273%) SQL Server 2012
4 2 (2.273%) SQL Server 2000
5 1 (1.136%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (4.545%) StarTeam
General
1 8 (9.091%) Finance
2 4 (4.545%) Marketing
2 4 (4.545%) Retail
2 4 (4.545%) Telecoms
3 1 (1.136%) Banking
Job Titles
1 49 (55.68%) Consultant
2 24 (27.27%) Microsoft Consultant
3 17 (19.32%) Technical Consultant
4 13 (14.77%) Senior Consultant
5 11 (12.50%) SCCM Consultant
6 10 (11.36%) Field Engineer
7 9 (10.23%) Architect
8 8 (9.091%) 3rd Line Support
8 8 (9.091%) Support Engineer
9 7 (7.955%) Analyst
10 6 (6.818%) Support Analyst
11 5 (5.682%) Technical Support Analyst
11 5 (5.682%) Technical Support Engineer
11 5 (5.682%) Technical Analyst
11 5 (5.682%) Technical Engineer
11 5 (5.682%) Senior Microsoft Consultant
11 5 (5.682%) Technical Support
11 5 (5.682%) 3rd Line Technical Support
11 5 (5.682%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
11 5 (5.682%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (14.77%) Blackberry
2 10 (11.36%) Clustering
3 6 (6.818%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (4.545%) CMDB
4 4 (4.545%) Management Information System
5 3 (3.409%) Mobile App
6 2 (2.273%) Celerra
6 2 (2.273%) EqualLogic
6 2 (2.273%) CLARiiON
7 1 (1.136%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 63 (71.59%) Windows
2 44 (50.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 32 (36.36%) Windows Server 2003
4 30 (34.09%) Windows 7
5 23 (26.14%) Windows XP
6 4 (4.545%) Windows Vista
7 2 (2.273%) UNIX
8 1 (1.136%) Windows 2000
8 1 (1.136%) Mac OS X
8 1 (1.136%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (20.45%) ITIL
2 10 (11.36%) Identity Management
3 9 (10.23%) Project Management
4 7 (7.955%) Service Delivery
4 7 (7.955%) Migration
4 7 (7.955%) Asset Management
5 6 (6.818%) Data Protection
6 5 (5.682%) Configuration Management
7 4 (4.545%) MOF
8 3 (3.409%) TOGAF
8 3 (3.409%) PRINCE2
8 3 (3.409%) PRINCE
8 3 (3.409%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 2 (2.273%) High Availability
9 2 (2.273%) Agile Software Development
10 1 (1.136%) Disaster Recovery
10 1 (1.136%) Workflow
10 1 (1.136%) Data Management
10 1 (1.136%) Incident Management
10 1 (1.136%) DNA
Programming Languages
1 19 (21.59%) SQL
2 3 (3.409%) C
3 1 (1.136%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.136%) VBScript
3 1 (1.136%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 29 (32.95%) MCITP
2 16 (18.18%) MCTS
2 16 (18.18%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (9.091%) MCSE
4 7 (7.955%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 7 (7.955%) MCP
5 6 (6.818%) ITIL Certification
5 6 (6.818%) MCSA
6 5 (5.682%) SC Cleared
6 5 (5.682%) Security Cleared
7 3 (3.409%) Citrix Certification
7 3 (3.409%) CCIA
7 3 (3.409%) NCIE
8 2 (2.273%) CCEE
8 2 (2.273%) NCDA
8 2 (2.273%) HP ASE
8 2 (2.273%) HP MASE
8 2 (2.273%) VCDX
9 1 (1.136%) ISEB
9 1 (1.136%) CCEA
System Software
1 56 (63.64%) Active Directory
2 24 (27.27%) Hyper-V
3 16 (18.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (14.77%) Microsoft App-V
5 11 (12.50%) XenDesktop
5 11 (12.50%) XenApp
6 6 (6.818%) Terminal Server
7 5 (5.682%) vSphere
8 4 (4.545%) XenServer
9 2 (2.273%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 56 (63.64%) SCOM
2 19 (21.59%) SCVMM
3 14 (15.91%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 6 (6.818%) WSUS
4 6 (6.818%) Backup Exec
5 1 (1.136%) MOM
5 1 (1.136%) AppDNA
Vendors
1 64 (72.73%) Microsoft
2 27 (30.68%) Citrix
3 23 (26.14%) VMware
4 10 (11.36%) Apple
5 7 (7.955%) Symantec
6 4 (4.545%) Fujitsu
6 4 (4.545%) NetApp
6 4 (4.545%) Borland
6 4 (4.545%) HP
6 4 (4.545%) EMC
7 3 (3.409%) AppSense
7 3 (3.409%) LANDesk
7 3 (3.409%) Dell
8 2 (2.273%) McAfee
8 2 (2.273%) Cisco
8 2 (2.273%) Altiris
9 1 (1.136%) Wyse
9 1 (1.136%) CommVault
9 1 (1.136%) 3PAR
Reading, Berkshire
SCCM Consultant-work for an award winning Microsoft Gold Partner... The System Centre consultant will be responsible for leading and deploying Microsoft System Centre solutions (SCOM, SCCM, Orchestrator.)...
Sanderson
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
This included all Citrix Products, Microsoft platforms, Server Hardware, Desktop's and Thin Clients... The ability to work in any given environment is essential for this role, infrastructure...
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Korus are currently working with one of the UK's Citrix Platinum partners who have been established in the market place for over 20 years.Our client are...
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007. Train in the full System Center 2012 suite of products - SCCM / SCOM / SCDPM / or SCSM, with certifications to MCiTP & MCTS level. LEARN...
Sanderson
Salary: £30000 - £55000 per annum + TRAINING + Bonus + Bens
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
SCCM, SCOM, SCVMM, SCDPM, SCORCH, Orchestrator, Lync, Office 365, MCITP, Windows Server 2008 R2, MCSE, , Active Directory, MCITP, MCTS, Forefront, Office 365, AD CS, AD DS, AD FS,...
Woodrow Mercer Recruitment
Salary: From £50,000 to £65,000 per annum + bonus + car + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013