SCCM Contracts in Cheshire

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire requiring SCCM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SCCM over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 53 35
Rank change year-on-year -11 -18 +21
DemandTrendContract jobs citing SCCM 12 5 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire 1.90% 1.00% 3.42%
As % of the Systems Management category 10.62% 12.20% 24.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 5 7
10th Percentile £190 £176 -
25th Percentile £193 £200 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 £300 £450
Median % change year-on-year -31.67% -33.33% -0.28%
75th Percentile £218 - £525
90th Percentile £306 £357 £575
North West median daily rate £210 £230 £414
% change year-on-year -8.70% -44.44% +31.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile £17.67 - £11.80
25th Percentile £18.12 - £12.63
Median hourly rate £18.87 - £14.00
75th Percentile - - £18.21
90th Percentile - - £20.73
North West median hourly rate £18.87 £29.25 £18.00
% change year-on-year -35.49% +62.50% +2.86%

All Systems Management Skills
Cheshire

SCCM 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 in Cheshire.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 113 41 58
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire 17.85% 8.17% 14.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 31 36
10th Percentile £240 £300 £400
25th Percentile £313 £409 £520
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £475 £565
Median % change year-on-year -17.84% -15.93% +19.26%
75th Percentile £493 £529 £589
90th Percentile £645 £620 £597
North West median daily rate £458 £484 £513
% change year-on-year -5.43% -5.61% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile £17.97 - £11.80
25th Percentile - - £12.63
Median hourly rate £18.87 - £14.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -35.72%
75th Percentile £67.25 - £18.21
90th Percentile £78.05 - £20.73
North West median hourly rate £63.40 £46.18 £46.03
% change year-on-year +37.29% +0.33% +134.37%

SCCM
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Job postings citing SCCM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Job vacancy trend for SCCM in Cheshire

SCCM
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing SCCM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing SCCM

SCCM
Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SCCM in Cheshire over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SCCM in Cheshire

SCCM
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing SCCM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing SCCM

SCCM
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SCCM within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 28 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chester - 5 £190 - 1
Crewe - 3 £210 -
Macclesfield - 3 - - 1
Warrington -5 1 £388 +55.00%
SCCM
North West

SCCM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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 3 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2013
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (25.00%) SharePoint
1 3 (25.00%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (25.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 8 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (50.00%) OneDrive
3 3 (25.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) Skype
2 1 (8.33%) WAAS
General
1 11 (91.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Legal
3 2 (16.67%) Public Sector
4 1 (8.33%) Automotive
4 1 (8.33%) Electronics
4 1 (8.33%) Finance
4 1 (8.33%) Manufacturing
4 1 (8.33%) Marketing
4 1 (8.33%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (8.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (58.33%) Analyst
2 5 (41.67%) Support Analyst
3 3 (25.00%) Operational Support Analyst
3 3 (25.00%) Operations Analyst
3 3 (25.00%) Operations Support Analyst
4 2 (16.67%) 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
4 2 (16.67%) Desktop Engineer
4 2 (16.67%) Service Analyst
4 2 (16.67%) Service Desk Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) IT Support
5 1 (8.33%) IT Support Technician
5 1 (8.33%) IT Technician
5 1 (8.33%) SCCM Engineer
5 1 (8.33%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Data Centre
2 2 (16.67%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (16.67%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 9 (75.00%) Windows
2 6 (50.00%) Apple iOS
3 4 (33.33%) Windows 10
4 3 (25.00%) Android
4 3 (25.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) ITIL
1 5 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (25.00%) Asset Management
2 3 (25.00%) Customer Experience
2 3 (25.00%) Inventory Management
2 3 (25.00%) ITSM
2 3 (25.00%) Migration
2 3 (25.00%) Mobile Device Management
2 3 (25.00%) Problem Management
2 3 (25.00%) Project Management
2 3 (25.00%) Six Sigma
2 3 (25.00%) Validation
3 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (16.67%) Software Deployment
4 1 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (8.33%) Change Control
4 1 (8.33%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (8.33%) Programme Management
4 1 (8.33%) Software Distribution
4 1 (8.33%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 4 (33.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (41.67%) Degree
2 2 (16.67%) A+ Certification
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 12 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (25.00%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (25.00%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 11 (91.67%) Microsoft
2 6 (50.00%) ServiceNow
3 3 (25.00%) Apple
3 3 (25.00%) Remedy
4 1 (8.33%) SAP