SCCM Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring SCCM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 189 165 155
Rank change year-on-year -24 -10 +31
Contract jobs citing SCCM 435 469 656
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.53% 1.48% 1.62%
As % of the Systems Management category 9.44% 10.53% 11.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 295 327 468
10th Percentile £180 £188 £164
25th Percentile £201 £250 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £370 £375
Median % change year-on-year -12.16% -1.33% +2.04%
75th Percentile £513 £500 £504
90th Percentile £585 £600 £650
UK median daily rate £325 £375 £375
% change year-on-year -13.33% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 15 42
10th Percentile £15.50 £21.53 £14.42
25th Percentile £16.41 £23.80 £17.75
Median hourly rate £18.87 £27.00 £22.25
Median % change year-on-year -30.11% +21.35% -3.26%
75th Percentile £23.75 £41.25 £36.43
90th Percentile £59.10 £62.70 £77.06
UK median hourly rate £18.50 £25.75 £23.50
% change year-on-year -28.16% +9.57% +2.17%

All Systems Management Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 4,607 4,455 5,928
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.21% 14.08% 14.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,036 2,923 4,287
10th Percentile £300 £313 £313
25th Percentile £412 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.38% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £675
90th Percentile £688 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 50 160
10th Percentile £18.11 £19.50 £19.17
25th Percentile £19.75 £23.80 £26.69
Median hourly rate £34.00 £36.83 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -28.13% +105.00%
75th Percentile £63.49 £59.69 £74.53
90th Percentile £79.63 £74.50 £78.08
UK median hourly rate £27.25 £35.08 £53.75
% change year-on-year -22.33% -34.73% +115.00%

SCCM
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SCCM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

SCCM job vacancy trend in England

SCCM
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SCCM

SCCM
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SCCM in England over the 6 months to 23 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SCCM in England

SCCM
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SCCM

SCCM
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SCCM in England over the 6 months to 23 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SCCM in England

SCCM
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SCCM within the England region over the 6 months to 23 October 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
London -37 123 £450 +28.57% 41
South East -3 98 £274 -24.55% 39
North of England -16 63 £213 -32.00% 25
South West +28 55 £425 +11.84% 9
Midlands -23 54 £225 -31.82% 10
East of England +19 49 £550 +47.45% 10
West Midlands -10 38 £220 -42.11% 8
North West -15 38 £213 -7.61% 13
Yorkshire -18 17 £255 -25.55% 2
East Midlands -8 16 £374 +24.50% 2
North East -3 8 £200 -37.50% 10
SCCM
UK

SCCM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 80 (18.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 41 (9.43%) SharePoint
3 14 (3.22%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.61%) Exchange Server 2013
5 6 (1.38%) Confluence
6 2 (0.46%) IIS
7 1 (0.23%) Apache
7 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 34 (7.82%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.84%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.92%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.23%) Eikon
2 1 (0.23%) Eze OMS
2 1 (0.23%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 170 (39.08%) Microsoft 365
2 105 (24.14%) Azure
3 46 (10.57%) Entra ID
4 39 (8.97%) OneDrive
5 20 (4.60%) Cohesity
6 19 (4.37%) AWS
7 14 (3.22%) GCP
8 13 (2.99%) Power Platform
9 9 (2.07%) SaaS
10 5 (1.15%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (0.92%) Nutanix
12 3 (0.69%) ShareGate
13 2 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.46%) Azure Logic Apps
13 2 (0.46%) IaaS
13 2 (0.46%) Mimecast
13 2 (0.46%) Power Automate
14 1 (0.23%) Google Workspace
14 1 (0.23%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 78 (17.93%) DNS
2 50 (11.49%) Firewall
3 46 (10.57%) DHCP
4 32 (7.36%) TCP/IP
4 32 (7.36%) VPN
5 29 (6.67%) Wi-Fi
6 25 (5.75%) Cisco IOS
7 22 (5.06%) SAN
8 18 (4.14%) WAN
9 16 (3.68%) Skype
10 13 (2.99%) Internet
11 12 (2.76%) LAN
11 12 (2.76%) VLAN
12 10 (2.30%) Unified Communications
13 8 (1.84%) 4G
14 5 (1.15%) NetScaler
15 4 (0.92%) VoIP
15 4 (0.92%) WAAS
16 3 (0.69%) Kerberos
16 3 (0.69%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.84%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.15%) Power BI
3 3 (0.69%) Metadata
3 3 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 25 (5.75%) MSI
2 14 (3.22%) AdminStudio
3 13 (2.99%) JIRA
4 11 (2.53%) InstallShield
5 7 (1.61%) Git
5 7 (1.61%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.61%) Postman
6 5 (1.15%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.69%) WiX
8 1 (0.23%) GCC
8 1 (0.23%) Metasploit
8 1 (0.23%) MLflow
General
1 178 (40.92%) Social Skills
2 64 (14.71%) Finance
3 43 (9.89%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (6.67%) Public Sector
5 28 (6.44%) Documentation Skills
6 25 (5.75%) Games
7 21 (4.83%) Legal
8 12 (2.76%) Banking
9 11 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.53%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (1.38%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.15%) Front Office
11 5 (1.15%) Local Government
12 4 (0.92%) Financial Institution
12 4 (0.92%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (0.92%) Retail
12 4 (0.92%) Spanish Language
13 3 (0.69%) Automotive
13 3 (0.69%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.46%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 67 (15.40%) Support Engineer
2 53 (12.18%) Deployment Engineer
3 49 (11.26%) Windows Engineer
4 46 (10.57%) Analyst
5 33 (7.59%) Desktop Engineer
5 33 (7.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 29 (6.67%) IT Support
7 28 (6.44%) Platform Engineer
7 28 (6.44%) SCCM Engineer
8 26 (5.98%) 2nd Line Support
9 23 (5.29%) Desktop Support
9 23 (5.29%) Support Analyst
10 22 (5.06%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 21 (4.83%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 20 (4.60%) Senior
13 19 (4.37%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 19 (4.37%) IT Engineer
14 16 (3.68%) Windows Deployment Engineer
15 13 (2.99%) Administrator
16 12 (2.76%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.68%) Software Packaging
2 4 (0.92%) Middleware
3 3 (0.69%) LDAP
3 3 (0.69%) OAuth
3 3 (0.69%) OpenID
3 3 (0.69%) SAML
4 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.23%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.23%) CrewAI
5 1 (0.23%) EDI
5 1 (0.23%) LangChain
5 1 (0.23%) LangGraph
5 1 (0.23%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.23%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 20 (4.60%) Onboarding
2 18 (4.14%) Data Centre
3 16 (3.68%) Video Conferencing
4 10 (2.30%) Legacy Applications
4 10 (2.30%) PKI
5 9 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (1.84%) Hedge funds
7 6 (1.38%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.38%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.38%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 5 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (1.15%) Low-Code
8 5 (1.15%) Replication
9 4 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.92%) Driving Licence
9 4 (0.92%) Virtual Team
10 3 (0.69%) BYOD
10 3 (0.69%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.69%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 375 (86.21%) Windows
2 153 (35.17%) Windows 10
3 70 (16.09%) Windows Server
4 48 (11.03%) Mac OS
5 31 (7.13%) Android
6 21 (4.83%) Linux
6 21 (4.83%) Windows Server 2016
7 20 (4.60%) Windows Server 2019
8 14 (3.22%) Apple iOS
9 7 (1.61%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.92%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.92%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.23%) CentOS
12 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.23%) Unix
12 1 (0.23%) VMS
12 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (20.46%) ITIL
2 69 (15.86%) Problem-Solving
3 54 (12.41%) Migration
4 43 (9.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 41 (9.43%) Application Packaging
6 39 (8.97%) Customer Service
7 34 (7.82%) User Experience
8 29 (6.67%) Change Management
9 27 (6.21%) Patch Management
10 26 (5.98%) Cybersecurity
10 26 (5.98%) Deployment Automation
10 26 (5.98%) ITSM
10 26 (5.98%) SIEM
10 26 (5.98%) Vulnerability Management
11 25 (5.75%) E-Commerce
11 25 (5.75%) Problem Management
12 24 (5.52%) Continuous Improvement
13 23 (5.29%) Agile
14 22 (5.06%) Roadmaps
15 21 (4.83%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 162 (37.24%) PowerShell
2 21 (4.83%) VBScript
3 15 (3.45%) SQL
4 13 (2.99%) Bash
5 12 (2.76%) Python
6 9 (2.07%) C#
6 9 (2.07%) VB
7 2 (0.46%) Java
8 1 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.23%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 110 (25.29%) Security Cleared
2 69 (15.86%) SC Cleared
3 44 (10.11%) Microsoft Certification
4 38 (8.74%) Degree
5 31 (7.13%) DV Cleared
6 13 (2.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 8 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.84%) DBS Check
7 8 (1.84%) Master's Degree
7 8 (1.84%) MCSE
8 7 (1.61%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.61%) MCSA
9 6 (1.38%) CCNA
9 6 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.38%) MCP
10 5 (1.15%) CCNP
10 5 (1.15%) MCDST
11 4 (0.92%) A+ Certification
11 4 (0.92%) Citrix Certification
12 3 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.98%) SLA
2 23 (5.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (3.45%) GDPR
4 4 (0.92%) QA
5 3 (0.69%) NIST
6 2 (0.46%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.23%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 235 (54.02%) Active Directory
2 61 (14.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (5.52%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 24 (5.52%) Virtual Servers
4 19 (4.37%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (3.91%) Microsoft App-V
6 11 (2.53%) Firmware
7 9 (2.07%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (1.61%) Hyper-V
8 7 (1.61%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (1.38%) BitLocker
10 5 (1.15%) vSphere
11 4 (0.92%) VMware Workstation
11 4 (0.92%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.23%) Docker
12 1 (0.23%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 142 (32.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 38 (8.74%) WSUS
3 34 (7.82%) Ansible
4 13 (2.99%) SCOM
5 12 (2.76%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (1.61%) Microsoft Clustering
6 7 (1.61%) Puppet
6 7 (1.61%) SCOrch
7 6 (1.38%) Norton AntiVirus
8 5 (1.15%) CASB
8 5 (1.15%) Nessus
9 4 (0.92%) Terraform
10 3 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.69%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.46%) AppManager
11 2 (0.46%) Kubernetes
11 2 (0.46%) McAfee ePO
11 2 (0.46%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
12 1 (0.23%) HP ALM
12 1 (0.23%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 282 (64.83%) Microsoft
2 71 (16.32%) VMware
3 48 (11.03%) Splunk
4 41 (9.43%) Cisco
4 41 (9.43%) ServiceNow
5 36 (8.28%) Citrix
6 25 (5.75%) Meraki
7 19 (4.37%) NetApp
8 18 (4.14%) Apple
9 15 (3.45%) McAfee
10 13 (2.99%) SolarWinds
11 9 (2.07%) MuleSoft
11 9 (2.07%) Tenable
12 8 (1.84%) Qualys
12 8 (1.84%) Veeam
13 7 (1.61%) Remedy
14 6 (1.38%) Ivanti
14 6 (1.38%) Symantec
15 5 (1.15%) Atlassian
15 5 (1.15%) Mitel