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 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 212 178 149
Rank change year-on-year -34 -29 +18
Contract jobs citing SCCM 408 399 605
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.30% 1.47% 1.68%
As % of the Systems Management category 8.28% 10.19% 12.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 293 450
10th Percentile £170 £183 £150
25th Percentile £200 £223 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £330 £350 £350
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% - -
75th Percentile £500 £500 £475
90th Percentile £599 £588 £575
UK median daily rate £350 £355 £350
% change year-on-year -1.48% +1.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 14 54
10th Percentile £15.50 £13.09 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.25 £15.95 £15.13
Median hourly rate £18.87 £22.09 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year -14.58% +14.77% -23.01%
75th Percentile £23.71 £43.55 £38.63
90th Percentile £25.00 £63.15 £67.54
UK median hourly rate £18.87 £22.09 £19.99
% change year-on-year -14.58% +10.51% -20.04%

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 4,928 3,914 4,772
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 15.70% 14.45% 13.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,404 2,540 3,469
10th Percentile £313 £313 £270
25th Percentile £413 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £528 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.98% -2.27% -8.09%
75th Percentile £606 £638 £650
90th Percentile £700 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -6.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 107 51 148
10th Percentile £18.27 £15.22 £16.25
25th Percentile £21.06 £21.02 £21.00
Median hourly rate £48.72 £26.50 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +83.85% -42.62% +24.07%
75th Percentile £63.32 £61.25 £65.31
90th Percentile £80.80 £77.50 £77.65
UK median hourly rate £48.72 £24.84 £46.18
% change year-on-year +96.14% -46.21% +31.94%

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 9 January 2026.

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 9 January 2026.

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 9 January 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
London -22 138 £475 +22.58% 15
South East -33 73 £274 -21.86% 30
Midlands -10 68 £220 +10.00% 10
North of England -30 67 £330 +34.69% 22
North West -11 52 £350 -3.45% 14
South West -8 46 £450 +20.00% 14
East Midlands +7 39 £225 +5.88% 8
West Midlands -33 29 £215 +7.50% 2
East of England -19 22 £225 -35.25% 10
Yorkshire -48 11 £255 +9.68% 6
North East -10 4 £195 -42.65% 2
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 69 (16.91%) Microsoft Exchange
2 48 (11.76%) SharePoint
3 19 (4.66%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.72%) Exchange Server 2013
5 6 (1.47%) Confluence
6 3 (0.74%) IIS
7 1 (0.25%) Apache
7 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 48 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (3.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 12 (2.94%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.72%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.49%) assyst
3 1 (0.25%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 188 (46.08%) Microsoft 365
2 127 (31.13%) Azure
3 60 (14.71%) Entra ID
4 40 (9.80%) OneDrive
5 34 (8.33%) AWS
6 20 (4.90%) GCP
7 16 (3.92%) Power Platform
8 14 (3.43%) SaaS
9 9 (2.21%) Mimecast
10 7 (1.72%) Nutanix
11 5 (1.23%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (1.23%) Google Workspace
12 3 (0.74%) IaaS
12 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.74%) PaaS
12 3 (0.74%) ShareGate
13 2 (0.49%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.49%) Azure Logic Apps
13 2 (0.49%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 73 (17.89%) DNS
2 59 (14.46%) DHCP
3 36 (8.82%) TCP/IP
3 36 (8.82%) Wi-Fi
4 35 (8.58%) VPN
5 31 (7.60%) Firewall
6 19 (4.66%) Skype
7 18 (4.41%) WAN
8 13 (3.19%) LAN
9 12 (2.94%) Unified Communications
9 12 (2.94%) VLAN
10 9 (2.21%) 4G
10 9 (2.21%) Internet
11 7 (1.72%) NetScaler
11 7 (1.72%) Wireless
12 5 (1.23%) IPv4
13 4 (0.98%) WAAS
14 3 (0.74%) Kerberos
14 3 (0.74%) Network Security
14 3 (0.74%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.94%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.47%) Power BI
3 3 (0.74%) Metadata
4 1 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 15 (3.68%) MSI
2 11 (2.70%) JIRA
3 10 (2.45%) InstallShield
4 8 (1.96%) AdminStudio
5 5 (1.23%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.98%) Git
7 2 (0.49%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.49%) Chocolatey
7 2 (0.49%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.49%) Postman
8 1 (0.25%) GCC
8 1 (0.25%) Metasploit
8 1 (0.25%) MLflow
General
1 156 (38.24%) Social Skills
2 56 (13.73%) Finance
3 49 (12.01%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (8.58%) Public Sector
5 28 (6.86%) Documentation Skills
6 17 (4.17%) Banking
7 12 (2.94%) Legal
8 8 (1.96%) Front Office
9 7 (1.72%) Law
9 7 (1.72%) Spanish Language
9 7 (1.72%) Telecoms
10 6 (1.47%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.23%) Manufacturing
12 4 (0.98%) Investment Banking
12 4 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (0.74%) Marketing
13 3 (0.74%) Military
13 3 (0.74%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.49%) Games
Job Titles
1 63 (15.44%) Support Engineer
2 47 (11.52%) Analyst
3 46 (11.27%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 45 (11.03%) Windows Engineer
5 43 (10.54%) Deployment Engineer
5 43 (10.54%) IT Support
6 34 (8.33%) IT Engineer
7 33 (8.09%) Desktop Support
8 28 (6.86%) Senior
9 27 (6.62%) Desktop Engineer
10 23 (5.64%) IT Support Engineer
11 21 (5.15%) Support Analyst
12 19 (4.66%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 16 (3.92%) Administrator
13 16 (3.92%) Architect
13 16 (3.92%) Security Engineer
13 16 (3.92%) Windows Deployment Engineer
14 15 (3.68%) 2nd Line Support
14 15 (3.68%) Lead
15 14 (3.43%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.23%) Middleware
1 5 (1.23%) Software Packaging
2 3 (0.74%) LDAP
2 3 (0.74%) OAuth
2 3 (0.74%) OpenID
2 3 (0.74%) SAML
3 2 (0.49%) BREW
3 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.25%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.25%) CrewAI
4 1 (0.25%) LangChain
4 1 (0.25%) LangGraph
4 1 (0.25%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.25%) TensorFlow
4 1 (0.25%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.64%) Data Centre
2 18 (4.41%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.92%) Video Conferencing
4 15 (3.68%) Smartphone
5 11 (2.70%) PKI
6 10 (2.45%) Driving Licence
6 10 (2.45%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.21%) Replication
8 8 (1.96%) Client/Server
8 8 (1.96%) Legacy Applications
8 8 (1.96%) Management Information System
9 7 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.72%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 6 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.47%) CMDB
10 6 (1.47%) Hedge funds
11 5 (1.23%) Cloud Native
11 5 (1.23%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.23%) NHS
12 4 (0.98%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 350 (85.78%) Windows
2 161 (39.46%) Windows 10
3 67 (16.42%) Windows Server
4 34 (8.33%) Mac OS
5 28 (6.86%) Linux
6 21 (5.15%) Apple iOS
7 15 (3.68%) Windows Server 2016
8 14 (3.43%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (3.19%) Windows 7
10 11 (2.70%) Android
11 8 (1.96%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (1.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (1.47%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.74%) Mac OS X
13 3 (0.74%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.74%) Unix
13 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.49%) AIX
14 2 (0.49%) Windows Server 2003
15 1 (0.25%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (22.55%) ITIL
2 79 (19.36%) Problem-Solving
3 66 (16.18%) Migration
4 56 (13.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 51 (12.50%) Customer Service
6 48 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
7 39 (9.56%) ITSM
8 37 (9.07%) Application Packaging
8 37 (9.07%) Change Management
9 36 (8.82%) User Experience
10 29 (7.11%) Cybersecurity
11 28 (6.86%) Service Management
12 26 (6.37%) Patch Management
13 25 (6.13%) Agile
14 24 (5.88%) Zero Trust
15 23 (5.64%) Problem Management
16 22 (5.39%) Vulnerability Management
17 21 (5.15%) Business Continuity
17 21 (5.15%) Cloud Security
18 20 (4.90%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 125 (30.64%) PowerShell
2 24 (5.88%) SQL
3 22 (5.39%) VBScript
4 17 (4.17%) Bash
5 9 (2.21%) Python
6 7 (1.72%) VB
7 3 (0.74%) Java
8 1 (0.25%) Perl
8 1 (0.25%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 104 (25.49%) Security Cleared
2 82 (20.10%) SC Cleared
3 46 (11.27%) Degree
4 38 (9.31%) Microsoft Certification
5 24 (5.88%) DV Cleared
6 9 (2.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 7 (1.72%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.47%) CCNA
8 6 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (1.47%) MCP
8 6 (1.47%) MCSA
8 6 (1.47%) MCSE
9 5 (1.23%) CCNP
9 5 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.23%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.23%) MCDST
10 4 (0.98%) A+ Certification
10 4 (0.98%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.98%) CCA
10 4 (0.98%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (4.66%) GDPR
3 13 (3.19%) SLA
4 4 (0.98%) NIST
5 3 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.49%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.25%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.25%) NCSC
7 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 227 (55.64%) Active Directory
2 54 (13.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (3.92%) Virtual Desktop
4 15 (3.68%) Hyper-V
5 14 (3.43%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (3.19%) Microsoft App-V
7 12 (2.94%) BitLocker
8 9 (2.21%) Firmware
9 8 (1.96%) vSphere
10 6 (1.47%) Docker
10 6 (1.47%) XenApp
11 5 (1.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 5 (1.23%) Virtual Servers
12 4 (0.98%) VMware ESXi
12 4 (0.98%) VMware Workstation
12 4 (0.98%) XenDesktop
13 3 (0.74%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 140 (34.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (5.39%) SCOM
3 21 (5.15%) WSUS
4 15 (3.68%) Ansible
5 10 (2.45%) Jamf Pro
6 9 (2.21%) SCOrch
7 7 (1.72%) Norton AntiVirus
8 6 (1.47%) CASB
8 6 (1.47%) Terraform
8 6 (1.47%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.23%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.98%) Kubernetes
10 4 (0.98%) SCVMM
11 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Clustering
11 3 (0.74%) PaperCut
11 3 (0.74%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.49%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.49%) Puppet
12 2 (0.49%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 250 (61.27%) Microsoft
2 67 (16.42%) VMware
3 51 (12.50%) ServiceNow
4 44 (10.78%) Citrix
5 24 (5.88%) Cisco
6 19 (4.66%) Apple
7 14 (3.43%) Veeam
8 13 (3.19%) McAfee
9 12 (2.94%) Google
10 11 (2.70%) HP
11 10 (2.45%) SolarWinds
12 9 (2.21%) Dell
12 9 (2.21%) Sophos
13 8 (1.96%) Bloomberg
13 8 (1.96%) Remedy
14 7 (1.72%) Symantec
14 7 (1.72%) Tenable
15 5 (1.23%) BMC
15 5 (1.23%) Mitel
15 5 (1.23%) Reuters