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 21 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 334 190 158
Rank change year-on-year -144 -32 +7
Contract jobs citing SCCM 292 372 558
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.68% 1.49% 1.48%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.08% 9.45% 12.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 259 431
10th Percentile £178 £200 £175
25th Percentile £213 £214 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £375 £350
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +7.14% -9.68%
75th Percentile £500 £530 £500
90th Percentile £586 £586 £608
UK median daily rate £350 £325 £340
% change year-on-year +7.69% -4.41% -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 37
10th Percentile £18.94 £28.30 £16.01
25th Percentile £20.48 £28.75 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.51 £44.00 £25.71
Median % change year-on-year -48.84% +71.14% +28.55%
75th Percentile £25.44 £59.25 £40.00
90th Percentile £27.50 £59.70 £48.00
UK median hourly rate £21.25 £13.77 £25.71
% change year-on-year +54.32% -46.44% +28.55%

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 5,747 3,938 4,645
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.29% 15.79% 12.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,952 2,644 3,377
10th Percentile £322 £307 £296
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -2.38% -8.70%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £513 £513 £516
% change year-on-year - -0.74% -6.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 39 96
10th Percentile £20.09 £21.39 £15.83
25th Percentile £31.25 £26.60 £20.50
Median hourly rate £60.00 £52.50 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +68.00% -43.18%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.58 £49.06
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.59 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £37.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +46.67% +15.38% -43.48%

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 21 June 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
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 21 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
London -84 113 £375 -3.23% 18
Midlands -49 54 £266 +8.12% 5
South East -81 47 £406 +1.56% 21
North of England -85 44 £344 +62.84% 8
West Midlands -55 37 £250 +13.64% 1
North West -39 34 £365 +78.05% 4
South West -37 21 £385 -3.75% 6
East Midlands -13 14 £225 -52.63% 4
East of England -59 10 £450 -18.18% 8
Yorkshire -63 6 £195 -2.50% 3
North East -43 4 £184 -33.18% 1
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 45 (15.41%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (10.27%) SharePoint
3 12 (4.11%) Skype for Business
4 5 (1.71%) IIS
5 1 (0.34%) OpenStack
Applications
1 40 (13.70%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (6.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.71%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.68%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 5 (1.71%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 114 (39.04%) Microsoft 365
2 92 (31.51%) Azure
3 62 (21.23%) Entra ID
4 24 (8.22%) OneDrive
5 15 (5.14%) Power Platform
6 12 (4.11%) SaaS
7 11 (3.77%) AWS
8 10 (3.42%) Google Workspace
9 9 (3.08%) PaaS
10 8 (2.74%) IaaS
11 7 (2.40%) Datadog
12 6 (2.05%) Cohesity
12 6 (2.05%) Nutanix
13 3 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
13 3 (1.03%) Azure Monitor
13 3 (1.03%) Rubrik
14 2 (0.68%) Amazon EKS
14 2 (0.68%) GitHub
14 2 (0.68%) GitHub Actions
14 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 46 (15.75%) DNS
2 43 (14.73%) VPN
3 38 (13.01%) DHCP
4 30 (10.27%) Wi-Fi
5 27 (9.25%) Firewall
6 21 (7.19%) TCP/IP
7 18 (6.16%) Skype
8 14 (4.79%) LAN
8 14 (4.79%) WAN
9 12 (4.11%) VLAN
10 10 (3.42%) DMZ
10 10 (3.42%) SAN
11 9 (3.08%) NetScaler
12 6 (2.05%) Cisco IOS
13 5 (1.71%) Remote Desktop
13 5 (1.71%) Wireless
14 4 (1.37%) Internet
14 4 (1.37%) WAAS
15 3 (1.03%) BIG-IP
15 3 (1.03%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.48%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.08%) Power BI
3 3 (1.03%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 15 (5.14%) MSI
2 12 (4.11%) InstallShield
3 8 (2.74%) JIRA
4 7 (2.40%) AdminStudio
4 7 (2.40%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.34%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.34%) WiX
General
1 99 (33.90%) Social Skills
2 48 (16.44%) Finance
3 38 (13.01%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (6.85%) Banking
5 15 (5.14%) Legal
6 14 (4.79%) Public Sector
7 12 (4.11%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (4.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (3.77%) Front Office
9 9 (3.08%) Investment Banking
10 5 (1.71%) Police
10 5 (1.71%) Retail
11 4 (1.37%) Law
12 3 (1.03%) Billing
12 3 (1.03%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.68%) Games
13 2 (0.68%) Local Government
13 2 (0.68%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.68%) Publishing
13 2 (0.68%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 33 (11.30%) Desktop Engineer
2 31 (10.62%) Support Engineer
3 28 (9.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 24 (8.22%) Senior
5 22 (7.53%) Analyst
6 18 (6.16%) Desktop Support
6 18 (6.16%) IT Support
7 16 (5.48%) Administrator
8 15 (5.14%) 2nd Line Support
9 14 (4.79%) Architect
9 14 (4.79%) Deployment Engineer
10 13 (4.45%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 12 (4.11%) IT Engineer
12 11 (3.77%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 11 (3.77%) IT Analyst
12 11 (3.77%) Lead
12 11 (3.77%) Support Technician
13 10 (3.42%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 9 (3.08%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 9 (3.08%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.45%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.37%) ADO
2 4 (1.37%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.68%) .NET
3 2 (0.68%) 802.1X
3 2 (0.68%) JSON
3 2 (0.68%) Middleware
3 2 (0.68%) OpenGL
3 2 (0.68%) Qt
3 2 (0.68%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 30 (10.27%) Onboarding
2 17 (5.82%) CMDB
3 14 (4.79%) Smartphone
4 11 (3.77%) Client/Server
5 9 (3.08%) Driving Licence
5 9 (3.08%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (2.74%) Data Centre
6 8 (2.74%) Product Ownership
7 7 (2.40%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (2.05%) iPhone
8 6 (2.05%) Smartcard
8 6 (2.05%) YubiKey
9 5 (1.71%) Legacy Applications
9 5 (1.71%) PKI
9 5 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.37%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (1.03%) Fat Client
11 3 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (1.03%) Thin Client
11 3 (1.03%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 229 (78.42%) Windows
2 86 (29.45%) Windows 10
3 57 (19.52%) Windows Server
4 26 (8.90%) Mac OS
5 17 (5.82%) Apple iOS
6 16 (5.48%) Windows 7
6 16 (5.48%) Windows Server 2019
7 14 (4.79%) Android
8 13 (4.45%) Linux
8 13 (4.45%) Windows Server 2016
9 12 (4.11%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (1.03%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.68%) Unix
12 1 (0.34%) AIX
12 1 (0.34%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (23.97%) Problem-Solving
2 65 (22.26%) ITIL
3 55 (18.84%) ITSM
4 47 (16.10%) Application Packaging
5 46 (15.75%) Service Management
6 45 (15.41%) Migration
7 39 (13.36%) Customer Service
8 33 (11.30%) Asset Management
8 33 (11.30%) User Experience
9 29 (9.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 27 (9.25%) Continuous Improvement
11 25 (8.56%) Patch Management
12 20 (6.85%) Agile
12 20 (6.85%) Service Delivery
13 19 (6.51%) Change Management
13 19 (6.51%) Problem Management
14 17 (5.82%) Stakeholder Management
15 15 (5.14%) Deployment Automation
15 15 (5.14%) Disaster Recovery
15 15 (5.14%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 84 (28.77%) PowerShell
2 16 (5.48%) VBScript
3 12 (4.11%) VB
4 8 (2.74%) SQL
5 6 (2.05%) Python
6 2 (0.68%) Bash
6 2 (0.68%) C#
6 2 (0.68%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.34%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 76 (26.03%) Security Cleared
2 51 (17.47%) SC Cleared
3 34 (11.64%) Degree
4 25 (8.56%) DV Cleared
5 19 (6.51%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (2.40%) CCA
6 7 (2.40%) Citrix Certification
6 7 (2.40%) MCSA
7 6 (2.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 5 (1.71%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.71%) MCSE
8 5 (1.71%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.37%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.68%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.68%) CCNP
10 2 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (9.93%) SLA
2 5 (1.71%) Data Quality
3 4 (1.37%) QA
4 2 (0.68%) COBIT
4 2 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.34%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 142 (48.63%) Active Directory
2 43 (14.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (7.53%) BitLocker
4 18 (6.16%) Hyper-V
4 18 (6.16%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (5.48%) Microsoft App-V
6 11 (3.77%) vSphere
7 10 (3.42%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (2.74%) Virtual Machines
9 7 (2.40%) XenDesktop
10 6 (2.05%) XenApp
11 5 (1.71%) Docker
12 4 (1.37%) Firmware
12 4 (1.37%) VMware NSX
13 2 (0.68%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 88 (30.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (6.85%) WSUS
3 12 (4.11%) Jamf Pro
3 12 (4.11%) SCOM
4 10 (3.42%) Nessus
5 6 (2.05%) AirWatch
5 6 (2.05%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (1.37%) Ansible
7 4 (1.37%) SCVMM
7 4 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (1.03%) Backup Exec
8 3 (1.03%) FortiGate
8 3 (1.03%) Kubernetes
8 3 (1.03%) SCSM
8 3 (1.03%) Terraform
9 2 (0.68%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.68%) McAfee ePO
9 2 (0.68%) Packer
9 2 (0.68%) vMotion
Vendors
1 177 (60.62%) Microsoft
2 53 (18.15%) VMware
3 49 (16.78%) ServiceNow
4 37 (12.67%) Citrix
5 21 (7.19%) Cisco
6 17 (5.82%) HP
6 17 (5.82%) Tenable
7 14 (4.79%) Apple
7 14 (4.79%) Bloomberg
8 12 (4.11%) Reuters
9 11 (3.77%) Dynatrace
9 11 (3.77%) Qualys
10 9 (3.08%) ION Trading
11 8 (2.74%) McAfee
12 7 (2.40%) AppDynamics
12 7 (2.40%) SolarWinds
12 7 (2.40%) Zscaler
13 6 (2.05%) Canon
13 6 (2.05%) Remedy
14 5 (1.71%) Google