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 20 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 317 189 162
Rank change year-on-year -128 -27 -1
Contract jobs citing SCCM 346 396 483
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.76% 1.43% 1.46%
As % of the Systems Management category 6.88% 10.39% 12.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 241 276 365
10th Percentile £181 £200 £178
25th Percentile £240 £220 £235
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £379 £380
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -0.33% -5.00%
75th Percentile £519 £538 £530
90th Percentile £622 £588 £608
UK median daily rate £375 £350 £390
% change year-on-year +7.14% -10.26% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 5 17
10th Percentile - - £23.18
25th Percentile £17.25 £18.87 £23.80
Median hourly rate £19.85 £28.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.11% +1.82% +41.04%
75th Percentile £24.75 £59.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £25.75 £59.60 £73.95
UK median hourly rate £21.25 £13.77 £27.50
% change year-on-year +54.32% -49.93% +39.28%

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 5,028 3,812 4,000
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 11.02% 13.81% 12.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,376 2,533 2,819
10th Percentile £309 £281 £300
25th Percentile £418 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -5.83%
75th Percentile £613 £606 £625
90th Percentile £700 £688 £708
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £515
% change year-on-year +4.00% -2.91% -6.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 160 57 66
10th Percentile £20.44 £18.87 £20.25
25th Percentile £44.86 £26.45 £23.80
Median hourly rate £67.24 £55.00 £36.83
Median % change year-on-year +22.25% +49.32% -25.78%
75th Percentile £73.81 £67.00 £63.38
90th Percentile £83.75 £82.98 £74.22
UK median hourly rate £63.31 £30.00 £36.83
% change year-on-year +111.03% -18.55% -34.52%

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 20 August 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 20 August 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 -93 119 £375 -6.25% 16
North of England -36 68 £340 +60.71% 20
Midlands -37 59 £313 +4.17% 12
North West -4 56 £352 +67.67% 17
South East -89 50 £425 +0.29% 18
West Midlands -39 41 £250 -20.00% 6
South West -49 29 £413 +10.00% 9
East Midlands -15 16 £355 +42.00% 6
East of England -50 15 £450 -18.18% 8
North East -38 7 £200 -20.00% 1
Yorkshire -52 5 £245 -2.00% 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 52 (15.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (8.96%) SharePoint
3 17 (4.91%) Skype for Business
4 5 (1.45%) IIS
5 1 (0.29%) OpenStack
Applications
1 43 (12.43%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (6.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.29%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.29%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 6 (1.73%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.29%) Bloomberg TOMS
2 1 (0.29%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 131 (37.86%) Microsoft 365
2 116 (33.53%) Azure
3 78 (22.54%) Entra ID
4 28 (8.09%) OneDrive
5 13 (3.76%) Power Platform
6 12 (3.47%) Azure Monitor
6 12 (3.47%) SaaS
7 11 (3.18%) IaaS
8 10 (2.89%) AWS
9 9 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (2.60%) PaaS
10 8 (2.31%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (2.31%) Datadog
10 8 (2.31%) Google Workspace
11 6 (1.73%) Cohesity
11 6 (1.73%) GitHub
12 5 (1.45%) Mimecast
12 5 (1.45%) Rubrik
13 4 (1.16%) Cloud Computing
14 3 (0.87%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 78 (22.54%) DNS
2 66 (19.08%) VPN
3 64 (18.50%) DHCP
4 35 (10.12%) Firewall
5 31 (8.96%) TCP/IP
5 31 (8.96%) Wi-Fi
6 23 (6.65%) Skype
7 15 (4.34%) VLAN
8 14 (4.05%) SAN
8 14 (4.05%) WAN
9 13 (3.76%) LAN
10 12 (3.47%) Network Security
11 9 (2.60%) DMZ
12 8 (2.31%) Wireless
13 6 (1.73%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (1.45%) Internet
15 4 (1.16%) SSH
16 3 (0.87%) NetScaler
16 3 (0.87%) WAAS
17 2 (0.58%) PCoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.05%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.02%) Power BI
3 3 (0.87%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 20 (5.78%) MSI
2 11 (3.18%) InstallShield
3 8 (2.31%) Chocolatey
4 7 (2.02%) AdminStudio
5 3 (0.87%) JIRA
6 1 (0.29%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.29%) WiX
General
1 126 (36.42%) Social Skills
2 58 (16.76%) Finance
3 43 (12.43%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (6.07%) Legal
5 19 (5.49%) Banking
6 17 (4.91%) Public Sector
7 14 (4.05%) Front Office
8 11 (3.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (2.60%) Manufacturing
10 7 (2.02%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.73%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.45%) Military
12 5 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.16%) Law
13 4 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.16%) Retail
14 3 (0.87%) Billing
14 3 (0.87%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.87%) Police
15 2 (0.58%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 42 (12.14%) Support Engineer
2 41 (11.85%) Desktop Engineer
3 38 (10.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 34 (9.83%) Analyst
5 28 (8.09%) Senior
6 26 (7.51%) Desktop Support
7 25 (7.23%) IT Support
8 19 (5.49%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 19 (5.49%) IT Engineer
9 18 (5.20%) Administrator
9 18 (5.20%) Windows Engineer
10 16 (4.62%) IT Analyst
11 15 (4.34%) Consultant
12 14 (4.05%) Deployment Engineer
13 13 (3.76%) Azure Engineer
13 13 (3.76%) Lead
14 12 (3.47%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 12 (3.47%) 2nd Line Support
14 12 (3.47%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
15 10 (2.89%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.05%) Software Packaging
1 14 (4.05%) Terraform
2 8 (2.31%) ARM Templates
3 6 (1.73%) JSON
4 4 (1.16%) ADO
4 4 (1.16%) Microsoft Graph
5 3 (0.87%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.87%) REST
6 2 (0.58%) .NET
6 2 (0.58%) OpenGL
6 2 (0.58%) Qt
7 1 (0.29%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 46 (13.29%) Onboarding
2 17 (4.91%) CMDB
3 14 (4.05%) Enterprise Software
4 13 (3.76%) Hybrid Cloud
5 12 (3.47%) Driving Licence
5 12 (3.47%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.60%) Data Centre
6 9 (2.60%) iPhone
7 8 (2.31%) ARM Cortex
7 8 (2.31%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.31%) Smartphone
8 6 (1.73%) Legacy Applications
8 6 (1.73%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.73%) Smartcard
8 6 (1.73%) Video Conferencing
8 6 (1.73%) YubiKey
9 5 (1.45%) Client/Server
10 4 (1.16%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.16%) PKI
10 4 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 285 (82.37%) Windows
2 107 (30.92%) Windows 10
3 74 (21.39%) Windows Server
4 32 (9.25%) Linux
5 26 (7.51%) Mac OS
6 22 (6.36%) Windows 7
7 20 (5.78%) Apple iOS
8 19 (5.49%) Android
9 11 (3.18%) Windows Server 2019
10 10 (2.89%) Windows Server 2016
11 9 (2.60%) Windows Server 2012
12 5 (1.45%) Windows Server 2003
13 2 (0.58%) Unix
14 1 (0.29%) AIX
14 1 (0.29%) Debian
14 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (29.19%) ITIL
2 88 (25.43%) Problem-Solving
3 79 (22.83%) ITSM
4 65 (18.79%) Service Management
5 53 (15.32%) Application Packaging
6 45 (13.01%) Customer Service
7 43 (12.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 43 (12.43%) Migration
8 35 (10.12%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (9.83%) Asset Management
10 33 (9.54%) User Experience
11 31 (8.96%) Patch Management
12 29 (8.38%) Stakeholder Management
13 27 (7.80%) Service Delivery
14 26 (7.51%) Task Automation
14 26 (7.51%) Vulnerability Remediation
15 19 (5.49%) Data Protection
15 19 (5.49%) Disk Encryption
16 18 (5.20%) DevOps
16 18 (5.20%) Security Hardening
Programming Languages
1 119 (34.39%) PowerShell
2 22 (6.36%) VBScript
3 16 (4.62%) VB
4 12 (3.47%) Bash
5 9 (2.60%) Python
6 8 (2.31%) Bicep
6 8 (2.31%) SQL
7 2 (0.58%) C#
7 2 (0.58%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.29%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 120 (34.68%) Security Cleared
2 81 (23.41%) SC Cleared
3 36 (10.40%) Degree
4 34 (9.83%) DV Cleared
5 21 (6.07%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (3.18%) Azure Certification
6 11 (3.18%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (2.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 9 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.73%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.73%) MCSA
9 6 (1.73%) MCSE
9 6 (1.73%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (1.16%) A+ Certification
10 4 (1.16%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (0.87%) CCA
11 3 (0.87%) Citrix Certification
11 3 (0.87%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.58%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (9.54%) SLA
2 8 (2.31%) QA
3 4 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (1.16%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.87%) NIST
5 2 (0.58%) COBIT
5 2 (0.58%) ISO 9000
6 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.29%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.29%) GRC
6 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.29%) NCSC
System Software
1 185 (53.47%) Active Directory
2 48 (13.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (7.51%) BitLocker
3 26 (7.51%) Hyper-V
4 18 (5.20%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (4.62%) Microsoft App-V
5 16 (4.62%) vSphere
6 9 (2.60%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (2.31%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (1.16%) Firmware
8 4 (1.16%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.87%) Docker
9 3 (0.87%) XenDesktop
10 2 (0.58%) VMware Workstation
10 2 (0.58%) XenApp
11 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 119 (34.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (6.94%) WSUS
3 15 (4.34%) SCOM
4 13 (3.76%) Ansible
5 11 (3.18%) Nessus
6 9 (2.60%) Jamf Pro
7 6 (1.73%) AirWatch
7 6 (1.73%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.87%) Backup Exec
8 3 (0.87%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.87%) McAfee ePO
8 3 (0.87%) SCSM
9 2 (0.58%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.58%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.58%) Packer
9 2 (0.58%) vMotion
9 2 (0.58%) WMI
10 1 (0.29%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Clustering
10 1 (0.29%) Nagios
Vendors
1 236 (68.21%) Microsoft
2 68 (19.65%) ServiceNow
3 63 (18.21%) VMware
4 35 (10.12%) Citrix
5 21 (6.07%) Cisco
6 19 (5.49%) Tenable
7 18 (5.20%) Apple
8 14 (4.05%) Bloomberg
9 13 (3.76%) HP
10 12 (3.47%) Qualys
11 11 (3.18%) McAfee
12 10 (2.89%) CrowdStrike
12 10 (2.89%) CyberArk
12 10 (2.89%) Dynatrace
12 10 (2.89%) Reuters
13 8 (2.31%) AppDynamics
13 8 (2.31%) Tanium
14 7 (2.02%) ION Trading
14 7 (2.02%) Zscaler
15 6 (1.73%) Ivanti