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 31 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 328 192 161
Rank change year-on-year -136 -31 -2
Contract jobs citing SCCM 290 347 558
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.69% 1.43% 1.52%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.15% 9.04% 12.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 214 258 439
10th Percentile £163 £200 £165
25th Percentile £211 £210 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £335 £400 £325
Median % change year-on-year -16.25% +23.08% -13.33%
75th Percentile £475 £550 £500
90th Percentile £601 £589 £608
UK median daily rate £325 £338 £325
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 6 37
10th Percentile £17.09 £16.68 £14.00
25th Percentile £18.65 £18.13 £16.79
Median hourly rate £22.24 £23.07 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year -3.59% -3.09% +19.00%
75th Percentile £24.14 £28.75 £40.00
90th Percentile £26.59 £44.50 £48.00
UK median hourly rate £21.25 £14.98 £23.80
% change year-on-year +41.86% -37.06% +19.00%

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 5,628 3,837 4,485
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.40% 15.84% 12.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,872 2,622 3,294
10th Percentile £315 £313 £270
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% -0.95% -8.70%
75th Percentile £600 £618 £625
90th Percentile £688 £713 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £515 £515
% change year-on-year -2.91% - -6.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 147 38 92
10th Percentile £20.09 £18.13 £14.00
25th Percentile £35.63 £21.39 £20.00
Median hourly rate £56.50 £33.25 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year +69.92% +15.65% -46.11%
75th Percentile £69.38 £63.40 £51.44
90th Percentile £74.00 £80.89 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £28.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +92.98% -5.00% -47.83%

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 31 May 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 31 May 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 -84 112 £375 -6.25% 12
Midlands -49 54 £225 +2.27% 12
North of England -82 46 £340 +69.75% 14
South East -72 43 £300 -25.00% 14
North West -36 37 £354 +77.10% 11
East Midlands -7 26 £225 -52.63% 3
West Midlands -73 25 £250 +14.94% 9
South West -38 21 £385 -3.75% 2
East of England -57 10 £450 -18.18% 3
Yorkshire -65 5 £195 -2.50% 2
North East -28 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 49 (16.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (11.72%) SharePoint
3 12 (4.14%) Skype for Business
4 6 (2.07%) IIS
5 1 (0.34%) OpenStack
Applications
1 35 (12.07%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (5.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.72%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.03%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.69%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 124 (42.76%) Microsoft 365
2 95 (32.76%) Azure
3 66 (22.76%) Entra ID
4 20 (6.90%) AWS
4 20 (6.90%) OneDrive
5 15 (5.17%) Power Platform
6 12 (4.14%) SaaS
7 9 (3.10%) Nutanix
7 9 (3.10%) PaaS
8 8 (2.76%) GCP
8 8 (2.76%) Google Workspace
8 8 (2.76%) IaaS
9 7 (2.41%) Datadog
10 6 (2.07%) Cohesity
11 5 (1.72%) Mimecast
12 3 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (1.03%) Rubrik
13 2 (0.69%) Amazon EKS
13 2 (0.69%) GitHub
13 2 (0.69%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 47 (16.21%) DNS
2 41 (14.14%) DHCP
3 30 (10.34%) VPN
4 25 (8.62%) Firewall
5 24 (8.28%) Wi-Fi
6 22 (7.59%) TCP/IP
7 18 (6.21%) Skype
8 13 (4.48%) LAN
9 12 (4.14%) VLAN
9 12 (4.14%) WAN
10 10 (3.45%) SAN
11 8 (2.76%) NetScaler
12 6 (2.07%) DMZ
13 5 (1.72%) Remote Desktop
13 5 (1.72%) Wireless
14 4 (1.38%) WAAS
15 3 (1.03%) BIG-IP
15 3 (1.03%) SD-WAN
16 2 (0.69%) Cisco IOS
16 2 (0.69%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.86%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.10%) Power BI
3 3 (1.03%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 15 (5.17%) MSI
2 12 (4.14%) InstallShield
3 9 (3.10%) JIRA
4 7 (2.41%) AdminStudio
4 7 (2.41%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.34%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.34%) WiX
General
1 89 (30.69%) Social Skills
2 42 (14.48%) Finance
3 34 (11.72%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (6.90%) Banking
5 13 (4.48%) Public Sector
6 12 (4.14%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (3.45%) Legal
8 8 (2.76%) Front Office
8 8 (2.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (2.76%) Law
9 7 (2.41%) Investment Banking
10 5 (1.72%) Police
10 5 (1.72%) Retail
11 3 (1.03%) Games
11 3 (1.03%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.69%) Billing
12 2 (0.69%) Local Government
12 2 (0.69%) Publishing
12 2 (0.69%) Spanish Language
12 2 (0.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 34 (11.72%) Desktop Engineer
2 33 (11.38%) Support Engineer
3 28 (9.66%) Senior
4 27 (9.31%) Desktop Support
4 27 (9.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 20 (6.90%) Analyst
6 18 (6.21%) Architect
6 18 (6.21%) IT Support
7 17 (5.86%) Deployment Engineer
8 16 (5.52%) 2nd Line Support
9 15 (5.17%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 14 (4.83%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 12 (4.14%) IT Engineer
11 12 (4.14%) Windows Engineer
12 11 (3.79%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 11 (3.79%) Administrator
12 11 (3.79%) Support Technician
13 10 (3.45%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 10 (3.45%) Lead
14 9 (3.10%) Applications Packager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.48%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.38%) ADO
2 4 (1.38%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (1.03%) Middleware
3 3 (1.03%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.69%) .NET
4 2 (0.69%) JSON
4 2 (0.69%) OpenGL
4 2 (0.69%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 22 (7.59%) Onboarding
2 18 (6.21%) Smartphone
3 17 (5.86%) CMDB
4 11 (3.79%) Client/Server
5 10 (3.45%) Data Centre
5 10 (3.45%) Driving Licence
6 9 (3.10%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (2.76%) Product Ownership
8 7 (2.41%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (2.07%) iPhone
9 6 (2.07%) Smartcard
9 6 (2.07%) YubiKey
10 4 (1.38%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (1.38%) PKI
10 4 (1.38%) Private Cloud
10 4 (1.38%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.03%) Data Structures
11 3 (1.03%) Educational Technology
11 3 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 229 (78.97%) Windows
2 94 (32.41%) Windows 10
3 59 (20.34%) Windows Server
4 26 (8.97%) Mac OS
5 23 (7.93%) Windows Server 2019
6 19 (6.55%) Windows Server 2016
7 18 (6.21%) Apple iOS
8 17 (5.86%) Windows 7
9 15 (5.17%) Linux
9 15 (5.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (2.41%) Android
11 4 (1.38%) Windows 8
12 3 (1.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.34%) AIX
13 1 (0.34%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.34%) Unix
13 1 (0.34%) VMS
13 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (21.72%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (18.62%) ITIL
2 54 (18.62%) Migration
3 48 (16.55%) Application Packaging
4 46 (15.86%) ITSM
5 40 (13.79%) Customer Service
6 33 (11.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 33 (11.38%) User Experience
7 30 (10.34%) Asset Management
7 30 (10.34%) Service Management
8 28 (9.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 23 (7.93%) Change Management
10 22 (7.59%) Patch Management
11 21 (7.24%) Stakeholder Management
12 20 (6.90%) Disaster Recovery
13 19 (6.55%) Agile
14 18 (6.21%) Roadmaps
15 17 (5.86%) Business Continuity
15 17 (5.86%) Data Protection
15 17 (5.86%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 81 (27.93%) PowerShell
2 16 (5.52%) VBScript
3 12 (4.14%) VB
4 9 (3.10%) SQL
5 7 (2.41%) Bash
6 3 (1.03%) Python
7 2 (0.69%) C#
7 2 (0.69%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.34%) Java
Qualifications
1 69 (23.79%) Security Cleared
2 47 (16.21%) SC Cleared
3 35 (12.07%) Degree
4 25 (8.62%) DV Cleared
5 15 (5.17%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (2.07%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 4 (1.38%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.38%) CCA
7 4 (1.38%) Citrix Certification
7 4 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.38%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.38%) MCSA
8 3 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.69%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.69%) CCNP
9 2 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.69%) MCSE
9 2 (0.69%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.28%) SLA
2 5 (1.72%) GDPR
2 5 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.38%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.69%) COBIT
4 2 (0.69%) QA
System Software
1 154 (53.10%) Active Directory
2 46 (15.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (7.24%) BitLocker
4 19 (6.55%) Hyper-V
4 19 (6.55%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (5.52%) Microsoft App-V
6 11 (3.79%) vSphere
7 8 (2.76%) Docker
7 8 (2.76%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (2.41%) XenDesktop
9 6 (2.07%) XenApp
10 5 (1.72%) VMware ESXi
11 4 (1.38%) Firmware
11 4 (1.38%) VMware NSX
12 2 (0.69%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 86 (29.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (6.90%) WSUS
3 11 (3.79%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (3.45%) SCOM
5 7 (2.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (2.41%) Nessus
6 5 (1.72%) AirWatch
6 5 (1.72%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (1.38%) Ansible
7 4 (1.38%) Failover Clustering
7 4 (1.38%) SCVMM
8 3 (1.03%) Backup Exec
8 3 (1.03%) SCSM
8 3 (1.03%) Terraform
9 2 (0.69%) Packer
9 2 (0.69%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.69%) WMI
10 1 (0.34%) Nagios
10 1 (0.34%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 175 (60.34%) Microsoft
2 58 (20.00%) VMware
3 43 (14.83%) ServiceNow
4 34 (11.72%) Citrix
5 19 (6.55%) HP
6 15 (5.17%) Cisco
6 15 (5.17%) Tenable
7 13 (4.48%) Apple
8 11 (3.79%) Bloomberg
8 11 (3.79%) Dynatrace
9 10 (3.45%) Google
10 8 (2.76%) Reuters
10 8 (2.76%) Veeam
11 7 (2.41%) AppDynamics
11 7 (2.41%) F5
12 6 (2.07%) McAfee
12 6 (2.07%) Sophos
13 5 (1.72%) ION Trading
13 5 (1.72%) SolarWinds
14 4 (1.38%) CheckPoint