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 11 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 302 194 177
Rank change year-on-year -108 -17 -10
Contract jobs citing SCCM 377 405 480
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.81% 1.46% 1.46%
As % of the Systems Management category 7.42% 10.48% 12.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 259 282 349
10th Percentile £192 £186 £180
25th Percentile £240 £205 £243
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £385 £363 £350
Median % change year-on-year +6.21% +3.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £520 £529 £519
90th Percentile £622 £588 £608
UK median daily rate £385 £338 £375
% change year-on-year +14.07% -10.00% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 10 14
10th Percentile £17.25 £15.50 £23.80
25th Percentile £17.92 £17.75 £24.41
Median hourly rate £24.05 £18.87 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year +27.45% -30.75% +39.76%
75th Percentile £25.75 £25.72 £57.50
90th Percentile - £59.10 £63.15
UK median hourly rate £22.03 £14.89 £27.00
% change year-on-year +47.97% -44.87% +35.03%

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 5,080 3,863 3,948
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.95% 13.88% 11.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,388 2,553 2,727
10th Percentile £308 £281 £300
25th Percentile £419 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £603 £625
90th Percentile £694 £688 £713
UK median daily rate £518 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +3.65% -3.85% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 65 52
10th Percentile £21.66 £18.87 £20.05
25th Percentile £44.86 £21.39 £24.09
Median hourly rate £67.00 £40.00 £39.25
Median % change year-on-year +67.50% +1.91% -25.24%
75th Percentile £74.00 £65.57 £63.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £79.50 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £64.24 £30.00 £38.25
% change year-on-year +114.13% -21.57% -30.45%

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 11 September 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 11 September 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 -78 123 £375 - 30
North of England -42 84 £344 +48.76% 21
North West -8 69 £360 +69.22% 18
Midlands -30 64 £335 +21.82% 7
South East -87 52 £450 +9.26% 24
West Midlands -39 41 £275 -1.96% 2
South West -64 32 £450 +12.50% 8
East Midlands -4 22 £400 +100.00% 5
East of England -59 16 £425 -22.73% 8
North East -44 9 £200 -20.00% 2
Yorkshire -47 6 £223 -11.00% 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 54 (14.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (7.69%) SharePoint
3 17 (4.51%) Skype for Business
4 4 (1.06%) IIS
5 1 (0.27%) Confluence
5 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
Applications
1 44 (11.67%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (5.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.27%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.86%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.53%) Bloomberg TOMS
2 2 (0.53%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 141 (37.40%) Microsoft 365
2 122 (32.36%) Azure
3 84 (22.28%) Entra ID
4 30 (7.96%) OneDrive
5 12 (3.18%) Azure Monitor
5 12 (3.18%) Power Platform
6 11 (2.92%) AWS
7 9 (2.39%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (2.12%) Azure Sentinel
8 8 (2.12%) Google Workspace
8 8 (2.12%) IaaS
8 8 (2.12%) SaaS
9 7 (1.86%) GitHub
10 6 (1.59%) PaaS
11 5 (1.33%) Cohesity
11 5 (1.33%) Datadog
11 5 (1.33%) Mimecast
11 5 (1.33%) Rubrik
12 4 (1.06%) Cloud Computing
13 3 (0.80%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 78 (20.69%) DNS
2 72 (19.10%) VPN
3 65 (17.24%) DHCP
4 38 (10.08%) Firewall
5 35 (9.28%) TCP/IP
6 28 (7.43%) Wi-Fi
7 23 (6.10%) Skype
8 15 (3.98%) WAN
9 13 (3.45%) LAN
9 13 (3.45%) Network Security
9 13 (3.45%) VLAN
10 11 (2.92%) SAN
11 9 (2.39%) DMZ
12 8 (2.12%) Wireless
13 6 (1.59%) Cisco IOS
13 6 (1.59%) Internet
14 4 (1.06%) SSH
15 3 (0.80%) NetScaler
15 3 (0.80%) WAAS
16 2 (0.53%) PCoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.18%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.86%) Power BI
3 2 (0.53%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 21 (5.57%) MSI
2 11 (2.92%) InstallShield
3 7 (1.86%) AdminStudio
4 6 (1.59%) JIRA
5 5 (1.33%) Chocolatey
6 2 (0.53%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.27%) Git
7 1 (0.27%) WiX
General
1 142 (37.67%) Social Skills
2 63 (16.71%) Finance
3 45 (11.94%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (6.10%) Legal
5 22 (5.84%) Public Sector
6 18 (4.77%) Front Office
7 15 (3.98%) Banking
8 12 (3.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.92%) Manufacturing
10 9 (2.39%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.86%) Investment Banking
11 7 (1.86%) Military
12 6 (1.59%) Law
13 5 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.06%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (1.06%) Retail
15 3 (0.80%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.53%) Billing
16 2 (0.53%) Financial Institution
16 2 (0.53%) Police
Job Titles
1 51 (13.53%) Desktop Engineer
2 50 (13.26%) Support Engineer
3 44 (11.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 37 (9.81%) Analyst
5 34 (9.02%) Desktop Support
6 31 (8.22%) IT Support
7 26 (6.90%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 25 (6.63%) Senior
9 24 (6.37%) IT Engineer
10 23 (6.10%) Windows Engineer
11 18 (4.77%) Administrator
11 18 (4.77%) Deployment Engineer
12 17 (4.51%) Consultant
12 17 (4.51%) IT Analyst
13 14 (3.71%) SCCM Engineer
14 13 (3.45%) Azure Engineer
14 13 (3.45%) Lead
14 13 (3.45%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
15 12 (3.18%) IT Support Engineer
16 11 (2.92%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.24%) Software Packaging
2 15 (3.98%) Terraform
3 8 (2.12%) ARM Templates
4 6 (1.59%) JSON
5 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Graph
6 3 (0.80%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.80%) ADO
6 3 (0.80%) REST
7 2 (0.53%) .NET
7 2 (0.53%) OpenGL
7 2 (0.53%) Qt
8 1 (0.27%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 49 (13.00%) Onboarding
2 22 (5.84%) CMDB
3 14 (3.71%) Enterprise Software
3 14 (3.71%) Management Information System
4 13 (3.45%) Data Centre
4 13 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
5 10 (2.65%) Driving Licence
6 8 (2.12%) ARM Cortex
6 8 (2.12%) Smartphone
7 7 (1.86%) Legacy Applications
7 7 (1.86%) Video Conferencing
8 6 (1.59%) iPhone
8 6 (1.59%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.33%) Client/Server
9 5 (1.33%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (1.33%) PKI
9 5 (1.33%) Smartcard
9 5 (1.33%) YubiKey
10 4 (1.06%) Blackberry
10 4 (1.06%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 318 (84.35%) Windows
2 118 (31.30%) Windows 10
3 84 (22.28%) Windows Server
4 39 (10.34%) Linux
5 26 (6.90%) Mac OS
6 23 (6.10%) Android
6 23 (6.10%) Windows 7
7 20 (5.31%) Apple iOS
8 9 (2.39%) Windows Server 2012
8 9 (2.39%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (2.39%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (1.59%) Windows Server 2003
10 3 (0.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.80%) Unix
11 1 (0.27%) AIX
11 1 (0.27%) Debian
11 1 (0.27%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (30.50%) ITIL
2 92 (24.40%) Problem-Solving
3 83 (22.02%) ITSM
4 72 (19.10%) Service Management
5 60 (15.92%) Application Packaging
6 54 (14.32%) Customer Service
7 50 (13.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 48 (12.73%) Migration
9 41 (10.88%) Continuous Improvement
10 37 (9.81%) Patch Management
11 34 (9.02%) Asset Management
12 32 (8.49%) Stakeholder Management
13 31 (8.22%) User Experience
14 29 (7.69%) Service Delivery
14 29 (7.69%) Vulnerability Remediation
15 27 (7.16%) Task Automation
16 26 (6.90%) Software Deployment
17 20 (5.31%) Change Management
18 19 (5.04%) Agile
18 19 (5.04%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 133 (35.28%) PowerShell
2 21 (5.57%) VBScript
3 16 (4.24%) VB
4 12 (3.18%) Bash
5 10 (2.65%) Python
6 8 (2.12%) Bicep
6 8 (2.12%) SQL
7 2 (0.53%) C#
7 2 (0.53%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 129 (34.22%) Security Cleared
2 87 (23.08%) SC Cleared
3 34 (9.02%) DV Cleared
4 31 (8.22%) Degree
5 19 (5.04%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (2.92%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (2.92%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (2.65%) Azure Certification
8 8 (2.12%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 6 (1.59%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.59%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.59%) MCSA
9 6 (1.59%) MCSE
9 6 (1.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 5 (1.33%) A+ Certification
10 5 (1.33%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (0.80%) CCA
11 3 (0.80%) Citrix Certification
12 2 (0.53%) CCNP
12 2 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (7.69%) SLA
2 9 (2.39%) QA
3 6 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (1.06%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.80%) NIST
6 2 (0.53%) COBIT
6 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.53%) ISO 9000
6 2 (0.53%) NCSC
7 1 (0.27%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.27%) GRC
7 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 203 (53.85%) Active Directory
2 54 (14.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (7.69%) Hyper-V
4 26 (6.90%) BitLocker
5 19 (5.04%) Virtual Desktop
6 17 (4.51%) vSphere
7 16 (4.24%) Microsoft App-V
8 9 (2.39%) VMware ESXi
9 8 (2.12%) Virtual Machines
10 4 (1.06%) Docker
10 4 (1.06%) Firmware
10 4 (1.06%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.53%) VMware Workstation
11 2 (0.53%) XenApp
11 2 (0.53%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.27%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 141 (37.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (6.10%) WSUS
3 17 (4.51%) SCOM
4 14 (3.71%) Ansible
5 10 (2.65%) Nessus
6 9 (2.39%) Jamf Pro
7 7 (1.86%) vCenter Server
8 5 (1.33%) AirWatch
9 3 (0.80%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.80%) McAfee ePO
10 2 (0.53%) Backup Exec
10 2 (0.53%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.53%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.53%) Packer
10 2 (0.53%) SCSM
10 2 (0.53%) vMotion
11 1 (0.27%) Nagios
11 1 (0.27%) OPNET
11 1 (0.27%) Tivoli
11 1 (0.27%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 262 (69.50%) Microsoft
2 68 (18.04%) ServiceNow
3 67 (17.77%) VMware
4 37 (9.81%) Citrix
5 21 (5.57%) Cisco
6 16 (4.24%) Apple
7 15 (3.98%) Tenable
8 14 (3.71%) Bloomberg
9 13 (3.45%) CyberArk
10 12 (3.18%) Qualys
11 11 (2.92%) BeyondTrust
11 11 (2.92%) CrowdStrike
11 11 (2.92%) McAfee
11 11 (2.92%) Tanium
12 10 (2.65%) HP
13 9 (2.39%) Zscaler
14 8 (2.12%) Ivanti
14 8 (2.12%) Reuters
15 7 (1.86%) ION Trading
15 7 (1.86%) Remedy