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

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 322 187 160
Rank change year-on-year -135 -27 +5
Contract jobs citing SCCM 283 346 561
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.68% 1.45% 1.52%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.12% 9.19% 12.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 258 440
10th Percentile £163 £200 £165
25th Percentile £213 £210 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £394 £325
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +21.15% -13.33%
75th Percentile £488 £549 £500
90th Percentile £601 £589 £608
UK median daily rate £335 £325 £338
% change year-on-year +3.08% -3.70% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 6 38
10th Percentile £17.09 £16.68 £14.00
25th Percentile £18.65 £18.13 £16.84
Median hourly rate £22.24 £23.07 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year -3.59% -3.09% +22.05%
75th Percentile £24.14 £28.75 £40.00
90th Percentile £26.59 £44.50 £46.00
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 5,532 3,767 4,506
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.27% 15.74% 12.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,802 2,574 3,308
10th Percentile £316 £313 £270
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £518 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.61% -1.27% -8.70%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £688 £711 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £515
% change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% -6.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 143 37 93
10th Percentile £20.09 £18.13 £14.00
25th Percentile £35.22 £21.39 £20.00
Median hourly rate £56.50 £37.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +50.67% +36.36% -48.04%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.40 £50.25
90th Percentile £74.80 £81.18 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £28.75 £30.00
% change year-on-year +91.30% -4.17% -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 3 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 3 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 -97 108 £391 -2.25% 19
Midlands -48 55 £225 +2.27% 12
North of England -82 45 £344 +72.00% 14
South East -77 41 £400 - 13
North West -29 36 £360 +79.80% 10
West Midlands -69 27 £250 +14.94% 9
East Midlands -11 25 £225 -52.63% 3
South West -35 20 £385 -3.75% 2
East of England -56 10 £450 -18.18% 4
Yorkshire -66 5 £195 -2.50% 3
North East -35 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 (17.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (11.66%) SharePoint
3 12 (4.24%) Skype for Business
4 6 (2.12%) IIS
5 1 (0.35%) OpenStack
Applications
1 35 (12.37%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (5.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.77%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.71%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.71%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 119 (42.05%) Microsoft 365
2 93 (32.86%) Azure
3 67 (23.67%) Entra ID
4 21 (7.42%) OneDrive
5 19 (6.71%) AWS
6 15 (5.30%) Power Platform
7 12 (4.24%) SaaS
8 9 (3.18%) Nutanix
8 9 (3.18%) PaaS
9 8 (2.83%) GCP
9 8 (2.83%) Google Workspace
9 8 (2.83%) IaaS
10 7 (2.47%) Datadog
11 6 (2.12%) Cohesity
12 3 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (1.06%) Rubrik
13 2 (0.71%) Amazon EKS
13 2 (0.71%) GitHub
13 2 (0.71%) GitHub Actions
13 2 (0.71%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 46 (16.25%) DNS
2 40 (14.13%) DHCP
3 31 (10.95%) VPN
4 26 (9.19%) Firewall
5 24 (8.48%) Wi-Fi
6 21 (7.42%) TCP/IP
7 18 (6.36%) Skype
8 12 (4.24%) LAN
8 12 (4.24%) VLAN
8 12 (4.24%) WAN
9 10 (3.53%) SAN
10 8 (2.83%) NetScaler
11 6 (2.12%) DMZ
12 5 (1.77%) Remote Desktop
12 5 (1.77%) Wireless
13 4 (1.41%) WAAS
14 3 (1.06%) BIG-IP
14 3 (1.06%) Cisco IOS
14 3 (1.06%) SD-WAN
15 2 (0.71%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (6.01%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.18%) Power BI
3 3 (1.06%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 15 (5.30%) MSI
2 12 (4.24%) InstallShield
3 9 (3.18%) JIRA
4 7 (2.47%) AdminStudio
4 7 (2.47%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.35%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.35%) WiX
General
1 88 (31.10%) Social Skills
2 41 (14.49%) Finance
3 36 (12.72%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (6.71%) Banking
5 13 (4.59%) Public Sector
6 12 (4.24%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (3.53%) Legal
8 9 (3.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.83%) Front Office
10 7 (2.47%) Investment Banking
10 7 (2.47%) Law
11 5 (1.77%) Police
11 5 (1.77%) Retail
12 3 (1.06%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.71%) Back Office
13 2 (0.71%) Billing
13 2 (0.71%) Games
13 2 (0.71%) Local Government
13 2 (0.71%) Publishing
13 2 (0.71%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 33 (11.66%) Desktop Engineer
2 31 (10.95%) Support Engineer
3 28 (9.89%) Senior
4 26 (9.19%) Desktop Support
4 26 (9.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 19 (6.71%) Analyst
6 18 (6.36%) Architect
6 18 (6.36%) IT Support
7 15 (5.30%) 2nd Line Support
7 15 (5.30%) Deployment Engineer
8 14 (4.95%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 13 (4.59%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 12 (4.24%) Administrator
10 12 (4.24%) IT Engineer
10 12 (4.24%) Support Technician
11 11 (3.89%) Windows Engineer
12 10 (3.53%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 10 (3.53%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 10 (3.53%) Lead
13 9 (3.18%) Applications Packager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.59%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.41%) ADO
2 4 (1.41%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (1.06%) Middleware
4 2 (0.71%) .NET
4 2 (0.71%) JSON
4 2 (0.71%) OpenGL
4 2 (0.71%) Qt
4 2 (0.71%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 23 (8.13%) Onboarding
2 18 (6.36%) Smartphone
3 17 (6.01%) CMDB
4 10 (3.53%) Client/Server
4 10 (3.53%) Data Centre
4 10 (3.53%) Driving Licence
5 9 (3.18%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (2.83%) Product Ownership
7 7 (2.47%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (2.12%) iPhone
8 6 (2.12%) Smartcard
8 6 (2.12%) YubiKey
9 4 (1.41%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (1.41%) PKI
9 4 (1.41%) Private Cloud
9 4 (1.41%) Public Cloud
9 4 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.06%) Data Structures
10 3 (1.06%) Educational Technology
10 3 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 223 (78.80%) Windows
2 91 (32.16%) Windows 10
3 58 (20.49%) Windows Server
4 26 (9.19%) Mac OS
5 23 (8.13%) Windows Server 2019
6 18 (6.36%) Apple iOS
6 18 (6.36%) Windows Server 2016
7 17 (6.01%) Windows 7
8 15 (5.30%) Windows Server 2012
9 13 (4.59%) Linux
10 8 (2.83%) Android
11 4 (1.41%) Windows 8
12 3 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.35%) AIX
13 1 (0.35%) Unix
13 1 (0.35%) VMS
13 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (22.61%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (19.08%) ITIL
3 53 (18.73%) Migration
4 48 (16.96%) Application Packaging
5 47 (16.61%) ITSM
6 39 (13.78%) Customer Service
7 33 (11.66%) User Experience
8 32 (11.31%) Continuous Improvement
9 31 (10.95%) Asset Management
9 31 (10.95%) Service Management
10 27 (9.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 24 (8.48%) Change Management
12 21 (7.42%) Patch Management
12 21 (7.42%) Stakeholder Management
13 19 (6.71%) Agile
13 19 (6.71%) Disaster Recovery
14 18 (6.36%) Data Protection
14 18 (6.36%) Roadmaps
15 17 (6.01%) Business Continuity
15 17 (6.01%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 81 (28.62%) PowerShell
2 16 (5.65%) VBScript
3 12 (4.24%) VB
4 9 (3.18%) SQL
5 7 (2.47%) Bash
6 3 (1.06%) Python
7 2 (0.71%) C#
7 2 (0.71%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.35%) Java
Qualifications
1 69 (24.38%) Security Cleared
2 47 (16.61%) SC Cleared
3 34 (12.01%) Degree
4 25 (8.83%) DV Cleared
5 15 (5.30%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (2.12%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 4 (1.41%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.41%) CCA
7 4 (1.41%) Citrix Certification
7 4 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.41%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.41%) MCSA
8 3 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.71%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.71%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.71%) CCNP
9 2 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.71%) MCSE
9 2 (0.71%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.83%) SLA
2 5 (1.77%) GDPR
2 5 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.41%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.71%) COBIT
4 2 (0.71%) QA
System Software
1 150 (53.00%) Active Directory
2 45 (15.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (7.77%) BitLocker
4 19 (6.71%) Hyper-V
5 18 (6.36%) Virtual Desktop
6 16 (5.65%) Microsoft App-V
7 11 (3.89%) vSphere
8 7 (2.47%) Docker
8 7 (2.47%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (2.47%) XenDesktop
9 6 (2.12%) XenApp
10 5 (1.77%) VMware ESXi
11 4 (1.41%) Firmware
11 4 (1.41%) VMware NSX
12 2 (0.71%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 85 (30.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (6.36%) WSUS
3 11 (3.89%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (3.53%) SCOM
5 7 (2.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (2.47%) Nessus
6 5 (1.77%) AirWatch
6 5 (1.77%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.77%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (1.41%) Failover Clustering
7 4 (1.41%) SCVMM
8 3 (1.06%) Ansible
8 3 (1.06%) Backup Exec
8 3 (1.06%) SCSM
8 3 (1.06%) Terraform
9 2 (0.71%) Packer
9 2 (0.71%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.71%) WMI
10 1 (0.35%) Nagios
10 1 (0.35%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 174 (61.48%) Microsoft
2 57 (20.14%) VMware
3 42 (14.84%) ServiceNow
4 34 (12.01%) Citrix
5 19 (6.71%) HP
6 16 (5.65%) Cisco
7 15 (5.30%) Tenable
8 13 (4.59%) Apple
9 11 (3.89%) Bloomberg
9 11 (3.89%) Dynatrace
10 10 (3.53%) Google
11 8 (2.83%) Reuters
12 7 (2.47%) AppDynamics
12 7 (2.47%) F5
12 7 (2.47%) Veeam
13 6 (2.12%) McAfee
14 5 (1.77%) ION Trading
14 5 (1.77%) SolarWinds
14 5 (1.77%) Zscaler
15 4 (1.41%) Qualys