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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 312 198 170
Rank change year-on-year -114 -28 +3
Contract jobs citing SCCM 368 380 474
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.80% 1.39% 1.46%
As % of the Systems Management category 7.30% 10.00% 12.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 253 262 347
10th Percentile £186 £190 £180
25th Percentile £240 £206 £245
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £385 £375 £375
Median % change year-on-year +2.67% - -6.25%
75th Percentile £519 £537 £519
90th Percentile £613 £588 £608
UK median daily rate £385 £345 £375
% change year-on-year +11.59% -8.00% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 9 15
10th Percentile £17.25 £17.00 £23.80
25th Percentile £17.75 - £25.03
Median hourly rate £23.65 £18.87 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +25.33% -31.38% +41.04%
75th Percentile £25.75 £28.00 £60.00
90th Percentile - £59.20 £68.55
UK median hourly rate £21.25 £13.77 £27.50
% change year-on-year +54.32% -49.93% +37.53%

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 5,038 3,800 3,904
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.98% 13.87% 12.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,375 2,517 2,720
10th Percentile £309 £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 £700 £688 £713
UK median daily rate £519 £500 £515
% change year-on-year +3.80% -2.95% -6.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 62 56
10th Percentile £21.66 £18.87 £20.00
25th Percentile £46.00 £23.00 £23.80
Median hourly rate £67.47 £44.48 £38.25
Median % change year-on-year +51.70% +16.27% -23.08%
75th Percentile £74.00 £66.27 £63.00
90th Percentile £87.42 £79.88 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £30.00 £38.25
% change year-on-year +116.67% -21.57% -28.84%

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 5 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 5 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 -88 119 £375 - 49
North of England -40 80 £344 +62.84% 23
Midlands -24 66 £335 +11.67% 11
North West -23 65 £354 +68.67% 20
South East -96 53 £450 +9.26% 28
West Midlands -28 42 £250 -28.57% 5
South West -47 31 £431 +12.75% 14
East Midlands -8 22 £400 +100.00% 6
East of England -53 14 £425 -22.73% 8
North East -37 9 £200 -20.00% 2
Yorkshire -53 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 51 (13.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (7.88%) SharePoint
3 17 (4.62%) Skype for Business
4 5 (1.36%) IIS
5 1 (0.27%) Confluence
5 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
Applications
1 46 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.27%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.90%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.54%) Bloomberg TOMS
2 2 (0.54%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 138 (37.50%) Microsoft 365
2 120 (32.61%) Azure
3 83 (22.55%) Entra ID
4 30 (8.15%) OneDrive
5 13 (3.53%) Power Platform
6 12 (3.26%) Azure Monitor
7 10 (2.72%) AWS
8 9 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (2.17%) Azure Sentinel
9 8 (2.17%) Google Workspace
9 8 (2.17%) IaaS
9 8 (2.17%) SaaS
10 7 (1.90%) GitHub
11 6 (1.63%) PaaS
12 5 (1.36%) Cohesity
12 5 (1.36%) Datadog
12 5 (1.36%) Mimecast
12 5 (1.36%) Rubrik
13 4 (1.09%) Cloud Computing
14 3 (0.82%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 78 (21.20%) DNS
2 70 (19.02%) VPN
3 65 (17.66%) DHCP
4 37 (10.05%) Firewall
5 34 (9.24%) TCP/IP
6 29 (7.88%) Wi-Fi
7 23 (6.25%) Skype
8 15 (4.08%) WAN
9 13 (3.53%) LAN
9 13 (3.53%) VLAN
10 12 (3.26%) Network Security
11 11 (2.99%) SAN
12 9 (2.45%) DMZ
13 8 (2.17%) Wireless
14 6 (1.63%) Cisco IOS
14 6 (1.63%) Internet
15 4 (1.09%) SSH
16 3 (0.82%) NetScaler
16 3 (0.82%) WAAS
17 2 (0.54%) PCoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.26%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.90%) Power BI
3 3 (0.82%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 21 (5.71%) MSI
2 11 (2.99%) InstallShield
3 7 (1.90%) AdminStudio
4 5 (1.36%) Chocolatey
5 4 (1.09%) JIRA
6 2 (0.54%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.27%) Git
7 1 (0.27%) WiX
General
1 137 (37.23%) Social Skills
2 61 (16.58%) Finance
3 45 (12.23%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (5.98%) Legal
5 21 (5.71%) Public Sector
6 17 (4.62%) Front Office
7 16 (4.35%) Banking
8 12 (3.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.99%) Manufacturing
10 7 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.90%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.63%) Law
11 6 (1.63%) Military
12 5 (1.36%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.09%) Retail
14 3 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.54%) Advertising
15 2 (0.54%) Billing
15 2 (0.54%) Police
Job Titles
1 48 (13.04%) Desktop Engineer
1 48 (13.04%) Support Engineer
2 41 (11.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 35 (9.51%) Analyst
4 32 (8.70%) Desktop Support
5 28 (7.61%) IT Support
6 24 (6.52%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 23 (6.25%) Senior
7 23 (6.25%) Windows Engineer
8 22 (5.98%) IT Engineer
9 18 (4.89%) Administrator
9 18 (4.89%) Deployment Engineer
10 16 (4.35%) Consultant
10 16 (4.35%) IT Analyst
11 13 (3.53%) Lead
11 13 (3.53%) SCCM Engineer
12 12 (3.26%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 12 (3.26%) Azure Engineer
13 11 (2.99%) 2nd Line Support
13 11 (2.99%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.35%) Software Packaging
2 14 (3.80%) Terraform
3 8 (2.17%) ARM Templates
4 6 (1.63%) JSON
5 4 (1.09%) Microsoft Graph
6 3 (0.82%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.82%) ADO
6 3 (0.82%) REST
7 2 (0.54%) .NET
7 2 (0.54%) OpenGL
7 2 (0.54%) Qt
8 1 (0.27%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 48 (13.04%) Onboarding
2 22 (5.98%) CMDB
3 14 (3.80%) Management Information System
4 13 (3.53%) Data Centre
4 13 (3.53%) Enterprise Software
4 13 (3.53%) Hybrid Cloud
5 10 (2.72%) Driving Licence
6 8 (2.17%) ARM Cortex
6 8 (2.17%) Smartphone
7 7 (1.90%) iPhone
8 6 (1.63%) Legacy Applications
8 6 (1.63%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.63%) Video Conferencing
9 5 (1.36%) Client/Server
9 5 (1.36%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (1.36%) PKI
9 5 (1.36%) Smartcard
9 5 (1.36%) YubiKey
10 4 (1.09%) Blackberry
10 4 (1.09%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 310 (84.24%) Windows
2 116 (31.52%) Windows 10
3 83 (22.55%) Windows Server
4 36 (9.78%) Linux
5 26 (7.07%) Mac OS
6 22 (5.98%) Windows 7
7 21 (5.71%) Android
8 19 (5.16%) Apple iOS
9 10 (2.72%) Windows Server 2012
10 9 (2.45%) Windows Server 2016
10 9 (2.45%) Windows Server 2019
11 5 (1.36%) Windows Server 2003
12 2 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.54%) Unix
13 1 (0.27%) AIX
13 1 (0.27%) Debian
13 1 (0.27%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (30.16%) ITIL
2 90 (24.46%) Problem-Solving
3 80 (21.74%) ITSM
4 70 (19.02%) Service Management
5 57 (15.49%) Application Packaging
6 51 (13.86%) Customer Service
7 47 (12.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 46 (12.50%) Migration
9 39 (10.60%) Continuous Improvement
10 35 (9.51%) Asset Management
10 35 (9.51%) Patch Management
11 32 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
12 31 (8.42%) User Experience
13 28 (7.61%) Service Delivery
13 28 (7.61%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 26 (7.07%) Task Automation
15 25 (6.79%) Software Deployment
16 20 (5.43%) Change Management
16 20 (5.43%) Data Protection
17 19 (5.16%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 130 (35.33%) PowerShell
2 22 (5.98%) VBScript
3 16 (4.35%) VB
4 12 (3.26%) Bash
5 10 (2.72%) Python
6 9 (2.45%) SQL
7 8 (2.17%) Bicep
8 2 (0.54%) C#
8 2 (0.54%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 128 (34.78%) Security Cleared
2 88 (23.91%) SC Cleared
3 33 (8.97%) DV Cleared
4 32 (8.70%) Degree
5 20 (5.43%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (2.72%) Azure Certification
7 10 (2.72%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (2.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 7 (1.90%) MCSE
10 6 (1.63%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.63%) MCSA
10 6 (1.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 5 (1.36%) A+ Certification
11 5 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (1.36%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (0.82%) CCA
12 3 (0.82%) Citrix Certification
13 2 (0.54%) CCNP
13 2 (0.54%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.15%) SLA
2 8 (2.17%) QA
3 6 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (1.09%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.82%) NIST
6 2 (0.54%) COBIT
6 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.54%) ISO 9000
6 2 (0.54%) NCSC
7 1 (0.27%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.27%) GRC
7 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 200 (54.35%) Active Directory
2 52 (14.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (7.61%) Hyper-V
4 26 (7.07%) BitLocker
5 18 (4.89%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (4.89%) vSphere
6 16 (4.35%) Microsoft App-V
7 9 (2.45%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (2.17%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (1.09%) Docker
9 4 (1.09%) Firmware
9 4 (1.09%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.54%) VMware Workstation
10 2 (0.54%) XenApp
10 2 (0.54%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.27%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 134 (36.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (6.25%) WSUS
3 18 (4.89%) SCOM
4 13 (3.53%) Ansible
5 10 (2.72%) Nessus
6 8 (2.17%) Jamf Pro
7 7 (1.90%) vCenter Server
8 6 (1.63%) AirWatch
9 3 (0.82%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.82%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.82%) McAfee ePO
9 3 (0.82%) SCSM
10 2 (0.54%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.54%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.54%) Packer
10 2 (0.54%) vMotion
11 1 (0.27%) Kubernetes
11 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Clustering
11 1 (0.27%) OPNET
11 1 (0.27%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 254 (69.02%) Microsoft
2 68 (18.48%) ServiceNow
3 65 (17.66%) VMware
4 35 (9.51%) Citrix
5 22 (5.98%) Cisco
6 17 (4.62%) Apple
7 15 (4.08%) Tenable
8 14 (3.80%) Bloomberg
9 12 (3.26%) CyberArk
9 12 (3.26%) HP
9 12 (3.26%) Qualys
10 11 (2.99%) McAfee
11 10 (2.72%) CrowdStrike
11 10 (2.72%) Tanium
12 9 (2.45%) BeyondTrust
13 8 (2.17%) Reuters
13 8 (2.17%) Zscaler
14 7 (1.90%) Dynatrace
14 7 (1.90%) ION Trading
14 7 (1.90%) Remedy