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 30 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 326 199 168
Rank change year-on-year -127 -31 -4
Contract jobs citing SCCM 315 379 500
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.70% 1.38% 1.47%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.26% 8.93% 11.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 261 377
10th Percentile £182 £200 £178
25th Percentile £240 £219 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £385 £375 £375
Median % change year-on-year +2.67% - -6.25%
75th Percentile £525 £537 £525
90th Percentile £613 £588 £608
UK median daily rate £375 £325 £375
% change year-on-year +15.38% -13.33% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 5 22
10th Percentile - - £17.07
25th Percentile £17.25 £18.87 £17.72
Median hourly rate £17.50 £28.00 £24.15
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% +15.94% +25.45%
75th Percentile £21.76 £59.00 £31.56
90th Percentile £23.28 £59.60 £70.13
UK median hourly rate £20.55 £13.77 £24.15
% change year-on-year +49.20% -42.98% +23.85%

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 5,993 4,246 4,535
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.26% 15.44% 13.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,099 2,823 3,250
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £425 £406 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -7.89%
75th Percentile £612 £608 £625
90th Percentile £694 £695 £703
UK median daily rate £518 £505 £520
% change year-on-year +2.48% -2.88% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 148 55 74
10th Percentile £20.09 £19.88 £17.72
25th Percentile £35.62 £26.45 £22.64
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +76.00% -42.32%
75th Percentile £70.06 £66.04 £56.88
90th Percentile £80.03 £81.78 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £62.00 £37.50 £31.50
% change year-on-year +65.33% +19.05% -45.22%

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 30 July 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 30 July 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 -76 120 £400 +6.67% 19
Midlands -49 54 £330 +10.00% 9
South East -94 52 £450 +2.86% 17
West Midlands -58 39 £288 +0.52% 5
North of England -84 39 £314 +47.65% 18
South West -33 31 £413 +3.13% 3
North West -48 30 £335 +57.65% 13
East Midlands -10 13 £355 -24.63% 4
East of England -51 13 £450 -18.18% 8
Yorkshire -58 6 £220 +10.00% 2
North East -51 3 £200 -20.00% 3
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 40 (12.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (9.52%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.86%) Skype for Business
4 5 (1.59%) IIS
5 1 (0.32%) OpenStack
Applications
1 35 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.63%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.32%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 6 (1.90%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.32%) Bloomberg TOMS
2 1 (0.32%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 117 (37.14%) Microsoft 365
2 103 (32.70%) Azure
3 69 (21.90%) Entra ID
4 27 (8.57%) OneDrive
5 15 (4.76%) Power Platform
6 13 (4.13%) SaaS
7 10 (3.17%) Datadog
7 10 (3.17%) IaaS
7 10 (3.17%) PaaS
8 9 (2.86%) AWS
8 9 (2.86%) Azure Monitor
9 8 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (2.54%) Google Workspace
10 6 (1.90%) Azure Sentinel
10 6 (1.90%) Cohesity
10 6 (1.90%) GitHub
11 4 (1.27%) Mimecast
11 4 (1.27%) Nutanix
11 4 (1.27%) Rubrik
12 3 (0.95%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 57 (18.10%) DNS
2 50 (15.87%) VPN
3 49 (15.56%) DHCP
4 35 (11.11%) Firewall
5 28 (8.89%) TCP/IP
6 27 (8.57%) Wi-Fi
7 15 (4.76%) Skype
8 14 (4.44%) SAN
9 11 (3.49%) VLAN
10 10 (3.17%) LAN
10 10 (3.17%) WAN
11 9 (2.86%) DMZ
11 9 (2.86%) Network Security
12 6 (1.90%) Cisco IOS
12 6 (1.90%) Wireless
13 5 (1.59%) Internet
13 5 (1.59%) NetScaler
14 4 (1.27%) SSH
15 3 (0.95%) Remote Desktop
15 3 (0.95%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.08%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.86%) Power BI
3 3 (0.95%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 18 (5.71%) MSI
2 12 (3.81%) InstallShield
3 10 (3.17%) Chocolatey
4 7 (2.22%) AdminStudio
5 6 (1.90%) JIRA
6 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.32%) WiX
General
1 114 (36.19%) Social Skills
2 51 (16.19%) Finance
3 43 (13.65%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (6.67%) Banking
5 15 (4.76%) Legal
6 14 (4.44%) Public Sector
7 12 (3.81%) Front Office
8 11 (3.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (2.22%) Investment Banking
11 4 (1.27%) Law
11 4 (1.27%) Police
11 4 (1.27%) Retail
12 3 (0.95%) Billing
12 3 (0.95%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.63%) Advertising
13 2 (0.63%) Local Government
13 2 (0.63%) Military
13 2 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 35 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 35 (11.11%) Support Engineer
2 34 (10.79%) Desktop Engineer
3 31 (9.84%) Analyst
3 31 (9.84%) Senior
4 20 (6.35%) Desktop Support
5 18 (5.71%) Administrator
6 16 (5.08%) IT Support
7 15 (4.76%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 14 (4.44%) 2nd Line Support
8 14 (4.44%) IT Analyst
8 14 (4.44%) IT Engineer
8 14 (4.44%) Lead
9 13 (4.13%) Windows Engineer
10 12 (3.81%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 12 (3.81%) Consultant
11 11 (3.49%) Azure Engineer
11 11 (3.49%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 10 (3.17%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 10 (3.17%) SCCM Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.76%) Software Packaging
2 6 (1.90%) ARM Templates
3 4 (1.27%) ADO
4 3 (0.95%) 802.1X
4 3 (0.95%) JSON
4 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.63%) .NET
5 2 (0.63%) OpenGL
5 2 (0.63%) Qt
6 1 (0.32%) REST
6 1 (0.32%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 45 (14.29%) Onboarding
2 12 (3.81%) CMDB
2 12 (3.81%) Driving Licence
2 12 (3.81%) Enterprise Software
3 11 (3.49%) Hybrid Cloud
4 10 (3.17%) Cyber Threat
5 9 (2.86%) Smartphone
6 8 (2.54%) iPhone
6 8 (2.54%) Management Information System
7 7 (2.22%) Data Centre
7 7 (2.22%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.90%) ARM Cortex
8 6 (1.90%) Client/Server
8 6 (1.90%) Smartcard
8 6 (1.90%) Video Conferencing
8 6 (1.90%) YubiKey
9 5 (1.59%) Legacy Applications
9 5 (1.59%) PKI
10 4 (1.27%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 251 (79.68%) Windows
2 86 (27.30%) Windows 10
3 64 (20.32%) Windows Server
4 27 (8.57%) Mac OS
5 22 (6.98%) Linux
6 17 (5.40%) Android
6 17 (5.40%) Apple iOS
7 12 (3.81%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (3.17%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (2.86%) Windows 7
9 9 (2.86%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.32%) AIX
10 1 (0.32%) Debian
10 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.32%) Unix
10 1 (0.32%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (26.98%) ITIL
2 77 (24.44%) Problem-Solving
3 60 (19.05%) ITSM
4 54 (17.14%) Service Management
5 48 (15.24%) Application Packaging
6 44 (13.97%) Migration
7 41 (13.02%) Customer Service
8 39 (12.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 35 (11.11%) User Experience
10 34 (10.79%) Asset Management
11 32 (10.16%) Continuous Improvement
12 27 (8.57%) Stakeholder Management
13 26 (8.25%) Patch Management
13 26 (8.25%) Service Delivery
14 23 (7.30%) Vulnerability Remediation
15 20 (6.35%) Problem Management
16 18 (5.71%) DevOps
16 18 (5.71%) Incident Management
16 18 (5.71%) Task Automation
17 17 (5.40%) Deployment Automation
Programming Languages
1 94 (29.84%) PowerShell
2 14 (4.44%) VBScript
3 9 (2.86%) Bash
3 9 (2.86%) VB
4 7 (2.22%) Python
4 7 (2.22%) SQL
5 6 (1.90%) Bicep
6 2 (0.63%) C#
6 2 (0.63%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 96 (30.48%) Security Cleared
2 60 (19.05%) SC Cleared
3 36 (11.43%) Degree
4 32 (10.16%) DV Cleared
5 20 (6.35%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (2.86%) Azure Certification
7 8 (2.54%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (2.22%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.90%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 6 (1.90%) MCSA
9 6 (1.90%) MCSE
9 6 (1.90%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (1.27%) CCA
10 4 (1.27%) Citrix Certification
11 3 (0.95%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.63%) A+ Certification
12 2 (0.63%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.63%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.63%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (10.48%) SLA
2 8 (2.54%) QA
3 5 (1.59%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.63%) COBIT
5 2 (0.63%) ISO 9000
6 1 (0.32%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.32%) GRC
6 1 (0.32%) NIST
System Software
1 157 (49.84%) Active Directory
2 41 (13.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (6.67%) Hyper-V
4 18 (5.71%) BitLocker
4 18 (5.71%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (5.40%) Microsoft App-V
6 15 (4.76%) vSphere
7 9 (2.86%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (2.54%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (1.27%) Docker
9 4 (1.27%) Firmware
9 4 (1.27%) XenDesktop
10 3 (0.95%) XenApp
11 2 (0.63%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.63%) VMware Workstation
12 1 (0.32%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 105 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (6.03%) WSUS
3 14 (4.44%) SCOM
4 13 (4.13%) Ansible
4 13 (4.13%) Terraform
5 11 (3.49%) Nessus
6 10 (3.17%) Jamf Pro
7 6 (1.90%) vCenter Server
8 5 (1.59%) AirWatch
9 4 (1.27%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.95%) Backup Exec
10 3 (0.95%) McAfee ePO
10 3 (0.95%) SCSM
11 2 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.63%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.63%) Kubernetes
11 2 (0.63%) Packer
11 2 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.63%) vMotion
11 2 (0.63%) WMI
Vendors
1 201 (63.81%) Microsoft
2 58 (18.41%) ServiceNow
3 55 (17.46%) VMware
4 34 (10.79%) Citrix
5 21 (6.67%) Cisco
5 21 (6.67%) Tenable
6 15 (4.76%) Apple
7 14 (4.44%) Bloomberg
7 14 (4.44%) HP
8 12 (3.81%) Dynatrace
8 12 (3.81%) Qualys
9 10 (3.17%) AppDynamics
9 10 (3.17%) Reuters
10 9 (2.86%) McAfee
11 8 (2.54%) CrowdStrike
12 7 (2.22%) ION Trading
12 7 (2.22%) Zscaler
13 6 (1.90%) Canon
13 6 (1.90%) Remedy
14 5 (1.59%) Veeam