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 18 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 186 136
Rank change year-on-year -43 -50 +33
Contract jobs citing SCCM 411 365 666
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.19% 1.41% 1.77%
As % of the Systems Management category 7.73% 9.41% 14.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 309 259 509
10th Percentile £173 £182 £162
25th Percentile £200 £216 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £330 £350 £325
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £475
90th Percentile £589 £607 £575
UK median daily rate £338 £350 £340
% change year-on-year -3.57% +2.94% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 11 62
10th Percentile £15.50 £12.18 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.25 £15.22 £16.32
Median hourly rate £20.00 £18.13 £22.15
Median % change year-on-year +10.31% -18.15% -11.40%
75th Percentile £23.86 £23.66 £40.00
90th Percentile £25.00 £24.18 £62.50
UK median hourly rate £19.50 £20.11 £22.30
% change year-on-year -3.03% -9.82% -10.80%

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 5,319 3,879 4,633
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 15.38% 15.03% 12.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,676 2,529 3,367
10th Percentile £313 £313 £250
25th Percentile £413 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +2.38% -9.87%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £638
90th Percentile £700 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 121 42 150
10th Percentile £17.38 £15.22 £14.00
25th Percentile £20.82 £21.01 £20.31
Median hourly rate £52.50 £26.00 £42.03
Median % change year-on-year +101.92% -38.14% -16.88%
75th Percentile £63.32 £63.06 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £77.19 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £25.50 £46.18
% change year-on-year +105.88% -44.78% -4.78%

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 18 February 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SCCM in England over the 6 months to 18 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for SCCM in England

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 18 February 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 -34 136 £450 +28.57% 20
South East -28 74 £274 -26.87% 29
North of England -45 74 £330 +34.69% 17
Midlands -35 65 £218 +8.75% 5
North West -13 58 £425 +17.24% 13
South West -9 46 £450 +25.87% 8
East Midlands +6 38 £225 -13.46% 2
West Midlands -58 26 £200 - 3
East of England -15 21 £225 -30.77% 9
Yorkshire -56 10 £195 -13.33% 4
North East -13 6 £189 -46.07%
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 71 (17.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 48 (11.68%) SharePoint
3 22 (5.35%) Skype for Business
4 6 (1.46%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.73%) IIS
6 1 (0.24%) Apache
6 1 (0.24%) Confluence
Applications
1 52 (12.65%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (4.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.92%) MS Visio
4 11 (2.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.49%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.70%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.49%) assyst
3 1 (0.24%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 197 (47.93%) Microsoft 365
2 128 (31.14%) Azure
3 67 (16.30%) Entra ID
4 38 (9.25%) OneDrive
5 32 (7.79%) AWS
6 19 (4.62%) Power Platform
6 19 (4.62%) SaaS
7 18 (4.38%) GCP
8 8 (1.95%) Nutanix
8 8 (1.95%) PaaS
9 7 (1.70%) IaaS
9 7 (1.70%) Mimecast
10 6 (1.46%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.97%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (0.73%) Datadog
12 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.73%) ShareGate
13 2 (0.49%) Azure Logic Apps
13 2 (0.49%) Azure Monitor
13 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 76 (18.49%) DNS
2 64 (15.57%) DHCP
3 49 (11.92%) Wi-Fi
4 44 (10.71%) VPN
5 36 (8.76%) TCP/IP
6 35 (8.52%) Firewall
7 23 (5.60%) WAN
8 22 (5.35%) Skype
9 21 (5.11%) LAN
10 20 (4.87%) VLAN
11 12 (2.92%) Unified Communications
12 10 (2.43%) NetScaler
13 9 (2.19%) 4G
14 8 (1.95%) Internet
15 7 (1.70%) Wireless
16 6 (1.46%) SAN
17 5 (1.22%) IPv4
17 5 (1.22%) WAAS
18 4 (0.97%) DMZ
18 4 (0.97%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.41%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.19%) Power BI
3 3 (0.73%) Metadata
4 2 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.24%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 16 (3.89%) MSI
2 12 (2.92%) JIRA
3 9 (2.19%) InstallShield
4 6 (1.46%) AdminStudio
5 5 (1.22%) Chocolatey
6 2 (0.49%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.49%) Git
7 1 (0.24%) GCC
7 1 (0.24%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.24%) MLflow
General
1 158 (38.44%) Social Skills
2 50 (12.17%) Analytical Skills
2 50 (12.17%) Finance
3 32 (7.79%) Public Sector
4 31 (7.54%) Documentation Skills
5 19 (4.62%) Banking
6 12 (2.92%) Legal
7 7 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (1.70%) Law
7 7 (1.70%) Spanish Language
7 7 (1.70%) Telecoms
8 6 (1.46%) Front Office
8 6 (1.46%) Investment Banking
8 6 (1.46%) Manufacturing
9 4 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (0.73%) Local Government
10 3 (0.73%) Marketing
10 3 (0.73%) Military
10 3 (0.73%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (0.73%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 63 (15.33%) Support Engineer
2 49 (11.92%) IT Support
3 47 (11.44%) Analyst
4 45 (10.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 41 (9.98%) Deployment Engineer
6 37 (9.00%) IT Engineer
7 35 (8.52%) Windows Engineer
8 32 (7.79%) Desktop Support
9 31 (7.54%) Senior
10 24 (5.84%) Desktop Engineer
11 23 (5.60%) IT Support Engineer
12 22 (5.35%) Architect
13 21 (5.11%) 2nd Line Support
14 19 (4.62%) Support Analyst
15 17 (4.14%) Support Technician
16 15 (3.65%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 15 (3.65%) Lead
16 15 (3.65%) Security Engineer
17 14 (3.41%) Windows Deployment Engineer
18 13 (3.16%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.19%) Software Packaging
2 6 (1.46%) Middleware
3 3 (0.73%) LDAP
3 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (0.73%) OAuth
3 3 (0.73%) OpenID
3 3 (0.73%) SAML
4 2 (0.49%) BREW
4 2 (0.49%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.24%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.24%) CrewAI
5 1 (0.24%) LangChain
5 1 (0.24%) LangGraph
5 1 (0.24%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.24%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.60%) Onboarding
2 21 (5.11%) Data Centre
3 18 (4.38%) Smartphone
4 16 (3.89%) CMDB
5 15 (3.65%) Video Conferencing
6 14 (3.41%) Driving Licence
7 12 (2.92%) PKI
8 10 (2.43%) Client/Server
8 10 (2.43%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (2.19%) Replication
10 8 (1.95%) Legacy Applications
10 8 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.70%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 5 (1.22%) Low-Code
12 5 (1.22%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.97%) Management Information System
13 4 (0.97%) NHS
13 4 (0.97%) Private Cloud
13 4 (0.97%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 348 (84.67%) Windows
2 171 (41.61%) Windows 10
3 71 (17.27%) Windows Server
4 40 (9.73%) Mac OS
5 24 (5.84%) Linux
6 21 (5.11%) Apple iOS
7 17 (4.14%) Windows Server 2019
8 16 (3.89%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (3.65%) Windows 7
10 12 (2.92%) Android
10 12 (2.92%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (1.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 5 (1.22%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.73%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.73%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.49%) AIX
14 2 (0.49%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.49%) Unix
14 2 (0.49%) VMS
14 2 (0.49%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (22.14%) ITIL
2 88 (21.41%) Problem-Solving
3 79 (19.22%) Migration
4 56 (13.63%) Customer Service
5 55 (13.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 55 (13.38%) ITSM
6 51 (12.41%) Continuous Improvement
7 42 (10.22%) Service Management
8 38 (9.25%) Application Packaging
9 36 (8.76%) User Experience
10 33 (8.03%) Cybersecurity
11 31 (7.54%) Change Management
12 29 (7.06%) Asset Management
13 25 (6.08%) Problem Management
14 22 (5.35%) Agile
14 22 (5.35%) Patch Management
14 22 (5.35%) Zero Trust
15 21 (5.11%) Project Delivery
15 21 (5.11%) Roadmaps
15 21 (5.11%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 116 (28.22%) PowerShell
2 27 (6.57%) VBScript
3 21 (5.11%) SQL
4 15 (3.65%) Bash
5 12 (2.92%) VB
6 7 (1.70%) Python
7 1 (0.24%) Java
7 1 (0.24%) Perl
Qualifications
1 105 (25.55%) Security Cleared
2 81 (19.71%) SC Cleared
3 49 (11.92%) Degree
4 35 (8.52%) Microsoft Certification
5 27 (6.57%) DV Cleared
6 8 (1.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 7 (1.70%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (1.70%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.46%) CCNA
8 6 (1.46%) CCNP
8 6 (1.46%) MCSE
8 6 (1.46%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 5 (1.22%) CCA
9 5 (1.22%) Citrix Certification
9 5 (1.22%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.22%) MCDST
9 5 (1.22%) MCSA
10 4 (0.97%) A+ Certification
10 4 (0.97%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (4.14%) GDPR
3 15 (3.65%) SLA
4 4 (0.97%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.97%) NIST
5 3 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.24%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.24%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.24%) NCSC
6 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.24%) QA
System Software
1 233 (56.69%) Active Directory
2 58 (14.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (4.14%) Hyper-V
3 17 (4.14%) Virtual Desktop
4 15 (3.65%) BitLocker
5 13 (3.16%) Microsoft App-V
6 12 (2.92%) Virtual Machines
7 10 (2.43%) vSphere
8 8 (1.95%) Docker
9 6 (1.46%) XenApp
10 5 (1.22%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 5 (1.22%) Virtual Servers
10 5 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (1.22%) XenDesktop
11 4 (0.97%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.24%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 145 (35.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (5.60%) SCOM
3 20 (4.87%) WSUS
4 15 (3.65%) Jamf Pro
5 13 (3.16%) Ansible
6 9 (2.19%) SCOrch
7 8 (1.95%) Norton AntiVirus
8 7 (1.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 7 (1.70%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (1.46%) CASB
9 6 (1.46%) Kubernetes
9 6 (1.46%) Terraform
9 6 (1.46%) vCenter Server
10 5 (1.22%) SCVMM
11 3 (0.73%) PaperCut
11 3 (0.73%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.49%) AirWatch
12 2 (0.49%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.49%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
13 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 250 (60.83%) Microsoft
2 73 (17.76%) VMware
3 63 (15.33%) ServiceNow
4 43 (10.46%) Citrix
5 21 (5.11%) Cisco
6 19 (4.62%) Apple
7 16 (3.89%) Veeam
8 15 (3.65%) HP
9 12 (2.92%) Google
9 12 (2.92%) SolarWinds
10 11 (2.68%) McAfee
11 8 (1.95%) Remedy
11 8 (1.95%) Sophos
11 8 (1.95%) Symantec
11 8 (1.95%) Tenable
12 7 (1.70%) Bloomberg
12 7 (1.70%) BMC
12 7 (1.70%) Dell
13 6 (1.46%) CheckPoint
13 6 (1.46%) F5