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 13 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
13 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 252 186 138
Rank change year-on-year -66 -48 +27
Contract jobs citing SCCM 367 354 657
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.00% 1.43% 1.73%
As % of the Systems Management category 6.82% 9.11% 14.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 274 254 511
10th Percentile £173 £178 £163
25th Percentile £201 £213 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £330 £350 £340
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +2.94% -2.86%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £475
90th Percentile £613 £606 £575
UK median daily rate £330 £350 £350
% change year-on-year -5.71% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 11 61
10th Percentile £15.50 £12.18 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.48 £15.22 £16.25
Median hourly rate £22.21 £18.13 £22.15
Median % change year-on-year +22.50% -18.15% -11.40%
75th Percentile £24.65 £23.66 £40.00
90th Percentile £25.78 £24.18 £62.50
UK median hourly rate £21.76 £18.13 £22.15
% change year-on-year +19.99% -18.15% -11.40%

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 5,381 3,885 4,553
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 14.73% 15.75% 12.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,702 2,603 3,299
10th Percentile £313 £313 £250
25th Percentile £413 £425 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £526 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.94% +0.19% -9.48%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £630
90th Percentile £700 £750 £713
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 122 43 139
10th Percentile £19.00 £15.22 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.55 £21.05 £20.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £26.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +107.55% -18.46% -38.38%
75th Percentile £67.50 £68.46 £57.75
90th Percentile £76.95 £84.79 £71.89
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £26.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +111.54% -20.00% -37.66%

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 13 March 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 13 March 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 13 March 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 -39 138 £450 +12.50% 14
South East -36 77 £274 -31.63% 25
North of England -73 56 £330 +34.69% 13
Midlands -67 53 £223 +11.25% 7
North West -35 42 £425 +17.24% 6
East Midlands -13 33 £225 -40.59% 2
South West -28 26 £450 +34.33% 5
East of England -19 19 £225 -10.00% 9
West Midlands -85 18 £200 - 4
North East -13 7 £188 -46.43% 1
Yorkshire -62 7 £195 -13.33% 6
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 64 (17.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 39 (10.63%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.27%) Skype for Business
4 3 (0.82%) IIS
5 1 (0.27%) Apache
5 1 (0.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 42 (11.44%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.36%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.54%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.36%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.54%) assyst
3 1 (0.27%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 169 (46.05%) Microsoft 365
2 115 (31.34%) Azure
3 67 (18.26%) Entra ID
4 28 (7.63%) OneDrive
5 26 (7.08%) AWS
6 19 (5.18%) SaaS
7 17 (4.63%) Power Platform
8 13 (3.54%) GCP
9 11 (3.00%) Nutanix
9 11 (3.00%) PaaS
10 10 (2.72%) IaaS
11 7 (1.91%) Mimecast
12 6 (1.63%) Datadog
12 6 (1.63%) Google Workspace
13 3 (0.82%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Purview
14 2 (0.54%) Azure Logic Apps
14 2 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
14 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Copilot
14 2 (0.54%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 71 (19.35%) DNS
2 61 (16.62%) DHCP
3 49 (13.35%) Wi-Fi
4 41 (11.17%) VPN
5 35 (9.54%) Firewall
6 32 (8.72%) TCP/IP
7 23 (6.27%) WAN
8 21 (5.72%) LAN
8 21 (5.72%) VLAN
9 13 (3.54%) Skype
10 10 (2.72%) NetScaler
11 9 (2.45%) 4G
11 9 (2.45%) SAN
12 8 (2.18%) Wireless
13 7 (1.91%) Unified Communications
14 6 (1.63%) Internet
15 5 (1.36%) IPv4
16 4 (1.09%) DMZ
16 4 (1.09%) SD-WAN
17 3 (0.82%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.54%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.18%) Power BI
3 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.27%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.27%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 12 (3.27%) JIRA
2 11 (3.00%) MSI
3 8 (2.18%) Chocolatey
4 4 (1.09%) InstallShield
5 2 (0.54%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.54%) Git
6 1 (0.27%) AdminStudio
6 1 (0.27%) GCC
6 1 (0.27%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.27%) MLflow
General
1 126 (34.33%) Social Skills
2 46 (12.53%) Finance
3 38 (10.35%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (7.36%) Documentation Skills
5 25 (6.81%) Public Sector
6 23 (6.27%) Banking
7 11 (3.00%) Legal
8 7 (1.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (1.91%) Investment Banking
8 7 (1.91%) Law
8 7 (1.91%) Spanish Language
9 6 (1.63%) Telecoms
10 5 (1.36%) Front Office
11 4 (1.09%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.09%) Police
12 3 (0.82%) Local Government
12 3 (0.82%) Military
12 3 (0.82%) Retail
13 2 (0.54%) Games
13 2 (0.54%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 54 (14.71%) Support Engineer
2 44 (11.99%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 42 (11.44%) IT Support
4 38 (10.35%) IT Engineer
5 35 (9.54%) Senior
6 31 (8.45%) Analyst
7 30 (8.17%) Deployment Engineer
8 29 (7.90%) Desktop Support
8 29 (7.90%) Windows Engineer
9 22 (5.99%) Architect
9 22 (5.99%) IT Support Engineer
10 20 (5.45%) Desktop Engineer
11 15 (4.09%) Lead
12 14 (3.81%) 2nd Line Support
12 14 (3.81%) Support Technician
13 13 (3.54%) Security Engineer
14 12 (3.27%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 11 (3.00%) Platform Engineer
15 11 (3.00%) Windows Deployment Engineer
16 10 (2.72%) Senior IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.72%) Software Packaging
2 5 (1.36%) Middleware
3 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Graph
4 2 (0.54%) BREW
4 2 (0.54%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.27%) ADO
5 1 (0.27%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.27%) CrewAI
5 1 (0.27%) LangChain
5 1 (0.27%) LangGraph
5 1 (0.27%) LDAP
5 1 (0.27%) OAuth
5 1 (0.27%) OpenID
5 1 (0.27%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.27%) SAML
5 1 (0.27%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 20 (5.45%) Data Centre
2 19 (5.18%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.90%) CMDB
3 18 (4.90%) Smartphone
4 17 (4.63%) Driving Licence
5 13 (3.54%) Video Conferencing
6 10 (2.72%) Client/Server
7 8 (2.18%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.91%) PKI
8 7 (1.91%) Replication
9 6 (1.63%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (1.63%) iPhone
9 6 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.09%) Private Cloud
10 4 (1.09%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.09%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 4 (1.09%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.82%) Data Structures
11 3 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 311 (84.74%) Windows
2 144 (39.24%) Windows 10
3 67 (18.26%) Windows Server
4 33 (8.99%) Mac OS
5 22 (5.99%) Linux
6 19 (5.18%) Windows Server 2019
7 18 (4.90%) Apple iOS
8 17 (4.63%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (4.09%) Windows 7
10 14 (3.81%) Windows Server 2012
11 12 (3.27%) Android
12 6 (1.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 5 (1.36%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.82%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.82%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.54%) AIX
15 2 (0.54%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.54%) Unix
15 2 (0.54%) VMS
15 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (20.44%) ITIL
2 74 (20.16%) Problem-Solving
3 68 (18.53%) Migration
4 54 (14.71%) ITSM
5 52 (14.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 50 (13.62%) Customer Service
7 42 (11.44%) Continuous Improvement
8 37 (10.08%) Service Management
9 33 (8.99%) Application Packaging
9 33 (8.99%) User Experience
10 29 (7.90%) Cybersecurity
11 26 (7.08%) Asset Management
12 23 (6.27%) Change Management
13 21 (5.72%) Knowledge Transfer
14 20 (5.45%) Project Delivery
15 19 (5.18%) Business Continuity
16 18 (4.90%) Disaster Recovery
16 18 (4.90%) Roadmaps
16 18 (4.90%) Service Delivery
17 17 (4.63%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 101 (27.52%) PowerShell
2 20 (5.45%) VBScript
3 19 (5.18%) SQL
4 12 (3.27%) VB
5 11 (3.00%) Bash
6 7 (1.91%) Python
7 1 (0.27%) Java
7 1 (0.27%) Perl
Qualifications
1 92 (25.07%) Security Cleared
2 70 (19.07%) SC Cleared
3 39 (10.63%) Degree
4 30 (8.17%) DV Cleared
5 27 (7.36%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (2.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 5 (1.36%) CCA
7 5 (1.36%) Citrix Certification
7 5 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (1.09%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.09%) MCSE
9 3 (0.82%) CCNA
9 3 (0.82%) CCNP
9 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (0.54%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.54%) CISSP
10 2 (0.54%) HNC
10 2 (0.54%) HND
10 2 (0.54%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.99%) SLA
2 15 (4.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (3.00%) GDPR
4 4 (1.09%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.82%) NIST
6 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.27%) NCSC
6 1 (0.27%) QA
System Software
1 206 (56.13%) Active Directory
2 54 (14.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (4.90%) Virtual Desktop
4 15 (4.09%) Hyper-V
5 14 (3.81%) BitLocker
6 11 (3.00%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (2.45%) vSphere
8 8 (2.18%) Docker
8 8 (2.18%) Microsoft App-V
9 6 (1.63%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (1.63%) XenApp
9 6 (1.63%) XenDesktop
10 5 (1.36%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.27%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 127 (34.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (5.72%) SCOM
3 18 (4.90%) WSUS
4 12 (3.27%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (3.00%) Ansible
6 9 (2.45%) SCOrch
7 7 (1.91%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 7 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (1.63%) CASB
8 6 (1.63%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.36%) Kubernetes
9 5 (1.36%) Norton AntiVirus
9 5 (1.36%) SCVMM
10 4 (1.09%) Terraform
11 3 (0.82%) AirWatch
11 3 (0.82%) PaperCut
12 2 (0.54%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.54%) WMI
13 1 (0.27%) Backup Exec
13 1 (0.27%) Nessus
Vendors
1 214 (58.31%) Microsoft
2 70 (19.07%) VMware
3 64 (17.44%) ServiceNow
4 41 (11.17%) Citrix
5 20 (5.45%) Cisco
6 17 (4.63%) HP
7 14 (3.81%) Apple
7 14 (3.81%) Veeam
8 10 (2.72%) Bloomberg
8 10 (2.72%) Google
8 10 (2.72%) Tenable
9 9 (2.45%) McAfee
10 8 (2.18%) Dynatrace
10 8 (2.18%) SolarWinds
11 7 (1.91%) BMC
11 7 (1.91%) F5
11 7 (1.91%) Sophos
12 6 (1.63%) Dell
12 6 (1.63%) Remedy
12 6 (1.63%) Reuters
68 SCCM jobs in England