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 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 308 | 186 | 169 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -122 | -17 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing SCCM | 393 | 426 | 471 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.84% | 1.51% | 1.47% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 7.56% | 10.52% | 11.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 266 | 288 | 331 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £180 | £188 |
| 25th Percentile | £240 | £200 | £250 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £325 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.08% | -7.14% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £513 | £498 |
| 90th Percentile | £623 | £578 | £600 |
| UK median daily rate | £400 | £320 | £365 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -12.33% | -2.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 20 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.86 | £15.50 | £21.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.85 | £16.41 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.05 | £18.87 | £25.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.45% | -26.72% | +14.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.75 | £23.75 | £36.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £59.10 | £62.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £23.83 | £17.75 | £24.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.23% | -27.55% | +4.26% |
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 5,196 | 4,048 | 3,946 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 11.10% | 14.34% | 12.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,466 | 2,638 | 2,600 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £281 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £635 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | £688 | £725 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -3.85% | -5.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 195 | 80 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.01 | £17.31 | £20.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.50 | £19.00 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £33.39 | £36.83 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +94.70% | -9.36% | -29.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.50 | £63.49 | £60.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £78.88 | £74.44 |
| UK median hourly rate | £63.00 | £23.79 | £35.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +164.84% | -32.20% | -36.21% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in England
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 17 October 2026.
SCCM Hourly Rate Trend in England
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 17 October 2026.
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 17 October 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 | 114 | £374 | -6.62% | 39 |
| North of England | -44 | 92 | £354 | +68.67% | 23 |
| North West | -7 | 75 | £375 | +76.47% | 9 |
| Midlands | -27 | 68 | £385 | +71.11% | 9 |
| South East | -88 | 62 | £450 | +64.53% | 19 |
| West Midlands | -43 | 36 | £308 | +39.77% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 32 | £400 | +7.10% | 4 |
| South West | -61 | 30 | £450 | +9.09% | 16 |
| East of England | -52 | 21 | £360 | -34.55% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | -40 | 9 | £223 | +5.95% | 12 |
| North East | -41 | 8 | £200 | - | 3 |
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SCCM Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Intune | 41.7% | 164 |
| 2 | Ansible | 5.6% | 22 |
| 3 | WSUS | 5.3% | 21 |
| 4 | SCOM | 4.3% | 17 |
| 5 | Nessus | 2.3% | 9 |
| 6 | Jamf Pro | 1.8% | 7 |
| 6 | vCenter Server | 1.8% | 7 |
| 8 | AirWatch | 0.8% | 3 |
| 8 | FortiGate | 0.8% | 3 |
| 8 | McAfee ePO | 0.8% | 3 |
| 11 | NetBackup | 0.5% | 2 |
| 11 | Packer | 0.5% | 2 |
| 11 | SCOrch | 0.5% | 2 |
| 11 | Single Sign-On | 0.5% | 2 |
| 11 | vMotion | 0.5% | 2 |
| 16 | Failover Clustering | 0.3% | 1 |
| 16 | Kubernetes | 0.3% | 1 |
| 16 | Microsoft Clustering | 0.3% | 1 |
| 16 | Nagios | 0.3% | 1 |
| 16 | OPNET | 0.3% | 1 |