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 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 217 175 141
Rank change year-on-year -42 -34 +29
Contract jobs citing SCCM 414 392 643
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.27% 1.47% 1.72%
As % of the Systems Management category 8.11% 10.05% 13.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 305 282 484
10th Percentile £173 £182 £150
25th Percentile £200 £223 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £350 £325
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -4.41%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £475
90th Percentile £588 £599 £575
UK median daily rate £338 £350 £340
% change year-on-year -3.57% +2.94% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 15 59
10th Percentile £15.50 £13.40 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.25 £16.68 £16.25
Median hourly rate £19.44 £22.09 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.02% +0.41% -12.00%
75th Percentile £23.75 £39.50 £40.00
90th Percentile £25.00 £62.70 £63.00
UK median hourly rate £19.00 £22.30 £23.00
% change year-on-year -14.78% -3.07% -8.00%

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 5,107 3,900 4,812
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 15.71% 14.59% 12.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,547 2,519 3,505
10th Percentile £311 £313 £255
25th Percentile £413 £420 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £526 £530
Median % change year-on-year -3.99% -0.75% -9.79%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £650
90th Percentile £700 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -9.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 112 51 160
10th Percentile £18.87 £15.22 £14.70
25th Percentile £20.82 £21.02 £21.25
Median hourly rate £48.36 £26.50 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +82.49% -42.62% +13.81%
75th Percentile £62.52 £63.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £78.63 £77.50 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £26.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +101.92% -43.70% +19.95%

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 24 January 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 24 January 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 24 January 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 -26 138 £456 +14.06% 19
South East -30 76 £274 -24.55% 55
North of England -44 72 £330 +37.50% 35
Midlands -18 67 £215 +7.50% 23
North West -9 59 £405 +48.62% 15
South West -11 44 £438 +16.67% 28
East Midlands +6 40 £225 -12.20% 18
West Midlands -52 27 £205 +2.50% 5
East of England -8 21 £225 -30.77% 24
Yorkshire -63 8 £255 +13.33% 17
North East -11 5 £190 -50.33% 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 73 (17.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 48 (11.59%) SharePoint
3 23 (5.56%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.69%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (0.97%) Confluence
6 3 (0.72%) IIS
7 1 (0.24%) Apache
7 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 53 (12.80%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (3.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 12 (2.90%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.69%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.48%) assyst
3 1 (0.24%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 195 (47.10%) Microsoft 365
2 130 (31.40%) Azure
3 64 (15.46%) Entra ID
4 40 (9.66%) OneDrive
5 34 (8.21%) AWS
6 20 (4.83%) GCP
7 16 (3.86%) Power Platform
7 16 (3.86%) SaaS
8 8 (1.93%) Mimecast
8 8 (1.93%) Nutanix
9 6 (1.45%) Google Workspace
10 5 (1.21%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (1.21%) PaaS
11 3 (0.72%) IaaS
11 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.72%) ShareGate
12 2 (0.48%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (0.48%) GitHub
12 2 (0.48%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 77 (18.60%) DNS
2 64 (15.46%) DHCP
3 42 (10.14%) Wi-Fi
4 40 (9.66%) VPN
5 37 (8.94%) TCP/IP
6 32 (7.73%) Firewall
7 23 (5.56%) Skype
7 23 (5.56%) WAN
8 17 (4.11%) LAN
8 17 (4.11%) VLAN
9 12 (2.90%) Unified Communications
10 9 (2.17%) 4G
10 9 (2.17%) Internet
11 8 (1.93%) NetScaler
12 7 (1.69%) Wireless
13 5 (1.21%) IPv4
13 5 (1.21%) WAAS
14 4 (0.97%) DMZ
14 4 (0.97%) SD-WAN
15 3 (0.72%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.90%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.45%) Power BI
3 3 (0.72%) Metadata
4 1 (0.24%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 15 (3.62%) MSI
2 10 (2.42%) InstallShield
3 9 (2.17%) JIRA
4 8 (1.93%) AdminStudio
5 3 (0.72%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.72%) Git
6 2 (0.48%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.48%) Chocolatey
7 1 (0.24%) GCC
7 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.24%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.24%) MLflow
7 1 (0.24%) Postman
General
1 153 (36.96%) Social Skills
2 60 (14.49%) Finance
3 47 (11.35%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (7.49%) Public Sector
5 26 (6.28%) Documentation Skills
6 18 (4.35%) Banking
7 13 (3.14%) Legal
8 9 (2.17%) Front Office
9 7 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (1.69%) Law
9 7 (1.69%) Spanish Language
9 7 (1.69%) Telecoms
10 6 (1.45%) Investment Banking
11 5 (1.21%) Manufacturing
12 4 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (0.72%) Marketing
13 3 (0.72%) Military
13 3 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.72%) Retail
Job Titles
1 64 (15.46%) Support Engineer
2 47 (11.35%) IT Support
3 46 (11.11%) Analyst
3 46 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 44 (10.63%) Deployment Engineer
5 42 (10.14%) Windows Engineer
6 35 (8.45%) IT Engineer
7 33 (7.97%) Desktop Support
8 28 (6.76%) Desktop Engineer
8 28 (6.76%) Senior
9 24 (5.80%) IT Support Engineer
10 23 (5.56%) Architect
11 21 (5.07%) Support Analyst
12 18 (4.35%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 16 (3.86%) 2nd Line Support
13 16 (3.86%) Lead
13 16 (3.86%) Security Engineer
13 16 (3.86%) Windows Deployment Engineer
14 15 (3.62%) Administrator
14 15 (3.62%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.69%) Middleware
2 6 (1.45%) Software Packaging
3 3 (0.72%) LDAP
3 3 (0.72%) OAuth
3 3 (0.72%) OpenID
3 3 (0.72%) SAML
4 2 (0.48%) BREW
4 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Graph
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
5 1 (0.24%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 25 (6.04%) Data Centre
2 22 (5.31%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.86%) Video Conferencing
4 15 (3.62%) Smartphone
5 11 (2.66%) Driving Licence
5 11 (2.66%) PKI
6 10 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.17%) Client/Server
7 9 (2.17%) CMDB
7 9 (2.17%) Replication
8 8 (1.93%) Legacy Applications
8 8 (1.93%) Management Information System
8 8 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.69%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 6 (1.45%) Hedge funds
11 5 (1.21%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.21%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.97%) NHS
13 3 (0.72%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 352 (85.02%) Windows
2 167 (40.34%) Windows 10
3 70 (16.91%) Windows Server
4 35 (8.45%) Mac OS
5 29 (7.00%) Linux
6 21 (5.07%) Apple iOS
7 18 (4.35%) Windows 7
8 16 (3.86%) Windows Server 2016
8 16 (3.86%) Windows Server 2019
9 11 (2.66%) Android
9 11 (2.66%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (1.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 7 (1.69%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.72%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.72%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.48%) AIX
12 2 (0.48%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.48%) Unix
12 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.24%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (23.43%) ITIL
2 84 (20.29%) Problem-Solving
3 73 (17.63%) Migration
4 56 (13.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 52 (12.56%) Customer Service
6 50 (12.08%) Continuous Improvement
7 46 (11.11%) ITSM
8 39 (9.42%) Application Packaging
9 36 (8.70%) Service Management
10 33 (7.97%) Change Management
10 33 (7.97%) User Experience
11 30 (7.25%) Cybersecurity
12 27 (6.52%) Agile
13 24 (5.80%) Patch Management
13 24 (5.80%) Roadmaps
13 24 (5.80%) Zero Trust
14 23 (5.56%) Problem Management
14 23 (5.56%) Vulnerability Management
15 21 (5.07%) Business Continuity
15 21 (5.07%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 128 (30.92%) PowerShell
2 27 (6.52%) VBScript
3 24 (5.80%) SQL
4 17 (4.11%) Bash
5 11 (2.66%) VB
6 8 (1.93%) Python
7 3 (0.72%) Java
8 1 (0.24%) Perl
Qualifications
1 106 (25.60%) Security Cleared
2 83 (20.05%) SC Cleared
3 49 (11.84%) Degree
4 35 (8.45%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (6.28%) DV Cleared
6 9 (2.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 7 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (1.69%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.45%) CCNA
8 6 (1.45%) CCNP
8 6 (1.45%) MCP
8 6 (1.45%) MCSE
9 5 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.21%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.21%) MCDST
9 5 (1.21%) MCSA
10 4 (0.97%) A+ Certification
10 4 (0.97%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.97%) CCA
10 4 (0.97%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (4.59%) GDPR
3 13 (3.14%) SLA
4 4 (0.97%) NIST
5 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.72%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.48%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.24%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.24%) NCSC
7 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 232 (56.04%) Active Directory
2 58 (14.01%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (4.11%) BitLocker
4 15 (3.62%) Hyper-V
5 13 (3.14%) Microsoft App-V
5 13 (3.14%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (3.14%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (2.17%) vSphere
7 7 (1.69%) Docker
7 7 (1.69%) Firmware
8 5 (1.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 5 (1.21%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (1.21%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (1.21%) XenApp
9 4 (0.97%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.97%) VMware Workstation
9 4 (0.97%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 140 (33.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (5.31%) SCOM
3 21 (5.07%) WSUS
4 14 (3.38%) Ansible
5 11 (2.66%) Jamf Pro
6 9 (2.17%) SCOrch
7 8 (1.93%) Norton AntiVirus
8 6 (1.45%) CASB
8 6 (1.45%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (1.45%) Terraform
8 6 (1.45%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.21%) Kubernetes
10 4 (0.97%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.97%) SCVMM
11 3 (0.72%) PaperCut
11 3 (0.72%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.48%) AirWatch
12 2 (0.48%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Clustering
12 2 (0.48%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 250 (60.39%) Microsoft
2 71 (17.15%) VMware
3 58 (14.01%) ServiceNow
4 44 (10.63%) Citrix
5 26 (6.28%) Cisco
6 18 (4.35%) Apple
7 15 (3.62%) Veeam
8 14 (3.38%) McAfee
9 12 (2.90%) Google
9 12 (2.90%) HP
9 12 (2.90%) SolarWinds
10 9 (2.17%) Bloomberg
10 9 (2.17%) Dell
11 8 (1.93%) Remedy
11 8 (1.93%) Sophos
11 8 (1.93%) Symantec
12 7 (1.69%) BMC
12 7 (1.69%) Tenable
13 6 (1.45%) CheckPoint
13 6 (1.45%) Reuters