Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Systems Management Server (SMS) skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Systems Management Server (SMS) over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 469 | 521 | 637 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | +116 | +121 |
| Contract jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.037% | 0.027% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.040% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | - | £159 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | - | £172 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £568 | £122 | £213 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +365.57% | -42.59% | -41.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | - | £272 |
| 90th Percentile | £595 | - | £296 |
| UK median daily rate | £568 | £122 | £213 |
| % change year-on-year | +365.57% | -42.59% | -41.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.40 | £17.72 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +257.79% | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £63.40 | £17.72 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +257.79% | - | - |
All Systems Management Skills
England
Systems Management Server (SMS) 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 | 3,778 | 4,393 | 7,468 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 15.52% | 12.06% | 15.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,600 | 3,218 | 5,420 |
| 10th Percentile | £311 | £258 | £355 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £520 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.96% | -9.57% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £680 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £700 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £523 | £513 | £558 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.05% | -8.15% | -1.24% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 39 | 105 | 176 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.55 | £14.00 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.60 | £17.72 | £23.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £25.77 | £52.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.67% | -50.75% | +143.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.40 | £48.75 | £70.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.27 | £71.25 | £82.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.25 | £25.77 | £54.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.76% | -52.44% | +146.25% |
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Systems Management Server (SMS) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) in England.
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) in England over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) in England.
Systems Management Server (SMS)
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 Systems Management Server (SMS) within the England region over the 6 months to 19 May 2025. 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 | +50 | 5 | £572 | - | 7 |
| North of England | +12 | 4 | £110 | -9.84% | 3 |
| North West | +8 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | £110 | - | |
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Systems Management Server (SMS)
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: