SCCM Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring SCCM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 73 86
Rank change year-on-year -25 +13 -21
Contract jobs citing SCCM 11 8 5
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.64% 0.90% 0.34%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.56% 5.71% 3.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 6 4
10th Percentile £380 £166 -
25th Percentile £400 £179 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £433 £195 £220
Median % change year-on-year +122.05% -11.36% -53.68%
75th Percentile £435 £200 £279
90th Percentile £436 - £367
North West median daily rate £368 £200 £220
% change year-on-year +83.75% -9.09% -51.11%

All Systems Management Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 241 140 160
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 14.12% 15.71% 11.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 159 105 122
10th Percentile £310 £238 £329
25th Percentile £403 £419 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +3.29%
75th Percentile £600 £550 £625
90th Percentile £650 £664 £694
North West median daily rate £482 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +1.50% -5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 2 5
10th Percentile - £62.48 £55.00
25th Percentile £52.50 £64.31 £58.75
Median hourly rate £55.00 £70.75 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.26% -11.56% +207.69%
75th Percentile £65.31 £79.31 £100.00
90th Percentile £73.00 £82.43 £102.40
North West median hourly rate £55.00 £63.40 £17.72
% change year-on-year -13.25% +257.79% -47.50%

SCCM
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SCCM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

SCCM job vacancy trend in Manchester

SCCM
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing SCCM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing SCCM

SCCM
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing SCCM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing SCCM

SCCM
Contract Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SCCM within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
Salford - 1 - -
SCCM
North West

SCCM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 2 (18.18%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 3 (27.27%) AWS
1 3 (27.27%) Azure
1 3 (27.27%) Entra ID
1 3 (27.27%) GCP
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (18.18%) PaaS
2 2 (18.18%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) DHCP
2 2 (18.18%) DNS
2 2 (18.18%) LAN
2 2 (18.18%) TCP/IP
2 2 (18.18%) WAN
2 2 (18.18%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 4 (36.36%) Finance
3 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (18.18%) Banking
4 2 (18.18%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Architect
2 3 (27.27%) Support Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) 1st/2nd Line Support
3 2 (18.18%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) 2nd Line Support
3 2 (18.18%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) Enterprise Architect
3 2 (18.18%) Lead
3 2 (18.18%) Lead Architect
3 2 (18.18%) Service Desk Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) Service Desk Support
3 2 (18.18%) Service Management Architect
4 1 (9.09%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) 3rd Line Support
4 1 (9.09%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Asset Management Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Desktop Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) Middleware
1 2 (18.18%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) CMDB
2 2 (18.18%) Data Centre
2 2 (18.18%) Data Structures
2 2 (18.18%) iPhone
2 2 (18.18%) Onboarding
2 2 (18.18%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 6 (54.55%) Windows
2 5 (45.45%) Windows 10
3 3 (27.27%) Mac OS
3 3 (27.27%) Windows Server
4 2 (18.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) Asset Management
1 5 (45.45%) Configuration Management
1 5 (45.45%) Decision-Making
1 5 (45.45%) Enterprise Architecture
1 5 (45.45%) Roadmaps
2 4 (36.36%) ITIL
2 4 (36.36%) Risk Management
2 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (27.27%) Analytics
3 3 (27.27%) Application Packaging
3 3 (27.27%) Business Strategy
3 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (27.27%) Data Governance
3 3 (27.27%) Data Protection
3 3 (27.27%) Identity Access Management
3 3 (27.27%) IT Strategy
3 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (27.27%) Thought Leadership
3 3 (27.27%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 5 (45.45%) SQL
2 3 (27.27%) Bash
2 3 (27.27%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) GDPR
1 3 (27.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (18.18%) Data Quality
2 2 (18.18%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (45.45%) Active Directory
2 3 (27.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (9.09%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (18.18%) AirWatch
3 1 (9.09%) WSUS
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
1 5 (45.45%) ServiceNow
2 3 (27.27%) Citrix
2 3 (27.27%) Google
2 3 (27.27%) VMware
3 2 (18.18%) Bloomberg
3 2 (18.18%) BMC
3 2 (18.18%) Dynatrace
3 2 (18.18%) HP
3 2 (18.18%) SolarWinds