Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Systems Management Server (SMS) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 180 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 0.024% | - | - |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 0.17% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £471 | - | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.88% |
All Systems Management Skills
South East
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 the South East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 594 | 579 | 715 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 14.37% | 14.11% | 13.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 396 | 431 | 482 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £267 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £390 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | -6.98% | +4.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £570 | £614 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £619 | £675 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | -6.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 6 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.87 | £17.13 | £24.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | £24.69 | £30.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £35.08 | £49.73 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.74% | -29.45% | -5.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £37.69 | £69.32 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.73 | £45.50 | £76.53 |
| England median hourly rate | £38.00 | £35.08 | £47.83 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.32% | -26.65% | +79.34% |
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Systems Management Server (SMS) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Systems Management Server (SMS).
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Systems Management Server (SMS).
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Contract Job Locations in the South East
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 South East region over the 6 months to 27 November 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | - | 1 | £425 | - | 1 |
| Thames Valley | - | 1 | £425 | - | 1 |
| Systems Management Server (SMS) England |
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Systems Management Server (SMS)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:
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