SCCM Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring SCCM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SCCM over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 133 109 106
Rank change year-on-year -24 -3 0
Contract jobs citing SCCM 236 406 542
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.85% 2.00% 2.37%
As % of the Systems Management category 12.28% 17.68% 15.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 183 328 391
10th Percentile £180 £159 £173
25th Percentile £200 £200 £209
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £263 £278 £350
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% -20.71% +7.69%
75th Percentile £506 £520 £491
90th Percentile £575 £608 £575
UK median daily rate £325 £308 £375
% change year-on-year +5.69% -18.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 31 39
10th Percentile £16.09 £14.00 £13.99
25th Percentile £17.40 £15.95 £14.25
Median hourly rate £18.13 £17.72 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.31% +1.26% -9.68%
75th Percentile £20.60 £40.00 £24.88
90th Percentile £25.04 - £65.00
UK median hourly rate £13.77 £22.23 £20.00
% change year-on-year -38.04% +11.13% -4.76%

All Systems Management Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 1,922 2,297 3,437
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.03% 11.34% 15.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,349 1,707 2,498
10th Percentile £230 £213 £292
25th Percentile £375 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £494 £489 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.02% -6.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £619
90th Percentile £650 £650 £700
UK median daily rate £520 £513 £560
% change year-on-year +1.46% -8.48% -0.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 68 125
10th Percentile £17.99 £14.00 £15.50
25th Percentile £21.39 £17.00 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £34.25 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.49% -15.43% +102.50%
75th Percentile £66.88 £48.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £83.58 £72.21 £75.30
UK median hourly rate £27.75 £27.00 £52.93
% change year-on-year +2.78% -48.98% +141.78%

SCCM
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing SCCM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for SCCM in the UK excluding London

SCCM
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SCCM in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for SCCM in the UK excluding London

SCCM
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SCCM in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SCCM in the UK excluding London

SCCM
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SCCM in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for SCCM in the UK excluding London

SCCM
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SCCM within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 22 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
North of England +24 49 £200 -9.09% 22
South East -45 49 £400 +23.08% 78
Midlands +7 46 £213 -39.29% 21
West Midlands +11 37 £200 -46.67% 13
East of England +32 36 £550 +81.82% 24
North West +5 32 £200 -6.14% 14
South West +7 23 £400 +123.46% 27
Scotland -15 21 £196 -18.33% 19
Yorkshire +14 9 £200 -20.00% 7
East Midlands 0 9 £475 +137.50% 7
North East +10 8 £275 +205.56% 1
Wales +6 8 £388 +76.14% 5
Northern Ireland - 4 £200 - 1
Channel Islands - 2 £298 -
SCCM
UK

SCCM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 31 (13.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (9.32%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.97%) Skype for Business
4 3 (1.27%) IIS
4 3 (1.27%) Tomcat
5 2 (0.85%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.42%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 28 (11.86%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.12%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (1.27%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.85%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 82 (34.75%) Microsoft 365
2 40 (16.95%) Azure
3 23 (9.75%) Cohesity
4 20 (8.47%) Entra ID
5 13 (5.51%) OneDrive
6 6 (2.54%) AWS
7 4 (1.69%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.27%) IaaS
8 3 (1.27%) PaaS
9 2 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.42%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.42%) Azure Storage
10 1 (0.42%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.42%) Sumo Logic
Communications & Networking
1 50 (21.19%) DNS
2 39 (16.53%) VPN
3 24 (10.17%) DHCP
4 23 (9.75%) SAN
5 21 (8.90%) LAN
6 19 (8.05%) Skype
7 16 (6.78%) Firewall
7 16 (6.78%) WAN
8 12 (5.08%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (4.24%) VLAN
10 8 (3.39%) TCP/IP
10 8 (3.39%) VoIP
11 4 (1.69%) Cisco ISE
11 4 (1.69%) Wireless
12 3 (1.27%) Network Security
12 3 (1.27%) SSL
13 2 (0.85%) HTTP
13 2 (0.85%) HTTPS
13 2 (0.85%) NAS
13 2 (0.85%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.97%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.27%) Apache Cassandra
2 3 (1.27%) Elasticsearch
2 3 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (4.24%) MSI
2 3 (1.27%) AdminStudio
2 3 (1.27%) JIRA
3 1 (0.42%) InstallShield
3 1 (0.42%) WiX
General
1 92 (38.98%) Social Skills
2 26 (11.02%) Legal
3 23 (9.75%) Public Sector
4 21 (8.90%) Documentation Skills
5 15 (6.36%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (3.81%) Finance
6 9 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (3.39%) Manufacturing
8 5 (2.12%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (1.69%) Local Government
10 3 (1.27%) Electronics
10 3 (1.27%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.85%) Automotive
11 2 (0.85%) Military
11 2 (0.85%) Publishing
12 1 (0.42%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.42%) Marketing
12 1 (0.42%) Police
Job Titles
1 46 (19.49%) Deployment Engineer
2 32 (13.56%) Support Engineer
3 23 (9.75%) Desktop Engineer
4 20 (8.47%) Analyst
5 19 (8.05%) Desktop Support
6 18 (7.63%) IT Engineer
6 18 (7.63%) Windows Engineer
7 17 (7.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 14 (5.93%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 12 (5.08%) 2nd Line Support
9 12 (5.08%) SCCM Engineer
10 9 (3.81%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 9 (3.81%) Windows Deployment Engineer
11 8 (3.39%) IT Support
12 7 (2.97%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 7 (2.97%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 7 (2.97%) Support Analyst
13 6 (2.54%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
13 6 (2.54%) Consultant
14 5 (2.12%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.81%) Software Packaging
2 3 (1.27%) RabbitMQ
3 1 (0.42%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 9 (3.81%) PKI
2 8 (3.39%) Driving Licence
2 8 (3.39%) Management Information System
3 7 (2.97%) NHS
4 4 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (1.69%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (1.27%) CMDB
5 3 (1.27%) Product Ownership
5 3 (1.27%) Security Posture
5 3 (1.27%) Smartcard
5 3 (1.27%) YubiKey
6 2 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.85%) Anti-Spyware
6 2 (0.85%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (0.85%) Fat Client
6 2 (0.85%) iPad
6 2 (0.85%) Legacy Applications
6 2 (0.85%) Replication
6 2 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (0.85%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 193 (81.78%) Windows
2 85 (36.02%) Windows 10
3 69 (29.24%) Windows Server
4 33 (13.98%) Windows Server 2016
5 28 (11.86%) Windows Server 2019
6 18 (7.63%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (4.66%) Windows 7
8 10 (4.24%) Linux
9 7 (2.97%) Apple iOS
9 7 (2.97%) Mac OS
9 7 (2.97%) Windows Server 2003
10 5 (2.12%) Android
10 5 (2.12%) Ubuntu
10 5 (2.12%) Windows 8
10 5 (2.12%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (2.12%) Windows XP
11 1 (0.42%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (22.46%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (17.37%) ITIL
3 36 (15.25%) Deployment Automation
4 32 (13.56%) Customer Service
5 22 (9.32%) SIEM
6 20 (8.47%) Build Automation
6 20 (8.47%) Operations Management
7 19 (8.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 18 (7.63%) Migration
9 17 (7.20%) Asset Management
9 17 (7.20%) Service Management
10 16 (6.78%) ITSM
11 15 (6.36%) Agile
12 11 (4.66%) Patch Management
12 11 (4.66%) Software Deployment
13 10 (4.24%) Mentoring
13 10 (4.24%) Time Management
14 9 (3.81%) Application Packaging
14 9 (3.81%) Multi-Factor Authentication
15 8 (3.39%) Security Patching
Programming Languages
1 66 (27.97%) PowerShell
2 13 (5.51%) VB
3 11 (4.66%) SQL
4 10 (4.24%) VBScript
5 8 (3.39%) C#
6 3 (1.27%) Python
7 1 (0.42%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 75 (31.78%) Security Cleared
2 43 (18.22%) SC Cleared
3 36 (15.25%) DV Cleared
4 33 (13.98%) Microsoft Certification
5 25 (10.59%) Degree
6 10 (4.24%) MCSE
7 6 (2.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 5 (2.12%) A+ Certification
9 4 (1.69%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (1.69%) MCP
9 4 (1.69%) MCSA
10 3 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (1.27%) CCNA
10 3 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.85%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.42%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.42%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (0.42%) Dell Certification
12 1 (0.42%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.42%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (8.47%) SLA
2 9 (3.81%) QA
3 2 (0.85%) NCSC
4 1 (0.42%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (0.42%) JSP 440
4 1 (0.42%) NIST
4 1 (0.42%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 136 (57.63%) Active Directory
2 47 (19.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (8.90%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 21 (8.90%) Virtual Servers
4 16 (6.78%) Hyper-V
5 11 (4.66%) BitLocker
6 7 (2.97%) Microsoft App-V
6 7 (2.97%) Virtual Desktop
6 7 (2.97%) vSphere
7 3 (1.27%) Apache ZooKeeper
7 3 (1.27%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.42%) Firmware
8 1 (0.42%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.42%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.42%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 45 (19.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (13.98%) WSUS
3 21 (8.90%) Ansible
4 11 (4.66%) SCOM
5 6 (2.54%) AppManager
5 6 (2.54%) Nessus
6 5 (2.12%) AirWatch
6 5 (2.12%) vCenter Server
7 4 (1.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (1.69%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (1.27%) SCSM
9 2 (0.85%) Kubernetes
9 2 (0.85%) OPNET
9 2 (0.85%) ThinApp
9 2 (0.85%) XenMobile
10 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Clustering
10 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 1 (0.42%) Norton AntiVirus
10 1 (0.42%) PowerCLI
10 1 (0.42%) VxRail
Vendors
1 143 (60.59%) Microsoft
2 52 (22.03%) VMware
3 23 (9.75%) Cisco
4 21 (8.90%) NetApp
4 21 (8.90%) ServiceNow
4 21 (8.90%) Splunk
5 12 (5.08%) Citrix
5 12 (5.08%) Ivanti
6 11 (4.66%) HP
7 10 (4.24%) Apple
7 10 (4.24%) Nexthink
8 7 (2.97%) SolarWinds
9 6 (2.54%) Dell
9 6 (2.54%) McAfee
9 6 (2.54%) Wyse
10 5 (2.12%) Canon
10 5 (2.12%) Remedy
10 5 (2.12%) Veeam
11 4 (1.69%) Symantec
11 4 (1.69%) Tenable