SCCM Contract Job Trends

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring SCCM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 195 156 163
Rank change year-on-year -39 +7 +27
Contract jobs citing SCCM 508 580 734
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.42% 1.59% 1.59%
As % of the Systems Management category 8.73% 11.07% 11.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 339 410 524
10th Percentile £180 £188 £172
25th Percentile £204 £250 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £380 £375
Median % change year-on-year -14.47% +1.33% +4.24%
75th Percentile £500 £514 £500
90th Percentile £588 £600 £642
UK excluding London median daily rate £275 £350 £340
% change year-on-year -21.43% +2.94% +4.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 17 52
10th Percentile £13.75 £14.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.50 £21.05 £16.25
Median hourly rate £18.87 £24.18 £22.25
Median % change year-on-year -21.96% +8.67% -6.94%
75th Percentile £23.11 £32.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £28.40 £61.80 £78.17
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.87 £22.50 £19.00
% change year-on-year -16.13% +18.42% -13.64%

All Systems Management Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 5,817 5,240 6,541
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 16.22% 14.36% 14.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,897 3,344 4,651
10th Percentile £310 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £414 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £548
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.11% -4.78%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £650
90th Percentile £688 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £520
% change year-on-year - -3.75% -1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 106 68 170
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.42 £18.43
25th Percentile £19.00 £23.32 £30.31
Median hourly rate £30.00 £30.00 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year - -41.46% +99.34%
75th Percentile £63.63 £60.00 £75.00
90th Percentile £78.13 £74.61 £78.17
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £30.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -16.67% -35.04% +84.72%

SCCM
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SCCM job vacancy trend in the UK

SCCM
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SCCM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SCCM

SCCM
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SCCM over the 6 months to 21 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SCCM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SCCM

SCCM
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SCCM over the 6 months to 21 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 21 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
England -25 446 £325 -10.96% 158
UK excluding London -30 333 £275 -21.43% 109
London -34 145 £475 +30.94% 73
Work from Home -19 112 £450 -6.49% 33
South East -13 97 £274 -21.86% 55
North of England -33 67 £275 -8.33% 13
Midlands -17 60 £225 -40.79% 13
South West +2 50 £450 +20.00% 12
North West -9 44 £330 -8.97% 9
West Midlands -20 37 £223 -44.38% 5
East of England +2 35 £225 -41.79% 11
East Midlands -4 23 £300 +31.87% 8
Scotland -43 22 £200 -52.94% 8
Yorkshire -36 17 £325 +35.42% 3
Wales 0 10 £300 +23.08%
North East -7 6 £225 -29.69% 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

SCCM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 94 (18.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 43 (8.46%) SharePoint
3 20 (3.94%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.38%) Exchange Server 2013
5 6 (1.18%) Confluence
6 2 (0.39%) IIS
7 1 (0.20%) Apache
7 1 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.20%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 52 (10.24%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (4.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (2.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.77%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 10 (1.97%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.79%) assyst
3 2 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.20%) Eikon
4 1 (0.20%) Eze OMS
4 1 (0.20%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.20%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 195 (38.39%) Microsoft 365
2 130 (25.59%) Azure
3 54 (10.63%) Entra ID
4 42 (8.27%) OneDrive
5 27 (5.31%) AWS
6 23 (4.53%) Power Platform
7 16 (3.15%) GCP
8 15 (2.95%) SaaS
9 9 (1.77%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (0.98%) IaaS
10 5 (0.98%) Nutanix
11 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (0.79%) Mimecast
11 4 (0.79%) PaaS
12 3 (0.59%) Google Workspace
12 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.59%) ShareGate
13 2 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.39%) GitHub
13 2 (0.39%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 71 (13.98%) DNS
2 62 (12.20%) Firewall
3 58 (11.42%) DHCP
4 44 (8.66%) Wi-Fi
5 43 (8.46%) VPN
6 36 (7.09%) TCP/IP
7 25 (4.92%) Cisco IOS
8 22 (4.33%) WAN
9 21 (4.13%) Skype
10 17 (3.35%) VLAN
11 16 (3.15%) LAN
12 13 (2.56%) Internet
13 11 (2.17%) Unified Communications
14 9 (1.77%) 4G
15 7 (1.38%) NetScaler
16 6 (1.18%) WebEx
17 5 (0.98%) Network Security
17 5 (0.98%) SAN
17 5 (0.98%) Wireless
18 4 (0.79%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.17%) Power BI
2 7 (1.38%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.59%) Metadata
4 1 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (4.53%) MSI
2 16 (3.15%) AdminStudio
2 16 (3.15%) InstallShield
3 15 (2.95%) JIRA
4 9 (1.77%) Git
5 7 (1.38%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.38%) Postman
6 5 (0.98%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.39%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.39%) Chocolatey
7 2 (0.39%) WiX
8 1 (0.20%) GCC
8 1 (0.20%) Metasploit
8 1 (0.20%) MLflow
General
1 198 (38.98%) Social Skills
2 67 (13.19%) Finance
3 56 (11.02%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (9.25%) Public Sector
5 36 (7.09%) Documentation Skills
6 25 (4.92%) Games
7 17 (3.35%) Banking
7 17 (3.35%) Legal
8 12 (2.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (1.38%) Front Office
11 6 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (0.98%) Local Government
12 5 (0.98%) Spanish Language
12 5 (0.98%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.79%) Investment Banking
13 4 (0.79%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (0.79%) Retail
14 3 (0.59%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.59%) Military
Job Titles
1 79 (15.55%) Support Engineer
2 58 (11.42%) Windows Engineer
3 54 (10.63%) Analyst
3 54 (10.63%) Deployment Engineer
4 43 (8.46%) IT Support
5 41 (8.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 37 (7.28%) Desktop Engineer
7 33 (6.50%) IT Engineer
8 31 (6.10%) Platform Engineer
9 30 (5.91%) Desktop Support
9 30 (5.91%) Support Analyst
10 28 (5.51%) Senior
11 27 (5.31%) 2nd Line Support
12 24 (4.72%) IT Support Engineer
13 23 (4.53%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 22 (4.33%) SCCM Engineer
15 21 (4.13%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 19 (3.74%) Desktop Support Engineer
17 17 (3.35%) Architect
18 16 (3.15%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.17%) Software Packaging
2 4 (0.79%) Middleware
3 3 (0.59%) LDAP
3 3 (0.59%) OAuth
3 3 (0.59%) OpenID
3 3 (0.59%) SAML
4 2 (0.39%) 802.1X
4 2 (0.39%) BREW
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.20%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.20%) CrewAI
5 1 (0.20%) EDI
5 1 (0.20%) LangChain
5 1 (0.20%) LangGraph
5 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.20%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 25 (4.92%) Data Centre
1 25 (4.92%) Onboarding
2 18 (3.54%) Video Conferencing
3 15 (2.95%) PKI
4 12 (2.36%) CMDB
5 11 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (1.97%) Driving Licence
6 10 (1.97%) Legacy Applications
7 9 (1.77%) Management Information System
8 8 (1.57%) Hedge funds
9 7 (1.38%) Replication
9 7 (1.38%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 6 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.18%) Cloud Native
10 6 (1.18%) Device Driver
10 6 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.98%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.98%) NHS
11 5 (0.98%) Security Posture
12 4 (0.79%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 431 (84.84%) Windows
2 170 (33.46%) Windows 10
3 72 (14.17%) Windows Server
4 57 (11.22%) Mac OS
5 39 (7.68%) Android
6 26 (5.12%) Linux
7 19 (3.74%) Apple iOS
8 13 (2.56%) Windows 7
9 7 (1.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (1.38%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.98%) Mac OS X
10 5 (0.98%) Unix
11 4 (0.79%) Windows 8
11 4 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.39%) AIX
12 2 (0.39%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
13 1 (0.20%) CentOS
13 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (19.29%) ITIL
2 88 (17.32%) Problem-Solving
3 66 (12.99%) Migration
4 58 (11.42%) Application Packaging
5 55 (10.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 44 (8.66%) Customer Service
7 42 (8.27%) ITSM
8 40 (7.87%) Cybersecurity
9 37 (7.28%) Continuous Improvement
10 34 (6.69%) User Experience
11 32 (6.30%) Agile
12 29 (5.71%) Change Management
12 29 (5.71%) Problem Management
13 27 (5.31%) Service Management
13 27 (5.31%) Vulnerability Management
14 26 (5.12%) Cloud Security
15 25 (4.92%) E-Commerce
15 25 (4.92%) Patch Management
16 24 (4.72%) Mobile Device Management
17 23 (4.53%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 171 (33.66%) PowerShell
2 27 (5.31%) VBScript
3 19 (3.74%) Python
4 16 (3.15%) Bash
5 14 (2.76%) SQL
6 10 (1.97%) VB
7 3 (0.59%) C#
8 2 (0.39%) Java
9 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.20%) Perl
9 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 116 (22.83%) Security Cleared
2 88 (17.32%) SC Cleared
3 53 (10.43%) Microsoft Certification
4 46 (9.06%) Degree
5 24 (4.72%) DV Cleared
6 12 (2.36%) MCSA
7 10 (1.97%) MCSE
8 9 (1.77%) DBS Check
8 9 (1.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 8 (1.57%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (1.57%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.38%) MCP
11 6 (1.18%) CCNA
11 6 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (0.98%) A+ Certification
12 5 (0.98%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.98%) CCNP
12 5 (0.98%) Citrix Certification
12 5 (0.98%) MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (4.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (4.33%) SLA
3 19 (3.74%) GDPR
4 7 (1.38%) NIST
5 5 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.59%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.59%) QA
7 2 (0.39%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.39%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.39%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.39%) PMO
8 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 264 (51.97%) Active Directory
2 60 (11.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (4.53%) BitLocker
4 19 (3.74%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (3.35%) Microsoft App-V
6 16 (3.15%) Firmware
7 12 (2.36%) Hyper-V
8 10 (1.97%) Virtual Machines
9 8 (1.57%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 5 (0.98%) Virtual Servers
10 5 (0.98%) vSphere
10 5 (0.98%) XenDesktop
11 4 (0.79%) VMware Workstation
11 4 (0.79%) XenApp
12 2 (0.39%) Docker
13 1 (0.20%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 177 (34.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (4.53%) SCOM
3 21 (4.13%) WSUS
4 19 (3.74%) Ansible
5 12 (2.36%) Jamf Pro
6 9 (1.77%) SCOrch
7 8 (1.57%) Norton AntiVirus
7 8 (1.57%) vCenter Server
8 7 (1.38%) Microsoft Clustering
8 7 (1.38%) Puppet
9 6 (1.18%) CASB
9 6 (1.18%) Terraform
10 4 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (0.59%) McAfee ePO
11 3 (0.59%) Nessus
11 3 (0.59%) PaperCut
11 3 (0.59%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
11 3 (0.59%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.39%) Kubernetes
13 1 (0.20%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 324 (63.78%) Microsoft
2 70 (13.78%) VMware
3 64 (12.60%) ServiceNow
4 55 (10.83%) Cisco
5 44 (8.66%) Citrix
6 33 (6.50%) Splunk
7 32 (6.30%) Apple
8 25 (4.92%) Meraki
9 22 (4.33%) McAfee
10 19 (3.74%) SolarWinds
11 15 (2.95%) HP
12 13 (2.56%) Remedy
13 10 (1.97%) Veeam
14 9 (1.77%) MuleSoft
14 9 (1.77%) Tenable
15 8 (1.57%) Bloomberg
15 8 (1.57%) Dell
15 8 (1.57%) Qualys
15 8 (1.57%) Symantec
15 8 (1.57%) Tanium