SCCM Contracts

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 203 162 160
Rank change year-on-year -41 -2 +37
Contract jobs citing SCCM 391 663 969
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.34% 1.52% 1.62%
As % of the Systems Management category 8.49% 12.88% 10.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 281 515 708
10th Percentile £182 £163 £175
25th Percentile £200 £205 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £320 £373
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -14.09% -0.67%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £500
90th Percentile £600 £608 £613
UK excluding London median daily rate £250 £288 £350
% change year-on-year -13.04% -17.86% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 55 57
10th Percentile £12.49 £14.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £13.75 £16.67 £15.50
Median hourly rate £13.77 £22.30 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.25% +1.36% +10.00%
75th Percentile £18.13 £40.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £26.03 £52.12 £65.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.19 £17.72 £20.00
% change year-on-year -8.63% -11.40% +6.67%

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 4,603 5,146 9,616
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.74% 11.80% 16.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,154 3,676 6,945
10th Percentile £313 £257 £356
25th Percentile £419 £413 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £563
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -8.43% -0.44%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £675
90th Percentile £725 £700 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 127 209
10th Percentile £13.75 £14.00 £16.48
25th Percentile £20.13 £17.77 £22.75
Median hourly rate £26.45 £30.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.83% -47.83% +155.56%
75th Percentile £51.75 £54.38 £71.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.50 £82.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.34 £38.50 £43.75
% change year-on-year -34.18% -12.00% +118.75%

SCCM
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SCCM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SCCM.

Daily rate trend for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SCCM over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SCCM.

Hourly rate trend for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SCCM over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Top 18 Contract 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 30 April 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 -50 329 £350 +14.75% 136
UK excluding London -41 222 £250 -13.04% 101
London -16 142 £400 +14.29% 43
Work from Home -17 81 £460 +4.55% 64
North of England +38 57 £233 +5.68% 18
Midlands +14 47 £211 -43.67% 17
South East -64 44 £420 +35.48% 23
West Midlands +12 38 £200 -50.00% 12
North West +11 38 £200 -9.09% 11
South West +15 25 £340 +89.94% 21
Scotland -3 24 £195 -39.06% 6
East of England +11 13 £245 -19.67% 18
Yorkshire +21 12 £225 -43.75% 5
East Midlands +7 9 £475 +150.00% 4
Wales +8 8 £388 +76.14% 3
North East +2 6 £388 +195.80% 2
Northern Ireland - 4 £200 - 1
Channel Islands - 2 £298 -

SCCM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 54 (13.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 43 (11.00%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.56%) Skype for Business
4 8 (2.05%) IIS
5 4 (1.02%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.51%) IBM Notes
6 2 (0.51%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.26%) Confluence
7 1 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.26%) nginx
Applications
1 58 (14.83%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (2.30%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.28%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.28%) Dynamics GP
1 5 (1.28%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.51%) Alphatax
Cloud Services
1 150 (38.36%) Microsoft 365
2 122 (31.20%) Azure
3 52 (13.30%) Entra ID
4 32 (8.18%) OneDrive
5 27 (6.91%) AWS
6 12 (3.07%) Power Platform
7 8 (2.05%) IaaS
8 7 (1.79%) Nutanix
8 7 (1.79%) PaaS
9 6 (1.53%) Microsoft Copilot
10 5 (1.28%) Mimecast
11 4 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.77%) Azure Monitor
12 3 (0.77%) Cohesity
12 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.77%) SaaS
12 3 (0.77%) Smartsheet
13 2 (0.51%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.51%) Google Workspace
13 2 (0.51%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 59 (15.09%) DNS
2 57 (14.58%) VPN
3 49 (12.53%) DHCP
4 43 (11.00%) Firewall
5 28 (7.16%) LAN
6 27 (6.91%) WAN
7 26 (6.65%) Wi-Fi
8 24 (6.14%) VLAN
9 21 (5.37%) Skype
10 16 (4.09%) TCP/IP
11 15 (3.84%) VoIP
12 9 (2.30%) SSL
13 7 (1.79%) Wireless
14 6 (1.53%) HTTP
14 6 (1.53%) SAN
15 5 (1.28%) HTTPS
15 5 (1.28%) Network Security
15 5 (1.28%) Remote Desktop
16 4 (1.02%) Cisco ISE
16 4 (1.02%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.07%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.28%) Power BI
3 3 (0.77%) Apache Cassandra
3 3 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 14 (3.58%) MSI
2 8 (2.05%) JIRA
3 5 (1.28%) AdminStudio
4 2 (0.51%) InstallShield
4 2 (0.51%) WiX
General
1 134 (34.27%) Social Skills
2 54 (13.81%) Finance
3 36 (9.21%) Public Sector
4 35 (8.95%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (6.39%) Banking
6 22 (5.63%) Legal
7 19 (4.86%) Documentation Skills
8 13 (3.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.81%) Local Government
10 8 (2.05%) Manufacturing
11 7 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.02%) Investment Banking
14 3 (0.77%) Electronics
14 3 (0.77%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.77%) Front Office
14 3 (0.77%) Law
14 3 (0.77%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.51%) Back Office
15 2 (0.51%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 64 (16.37%) Support Engineer
2 47 (12.02%) Desktop Engineer
3 44 (11.25%) Desktop Support
4 42 (10.74%) Deployment Engineer
4 42 (10.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 34 (8.70%) Windows Engineer
6 30 (7.67%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 26 (6.65%) IT Engineer
8 24 (6.14%) Analyst
9 23 (5.88%) Senior
10 21 (5.37%) SCCM Engineer
11 20 (5.12%) 2nd Line Support
12 18 (4.60%) Consultant
13 15 (3.84%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 13 (3.32%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 13 (3.32%) IT Support
15 11 (2.81%) Applications Packager
15 11 (2.81%) Architect
16 10 (2.56%) Security Engineer
16 10 (2.56%) Windows Deployment Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.05%) Software Packaging
2 3 (0.77%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (0.51%) YAML
4 1 (0.26%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.26%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (3.84%) PKI
2 11 (2.81%) Video Conferencing
3 10 (2.56%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.30%) Management Information System
5 8 (2.05%) Driving Licence
5 8 (2.05%) NHS
6 7 (1.79%) Blackberry
6 7 (1.79%) Data Centre
6 7 (1.79%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.79%) Security Posture
6 7 (1.79%) Smartphone
7 5 (1.28%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (1.02%) BYOD
8 4 (1.02%) iPad
8 4 (1.02%) iPhone
8 4 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.77%) CMDB
9 3 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.77%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 306 (78.26%) Windows
2 137 (35.04%) Windows 10
3 71 (18.16%) Windows Server
4 24 (6.14%) Windows 7
5 23 (5.88%) Windows Server 2012
6 19 (4.86%) Linux
7 17 (4.35%) Windows Server 2016
8 16 (4.09%) Apple iOS
8 16 (4.09%) Mac OS
9 15 (3.84%) Android
10 13 (3.32%) Windows Server 2019
11 8 (2.05%) Unix
12 7 (1.79%) AIX
12 7 (1.79%) Windows Server 2003
13 6 (1.53%) Windows Server 2008
14 5 (1.28%) Ubuntu
14 5 (1.28%) Windows 8
14 5 (1.28%) Windows XP
15 1 (0.26%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.26%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (20.20%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (19.18%) ITIL
3 52 (13.30%) Customer Service
4 51 (13.04%) Migration
5 45 (11.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 34 (8.70%) Configuration Management
7 30 (7.67%) Cybersecurity
7 30 (7.67%) Patch Management
8 27 (6.91%) Asset Management
9 26 (6.65%) Agile
9 26 (6.65%) Application Packaging
9 26 (6.65%) Service Management
10 24 (6.14%) ITSM
11 21 (5.37%) Collaborative Working
11 21 (5.37%) Project Management
12 20 (5.12%) Incident Management
12 20 (5.12%) Software Deployment
13 17 (4.35%) Time Management
14 15 (3.84%) Security Patching
15 14 (3.58%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 97 (24.81%) PowerShell
2 15 (3.84%) SQL
3 13 (3.32%) VBScript
4 7 (1.79%) VB
5 5 (1.28%) Python
6 2 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.26%) Bicep
7 1 (0.26%) C#
7 1 (0.26%) Perl
Qualifications
1 97 (24.81%) Security Cleared
2 72 (18.41%) SC Cleared
3 44 (11.25%) Microsoft Certification
4 41 (10.49%) Degree
5 23 (5.88%) DV Cleared
6 12 (3.07%) MCSE
7 9 (2.30%) A+ Certification
8 7 (1.79%) MCP
9 6 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.53%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.53%) MCSA
10 4 (1.02%) Azure Certification
10 4 (1.02%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.77%) CCNA
11 3 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.77%) CTC Cleared
11 3 (0.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.77%) PMP
12 2 (0.51%) Dell Certification
12 2 (0.51%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.37%) SLA
2 15 (3.84%) QA
3 9 (2.30%) NIST
4 4 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.02%) NCSC
5 3 (0.77%) Disclosure Scotland
5 3 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (0.51%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.26%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.26%) PMO
System Software
1 206 (52.69%) Active Directory
2 50 (12.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 37 (9.46%) Hyper-V
4 24 (6.14%) Microsoft App-V
5 23 (5.88%) BitLocker
6 10 (2.56%) Virtual Desktop
6 10 (2.56%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (2.05%) vSphere
8 7 (1.79%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (1.53%) Docker
10 4 (1.02%) XenApp
10 4 (1.02%) XenDesktop
11 3 (0.77%) Apache ZooKeeper
11 3 (0.77%) Virtual Servers
12 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.26%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
13 1 (0.26%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 123 (31.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (6.91%) WSUS
3 13 (3.32%) AppManager
3 13 (3.32%) SCOM
4 9 (2.30%) Ansible
5 8 (2.05%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (2.05%) Kubernetes
6 7 (1.79%) Progress Chef
6 7 (1.79%) Puppet
7 6 (1.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (1.53%) AirWatch
8 5 (1.28%) Terraform
8 5 (1.28%) vCenter Server
9 4 (1.02%) McAfee ePO
9 4 (1.02%) Nessus
10 3 (0.77%) Norton AntiVirus
10 3 (0.77%) SCOrch
10 3 (0.77%) SCSM
10 3 (0.77%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
11 2 (0.51%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 229 (58.57%) Microsoft
2 69 (17.65%) VMware
3 48 (12.28%) ServiceNow
4 38 (9.72%) Citrix
5 30 (7.67%) Cisco
6 19 (4.86%) Apple
6 19 (4.86%) Ivanti
7 17 (4.35%) HP
8 12 (3.07%) Nexthink
9 11 (2.81%) McAfee
10 10 (2.56%) Bloomberg
10 10 (2.56%) Dell
11 9 (2.30%) Remedy
12 7 (1.79%) SolarWinds
13 6 (1.53%) Canon
13 6 (1.53%) Qualys
13 6 (1.53%) Reuters
13 6 (1.53%) Symantec
13 6 (1.53%) Tanium
14 5 (1.28%) Wyse