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 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 339 196 165
Rank change year-on-year -143 -31 -3
Contract jobs citing SCCM 328 399 626
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.68% 1.37% 1.47%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.07% 8.72% 12.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 232 291 493
10th Percentile £163 £185 £163
25th Percentile £204 £200 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £330 £340 £310
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% +9.68% -16.22%
75th Percentile £488 £525 £500
90th Percentile £601 £588 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £318 £250 £300
% change year-on-year +27.00% -16.67% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 13 46
10th Percentile £16.42 - £14.00
25th Percentile £18.17 £13.75 £16.61
Median hourly rate £21.25 £13.77 £22.15
Median % change year-on-year +54.32% -37.83% +10.75%
75th Percentile £23.85 £18.13 £40.00
90th Percentile £28.42 £26.03 £50.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.25 £17.16 £17.72
% change year-on-year +23.83% -3.16% +0.62%

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 6,466 4,575 5,079
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.46% 15.70% 11.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,443 3,121 3,654
10th Percentile £325 £311 £263
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £515
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% +1.94% -8.13%
75th Percentile £600 £614 £625
90th Percentile £688 £711 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £496 £494
% change year-on-year -0.74% +0.35% -5.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 52 112
10th Percentile £20.09 £13.75 £14.00
25th Percentile £31.25 £21.04 £17.72
Median hourly rate £55.00 £26.88 £25.77
Median % change year-on-year +104.65% +4.31% -53.15%
75th Percentile £69.69 £53.75 £50.06
90th Percentile £76.25 £78.08 £71.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £27.75 £28.75
% change year-on-year +98.20% -3.48% -32.35%

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 16 May 2026.

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 16 May 2026.

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 16 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
England -122 300 £335 -10.67% 59
UK excluding London -110 196 £318 +27.00% 51
London -81 120 £375 -6.25% 19
Work from Home -43 52 £475 +2.70% 22
Midlands -63 51 £225 +4.65% 11
South East -67 48 £350 -24.04% 12
North of England -71 46 £340 +69.75% 14
North West -27 39 £365 +82.50% 11
East Midlands -6 28 £225 -52.63% 2
West Midlands -82 20 £255 +24.43% 9
South West -42 19 £363 -2.03% 4
Scotland -9 13 £150 -23.08% 6
East of England -48 12 £450 -18.18% 5
Wales -12 7 £280 -27.74% 1
North East -25 4 £184 -33.18%
Yorkshire -64 3 £195 -8.24% 3
Channel Islands -2 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 48 (14.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (10.37%) SharePoint
3 10 (3.05%) Skype for Business
4 5 (1.52%) IIS
5 4 (1.22%) HCL Notes
6 1 (0.30%) OpenStack
Applications
1 40 (12.20%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (1.52%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.91%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 3 (0.91%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 136 (41.46%) Microsoft 365
2 108 (32.93%) Azure
3 71 (21.65%) Entra ID
4 22 (6.71%) AWS
5 17 (5.18%) OneDrive
6 14 (4.27%) SaaS
7 13 (3.96%) Power Platform
8 9 (2.74%) Nutanix
8 9 (2.74%) PaaS
9 8 (2.44%) GCP
9 8 (2.44%) Google Workspace
9 8 (2.44%) IaaS
10 7 (2.13%) Datadog
11 6 (1.83%) Cohesity
11 6 (1.83%) Mimecast
12 3 (0.91%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.61%) Amazon EKS
13 2 (0.61%) GitHub
13 2 (0.61%) GitHub Actions
13 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 52 (15.85%) DNS
2 45 (13.72%) DHCP
3 34 (10.37%) VPN
4 26 (7.93%) Firewall
4 26 (7.93%) TCP/IP
4 26 (7.93%) Wi-Fi
5 16 (4.88%) LAN
5 16 (4.88%) Skype
6 14 (4.27%) WAN
7 12 (3.66%) VLAN
8 10 (3.05%) SAN
9 8 (2.44%) NetScaler
9 8 (2.44%) Wireless
10 5 (1.52%) DMZ
10 5 (1.52%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (1.22%) WAAS
12 3 (0.91%) BIG-IP
12 3 (0.91%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.91%) Softphone
13 2 (0.61%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.18%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.13%) Power BI
3 3 (0.91%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.30%) DB2
4 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 18 (5.49%) MSI
2 12 (3.66%) InstallShield
3 11 (3.35%) JIRA
4 7 (2.13%) Chocolatey
5 6 (1.83%) AdminStudio
6 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.30%) WiX
General
1 110 (33.54%) Social Skills
2 45 (13.72%) Analytical Skills
3 43 (13.11%) Finance
4 22 (6.71%) Banking
5 17 (5.18%) Public Sector
6 15 (4.57%) Documentation Skills
7 13 (3.96%) Legal
8 9 (2.74%) Law
9 7 (2.13%) Front Office
9 7 (2.13%) Investment Banking
10 5 (1.52%) Police
10 5 (1.52%) Retail
11 4 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.22%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.91%) Games
12 3 (0.91%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.91%) Military
12 3 (0.91%) Spanish Language
13 2 (0.61%) Billing
13 2 (0.61%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 44 (13.41%) Support Engineer
2 33 (10.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 32 (9.76%) Desktop Engineer
4 30 (9.15%) IT Support
5 27 (8.23%) Desktop Support
5 27 (8.23%) Senior
6 24 (7.32%) Analyst
6 24 (7.32%) IT Engineer
7 18 (5.49%) Deployment Engineer
7 18 (5.49%) Windows Engineer
8 17 (5.18%) Architect
9 15 (4.57%) 2nd Line Support
9 15 (4.57%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 14 (4.27%) IT Support Engineer
11 13 (3.96%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 12 (3.66%) Support Technician
13 11 (3.35%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 10 (3.05%) Administrator
14 10 (3.05%) Applications Packager
14 10 (3.05%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.57%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.22%) ADO
2 4 (1.22%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (0.91%) Middleware
3 3 (0.91%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.61%) .NET
4 2 (0.61%) JSON
4 2 (0.61%) OpenGL
4 2 (0.61%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.40%) Onboarding
2 20 (6.10%) CMDB
2 20 (6.10%) Smartphone
3 12 (3.66%) Client/Server
3 12 (3.66%) Data Centre
3 12 (3.66%) Driving Licence
4 11 (3.35%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (2.44%) iPhone
6 7 (2.13%) Cyber Threat
6 7 (2.13%) Product Ownership
7 6 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.83%) Smartcard
7 6 (1.83%) YubiKey
8 5 (1.52%) PKI
8 5 (1.52%) Video Conferencing
9 4 (1.22%) Blackberry
9 4 (1.22%) iPad
9 4 (1.22%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (1.22%) Private Cloud
9 4 (1.22%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 264 (80.49%) Windows
2 105 (32.01%) Windows 10
3 66 (20.12%) Windows Server
4 34 (10.37%) Mac OS
5 23 (7.01%) Windows Server 2019
6 20 (6.10%) Apple iOS
6 20 (6.10%) Windows Server 2016
7 18 (5.49%) Linux
8 15 (4.57%) Windows 7
9 14 (4.27%) Windows Server 2012
10 10 (3.05%) Android
11 4 (1.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (1.22%) Windows 8
12 3 (0.91%) Unix
13 2 (0.61%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.30%) AIX
14 1 (0.30%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.30%) VMS
14 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2003
14 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (23.78%) Problem-Solving
2 64 (19.51%) ITIL
3 59 (17.99%) Migration
4 52 (15.85%) Application Packaging
5 48 (14.63%) Customer Service
6 47 (14.33%) ITSM
7 37 (11.28%) Continuous Improvement
7 37 (11.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 33 (10.06%) User Experience
9 31 (9.45%) Asset Management
10 28 (8.54%) Service Management
11 22 (6.71%) Agile
11 22 (6.71%) Change Management
11 22 (6.71%) Stakeholder Management
12 21 (6.40%) Data Protection
12 21 (6.40%) Disaster Recovery
13 20 (6.10%) Patch Management
14 19 (5.79%) Service Delivery
15 18 (5.49%) Roadmaps
16 17 (5.18%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 90 (27.44%) PowerShell
2 16 (4.88%) SQL
3 15 (4.57%) VBScript
4 11 (3.35%) VB
5 8 (2.44%) Bash
6 7 (2.13%) Python
7 2 (0.61%) C#
7 2 (0.61%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.30%) Java
8 1 (0.30%) Perl
Qualifications
1 76 (23.17%) Security Cleared
2 51 (15.55%) SC Cleared
3 36 (10.98%) Degree
4 29 (8.84%) DV Cleared
5 15 (4.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 4 (1.22%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.22%) CCA
7 4 (1.22%) Citrix Certification
7 4 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.22%) MCSA
8 3 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.61%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.61%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.61%) CCNP
9 2 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.61%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.61%) MCSE
9 2 (0.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.62%) SLA
2 6 (1.83%) Data Quality
2 6 (1.83%) GDPR
3 5 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.61%) QA
5 1 (0.30%) COBIT
5 1 (0.30%) NCSC
System Software
1 170 (51.83%) Active Directory
2 49 (14.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (6.40%) Virtual Desktop
4 20 (6.10%) Hyper-V
5 19 (5.79%) BitLocker
6 17 (5.18%) Microsoft App-V
7 10 (3.05%) vSphere
8 9 (2.74%) Docker
8 9 (2.74%) Virtual Machines
9 7 (2.13%) XenDesktop
10 6 (1.83%) XenApp
11 5 (1.52%) Firmware
11 5 (1.52%) VMware ESXi
12 4 (1.22%) VMware NSX
13 2 (0.61%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 93 (28.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (6.71%) WSUS
3 14 (4.27%) SCOM
4 13 (3.96%) Jamf Pro
5 7 (2.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (2.13%) Ansible
6 6 (1.83%) AirWatch
6 6 (1.83%) Nessus
6 6 (1.83%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (1.52%) Kubernetes
8 4 (1.22%) Failover Clustering
8 4 (1.22%) SCVMM
8 4 (1.22%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.91%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.91%) SCSM
9 3 (0.91%) Terraform
10 2 (0.61%) Norton AntiVirus
10 2 (0.61%) Packer
10 2 (0.61%) SCOrch
10 2 (0.61%) WMI
Vendors
1 198 (60.37%) Microsoft
2 61 (18.60%) VMware
3 48 (14.63%) ServiceNow
4 37 (11.28%) Citrix
5 20 (6.10%) HP
6 18 (5.49%) Apple
7 14 (4.27%) Cisco
7 14 (4.27%) Tenable
8 13 (3.96%) Bloomberg
9 11 (3.35%) Dynatrace
9 11 (3.35%) Veeam
10 10 (3.05%) Google
11 8 (2.44%) Reuters
12 7 (2.13%) AppDynamics
12 7 (2.13%) F5
12 7 (2.13%) McAfee
12 7 (2.13%) Sophos
13 6 (1.83%) SolarWinds
14 5 (1.52%) Dell
14 5 (1.52%) ION Trading