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 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 224 175 153
Rank change year-on-year -49 -22 +7
Contract jobs citing SCCM 439 467 705
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.21% 1.48% 1.64%
As % of the Systems Management category 7.73% 9.97% 12.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 327 349 522
10th Percentile £173 £185 £155
25th Percentile £200 £223 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £345 £350 £350
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% - -
75th Percentile £500 £506 £475
90th Percentile £588 £600 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £275 £330 £275
% change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -15.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 16 60
10th Percentile £15.50 £13.70 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.25 £17.40 £15.88
Median hourly rate £18.87 £22.30 £19.75
Median % change year-on-year -15.36% +12.91% -21.02%
75th Percentile £23.71 £34.25 £60.00
90th Percentile £25.00 £62.25 £78.17
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.87 £20.11 £18.50
% change year-on-year -6.17% +8.70% -12.94%

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 5,679 4,682 5,665
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.67% 14.86% 13.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,905 3,016 4,048
10th Percentile £313 £311 £285
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -6.89%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £644
90th Percentile £688 £738 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 121 66 160
10th Percentile £17.75 £15.36 £16.25
25th Percentile £20.82 £21.10 £21.25
Median hourly rate £52.50 £24.84 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +111.35% -46.21% +31.94%
75th Percentile £63.32 £49.05 £68.97
90th Percentile £85.00 £74.22 £78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £24.18 £46.18
% change year-on-year +127.46% -47.64% +23.15%

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 12 January 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 12 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Top 16 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 12 January 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 -35 399 £330 -5.71% 103
UK excluding London -44 287 £275 -16.67% 97
London -24 132 £475 +35.62% 14
Work from Home -8 99 £450 -4.76% 18
South East -31 73 £274 -21.86% 31
Midlands -12 68 £220 +10.00% 11
North of England -34 65 £330 +34.69% 26
North West -10 52 £350 -3.45% 16
South West -12 46 £450 +20.00% 14
East Midlands +10 39 £225 +5.88% 8
West Midlands -32 29 £215 +7.50% 3
East of England -15 21 £225 -35.25% 11
Scotland -22 17 £200 -54.29% 4
Yorkshire -43 9 £255 +9.68% 7
Wales -9 5 £295 +18.00% 3
North East -7 4 £195 -49.02% 3

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 69 (15.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 47 (10.71%) SharePoint
3 19 (4.33%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.59%) Exchange Server 2013
5 6 (1.37%) Confluence
6 3 (0.68%) IIS
7 1 (0.23%) Apache
7 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 50 (11.39%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (4.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (3.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.73%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.23%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (2.05%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.91%) assyst
3 1 (0.23%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 189 (43.05%) Microsoft 365
2 135 (30.75%) Azure
3 61 (13.90%) Entra ID
4 41 (9.34%) OneDrive
5 38 (8.66%) AWS
6 21 (4.78%) Power Platform
7 20 (4.56%) GCP
8 15 (3.42%) SaaS
9 9 (2.05%) Mimecast
10 7 (1.59%) Nutanix
11 5 (1.14%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (1.14%) Google Workspace
12 4 (0.91%) IaaS
12 4 (0.91%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.91%) PaaS
13 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (0.68%) ShareGate
14 2 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.46%) Azure Logic Apps
14 2 (0.46%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 71 (16.17%) DNS
2 57 (12.98%) DHCP
3 38 (8.66%) Wi-Fi
4 36 (8.20%) TCP/IP
5 35 (7.97%) VPN
6 33 (7.52%) Firewall
7 19 (4.33%) Skype
8 18 (4.10%) WAN
9 13 (2.96%) LAN
10 12 (2.73%) Unified Communications
10 12 (2.73%) VLAN
11 9 (2.05%) 4G
11 9 (2.05%) Internet
12 7 (1.59%) NetScaler
12 7 (1.59%) Wireless
13 5 (1.14%) IPv4
13 5 (1.14%) WebEx
14 4 (0.91%) WAAS
15 3 (0.68%) Network Security
15 3 (0.68%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.73%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.51%) Power BI
3 3 (0.68%) Metadata
4 1 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (3.87%) MSI
2 14 (3.19%) InstallShield
3 13 (2.96%) JIRA
4 11 (2.51%) AdminStudio
5 5 (1.14%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.91%) Git
7 2 (0.46%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.46%) Chocolatey
7 2 (0.46%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.46%) Postman
8 1 (0.23%) GCC
8 1 (0.23%) Metasploit
8 1 (0.23%) MLflow
General
1 169 (38.50%) Social Skills
2 60 (13.67%) Finance
3 56 (12.76%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (7.74%) Public Sector
5 30 (6.83%) Documentation Skills
6 16 (3.64%) Banking
7 13 (2.96%) Legal
8 8 (1.82%) Front Office
9 7 (1.59%) Law
9 7 (1.59%) Spanish Language
9 7 (1.59%) Telecoms
10 6 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.14%) Manufacturing
12 4 (0.91%) Investment Banking
13 3 (0.68%) Marketing
13 3 (0.68%) Military
13 3 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.46%) Games
Job Titles
1 67 (15.26%) Support Engineer
2 50 (11.39%) Analyst
2 50 (11.39%) Windows Engineer
3 47 (10.71%) Deployment Engineer
4 46 (10.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 42 (9.57%) IT Support
6 33 (7.52%) Desktop Support
6 33 (7.52%) IT Engineer
7 29 (6.61%) Senior
8 28 (6.38%) Desktop Engineer
9 23 (5.24%) Support Analyst
10 22 (5.01%) IT Support Engineer
11 19 (4.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 19 (4.33%) Security Engineer
12 18 (4.10%) Architect
13 16 (3.64%) 2nd Line Support
13 16 (3.64%) Administrator
14 15 (3.42%) Lead
14 15 (3.42%) Windows Deployment Engineer
15 14 (3.19%) SCCM Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.14%) Middleware
1 5 (1.14%) Software Packaging
2 3 (0.68%) LDAP
2 3 (0.68%) OAuth
2 3 (0.68%) OpenID
2 3 (0.68%) SAML
3 2 (0.46%) BREW
3 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.23%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.23%) CrewAI
4 1 (0.23%) LangChain
4 1 (0.23%) LangGraph
4 1 (0.23%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.23%) TensorFlow
4 1 (0.23%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.24%) Data Centre
2 20 (4.56%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.64%) Video Conferencing
4 15 (3.42%) Smartphone
5 13 (2.96%) CMDB
6 12 (2.73%) PKI
7 11 (2.51%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.28%) Driving Licence
8 10 (2.28%) Management Information System
9 9 (2.05%) Replication
10 8 (1.82%) Client/Server
10 8 (1.82%) Legacy Applications
11 7 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.59%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 6 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.37%) Hedge funds
13 5 (1.14%) Low-Code
14 4 (0.91%) NHS
14 4 (0.91%) Security Posture
14 4 (0.91%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 373 (84.97%) Windows
2 165 (37.59%) Windows 10
3 68 (15.49%) Windows Server
4 37 (8.43%) Mac OS
5 29 (6.61%) Linux
6 22 (5.01%) Apple iOS
7 15 (3.42%) Windows Server 2016
8 14 (3.19%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (2.96%) Android
9 13 (2.96%) Windows 7
10 8 (1.82%) Windows Server 2012
11 7 (1.59%) Unix
12 6 (1.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (1.37%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.68%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.68%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.46%) AIX
14 2 (0.46%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2003
15 1 (0.23%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (21.18%) ITIL
2 90 (20.50%) Problem-Solving
3 72 (16.40%) Migration
4 56 (12.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 53 (12.07%) Customer Service
6 51 (11.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 47 (10.71%) Application Packaging
8 39 (8.88%) ITSM
9 37 (8.43%) Change Management
9 37 (8.43%) Cybersecurity
10 34 (7.74%) User Experience
11 30 (6.83%) Agile
12 28 (6.38%) Patch Management
12 28 (6.38%) Service Management
13 25 (5.69%) Problem Management
13 25 (5.69%) Vulnerability Management
14 24 (5.47%) Zero Trust
15 23 (5.24%) Asset Management
16 21 (4.78%) Business Continuity
16 21 (4.78%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 135 (30.75%) PowerShell
2 26 (5.92%) VBScript
3 24 (5.47%) SQL
4 17 (3.87%) Bash
5 15 (3.42%) Python
6 7 (1.59%) VB
7 3 (0.68%) Java
8 1 (0.23%) Perl
8 1 (0.23%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 108 (24.60%) Security Cleared
2 86 (19.59%) SC Cleared
3 47 (10.71%) Degree
4 41 (9.34%) Microsoft Certification
5 22 (5.01%) DV Cleared
6 9 (2.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 8 (1.82%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.59%) MCSA
8 7 (1.59%) MCSE
9 6 (1.37%) CCNA
9 6 (1.37%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.37%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.37%) MCP
10 5 (1.14%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.14%) CCNP
10 5 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.14%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.14%) MCDST
11 4 (0.91%) A+ Certification
11 4 (0.91%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (4.56%) GDPR
3 13 (2.96%) SLA
4 5 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.14%) NIST
5 2 (0.46%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.46%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.46%) PMO
6 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.23%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.23%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.23%) NCSC
6 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 239 (54.44%) Active Directory
2 59 (13.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (3.19%) BitLocker
3 14 (3.19%) Hyper-V
3 14 (3.19%) Virtual Desktop
3 14 (3.19%) Virtual Machines
4 13 (2.96%) Microsoft App-V
5 12 (2.73%) Firmware
6 8 (1.82%) vSphere
7 6 (1.37%) Docker
7 6 (1.37%) XenApp
8 5 (1.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 5 (1.14%) Virtual Servers
9 4 (0.91%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.91%) VMware Workstation
9 4 (0.91%) XenDesktop
10 3 (0.68%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 148 (33.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (5.01%) SCOM
3 21 (4.78%) WSUS
4 15 (3.42%) Ansible
5 11 (2.51%) vCenter Server
6 10 (2.28%) Jamf Pro
7 9 (2.05%) SCOrch
8 8 (1.82%) Norton AntiVirus
9 6 (1.37%) CASB
9 6 (1.37%) Terraform
10 5 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
11 4 (0.91%) Kubernetes
11 4 (0.91%) SCVMM
12 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Clustering
12 3 (0.68%) PaperCut
12 3 (0.68%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
12 3 (0.68%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 2 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.46%) Failover Clustering
13 2 (0.46%) Puppet
Vendors
1 266 (60.59%) Microsoft
2 72 (16.40%) VMware
3 58 (13.21%) ServiceNow
4 45 (10.25%) Citrix
5 29 (6.61%) Cisco
6 22 (5.01%) Apple
7 16 (3.64%) McAfee
8 15 (3.42%) HP
8 15 (3.42%) SolarWinds
9 14 (3.19%) Veeam
10 12 (2.73%) Google
11 10 (2.28%) Remedy
11 10 (2.28%) Splunk
12 9 (2.05%) Dell
12 9 (2.05%) Sophos
13 8 (1.82%) Bloomberg
13 8 (1.82%) Symantec
13 8 (1.82%) Tenable
14 7 (1.59%) BMC
14 7 (1.59%) Tanium