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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 340 201 164
Rank change year-on-year -139 -37 +3
Contract jobs citing SCCM 329 397 627
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.68% 1.39% 1.47%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.05% 8.77% 12.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 234 289 498
10th Percentile £163 £185 £165
25th Percentile £201 £200 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £325 £313
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £475 £525 £500
90th Percentile £601 £585 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £310 £265 £300
% change year-on-year +16.98% -11.67% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 11 39
10th Percentile £16.42 - £14.00
25th Percentile £18.17 £13.75 £16.67
Median hourly rate £21.25 £13.77 £22.30
Median % change year-on-year +54.32% -38.25% +11.50%
75th Percentile £23.85 £18.13 £40.00
90th Percentile £28.42 £28.00 £44.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.25 £18.13 £17.72
% change year-on-year +17.21% +2.31% +1.26%

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 6,516 4,527 5,117
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.42% 15.83% 12.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,459 3,085 3,710
10th Percentile £320 £308 £266
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £513
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +1.46% -7.99%
75th Percentile £600 £606 £625
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £491 £490
% change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 169 48 103
10th Percentile £19.25 £13.75 £14.00
25th Percentile £28.88 £21.04 £18.89
Median hourly rate £55.00 £27.75 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +98.20% -7.50% -45.45%
75th Percentile £68.75 £63.29 £50.13
90th Percentile £75.20 £79.09 £71.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £37.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year +46.67% -6.25% -5.88%

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 26 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 26 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 26 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 -125 296 £335 -10.67% 56
UK excluding London -121 205 £310 +16.98% 46
London -82 113 £375 -6.25% 16
Midlands -57 53 £225 +4.65% 15
Work from Home -61 50 £450 -2.44% 21
North of England -75 48 £344 +72.00% 12
South East -67 47 £294 -26.56% 13
North West -28 40 £360 +79.80% 10
East Midlands -10 28 £225 -52.63% 5
West Midlands -78 22 £225 +9.76% 10
South West -32 21 £385 -3.75% 3
Scotland -4 19 £150 -23.47% 2
East of England -59 10 £450 -18.18% 3
Wales -12 7 £280 -27.74% 1
North East -27 4 £184 -33.18% 1
Yorkshire -61 4 £195 -2.50% 1
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 50 (15.20%) Microsoft Exchange
2 36 (10.94%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.65%) Skype for Business
4 7 (2.13%) HCL Notes
5 6 (1.82%) IIS
6 1 (0.30%) OpenStack
Applications
1 45 (13.68%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.52%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.91%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.61%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.30%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 138 (41.95%) Microsoft 365
2 109 (33.13%) Azure
3 75 (22.80%) Entra ID
4 21 (6.38%) AWS
4 21 (6.38%) OneDrive
5 17 (5.17%) Power Platform
6 14 (4.26%) SaaS
7 9 (2.74%) Nutanix
7 9 (2.74%) PaaS
8 8 (2.43%) GCP
8 8 (2.43%) Google Workspace
8 8 (2.43%) IaaS
9 7 (2.13%) Datadog
10 6 (1.82%) Cohesity
11 5 (1.52%) Mimecast
12 3 (0.91%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.91%) Rubrik
13 2 (0.61%) Amazon EKS
13 2 (0.61%) GitHub
13 2 (0.61%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 48 (14.59%) DNS
2 41 (12.46%) DHCP
3 38 (11.55%) VPN
4 28 (8.51%) Firewall
5 24 (7.29%) Wi-Fi
6 23 (6.99%) TCP/IP
7 18 (5.47%) Skype
8 14 (4.26%) LAN
9 13 (3.95%) WAN
10 12 (3.65%) VLAN
11 11 (3.34%) SAN
12 8 (2.43%) NetScaler
13 6 (1.82%) DMZ
13 6 (1.82%) Wireless
14 5 (1.52%) Remote Desktop
15 4 (1.22%) WAAS
16 3 (0.91%) BIG-IP
16 3 (0.91%) SD-WAN
17 2 (0.61%) Cisco IOS
17 2 (0.61%) PCoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.47%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.43%) 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 17 (5.17%) MSI
2 12 (3.65%) InstallShield
3 11 (3.34%) JIRA
4 7 (2.13%) AdminStudio
4 7 (2.13%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.30%) WiX
General
1 114 (34.65%) Social Skills
2 49 (14.89%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (12.77%) Finance
4 21 (6.38%) Banking
5 18 (5.47%) Public Sector
6 14 (4.26%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (3.65%) Legal
8 8 (2.43%) Front Office
8 8 (2.43%) Law
9 7 (2.13%) Investment Banking
10 6 (1.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.52%) Police
11 5 (1.52%) Retail
12 3 (0.91%) Games
12 3 (0.91%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.61%) Back Office
13 2 (0.61%) Billing
13 2 (0.61%) Military
13 2 (0.61%) Publishing
13 2 (0.61%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 43 (13.07%) Support Engineer
2 33 (10.03%) Desktop Engineer
3 31 (9.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 30 (9.12%) IT Support
5 27 (8.21%) Senior
6 26 (7.90%) Desktop Support
7 25 (7.60%) Analyst
8 23 (6.99%) IT Engineer
9 18 (5.47%) Deployment Engineer
10 17 (5.17%) Architect
10 17 (5.17%) Windows Engineer
11 15 (4.56%) 2nd Line Support
11 15 (4.56%) IT Support Engineer
12 14 (4.26%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 14 (4.26%) Support Technician
13 13 (3.95%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 11 (3.34%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 10 (3.04%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 10 (3.04%) Administrator
15 10 (3.04%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.56%) 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 23 (6.99%) Onboarding
2 21 (6.38%) CMDB
2 21 (6.38%) Smartphone
3 11 (3.34%) Client/Server
3 11 (3.34%) Driving Licence
3 11 (3.34%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (3.04%) Data Centre
5 9 (2.74%) Cyber Threat
6 8 (2.43%) Product Ownership
7 7 (2.13%) Blackberry
7 7 (2.13%) iPhone
7 7 (2.13%) PKI
8 6 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.82%) Smartcard
8 6 (1.82%) YubiKey
9 4 (1.22%) iPad
9 4 (1.22%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (1.22%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.22%) Private Cloud
9 4 (1.22%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 261 (79.33%) Windows
2 107 (32.52%) Windows 10
3 65 (19.76%) Windows Server
4 30 (9.12%) Mac OS
5 24 (7.29%) Windows Server 2019
6 19 (5.78%) Apple iOS
6 19 (5.78%) Windows Server 2016
7 17 (5.17%) Windows 7
8 15 (4.56%) Linux
8 15 (4.56%) Windows Server 2012
9 10 (3.04%) Android
10 4 (1.22%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.91%) Unix
12 1 (0.30%) AIX
12 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.30%) VMS
12 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (23.71%) Problem-Solving
2 70 (21.28%) ITIL
3 59 (17.93%) Migration
4 52 (15.81%) Application Packaging
4 52 (15.81%) Customer Service
5 49 (14.89%) ITSM
6 35 (10.64%) Asset Management
6 35 (10.64%) Continuous Improvement
7 34 (10.33%) User Experience
8 33 (10.03%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 29 (8.81%) Service Management
10 25 (7.60%) Agile
11 24 (7.29%) Change Management
11 24 (7.29%) Service Delivery
12 21 (6.38%) Data Protection
12 21 (6.38%) Stakeholder Management
13 20 (6.08%) Disaster Recovery
13 20 (6.08%) Patch Management
14 18 (5.47%) Roadmaps
15 17 (5.17%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 90 (27.36%) PowerShell
2 16 (4.86%) VBScript
3 14 (4.26%) SQL
4 12 (3.65%) VB
5 7 (2.13%) Bash
5 7 (2.13%) Python
6 2 (0.61%) C#
6 2 (0.61%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.30%) Java
Qualifications
1 76 (23.10%) Security Cleared
2 52 (15.81%) SC Cleared
3 36 (10.94%) Degree
4 27 (8.21%) DV Cleared
5 18 (5.47%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 5 (1.52%) MCSE
8 4 (1.22%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.22%) CCA
8 4 (1.22%) Citrix Certification
8 4 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.22%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.22%) MCSA
9 3 (0.91%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.61%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.61%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.61%) CCNP
10 2 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.90%) SLA
2 6 (1.82%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.52%) GDPR
3 5 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.61%) COBIT
4 2 (0.61%) QA
System Software
1 169 (51.37%) Active Directory
2 48 (14.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (6.69%) Hyper-V
4 21 (6.38%) BitLocker
5 20 (6.08%) Virtual Desktop
6 16 (4.86%) Microsoft App-V
7 11 (3.34%) vSphere
8 8 (2.43%) Docker
8 8 (2.43%) Virtual Machines
9 7 (2.13%) XenDesktop
10 6 (1.82%) 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 95 (28.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (6.08%) WSUS
3 12 (3.65%) SCOM
4 11 (3.34%) Jamf Pro
5 7 (2.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (2.13%) Nessus
6 6 (1.82%) Ansible
7 5 (1.52%) AirWatch
7 5 (1.52%) Kubernetes
7 5 (1.52%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (1.22%) Failover Clustering
8 4 (1.22%) SCVMM
9 3 (0.91%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.91%) SCSM
9 3 (0.91%) Terraform
9 3 (0.91%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.61%) Packer
10 2 (0.61%) WMI
11 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 202 (61.40%) Microsoft
2 60 (18.24%) VMware
3 54 (16.41%) ServiceNow
4 35 (10.64%) Citrix
5 20 (6.08%) HP
6 16 (4.86%) Cisco
7 15 (4.56%) Apple
7 15 (4.56%) Tenable
8 11 (3.34%) Bloomberg
8 11 (3.34%) Dynatrace
9 10 (3.04%) Google
10 9 (2.74%) Veeam
11 8 (2.43%) Reuters
12 7 (2.13%) AppDynamics
12 7 (2.13%) F5
12 7 (2.13%) Lotus
13 6 (1.82%) McAfee
13 6 (1.82%) Sophos
14 5 (1.52%) ION Trading
14 5 (1.52%) SolarWinds