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 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 172 150
Rank change year-on-year -63 -22 +15
Contract jobs citing SCCM 458 473 731
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.19% 1.51% 1.63%
As % of the Systems Management category 7.65% 9.97% 13.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 338 346 547
10th Percentile £174 £184 £157
25th Percentile £200 £221 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £328 £355 £350
Median % change year-on-year -7.81% +1.50% -
75th Percentile £489 £511 £475
90th Percentile £584 £614 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £263 £330 £273
% change year-on-year -20.45% +21.10% -16.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 15 65
10th Percentile £15.50 £13.40 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.48 £16.68 £16.54
Median hourly rate £19.00 £22.09 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.99% -1.82% -10.00%
75th Percentile £23.79 £26.59 £40.00
90th Percentile £26.55 £56.00 £74.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.87 £20.11 £19.50
% change year-on-year -6.17% +3.15% -11.39%

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 5,987 4,744 5,616
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.54% 15.10% 12.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,136 3,067 4,033
10th Percentile £313 £313 £263
25th Percentile £413 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -8.70%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £638
90th Percentile £688 £738 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 124 60 161
10th Percentile £17.64 £15.22 £14.75
25th Percentile £20.66 £21.05 £22.00
Median hourly rate £51.25 £25.50 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +100.98% -44.78% +13.81%
75th Percentile £63.32 £52.19 £62.50
90th Percentile £82.70 £70.44 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £54.50 £24.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +127.08% -48.03% +19.95%

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 1 February 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 1 February 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 1 February 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 -33 417 £300 -14.29% 82
UK excluding London -35 300 £263 -20.45% 76
London -42 138 £450 +12.50% 23
Work from Home -2 103 £450 -3.23% 26
South East -26 76 £260 -30.67% 33
North of England -39 75 £330 +34.69% 19
Midlands -27 66 £215 +7.50% 4
North West -2 60 £405 +11.72% 10
South West -17 45 £438 +16.67% 10
East Midlands +8 39 £225 -12.20% 4
West Midlands -45 26 £200 -
East of England -9 21 £225 -21.05% 6
Scotland -21 18 £220 -8.33% 3
Yorkshire -55 9 £195 -13.33% 9
North East -15 6 £189 -51.29%
Wales -12 4 £450 +80.00% 2
Channel Islands +2 1 - - 2

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 74 (16.16%) Microsoft Exchange
2 49 (10.70%) SharePoint
3 23 (5.02%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.53%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.66%) Confluence
5 3 (0.66%) IIS
6 1 (0.22%) Apache
Applications
1 52 (11.35%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (3.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (3.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.62%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.44%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (1.97%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.87%) assyst
3 1 (0.22%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 201 (43.89%) Microsoft 365
2 144 (31.44%) Azure
3 69 (15.07%) Entra ID
4 42 (9.17%) OneDrive
5 38 (8.30%) AWS
6 22 (4.80%) Power Platform
7 20 (4.37%) GCP
8 16 (3.49%) SaaS
9 9 (1.97%) Nutanix
10 8 (1.75%) Mimecast
11 6 (1.31%) Azure Sentinel
11 6 (1.31%) Google Workspace
12 5 (1.09%) PaaS
13 4 (0.87%) IaaS
14 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Purview
14 3 (0.66%) ShareGate
15 2 (0.44%) Azure Logic Apps
15 2 (0.44%) Azure Monitor
15 2 (0.44%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 77 (16.81%) DNS
2 64 (13.97%) DHCP
3 45 (9.83%) Wi-Fi
4 43 (9.39%) VPN
5 36 (7.86%) TCP/IP
6 34 (7.42%) Firewall
7 24 (5.24%) WAN
8 23 (5.02%) Skype
9 20 (4.37%) LAN
10 17 (3.71%) VLAN
11 12 (2.62%) Unified Communications
12 9 (1.97%) 4G
12 9 (1.97%) Internet
12 9 (1.97%) NetScaler
13 7 (1.53%) Wireless
14 5 (1.09%) IPv4
14 5 (1.09%) WAAS
14 5 (1.09%) WebEx
15 4 (0.87%) SAN
15 4 (0.87%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.84%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.62%) Power BI
3 3 (0.66%) Metadata
4 2 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.22%) DB2
5 1 (0.22%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 17 (3.71%) MSI
2 14 (3.06%) InstallShield
3 13 (2.84%) JIRA
4 11 (2.40%) AdminStudio
5 2 (0.44%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.44%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.44%) Chocolatey
5 2 (0.44%) Git
6 1 (0.22%) GCC
6 1 (0.22%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.22%) MLflow
6 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 173 (37.77%) Social Skills
2 63 (13.76%) Finance
3 60 (13.10%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (7.64%) Public Sector
5 31 (6.77%) Documentation Skills
6 17 (3.71%) Banking
7 15 (3.28%) Legal
8 8 (1.75%) Front Office
9 7 (1.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (1.53%) Law
9 7 (1.53%) Spanish Language
9 7 (1.53%) Telecoms
10 6 (1.31%) Investment Banking
10 6 (1.31%) Manufacturing
10 6 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (0.87%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (0.87%) Military
12 3 (0.66%) Marketing
12 3 (0.66%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (0.66%) Retail
Job Titles
1 69 (15.07%) Support Engineer
2 51 (11.14%) Deployment Engineer
2 51 (11.14%) Windows Engineer
3 50 (10.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 49 (10.70%) IT Support
5 48 (10.48%) Analyst
6 35 (7.64%) IT Engineer
7 33 (7.21%) Desktop Support
8 28 (6.11%) Senior
9 27 (5.90%) Desktop Engineer
10 24 (5.24%) Architect
10 24 (5.24%) IT Support Engineer
11 20 (4.37%) Support Analyst
12 19 (4.15%) 2nd Line Support
12 19 (4.15%) Security Engineer
13 16 (3.49%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 16 (3.49%) Lead
13 16 (3.49%) Support Technician
13 16 (3.49%) Windows Deployment Engineer
14 15 (3.28%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.53%) Middleware
2 6 (1.31%) Software Packaging
3 3 (0.66%) LDAP
3 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (0.66%) OAuth
3 3 (0.66%) OpenID
3 3 (0.66%) SAML
4 2 (0.44%) BREW
4 2 (0.44%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.22%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.22%) CrewAI
5 1 (0.22%) LangChain
5 1 (0.22%) LangGraph
5 1 (0.22%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.22%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.46%) Onboarding
2 24 (5.24%) Data Centre
3 18 (3.93%) CMDB
4 17 (3.71%) Smartphone
5 15 (3.28%) Video Conferencing
6 12 (2.62%) Driving Licence
6 12 (2.62%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (2.62%) PKI
7 9 (1.97%) Client/Server
7 9 (1.97%) Replication
8 8 (1.75%) Legacy Applications
8 8 (1.75%) Management Information System
8 8 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.53%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 6 (1.31%) Hedge funds
11 5 (1.09%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.09%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.87%) Private Cloud
12 4 (0.87%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 389 (84.93%) Windows
2 175 (38.21%) Windows 10
3 79 (17.25%) Windows Server
4 41 (8.95%) Mac OS
5 28 (6.11%) Linux
6 23 (5.02%) Apple iOS
7 17 (3.71%) Windows Server 2019
8 16 (3.49%) Windows 7
8 16 (3.49%) Windows Server 2016
9 13 (2.84%) Android
10 12 (2.62%) Windows Server 2012
11 7 (1.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (1.31%) Unix
12 6 (1.31%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.66%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.44%) AIX
14 2 (0.44%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2003
15 1 (0.22%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (22.05%) Problem-Solving
2 100 (21.83%) ITIL
3 79 (17.25%) Migration
4 61 (13.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 56 (12.23%) Customer Service
6 53 (11.57%) Continuous Improvement
7 48 (10.48%) ITSM
8 47 (10.26%) Application Packaging
9 40 (8.73%) Cybersecurity
10 38 (8.30%) Service Management
11 34 (7.42%) User Experience
12 32 (6.99%) Change Management
13 31 (6.77%) Agile
14 29 (6.33%) Asset Management
15 26 (5.68%) Patch Management
15 26 (5.68%) Vulnerability Management
16 24 (5.24%) Problem Management
16 24 (5.24%) Roadmaps
16 24 (5.24%) Zero Trust
17 23 (5.02%) Disk Encryption
Programming Languages
1 145 (31.66%) PowerShell
2 31 (6.77%) VBScript
3 25 (5.46%) SQL
4 17 (3.71%) Bash
5 14 (3.06%) Python
6 11 (2.40%) VB
7 3 (0.66%) Java
8 1 (0.22%) Perl
Qualifications
1 114 (24.89%) Security Cleared
2 91 (19.87%) SC Cleared
3 51 (11.14%) Degree
4 38 (8.30%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (5.68%) DV Cleared
6 9 (1.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 8 (1.75%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.53%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.53%) MCSA
8 7 (1.53%) MCSE
9 6 (1.31%) CCNA
9 6 (1.31%) CCNP
9 6 (1.31%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.31%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 5 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.09%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.09%) MCDST
11 4 (0.87%) A+ Certification
11 4 (0.87%) CCA
11 4 (0.87%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (4.15%) GDPR
3 14 (3.06%) SLA
4 5 (1.09%) Data Quality
5 4 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.87%) NIST
6 2 (0.44%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.44%) PMO
7 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.22%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.22%) NCSC
7 1 (0.22%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 249 (54.37%) Active Directory
2 66 (14.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (3.49%) BitLocker
3 16 (3.49%) Hyper-V
3 16 (3.49%) Virtual Desktop
4 13 (2.84%) Microsoft App-V
4 13 (2.84%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (2.18%) vSphere
6 8 (1.75%) Docker
7 6 (1.31%) Firmware
7 6 (1.31%) XenApp
8 5 (1.09%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 5 (1.09%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (1.09%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.87%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.87%) VMware Workstation
9 4 (0.87%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 161 (35.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (4.80%) SCOM
3 21 (4.59%) WSUS
4 14 (3.06%) Ansible
5 13 (2.84%) Jamf Pro
6 11 (2.40%) vCenter Server
7 9 (1.97%) Norton AntiVirus
7 9 (1.97%) SCOrch
8 6 (1.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 6 (1.31%) CASB
8 6 (1.31%) Kubernetes
8 6 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (1.31%) Terraform
9 4 (0.87%) SCVMM
10 3 (0.66%) PaperCut
10 3 (0.66%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
10 3 (0.66%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.44%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.44%) Failover Clustering
12 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 275 (60.04%) Microsoft
2 79 (17.25%) VMware
3 66 (14.41%) ServiceNow
4 47 (10.26%) Citrix
5 27 (5.90%) Cisco
6 20 (4.37%) Apple
7 17 (3.71%) SolarWinds
7 17 (3.71%) Veeam
8 16 (3.49%) HP
9 13 (2.84%) McAfee
10 12 (2.62%) Google
11 11 (2.40%) Splunk
12 10 (2.18%) Remedy
13 9 (1.97%) BMC
13 9 (1.97%) Symantec
14 8 (1.75%) Bloomberg
14 8 (1.75%) Sophos
15 7 (1.53%) Dell
15 7 (1.53%) Tenable
16 6 (1.31%) F5