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

6 months to
16 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 232 182 147
Rank change year-on-year -50 -35 +23
Contract jobs citing SCCM 451 469 700
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.21% 1.47% 1.64%
As % of the Systems Management category 7.66% 9.86% 12.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 333 351 521
10th Percentile £173 £183 £155
25th Percentile £200 £223 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £330 £350 £350
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% - -
75th Percentile £500 £500 £475
90th Percentile £585 £600 £588
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 57
10th Percentile £15.50 £13.70 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.25 £17.40 £14.75
Median hourly rate £18.87 £22.30 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.36% +11.48% -20.00%
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 £18.00
% change year-on-year -6.17% +11.72% -16.28%

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 5,884 4,757 5,555
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.82% 14.93% 13.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,070 3,074 3,962
10th Percentile £313 £308 £275
25th Percentile £413 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.24% -0.94% -8.62%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £638
90th Percentile £688 £738 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £499 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +1.84% -2.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 120 66 157
10th Percentile £17.71 £15.36 £15.65
25th Percentile £20.82 £21.10 £22.00
Median hourly rate £53.25 £24.84 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +114.37% -46.21% +24.07%
75th Percentile £63.32 £49.05 £68.63
90th Percentile £83.20 £74.22 £78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £24.18 £46.18
% change year-on-year +127.46% -47.64% +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 16 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 16 January 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 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 -30 408 £325 -7.14% 96
UK excluding London -43 294 £275 -16.67% 97
London -16 136 £475 +35.71% 15
Work from Home -5 104 £450 -5.26% 19
South East -33 75 £274 -21.86% 35
Midlands -14 68 £220 +10.00% 10
North of England -31 68 £330 +34.69% 20
North West +4 55 £370 +2.07% 10
South West -9 44 £438 +20.69% 14
East Midlands +4 40 £225 +5.88% 7
West Midlands -37 28 £213 +6.25% 3
East of England -13 21 £225 -35.25% 12
Scotland -21 19 £200 -50.77% 5
Yorkshire -56 9 £255 +9.68% 8
Wales -9 4 £373 +49.00% 5
North East -13 4 £195 -49.02% 2
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 69 (15.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 47 (10.42%) SharePoint
3 21 (4.66%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.55%) Exchange Server 2013
5 5 (1.11%) Confluence
6 3 (0.67%) IIS
7 1 (0.22%) Apache
7 1 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 51 (11.31%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (3.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (3.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.66%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.22%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (2.00%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.89%) assyst
3 1 (0.22%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 190 (42.13%) Microsoft 365
2 137 (30.38%) Azure
3 62 (13.75%) Entra ID
4 41 (9.09%) OneDrive
5 39 (8.65%) AWS
6 21 (4.66%) Power Platform
7 20 (4.43%) GCP
8 17 (3.77%) SaaS
9 8 (1.77%) Mimecast
10 7 (1.55%) Nutanix
11 6 (1.33%) Google Workspace
11 6 (1.33%) PaaS
12 5 (1.11%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (0.89%) IaaS
13 4 (0.89%) Microsoft Purview
14 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (0.67%) ShareGate
15 2 (0.44%) Azure DevOps
15 2 (0.44%) Azure Logic Apps
15 2 (0.44%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 72 (15.96%) DNS
2 59 (13.08%) DHCP
3 40 (8.87%) VPN
4 39 (8.65%) Wi-Fi
5 37 (8.20%) TCP/IP
6 34 (7.54%) Firewall
7 22 (4.88%) WAN
8 21 (4.66%) Skype
9 16 (3.55%) LAN
10 14 (3.10%) VLAN
11 12 (2.66%) Unified Communications
12 9 (2.00%) 4G
12 9 (2.00%) Internet
13 7 (1.55%) NetScaler
13 7 (1.55%) Wireless
14 5 (1.11%) IPv4
14 5 (1.11%) WebEx
15 4 (0.89%) DMZ
15 4 (0.89%) SAN
15 4 (0.89%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.66%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.44%) Power BI
3 3 (0.67%) Metadata
4 1 (0.22%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (3.77%) MSI
2 14 (3.10%) InstallShield
3 12 (2.66%) JIRA
4 11 (2.44%) AdminStudio
5 4 (0.89%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.89%) Git
6 2 (0.44%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.44%) Chocolatey
6 2 (0.44%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.44%) Postman
7 1 (0.22%) GCC
7 1 (0.22%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.22%) MLflow
General
1 170 (37.69%) Social Skills
2 63 (13.97%) Finance
3 57 (12.64%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (7.76%) Public Sector
5 30 (6.65%) Documentation Skills
6 17 (3.77%) Banking
7 14 (3.10%) Legal
8 9 (2.00%) Front Office
9 7 (1.55%) Law
9 7 (1.55%) Spanish Language
9 7 (1.55%) Telecoms
10 6 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.11%) Investment Banking
11 5 (1.11%) Manufacturing
12 4 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.67%) Marketing
13 3 (0.67%) Military
13 3 (0.67%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 69 (15.30%) Support Engineer
2 52 (11.53%) Windows Engineer
3 49 (10.86%) Analyst
4 48 (10.64%) Deployment Engineer
4 48 (10.64%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 43 (9.53%) IT Support
6 33 (7.32%) Desktop Support
6 33 (7.32%) IT Engineer
7 29 (6.43%) Desktop Engineer
7 29 (6.43%) Senior
8 22 (4.88%) Architect
8 22 (4.88%) IT Support Engineer
8 22 (4.88%) Support Analyst
9 19 (4.21%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 19 (4.21%) Security Engineer
10 17 (3.77%) 2nd Line Support
11 16 (3.55%) Administrator
12 15 (3.33%) Lead
12 15 (3.33%) Windows Deployment Engineer
13 14 (3.10%) SCCM Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.55%) Middleware
2 5 (1.11%) Software Packaging
3 3 (0.67%) LDAP
3 3 (0.67%) OAuth
3 3 (0.67%) OpenID
3 3 (0.67%) SAML
4 2 (0.44%) BREW
4 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Graph
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
5 1 (0.22%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.54%) Data Centre
2 24 (5.32%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.55%) CMDB
3 16 (3.55%) Video Conferencing
4 15 (3.33%) Smartphone
5 12 (2.66%) Enterprise Software
5 12 (2.66%) PKI
6 11 (2.44%) Driving Licence
7 10 (2.22%) Management Information System
8 9 (2.00%) Client/Server
8 9 (2.00%) Replication
9 8 (1.77%) Legacy Applications
10 7 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 6 (1.33%) Hedge funds
12 5 (1.11%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.89%) NHS
13 4 (0.89%) Security Posture
13 4 (0.89%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 381 (84.48%) Windows
2 170 (37.69%) Windows 10
3 72 (15.96%) Windows Server
4 37 (8.20%) Mac OS
5 31 (6.87%) Linux
6 22 (4.88%) Apple iOS
7 15 (3.33%) Windows 7
7 15 (3.33%) Windows Server 2016
8 14 (3.10%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (2.88%) Android
10 9 (2.00%) Windows Server 2012
11 7 (1.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 7 (1.55%) Unix
12 6 (1.33%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.67%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.67%) 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 97 (21.51%) ITIL
2 95 (21.06%) Problem-Solving
3 75 (16.63%) Migration
4 59 (13.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 54 (11.97%) Customer Service
6 52 (11.53%) Continuous Improvement
7 48 (10.64%) Application Packaging
8 44 (9.76%) ITSM
9 38 (8.43%) Cybersecurity
10 35 (7.76%) Change Management
11 34 (7.54%) Service Management
12 33 (7.32%) User Experience
13 32 (7.10%) Agile
14 27 (5.99%) Patch Management
15 26 (5.76%) Vulnerability Management
16 25 (5.54%) Problem Management
17 24 (5.32%) Asset Management
17 24 (5.32%) Zero Trust
18 22 (4.88%) Roadmaps
18 22 (4.88%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 139 (30.82%) PowerShell
2 28 (6.21%) VBScript
3 24 (5.32%) SQL
4 17 (3.77%) Bash
5 16 (3.55%) Python
6 9 (2.00%) VB
7 3 (0.67%) Java
8 1 (0.22%) Perl
8 1 (0.22%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 112 (24.83%) Security Cleared
2 89 (19.73%) SC Cleared
3 47 (10.42%) Degree
4 39 (8.65%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (5.76%) DV Cleared
6 9 (2.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 8 (1.77%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.55%) MCSA
8 7 (1.55%) MCSE
9 6 (1.33%) CCNA
9 6 (1.33%) CCNP
9 6 (1.33%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.33%) MCP
10 5 (1.11%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.11%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.11%) MCDST
11 4 (0.89%) A+ Certification
11 4 (0.89%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (4.43%) GDPR
3 15 (3.33%) SLA
4 5 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.11%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.11%) NIST
5 2 (0.44%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.44%) PMO
6 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.22%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.22%) NCSC
6 1 (0.22%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 240 (53.22%) Active Directory
2 61 (13.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (3.55%) Hyper-V
4 15 (3.33%) BitLocker
5 14 (3.10%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (2.88%) Microsoft App-V
6 13 (2.88%) Virtual Desktop
7 11 (2.44%) Firmware
8 8 (1.77%) vSphere
9 6 (1.33%) Docker
9 6 (1.33%) XenApp
10 5 (1.11%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 5 (1.11%) Virtual Servers
11 4 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
11 4 (0.89%) VMware Workstation
11 4 (0.89%) XenDesktop
12 3 (0.67%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 148 (32.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (4.88%) SCOM
2 22 (4.88%) WSUS
3 15 (3.33%) Ansible
4 11 (2.44%) vCenter Server
5 10 (2.22%) Jamf Pro
6 9 (2.00%) Norton AntiVirus
6 9 (2.00%) SCOrch
7 6 (1.33%) CASB
7 6 (1.33%) Terraform
8 5 (1.11%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.89%) Kubernetes
9 4 (0.89%) SCVMM
10 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Clustering
10 3 (0.67%) PaperCut
10 3 (0.67%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
10 3 (0.67%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.44%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.44%) Puppet
Vendors
1 268 (59.42%) Microsoft
2 74 (16.41%) VMware
3 63 (13.97%) ServiceNow
4 46 (10.20%) Citrix
5 31 (6.87%) Cisco
6 21 (4.66%) Apple
7 17 (3.77%) SolarWinds
8 16 (3.55%) McAfee
9 15 (3.33%) Veeam
10 14 (3.10%) HP
11 12 (2.66%) Google
12 10 (2.22%) Remedy
12 10 (2.22%) Splunk
13 9 (2.00%) Bloomberg
13 9 (2.00%) BMC
13 9 (2.00%) Dell
13 9 (2.00%) Sophos
13 9 (2.00%) Symantec
14 8 (1.77%) Tenable
15 7 (1.55%) Tanium