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

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 176 151
Rank change year-on-year -59 -25 +15
Contract jobs citing SCCM 456 469 705
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.21% 1.48% 1.64%
As % of the Systems Management category 7.66% 9.88% 12.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 337 344 526
10th Percentile £177 £182 £154
25th Percentile £200 £222 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £345 £350 £350
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% - -
75th Percentile £500 £500 £475
90th Percentile £586 £600 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £275 £330 £270
% change year-on-year -16.67% +22.22% -16.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 16 59
10th Percentile £15.50 £13.70 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.48 £17.40 £16.25
Median hourly rate £19.00 £22.30 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.78% +1.34% -12.00%
75th Percentile £23.79 £34.25 £40.16
90th Percentile £26.55 £62.25 £78.03
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.87 £20.11 £18.50
% change year-on-year -6.17% +8.70% -15.91%

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 5,952 4,746 5,529
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.75% 14.97% 12.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,121 3,058 3,948
10th Percentile £313 £312 £269
25th Percentile £413 £417 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -9.48%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £638
90th Percentile £688 £738 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £497 £500
% change year-on-year +0.55% -0.55% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 124 65 163
10th Percentile £18.33 £15.33 £15.05
25th Percentile £20.82 £21.25 £21.63
Median hourly rate £51.25 £25.50 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +100.98% -44.78% +19.95%
75th Percentile £63.32 £50.00 £66.88
90th Percentile £82.70 £74.26 £78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £54.50 £24.18 £46.18
% change year-on-year +125.39% -47.64% +13.81%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -22 414 £328 -6.43% 96
UK excluding London -54 297 £275 -16.67% 98
London -33 138 £469 +20.97% 15
Work from Home +3 106 £450 -4.26% 20
South East -41 76 £274 -21.86% 33
North of England -45 71 £330 +37.50% 18
Midlands -20 68 £215 +7.50% 11
North West -8 58 £405 +48.62% 9
South West -8 44 £438 +16.67% 16
East Midlands +10 41 £225 -12.20% 9
West Midlands -47 27 £205 +2.50% 2
East of England -11 21 £225 -35.25% 12
Scotland -21 18 £220 -41.33% 5
Yorkshire -56 8 £255 +13.33% 8
North East -11 5 £190 -50.33% 1
Wales -14 4 £373 +49.00% 5
Channel Islands +2 1 - - 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 74 (16.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 47 (10.31%) SharePoint
3 23 (5.04%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.54%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (0.88%) Confluence
6 3 (0.66%) IIS
7 1 (0.22%) Apache
7 1 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 54 (11.84%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (3.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (3.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.63%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.22%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (1.97%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.88%) assyst
3 1 (0.22%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 198 (43.42%) Microsoft 365
2 140 (30.70%) Azure
3 65 (14.25%) Entra ID
4 41 (8.99%) OneDrive
5 38 (8.33%) AWS
6 21 (4.61%) Power Platform
7 20 (4.39%) GCP
8 17 (3.73%) SaaS
9 8 (1.75%) Mimecast
10 7 (1.54%) Nutanix
11 6 (1.32%) Google Workspace
11 6 (1.32%) PaaS
12 5 (1.10%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (0.88%) IaaS
13 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Purview
14 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (0.66%) ShareGate
15 2 (0.44%) Azure Logic Apps
15 2 (0.44%) GitHub
15 2 (0.44%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 77 (16.89%) DNS
2 64 (14.04%) DHCP
3 43 (9.43%) Wi-Fi
4 42 (9.21%) VPN
5 37 (8.11%) TCP/IP
6 33 (7.24%) Firewall
7 24 (5.26%) WAN
8 23 (5.04%) Skype
9 18 (3.95%) LAN
10 17 (3.73%) VLAN
11 12 (2.63%) Unified Communications
12 9 (1.97%) 4G
12 9 (1.97%) Internet
13 7 (1.54%) NetScaler
13 7 (1.54%) Wireless
14 5 (1.10%) IPv4
14 5 (1.10%) WAAS
14 5 (1.10%) WebEx
15 4 (0.88%) DMZ
15 4 (0.88%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.63%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.41%) Power BI
3 3 (0.66%) Metadata
4 1 (0.22%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (3.73%) MSI
2 14 (3.07%) InstallShield
3 11 (2.41%) AdminStudio
3 11 (2.41%) JIRA
4 3 (0.66%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.66%) Git
5 2 (0.44%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.44%) Chocolatey
6 1 (0.22%) GCC
6 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.22%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.22%) MLflow
6 1 (0.22%) Postman
General
1 174 (38.16%) Social Skills
2 64 (14.04%) Finance
3 58 (12.72%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (7.46%) Public Sector
5 30 (6.58%) Documentation Skills
6 18 (3.95%) Banking
7 16 (3.51%) Legal
8 9 (1.97%) Front Office
9 7 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (1.54%) Law
9 7 (1.54%) Spanish Language
9 7 (1.54%) Telecoms
10 6 (1.32%) Investment Banking
10 6 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.10%) Manufacturing
12 4 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.66%) Marketing
13 3 (0.66%) Military
13 3 (0.66%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.66%) Retail
Job Titles
1 70 (15.35%) Support Engineer
2 52 (11.40%) Windows Engineer
3 49 (10.75%) Analyst
3 49 (10.75%) Deployment Engineer
3 49 (10.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 46 (10.09%) IT Support
5 35 (7.68%) IT Engineer
6 33 (7.24%) Desktop Support
7 29 (6.36%) Desktop Engineer
7 29 (6.36%) Senior
8 25 (5.48%) Architect
9 24 (5.26%) IT Support Engineer
10 22 (4.82%) Support Analyst
11 19 (4.17%) Security Engineer
12 18 (3.95%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 17 (3.73%) 2nd Line Support
14 16 (3.51%) Lead
14 16 (3.51%) Windows Deployment Engineer
15 15 (3.29%) Administrator
16 14 (3.07%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.54%) Middleware
2 6 (1.32%) Software Packaging
3 3 (0.66%) LDAP
3 3 (0.66%) OAuth
3 3 (0.66%) OpenID
3 3 (0.66%) 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 (5.48%) Data Centre
2 24 (5.26%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.51%) CMDB
3 16 (3.51%) Video Conferencing
4 15 (3.29%) Smartphone
5 12 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
5 12 (2.63%) PKI
6 11 (2.41%) Driving Licence
7 10 (2.19%) Management Information System
8 9 (1.97%) Client/Server
8 9 (1.97%) Replication
9 8 (1.75%) Legacy Applications
9 8 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.54%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 6 (1.32%) Hedge funds
12 5 (1.10%) Low-Code
12 5 (1.10%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.88%) NHS
13 4 (0.88%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 385 (84.43%) Windows
2 173 (37.94%) Windows 10
3 74 (16.23%) Windows Server
4 39 (8.55%) Mac OS
5 30 (6.58%) Linux
6 23 (5.04%) Apple iOS
7 18 (3.95%) Windows 7
8 16 (3.51%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (3.29%) Windows Server 2019
10 13 (2.85%) Android
11 10 (2.19%) Windows Server 2012
12 7 (1.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 7 (1.54%) Windows 8
13 6 (1.32%) Unix
14 3 (0.66%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.44%) AIX
15 2 (0.44%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2003
16 1 (0.22%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (21.71%) ITIL
2 97 (21.27%) Problem-Solving
3 79 (17.32%) Migration
4 60 (13.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 54 (11.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 54 (11.84%) Customer Service
6 49 (10.75%) Application Packaging
7 46 (10.09%) ITSM
8 38 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
9 36 (7.89%) Service Management
10 34 (7.46%) Change Management
11 33 (7.24%) User Experience
12 32 (7.02%) Agile
13 27 (5.92%) Patch Management
14 26 (5.70%) Asset Management
14 26 (5.70%) Vulnerability Management
15 25 (5.48%) Problem Management
16 24 (5.26%) Roadmaps
16 24 (5.26%) Zero Trust
17 23 (5.04%) Disk Encryption
Programming Languages
1 143 (31.36%) PowerShell
2 31 (6.80%) VBScript
3 24 (5.26%) SQL
4 17 (3.73%) Bash
5 15 (3.29%) Python
6 11 (2.41%) VB
7 3 (0.66%) Java
8 1 (0.22%) Perl
Qualifications
1 113 (24.78%) Security Cleared
2 90 (19.74%) SC Cleared
3 49 (10.75%) Degree
4 39 (8.55%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (5.70%) DV Cleared
6 9 (1.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 8 (1.75%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.54%) MCSA
8 7 (1.54%) MCSE
9 6 (1.32%) CCNA
9 6 (1.32%) CCNP
9 6 (1.32%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.32%) MCP
10 5 (1.10%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.10%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.10%) MCDST
11 4 (0.88%) CCA
11 4 (0.88%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (4.39%) GDPR
3 15 (3.29%) SLA
4 5 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.10%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.10%) 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
1 245 (53.73%) Active Directory
2 63 (13.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (3.95%) BitLocker
4 16 (3.51%) Hyper-V
5 14 (3.07%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (2.85%) Microsoft App-V
6 13 (2.85%) Virtual Desktop
7 10 (2.19%) Firmware
8 8 (1.75%) vSphere
9 6 (1.32%) Docker
9 6 (1.32%) XenApp
10 5 (1.10%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 5 (1.10%) Virtual Servers
10 5 (1.10%) VMware ESXi
11 4 (0.88%) VMware NSX
11 4 (0.88%) VMware Workstation
11 4 (0.88%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 155 (33.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (4.82%) SCOM
2 22 (4.82%) WSUS
3 14 (3.07%) Ansible
4 11 (2.41%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (2.41%) vCenter Server
5 9 (1.97%) Norton AntiVirus
5 9 (1.97%) SCOrch
6 6 (1.32%) CASB
6 6 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.32%) Terraform
7 4 (0.88%) Kubernetes
7 4 (0.88%) SCVMM
8 3 (0.66%) PaperCut
8 3 (0.66%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 3 (0.66%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.44%) AirWatch
9 2 (0.44%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 274 (60.09%) Microsoft
2 76 (16.67%) VMware
3 65 (14.25%) ServiceNow
4 47 (10.31%) Citrix
5 31 (6.80%) Cisco
6 21 (4.61%) Apple
7 17 (3.73%) SolarWinds
8 16 (3.51%) McAfee
9 15 (3.29%) HP
9 15 (3.29%) Veeam
10 12 (2.63%) Google
11 10 (2.19%) Remedy
11 10 (2.19%) Splunk
12 9 (1.97%) Bloomberg
12 9 (1.97%) BMC
12 9 (1.97%) Dell
12 9 (1.97%) Sophos
12 9 (1.97%) Symantec
13 8 (1.75%) Tenable
14 7 (1.54%) Tanium