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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 344 195 167
Rank change year-on-year -149 -28 -4
Contract jobs citing SCCM 322 401 632
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.66% 1.39% 1.48%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.89% 8.80% 12.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 291 502
10th Percentile £163 £190 £165
25th Percentile £200 £200 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £323 £350 £319
Median % change year-on-year -7.86% +9.80% -15.00%
75th Percentile £475 £530 £500
90th Percentile £600 £588 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £300 £280 £300
% change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 11 38
10th Percentile £16.42 - £14.00
25th Percentile £18.17 £13.75 £16.84
Median hourly rate £21.25 £13.77 £23.05
Median % change year-on-year +54.32% -40.26% +15.25%
75th Percentile £23.85 £18.13 £40.00
90th Percentile £28.42 £28.00 £46.00
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 6,581 4,558 5,182
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.45% 15.85% 12.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,501 3,103 3,765
10th Percentile £325 £313 £272
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £516 £515
Median % change year-on-year -3.10% +0.19% -6.79%
75th Percentile £600 £606 £625
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £491 £490 £494
% change year-on-year +0.20% -0.81% -5.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 174 48 101
10th Percentile £19.25 £13.75 £14.00
25th Percentile £25.89 £19.70 £20.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £28.25 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +94.69% -5.83% -45.45%
75th Percentile £68.75 £63.29 £50.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £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 29 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 29 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 29 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 -137 288 £333 -16.88% 49
UK excluding London -114 201 £300 +7.14% 45
London -89 110 £375 -6.25% 12
Midlands -51 54 £225 +2.86% 12
Work from Home -51 50 £463 - 19
North of England -78 46 £340 +69.75% 14
South East -63 43 £300 -25.00% 14
North West -26 37 £354 +77.10% 11
East Midlands -8 27 £225 -52.63% 3
West Midlands -74 24 £225 +5.26% 9
South West -34 21 £385 -3.75% 3
Scotland -5 20 £150 -23.47% 1
East of England -53 10 £450 -18.18% 3
Wales -14 7 £280 -18.55% 1
Yorkshire -61 5 £195 -2.50% 2
North East -32 4 £184 -33.18% 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 (15.53%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (10.87%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.73%) Skype for Business
4 8 (2.48%) HCL Notes
5 6 (1.86%) IIS
6 1 (0.31%) OpenStack
Applications
1 45 (13.98%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (4.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.55%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.93%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.62%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 133 (41.30%) Microsoft 365
2 108 (33.54%) Azure
3 74 (22.98%) Entra ID
4 21 (6.52%) AWS
5 20 (6.21%) OneDrive
6 18 (5.59%) Power Platform
7 14 (4.35%) SaaS
8 9 (2.80%) Nutanix
8 9 (2.80%) PaaS
9 8 (2.48%) GCP
9 8 (2.48%) Google Workspace
9 8 (2.48%) IaaS
10 7 (2.17%) Datadog
11 6 (1.86%) Cohesity
12 5 (1.55%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
13 3 (0.93%) Rubrik
14 2 (0.62%) Amazon EKS
14 2 (0.62%) GitHub
14 2 (0.62%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 47 (14.60%) DNS
2 41 (12.73%) DHCP
3 39 (12.11%) VPN
4 28 (8.70%) Firewall
5 25 (7.76%) Wi-Fi
6 22 (6.83%) TCP/IP
7 18 (5.59%) Skype
8 14 (4.35%) LAN
9 13 (4.04%) WAN
10 12 (3.73%) VLAN
11 11 (3.42%) SAN
12 8 (2.48%) NetScaler
13 6 (1.86%) DMZ
14 5 (1.55%) Remote Desktop
14 5 (1.55%) Wireless
15 4 (1.24%) WAAS
16 3 (0.93%) BIG-IP
16 3 (0.93%) SD-WAN
17 2 (0.62%) Internet
17 2 (0.62%) PCoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.59%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.80%) Power BI
3 3 (0.93%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.31%) DB2
4 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (5.28%) MSI
2 12 (3.73%) InstallShield
3 11 (3.42%) JIRA
4 7 (2.17%) AdminStudio
4 7 (2.17%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.31%) WiX
General
1 113 (35.09%) Social Skills
2 47 (14.60%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (12.73%) Finance
4 20 (6.21%) Banking
5 17 (5.28%) Public Sector
6 12 (3.73%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (3.42%) Legal
8 8 (2.48%) Front Office
8 8 (2.48%) Law
9 7 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (2.17%) Investment Banking
10 5 (1.55%) Police
10 5 (1.55%) Retail
11 3 (0.93%) Games
11 3 (0.93%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.62%) Back Office
12 2 (0.62%) Billing
12 2 (0.62%) Local Government
12 2 (0.62%) Military
12 2 (0.62%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 44 (13.66%) Support Engineer
2 34 (10.56%) Desktop Engineer
3 31 (9.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 29 (9.01%) IT Support
5 28 (8.70%) Desktop Support
6 27 (8.39%) Senior
7 23 (7.14%) IT Engineer
8 21 (6.52%) Analyst
9 18 (5.59%) Deployment Engineer
10 17 (5.28%) Architect
10 17 (5.28%) Windows Engineer
11 16 (4.97%) 2nd Line Support
12 15 (4.66%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 15 (4.66%) IT Support Engineer
13 14 (4.35%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 14 (4.35%) Support Technician
14 11 (3.42%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 11 (3.42%) Administrator
15 10 (3.11%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 10 (3.11%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.66%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.24%) ADO
2 4 (1.24%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (0.93%) Middleware
3 3 (0.93%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.62%) .NET
4 2 (0.62%) JSON
4 2 (0.62%) OpenGL
4 2 (0.62%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 23 (7.14%) Onboarding
2 20 (6.21%) Smartphone
3 19 (5.90%) CMDB
4 11 (3.42%) Client/Server
4 11 (3.42%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (3.11%) Data Centre
5 10 (3.11%) Driving Licence
6 9 (2.80%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.48%) Blackberry
7 8 (2.48%) Product Ownership
8 7 (2.17%) PKI
9 6 (1.86%) iPhone
9 6 (1.86%) Smartcard
9 6 (1.86%) YubiKey
10 5 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.24%) Legacy Applications
11 4 (1.24%) Private Cloud
11 4 (1.24%) Public Cloud
12 3 (0.93%) Data Structures
12 3 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 258 (80.12%) Windows
2 105 (32.61%) Windows 10
3 64 (19.88%) Windows Server
4 27 (8.39%) Mac OS
5 23 (7.14%) Windows Server 2019
6 19 (5.90%) Windows Server 2016
7 18 (5.59%) Apple iOS
8 17 (5.28%) Windows 7
9 15 (4.66%) Linux
9 15 (4.66%) Windows Server 2012
10 9 (2.80%) Android
11 4 (1.24%) Windows 8
12 3 (0.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.93%) Unix
13 1 (0.31%) AIX
13 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.31%) VMS
13 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (22.98%) Problem-Solving
2 68 (21.12%) ITIL
3 59 (18.32%) Migration
4 52 (16.15%) Application Packaging
4 52 (16.15%) Customer Service
5 48 (14.91%) ITSM
6 34 (10.56%) Continuous Improvement
7 33 (10.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 33 (10.25%) User Experience
8 31 (9.63%) Asset Management
9 29 (9.01%) Service Management
10 24 (7.45%) Agile
10 24 (7.45%) Service Delivery
11 23 (7.14%) Change Management
12 22 (6.83%) Patch Management
13 21 (6.52%) Data Protection
13 21 (6.52%) Stakeholder Management
14 20 (6.21%) Disaster Recovery
15 18 (5.59%) Roadmaps
16 17 (5.28%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 89 (27.64%) PowerShell
2 16 (4.97%) VBScript
3 12 (3.73%) VB
4 10 (3.11%) SQL
5 7 (2.17%) Bash
5 7 (2.17%) Python
6 2 (0.62%) C#
6 2 (0.62%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.31%) Java
Qualifications
1 74 (22.98%) Security Cleared
2 51 (15.84%) SC Cleared
3 37 (11.49%) Degree
4 25 (7.76%) DV Cleared
5 18 (5.59%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 5 (1.55%) MCSE
8 4 (1.24%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.24%) CCA
8 4 (1.24%) Citrix Certification
8 4 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.24%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.24%) MCSA
9 3 (0.93%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.62%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.62%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.62%) CCNP
10 2 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (8.07%) SLA
2 6 (1.86%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.55%) GDPR
3 5 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.62%) COBIT
4 2 (0.62%) QA
System Software
1 164 (50.93%) Active Directory
2 47 (14.60%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (6.83%) BitLocker
3 22 (6.83%) Hyper-V
4 20 (6.21%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (4.97%) Microsoft App-V
6 11 (3.42%) vSphere
7 8 (2.48%) Docker
7 8 (2.48%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (2.17%) XenDesktop
9 6 (1.86%) Firmware
9 6 (1.86%) XenApp
10 5 (1.55%) VMware ESXi
11 4 (1.24%) VMware NSX
12 2 (0.62%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 96 (29.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (6.21%) WSUS
3 11 (3.42%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (3.11%) SCOM
5 7 (2.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (2.17%) Nessus
6 5 (1.55%) AirWatch
6 5 (1.55%) Ansible
6 5 (1.55%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (1.24%) Failover Clustering
7 4 (1.24%) SCVMM
8 3 (0.93%) Backup Exec
8 3 (0.93%) SCSM
8 3 (0.93%) Terraform
9 2 (0.62%) Packer
9 2 (0.62%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.62%) WMI
10 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 202 (62.73%) Microsoft
2 59 (18.32%) VMware
3 51 (15.84%) ServiceNow
4 35 (10.87%) Citrix
5 20 (6.21%) HP
6 15 (4.66%) Apple
6 15 (4.66%) Cisco
6 15 (4.66%) Tenable
7 11 (3.42%) Bloomberg
7 11 (3.42%) Dynatrace
8 10 (3.11%) Google
9 9 (2.80%) Veeam
10 8 (2.48%) Lotus
10 8 (2.48%) Reuters
11 7 (2.17%) AppDynamics
11 7 (2.17%) F5
11 7 (2.17%) McAfee
12 6 (1.86%) Sophos
13 5 (1.55%) ION Trading
13 5 (1.55%) SolarWinds