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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 352 191 165
Rank change year-on-year -161 -26 -3
Contract jobs citing SCCM 319 413 633
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.65% 1.43% 1.48%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.88% 9.04% 12.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 227 299 497
10th Percentile £163 £190 £175
25th Percentile £210 £203 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £335 £350 £338
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% +3.70% -10.00%
75th Percentile £481 £530 £500
90th Percentile £593 £589 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £325 £298 £300
% change year-on-year +9.24% -0.83% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 13 36
10th Percentile £17.92 - £14.00
25th Percentile £19.54 £13.75 £17.54
Median hourly rate £21.25 £16.19 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +31.25% -31.97% +19.00%
75th Percentile £24.00 £28.00 £40.00
90th Percentile £28.88 £53.00 £50.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.25 £23.07 £17.72
% change year-on-year -7.87% +30.16% +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 6,543 4,567 5,191
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.37% 15.84% 12.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,465 3,093 3,760
10th Percentile £325 £308 £275
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £513 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.34% -0.49% -6.36%
75th Percentile £600 £603 £625
90th Percentile £686 £700 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £498 £494
% change year-on-year -1.09% +0.71% -5.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 49 97
10th Percentile £19.25 £13.75 £14.66
25th Percentile £25.75 £19.97 £20.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 £29.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +89.66% -3.33% -47.83%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.25 £50.25
90th Percentile £76.40 £78.96 £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 4 June 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 4 June 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 4 June 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 -141 285 £350 -12.50% 67
UK excluding London -123 199 £325 +9.24% 55
London -89 109 £382 -4.50% 24
Midlands -53 54 £225 +2.27% 10
Work from Home -60 54 £450 -2.17% 25
North of England -80 44 £344 +72.00% 14
South East -74 43 £313 -21.88% 20
North West -24 35 £365 +82.50% 10
West Midlands -70 27 £250 +13.64% 8
East Midlands -10 24 £225 -52.63% 2
South West -39 21 £385 -3.75% 3
Scotland -9 20 £150 -23.47% 2
East of England -59 10 £450 -18.18% 4
Wales -18 7 £280 -6.67% 1
Yorkshire -67 5 £195 -2.50% 3
North East -33 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 (15.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (10.03%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.76%) Skype for Business
4 8 (2.51%) HCL Notes
5 5 (1.57%) IIS
6 1 (0.31%) OpenStack
Applications
1 45 (14.11%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (5.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.57%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.63%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 4 (1.25%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 128 (40.13%) Microsoft 365
2 105 (32.92%) Azure
3 72 (22.57%) Entra ID
4 21 (6.58%) OneDrive
5 20 (6.27%) AWS
6 18 (5.64%) Power Platform
7 14 (4.39%) SaaS
8 9 (2.82%) Nutanix
8 9 (2.82%) PaaS
9 8 (2.51%) GCP
9 8 (2.51%) Google Workspace
9 8 (2.51%) IaaS
10 7 (2.19%) Datadog
11 6 (1.88%) Cohesity
12 3 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.94%) Rubrik
13 2 (0.63%) Amazon EKS
13 2 (0.63%) GitHub Actions
13 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.63%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 46 (14.42%) DNS
2 41 (12.85%) DHCP
3 40 (12.54%) VPN
4 29 (9.09%) Firewall
5 25 (7.84%) Wi-Fi
6 20 (6.27%) TCP/IP
7 18 (5.64%) Skype
8 13 (4.08%) LAN
8 13 (4.08%) WAN
9 12 (3.76%) VLAN
10 11 (3.45%) SAN
11 10 (3.13%) NetScaler
12 6 (1.88%) DMZ
13 5 (1.57%) Remote Desktop
13 5 (1.57%) Wireless
14 4 (1.25%) WAAS
15 3 (0.94%) BIG-IP
15 3 (0.94%) Cisco IOS
15 3 (0.94%) SD-WAN
16 2 (0.63%) PCoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.64%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.82%) Power BI
3 3 (0.94%) 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 (5.33%) MSI
2 12 (3.76%) InstallShield
3 10 (3.13%) JIRA
4 7 (2.19%) AdminStudio
4 7 (2.19%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.31%) WiX
General
1 113 (35.42%) Social Skills
2 52 (16.30%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (13.17%) Finance
4 19 (5.96%) Banking
5 18 (5.64%) Public Sector
6 12 (3.76%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (3.45%) Legal
8 9 (2.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.51%) Front Office
10 7 (2.19%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.88%) Law
12 5 (1.57%) Police
12 5 (1.57%) Retail
13 3 (0.94%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.63%) Billing
14 2 (0.63%) Games
14 2 (0.63%) Local Government
14 2 (0.63%) Military
14 2 (0.63%) Publishing
14 2 (0.63%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 42 (13.17%) Support Engineer
2 33 (10.34%) Desktop Engineer
3 31 (9.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 29 (9.09%) IT Support
5 27 (8.46%) Senior
6 25 (7.84%) Desktop Support
7 23 (7.21%) IT Engineer
8 21 (6.58%) Analyst
9 18 (5.64%) Architect
10 16 (5.02%) 2nd Line Support
10 16 (5.02%) Administrator
10 16 (5.02%) Deployment Engineer
10 16 (5.02%) Windows Engineer
11 15 (4.70%) IT Support Engineer
12 14 (4.39%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 14 (4.39%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 13 (4.08%) Support Technician
14 11 (3.45%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 10 (3.13%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 10 (3.13%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.02%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.25%) ADO
2 4 (1.25%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (0.94%) Middleware
4 2 (0.63%) .NET
4 2 (0.63%) JSON
4 2 (0.63%) OpenGL
4 2 (0.63%) Qt
4 2 (0.63%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.52%) Onboarding
2 19 (5.96%) CMDB
3 17 (5.33%) Smartphone
4 11 (3.45%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (3.13%) Client/Server
5 10 (3.13%) Data Centre
5 10 (3.13%) Driving Licence
6 9 (2.82%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.51%) Blackberry
7 8 (2.51%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.88%) iPhone
8 6 (1.88%) PKI
8 6 (1.88%) Smartcard
8 6 (1.88%) YubiKey
9 5 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.25%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (1.25%) Private Cloud
10 4 (1.25%) Public Cloud
11 3 (0.94%) Educational Technology
11 3 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 255 (79.94%) Windows
2 100 (31.35%) Windows 10
3 66 (20.69%) Windows Server
4 29 (9.09%) Mac OS
5 22 (6.90%) Windows Server 2019
6 17 (5.33%) Apple iOS
6 17 (5.33%) Windows 7
6 17 (5.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 15 (4.70%) Windows Server 2012
8 13 (4.08%) Linux
9 11 (3.45%) Android
10 4 (1.25%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.94%) Unix
12 1 (0.31%) AIX
12 1 (0.31%) VMS
12 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
2 67 (21.00%) ITIL
3 56 (17.55%) Migration
4 52 (16.30%) Application Packaging
4 52 (16.30%) ITSM
5 49 (15.36%) Customer Service
6 34 (10.66%) User Experience
7 32 (10.03%) Asset Management
7 32 (10.03%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 31 (9.72%) Service Management
9 30 (9.40%) Continuous Improvement
10 25 (7.84%) Service Delivery
11 23 (7.21%) Agile
12 22 (6.90%) Change Management
12 22 (6.90%) Data Protection
12 22 (6.90%) Patch Management
13 21 (6.58%) Stakeholder Management
14 18 (5.64%) Roadmaps
15 17 (5.33%) Decision-Making
15 17 (5.33%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 92 (28.84%) PowerShell
2 16 (5.02%) VBScript
3 12 (3.76%) VB
4 9 (2.82%) SQL
5 7 (2.19%) Bash
5 7 (2.19%) Python
6 2 (0.63%) C#
6 2 (0.63%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.31%) Java
Qualifications
1 77 (24.14%) Security Cleared
2 53 (16.61%) SC Cleared
3 36 (11.29%) Degree
4 25 (7.84%) DV Cleared
5 20 (6.27%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (2.19%) MCSE
7 6 (1.88%) CCA
7 6 (1.88%) Citrix Certification
7 6 (1.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 6 (1.88%) MCSA
8 5 (1.57%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.25%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.25%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 3 (0.94%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.63%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.63%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.63%) CCNP
11 2 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (8.78%) SLA
2 6 (1.88%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.57%) GDPR
3 5 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.63%) COBIT
4 2 (0.63%) QA
System Software
1 159 (49.84%) Active Directory
2 48 (15.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (7.21%) BitLocker
4 22 (6.90%) Hyper-V
5 20 (6.27%) Virtual Desktop
6 16 (5.02%) Microsoft App-V
7 12 (3.76%) vSphere
8 8 (2.51%) Virtual Machines
9 7 (2.19%) Docker
9 7 (2.19%) VMware ESXi
9 7 (2.19%) XenDesktop
10 6 (1.88%) Firmware
10 6 (1.88%) XenApp
11 4 (1.25%) VMware NSX
12 2 (0.63%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 95 (29.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (5.64%) WSUS
3 13 (4.08%) SCOM
4 12 (3.76%) Jamf Pro
5 7 (2.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (2.19%) Nessus
6 5 (1.57%) AirWatch
6 5 (1.57%) Kubernetes
7 4 (1.25%) Ansible
7 4 (1.25%) Failover Clustering
7 4 (1.25%) SCVMM
7 4 (1.25%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (1.25%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.94%) Backup Exec
8 3 (0.94%) SCSM
8 3 (0.94%) Terraform
9 2 (0.63%) Packer
9 2 (0.63%) WMI
10 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.31%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 202 (63.32%) Microsoft
2 59 (18.50%) VMware
3 52 (16.30%) ServiceNow
4 36 (11.29%) Citrix
5 20 (6.27%) HP
6 16 (5.02%) Cisco
7 15 (4.70%) Apple
7 15 (4.70%) Tenable
8 11 (3.45%) Bloomberg
8 11 (3.45%) Dynatrace
9 10 (3.13%) Google
10 8 (2.51%) Lotus
10 8 (2.51%) Reuters
10 8 (2.51%) Veeam
11 7 (2.19%) AppDynamics
11 7 (2.19%) F5
11 7 (2.19%) McAfee
12 6 (1.88%) SolarWinds
13 5 (1.57%) ION Trading
13 5 (1.57%) Zscaler