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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 352 192 161
Rank change year-on-year -160 -31 +21
Contract jobs citing SCCM 345 471 623
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.65% 1.44% 1.49%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.90% 9.18% 11.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 250 313 466
10th Percentile £158 £188 £180
25th Percentile £213 £203 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £325 £375
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -13.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £522 £525 £523
90th Percentile £613 £587 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £291 £340
% change year-on-year +20.48% -14.56% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 17 32
10th Percentile £17.25 - £17.07
25th Percentile £17.75 £13.75 £20.99
Median hourly rate £20.55 £13.77 £26.36
Median % change year-on-year +49.20% -47.75% +31.78%
75th Percentile £21.38 £18.87 £40.00
90th Percentile £22.52 £40.40 £58.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £20.55 £18.87 £29.25
% change year-on-year +8.88% -35.49% +67.14%

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 7,043 5,130 5,420
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.34% 15.64% 12.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,790 3,387 3,842
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £425 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £510 £518
Median % change year-on-year +1.50% -1.57% -5.82%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £622
90th Percentile £688 £695 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 74 92
10th Percentile £18.25 £13.75 £17.07
25th Percentile £22.41 £20.25 £22.08
Median hourly rate £58.50 £39.00 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% +24.80% -45.65%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.75 £50.94
90th Percentile £77.40 £78.34 £71.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £53.75 £57.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -5.70% +42.50% -12.93%

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 20 July 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
Top 16 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 20 July 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 -136 308 £375 - 68
UK excluding London -145 217 £350 +20.48% 63
London -96 113 £375 -6.25% 16
Work from Home -56 65 £450 -2.70% 19
Midlands -31 56 £300 - 6
South East -92 52 £438 +9.38% 23
North of England -90 43 £285 +34.91% 20
West Midlands -55 39 £288 +5.02% 2
North West -48 31 £335 +59.52% 16
South West -36 29 £413 +3.13% 4
Scotland -21 20 £150 -22.37% 4
East Midlands -10 14 £298 -39.53% 4
East of England -53 11 £450 -18.18% 9
Yorkshire -61 8 £195 -2.50% 1
Wales -19 7 £280 -6.67% 1
North East -42 4 £194 -26.19% 3

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 40 (11.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (9.28%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.90%) HCL Notes
4 8 (2.32%) Skype for Business
5 5 (1.45%) IIS
6 1 (0.29%) OpenStack
Applications
1 45 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (5.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.58%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.58%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.29%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (1.45%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.58%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.29%) Bloomberg TOMS
3 1 (0.29%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 129 (37.39%) Microsoft 365
2 110 (31.88%) Azure
3 74 (21.45%) Entra ID
4 26 (7.54%) OneDrive
5 20 (5.80%) Power Platform
6 13 (3.77%) SaaS
7 10 (2.90%) AWS
8 9 (2.61%) IaaS
9 8 (2.32%) Azure Monitor
9 8 (2.32%) Datadog
9 8 (2.32%) Google Workspace
9 8 (2.32%) PaaS
10 6 (1.74%) Cohesity
10 6 (1.74%) Rubrik
11 5 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (1.45%) Nutanix
12 4 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (1.16%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.87%) Cloud Computing
13 3 (0.87%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 51 (14.78%) DNS
1 51 (14.78%) VPN
2 43 (12.46%) DHCP
3 35 (10.14%) Firewall
4 27 (7.83%) Wi-Fi
5 24 (6.96%) TCP/IP
6 14 (4.06%) Skype
7 12 (3.48%) SAN
8 11 (3.19%) LAN
9 9 (2.61%) DMZ
9 9 (2.61%) VLAN
9 9 (2.61%) WAN
10 7 (2.03%) Network Security
11 6 (1.74%) Cisco IOS
11 6 (1.74%) NetScaler
12 5 (1.45%) Internet
12 5 (1.45%) Remote Desktop
12 5 (1.45%) Wireless
13 4 (1.16%) WAAS
14 3 (0.87%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.35%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.90%) Power BI
3 3 (0.87%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.29%) Db2
4 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 20 (5.80%) MSI
2 12 (3.48%) InstallShield
3 10 (2.90%) JIRA
4 8 (2.32%) Chocolatey
5 7 (2.03%) AdminStudio
6 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.29%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.29%) WiX
General
1 134 (38.84%) Social Skills
2 51 (14.78%) Analytical Skills
3 48 (13.91%) Finance
4 20 (5.80%) Banking
5 17 (4.93%) Legal
5 17 (4.93%) Public Sector
6 15 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (3.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (2.90%) Front Office
9 8 (2.32%) Investment Banking
10 4 (1.16%) Law
10 4 (1.16%) Military
10 4 (1.16%) Police
10 4 (1.16%) Retail
11 3 (0.87%) Billing
11 3 (0.87%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.58%) Advertising
12 2 (0.58%) Games
12 2 (0.58%) Local Government
12 2 (0.58%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 45 (13.04%) Support Engineer
2 34 (9.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 33 (9.57%) Desktop Engineer
4 32 (9.28%) Analyst
5 31 (8.99%) IT Support
6 28 (8.12%) Senior
7 24 (6.96%) IT Engineer
8 19 (5.51%) Administrator
8 19 (5.51%) Desktop Support
9 16 (4.64%) IT Support Engineer
10 15 (4.35%) 2nd Line Support
10 15 (4.35%) IT Analyst
11 14 (4.06%) Deployment Engineer
11 14 (4.06%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 14 (4.06%) Lead
12 12 (3.48%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 12 (3.48%) Windows Engineer
13 11 (3.19%) Consultant
13 11 (3.19%) SCCM Engineer
13 11 (3.19%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.64%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.16%) ADO
2 4 (1.16%) ARM Templates
2 4 (1.16%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (0.87%) 802.1X
4 2 (0.58%) .NET
4 2 (0.58%) JSON
4 2 (0.58%) OpenGL
4 2 (0.58%) Qt
4 2 (0.58%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 44 (12.75%) Onboarding
2 16 (4.64%) CMDB
3 13 (3.77%) Enterprise Software
4 12 (3.48%) Smartphone
5 10 (2.90%) Blackberry
5 10 (2.90%) Cyber Threat
5 10 (2.90%) Driving Licence
6 8 (2.32%) Data Centre
6 8 (2.32%) Hybrid Cloud
6 8 (2.32%) PKI
6 8 (2.32%) Product Ownership
7 6 (1.74%) Client/Server
7 6 (1.74%) iPhone
7 6 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.74%) Smartcard
7 6 (1.74%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (1.74%) YubiKey
8 5 (1.45%) Legacy Applications
8 5 (1.45%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.16%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 276 (80.00%) Windows
2 96 (27.83%) Windows 10
3 67 (19.42%) Windows Server
4 30 (8.70%) Mac OS
5 22 (6.38%) Linux
6 19 (5.51%) Android
7 17 (4.93%) Apple iOS
8 12 (3.48%) Windows Server 2019
9 10 (2.90%) Windows 7
9 10 (2.90%) Windows Server 2012
10 9 (2.61%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (1.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.58%) Unix
13 1 (0.29%) AIX
13 1 (0.29%) Debian
13 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.29%) VMS
13 1 (0.29%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (26.67%) ITIL
2 81 (23.48%) Problem-Solving
3 59 (17.10%) ITSM
4 54 (15.65%) Application Packaging
4 54 (15.65%) Customer Service
5 53 (15.36%) Service Management
6 49 (14.20%) Migration
7 37 (10.72%) Asset Management
7 37 (10.72%) Service Delivery
8 36 (10.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 34 (9.86%) User Experience
10 31 (8.99%) Continuous Improvement
11 25 (7.25%) Patch Management
12 22 (6.38%) Stakeholder Management
13 21 (6.09%) Agile
13 21 (6.09%) Data Protection
14 20 (5.80%) Project Delivery
15 19 (5.51%) Problem Management
15 19 (5.51%) Vulnerability Remediation
16 17 (4.93%) Deployment Automation
Programming Languages
1 96 (27.83%) PowerShell
2 13 (3.77%) VBScript
3 9 (2.61%) Bash
4 8 (2.32%) VB
5 7 (2.03%) Python
5 7 (2.03%) SQL
6 4 (1.16%) Bicep
7 2 (0.58%) C#
7 2 (0.58%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.29%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 94 (27.25%) Security Cleared
2 59 (17.10%) SC Cleared
3 35 (10.14%) Degree
4 31 (8.99%) DV Cleared
5 22 (6.38%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (2.90%) MCSE
7 7 (2.03%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.74%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 6 (1.74%) MCSA
9 5 (1.45%) DBS Check
9 5 (1.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (1.16%) CCA
10 4 (1.16%) Citrix Certification
10 4 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.87%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.58%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.58%) CTC Cleared
13 1 (0.29%) ACSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (9.28%) SLA
2 8 (2.32%) QA
3 7 (2.03%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.58%) COBIT
5 2 (0.58%) Disclosure Scotland
5 2 (0.58%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 167 (48.41%) Active Directory
2 44 (12.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (6.67%) Hyper-V
4 19 (5.51%) BitLocker
4 19 (5.51%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (4.93%) Microsoft App-V
6 13 (3.77%) vSphere
7 9 (2.61%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (2.32%) Virtual Machines
9 5 (1.45%) Docker
9 5 (1.45%) Firmware
10 4 (1.16%) XenDesktop
11 3 (0.87%) XenApp
12 2 (0.58%) VMware Workstation
13 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 107 (31.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (5.51%) WSUS
3 16 (4.64%) SCOM
4 14 (4.06%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (3.19%) Nessus
6 9 (2.61%) Ansible
7 8 (2.32%) Terraform
8 6 (1.74%) AirWatch
8 6 (1.74%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (1.16%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.87%) Backup Exec
11 3 (0.87%) Kubernetes
11 3 (0.87%) McAfee ePO
11 3 (0.87%) NetBackup
11 3 (0.87%) Norton AntiVirus
11 3 (0.87%) SCSM
12 2 (0.58%) Packer
12 2 (0.58%) vMotion
12 2 (0.58%) WMI
Vendors
1 220 (63.77%) Microsoft
2 61 (17.68%) ServiceNow
3 55 (15.94%) VMware
4 36 (10.43%) Citrix
5 21 (6.09%) Cisco
6 19 (5.51%) Tenable
7 17 (4.93%) Apple
7 17 (4.93%) HP
8 13 (3.77%) Bloomberg
9 12 (3.48%) McAfee
9 12 (3.48%) Qualys
10 10 (2.90%) Dynatrace
10 10 (2.90%) Lotus
10 10 (2.90%) Reuters
11 8 (2.32%) AppDynamics
12 7 (2.03%) ION Trading
12 7 (2.03%) SolarWinds
12 7 (2.03%) Zscaler
13 6 (1.74%) CrowdStrike
13 6 (1.74%) Veeam