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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 266 181 156
Rank change year-on-year -85 -25 +12
Contract jobs citing SCCM 419 435 714
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.99% 1.46% 1.60%
As % of the Systems Management category 6.66% 9.13% 13.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 314 314 554
10th Percentile £171 £178 £165
25th Percentile £203 £200 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £350 £350
75th Percentile £500 £513 £475
90th Percentile £598 £606 £584
UK excluding London median daily rate £274 £298 £300
% change year-on-year -8.07% -0.83% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 12 63
10th Percentile £15.65 £12.48 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.48 £15.22 £16.40
Median hourly rate £21.30 £20.11 £22.15
Median % change year-on-year +5.92% -9.21% -11.40%
75th Percentile £24.65 £23.86 £40.00
90th Percentile £28.10 £24.18 £64.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £20.65 £18.13 £17.86
% change year-on-year +13.90% +1.51% -3.46%

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 6,287 4,767 5,347
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 14.89% 16.02% 11.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,342 3,158 3,820
10th Percentile £315 £313 £263
25th Percentile £413 £419 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -8.70%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £630
90th Percentile £688 £738 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £495
% change year-on-year -1.60% +1.01% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 136 54 152
10th Percentile £18.78 £16.09 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.30 £21.56 £20.00
Median hourly rate £54.00 £25.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +111.76% -32.00% -28.90%
75th Percentile £63.61 £56.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £79.75 £76.58 £76.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £54.50 £24.09 £40.00
% change year-on-year +126.23% -39.78% -13.14%

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 9 March 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 9 March 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 9 March 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 -68 383 £350 - 71
UK excluding London -75 266 £274 -8.07% 67
London -32 137 £450 +12.50% 17
Work from Home -25 87 £450 +5.88% 31
South East -29 76 £274 -31.63% 25
Midlands -53 60 £225 +12.50% 6
North of England -63 60 £330 +34.69% 18
North West -24 44 £433 +33.23% 9
East Midlands -9 37 £225 -40.59% 3
South West -26 34 £450 +25.87% 3
West Midlands -71 22 £205 +2.50% 3
East of England -24 20 £225 -10.00% 10
Scotland -21 16 £203 +1.25% 3
Yorkshire -63 10 £195 -13.33% 8
North East -12 6 £189 -46.07% 1
Wales -11 5 £280 -10.40% 2
Channel Islands +4 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 69 (16.47%) Microsoft Exchange
2 42 (10.02%) SharePoint
3 13 (3.10%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.48%) IIS
5 1 (0.24%) Apache
5 1 (0.24%) Confluence
5 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.24%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 46 (10.98%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.43%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.48%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.19%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.95%) assyst
3 1 (0.24%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 187 (44.63%) Microsoft 365
2 135 (32.22%) Azure
3 77 (18.38%) Entra ID
4 32 (7.64%) AWS
5 30 (7.16%) OneDrive
6 22 (5.25%) Power Platform
7 21 (5.01%) SaaS
8 17 (4.06%) GCP
9 11 (2.63%) Nutanix
9 11 (2.63%) PaaS
10 10 (2.39%) IaaS
11 7 (1.67%) Mimecast
12 6 (1.43%) Datadog
12 6 (1.43%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
14 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
14 3 (0.72%) ShareGate
15 2 (0.48%) Azure Logic Apps
15 2 (0.48%) Azure Monitor
15 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 73 (17.42%) DNS
2 63 (15.04%) DHCP
3 48 (11.46%) Wi-Fi
4 45 (10.74%) VPN
5 37 (8.83%) Firewall
6 34 (8.11%) TCP/IP
7 23 (5.49%) WAN
8 21 (5.01%) LAN
8 21 (5.01%) VLAN
9 14 (3.34%) Skype
10 10 (2.39%) NetScaler
10 10 (2.39%) SAN
11 9 (2.15%) 4G
12 8 (1.91%) Wireless
13 7 (1.67%) Unified Communications
14 6 (1.43%) Internet
15 5 (1.19%) IPv4
15 5 (1.19%) WebEx
16 4 (0.95%) DMZ
16 4 (0.95%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.58%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.34%) Power BI
3 3 (0.72%) Metadata
4 2 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.24%) DB2
5 1 (0.24%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 13 (3.10%) JIRA
1 13 (3.10%) MSI
2 8 (1.91%) Chocolatey
3 6 (1.43%) InstallShield
4 3 (0.72%) AdminStudio
5 2 (0.48%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.48%) Git
6 1 (0.24%) GCC
6 1 (0.24%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.24%) MLflow
6 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 154 (36.75%) Social Skills
2 53 (12.65%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (12.41%) Finance
4 31 (7.40%) Documentation Skills
4 31 (7.40%) Public Sector
5 22 (5.25%) Banking
6 13 (3.10%) Legal
7 7 (1.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (1.67%) Investment Banking
7 7 (1.67%) Law
7 7 (1.67%) Spanish Language
8 6 (1.43%) Telecoms
9 5 (1.19%) Front Office
9 5 (1.19%) Military
10 4 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (0.95%) Manufacturing
10 4 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (0.95%) Police
11 3 (0.72%) Local Government
11 3 (0.72%) Retail
Job Titles
1 61 (14.56%) Support Engineer
2 48 (11.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 46 (10.98%) IT Support
4 40 (9.55%) Analyst
5 38 (9.07%) IT Engineer
5 38 (9.07%) Windows Engineer
6 36 (8.59%) Deployment Engineer
6 36 (8.59%) Senior
7 29 (6.92%) Desktop Support
8 22 (5.25%) Architect
8 22 (5.25%) IT Support Engineer
9 20 (4.77%) Desktop Engineer
10 18 (4.30%) 2nd Line Support
11 16 (3.82%) Security Engineer
11 16 (3.82%) Support Technician
12 15 (3.58%) Lead
13 13 (3.10%) Administrator
13 13 (3.10%) IT Analyst
13 13 (3.10%) Windows Deployment Engineer
14 12 (2.86%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.15%) Software Packaging
2 5 (1.19%) Middleware
3 3 (0.72%) LDAP
3 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (0.72%) OAuth
3 3 (0.72%) OpenID
3 3 (0.72%) SAML
4 2 (0.48%) BREW
4 2 (0.48%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.24%) ADO
5 1 (0.24%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.24%) CrewAI
5 1 (0.24%) LangChain
5 1 (0.24%) LangGraph
5 1 (0.24%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.24%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.97%) CMDB
1 25 (5.97%) Onboarding
2 20 (4.77%) Data Centre
3 19 (4.53%) Smartphone
4 17 (4.06%) Driving Licence
5 13 (3.10%) Video Conferencing
6 11 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (2.39%) Client/Server
7 10 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.15%) PKI
9 8 (1.91%) Replication
10 7 (1.67%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 6 (1.43%) Cyber Threat
12 5 (1.19%) iPhone
13 4 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.95%) Legacy Applications
13 4 (0.95%) NHS
13 4 (0.95%) Private Cloud
13 4 (0.95%) Public Cloud
13 4 (0.95%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 352 (84.01%) Windows
2 162 (38.66%) Windows 10
3 73 (17.42%) Windows Server
4 39 (9.31%) Mac OS
5 23 (5.49%) Linux
6 20 (4.77%) Apple iOS
7 19 (4.53%) Windows Server 2019
8 17 (4.06%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (3.58%) Windows 7
10 14 (3.34%) Android
11 13 (3.10%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (1.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 5 (1.19%) Unix
13 5 (1.19%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.72%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.72%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.48%) AIX
15 2 (0.48%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.48%) VMS
15 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (22.67%) Problem-Solving
2 82 (19.57%) Migration
3 81 (19.33%) ITIL
4 57 (13.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 55 (13.13%) Customer Service
6 54 (12.89%) ITSM
7 48 (11.46%) Continuous Improvement
8 41 (9.79%) Application Packaging
9 38 (9.07%) User Experience
10 37 (8.83%) Cybersecurity
10 37 (8.83%) Service Management
11 32 (7.64%) Asset Management
12 28 (6.68%) Change Management
13 25 (5.97%) Service Delivery
14 23 (5.49%) Knowledge Transfer
15 22 (5.25%) Roadmaps
16 21 (5.01%) Agile
16 21 (5.01%) Disk Encryption
16 21 (5.01%) Zero Trust
17 20 (4.77%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 117 (27.92%) PowerShell
2 21 (5.01%) VBScript
3 19 (4.53%) SQL
4 15 (3.58%) Bash
5 13 (3.10%) Python
6 12 (2.86%) VB
7 1 (0.24%) Java
7 1 (0.24%) Perl
Qualifications
1 101 (24.11%) Security Cleared
2 79 (18.85%) SC Cleared
3 41 (9.79%) Degree
4 31 (7.40%) Microsoft Certification
5 29 (6.92%) DV Cleared
6 7 (1.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 6 (1.43%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 5 (1.19%) CCA
8 5 (1.19%) Citrix Certification
8 5 (1.19%) ITIL Certification
8 5 (1.19%) MCDST
9 4 (0.95%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.95%) MCSE
10 3 (0.72%) CCNA
10 3 (0.72%) CCNP
10 3 (0.72%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.72%) MCSA
11 2 (0.48%) A+ Certification
11 2 (0.48%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.49%) SLA
2 21 (5.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (4.06%) GDPR
4 4 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.95%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.72%) NIST
6 1 (0.24%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.24%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.24%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.24%) NCSC
6 1 (0.24%) QA
System Software
1 229 (54.65%) Active Directory
2 65 (15.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (4.53%) Virtual Desktop
4 17 (4.06%) Hyper-V
5 15 (3.58%) BitLocker
6 11 (2.63%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (2.15%) vSphere
8 8 (1.91%) Docker
8 8 (1.91%) Microsoft App-V
9 7 (1.67%) XenApp
10 6 (1.43%) VMware ESXi
10 6 (1.43%) XenDesktop
11 5 (1.19%) VMware NSX
12 4 (0.95%) Firmware
13 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 2 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 148 (35.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (5.01%) SCOM
3 17 (4.06%) WSUS
4 13 (3.10%) Jamf Pro
5 12 (2.86%) Ansible
6 11 (2.63%) vCenter Server
7 9 (2.15%) Norton AntiVirus
7 9 (2.15%) SCOrch
8 8 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
9 7 (1.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 6 (1.43%) CASB
11 5 (1.19%) Kubernetes
11 5 (1.19%) SCVMM
12 4 (0.95%) Terraform
13 3 (0.72%) PaperCut
13 3 (0.72%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
14 2 (0.48%) AirWatch
14 2 (0.48%) Failover Clustering
14 2 (0.48%) WMI
15 1 (0.24%) Nessus
Vendors
1 251 (59.90%) Microsoft
2 81 (19.33%) VMware
3 69 (16.47%) ServiceNow
4 48 (11.46%) Citrix
5 24 (5.73%) Cisco
6 19 (4.53%) Apple
6 19 (4.53%) HP
7 14 (3.34%) Veeam
8 13 (3.10%) McAfee
8 13 (3.10%) SolarWinds
9 12 (2.86%) Google
10 10 (2.39%) Tenable
11 9 (2.15%) Bloomberg
11 9 (2.15%) Symantec
12 8 (1.91%) Dynatrace
13 7 (1.67%) BMC
13 7 (1.67%) F5
13 7 (1.67%) Sophos
13 7 (1.67%) Splunk
14 6 (1.43%) Remedy