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

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 244 181 149
Rank change year-on-year -63 -32 +19
Contract jobs citing SCCM 434 433 724
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.03% 1.44% 1.64%
As % of the Systems Management category 6.81% 9.17% 13.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 324 313 563
10th Percentile £171 £178 £165
25th Percentile £200 £200 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £330 £350 £340
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +2.94% -2.86%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £475
90th Percentile £598 £606 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £274 £280 £275
% change year-on-year -2.32% +1.82% -21.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 12 63
10th Percentile £15.50 £12.48 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.25 £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 £24.29 £23.86 £40.00
90th Percentile £27.33 £24.18 £64.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.50 £18.13 £17.86
% change year-on-year +7.56% +1.51% -7.22%

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 6,371 4,720 5,320
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.12% 15.71% 12.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,414 3,091 3,808
10th Percentile £313 £313 £260
25th Percentile £413 £424 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -8.70%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £632
90th Percentile £688 £745 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £498
% change year-on-year -1.60% +0.50% -5.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 54 146
10th Percentile £18.43 £16.09 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.29 £21.56 £20.00
Median hourly rate £53.25 £25.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +108.82% -36.25% -23.27%
75th Percentile £64.20 £56.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £79.65 £76.58 £76.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £53.25 £24.09 £40.16
% change year-on-year +121.05% -40.01% -15.46%

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 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 4 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 4 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 -61 396 £328 -6.43% 82
UK excluding London -68 281 £274 -2.32% 73
London -40 137 £450 +12.50% 18
Work from Home -1 93 £450 +5.88% 43
South East -20 76 £274 -31.63% 28
Midlands -48 65 £220 +10.00% 5
North of England -60 65 £330 +34.69% 17
North West -31 49 £433 +33.23% 10
East Midlands -3 38 £225 -26.83% 2
South West -23 36 £450 +32.35% 5
West Midlands -69 26 £205 +2.50% 3
East of England -14 21 £225 -21.74% 14
Scotland -21 18 £205 -2.38% 1
Yorkshire -66 10 £195 -13.33% 6
North East -14 6 £189 -46.07% 1
Wales -11 5 £280 -10.40% 3
Channel Islands +4 1 - - 2

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 73 (16.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 46 (10.60%) SharePoint
3 18 (4.15%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.46%) IIS
6 1 (0.23%) Apache
6 1 (0.23%) Confluence
6 1 (0.23%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 51 (11.75%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.07%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.46%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.15%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.92%) assyst
3 1 (0.23%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 197 (45.39%) Microsoft 365
2 139 (32.03%) Azure
3 74 (17.05%) Entra ID
4 34 (7.83%) AWS
5 33 (7.60%) OneDrive
6 24 (5.53%) Power Platform
7 22 (5.07%) SaaS
8 17 (3.92%) GCP
9 11 (2.53%) Nutanix
10 10 (2.30%) PaaS
11 9 (2.07%) IaaS
12 7 (1.61%) Mimecast
13 6 (1.38%) Google Workspace
14 5 (1.15%) Datadog
15 4 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
16 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
16 3 (0.69%) ShareGate
17 2 (0.46%) Azure Logic Apps
17 2 (0.46%) Azure Monitor
17 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 78 (17.97%) DNS
2 66 (15.21%) DHCP
3 50 (11.52%) Wi-Fi
4 45 (10.37%) VPN
5 38 (8.76%) Firewall
6 35 (8.06%) TCP/IP
7 23 (5.30%) WAN
8 21 (4.84%) LAN
8 21 (4.84%) VLAN
9 19 (4.38%) Skype
10 11 (2.53%) Unified Communications
11 10 (2.30%) NetScaler
12 9 (2.07%) 4G
12 9 (2.07%) SAN
13 8 (1.84%) Internet
13 8 (1.84%) Wireless
14 5 (1.15%) IPv4
14 5 (1.15%) WebEx
15 4 (0.92%) DMZ
15 4 (0.92%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.46%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.23%) Power BI
3 3 (0.69%) Metadata
4 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.23%) DB2
5 1 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 13 (3.00%) JIRA
1 13 (3.00%) MSI
2 7 (1.61%) Chocolatey
3 6 (1.38%) InstallShield
4 3 (0.69%) AdminStudio
5 2 (0.46%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.46%) Git
6 1 (0.23%) GCC
6 1 (0.23%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.23%) MLflow
6 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 166 (38.25%) Social Skills
2 60 (13.82%) Analytical Skills
3 53 (12.21%) Finance
4 33 (7.60%) Public Sector
5 32 (7.37%) Documentation Skills
6 21 (4.84%) Banking
7 13 (3.00%) Legal
8 7 (1.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (1.61%) Investment Banking
8 7 (1.61%) Law
8 7 (1.61%) Spanish Language
9 6 (1.38%) Telecoms
10 5 (1.15%) Front Office
10 5 (1.15%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.15%) Military
11 4 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.69%) Local Government
12 3 (0.69%) Retail
13 2 (0.46%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 66 (15.21%) Support Engineer
2 49 (11.29%) IT Support
3 47 (10.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 44 (10.14%) Analyst
5 43 (9.91%) Windows Engineer
6 39 (8.99%) Deployment Engineer
7 38 (8.76%) IT Engineer
8 33 (7.60%) Senior
9 30 (6.91%) Desktop Support
10 23 (5.30%) IT Support Engineer
11 22 (5.07%) Architect
12 21 (4.84%) 2nd Line Support
12 21 (4.84%) Desktop Engineer
13 18 (4.15%) Support Technician
14 17 (3.92%) Security Engineer
15 15 (3.46%) Lead
15 15 (3.46%) Support Analyst
16 14 (3.23%) Windows Deployment Engineer
17 13 (3.00%) Administrator
17 13 (3.00%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.07%) Software Packaging
2 5 (1.15%) Middleware
3 3 (0.69%) LDAP
3 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (0.69%) OAuth
3 3 (0.69%) OpenID
3 3 (0.69%) SAML
4 2 (0.46%) BREW
4 2 (0.46%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.23%) ADO
5 1 (0.23%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.23%) CrewAI
5 1 (0.23%) LangChain
5 1 (0.23%) LangGraph
5 1 (0.23%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.23%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.76%) CMDB
1 25 (5.76%) Onboarding
2 21 (4.84%) Data Centre
3 19 (4.38%) Smartphone
4 15 (3.46%) Driving Licence
4 15 (3.46%) Video Conferencing
5 12 (2.76%) Enterprise Software
5 12 (2.76%) PKI
6 10 (2.30%) Client/Server
6 10 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (1.84%) Replication
8 7 (1.61%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 5 (1.15%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (1.15%) iPhone
9 5 (1.15%) Low-Code
10 4 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.92%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (0.92%) Private Cloud
10 4 (0.92%) Public Cloud
10 4 (0.92%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 365 (84.10%) Windows
2 164 (37.79%) Windows 10
3 77 (17.74%) Windows Server
4 40 (9.22%) Mac OS
5 25 (5.76%) Linux
6 20 (4.61%) Apple iOS
7 18 (4.15%) Windows Server 2019
8 17 (3.92%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (3.46%) Windows 7
10 14 (3.23%) Android
11 13 (3.00%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (1.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (1.38%) Unix
13 5 (1.15%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.69%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.69%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.46%) AIX
15 2 (0.46%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.46%) VMS
15 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (23.04%) Problem-Solving
2 85 (19.59%) ITIL
3 84 (19.35%) Migration
4 60 (13.82%) Customer Service
5 58 (13.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 53 (12.21%) ITSM
7 49 (11.29%) Continuous Improvement
8 41 (9.45%) Application Packaging
9 40 (9.22%) Cybersecurity
10 39 (8.99%) Service Management
10 39 (8.99%) User Experience
11 32 (7.37%) Asset Management
12 29 (6.68%) Change Management
13 25 (5.76%) Problem Management
14 24 (5.53%) Service Delivery
15 22 (5.07%) Agile
15 22 (5.07%) Disk Encryption
15 22 (5.07%) Knowledge Transfer
15 22 (5.07%) Roadmaps
16 21 (4.84%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 122 (28.11%) PowerShell
2 21 (4.84%) SQL
2 21 (4.84%) VBScript
3 15 (3.46%) Bash
4 14 (3.23%) Python
5 12 (2.76%) VB
6 1 (0.23%) Java
6 1 (0.23%) Perl
Qualifications
1 102 (23.50%) Security Cleared
2 78 (17.97%) SC Cleared
3 47 (10.83%) Degree
4 32 (7.37%) Microsoft Certification
5 27 (6.22%) DV Cleared
6 7 (1.61%) ITIL Certification
6 7 (1.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 6 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (1.38%) MCSE
7 6 (1.38%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 5 (1.15%) CCA
8 5 (1.15%) CCNA
8 5 (1.15%) CCNP
8 5 (1.15%) Citrix Certification
8 5 (1.15%) MCDST
9 4 (0.92%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.69%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.69%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.69%) MCSA
11 2 (0.46%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 21 (4.84%) SLA
2 17 (3.92%) GDPR
3 4 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (0.92%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.69%) NIST
5 1 (0.23%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.23%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.23%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (0.23%) NCSC
5 1 (0.23%) QA
System Software
1 236 (54.38%) Active Directory
2 67 (15.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (4.38%) Virtual Desktop
4 18 (4.15%) Hyper-V
5 15 (3.46%) BitLocker
6 12 (2.76%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (2.07%) vSphere
8 8 (1.84%) Docker
8 8 (1.84%) Microsoft App-V
9 7 (1.61%) XenApp
10 6 (1.38%) VMware ESXi
10 6 (1.38%) XenDesktop
11 5 (1.15%) VMware NSX
12 4 (0.92%) Firmware
12 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 4 (0.92%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 156 (35.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (5.07%) SCOM
3 20 (4.61%) WSUS
4 13 (3.00%) Ansible
4 13 (3.00%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (2.53%) vCenter Server
6 9 (2.07%) Norton AntiVirus
6 9 (2.07%) SCOrch
7 8 (1.84%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (1.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 6 (1.38%) CASB
10 5 (1.15%) Kubernetes
10 5 (1.15%) SCVMM
11 4 (0.92%) Terraform
12 3 (0.69%) PaperCut
12 3 (0.69%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
13 2 (0.46%) AirWatch
13 2 (0.46%) Failover Clustering
13 2 (0.46%) WMI
14 1 (0.23%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 261 (60.14%) Microsoft
2 82 (18.89%) VMware
3 70 (16.13%) ServiceNow
4 48 (11.06%) Citrix
5 25 (5.76%) Cisco
6 19 (4.38%) Apple
7 18 (4.15%) HP
8 16 (3.69%) Veeam
9 15 (3.46%) SolarWinds
10 13 (3.00%) McAfee
11 12 (2.76%) Google
12 10 (2.30%) Splunk
12 10 (2.30%) Tenable
13 9 (2.07%) Bloomberg
13 9 (2.07%) Symantec
14 8 (1.84%) Sophos
15 7 (1.61%) BMC
15 7 (1.61%) Dynatrace
15 7 (1.61%) F5
16 6 (1.38%) Tanium