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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 302 186 160
Rank change year-on-year -116 -26 +7
Contract jobs citing SCCM 370 423 676
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.82% 1.45% 1.54%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.74% 9.00% 12.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 268 308 527
10th Percentile £169 £178 £163
25th Percentile £206 £210 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £366 £375 £340
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% +10.29% -2.86%
75th Percentile £500 £520 £500
90th Percentile £613 £602 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £300 £319 £300
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 11 56
10th Percentile £16.48 £12.18 £14.00
25th Percentile £18.17 £14.48 £16.10
Median hourly rate £21.28 £18.13 £22.08
Median % change year-on-year +17.35% -17.87% -1.49%
75th Percentile £24.47 £23.66 £40.00
90th Percentile £26.94 £28.00 £61.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.25 £18.13 £17.72
% change year-on-year +17.21% +2.31% -11.40%

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 6,447 4,701 5,219
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 14.26% 16.08% 11.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,441 3,208 3,762
10th Percentile £316 £313 £259
25th Percentile £413 £418 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £519
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +1.11% -9.70%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £625
90th Percentile £688 £738 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £495
% change year-on-year - +1.01% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 156 51 132
10th Percentile £20.09 £15.22 £14.00
25th Percentile £26.09 £22.50 £17.74
Median hourly rate £55.00 £26.45 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +107.94% -11.83% -47.83%
75th Percentile £68.75 £51.75 £54.06
90th Percentile £79.25 £70.00 £68.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £24.18 £30.00
% change year-on-year +127.46% -19.40% -35.90%

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 6 April 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 6 April 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 6 April 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 -101 337 £363 -3.33% 73
UK excluding London -108 217 £300 -5.88% 63
London -58 137 £450 +12.50% 23
Work from Home -42 76 £459 -0.27% 18
South East -48 65 £350 -27.95% 26
Midlands -65 53 £225 +6.51% 4
North of England -88 46 £370 +54.17% 15
North West -42 36 £425 +44.68% 7
East Midlands -12 32 £225 -50.00% 1
South West -30 20 £450 +12.50% 1
West Midlands -76 18 £258 +28.75% 3
East of England -28 15 £225 -8.16% 16
Scotland -23 13 £188 -21.88% 3
Wales -16 6 £280 -27.74% 1
Yorkshire -60 6 £195 -13.33% 7
North East -19 4 £184 -47.50% 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 54 (14.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (8.92%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.70%) Skype for Business
4 3 (0.81%) IIS
5 1 (0.27%) Apache
5 1 (0.27%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 38 (10.27%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.62%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.54%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 5 (1.35%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.54%) assyst
3 1 (0.27%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 158 (42.70%) Microsoft 365
2 121 (32.70%) Azure
3 71 (19.19%) Entra ID
4 25 (6.76%) AWS
5 19 (5.14%) OneDrive
5 19 (5.14%) SaaS
6 15 (4.05%) Power Platform
7 11 (2.97%) Nutanix
7 11 (2.97%) PaaS
8 10 (2.70%) GCP
8 10 (2.70%) IaaS
9 8 (2.16%) Google Workspace
10 7 (1.89%) Datadog
10 7 (1.89%) Mimecast
11 3 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Purview
12 2 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (0.54%) Cohesity
12 2 (0.54%) GitHub
12 2 (0.54%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 61 (16.49%) DNS
2 55 (14.86%) DHCP
3 39 (10.54%) Wi-Fi
4 36 (9.73%) VPN
5 35 (9.46%) Firewall
6 30 (8.11%) TCP/IP
7 23 (6.22%) LAN
8 21 (5.68%) VLAN
8 21 (5.68%) WAN
9 12 (3.24%) Skype
10 11 (2.97%) SAN
11 10 (2.70%) NetScaler
12 9 (2.43%) Wireless
13 6 (1.62%) DMZ
14 5 (1.35%) 4G
14 5 (1.35%) IPv4
14 5 (1.35%) WebEx
15 4 (1.08%) WAAS
16 3 (0.81%) Remote Desktop
16 3 (0.81%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.05%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.97%) Power BI
3 3 (0.81%) Data Mining
4 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.27%) DB2
5 1 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 12 (3.24%) InstallShield
1 12 (3.24%) JIRA
2 11 (2.97%) MSI
3 9 (2.43%) Chocolatey
4 5 (1.35%) AdminStudio
5 2 (0.54%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.54%) Git
6 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.27%) WiX
General
1 121 (32.70%) Social Skills
2 50 (13.51%) Finance
3 43 (11.62%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (7.30%) Public Sector
5 25 (6.76%) Banking
6 24 (6.49%) Documentation Skills
7 13 (3.51%) Legal
8 8 (2.16%) Front Office
8 8 (2.16%) Investment Banking
9 7 (1.89%) Law
10 6 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.62%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.35%) Police
11 5 (1.35%) Spanish Language
12 4 (1.08%) Manufacturing
12 4 (1.08%) Retail
13 3 (0.81%) Military
14 2 (0.54%) Billing
14 2 (0.54%) Local Government
14 2 (0.54%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 47 (12.70%) Support Engineer
2 45 (12.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 36 (9.73%) IT Support
4 32 (8.65%) IT Engineer
5 31 (8.38%) Senior
6 28 (7.57%) Analyst
7 25 (6.76%) Windows Engineer
8 24 (6.49%) Deployment Engineer
9 23 (6.22%) Desktop Support
10 22 (5.95%) Architect
11 19 (5.14%) IT Support Engineer
12 18 (4.86%) Desktop Engineer
13 14 (3.78%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 13 (3.51%) 2nd Line Support
14 13 (3.51%) Support Technician
15 11 (2.97%) Lead
16 10 (2.70%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 10 (2.70%) 3rd Line Support
16 10 (2.70%) IT Analyst
16 10 (2.70%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.43%) Software Packaging
2 5 (1.35%) Middleware
3 2 (0.54%) ADO
3 2 (0.54%) BREW
3 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.54%) Unreal Engine
4 1 (0.27%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 26 (7.03%) CMDB
2 21 (5.68%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.86%) Smartphone
4 17 (4.59%) Data Centre
4 17 (4.59%) Driving Licence
5 12 (3.24%) Client/Server
6 11 (2.97%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.89%) Cyber Threat
7 7 (1.89%) iPhone
7 7 (1.89%) Replication
8 6 (1.62%) PKI
8 6 (1.62%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.35%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (1.08%) iPad
10 4 (1.08%) Management Information System
10 4 (1.08%) Private Cloud
10 4 (1.08%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 303 (81.89%) Windows
2 125 (33.78%) Windows 10
3 74 (20.00%) Windows Server
4 32 (8.65%) Mac OS
5 20 (5.41%) Linux
6 19 (5.14%) Windows Server 2019
7 18 (4.86%) Apple iOS
8 16 (4.32%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (4.05%) Windows 7
10 14 (3.78%) Android
10 14 (3.78%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (1.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 4 (1.08%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.81%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.81%) Unix
14 2 (0.54%) AIX
14 2 (0.54%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.54%) VMS
14 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2003
14 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (22.70%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (19.19%) Migration
3 69 (18.65%) ITIL
4 54 (14.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 50 (13.51%) ITSM
6 46 (12.43%) Application Packaging
7 45 (12.16%) Continuous Improvement
8 43 (11.62%) Customer Service
9 38 (10.27%) Service Management
10 32 (8.65%) Asset Management
11 26 (7.03%) User Experience
12 24 (6.49%) Agile
13 22 (5.95%) Change Management
14 21 (5.68%) Cybersecurity
15 20 (5.41%) Service Delivery
16 19 (5.14%) Data Protection
16 19 (5.14%) Disaster Recovery
16 19 (5.14%) Patch Management
16 19 (5.14%) Stakeholder Management
17 18 (4.86%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 102 (27.57%) PowerShell
2 19 (5.14%) VBScript
3 16 (4.32%) SQL
4 12 (3.24%) VB
5 9 (2.43%) Bash
6 8 (2.16%) Python
7 1 (0.27%) Java
7 1 (0.27%) Perl
Qualifications
1 87 (23.51%) Security Cleared
2 63 (17.03%) SC Cleared
3 39 (10.54%) Degree
4 34 (9.19%) DV Cleared
5 21 (5.68%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 5 (1.35%) CCA
7 5 (1.35%) Citrix Certification
8 4 (1.08%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.81%) MCSA
10 2 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.54%) CISSP
10 2 (0.54%) HNC
10 2 (0.54%) HND
10 2 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.54%) MCSE
10 2 (0.54%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.27%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.27%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.49%) SLA
2 8 (2.16%) GDPR
3 7 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.62%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.54%) NIST
6 2 (0.54%) QA
7 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.27%) NCSC
System Software
1 195 (52.70%) Active Directory
2 61 (16.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (4.86%) Hyper-V
4 17 (4.59%) BitLocker
4 17 (4.59%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (2.70%) vSphere
6 9 (2.43%) Microsoft App-V
6 9 (2.43%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (1.89%) Docker
8 6 (1.62%) VMware ESXi
8 6 (1.62%) XenApp
8 6 (1.62%) XenDesktop
9 5 (1.35%) VMware NSX
10 4 (1.08%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 122 (32.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (6.22%) SCOM
3 18 (4.86%) WSUS
4 14 (3.78%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (2.97%) Ansible
5 11 (2.97%) vCenter Server
6 7 (1.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 7 (1.89%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.62%) SCOrch
8 5 (1.35%) AirWatch
8 5 (1.35%) SCVMM
9 4 (1.08%) Kubernetes
9 4 (1.08%) Norton AntiVirus
10 3 (0.81%) Backup Exec
10 3 (0.81%) CASB
10 3 (0.81%) PaperCut
10 3 (0.81%) SCSM
10 3 (0.81%) Terraform
11 2 (0.54%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.54%) Nessus
Vendors
1 210 (56.76%) Microsoft
2 75 (20.27%) VMware
3 56 (15.14%) ServiceNow
4 41 (11.08%) Citrix
5 22 (5.95%) HP
6 21 (5.68%) Cisco
7 15 (4.05%) Apple
8 13 (3.51%) Bloomberg
8 13 (3.51%) Veeam
9 12 (3.24%) Tenable
10 11 (2.97%) SolarWinds
11 10 (2.70%) Google
12 9 (2.43%) Dynatrace
12 9 (2.43%) McAfee
12 9 (2.43%) Reuters
13 7 (1.89%) AppDynamics
13 7 (1.89%) BMC
13 7 (1.89%) Dell
13 7 (1.89%) F5
13 7 (1.89%) Sophos