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

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 325 196 162
Rank change year-on-year -129 -34 +12
Contract jobs citing SCCM 419 493 585
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.76% 1.49% 1.52%
As % of the Systems Management category 6.91% 10.60% 12.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 285 334 425
10th Percentile £163 £185 £188
25th Percentile £235 £200 £240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £325 £370
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -12.16% -7.50%
75th Percentile £538 £512 £519
90th Percentile £625 £584 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £291 £340
% change year-on-year +37.69% -14.56% +1.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 30 15
10th Percentile £17.25 - £22.87
25th Percentile £21.25 £13.75 £23.80
Median hourly rate £24.05 £16.88 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +42.52% -37.50% +20.00%
75th Percentile £25.75 £20.98 £55.00
90th Percentile - £31.10 £62.70
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.05 £18.87 £27.50
% change year-on-year +27.45% -31.38% +44.74%

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 6,062 4,650 4,641
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.05% 14.09% 12.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,013 3,006 3,099
10th Percentile £313 £278 £300
25th Percentile £425 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -5.45%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £625
90th Percentile £694 £688 £710
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £497
% change year-on-year +5.26% -4.33% -3.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 204 94 61
10th Percentile £18.25 £13.75 £19.95
25th Percentile £25.75 £18.87 £24.18
Median hourly rate £64.24 £26.23 £38.50
Median % change year-on-year +144.96% -31.88% -30.00%
75th Percentile £73.81 £63.00 £64.50
90th Percentile £87.67 £67.18 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £64.24 £21.39 £38.50
% change year-on-year +200.33% -44.44% -16.63%

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 25 September 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 25 September 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 -125 379 £400 +15.94% 143
UK excluding London -115 273 £400 +37.69% 98
London -101 123 £363 -9.38% 53
North of England -32 87 £360 +79.80% 30
North West -17 72 £375 +77.51% 20
Work from Home -79 68 £450 -5.26% 42
Midlands -37 63 £400 +45.45% 16
South East -96 55 £450 +63.64% 18
West Midlands -38 37 £363 +35.51% 8
South West -62 27 £450 +5.88% 13
East Midlands -3 26 £400 +7.10% 8
Scotland -27 22 £150 -25.00% 6
East of England -61 18 £425 -22.73% 14
North East -44 8 £200 - 2
Yorkshire -47 7 £245 +22.50% 8
Wales -22 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 56 (13.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (7.16%) SharePoint
3 17 (4.06%) Skype for Business
4 13 (3.10%) HCL Notes
5 4 (0.95%) IIS
6 2 (0.48%) Confluence
7 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
Applications
1 59 (14.08%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (4.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.67%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.48%) Bloomberg TOMS
2 2 (0.48%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (0.48%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 151 (36.04%) Microsoft 365
2 135 (32.22%) Azure
3 97 (23.15%) Entra ID
4 32 (7.64%) OneDrive
5 16 (3.82%) Power Platform
6 15 (3.58%) Azure Monitor
7 11 (2.63%) AWS
8 9 (2.15%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (2.15%) Rubrik
9 8 (1.91%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (1.67%) GitHub
10 7 (1.67%) IaaS
11 6 (1.43%) SaaS
12 5 (1.19%) Cohesity
12 5 (1.19%) Google Workspace
12 5 (1.19%) Mimecast
12 5 (1.19%) PaaS
13 4 (0.95%) Datadog
14 3 (0.72%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 3 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 86 (20.53%) VPN
2 82 (19.57%) DNS
3 69 (16.47%) DHCP
4 38 (9.07%) Firewall
5 32 (7.64%) TCP/IP
6 27 (6.44%) Wi-Fi
7 23 (5.49%) Skype
8 15 (3.58%) Network Security
8 15 (3.58%) WAN
9 14 (3.34%) LAN
10 13 (3.10%) VLAN
11 11 (2.63%) SAN
12 10 (2.39%) Wireless
13 7 (1.67%) DMZ
13 7 (1.67%) Internet
14 6 (1.43%) Cisco IOS
15 4 (0.95%) SSH
16 3 (0.72%) NetScaler
17 2 (0.48%) PCoIP
17 2 (0.48%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.63%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.67%) Power BI
3 2 (0.48%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 23 (5.49%) MSI
2 7 (1.67%) JIRA
3 6 (1.43%) InstallShield
4 4 (0.95%) AdminStudio
4 4 (0.95%) Chocolatey
5 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.24%) Git
6 1 (0.24%) WiX
General
1 166 (39.62%) Social Skills
2 63 (15.04%) Finance
3 61 (14.56%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (5.73%) Public Sector
5 20 (4.77%) Legal
6 17 (4.06%) Documentation Skills
6 17 (4.06%) Front Office
7 16 (3.82%) Banking
8 14 (3.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.63%) Manufacturing
10 8 (1.91%) Military
11 7 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.43%) Financial Institution
12 6 (1.43%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.43%) Law
13 5 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.95%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (0.95%) Retail
15 3 (0.72%) German Language
16 2 (0.48%) Police
Job Titles
1 65 (15.51%) Support Engineer
2 53 (12.65%) Desktop Engineer
3 49 (11.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 49 (11.69%) IT Support
4 39 (9.31%) IT Engineer
5 38 (9.07%) Desktop Support
6 34 (8.11%) Analyst
7 29 (6.92%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 27 (6.44%) Senior
9 26 (6.21%) Windows Engineer
10 25 (5.97%) IT Support Engineer
11 21 (5.01%) Consultant
12 19 (4.53%) Administrator
13 18 (4.30%) Deployment Engineer
14 15 (3.58%) IT Analyst
14 15 (3.58%) SCCM Engineer
15 14 (3.34%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 13 (3.10%) Azure Engineer
16 13 (3.10%) Lead
17 11 (2.63%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.82%) Software Packaging
2 15 (3.58%) Terraform
3 8 (1.91%) ARM Templates
4 6 (1.43%) JSON
4 6 (1.43%) Microsoft Graph
5 3 (0.72%) .NET
5 3 (0.72%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.72%) REST
6 2 (0.48%) ADO
6 2 (0.48%) OpenGL
6 2 (0.48%) Qt
7 1 (0.24%) Middleware
7 1 (0.24%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 55 (13.13%) Onboarding
2 27 (6.44%) CMDB
3 17 (4.06%) Blackberry
4 16 (3.82%) Management Information System
5 14 (3.34%) Data Centre
6 13 (3.10%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (3.10%) Hybrid Cloud
7 12 (2.86%) Driving Licence
7 12 (2.86%) PKI
8 9 (2.15%) Smartphone
9 8 (1.91%) ARM Cortex
9 8 (1.91%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (1.67%) Legacy Applications
11 6 (1.43%) Cyber Threat
11 6 (1.43%) iPhone
12 5 (1.19%) Smartcard
12 5 (1.19%) YubiKey
13 4 (0.95%) Clustering
13 4 (0.95%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.95%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 360 (85.92%) Windows
2 138 (32.94%) Windows 10
3 92 (21.96%) Windows Server
4 49 (11.69%) Linux
5 31 (7.40%) Android
5 31 (7.40%) Mac OS
6 26 (6.21%) Apple iOS
7 23 (5.49%) Windows 7
8 10 (2.39%) Windows Server 2012
8 10 (2.39%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (2.15%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (1.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 6 (1.43%) Windows Server 2003
12 4 (0.95%) Unix
13 1 (0.24%) AIX
13 1 (0.24%) CentOS
13 1 (0.24%) Debian
13 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (34.13%) ITIL
2 96 (22.91%) ITSM
3 95 (22.67%) Problem-Solving
4 83 (19.81%) Service Management
5 72 (17.18%) Customer Service
6 60 (14.32%) Application Packaging
7 58 (13.84%) Migration
8 56 (13.37%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 44 (10.50%) Service Delivery
10 41 (9.79%) Asset Management
10 41 (9.79%) Continuous Improvement
11 37 (8.83%) Patch Management
12 33 (7.88%) Stakeholder Management
13 29 (6.92%) User Experience
13 29 (6.92%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 28 (6.68%) Software Deployment
15 24 (5.73%) Task Automation
16 23 (5.49%) Change Management
16 23 (5.49%) Project Delivery
17 22 (5.25%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 146 (34.84%) PowerShell
2 21 (5.01%) VBScript
3 16 (3.82%) Bash
3 16 (3.82%) VB
4 11 (2.63%) Python
5 8 (1.91%) Bicep
5 8 (1.91%) SQL
6 3 (0.72%) C#
7 2 (0.48%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 137 (32.70%) Security Cleared
2 97 (23.15%) SC Cleared
3 34 (8.11%) DV Cleared
4 33 (7.88%) Degree
5 22 (5.25%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (2.39%) Azure Certification
7 10 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (2.39%) ITIL Certification
7 10 (2.39%) MCSE
8 7 (1.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 6 (1.43%) A+ Certification
9 6 (1.43%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.43%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 5 (1.19%) Network+ Certification
11 4 (0.95%) MCSA
12 3 (0.72%) CCA
12 3 (0.72%) Citrix Certification
13 2 (0.48%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (7.16%) SLA
2 11 (2.63%) QA
3 6 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.19%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.72%) NIST
6 2 (0.48%) COBIT
6 2 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.48%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.48%) ISO 9000
6 2 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.48%) NCSC
7 1 (0.24%) GRC
System Software
1 224 (53.46%) Active Directory
2 62 (14.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 41 (9.79%) Hyper-V
4 27 (6.44%) BitLocker
5 19 (4.53%) Virtual Desktop
5 19 (4.53%) vSphere
6 16 (3.82%) Microsoft App-V
7 10 (2.39%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (1.91%) Virtual Machines
9 5 (1.19%) Firmware
10 4 (0.95%) Docker
10 4 (0.95%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.48%) VMware Workstation
11 2 (0.48%) XenApp
11 2 (0.48%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.24%) KVM
12 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.24%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 155 (36.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (5.73%) SCOM
3 21 (5.01%) WSUS
4 16 (3.82%) Ansible
5 10 (2.39%) Nessus
6 9 (2.15%) Jamf Pro
7 7 (1.67%) vCenter Server
8 6 (1.43%) NetBackup
9 5 (1.19%) AirWatch
10 3 (0.72%) Failover Clustering
10 3 (0.72%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.72%) McAfee ePO
10 3 (0.72%) Norton AntiVirus
11 2 (0.48%) Packer
11 2 (0.48%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.48%) SCSM
11 2 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.48%) vMotion
12 1 (0.24%) IBM BigFix
12 1 (0.24%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 296 (70.64%) Microsoft
2 84 (20.05%) ServiceNow
3 75 (17.90%) VMware
4 43 (10.26%) Citrix
5 21 (5.01%) Cisco
6 18 (4.30%) Apple
7 17 (4.06%) CyberArk
8 16 (3.82%) Lotus
9 14 (3.34%) Qualys
10 13 (3.10%) Tenable
11 12 (2.86%) Bloomberg
11 12 (2.86%) CrowdStrike
12 11 (2.63%) BeyondTrust
12 11 (2.63%) McAfee
12 11 (2.63%) Tanium
13 10 (2.39%) SolarWinds
13 10 (2.39%) Zscaler
14 9 (2.15%) Ivanti
15 7 (1.67%) HP
15 7 (1.67%) Splunk