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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 296 197 158
Rank change year-on-year -99 -39 +3
Contract jobs citing SCCM 363 406 663
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.79% 1.38% 1.52%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.65% 8.72% 12.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 263 293 516
10th Percentile £167 £181 £163
25th Percentile £209 £206 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £351 £325
Median % change year-on-year +6.99% +7.85% -7.14%
75th Percentile £500 £513 £500
90th Percentile £613 £605 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £300 £271 £275
% change year-on-year +10.77% -1.51% -21.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 11 55
10th Percentile £16.92 £12.18 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.54 £13.75 £15.95
Median hourly rate £21.30 £16.19 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.56% -26.41% -2.22%
75th Percentile £24.65 £18.13 £40.00
90th Percentile £27.33 £28.00 £52.12
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.25 £16.19 £17.72
% change year-on-year +31.25% -8.63% -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 6,428 4,658 5,153
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.94% 15.83% 11.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,423 3,198 3,711
10th Percentile £320 £313 £256
25th Percentile £413 £419 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +0.96% -9.57%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £625
90th Percentile £688 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £497 £500 £495
% change year-on-year -0.63% +1.01% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 159 50 129
10th Percentile £20.09 £14.42 £14.00
25th Percentile £30.63 £21.38 £17.72
Median hourly rate £55.00 £26.48 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +107.74% -11.75% -47.83%
75th Percentile £70.00 £52.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £77.80 £73.00 £70.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £26.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +107.55% -11.67% -34.93%

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 18 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 18 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 18 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 -97 337 £375 - 62
UK excluding London -100 209 £300 +10.77% 52
London -45 142 £425 +6.25% 17
Work from Home -52 72 £465 +0.54% 11
South East -36 60 £406 -16.37% 18
Midlands -59 54 £225 +6.51% 3
North of England -83 44 £370 +64.44% 17
North West -48 35 £429 +46.04% 10
East Midlands -13 32 £225 -52.63% 1
South West -34 20 £450 +12.50% 4
West Midlands -83 19 £300 +50.00% 2
East of England -28 16 £228 -7.14% 13
Scotland -17 9 £167 -14.80% 1
Wales -9 7 £280 -4.68%
Yorkshire -66 5 £195 -12.36% 4
North East -15 4 £184 -52.58% 4
Channel Islands -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 54 (14.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (8.82%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.75%) Skype for Business
4 4 (1.10%) IIS
5 1 (0.28%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 40 (11.02%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.65%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.55%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 5 (1.38%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.55%) assyst
3 1 (0.28%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 156 (42.98%) Microsoft 365
2 115 (31.68%) Azure
3 67 (18.46%) Entra ID
4 25 (6.89%) AWS
5 19 (5.23%) SaaS
6 15 (4.13%) OneDrive
7 13 (3.58%) Power Platform
8 11 (3.03%) PaaS
9 10 (2.75%) GCP
9 10 (2.75%) IaaS
9 10 (2.75%) Nutanix
10 9 (2.48%) Google Workspace
11 7 (1.93%) Datadog
11 7 (1.93%) Mimecast
12 4 (1.10%) Cohesity
13 3 (0.83%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Purview
14 2 (0.55%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.55%) GitHub
14 2 (0.55%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 62 (17.08%) DNS
2 55 (15.15%) DHCP
3 38 (10.47%) VPN
4 35 (9.64%) Firewall
5 34 (9.37%) Wi-Fi
6 31 (8.54%) TCP/IP
7 23 (6.34%) LAN
8 22 (6.06%) WAN
9 21 (5.79%) VLAN
10 14 (3.86%) Skype
11 11 (3.03%) SAN
12 10 (2.75%) NetScaler
12 10 (2.75%) Wireless
13 7 (1.93%) DMZ
14 5 (1.38%) IPv4
15 4 (1.10%) SD-WAN
15 4 (1.10%) WAAS
16 3 (0.83%) Remote Desktop
16 3 (0.83%) Unified Communications
16 3 (0.83%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.13%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.48%) Power BI
3 3 (0.83%) Data Mining
4 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.28%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.28%) DB2
5 1 (0.28%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 12 (3.31%) InstallShield
1 12 (3.31%) JIRA
2 11 (3.03%) MSI
3 9 (2.48%) Chocolatey
4 6 (1.65%) AdminStudio
5 2 (0.55%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.55%) Git
6 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.28%) WiX
General
1 116 (31.96%) Social Skills
2 50 (13.77%) Finance
3 42 (11.57%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (7.16%) Banking
4 26 (7.16%) Public Sector
5 23 (6.34%) Documentation Skills
6 14 (3.86%) Legal
7 9 (2.48%) Front Office
7 9 (2.48%) Investment Banking
8 7 (1.93%) Law
9 6 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (1.65%) Telecoms
10 5 (1.38%) Police
11 4 (1.10%) Retail
11 4 (1.10%) Spanish Language
12 3 (0.83%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.83%) Military
13 2 (0.55%) Back Office
13 2 (0.55%) Games
13 2 (0.55%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 45 (12.40%) Support Engineer
2 41 (11.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 37 (10.19%) IT Support
4 33 (9.09%) IT Engineer
5 31 (8.54%) Senior
6 27 (7.44%) Analyst
7 24 (6.61%) Windows Engineer
8 23 (6.34%) Desktop Support
9 22 (6.06%) Architect
9 22 (6.06%) Deployment Engineer
10 20 (5.51%) Desktop Engineer
10 20 (5.51%) IT Support Engineer
11 13 (3.58%) 2nd Line Support
11 13 (3.58%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 12 (3.31%) Lead
12 12 (3.31%) Support Technician
13 11 (3.03%) IT Analyst
14 10 (2.75%) 3rd Line Support
14 10 (2.75%) Administrator
14 10 (2.75%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.48%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.10%) Middleware
3 3 (0.83%) ADO
4 2 (0.55%) .NET
4 2 (0.55%) BREW
4 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Graph
4 2 (0.55%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.28%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.61%) CMDB
2 23 (6.34%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.96%) Smartphone
4 17 (4.68%) Driving Licence
5 16 (4.41%) Data Centre
6 13 (3.58%) Client/Server
7 11 (3.03%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.93%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (1.93%) iPhone
8 7 (1.93%) Replication
8 7 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.65%) PKI
9 6 (1.65%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.38%) Smartcard
11 4 (1.10%) Clustering
11 4 (1.10%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (1.10%) iPad
11 4 (1.10%) Management Information System
11 4 (1.10%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (1.10%) YubiKey
Operating Systems
1 297 (81.82%) Windows
2 117 (32.23%) Windows 10
3 76 (20.94%) Windows Server
4 33 (9.09%) Mac OS
5 22 (6.06%) Windows Server 2019
6 20 (5.51%) Linux
6 20 (5.51%) Windows Server 2016
7 19 (5.23%) Apple iOS
8 17 (4.68%) Windows Server 2012
9 15 (4.13%) Windows 7
10 13 (3.58%) Android
11 5 (1.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 4 (1.10%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.83%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.83%) Unix
14 2 (0.55%) AIX
14 2 (0.55%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2003
14 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2008
15 1 (0.28%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (23.14%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (19.01%) Migration
3 67 (18.46%) ITIL
4 52 (14.33%) ITSM
5 48 (13.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 47 (12.95%) Application Packaging
7 43 (11.85%) Continuous Improvement
7 43 (11.85%) Customer Service
8 37 (10.19%) Service Management
9 31 (8.54%) Asset Management
10 27 (7.44%) User Experience
11 26 (7.16%) Agile
12 23 (6.34%) Change Management
13 22 (6.06%) Data Protection
14 20 (5.51%) Patch Management
14 20 (5.51%) Service Delivery
15 19 (5.23%) Business Continuity
15 19 (5.23%) Disaster Recovery
15 19 (5.23%) Stakeholder Management
16 17 (4.68%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 99 (27.27%) PowerShell
2 18 (4.96%) VBScript
3 16 (4.41%) SQL
4 11 (3.03%) VB
5 8 (2.20%) Bash
6 6 (1.65%) Python
7 2 (0.55%) C#
7 2 (0.55%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.28%) Java
8 1 (0.28%) Perl
Qualifications
1 86 (23.69%) Security Cleared
2 58 (15.98%) SC Cleared
3 40 (11.02%) Degree
4 38 (10.47%) DV Cleared
5 20 (5.51%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (2.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 5 (1.38%) CCA
7 5 (1.38%) Citrix Certification
7 5 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.10%) MCSA
9 3 (0.83%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.55%) CCNP
10 2 (0.55%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.55%) CISSP
10 2 (0.55%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.55%) HNC
10 2 (0.55%) HND
10 2 (0.55%) MCSE
10 2 (0.55%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.61%) SLA
2 8 (2.20%) GDPR
3 6 (1.65%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.55%) NIST
5 2 (0.55%) QA
6 1 (0.28%) NCSC
System Software
1 192 (52.89%) Active Directory
2 60 (16.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (5.79%) Hyper-V
4 19 (5.23%) BitLocker
5 18 (4.96%) Virtual Desktop
6 9 (2.48%) Microsoft App-V
6 9 (2.48%) vSphere
7 8 (2.20%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (2.20%) XenApp
7 8 (2.20%) XenDesktop
8 7 (1.93%) Docker
9 5 (1.38%) Firmware
9 5 (1.38%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (1.38%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 116 (31.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (6.61%) SCOM
3 22 (6.06%) WSUS
4 14 (3.86%) Jamf Pro
5 9 (2.48%) Ansible
5 9 (2.48%) vCenter Server
6 7 (1.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 7 (1.93%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (1.38%) AirWatch
7 5 (1.38%) SCVMM
8 4 (1.10%) Failover Clustering
8 4 (1.10%) Kubernetes
8 4 (1.10%) Nessus
8 4 (1.10%) Norton AntiVirus
8 4 (1.10%) SCOrch
9 3 (0.83%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.83%) PaperCut
9 3 (0.83%) SCSM
9 3 (0.83%) Terraform
10 2 (0.55%) WMI
Vendors
1 208 (57.30%) Microsoft
2 73 (20.11%) VMware
3 52 (14.33%) ServiceNow
4 42 (11.57%) Citrix
5 22 (6.06%) HP
6 21 (5.79%) Cisco
7 18 (4.96%) Apple
8 14 (3.86%) Bloomberg
8 14 (3.86%) Tenable
9 13 (3.58%) Veeam
10 10 (2.75%) Google
10 10 (2.75%) Reuters
11 9 (2.48%) Dynatrace
11 9 (2.48%) McAfee
11 9 (2.48%) SolarWinds
12 7 (1.93%) AppDynamics
12 7 (1.93%) Dell
12 7 (1.93%) F5
12 7 (1.93%) ION Trading
12 7 (1.93%) Sophos