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 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 191 166 170
Rank change year-on-year -25 +4 +33
Contract jobs citing SCCM 497 585 749
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.49% 1.56% 1.55%
As % of the Systems Management category 9.14% 11.10% 10.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 332 420 527
10th Percentile £181 £188 £170
25th Percentile £200 £242 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £320 £372 £375
Median % change year-on-year -13.86% -0.93% -1.32%
75th Percentile £503 £500 £500
90th Percentile £575 £600 £655
UK excluding London median daily rate £286 £341 £350
% change year-on-year -16.19% -2.50% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 17 46
10th Percentile £13.75 £21.17 £15.08
25th Percentile £14.18 £23.80 £17.94
Median hourly rate £18.13 £24.50 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.02% +4.26% +4.44%
75th Percentile £19.88 £32.50 £67.10
90th Percentile £28.40 £61.80 £79.09
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.87 £24.18 £19.00
% change year-on-year -21.96% +27.26% -9.52%

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 5,440 5,268 7,079
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 16.34% 14.07% 14.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,552 3,444 4,993
10th Percentile £300 £313 £325
25th Percentile £411 £414 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £650
90th Percentile £675 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £515
% change year-on-year -1.60% -2.91% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 99 57 177
10th Percentile £15.47 £19.82 £19.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £23.80 £35.00
Median hourly rate £26.00 £34.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.53% -38.18% +130.03%
75th Percentile £62.38 £58.75 £75.00
90th Percentile £69.30 £74.66 £78.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.39 £34.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -37.09% -26.38% +110.96%

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 October 2025.

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 October 2025.

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 October 2025. 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 -8 426 £325 -7.14% 114
UK excluding London -10 346 £286 -16.19% 105
London -41 117 £400 +14.29% 39
South East -1 96 £274 -27.07% 40
Work from Home -10 89 £450 -8.72% 35
North of England -20 60 £211 -29.58% 25
South West +30 55 £413 +8.55% 9
Midlands -10 54 £225 -28.00% 7
East of England +22 50 £550 +47.45% 14
West Midlands -13 38 £220 -38.68% 6
North West -16 35 £213 -14.14% 16
Scotland -41 26 £200 -35.48% 11
Yorkshire -14 17 £255 -35.03% 4
East Midlands -8 16 £374 +24.50% 1
Wales +1 10 £300 +23.08% 1
North East +1 8 £200 -37.50% 5
Northern Ireland - 2 £200 -

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 79 (15.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 43 (8.65%) SharePoint
3 14 (2.82%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.41%) Exchange Server 2013
5 6 (1.21%) Confluence
6 2 (0.40%) HCL Notes
6 2 (0.40%) IIS
7 1 (0.20%) Apache
7 1 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 42 (8.45%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (3.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.61%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.41%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.40%) assyst
2 2 (0.40%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.20%) Alphatax
3 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.20%) Eikon
3 1 (0.20%) Eze OMS
3 1 (0.20%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 175 (35.21%) Microsoft 365
2 117 (23.54%) Azure
3 49 (9.86%) Entra ID
4 41 (8.25%) OneDrive
5 22 (4.43%) AWS
6 21 (4.23%) Cohesity
7 17 (3.42%) Power Platform
8 14 (2.82%) GCP
9 9 (1.81%) SaaS
10 7 (1.41%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (0.80%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (0.80%) Nutanix
12 3 (0.60%) IaaS
12 3 (0.60%) ShareGate
13 2 (0.40%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.40%) Azure Logic Apps
13 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.40%) Mimecast
13 2 (0.40%) PaaS
13 2 (0.40%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 80 (16.10%) DNS
2 55 (11.07%) Firewall
3 47 (9.46%) DHCP
4 39 (7.85%) VPN
5 34 (6.84%) TCP/IP
6 33 (6.64%) Wi-Fi
7 25 (5.03%) Cisco IOS
8 23 (4.63%) SAN
9 17 (3.42%) WAN
10 16 (3.22%) Skype
11 13 (2.62%) Internet
12 12 (2.41%) VLAN
13 11 (2.21%) LAN
14 10 (2.01%) Unified Communications
15 7 (1.41%) 4G
16 5 (1.01%) NetScaler
16 5 (1.01%) Network Security
17 4 (0.80%) VoIP
17 4 (0.80%) WAAS
18 3 (0.60%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.81%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.41%) Power BI
3 3 (0.60%) Metadata
3 3 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 28 (5.63%) MSI
2 21 (4.23%) AdminStudio
3 19 (3.82%) InstallShield
4 15 (3.02%) JIRA
5 8 (1.61%) WiX
6 7 (1.41%) Git
6 7 (1.41%) Jenkins
6 7 (1.41%) Postman
7 5 (1.01%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.20%) GCC
8 1 (0.20%) Metasploit
8 1 (0.20%) MLflow
General
1 200 (40.24%) Social Skills
2 66 (13.28%) Finance
3 54 (10.87%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (7.24%) Public Sector
5 34 (6.84%) Documentation Skills
6 27 (5.43%) Legal
7 25 (5.03%) Games
8 13 (2.62%) Banking
8 13 (2.62%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.21%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.01%) Front Office
11 5 (1.01%) Local Government
12 4 (0.80%) Financial Institution
12 4 (0.80%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (0.80%) Retail
12 4 (0.80%) Spanish Language
13 3 (0.60%) Automotive
13 3 (0.60%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.40%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 71 (14.29%) Support Engineer
2 68 (13.68%) Deployment Engineer
3 58 (11.67%) Windows Engineer
4 53 (10.66%) Analyst
5 38 (7.65%) Desktop Engineer
6 34 (6.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 33 (6.64%) Desktop Support
8 30 (6.04%) Support Analyst
9 29 (5.84%) SCCM Engineer
10 28 (5.63%) 2nd Line Support
10 28 (5.63%) IT Support
11 27 (5.43%) Platform Engineer
12 25 (5.03%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 23 (4.63%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 21 (4.23%) Senior
15 19 (3.82%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 18 (3.62%) IT Engineer
17 17 (3.42%) Windows Deployment Engineer
18 15 (3.02%) Support Technician
19 14 (2.82%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.23%) Software Packaging
2 3 (0.60%) LDAP
2 3 (0.60%) Middleware
2 3 (0.60%) OAuth
2 3 (0.60%) OpenID
2 3 (0.60%) SAML
3 2 (0.40%) 802.1X
3 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.20%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.20%) CrewAI
4 1 (0.20%) EDI
4 1 (0.20%) LangChain
4 1 (0.20%) LangGraph
4 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.20%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 19 (3.82%) Onboarding
2 16 (3.22%) Data Centre
2 16 (3.22%) Video Conferencing
3 13 (2.62%) PKI
4 10 (2.01%) Legacy Applications
5 9 (1.81%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (1.61%) Hedge funds
6 8 (1.61%) Management Information System
7 7 (1.41%) CMDB
8 6 (1.21%) Cloud Native
8 6 (1.21%) Device Driver
8 6 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.01%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.01%) Low-Code
9 5 (1.01%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 4 (0.80%) Blackberry
10 4 (0.80%) Driving Licence
10 4 (0.80%) Replication
10 4 (0.80%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.80%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 424 (85.31%) Windows
2 161 (32.39%) Windows 10
3 79 (15.90%) Windows Server
4 51 (10.26%) Mac OS
5 33 (6.64%) Android
6 22 (4.43%) Windows Server 2016
7 21 (4.23%) Linux
7 21 (4.23%) Windows Server 2019
8 16 (3.22%) Apple iOS
9 7 (1.41%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.80%) Unix
10 4 (0.80%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.60%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.60%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.20%) CentOS
12 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.20%) VMS
12 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (17.91%) ITIL
2 82 (16.50%) Problem-Solving
3 58 (11.67%) Application Packaging
3 58 (11.67%) Migration
4 44 (8.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 41 (8.25%) Customer Service
6 35 (7.04%) Cybersecurity
7 34 (6.84%) User Experience
8 31 (6.24%) SIEM
9 30 (6.04%) Change Management
9 30 (6.04%) Deployment Automation
10 29 (5.84%) Patch Management
11 28 (5.63%) Problem Management
12 27 (5.43%) Continuous Improvement
13 26 (5.23%) Agile
13 26 (5.23%) ITSM
13 26 (5.23%) Vulnerability Management
14 25 (5.03%) E-Commerce
14 25 (5.03%) Mobile Device Management
15 23 (4.63%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 176 (35.41%) PowerShell
2 24 (4.83%) VBScript
3 17 (3.42%) Python
4 15 (3.02%) SQL
5 13 (2.62%) Bash
6 9 (1.81%) C#
6 9 (1.81%) VB
7 2 (0.40%) Java
8 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 120 (24.14%) Security Cleared
2 78 (15.69%) SC Cleared
3 58 (11.67%) Microsoft Certification
4 39 (7.85%) Degree
5 32 (6.44%) DV Cleared
6 12 (2.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 12 (2.41%) MCSA
7 11 (2.21%) MCSE
8 10 (2.01%) DBS Check
9 8 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.61%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (1.61%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.61%) MCP
10 6 (1.21%) CCNA
10 6 (1.21%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.01%) A+ Certification
11 5 (1.01%) CCNP
11 5 (1.01%) MCDST
12 4 (0.80%) Citrix Certification
13 3 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.63%) SLA
2 24 (4.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (3.22%) GDPR
4 9 (1.81%) QA
5 5 (1.01%) NIST
6 3 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.60%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.40%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.40%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.40%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.40%) PMO
8 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 264 (53.12%) Active Directory
2 65 (13.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (5.03%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 25 (5.03%) Virtual Servers
4 19 (3.82%) BitLocker
4 19 (3.82%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (3.42%) Firmware
5 17 (3.42%) Microsoft App-V
6 10 (2.01%) Hyper-V
7 9 (1.81%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (1.41%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (1.01%) vSphere
10 4 (0.80%) VMware Workstation
10 4 (0.80%) XenDesktop
11 2 (0.40%) XenApp
12 1 (0.20%) Docker
Systems Management
1 154 (30.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 39 (7.85%) WSUS
3 33 (6.64%) Ansible
4 13 (2.62%) Jamf Pro
5 9 (1.81%) SCOM
6 7 (1.41%) Microsoft Clustering
6 7 (1.41%) Puppet
7 6 (1.21%) SCOrch
8 5 (1.01%) CASB
8 5 (1.01%) Nessus
8 5 (1.01%) Norton AntiVirus
9 4 (0.80%) Terraform
10 3 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.60%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.40%) AppManager
11 2 (0.40%) Kubernetes
11 2 (0.40%) McAfee ePO
11 2 (0.40%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
11 2 (0.40%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.20%) HP UCMDB
Vendors
1 324 (65.19%) Microsoft
2 75 (15.09%) VMware
3 53 (10.66%) ServiceNow
3 53 (10.66%) Splunk
4 43 (8.65%) Cisco
5 41 (8.25%) Citrix
6 25 (5.03%) Apple
6 25 (5.03%) Meraki
7 20 (4.02%) NetApp
8 19 (3.82%) McAfee
9 15 (3.02%) SolarWinds
10 10 (2.01%) Remedy
10 10 (2.01%) Tenable
11 9 (1.81%) HP
11 9 (1.81%) Qualys
12 8 (1.61%) MuleSoft
12 8 (1.61%) Veeam
13 6 (1.21%) Dell
13 6 (1.21%) Ivanti
13 6 (1.21%) MobileIron