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

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 336 186 169
Rank change year-on-year -150 -17 -3
Contract jobs citing SCCM 322 443 627
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.64% 1.49% 1.43%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.80% 9.41% 11.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 300 484
10th Percentile £163 £197 £175
25th Percentile £211 £204 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £347 £325 £340
Median % change year-on-year +6.77% -4.41% -9.33%
75th Percentile £499 £525 £500
90th Percentile £575 £585 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £319 £286 £300
% change year-on-year +11.45% -4.67% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 15 36
10th Percentile £18.22 - £15.95
25th Percentile £20.93 £13.75 £17.72
Median hourly rate £21.73 £13.77 £25.11
Median % change year-on-year +57.81% -45.15% +25.53%
75th Percentile £24.14 £23.07 £40.00
90th Percentile £31.49 £47.00 £50.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.25 £23.07 £24.50
% change year-on-year -7.87% -5.86% +40.00%

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 6,715 4,709 5,333
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.29% 15.79% 12.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,583 3,151 3,837
10th Percentile £325 £305 £300
25th Percentile £420 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £513 £515
Median % change year-on-year - -0.49% -6.36%
75th Percentile £600 £601 £625
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £497 £500
% change year-on-year +0.65% -0.65% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 52 101
10th Percentile £18.69 £13.75 £15.65
25th Percentile £22.31 £18.69 £20.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 £33.25 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +65.41% +2.31% -43.48%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.40 £50.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £78.58 £71.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £55.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year - +37.50% -6.98%

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 19 June 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 19 June 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 19 June 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 -149 288 £352 -7.65% 57
UK excluding London -148 200 £319 +11.45% 51
London -86 112 £382 -4.50% 19
Work from Home -49 62 £450 -2.17% 19
Midlands -50 55 £225 - 5
South East -87 47 £406 +1.56% 22
North of England -84 42 £344 +62.84% 9
West Midlands -62 36 £225 +2.27% 1
North West -37 32 £365 +78.05% 4
Scotland -11 20 £150 -24.43% 1
South West -33 19 £385 -3.75% 6
East Midlands -11 16 £225 -52.63% 4
East of England -62 10 £450 -18.18% 8
Wales -16 7 £280 -6.67%
Yorkshire -67 6 £195 -2.50% 4
North East -42 4 £184 -33.18% 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 47 (14.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (9.63%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.73%) Skype for Business
4 8 (2.48%) HCL Notes
5 5 (1.55%) IIS
6 1 (0.31%) OpenStack
Applications
1 49 (15.22%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (5.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.55%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.62%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 5 (1.55%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 122 (37.89%) Microsoft 365
2 105 (32.61%) Azure
3 69 (21.43%) Entra ID
4 24 (7.45%) OneDrive
5 18 (5.59%) Power Platform
6 14 (4.35%) SaaS
7 13 (4.04%) AWS
8 10 (3.11%) Google Workspace
9 9 (2.80%) PaaS
10 8 (2.48%) IaaS
11 7 (2.17%) Datadog
12 6 (1.86%) Cohesity
12 6 (1.86%) Nutanix
13 3 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
13 3 (0.93%) Azure Monitor
13 3 (0.93%) Rubrik
14 2 (0.62%) Amazon EKS
14 2 (0.62%) GCP
14 2 (0.62%) GitHub Actions
14 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 52 (16.15%) VPN
2 46 (14.29%) DNS
3 39 (12.11%) DHCP
4 30 (9.32%) Firewall
4 30 (9.32%) Wi-Fi
5 20 (6.21%) TCP/IP
6 18 (5.59%) Skype
7 15 (4.66%) LAN
7 15 (4.66%) WAN
8 12 (3.73%) VLAN
9 11 (3.42%) SAN
10 10 (3.11%) DMZ
11 9 (2.80%) NetScaler
12 6 (1.86%) Cisco IOS
13 5 (1.55%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (1.24%) Internet
14 4 (1.24%) WAAS
14 4 (1.24%) Wireless
15 3 (0.93%) BIG-IP
15 3 (0.93%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.28%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.80%) Power BI
3 3 (0.93%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.31%) Db2
4 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (5.28%) MSI
2 12 (3.73%) InstallShield
3 10 (3.11%) JIRA
4 7 (2.17%) AdminStudio
4 7 (2.17%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.31%) WiX
General
1 117 (36.34%) Social Skills
2 52 (16.15%) Analytical Skills
3 48 (14.91%) Finance
4 20 (6.21%) Banking
5 19 (5.90%) Public Sector
6 13 (4.04%) Legal
7 12 (3.73%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (3.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (3.42%) Front Office
9 9 (2.80%) Investment Banking
10 5 (1.55%) Law
10 5 (1.55%) Police
10 5 (1.55%) Retail
11 3 (0.93%) Financial Institution
11 3 (0.93%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.62%) Billing
12 2 (0.62%) Games
12 2 (0.62%) Local Government
12 2 (0.62%) Military
12 2 (0.62%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 43 (13.35%) Support Engineer
2 33 (10.25%) Desktop Engineer
3 32 (9.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 28 (8.70%) IT Support
5 25 (7.76%) Senior
6 24 (7.45%) Analyst
7 23 (7.14%) IT Engineer
8 20 (6.21%) Desktop Support
9 18 (5.59%) Administrator
10 15 (4.66%) 2nd Line Support
10 15 (4.66%) Deployment Engineer
10 15 (4.66%) IT Support Engineer
11 14 (4.35%) Architect
11 14 (4.35%) Support Technician
11 14 (4.35%) Windows Engineer
12 13 (4.04%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 12 (3.73%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 12 (3.73%) IT Analyst
14 10 (3.11%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 9 (2.80%) Applications Packager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.66%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.24%) ADO
2 4 (1.24%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.62%) .NET
3 2 (0.62%) 802.1X
3 2 (0.62%) JSON
3 2 (0.62%) Middleware
3 2 (0.62%) OpenGL
3 2 (0.62%) Qt
3 2 (0.62%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 29 (9.01%) Onboarding
2 20 (6.21%) CMDB
3 17 (5.28%) Smartphone
4 11 (3.42%) Client/Server
4 11 (3.42%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.80%) Cyber Threat
5 9 (2.80%) Driving Licence
6 8 (2.48%) Blackberry
6 8 (2.48%) Data Centre
6 8 (2.48%) PKI
6 8 (2.48%) Product Ownership
7 6 (1.86%) iPhone
7 6 (1.86%) Smartcard
7 6 (1.86%) YubiKey
8 5 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.24%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (1.24%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (0.93%) Fat Client
10 3 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.93%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 257 (79.81%) Windows
2 95 (29.50%) Windows 10
3 64 (19.88%) Windows Server
4 29 (9.01%) Mac OS
5 17 (5.28%) Android
5 17 (5.28%) Apple iOS
5 17 (5.28%) Windows Server 2019
6 16 (4.97%) Windows 7
7 14 (4.35%) Windows Server 2016
8 13 (4.04%) Linux
9 12 (3.73%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (1.24%) Unix
11 3 (0.93%) Windows 8
12 2 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.31%) AIX
13 1 (0.31%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (24.22%) Problem-Solving
2 77 (23.91%) ITIL
3 59 (18.32%) ITSM
4 51 (15.84%) Customer Service
4 51 (15.84%) Migration
5 50 (15.53%) Application Packaging
6 43 (13.35%) Service Management
7 34 (10.56%) Asset Management
7 34 (10.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 33 (10.25%) User Experience
9 29 (9.01%) Service Delivery
10 26 (8.07%) Patch Management
11 25 (7.76%) Agile
11 25 (7.76%) Continuous Improvement
12 21 (6.52%) Change Management
13 19 (5.90%) Problem Management
14 17 (5.28%) Data Protection
14 17 (5.28%) Disk Encryption
15 16 (4.97%) Disaster Recovery
15 16 (4.97%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 92 (28.57%) PowerShell
2 16 (4.97%) VBScript
3 12 (3.73%) VB
4 10 (3.11%) Python
5 8 (2.48%) SQL
6 2 (0.62%) Bash
6 2 (0.62%) C#
6 2 (0.62%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.31%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 77 (23.91%) Security Cleared
2 54 (16.77%) SC Cleared
3 36 (11.18%) Degree
4 22 (6.83%) DV Cleared
4 22 (6.83%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (2.48%) MCSE
6 7 (2.17%) CCA
6 7 (2.17%) Citrix Certification
6 7 (2.17%) MCSA
7 6 (1.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 5 (1.55%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.55%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.24%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.93%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.62%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.62%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.62%) CCNP
11 2 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (9.63%) SLA
2 7 (2.17%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.62%) COBIT
3 2 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.62%) QA
System Software
1 152 (47.20%) Active Directory
2 44 (13.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (7.14%) BitLocker
4 22 (6.83%) Hyper-V
5 19 (5.90%) Virtual Desktop
6 16 (4.97%) Microsoft App-V
7 11 (3.42%) vSphere
8 10 (3.11%) VMware ESXi
9 8 (2.48%) Virtual Machines
10 7 (2.17%) XenDesktop
11 6 (1.86%) Firmware
11 6 (1.86%) XenApp
12 5 (1.55%) Docker
13 4 (1.24%) VMware NSX
14 2 (0.62%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 96 (29.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (6.21%) WSUS
3 13 (4.04%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (3.73%) SCOM
5 10 (3.11%) Nessus
6 6 (1.86%) AirWatch
6 6 (1.86%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (1.55%) Ansible
8 4 (1.24%) SCVMM
8 4 (1.24%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.93%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.93%) Failover Clustering
9 3 (0.93%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.93%) Kubernetes
9 3 (0.93%) SCSM
9 3 (0.93%) Terraform
10 2 (0.62%) Packer
10 2 (0.62%) vMotion
10 2 (0.62%) WMI
Vendors
1 204 (63.35%) Microsoft
2 57 (17.70%) ServiceNow
3 54 (16.77%) VMware
4 39 (12.11%) Citrix
5 21 (6.52%) Cisco
6 18 (5.59%) HP
7 17 (5.28%) Tenable
8 16 (4.97%) Apple
9 14 (4.35%) Bloomberg
10 12 (3.73%) Reuters
11 11 (3.42%) Dynatrace
11 11 (3.42%) Qualys
12 9 (2.80%) ION Trading
13 8 (2.48%) Lotus
13 8 (2.48%) McAfee
14 7 (2.17%) AppDynamics
14 7 (2.17%) SolarWinds
14 7 (2.17%) Zscaler
15 6 (1.86%) Canon
15 6 (1.86%) Google