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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 297 197 159
Rank change year-on-year -100 -38 0
Contract jobs citing SCCM 362 397 654
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.78% 1.35% 1.51%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.65% 8.51% 12.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 261 288 511
10th Percentile £165 £182 £163
25th Percentile £205 £207 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £375 £325
Median % change year-on-year - +15.38% -10.65%
75th Percentile £500 £517 £500
90th Percentile £613 £606 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £300 £274 £300
% change year-on-year +9.42% -8.61% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 11 54
10th Percentile £16.92 £12.18 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.54 £13.75 £15.80
Median hourly rate £21.30 £16.19 £22.08
Median % change year-on-year +31.56% -26.66% -1.89%
75th Percentile £24.65 £18.13 £40.00
90th Percentile £27.33 £28.00 £54.09
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 6,407 4,666 5,098
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.84% 15.84% 11.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,403 3,207 3,660
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% -9.33%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £625
90th Percentile £688 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £496 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -0.88% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 160 50 128
10th Percentile £20.09 £14.42 £14.00
25th Percentile £30.69 £21.38 £17.72
Median hourly rate £55.00 £26.48 £30.75
Median % change year-on-year +107.74% -13.90% -46.52%
75th Percentile £70.00 £52.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £77.65 £73.00 £70.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £26.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +107.55% -11.67% -34.86%

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 -87 336 £373 -0.67% 64
UK excluding London -103 208 £300 +9.42% 58
London -60 142 £413 +3.13% 18
Work from Home -44 70 £470 +1.62% 18
South East -45 59 £413 -15.08% 19
Midlands -57 54 £225 +6.51% 7
North of England -75 44 £350 +50.54% 17
North West -49 35 £425 +44.68% 9
East Midlands -12 32 £225 -52.63% 3
South West -37 19 £406 +1.56% 4
West Midlands -80 19 £300 +50.00% 4
East of England -27 16 £228 -7.14% 11
Scotland -18 9 £167 -14.80% 2
Wales -9 7 £280 -27.74%
Yorkshire -72 5 £195 -13.33% 4
North East -16 4 £184 -52.58% 5
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 53 (14.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (8.84%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.76%) Skype for Business
4 5 (1.38%) IIS
5 1 (0.28%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 40 (11.05%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (3.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.66%) 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
1 154 (42.54%) Microsoft 365
2 115 (31.77%) Azure
3 68 (18.78%) Entra ID
4 25 (6.91%) AWS
5 18 (4.97%) SaaS
6 14 (3.87%) OneDrive
6 14 (3.87%) Power Platform
7 11 (3.04%) PaaS
8 10 (2.76%) GCP
8 10 (2.76%) IaaS
8 10 (2.76%) Nutanix
9 9 (2.49%) Google Workspace
10 7 (1.93%) Datadog
10 7 (1.93%) Mimecast
11 4 (1.10%) Cohesity
12 3 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.83%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.55%) GitHub
13 2 (0.55%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 62 (17.13%) DNS
2 55 (15.19%) DHCP
3 38 (10.50%) VPN
4 34 (9.39%) Firewall
4 34 (9.39%) Wi-Fi
5 32 (8.84%) TCP/IP
6 24 (6.63%) LAN
7 23 (6.35%) WAN
8 21 (5.80%) VLAN
9 14 (3.87%) Skype
10 11 (3.04%) SAN
11 10 (2.76%) NetScaler
11 10 (2.76%) Wireless
12 7 (1.93%) DMZ
13 4 (1.10%) IPv4
13 4 (1.10%) SD-WAN
13 4 (1.10%) WAAS
14 3 (0.83%) BIG-IP
14 3 (0.83%) Remote Desktop
14 3 (0.83%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.14%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.76%) 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 13 (3.59%) InstallShield
2 12 (3.31%) JIRA
2 12 (3.31%) MSI
3 9 (2.49%) Chocolatey
4 7 (1.93%) 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
1 115 (31.77%) Social Skills
2 52 (14.36%) Finance
3 42 (11.60%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (7.46%) Banking
5 26 (7.18%) Public Sector
6 22 (6.08%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (3.87%) Legal
8 9 (2.49%) Front Office
8 9 (2.49%) Investment Banking
9 7 (1.93%) Law
10 6 (1.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.66%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.38%) Police
12 4 (1.10%) Retail
12 4 (1.10%) Spanish Language
13 3 (0.83%) Manufacturing
13 3 (0.83%) Military
14 2 (0.55%) Billing
14 2 (0.55%) Games
14 2 (0.55%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 45 (12.43%) Support Engineer
2 40 (11.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 36 (9.94%) IT Support
4 33 (9.12%) IT Engineer
5 32 (8.84%) Senior
6 28 (7.73%) Analyst
7 23 (6.35%) Desktop Support
7 23 (6.35%) Windows Engineer
8 22 (6.08%) Architect
8 22 (6.08%) Deployment Engineer
9 20 (5.52%) Desktop Engineer
9 20 (5.52%) IT Support Engineer
10 14 (3.87%) 2nd Line Support
11 13 (3.59%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 12 (3.31%) IT Analyst
12 12 (3.31%) Lead
12 12 (3.31%) Support Technician
13 10 (2.76%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 10 (2.76%) 3rd Line Support
14 9 (2.49%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.76%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.10%) ADO
2 4 (1.10%) Middleware
3 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Graph
4 2 (0.55%) .NET
4 2 (0.55%) BREW
4 2 (0.55%) JSON
4 2 (0.55%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 25 (6.91%) CMDB
2 22 (6.08%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.97%) Smartphone
4 17 (4.70%) Driving Licence
5 14 (3.87%) Data Centre
6 13 (3.59%) Client/Server
7 12 (3.31%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (2.21%) iPhone
9 7 (1.93%) Cyber Threat
9 7 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.66%) PKI
10 6 (1.66%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.66%) Replication
11 5 (1.38%) Smartcard
12 4 (1.10%) Clustering
12 4 (1.10%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (1.10%) iPad
12 4 (1.10%) Management Information System
12 4 (1.10%) Private Cloud
12 4 (1.10%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 295 (81.49%) Windows
2 116 (32.04%) Windows 10
3 77 (21.27%) Windows Server
4 33 (9.12%) Mac OS
5 23 (6.35%) Windows Server 2019
6 21 (5.80%) Windows Server 2016
7 20 (5.52%) Linux
8 19 (5.25%) Apple iOS
9 18 (4.97%) Windows Server 2012
10 15 (4.14%) Windows 7
11 13 (3.59%) Android
12 5 (1.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 4 (1.10%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.83%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.83%) Unix
15 2 (0.55%) AIX
15 2 (0.55%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2003
15 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2008
16 1 (0.28%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (22.93%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (19.06%) ITIL
3 68 (18.78%) Migration
4 52 (14.36%) ITSM
5 48 (13.26%) Application Packaging
6 47 (12.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 43 (11.88%) Continuous Improvement
7 43 (11.88%) Customer Service
8 36 (9.94%) Service Management
9 34 (9.39%) Asset Management
10 28 (7.73%) User Experience
11 26 (7.18%) Agile
12 23 (6.35%) Change Management
13 22 (6.08%) Data Protection
14 20 (5.52%) Patch Management
14 20 (5.52%) Service Delivery
15 19 (5.25%) Business Continuity
15 19 (5.25%) Disaster Recovery
15 19 (5.25%) Stakeholder Management
16 17 (4.70%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 99 (27.35%) PowerShell
2 18 (4.97%) VBScript
3 17 (4.70%) SQL
4 11 (3.04%) VB
5 8 (2.21%) Bash
6 6 (1.66%) Python
7 2 (0.55%) C#
7 2 (0.55%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.28%) Java
8 1 (0.28%) Perl
Qualifications
1 85 (23.48%) Security Cleared
2 56 (15.47%) SC Cleared
3 39 (10.77%) DV Cleared
4 38 (10.50%) Degree
5 20 (5.52%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (2.21%) 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%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.55%) MCSE
10 2 (0.55%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.28%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.91%) SLA
2 8 (2.21%) GDPR
3 6 (1.66%) 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%) COBIT
6 1 (0.28%) NCSC
System Software
1 191 (52.76%) Active Directory
2 60 (16.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (5.80%) Hyper-V
4 19 (5.25%) BitLocker
4 19 (5.25%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (2.76%) Microsoft App-V
6 9 (2.49%) vSphere
7 8 (2.21%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (2.21%) XenApp
7 8 (2.21%) 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
1 117 (32.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (6.08%) SCOM
2 22 (6.08%) WSUS
3 14 (3.87%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (2.49%) Ansible
4 9 (2.49%) vCenter Server
5 7 (1.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (1.93%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.66%) 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%) SCOrch
9 3 (0.83%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.83%) Norton AntiVirus
9 3 (0.83%) PaperCut
9 3 (0.83%) SCSM
9 3 (0.83%) Terraform
10 2 (0.55%) WMI
Vendors
1 208 (57.46%) Microsoft
2 73 (20.17%) VMware
3 51 (14.09%) ServiceNow
4 42 (11.60%) Citrix
5 23 (6.35%) HP
6 20 (5.52%) Cisco
7 18 (4.97%) Apple
8 15 (4.14%) Bloomberg
9 14 (3.87%) Tenable
10 13 (3.59%) Veeam
11 10 (2.76%) Google
11 10 (2.76%) Reuters
12 9 (2.49%) Dynatrace
12 9 (2.49%) SolarWinds
13 8 (2.21%) McAfee
14 7 (1.93%) AppDynamics
14 7 (1.93%) Dell
14 7 (1.93%) F5
14 7 (1.93%) ION Trading
14 7 (1.93%) Sophos