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 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 346 192 165
Rank change year-on-year -154 -27 +12
Contract jobs citing SCCM 355 474 646
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.67% 1.46% 1.50%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.96% 9.31% 11.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 256 314 482
10th Percentile £163 £187 £178
25th Percentile £213 £200 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £325 £350
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -7.14% -12.50%
75th Percentile £520 £512 £515
90th Percentile £613 £581 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £274 £325
% change year-on-year +27.66% -15.64% -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 16 36
10th Percentile £17.25 - £16.90
25th Percentile £18.00 £13.75 £20.99
Median hourly rate £21.25 £13.77 £25.71
Median % change year-on-year +54.32% -46.44% +28.55%
75th Percentile £22.10 £18.87 £40.00
90th Percentile £24.75 £43.50 £50.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £20.55 £23.44 £29.25
% change year-on-year -12.33% -19.88% +67.14%

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 7,151 5,090 5,465
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.52% 15.68% 12.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,892 3,370 3,869
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £421 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £505 £515
Median % change year-on-year +1.98% -1.94% -6.36%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £623
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 172 70 103
10th Percentile £18.25 £13.75 £16.36
25th Percentile £21.88 £20.25 £22.08
Median hourly rate £55.00 £38.75 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +41.94% +19.23% -43.48%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.66 £50.00
90th Percentile £76.45 £77.62 £71.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £51.75 £59.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -12.29% +47.50% -13.38%

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 11 July 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 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 11 July 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 -138 316 £375 - 63
UK excluding London -132 223 £350 +27.66% 68
London -78 116 £375 -6.25% 14
Work from Home -56 71 £450 -2.44% 23
Midlands -47 56 £300 +9.59% 7
North of England -78 52 £326 +59.15% 12
South East -87 52 £406 +1.56% 28
North West -43 39 £354 +77.10% 8
West Midlands -60 39 £288 +30.68% 4
South West -35 27 £413 +3.13% 6
Scotland -13 20 £150 -22.73% 3
East Midlands -17 14 £298 -39.53% 3
East of England -64 9 £450 -18.18% 10
Yorkshire -58 8 £195 -2.50% 1
Wales -16 7 £280 -6.67% 2
North East -37 5 £188 -28.57% 3
Channel Islands - 1 - - 2

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 (13.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (9.30%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.38%) Skype for Business
4 9 (2.54%) HCL Notes
5 5 (1.41%) IIS
6 1 (0.28%) OpenStack
Applications
1 49 (13.80%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (5.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.56%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.56%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.28%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (1.41%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.28%) Bloomberg TOMS
2 1 (0.28%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.28%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 133 (37.46%) Microsoft 365
2 108 (30.42%) Azure
3 71 (20.00%) Entra ID
4 26 (7.32%) OneDrive
5 19 (5.35%) Power Platform
6 15 (4.23%) SaaS
7 11 (3.10%) AWS
8 10 (2.82%) PaaS
9 9 (2.54%) Google Workspace
9 9 (2.54%) IaaS
10 8 (2.25%) Datadog
11 6 (1.69%) Cohesity
11 6 (1.69%) Rubrik
12 5 (1.41%) Nutanix
13 4 (1.13%) Mimecast
14 3 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
14 3 (0.85%) Azure Monitor
14 3 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
15 2 (0.56%) Amazon EKS
15 2 (0.56%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 53 (14.93%) VPN
2 50 (14.08%) DNS
3 43 (12.11%) DHCP
4 33 (9.30%) Wi-Fi
5 32 (9.01%) Firewall
6 21 (5.92%) TCP/IP
7 18 (5.07%) Skype
8 16 (4.51%) LAN
9 15 (4.23%) WAN
10 13 (3.66%) SAN
10 13 (3.66%) VLAN
11 10 (2.82%) DMZ
12 6 (1.69%) Cisco IOS
12 6 (1.69%) NetScaler
13 5 (1.41%) Internet
13 5 (1.41%) Network Security
13 5 (1.41%) Remote Desktop
13 5 (1.41%) Wireless
14 4 (1.13%) WAAS
15 3 (0.85%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.23%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.82%) Power BI
3 3 (0.85%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.28%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.28%) Db2
4 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 20 (5.63%) MSI
2 12 (3.38%) InstallShield
3 10 (2.82%) JIRA
4 8 (2.25%) Chocolatey
5 7 (1.97%) AdminStudio
6 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.28%) WiX
General
1 136 (38.31%) Social Skills
2 53 (14.93%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (14.65%) Finance
4 20 (5.63%) Banking
5 19 (5.35%) Legal
6 18 (5.07%) Public Sector
7 15 (4.23%) Documentation Skills
8 12 (3.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (3.10%) Front Office
10 8 (2.25%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.69%) Retail
12 5 (1.41%) Police
13 4 (1.13%) Law
14 3 (0.85%) Billing
14 3 (0.85%) Financial Institution
15 2 (0.56%) Advertising
15 2 (0.56%) Games
15 2 (0.56%) Local Government
15 2 (0.56%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.56%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 48 (13.52%) Support Engineer
2 35 (9.86%) Desktop Engineer
3 34 (9.58%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 32 (9.01%) IT Support
5 30 (8.45%) Analyst
6 25 (7.04%) IT Engineer
6 25 (7.04%) Senior
7 20 (5.63%) Administrator
7 20 (5.63%) Desktop Support
8 17 (4.79%) IT Support Engineer
9 16 (4.51%) 2nd Line Support
10 14 (3.94%) Architect
10 14 (3.94%) Deployment Engineer
10 14 (3.94%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 14 (3.94%) IT Analyst
10 14 (3.94%) Lead
11 13 (3.66%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 12 (3.38%) Windows Engineer
13 11 (3.10%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 11 (3.10%) SCCM Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.79%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.13%) ADO
2 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (0.85%) 802.1X
4 2 (0.56%) .NET
4 2 (0.56%) JSON
4 2 (0.56%) Middleware
4 2 (0.56%) OpenGL
4 2 (0.56%) Qt
4 2 (0.56%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 42 (11.83%) Onboarding
2 19 (5.35%) CMDB
3 14 (3.94%) Enterprise Software
4 12 (3.38%) Smartphone
5 11 (3.10%) Driving Licence
6 10 (2.82%) Cyber Threat
6 10 (2.82%) Data Centre
7 9 (2.54%) Blackberry
8 8 (2.25%) PKI
8 8 (2.25%) Product Ownership
9 7 (1.97%) Client/Server
10 6 (1.69%) iPhone
10 6 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.69%) Smartcard
10 6 (1.69%) YubiKey
11 5 (1.41%) Legacy Applications
11 5 (1.41%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (1.13%) Hybrid Cloud
13 3 (0.85%) Data Structures
13 3 (0.85%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 281 (79.15%) Windows
2 102 (28.73%) Windows 10
3 65 (18.31%) Windows Server
4 31 (8.73%) Mac OS
5 19 (5.35%) Linux
6 18 (5.07%) Android
7 16 (4.51%) Apple iOS
8 15 (4.23%) Windows 7
9 12 (3.38%) Windows Server 2012
9 12 (3.38%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (2.54%) Windows Server 2016
11 5 (1.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.56%) Unix
12 2 (0.56%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.28%) AIX
13 1 (0.28%) Debian
13 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.28%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (25.63%) ITIL
2 86 (24.23%) Problem-Solving
3 66 (18.59%) ITSM
4 55 (15.49%) Application Packaging
4 55 (15.49%) Migration
4 55 (15.49%) Service Management
5 53 (14.93%) Customer Service
6 37 (10.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 36 (10.14%) Asset Management
7 36 (10.14%) Service Delivery
8 35 (9.86%) User Experience
9 31 (8.73%) Continuous Improvement
10 25 (7.04%) Patch Management
11 22 (6.20%) Agile
11 22 (6.20%) Data Protection
12 21 (5.92%) Project Delivery
13 20 (5.63%) Stakeholder Management
14 19 (5.35%) Problem Management
15 17 (4.79%) Vulnerability Remediation
16 16 (4.51%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 97 (27.32%) PowerShell
2 17 (4.79%) VBScript
3 12 (3.38%) VB
4 8 (2.25%) Python
5 7 (1.97%) SQL
6 5 (1.41%) Bash
7 2 (0.56%) C#
7 2 (0.56%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 95 (26.76%) Security Cleared
2 65 (18.31%) SC Cleared
3 34 (9.58%) Degree
4 29 (8.17%) DV Cleared
5 21 (5.92%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (2.54%) MCSE
7 7 (1.97%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.69%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 6 (1.69%) MCSA
9 5 (1.41%) DBS Check
9 5 (1.41%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (1.13%) CCA
10 4 (1.13%) Citrix Certification
10 4 (1.13%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.85%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.56%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.56%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.56%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (9.58%) SLA
2 9 (2.54%) Data Quality
3 7 (1.97%) QA
4 3 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.56%) COBIT
5 2 (0.56%) Disclosure Scotland
5 2 (0.56%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 165 (46.48%) Active Directory
2 48 (13.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (6.48%) BitLocker
3 23 (6.48%) Hyper-V
4 20 (5.63%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (4.79%) Microsoft App-V
6 12 (3.38%) vSphere
7 10 (2.82%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (2.25%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (1.69%) Firmware
10 5 (1.41%) Docker
11 4 (1.13%) XenDesktop
12 3 (0.85%) XenApp
13 2 (0.56%) VMware NSX
13 2 (0.56%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 106 (29.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (5.63%) WSUS
3 15 (4.23%) SCOM
4 14 (3.94%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (3.10%) Nessus
6 6 (1.69%) AirWatch
6 6 (1.69%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (1.41%) Ansible
8 4 (1.13%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.13%) Norton AntiVirus
9 3 (0.85%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.85%) Kubernetes
9 3 (0.85%) McAfee ePO
9 3 (0.85%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.85%) SCSM
9 3 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.85%) Terraform
10 2 (0.56%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.56%) Packer
Vendors
1 223 (62.82%) Microsoft
2 65 (18.31%) ServiceNow
3 59 (16.62%) VMware
4 39 (10.99%) Citrix
5 23 (6.48%) Cisco
6 19 (5.35%) Tenable
7 18 (5.07%) HP
8 17 (4.79%) Apple
9 14 (3.94%) Bloomberg
10 13 (3.66%) McAfee
11 12 (3.38%) Dynatrace
11 12 (3.38%) Qualys
12 11 (3.10%) Reuters
13 9 (2.54%) Lotus
13 9 (2.54%) SolarWinds
14 8 (2.25%) AppDynamics
14 8 (2.25%) ION Trading
14 8 (2.25%) Zscaler
15 7 (1.97%) Veeam
16 6 (1.69%) Canon