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 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 323 202 163
Rank change year-on-year -121 -39 -4
Contract jobs citing SCCM 326 402 631
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.68% 1.38% 1.48%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.05% 8.77% 12.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 232 295 497
10th Percentile £163 £185 £164
25th Percentile £204 £200 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £330 £350 £310
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +12.90% -17.33%
75th Percentile £488 £525 £500
90th Percentile £611 £587 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £314 £263 £283
% change year-on-year +19.52% -7.08% -19.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 13 46
10th Percentile £16.42 - £14.00
25th Percentile £18.17 £13.75 £16.61
Median hourly rate £21.25 £13.77 £22.15
Median % change year-on-year +54.32% -37.83% +10.75%
75th Percentile £23.85 £18.13 £40.00
90th Percentile £28.42 £26.03 £50.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.25 £17.16 £17.72
% change year-on-year +23.83% -3.16% +0.62%

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 6,453 4,584 5,117
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.40% 15.72% 12.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,441 3,123 3,693
10th Percentile £325 £307 £263
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £513
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +1.46% -8.15%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £688 £706 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £495 £489
% change year-on-year -0.59% +1.23% -6.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 164 53 112
10th Percentile £20.09 £13.75 £14.00
25th Percentile £30.69 £21.39 £17.72
Median hourly rate £55.00 £27.50 £25.77
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% +6.73% -52.44%
75th Percentile £68.75 £63.25 £50.06
90th Percentile £75.00 £79.74 £71.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £32.75 £28.75
% change year-on-year +67.94% +13.91% -32.35%

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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 May 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 -119 297 £340 -9.47% 54
UK excluding London -94 199 £314 +19.52% 48
London -75 116 £375 -6.25% 16
Work from Home -60 50 £488 +5.41% 17
Midlands -63 50 £225 +5.88% 10
South East -62 49 £350 -12.50% 14
North of England -68 46 £340 +69.75% 14
North West -34 38 £355 +77.25% 13
East Midlands -10 28 £225 -52.63% 4
South West -39 21 £385 -3.75% 3
West Midlands -71 19 £255 +27.54% 6
Scotland -13 15 £150 -23.08% 5
East of England -54 11 £450 -18.18% 3
Wales -12 7 £280 -27.74% 1
North East -27 4 £184 -33.18%
Yorkshire -63 4 £195 -2.50% 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 (14.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (10.43%) SharePoint
3 10 (3.07%) Skype for Business
4 6 (1.84%) HCL Notes
4 6 (1.84%) IIS
5 1 (0.31%) OpenStack
Applications
1 41 (12.58%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (3.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.53%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.92%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.61%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 134 (41.10%) Microsoft 365
2 107 (32.82%) Azure
3 69 (21.17%) Entra ID
4 22 (6.75%) AWS
5 17 (5.21%) OneDrive
6 13 (3.99%) Power Platform
6 13 (3.99%) SaaS
7 9 (2.76%) Nutanix
7 9 (2.76%) PaaS
8 8 (2.45%) GCP
8 8 (2.45%) Google Workspace
8 8 (2.45%) IaaS
9 7 (2.15%) Datadog
10 6 (1.84%) Cohesity
11 5 (1.53%) Mimecast
12 3 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.92%) Rubrik
13 2 (0.61%) Amazon EKS
13 2 (0.61%) GitHub Actions
13 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 51 (15.64%) DNS
2 44 (13.50%) DHCP
3 35 (10.74%) VPN
4 27 (8.28%) TCP/IP
5 26 (7.98%) Wi-Fi
6 25 (7.67%) Firewall
7 16 (4.91%) Skype
8 15 (4.60%) LAN
9 14 (4.29%) WAN
10 12 (3.68%) VLAN
11 11 (3.37%) SAN
12 8 (2.45%) NetScaler
13 6 (1.84%) DMZ
13 6 (1.84%) Wireless
14 5 (1.53%) Remote Desktop
15 4 (1.23%) WAAS
16 3 (0.92%) BIG-IP
16 3 (0.92%) SD-WAN
16 3 (0.92%) Softphone
17 2 (0.61%) PCoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (5.83%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.15%) Power BI
3 3 (0.92%) 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 (5.21%) MSI
2 12 (3.68%) InstallShield
3 11 (3.37%) JIRA
4 7 (2.15%) AdminStudio
4 7 (2.15%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.31%) WiX
General
1 109 (33.44%) Social Skills
2 47 (14.42%) Analytical Skills
3 44 (13.50%) Finance
4 22 (6.75%) Banking
5 16 (4.91%) Public Sector
6 14 (4.29%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (3.68%) Legal
8 8 (2.45%) Front Office
8 8 (2.45%) Law
9 7 (2.15%) Investment Banking
10 5 (1.53%) Police
10 5 (1.53%) Retail
11 4 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.23%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.92%) Games
12 3 (0.92%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.92%) Spanish Language
13 2 (0.61%) Billing
13 2 (0.61%) Military
13 2 (0.61%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 46 (14.11%) Support Engineer
2 33 (10.12%) Desktop Engineer
2 33 (10.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 30 (9.20%) IT Support
4 28 (8.59%) Desktop Support
5 27 (8.28%) Senior
6 25 (7.67%) IT Engineer
7 24 (7.36%) Analyst
8 18 (5.52%) Windows Engineer
9 17 (5.21%) Architect
9 17 (5.21%) Deployment Engineer
10 16 (4.91%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 15 (4.60%) 2nd Line Support
11 15 (4.60%) IT Support Engineer
12 13 (3.99%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 12 (3.68%) Support Technician
14 11 (3.37%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 11 (3.37%) Administrator
15 10 (3.07%) Applications Packager
15 10 (3.07%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.60%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.23%) ADO
2 4 (1.23%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (0.92%) Middleware
3 3 (0.92%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.61%) .NET
4 2 (0.61%) JSON
4 2 (0.61%) OpenGL
4 2 (0.61%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.13%) CMDB
1 20 (6.13%) Onboarding
1 20 (6.13%) Smartphone
2 12 (3.68%) Client/Server
2 12 (3.68%) Data Centre
3 11 (3.37%) Driving Licence
3 11 (3.37%) Enterprise Software
4 8 (2.45%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.15%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (2.15%) iPhone
6 6 (1.84%) Blackberry
6 6 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (1.84%) Smartcard
6 6 (1.84%) YubiKey
7 4 (1.23%) iPad
7 4 (1.23%) Legacy Applications
7 4 (1.23%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.23%) PKI
7 4 (1.23%) Private Cloud
7 4 (1.23%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 259 (79.45%) Windows
2 105 (32.21%) Windows 10
3 64 (19.63%) Windows Server
4 32 (9.82%) Mac OS
5 24 (7.36%) Windows Server 2019
6 20 (6.13%) Apple iOS
6 20 (6.13%) Windows Server 2016
7 16 (4.91%) Linux
8 15 (4.60%) Windows 7
8 15 (4.60%) Windows Server 2012
9 8 (2.45%) Android
10 4 (1.23%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.92%) Unix
12 2 (0.61%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.31%) AIX
13 1 (0.31%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.31%) VMS
13 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (23.93%) Problem-Solving
2 64 (19.63%) ITIL
3 59 (18.10%) Migration
4 53 (16.26%) Application Packaging
5 48 (14.72%) Customer Service
6 45 (13.80%) ITSM
7 37 (11.35%) Continuous Improvement
8 36 (11.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 33 (10.12%) User Experience
10 31 (9.51%) Asset Management
11 27 (8.28%) Service Management
12 23 (7.06%) Change Management
13 22 (6.75%) Agile
14 21 (6.44%) Data Protection
14 21 (6.44%) Disaster Recovery
14 21 (6.44%) Service Delivery
14 21 (6.44%) Stakeholder Management
15 20 (6.13%) Patch Management
16 18 (5.52%) Roadmaps
17 17 (5.21%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 89 (27.30%) PowerShell
2 15 (4.60%) SQL
3 14 (4.29%) VBScript
4 10 (3.07%) VB
5 7 (2.15%) Bash
5 7 (2.15%) Python
6 2 (0.61%) C#
6 2 (0.61%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.31%) Java
Qualifications
1 74 (22.70%) Security Cleared
2 50 (15.34%) SC Cleared
3 35 (10.74%) Degree
4 27 (8.28%) DV Cleared
5 15 (4.60%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 4 (1.23%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.23%) CCA
7 4 (1.23%) Citrix Certification
7 4 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.23%) MCSA
8 3 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.61%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.61%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.61%) CCNP
9 2 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.61%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.61%) MCSE
9 2 (0.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.67%) SLA
2 6 (1.84%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.53%) GDPR
3 5 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.61%) QA
5 1 (0.31%) COBIT
5 1 (0.31%) NCSC
System Software
1 166 (50.92%) Active Directory
2 50 (15.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (6.44%) Virtual Desktop
4 20 (6.13%) Hyper-V
5 19 (5.83%) BitLocker
6 16 (4.91%) Microsoft App-V
7 11 (3.37%) vSphere
8 10 (3.07%) Virtual Machines
9 9 (2.76%) Docker
10 7 (2.15%) XenDesktop
11 6 (1.84%) XenApp
12 5 (1.53%) Firmware
12 5 (1.53%) VMware ESXi
13 4 (1.23%) VMware NSX
14 2 (0.61%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 91 (27.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (6.75%) WSUS
3 12 (3.68%) Jamf Pro
3 12 (3.68%) SCOM
4 7 (2.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.84%) Ansible
5 6 (1.84%) Nessus
5 6 (1.84%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.53%) AirWatch
6 5 (1.53%) Kubernetes
7 4 (1.23%) Failover Clustering
7 4 (1.23%) SCVMM
8 3 (0.92%) Backup Exec
8 3 (0.92%) SCSM
8 3 (0.92%) Terraform
8 3 (0.92%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.61%) Packer
9 2 (0.61%) WMI
10 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.31%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 199 (61.04%) Microsoft
2 62 (19.02%) VMware
3 49 (15.03%) ServiceNow
4 36 (11.04%) Citrix
5 20 (6.13%) HP
6 16 (4.91%) Apple
7 14 (4.29%) Cisco
7 14 (4.29%) Tenable
8 13 (3.99%) Bloomberg
9 11 (3.37%) Dynatrace
10 10 (3.07%) Google
10 10 (3.07%) Veeam
11 8 (2.45%) Reuters
12 7 (2.15%) AppDynamics
12 7 (2.15%) F5
12 7 (2.15%) Sophos
13 6 (1.84%) Lotus
13 6 (1.84%) McAfee
13 6 (1.84%) SolarWinds
14 5 (1.53%) Dell