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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 306 191 152
Rank change year-on-year -115 -39 +13
Contract jobs citing SCCM 369 415 677
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.81% 1.42% 1.54%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.70% 8.90% 12.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 267 303 528
10th Percentile £169 £178 £163
25th Percentile £206 £210 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £375 £340
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +10.29% -2.86%
75th Percentile £500 £521 £500
90th Percentile £613 £605 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £300 £298 £300
% change year-on-year +0.84% -0.83% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 11 56
10th Percentile £16.53 £12.18 £14.00
25th Percentile £18.25 £14.48 £16.10
Median hourly rate £21.25 £18.13 £22.08
Median % change year-on-year +17.21% -17.87% -1.49%
75th Percentile £24.29 £23.66 £40.00
90th Percentile £26.55 £28.00 £61.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.25 £18.13 £17.72
% change year-on-year +17.21% +2.31% -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 6,471 4,662 5,230
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 14.14% 15.95% 11.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,448 3,183 3,772
10th Percentile £316 £313 £259
25th Percentile £413 £419 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £518
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +1.35% -9.91%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £625
90th Percentile £688 £738 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £495
% change year-on-year - +1.01% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 160 52 132
10th Percentile £20.09 £15.51 £14.00
25th Percentile £26.09 £22.50 £17.74
Median hourly rate £55.00 £26.48 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +107.74% -11.75% -47.83%
75th Percentile £69.06 £55.00 £54.06
90th Percentile £79.05 £72.25 £68.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £24.18 £30.00
% change year-on-year +127.46% -19.40% -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 9 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 9 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 9 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 -109 337 £363 -3.33% 73
UK excluding London -107 213 £300 +0.84% 63
London -59 140 £450 +11.80% 23
Work from Home -46 76 £459 -0.54% 18
South East -43 63 £400 -17.95% 26
Midlands -61 53 £225 +6.51% 4
North of England -84 45 £350 +50.54% 15
North West -33 36 £425 +44.68% 7
East Midlands -13 32 £225 -50.00% 1
South West -32 20 £450 +12.50% 1
West Midlands -80 18 £258 +28.75% 3
East of England -32 15 £225 -8.16% 16
Scotland -17 11 £177 -19.43% 3
Wales -15 7 £280 -27.74% 1
Yorkshire -63 5 £195 -13.33% 7
North East -18 4 £184 -52.58% 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 54 (14.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (8.94%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.71%) Skype for Business
4 3 (0.81%) IIS
5 1 (0.27%) Apache
5 1 (0.27%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 39 (10.57%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.63%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.54%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 5 (1.36%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.54%) assyst
3 1 (0.27%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 157 (42.55%) Microsoft 365
2 119 (32.25%) Azure
3 71 (19.24%) Entra ID
4 25 (6.78%) AWS
5 19 (5.15%) SaaS
6 18 (4.88%) OneDrive
7 14 (3.79%) Power Platform
8 11 (2.98%) Nutanix
8 11 (2.98%) PaaS
9 10 (2.71%) GCP
9 10 (2.71%) IaaS
10 8 (2.17%) Google Workspace
11 7 (1.90%) Datadog
11 7 (1.90%) Mimecast
12 3 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
13 2 (0.54%) Cohesity
13 2 (0.54%) GitHub
13 2 (0.54%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 60 (16.26%) DNS
2 55 (14.91%) DHCP
3 37 (10.03%) Wi-Fi
4 36 (9.76%) VPN
5 34 (9.21%) Firewall
6 30 (8.13%) TCP/IP
7 23 (6.23%) LAN
8 21 (5.69%) VLAN
8 21 (5.69%) WAN
9 12 (3.25%) Skype
10 11 (2.98%) SAN
11 10 (2.71%) NetScaler
11 10 (2.71%) Wireless
12 6 (1.63%) DMZ
13 5 (1.36%) IPv4
13 5 (1.36%) WebEx
14 4 (1.08%) 4G
14 4 (1.08%) WAAS
15 3 (0.81%) Remote Desktop
15 3 (0.81%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.07%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.98%) Power BI
3 3 (0.81%) Data Mining
4 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.27%) DB2
5 1 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 12 (3.25%) InstallShield
1 12 (3.25%) JIRA
2 11 (2.98%) MSI
3 9 (2.44%) Chocolatey
4 5 (1.36%) AdminStudio
5 2 (0.54%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.54%) Git
6 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.27%) WiX
General
1 119 (32.25%) Social Skills
2 51 (13.82%) Finance
3 42 (11.38%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (7.05%) Public Sector
5 25 (6.78%) Banking
6 24 (6.50%) Documentation Skills
7 13 (3.52%) Legal
8 8 (2.17%) Front Office
8 8 (2.17%) Investment Banking
9 7 (1.90%) Law
10 6 (1.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.63%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.36%) Police
11 5 (1.36%) Spanish Language
12 4 (1.08%) Manufacturing
12 4 (1.08%) Retail
13 3 (0.81%) Military
14 2 (0.54%) Billing
14 2 (0.54%) Games
14 2 (0.54%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 48 (13.01%) Support Engineer
2 43 (11.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 38 (10.30%) IT Support
4 33 (8.94%) IT Engineer
5 31 (8.40%) Senior
6 27 (7.32%) Analyst
7 25 (6.78%) Windows Engineer
8 24 (6.50%) Deployment Engineer
9 23 (6.23%) Desktop Support
10 22 (5.96%) Architect
11 20 (5.42%) IT Support Engineer
12 18 (4.88%) Desktop Engineer
13 14 (3.79%) 2nd Line Support
13 14 (3.79%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 13 (3.52%) Support Technician
15 11 (2.98%) Lead
16 10 (2.71%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 10 (2.71%) 3rd Line Support
16 10 (2.71%) IT Analyst
16 10 (2.71%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.44%) Software Packaging
2 5 (1.36%) Middleware
3 2 (0.54%) ADO
3 2 (0.54%) BREW
3 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.54%) Unreal Engine
4 1 (0.27%) .NET
4 1 (0.27%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 26 (7.05%) CMDB
2 21 (5.69%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.88%) Smartphone
4 17 (4.61%) Data Centre
4 17 (4.61%) Driving Licence
5 12 (3.25%) Client/Server
6 11 (2.98%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.90%) Cyber Threat
7 7 (1.90%) iPhone
7 7 (1.90%) Replication
7 7 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.63%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.36%) PKI
10 4 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (1.08%) iPad
10 4 (1.08%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (1.08%) Management Information System
10 4 (1.08%) Private Cloud
10 4 (1.08%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.08%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 300 (81.30%) Windows
2 123 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 71 (19.24%) Windows Server
4 32 (8.67%) Mac OS
5 19 (5.15%) Apple iOS
5 19 (5.15%) Linux
5 19 (5.15%) Windows Server 2019
6 16 (4.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 15 (4.07%) Android
7 15 (4.07%) Windows 7
8 14 (3.79%) Windows Server 2012
9 5 (1.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (1.08%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.81%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.81%) Unix
12 2 (0.54%) AIX
12 2 (0.54%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.54%) VMS
12 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2003
12 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (22.76%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (19.24%) Migration
3 68 (18.43%) ITIL
4 51 (13.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 51 (13.82%) ITSM
5 47 (12.74%) Application Packaging
6 44 (11.92%) Continuous Improvement
6 44 (11.92%) Customer Service
7 38 (10.30%) Service Management
8 32 (8.67%) Asset Management
9 25 (6.78%) User Experience
10 24 (6.50%) Agile
11 22 (5.96%) Change Management
12 21 (5.69%) Data Protection
13 20 (5.42%) Cybersecurity
13 20 (5.42%) Service Delivery
14 19 (5.15%) Business Continuity
14 19 (5.15%) Disaster Recovery
14 19 (5.15%) Patch Management
14 19 (5.15%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 101 (27.37%) PowerShell
2 19 (5.15%) VBScript
3 16 (4.34%) SQL
4 12 (3.25%) VB
5 8 (2.17%) Bash
6 6 (1.63%) Python
7 1 (0.27%) C#
7 1 (0.27%) Java
7 1 (0.27%) Perl
7 1 (0.27%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 87 (23.58%) Security Cleared
2 62 (16.80%) SC Cleared
3 37 (10.03%) Degree
4 35 (9.49%) DV Cleared
5 19 (5.15%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 5 (1.36%) CCA
7 5 (1.36%) Citrix Certification
8 4 (1.08%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.81%) MCSA
10 2 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.54%) CISSP
10 2 (0.54%) HNC
10 2 (0.54%) HND
10 2 (0.54%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.27%) CCNP
11 1 (0.27%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.27%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.27%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.50%) SLA
2 8 (2.17%) GDPR
3 6 (1.63%) Data Quality
3 6 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.54%) NIST
4 2 (0.54%) QA
5 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (0.27%) NCSC
System Software
1 194 (52.57%) Active Directory
2 60 (16.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (4.88%) BitLocker
4 17 (4.61%) Hyper-V
4 17 (4.61%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (2.44%) Microsoft App-V
5 9 (2.44%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (2.44%) vSphere
6 7 (1.90%) Docker
7 6 (1.63%) XenApp
7 6 (1.63%) XenDesktop
8 5 (1.36%) Firmware
8 5 (1.36%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (1.36%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 121 (32.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (6.23%) SCOM
3 17 (4.61%) WSUS
4 14 (3.79%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (2.98%) vCenter Server
6 10 (2.71%) Ansible
7 7 (1.90%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 7 (1.90%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (1.63%) SCOrch
9 5 (1.36%) AirWatch
9 5 (1.36%) SCVMM
10 4 (1.08%) Kubernetes
10 4 (1.08%) Norton AntiVirus
11 3 (0.81%) Backup Exec
11 3 (0.81%) CASB
11 3 (0.81%) PaperCut
11 3 (0.81%) SCSM
11 3 (0.81%) Terraform
12 2 (0.54%) Nessus
12 2 (0.54%) WMI
Vendors
1 210 (56.91%) Microsoft
2 73 (19.78%) VMware
3 55 (14.91%) ServiceNow
4 40 (10.84%) Citrix
5 22 (5.96%) HP
6 21 (5.69%) Cisco
7 16 (4.34%) Apple
8 13 (3.52%) Bloomberg
8 13 (3.52%) Veeam
9 12 (3.25%) Tenable
10 11 (2.98%) SolarWinds
11 10 (2.71%) Google
12 9 (2.44%) Dynatrace
12 9 (2.44%) McAfee
12 9 (2.44%) Reuters
13 7 (1.90%) AppDynamics
13 7 (1.90%) BMC
13 7 (1.90%) Dell
13 7 (1.90%) F5
13 7 (1.90%) Sophos