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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 349 192 162
Rank change year-on-year -157 -30 +12
Contract jobs citing SCCM 351 477 637
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.67% 1.46% 1.49%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.95% 9.29% 11.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 256 317 475
10th Percentile £160 £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 £515 £519
90th Percentile £613 £585 £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 35
10th Percentile £17.25 - £17.29
25th Percentile £18.00 £13.75 £22.08
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 £52.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £20.55 £23.44 £31.00
% change year-on-year -12.33% -24.40% +67.57%

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 7,096 5,134 5,439
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.47% 15.71% 12.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,853 3,396 3,844
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £421 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £508 £519
Median % change year-on-year +1.48% -2.26% -5.59%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £622
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £492 £500
% change year-on-year +1.63% -1.60% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 172 71 101
10th Percentile £18.25 £13.75 £16.79
25th Percentile £21.88 £20.25 £22.08
Median hourly rate £55.25 £37.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +47.33% +15.38% -43.48%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.58 £50.00
90th Percentile £76.45 £77.50 £71.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £51.75 £57.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -9.21% +42.50% -13.21%

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 13 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 13 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 -156 312 £375 - 76
UK excluding London -134 220 £350 +27.66% 73
London -95 115 £375 -6.25% 20
Work from Home -65 68 £450 -2.70% 27
Midlands -38 56 £300 +9.59% 9
South East -96 51 £406 +1.56% 31
North of England -83 50 £326 +59.15% 15
West Midlands -60 39 £288 +30.68% 4
North West -46 37 £354 +77.10% 10
South West -33 27 £413 +3.13% 3
Scotland -20 20 £150 -22.73% 3
East Midlands -11 14 £298 -39.53% 5
East of England -60 9 £450 -18.18% 12
Yorkshire -60 8 £195 -2.50% 2
Wales -16 7 £280 -6.67% 2
North East -39 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 (13.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (9.40%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.42%) Skype for Business
4 10 (2.85%) HCL Notes
5 5 (1.42%) IIS
6 1 (0.28%) OpenStack
Applications
1 50 (14.25%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (5.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.57%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.57%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.28%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (1.42%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.28%) Bloomberg TOMS
2 1 (0.28%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.28%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 132 (37.61%) Microsoft 365
2 106 (30.20%) Azure
3 71 (20.23%) Entra ID
4 26 (7.41%) OneDrive
5 19 (5.41%) Power Platform
6 13 (3.70%) SaaS
7 10 (2.85%) AWS
8 9 (2.56%) Google Workspace
8 9 (2.56%) IaaS
9 8 (2.28%) Datadog
9 8 (2.28%) PaaS
10 6 (1.71%) Cohesity
10 6 (1.71%) Rubrik
11 5 (1.42%) Nutanix
12 4 (1.14%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
13 3 (0.85%) Azure Monitor
13 3 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
14 2 (0.57%) GitHub Actions
14 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 53 (15.10%) VPN
2 50 (14.25%) DNS
3 43 (12.25%) DHCP
4 33 (9.40%) Wi-Fi
5 32 (9.12%) Firewall
6 21 (5.98%) TCP/IP
7 18 (5.13%) Skype
8 15 (4.27%) LAN
9 14 (3.99%) WAN
10 13 (3.70%) VLAN
11 12 (3.42%) SAN
12 10 (2.85%) DMZ
13 6 (1.71%) Cisco IOS
13 6 (1.71%) NetScaler
14 5 (1.42%) Internet
14 5 (1.42%) Network Security
14 5 (1.42%) Remote Desktop
14 5 (1.42%) Wireless
15 4 (1.14%) WAAS
16 3 (0.85%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.27%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.85%) 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 (5.70%) MSI
2 12 (3.42%) InstallShield
3 10 (2.85%) JIRA
4 8 (2.28%) Chocolatey
5 7 (1.99%) AdminStudio
6 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.28%) WiX
General
1 137 (39.03%) Social Skills
2 54 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 49 (13.96%) Finance
4 20 (5.70%) Banking
5 19 (5.41%) Legal
6 17 (4.84%) Public Sector
7 15 (4.27%) Documentation Skills
8 12 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (3.13%) Front Office
10 8 (2.28%) Investment Banking
11 5 (1.42%) Police
12 4 (1.14%) Law
12 4 (1.14%) Retail
13 3 (0.85%) Billing
13 3 (0.85%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.57%) Advertising
14 2 (0.57%) Games
14 2 (0.57%) Military
14 2 (0.57%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.57%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 48 (13.68%) Support Engineer
2 35 (9.97%) Desktop Engineer
3 34 (9.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 33 (9.40%) IT Support
5 30 (8.55%) Analyst
6 26 (7.41%) IT Engineer
7 25 (7.12%) Senior
8 20 (5.70%) Administrator
8 20 (5.70%) Desktop Support
9 18 (5.13%) IT Support Engineer
10 15 (4.27%) 2nd Line Support
11 14 (3.99%) Deployment Engineer
11 14 (3.99%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 14 (3.99%) IT Analyst
11 14 (3.99%) Lead
12 12 (3.42%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 12 (3.42%) Architect
13 11 (3.13%) Consultant
13 11 (3.13%) Support Technician
13 11 (3.13%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.84%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.14%) ADO
2 4 (1.14%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (0.85%) 802.1X
4 2 (0.57%) .NET
4 2 (0.57%) JSON
4 2 (0.57%) OpenGL
4 2 (0.57%) Qt
4 2 (0.57%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 40 (11.40%) Onboarding
2 16 (4.56%) CMDB
3 14 (3.99%) Enterprise Software
4 12 (3.42%) Smartphone
5 11 (3.13%) Driving Licence
6 10 (2.85%) Blackberry
6 10 (2.85%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.28%) Data Centre
7 8 (2.28%) PKI
7 8 (2.28%) Product Ownership
8 7 (1.99%) Client/Server
9 6 (1.71%) iPhone
9 6 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.71%) Smartcard
9 6 (1.71%) YubiKey
10 5 (1.42%) Legacy Applications
10 5 (1.42%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (0.85%) Public Cloud
12 3 (0.85%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 280 (79.77%) Windows
2 101 (28.77%) Windows 10
3 65 (18.52%) Windows Server
4 31 (8.83%) Mac OS
5 19 (5.41%) Linux
6 18 (5.13%) Android
7 16 (4.56%) Apple iOS
8 15 (4.27%) Windows 7
9 12 (3.42%) Windows Server 2012
9 12 (3.42%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (2.56%) Windows Server 2016
11 5 (1.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.57%) Unix
12 2 (0.57%) 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 89 (25.36%) ITIL
2 86 (24.50%) Problem-Solving
3 63 (17.95%) ITSM
4 55 (15.67%) Application Packaging
5 54 (15.38%) Customer Service
5 54 (15.38%) Migration
6 52 (14.81%) Service Management
7 37 (10.54%) Service Delivery
8 36 (10.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 35 (9.97%) Asset Management
9 35 (9.97%) User Experience
10 30 (8.55%) Continuous Improvement
11 25 (7.12%) Patch Management
12 22 (6.27%) Agile
13 21 (5.98%) Data Protection
13 21 (5.98%) Project Delivery
14 20 (5.70%) Stakeholder Management
15 19 (5.41%) Problem Management
16 17 (4.84%) Vulnerability Remediation
17 16 (4.56%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 96 (27.35%) PowerShell
2 17 (4.84%) VBScript
3 12 (3.42%) VB
4 8 (2.28%) Python
5 7 (1.99%) SQL
6 5 (1.42%) Bash
7 2 (0.57%) C#
7 2 (0.57%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 94 (26.78%) Security Cleared
2 65 (18.52%) SC Cleared
3 34 (9.69%) Degree
4 28 (7.98%) DV Cleared
5 21 (5.98%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (2.56%) MCSE
7 7 (1.99%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.71%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.71%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 6 (1.71%) MCSA
9 5 (1.42%) DBS Check
9 5 (1.42%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (1.14%) CCA
10 4 (1.14%) Citrix Certification
10 4 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.85%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.57%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.57%) CCNP
12 2 (0.57%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (9.69%) SLA
2 7 (1.99%) QA
3 6 (1.71%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.57%) COBIT
5 2 (0.57%) Disclosure Scotland
5 2 (0.57%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 165 (47.01%) Active Directory
2 47 (13.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (6.55%) BitLocker
3 23 (6.55%) Hyper-V
4 19 (5.41%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (4.84%) Microsoft App-V
6 12 (3.42%) vSphere
7 10 (2.85%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (2.28%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (1.71%) Firmware
10 5 (1.42%) Docker
11 4 (1.14%) XenDesktop
12 3 (0.85%) XenApp
13 2 (0.57%) VMware NSX
13 2 (0.57%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 105 (29.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (5.70%) WSUS
3 15 (4.27%) SCOM
4 14 (3.99%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (3.13%) Nessus
6 6 (1.71%) AirWatch
6 6 (1.71%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (1.42%) Ansible
8 4 (1.14%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.14%) 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 (0.57%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.57%) Packer
Vendors
1 224 (63.82%) Microsoft
2 63 (17.95%) ServiceNow
3 58 (16.52%) VMware
4 39 (11.11%) Citrix
5 23 (6.55%) Cisco
6 19 (5.41%) Tenable
7 18 (5.13%) HP
8 17 (4.84%) Apple
9 14 (3.99%) Bloomberg
10 13 (3.70%) McAfee
11 12 (3.42%) Qualys
12 11 (3.13%) Reuters
13 10 (2.85%) Dynatrace
13 10 (2.85%) Lotus
14 8 (2.28%) AppDynamics
14 8 (2.28%) ION Trading
14 8 (2.28%) Zscaler
15 7 (1.99%) SolarWinds
16 6 (1.71%) Canon
16 6 (1.71%) Veeam