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

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 250 183 146
Rank change year-on-year -67 -37 +24
Contract jobs citing SCCM 437 450 727
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.07% 1.46% 1.64%
As % of the Systems Management category 6.98% 9.43% 13.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 327 323 555
10th Percentile £173 £178 £164
25th Percentile £200 £200 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £330 £350 £350
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% - -
75th Percentile £500 £500 £475
90th Percentile £586 £607 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £274 £319 £275
% change year-on-year -14.20% +15.91% -17.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 12 65
10th Percentile £15.50 £12.48 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.60 £15.22 £16.54
Median hourly rate £19.50 £20.11 £22.30
Median % change year-on-year -3.03% -9.82% -10.80%
75th Percentile £23.97 £23.86 £40.00
90th Percentile £26.16 £24.18 £68.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.87 £18.13 £17.86
% change year-on-year +4.08% +1.51% -10.70%

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 6,257 4,772 5,429
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.32% 15.47% 12.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,324 3,107 3,900
10th Percentile £313 £313 £263
25th Percentile £413 £419 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -8.70%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £631
90th Percentile £688 £738 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 136 55 158
10th Percentile £17.81 £16.38 £14.00
25th Percentile £20.66 £21.15 £21.25
Median hourly rate £52.50 £25.50 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +105.88% -44.78% -2.78%
75th Percentile £63.61 £54.25 £61.81
90th Percentile £79.75 £72.66 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £50.00 £24.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +108.33% -48.03% +2.91%

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 February 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 February 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 February 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 -60 399 £313 -10.71% 72
UK excluding London -68 284 £274 -14.20% 65
London -48 137 £450 +28.57% 19
Work from Home -12 95 £450 +7.14% 16
South East -31 74 £274 -27.07% 25
North of England -58 71 £330 +34.69% 17
Midlands -34 66 £220 +10.00% 3
North West -15 55 £433 +19.45% 13
East Midlands +2 38 £225 -13.46% 1
South West -14 36 £450 +25.87% 8
West Midlands -56 27 £205 +2.50% 2
East of England -15 20 £225 -30.77% 9
Scotland -30 17 £205 -10.87% 2
Yorkshire -67 10 £195 -13.33% 4
North East -16 6 £189 -46.07%
Wales -9 5 £280 -10.40% 1
Channel Islands +4 1 - - 3

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 71 (16.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 47 (10.76%) SharePoint
3 20 (4.58%) Skype for Business
4 5 (1.14%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.69%) IIS
6 1 (0.23%) Apache
6 1 (0.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 53 (12.13%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.29%) MS Visio
4 9 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.46%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.37%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.92%) assyst
3 1 (0.23%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 199 (45.54%) Microsoft 365
2 139 (31.81%) Azure
3 73 (16.70%) Entra ID
4 38 (8.70%) OneDrive
5 35 (8.01%) AWS
6 24 (5.49%) Power Platform
7 19 (4.35%) SaaS
8 18 (4.12%) GCP
9 8 (1.83%) Nutanix
9 8 (1.83%) PaaS
10 7 (1.60%) IaaS
10 7 (1.60%) Mimecast
11 6 (1.37%) Google Workspace
12 5 (1.14%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.69%) Datadog
13 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
13 3 (0.69%) ShareGate
14 2 (0.46%) Azure Logic Apps
14 2 (0.46%) GitHub
14 2 (0.46%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 76 (17.39%) DNS
2 64 (14.65%) DHCP
3 50 (11.44%) Wi-Fi
4 45 (10.30%) VPN
5 36 (8.24%) Firewall
5 36 (8.24%) TCP/IP
6 24 (5.49%) WAN
7 22 (5.03%) LAN
8 20 (4.58%) Skype
8 20 (4.58%) VLAN
9 12 (2.75%) Unified Communications
10 10 (2.29%) NetScaler
11 9 (2.06%) 4G
12 8 (1.83%) Internet
13 7 (1.60%) SAN
13 7 (1.60%) Wireless
14 5 (1.14%) IPv4
14 5 (1.14%) WebEx
15 4 (0.92%) DMZ
15 4 (0.92%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.43%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.20%) Power BI
3 3 (0.69%) Metadata
4 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.23%) DB2
5 1 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 13 (2.97%) MSI
2 12 (2.75%) JIRA
3 6 (1.37%) InstallShield
4 5 (1.14%) Chocolatey
5 3 (0.69%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.46%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.46%) Git
7 1 (0.23%) GCC
7 1 (0.23%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.23%) MLflow
7 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 171 (39.13%) Social Skills
2 59 (13.50%) Analytical Skills
3 55 (12.59%) Finance
4 36 (8.24%) Public Sector
5 32 (7.32%) Documentation Skills
6 19 (4.35%) Banking
7 14 (3.20%) Legal
8 7 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (1.60%) Law
8 7 (1.60%) Spanish Language
8 7 (1.60%) Telecoms
9 6 (1.37%) Front Office
9 6 (1.37%) Investment Banking
9 6 (1.37%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.14%) Military
10 5 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (0.69%) Local Government
12 3 (0.69%) Marketing
12 3 (0.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 66 (15.10%) Support Engineer
2 49 (11.21%) IT Support
3 48 (10.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 47 (10.76%) Analyst
5 44 (10.07%) Windows Engineer
6 39 (8.92%) Deployment Engineer
7 37 (8.47%) IT Engineer
8 34 (7.78%) Senior
9 31 (7.09%) Desktop Support
10 24 (5.49%) Desktop Engineer
11 23 (5.26%) Architect
11 23 (5.26%) IT Support Engineer
12 21 (4.81%) 2nd Line Support
13 18 (4.12%) Security Engineer
13 18 (4.12%) Support Analyst
13 18 (4.12%) Support Technician
14 15 (3.43%) Lead
14 15 (3.43%) Windows Deployment Engineer
15 14 (3.20%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 13 (2.97%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.06%) Software Packaging
2 6 (1.37%) Middleware
3 3 (0.69%) LDAP
3 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (0.69%) OAuth
3 3 (0.69%) OpenID
3 3 (0.69%) SAML
4 2 (0.46%) BREW
4 2 (0.46%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.23%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.23%) CrewAI
5 1 (0.23%) LangChain
5 1 (0.23%) LangGraph
5 1 (0.23%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.23%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.49%) CMDB
1 24 (5.49%) Onboarding
2 21 (4.81%) Data Centre
3 19 (4.35%) Smartphone
4 16 (3.66%) Video Conferencing
5 14 (3.20%) Driving Licence
6 13 (2.97%) PKI
7 12 (2.75%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.29%) Client/Server
9 9 (2.06%) Replication
9 9 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.60%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 5 (1.14%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.92%) Legacy Applications
12 4 (0.92%) Management Information System
12 4 (0.92%) NHS
12 4 (0.92%) Private Cloud
12 4 (0.92%) Public Cloud
12 4 (0.92%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 370 (84.67%) Windows
2 168 (38.44%) Windows 10
3 78 (17.85%) Windows Server
4 43 (9.84%) Mac OS
5 25 (5.72%) Linux
6 23 (5.26%) Apple iOS
7 17 (3.89%) Windows Server 2019
8 16 (3.66%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (3.43%) Windows 7
10 14 (3.20%) Android
11 12 (2.75%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (1.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (1.37%) Unix
13 5 (1.14%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.69%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.69%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.46%) AIX
15 2 (0.46%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.46%) VMS
15 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (22.43%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (19.91%) ITIL
2 87 (19.91%) Migration
3 60 (13.73%) Customer Service
4 59 (13.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 52 (11.90%) ITSM
6 51 (11.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 41 (9.38%) Application Packaging
7 41 (9.38%) Cybersecurity
7 41 (9.38%) Service Management
8 37 (8.47%) User Experience
9 33 (7.55%) Asset Management
10 29 (6.64%) Change Management
11 25 (5.72%) Problem Management
12 24 (5.49%) Service Delivery
13 22 (5.03%) Agile
13 22 (5.03%) Disk Encryption
13 22 (5.03%) Patch Management
13 22 (5.03%) Vulnerability Management
13 22 (5.03%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 124 (28.38%) PowerShell
2 22 (5.03%) SQL
3 21 (4.81%) VBScript
4 15 (3.43%) Bash
5 14 (3.20%) Python
6 12 (2.75%) VB
7 1 (0.23%) Java
7 1 (0.23%) Perl
Qualifications
1 103 (23.57%) Security Cleared
2 78 (17.85%) SC Cleared
3 47 (10.76%) Degree
4 32 (7.32%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (5.95%) DV Cleared
6 8 (1.83%) ITIL Certification
7 7 (1.60%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (1.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 7 (1.60%) MCSE
8 6 (1.37%) CCNA
8 6 (1.37%) CCNP
8 6 (1.37%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 5 (1.14%) CCA
9 5 (1.14%) Citrix Certification
9 5 (1.14%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.14%) MCDST
10 3 (0.69%) A+ Certification
10 3 (0.69%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.69%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (4.12%) SLA
3 17 (3.89%) GDPR
4 4 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.92%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.92%) NIST
5 1 (0.23%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.23%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.23%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (0.23%) NCSC
5 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.23%) QA
System Software
1 240 (54.92%) Active Directory
2 65 (14.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (4.12%) Hyper-V
3 18 (4.12%) Virtual Desktop
4 15 (3.43%) BitLocker
5 12 (2.75%) Virtual Machines
6 10 (2.29%) vSphere
7 8 (1.83%) Docker
7 8 (1.83%) Microsoft App-V
8 7 (1.60%) XenApp
9 5 (1.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 5 (1.14%) Virtual Servers
9 5 (1.14%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (1.14%) XenDesktop
10 4 (0.92%) Firmware
10 4 (0.92%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 158 (36.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (5.03%) SCOM
3 20 (4.58%) WSUS
4 15 (3.43%) Jamf Pro
5 14 (3.20%) Ansible
6 11 (2.52%) vCenter Server
7 9 (2.06%) Norton AntiVirus
7 9 (2.06%) SCOrch
8 7 (1.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 7 (1.60%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (1.37%) CASB
9 6 (1.37%) Kubernetes
9 6 (1.37%) Terraform
10 5 (1.14%) SCVMM
11 3 (0.69%) PaperCut
11 3 (0.69%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
11 3 (0.69%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.46%) AirWatch
12 2 (0.46%) Failover Clustering
13 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 267 (61.10%) Microsoft
2 80 (18.31%) VMware
3 69 (15.79%) ServiceNow
4 48 (10.98%) Citrix
5 26 (5.95%) Cisco
6 23 (5.26%) Apple
7 18 (4.12%) HP
8 17 (3.89%) Veeam
9 16 (3.66%) SolarWinds
10 13 (2.97%) McAfee
11 12 (2.75%) Google
12 11 (2.52%) Splunk
13 9 (2.06%) Symantec
14 8 (1.83%) Sophos
14 8 (1.83%) Tenable
15 7 (1.60%) Bloomberg
15 7 (1.60%) BMC
15 7 (1.60%) Dell
15 7 (1.60%) Remedy
16 6 (1.37%) CheckPoint