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 12 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 200 155 163
Rank change year-on-year -45 +8 +33
Contract jobs citing SCCM 503 575 741
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.43% 1.59% 1.59%
As % of the Systems Management category 8.82% 11.07% 11.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 410 527
10th Percentile £180 £188 £170
25th Percentile £205 £249 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £328 £378 £375
Median % change year-on-year -13.25% +0.67% -
75th Percentile £503 £505 £500
90th Percentile £588 £600 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £275 £350 £350
% change year-on-year -21.43% - +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 14 51
10th Percentile £13.75 £21.11 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.50 £22.64 £17.74
Median hourly rate £18.87 £25.75 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.72% +9.57% +2.17%
75th Percentile £23.11 £45.63 £62.50
90th Percentile £28.40 £63.15 £78.17
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.87 £24.18 £19.00
% change year-on-year -21.96% +27.26% -11.63%

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 5,702 5,192 6,637
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 16.21% 14.33% 14.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,800 3,333 4,729
10th Percentile £306 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £413 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £635 £650
90th Percentile £688 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £515
% change year-on-year - -2.91% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 103 57 172
10th Percentile £15.50 £19.82 £18.50
25th Percentile £19.00 £23.80 £30.94
Median hourly rate £28.50 £34.00 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year -16.18% -33.66% +105.00%
75th Percentile £63.33 £60.00 £75.00
90th Percentile £76.85 £74.66 £78.17
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.58 £35.08 £46.18
% change year-on-year -35.65% -24.03% +105.24%

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 12 November 2025.

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 12 November 2025.

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 12 November 2025. 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 -30 441 £334 -4.64% 143
UK excluding London -31 341 £275 -21.43% 95
London -30 133 £475 +35.71% 71
Work from Home -17 108 £450 -8.21% 36
South East -8 96 £260 -25.71% 46
North of England -29 67 £275 -15.38% 13
Midlands -17 59 £225 -33.33% 11
South West +9 52 £450 +20.00% 10
North West -14 44 £300 -17.24% 11
East of England +5 42 £450 +16.43% 10
West Midlands -22 37 £220 -43.95% 3
Scotland -37 23 £200 -52.94% 7
East Midlands -5 22 £355 +18.33% 8
Yorkshire -26 17 £325 +44.44% 1
Wales -4 10 £300 +23.08%
North East -7 6 £225 -29.69% 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 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 94 (18.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 42 (8.35%) SharePoint
3 20 (3.98%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.39%) Exchange Server 2013
5 6 (1.19%) Confluence
6 2 (0.40%) IIS
7 1 (0.20%) Apache
7 1 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.20%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 48 (9.54%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (3.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.59%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 8 (1.59%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.40%) assyst
2 2 (0.40%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.20%) Eikon
3 1 (0.20%) Eze OMS
3 1 (0.20%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.20%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 190 (37.77%) Microsoft 365
2 123 (24.45%) Azure
3 52 (10.34%) Entra ID
4 43 (8.55%) OneDrive
5 27 (5.37%) AWS
6 23 (4.57%) Power Platform
7 16 (3.18%) GCP
8 13 (2.58%) SaaS
9 12 (2.39%) Cohesity
10 9 (1.79%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (0.99%) IaaS
11 5 (0.99%) Nutanix
12 4 (0.80%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (0.80%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.80%) PaaS
13 3 (0.60%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.60%) ShareGate
14 2 (0.40%) Azure Logic Apps
14 2 (0.40%) GitHub
14 2 (0.40%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 79 (15.71%) DNS
2 59 (11.73%) Firewall
3 54 (10.74%) DHCP
4 45 (8.95%) Wi-Fi
5 43 (8.55%) VPN
6 35 (6.96%) TCP/IP
7 26 (5.17%) WAN
8 25 (4.97%) Cisco IOS
9 22 (4.37%) Skype
10 19 (3.78%) LAN
11 17 (3.38%) VLAN
12 14 (2.78%) SAN
13 13 (2.58%) Internet
14 11 (2.19%) Unified Communications
15 9 (1.79%) 4G
16 6 (1.19%) WebEx
17 5 (0.99%) NetScaler
17 5 (0.99%) Network Security
18 4 (0.80%) VoIP
18 4 (0.80%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.19%) Power BI
2 7 (1.39%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.60%) Metadata
3 3 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 21 (4.17%) MSI
2 16 (3.18%) JIRA
3 15 (2.98%) AdminStudio
4 14 (2.78%) InstallShield
5 9 (1.79%) Git
6 7 (1.39%) Jenkins
6 7 (1.39%) Postman
7 5 (0.99%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.40%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.40%) Chocolatey
8 2 (0.40%) WiX
9 1 (0.20%) GCC
9 1 (0.20%) Metasploit
9 1 (0.20%) MLflow
General
1 194 (38.57%) Social Skills
2 68 (13.52%) Finance
3 56 (11.13%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (8.55%) Public Sector
5 33 (6.56%) Documentation Skills
6 25 (4.97%) Games
7 14 (2.78%) Banking
8 13 (2.58%) Legal
9 12 (2.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (0.99%) Front Office
12 5 (0.99%) Local Government
12 5 (0.99%) Spanish Language
13 4 (0.80%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.80%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (0.80%) Retail
14 3 (0.60%) Automotive
14 3 (0.60%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.40%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 77 (15.31%) Support Engineer
2 59 (11.73%) Windows Engineer
3 54 (10.74%) Deployment Engineer
4 53 (10.54%) Analyst
5 41 (8.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 37 (7.36%) IT Support
7 35 (6.96%) Desktop Engineer
8 30 (5.96%) Desktop Support
9 29 (5.77%) Support Analyst
10 28 (5.57%) 2nd Line Support
10 28 (5.57%) IT Engineer
10 28 (5.57%) Platform Engineer
11 25 (4.97%) Senior
12 24 (4.77%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 23 (4.57%) SCCM Engineer
14 22 (4.37%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 19 (3.78%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 19 (3.78%) IT Support Engineer
16 17 (3.38%) Architect
17 16 (3.18%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.39%) Software Packaging
2 4 (0.80%) Middleware
3 3 (0.60%) LDAP
3 3 (0.60%) OAuth
3 3 (0.60%) OpenID
3 3 (0.60%) SAML
4 2 (0.40%) 802.1X
4 2 (0.40%) BREW
4 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.20%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.20%) CrewAI
5 1 (0.20%) EDI
5 1 (0.20%) LangChain
5 1 (0.20%) LangGraph
5 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.20%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 24 (4.77%) Onboarding
2 23 (4.57%) Data Centre
3 16 (3.18%) Video Conferencing
4 13 (2.58%) PKI
5 10 (1.99%) CMDB
5 10 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (1.79%) Legacy Applications
6 9 (1.79%) Management Information System
7 8 (1.59%) Driving Licence
7 8 (1.59%) Hedge funds
8 7 (1.39%) Replication
8 7 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (1.39%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 6 (1.19%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.19%) Device Driver
10 5 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (0.99%) Low-Code
10 5 (0.99%) NHS
10 5 (0.99%) Security Posture
11 4 (0.80%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 424 (84.29%) Windows
2 165 (32.80%) Windows 10
3 76 (15.11%) Windows Server
4 54 (10.74%) Mac OS
5 36 (7.16%) Android
6 24 (4.77%) Linux
7 18 (3.58%) Apple iOS
8 14 (2.78%) Windows Server 2016
9 13 (2.58%) Windows 7
10 12 (2.39%) Windows Server 2019
11 7 (1.39%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (1.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 5 (0.99%) Unix
14 4 (0.80%) Mac OS X
14 4 (0.80%) Windows 8
15 2 (0.40%) AIX
15 2 (0.40%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
16 1 (0.20%) VMS
16 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (18.89%) ITIL
2 87 (17.30%) Problem-Solving
3 59 (11.73%) Migration
4 57 (11.33%) Application Packaging
5 53 (10.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 44 (8.75%) Customer Service
7 40 (7.95%) Cybersecurity
8 37 (7.36%) ITSM
9 35 (6.96%) Continuous Improvement
10 34 (6.76%) User Experience
11 29 (5.77%) Agile
11 29 (5.77%) Problem Management
12 28 (5.57%) Patch Management
13 27 (5.37%) Change Management
13 27 (5.37%) Vulnerability Management
14 26 (5.17%) Cloud Security
14 26 (5.17%) Mobile Device Management
15 25 (4.97%) E-Commerce
16 24 (4.77%) Service Delivery
17 23 (4.57%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 172 (34.19%) PowerShell
2 26 (5.17%) VBScript
3 19 (3.78%) Python
4 15 (2.98%) Bash
5 14 (2.78%) SQL
6 9 (1.79%) VB
7 3 (0.60%) C#
8 2 (0.40%) Java
9 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 116 (23.06%) Security Cleared
2 80 (15.90%) SC Cleared
3 52 (10.34%) Microsoft Certification
4 43 (8.55%) Degree
5 29 (5.77%) DV Cleared
6 12 (2.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 12 (2.39%) MCSA
7 10 (1.99%) DBS Check
7 10 (1.99%) MCSE
8 8 (1.59%) ITIL Certification
8 8 (1.59%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.39%) MCP
10 6 (1.19%) CCNA
10 6 (1.19%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (0.99%) A+ Certification
11 5 (0.99%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.99%) CCNP
11 5 (0.99%) MCDST
12 4 (0.80%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.97%) SLA
2 24 (4.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (3.58%) GDPR
4 7 (1.39%) NIST
5 5 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.60%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.60%) QA
7 2 (0.40%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.40%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.40%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.40%) PMO
8 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 263 (52.29%) Active Directory
2 66 (13.12%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (4.57%) BitLocker
4 21 (4.17%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (3.18%) Firmware
5 16 (3.18%) Microsoft App-V
5 16 (3.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 16 (3.18%) Virtual Servers
6 12 (2.39%) Hyper-V
7 10 (1.99%) Virtual Machines
8 6 (1.19%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (0.99%) vSphere
10 4 (0.80%) VMware Workstation
10 4 (0.80%) XenDesktop
11 2 (0.40%) Docker
11 2 (0.40%) XenApp
12 1 (0.20%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 174 (34.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (5.96%) WSUS
3 29 (5.77%) Ansible
4 19 (3.78%) SCOM
5 12 (2.39%) Jamf Pro
6 8 (1.59%) SCOrch
7 7 (1.39%) Microsoft Clustering
7 7 (1.39%) Norton AntiVirus
7 7 (1.39%) Puppet
8 6 (1.19%) CASB
8 6 (1.19%) Terraform
8 6 (1.19%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.80%) Nessus
9 4 (0.80%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.60%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.40%) AppManager
11 2 (0.40%) Kubernetes
11 2 (0.40%) McAfee ePO
11 2 (0.40%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
12 1 (0.20%) HP UCMDB
Vendors
1 324 (64.41%) Microsoft
2 75 (14.91%) VMware
3 63 (12.52%) ServiceNow
4 53 (10.54%) Cisco
5 44 (8.75%) Splunk
6 38 (7.55%) Citrix
7 28 (5.57%) Apple
8 25 (4.97%) Meraki
9 21 (4.17%) McAfee
10 19 (3.78%) SolarWinds
11 11 (2.19%) NetApp
11 11 (2.19%) Remedy
11 11 (2.19%) Tenable
12 10 (1.99%) HP
13 9 (1.79%) MuleSoft
13 9 (1.79%) Veeam
14 8 (1.59%) Qualys
14 8 (1.59%) Tanium
15 7 (1.39%) BMC
15 7 (1.39%) Symantec