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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 320 185 160
Rank change year-on-year -135 -25 +16
Contract jobs citing SCCM 420 498 588
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.77% 1.51% 1.53%
As % of the Systems Management category 6.93% 10.69% 12.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 287 337 427
10th Percentile £163 £184 £188
25th Percentile £235 £200 £240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £325 £360
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -9.72% -10.00%
75th Percentile £538 £511 £516
90th Percentile £625 £575 £608
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £275 £340
% change year-on-year +45.45% -19.12% +0.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 31 15
10th Percentile £17.25 - £22.87
25th Percentile £21.25 £13.75 £23.80
Median hourly rate £24.05 £17.75 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +35.49% -34.26% +20.00%
75th Percentile £25.75 £20.65 £55.00
90th Percentile - £28.00 £62.70
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.05 £18.87 £27.50
% change year-on-year +27.45% -31.38% +44.74%

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 6,060 4,657 4,631
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.04% 14.08% 12.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,006 3,011 3,086
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £425 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +4.60% -3.85% -5.45%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £625
90th Percentile £694 £685 £710
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £494
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.85% -3.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 203 94 60
10th Percentile £18.25 £13.75 £19.91
25th Percentile £25.75 £18.87 £24.09
Median hourly rate £63.48 £26.00 £38.25
Median % change year-on-year +144.15% -32.03% -30.45%
75th Percentile £73.88 £63.00 £66.19
90th Percentile £87.77 £67.18 £76.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £63.48 £21.39 £38.50
% change year-on-year +196.77% -44.44% -16.63%

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 26 September 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 16 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 26 September 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 -121 380 £400 +22.14% 148
UK excluding London -115 276 £400 +45.45% 102
London -89 121 £375 -6.25% 54
North of England -45 88 £365 +82.50% 31
North West -5 73 £388 +83.43% 21
Work from Home -70 68 £450 -5.46% 46
Midlands -37 63 £400 +45.45% 16
South East -100 56 £450 +63.64% 20
West Midlands -44 37 £363 +35.51% 8
South West -64 27 £450 +5.88% 14
East Midlands -7 26 £400 +7.10% 8
Scotland -25 22 £150 -25.00% 6
East of England -61 19 £450 -18.18% 14
North East -40 8 £200 - 2
Yorkshire -52 7 £245 +22.50% 8
Wales -20 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 58 (13.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (7.38%) SharePoint
3 17 (4.05%) Skype for Business
4 13 (3.10%) HCL Notes
5 4 (0.95%) IIS
6 2 (0.48%) Confluence
7 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.24%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 58 (13.81%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (4.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.67%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.48%) Bloomberg TOMS
2 2 (0.48%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (0.48%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 153 (36.43%) Microsoft 365
2 136 (32.38%) Azure
3 97 (23.10%) Entra ID
4 32 (7.62%) OneDrive
5 16 (3.81%) Power Platform
6 15 (3.57%) Azure Monitor
7 11 (2.62%) AWS
8 9 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (2.14%) Rubrik
9 8 (1.90%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (1.67%) GitHub
10 7 (1.67%) IaaS
11 6 (1.43%) Cohesity
11 6 (1.43%) SaaS
12 5 (1.19%) Google Workspace
12 5 (1.19%) Mimecast
12 5 (1.19%) PaaS
13 4 (0.95%) Datadog
14 3 (0.71%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 3 (0.71%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 87 (20.71%) VPN
2 83 (19.76%) DNS
3 69 (16.43%) DHCP
4 38 (9.05%) Firewall
5 32 (7.62%) TCP/IP
6 27 (6.43%) Wi-Fi
7 24 (5.71%) Skype
8 15 (3.57%) Network Security
8 15 (3.57%) WAN
9 14 (3.33%) LAN
10 13 (3.10%) VLAN
11 11 (2.62%) SAN
12 9 (2.14%) Wireless
13 7 (1.67%) DMZ
13 7 (1.67%) Internet
14 6 (1.43%) Cisco IOS
15 4 (0.95%) SSH
16 3 (0.71%) NetScaler
17 2 (0.48%) Remote Desktop
17 2 (0.48%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.62%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.67%) Power BI
3 2 (0.48%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 22 (5.24%) MSI
2 7 (1.67%) JIRA
3 5 (1.19%) InstallShield
4 4 (0.95%) AdminStudio
4 4 (0.95%) Chocolatey
5 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.24%) Git
6 1 (0.24%) WiX
General
1 165 (39.29%) Social Skills
2 61 (14.52%) Analytical Skills
2 61 (14.52%) Finance
3 24 (5.71%) Public Sector
4 20 (4.76%) Legal
5 17 (4.05%) Documentation Skills
5 17 (4.05%) Front Office
6 16 (3.81%) Banking
7 14 (3.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (2.62%) Manufacturing
9 8 (1.90%) Military
10 7 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.43%) Financial Institution
11 6 (1.43%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.43%) Law
12 5 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.95%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (0.95%) Retail
14 3 (0.71%) German Language
15 2 (0.48%) Police
Job Titles
1 66 (15.71%) Support Engineer
2 52 (12.38%) Desktop Engineer
3 50 (11.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 48 (11.43%) IT Support
5 39 (9.29%) IT Engineer
6 38 (9.05%) Desktop Support
7 35 (8.33%) Analyst
8 29 (6.90%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 27 (6.43%) Senior
10 26 (6.19%) Windows Engineer
11 25 (5.95%) IT Support Engineer
12 21 (5.00%) Consultant
13 19 (4.52%) Administrator
14 18 (4.29%) Deployment Engineer
15 16 (3.81%) IT Analyst
16 15 (3.57%) SCCM Engineer
17 14 (3.33%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
18 13 (3.10%) Azure Engineer
18 13 (3.10%) Lead
19 11 (2.62%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.81%) Software Packaging
2 15 (3.57%) Terraform
3 8 (1.90%) ARM Templates
4 6 (1.43%) JSON
4 6 (1.43%) Microsoft Graph
5 3 (0.71%) .NET
5 3 (0.71%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.71%) REST
6 2 (0.48%) ADO
6 2 (0.48%) OpenGL
6 2 (0.48%) Qt
7 1 (0.24%) Middleware
7 1 (0.24%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 55 (13.10%) Onboarding
2 27 (6.43%) CMDB
3 17 (4.05%) Blackberry
4 16 (3.81%) Management Information System
5 14 (3.33%) Data Centre
6 13 (3.10%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (3.10%) Hybrid Cloud
7 12 (2.86%) Driving Licence
7 12 (2.86%) PKI
8 9 (2.14%) Smartphone
8 9 (2.14%) Video Conferencing
9 8 (1.90%) ARM Cortex
10 7 (1.67%) Legacy Applications
11 6 (1.43%) Cyber Threat
11 6 (1.43%) Smartcard
11 6 (1.43%) YubiKey
12 5 (1.19%) Clustering
12 5 (1.19%) iPhone
13 4 (0.95%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.95%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 362 (86.19%) Windows
2 138 (32.86%) Windows 10
3 94 (22.38%) Windows Server
4 49 (11.67%) Linux
5 31 (7.38%) Android
5 31 (7.38%) Mac OS
6 25 (5.95%) Apple iOS
7 23 (5.48%) Windows 7
8 11 (2.62%) Windows Server 2012
9 10 (2.38%) Windows Server 2016
10 9 (2.14%) Windows Server 2019
11 7 (1.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (1.43%) Windows Server 2003
13 4 (0.95%) Unix
14 1 (0.24%) AIX
14 1 (0.24%) CentOS
14 1 (0.24%) Debian
14 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (34.05%) ITIL
2 96 (22.86%) ITSM
3 94 (22.38%) Problem-Solving
4 83 (19.76%) Service Management
5 72 (17.14%) Customer Service
6 59 (14.05%) Application Packaging
7 58 (13.81%) Migration
8 57 (13.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 44 (10.48%) Service Delivery
10 41 (9.76%) Asset Management
10 41 (9.76%) Continuous Improvement
11 37 (8.81%) Patch Management
12 33 (7.86%) Stakeholder Management
13 29 (6.90%) User Experience
13 29 (6.90%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 28 (6.67%) Software Deployment
15 24 (5.71%) Task Automation
16 23 (5.48%) Change Management
16 23 (5.48%) Project Delivery
17 22 (5.24%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 146 (34.76%) PowerShell
2 21 (5.00%) VBScript
3 16 (3.81%) Bash
3 16 (3.81%) VB
4 11 (2.62%) Python
5 8 (1.90%) Bicep
5 8 (1.90%) SQL
6 3 (0.71%) C#
7 2 (0.48%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 139 (33.10%) Security Cleared
2 97 (23.10%) SC Cleared
3 36 (8.57%) DV Cleared
4 34 (8.10%) Degree
5 22 (5.24%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (2.38%) Azure Certification
7 10 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (2.38%) ITIL Certification
7 10 (2.38%) MCSE
8 7 (1.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 6 (1.43%) A+ Certification
9 6 (1.43%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.43%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 5 (1.19%) Network+ Certification
11 4 (0.95%) MCSA
12 3 (0.71%) CCA
12 3 (0.71%) Citrix Certification
13 2 (0.48%) CCNP
13 2 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (7.14%) SLA
2 11 (2.62%) QA
3 6 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.19%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.71%) NIST
6 2 (0.48%) COBIT
6 2 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.48%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.48%) ISO 9000
6 2 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.48%) NCSC
7 1 (0.24%) GRC
System Software
1 226 (53.81%) Active Directory
2 62 (14.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 42 (10.00%) Hyper-V
4 27 (6.43%) BitLocker
5 19 (4.52%) Virtual Desktop
5 19 (4.52%) vSphere
6 15 (3.57%) Microsoft App-V
7 10 (2.38%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (1.90%) Virtual Machines
9 5 (1.19%) Firmware
10 4 (0.95%) Docker
10 4 (0.95%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.48%) VMware Workstation
11 2 (0.48%) XenApp
11 2 (0.48%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.24%) KVM
12 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.24%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 156 (37.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (5.71%) SCOM
3 22 (5.24%) WSUS
4 16 (3.81%) Ansible
5 11 (2.62%) Nessus
6 9 (2.14%) Jamf Pro
7 7 (1.67%) vCenter Server
8 6 (1.43%) NetBackup
9 5 (1.19%) AirWatch
10 4 (0.95%) Failover Clustering
11 3 (0.71%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.71%) McAfee ePO
11 3 (0.71%) Norton AntiVirus
12 2 (0.48%) Packer
12 2 (0.48%) SCOrch
12 2 (0.48%) SCSM
12 2 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.48%) vMotion
13 1 (0.24%) IBM BigFix
13 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 296 (70.48%) Microsoft
2 83 (19.76%) ServiceNow
3 75 (17.86%) VMware
4 43 (10.24%) Citrix
5 21 (5.00%) Cisco
6 17 (4.05%) Apple
6 17 (4.05%) CyberArk
7 16 (3.81%) Lotus
8 14 (3.33%) Qualys
8 14 (3.33%) Tenable
9 12 (2.86%) Bloomberg
9 12 (2.86%) CrowdStrike
10 11 (2.62%) BeyondTrust
10 11 (2.62%) McAfee
10 11 (2.62%) Tanium
10 11 (2.62%) Zscaler
11 10 (2.38%) SolarWinds
12 9 (2.14%) Ivanti
13 8 (1.90%) HP
14 7 (1.67%) Splunk