SCCM Contracts

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring SCCM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SCCM over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 190 162 168
Rank change year-on-year -28 +6 +27
Contract jobs citing SCCM 438 624 849
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.46% 1.44% 1.53%
As % of the Systems Management category 9.24% 11.75% 9.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 295 482 608
10th Percentile £194 £178 £181
25th Percentile £201 £210 £219
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £343 £388
Median % change year-on-year -5.11% -11.61% +3.33%
75th Percentile £520 £500 £532
90th Percentile £585 £608 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £275 £303 £361
% change year-on-year -9.09% -16.20% +11.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 37 36
10th Percentile - £16.01 £14.13
25th Percentile £13.75 £17.72 £16.16
Median hourly rate £13.77 £25.71 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -46.44% +28.55% -6.98%
75th Percentile £28.25 £40.00 £25.71
90th Percentile £56.00 £48.00 £53.24
UK excluding London median hourly rate £59.00 £26.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year +126.92% +48.57% -12.50%

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 4,740 5,311 8,577
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.75% 12.22% 15.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,170 3,824 6,110
10th Percentile £300 £300 £350
25th Percentile £413 £413 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.50% -6.35% -2.65%
75th Percentile £603 £625 £675
90th Percentile £700 £700 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £498 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -0.50% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 102 184
10th Percentile £13.75 £15.69 £18.65
25th Percentile £21.39 £20.50 £25.71
Median hourly rate £37.50 £32.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +17.19% -44.35% +155.56%
75th Percentile £63.40 £49.69 £73.75
90th Percentile £78.58 £71.25 £84.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £40.00 £43.75
% change year-on-year +37.50% -8.57% +118.75%

SCCM
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SCCM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SCCM.

Daily rate trend for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SCCM over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SCCM.

Hourly rate trend for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SCCM over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Top 17 Contract 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 24 June 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 -19 374 £375 +7.14% 200
UK excluding London -13 277 £275 -9.09% 137
London -11 130 £400 +14.29% 85
Work from Home -30 72 £460 +2.22% 113
South East -25 66 £400 -8.57% 33
North of England +42 58 £211 -3.98% 32
Midlands -12 46 £225 -40.40% 20
East of England +41 45 £550 +80.33% 13
West Midlands -9 36 £220 -45.00% 11
North West +3 33 £205 -6.82% 13
South West +22 29 £400 +110.53% 19
Scotland -29 23 £197 -23.50% 13
Yorkshire +15 14 £200 -20.00% 17
North East +10 11 £275 -8.33% 2
East Midlands -3 10 £475 +118.39% 9
Wales +6 8 £300 - 8
Northern Ireland - 4 £200 - 2

SCCM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 59 (13.47%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (6.16%) SharePoint
3 18 (4.11%) IBM Domino
4 7 (1.60%) Skype for Business
5 5 (1.14%) IIS
6 2 (0.46%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.23%) Confluence
7 1 (0.23%) IBM Notes
7 1 (0.23%) nginx
7 1 (0.23%) Tomcat
Applications
1 40 (9.13%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (1.60%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.14%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.91%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (0.46%) Alphatax
2 2 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 136 (31.05%) Microsoft 365
2 113 (25.80%) Azure
3 50 (11.42%) Entra ID
4 23 (5.25%) Cohesity
5 20 (4.57%) OneDrive
6 13 (2.97%) AWS
7 8 (1.83%) Microsoft Copilot
7 8 (1.83%) Power Platform
8 7 (1.60%) IaaS
9 5 (1.14%) Mimecast
9 5 (1.14%) PaaS
10 4 (0.91%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.91%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (0.91%) Nutanix
11 3 (0.68%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (0.68%) SaaS
12 2 (0.46%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.46%) Power Automate
13 1 (0.23%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.23%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 69 (15.75%) DNS
2 60 (13.70%) Firewall
3 43 (9.82%) VPN
4 40 (9.13%) DHCP
5 25 (5.71%) LAN
5 25 (5.71%) SAN
5 25 (5.71%) TCP/IP
6 24 (5.48%) WAN
7 20 (4.57%) Wi-Fi
8 19 (4.34%) Cisco IOS
8 19 (4.34%) Skype
8 19 (4.34%) VLAN
9 7 (1.60%) VoIP
10 6 (1.37%) NetScaler
10 6 (1.37%) Wireless
11 4 (0.91%) Cisco ISE
11 4 (0.91%) Network Security
11 4 (0.91%) SD-WAN
11 4 (0.91%) SSL
12 3 (0.68%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.37%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (0.46%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 26 (5.94%) MSI
2 14 (3.20%) AdminStudio
3 8 (1.83%) InstallShield
3 8 (1.83%) WiX
4 7 (1.60%) JIRA
5 5 (1.14%) Git
5 5 (1.14%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.14%) Postman
General
1 151 (34.47%) Social Skills
2 64 (14.61%) Finance
3 36 (8.22%) Legal
4 32 (7.31%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (7.08%) Documentation Skills
6 23 (5.25%) Banking
6 23 (5.25%) Public Sector
7 19 (4.34%) Games
8 15 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (2.28%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (2.05%) Local Government
11 7 (1.60%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.37%) Financial Institution
13 5 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.91%) Investment Banking
15 3 (0.68%) Automotive
16 2 (0.46%) Electronics
16 2 (0.46%) Law
16 2 (0.46%) Publishing
16 2 (0.46%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 66 (15.07%) Deployment Engineer
2 58 (13.24%) Support Engineer
3 40 (9.13%) Desktop Engineer
4 38 (8.68%) Windows Engineer
5 33 (7.53%) Desktop Support
6 32 (7.31%) Analyst
7 29 (6.62%) SCCM Engineer
8 28 (6.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 25 (5.71%) 2nd Line Support
10 22 (5.02%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 21 (4.79%) IT Engineer
12 20 (4.57%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 20 (4.57%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 19 (4.34%) Platform Engineer
14 18 (4.11%) Senior
15 16 (3.65%) Applications Packager
15 16 (3.65%) Consultant
16 15 (3.42%) Windows Deployment Engineer
17 12 (2.74%) IT Support
17 12 (2.74%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.02%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.23%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 11 (2.51%) Data Centre
2 10 (2.28%) Driving Licence
2 10 (2.28%) PKI
3 9 (2.05%) Management Information System
4 8 (1.83%) Video Conferencing
5 6 (1.37%) Product Ownership
6 5 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (1.14%) Onboarding
6 5 (1.14%) Smartphone
7 4 (0.91%) Blackberry
7 4 (0.91%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (0.91%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (0.91%) Legacy Applications
8 3 (0.68%) BYOD
8 3 (0.68%) iPad
8 3 (0.68%) iPhone
8 3 (0.68%) Security Posture
8 3 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.68%) Smartcard
8 3 (0.68%) YubiKey
Operating Systems
1 354 (80.82%) Windows
2 124 (28.31%) Windows 10
3 89 (20.32%) Windows Server
4 33 (7.53%) Windows Server 2016
5 32 (7.31%) Android
6 31 (7.08%) Mac OS
7 28 (6.39%) Windows Server 2019
8 20 (4.57%) Windows Server 2012
9 18 (4.11%) Windows 7
10 16 (3.65%) Apple iOS
10 16 (3.65%) Linux
11 7 (1.60%) Windows Server 2003
12 6 (1.37%) Windows Server 2008
13 5 (1.14%) Ubuntu
13 5 (1.14%) Windows 8
13 5 (1.14%) Windows XP
14 2 (0.46%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.23%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (18.26%) Problem-Solving
2 65 (14.84%) ITIL
3 47 (10.73%) Migration
4 39 (8.90%) Deployment Automation
5 36 (8.22%) Customer Service
6 34 (7.76%) Application Packaging
6 34 (7.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 33 (7.53%) Agile
8 29 (6.62%) Asset Management
9 27 (6.16%) Cybersecurity
10 26 (5.94%) Patch Management
10 26 (5.94%) SIEM
11 25 (5.71%) ITSM
12 23 (5.25%) Build Automation
12 23 (5.25%) Configuration Management
13 21 (4.79%) Security Patching
14 20 (4.57%) Operations Management
15 19 (4.34%) Incident Management
16 18 (4.11%) E-Commerce
17 17 (3.88%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 144 (32.88%) PowerShell
2 19 (4.34%) VBScript
3 15 (3.42%) SQL
3 15 (3.42%) VB
4 10 (2.28%) C#
5 6 (1.37%) Python
6 2 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.23%) Bicep
7 1 (0.23%) Perl
Qualifications
1 107 (24.43%) Security Cleared
2 64 (14.61%) SC Cleared
3 48 (10.96%) Microsoft Certification
4 46 (10.50%) DV Cleared
5 27 (6.16%) Degree
6 11 (2.51%) MCSE
7 9 (2.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 8 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.60%) MCSA
10 6 (1.37%) A+ Certification
10 6 (1.37%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.14%) MCP
12 4 (0.91%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.68%) CBAP
13 3 (0.68%) CCNA
13 3 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.68%) PMP
14 2 (0.46%) Azure Certification
14 2 (0.46%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.62%) SLA
2 20 (4.57%) QA
3 2 (0.46%) Disclosure Scotland
3 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.46%) NCSC
4 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 1 (0.23%) JSP 440
4 1 (0.23%) NIST
4 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 224 (51.14%) Active Directory
2 62 (14.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (5.94%) Hyper-V
4 25 (5.71%) Microsoft App-V
5 22 (5.02%) BitLocker
6 21 (4.79%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 21 (4.79%) Virtual Servers
7 19 (4.34%) Virtual Desktop
8 8 (1.83%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (1.83%) vSphere
9 7 (1.60%) Virtual Machines
10 6 (1.37%) XenDesktop
11 4 (0.91%) Firmware
11 4 (0.91%) XenApp
12 1 (0.23%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 123 (28.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (9.36%) WSUS
3 26 (5.94%) Ansible
4 16 (3.65%) SCOM
5 12 (2.74%) Jamf Pro
6 8 (1.83%) Nessus
7 7 (1.60%) Microsoft Clustering
8 5 (1.14%) AirWatch
8 5 (1.14%) Puppet
8 5 (1.14%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.91%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.91%) AppManager
10 3 (0.68%) CASB
10 3 (0.68%) SCOrch
10 3 (0.68%) Terraform
11 2 (0.46%) Kubernetes
11 2 (0.46%) ThinApp
11 2 (0.46%) XenMobile
12 1 (0.23%) logstash
12 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 261 (59.59%) Microsoft
2 72 (16.44%) VMware
3 46 (10.50%) ServiceNow
4 40 (9.13%) Cisco
5 39 (8.90%) Splunk
6 33 (7.53%) Citrix
7 22 (5.02%) Apple
8 21 (4.79%) Meraki
8 21 (4.79%) NetApp
9 15 (3.42%) HP
10 14 (3.20%) SolarWinds
11 12 (2.74%) Ivanti
12 11 (2.51%) McAfee
13 10 (2.28%) Bloomberg
14 9 (2.05%) Wyse
15 7 (1.60%) Dell
15 7 (1.60%) Qualys
15 7 (1.60%) Remedy
16 6 (1.37%) Canon
16 6 (1.37%) Veeam