Hybrid/Remote SCCM Contract Job Trends

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring SCCM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 214 192 197
Rank change year-on-year -22 +5 +38
Contract jobs citing SCCM 104 129 209
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.02% 1.06% 1.18%
As % of the Systems Management category 6.20% 7.67% 8.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 101 163
10th Percentile £251 £250 £301
25th Percentile £363 £394 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £488 £439
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +11.05% +4.52%
75th Percentile £544 £581 £600
90th Percentile £686 £675 £729
UK median daily rate £325 £385 £363
% change year-on-year -15.58% +6.06% -3.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 15
10th Percentile - - £17.30
25th Percentile £61.50 - £19.50
Median hourly rate £63.00 £12.18 £40.31
Median % change year-on-year +417.24% -69.78% +87.49%
75th Percentile £64.50 - £82.84
90th Percentile - - £88.00
UK median hourly rate £18.69 £24.34 £21.00
% change year-on-year -23.23% +15.90% -16.00%

All Systems Management Skills
Work from Home

SCCM falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring systems management skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 1,677 1,682 2,487
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 16.47% 13.86% 13.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,107 1,097 1,846
10th Percentile £358 £362 £360
25th Percentile £425 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% -4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £650
90th Percentile £679 £749 £729
UK median daily rate £512 £525 £543
% change year-on-year -2.57% -3.31% -5.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 12 47
10th Percentile £29.40 £13.49 £20.45
25th Percentile £33.00 £26.00 £37.44
Median hourly rate £54.50 £32.38 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.34% -48.61% +14.55%
75th Percentile £67.00 £60.63 £77.84
90th Percentile £103.40 £64.75 £83.50
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £27.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +25.93% -41.53% +44.31%

SCCM
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SCCM and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

SCCM job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

SCCM
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SCCM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SCCM

SCCM
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SCCM over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

SCCM daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

SCCM
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SCCM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SCCM

SCCM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 24 (23.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (15.38%) SharePoint
3 10 (9.62%) Skype for Business
4 7 (6.73%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (1.92%) IIS
6 1 (0.96%) Apache
Applications
1 15 (14.42%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (11.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (6.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (6.73%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.96%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 49 (47.12%) Microsoft 365
2 44 (42.31%) Azure
3 18 (17.31%) Entra ID
4 17 (16.35%) AWS
5 12 (11.54%) OneDrive
6 6 (5.77%) GCP
6 6 (5.77%) Power Platform
6 6 (5.77%) SaaS
7 4 (3.85%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (3.85%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (2.88%) IaaS
8 3 (2.88%) Mimecast
8 3 (2.88%) PaaS
8 3 (2.88%) ShareGate
9 2 (1.92%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.96%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.96%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 14 (13.46%) DNS
2 13 (12.50%) DHCP
3 11 (10.58%) Skype
4 10 (9.62%) Firewall
5 9 (8.65%) TCP/IP
6 5 (4.81%) VLAN
6 5 (4.81%) VPN
7 4 (3.85%) LAN
7 4 (3.85%) WAN
8 3 (2.88%) Kerberos
8 3 (2.88%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.96%) Internet
9 1 (0.96%) MPLS
9 1 (0.96%) NetScaler
9 1 (0.96%) Network Security
9 1 (0.96%) SAN
9 1 (0.96%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.96%) VoIP
9 1 (0.96%) VXLAN
9 1 (0.96%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.81%) Power BI
2 4 (3.85%) SQL Server
3 3 (2.88%) Metadata
4 1 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (5.77%) InstallShield
2 5 (4.81%) MSI
3 3 (2.88%) AdminStudio
3 3 (2.88%) JIRA
4 1 (0.96%) Metasploit
General
1 42 (40.38%) Social Skills
2 18 (17.31%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (15.38%) Finance
4 13 (12.50%) Documentation Skills
5 9 (8.65%) Public Sector
6 2 (1.92%) Back Office
6 2 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.96%) Banking
7 1 (0.96%) French Language
7 1 (0.96%) Front Office
7 1 (0.96%) Games
7 1 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.96%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 16 (15.38%) Analyst
2 10 (9.62%) Architect
2 10 (9.62%) Support Engineer
3 9 (8.65%) Support Analyst
4 8 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 8 (7.69%) Operational Support Analyst
4 8 (7.69%) Operations Analyst
4 8 (7.69%) Operations Support Analyst
5 7 (6.73%) Administrator
6 6 (5.77%) Consultant
6 6 (5.77%) IT Engineer
6 6 (5.77%) Security Engineer
6 6 (5.77%) Senior
6 6 (5.77%) Windows Engineer
7 5 (4.81%) 3rd Line Support
7 5 (4.81%) IT Support
7 5 (4.81%) Lead
8 4 (3.85%) Operations Engineer
9 3 (2.88%) IT Security Engineer
9 3 (2.88%) Windows Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.85%) Middleware
2 3 (2.88%) LDAP
2 3 (2.88%) OAuth
2 3 (2.88%) OpenID
2 3 (2.88%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.58%) Onboarding
2 7 (6.73%) Data Centre
3 4 (3.85%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.88%) PKI
4 3 (2.88%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (1.92%) Blackberry
5 2 (1.92%) BYOD
5 2 (1.92%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.92%) Legacy Applications
5 2 (1.92%) Operational Technology
5 2 (1.92%) Replication
5 2 (1.92%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 1 (0.96%) Clustering
6 1 (0.96%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.96%) Enterprise Storage
6 1 (0.96%) Hedge funds
6 1 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.96%) IBM XIV
Operating Systems
1 74 (71.15%) Windows
2 29 (27.88%) Windows 10
3 13 (12.50%) Windows Server
4 8 (7.69%) Mac OS
5 6 (5.77%) Linux
6 3 (2.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (2.88%) Windows 7
6 3 (2.88%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (1.92%) AIX
7 2 (1.92%) Android
7 2 (1.92%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.92%) Unix
8 1 (0.96%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.96%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.96%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.96%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (25.00%) Migration
1 26 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (21.15%) ITIL
3 20 (19.23%) Application Packaging
4 17 (16.35%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (13.46%) Patch Management
5 14 (13.46%) Security Operations
5 14 (13.46%) Vulnerability Management
6 12 (11.54%) Problem Management
7 11 (10.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 9 (8.65%) Cloud Security
8 9 (8.65%) Roadmaps
8 9 (8.65%) User Experience
8 9 (8.65%) Validation
8 9 (8.65%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 8 (7.69%) Analytics
9 8 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
9 8 (7.69%) Data Protection
9 8 (7.69%) Decision-Making
9 8 (7.69%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 33 (31.73%) PowerShell
2 11 (10.58%) VBScript
3 5 (4.81%) Bash
4 4 (3.85%) VB
5 3 (2.88%) Python
6 2 (1.92%) Java
7 1 (0.96%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 25 (24.04%) SC Cleared
3 12 (11.54%) Degree
4 8 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (4.81%) DV Cleared
6 3 (2.88%) Azure Certification
6 3 (2.88%) CISSP
6 3 (2.88%) TOGAF Certification
7 2 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.92%) Citrix Certification
7 2 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.92%) HNC
7 2 (1.92%) HND
7 2 (1.92%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (11.54%) GDPR
2 9 (8.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (3.85%) NIST
4 3 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.92%) Disclosure Scotland
5 2 (1.92%) SLA
6 1 (0.96%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.96%) NCSC
6 1 (0.96%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 47 (45.19%) Active Directory
2 18 (17.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (5.77%) Hyper-V
3 6 (5.77%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (3.85%) Microsoft App-V
5 3 (2.88%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (2.88%) vSphere
6 2 (1.92%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.96%) Firmware
7 1 (0.96%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.96%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.96%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 50 (48.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (6.73%) WSUS
3 6 (5.77%) Ansible
3 6 (5.77%) Norton AntiVirus
3 6 (5.77%) SCOM
4 3 (2.88%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (1.92%) PaperCut
5 2 (1.92%) SCOrch
6 1 (0.96%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.96%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.96%) McAfee ePO
6 1 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.96%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
6 1 (0.96%) Terraform
Vendors
1 65 (62.50%) Microsoft
2 18 (17.31%) VMware
3 14 (13.46%) Citrix
4 7 (6.73%) Cisco
4 7 (6.73%) ServiceNow
5 6 (5.77%) McAfee
5 6 (5.77%) Symantec
6 5 (4.81%) CheckPoint
6 5 (4.81%) Sophos
7 4 (3.85%) Tenable
8 3 (2.88%) Fortinet
9 2 (1.92%) Apple
9 2 (1.92%) Autodesk
9 2 (1.92%) Bloomberg
9 2 (1.92%) BMC
9 2 (1.92%) MuleSoft
9 2 (1.92%) Qualys
9 2 (1.92%) Red Hat
9 2 (1.92%) Reuters
9 2 (1.92%) Tanium