SCCM Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

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

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 221 200 197
Rank change year-on-year -21 -3 +49
Contract jobs citing SCCM 79 153 317
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.80% 1.00% 1.24%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.15% 9.31% 7.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 123 246
10th Percentile £309 £185 £176
25th Percentile £398 £313 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £461 £440 £424
Median % change year-on-year +4.83% +3.83% -0.29%
75th Percentile £584 £551 £529
90th Percentile £617 £608 £650
UK median daily rate £350 £320 £375
% change year-on-year +9.38% -14.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 10
10th Percentile - £17.00 £13.73
25th Percentile - £18.06 £19.25
Median hourly rate £12.18 £27.50 £21.21
Median % change year-on-year -55.71% +29.69% -1.37%
75th Percentile - £36.07 £25.53
90th Percentile - £38.58 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £13.77 £22.23 £20.00
% change year-on-year -38.04% +11.13% -

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 1,533 1,643 4,257
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 15.49% 10.79% 16.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,110 1,219 3,149
10th Percentile £388 £350 £400
25th Percentile £440 £450 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £525 £558
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% -5.91% -0.80%
75th Percentile £626 £627 £675
90th Percentile £788 £700 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £515 £563
% change year-on-year +1.94% -8.44% -0.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 22 78
10th Percentile £17.41 £21.49 £25.50
25th Percentile £25.75 £37.71 £52.81
Median hourly rate £54.50 £47.50 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.74% -28.03% +76.00%
75th Percentile £64.38 £56.88 £76.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £65.75 £87.50
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £27.25 £57.50
% change year-on-year -2.75% -52.61% +156.81%

SCCM
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing SCCM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SCCM trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

SCCM
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing SCCM.

SCCM daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

SCCM
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing SCCM over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

SCCM daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

SCCM
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing SCCM.

SCCM hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

SCCM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 8 (10.13%) Microsoft Exchange
1 8 (10.13%) SharePoint
2 3 (3.80%) Skype for Business
3 2 (2.53%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (3.80%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 35 (44.30%) Azure
2 20 (25.32%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (20.25%) Entra ID
4 6 (7.59%) OneDrive
5 5 (6.33%) AWS
6 4 (5.06%) Power Platform
7 3 (3.80%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (3.80%) Smartsheet
8 2 (2.53%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (2.53%) IaaS
8 2 (2.53%) Mimecast
8 2 (2.53%) Nutanix
8 2 (2.53%) PaaS
8 2 (2.53%) SaaS
9 1 (1.27%) Azure Storage
9 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (1.27%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (15.19%) DNS
2 10 (12.66%) DHCP
3 7 (8.86%) Firewall
4 5 (6.33%) VPN
5 4 (5.06%) Skype
6 2 (2.53%) Intranet
6 2 (2.53%) SAN
6 2 (2.53%) VLAN
7 1 (1.27%) Network Security
7 1 (1.27%) SSL
7 1 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.06%) Power BI
1 4 (5.06%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.53%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (8.86%) MSI
2 4 (5.06%) JIRA
3 2 (2.53%) AdminStudio
General
1 19 (24.05%) Social Skills
2 14 (17.72%) Finance
3 7 (8.86%) Public Sector
4 5 (6.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (5.06%) Banking
5 4 (5.06%) Local Government
6 2 (2.53%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.53%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (2.53%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.27%) Investment Banking
7 1 (1.27%) Law
7 1 (1.27%) Legal
Job Titles
1 14 (17.72%) SCCM Engineer
2 10 (12.66%) Desktop Engineer
2 10 (12.66%) Windows Engineer
3 8 (10.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 8 (10.13%) Support Engineer
4 7 (8.86%) Active Directory Engineer
5 6 (7.59%) Architect
5 6 (7.59%) Azure Engineer
5 6 (7.59%) Consultant
5 6 (7.59%) Senior
6 5 (6.33%) Analyst
6 5 (6.33%) Technical Architect
7 4 (5.06%) Applications Engineer
7 4 (5.06%) Applications Packager
7 4 (5.06%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 4 (5.06%) Security Architect
7 4 (5.06%) Security Technical Architect
7 4 (5.06%) Solutions Architect
7 4 (5.06%) Technical Solutions Architect
7 4 (5.06%) Windows Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.06%) Software Packaging
2 1 (1.27%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.06%) Blackberry
1 4 (5.06%) PKI
2 2 (2.53%) CMDB
2 2 (2.53%) Data Centre
2 2 (2.53%) Legacy Applications
2 2 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (2.53%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (2.53%) Wiki
3 1 (1.27%) BYOD
3 1 (1.27%) EFT
3 1 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.27%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.27%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.27%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 57 (72.15%) Windows
2 19 (24.05%) Windows 10
3 16 (20.25%) Windows Server
4 8 (10.13%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (6.33%) Linux
5 5 (6.33%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (5.06%) Android
6 4 (5.06%) Apple iOS
6 4 (5.06%) Unix
7 3 (3.80%) AIX
7 3 (3.80%) Mac OS
7 3 (3.80%) Windows 7
7 3 (3.80%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (1.27%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (20.25%) Migration
2 13 (16.46%) ITIL
3 12 (15.19%) Configuration Management
3 12 (15.19%) Patch Management
4 9 (11.39%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 7 (8.86%) Vulnerability Management
5 7 (8.86%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 6 (7.59%) Customer Service
6 6 (7.59%) Incident Response
6 6 (7.59%) Security Patching
7 5 (6.33%) Change Management
7 5 (6.33%) Cloud Security
7 5 (6.33%) Disaster Recovery
7 5 (6.33%) ITSM
7 5 (6.33%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (6.33%) Project Management
7 5 (6.33%) Security Monitoring
7 5 (6.33%) Service Management
7 5 (6.33%) Software Deployment
7 5 (6.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 34 (43.04%) PowerShell
2 3 (3.80%) VBScript
3 2 (2.53%) Python
4 1 (1.27%) Bicep
4 1 (1.27%) C#
4 1 (1.27%) SQL
4 1 (1.27%) VB
Qualifications
1 16 (20.25%) SC Cleared
1 16 (20.25%) Security Cleared
2 6 (7.59%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (3.80%) MCSA
3 3 (3.80%) MCSE
4 2 (2.53%) Degree
4 2 (2.53%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.27%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.27%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.06%) QA
2 3 (3.80%) NIST
3 1 (1.27%) SLA
System Software
1 32 (40.51%) Active Directory
2 9 (11.39%) Hyper-V
3 7 (8.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (7.59%) Microsoft App-V
5 4 (5.06%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (3.80%) BitLocker
6 3 (3.80%) Docker
6 3 (3.80%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (1.27%) Terminal Services
7 1 (1.27%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (1.27%) VMware Server
7 1 (1.27%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 32 (40.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (10.13%) WSUS
3 4 (5.06%) Ansible
3 4 (5.06%) Kubernetes
4 3 (3.80%) Progress Chef
4 3 (3.80%) Puppet
4 3 (3.80%) SCOM
5 2 (2.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (2.53%) Nessus
5 2 (2.53%) OPNET
5 2 (2.53%) ThinApp
6 1 (1.27%) Forefront Identity Manager
6 1 (1.27%) SCOrch
6 1 (1.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 45 (56.96%) Microsoft
2 14 (17.72%) VMware
3 4 (5.06%) Ivanti
3 4 (5.06%) Remedy
3 4 (5.06%) ServiceNow
4 3 (3.80%) Citrix
4 3 (3.80%) Commvault
4 3 (3.80%) Dell
4 3 (3.80%) HP
4 3 (3.80%) Qualys
5 2 (2.53%) BMC
6 1 (1.27%) Apple
6 1 (1.27%) Cisco
6 1 (1.27%) CyberArk
6 1 (1.27%) NetApp
6 1 (1.27%) SonicWALL
6 1 (1.27%) Splunk
6 1 (1.27%) Tanium
6 1 (1.27%) Veeam
6 1 (1.27%) Wyse