Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Systems Management Server (SMS) skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Systems Management Server (SMS) over the 6 months to 22 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 22 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 462 | 612 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +150 | -118 |
| Contract jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | - | 0.004% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | - | 0.025% | 0.056% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £170 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.25% |
| UK median daily rate | £122 | £275 | £363 |
| % change year-on-year | -55.64% | -24.14% | +98.63% |
All Systems Management Skills
Work from Home
Systems Management Server (SMS) is in the Systems Management category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for systems management skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 1,624 | 4,014 | 7,112 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 11.09% | 16.40% | 16.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,221 | 2,971 | 5,301 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £400 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £445 | £474 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £558 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.91% | -0.80% | +8.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £675 | £669 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £750 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £513 | £558 | £565 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.15% | -1.24% | +13.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 78 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25.50 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £51.06 | £20.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £48.50 | £66.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.52% | +88.57% | -22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £75.94 | £62.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.25 | £87.50 | £72.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.50 | £55.00 | £21.89 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +151.26% | -45.28% |
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Systems Management Server (SMS) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Systems Management Server (SMS).
Systems Management Server (SMS)
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Systems Management Server (SMS).