SCCM Job Trends in London

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring SCCM skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 289 238 149
Rank change year-on-year -51 -89 +143
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 86 194 406
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.62% 1.25% 2.21%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.75% 7.58% 13.80%
Number of salaries quoted 66 130 246
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,950 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,750 £46,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £70,000 £54,073
Median % change year-on-year -11.43% +29.46% -1.69%
75th Percentile £96,250 £86,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £42,026 £51,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -17.60% +4.08% +12.54%

All Systems Management Skills
London

SCCM falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring systems management skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 1,496 2,560 2,943
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 10.75% 16.53% 16.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,107 1,650 2,474
10th Percentile £39,000 £46,250 £46,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £62,500 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +3.23% -3.13%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £118,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% +7.69% -3.70%

SCCM
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SCCM relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

SCCM job vacancy trend in London

SCCM
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing SCCM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing SCCM

SCCM
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing SCCM in London over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for SCCM in London

SCCM
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SCCM within the London region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +17 28 £57,500 -11.54% 3
West London +9 10 £95,000 +123.53% 2
South London - 1 £34,500 - 2
SCCM
England

SCCM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 13 (15.12%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (13.95%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (3.49%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (1.16%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.16%) Carpe Diem
1 1 (1.16%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 62 (72.09%) Microsoft 365
2 52 (60.47%) Azure
3 30 (34.88%) Entra ID
4 14 (16.28%) Cloud Computing
5 10 (11.63%) Mimecast
6 7 (8.14%) AWS
6 7 (8.14%) IaaS
6 7 (8.14%) Nutanix
6 7 (8.14%) OneDrive
6 7 (8.14%) PaaS
7 6 (6.98%) Datadog
7 6 (6.98%) SaaS
8 4 (4.65%) OpenShift
9 3 (3.49%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (3.49%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (3.49%) Rubrik
10 1 (1.16%) Azure Key Vault
10 1 (1.16%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (1.16%) Google Workspace
10 1 (1.16%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 27 (31.40%) Firewall
2 25 (29.07%) WAN
3 21 (24.42%) DHCP
3 21 (24.42%) DNS
4 20 (23.26%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (19.77%) LAN
6 15 (17.44%) VPN
7 9 (10.47%) Cisco IOS
7 9 (10.47%) WAAS
8 8 (9.30%) Internet
9 7 (8.14%) SD-WAN
9 7 (8.14%) VLAN
10 6 (6.98%) SAN
11 5 (5.81%) TCP/IP
11 5 (5.81%) VoIP
12 3 (3.49%) Wireless
13 2 (2.33%) NetScaler
13 2 (2.33%) Network Security
13 2 (2.33%) Remote Desktop
14 1 (1.16%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (11.63%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (6.98%) Chocolatey
2 1 (1.16%) JIRA
2 1 (1.16%) MSI
General
1 36 (41.86%) Social Skills
2 31 (36.05%) Finance
3 12 (13.95%) Banking
4 10 (11.63%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (11.63%) Legal
5 9 (10.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (8.14%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (4.65%) Advertising
7 4 (4.65%) Public Sector
7 4 (4.65%) Wholesale Banking
8 3 (3.49%) Law
9 2 (2.33%) Aviation
9 2 (2.33%) Retail
10 1 (1.16%) Back Office
10 1 (1.16%) Front Office
10 1 (1.16%) Investment Banking
10 1 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (25.58%) Support Engineer
2 17 (19.77%) Analyst
3 16 (18.60%) Senior
4 14 (16.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 13 (15.12%) Lead
6 11 (12.79%) Azure Engineer
7 10 (11.63%) Support Analyst
8 9 (10.47%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (10.47%) Desktop Support
9 8 (9.30%) IT Analyst
9 8 (9.30%) IT Engineer
10 7 (8.14%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 7 (8.14%) Head of Security
11 6 (6.98%) 2nd Line Support
11 6 (6.98%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 6 (6.98%) 3rd Line Support
11 6 (6.98%) Desktop Engineer
12 5 (5.81%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
12 5 (5.81%) Deskside Support
12 5 (5.81%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.16%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 12 (13.95%) Onboarding
2 11 (12.79%) Hybrid Cloud
3 10 (11.63%) CMDB
4 7 (8.14%) Management Information System
4 7 (8.14%) Video Conferencing
5 6 (6.98%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (4.65%) CCTV
6 4 (4.65%) PKI
7 3 (3.49%) Cloud Native
7 3 (3.49%) iPhone
7 3 (3.49%) Security Posture
8 2 (2.33%) Cyber Defence
9 1 (1.16%) Data Centre
9 1 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (1.16%) Enterprise Storage
9 1 (1.16%) Linux Command Line
9 1 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (1.16%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 77 (89.53%) Windows
2 18 (20.93%) Windows Server
3 16 (18.60%) Windows 10
4 12 (13.95%) Android
5 6 (6.98%) Linux
6 4 (4.65%) Mac OS
6 4 (4.65%) Unix
7 3 (3.49%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (32.56%) ITIL
2 23 (26.74%) Information Security
2 23 (26.74%) Service Delivery
3 20 (23.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 18 (20.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 17 (19.77%) Roadmaps
6 15 (17.44%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (17.44%) Cybersecurity
6 15 (17.44%) Migration
7 14 (16.28%) Infrastructure as Code
7 14 (16.28%) ITSM
7 14 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
8 13 (15.12%) Computer Science
8 13 (15.12%) Data Protection
9 12 (13.95%) Service Management
10 11 (12.79%) Incident Response
10 11 (12.79%) Mentoring
11 10 (11.63%) Disaster Recovery
11 10 (11.63%) Technology Roadmap
11 10 (11.63%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (31.40%) PowerShell
2 6 (6.98%) SQL
3 3 (3.49%) Bicep
4 2 (2.33%) Bash
5 1 (1.16%) Perl
5 1 (1.16%) Python
5 1 (1.16%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 26 (30.23%) Degree
2 25 (29.07%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (10.47%) CISSP
3 9 (10.47%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (9.30%) Azure Certification
5 7 (8.14%) A+ Certification
5 7 (8.14%) CISA
5 7 (8.14%) CISM
6 6 (6.98%) SC Cleared
6 6 (6.98%) Security Cleared
7 5 (5.81%) MCP
7 5 (5.81%) MCTS
8 2 (2.33%) HNC
8 2 (2.33%) HND
8 2 (2.33%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (2.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (1.16%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (1.16%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (18.60%) SLA
2 12 (13.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (10.47%) NIST
4 8 (9.30%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (9.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (8.14%) GDPR
5 7 (8.14%) PCI DSS
6 5 (5.81%) GRC
7 1 (1.16%) QA
System Software
1 59 (68.60%) Active Directory
2 14 (16.28%) Firmware
3 9 (10.47%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (8.14%) BitLocker
5 5 (5.81%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (5.81%) XenDesktop
6 4 (4.65%) XenApp
7 3 (3.49%) Hyper-V
8 1 (1.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 55 (63.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (11.63%) Terraform
3 8 (9.30%) CASB
4 6 (6.98%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (4.65%) Nagios
6 3 (3.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (3.49%) Grafana
6 3 (3.49%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (3.49%) Kubernetes
6 3 (3.49%) Prometheus
7 1 (1.16%) Ansible
7 1 (1.16%) QRadar
7 1 (1.16%) VxRail
Vendors
1 62 (72.09%) Microsoft
2 24 (27.91%) Cisco
3 17 (19.77%) VMware
4 15 (17.44%) ServiceNow
5 13 (15.12%) Citrix
6 8 (9.30%) Palo Alto
7 7 (8.14%) Juniper
8 6 (6.98%) AppDynamics
8 6 (6.98%) Dynatrace
8 6 (6.98%) HP
8 6 (6.98%) Tenable
9 5 (5.81%) Bloomberg
9 5 (5.81%) Okta
9 5 (5.81%) Sophos
10 4 (4.65%) Apple
10 4 (4.65%) FactSet
10 4 (4.65%) Fortinet
10 4 (4.65%) Salesforce
10 4 (4.65%) Symantec
10 4 (4.65%) Zscaler