Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring SCCM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SCCM over the 6 months leading up to 21 January 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 379 212 275
Rank change year-on-year -167 +63 +26
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 433 1,030 1,454
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.67% 1.57% 1.34%
As % of the Systems Management category 6.88% 12.39% 8.55%
Number of salaries quoted 287 797 1,209
10th Percentile £31,420 £28,650 £25,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £34,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% +13.95% +1.18%
75th Percentile £73,750 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £68,250 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £46,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -13.98% +29.17% -4.29%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring systems management skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 6,290 8,310 17,007
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.68% 12.65% 15.72%
Number of salaries quoted 3,587 6,497 10,521
10th Percentile £38,250 £34,625 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,306 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,600 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.82% -7.26% -3.57%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £88,283
90th Percentile £110,000 £101,250 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -

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
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SCCM.

Salary trend for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SCCM over the 6 months to 21 January 2025.

Salary histogram for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SCCM within the UK over the 6 months to 21 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -195 415 £50,000 +2.04% 93
UK excluding London -183 226 £40,000 -13.98% 60
London -114 195 £72,500 +31.82% 34
Work from Home -93 128 £50,000 -7.41% 46
South West -31 57 £40,000 -15.79% 12
North of England -40 55 £37,500 +10.29% 13
North West -13 45 £37,500 -16.67% 8
Midlands -76 42 £45,000 -4.46% 18
South East -156 40 £57,500 +9.42% 13
West Midlands -71 26 £45,000 -4.46% 10
East Midlands -3 16 £33,750 -15.63% 8
East of England -30 16 £44,500 +4.71% 3
Scotland +14 12 £39,727 +8.10% 1
Yorkshire -9 7 £32,500 -1.52% 5
Wales +17 2 - -
Northern Ireland +17 2 - -
North East -22 1 - - 1

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 79 (18.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 54 (12.47%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.92%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 3 (0.69%) SharePoint 2010
4 3 (0.69%) SharePoint 2013
4 3 (0.69%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.46%) Apache
5 2 (0.46%) Site Server
6 1 (0.23%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.23%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 50 (11.55%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.08%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.69%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 12 (2.77%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.69%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.23%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 270 (62.36%) Microsoft 365
2 181 (41.80%) Azure
3 100 (23.09%) Entra ID
4 58 (13.39%) AWS
5 30 (6.93%) OneDrive
6 20 (4.62%) IaaS
7 19 (4.39%) PaaS
7 19 (4.39%) SaaS
8 11 (2.54%) Power Automate
9 10 (2.31%) Power Platform
10 9 (2.08%) Azure AKS
11 8 (1.85%) Datadog
11 8 (1.85%) GCP
12 7 (1.62%) Cohesity
13 6 (1.39%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.39%) Mimecast
14 5 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
14 5 (1.15%) Nutanix
15 4 (0.92%) Azure Monitor
15 4 (0.92%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 89 (20.55%) DNS
2 82 (18.94%) DHCP
3 68 (15.70%) Firewall
4 47 (10.85%) SAN
5 38 (8.78%) VLAN
6 33 (7.62%) VPN
7 30 (6.93%) LAN
7 30 (6.93%) WAN
8 24 (5.54%) Cisco IOS
9 23 (5.31%) FTP
10 22 (5.08%) TCP/IP
11 20 (4.62%) IPv4
11 20 (4.62%) PBX
11 20 (4.62%) SMTP
11 20 (4.62%) Structured Cabling
12 15 (3.46%) Wi-Fi
13 10 (2.31%) VoIP
13 10 (2.31%) Wireless
14 9 (2.08%) NAS
15 8 (1.85%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (10.62%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.00%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (1.39%) Power BI
4 2 (0.46%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.46%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.23%) MySQL
5 1 (0.23%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (1.85%) MSI
2 7 (1.62%) JIRA
3 3 (0.69%) InstallShield
4 2 (0.46%) AutoIt
5 1 (0.23%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 117 (27.02%) Social Skills
2 107 (24.71%) Finance
3 48 (11.09%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (7.16%) Law
5 27 (6.24%) Banking
5 27 (6.24%) Legal
6 17 (3.93%) Public Sector
7 16 (3.70%) Retail
8 14 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.54%) Local Government
10 9 (2.08%) Back Office
10 9 (2.08%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.85%) Investment Banking
12 7 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.39%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.15%) Games
15 4 (0.92%) Front Office
15 4 (0.92%) Publishing
16 3 (0.69%) Financial Institution
17 1 (0.23%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 71 (16.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 66 (15.24%) Analyst
3 64 (14.78%) Support Engineer
4 54 (12.47%) IT Support
4 54 (12.47%) Senior
5 44 (10.16%) Support Analyst
6 38 (8.78%) Lead
7 36 (8.31%) 2nd Line Support
8 34 (7.85%) Desktop Engineer
9 33 (7.62%) Desktop Support
10 29 (6.70%) IT Analyst
10 29 (6.70%) IT Engineer
11 23 (5.31%) Cloud Engineer
11 23 (5.31%) IT Support Analyst
11 23 (5.31%) Windows Engineer
12 22 (5.08%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 22 (5.08%) Team Leader
13 21 (4.85%) Administrator
14 18 (4.16%) IT Support Engineer
15 16 (3.70%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.31%) Software Packaging
2 6 (1.39%) LDAP
2 6 (1.39%) SAML
3 3 (0.69%) 802.1X
4 2 (0.46%) ARM Templates
4 2 (0.46%) OAuth
4 2 (0.46%) YAML
5 1 (0.23%) CSS
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.23%) React
5 1 (0.23%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 41 (9.47%) Data Centre
2 25 (5.77%) Management Information System
3 23 (5.31%) Onboarding
4 21 (4.85%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (3.00%) Clustering
6 12 (2.77%) CMDB
7 11 (2.54%) Private Cloud
7 11 (2.54%) Public Cloud
8 8 (1.85%) BYOD
8 8 (1.85%) iPhone
9 7 (1.62%) Client/Server
9 7 (1.62%) Cyber Threat
9 7 (1.62%) Driving Licence
9 7 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.62%) Mobile App
9 7 (1.62%) PKI
10 6 (1.39%) Blackberry
10 6 (1.39%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.15%) Replication
12 4 (0.92%) Mobile Games
Operating Systems
1 345 (79.68%) Windows
2 197 (45.50%) Windows 10
3 151 (34.87%) Windows Server
4 39 (9.01%) Linux
5 33 (7.62%) Android
6 28 (6.47%) Windows Server 2012
6 28 (6.47%) Windows Server 2019
7 27 (6.24%) Windows Server 2016
8 26 (6.00%) Windows 7
9 14 (3.23%) AIX
10 13 (3.00%) Mac OS
11 8 (1.85%) Apple iOS
12 7 (1.62%) Windows 8
13 6 (1.39%) Mac OS X
14 5 (1.15%) Windows Server 2008
15 3 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 3 (0.69%) VMS
16 2 (0.46%) Debian
16 2 (0.46%) SUSE
16 2 (0.46%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (33.72%) ITIL
2 86 (19.86%) Problem-Solving
3 78 (18.01%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 65 (15.01%) Customer Service
5 61 (14.09%) ITSM
6 46 (10.62%) Disaster Recovery
7 37 (8.55%) Cybersecurity
8 36 (8.31%) Incident Management
8 36 (8.31%) Service Management
9 34 (7.85%) Mobile Device Management
10 31 (7.16%) Continuous Improvement
10 31 (7.16%) Problem Management
11 30 (6.93%) User Experience
12 29 (6.70%) Asset Management
13 28 (6.47%) Patch Management
13 28 (6.47%) Project Delivery
14 27 (6.24%) Change Management
15 23 (5.31%) Service Delivery
16 21 (4.85%) Application Packaging
16 21 (4.85%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 142 (32.79%) PowerShell
2 33 (7.62%) SQL
3 27 (6.24%) Python
4 8 (1.85%) VBScript
5 7 (1.62%) VB
6 3 (0.69%) Bash
6 3 (0.69%) Bicep
6 3 (0.69%) C
7 2 (0.46%) C#
8 1 (0.23%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 78 (18.01%) Degree
2 72 (16.63%) Microsoft Certification
3 50 (11.55%) Security Cleared
4 30 (6.93%) Cisco Certification
4 30 (6.93%) SC Cleared
5 27 (6.24%) Network+ Certification
6 21 (4.85%) CCNA
7 20 (4.62%) DV Cleared
8 16 (3.70%) ITIL Certification
9 15 (3.46%) MCSE
10 14 (3.23%) Azure Certification
10 14 (3.23%) DBS Check
11 12 (2.77%) Computer Science Degree
11 12 (2.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 11 (2.54%) MCSA
12 11 (2.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 10 (2.31%) MCP
14 9 (2.08%) AWS Certification
14 9 (2.08%) IBM AIX Certification
15 7 (1.62%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (10.85%) SLA
2 8 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 5 (1.15%) NIST
4 4 (0.92%) COBIT
4 4 (0.92%) COSO
5 3 (0.69%) GDPR
5 3 (0.69%) Government Security Classifications
5 3 (0.69%) PMO
5 3 (0.69%) QA
5 3 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.46%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.46%) SOC 2
System Software
1 276 (63.74%) Active Directory
2 112 (25.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 55 (12.70%) Hyper-V
4 46 (10.62%) Virtual Desktop
5 41 (9.47%) VMware ESXi
6 25 (5.77%) vSphere
7 20 (4.62%) XenApp
8 15 (3.46%) Virtual Machines
9 13 (3.00%) BitLocker
10 12 (2.77%) XenDesktop
11 8 (1.85%) Virtual Servers
11 8 (1.85%) VMware NSX
12 7 (1.62%) Firmware
13 6 (1.39%) VMware Workstation
14 4 (0.92%) Docker
15 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 2 (0.46%) vCloud
16 2 (0.46%) Veritas Cluster Server
17 1 (0.23%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 115 (26.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 37 (8.55%) WSUS
3 32 (7.39%) SCOM
4 23 (5.31%) Jamf Pro
5 20 (4.62%) Single Sign-On
6 15 (3.46%) vCenter Server
7 13 (3.00%) Terraform
8 10 (2.31%) Kubernetes
9 8 (1.85%) WMI
10 7 (1.62%) VxRail
11 6 (1.39%) Backup Exec
11 6 (1.39%) Microsoft Clustering
12 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
12 5 (1.15%) SCOrch
13 4 (0.92%) Netcool
14 3 (0.69%) Ansible
14 3 (0.69%) Failover Clustering
14 3 (0.69%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
15 2 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
15 2 (0.46%) OfficeScan
Vendors
1 291 (67.21%) Microsoft
2 141 (32.56%) VMware
3 115 (26.56%) Citrix
4 65 (15.01%) Cisco
5 52 (12.01%) ServiceNow
6 37 (8.55%) Veeam
7 29 (6.70%) HP
8 24 (5.54%) Dell
9 18 (4.16%) Remedy
10 14 (3.23%) Apple
11 11 (2.54%) Google
11 11 (2.54%) iManage
12 10 (2.31%) Palo Alto
13 9 (2.08%) Aruba
13 9 (2.08%) NetApp
13 9 (2.08%) Sophos
14 8 (1.85%) AppDynamics
14 8 (1.85%) Dynatrace
14 8 (1.85%) Symantec
14 8 (1.85%) Veritas