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 27 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 386 289 315
Rank change year-on-year -97 +26 +40
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 330 982 1,189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.64% 1.00% 1.13%
As % of the Systems Management category 6.58% 9.81% 7.68%
Number of salaries quoted 261 760 1,003
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,175 £25,420
25th Percentile £37,750 £32,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,227 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.67% +1.71% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £55,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £65,000 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -10.00%

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 5,013 10,014 15,475
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.66% 10.20% 14.77%
Number of salaries quoted 3,365 7,250 9,481
10th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £35,500
25th Percentile £49,598 £45,000 £48,091
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,384 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.64% -11.11% -3.57%
75th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £101,250 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 27 April 2025.

Salary histogram for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Top 15 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 27 April 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 -117 323 £50,000 +11.11% 170
London -1 191 £70,000 +27.27% 72
UK excluding London -119 136 £40,000 - 113
Work from Home +19 95 £52,215 +4.43% 70
North of England -4 45 £37,500 +11.11% 16
North West +28 33 £37,500 -9.06% 8
South West -3 27 £47,500 +11.76% 21
Midlands -7 26 £39,000 - 13
South East -41 25 £42,500 -5.56% 27
West Midlands -19 17 £47,500 +18.75% 6
East of England +55 12 £34,377 -14.06% 29
East Midlands +35 9 £32,500 -15.03% 5
Yorkshire +10 9 £35,000 +7.69% 6
Scotland +107 2 £52,134 +41.86% 6
North East +35 2 £40,000 +33.33% 2

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 75 (22.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 59 (17.88%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.42%) IIS
4 2 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.61%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.30%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.30%) SharePoint 2010
5 1 (0.30%) SharePoint 2013
5 1 (0.30%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.30%) Tomcat
Applications
1 50 (15.15%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.42%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.91%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 9 (2.73%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (1.82%) Temenos T24
3 4 (1.21%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.91%) Fidessa
5 2 (0.61%) Eikon
6 1 (0.30%) Carpe Diem
6 1 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 208 (63.03%) Microsoft 365
2 155 (46.97%) Azure
3 80 (24.24%) Entra ID
4 63 (19.09%) AWS
5 33 (10.00%) OneDrive
6 20 (6.06%) Power Automate
7 17 (5.15%) Cloud Computing
8 16 (4.85%) SaaS
9 15 (4.55%) PaaS
10 11 (3.33%) IaaS
11 10 (3.03%) Mimecast
12 9 (2.73%) Azure AKS
12 9 (2.73%) Power Platform
13 8 (2.42%) GCP
14 3 (0.91%) Azure Logic Apps
14 3 (0.91%) GitHub
14 3 (0.91%) OpenShift
14 3 (0.91%) PowerApps
15 2 (0.61%) Azure Monitor
15 2 (0.61%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 75 (22.73%) Firewall
2 71 (21.52%) DNS
3 67 (20.30%) DHCP
4 42 (12.73%) TCP/IP
5 35 (10.61%) WAN
6 32 (9.70%) LAN
7 27 (8.18%) VLAN
8 23 (6.97%) SAN
8 23 (6.97%) VPN
9 22 (6.67%) Cisco IOS
9 22 (6.67%) Wi-Fi
10 15 (4.55%) FTP
10 15 (4.55%) IPv4
10 15 (4.55%) PBX
10 15 (4.55%) SMTP
10 15 (4.55%) Structured Cabling
11 10 (3.03%) NetScaler
11 10 (3.03%) Network Security
11 10 (3.03%) VoIP
12 5 (1.52%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (10.61%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.42%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (1.82%) Power BI
4 2 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (1.21%) InstallShield
2 3 (0.91%) MSI
3 2 (0.61%) AutoIt
3 2 (0.61%) JIRA
4 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 98 (29.70%) Finance
2 75 (22.73%) Social Skills
3 44 (13.33%) Law
4 33 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (9.39%) Banking
6 26 (7.88%) Legal
7 12 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (3.03%) Retail
9 9 (2.73%) Public Sector
9 9 (2.73%) Telecoms
10 6 (1.82%) International Banking
10 6 (1.82%) Investment Banking
11 5 (1.52%) Games
12 4 (1.21%) Electronics
12 4 (1.21%) Front Office
12 4 (1.21%) Local Government
12 4 (1.21%) Manufacturing
13 3 (0.91%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.91%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 63 (19.09%) Analyst
2 57 (17.27%) Support Engineer
3 54 (16.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 42 (12.73%) Support Analyst
5 37 (11.21%) Desktop Support
5 37 (11.21%) IT Support
6 33 (10.00%) Senior
7 29 (8.79%) Desktop Engineer
7 29 (8.79%) IT Analyst
8 26 (7.88%) 2nd Line Support
9 23 (6.97%) Cloud Engineer
10 22 (6.67%) Azure Engineer
10 22 (6.67%) Lead
11 20 (6.06%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 19 (5.76%) Infrastructure Support
12 19 (5.76%) IT Engineer
12 19 (5.76%) IT Support Analyst
13 16 (4.85%) Desktop Analyst
13 16 (4.85%) Desktop Support Analyst
14 15 (4.55%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.12%) ARM Templates
2 6 (1.82%) Software Packaging
3 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.61%) SAML
3 2 (0.61%) YAML
4 1 (0.30%) .NET
4 1 (0.30%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.30%) CSS
4 1 (0.30%) LDAP
4 1 (0.30%) React
4 1 (0.30%) Tailwind CSS
4 1 (0.30%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 34 (10.30%) Management Information System
2 22 (6.67%) Data Centre
3 15 (4.55%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.64%) Cyber Threat
4 12 (3.64%) Public Cloud
5 11 (3.33%) Driving Licence
6 10 (3.03%) Clustering
7 9 (2.73%) Private Cloud
7 9 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.42%) Client/Server
8 8 (2.42%) Video Conferencing
9 7 (2.12%) Hedge funds
9 7 (2.12%) iPhone
10 6 (1.82%) CCTV
10 6 (1.82%) CMDB
11 5 (1.52%) Blackberry
11 5 (1.52%) Mobile App
12 4 (1.21%) iPad
12 4 (1.21%) Mobile Games
12 4 (1.21%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 237 (71.82%) Windows
2 122 (36.97%) Windows Server
3 106 (32.12%) Windows 10
4 37 (11.21%) Linux
5 28 (8.48%) Windows Server 2016
5 28 (8.48%) Windows Server 2019
6 27 (8.18%) Android
7 17 (5.15%) Apple iOS
8 16 (4.85%) Windows Server 2012
9 13 (3.94%) AIX
10 12 (3.64%) Mac OS X
11 10 (3.03%) Mac OS
12 5 (1.52%) Windows 7
13 4 (1.21%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 2 (0.61%) SUSE
15 2 (0.61%) Unix
15 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2003
16 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (29.70%) ITIL
2 63 (19.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 54 (16.36%) Problem-Solving
4 53 (16.06%) Customer Service
5 43 (13.03%) Mobile Device Management
6 38 (11.52%) Incident Management
7 36 (10.91%) Disaster Recovery
7 36 (10.91%) ITSM
8 29 (8.79%) Cybersecurity
9 24 (7.27%) Task Automation
9 24 (7.27%) User Experience
10 22 (6.67%) Service Delivery
11 21 (6.36%) Problem Management
12 19 (5.76%) Asset Management
12 19 (5.76%) Continuous Improvement
12 19 (5.76%) Mentoring
12 19 (5.76%) Software Distribution
13 18 (5.45%) Time Management
14 17 (5.15%) Identity Management
14 17 (5.15%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 140 (42.42%) PowerShell
2 25 (7.58%) Python
2 25 (7.58%) SQL
3 8 (2.42%) Bash
4 5 (1.52%) VB
5 2 (0.61%) Bicep
6 1 (0.30%) Java
6 1 (0.30%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.30%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.30%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 58 (17.58%) Microsoft Certification
2 54 (16.36%) Degree
3 31 (9.39%) Security Cleared
4 26 (7.88%) Cisco Certification
5 20 (6.06%) Network+ Certification
6 19 (5.76%) MCSE
7 17 (5.15%) CCNA
7 17 (5.15%) SC Cleared
8 15 (4.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 14 (4.24%) Azure Certification
9 14 (4.24%) DV Cleared
10 11 (3.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 8 (2.42%) A+ Certification
11 8 (2.42%) AWS Certification
11 8 (2.42%) IBM AIX Certification
11 8 (2.42%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (2.42%) MCSA
12 6 (1.82%) MCP
13 5 (1.52%) ACSP
13 5 (1.52%) HP AIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (14.55%) SLA
2 7 (2.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.52%) GDPR
4 3 (0.91%) QA
5 2 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.30%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (0.30%) NCSC
6 1 (0.30%) NIST
6 1 (0.30%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 198 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 91 (27.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 68 (20.61%) Hyper-V
4 25 (7.58%) Virtual Desktop
4 25 (7.58%) VMware ESXi
5 18 (5.45%) Virtual Machines
6 14 (4.24%) BitLocker
7 9 (2.73%) Firmware
8 8 (2.42%) vSphere
9 7 (2.12%) XenApp
10 5 (1.52%) XenDesktop
11 4 (1.21%) Microsoft App-V
11 4 (1.21%) Virtual Servers
12 3 (0.91%) VMware Workstation
13 1 (0.30%) Docker
13 1 (0.30%) RHEV
13 1 (0.30%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 135 (40.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (9.70%) SCOM
3 27 (8.18%) Terraform
4 22 (6.67%) Single Sign-On
5 18 (5.45%) Kubernetes
6 17 (5.15%) WSUS
7 11 (3.33%) Ansible
7 11 (3.33%) Jamf Pro
7 11 (3.33%) vCenter Server
8 10 (3.03%) NetBackup
9 6 (1.82%) Failover Clustering
9 6 (1.82%) SCOrch
9 6 (1.82%) WMI
10 5 (1.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (1.21%) Backup Exec
11 4 (1.21%) Microsoft Clustering
11 4 (1.21%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 4 (1.21%) SCSM
12 1 (0.30%) Norton AntiVirus
12 1 (0.30%) Puppet
Vendors
1 245 (74.24%) Microsoft
2 107 (32.42%) VMware
3 80 (24.24%) Citrix
4 68 (20.61%) Cisco
5 48 (14.55%) ServiceNow
6 34 (10.30%) Veeam
7 24 (7.27%) HP
8 20 (6.06%) Apple
8 20 (6.06%) iManage
9 18 (5.45%) SolarWinds
10 17 (5.15%) Palo Alto
11 13 (3.94%) MobileIron
11 13 (3.94%) Remedy
12 12 (3.64%) Dell
13 9 (2.73%) Aruba
13 9 (2.73%) Riverbed
13 9 (2.73%) SAP
14 8 (2.42%) Intapp
14 8 (2.42%) Okta
15 7 (2.12%) Reuters