Hybrid/Remote SCCM Job Trends

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring SCCM skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 351 342 357
Rank change year-on-year -9 +15 -38
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 62 81 249
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.32% 0.54% 0.74%
As % of the Systems Management category 3.97% 3.94% 6.75%
Number of salaries quoted 41 64 220
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,500 £30,950
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,375 £34,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,153 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.81% +9.23% -9.09%
75th Percentile £59,084 £64,375 £59,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,375 £70,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £46,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.17% +8.24% -

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 permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring systems management skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 1,563 2,058 3,687
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.10% 13.84% 10.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,077 1,193 2,863
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £46,446 £49,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +5.47% -8.57%
75th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £60,500
% change year-on-year -3.70% +11.57% -10.37%

SCCM
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SCCM and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SCCM job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

SCCM
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SCCM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SCCM

SCCM
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SCCM over the 6 months to 5 June 2026.

SCCM salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

SCCM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 14 (22.58%) SharePoint
2 9 (14.52%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (22.58%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (8.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (8.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.61%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 32 (51.61%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (30.65%) Azure
3 15 (24.19%) Entra ID
4 8 (12.90%) OneDrive
5 5 (8.06%) Power Platform
6 4 (6.45%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 12 (19.35%) Firewall
2 9 (14.52%) DNS
3 8 (12.90%) DHCP
4 4 (6.45%) SAN
4 4 (6.45%) TCP/IP
4 4 (6.45%) VoIP
4 4 (6.45%) VPN
5 2 (3.23%) WAN
6 1 (1.61%) Ethernet
6 1 (1.61%) LAN
6 1 (1.61%) Network Security
6 1 (1.61%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.61%) SMTP
6 1 (1.61%) Unified Communications
6 1 (1.61%) VLAN
6 1 (1.61%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.61%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.06%) Power BI
1 5 (8.06%) Tableau
2 1 (1.61%) RDBMS
2 1 (1.61%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.61%) SQL Server
General
1 33 (53.23%) Social Skills
2 5 (8.06%) Finance
2 5 (8.06%) Legal
3 3 (4.84%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (4.84%) Aviation
3 3 (4.84%) Retail
4 1 (1.61%) Fire and Rescue
4 1 (1.61%) Police
4 1 (1.61%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 21 (33.87%) Analyst
2 14 (22.58%) IT Support
2 14 (22.58%) Senior
3 12 (19.35%) IT Analyst
4 9 (14.52%) 2nd Line Support
4 9 (14.52%) Support Engineer
5 8 (12.90%) Infrastructure Manager
5 8 (12.90%) Infrastructure Support
5 8 (12.90%) Infrastructure Support Manager
5 8 (12.90%) IT Support Analyst
5 8 (12.90%) Senior Analyst
5 8 (12.90%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
5 8 (12.90%) Service Analyst
5 8 (12.90%) Service Desk Analyst
5 8 (12.90%) Support Manager
6 7 (11.29%) IT Engineer
7 6 (9.68%) 2nd Line Support Technician
7 6 (9.68%) Consultant
7 6 (9.68%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 6 (9.68%) IT Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (12.90%) Onboarding
2 4 (6.45%) Microsoft Licensing
2 4 (6.45%) Security Posture
3 3 (4.84%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (3.23%) Data Centre
4 2 (3.23%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (1.61%) Distributed Architecture
5 1 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.61%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.61%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.61%) Replication
5 1 (1.61%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 51 (82.26%) Windows
2 26 (41.94%) Windows 10
3 10 (16.13%) Apple iOS
4 8 (12.90%) Android
4 8 (12.90%) Windows Server
5 6 (9.68%) Linux
6 5 (8.06%) Unix
7 4 (6.45%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (6.45%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (1.61%) CentOS
8 1 (1.61%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (54.84%) ITIL
2 26 (41.94%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (25.81%) Customer Service
4 15 (24.19%) Patch Management
4 15 (24.19%) Software Deployment
5 14 (22.58%) ITSM
6 13 (20.97%) Continuous Improvement
6 13 (20.97%) Project Management
6 13 (20.97%) Security Operations
7 12 (19.35%) Emotional Intelligence
7 12 (19.35%) Task Automation
8 11 (17.74%) Service Management
9 10 (16.13%) Mentoring
9 10 (16.13%) Project Delivery
10 9 (14.52%) Asset Management
10 9 (14.52%) Logistics
10 9 (14.52%) Mobile Device Management
10 9 (14.52%) Software Licensing
10 9 (14.52%) Time Management
11 8 (12.90%) Application Packaging
Programming Languages
1 14 (22.58%) PowerShell
2 5 (8.06%) Python
2 5 (8.06%) VB
2 5 (8.06%) VBA
2 5 (8.06%) VBScript
3 1 (1.61%) PL/SQL
3 1 (1.61%) SQL
3 1 (1.61%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (16.13%) Microsoft Certification
2 9 (14.52%) DBS Check
3 8 (12.90%) Degree
4 5 (8.06%) MCSE
5 4 (6.45%) A+ Certification
5 4 (6.45%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (6.45%) DV Cleared
5 4 (6.45%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 4 (6.45%) MOS
5 4 (6.45%) SC Cleared
5 4 (6.45%) Security Cleared
6 3 (4.84%) CISSP
7 2 (3.23%) Azure Certification
8 1 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.06%) NIST
2 2 (3.23%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.61%) GDPR
3 1 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 34 (54.84%) Active Directory
2 9 (14.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (9.68%) BitLocker
4 4 (6.45%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (4.84%) Hyper-V
6 2 (3.23%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (1.61%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 21 (33.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (8.06%) vCenter Server
3 1 (1.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (1.61%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 50 (80.65%) Microsoft
2 16 (25.81%) ServiceNow
3 14 (22.58%) VMware
4 12 (19.35%) SolarWinds
5 9 (14.52%) Fortinet
5 9 (14.52%) SonicWALL
6 8 (12.90%) Citrix
7 6 (9.68%) Oracle
8 5 (8.06%) Adobe
8 5 (8.06%) IBM
8 5 (8.06%) Snow
8 5 (8.06%) Veeam
9 4 (6.45%) 3PAR
9 4 (6.45%) NetApp
10 3 (4.84%) Dell
11 2 (3.23%) Apple
11 2 (3.23%) iManage
11 2 (3.23%) Meraki
11 2 (3.23%) Nexthink
12 1 (1.61%) Red Hat