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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 343 344 249
Rank change year-on-year +1 -95 +121
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 78 157 323
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.48% 0.67% 1.32%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.19% 5.97% 8.24%
Number of salaries quoted 51 120 312
10th Percentile £35,000 £27,598 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -15.00% +8.11%
75th Percentile £66,838 £59,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £74,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £44,750 £46,500
% change year-on-year -10.61% -3.76% +9.41%

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 1,860 2,628 3,921
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.41% 11.21% 15.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,022 1,612 3,398
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,025 £42,382
25th Percentile £47,125 £48,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,500 £69,447
Median % change year-on-year -2.26% -4.24% -0.79%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £97,375 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -3.70%

SCCM
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing SCCM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SCCM trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

SCCM
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing SCCM

SCCM
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing SCCM over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

SCCM salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

SCCM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 10 (12.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (3.85%) IIS
2 3 (3.85%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.56%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 20 (25.64%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (7.69%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 45 (57.69%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (30.77%) Azure
3 13 (16.67%) Entra ID
4 7 (8.97%) AWS
5 5 (6.41%) Power Platform
6 4 (5.13%) PowerApps
7 3 (3.85%) IaaS
7 3 (3.85%) PaaS
7 3 (3.85%) SaaS
8 1 (1.28%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 24 (30.77%) DHCP
1 24 (30.77%) DNS
2 17 (21.79%) TCP/IP
3 10 (12.82%) SAN
4 6 (7.69%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (6.41%) LAN
5 5 (6.41%) VPN
6 4 (5.13%) WAN
7 3 (3.85%) Skype
8 2 (2.56%) Firewall
9 1 (1.28%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (1.28%) WebEx
9 1 (1.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (12.82%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.28%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (1.28%) MSI
General
1 19 (24.36%) Social Skills
2 13 (16.67%) Finance
3 12 (15.38%) Documentation Skills
4 5 (6.41%) Law
5 4 (5.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (5.13%) Legal
6 3 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.28%) Back Office
7 1 (1.28%) Banking
7 1 (1.28%) German Language
Job Titles
1 26 (33.33%) Analyst
2 17 (21.79%) Service Analyst
2 17 (21.79%) Service Desk Analyst
3 14 (17.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 7 (8.97%) Support Analyst
5 5 (6.41%) Applications Support
5 5 (6.41%) Desktop Engineer
5 5 (6.41%) IT Support
5 5 (6.41%) Lead
5 5 (6.41%) Senior
6 4 (5.13%) Applications Specialist
6 4 (5.13%) Applications Support Specialist
6 4 (5.13%) Infrastructure Support
6 4 (5.13%) IT Manager
6 4 (5.13%) Support Specialist
6 4 (5.13%) Technical Support
7 3 (3.85%) Azure Engineer
7 3 (3.85%) Cloud Engineer
7 3 (3.85%) Senior Cloud Engineer
7 3 (3.85%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.85%) ARM Templates
2 1 (1.28%) OLE
2 1 (1.28%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 10 (12.82%) Product Ownership
2 6 (7.69%) Security Posture
3 5 (6.41%) Data Centre
3 5 (6.41%) Enterprise Software
3 5 (6.41%) Onboarding
4 4 (5.13%) Driving Licence
4 4 (5.13%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (5.13%) NHS
5 3 (3.85%) Cloud Native
5 3 (3.85%) Enterprise Cloud
6 2 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.28%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 68 (87.18%) Windows
2 19 (24.36%) Windows Server
3 11 (14.10%) Windows 10
4 10 (12.82%) Linux
5 9 (11.54%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (8.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (8.97%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (3.85%) Unix
8 2 (2.56%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (32.05%) ITIL
2 21 (26.92%) Customer Service
3 19 (24.36%) Asset Management
4 17 (21.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 16 (20.51%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (19.23%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (12.82%) Containerisation
7 10 (12.82%) DevOps
7 10 (12.82%) ITSM
8 9 (11.54%) Coaching
9 8 (10.26%) Artificial Intelligence
9 8 (10.26%) Incident Management
9 8 (10.26%) Machine Learning
9 8 (10.26%) Problem Management
10 7 (8.97%) Change Management
10 7 (8.97%) Mobile Device Management
10 7 (8.97%) Performance Tuning
10 7 (8.97%) Roadmaps
10 7 (8.97%) Security Operations
10 7 (8.97%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 26 (33.33%) PowerShell
2 10 (12.82%) Python
3 4 (5.13%) SQL
4 3 (3.85%) Bash
4 3 (3.85%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 7 (8.97%) AWS Certification
1 7 (8.97%) Security Cleared
2 4 (5.13%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (5.13%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (3.85%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 3 (3.85%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
3 3 (3.85%) Azure Certification
3 3 (3.85%) Degree
4 2 (2.56%) A+ Certification
4 2 (2.56%) DV Cleared
4 2 (2.56%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (1.28%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (15.38%) SLA
2 1 (1.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 55 (70.51%) Active Directory
2 14 (17.95%) Hyper-V
3 10 (12.82%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (8.97%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (7.69%) BitLocker
5 6 (7.69%) Firmware
6 3 (3.85%) XenDesktop
7 2 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
8 1 (1.28%) vSphere
8 1 (1.28%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 29 (37.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (14.10%) WSUS
3 10 (12.82%) Ansible
4 9 (11.54%) SCOM
5 7 (8.97%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 7 (8.97%) vCenter Server
6 5 (6.41%) Kubernetes
7 4 (5.13%) Terraform
8 3 (3.85%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (2.56%) SCOrch
9 2 (2.56%) SCSM
Vendors
1 65 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 12 (15.38%) Citrix
2 12 (15.38%) VMware
3 7 (8.97%) 3PAR
3 7 (8.97%) NetApp
3 7 (8.97%) Oracle
3 7 (8.97%) Red Hat
3 7 (8.97%) SolarWinds
3 7 (8.97%) Veeam
4 6 (7.69%) Apple
4 6 (7.69%) HP
4 6 (7.69%) McAfee
4 6 (7.69%) MobileIron
4 6 (7.69%) Remedy
4 6 (7.69%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.28%) Bloomberg
5 1 (1.28%) iManage
5 1 (1.28%) Reuters
5 1 (1.28%) Snow
5 1 (1.28%) Tradeweb