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 27 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 330 296 309
Rank change year-on-year -34 +13 -16
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 59 102 280
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.35% 0.80% 0.91%
As % of the Systems Management category 3.89% 5.27% 7.61%
Number of salaries quoted 36 79 258
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,850 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £46,250 £38,100
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £53,750 £76,250 £58,625
90th Percentile £65,588 £87,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% +5.88%

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 1,518 1,937 3,677
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.02% 15.10% 11.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,046 1,387 3,056
10th Percentile £36,375 £42,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,446 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +11.11% -9.28%
75th Percentile £82,500 £91,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% +16.67% -11.11%

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 27 March 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 10 (16.95%) SharePoint
2 6 (10.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (23.73%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (8.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (8.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.69%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 26 (44.07%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (27.12%) Azure
3 11 (18.64%) Entra ID
4 6 (10.17%) Power Platform
5 4 (6.78%) Mimecast
6 3 (5.08%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.69%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (1.69%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 11 (18.64%) DHCP
1 11 (18.64%) DNS
2 8 (13.56%) TCP/IP
2 8 (13.56%) VPN
3 6 (10.17%) SAN
4 5 (8.47%) Firewall
5 4 (6.78%) VoIP
6 1 (1.69%) Ethernet
6 1 (1.69%) LAN
6 1 (1.69%) Network Security
6 1 (1.69%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.69%) Unified Communications
6 1 (1.69%) VLAN
6 1 (1.69%) WAN
6 1 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.69%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (10.17%) Power BI
2 5 (8.47%) SQL Server
2 5 (8.47%) Tableau
3 1 (1.69%) RDBMS
3 1 (1.69%) Relational Database
General
1 37 (62.71%) Social Skills
2 6 (10.17%) Finance
3 5 (8.47%) Legal
4 3 (5.08%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (5.08%) Aviation
4 3 (5.08%) Retail
5 1 (1.69%) Fire and Rescue
5 1 (1.69%) Police
5 1 (1.69%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (28.81%) Analyst
2 13 (22.03%) IT Support
2 13 (22.03%) Senior
3 12 (20.34%) Infrastructure Manager
3 12 (20.34%) Infrastructure Support
3 12 (20.34%) Infrastructure Support Manager
3 12 (20.34%) IT Analyst
3 12 (20.34%) Support Manager
4 9 (15.25%) Consultant
5 8 (13.56%) IT Support Analyst
5 8 (13.56%) Senior Analyst
5 8 (13.56%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
5 8 (13.56%) Service Analyst
5 8 (13.56%) Service Desk Analyst
5 8 (13.56%) Support Engineer
6 7 (11.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 6 (10.17%) IT Engineer
8 5 (8.47%) IT Support Engineer
8 5 (8.47%) Senior Consultant
8 5 (8.47%) Software Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 12 (20.34%) Onboarding
2 5 (8.47%) Driving Licence
2 5 (8.47%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (6.78%) Microsoft Licensing
3 4 (6.78%) NHS
3 4 (6.78%) Security Posture
4 3 (5.08%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (3.39%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.69%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.69%) Distributed Architecture
6 1 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (1.69%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.69%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 45 (76.27%) Windows
2 27 (45.76%) Windows 10
3 11 (18.64%) Windows Server
4 6 (10.17%) Windows Server 2012
4 6 (10.17%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (8.47%) Linux
5 5 (8.47%) Unix
6 3 (5.08%) Apple iOS
7 2 (3.39%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (42.37%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (37.29%) ITIL
3 18 (30.51%) ITSM
3 18 (30.51%) Security Operations
4 16 (27.12%) Continuous Improvement
4 16 (27.12%) Emotional Intelligence
4 16 (27.12%) Patch Management
5 14 (23.73%) Software Deployment
6 12 (20.34%) Infrastructure Monitoring
7 10 (16.95%) Asset Management
7 10 (16.95%) Customer Service
7 10 (16.95%) Mentoring
7 10 (16.95%) Service Management
8 9 (15.25%) Software Licensing
9 8 (13.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 8 (13.56%) Task Automation
10 7 (11.86%) Incident Management
10 7 (11.86%) Process Improvement
10 7 (11.86%) Service Delivery
11 6 (10.17%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 9 (15.25%) PowerShell
2 5 (8.47%) Python
2 5 (8.47%) VB
2 5 (8.47%) VBA
2 5 (8.47%) VBScript
3 1 (1.69%) PL/SQL
3 1 (1.69%) SQL
3 1 (1.69%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (15.25%) Degree
1 9 (15.25%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (8.47%) MCSE
3 4 (6.78%) A+ Certification
3 4 (6.78%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (6.78%) DV Cleared
3 4 (6.78%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 4 (6.78%) MOS
3 4 (6.78%) SC Cleared
3 4 (6.78%) Security Cleared
4 3 (5.08%) CISSP
5 2 (3.39%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.69%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.78%) NIST
2 1 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 32 (54.24%) Active Directory
2 8 (13.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (10.17%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (5.08%) Hyper-V
4 3 (5.08%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (3.39%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 19 (32.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (10.17%) vCenter Server
3 1 (1.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (1.69%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.69%) Oracle RMAN
3 1 (1.69%) PaperCut
3 1 (1.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 39 (66.10%) Microsoft
2 19 (32.20%) ServiceNow
3 18 (30.51%) SolarWinds
4 15 (25.42%) VMware
5 7 (11.86%) Citrix
6 6 (10.17%) 3PAR
6 6 (10.17%) NetApp
6 6 (10.17%) Oracle
6 6 (10.17%) Veeam
7 5 (8.47%) Adobe
7 5 (8.47%) IBM
7 5 (8.47%) Snow
8 2 (3.39%) Fortinet
8 2 (3.39%) SonicWALL
9 1 (1.69%) Cisco
9 1 (1.69%) Dell
9 1 (1.69%) Google
9 1 (1.69%) HP
9 1 (1.69%) Nexthink
9 1 (1.69%) Sophos