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 11 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 315 308 214
Rank change year-on-year -7 -94 +105
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 72 152 320
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.46% 0.78% 1.45%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.79% 6.40% 8.95%
Number of salaries quoted 42 110 307
10th Percentile £31,675 £30,210 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £67,425 £69,688 £63,750
90th Percentile £68,175 £86,250 £70,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £48,925 £46,500
% change year-on-year -18.24% +5.22% +5.57%

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 1,504 2,375 3,577
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.58% 12.12% 16.26%
Number of salaries quoted 993 1,356 3,075
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% - -2.80%
75th Percentile £83,750 £84,625 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,250 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -10.74% +3.85% -3.70%

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 11 November 2025.

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 7 (9.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.39%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.78%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 49 (68.06%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (34.72%) Azure
3 18 (25.00%) Entra ID
4 7 (9.72%) Power Platform
5 5 (6.94%) AWS
5 5 (6.94%) PowerApps
6 2 (2.78%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.39%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (1.39%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 24 (33.33%) DHCP
1 24 (33.33%) DNS
2 11 (15.28%) SAN
2 11 (15.28%) TCP/IP
3 5 (6.94%) VPN
4 4 (5.56%) LAN
5 3 (4.17%) WAN
6 2 (2.78%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (1.39%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (1.39%) Skype
7 1 (1.39%) WebEx
7 1 (1.39%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.94%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.78%) Relational Database
3 1 (1.39%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.39%) MSI
General
1 23 (31.94%) Social Skills
2 13 (18.06%) Finance
3 12 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
4 4 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (5.56%) Legal
5 3 (4.17%) Law
6 2 (2.78%) German Language
7 1 (1.39%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.39%) Back Office
7 1 (1.39%) Banking
Job Titles
1 24 (33.33%) Analyst
2 18 (25.00%) Service Analyst
2 18 (25.00%) Service Desk Analyst
3 15 (20.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 5 (6.94%) Applications Support
5 4 (5.56%) Desktop Engineer
5 4 (5.56%) IT Support
5 4 (5.56%) Lead
6 3 (4.17%) Applications Specialist
6 3 (4.17%) Applications Support Specialist
6 3 (4.17%) Infrastructure Support
6 3 (4.17%) Support Analyst
6 3 (4.17%) Support Specialist
6 3 (4.17%) Team Leader
6 3 (4.17%) Technical Support
7 2 (2.78%) 3rd Line Support
7 2 (2.78%) Applications Analyst
7 2 (2.78%) Platform Engineer
7 2 (2.78%) Service Desk Engineer
7 2 (2.78%) Support Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.39%) OLE
1 1 (1.39%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 12 (16.67%) Product Ownership
2 8 (11.11%) Security Posture
3 6 (8.33%) Driving Licence
3 6 (8.33%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (6.94%) Onboarding
5 4 (5.56%) Data Centre
5 4 (5.56%) NHS
6 3 (4.17%) Cloud Native
7 2 (2.78%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (2.78%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 65 (90.28%) Windows
2 20 (27.78%) Windows Server
3 12 (16.67%) Windows 10
4 10 (13.89%) Windows Server 2012
4 10 (13.89%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (6.94%) Linux
5 5 (6.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (40.28%) ITIL
2 21 (29.17%) Continuous Improvement
3 20 (27.78%) Customer Service
4 19 (26.39%) Problem-Solving
5 18 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 15 (20.83%) Asset Management
7 12 (16.67%) Coaching
8 10 (13.89%) DevOps
8 10 (13.89%) Performance Tuning
8 10 (13.89%) Security Operations
9 9 (12.50%) Roadmaps
9 9 (12.50%) Technology Roadmap
10 8 (11.11%) Agile
10 8 (11.11%) AI
10 8 (11.11%) Analytics
10 8 (11.11%) Application Virtualisation
10 8 (11.11%) FinOps
10 8 (11.11%) Machine Learning
10 8 (11.11%) Zero Trust
11 6 (8.33%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 22 (30.56%) PowerShell
2 5 (6.94%) Python
3 3 (4.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (6.94%) AWS Certification
1 5 (6.94%) Security Cleared
2 4 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (4.17%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 3 (4.17%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
4 2 (2.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 2 (2.78%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.39%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.39%) Degree
5 1 (1.39%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.39%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (13.89%) SLA
2 2 (2.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 55 (76.39%) Active Directory
2 13 (18.06%) Virtual Desktop
3 10 (13.89%) VMware ESXi
4 9 (12.50%) Hyper-V
5 3 (4.17%) XenDesktop
6 2 (2.78%) BitLocker
6 2 (2.78%) Firmware
7 1 (1.39%) vSphere
7 1 (1.39%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 36 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (13.89%) vCenter Server
3 8 (11.11%) WSUS
4 5 (6.94%) Ansible
4 5 (6.94%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 5 (6.94%) SCOM
5 3 (4.17%) Kubernetes
6 2 (2.78%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (2.78%) PaperCut
6 2 (2.78%) Terraform
Vendors
1 63 (87.50%) Microsoft
2 11 (15.28%) Citrix
3 10 (13.89%) 3PAR
3 10 (13.89%) NetApp
3 10 (13.89%) SolarWinds
3 10 (13.89%) Veeam
3 10 (13.89%) VMware
4 6 (8.33%) ServiceNow
5 5 (6.94%) Oracle
5 5 (6.94%) Red Hat
6 3 (4.17%) HP
7 2 (2.78%) Apple
7 2 (2.78%) Google
7 2 (2.78%) McAfee
7 2 (2.78%) MobileIron
7 2 (2.78%) Remedy
7 2 (2.78%) Sophos
8 1 (1.39%) Bloomberg
8 1 (1.39%) Reuters
8 1 (1.39%) Tradeweb