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 17 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 390 357 323
Rank change year-on-year -33 -34 +3
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 61 74 249
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.28% 0.45% 0.81%
As % of the Systems Management category 3.37% 3.65% 7.56%
Number of salaries quoted 50 62 211
10th Percentile - £31,500 £30,001
25th Percentile £27,000 £36,250 £34,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,306 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.68% +13.66% -15.00%
75th Percentile £72,188 £65,625 £57,000
90th Percentile £75,026 £67,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £45,500 £42,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% -1.18% -3.41%

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 1,812 2,030 3,293
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.46% 12.31% 10.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,333 1,175 2,440
10th Percentile £36,800 £36,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £47,000 £48,528 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +3.85% -7.14%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £84,930
90th Percentile £95,000 £107,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £64,559 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -0.68% +4.00% -7.41%

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 17 July 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 12 (19.67%) SharePoint
2 10 (16.39%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (14.75%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (8.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (8.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.64%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 28 (45.90%) Microsoft 365
2 23 (37.70%) Entra ID
3 20 (32.79%) Azure
4 9 (14.75%) OneDrive
5 5 (8.20%) Power Platform
6 2 (3.28%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (3.28%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.64%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 20 (32.79%) Firewall
2 6 (9.84%) DNS
3 5 (8.20%) TCP/IP
3 5 (8.20%) VPN
4 4 (6.56%) DHCP
5 2 (3.28%) Network Security
5 2 (3.28%) VLAN
5 2 (3.28%) WAN
6 1 (1.64%) Ethernet
6 1 (1.64%) LAN
6 1 (1.64%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.64%) SMTP
6 1 (1.64%) Unified Communications
6 1 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.64%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.20%) Power BI
1 5 (8.20%) Tableau
2 1 (1.64%) RDBMS
2 1 (1.64%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.64%) SQL Server
General
1 21 (34.43%) Social Skills
2 5 (8.20%) Finance
2 5 (8.20%) Legal
3 3 (4.92%) Public Sector
4 1 (1.64%) Fire and Rescue
4 1 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (1.64%) Police
Job Titles
1 17 (27.87%) Analyst
2 15 (24.59%) 2nd Line Support
3 12 (19.67%) 2nd Line Support Technician
3 12 (19.67%) Support Technician
4 11 (18.03%) Senior
5 9 (14.75%) IT Support
5 9 (14.75%) Support Engineer
6 7 (11.48%) Consultant
6 7 (11.48%) IT Engineer
7 6 (9.84%) IT Support Engineer
8 5 (8.20%) IT Analyst
8 5 (8.20%) Senior Analyst
8 5 (8.20%) Senior Consultant
8 5 (8.20%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
8 5 (8.20%) Service Analyst
8 5 (8.20%) Service Desk Analyst
8 5 (8.20%) Software Consultant
9 4 (6.56%) Lead
10 3 (4.92%) Service Desk Support
10 3 (4.92%) Service Desk Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.20%) Onboarding
2 3 (4.92%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (3.28%) Data Centre
3 2 (3.28%) PKI
4 1 (1.64%) Distributed Architecture
4 1 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.64%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.64%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.64%) Replication
4 1 (1.64%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (1.64%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 42 (68.85%) Windows
2 16 (26.23%) Windows 10
3 12 (19.67%) Apple iOS
4 8 (13.11%) Android
5 6 (9.84%) Linux
6 5 (8.20%) Unix
7 1 (1.64%) CentOS
7 1 (1.64%) Ubuntu
7 1 (1.64%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (55.74%) ITIL
2 20 (32.79%) Customer Service
2 20 (32.79%) Problem-Solving
3 18 (29.51%) Project Delivery
3 18 (29.51%) Project Management
4 15 (24.59%) Logistics
4 15 (24.59%) Time Management
5 12 (19.67%) Task Automation
6 11 (18.03%) Application Packaging
6 11 (18.03%) Mentoring
7 10 (16.39%) Mobile Device Management
7 10 (16.39%) Software Deployment
8 9 (14.75%) ITSM
9 7 (11.48%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (11.48%) Patch Management
9 7 (11.48%) Service Management
10 6 (9.84%) Emotional Intelligence
10 6 (9.84%) Validation
11 5 (8.20%) Business Intelligence
11 5 (8.20%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 20 (32.79%) PowerShell
2 5 (8.20%) Python
2 5 (8.20%) VB
2 5 (8.20%) VBA
2 5 (8.20%) VBScript
3 1 (1.64%) PL/SQL
3 1 (1.64%) SQL
3 1 (1.64%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (24.59%) DBS Check
2 5 (8.20%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (4.92%) Degree
3 3 (4.92%) MCSE
4 2 (3.28%) Azure Certification
4 2 (3.28%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 2 (3.28%) MOS
4 2 (3.28%) SC Cleared
4 2 (3.28%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.92%) NIST
2 2 (3.28%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (3.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.64%) GDPR
3 1 (1.64%) SOC 2
System Software
1 32 (52.46%) Active Directory
2 7 (11.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (9.84%) BitLocker
4 3 (4.92%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (1.64%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (1.64%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (32.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.28%) vCenter Server
3 1 (1.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (1.64%) Oracle RMAN
3 1 (1.64%) WSUS
Vendors
1 48 (78.69%) Microsoft
2 15 (24.59%) Fortinet
2 15 (24.59%) SonicWALL
3 9 (14.75%) Citrix
3 9 (14.75%) ServiceNow
4 8 (13.11%) VMware
5 6 (9.84%) Oracle
6 5 (8.20%) Adobe
6 5 (8.20%) IBM
6 5 (8.20%) Snow
7 4 (6.56%) Dell
8 3 (4.92%) Apple
8 3 (4.92%) iManage
8 3 (4.92%) Nexthink
8 3 (4.92%) SolarWinds
9 2 (3.28%) Meraki
9 2 (3.28%) Qualys
10 1 (1.64%) Altiris
10 1 (1.64%) Splunk
10 1 (1.64%) Veeam