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 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 314 307 213
Rank change year-on-year -7 -94 +59
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 68 138 305
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.44% 0.80% 1.54%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.94% 5.79% 9.38%
Number of salaries quoted 38 103 297
10th Percentile £32,650 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -7.41% +13.68%
75th Percentile £53,750 £72,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £67,725 £89,500 £68,750
UK median annual salary £41,000 £48,925 £49,000
% change year-on-year -16.20% -0.15% +12.64%

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 1,376 2,384 3,251
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.98% 13.73% 16.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1,012 1,438 2,805
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £41,091
25th Percentile £49,344 £51,250 £51,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £69,000 £65,351
Median % change year-on-year -5.80% +5.58% -5.90%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,189 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,425 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £68,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.09% +4.62% -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 20 December 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 3 (4.41%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.47%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (23.53%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 44 (64.71%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (29.41%) Azure
3 15 (22.06%) Entra ID
4 7 (10.29%) Power Platform
5 5 (7.35%) PowerApps
6 2 (2.94%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.47%) AWS
7 1 (1.47%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 18 (26.47%) DHCP
1 18 (26.47%) DNS
2 12 (17.65%) SAN
3 8 (11.76%) TCP/IP
4 4 (5.88%) VPN
5 2 (2.94%) VoIP
6 1 (1.47%) LAN
6 1 (1.47%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (1.47%) Skype
6 1 (1.47%) WebEx
6 1 (1.47%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.35%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.94%) Relational Database
3 1 (1.47%) Power BI
General
1 30 (44.12%) Social Skills
2 12 (17.65%) Documentation Skills
2 12 (17.65%) Finance
3 3 (4.41%) Legal
4 2 (2.94%) German Language
4 2 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (2.94%) Law
5 1 (1.47%) Back Office
5 1 (1.47%) Banking
Job Titles
1 24 (35.29%) Analyst
2 18 (26.47%) Service Analyst
2 18 (26.47%) Service Desk Analyst
3 13 (19.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 7 (10.29%) Infrastructure Manager
4 7 (10.29%) Infrastructure Support
4 7 (10.29%) Infrastructure Support Manager
4 7 (10.29%) Support Manager
5 5 (7.35%) Applications Support
6 4 (5.88%) Applications Consultant
6 4 (5.88%) Applications Support Consultant
6 4 (5.88%) Consultant
6 4 (5.88%) IT Analyst
6 4 (5.88%) Support Consultant
7 3 (4.41%) Lead
7 3 (4.41%) Support Analyst
7 3 (4.41%) Team Leader
8 2 (2.94%) 3rd Line Support
8 2 (2.94%) Desktop Engineer
8 2 (2.94%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.47%) OLE
1 1 (1.47%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 10 (14.71%) Product Ownership
2 8 (11.76%) Security Posture
3 6 (8.82%) Driving Licence
3 6 (8.82%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (7.35%) Onboarding
5 4 (5.88%) NHS
6 2 (2.94%) Management Information System
6 2 (2.94%) Microsoft Licensing
7 1 (1.47%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 61 (89.71%) Windows
2 17 (25.00%) Windows 10
2 17 (25.00%) Windows Server
3 11 (16.18%) Windows Server 2012
3 11 (16.18%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (1.47%) Linux
4 1 (1.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (44.12%) ITIL
2 22 (32.35%) Continuous Improvement
3 20 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (26.47%) Customer Service
4 18 (26.47%) Security Operations
5 15 (22.06%) Asset Management
5 15 (22.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 11 (16.18%) DevOps
6 11 (16.18%) ITSM
6 11 (16.18%) Performance Tuning
7 10 (14.71%) Coaching
8 9 (13.24%) Roadmaps
8 9 (13.24%) Technology Roadmap
9 8 (11.76%) Agile
9 8 (11.76%) Analytics
9 8 (11.76%) Application Virtualisation
9 8 (11.76%) FinOps
9 8 (11.76%) Machine Learning
9 8 (11.76%) Patch Management
9 8 (11.76%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 16 (23.53%) PowerShell
2 3 (4.41%) SQL
3 1 (1.47%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (5.88%) Security Cleared
2 2 (2.94%) A+ Certification
2 2 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (2.94%) DV Cleared
2 2 (2.94%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.47%) AWS Certification
3 1 (1.47%) Degree
3 1 (1.47%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (1.47%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (13.24%) SLA
2 2 (2.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 46 (67.65%) Active Directory
2 12 (17.65%) Virtual Desktop
3 11 (16.18%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (4.41%) XenDesktop
5 2 (2.94%) Hyper-V
6 1 (1.47%) vSphere
6 1 (1.47%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 30 (44.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (16.18%) vCenter Server
3 2 (2.94%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (2.94%) PaperCut
3 2 (2.94%) Terraform
4 1 (1.47%) Ansible
4 1 (1.47%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 1 (1.47%) SCOM
4 1 (1.47%) WSUS
Vendors
1 52 (76.47%) Microsoft
2 18 (26.47%) SolarWinds
3 13 (19.12%) ServiceNow
4 11 (16.18%) 3PAR
4 11 (16.18%) Citrix
4 11 (16.18%) NetApp
4 11 (16.18%) Veeam
4 11 (16.18%) VMware
5 2 (2.94%) Google
5 2 (2.94%) Sophos
6 1 (1.47%) Bloomberg
6 1 (1.47%) HP
6 1 (1.47%) iManage
6 1 (1.47%) Oracle
6 1 (1.47%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.47%) Reuters
6 1 (1.47%) Tradeweb