Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
Period
to 23 January 2022

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for SCCM skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SCCM over the 6 months to 23 January 2022 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
23 Jan 2022		 Same period 2021 Same period 2020
Rank 303 182 127
Rank change year-on-year -121 -55 +35
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 276 174 176
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.95% 1.61% 2.39%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.50% 8.63% 15.90%
Number of salaries quoted 204 153 150
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £35,425
25th Percentile £38,688 £41,250 £49,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £76,100 £77,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% +5.88% -5.56%

SCCM is in the Systems Management category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for systems management skills.

All Systems Management Skills
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 5,018 2,017 1,107
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.26% 18.66% 15.04%
Number of salaries quoted 3,961 1,830 910
10th Percentile £43,750 £38,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £87,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +12.00% +4.17% +4.35%

SCCM
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing SCCM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SCCM trend for jobs with a WFH option

SCCM
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing SCCM.

SCCM salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

SCCM
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing SCCM over the 6 months to 23 January 2022.

SCCM salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 23 January 2022, SCCM job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for SCCM.

1 229 (82.97%) Windows
2 217 (78.62%) Active Directory
3 210 (76.09%) Microsoft 365
4 202 (73.19%) Microsoft
5 170 (61.59%) Azure
6 144 (52.17%) Windows Server
7 134 (48.55%) Windows 10
8 127 (46.01%) Microsoft Intune
9 110 (39.86%) VMware
10 95 (34.42%) Azure Active Directory
11 85 (30.80%) VPN
12 72 (26.09%) Data Centre
13 71 (25.72%) Presales
14 70 (25.36%) VMware Infrastructure
15 69 (25.00%) Finance
15 69 (25.00%) Security Cleared
15 69 (25.00%) PowerShell
16 68 (24.64%) ITIL
17 67 (24.28%) Citrix
18 61 (22.10%) Public Cloud
19 60 (21.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 60 (21.74%) SC Cleared
20 56 (20.29%) Social Skills
21 52 (18.84%) Requirements Gathering
22 51 (18.48%) Microsoft Certification
23 49 (17.75%) Hyper-V
24 48 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
25 45 (16.30%) Unified Communications
25 45 (16.30%) DNS
25 45 (16.30%) SharePoint

SCCM
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 45 (16.30%) SharePoint
2 15 (5.43%) MS Exchange
3 9 (3.26%) Skype for Business
4 8 (2.90%) IIS
5 1 (0.36%) Apache
5 1 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 40 (14.49%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.36%) Blender
2 1 (0.36%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.54%) Workfront
2 1 (0.36%) Carpe Diem
2 1 (0.36%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 210 (76.09%) Microsoft 365
2 170 (61.59%) Azure
3 95 (34.42%) Azure Active Directory
4 35 (12.68%) AWS
5 22 (7.97%) IaaS
6 20 (7.25%) OneDrive
7 17 (6.16%) PaaS
8 16 (5.80%) GCP
9 7 (2.54%) Google Workspace
9 7 (2.54%) Power Automate
9 7 (2.54%) Power Platform
9 7 (2.54%) PowerApps
10 5 (1.81%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 4 (1.45%) SaaS
12 3 (1.09%) Mimecast
13 2 (0.72%) Amazon EC2
13 2 (0.72%) Azure Monitor
13 2 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
14 1 (0.36%) Nutanix
14 1 (0.36%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 85 (30.80%) VPN
2 45 (16.30%) DNS
2 45 (16.30%) Unified Communications
3 42 (15.22%) WAN
4 40 (14.49%) LAN
5 32 (11.59%) Firewall
6 25 (9.06%) SAN
7 17 (6.16%) DHCP
8 15 (5.43%) Network Security
9 10 (3.62%) Remote Desktop
10 9 (3.26%) Skype
11 8 (2.90%) NAS
11 8 (2.90%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (2.54%) VoIP
13 6 (2.17%) SNMP
13 6 (2.17%) TCP/IP
14 4 (1.45%) VLAN
15 3 (1.09%) SD-WAN
15 3 (1.09%) VSAN
16 2 (0.72%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (9.06%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.54%) Power BI
3 3 (1.09%) MySQL
4 2 (0.72%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.72%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.36%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (0.36%) SQL Server 2012
5 1 (0.36%) SQL Server 2014
Development Applications
1 7 (2.54%) JIRA
2 2 (0.72%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.36%) Git (software)
3 1 (0.36%) InstallShield
3 1 (0.36%) MSI
General
1 69 (25.00%) Finance
2 56 (20.29%) Social Skills
3 17 (6.16%) Documentation Skills
4 15 (5.43%) Public Sector
5 9 (3.26%) Marketing
6 7 (2.54%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (2.54%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (2.17%) Telecoms
8 5 (1.81%) Banking
8 5 (1.81%) Games
8 5 (1.81%) Law
8 5 (1.81%) Retail
9 4 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.45%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.09%) French Language
10 3 (1.09%) Local Government
10 3 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (1.09%) Spanish Language
11 2 (0.72%) German Language
11 2 (0.72%) Legal
Job Titles
1 67 (24.28%) Consultant
2 49 (17.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 46 (16.67%) Cloud Consultant
4 43 (15.58%) Technical Consultant
5 23 (8.33%) Analyst
6 22 (7.97%) Architect
7 19 (6.88%) Microsoft Consultant
8 18 (6.52%) Microsoft 365 Consultant
9 17 (6.16%) IT Engineer
10 15 (5.43%) Cloud Engineer
10 15 (5.43%) IT Support
11 14 (5.07%) Team Leader
12 13 (4.71%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 13 (4.71%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 13 (4.71%) Support Engineer
12 13 (4.71%) Windows Engineer
13 11 (3.99%) 3rd Line Support
13 11 (3.99%) Desktop Engineer
13 11 (3.99%) Server Engineer
14 10 (3.62%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.99%) SAML
2 8 (2.90%) ARM Templates
2 8 (2.90%) JSON
2 8 (2.90%) LDAP
3 6 (2.17%) Elastic Stack
4 4 (1.45%) .NET
4 4 (1.45%) Software Packaging
5 3 (1.09%) Web Services
6 2 (0.72%) REST
7 1 (0.36%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.36%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.36%) ADO
7 1 (0.36%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.36%) COM
7 1 (0.36%) CSS
7 1 (0.36%) HTML
7 1 (0.36%) MSMQ
7 1 (0.36%) OLE DB
7 1 (0.36%) ServiceStack
Miscellaneous
1 72 (26.09%) Data Centre
2 61 (22.10%) Public Cloud
3 13 (4.71%) User Experience
4 10 (3.62%) Clustering
5 9 (3.26%) Mobile App
5 9 (3.26%) Video Conferencing
6 8 (2.90%) Management Information System
7 7 (2.54%) Blog
7 7 (2.54%) PKI
8 6 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.45%) iPad
9 4 (1.45%) Online Banking
9 4 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.09%) NHS
11 2 (0.72%) Blackberry
11 2 (0.72%) BYOD
11 2 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.72%) EPoS
11 2 (0.72%) Private Cloud
12 1 (0.36%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 229 (82.97%) Windows
2 144 (52.17%) Windows Server
3 134 (48.55%) Windows 10
4 26 (9.42%) Linux
5 19 (6.88%) Windows Server 2016
6 13 (4.71%) Windows 7
7 12 (4.35%) Apple iOS
8 8 (2.90%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (2.54%) Mac OS
10 6 (2.17%) Android
10 6 (2.17%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (1.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (1.45%) Unix
12 3 (1.09%) Windows Server 2003
12 3 (1.09%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.72%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.36%) AIX
14 1 (0.36%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (25.72%) Presales
2 68 (24.64%) ITIL
3 60 (21.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 52 (18.84%) Requirements Gathering
5 48 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
6 43 (15.58%) Migration
7 26 (9.42%) Application Packaging
8 24 (8.70%) DevOps
9 21 (7.61%) Patch Management
10 20 (7.25%) Identity Management
10 20 (7.25%) Service Management
11 19 (6.88%) Mobile Device Management
11 19 (6.88%) Root Cause Analysis
12 18 (6.52%) Agile Software Development
13 15 (5.43%) Project Management
14 14 (5.07%) Change Management
14 14 (5.07%) Continuous Improvement
14 14 (5.07%) Server Management
14 14 (5.07%) Value Proposition
15 13 (4.71%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 69 (25.00%) PowerShell
2 19 (6.88%) SQL
3 9 (3.26%) Python
4 5 (1.81%) C#
5 3 (1.09%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.72%) VBScript
7 1 (0.36%) C
7 1 (0.36%) C++
7 1 (0.36%) Winbatch
Qualifications
1 69 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 60 (21.74%) SC Cleared
3 51 (18.48%) Microsoft Certification
4 44 (15.94%) MCSE
5 21 (7.61%) MCSA
6 18 (6.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 17 (6.16%) MCP
8 9 (3.26%) MCTS
9 8 (2.90%) AWS Certification
9 8 (2.90%) Degree
9 8 (2.90%) MCITP
10 6 (2.17%) CCNA
10 6 (2.17%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (2.17%) DV Cleared
10 6 (2.17%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (1.09%) VCAP
11 3 (1.09%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
12 2 (0.72%) MOS
12 2 (0.72%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (0.72%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (12.32%) SLA
2 3 (1.09%) QA
3 2 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 217 (78.62%) Active Directory
2 70 (25.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 49 (17.75%) Hyper-V
4 27 (9.78%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (6.16%) Microsoft App-V
6 9 (3.26%) vSphere
7 8 (2.90%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 8 (2.90%) Virtual Servers
7 8 (2.90%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (2.90%) XenDesktop
8 5 (1.81%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 4 (1.45%) XenApp
10 3 (1.09%) BitLocker
10 3 (1.09%) Firmware
10 3 (1.09%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.72%) Xen
Systems Management
1 127 (46.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (10.51%) SCOM
3 21 (7.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 17 (6.16%) WSUS
5 16 (5.80%) AirWatch
6 13 (4.71%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 12 (4.35%) Single Sign-On
8 11 (3.99%) Ansible
8 11 (3.99%) Terraform
9 10 (3.62%) NetBackup
10 9 (3.26%) Jamf Pro
11 8 (2.90%) Backup Exec
12 5 (1.81%) vCenter Server
13 4 (1.45%) Cisco CUCM
13 4 (1.45%) Cisco UCCX
14 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Clustering
14 3 (1.09%) PowerCLI
14 3 (1.09%) SCOrch
14 3 (1.09%) vRealize
15 2 (0.72%) IBM BigFix
Vendors
1 202 (73.19%) Microsoft
2 110 (39.86%) VMware
3 67 (24.28%) Citrix
4 28 (10.14%) Cisco
5 24 (8.70%) ServiceNow
6 21 (7.61%) Ivanti
7 20 (7.25%) HP
8 17 (6.16%) Apple
9 16 (5.80%) Google
9 16 (5.80%) Veeam
10 13 (4.71%) Dell
11 11 (3.99%) Symantec
12 10 (3.62%) Juniper
13 9 (3.26%) Okta
14 8 (2.90%) Remedy
15 7 (2.54%) Bloomberg
15 7 (2.54%) MobileIron
15 7 (2.54%) Toshiba
16 6 (2.17%) NetApp
16 6 (2.17%) Nimble Storage