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 28 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 335 329 222
Rank change year-on-year -6 -107 +119
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 78 152 321
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.48% 0.76% 1.42%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.31% 6.27% 8.73%
Number of salaries quoted 48 112 307
10th Percentile £31,500 £27,598 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -6.54% +12.63%
75th Percentile £67,444 £67,438 £65,000
90th Percentile £67,725 £78,375 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £46,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +3.26% +2.95%

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 1,811 2,423 3,675
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.19% 12.13% 16.31%
Number of salaries quoted 991 1,402 3,168
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,000 £50,000 £52,094
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% - -3.57%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £98,000 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -10.37% +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 28 October 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 8 (10.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.28%) IIS
2 1 (1.28%) SharePoint
Applications
1 18 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (5.13%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 50 (64.10%) Microsoft 365
2 27 (34.62%) Azure
3 18 (23.08%) Entra ID
4 7 (8.97%) AWS
4 7 (8.97%) Power Platform
5 5 (6.41%) PowerApps
6 2 (2.56%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.28%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (1.28%) IaaS
7 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (1.28%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.28%) PaaS
7 1 (1.28%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (34.62%) DHCP
1 27 (34.62%) DNS
2 13 (16.67%) TCP/IP
3 11 (14.10%) SAN
4 5 (6.41%) LAN
4 5 (6.41%) VPN
5 4 (5.13%) WAN
5 4 (5.13%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.28%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (1.28%) Skype
6 1 (1.28%) WebEx
6 1 (1.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.69%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.56%) Relational Database
3 1 (1.28%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.28%) MSI
General
1 23 (29.49%) Social Skills
2 13 (16.67%) Finance
3 12 (15.38%) Documentation Skills
4 4 (5.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (5.13%) Legal
5 3 (3.85%) Law
6 2 (2.56%) German Language
7 1 (1.28%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.28%) Back Office
7 1 (1.28%) Banking
Job Titles
1 26 (33.33%) Analyst
2 18 (23.08%) Service Analyst
2 18 (23.08%) Service Desk Analyst
3 16 (20.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 5 (6.41%) Applications Support
4 5 (6.41%) IT Support
4 5 (6.41%) Support Analyst
5 4 (5.13%) Applications Specialist
5 4 (5.13%) Applications Support Specialist
5 4 (5.13%) Desktop Engineer
5 4 (5.13%) Infrastructure Support
5 4 (5.13%) Lead
5 4 (5.13%) Support Specialist
5 4 (5.13%) Technical Support
6 3 (3.85%) Platform Engineer
6 3 (3.85%) Senior
6 3 (3.85%) Team Leader
7 2 (2.56%) Applications Analyst
7 2 (2.56%) IT Analyst
7 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.28%) ARM Templates
1 1 (1.28%) OLE
1 1 (1.28%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 12 (15.38%) Product Ownership
2 8 (10.26%) Security Posture
3 6 (7.69%) Driving Licence
3 6 (7.69%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (6.41%) Data Centre
4 5 (6.41%) Onboarding
5 4 (5.13%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (5.13%) NHS
6 3 (3.85%) Cloud Native
7 2 (2.56%) Management Information System
8 1 (1.28%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 71 (91.03%) Windows
2 22 (28.21%) Windows Server
3 12 (15.38%) Windows 10
4 10 (12.82%) Windows Server 2012
4 10 (12.82%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (10.26%) Linux
6 7 (8.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (1.28%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (37.18%) ITIL
2 22 (28.21%) Customer Service
3 21 (26.92%) Continuous Improvement
4 20 (25.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 19 (24.36%) Problem-Solving
6 17 (21.79%) Asset Management
7 12 (15.38%) Coaching
8 10 (12.82%) DevOps
8 10 (12.82%) Performance Tuning
8 10 (12.82%) Security Operations
9 9 (11.54%) Roadmaps
9 9 (11.54%) Technology Roadmap
10 8 (10.26%) AI
10 8 (10.26%) Analytics
10 8 (10.26%) Application Virtualisation
10 8 (10.26%) Containerisation
10 8 (10.26%) FinOps
10 8 (10.26%) ITSM
10 8 (10.26%) Machine Learning
10 8 (10.26%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 25 (32.05%) PowerShell
2 8 (10.26%) Python
3 3 (3.85%) SQL
4 1 (1.28%) Bash
4 1 (1.28%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 7 (8.97%) AWS Certification
2 5 (6.41%) Security Cleared
3 4 (5.13%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (3.85%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 3 (3.85%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
5 2 (2.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (2.56%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.28%) A+ Certification
6 1 (1.28%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.28%) Degree
6 1 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (1.28%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (12.82%) SLA
2 2 (2.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 59 (75.64%) Active Directory
2 13 (16.67%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (15.38%) Hyper-V
4 10 (12.82%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (5.13%) BitLocker
5 4 (5.13%) Firmware
6 3 (3.85%) XenDesktop
7 1 (1.28%) vSphere
7 1 (1.28%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 37 (47.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (14.10%) WSUS
3 10 (12.82%) vCenter Server
4 8 (10.26%) Ansible
5 7 (8.97%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 7 (8.97%) SCOM
6 5 (6.41%) Kubernetes
7 3 (3.85%) Terraform
8 2 (2.56%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (2.56%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 69 (88.46%) Microsoft
2 11 (14.10%) Citrix
2 11 (14.10%) VMware
3 10 (12.82%) 3PAR
3 10 (12.82%) NetApp
3 10 (12.82%) SolarWinds
3 10 (12.82%) Veeam
4 7 (8.97%) Oracle
4 7 (8.97%) Red Hat
5 6 (7.69%) ServiceNow
6 5 (6.41%) HP
7 4 (5.13%) Apple
7 4 (5.13%) McAfee
7 4 (5.13%) MobileIron
7 4 (5.13%) Remedy
8 2 (2.56%) Google
8 2 (2.56%) Sophos
9 1 (1.28%) iManage
9 1 (1.28%) Snow
9 1 (1.28%) Tradeweb