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 14 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 352 331 344
Rank change year-on-year -21 +13 -36
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 66 90 255
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.36% 0.62% 0.79%
As % of the Systems Management category 4.32% 4.13% 6.84%
Number of salaries quoted 45 69 232
10th Percentile £27,000 £34,040 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £39,000 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,930 £48,625
Median % change year-on-year +1.10% +6.80% -2.26%
75th Percentile £55,473 £66,250 £59,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £84,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £48,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.06% +14.12% -

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 1,527 2,181 3,730
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.25% 15.01% 11.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,038 1,283 2,946
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,250 £37,101
25th Percentile £48,750 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £69,384 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.32% +6.74% -6.40%
75th Percentile £81,250 £90,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £60,500
% change year-on-year -3.70% +11.57% -10.37%

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 14 May 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 14 (21.21%) SharePoint
2 9 (13.64%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (21.21%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (7.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (7.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.52%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 32 (48.48%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (28.79%) Azure
3 15 (22.73%) Entra ID
4 8 (12.12%) OneDrive
5 5 (7.58%) Power Platform
6 4 (6.06%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 9 (13.64%) DNS
1 9 (13.64%) Firewall
2 8 (12.12%) DHCP
3 7 (10.61%) TCP/IP
3 7 (10.61%) VPN
4 4 (6.06%) SAN
4 4 (6.06%) VoIP
5 2 (3.03%) WAN
6 1 (1.52%) Ethernet
6 1 (1.52%) LAN
6 1 (1.52%) Network Security
6 1 (1.52%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.52%) SMTP
6 1 (1.52%) Unified Communications
6 1 (1.52%) VLAN
6 1 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.52%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.58%) Power BI
1 5 (7.58%) Tableau
2 4 (6.06%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.52%) RDBMS
3 1 (1.52%) Relational Database
General
1 37 (56.06%) Social Skills
2 5 (7.58%) Finance
2 5 (7.58%) Legal
3 3 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (4.55%) Aviation
3 3 (4.55%) Retail
4 1 (1.52%) Fire and Rescue
4 1 (1.52%) Police
4 1 (1.52%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 21 (31.82%) Analyst
2 14 (21.21%) IT Support
2 14 (21.21%) Senior
3 12 (18.18%) Infrastructure Manager
3 12 (18.18%) Infrastructure Support
3 12 (18.18%) Infrastructure Support Manager
3 12 (18.18%) IT Analyst
3 12 (18.18%) Support Manager
4 9 (13.64%) Consultant
4 9 (13.64%) Support Engineer
5 8 (12.12%) IT Support Analyst
5 8 (12.12%) Senior Analyst
5 8 (12.12%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
5 8 (12.12%) Service Analyst
5 8 (12.12%) Service Desk Analyst
6 7 (10.61%) IT Engineer
7 6 (9.09%) 2nd Line Support
7 6 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 6 (9.09%) IT Support Engineer
8 5 (7.58%) Senior Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 11 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 4 (6.06%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (6.06%) Microsoft Licensing
2 4 (6.06%) Security Posture
3 3 (4.55%) Cyber Defence
3 3 (4.55%) Driving Licence
3 3 (4.55%) NHS
4 2 (3.03%) Data Centre
4 2 (3.03%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (1.52%) Distributed Architecture
5 1 (1.52%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.52%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.52%) Replication
5 1 (1.52%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 52 (78.79%) Windows
2 30 (45.45%) Windows 10
3 10 (15.15%) Apple iOS
4 8 (12.12%) Android
4 8 (12.12%) Windows Server
5 6 (9.09%) Linux
6 5 (7.58%) Unix
7 4 (6.06%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (6.06%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (1.52%) CentOS
8 1 (1.52%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (46.97%) ITIL
2 26 (39.39%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (28.79%) Patch Management
3 19 (28.79%) Software Deployment
4 18 (27.27%) ITSM
5 17 (25.76%) Security Operations
6 16 (24.24%) Emotional Intelligence
7 13 (19.70%) Continuous Improvement
7 13 (19.70%) Customer Service
8 12 (18.18%) Infrastructure Monitoring
8 12 (18.18%) Task Automation
9 11 (16.67%) Service Management
10 10 (15.15%) Mentoring
10 10 (15.15%) Project Management
11 9 (13.64%) Asset Management
11 9 (13.64%) Mobile Device Management
11 9 (13.64%) Software Licensing
12 8 (12.12%) Application Packaging
13 7 (10.61%) Incident Management
13 7 (10.61%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 14 (21.21%) PowerShell
2 5 (7.58%) Python
2 5 (7.58%) VB
2 5 (7.58%) VBA
2 5 (7.58%) VBScript
3 1 (1.52%) PL/SQL
3 1 (1.52%) SQL
3 1 (1.52%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (15.15%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (12.12%) Degree
3 6 (9.09%) DBS Check
4 5 (7.58%) MCSE
5 4 (6.06%) A+ Certification
5 4 (6.06%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (6.06%) DV Cleared
5 4 (6.06%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 4 (6.06%) MOS
5 4 (6.06%) SC Cleared
5 4 (6.06%) Security Cleared
6 3 (4.55%) CISSP
7 2 (3.03%) Azure Certification
8 1 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.58%) NIST
2 2 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.52%) GDPR
3 1 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 34 (51.52%) Active Directory
2 9 (13.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (9.09%) BitLocker
4 4 (6.06%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (4.55%) Hyper-V
6 2 (3.03%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (1.52%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 21 (31.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (7.58%) vCenter Server
3 1 (1.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (1.52%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 47 (71.21%) Microsoft
2 20 (30.30%) ServiceNow
3 16 (24.24%) SolarWinds
4 14 (21.21%) VMware
5 8 (12.12%) Citrix
6 6 (9.09%) Fortinet
6 6 (9.09%) Oracle
6 6 (9.09%) SonicWALL
7 5 (7.58%) Adobe
7 5 (7.58%) IBM
7 5 (7.58%) Snow
7 5 (7.58%) Veeam
8 4 (6.06%) 3PAR
8 4 (6.06%) NetApp
9 3 (4.55%) Dell
10 2 (3.03%) Apple
10 2 (3.03%) iManage
10 2 (3.03%) Meraki
10 2 (3.03%) Nexthink
11 1 (1.52%) Qualys