Hybrid/Remote Systems Management Server (SMS) Job Trends

Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Systems Management Server (SMS) skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 373 438 488
Rank change year-on-year +65 +50 +222
Permanent jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) 1 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.007% 0.018% 0.005%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.071% 0.13% 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £70,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,552 £75,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -65.93% +50.00% +53.85%
75th Percentile - £80,000 £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £85,000 £26,000
% change year-on-year -47.06% +226.92% -23.53%

All Systems Management Skills
Work from Home

Systems Management Server (SMS) 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 1,405 2,313 3,264
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.28% 14.08% 15.11%
Number of salaries quoted 999 1,374 2,800
10th Percentile £37,000 £41,250 £40,225
25th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -5.13%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £69,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -10.07% +6.92% -3.70%

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Systems Management Server (SMS) and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Systems Management Server (SMS) job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Systems Management Server (SMS).

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Systems Management Server (SMS)

Systems Management Server (SMS)
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft