SCCM Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for SCCM skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SCCM over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 104 107 114
Rank change year-on-year +3 +7 -5
Contract jobs citing SCCM 409 540 707
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.96% 2.36% 2.31%
As % of the Systems Management category 17.22% 15.95% 16.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 326 393 502
10th Percentile £165 £175 £150
25th Percentile £205 £213 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £350 £325
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £519 £488 £438
90th Percentile £608 £575 £520
UK median daily rate £338 £375 £375
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 31 55
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.00 £11.17
25th Percentile £15.80 £14.63 £13.87
Median hourly rate £17.72 £17.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.26% -12.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £40.00 £22.46 £22.25
90th Percentile - £65.00 £22.90
UK median hourly rate £23.80 £20.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year +19.00% -4.76% +16.67%

All Systems Management Skills
UK excluding London

SCCM is in the Systems Management category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for systems management skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 2,375 3,386 4,259
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.39% 14.78% 13.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,757 2,436 2,983
10th Percentile £213 £281 £250
25th Percentile £378 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.81% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £619 £600
90th Percentile £650 £700 £675
UK median daily rate £515 £550 £565
% change year-on-year -6.36% -2.65% +10.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 121 119
10th Percentile £14.00 £16.23 £12.54
25th Percentile £17.00 £20.22 £15.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% -12.74%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £26.88
90th Percentile £74.44 £78.00 £50.77
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £57.50 £21.64
% change year-on-year -47.83% +165.71% -45.22%

SCCM
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing SCCM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for SCCM in the UK excluding London

SCCM
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SCCM in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for SCCM in the UK excluding London

SCCM
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SCCM in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SCCM in the UK excluding London

SCCM
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SCCM in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for SCCM in the UK excluding London

SCCM
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SCCM in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SCCM in the UK excluding London

SCCM
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SCCM within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +46 177 £400 +14.29% 32
Midlands -8 57 £350 -6.67% 31
Scotland +34 52 £258 +28.75% 12
South West -14 47 £190 -57.78% 19
North of England -23 44 £220 -45.00% 21
West Midlands +8 41 £375 -16.67% 25
North West -21 40 £220 -51.11% 14
East of England -29 27 £300 -4.00% 16
East Midlands -18 16 £218 -33.59% 6
Wales 0 5 £220 -56.00% 2
Yorkshire +8 4 £250 +11.11% 4
North East +9 1 £90 -69.49% 3
SCCM
UK

SCCM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 86 (21.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 26 (6.36%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.96%) IIS
4 2 (0.49%) Apache
4 2 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.49%) WordPress
5 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.24%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 85 (20.78%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.98%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.98%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (0.49%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.24%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 143 (34.96%) Microsoft 365
2 96 (23.47%) Azure
3 34 (8.31%) Entra ID
4 23 (5.62%) Azure Monitor
5 20 (4.89%) Azure Storage
5 20 (4.89%) OneDrive
6 14 (3.42%) OCI
7 11 (2.69%) AWS
8 7 (1.71%) Power Platform
9 5 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (0.98%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.49%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.49%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.49%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.49%) IaaS
11 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.49%) PaaS
11 2 (0.49%) SaaS
12 1 (0.24%) Nutanix
12 1 (0.24%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 119 (29.10%) DNS
2 108 (26.41%) DHCP
3 70 (17.11%) Firewall
4 43 (10.51%) LAN
5 38 (9.29%) VPN
6 30 (7.33%) SAN
7 28 (6.85%) TCP/IP
7 28 (6.85%) WAN
8 21 (5.13%) Wi-Fi
8 21 (5.13%) Wireless
9 16 (3.91%) VLAN
10 8 (1.96%) MPLS
11 7 (1.71%) VoIP
12 6 (1.47%) WAAS
13 5 (1.22%) Remote Desktop
13 5 (1.22%) Skype
14 4 (0.98%) Fibre Channel
14 4 (0.98%) NAS
14 4 (0.98%) SSL
15 3 (0.73%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.13%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 6 (1.47%) GitLab
2 4 (0.98%) MSI
3 2 (0.49%) AdminStudio
3 2 (0.49%) Artifactory
3 2 (0.49%) InstallShield
4 1 (0.24%) Git
4 1 (0.24%) Subversion
General
1 201 (49.14%) Social Skills
2 39 (9.54%) Public Sector
3 38 (9.29%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (7.33%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (3.18%) Documentation Skills
6 10 (2.44%) Finance
7 8 (1.96%) Aerospace
7 8 (1.96%) Legal
8 6 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (1.47%) Telecoms
9 3 (0.73%) Financial Institution
9 3 (0.73%) French Language
9 3 (0.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.49%) Banking
10 2 (0.49%) Military
10 2 (0.49%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.49%) Police
11 1 (0.24%) Electronics
11 1 (0.24%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.24%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 98 (23.96%) Support Engineer
2 64 (15.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 55 (13.45%) Desktop Engineer
4 48 (11.74%) Desktop Support
5 37 (9.05%) 2nd Line Support
6 36 (8.80%) Windows Engineer
7 35 (8.56%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 32 (7.82%) IT Support
9 31 (7.58%) IT Engineer
10 30 (7.33%) Analyst
11 27 (6.60%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 26 (6.36%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 24 (5.87%) Active Directory Support
14 23 (5.62%) Support Specialist
15 21 (5.13%) 1st/2nd Line Support
16 20 (4.89%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
16 20 (4.89%) Build Engineer
16 20 (4.89%) Deployment Engineer
16 20 (4.89%) SCCM Engineer
17 19 (4.65%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.89%) ARM Templates
2 4 (0.98%) .NET
3 3 (0.73%) XMPP
4 2 (0.49%) LAMP
4 2 (0.49%) RabbitMQ
4 2 (0.49%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.24%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 40 (9.78%) Driving Licence
2 32 (7.82%) PKI
3 24 (5.87%) Data Centre
4 23 (5.62%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (4.16%) Clustering
6 8 (1.96%) Client/Server
6 8 (1.96%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.47%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (1.47%) iPad
8 5 (1.22%) CMDB
9 3 (0.73%) Grid Computing
9 3 (0.73%) Replication
9 3 (0.73%) Smartphone
10 2 (0.49%) BYOD
10 2 (0.49%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.49%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.49%) NHS
10 2 (0.49%) Virtual Team
11 1 (0.24%) Enterprise Cloud
11 1 (0.24%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 366 (89.49%) Windows
2 202 (49.39%) Windows 10
3 130 (31.78%) Windows Server
4 76 (18.58%) Windows Server 2016
5 74 (18.09%) Windows Server 2019
6 70 (17.11%) Linux
7 59 (14.43%) Windows 7
8 51 (12.47%) Windows Server 2012
9 25 (6.11%) Unix
10 23 (5.62%) Mac OS
11 20 (4.89%) Apple iOS
12 17 (4.16%) Windows NT
13 15 (3.67%) Windows XP
14 10 (2.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 8 (1.96%) Windows Server 2003
16 7 (1.71%) Windows Server 2008
17 5 (1.22%) Android
18 2 (0.49%) Ubuntu
18 2 (0.49%) VMS
19 1 (0.24%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (34.23%) ITIL
2 110 (26.89%) Customer Service
3 105 (25.67%) Problem-Solving
4 77 (18.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 48 (11.74%) Service Management
6 40 (9.78%) Agile
7 39 (9.54%) Release Management
8 35 (8.56%) Migration
9 33 (8.07%) DevOps
9 33 (8.07%) Service Delivery
10 32 (7.82%) Break/Fix
11 31 (7.58%) Mobile Device Management
12 30 (7.33%) Infrastructure as Code
13 27 (6.60%) Server Management
14 24 (5.87%) Asset Management
14 24 (5.87%) Software Deployment
15 23 (5.62%) Proactive Monitoring
16 21 (5.13%) Deployment Automation
16 21 (5.13%) Multi-Factor Authentication
16 21 (5.13%) Performance Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 125 (30.56%) PowerShell
2 30 (7.33%) C#
3 29 (7.09%) VBScript
4 25 (6.11%) VB
5 20 (4.89%) Bicep
6 10 (2.44%) Java
6 10 (2.44%) Python
7 6 (1.47%) SQL
8 3 (0.73%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 163 (39.85%) Security Cleared
2 98 (23.96%) Degree
3 96 (23.47%) DV Cleared
3 96 (23.47%) SC Cleared
4 29 (7.09%) Microsoft Certification
5 21 (5.13%) CCNA
5 21 (5.13%) Cisco Certification
6 20 (4.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 18 (4.40%) MCSE
8 17 (4.16%) A+ Certification
8 17 (4.16%) MCP
9 15 (3.67%) CCNP
10 8 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (1.71%) DBS Check
11 7 (1.71%) ITIL Certification
12 5 (1.22%) MCTS
13 2 (0.49%) HNC
13 2 (0.49%) MCDST
14 1 (0.24%) CCIE
14 1 (0.24%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (8.80%) SLA
2 21 (5.13%) QA
3 7 (1.71%) NIST
4 6 (1.47%) Disclosure Scotland
5 4 (0.98%) GDPR
6 2 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.24%) COBIT
7 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 267 (65.28%) Active Directory
2 75 (18.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (9.78%) Hyper-V
4 36 (8.80%) VMware ESXi
5 30 (7.33%) Firmware
6 24 (5.87%) Virtual Desktop
6 24 (5.87%) Virtual Machines
7 13 (3.18%) XenApp
8 11 (2.69%) BitLocker
8 11 (2.69%) VMware NSX
9 10 (2.44%) Virtual Servers
10 9 (2.20%) vSphere
11 8 (1.96%) VMware Workstation
12 7 (1.71%) Microsoft App-V
13 6 (1.47%) XenDesktop
14 2 (0.49%) Apache ZooKeeper
14 2 (0.49%) Docker
14 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 1 (0.24%) Citrix Presentation Server
15 1 (0.24%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 88 (21.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 75 (18.34%) WSUS
3 49 (11.98%) SCOM
4 27 (6.60%) vCenter Server
5 24 (5.87%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 22 (5.38%) Kubernetes
6 22 (5.38%) NetBackup
7 18 (4.40%) Sysprep
8 14 (3.42%) EMC NetWorker
9 10 (2.44%) Microsoft Clustering
10 8 (1.96%) Nagios
11 7 (1.71%) Failover Clustering
11 7 (1.71%) Jamf Pro
11 7 (1.71%) Nessus
11 7 (1.71%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 6 (1.47%) Autotask
13 5 (1.22%) SCSM
14 4 (0.98%) Ansible
15 3 (0.73%) AppManager
15 3 (0.73%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 251 (61.37%) Microsoft
2 94 (22.98%) VMware
3 52 (12.71%) Cisco
4 46 (11.25%) HP
5 29 (7.09%) Citrix
6 25 (6.11%) Veeam
7 21 (5.13%) Apple
7 21 (5.13%) Symantec
8 20 (4.89%) Dell
9 17 (4.16%) ServiceNow
10 16 (3.91%) EMC
10 16 (3.91%) Oracle
10 16 (3.91%) Palo Alto
11 14 (3.42%) 3PAR
11 14 (3.42%) Extreme Networks
11 14 (3.42%) Juniper
12 12 (2.93%) MobileIron
13 11 (2.69%) Ivanti
14 9 (2.20%) NetApp
15 8 (1.96%) Hitachi