Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with 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 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 317 316 379
Rank change year-on-year -1 +63 -94
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 912 1,047 1,695
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.85% 1.12% 0.99%
As % of the Systems Management category 9.17% 7.72% 5.33%
Number of salaries quoted 716 903 1,400
10th Percentile £29,175 £26,000 £26,450
25th Percentile £32,000 £32,200 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.53%
75th Percentile £55,063 £57,500 £56,906
90th Percentile £67,750 £67,500 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,125 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +4.33% -6.25% -

All Systems Management Skills
UK

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 requirement for systems management skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 9,942 13,560 31,779
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.29% 14.44% 18.57%
Number of salaries quoted 7,009 8,668 14,162
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,206 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.32% -3.57% +7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% +1.72% +5.45%

SCCM
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SCCM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SCCM.

Salary trend for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SCCM over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Salary histogram for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SCCM within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England 0 863 £42,500 - 133
UK excluding London -17 626 £39,125 +4.33% 116
London +12 269 £55,000 +9.45% 27
Work from Home -18 262 £45,000 -9.09% 52
South East +3 189 £46,000 +8.24% 29
South West +28 139 £40,000 +25.00% 19
North of England -27 121 £34,000 -2.86% 16
Midlands -10 109 £36,500 -18.89% 21
West Midlands 0 84 £35,500 -21.11% 17
Yorkshire +51 59 £30,750 -10.87% 5
North West -42 45 £41,235 +14.54% 8
East of England -51 34 £45,000 - 19
East Midlands -46 25 £37,500 -21.05% 4
North East -19 17 £30,500 -28.24% 3
Scotland -91 17 £37,500 +44.23% 13
Wales +19 14 £34,000 -25.59% 1
Northern Ireland +22 3 - - 1

SCCM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 270 (29.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 95 (10.42%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.75%) SharePoint 2010
3 16 (1.75%) SharePoint 2013
4 11 (1.21%) IIS
5 9 (0.99%) WordPress
6 7 (0.77%) OpenStack
7 4 (0.44%) SAS
8 3 (0.33%) IBM Domino
8 3 (0.33%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.11%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.11%) Confluence
9 1 (0.11%) Moodle
9 1 (0.11%) Site Server
Applications
1 153 (16.78%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.11%) Weka
Business Applications
1 2 (0.22%) Farmplan
1 2 (0.22%) KEYPrime
1 2 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.11%) Eikon
2 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 487 (53.40%) Microsoft 365
2 327 (35.86%) Azure
3 157 (17.21%) Entra ID
4 61 (6.69%) AWS
5 41 (4.50%) OneDrive
6 36 (3.95%) Nutanix
7 28 (3.07%) Mimecast
8 24 (2.63%) GCP
9 23 (2.52%) Azure Monitor
10 21 (2.30%) Azure Storage
11 20 (2.19%) Google Workspace
12 19 (2.08%) IaaS
13 14 (1.54%) Dynamics 365
14 13 (1.43%) Azure Sentinel
14 13 (1.43%) Power Platform
15 12 (1.32%) OCI
16 9 (0.99%) WhatsApp
17 8 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
17 8 (0.88%) OpenShift
18 6 (0.66%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 177 (19.41%) DNS
2 169 (18.53%) Firewall
3 152 (16.67%) WAN
4 147 (16.12%) DHCP
5 121 (13.27%) Wireless
6 91 (9.98%) LAN
7 84 (9.21%) SAN
8 80 (8.77%) VPN
9 70 (7.68%) SD-WAN
10 66 (7.24%) Cisco IOS
11 63 (6.91%) WebEx
12 60 (6.58%) TCP/IP
13 52 (5.70%) VoIP
14 43 (4.71%) Wi-Fi
15 41 (4.50%) VLAN
16 25 (2.74%) NAS
16 25 (2.74%) WLAN
17 23 (2.52%) Network Security
18 22 (2.41%) iSCSI
19 19 (2.08%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (5.04%) SQL Server
2 9 (0.99%) MySQL
3 3 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.33%) Power BI
4 1 (0.11%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 19 (2.08%) MSI
2 13 (1.43%) AdminStudio
3 9 (0.99%) JIRA
4 7 (0.77%) InstallShield
4 7 (0.77%) Snyk
5 1 (0.11%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
General
1 328 (35.96%) Social Skills
2 126 (13.82%) Finance
3 61 (6.69%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (6.03%) Organisational Skills
5 46 (5.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (4.28%) Legal
7 31 (3.40%) Banking
8 27 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
9 21 (2.30%) Aerospace
9 21 (2.30%) Law
10 20 (2.19%) Public Sector
11 16 (1.75%) Telecoms
12 14 (1.54%) Automotive
12 14 (1.54%) Games
13 12 (1.32%) Police
14 11 (1.21%) Advertising
14 11 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
15 9 (0.99%) Marketing
16 8 (0.88%) Manufacturing
16 8 (0.88%) Retail
Job Titles
1 169 (18.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 169 (18.53%) IT Support
2 165 (18.09%) Support Engineer
3 162 (17.76%) Analyst
4 124 (13.60%) Senior
5 103 (11.29%) Support Specialist
6 92 (10.09%) IT Engineer
7 76 (8.33%) IT Analyst
8 70 (7.68%) Support Analyst
9 69 (7.57%) IT Support Specialist
10 57 (6.25%) Lead
11 55 (6.03%) IT Support Analyst
11 55 (6.03%) IT Support Engineer
12 54 (5.92%) 2nd Line Support
13 52 (5.70%) Desktop Engineer
13 52 (5.70%) Desktop Support
14 44 (4.82%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 43 (4.71%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 37 (4.06%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 37 (4.06%) Infrastructure Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.30%) Software Packaging
2 18 (1.97%) ARM Templates
3 9 (0.99%) LAMP
4 6 (0.66%) ADO
5 5 (0.55%) EDI
6 3 (0.33%) Middleware
7 2 (0.22%) JSON
8 1 (0.11%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 64 (7.02%) Video Conferencing
2 62 (6.80%) Self-Motivation
3 60 (6.58%) Wiki
4 57 (6.25%) Data Centre
5 45 (4.93%) Driving Licence
5 45 (4.93%) Replication
6 35 (3.84%) Management Information System
7 30 (3.29%) Fat Client
7 30 (3.29%) Thin Client
8 27 (2.96%) PKI
9 22 (2.41%) Clustering
10 19 (2.08%) Smartphone
11 17 (1.86%) iPhone
12 12 (1.32%) Public Cloud
13 9 (0.99%) Linux Command Line
14 8 (0.88%) EMC VNX
14 8 (0.88%) Virtual Team
15 7 (0.77%) iPad
15 7 (0.77%) Shadow IT
16 6 (0.66%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 706 (77.41%) Windows
2 344 (37.72%) Windows Server
3 330 (36.18%) Windows 10
4 119 (13.05%) Windows Server 2016
5 117 (12.83%) Windows Server 2019
6 106 (11.62%) Linux
7 102 (11.18%) Android
8 98 (10.75%) Windows Server 2012
9 65 (7.13%) Windows 7
10 60 (6.58%) Apple iOS
11 44 (4.82%) Mac OS
12 34 (3.73%) Unix
13 24 (2.63%) Mac OS X
14 22 (2.41%) Windows XP
15 21 (2.30%) VMS
16 17 (1.86%) Windows NT
17 12 (1.32%) Windows Server 2008
18 10 (1.10%) Ubuntu
18 10 (1.10%) Windows 8
19 9 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 316 (34.65%) ITIL
2 196 (21.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 186 (20.39%) Problem-Solving
4 152 (16.67%) Customer Service
5 134 (14.69%) Service Management
6 123 (13.49%) Mobile Device Management
7 100 (10.96%) Change Management
8 95 (10.42%) Service Delivery
9 81 (8.88%) Application Virtualisation
10 77 (8.44%) Agile
11 76 (8.33%) ITSM
12 75 (8.22%) Business Continuity
13 74 (8.11%) Computer Science
14 62 (6.80%) BCP
14 62 (6.80%) Incident Management
15 60 (6.58%) Business Continuity Planning
15 60 (6.58%) Contract Negotiation
16 56 (6.14%) Problem Management
17 54 (5.92%) Cybersecurity
18 53 (5.81%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 257 (28.18%) PowerShell
2 49 (5.37%) SQL
3 25 (2.74%) C#
3 25 (2.74%) VB
4 20 (2.19%) VBScript
5 19 (2.08%) Bicep
6 15 (1.64%) Python
7 9 (0.99%) Bash
8 6 (0.66%) Ruby
9 5 (0.55%) Perl
10 3 (0.33%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.22%) Java
12 1 (0.11%) C
12 1 (0.11%) Go
12 1 (0.11%) PHP
Qualifications
1 223 (24.45%) Security Cleared
2 201 (22.04%) Degree
3 179 (19.63%) SC Cleared
4 117 (12.83%) DV Cleared
5 80 (8.77%) Microsoft Certification
6 73 (8.00%) Computer Science Degree
7 61 (6.69%) Master's Degree
8 40 (4.39%) MCP
9 30 (3.29%) MCSE
10 29 (3.18%) CCNA
10 29 (3.18%) Cisco Certification
10 29 (3.18%) DBS Check
11 24 (2.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 22 (2.41%) A+ Certification
13 20 (2.19%) ITIL Certification
13 20 (2.19%) MCITP
14 17 (1.86%) HNC
15 13 (1.43%) CCNP
16 12 (1.32%) Azure Certification
17 10 (1.10%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (7.02%) SLA
2 16 (1.75%) GDPR
3 12 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.55%) QA
6 3 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.22%) NIST
8 1 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.11%) GxP
8 1 (0.11%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 665 (72.92%) Active Directory
2 226 (24.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 158 (17.32%) Hyper-V
4 123 (13.49%) VMware ESXi
5 108 (11.84%) XenApp
6 106 (11.62%) XenDesktop
7 82 (8.99%) Microsoft App-V
8 55 (6.03%) Virtual Desktop
9 40 (4.39%) vSphere
10 30 (3.29%) Virtual Machines
11 27 (2.96%) Firmware
12 16 (1.75%) Docker
13 10 (1.10%) Virtual Servers
14 6 (0.66%) Terminal Services
15 5 (0.55%) VMware Workstation
16 3 (0.33%) BitLocker
16 3 (0.33%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 3 (0.33%) Terminal Server
16 3 (0.33%) VMware NSX
16 3 (0.33%) Xen
Systems Management
1 243 (26.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 101 (11.07%) WSUS
3 90 (9.87%) SCOM
4 66 (7.24%) AirWatch
5 42 (4.61%) vCenter Server
6 35 (3.84%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 34 (3.73%) Kubernetes
8 31 (3.40%) Jamf Pro
9 22 (2.41%) Ansible
9 22 (2.41%) NetBackup
10 20 (2.19%) EMC NetWorker
11 16 (1.75%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
12 13 (1.43%) Failover Clustering
13 12 (1.32%) Nessus
13 12 (1.32%) Sysprep
14 11 (1.21%) Autotask
15 10 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
16 9 (0.99%) Microsoft Clustering
16 9 (0.99%) Terraform
17 8 (0.88%) SCDPM
Vendors
1 631 (69.19%) Microsoft
2 320 (35.09%) VMware
3 160 (17.54%) Citrix
4 136 (14.91%) Cisco
5 79 (8.66%) Dell
5 79 (8.66%) HP
5 79 (8.66%) Veeam
6 65 (7.13%) Apple
7 57 (6.25%) ServiceNow
8 42 (4.61%) Symantec
9 41 (4.50%) Google
10 35 (3.84%) Aruba
11 29 (3.18%) Meraki
12 26 (2.85%) iManage
13 24 (2.63%) Oracle
14 23 (2.52%) Qualys
15 22 (2.41%) McAfee
15 22 (2.41%) Palo Alto
16 21 (2.30%) EMC
17 20 (2.19%) SolarWinds