SCCM Contracts

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 7 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 165 162 194
Rank change year-on-year -3 +32 +2
Contract jobs citing SCCM 640 896 1,294
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.47% 1.61% 1.47%
As % of the Systems Management category 12.11% 10.21% 9.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 500 650 913
10th Percentile £175 £176 £163
25th Percentile £210 £215 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £341 £375 £375
Median % change year-on-year -9.00% - +7.14%
75th Percentile £500 £510 £494
90th Percentile £608 £638 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £300 £350 £325
% change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% -1.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 42 88
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.25 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.54 £15.60 £15.00
Median hourly rate £23.80 £20.00 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year +19.00% -5.88% +16.84%
75th Percentile £40.00 £25.71 £23.91
90th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £23.94
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.72 £17.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year +1.26% -12.50% +11.11%

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 contract job vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 5,286 8,772 13,892
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.16% 15.73% 15.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,829 6,261 10,030
10th Percentile £288 £350 £363
25th Percentile £413 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% -2.22% +10.29%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £675
90th Percentile £700 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £494 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -5.90% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 98 196 183
10th Percentile £14.77 £17.72 £13.28
25th Percentile £20.50 £25.71 £15.50
Median hourly rate £30.75 £56.25 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.33% +155.68% -44.30%
75th Percentile £50.19 £73.72 £44.22
90th Percentile £71.25 £83.38 £61.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% -13.83%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SCCM.

Daily rate trend for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SCCM over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SCCM.

Hourly rate trend for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SCCM over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SCCM in the UK

SCCM
Top 16 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 7 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
England -3 567 £346 -7.67% 131
UK excluding London +4 413 £300 -14.29% 113
London +15 206 £350 -12.50% 28
South East +48 174 £425 +21.43% 31
Work from Home -16 143 £450 +1.12% 52
Midlands -3 69 £375 +5.63% 19
Scotland +38 51 £240 +20.00% 12
West Midlands +17 51 £400 -11.11% 15
South West -12 47 £218 -51.67% 17
North of England -34 42 £220 -45.00% 18
North West -21 39 £220 -51.11% 10
East of England -31 25 £303 -3.20% 18
East Midlands -19 18 £200 -36.51% 4
Wales -1 5 £220 -55.44% 1
Yorkshire +1 2 £250 +11.11% 5
North East +6 1 £300 +1.69% 3

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
1 134 (20.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 50 (7.81%) SharePoint
3 16 (2.50%) IIS
4 7 (1.09%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.31%) Apache
6 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.31%) WordPress
7 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 122 (19.06%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.47%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (0.78%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.47%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.31%) Remedy AR System
4 1 (0.16%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 237 (37.03%) Microsoft 365
2 171 (26.72%) Azure
3 78 (12.19%) Entra ID
4 38 (5.94%) AWS
5 36 (5.63%) OneDrive
6 23 (3.59%) Azure Monitor
7 20 (3.13%) Azure Storage
8 14 (2.19%) OCI
9 8 (1.25%) Mimecast
9 8 (1.25%) Power Platform
10 6 (0.94%) Amazon EC2
10 6 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (0.94%) IaaS
11 5 (0.78%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (0.63%) Nutanix
12 4 (0.63%) WhatsApp
13 3 (0.47%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 3 (0.47%) Google Workspace
13 3 (0.47%) Rubrik
13 3 (0.47%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 140 (21.88%) DNS
2 122 (19.06%) Firewall
3 114 (17.81%) DHCP
4 63 (9.84%) VPN
5 51 (7.97%) LAN
5 51 (7.97%) SAN
6 35 (5.47%) WAN
6 35 (5.47%) Wireless
7 30 (4.69%) TCP/IP
8 29 (4.53%) Wi-Fi
9 20 (3.13%) VLAN
10 13 (2.03%) Skype
11 12 (1.88%) MPLS
11 12 (1.88%) VoIP
12 11 (1.72%) Remote Desktop
13 8 (1.25%) NAS
14 7 (1.09%) Internet
14 7 (1.09%) NetScaler
15 6 (0.94%) Cisco IOS
16 5 (0.78%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (6.56%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
2 2 (0.31%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 10 (1.56%) MSI
2 7 (1.09%) GitLab
3 5 (0.78%) JIRA
4 2 (0.31%) AdminStudio
4 2 (0.31%) Artifactory
4 2 (0.31%) Git
4 2 (0.31%) InstallShield
5 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.16%) Subversion
5 1 (0.16%) TestRail
General
1 235 (36.72%) Social Skills
2 71 (11.09%) Finance
3 53 (8.28%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (7.66%) Public Sector
5 34 (5.31%) Organisational Skills
6 24 (3.75%) Banking
7 15 (2.34%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (1.41%) Legal
8 9 (1.41%) Telecoms
9 8 (1.25%) Aerospace
10 6 (0.94%) Financial Institution
10 6 (0.94%) French Language
10 6 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (0.94%) Retail
11 4 (0.63%) Front Office
11 4 (0.63%) Marketing
12 3 (0.47%) Advertising
12 3 (0.47%) Electronics
12 3 (0.47%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 138 (21.56%) Support Engineer
2 90 (14.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 75 (11.72%) Desktop Support
4 69 (10.78%) Desktop Engineer
5 56 (8.75%) IT Support
6 55 (8.59%) Windows Engineer
7 49 (7.66%) 2nd Line Support
8 47 (7.34%) Analyst
9 42 (6.56%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 40 (6.25%) IT Engineer
11 32 (5.00%) Support Specialist
12 31 (4.84%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 31 (4.84%) Deployment Engineer
13 30 (4.69%) SCCM Engineer
14 29 (4.53%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 29 (4.53%) Active Directory Support
15 26 (4.06%) 1st/2nd Line Support
16 25 (3.91%) IT Support Engineer
16 25 (3.91%) Senior
17 24 (3.75%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.13%) ARM Templates
2 7 (1.09%) Software Packaging
3 6 (0.94%) .NET
4 3 (0.47%) XMPP
5 2 (0.31%) EDI
5 2 (0.31%) Flash
5 2 (0.31%) LAMP
5 2 (0.31%) RabbitMQ
5 2 (0.31%) WSH
6 1 (0.16%) Middleware
6 1 (0.16%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 43 (6.72%) Data Centre
2 40 (6.25%) Driving Licence
3 36 (5.63%) PKI
4 29 (4.53%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (3.91%) Clustering
6 21 (3.28%) Management Information System
7 18 (2.81%) Video Conferencing
8 13 (2.03%) iPad
9 10 (1.56%) iPhone
10 8 (1.25%) Client/Server
10 8 (1.25%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 7 (1.09%) CMDB
12 6 (0.94%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.78%) Cyber Threat
13 5 (0.78%) Fat Client
13 5 (0.78%) Handset
13 5 (0.78%) Thin Client
14 4 (0.63%) Blackberry
14 4 (0.63%) EPoS
14 4 (0.63%) Grid Computing
Operating Systems
1 559 (87.34%) Windows
2 294 (45.94%) Windows 10
3 189 (29.53%) Windows Server
4 98 (15.31%) Windows Server 2016
5 85 (13.28%) Linux
6 77 (12.03%) Windows Server 2019
7 75 (11.72%) Windows Server 2012
8 70 (10.94%) Windows 7
9 38 (5.94%) Mac OS
10 37 (5.78%) Unix
11 36 (5.63%) Apple iOS
12 29 (4.53%) Android
13 18 (2.81%) Windows XP
14 16 (2.50%) Windows NT
15 11 (1.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 11 (1.72%) Windows Server 2003
16 10 (1.56%) Mac OS X
17 9 (1.41%) Windows Server 2008
18 3 (0.47%) VMS
18 3 (0.47%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (26.88%) ITIL
2 138 (21.56%) Problem-Solving
3 119 (18.59%) Customer Service
4 108 (16.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 59 (9.22%) Mobile Device Management
6 53 (8.28%) Migration
7 49 (7.66%) Service Management
8 45 (7.03%) Agile
8 45 (7.03%) Release Management
9 43 (6.72%) Disaster Recovery
10 39 (6.09%) DevOps
11 38 (5.94%) Application Packaging
12 36 (5.63%) Server Management
13 35 (5.47%) Service Delivery
14 32 (5.00%) Asset Management
14 32 (5.00%) Break/Fix
15 31 (4.84%) Infrastructure as Code
16 30 (4.69%) Information Security
16 30 (4.69%) Proactive Monitoring
17 27 (4.22%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 163 (25.47%) PowerShell
2 32 (5.00%) VBScript
3 30 (4.69%) C#
4 27 (4.22%) VB
5 20 (3.13%) Bicep
6 18 (2.81%) SQL
7 13 (2.03%) Python
8 10 (1.56%) Java
9 3 (0.47%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 199 (31.09%) Security Cleared
2 120 (18.75%) SC Cleared
3 116 (18.13%) Degree
4 100 (15.63%) DV Cleared
5 36 (5.63%) Microsoft Certification
6 22 (3.44%) CCNA
6 22 (3.44%) Cisco Certification
7 21 (3.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 18 (2.81%) A+ Certification
8 18 (2.81%) BPSS Clearance
9 17 (2.66%) CCNP
9 17 (2.66%) MCSE
10 16 (2.50%) MCP
11 9 (1.41%) DBS Check
12 8 (1.25%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (0.78%) CTC Cleared
13 5 (0.78%) MCTS
14 3 (0.47%) HNC
15 2 (0.31%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (7.97%) SLA
2 22 (3.44%) QA
3 7 (1.09%) NIST
4 6 (0.94%) GDPR
5 5 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.78%) Disclosure Scotland
6 4 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.47%) COBIT
7 3 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.47%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.31%) NCSC
9 1 (0.16%) PMO
System Software
1 379 (59.22%) Active Directory
2 115 (17.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 61 (9.53%) Hyper-V
4 39 (6.09%) VMware ESXi
5 32 (5.00%) Virtual Desktop
6 30 (4.69%) Virtual Machines
7 28 (4.38%) Firmware
8 16 (2.50%) BitLocker
9 15 (2.34%) Microsoft App-V
9 15 (2.34%) vSphere
10 13 (2.03%) XenApp
11 12 (1.88%) VMware NSX
12 11 (1.72%) Virtual Servers
13 8 (1.25%) VMware Workstation
14 7 (1.09%) XenDesktop
15 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 2 (0.31%) Apache ZooKeeper
16 2 (0.31%) Docker
17 1 (0.16%) Citrix Presentation Server
17 1 (0.16%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 138 (21.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 82 (12.81%) WSUS
3 66 (10.31%) SCOM
4 31 (4.84%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 29 (4.53%) vCenter Server
6 25 (3.91%) NetBackup
7 23 (3.59%) Kubernetes
8 21 (3.28%) Jamf Pro
9 17 (2.66%) Sysprep
10 15 (2.34%) Microsoft Clustering
11 14 (2.19%) AirWatch
11 14 (2.19%) EMC NetWorker
12 12 (1.88%) Failover Clustering
13 11 (1.72%) SCVMM
14 8 (1.25%) Nagios
15 7 (1.09%) Autotask
15 7 (1.09%) Nessus
16 6 (0.94%) SCSM
17 5 (0.78%) Ansible
17 5 (0.78%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 383 (59.84%) Microsoft
2 149 (23.28%) VMware
3 77 (12.03%) Cisco
4 75 (11.72%) Citrix
5 64 (10.00%) HP
6 56 (8.75%) Apple
7 33 (5.16%) EMC
8 30 (4.69%) Veeam
9 28 (4.38%) Dell
10 27 (4.22%) ServiceNow
11 21 (3.28%) Symantec
12 20 (3.13%) Avaya
13 19 (2.97%) Qualys
14 18 (2.81%) Palo Alto
15 17 (2.66%) Juniper
16 16 (2.50%) Oracle
17 15 (2.34%) MobileIron
18 14 (2.19%) 3PAR
18 14 (2.19%) Extreme Networks
19 13 (2.03%) CheckPoint