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 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 322 317 379
Rank change year-on-year -5 +62 -98
Permanent jobs citing SCCM 907 1,052 1,674
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.86% 1.11% 0.99%
As % of the Systems Management category 9.16% 7.65% 5.32%
Number of salaries quoted 716 909 1,385
10th Percentile £29,175 £25,750 £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 £55,356 £57,500 £56,875
90th Percentile £67,750 £67,500 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,250 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +4.67% -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 9,899 13,744 31,442
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.41% 14.50% 18.59%
Number of salaries quoted 7,032 8,785 14,032
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,100 £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 £85,313
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £58,750 £58,000
% change year-on-year -6.38% +1.29% +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 2 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 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +22 858 £42,500 - 146
UK excluding London -20 616 £39,250 +4.67% 131
London +24 274 £55,000 +9.45% 27
Work from Home -14 259 £45,500 -6.35% 59
South East -6 187 £45,000 +5.88% 33
South West +27 135 £40,000 +25.00% 20
North of England -13 120 £34,000 -2.86% 22
Midlands -10 108 £36,500 -18.89% 28
West Midlands +12 84 £36,000 -20.00% 22
Yorkshire +46 60 £30,500 -11.59% 4
North West -45 44 £41,235 +17.81% 15
East of England -44 32 £45,000 - 16
East Midlands -40 24 £37,500 -21.05% 6
Scotland -84 17 £37,500 +44.23% 12
North East -14 16 £30,000 -29.41% 3
Wales +14 14 £34,000 -25.59% 2
Northern Ireland +21 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
1 269 (29.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 91 (10.03%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.54%) SharePoint 2010
3 14 (1.54%) 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
1 154 (16.98%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.11%) InCopy
4 1 (0.11%) InDesign
4 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
4 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
Cloud Services
1 485 (53.47%) Microsoft 365
2 324 (35.72%) Azure
3 159 (17.53%) Entra ID
4 58 (6.39%) AWS
5 41 (4.52%) OneDrive
6 34 (3.75%) Nutanix
7 28 (3.09%) Mimecast
8 22 (2.43%) Azure Monitor
8 22 (2.43%) GCP
9 21 (2.32%) Google Workspace
10 20 (2.21%) Azure Storage
11 19 (2.09%) IaaS
12 13 (1.43%) Azure Sentinel
12 13 (1.43%) Dynamics 365
13 12 (1.32%) OCI
13 12 (1.32%) Power Platform
14 9 (0.99%) WhatsApp
15 8 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
15 8 (0.88%) OpenShift
16 6 (0.66%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 171 (18.85%) DNS
2 165 (18.19%) Firewall
3 148 (16.32%) WAN
4 143 (15.77%) DHCP
5 122 (13.45%) Wireless
6 87 (9.59%) LAN
7 84 (9.26%) SAN
8 80 (8.82%) VPN
9 71 (7.83%) SD-WAN
10 68 (7.50%) Cisco IOS
11 65 (7.17%) WebEx
12 57 (6.28%) TCP/IP
13 51 (5.62%) VoIP
14 42 (4.63%) Wi-Fi
15 39 (4.30%) VLAN
16 25 (2.76%) WLAN
17 24 (2.65%) NAS
18 23 (2.54%) Network Security
19 22 (2.43%) iSCSI
20 19 (2.09%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (5.07%) SQL Server
2 9 (0.99%) MySQL
3 4 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.33%) Power BI
5 1 (0.11%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 18 (1.98%) MSI
2 12 (1.32%) AdminStudio
3 9 (0.99%) JIRA
4 7 (0.77%) Snyk
5 6 (0.66%) InstallShield
6 1 (0.11%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
General
1 326 (35.94%) Social Skills
2 128 (14.11%) Finance
3 59 (6.50%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (6.06%) Organisational Skills
5 47 (5.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (4.19%) Legal
7 33 (3.64%) Banking
8 27 (2.98%) Documentation Skills
9 22 (2.43%) Law
10 21 (2.32%) Aerospace
11 20 (2.21%) Public Sector
12 17 (1.87%) Telecoms
13 14 (1.54%) Automotive
13 14 (1.54%) Games
14 12 (1.32%) Police
15 11 (1.21%) Advertising
16 9 (0.99%) Marketing
16 9 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
16 9 (0.99%) Retail
17 8 (0.88%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 169 (18.63%) IT Support
2 167 (18.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 166 (18.30%) Support Engineer
4 159 (17.53%) Analyst
5 125 (13.78%) Senior
6 105 (11.58%) Support Specialist
7 93 (10.25%) IT Engineer
8 74 (8.16%) IT Analyst
9 70 (7.72%) IT Support Specialist
10 68 (7.50%) Support Analyst
11 58 (6.39%) Lead
12 56 (6.17%) Desktop Support
12 56 (6.17%) IT Support Engineer
13 53 (5.84%) 2nd Line Support
13 53 (5.84%) Desktop Engineer
13 53 (5.84%) IT Support Analyst
14 45 (4.96%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 43 (4.74%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 38 (4.19%) Infrastructure Support
17 36 (3.97%) 3rd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.32%) Software Packaging
2 17 (1.87%) ARM Templates
3 9 (0.99%) LAMP
4 6 (0.66%) ADO
5 5 (0.55%) EDI
6 3 (0.33%) Middleware
7 1 (0.11%) .NET
7 1 (0.11%) JSON
7 1 (0.11%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 67 (7.39%) Video Conferencing
2 62 (6.84%) Wiki
3 59 (6.50%) Self-Motivation
4 57 (6.28%) Data Centre
5 45 (4.96%) Driving Licence
5 45 (4.96%) Replication
6 37 (4.08%) Management Information System
7 30 (3.31%) Fat Client
7 30 (3.31%) Thin Client
8 26 (2.87%) PKI
9 20 (2.21%) Clustering
10 19 (2.09%) Smartphone
11 17 (1.87%) iPhone
12 12 (1.32%) Public Cloud
13 9 (0.99%) Linux Command Line
13 9 (0.99%) Virtual Team
14 8 (0.88%) EMC VNX
15 7 (0.77%) iPad
15 7 (0.77%) Onboarding
16 6 (0.66%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 704 (77.62%) Windows
2 341 (37.60%) Windows Server
3 331 (36.49%) Windows 10
4 114 (12.57%) Windows Server 2016
5 113 (12.46%) Windows Server 2019
6 106 (11.69%) Linux
7 102 (11.25%) Android
8 96 (10.58%) Windows Server 2012
9 66 (7.28%) Windows 7
10 59 (6.50%) Apple iOS
11 44 (4.85%) Mac OS
12 36 (3.97%) Unix
13 24 (2.65%) Mac OS X
14 22 (2.43%) Windows XP
15 21 (2.32%) VMS
16 17 (1.87%) Windows NT
17 11 (1.21%) Windows Server 2008
18 10 (1.10%) Ubuntu
18 10 (1.10%) Windows 8
19 9 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 315 (34.73%) ITIL
2 195 (21.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 184 (20.29%) Problem-Solving
4 149 (16.43%) Customer Service
5 129 (14.22%) Service Management
6 122 (13.45%) Mobile Device Management
7 101 (11.14%) Change Management
8 96 (10.58%) Service Delivery
9 81 (8.93%) Application Virtualisation
10 77 (8.49%) Business Continuity
10 77 (8.49%) Computer Science
11 75 (8.27%) Agile
11 75 (8.27%) ITSM
12 64 (7.06%) BCP
13 62 (6.84%) Business Continuity Planning
13 62 (6.84%) Contract Negotiation
13 62 (6.84%) Incident Management
14 54 (5.95%) Asset Management
14 54 (5.95%) Cybersecurity
14 54 (5.95%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 251 (27.67%) PowerShell
2 50 (5.51%) SQL
3 23 (2.54%) C#
3 23 (2.54%) VB
4 19 (2.09%) VBScript
5 18 (1.98%) Bicep
6 15 (1.65%) 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
1 216 (23.81%) Security Cleared
2 201 (22.16%) Degree
3 170 (18.74%) SC Cleared
4 115 (12.68%) DV Cleared
5 79 (8.71%) Microsoft Certification
6 76 (8.38%) Computer Science Degree
7 63 (6.95%) Master's Degree
8 38 (4.19%) MCP
9 28 (3.09%) CCNA
9 28 (3.09%) Cisco Certification
9 28 (3.09%) DBS Check
9 28 (3.09%) MCSE
10 22 (2.43%) A+ Certification
10 22 (2.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 20 (2.21%) ITIL Certification
12 17 (1.87%) HNC
12 17 (1.87%) MCITP
13 13 (1.43%) Azure Certification
13 13 (1.43%) CCNP
14 11 (1.21%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (7.17%) SLA
2 16 (1.76%) GDPR
3 12 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.44%) 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
1 664 (73.21%) Active Directory
2 224 (24.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 158 (17.42%) Hyper-V
4 125 (13.78%) VMware ESXi
5 108 (11.91%) XenApp
6 106 (11.69%) XenDesktop
7 82 (9.04%) Microsoft App-V
8 54 (5.95%) Virtual Desktop
9 40 (4.41%) vSphere
10 30 (3.31%) Virtual Machines
11 28 (3.09%) Firmware
12 16 (1.76%) Docker
13 8 (0.88%) Virtual Servers
14 6 (0.66%) VMware Workstation
15 5 (0.55%) Terminal Services
16 3 (0.33%) BitLocker
16 3 (0.33%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 3 (0.33%) Terminal Server
16 3 (0.33%) Xen
17 2 (0.22%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 243 (26.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 99 (10.92%) WSUS
3 85 (9.37%) SCOM
4 68 (7.50%) AirWatch
5 41 (4.52%) vCenter Server
6 33 (3.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 33 (3.64%) Kubernetes
7 31 (3.42%) Jamf Pro
8 22 (2.43%) Ansible
8 22 (2.43%) NetBackup
9 20 (2.21%) EMC NetWorker
10 16 (1.76%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 13 (1.43%) Failover Clustering
11 13 (1.43%) Nessus
12 12 (1.32%) Sysprep
13 11 (1.21%) Single Sign-On
14 10 (1.10%) Autotask
15 9 (0.99%) Terraform
16 8 (0.88%) Nagios
16 8 (0.88%) SCDPM
Vendors
1 629 (69.35%) Microsoft
2 321 (35.39%) VMware
3 162 (17.86%) Citrix
4 135 (14.88%) Cisco
5 80 (8.82%) Veeam
6 79 (8.71%) HP
7 77 (8.49%) Dell
8 65 (7.17%) Apple
9 55 (6.06%) ServiceNow
10 41 (4.52%) Symantec
11 40 (4.41%) Google
12 34 (3.75%) Aruba
13 28 (3.09%) Meraki
14 26 (2.87%) iManage
15 24 (2.65%) Oracle
15 24 (2.65%) Qualys
16 22 (2.43%) McAfee
16 22 (2.43%) Palo Alto
17 20 (2.21%) EMC
17 20 (2.21%) SolarWinds