MCSE Contracts in Scotland

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 111 156 162
Rank change year-on-year +45 +6 -35
Contract jobs citing MCSE 20 8 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.91% 0.28% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.30% 1.37% 0.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 7 3
10th Percentile - £103 -
25th Percentile £313 £105 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £110 £200
Median % change year-on-year +195.45% -45.00% -54.55%
75th Percentile £455 £141 -
90th Percentile £494 £308 -
UK median daily rate £350 £475 £425
% change year-on-year -26.32% +11.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £13.35 - -
25th Percentile £13.50 - -
Median hourly rate £17.50 - -
75th Percentile £18.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £23.22
% change year-on-year -5.41% -20.32% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

MCSE is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 606 586 600
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 27.46% 20.53% 17.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 325 407 366
10th Percentile £188 £162 £174
25th Percentile £363 £375 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £600 £538 £550
90th Percentile £668 £628 £625
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 15 19
10th Percentile £12.95 £13.95 £19.50
25th Percentile £16.50 £16.00 £21.75
Median hourly rate £40.94 £21.67 £39.99
Median % change year-on-year +88.92% -45.81% +8.82%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.02 £53.75
90th Percentile £64.70 £66.50 £56.17
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +30.12% +5.06%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing MCSE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for MCSE in Scotland

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for MCSE in Scotland

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Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing MCSE in Scotland over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for MCSE in Scotland

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for MCSE in Scotland

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Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Edinburgh - 13 £438 - 5
Glasgow +4 7 £325 +195.45% 5
MCSE
UK

MCSE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 6 (30.00%) IIS
Business Applications
1 3 (15.00%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 4 (20.00%) Azure
1 4 (20.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (15.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (5.00%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (30.00%) SAN
2 3 (15.00%) Firewall
2 3 (15.00%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.00%) SQL Server
General
1 10 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 9 (45.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.00%) Finance
3 1 (5.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (30.00%) 3rd Line Support
1 6 (30.00%) Field Engineer
1 6 (30.00%) Field Service Engineer
2 5 (25.00%) IT Engineer
3 4 (20.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 4 (20.00%) Security Specialist
4 3 (15.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 3 (15.00%) Support Engineer
5 2 (10.00%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 2 (10.00%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) DBA
6 1 (5.00%) Dynamics 365 Specialist
6 1 (5.00%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) Infrastructure Support
6 1 (5.00%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) Security Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) Senior
6 1 (5.00%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) SQL DBA
Miscellaneous
1 12 (60.00%) Data Centre
2 6 (30.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (20.00%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (15.00%) PKI
5 1 (5.00%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 11 (55.00%) Windows
1 11 (55.00%) Windows Server
2 6 (30.00%) CentOS
2 6 (30.00%) Debian
2 6 (30.00%) Linux
2 6 (30.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 6 (30.00%) Windows Server 2012
2 6 (30.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (45.00%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (40.00%) ITIL
3 7 (35.00%) Customer Service
4 6 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (25.00%) Break/Fix
5 5 (25.00%) Security Operations
6 4 (20.00%) Agile
6 4 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
6 4 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
6 4 (20.00%) Threat Modelling
7 3 (15.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 3 (15.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
7 3 (15.00%) Email Filtering
7 3 (15.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 3 (15.00%) Kalman Filter
7 3 (15.00%) Security Testing
7 3 (15.00%) Static Application Security Testing
8 1 (5.00%) Decision-Making
8 1 (5.00%) Knowledge Transfer
8 1 (5.00%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (5.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (30.00%) A+ Certification
2 6 (30.00%) CCNA
2 6 (30.00%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (30.00%) ITIL Certification
2 6 (30.00%) MCSA
2 6 (30.00%) Network+ Certification
2 6 (30.00%) RHCT
3 4 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (5.00%) MCP
4 1 (5.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (5.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (10.00%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 10 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 9 (45.00%) Hyper-V
3 6 (30.00%) KVM
3 6 (30.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (20.00%) SCCM
2 1 (5.00%) WSUS
Vendors
1 7 (35.00%) Citrix
2 6 (30.00%) Dell
2 6 (30.00%) Red Hat
2 6 (30.00%) VMware
3 4 (20.00%) Microsoft