MCSE Jobs in Scotland

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries 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 270 214 237
Rank change year-on-year -56 +23 -53
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 14 7 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.21% 0.15% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.12% 0.51% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 10 5 8
10th Percentile £44,275 - £26,063
25th Percentile £46,750 £23,750 £27,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £31,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +78.57% -10.00% -36.36%
75th Percentile £67,500 £33,750 £43,125
90th Percentile - - £45,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £41,750 £46,065
% change year-on-year +7.78% -9.37% +2.37%

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 permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,247 1,368 1,493
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 18.57% 28.88% 26.16%
Number of salaries quoted 557 413 509
10th Percentile £26,700 £29,000 £25,925
25th Percentile £34,000 £39,294 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,882 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.90% +21.96% -
75th Percentile £62,880 £69,649 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,000 £77,715 £81,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -

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

MCSE
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for MCSE in Scotland

MCSE
Salary Histogram in Scotland

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

Salary histogram for MCSE in Scotland

MCSE
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +45 7 £65,000 +106.35% 5
Glasgow -103 5 £48,500 +70.18% 5
Dumfries and Galloway - 1 £23,000 -
Aberdeen - 1 - -
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 3 (21.43%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (57.14%) Azure
2 6 (42.86%) WhatsApp
3 5 (35.71%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (14.29%) Entra ID
4 2 (14.29%) Power Platform
5 1 (7.14%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 5 (35.71%) NetScaler
2 1 (7.14%) Asterisk PBX
2 1 (7.14%) Broadband
2 1 (7.14%) DHCP
2 1 (7.14%) DNS
2 1 (7.14%) VoIP
2 1 (7.14%) Wireless
General
1 2 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (14.29%) Finance
1 2 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (14.29%) Police
1 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
1 2 (14.29%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (7.14%) Legal
2 1 (7.14%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (42.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 5 (35.71%) Senior
3 4 (28.57%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
3 4 (28.57%) Support Engineer
4 3 (21.43%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 3 (21.43%) 3rd Line Support
4 3 (21.43%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
6 1 (7.14%) Analyst
6 1 (7.14%) Azure Engineer
6 1 (7.14%) ICT Engineer
6 1 (7.14%) ICT Support
6 1 (7.14%) ICT Support Engineer
6 1 (7.14%) IT Analyst
6 1 (7.14%) IT Security Analyst
6 1 (7.14%) IT Technician
6 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 1 (7.14%) Security Analyst
6 1 (7.14%) Senior Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (35.71%) Onboarding
1 5 (35.71%) Public Cloud
2 3 (21.43%) Data Centre
3 1 (7.14%) CCTV
3 1 (7.14%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 7 (50.00%) Windows
2 6 (42.86%) Windows Server
3 4 (28.57%) Linux
4 3 (21.43%) CentOS
4 3 (21.43%) Debian
4 3 (21.43%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (21.43%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (21.43%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (7.14%) Apple iOS
5 1 (7.14%) Windows 10
5 1 (7.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 5 (35.71%) Client Onboarding
3 2 (14.29%) Business Strategy
3 2 (14.29%) Customer Experience
3 2 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
3 2 (14.29%) Infrastructure Management
3 2 (14.29%) ITIL
3 2 (14.29%) Presales
3 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (7.14%) Change Management
4 1 (7.14%) Computer Science
4 1 (7.14%) Customer Service
4 1 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (7.14%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (7.14%) Energy Management
4 1 (7.14%) ITSM
4 1 (7.14%) Operations Management
4 1 (7.14%) Project Management
4 1 (7.14%) SIEM
4 1 (7.14%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) SQL
2 1 (7.14%) Swift
Qualifications
1 14 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (35.71%) Azure Certification
2 5 (35.71%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 4 (28.57%) MCSA
4 3 (21.43%) RHCT
5 2 (14.29%) Degree
5 2 (14.29%) SC Cleared
5 2 (14.29%) Security Cleared
6 1 (7.14%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (7.14%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (7.14%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (7.14%) MCITP
6 1 (7.14%) MCP
6 1 (7.14%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 7 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 5 (35.71%) VMware ESXi
2 5 (35.71%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (35.71%) XenDesktop
3 3 (21.43%) Hyper-V
3 3 (21.43%) KVM
4 1 (7.14%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 5 (35.71%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 10 (71.43%) VMware
2 9 (64.29%) Citrix
3 6 (42.86%) Microsoft
4 5 (35.71%) Nimble Storage
4 5 (35.71%) Veeam
5 3 (21.43%) Red Hat
6 1 (7.14%) ConnectWise
6 1 (7.14%) Palo Alto
6 1 (7.14%) Rapid7