MCSE Contract Job Trends in Chelmsford

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Essex > Chelmsford

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chelmsford with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Contract jobs citing MCSE 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Chelmsford 7.14% - 6.67%
As % of the Qualifications category 11.11% - 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £103
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £104
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.45%
75th Percentile - - £106
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median daily rate - - £104
% change year-on-year - - -5.45%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Chelmsford

MCSE falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Chelmsford.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9 2 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford 64.29% 33.33% 40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - £614 £119
25th Percentile £463 £616 £144
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £638 £190
Median % change year-on-year -25.49% +235.53% -65.45%
75th Percentile £488 £666 £373
90th Percentile - £671 £479
Essex median daily rate £500 £575 £488
% change year-on-year -13.04% +17.95% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.17 - -
Median hourly rate £16.25 - £10.42
75th Percentile £16.33 - £11.64
90th Percentile - - £12.37
Essex median hourly rate £22.04 - £52.50
% change year-on-year - - -10.64%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MCSE relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.

MCSE job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

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Daily Rate Trend in Chelmsford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing MCSE.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing MCSE

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Hourly Rate Trend in Chelmsford

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing MCSE.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing MCSE

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) SAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Field Support Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) IT Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Dell