MCSA Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
Central London > City of London

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

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 125 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing MCSA 0 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London - 0.11% -
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.43% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £425 -
Central London median daily rate - £425 -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of London

MCSA 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 606 465 486
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 25.28% 24.62% 23.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 438 316 311
10th Percentile £411 £344 £400
25th Percentile £463 £462 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £547 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.55% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £642 £675 £675
90th Percentile £734 £763 £775
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £563
% change year-on-year - -2.22% +2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 7 4
10th Percentile £19.42 £22.28 £20.31
25th Percentile £21.88 £26.00 £20.43
Median hourly rate £31.03 £28.15 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.24% +17.29% -31.91%
75th Percentile £57.02 £64.66 £27.00
90th Percentile £70.88 £79.34 -
Central London median hourly rate £42.53 £31.78 £27.00
% change year-on-year +33.86% +17.69% -23.40%

MCSA
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MCSA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

MCSA job vacancy trend in the City of London

MCSA
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing MCSA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing MCSA

MCSA
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing MCSA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing MCSA