MCSE Contracts in Dorset

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing MCSE 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset 4.08% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 13.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £550 £538 £463
% change year-on-year +2.33% +16.22% +8.82%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 30 65 92
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 30.61% 39.39% 42.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 39 44
10th Percentile £456 £342 £288
25th Percentile £471 £525 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £620 £525
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +18.10% +5.00%
75th Percentile £581 £825 £612
90th Percentile £678 - £646
South West median daily rate £550 £550 £578
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +11.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 19 20
10th Percentile - - £51.13
25th Percentile £62.50 £13.69 £57.07
Median hourly rate £65.00 £47.83 £62.00
Median % change year-on-year +35.90% -22.85% +11.03%
75th Percentile £67.50 £57.33 £68.56
90th Percentile - £60.13 £72.98
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £61.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -1.64% -6.15% +5.69%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Job vacancy trend for MCSE in Dorset

MCSE
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

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

Daily rate trend for MCSE in Dorset

MCSE
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

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

Hourly rate trend for MCSE in Dorset

MCSE
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Blandford Forum - 4 £575 -
MCSE
South West

MCSE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Skype
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Senior
1 4 (100.00%) Senior Wintel Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Wintel Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 4 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 4 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) NsoIT
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
1 4 (100.00%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) WSUS
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft