Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for MCSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 74 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing MCSA | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East Midlands | - | - | 0.88% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 2.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £223 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £287 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +14.60% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £420 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £480 |
| England median daily rate | £544 | £538 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.16% | +6.44% | +26.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £26.48 |
| England median hourly rate | £15.14 | £16.30 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.12% | +5.16% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Midlands
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 East Midlands.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 149 | 254 | 305 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 26.61% | 32.99% | 29.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 87 | 147 | 216 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £168 | £228 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £252 | £370 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £363 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.14% | -27.50% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £581 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £659 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | -2.27% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 35 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.43 | £12.75 | £10.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £14.72 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.18 | £20.00 | £18.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.90% | +6.67% | -12.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | £37.88 | £29.92 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.31 | £51.91 | £65.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £40.84 | £40.00 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.10% | -23.81% | +32.91% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Job postings citing MCSA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCSA in the East Midlands.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MCSA in the East Midlands.