MCSE Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 56 -
Rank change year-on-year -13 - -
Contract jobs citing MCSE 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 0.34% 0.17% -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.26% 0.70% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £109 - -
25th Percentile £112 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £121 - -
75th Percentile £126 - -
90th Percentile £127 - -
England median daily rate £600 £505 £476
% change year-on-year +18.81% +6.00% +19.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £21.25 £117.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -81.84% - -
England median hourly rate £13.63 £16.74 £24.50
% change year-on-year -18.58% -31.69% +36.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 238 142 215
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 26.98% 23.63% 29.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 124 70 138
10th Percentile £159 £248 £234
25th Percentile £307 £324 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £417 £504
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -17.22% +4.95%
75th Percentile £517 £580 £597
90th Percentile £620 £715 £700
England median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 15 15
10th Percentile £17.48 - £17.72
25th Percentile £17.87 £17.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £23.58 £21.59 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.19% +7.95% +18.84%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £20.26
90th Percentile £25.20 £29.92 £23.74
England median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -47.05% -9.52% +16.67%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

MCSE job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

MCSE
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing MCSE.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing MCSE

MCSE
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing MCSE.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing MCSE

MCSE
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 December 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
Leicestershire - 2 £121 - 1
MCSE
England

MCSE
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 2 (66.67%) SAN
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Field Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Field Service Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Field Hardware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Field Service Hardware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (66.67%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Break/Fix
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (66.67%) A+ Certification
2 2 (66.67%) CCNA
2 2 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (66.67%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Dell
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft