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 6 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 60 61
Rank change year-on-year -6 +1 +21
Contract jobs citing MCSE 1 3 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East Midlands 0.13% 0.39% 0.71%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.52% 1.59% 3.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £178
25th Percentile £108 - £223
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £115 - £287
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.87%
75th Percentile £123 - £444
90th Percentile - - £475
England median daily rate £550 £475 £470
% change year-on-year +15.79% +1.03% +10.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £82.78 -
England median hourly rate - £13.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year - -22.86% -

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 192 189 196
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 24.94% 24.87% 23.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 103 143
10th Percentile £188 £299 £350
25th Percentile £312 £351 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £463 £505
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% -8.42% +8.02%
75th Percentile £550 £600 £650
90th Percentile £725 £659 £724
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 24 6
10th Percentile - £12.75 £17.19
25th Percentile £17.87 £14.70 £17.72
Median hourly rate £21.30 £22.09 £17.83
Median % change year-on-year -3.58% +23.87% -9.32%
75th Percentile £25.15 £51.91 £19.81
90th Percentile - - £20.26
England median hourly rate £25.15 £53.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -52.55% -3.64% +22.22%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing MCSE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for MCSE 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 6 September 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 - 1 £115 - 2
MCSE
England

MCSE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

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 Hardware Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Field Service Hardware Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Hardware 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