MCSA Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for MCSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 56 63
Rank change year-on-year -55 +7 +44
Contract jobs citing MCSA 1 25 45
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.047% 2.64% 2.38%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.17% 7.67% 7.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £100
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 - £105
Median % change year-on-year - - -19.23%
75th Percentile - - £143
90th Percentile - - £192
England median daily rate £483 £550 £519
% change year-on-year -12.18% +6.02% +8.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 18 37
10th Percentile - - £14.16
25th Percentile - £14.99 £14.48
Median hourly rate - £15.44 £16.30
Median % change year-on-year - -5.28% +5.16%
75th Percentile - £21.46 £21.37
90th Percentile - - £21.41
England median hourly rate - £15.44 £16.30
% change year-on-year - -5.28% +5.16%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 585 326 573
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 27.43% 34.46% 30.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 265 130 226
10th Percentile £193 £181 £207
25th Percentile £350 £257 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £628 £580 £634
90th Percentile £695 £675 £725
England median daily rate £520 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 177 102 204
10th Percentile £16.35 £15.53 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.59 £27.24 £16.30
Median hourly rate £23.75 £62.75 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.15% +116.38% +33.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £76.25 £50.63
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £47.25 £50.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -5.50% +25.00% -23.81%

MCSA
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

MCSA job vacancy trend in the East of England

MCSA
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing MCSA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing MCSA

MCSA
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing MCSA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing MCSA

MCSA
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSA within the East of England region over the 6 months to 22 April 2026. 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
Hertfordshire -23 1 £190 - 1
MCSA
England

MCSA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Support Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Support
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) ONVIF
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Video\Live Streaming
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification