MCSE Contract Job Trends in the East of England

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 85 104
Rank change year-on-year -5 +19 +17
Contract jobs citing MCSE 12 3 5
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.70% 0.27% 0.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.31% 0.86% 0.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 3
10th Percentile - £82 £103
25th Percentile £161 £135 £105
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £173 £224 £107
Median % change year-on-year -22.91% +109.11% -52.71%
75th Percentile £184 £312 £166
90th Percentile - £365 £201
England median daily rate £483 £525 £400
% change year-on-year -8.06% +31.25% -13.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £6.00 £50.00 £40.31
Median % change year-on-year -88.00% +24.04% -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £16.95 - -
England median hourly rate £21.25 £19.97 £24.25
% change year-on-year +6.41% -17.65% +21.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 520 349 651
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 30.27% 31.73% 35.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 212 136 316
10th Percentile £193 £181 £261
25th Percentile £313 £306 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £600 £600 £675
90th Percentile £686 £675 £750
England median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 188 87 168
10th Percentile £15.50 £21.46 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.87 £32.89 £14.16
Median hourly rate £22.50 £63.00 £30.48
Median % change year-on-year -64.29% +106.73% +45.12%
75th Percentile £63.81 £75.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £73.46 £85.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £46.39
% change year-on-year -45.54% -0.45% +3.09%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

MCSE job vacancy trend in the East of England

MCSE
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

MCSE
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

MCSE
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing MCSE in the East of England over the 6 months to 31 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for MCSE in the East of England

MCSE
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 MCSE within the East of England region over the 6 months to 31 January 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
Norfolk - 11 £173 - 2
Bedfordshire -10 1 - -
MCSE
England

MCSE
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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) LAN
1 3 (25.00%) TCP/IP
2 2 (16.67%) RS-232
2 2 (16.67%) X.400
3 1 (8.33%) Firewall
3 1 (8.33%) Network Security
3 1 (8.33%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (25.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (8.33%) Oracle Database
General
1 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Aerospace
4 1 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 11 (91.67%) Analyst
2 10 (83.33%) Support Analyst
3 9 (75.00%) Technical Analyst
4 8 (66.67%) Technical Support
4 8 (66.67%) Technical Support Analyst
5 2 (16.67%) IT Analyst
5 2 (16.67%) IT Support
5 2 (16.67%) IT Support Analyst
6 1 (8.33%) 3rd Line Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (50.00%) NHS
2 1 (8.33%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 12 (100.00%) Windows
2 10 (83.33%) Windows Server 2003
3 6 (50.00%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (41.67%) Windows 10
4 5 (41.67%) Windows 7
5 4 (33.33%) Windows Server
5 4 (33.33%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (8.33%) AIX
6 1 (8.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) ITSM
1 5 (41.67%) Proactive Monitoring
1 5 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (41.67%) Service Management
2 4 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 4 (33.33%) Information Governance
2 4 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (8.33%) Capacity Planning
3 1 (8.33%) Network Segmentation
3 1 (8.33%) Security Patching
3 1 (8.33%) Server Management
3 1 (8.33%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 11 (91.67%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 7 (58.33%) Degree
3 7 (58.33%) HNC
3 7 (58.33%) HND
4 4 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (8.33%) CCNA
5 1 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared
5 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 4 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (16.67%) Citrix
2 2 (16.67%) Oracle
3 1 (8.33%) Barracuda Networks
3 1 (8.33%) Cisco
3 1 (8.33%) Palo Alto
3 1 (8.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (8.33%) VMware