MCSE Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 - 71
Rank change year-on-year - - +9
Contract jobs citing MCSE 2 0 7
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.28% - 0.77%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.10% - 2.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £126 - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £127 - £325
Median % change year-on-year - - +195.45%
75th Percentile £128 - £338
90th Percentile - - £401
Scotland median daily rate £289 £289 £325
% change year-on-year - -11.15% +165.18%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 182 135 243
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 25.17% 16.71% 26.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 97 141
10th Percentile £306 £227 £203
25th Percentile £323 £350 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.67% -10.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £582 £575 £600
90th Percentile £774 £615 £675
Scotland median daily rate £454 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +0.89% -10.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 5 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.17 £16.75 -
Median hourly rate £44.50 £26.50 £40.94
Median % change year-on-year +67.92% -35.27% -
75th Percentile £60.91 £65.00 £75.00
90th Percentile £61.84 £75.92 -
Scotland median hourly rate £51.25 £22.94 £40.94
% change year-on-year +123.43% -43.97% +88.92%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

MCSE job vacancy trend in Glasgow

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Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing MCSE.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing MCSE

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Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing MCSE.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing MCSE

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 (100.00%) SAN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) IT Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) CCNA
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Dell