MCSE Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing MCSE 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire 0.76% - 0.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.63% - 3.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £108 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £115 - £350
75th Percentile £123 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £115 - £287
% change year-on-year - - +1.87%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 38 42 29
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 28.79% 35.59% 18.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 23 25
10th Percentile £194 £262 £350
25th Percentile £250 £335 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £395 £498 £525
Median % change year-on-year -20.68% -5.14% +17.98%
75th Percentile £549 £616 £650
90th Percentile £626 £659 £724
East Midlands median daily rate £438 £463 £503
% change year-on-year -5.41% -7.96% +6.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £21.52 - -
25th Percentile £21.85 - -
Median hourly rate £23.15 - -
75th Percentile £25.20 - -
90th Percentile £25.98 - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.30 £22.09 £17.83
% change year-on-year -3.58% +23.87% -9.32%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Job postings citing MCSE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

Job vacancy trend for MCSE in Leicestershire

MCSE
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing MCSE

MCSE
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing MCSE

MCSE
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 7 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
Leicester - 1 £115 - 4
MCSE
East Midlands

MCSE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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