MCSE Contracts in the Midlands

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 129 144 168
Rank change year-on-year +15 +24 -30
Contract jobs citing MCSE 5 19 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.18% 0.56% 0.54%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.56% 1.98% 2.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 15 19
10th Percentile - £130 £110
25th Percentile - £158 £128
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £117 £223 £225
Median % change year-on-year -47.53% -0.89% -10.00%
75th Percentile £126 £300 £439
90th Percentile £131 £475 £501
England median daily rate £375 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% -2.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £20.65 -
25th Percentile £45.22 £21.62 -
Median hourly rate £48.56 £23.24 -
Median % change year-on-year +108.95% - -
75th Percentile £51.91 £24.86 -
90th Percentile - £25.83 -
England median hourly rate £30.00 £18.50 £23.22
% change year-on-year +62.16% -20.32% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

MCSE is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 889 961 992
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.52% 28.16% 19.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 550 609 671
10th Percentile £230 £256 £206
25th Percentile £325 £400 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £520 £450
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +15.56% +11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £550
90th Percentile £675 £690 £638
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +6.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 77 35
10th Percentile £13.23 £11.00 £11.95
25th Percentile £17.00 £14.50 £13.74
Median hourly rate £24.65 £18.75 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.47% -6.25% +18.91%
75th Percentile £42.50 £27.13 £24.00
90th Percentile £56.50 £65.00 £37.50
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £38.90
% change year-on-year -23.81% +34.98% +2.36%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for MCSE in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCSE in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for MCSE in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MCSE in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for MCSE in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the 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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
East Midlands +13 3 £130 -41.70% 3
West Midlands +21 2 £117 -43.27% 3
MCSE
England

MCSE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (40.00%) OneDrive
2 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) VPN
1 3 (60.00%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (40.00%) DNS
3 1 (20.00%) Fibre Channel
3 1 (20.00%) Network Security
3 1 (20.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (20.00%) Oracle Database
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Desktop Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Junior
1 2 (40.00%) Junior Desktop Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Administrator
2 1 (20.00%) Field Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) IT Administrator
2 1 (20.00%) IT Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Windows 10
2 2 (40.00%) Mac OS
2 2 (40.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Time Management
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (20.00%) Inventory Control
3 1 (20.00%) Inventory Management
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (20.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (60.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) A+ Certification
3 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (20.00%) MCP
3 1 (20.00%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) SLA
2 1 (20.00%) GDPR
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) Apple
2 2 (40.00%) Cisco
2 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (20.00%) Oracle