MCSE Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Milton Keynes with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 41 53
Rank change year-on-year - +12 +37
Contract jobs citing MCSE 0 6 7
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes - 1.99% 1.15%
As % of the Qualifications category - 4.35% 2.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 6 7
10th Percentile - £495 -
25th Percentile - £501 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £508 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +1.62% +36.99%
75th Percentile - £549 £622
90th Percentile - £560 £743
Buckinghamshire median daily rate - £505 £500
% change year-on-year - +1.00% +36.99%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 91 138 273
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 34.47% 45.85% 44.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 114 234
10th Percentile £310 £266 £280
25th Percentile £400 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £484 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year +7.56% -14.29% +11.70%
75th Percentile £538 £518 £624
90th Percentile £592 £550 £680
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £475 £450 £538
% change year-on-year +5.56% -16.28% +11.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 4 4
10th Percentile £15.12 £14.01 £13.29
25th Percentile £20.81 £17.03 £13.47
Median hourly rate £29.61 £24.35 £13.57
Median % change year-on-year +21.60% +79.44% -23.55%
75th Percentile - £32.00 £14.87
90th Percentile - £35.60 £17.20
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.15 £24.35 £13.57
% change year-on-year +3.29% +79.44% -23.55%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

MCSE job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

MCSE
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing MCSE.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing MCSE

MCSE
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing MCSE.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing MCSE