MCSE Contract Job Trends in Norwich

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Norfolk > Norwich

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Norwich with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing MCSE 9 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Norwich 8.04% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 21.95% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £161 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £173 - -
75th Percentile £184 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Norfolk median daily rate £173 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
Median hourly rate £6.00 - -
Norfolk median hourly rate £6.00 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Norwich

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 Norwich.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 41 10 8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Norwich 36.61% 25.64% 21.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 4 6
10th Percentile £156 £169 £143
25th Percentile £185 £223 £187
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £212 £268 £242
Median % change year-on-year -20.76% +10.77% +11.16%
75th Percentile £330 £304 £288
90th Percentile £370 £344 £331
Norfolk median daily rate £212 £280 £204
% change year-on-year -24.30% +37.25% -6.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 0 2
10th Percentile £6.00 - £15.33
25th Percentile £13.50 - £16.56
Median hourly rate £14.00 - £19.75
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.33%
75th Percentile £16.50 - £23.56
90th Percentile £21.60 - £25.18
Norfolk median hourly rate £16.00 - £15.50
% change year-on-year - - -17.33%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Norwich

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

MCSE job vacancy trend in Norwich

MCSE
Daily Rate Trend in Norwich

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Norwich citing MCSE

MCSE
Hourly Rate Trend in Norwich

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Norwich citing MCSE

MCSE
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norwich 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 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (44.44%) LAN
1 4 (44.44%) TCP/IP
2 1 (11.11%) RS-232
2 1 (11.11%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (44.44%) SQL Server
2 3 (33.33%) Oracle Database
General
1 8 (88.89%) Social Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (100.00%) Analyst
1 9 (100.00%) Support Analyst
2 7 (77.78%) Technical Analyst
2 7 (77.78%) Technical Support
2 7 (77.78%) Technical Support Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) IT Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) IT Support
3 2 (22.22%) IT Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (88.89%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 9 (100.00%) Windows
2 6 (66.67%) Windows Server 2003
3 5 (55.56%) Windows Server 2012
4 4 (44.44%) Windows Server
5 1 (11.11%) Windows 10
5 1 (11.11%) Windows 7
5 1 (11.11%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
2 4 (44.44%) Information Governance
2 4 (44.44%) ITIL
2 4 (44.44%) ITSM
2 4 (44.44%) Service Management
3 3 (33.33%) Capacity Planning
3 3 (33.33%) Security Patching
4 1 (11.11%) Proactive Monitoring
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) MCP
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (88.89%) Degree
2 8 (88.89%) HNC
2 8 (88.89%) HND
3 4 (44.44%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 4 (44.44%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 3 (33.33%) Citrix
2 3 (33.33%) Oracle