MCSA Contracts in the South East

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for MCSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 148 188 205
Rank change year-on-year +40 +17 +41
Contract jobs citing MCSA 4 10 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.13% 0.18% 0.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.33% 0.40% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 8 12
10th Percentile £142 £472 £363
25th Percentile £160 £519 £451
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £538 £480
Median % change year-on-year -64.65% +11.98% +35.21%
75th Percentile £202 £556 £589
90th Percentile £209 £568 £605
England median daily rate £550 £538 £480
% change year-on-year +2.33% +11.98% +20.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

MCSA 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 the South East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,217 2,478 2,160
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 40.39% 44.65% 37.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 774 1,415 1,416
10th Percentile £304 £327 £301
25th Percentile £438 £444 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.36% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £623
90th Percentile £688 £737 £706
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 212 146
10th Percentile £20.00 £17.51 £21.50
25th Percentile £26.13 £27.31 £42.50
Median hourly rate £56.75 £57.35 £57.32
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% +0.05% +27.77%
75th Percentile £70.63 £67.01 £68.44
90th Percentile £78.13 £85.53 £75.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.81% +40.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing MCSA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for MCSA in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCSA in the South East.

Daily rate trend for MCSA in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MCSA in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for MCSA in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSA within the South East region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Berkshire - 2 £130 - 4
West Sussex - 2 £202 - 1
Thames Valley - 2 £130 - 7
MCSA
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) IT Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) IT Support
1 2 (50.00%) IT Support Technician
1 2 (50.00%) IT Technician
1 2 (50.00%) Service Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Service Desk Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Support Technician
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (50.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (50.00%) ITIL
1 2 (50.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) Malwarebytes
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Citrix
2 2 (50.00%) Dell
2 2 (50.00%) Ivanti
2 2 (50.00%) ServiceNow