MCSE Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 21 24
Rank change year-on-year +4 +3 -
Contract jobs citing MCSE 9 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 4.92% 0.92% 2.40%
As % of the Qualifications category 11.69% 2.38% 7.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £126 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £127 - £300
75th Percentile £128 - -
90th Percentile £128 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £127 £650 £538
% change year-on-year -80.46% +20.93% -5.61%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 77 42 51
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 42.08% 38.53% 30.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 24 35
10th Percentile £226 £175 £300
25th Percentile £426 £288 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £481 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.17% -3.75% -9.09%
75th Percentile £637 £600 £675
90th Percentile £727 £639 £713
Hampshire median daily rate £575 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 10
10th Percentile - - £64.50
25th Percentile - - £65.00
Median hourly rate £12.21 - £77.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +94.97%
75th Percentile - - £80.00
90th Percentile £19.97 - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £61.50 £57.35
% change year-on-year -59.11% +7.24% -7.50%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

MCSE job vacancy trend in Southampton

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Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing MCSE

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Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing MCSE

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Communications & Networking
1 9 (100.00%) SAN
General
1 9 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 9 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 9 (100.00%) IT Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Field Support Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) IT Support
2 3 (33.33%) IT Support Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 9 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 9 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 9 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 9 (100.00%) CCNA
1 9 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 9 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) Dell