Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +28 |
| Contract jobs citing MCSE | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | - | - | 2.39% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 5.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £148 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +36.51% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £556 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £643 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £413 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -17.50% | +17.65% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales
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 Wales.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 124 | 92 | 243 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales | 42.61% | 23.29% | 41.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 77 | 63 | 187 |
| 10th Percentile | £223 | £160 | £187 |
| 25th Percentile | £285 | £356 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.33% | -1.90% | -3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £631 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £593 | £725 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £520 | £530 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.89% | -3.64% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 18 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.01 | £11.02 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £24.61 | £16.65 | £16.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £22.83 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.19% | +25.83% | -60.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.25 | £82.19 | £20.10 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.13 | £87.80 | £49.38 |
| UK median hourly rate | £32.50 | £40.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.75% | -27.27% | +23.60% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing MCSE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCSE in Wales.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MCSE in Wales.