MCSE Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
South East > West Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in West Sussex with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing MCSE 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 0.37% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.12% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £95 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £105 - -
75th Percentile £115 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £198 £640 £538
% change year-on-year -69.06% +19.07% -4.61%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Sussex

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 West Sussex.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 89 46 69
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 32.60% 31.29% 26.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 32 46
10th Percentile £275 £328 £282
25th Percentile £356 £381 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £479 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.20% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £600 £537 £575
90th Percentile £626 £727 £588
South East median daily rate £525 £537 £550
% change year-on-year -2.23% -2.36% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £15.97 -
25th Percentile - £17.42 £20.75
Median hourly rate £37.12 £19.83 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +87.19% -7.77% -2.98%
75th Percentile - £22.25 £22.25
90th Percentile - £23.69 -
South East median hourly rate £54.50 £56.75 £57.35
% change year-on-year -3.96% -1.05% +4.74%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

MCSE job vacancy trend in West Sussex

MCSE
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing MCSE.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing MCSE

MCSE
Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing MCSE.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing MCSE

MCSE
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 18 April 2026. 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
Worthing - 1 £105 - 1
MCSE
South East

MCSE
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow