MCSE Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 321 415 542
Rank change year-on-year +94 +127 -116
Contract jobs citing MCSE 16 52 83
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.11% 0.20% 0.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.38% 0.80% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 45 58
10th Percentile £293 £306 £221
25th Percentile £388 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £520 £469
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +10.93% +17.19%
75th Percentile £500 £574 £590
90th Percentile £534 £625 £641
UK median daily rate £363 £463 £425
% change year-on-year -21.62% +8.82% -4.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26.25
Median hourly rate £40.31 - £27.50
75th Percentile - - £28.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £23.22
% change year-on-year -5.41% -20.32% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

MCSE is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,158 6,516 8,836
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 27.45% 25.48% 19.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,617 4,383 6,202
10th Percentile £325 £380 £369
25th Percentile £438 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £730 £745 £700
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 265 288 224
10th Percentile £15.85 £19.43 £19.40
25th Percentile £24.25 £42.50 £38.38
Median hourly rate £43.00 £65.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.85% +32.65% +22.50%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £65.54
90th Percentile £82.13 £85.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.00
% change year-on-year -25.93% +28.57% +10.82%

MCSE
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing MCSE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

MCSE trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing MCSE.

MCSE daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing MCSE over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

MCSE daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing MCSE.

MCSE hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (12.50%) Exchange Server 2007
1 2 (12.50%) Exchange Server 2010
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (6.25%) Exchange Server 2003
2 1 (6.25%) Exchange Server 2013
2 1 (6.25%) IIS
2 1 (6.25%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.25%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 4 (25.00%) Azure
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (18.75%) AWS
3 2 (12.50%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (12.50%) DHCP
1 2 (12.50%) DNS
1 2 (12.50%) SAN
2 1 (6.25%) Firewall
2 1 (6.25%) Skype
2 1 (6.25%) SSL
2 1 (6.25%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (43.75%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (37.50%) Finance
2 5 (31.25%) Public Sector
3 4 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (25.00%) Banking
3 4 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Electronics
4 1 (6.25%) French Language
4 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
4 1 (6.25%) Marketing
4 1 (6.25%) Spanish Language
4 1 (6.25%) Swedish Language
4 1 (6.25%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) DBA
1 4 (25.00%) SQL DBA
2 3 (18.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 3 (18.75%) Server Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Administrator
3 2 (12.50%) Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 2 (12.50%) Security Specialist
4 1 (6.25%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) 1st Line Support Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Configuration Specialist
4 1 (6.25%) Exchange Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Security Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Senior Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Senior VMware Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Service Desk Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Service Desk Support
4 1 (6.25%) Service Desk Support Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) VMware Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.25%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 5 (31.25%) Clustering
2 2 (12.50%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (6.25%) Management Information System
3 1 (6.25%) PKI
3 1 (6.25%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 12 (75.00%) Windows
2 10 (62.50%) Windows Server
3 1 (6.25%) Linux
3 1 (6.25%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (6.25%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (6.25%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (75.00%) ITIL
2 6 (37.50%) Service Management
3 5 (31.25%) High Availability
3 5 (31.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 5 (31.25%) Server Patching
3 5 (31.25%) Task Automation
4 4 (25.00%) Data Encryption
4 4 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 4 (25.00%) Problem Management
4 4 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (18.75%) Agile
5 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (18.75%) Decision-Making
5 3 (18.75%) Security Operations
6 2 (12.50%) BCP
6 2 (12.50%) Migration
6 2 (12.50%) Penetration Testing
6 2 (12.50%) Risk Assessment
6 2 (12.50%) Threat Modelling
7 1 (6.25%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (62.50%) PowerShell
2 6 (37.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (31.25%) Degree
3 4 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
3 4 (25.00%) MCSA
4 2 (12.50%) SC Cleared
4 2 (12.50%) Security Cleared
5 1 (6.25%) A+ Certification
5 1 (6.25%) AWS Certification
5 1 (6.25%) Azure Certification
5 1 (6.25%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (6.25%) CCNP
5 1 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (6.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (6.25%) MCP
5 1 (6.25%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (6.25%) Disclosure Scotland
1 1 (6.25%) NCSC
1 1 (6.25%) NIST
System Software
1 6 (37.50%) Active Directory
2 1 (6.25%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) SCCM
1 2 (12.50%) WSUS
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 11 (68.75%) Microsoft
2 6 (37.50%) ServiceNow
3 2 (12.50%) Dell
3 2 (12.50%) HP
3 2 (12.50%) IronPort
3 2 (12.50%) VMware
4 1 (6.25%) Cisco
4 1 (6.25%) SAP
4 1 (6.25%) SolarWinds