MCSE Job Trends in County Antrim

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in County Antrim with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 - 51
Rank change year-on-year - - +40
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Antrim 1.24% - 0.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.36% - 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £52,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +30.00%
Northern Ireland median annual salary - - £52,000
% change year-on-year - - +30.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
County Antrim

MCSE falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in County Antrim.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 56 122 106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Antrim 23.24% 26.87% 27.32%
Number of salaries quoted 25 53 66
10th Percentile £41,750 £26,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £34,112 £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +35.00% -9.09% +29.41%
75th Percentile £77,500 £60,000 £69,969
90th Percentile £93,750 £71,000 £82,500
Northern Ireland median annual salary £59,000 £45,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +31.11% -15.89% +18.23%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Job postings citing MCSE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

Job vacancy trend for MCSE in County Antrim

MCSE
Salary Trend in County Antrim

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing MCSE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing MCSE

MCSE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Antrim 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 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Remote Desktop
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) French Language
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Swedish Language
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Service Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Lead
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Service Desk Team Leader
2 1 (33.33%) Team Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Management
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (66.67%) AWS Certification
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow
3 1 (33.33%) VMware