Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for MCSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 60 | - | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +22 |
| Permanent jobs citing MCSA | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 0.21% | - | 0.98% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.38% | - | 2.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | - | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | - | £43,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | - | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £46,250 | £33,000 | £41,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.15% | -19.51% | -4.09% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset
MCSA 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 Dorset.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 261 | 360 | 283 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 55.89% | 27.57% | 46.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 80 | 136 | 132 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £24,250 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £36,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £42,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.20% | -19.05% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,938 | £57,500 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £66,250 | £76,250 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing MCSA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MCSA in Dorset.
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Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSA within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 15 June 2025. 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | - | 1 | £52,500 | - | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:
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