MCSE Job Trends in Essex

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Essex with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 49 -
Rank change year-on-year -11 - -
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.12% 0.78% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.39% 2.27% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 - -
75th Percentile £37,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £33,250 £52,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -36.67% +31.25% -11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Essex

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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 258 132 164
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 30.53% 34.11% 22.56%
Number of salaries quoted 74 32 127
10th Percentile £26,800 £25,000 £25,759
25th Percentile £31,375 £25,938 £27,965
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £39,085
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +27.93% -15.95%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,900 £64,663 £76,250
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% +1.01%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing MCSE relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.

MCSE job vacancy trend in Essex

MCSE
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing MCSE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing MCSE

MCSE
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the Essex region over the 6 months to 27 February 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Harlow - 1 £36,500 - 1
MCSE
East of England

MCSE
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Administrator
1 1 (100.00%) IT Administrator
1 1 (100.00%) IT Systems Administrator
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Administrator
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (100.00%) VMware