MCSE Job Trends in Kent

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 77 53
Rank change year-on-year +31 -24 +51
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 26 5 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 3.48% 0.46% 2.68%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.92% 2.45% 7.76%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 17
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £31,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £33,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - -17.50% +6.67%
75th Percentile - £34,750 £41,000
90th Percentile - £35,200 -
South East median annual salary £45,000 £35,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +28.57% -12.50% +6.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 262 204 219
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 35.03% 18.94% 34.54%
Number of salaries quoted 201 95 136
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £34,988 £35,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,325 £43,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.90% +8.75% -11.11%
75th Percentile £45,000 £66,841 £53,750
90th Percentile £66,250 £75,000 £60,800
South East median annual salary £51,300 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.73% +4.76% +0.96%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for MCSE in Kent

MCSE
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing MCSE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing MCSE

MCSE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 26 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 17 (65.38%) AWS
1 17 (65.38%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (34.62%) Remote Desktop
Development Applications
1 9 (34.62%) JIRA
General
1 26 (100.00%) French Language
1 26 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 26 (100.00%) Swedish Language
2 9 (34.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 17 (65.38%) Analyst
1 17 (65.38%) Service Analyst
1 17 (65.38%) Service Desk Analyst
2 9 (34.62%) Lead
2 9 (34.62%) Senior
2 9 (34.62%) Senior Analyst
2 9 (34.62%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
2 9 (34.62%) Service Desk Team Leader
2 9 (34.62%) Team Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (100.00%) ITSM
2 17 (65.38%) ITIL
3 9 (34.62%) Business Continuity
3 9 (34.62%) Coaching
3 9 (34.62%) Conflict Resolution
3 9 (34.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (34.62%) Knowledge Management
3 9 (34.62%) Mentoring
3 9 (34.62%) Service Management
4 8 (30.77%) Customer Service
4 8 (30.77%) Performance Metrics
Qualifications
1 26 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 17 (65.38%) AWS Certification
2 17 (65.38%) Degree
3 9 (34.62%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (30.77%) QA
System Software
1 9 (34.62%) Active Directory
1 9 (34.62%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 26 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 17 (65.38%) ServiceNow
3 9 (34.62%) VMware