MCSE Job Trends in Leeds

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leeds with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 98 114
Rank change year-on-year +7 +16 +63
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 1 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.088% 0.22% 0.070%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.31% 1.05% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £49,000 £65,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £70,000 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +68.67% +9.21%
75th Percentile £51,000 £75,000 £43,250
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £70,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year -28.57% +68.67% +9.21%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 327 285 297
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 28.81% 20.64% 20.77%
Number of salaries quoted 180 91 162
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,103 £43,169
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,075 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.76% -8.70% -0.86%
75th Percentile £68,125 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £83,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary £42,020 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -15.96% -13.04% +4.55%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

MCSE job vacancy trend in Leeds

MCSE
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing MCSE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing MCSE

MCSE
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Application Support Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) Applications Support
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Support Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) Team Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) MCITP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft