MCSA Jobs in London

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for MCSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 440 492 851
Rank change year-on-year +52 +359 -226
Permanent jobs citing MCSA 37 65 75
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.18% 0.24% 0.100%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.64% 0.92% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 32 49 73
10th Percentile £39,500 £33,600 -
25th Percentile £42,125 £40,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £68,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.88% +56.32% +8.75%
75th Percentile £59,125 £81,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £67,250 £111,500 £73,500
England median annual salary £43,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -9.47% +11.76% +6.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,766 7,082 16,138
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 27.80% 26.11% 21.51%
Number of salaries quoted 3,193 4,957 7,030
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £52,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.85% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £88,750 £86,250
90th Percentile £102,300 £112,500 £102,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -

MCSA
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing MCSA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for MCSA in London

MCSA
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MCSA in London.

Salary trend for MCSA in London

MCSA
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing MCSA in London over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for MCSA in London

MCSA
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSA within the London region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
Central London +33 8 £49,000 -34.67% 1
West London -17 5 £53,000 +21.84% 1
MCSA
England

MCSA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (27.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (24.32%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.70%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (27.03%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.70%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 19 (51.35%) Azure
2 13 (35.14%) AWS
3 7 (18.92%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (10.81%) Entra ID
5 3 (8.11%) Azure Functions
5 3 (8.11%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (8.11%) Mimecast
5 3 (8.11%) Serverless
6 2 (5.41%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (5.41%) Azure Monitor
6 2 (5.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 2 (5.41%) IaaS
6 2 (5.41%) PaaS
7 1 (2.70%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (2.70%) GitHub
7 1 (2.70%) Google Workspace
7 1 (2.70%) Power Automate
7 1 (2.70%) Power Platform
7 1 (2.70%) SaaS
7 1 (2.70%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 14 (37.84%) TCP/IP
2 12 (32.43%) DHCP
2 12 (32.43%) DNS
2 12 (32.43%) Firewall
3 7 (18.92%) LAN
3 7 (18.92%) WAN
4 6 (16.22%) SAN
5 5 (13.51%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (13.51%) IPsec
5 5 (13.51%) Network Security
5 5 (13.51%) SSL
5 5 (13.51%) VPN
6 4 (10.81%) Cisco Firepower
6 4 (10.81%) NGFW
6 4 (10.81%) SD-WAN
6 4 (10.81%) Wireless
7 2 (5.41%) Intranet
8 1 (2.70%) Internet
8 1 (2.70%) NAS
8 1 (2.70%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (21.62%) SQL Server
2 3 (8.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 3 (8.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (5.41%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (5.41%) Data Lake
3 2 (5.41%) Relational Database
3 2 (5.41%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (2.70%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 1 (2.70%) JIRA
General
1 17 (45.95%) Social Skills
2 9 (24.32%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (24.32%) Finance
3 5 (13.51%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (8.11%) Automotive
4 3 (8.11%) Legal
4 3 (8.11%) Telecoms
5 2 (5.41%) Banking
5 2 (5.41%) Investment Banking
6 1 (2.70%) Back Office
6 1 (2.70%) Billing
6 1 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Financial Institution
6 1 (2.70%) Law
6 1 (2.70%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 8 (21.62%) IT Support
2 6 (16.22%) Analyst
3 5 (13.51%) Security Analyst
4 4 (10.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 4 (10.81%) Network Engineer
4 4 (10.81%) Network Security Engineer
4 4 (10.81%) Security Engineer
5 3 (8.11%) Administrator
5 3 (8.11%) Customer Engineer
5 3 (8.11%) Customer Service Engineer
5 3 (8.11%) IT Administrator
5 3 (8.11%) IT Systems Administrator
5 3 (8.11%) Systems Administrator
6 2 (5.41%) Consultant
6 2 (5.41%) DBA
6 2 (5.41%) Network Manager
6 2 (5.41%) SQL DBA
6 2 (5.41%) Systems Engineer
7 1 (2.70%) Architect
7 1 (2.70%) Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) .NET
1 1 (2.70%) Middleware
1 1 (2.70%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 11 (29.73%) Replication
2 8 (21.62%) Data Centre
3 6 (16.22%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (10.81%) Management Information System
5 3 (8.11%) Enterprise Cloud
5 3 (8.11%) Enterprise Storage
6 2 (5.41%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (5.41%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (2.70%) Clustering
7 1 (2.70%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (2.70%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (2.70%) PKI
7 1 (2.70%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 22 (59.46%) Windows
2 16 (43.24%) Windows Server
3 11 (29.73%) Windows 10
4 9 (24.32%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (21.62%) Windows Server 2008
6 7 (18.92%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (13.51%) Linux
7 5 (13.51%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (2.70%) Apple iOS
8 1 (2.70%) SUSE
8 1 (2.70%) Ubuntu
8 1 (2.70%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (64.86%) ITIL
2 18 (48.65%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (35.14%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (27.03%) Disaster Recovery
5 9 (24.32%) Kalman Filter
6 8 (21.62%) Batch Scripting
6 8 (21.62%) Cryptography
6 8 (21.62%) Data Loss Prevention
6 8 (21.62%) ITSM
7 7 (18.92%) Incident Management
8 6 (16.22%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 5 (13.51%) Business Continuity
9 5 (13.51%) Business Continuity Planning
9 5 (13.51%) Change Control
9 5 (13.51%) Information Security
9 5 (13.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 5 (13.51%) Proactive Monitoring
9 5 (13.51%) Project Delivery
9 5 (13.51%) Security Architecture
10 4 (10.81%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (37.84%) PowerShell
2 10 (27.03%) SQL
3 3 (8.11%) Java
4 2 (5.41%) C#
4 2 (5.41%) T-SQL
5 1 (2.70%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 37 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 22 (59.46%) Degree
3 11 (29.73%) MCSE
4 8 (21.62%) CREST Certified
5 6 (16.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 5 (13.51%) CompTIA CySA+
6 5 (13.51%) CompTIA Security+
6 5 (13.51%) GIAC
7 4 (10.81%) CCNA
7 4 (10.81%) CCNP
7 4 (10.81%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (10.81%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (8.11%) Azure Certification
8 3 (8.11%) Dell Certification
9 2 (5.41%) Master's Degree
9 2 (5.41%) MCP
10 1 (2.70%) CCA
10 1 (2.70%) Citrix Certification
10 1 (2.70%) MCDST
10 1 (2.70%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (18.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (13.51%) NCSC
3 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 1 (2.70%) NIST
System Software
1 19 (51.35%) Active Directory
2 15 (40.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (16.22%) VMware ESXi
4 5 (13.51%) Hyper-V
4 5 (13.51%) vSphere
5 2 (5.41%) VMware NSX
6 1 (2.70%) Firmware
6 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (2.70%) vCloud
6 1 (2.70%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (2.70%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (8.11%) WSUS
3 2 (5.41%) SCOM
3 2 (5.41%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (5.41%) vCenter Server
4 1 (2.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (2.70%) Nessus
4 1 (2.70%) PowerCLI
4 1 (2.70%) SCCM
4 1 (2.70%) SCOrch
4 1 (2.70%) Terraform
Vendors
1 26 (70.27%) Microsoft
2 21 (56.76%) VMware
3 17 (45.95%) Cisco
4 8 (21.62%) Bloomberg
4 8 (21.62%) FactSet
4 8 (21.62%) MobileIron
4 8 (21.62%) Refinitiv
5 7 (18.92%) HP
6 5 (13.51%) Dell
7 4 (10.81%) F5
7 4 (10.81%) Fujitsu
7 4 (10.81%) NetApp
7 4 (10.81%) Palo Alto
8 3 (8.11%) Juniper
9 2 (5.41%) Aruba
9 2 (5.41%) Citrix
9 2 (5.41%) Databricks
10 1 (2.70%) Meraki
10 1 (2.70%) Okta
10 1 (2.70%) ServiceNow