MCSE Job Trends in London

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 378 380 432
Rank change year-on-year +2 +52 +112
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 33 17 63
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.17% 0.13% 0.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.73% 0.39% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 7 12 60
10th Percentile £46,000 - £33,175
25th Percentile £48,000 £50,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -19.23% +23.81%
75th Percentile £76,875 £59,063 £76,438
90th Percentile £89,250 £66,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £37,750 £37,500 £44,225
% change year-on-year +0.67% -15.21% +6.57%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,502 4,349 6,589
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 22.92% 33.79% 28.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2,438 2,041 4,278
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £49,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £116,250 £105,000
England median annual salary £59,490 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.46% +4.55% -4.81%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

MCSE job vacancy trend in London

MCSE
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing MCSE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing MCSE

MCSE
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing MCSE in London over the 6 months to 25 April 2026.

Salary histogram for MCSE in London

MCSE
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the London region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
Central London +1 4 £76,250 +79.41%
West London - 2 £47,000 -
MCSE
England

MCSE
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (6.06%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.03%) IIS
Applications
1 18 (54.55%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 22 (66.67%) AWS
2 21 (63.64%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (39.39%) Azure
4 3 (9.09%) Mimecast
5 2 (6.06%) Entra ID
6 1 (3.03%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.09%) Firewall
2 2 (6.06%) TCP/IP
3 1 (3.03%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (3.03%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (3.03%) Cisco ISE
3 1 (3.03%) DHCP
3 1 (3.03%) DNS
3 1 (3.03%) FIX Connectivity
3 1 (3.03%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (3.03%) Network Security
3 1 (3.03%) SAN
3 1 (3.03%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (15.15%) SQL Server
2 2 (6.06%) Metadata
2 2 (6.06%) Oracle Database
2 2 (6.06%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (9.09%) JIRA
General
1 26 (78.79%) Social Skills
2 14 (42.42%) French Language
3 7 (21.21%) Swedish Language
4 4 (12.12%) Banking
5 3 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (6.06%) Finance
6 2 (6.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (3.03%) Marketing
7 1 (3.03%) Public Sector
7 1 (3.03%) Retail
7 1 (3.03%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (57.58%) Analyst
2 18 (54.55%) Service Analyst
2 18 (54.55%) Service Desk Analyst
3 5 (15.15%) Cloud Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) Cloud Infrastructure Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) Infrastructure Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) Solutions Consultant
4 4 (12.12%) Senior
5 2 (6.06%) Data Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) IT Analyst
5 2 (6.06%) IT Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Lead
5 2 (6.06%) Senior Analyst
5 2 (6.06%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
5 2 (6.06%) Service Desk Team Leader
5 2 (6.06%) Team Leader
6 1 (3.03%) Administrator
6 1 (3.03%) Principal Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) .NET
1 1 (3.03%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.15%) Public Cloud
2 3 (9.09%) Onboarding
3 2 (6.06%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (3.03%) Data Centre
4 1 (3.03%) Eurex
4 1 (3.03%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 13 (39.39%) Windows
2 7 (21.21%) Linux
3 5 (15.15%) Windows Server
4 2 (6.06%) Windows 10
5 1 (3.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (3.03%) Solaris
5 1 (3.03%) Ubuntu
5 1 (3.03%) Unix
5 1 (3.03%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (3.03%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (63.64%) ITIL
2 18 (54.55%) Customer Service
2 18 (54.55%) ITSM
3 16 (48.48%) Performance Metrics
4 5 (15.15%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (15.15%) DevOps
4 5 (15.15%) Infrastructure as Code
4 5 (15.15%) Line Management
4 5 (15.15%) SOA
4 5 (15.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 5 (15.15%) Technical Leadership
5 4 (12.12%) Cloud Operations
5 4 (12.12%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (12.12%) Presales
5 4 (12.12%) Strategic Planning
6 3 (9.09%) Data Management
6 3 (9.09%) Data Security
6 3 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 3 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (9.09%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.06%) PowerShell
2 1 (3.03%) C#
2 1 (3.03%) Python
2 1 (3.03%) SQL
2 1 (3.03%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 33 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 26 (78.79%) Degree
3 16 (48.48%) AWS Certification
4 9 (27.27%) Cisco Certification
5 8 (24.24%) CCNA
6 7 (21.21%) CCNP
6 7 (21.21%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 5 (15.15%) LPIC
7 5 (15.15%) RHCSA
8 4 (12.12%) Azure Certification
8 4 (12.12%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 4 (12.12%) VCAP
9 3 (9.09%) CISSP
9 3 (9.09%) MCSA
10 2 (6.06%) MCITP
10 2 (6.06%) MOS
10 2 (6.06%) OCP
10 2 (6.06%) Oracle Certification
11 1 (3.03%) CISA
11 1 (3.03%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (48.48%) QA
2 3 (9.09%) GDPR
3 2 (6.06%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (3.03%) COBIT
4 1 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (3.03%) HIPAA
4 1 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (3.03%) NIST
4 1 (3.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (3.03%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (24.24%) Active Directory
1 8 (24.24%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (15.15%) vSphere
3 1 (3.03%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 5 (15.15%) Terraform
2 3 (9.09%) SCCM
3 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (3.03%) vRealize Orchestrator
3 1 (3.03%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 27 (81.82%) Microsoft
2 18 (54.55%) ServiceNow
3 11 (33.33%) VMware
4 8 (24.24%) Cisco
5 2 (6.06%) Bloomberg
5 2 (6.06%) Citrix
5 2 (6.06%) Oracle
5 2 (6.06%) Red Hat
5 2 (6.06%) Reuters
5 2 (6.06%) Sophos
6 1 (3.03%) CQG
6 1 (3.03%) Google
6 1 (3.03%) HP
6 1 (3.03%) ION Trading
6 1 (3.03%) LogicMonitor
6 1 (3.03%) Okta
6 1 (3.03%) Patsystems
6 1 (3.03%) Trayport
6 1 (3.03%) Veeam
6 1 (3.03%) Zscaler