MCSE Jobs in the Midlands

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 112 219 308
Rank change year-on-year +107 +89 -59
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 191 29 48
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.05% 0.52% 0.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.57% 1.59% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 34 23 48
10th Percentile - £36,250 £33,875
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.36% +10.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £48,125 £63,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £52,500 £70,000 £65,000
England median annual salary £37,500 £47,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year -21.05% +10.47% -9.47%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,908 1,827 3,856
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 31.14% 32.53% 34.43%
Number of salaries quoted 782 1,172 1,993
10th Percentile £31,025 £28,500 £28,602
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,560 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.84% +6.44% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for MCSE in the Midlands

MCSE
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MCSE in the Midlands.

Salary trend for MCSE in the Midlands

MCSE
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing MCSE in the Midlands over the 6 months to 23 October 2024.

Salary histogram for MCSE in the Midlands

MCSE
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 23 October 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
West Midlands +69 150 £35,000 -36.36% 5
East Midlands +13 41 £47,500 -19.15% 4
MCSE
England

MCSE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 8 (4.19%) SharePoint
2 7 (3.66%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 19 (9.95%) Microsoft Excel
1 19 (9.95%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 36 (18.85%) Azure
2 31 (16.23%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (9.95%) Google Workspace
4 7 (3.66%) AWS
5 6 (3.14%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 157 (82.20%) WLAN
2 130 (68.06%) Internet
2 130 (68.06%) Network Security
3 32 (16.75%) Firewall
4 23 (12.04%) DNS
5 20 (10.47%) DHCP
6 19 (9.95%) BGP
6 19 (9.95%) OSPF
6 19 (9.95%) TCP/IP
6 19 (9.95%) VLAN
7 15 (7.85%) LAN
7 15 (7.85%) WAN
8 12 (6.28%) VPN
9 10 (5.24%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (3.14%) SAN
11 5 (2.62%) Wireless
12 4 (2.09%) Wireless Security
13 3 (1.57%) SD-WAN
13 3 (1.57%) VoIP
14 1 (0.52%) ISDN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.57%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (1.57%) Axure RP
General
1 35 (18.32%) Social Skills
2 21 (10.99%) Retail
3 19 (9.95%) Automotive
4 7 (3.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (3.66%) Telecoms
5 5 (2.62%) Finance
6 3 (1.57%) Legal
6 3 (1.57%) Manufacturing
6 3 (1.57%) Marketing
7 2 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 160 (83.77%) IT Engineer
2 135 (70.68%) IT Support
3 133 (69.63%) IT Support Engineer
3 133 (69.63%) Support Engineer
4 25 (13.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 25 (13.09%) Systems Engineer
5 6 (3.14%) Network Engineer
6 5 (2.62%) Analyst
6 5 (2.62%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (2.62%) Support Analyst
7 4 (2.09%) Network Systems Engineer
8 3 (1.57%) Senior
9 2 (1.05%) Desktop Support
9 2 (1.05%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 2 (1.05%) IT Analyst
9 2 (1.05%) IT Support Analyst
9 2 (1.05%) Technical Analyst
9 2 (1.05%) Technical Engineer
9 2 (1.05%) Technical Support
9 2 (1.05%) Technical Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 138 (72.25%) Driving Licence
2 65 (34.03%) Onboarding
3 19 (9.95%) Management Information System
3 19 (9.95%) Smartphone
4 9 (4.71%) Data Centre
5 4 (2.09%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (1.57%) IoT
6 3 (1.57%) NHS
7 2 (1.05%) Clustering
7 2 (1.05%) Handset
7 2 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.52%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 183 (95.81%) Windows
2 156 (81.68%) Linux
3 39 (20.42%) Windows Server
4 26 (13.61%) Windows 10
5 25 (13.09%) Windows Server 2019
6 21 (10.99%) Mac OS X
7 19 (9.95%) Ubuntu
7 19 (9.95%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (3.14%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (1.57%) Android
10 2 (1.05%) Unix
10 2 (1.05%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (78.01%) Computer Science
2 142 (74.35%) ITIL
2 142 (74.35%) Problem-Solving
3 130 (68.06%) Asset Management
3 130 (68.06%) IT Asset Management
3 130 (68.06%) Mentoring
3 130 (68.06%) Network Management
4 28 (14.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 19 (9.95%) Business Case
5 19 (9.95%) Performance Tuning
5 19 (9.95%) Systems Engineering
6 9 (4.71%) Collaborative Working
7 7 (3.66%) Collaborative Culture
7 7 (3.66%) High Availability
8 6 (3.14%) Customer Service
8 6 (3.14%) Migration
8 6 (3.14%) Server Management
9 5 (2.62%) Change Management
10 4 (2.09%) Analytics
10 4 (2.09%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 29 (15.18%) PowerShell
2 24 (12.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 191 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 157 (82.20%) Degree
3 156 (81.68%) CCNA
3 156 (81.68%) Cisco Certification
4 149 (78.01%) Computer Science Degree
5 139 (72.77%) MCP
6 131 (68.59%) CCNP
7 130 (68.06%) LPIC
8 19 (9.95%) HNC
8 19 (9.95%) HND
9 7 (3.66%) AWS Certification
9 7 (3.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (3.14%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 5 (2.62%) MCSA
12 4 (2.09%) DBS Check
13 3 (1.57%) MCITP
13 3 (1.57%) SC Cleared
13 3 (1.57%) Security Cleared
14 2 (1.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 1 (0.52%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 42 (21.99%) Active Directory
2 14 (7.33%) Hyper-V
3 13 (6.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.57%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.52%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (2.62%) SCCM
2 2 (1.05%) Failover Clustering
2 2 (1.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.05%) SCOM
Vendors
1 175 (91.62%) Microsoft
2 162 (84.82%) Cisco
3 22 (11.52%) Apple
3 22 (11.52%) Fortinet
4 20 (10.47%) Dell
5 19 (9.95%) Google
5 19 (9.95%) Ubiquiti
6 13 (6.81%) VMware
7 6 (3.14%) ServiceNow
8 5 (2.62%) HP
9 4 (2.09%) Ruckus Wireless
9 4 (2.09%) SolarWinds
10 3 (1.57%) Commvault
10 3 (1.57%) IBM
10 3 (1.57%) Veeam
11 1 (0.52%) Aruba
11 1 (0.52%) Citrix
11 1 (0.52%) EMC