MCSE Job Trends 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 20 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 204 155 212
Rank change year-on-year -49 +57 +91
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 29 123 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.52% 1.22% 0.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.44% 4.53% 1.81%
Number of salaries quoted 29 33 26
10th Percentile £32,250 - £36,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year - -31.71% +10.81%
75th Percentile £37,500 £48,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £42,000 £53,500 £66,597
England median annual salary £35,000 £39,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.39% -16.84% +9.20%

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 2,017 2,718 1,828
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 35.97% 27.02% 32.34%
Number of salaries quoted 811 953 1,166
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,500 £27,625
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £39,028
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,350
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.49% +11.38%
75th Percentile £66,125 £64,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,900 £79,920 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £56,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.10% -6.37% +9.09%

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing MCSE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing MCSE

MCSE
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing MCSE in the Midlands over the 6 months to 20 September 2025.

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 20 September 2025. 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
East Midlands +12 19 £35,000 -24.32% 18
West Midlands -29 10 £35,000 - 2
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 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 23 (79.31%) Azure
2 13 (44.83%) AWS
3 8 (27.59%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (27.59%) PaaS
3 8 (27.59%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (34.48%) LAN
1 10 (34.48%) WAN
2 5 (17.24%) VPN
3 2 (6.90%) DHCP
3 2 (6.90%) DNS
4 1 (3.45%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.90%) SQL Server
General
1 12 (41.38%) Public Sector
2 9 (31.03%) Social Skills
3 5 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (17.24%) Documentation Skills
3 5 (17.24%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (3.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (55.17%) Support Engineer
2 10 (34.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 10 (34.48%) Infrastructure Support
2 10 (34.48%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
3 8 (27.59%) IT Support
4 7 (24.14%) Lead
4 7 (24.14%) Support Team Leader
4 7 (24.14%) Team Leader
5 5 (17.24%) Technical Engineer
5 5 (17.24%) Technical Support
5 5 (17.24%) Technical Support Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) 2nd Line Support
7 2 (6.90%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 2 (6.90%) Windows Engineer
8 1 (3.45%) IT Engineer
8 1 (3.45%) IT Infrastructure Manager
8 1 (3.45%) IT Support Engineer
8 1 (3.45%) Senior
8 1 (3.45%) Senior IT Engineer
8 1 (3.45%) Senior IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 13 (44.83%) Driving Licence
2 5 (17.24%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 25 (86.21%) Windows
2 20 (68.97%) Windows Server
3 13 (44.83%) Linux
4 5 (17.24%) Mac OS X
5 2 (6.90%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (58.62%) Mentoring
2 13 (44.83%) ITIL
3 10 (34.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 8 (27.59%) Coaching
4 8 (27.59%) ITSM
5 6 (20.69%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (17.24%) Computer Science
6 5 (17.24%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 5 (17.24%) Organisational Awareness
6 5 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (10.34%) Change Control
7 3 (10.34%) Project Delivery
7 3 (10.34%) Server Management
8 2 (6.90%) Time Management
8 2 (6.90%) Virtual Environments
9 1 (3.45%) Collaborative Culture
9 1 (3.45%) Decision-Making
9 1 (3.45%) Risk Management
9 1 (3.45%) Service Delivery
9 1 (3.45%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (34.48%) SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 28 (96.55%) MCP
2 28 (96.55%) MCSA
3 13 (44.83%) Degree
4 11 (37.93%) CCNA
4 11 (37.93%) Cisco Certification
5 10 (34.48%) A+ Certification
6 8 (27.59%) CCNP
7 7 (24.14%) Security Cleared
8 5 (17.24%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (10.34%) CCA
9 3 (10.34%) Citrix Certification
10 2 (6.90%) DV Cleared
10 2 (6.90%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.34%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (44.83%) Active Directory
2 7 (24.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (6.90%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (6.90%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 2 (6.90%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 18 (62.07%) Microsoft
2 10 (34.48%) VMware
3 3 (10.34%) Cisco
3 3 (10.34%) Citrix
4 2 (6.90%) arcserve