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 14 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 212 221 246
Rank change year-on-year +9 +25 +57
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 38 115 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.55% 0.86% 0.69%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.13% 3.42% 1.76%
Number of salaries quoted 32 35 45
10th Percentile - £31,100 £25,950
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £44,225 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.86% -15.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £37,500 £53,125 £63,750
90th Percentile £38,750 £57,500 -
England median annual salary £35,000 £40,000 £43,750
% change year-on-year -12.50% -8.57% -2.78%

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 3,374 3,364 3,123
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 48.69% 25.22% 39.44%
Number of salaries quoted 878 1,772 1,294
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,500 £29,075
25th Percentile £36,054 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% -9.52% +14.13%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% +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

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 14 July 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 14 July 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
West Midlands 0 25 £35,000 - 6
East Midlands +24 13 £35,000 -22.22% 3
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 (5.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (13.16%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (13.16%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 25 (65.79%) Azure
2 10 (26.32%) AWS
3 9 (23.68%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (21.05%) PaaS
4 8 (21.05%) SaaS
5 5 (13.16%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 14 (36.84%) LAN
1 14 (36.84%) WAN
2 7 (18.42%) DHCP
2 7 (18.42%) DNS
3 5 (13.16%) BGP
3 5 (13.16%) Firewall
3 5 (13.16%) OSPF
3 5 (13.16%) TCP/IP
3 5 (13.16%) VLAN
3 5 (13.16%) WLAN
4 2 (5.26%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.26%) SQL Server
General
1 16 (42.11%) Public Sector
2 13 (34.21%) Social Skills
3 7 (18.42%) Documentation Skills
4 5 (13.16%) Automotive
4 5 (13.16%) Retail
5 3 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (7.89%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.63%) Legal
Job Titles
1 17 (44.74%) Support Engineer
2 16 (42.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 14 (36.84%) Infrastructure Support
3 14 (36.84%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
4 8 (21.05%) IT Support
5 7 (18.42%) Lead
5 7 (18.42%) Support Team Leader
5 7 (18.42%) Team Leader
5 7 (18.42%) Technical Support
6 6 (15.79%) IT Engineer
7 5 (13.16%) Analyst
7 5 (13.16%) Support Analyst
7 5 (13.16%) Systems Engineer
7 5 (13.16%) Technical Analyst
7 5 (13.16%) Technical Support Analyst
8 2 (5.26%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 2 (5.26%) Senior
8 2 (5.26%) Technical Engineer
8 2 (5.26%) Technical Support Engineer
8 2 (5.26%) Windows Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (26.32%) Driving Licence
1 10 (26.32%) Management Information System
2 5 (13.16%) Smartphone
3 3 (7.89%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 38 (100.00%) Windows
2 31 (81.58%) Windows Server
3 15 (39.47%) Linux
4 7 (18.42%) Mac OS X
4 7 (18.42%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (13.16%) Ubuntu
5 5 (13.16%) Windows 10
5 5 (13.16%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (42.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 11 (28.95%) ITIL
3 10 (26.32%) Mentoring
4 8 (21.05%) Coaching
4 8 (21.05%) ITSM
5 7 (18.42%) Computer Science
6 5 (13.16%) Asset Management
6 5 (13.16%) Business Case
6 5 (13.16%) Collaborative Working
6 5 (13.16%) Customer Experience
6 5 (13.16%) Performance Tuning
6 5 (13.16%) Systems Engineering
7 3 (7.89%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (5.26%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 2 (5.26%) Cybersecurity
8 2 (5.26%) Organisational Awareness
8 2 (5.26%) Time Management
8 2 (5.26%) Virtual Environments
9 1 (2.63%) Performance Metrics
9 1 (2.63%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 19 (50.00%) SQL
2 5 (13.16%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 38 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 32 (84.21%) MCSA
3 26 (68.42%) MCP
4 20 (52.63%) Degree
5 14 (36.84%) A+ Certification
6 9 (23.68%) CCNA
6 9 (23.68%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (21.05%) CCNP
8 7 (18.42%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (13.16%) HNC
9 5 (13.16%) HND
10 4 (10.53%) Security Cleared
11 2 (5.26%) DV Cleared
11 2 (5.26%) SC Cleared
12 1 (2.63%) Azure Certification
12 1 (2.63%) MCITP
12 1 (2.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 22 (57.89%) Active Directory
2 4 (10.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (5.26%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (5.26%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 2 (5.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 21 (55.26%) Microsoft
2 5 (13.16%) Apple
2 5 (13.16%) Cisco
2 5 (13.16%) Dell
2 5 (13.16%) Fortinet
2 5 (13.16%) Google
2 5 (13.16%) Ubiquiti
2 5 (13.16%) VMware
3 2 (5.26%) arcserve