MCSE Job Trends in Northamptonshire

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northamptonshire with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 49 -
Rank change year-on-year +12 - -
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 9 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 2.22% 0.45% -
As % of the Qualifications category 11.69% 1.22% -
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £32,500 - £65,000
% change year-on-year - - +13.04%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 77 164 83
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 19.01% 36.77% 19.58%
Number of salaries quoted 39 46 55
10th Percentile - £28,500 £34,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +7.14% +24.44%
75th Percentile £62,500 £80,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £81,875 £67,750
East Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% -10.00% +2.04%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

MCSE job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

MCSE
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing MCSE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing MCSE

MCSE
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Northampton - 9 £32,500 -
MCSE
East Midlands

MCSE
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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:

General
1 9 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (100.00%) 2nd Line Support
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Change Control
1 9 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 9 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 9 (100.00%) Server Management
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) CCA
1 9 (100.00%) CCNA
1 9 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 9 (100.00%) Citrix Certification
1 9 (100.00%) MCP
1 9 (100.00%) MCSA
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) Cisco
1 9 (100.00%) Citrix
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 9 (100.00%) VMware