MCSA Job Trends in Shropshire

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
West Midlands > Shropshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Shropshire with a requirement for MCSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Permanent jobs citing MCSA 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire 0.35% - 0.69%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.35% - 2.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £37,090
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,119 - £37,572
Median % change year-on-year - - +44.51%
75th Percentile - - £38,053
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £28,500 £45,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -36.67% +50.00% +15.38%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Shropshire

MCSA 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 Shropshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 74 21 38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 25.87% 16.94% 26.21%
Number of salaries quoted 13 11 26
10th Percentile £34,695 £45,000 £24,438
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% +17.32%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,125 £66,875
90th Percentile £107,500 £80,000 £77,500
West Midlands median annual salary £47,292 £57,500 £49,532
% change year-on-year -17.75% +16.09% -0.94%

MCSA
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

MCSA job vacancy trend in Shropshire

MCSA
Salary Trend in Shropshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing MCSA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing MCSA

MCSA
Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSA within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 23 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
Telford - 1 £32,119 - 1
MCSA
West Midlands

MCSA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Administrator
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM