MCSE Job Trends in Southampton

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 39 60
Rank change year-on-year -12 +21 +23
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 1 10 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 0.18% 2.74% 1.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.91% 8.33% 6.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1 10 6
10th Percentile - £35,050 £24,813
25th Percentile £25,875 £36,563 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,750 £40,000 £29,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.13% +37.93% +9.43%
75th Percentile £27,625 £42,500 £41,250
90th Percentile - £46,750 £44,375
Hampshire median annual salary £26,450 £40,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year -33.88% +2.56% +23.81%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 110 120 140
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 19.40% 32.88% 20.00%
Number of salaries quoted 46 89 122
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,750 £25,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,963 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +39.93% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £90,000 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile - £76,500 £85,650
Hampshire median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £50,750
% change year-on-year +9.09% +8.37% +3.57%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

MCSE job vacancy trend in Southampton

MCSE
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing MCSE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing MCSE

MCSE
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) 1st Line Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Servers
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Mitel