Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 599 659 724
Rank change year-on-year +60 +65 -222
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 309 327 562
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.32% 0.31% 0.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.13% 0.95% 1.35%
Number of salaries quoted 235 290 473
10th Percentile £30,250 £23,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,125 £31,063 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £41,750 £46,065
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -9.37% +2.37%
75th Percentile £58,750 £53,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - -5.88% +6.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

MCSE is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,286 34,290 41,595
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.83% 32.76% 26.99%
Number of salaries quoted 17,237 15,306 18,961
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,296 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.59% +0.59% -

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing MCSE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for MCSE in the UK

MCSE
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MCSE.

Salary trend for MCSE in the UK

MCSE
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing MCSE over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for MCSE in the UK

MCSE
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
England +85 284 £44,225 +6.57% 40
UK excluding London +34 238 £40,000 - 47
South East +42 87 £35,000 -4.11% 9
Work from Home +25 65 £44,000 +10.00% 10
London +93 63 £65,000 +23.81% 6
North of England +63 43 £45,000 +20.00% 7
Midlands -11 41 £45,000 +8.43% 5
West Midlands +16 29 £50,000 +56.25% 4
East of England +20 28 £40,000 -5.88% 3
Yorkshire +110 23 £44,000 +58.56% 3
South West -2 22 £36,000 -14.79% 9
Scotland -56 14 £56,250 +78.57% 10
East Midlands -23 12 £44,225 -1.72% 1
North West -2 11 £46,000 +8.24% 3
North East - 9 £42,250 - 1
Isle of Man - 2 £50,000 -
Wales - 1 - -

MCSE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 80 (25.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 56 (18.12%) SharePoint
3 10 (3.24%) IIS
4 7 (2.27%) SharePoint 2010
4 7 (2.27%) SharePoint 2013
5 5 (1.62%) CMS
6 1 (0.32%) Apache
6 1 (0.32%) Confluence
6 1 (0.32%) WebSphere
Applications
1 42 (13.59%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.32%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.32%) PTC Creo
4 1 (0.32%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 6 (1.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.65%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 201 (65.05%) Azure
2 135 (43.69%) Microsoft 365
3 57 (18.45%) AWS
4 44 (14.24%) Azure DevOps
5 40 (12.94%) IBM Cloud
6 38 (12.30%) Entra ID
7 19 (6.15%) Power Platform
8 15 (4.85%) Nutanix
8 15 (4.85%) OneDrive
9 13 (4.21%) GCP
10 12 (3.88%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (3.88%) WhatsApp
11 10 (3.24%) Cloud Computing
12 8 (2.59%) Mimecast
13 6 (1.94%) PowerApps
13 6 (1.94%) SaaS
14 5 (1.62%) IaaS
15 3 (0.97%) Google Workspace
16 2 (0.65%) Azure ExpressRoute
16 2 (0.65%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 105 (33.98%) Firewall
2 82 (26.54%) SAN
3 60 (19.42%) DNS
4 57 (18.45%) DHCP
5 49 (15.86%) VLAN
5 49 (15.86%) VPN
6 43 (13.92%) WAN
7 34 (11.00%) LAN
7 34 (11.00%) NAS
8 32 (10.36%) VoIP
9 29 (9.39%) TCP/IP
10 17 (5.50%) Internet
11 14 (4.53%) Network Security
11 14 (4.53%) SD-WAN
12 13 (4.21%) Wi-Fi
13 10 (3.24%) MPLS
13 10 (3.24%) WLAN
14 9 (2.91%) Wireless
15 8 (2.59%) NetScaler
16 7 (2.27%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (8.41%) SQL Server
2 14 (4.53%) Power BI
3 5 (1.62%) MySQL
3 5 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (1.29%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 4 (1.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (1.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.97%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.97%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.65%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.65%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.65%) Tableau
7 1 (0.32%) Metadata
7 1 (0.32%) Metadata Repository
7 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 1 (0.32%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 7 (2.27%) Git
2 5 (1.62%) JIRA
3 2 (0.65%) GitLab
3 2 (0.65%) MSBuild
3 2 (0.65%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.32%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.32%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.32%) Chocolatey
4 1 (0.32%) Jenkins
General
1 97 (31.39%) Social Skills
2 57 (18.45%) Analytical Skills
3 46 (14.89%) Public Sector
4 18 (5.83%) Finance
5 14 (4.53%) Billing
6 13 (4.21%) Manufacturing
7 10 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (2.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.59%) Legal
9 8 (2.59%) Retail
10 7 (2.27%) Automotive
11 6 (1.94%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (1.94%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.62%) Law
12 5 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.29%) Aerospace
13 4 (1.29%) Electronics
14 3 (0.97%) Multimedia
15 2 (0.65%) Banking
15 2 (0.65%) Games
Job Titles
1 45 (14.56%) IT Support
2 38 (12.30%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 34 (11.00%) Support Engineer
4 33 (10.68%) IT Engineer
5 30 (9.71%) 3rd Line Support
6 21 (6.80%) IT Manager
6 21 (6.80%) Lead
7 18 (5.83%) IT Support Engineer
8 17 (5.50%) Analyst
8 17 (5.50%) IT Technician
9 16 (5.18%) Architect
9 16 (5.18%) Senior
10 15 (4.85%) Infrastructure Architect
10 15 (4.85%) Storage Specialist
11 13 (4.21%) 2nd Line Support
11 13 (4.21%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 13 (4.21%) Consultant
11 13 (4.21%) Virtualisation Specialist
12 12 (3.88%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
13 9 (2.91%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.85%) ARM Templates
2 5 (1.62%) Elastic Stack
3 3 (0.97%) .NET
4 2 (0.65%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.32%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.32%) XML
5 1 (0.32%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 45 (14.56%) Data Centre
2 43 (13.92%) Hybrid Cloud
3 40 (12.94%) Blockchain
3 40 (12.94%) Distributed Systems
4 28 (9.06%) Replication
5 25 (8.09%) Management Information System
6 23 (7.44%) Public Cloud
7 18 (5.83%) Security Posture
8 12 (3.88%) Driving Licence
9 10 (3.24%) Self-Motivation
9 10 (3.24%) Virtual Team
10 7 (2.27%) Clustering
11 6 (1.94%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.94%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.94%) Operational Technology
12 5 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.62%) EPoS
12 5 (1.62%) NHS
13 4 (1.29%) CCTV
13 4 (1.29%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 199 (64.40%) Windows
2 117 (37.86%) Linux
3 116 (37.54%) Windows Server
4 47 (15.21%) Debian
5 46 (14.89%) CentOS
6 40 (12.94%) Alpine Linux
7 27 (8.74%) Windows Server 2012
8 23 (7.44%) Windows Server 2016
9 22 (7.12%) Windows 10
10 17 (5.50%) Ubuntu
11 15 (4.85%) Windows Server 2019
12 14 (4.53%) SUSE
13 11 (3.56%) Mac OS
14 8 (2.59%) Android
14 8 (2.59%) Apple iOS
15 7 (2.27%) Unix
16 4 (1.29%) Windows Server 2008
17 3 (0.97%) Windows 7
18 2 (0.65%) Windows 2000
18 2 (0.65%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (30.74%) Problem-Solving
2 77 (24.92%) ITIL
3 67 (21.68%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 50 (16.18%) Customer Service
5 47 (15.21%) Project Delivery
6 46 (14.89%) Artificial Intelligence
6 46 (14.89%) CI/CD
6 46 (14.89%) DevOps
7 44 (14.24%) Task Automation
8 43 (13.92%) Project Management
9 42 (13.59%) Data Science
10 41 (13.27%) Mentoring
11 40 (12.94%) Co-Creation
11 40 (12.94%) Functional Testing
11 40 (12.94%) Separation of Concerns
11 40 (12.94%) Technology Transformation
12 38 (12.30%) Cybersecurity
13 36 (11.65%) Disaster Recovery
14 28 (9.06%) Presales
15 25 (8.09%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 49 (15.86%) SQL
2 44 (14.24%) PowerShell
3 11 (3.56%) C#
4 8 (2.59%) Python
5 7 (2.27%) Bash
6 6 (1.94%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.65%) PHP
7 2 (0.65%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.32%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.32%) Swift
Qualifications
1 309 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 131 (42.39%) MCSA
3 105 (33.98%) Cisco Certification
4 88 (28.48%) CCNA
5 72 (23.30%) Degree
6 61 (19.74%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 55 (17.80%) Azure Certification
8 27 (8.74%) MCP
9 25 (8.09%) CCNP
10 20 (6.47%) Computer Science Degree
11 14 (4.53%) MCITP
11 14 (4.53%) Network+ Certification
11 14 (4.53%) Security Cleared
12 12 (3.88%) ITIL Certification
13 10 (3.24%) SC Cleared
14 8 (2.59%) Master's Degree
15 7 (2.27%) A+ Certification
15 7 (2.27%) CISSP
15 7 (2.27%) CompTIA Security+
15 7 (2.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.50%) SLA
2 12 (3.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (3.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.94%) GDPR
5 2 (0.65%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.32%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.32%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 145 (46.93%) Active Directory
2 129 (41.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 77 (24.92%) Hyper-V
4 41 (13.27%) Docker
5 25 (8.09%) vSphere
6 22 (7.12%) Virtual Servers
7 15 (4.85%) VMware ESXi
8 14 (4.53%) vCloud
9 13 (4.21%) XenDesktop
10 5 (1.62%) XenApp
11 4 (1.29%) Firmware
12 3 (0.97%) KVM
12 3 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
13 2 (0.65%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 45 (14.56%) Terraform
2 41 (13.27%) Kubernetes
3 37 (11.97%) Microsoft Intune
4 27 (8.74%) SCCM
5 10 (3.24%) FortiGate
6 9 (2.91%) SCOM
6 9 (2.91%) WSUS
7 8 (2.59%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.97%) Autotask
8 3 (0.97%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.65%) Ansible
9 2 (0.65%) CSIRT
9 2 (0.65%) HP SIM
9 2 (0.65%) PowerCLI
9 2 (0.65%) SCOrch
9 2 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.65%) vRealize
9 2 (0.65%) vRealize Orchestrator
10 1 (0.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.32%) Puppet
Vendors
1 197 (63.75%) Microsoft
2 144 (46.60%) VMware
3 54 (17.48%) Cisco
4 49 (15.86%) Red Hat
5 48 (15.53%) HP
6 46 (14.89%) Veeam
7 44 (14.24%) IBM
8 34 (11.00%) Citrix
9 20 (6.47%) Nimble Storage
10 19 (6.15%) Meraki
11 17 (5.50%) Commvault
12 16 (5.18%) Google
13 15 (4.85%) Dell
14 14 (4.53%) Fujitsu
15 13 (4.21%) Apple
16 9 (2.91%) Draytek
16 9 (2.91%) Sophos
17 8 (2.59%) Datto
17 8 (2.59%) SonicWALL
18 7 (2.27%) Palo Alto