MCSE Job Trends in Wales

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 - 82
Rank change year-on-year - - +32
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 1 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.096% - 0.83%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.39% - 2.45%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £35,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +43.88%
75th Percentile - - £38,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £35,000 £38,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.89% -24.00% +18.34%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 255 264 326
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 24.57% 30.31% 33.85%
Number of salaries quoted 94 124 175
10th Percentile £29,750 £36,890 £32,620
25th Percentile £35,938 £44,313 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,215 £46,131
Median % change year-on-year -8.24% +24.03% +2.54%
75th Percentile £75,900 £66,938 £61,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £74,144 £74,969
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.56% +3.48% -

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

MCSE job vacancy trend in Wales

MCSE
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing MCSE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing MCSE

MCSE
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the Wales region over the 6 months to 13 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
South Wales - 1 - -
MCSE
UK

MCSE
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Police
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Head of Technology
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft