MCSE Job Trends in West London

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
London > West London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West London with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 85 60
Rank change year-on-year +45 -25 +86
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 5 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West London 1.60% 0.12% 0.41%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.15% 0.39% 1.57%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 2
10th Percentile - - £52,875
25th Percentile £46,000 £40,500 £53,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £41,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year +14.63% -27.11% +8.17%
75th Percentile £48,000 £41,500 £58,438
90th Percentile £48,720 - £58,625
London median annual salary £49,600 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.22% -14.29% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West London

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 West London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 97 257 127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West London 31.09% 30.89% 26.35%
Number of salaries quoted 64 56 115
10th Percentile £32,600 £34,625 £30,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,938 £37,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £52,500 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.48% -0.94% +1.92%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,938 £74,625
90th Percentile £88,750 £80,875 £87,500
London median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% - +4.48%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

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

Job vacancy trend for MCSE in West London

MCSE
Salary Trend in West London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West London citing MCSE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West London citing MCSE

MCSE
Job Locations in West London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the West London region over the 6 months to 16 September 2025. 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
Hillingdon - 5 £47,000 -
MCSE
London

MCSE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West London 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 5 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 4 (80.00%) Metadata
2 4 (80.00%) Relational Database
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Data Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Analytics
1 5 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 5 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) Data Management
1 5 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 5 (100.00%) Data Strategy
2 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (80.00%) Data Governance
2 4 (80.00%) Data Security
2 4 (80.00%) ETL
2 4 (80.00%) Master Data Management
2 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) CISSP
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (100.00%) OCP
1 5 (100.00%) Oracle Certification
2 4 (80.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Oracle