MCSE Job Trends in West Yorkshire

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 107 139
Rank change year-on-year -14 +32 +73
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 1 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 0.055% 0.14% 0.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.18% 0.48% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 5
10th Percentile - - £40,850
25th Percentile £49,000 £65,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £70,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +55.56% +25.00%
75th Percentile £51,000 £75,000 £52,500
90th Percentile - - £63,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £70,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +55.56% +63.64%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 561 413 435
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 31.05% 28.06% 21.84%
Number of salaries quoted 222 105 251
10th Percentile - £25,125 £32,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,050 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,075 £49,493 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.01% -13.93% -1.06%
75th Percentile £67,246 £63,750 £72,433
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,000 £82,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £32,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -35.00% -4.76% -

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

MCSE job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

MCSE
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing MCSE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing MCSE

MCSE
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 4 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
Leeds -15 1 £50,000 -28.57%
MCSE
Yorkshire

MCSE
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Application Support Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) Applications Support
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Support Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) Team Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) MCITP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft