Hybrid/Remote MCSA Job Trends

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for MCSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 382 485 477
Rank change year-on-year +103 -8 +252
Permanent jobs citing MCSA 47 22 35
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.29% 0.094% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.83% 0.35% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 35 10 31
10th Percentile £31,750 £40,125 £36,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £43,858 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £54,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.56% -6.09% +27.78%
75th Percentile £51,000 £58,438 £65,000
90th Percentile £57,250 £59,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £48,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year -27.84% -14.91% +34.12%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

MCSA 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,691 6,369 6,650
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.04% 27.29% 26.77%
Number of salaries quoted 2,327 3,096 4,998
10th Percentile £31,000 £34,404 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -1.79% -3.45% +5.45%

MCSA
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing MCSA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

MCSA trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

MCSA
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing MCSA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing MCSA

MCSA
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing MCSA over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.

MCSA salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

MCSA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 8 (17.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (10.64%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 39 (82.98%) Azure
2 26 (55.32%) AWS
3 23 (48.94%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (36.17%) PaaS
4 17 (36.17%) SaaS
5 9 (19.15%) IaaS
6 5 (10.64%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (4.26%) Entra ID
7 2 (4.26%) OneDrive
8 1 (2.13%) Amazon EKS
8 1 (2.13%) Azure AKS
8 1 (2.13%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (2.13%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 14 (29.79%) DNS
2 9 (19.15%) VPN
3 6 (12.77%) DHCP
4 5 (10.64%) Firewall
5 3 (6.38%) VLAN
5 3 (6.38%) VoIP
6 1 (2.13%) Network Security
6 1 (2.13%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.64%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Git
General
1 28 (59.57%) Social Skills
2 8 (17.02%) Finance
2 8 (17.02%) Welsh Language
3 7 (14.89%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (10.64%) Documentation Skills
4 5 (10.64%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (4.26%) Manufacturing
5 2 (4.26%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 13 (27.66%) Server Engineer
2 11 (23.40%) IT Support
3 10 (21.28%) Support Engineer
4 8 (17.02%) Lead
4 8 (17.02%) Technical Support
5 7 (14.89%) Support Team Leader
5 7 (14.89%) Team Leader
6 6 (12.77%) IT Engineer
6 6 (12.77%) Technical Engineer
6 6 (12.77%) Technical Support Engineer
7 5 (10.64%) Help Desk Support
8 4 (8.51%) IT Support Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Senior
8 4 (8.51%) Senior IT Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Senior IT Support
8 4 (8.51%) Senior Support Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Windows Engineer
9 3 (6.38%) 2nd Line Support
9 3 (6.38%) Cloud Engineer
10 2 (4.26%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.13%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (36.17%) Driving Licence
2 12 (25.53%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (17.02%) IoT
4 7 (14.89%) Management Information System
5 3 (6.38%) Onboarding
6 1 (2.13%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (2.13%) PKI
6 1 (2.13%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 36 (76.60%) Windows
2 26 (55.32%) Linux
2 26 (55.32%) Windows Server
3 10 (21.28%) Mac OS
4 5 (10.64%) Mac OS X
5 3 (6.38%) Android
5 3 (6.38%) Windows 10
5 3 (6.38%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (4.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (53.19%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (46.81%) ITIL
3 16 (34.04%) Mentoring
4 8 (17.02%) Change Control
4 8 (17.02%) Coaching
4 8 (17.02%) Collaborative Working
4 8 (17.02%) Data Collection
4 8 (17.02%) Incident Management
4 8 (17.02%) ITSM
4 8 (17.02%) Performance Monitoring
4 8 (17.02%) Proactive Maintenance
4 8 (17.02%) Proactive Monitoring
4 8 (17.02%) Problem Management
4 8 (17.02%) Server Migrations
4 8 (17.02%) Service Management
5 7 (14.89%) Document Management
5 7 (14.89%) Workflow
6 6 (12.77%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (12.77%) Project Delivery
7 5 (10.64%) Creative Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 7 (14.89%) SQL
2 3 (6.38%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.13%) Bash
3 1 (2.13%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 47 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 35 (74.47%) MCSE
3 29 (61.70%) MCP
4 16 (34.04%) Degree
5 12 (25.53%) CCNA
5 12 (25.53%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (23.40%) DBS Check
7 9 (19.15%) Azure Certification
8 8 (17.02%) CCNP
9 7 (14.89%) Security Cleared
10 5 (10.64%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (6.38%) CCA
11 3 (6.38%) Citrix Certification
12 2 (4.26%) DV Cleared
12 2 (4.26%) SC Cleared
13 1 (2.13%) AWS Certification
13 1 (2.13%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 1 (2.13%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 1 (2.13%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (31.91%) SLA
2 1 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.13%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 22 (46.81%) Active Directory
2 15 (31.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (21.28%) Hyper-V
3 10 (21.28%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (4.26%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (2.13%) Docker
5 1 (2.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 7 (14.89%) PaperCut
2 2 (4.26%) vCenter Server
3 1 (2.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (2.13%) Ansible
3 1 (2.13%) Kubernetes
3 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (2.13%) Progress Chef
3 1 (2.13%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (2.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 34 (72.34%) Microsoft
2 19 (40.43%) VMware
3 3 (6.38%) Apple
3 3 (6.38%) Cisco
3 3 (6.38%) Citrix
3 3 (6.38%) SonicWALL
4 2 (4.26%) arcserve
5 1 (2.13%) Extreme Networks
5 1 (2.13%) Google
5 1 (2.13%) Oracle
5 1 (2.13%) Veeam