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 26 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 341 423 479
Rank change year-on-year +82 +56 +139
Permanent jobs citing MCSA 29 19 39
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.12% 0.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.57% 0.41% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 29 10 36
10th Percentile £29,000 £42,375 £24,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £46,875 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £55,000 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year -40.91% +20.88% -9.00%
75th Percentile £37,500 £57,500 £60,938
90th Percentile £50,000 £58,750 £71,250
UK median annual salary £32,500 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.35% -8.00% +5.82%

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 5,054 4,647 6,906
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 32.40% 28.48% 26.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,543 2,400 5,047
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £44,630 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,312 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £92,900 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

MCSA
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing MCSA and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

MCSA job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

MCSA
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing MCSA

MCSA
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing MCSA over the 6 months to 26 January 2026.

MCSA salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

MCSA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 7 (24.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (17.24%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 16 (55.17%) Azure
2 15 (51.72%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (44.83%) Entra ID
4 8 (27.59%) AWS
5 1 (3.45%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (3.45%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (3.45%) IaaS
5 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (3.45%) PaaS
5 1 (3.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (31.03%) Firewall
2 7 (24.14%) IP Telephony
3 5 (17.24%) LAN
3 5 (17.24%) VLAN
3 5 (17.24%) WAN
4 2 (6.90%) VPN
5 1 (3.45%) DHCP
5 1 (3.45%) DNS
5 1 (3.45%) Network Security
5 1 (3.45%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (3.45%) TCP/IP
5 1 (3.45%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.45%) SQL Server
General
1 20 (68.97%) Social Skills
2 7 (24.14%) Telecoms
3 6 (20.69%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (6.90%) Finance
4 2 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (37.93%) IT Support
1 11 (37.93%) Support Engineer
2 10 (34.48%) IT Engineer
3 9 (31.03%) 2nd Line Support
3 9 (31.03%) IT Support Engineer
4 3 (10.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) 1st Line Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) 1st Line Support
5 2 (6.90%) 1st Line Support Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) IT Support Technician
5 2 (6.90%) IT Technician
5 2 (6.90%) Network Support
5 2 (6.90%) Network Support Technician
5 2 (6.90%) Network Technician
5 2 (6.90%) Project Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) Support Technician
5 2 (6.90%) Technical Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) Technical Support
5 2 (6.90%) Technical Support Engineer
6 1 (3.45%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 11 (37.93%) Driving Licence
2 7 (24.14%) CCTV
3 5 (17.24%) Social Media
4 1 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 18 (62.07%) Windows
2 9 (31.03%) Windows Server
3 8 (27.59%) Linux
4 5 (17.24%) Windows 10
5 2 (6.90%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (3.45%) Mac OS X
6 1 (3.45%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (44.83%) ITIL
2 10 (34.48%) Mentoring
3 9 (31.03%) Change Control
3 9 (31.03%) Cybersecurity
3 9 (31.03%) Project Delivery
3 9 (31.03%) Server Management
4 8 (27.59%) Customer Service
4 8 (27.59%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (24.14%) ITSM
6 5 (17.24%) Change Management
6 5 (17.24%) Kalman Filter
6 5 (17.24%) Knowledge Transfer
6 5 (17.24%) Migration
6 5 (17.24%) Web Filtering
7 3 (10.34%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 2 (6.90%) Break/Fix
8 2 (6.90%) Collaborative Working
9 1 (3.45%) Cloud Operations
9 1 (3.45%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 1 (3.45%) Organisational Awareness
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) Bicep
1 1 (3.45%) PowerShell
1 1 (3.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 25 (86.21%) CCNA
2 25 (86.21%) Cisco Certification
3 20 (68.97%) MCP
4 19 (65.52%) MCSE
5 9 (31.03%) CCA
5 9 (31.03%) Citrix Certification
6 7 (24.14%) CCNP
6 7 (24.14%) DBS Check
7 3 (10.34%) Degree
8 2 (6.90%) A+ Certification
8 2 (6.90%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (3.45%) Azure Certification
9 1 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (3.45%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (31.03%) SLA
2 7 (24.14%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 9 (31.03%) Hyper-V
2 3 (10.34%) Active Directory
3 1 (3.45%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (44.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (17.24%) Jamf Pro
3 4 (13.79%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 20 (68.97%) Microsoft
2 19 (65.52%) VMware
3 11 (37.93%) Cisco
4 10 (34.48%) Citrix
5 8 (27.59%) Draytek
5 8 (27.59%) WatchGuard
6 7 (24.14%) Mitel
7 5 (17.24%) Apple
8 2 (6.90%) Veeam
9 1 (3.45%) Adobe
9 1 (3.45%) Dell
9 1 (3.45%) Fortinet
9 1 (3.45%) Juniper
9 1 (3.45%) Meraki
9 1 (3.45%) SonicWALL
9 1 (3.45%) Ubiquiti