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 25 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 385 451 455
Rank change year-on-year +66 +4 +226
Permanent jobs citing MCSA 30 24 43
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.12% 0.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.49% 0.45% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 27 11 39
10th Percentile £29,000 £42,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £53,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.96% -7.83% +27.78%
75th Percentile £37,500 £58,125 £66,250
90th Percentile £56,500 £58,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £33,000 £50,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -34.00% -12.28% +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 6,093 5,362 6,399
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.71% 26.62% 27.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,313 2,633 4,680
10th Percentile £30,500 £34,750 £36,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £93,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,513 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.37% +0.02% +4.55%

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 25 October 2025.

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 5 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (10.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 21 (70.00%) Azure
2 17 (56.67%) AWS
3 14 (46.67%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (20.00%) Entra ID
5 5 (16.67%) PaaS
5 5 (16.67%) SaaS
6 2 (6.67%) OneDrive
7 1 (3.33%) Amazon EKS
7 1 (3.33%) Azure AKS
7 1 (3.33%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (3.33%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (3.33%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (26.67%) Firewall
2 7 (23.33%) VPN
3 5 (16.67%) IP Telephony
4 3 (10.00%) DHCP
4 3 (10.00%) DNS
5 1 (3.33%) Network Security
5 1 (3.33%) TCP/IP
5 1 (3.33%) VLAN
5 1 (3.33%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.67%) SQL Server
General
1 18 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (23.33%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
3 5 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
3 5 (16.67%) Telecoms
4 2 (6.67%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 13 (43.33%) Support Engineer
2 10 (33.33%) IT Support
3 7 (23.33%) 2nd Line Support
3 7 (23.33%) IT Engineer
3 7 (23.33%) IT Support Engineer
4 6 (20.00%) Technical Engineer
4 6 (20.00%) Technical Support
4 6 (20.00%) Technical Support Engineer
5 4 (13.33%) Lead
6 3 (10.00%) Cloud Engineer
6 3 (10.00%) Support Team Leader
6 3 (10.00%) Team Leader
7 2 (6.67%) Help Desk Support
7 2 (6.67%) Senior
7 2 (6.67%) Senior IT Engineer
7 2 (6.67%) Senior IT Support
7 2 (6.67%) Senior Support Engineer
8 1 (3.33%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 1 (3.33%) Windows Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (53.33%) Driving Licence
2 7 (23.33%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (16.67%) CCTV
4 2 (6.67%) Management Information System
5 1 (3.33%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (3.33%) Onboarding
5 1 (3.33%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 21 (70.00%) Windows
2 17 (56.67%) Linux
3 14 (46.67%) Windows Server
4 5 (16.67%) Mac OS X
5 3 (10.00%) Mac OS
6 2 (6.67%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (3.33%) Android
7 1 (3.33%) Windows 10
7 1 (3.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (3.33%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (53.33%) Mentoring
2 14 (46.67%) ITIL
3 10 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (30.00%) ITSM
5 8 (26.67%) Project Delivery
6 7 (23.33%) Change Control
6 7 (23.33%) Server Management
7 5 (16.67%) Computer Science
7 5 (16.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 5 (16.67%) Organisational Awareness
8 4 (13.33%) Coaching
9 2 (6.67%) Customer-Centric Approach
9 2 (6.67%) Customer-Centricity
9 2 (6.67%) Document Management
9 2 (6.67%) Identity Management
9 2 (6.67%) Workflow
10 1 (3.33%) Extreme Programming
10 1 (3.33%) Migration
10 1 (3.33%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.67%) SQL
2 1 (3.33%) Bicep
2 1 (3.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 30 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 26 (86.67%) MCP
2 26 (86.67%) MCSE
3 17 (56.67%) CCNA
3 17 (56.67%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (33.33%) Degree
5 9 (30.00%) CCNP
6 7 (23.33%) CCA
6 7 (23.33%) Citrix Certification
7 6 (20.00%) Security Cleared
8 5 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (3.33%) AWS Certification
9 1 (3.33%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 1 (3.33%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (3.33%) Azure Certification
9 1 (3.33%) DBS Check
9 1 (3.33%) DV Cleared
9 1 (3.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (23.33%) SLA
2 5 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (3.33%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (26.67%) Hyper-V
2 7 (23.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (20.00%) Active Directory
4 1 (3.33%) Docker
4 1 (3.33%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (3.33%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 5 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (6.67%) PaperCut
3 1 (3.33%) Kubernetes
3 1 (3.33%) Terraform
3 1 (3.33%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 20 (66.67%) VMware
2 17 (56.67%) Microsoft
3 7 (23.33%) Cisco
3 7 (23.33%) Citrix
4 5 (16.67%) Draytek
4 5 (16.67%) Mitel
4 5 (16.67%) WatchGuard
5 1 (3.33%) Apple
5 1 (3.33%) arcserve
5 1 (3.33%) Extreme Networks
5 1 (3.33%) Oracle
5 1 (3.33%) SonicWALL
5 1 (3.33%) Veeam