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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 367 391 522
Rank change year-on-year +24 +131 +95
Permanent jobs citing MCSA 23 9 33
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.14% 0.069% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.51% 0.24% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 23 9 30
10th Percentile - £43,100 £21,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £51,250 £30,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £55,000 £40,739
Median % change year-on-year -40.91% +35.01% +8.64%
75th Percentile £42,250 £57,500 £49,250
90th Percentile £50,000 £57,750 £55,725
UK median annual salary £33,000 £37,500 £44,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% -14.77% +3.53%

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 4,497 3,809 8,129
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 26.65% 29.31% 26.57%
Number of salaries quoted 2,649 2,445 5,889
10th Percentile £30,987 £29,850 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.92% +5.51% -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 25 March 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 (30.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (21.74%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 14 (60.87%) Azure
1 14 (60.87%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (52.17%) Entra ID
3 7 (30.43%) AWS
4 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 8 (34.78%) Firewall
2 7 (30.43%) IP Telephony
3 5 (21.74%) LAN
3 5 (21.74%) VLAN
3 5 (21.74%) WAN
4 2 (8.70%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (4.35%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.70%) SQL Server
General
1 14 (60.87%) Social Skills
2 7 (30.43%) Telecoms
3 5 (21.74%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Finance
4 2 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 11 (47.83%) IT Support
2 10 (43.48%) IT Engineer
3 9 (39.13%) IT Support Engineer
3 9 (39.13%) Support Engineer
4 5 (21.74%) 2nd Line Support
5 3 (13.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (8.70%) 1st Line Engineer
6 2 (8.70%) 1st Line Support
6 2 (8.70%) 1st Line Support Engineer
6 2 (8.70%) IT Support Technician
6 2 (8.70%) IT Technician
6 2 (8.70%) Network Support
6 2 (8.70%) Network Support Technician
6 2 (8.70%) Network Technician
6 2 (8.70%) Project Engineer
6 2 (8.70%) Support Technician
6 2 (8.70%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (39.13%) Driving Licence
2 7 (30.43%) CCTV
3 5 (21.74%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 15 (65.22%) Windows
2 8 (34.78%) Windows Server
3 7 (30.43%) Linux
4 5 (21.74%) Windows 10
5 2 (8.70%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (4.35%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (52.17%) ITIL
2 8 (34.78%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (30.43%) Customer Service
3 7 (30.43%) ITSM
3 7 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (21.74%) Change Control
4 5 (21.74%) Change Management
4 5 (21.74%) Kalman Filter
4 5 (21.74%) Knowledge Transfer
4 5 (21.74%) Mentoring
4 5 (21.74%) Project Delivery
4 5 (21.74%) Server Management
4 5 (21.74%) Web Filtering
5 4 (17.39%) Migration
6 3 (13.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 2 (8.70%) Break/Fix
7 2 (8.70%) Collaborative Working
8 1 (4.35%) High Availability
8 1 (4.35%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 21 (91.30%) CCNA
2 21 (91.30%) Cisco Certification
3 14 (60.87%) MCSE
3 14 (60.87%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 7 (30.43%) CCNP
4 7 (30.43%) DBS Check
5 5 (21.74%) CCA
5 5 (21.74%) Citrix Certification
6 2 (8.70%) A+ Certification
6 2 (8.70%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (4.35%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (30.43%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (21.74%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (43.48%) Hyper-V
2 1 (4.35%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (60.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (21.74%) Jamf Pro
3 4 (17.39%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 14 (60.87%) Microsoft
1 14 (60.87%) VMware
2 9 (39.13%) Draytek
2 9 (39.13%) WatchGuard
3 8 (34.78%) Cisco
4 7 (30.43%) Citrix
4 7 (30.43%) Mitel
5 5 (21.74%) Apple
6 2 (8.70%) Adobe
6 2 (8.70%) Dell
6 2 (8.70%) Fortinet
6 2 (8.70%) Juniper
6 2 (8.70%) SonicWALL
6 2 (8.70%) Veeam
7 1 (4.35%) Meraki
7 1 (4.35%) Ubiquiti