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

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 399 383 568
Rank change year-on-year -16 +185 +7
Permanent jobs citing MCSA 7 40 13
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.037% 0.27% 0.040%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.16% 0.81% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 7 28 9
10th Percentile £33,500 £32,500 £40,900
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,813 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £38,094 £43,227
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% -11.87% +15.27%
75th Percentile £47,500 £54,063 £47,000
90th Percentile £50,000 £55,750 £53,750
UK median annual salary £42,000 £37,500 £43,227
% change year-on-year +12.00% -13.25% +1.71%

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 4,275 4,911 8,828
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 22.59% 33.65% 26.99%
Number of salaries quoted 2,899 2,262 5,888
10th Percentile £33,250 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £48,375 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,046
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.77% -9.92%

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 24 May 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 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Azure
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (28.57%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) LAN
1 2 (28.57%) Remote Desktop
1 2 (28.57%) VLAN
1 2 (28.57%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (28.57%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) IT Engineer
1 3 (42.86%) IT Support
2 2 (28.57%) 1st Line Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) 1st Line Support
2 2 (28.57%) 1st Line Support Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) IT Support Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Project Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Support Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) IT Support Technician
3 1 (14.29%) IT Technician
3 1 (14.29%) Network Support
3 1 (14.29%) Network Support Technician
3 1 (14.29%) Network Technician
3 1 (14.29%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Social Media
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 4 (57.14%) Windows
2 2 (28.57%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Customer Service
2 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) Break/Fix
3 2 (28.57%) Change Management
3 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (28.57%) ITIL
3 2 (28.57%) Kalman Filter
3 2 (28.57%) Knowledge Transfer
3 2 (28.57%) Migration
3 2 (28.57%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (85.71%) CCNA
2 6 (85.71%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (57.14%) DBS Check
4 2 (28.57%) MCSE
5 1 (14.29%) A+ Certification
5 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 1 (14.29%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (28.57%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (28.57%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) Adobe
2 2 (28.57%) Apple
2 2 (28.57%) Cisco
2 2 (28.57%) Citrix
2 2 (28.57%) Dell
2 2 (28.57%) Draytek
2 2 (28.57%) Fortinet
2 2 (28.57%) Juniper
2 2 (28.57%) SonicWALL
2 2 (28.57%) Veeam
2 2 (28.57%) VMware
2 2 (28.57%) WatchGuard