MCSE Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 377 523 538
Rank change year-on-year +146 +15 +85
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 36 66 133
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.24% 0.20% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.76% 0.70% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 25 48 122
10th Percentile - £31,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,750 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,094 £44,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.40% +11.25% -20.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £59,500 £64,125 £61,250
UK median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +8.43% -9.91%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

MCSE 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 4,707 9,495 10,870
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 31.45% 28.05% 25.46%
Number of salaries quoted 3,039 5,938 6,645
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% -5.00% +0.45%
75th Percentile £70,600 £72,500 £77,715
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -8.47% +7.27%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

MCSE trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing MCSE.

MCSE salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing MCSE over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

MCSE salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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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 6 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (8.33%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 3 (8.33%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 26 (72.22%) Azure
2 21 (58.33%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (41.67%) AWS
3 15 (41.67%) PaaS
3 15 (41.67%) SaaS
4 9 (25.00%) IaaS
5 3 (8.33%) Entra ID
6 2 (5.56%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 13 (36.11%) DNS
2 5 (13.89%) DHCP
3 4 (11.11%) Firewall
4 3 (8.33%) VoIP
5 1 (2.78%) LAN
5 1 (2.78%) NetScaler
5 1 (2.78%) VSAN
5 1 (2.78%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 2 (5.56%) Power BI
General
1 19 (52.78%) Social Skills
2 8 (22.22%) Finance
2 8 (22.22%) Welsh Language
3 4 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (8.33%) Automotive
4 3 (8.33%) Manufacturing
4 3 (8.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (25.00%) IT Support
2 8 (22.22%) Server Engineer
3 5 (13.89%) Help Desk Support
3 5 (13.89%) Lead
3 5 (13.89%) Support Specialist
3 5 (13.89%) Support Team Leader
3 5 (13.89%) Team Leader
4 4 (11.11%) Infrastructure Support
4 4 (11.11%) Senior
5 3 (8.33%) Infrastructure Specialist
5 3 (8.33%) Infrastructure Support Specialist
5 3 (8.33%) IT Support Specialist
6 2 (5.56%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 2 (5.56%) Head of IT
6 2 (5.56%) Senior Support Engineer
6 2 (5.56%) Support Engineer
6 2 (5.56%) Technical Specialist
6 2 (5.56%) Technical Support
6 2 (5.56%) Technical Support Specialist
6 2 (5.56%) Windows Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (22.22%) IoT
2 7 (19.44%) Driving Licence
2 7 (19.44%) Management Information System
2 7 (19.44%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.78%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.78%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (2.78%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 26 (72.22%) Windows
2 19 (52.78%) Windows Server
3 17 (47.22%) Linux
4 7 (19.44%) Mac OS
5 4 (11.11%) Windows 10
5 4 (11.11%) Windows 7
5 4 (11.11%) Windows 8
6 2 (5.56%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (61.11%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (44.44%) ITIL
3 11 (30.56%) Proactive Monitoring
4 9 (25.00%) Coaching
4 9 (25.00%) Incident Management
5 8 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
5 8 (22.22%) Data Collection
5 8 (22.22%) Performance Monitoring
5 8 (22.22%) Proactive Maintenance
5 8 (22.22%) Problem Management
5 8 (22.22%) Server Migrations
5 8 (22.22%) Service Management
6 7 (19.44%) Document Management
6 7 (19.44%) Workflow
7 6 (16.67%) ITSM
7 6 (16.67%) Mentoring
8 4 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (11.11%) Server Management
8 4 (11.11%) Software Deployment
8 4 (11.11%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 10 (27.78%) SQL
2 5 (13.89%) PowerShell
3 4 (11.11%) VB
4 2 (5.56%) T-SQL
5 1 (2.78%) Bash
Qualifications
1 36 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 24 (66.67%) MCSA
3 21 (58.33%) MCP
4 11 (30.56%) CCNA
4 11 (30.56%) Cisco Certification
5 8 (22.22%) Azure Certification
5 8 (22.22%) DBS Check
6 7 (19.44%) Security Cleared
7 6 (16.67%) CCNP
7 6 (16.67%) Degree
7 6 (16.67%) DV Cleared
8 3 (8.33%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (8.33%) SC Cleared
9 1 (2.78%) AWS Certification
9 1 (2.78%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 1 (2.78%) CCIE
9 1 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (2.78%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (22.22%) SLA
2 1 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (2.78%) NCSC
2 1 (2.78%) NIST
System Software
1 17 (47.22%) Active Directory
2 11 (30.56%) Hyper-V
3 10 (27.78%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (5.56%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (2.78%) VMware NSX
6 1 (2.78%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 7 (19.44%) PaperCut
2 5 (13.89%) SCCM
3 4 (11.11%) WMI
4 2 (5.56%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 25 (69.44%) Microsoft
2 6 (16.67%) VMware
3 5 (13.89%) Cisco
3 5 (13.89%) ServiceNow
4 4 (11.11%) Remedy
5 3 (8.33%) Acronis
5 3 (8.33%) Fortinet
5 3 (8.33%) Kaseya
5 3 (8.33%) Meraki
5 3 (8.33%) Sage
5 3 (8.33%) SonicWALL
5 3 (8.33%) WatchGuard
6 2 (5.56%) arcserve
7 1 (2.78%) Citrix
7 1 (2.78%) Dell
7 1 (2.78%) Palo Alto