MCSE Contracts in Edinburgh

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 54 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing MCSE 21 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 2.57% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 12.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 11 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £340 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 - -
75th Percentile £513 - -
90th Percentile £538 - -
Scotland median daily rate £340 £110 -
% change year-on-year +209.09% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £12.00 - -
25th Percentile £12.63 - -
Median hourly rate £15.00 - -
75th Percentile £18.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £15.00 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh

MCSE is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 168 198 253
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 20.54% 16.01% 13.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 122 153
10th Percentile £158 £163 £315
25th Percentile £240 £380 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.33% -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £563 £508 £556
90th Percentile £607 £599 £624
Scotland median daily rate £480 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +6.67% - +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 4 3
10th Percentile £12.63 £21.38 £29.65
25th Percentile £15.56 £21.57 £35.88
Median hourly rate £17.25 £36.84 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -53.17% -22.45% +171.43%
75th Percentile £20.56 £57.75 £50.63
90th Percentile £45.00 £63.60 £51.75
Scotland median hourly rate £22.95 £21.47 £50.00
% change year-on-year +6.91% -57.07% +48.15%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing MCSE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for MCSE in Edinburgh

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCSE in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for MCSE in Edinburgh

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Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing MCSE in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for MCSE in Edinburgh

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MCSE in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for MCSE in Edinburgh

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (19.05%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 7 (33.33%) Azure
1 7 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 4 (19.05%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (38.10%) SAN
2 5 (23.81%) SSL
3 4 (19.05%) Firewall
General
1 15 (71.43%) Public Sector
2 10 (47.62%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (19.05%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (38.10%) Field Engineer
1 8 (38.10%) Field Service Engineer
2 7 (33.33%) IT Engineer
3 5 (23.81%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 5 (23.81%) Security Specialist
4 4 (19.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 4 (19.05%) Infrastructure Support
5 2 (9.52%) Consultant
5 2 (9.52%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 2 (9.52%) Infrastructure Specialist
5 2 (9.52%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Infrastructure Support Specialist
5 2 (9.52%) Security Consultant
5 2 (9.52%) Support Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Support Specialist
6 1 (4.76%) Azure Specialist
6 1 (4.76%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) Security Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) Senior
6 1 (4.76%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (38.10%) Analytical Mindset
1 8 (38.10%) Data Centre
2 7 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (19.05%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 8 (38.10%) Windows
1 8 (38.10%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (61.90%) ITIL
2 12 (57.14%) Customer Service
3 10 (47.62%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (38.10%) Security Operations
6 7 (33.33%) Agile
6 7 (33.33%) Break/Fix
6 7 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
6 7 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
6 7 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
7 6 (28.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 4 (19.05%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
8 4 (19.05%) Email Filtering
8 4 (19.05%) Kalman Filter
8 4 (19.05%) Network Management
8 4 (19.05%) Security Testing
8 4 (19.05%) Static Application Security Testing
9 3 (14.29%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 1 (4.76%) Pay per click
10 1 (4.76%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 21 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 9 (42.86%) ITIL Certification
3 8 (38.10%) A+ Certification
3 8 (38.10%) CCNA
3 8 (38.10%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (38.10%) Network+ Certification
4 7 (33.33%) Degree
5 4 (19.05%) MCP
5 4 (19.05%) SC Cleared
5 4 (19.05%) Security Cleared
6 1 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (9.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (9.52%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 8 (38.10%) Active Directory
2 4 (19.05%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (38.10%) SCCM
2 4 (19.05%) WSUS
Vendors
1 8 (38.10%) Dell
2 7 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 4 (19.05%) Citrix