MCSE Contracts with Work from Home Options

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 329 414 540
Rank change year-on-year +85 +126 -112
Contract jobs citing MCSE 18 52 82
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.12% 0.21% 0.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.44% 0.82% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 45 57
10th Percentile £312 £306 £220
25th Percentile £413 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £520 £463
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +12.43% +15.63%
75th Percentile £511 £574 £590
90th Percentile £538 £625 £643
UK median daily rate £375 £463 £425
% change year-on-year -18.92% +8.82% -3.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26.25
Median hourly rate - - £27.50
75th Percentile - - £28.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £23.22
% change year-on-year -5.41% -20.32% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,091 6,352 8,710
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 27.20% 25.35% 19.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,580 4,279 6,113
10th Percentile £331 £381 £369
25th Percentile £438 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £725 £745 £700
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 261 271 225
10th Percentile £15.85 £19.25 £19.41
25th Percentile £25.50 £42.50 £37.50
Median hourly rate £43.00 £64.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.81% +30.61% +22.50%
75th Percentile £65.00 £71.63 £65.54
90th Percentile £83.55 £81.50 £74.50
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +27.06% +13.33%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing MCSE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

MCSE trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing MCSE.

MCSE daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing MCSE over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

MCSE daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing MCSE.

MCSE hourly rate 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 4 (22.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (11.11%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (11.11%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (5.56%) Confluence
3 1 (5.56%) Exchange Server 2003
3 1 (5.56%) Exchange Server 2013
3 1 (5.56%) IIS
3 1 (5.56%) SharePoint
3 1 (5.56%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (5.56%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 5 (27.78%) Azure
2 4 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (16.67%) AWS
3 3 (16.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (16.67%) DHCP
1 3 (16.67%) DNS
2 2 (11.11%) SAN
2 2 (11.11%) Skype
3 1 (5.56%) Firewall
3 1 (5.56%) SSL
3 1 (5.56%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (38.89%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (5.56%) JIRA
General
1 6 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (33.33%) Finance
1 6 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 5 (27.78%) Public Sector
3 4 (22.22%) Banking
4 1 (5.56%) Electronics
4 1 (5.56%) French Language
4 1 (5.56%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.56%) Marketing
4 1 (5.56%) Military
4 1 (5.56%) Spanish Language
4 1 (5.56%) Swedish Language
4 1 (5.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (22.22%) DBA
1 4 (22.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 4 (22.22%) SQL DBA
2 3 (16.67%) Server Engineer
3 2 (11.11%) Administrator
3 2 (11.11%) Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 2 (11.11%) Security Specialist
4 1 (5.56%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) 1st Line Support Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Consultant
4 1 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 1 (5.56%) Exchange Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Security Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Senior Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Senior VMware Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Test and Integration Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) VMware Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Wintel Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (27.78%) Clustering
2 3 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (16.67%) PKI
3 2 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (5.56%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 13 (72.22%) Windows
2 12 (66.67%) Windows Server
3 3 (16.67%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (11.11%) Linux
5 1 (5.56%) CentOS
5 1 (5.56%) Windows 10
5 1 (5.56%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (5.56%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (72.22%) ITIL
2 7 (38.89%) Service Management
3 5 (27.78%) Agile
3 5 (27.78%) High Availability
3 5 (27.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 5 (27.78%) Problem Management
3 5 (27.78%) Server Patching
3 5 (27.78%) Task Automation
4 4 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (22.22%) Data Encryption
4 4 (22.22%) Disaster Recovery
4 4 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (22.22%) Security Operations
5 3 (16.67%) Decision-Making
5 3 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
5 3 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
5 3 (16.67%) Threat Modelling
6 2 (11.11%) BCP
6 2 (11.11%) Critical Thinking
6 2 (11.11%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 10 (55.56%) PowerShell
2 8 (44.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 7 (38.89%) Degree
3 5 (27.78%) ITIL Certification
3 5 (27.78%) MCSA
4 4 (22.22%) SC Cleared
4 4 (22.22%) Security Cleared
5 1 (5.56%) AWS Certification
5 1 (5.56%) Azure Certification
5 1 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (5.56%) CCNP
5 1 (5.56%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (5.56%) MCP
5 1 (5.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (5.56%) Disclosure Scotland
1 1 (5.56%) NCSC
1 1 (5.56%) NIST
System Software
1 8 (44.44%) Active Directory
2 1 (5.56%) Hyper-V
2 1 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (11.11%) WSUS
2 1 (5.56%) SCCM
Vendors
1 12 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 6 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 3 (16.67%) VMware
4 2 (11.11%) Dell
4 2 (11.11%) HP
4 2 (11.11%) IronPort
5 1 (5.56%) Cisco
5 1 (5.56%) Red Hat
5 1 (5.56%) SAP
5 1 (5.56%) SolarWinds