MCSE Jobs in the West Midlands

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 184 210 237
Rank change year-on-year +26 +27 -37
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 78 42 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.92% 0.73% 0.75%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.45% 1.75% 2.34%
Number of salaries quoted 19 30 52
10th Percentile £28,500 - £32,500
25th Percentile £31,875 £25,500 £40,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £32,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +32.81% -28.89% +16.13%
75th Percentile £53,750 £62,188 £50,000
90th Percentile £60,250 £63,750 £57,400
England median annual salary £40,000 £41,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -2.44% -8.89% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

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 permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,258 2,398 2,478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.74% 41.45% 31.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,294 968 1,305
10th Percentile £25,750 £29,175 £28,850
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +12.90% -4.12%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,610
England median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% +9.09% -

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing MCSE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for MCSE in the West Midlands

MCSE
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MCSE in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for MCSE in the West Midlands

MCSE
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing MCSE in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for MCSE in the West Midlands

MCSE
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Staffordshire -26 15 £50,000 +56.25% 2
Warwickshire +33 14 - -
Birmingham -28 11 £32,500 -48.00%
Worcestershire - 11 £34,250 -
Solihull - 3 £62,500 -
Walsall - 2 - -
Shropshire -17 1 £14,000 -46.15%
Bilston - 1 - -
Wednesbury - 1 - -
West Bromwich - 1 - -
Willenhall - 1 - -
Wolverhampton - 1 - -
Stourbridge - 1 - -
Sutton Coldfield - 1 - -
Tipton - 1 - -
Brierley Hill - 1 - -
Coventry - 1 - - 1
Dudley - 1 - -
Halesowen - 1 - -
Kingswinford - 1 - -
Rowley Regis - 1 - -
Smethwick - 1 - -
MCSE
England

MCSE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 16 (20.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (11.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (8.97%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (7.69%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 25 (32.05%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (21.79%) Azure
3 13 (16.67%) Entra ID
4 7 (8.97%) Power Platform
5 6 (7.69%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (7.69%) PowerApps
6 1 (1.28%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.28%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 55 (70.51%) Internet
1 55 (70.51%) Network Security
2 51 (65.38%) WLAN
3 10 (12.82%) Firewall
3 10 (12.82%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (8.97%) LAN
4 7 (8.97%) WAN
5 6 (7.69%) VPN
6 5 (6.41%) Wireless
7 3 (3.85%) DHCP
7 3 (3.85%) DNS
8 2 (2.56%) SAN
8 2 (2.56%) VLAN
8 2 (2.56%) VoIP
8 2 (2.56%) Wireless Security
9 1 (1.28%) BGP
9 1 (1.28%) ISDN
9 1 (1.28%) OSPF
9 1 (1.28%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.69%) Power BI
2 2 (2.56%) MySQL
2 2 (2.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (7.69%) Git
General
1 17 (21.79%) Social Skills
2 6 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (5.13%) Manufacturing
4 3 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (3.85%) Multimedia
4 3 (3.85%) Retail
5 1 (1.28%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 59 (75.64%) IT Engineer
2 56 (71.79%) IT Support
3 53 (67.95%) IT Support Engineer
3 53 (67.95%) Support Engineer
4 6 (7.69%) Consultant
4 6 (7.69%) Functional Consultant
4 6 (7.69%) Systems Engineer
5 4 (5.13%) Analyst
5 4 (5.13%) Network Engineer
5 4 (5.13%) Support Analyst
6 3 (3.85%) Desktop Engineer
6 3 (3.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (3.85%) IT Analyst
6 3 (3.85%) IT Support Analyst
7 2 (2.56%) Infrastructure Manager
7 2 (2.56%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
7 2 (2.56%) Lead
7 2 (2.56%) Network Systems Engineer
7 2 (2.56%) Team Leader
7 2 (2.56%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 50 (64.10%) Driving Licence
1 50 (64.10%) Onboarding
2 6 (7.69%) Virtual Team
3 5 (6.41%) EPoS
3 5 (6.41%) Greenfield Project
4 4 (5.13%) Data Centre
5 3 (3.85%) CCTV
5 3 (3.85%) iPad
5 3 (3.85%) Management Information System
5 3 (3.85%) Media Streaming
6 2 (2.56%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (2.56%) Private Cloud
7 1 (1.28%) IoT
7 1 (1.28%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 69 (88.46%) Windows
2 56 (71.79%) Linux
3 7 (8.97%) Windows Server
4 5 (6.41%) Windows 10
5 2 (2.56%) Android
5 2 (2.56%) Windows 7
6 1 (1.28%) Mac OS
6 1 (1.28%) Mac OS X
6 1 (1.28%) Ubuntu
6 1 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (76.92%) Problem-Solving
2 58 (74.36%) ITIL
3 52 (66.67%) Mentoring
4 51 (65.38%) Computer Science
5 50 (64.10%) Asset Management
5 50 (64.10%) IT Asset Management
5 50 (64.10%) Network Management
6 6 (7.69%) Agile
6 6 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
6 6 (7.69%) Collaborative Culture
6 6 (7.69%) CRM
6 6 (7.69%) Customer Service
6 6 (7.69%) DevSecOps
6 6 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 6 (7.69%) Migration
6 6 (7.69%) Presales
6 6 (7.69%) Requirements Gathering
6 6 (7.69%) Scrum
6 6 (7.69%) Software Engineering
7 5 (6.41%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (7.69%) C#
2 3 (3.85%) PowerShell
2 3 (3.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 78 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 64 (82.05%) CCNA
2 64 (82.05%) Cisco Certification
3 60 (76.92%) Degree
4 54 (69.23%) MCP
5 53 (67.95%) CCNP
6 51 (65.38%) Computer Science Degree
7 50 (64.10%) LPIC
8 2 (2.56%) Azure Certification
8 2 (2.56%) CCIE
8 2 (2.56%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (2.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (1.28%) CCA
9 1 (1.28%) Citrix Certification
9 1 (1.28%) HNC
9 1 (1.28%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.56%) GDPR
2 1 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.28%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (23.08%) Active Directory
2 12 (15.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (12.82%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.28%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (6.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.85%) FortiGate
3 2 (2.56%) SCCM
Vendors
1 73 (93.59%) Microsoft
2 58 (74.36%) Cisco
3 12 (15.38%) VMware
4 6 (7.69%) HP
5 5 (6.41%) Ruckus Wireless
6 4 (5.13%) Apple
6 4 (5.13%) ServiceNow
7 3 (3.85%) Dell
7 3 (3.85%) Meraki
7 3 (3.85%) Sage
8 2 (2.56%) EMC
8 2 (2.56%) SonicWALL
9 1 (1.28%) Citrix
9 1 (1.28%) Fortinet
9 1 (1.28%) Google
9 1 (1.28%) SolarWinds
9 1 (1.28%) Ubiquiti