MCSE Contracts with Work from Home 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 contract work with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 319 410 541
Rank change year-on-year +91 +131 -100
Contract jobs citing MCSE 22 47 82
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.15% 0.20% 0.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.57% 0.79% 0.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 39 61
10th Percentile £325 £360 £231
25th Percentile £425 £416 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £520 £463
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +12.43% -2.41%
75th Percentile £506 £575 £590
90th Percentile £530 £650 £656
UK median daily rate £400 £500 £425
% change year-on-year -20.00% +17.65% -7.61%
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 £16.25 £17.50 £19.43
% change year-on-year -7.14% -9.91% -73.57%

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 contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,871 5,983 8,825
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 26.24% 25.06% 20.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,499 4,053 6,276
10th Percentile £331 £380 £375
25th Percentile £435 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £549 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.37% +3.58% +6.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £725 £745 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 256 246 232
10th Percentile £15.36 £19.00 £19.04
25th Percentile £23.94 £42.50 £39.19
Median hourly rate £43.00 £62.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.20% +25.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £67.50 £70.00 £66.00
90th Percentile £84.28 £80.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +34.85%

MCSE
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

MCSE
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

MCSE
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 12 June 2024.

MCSE daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

MCSE
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

MCSE
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 (27.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (13.64%) Confluence
3 2 (9.09%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (9.09%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (4.55%) Exchange Server 2003
4 1 (4.55%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (4.55%) IIS
4 1 (4.55%) SharePoint
4 1 (4.55%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 5 (22.73%) Azure
2 4 (18.18%) AWS
2 4 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (18.18%) Power Platform
3 1 (4.55%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 7 (31.82%) DNS
2 6 (27.27%) DHCP
3 3 (13.64%) SAN
4 2 (9.09%) Skype
4 2 (9.09%) SSL
5 1 (4.55%) Fibre Channel
5 1 (4.55%) Firewall
5 1 (4.55%) NetScaler
5 1 (4.55%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (4.55%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (31.82%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (13.64%) JIRA
General
1 9 (40.91%) Social Skills
2 8 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (27.27%) Public Sector
4 5 (22.73%) Finance
5 4 (18.18%) Banking
6 3 (13.64%) Military
7 1 (4.55%) Electronics
7 1 (4.55%) French Language
7 1 (4.55%) Manufacturing
7 1 (4.55%) Marketing
7 1 (4.55%) Spanish Language
7 1 (4.55%) Swedish Language
7 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (22.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 4 (18.18%) DBA
2 4 (18.18%) SQL DBA
3 3 (13.64%) Test Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Administrator
4 2 (9.09%) Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Consultant
4 2 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 2 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Specialist
4 2 (9.09%) Integration Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Security Consultant
4 2 (9.09%) Security Specialist
4 2 (9.09%) Server Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Test and Integration Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Wintel Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) 1st Line Support
5 1 (4.55%) Database Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) Security Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) Service Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (22.73%) Clustering
1 5 (22.73%) PKI
2 4 (18.18%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (4.55%) Data Centre
4 1 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (4.55%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 17 (77.27%) Windows
2 14 (63.64%) Windows Server
3 5 (22.73%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (9.09%) Linux
5 1 (4.55%) CentOS
5 1 (4.55%) Mac OS
5 1 (4.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (4.55%) Windows 10
5 1 (4.55%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (4.55%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (4.55%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (63.64%) ITIL
2 7 (31.82%) Agile
2 7 (31.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 7 (31.82%) Service Management
3 6 (27.27%) Task Automation
4 5 (22.73%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (22.73%) Disaster Recovery
4 5 (22.73%) High Availability
4 5 (22.73%) Problem Management
4 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (22.73%) Security Operations
4 5 (22.73%) Server Patching
5 4 (18.18%) Critical Thinking
5 4 (18.18%) Data Encryption
5 4 (18.18%) Penetration Testing
5 4 (18.18%) Risk Assessment
5 4 (18.18%) Threat Modelling
6 3 (13.64%) Decision-Making
6 3 (13.64%) Migration
6 3 (13.64%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 11 (50.00%) PowerShell
2 10 (45.45%) SQL
3 1 (4.55%) Python
Qualifications
1 22 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 9 (40.91%) Degree
3 8 (36.36%) MCSA
4 7 (31.82%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (22.73%) SC Cleared
5 5 (22.73%) Security Cleared
6 4 (18.18%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 3 (13.64%) AWS Certification
8 1 (4.55%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 1 (4.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (4.55%) Azure Certification
8 1 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (4.55%) CCNA
8 1 (4.55%) CCNP
8 1 (4.55%) CESG Certified Professional
8 1 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (4.55%) Citrix Certification
8 1 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (4.55%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (4.55%) Disclosure Scotland
1 1 (4.55%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 5 (22.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (9.09%) Hyper-V
4 1 (4.55%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (4.55%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (4.55%) XenApp
4 1 (4.55%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 2 (9.09%) WSUS
2 1 (4.55%) Backup Exec
2 1 (4.55%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (4.55%) SCCM
2 1 (4.55%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 16 (72.73%) Microsoft
2 6 (27.27%) ServiceNow
2 6 (27.27%) VMware
3 2 (9.09%) Cisco
3 2 (9.09%) Dell
3 2 (9.09%) HP
3 2 (9.09%) IronPort
4 1 (4.55%) Citrix
4 1 (4.55%) EMC
4 1 (4.55%) McAfee
4 1 (4.55%) Okta
4 1 (4.55%) Red Hat
4 1 (4.55%) SAP
4 1 (4.55%) SolarWinds
4 1 (4.55%) Veritas