MCSE Jobs in Scotland

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries 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 265 209 247
Rank change year-on-year -56 +38 -59
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 14 6 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.21% 0.13% 0.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.16% 0.43% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 11 4 8
10th Percentile - £25,550 £26,063
25th Percentile £46,750 £28,250 £27,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £32,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +95.31% -8.57% -36.36%
75th Percentile £67,500 £33,750 £43,125
90th Percentile - - £45,000
UK median annual salary £44,612 £41,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +7.50% -7.78% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

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 Scotland with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,205 1,405 1,593
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 17.97% 30.59% 26.71%
Number of salaries quoted 538 423 510
10th Percentile £26,700 £28,750 £26,225
25th Percentile £34,143 £38,428 £32,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +14.13% +2.22%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,188
90th Percentile £80,375 £77,715 £81,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for MCSE in Scotland

MCSE
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MCSE in Scotland.

Salary trend for MCSE in Scotland

MCSE
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing MCSE in Scotland over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for MCSE in Scotland

MCSE
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
Edinburgh +39 7 £65,000 +106.35% 3
Glasgow -108 6 £48,500 +49.23% 2
Dumfries and Galloway - 1 £23,000 - 1
MCSE
UK

MCSE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 (28.57%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (57.14%) Azure
2 6 (42.86%) WhatsApp
3 5 (35.71%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (14.29%) Entra ID
4 2 (14.29%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (42.86%) NetScaler
2 1 (7.14%) Asterisk PBX
2 1 (7.14%) Broadband
2 1 (7.14%) VoIP
2 1 (7.14%) Wireless
General
1 2 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (14.29%) Finance
1 2 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (14.29%) Police
1 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
2 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.14%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 5 (35.71%) Senior
3 4 (28.57%) 3rd Line Engineer
3 4 (28.57%) 3rd Line Support
3 4 (28.57%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
3 4 (28.57%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
3 4 (28.57%) Support Engineer
4 2 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Azure Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Cloud Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) IT Technician
5 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Senior Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (42.86%) Onboarding
1 6 (42.86%) Public Cloud
2 4 (28.57%) Data Centre
3 1 (7.14%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 9 (64.29%) Windows
2 8 (57.14%) Windows Server
3 5 (35.71%) Linux
4 4 (28.57%) CentOS
4 4 (28.57%) Debian
4 4 (28.57%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (28.57%) Windows Server 2012
4 4 (28.57%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (7.14%) Apple iOS
5 1 (7.14%) Windows 10
5 1 (7.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 6 (42.86%) Client Onboarding
3 2 (14.29%) Business Strategy
3 2 (14.29%) Customer Experience
3 2 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
3 2 (14.29%) Infrastructure Management
3 2 (14.29%) ITIL
3 2 (14.29%) Presales
3 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (7.14%) Customer Service
4 1 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (7.14%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (7.14%) ITSM
4 1 (7.14%) Preventative Maintenance
4 1 (7.14%) Project Management
4 1 (7.14%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 1 (7.14%) Vulnerability Scanning
4 1 (7.14%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) SQL
2 1 (7.14%) Swift
Qualifications
1 14 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (42.86%) Azure Certification
2 6 (42.86%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 5 (35.71%) MCSA
4 4 (28.57%) RHCT
5 2 (14.29%) SC Cleared
5 2 (14.29%) Security Cleared
6 1 (7.14%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (7.14%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 8 (57.14%) Active Directory
2 6 (42.86%) VMware ESXi
2 6 (42.86%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (42.86%) XenDesktop
3 4 (28.57%) Hyper-V
3 4 (28.57%) KVM
Systems Management
1 6 (42.86%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 12 (85.71%) VMware
2 10 (71.43%) Citrix
3 6 (42.86%) Nimble Storage
3 6 (42.86%) Veeam
4 4 (28.57%) Microsoft
4 4 (28.57%) Red Hat