Microsoft certified systems engineer vs senior system administrator

The differences between microsoft certified systems engineers and senior system administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a microsoft certified systems engineer and a senior system administrator. Additionally, a senior system administrator has an average salary of $98,146, which is higher than the $91,892 average annual salary of a microsoft certified systems engineer.

The top three skills for a microsoft certified systems engineer include A+, mcse and DNS. The most important skills for a senior system administrator are linux, windows server, and troubleshoot.

Microsoft certified systems engineer vs senior system administrator overview

	Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer	Senior System Administrator
Yearly salary	$91,892	$98,146
Hourly rate	$44.18	$47.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	106,859	100,873
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Microsoft certified systems engineer vs senior system administrator salary

Microsoft certified systems engineers and senior system administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer	Senior System Administrator
Average salary	$91,892	$98,146
Salary range	Between $64,000 And $130,000	Between $75,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cambridge Associates
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between microsoft certified systems engineer and senior system administrator education

There are a few differences between a microsoft certified systems engineer and a senior system administrator in terms of educational background:

	Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer	Senior System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	-	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Microsoft certified systems engineer vs senior system administrator demographics

Here are the differences between microsoft certified systems engineers' and senior system administrators' demographics:

	Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer	Senior System Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 83.2% Female, 16.8%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 11.9% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 11.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between microsoft certified systems engineer and senior system administrator duties and responsibilities

Microsoft certified systems engineer example responsibilities.

Develop and integrate software that drives flight control system hardware and achieves product requirements for an international avionics customer base.
Design component base architecture to allow content re-use, consistent documentation and a shorter integration time, thus increasing program affordability.
Work on JavaScript to validate input, manipulate HTML elements using JavaScript, develop external JavaScript codes.
Develop and integrate software that drives flight control system hardware and achieves product requirements for an international avionics customer base.

Senior system administrator example responsibilities.

Manage and optimize the design and delivery of project associate with AIX arena.
Manage all installs and setup of new servers, and server upgrades to server 2008 R2.
Implement IIS servers for both the internal and external web servers and managing security on all web servers.
Design, implement, and manage a network and domain extension in a remote location via a secure VPN link.
Manage Cisco network equipment including firewalls and switches.
Administer and manage daily backups via Symantec NetBackup.

Microsoft certified systems engineer vs senior system administrator skills

Common microsoft certified systems engineer skills

A+, 24%
Mcse, 24%
DNS, 16%
Linux, 13%
IIS, 8%
Database, 6%

Common senior system administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
System Administration, 4%
PowerShell, 4%
SAN, 4%

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