MCP Contracts in the South West

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for MCP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 146 154 171
Rank change year-on-year +8 +17 -33
Contract jobs citing MCP 9 13 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.28% 0.36% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.50% 0.68% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 10 5
10th Percentile £248 £123 £161
25th Percentile £268 £163 £168
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £400 £225
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +77.78% +16.88%
75th Percentile £422 - £438
90th Percentile £491 - £475
England median daily rate £278 £250 £313
% change year-on-year +11.00% -20.00% +42.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £18.25 -
England median hourly rate £14.16 £13.66 £13.66
% change year-on-year +3.66% - -18.45%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

MCP 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 advertised in the South West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,812 1,905 1,522
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 56.66% 52.54% 40.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,155 1,404 1,067
10th Percentile £351 £388 £325
25th Percentile £465 £475 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £578 £520
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +11.06% +9.47%
75th Percentile £655 £675 £623
90th Percentile £725 £725 £675
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +6.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 195 156 95
10th Percentile £22.05 £38.53 £30.34
25th Percentile £40.00 £57.25 £51.01
Median hourly rate £60.00 £65.00 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +5.69% +33.06%
75th Percentile £72.50 £80.00 £68.15
90th Percentile £80.00 £86.45 £75.00
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.40 £37.50
% change year-on-year -23.66% +39.73% -3.75%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing MCP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for MCP in the South West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCP in the South West.

Daily rate trend for MCP in the South West

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing MCP in the South West over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for MCP in the South West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MCP in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for MCP in the South West

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Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the South West region over the 6 months to 29 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Wiltshire - 5 £400 - 4
Bristol +18 3 £300 +71.43% 1
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 (44.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 3 (33.33%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (44.44%) Azure
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 3 (33.33%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 4 (44.44%) LAN
1 4 (44.44%) WAN
2 3 (33.33%) Firewall
2 3 (33.33%) Skype
3 1 (11.11%) DHCP
3 1 (11.11%) DNS
3 1 (11.11%) VPN
3 1 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
1 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Support Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) IT Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) IT Support
2 3 (33.33%) IT Support Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Software Asset Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Software Manager
4 1 (11.11%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) 2nd Line Support
4 1 (11.11%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Support Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Support
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 3 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (11.11%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 5 (55.56%) Windows
2 1 (11.11%) Android
2 1 (11.11%) Mac OS
2 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) ITIL
2 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
3 3 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 3 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 3 (33.33%) Hardware Maintenance
3 3 (33.33%) ITSM
3 3 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
3 3 (33.33%) Multi-Factor Authentication
3 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (33.33%) Service Management
3 3 (33.33%) Software Asset Management
3 3 (33.33%) Supplier Management
3 3 (33.33%) Time Management
3 3 (33.33%) Virtual Infrastructure
4 2 (22.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 2 (22.22%) Server Management
4 2 (22.22%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
4 2 (22.22%) Service Delivery
4 2 (22.22%) Virtual Environments
5 1 (11.11%) Preventative Maintenance
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (55.56%) SC Cleared
1 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
2 3 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (22.22%) CCNA
3 2 (22.22%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (22.22%) MCSA
3 2 (22.22%) MCSE
4 1 (11.11%) A+ Certification
4 1 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (55.56%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (44.44%) Active Directory
3 1 (11.11%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (33.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft
2 5 (55.56%) VMware
3 3 (33.33%) Cisco
3 3 (33.33%) Citrix
4 2 (22.22%) SolarWinds
4 2 (22.22%) Veeam