MCP Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for MCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 65 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs citing MCP 6 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.86% 0.28% -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.69% 1.28% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 0
10th Percentile £117 - -
25th Percentile £120 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 £160 -
Median % change year-on-year -9.38% - -
75th Percentile £163 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £145 £160 -
% change year-on-year -9.38% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Birmingham

MCP 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 requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Birmingham.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 223 156 231
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham 31.81% 21.79% 29.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 95 133
10th Percentile £234 £165 £263
25th Percentile £325 £369 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £575 £663 £595
90th Percentile £619 £759 £685
West Midlands median daily rate £515 £530 £525
% change year-on-year -2.74% +0.86% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 6 12
10th Percentile £16.30 £23.03 £43.75
25th Percentile - £26.42 £60.63
Median hourly rate £18.87 £39.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.23% -39.23% -
75th Percentile - £51.88 £67.50
90th Percentile £30.29 £54.88 £68.63
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £34.47 £35.00
% change year-on-year -27.03% -1.53% +44.33%

MCP
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MCP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

MCP job vacancy trend in Birmingham

MCP
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing MCP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing MCP

MCP
Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing MCP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing MCP

MCP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (100.00%) DHCP
1 6 (100.00%) DNS
1 6 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 6 (100.00%) VPN
2 1 (16.67%) Firewall
2 1 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (16.67%) Wireless
General
1 5 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Analyst
2 5 (83.33%) 1st/2nd Line Support
2 5 (83.33%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
2 5 (83.33%) 2nd Line Support
2 5 (83.33%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
2 5 (83.33%) IT Analyst
2 5 (83.33%) IT Support
2 5 (83.33%) IT Support Analyst
2 5 (83.33%) Support Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Project Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Technical Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Self-Motivation
1 5 (83.33%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
1 6 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) ITIL
2 5 (83.33%) Change Management
2 5 (83.33%) CRM
2 5 (83.33%) Customer Service
2 5 (83.33%) Disk Encryption
2 5 (83.33%) Mobile Device Management
2 5 (83.33%) Problem Management
2 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (83.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (16.67%) Network Segmentation
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (83.33%) MCDST
3 1 (16.67%) CCNA
3 1 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (16.67%) MCSA
System Software
1 6 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (83.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (83.33%) iManage
2 5 (83.33%) Mitel
3 1 (16.67%) Cisco