MCP Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Buckinghamshire with a requirement for MCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 49 60
Rank change year-on-year - +11 +44
Contract jobs citing MCP 0 3 5
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire - 0.76% 0.76%
As % of the Qualifications category - 1.82% 1.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 5
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £200 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -60.00% +4.17%
South East median daily rate £250 £200 £270
% change year-on-year +25.00% -25.93% +28.57%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 126 165 275
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 35.29% 41.88% 41.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 133 229
10th Percentile £273 £256 £280
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £484 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year +7.56% -14.29% +11.70%
75th Percentile £538 £519 £623
90th Percentile £610 £560 £680
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% +0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 4 6
10th Percentile £15.85 £14.01 £13.37
25th Percentile - £17.03 £13.57
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.35 £14.79
Median % change year-on-year +3.29% +64.69% -22.18%
75th Percentile £29.61 £32.00 £18.06
90th Percentile - £35.60 £19.38
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £58.49 £60.00
% change year-on-year -57.00% -2.52% +33.33%

MCP
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

MCP job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

MCP
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing MCP

MCP
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing MCP