MCP Contracts in the East of England

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for MCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 82 64
Rank change year-on-year - -18 -1
Contract jobs citing MCP 0 29 53
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England - 1.49% 2.73%
As % of the Qualifications category - 4.94% 7.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - £466 £126
25th Percentile - £474 £130
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £505 £141
Median % change year-on-year - +258.16% -64.75%
75th Percentile - £544 £150
90th Percentile - £557 £152
England median daily rate £238 £325 £250
% change year-on-year -26.92% +30.00% -35.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 25 48
10th Percentile - £13.57 £13.20
25th Percentile - £14.00 £13.41
Median hourly rate - £14.16 £13.66
Median % change year-on-year - +3.66% -
75th Percentile - - £14.75
90th Percentile - £21.46 £20.56
England median hourly rate £17.44 £14.16 £13.66
% change year-on-year +23.16% +3.66% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 the East of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 342 587 690
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 34.55% 30.23% 35.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 150 223 352
10th Percentile £195 £220 £233
25th Percentile £308 £345 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.17%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £645
90th Percentile £625 £700 £700
England median daily rate £525 £537 £550
% change year-on-year -2.23% -2.36% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 222 162
10th Percentile £15.09 £14.16 £13.41
25th Percentile £24.78 £16.48 £14.50
Median hourly rate £53.75 £40.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.38% +73.91% +16.10%
75th Percentile £75.00 £58.44 £61.25
90th Percentile £85.00 £72.93 £68.75
England median hourly rate £32.50 £40.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -18.75% -27.27% +39.24%

MCP
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing MCP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for MCP in the East of England

MCP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCP in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for MCP in the East of England

MCP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MCP in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for MCP in the East of England