MCITP Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for MCITP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 615 516 505
Rank change year-on-year -99 -11 +84
Contract jobs citing MCITP 4 5 21
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.009% 0.018% 0.065%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.027% 0.056% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 13
10th Percentile - £398 £341
25th Percentile - £431 £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £473 £400
Median % change year-on-year - +18.19% -5.33%
75th Percentile - £496 -
90th Percentile - - £409
UK median daily rate - £473 £400
% change year-on-year - +18.19% -19.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.38 - -
Median hourly rate £17.64 - -
75th Percentile £18.90 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £17.64 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

MCITP 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 England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14,931 8,933 9,612
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.28% 31.92% 29.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,955 5,663 5,831
10th Percentile £351 £290 £313
25th Percentile £448 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £712 £734
UK median daily rate £533 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +1.43% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,283 739 516
10th Percentile £17.25 £17.87 £19.57
25th Percentile £25.75 £18.87 £30.24
Median hourly rate £50.00 £25.15 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +98.81% -52.10% -2.36%
75th Percentile £73.46 £43.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £72.75 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £47.84
% change year-on-year +74.79% -47.43% -10.88%

MCITP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

MCITP job vacancy trend in England

MCITP
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MCITP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MCITP

MCITP
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MCITP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MCITP

MCITP
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCITP within the England region over the 6 months to 8 October 2026. 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
South East - 4 - -
MCITP
UK

MCITP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) IT Support
1 4 (100.00%) IT Support Technician
1 4 (100.00%) IT Technician
1 4 (100.00%) Support Technician
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft