MCT Contracts in England

Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for MCT qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 507 - 608
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendContract jobs citing MCT 4 0 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.015% - 0.012%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.046% - 0.041%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 5
10th Percentile £351 - -
25th Percentile £391 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 - £463
75th Percentile £475 - £538
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £438 - £463

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

MCT 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 8,690 10,055 12,132
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.54% 30.31% 27.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,469 6,345 7,946
10th Percentile £300 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £426 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £738 £743
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +0.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 677 674 615
10th Percentile £18.13 £14.26 £16.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £22.00 £24.55
Median hourly rate £25.15 £48.56 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -48.21% -11.71% +22.22%
75th Percentile £53.75 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -44.11% -18.18% +22.22%

MCT
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing MCT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for MCT in England

MCT
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MCT

MCT
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MCT

MCT
DemandTrendContract 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 MCT within the England region over the 6 months to 28 August 2025. 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England - 4 £438 - 2
North West - 3 £450 - 2
Yorkshire - 1 £425 -
MCT
UK

MCT
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (25.00%) GitHub
2 1 (25.00%) GitHub Copilot
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Trainer
1 4 (100.00%) Trainer
2 2 (50.00%) Dynamics 365 Trainer
3 1 (25.00%) IT Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Onboarding
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft