Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Gloucestershire with a requirement for MCTS qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing MCTS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 0.40% | - | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.82% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Gloucestershire
MCTS 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 Gloucestershire.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 122 | 270 | 357 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 49.19% | 60.27% | 74.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 87 | 150 | 214 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £424 | £415 |
| 25th Percentile | £435 | £491 | £476 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £569 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.30% | -1.09% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £638 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £725 | £750 |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | +8.39% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 11 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.02 | - | £39.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.28 | £15.75 | £70.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.99 | £30.00 | £78.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +83.30% | -61.54% | +41.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £31.50 | £83.40 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £40.00 | £85.00 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.15 | £70.00 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -64.07% | +3.70% | +12.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Job postings citing MCTS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCTS in Gloucestershire.
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Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCTS within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 2 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | - | 1 | - | - | |
| MCTS South West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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: