Microsoft Certified Professional Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for Microsoft Certified Professional qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 45 -
Rank change year-on-year -14 - -
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.14% 0.26% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.45% 0.65% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £188 -
East of England median daily rate £400 £188 -
% change year-on-year +113.33% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hertfordshire

Microsoft Certified Professional 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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 223 153 300
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 31.95% 39.03% 40.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 51 153
10th Percentile £363 £306 £315
25th Percentile £458 £469 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £613 £713
90th Percentile £696 £675 £779
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -2.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 64 62
10th Percentile £16.35 £35.00 £30.58
25th Percentile £17.87 £58.88 £42.25
Median hourly rate £22.79 £67.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -66.24% +8.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £65.00 £82.94 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £92.00 £84.36
East of England median hourly rate £22.50 £65.00 £30.48
% change year-on-year -65.38% +113.29% +45.12%

Microsoft Certified Professional
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Certified Professional relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Microsoft Certified Professional job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Microsoft Certified Professional
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Microsoft Certified Professional.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft Certified Professional
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Microsoft Certified Professional.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft Certified Professional
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 30 January 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
Watford - 1 - -
Microsoft Certified Professional
East of England

Microsoft Certified Professional
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Service Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Service Desk Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree