MCP Contracts in the Midlands

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for MCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 108 130 152
Rank change year-on-year +22 +22 +49
Contract jobs citing MCP 3 3 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.16% 0.11% 0.44%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.53% 0.33% 1.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 9
10th Percentile - £134 -
25th Percentile - £147 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 £178 £188
Median % change year-on-year -9.86% -5.33% +25.00%
75th Percentile - £212 £275
90th Percentile - £227 £480
England median daily rate £223 £280 £250
% change year-on-year -20.54% +12.00% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £15.65 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year - -21.75% -
England median hourly rate £17.44 £14.16 £13.66
% change year-on-year +23.16% +3.66% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 Midlands.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 564 899 970
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 29.47% 32.61% 28.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 556 615
10th Percentile £150 £230 £253
25th Percentile £272 £325 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £519
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -13.21% +15.22%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £600
90th Percentile £700 £675 £689
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 71 76
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.25 £11.00
25th Percentile £18.51 £17.00 £14.30
Median hourly rate £24.50 £24.65 £18.63
Median % change year-on-year -0.61% +32.35% -6.88%
75th Percentile £31.38 £43.13 £26.64
90th Percentile £59.00 £56.25 £65.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for MCP in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCP in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for MCP in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MCP in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for MCP in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
West Midlands +15 3 £160 -28.89% 1
MCP
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Computing
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) 2nd Line Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) 2nd Line Support
1 2 (66.67%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Head of Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Head of Digital
2 1 (33.33%) Head of Digital Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Head of IT
2 1 (33.33%) Head of IT Security
2 1 (33.33%) Head of Security
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Mac OS X
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Data Security
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) A+ Certification
3 1 (33.33%) CISSP
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
3 1 (33.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) GDPR
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft