Microsoft Certified Professional Contract Job Trends in Norfolk

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
East of England > Norfolk

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Norfolk 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 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional 10 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Norfolk 5.56% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 15.87% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £161 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £173 - -
75th Percentile £184 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £400 £188 -
% change year-on-year +113.33% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £6.00 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £16.95 - -
East of England median hourly rate £6.00 £50.00 £14.16
% change year-on-year -88.00% +253.11% -2.34%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Norfolk

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 Norfolk.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 63 15 12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Norfolk 35.00% 27.27% 27.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 7 8
10th Percentile £161 £137 £154
25th Percentile £185 £196 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £212 £280 £204
Median % change year-on-year -24.30% +37.25% -6.42%
75th Percentile £330 £423 £288
90th Percentile £513 £480 £314
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -2.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 0 4
10th Percentile £8.25 - £13.20
25th Percentile £13.50 - £13.72
Median hourly rate £17.86 - £15.25
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.67%
75th Percentile £23.75 - £19.31
90th Percentile £25.11 - £23.48
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 Norfolk

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

Microsoft Certified Professional job vacancy trend in Norfolk

Microsoft Certified Professional
Daily Rate Trend in Norfolk

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

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

Microsoft Certified Professional
Hourly Rate Trend in Norfolk

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

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

Microsoft Certified Professional
Hourly Rate Histogram in Norfolk

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional in Norfolk over the 6 months to 30 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Certified Professional in Norfolk

Microsoft Certified Professional
Contract Job Locations in Norfolk

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 Norfolk 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
Norwich - 9 £173 - 2
Microsoft Certified Professional
East of England

Microsoft Certified Professional
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norfolk 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 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (30.00%) LAN
1 3 (30.00%) TCP/IP
2 2 (20.00%) RS-232
2 2 (20.00%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (30.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (10.00%) Oracle Database
General
1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (100.00%) Analyst
2 9 (90.00%) Support Analyst
3 8 (80.00%) Technical Analyst
4 7 (70.00%) Technical Support
4 7 (70.00%) Technical Support Analyst
5 2 (20.00%) IT Analyst
5 2 (20.00%) IT Support
5 2 (20.00%) IT Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (60.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 10 (100.00%) Windows
2 9 (90.00%) Windows Server 2003
3 6 (60.00%) Windows Server 2012
4 4 (40.00%) Windows 10
4 4 (40.00%) Windows 7
5 3 (30.00%) Windows Server
5 3 (30.00%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (10.00%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 4 (40.00%) Information Governance
2 4 (40.00%) ITIL
2 4 (40.00%) ITSM
2 4 (40.00%) Proactive Monitoring
2 4 (40.00%) Service Management
3 1 (10.00%) Capacity Planning
3 1 (10.00%) Security Patching
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) MCSE
1 10 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 7 (70.00%) Degree
2 7 (70.00%) HNC
2 7 (70.00%) HND
3 4 (40.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 4 (40.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (20.00%) Citrix
2 2 (20.00%) Oracle