Microsoft Certified Professional Contract Job Trends in the North East

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North East 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 - 42 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional 0 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North East - 0.30% -
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.82% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £325 -
England median daily rate £450 £200 £275
% change year-on-year +125.00% -27.27% -31.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North East

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 the North East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 173 122 100
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East 36.89% 37.08% 32.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 77 38
10th Percentile £191 £313 £188
25th Percentile £364 £400 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £550 £613 £650
90th Percentile £600 £738 £720
England median daily rate £522 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.57% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 6 17
10th Percentile £50.58 £16.56 £12.38
25th Percentile £52.19 £25.14 £13.99
Median hourly rate £57.50 £46.18 £20.77
Median % change year-on-year +24.51% +122.34% -63.88%
75th Percentile £60.00 - £46.18
90th Percentile £72.68 £47.47 £54.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £46.39
% change year-on-year -45.54% -0.45% +3.09%

Microsoft Certified Professional
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Microsoft Certified Professional job vacancy trend in the North East

Microsoft Certified Professional
Daily Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Microsoft Certified Professional.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft Certified Professional
Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Microsoft Certified Professional.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Microsoft Certified Professional