MCITP Contracts

Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for MCITP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 572 664
Rank change year-on-year - +92 +177
Contract jobs citing MCITP 0 15 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK - 0.035% 0.039%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.12% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 12 16
10th Percentile - £214 £153
25th Percentile - £325 £294
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £400 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -23.81% +35.48%
75th Percentile - £403 £675
90th Percentile - £446 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate - £400 £225
% change year-on-year - +77.78% -43.75%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

MCITP 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.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,581 12,940 14,982
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.89% 29.82% 26.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,919 7,996 9,928
10th Percentile £275 £313 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £650
90th Percentile £703 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £528 £525
% change year-on-year -5.30% +0.57% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 641 1,112 731
10th Percentile £17.87 £14.00 £15.25
25th Percentile £20.00 £19.81 £22.50
Median hourly rate £28.00 £40.94 £55.85
Median % change year-on-year -31.61% -26.70% +25.51%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.24 £80.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.28 £43.00 £54.11
% change year-on-year -38.88% -20.54% +50.31%

MCITP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing MCITP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for MCITP in the UK

MCITP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCITP.

Daily rate trend for MCITP in the UK

MCITP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MCITP.

Hourly rate trend for MCITP in the UK