MCTS Contracts

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for MCTS qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 582 673
Rank change year-on-year - +91 +184
Contract jobs citing MCTS 0 13 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK - 0.030% 0.012%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.10% 0.046%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 12 6
10th Percentile - - £184
25th Percentile - £300 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £392 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -28.82% +41.94%
75th Percentile - £400 £700
90th Percentile - £410 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - £392 £225
% change year-on-year - +74.00% -41.94%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

MCTS 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 9,754 12,940 15,078
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.87% 29.79% 26.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,039 8,021 9,992
10th Percentile £277 £313 £350
25th Percentile £412 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £521 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.76% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £704 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 649 1,105 737
10th Percentile £17.87 £14.00 £15.23
25th Percentile £20.15 £20.00 £22.50
Median hourly rate £27.94 £40.94 £55.85
Median % change year-on-year -31.75% -26.70% +25.51%
75th Percentile £59.90 £65.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.32 £43.00 £53.67
% change year-on-year -41.12% -19.87% +52.46%

MCTS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for MCTS in the UK

MCTS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for MCTS in the UK

MCTS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for MCTS in the UK