Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Certified Architect qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 697 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certified Architect | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | - | 0.002% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 0.006% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
Microsoft Certified Architect 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 | 9,034 | 13,061 | 15,829 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 31.10% | 30.37% | 27.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,673 | 8,067 | 10,557 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £308 | £330 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £535 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.87% | -2.73% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £534 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.28% | +1.62% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 511 | 1,068 | 806 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.13 | £13.80 | £15.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.37 | £17.80 | £20.23 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £40.00 | £54.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -25.93% | +24.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.60 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.70 | £75.55 | £79.19 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.41 | £40.94 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.18% | -18.12% | +42.86% |
Microsoft Certified Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Microsoft Certified Architect as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Microsoft Certified Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Certified Architect.
Microsoft Certified Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Certified Architect.