Microsoft Certified Professional Job Trends in Bedford

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bedford with a requirement for Microsoft Certified Professional qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford 0.28% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.96% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - -
75th Percentile £38,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £37,500 £32,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +15.38% -45.83% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedford

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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bedford.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 51 14 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedford 14.45% 25.00% 12.90%
Number of salaries quoted 36 7 11
10th Percentile £26,250 - -
25th Percentile £33,313 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £34,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -32.00% +5.49%
75th Percentile £48,625 £39,500 -
90th Percentile £53,750 £53,600 £57,500
Bedfordshire median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% -10.00% -16.67%

Microsoft Certified Professional
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

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

Microsoft Certified Professional job vacancy trend in Bedford

Microsoft Certified Professional
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Microsoft Certified Professional.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft Certified Professional
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford 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 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Support Specialist
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Proofpoint
1 1 (100.00%) Symantec