MCP Job Trends in Dorset

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for MCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 49 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Permanent jobs citing MCP 5 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 1.08% 0.54% -
As % of the Qualifications category 6.67% 1.83% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
75th Percentile £37,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £34,000 £36,250 £42,500
% change year-on-year -6.21% -14.71% +25.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset

MCP 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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 75 109 109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 16.23% 29.30% 26.65%
Number of salaries quoted 38 40 80
10th Percentile £27,500 £34,850 £30,225
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,250 £50,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year +0.50% -11.11% +18.42%
75th Percentile £80,000 £56,206 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,625 £63,100 £72,625
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -2.04%

MCP
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing MCP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

MCP job vacancy trend in Dorset

MCP
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing MCP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing MCP

MCP
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 17 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Poole - 5 £35,000 -
MCP
South West

MCP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (100.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) VoIP
1 5 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 5 (100.00%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) ICT Support
1 5 (100.00%) ICT Support Technician
1 5 (100.00%) ICT Technician
1 5 (100.00%) Support Technician
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Android
1 5 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 5 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 5 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 5 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 5 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 5 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) VMware