MCP Job Trends in Hampshire

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hampshire with a requirement for MCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 155 137
Rank change year-on-year +38 -18 +29
Permanent jobs citing MCP 1 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.040% 0.077% 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.14% 0.14% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £26,024 £28,000
25th Percentile £25,875 £26,520 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,750 £27,847 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.94% -28.60% +23.81%
75th Percentile £27,625 £29,673 £43,438
90th Percentile - £30,469 £50,525
South East median annual salary £29,000 £27,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +5.45% -26.67% +11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 734 1,409 843
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 29.23% 54.19% 36.70%
Number of salaries quoted 439 830 509
10th Percentile £30,350 £37,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £42,250 £47,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.87% +15.00% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +0.96%

MCP
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

MCP job vacancy trend in Hampshire

MCP
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing MCP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing MCP

MCP
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 21 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
Southampton - 1 £26,750 -
MCP
South East

MCP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) 1st Line Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Servers
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Mitel