Microsoft Certified Professional Job Trends in Kent

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for Microsoft Certified Professional qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.068% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.19% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
South East median annual salary £30,000 £27,500 £38,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -27.63% +26.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 527 238 336
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 35.75% 43.27% 23.06%
Number of salaries quoted 137 86 239
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,500 £23,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £34,988 £27,965
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £38,325 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year +4.37% -7.09% -2.94%
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £66,000 £68,750 £70,000
South East median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +8.91% +1.00%

Microsoft Certified Professional
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Microsoft Certified Professional job vacancy trend in Kent

Microsoft Certified Professional
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft Certified Professional
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional within the Kent region over the 6 months to 22 April 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
Maidstone - 1 £30,000 - 1
Microsoft Certified Professional
South East

Microsoft Certified Professional
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Support Analyst
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft