Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Microsoft Certified Professional qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 151 | 190 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +39 | +65 |
| Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | - | 0.046% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.12% | 0.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £29,900 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £41,250 | £30,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £42,500 | £38,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.84% | +9.46% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £43,750 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £31,000 | £42,500 | £29,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.06% | +46.55% | -9.19% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 1,036 | 849 | 965 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 25.70% | 38.98% | 22.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 407 | 447 | 729 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £28,516 | £29,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £40,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -7.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £73,193 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £81,550 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,055 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.11% | +0.11% | -9.09% |
Microsoft Certified Professional
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Certified Professional relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Microsoft Certified Professional.
