Microsoft Certified Professional Job Trends in South Wales

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for Microsoft Certified Professional qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 - 84
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional 1 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.096% - 0.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.31% - 1.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,500 - £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 - £27,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.82%
75th Percentile £29,500 - £31,563
90th Percentile - - £38,875
Wales median annual salary £29,000 - £27,000
% change year-on-year - - -40.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 327 108 236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 31.38% 31.30% 19.97%
Number of salaries quoted 105 78 129
10th Percentile £30,100 £37,170 £29,700
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,284 £37,101
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,537 £57,500 £46,604
Median % change year-on-year -5.15% +23.38% +5.92%
75th Percentile £73,750 £66,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £71,885 £76,920
Wales median annual salary £53,171 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +22.22% +3.07%

Microsoft Certified Professional
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Microsoft Certified Professional job vacancy trend in South Wales

Microsoft Certified Professional
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Microsoft Certified Professional.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft Certified Professional
Job Locations in South Wales

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 South Wales region over the 6 months to 15 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
Caerphilly - 1 £29,000 - 1
Microsoft Certified Professional
Wales

Microsoft Certified Professional
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support Technician
1 1 (100.00%) IT Technician
1 1 (100.00%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft