MCP Jobs in the South West

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for MCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 166 257 266
Rank change year-on-year +91 +9 +30
Permanent jobs citing MCP 18 34 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.51% 0.37% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.98% 1.04% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 16 34 8
10th Percentile - - £28,550
25th Percentile £27,000 £28,500 £30,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £32,500 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -4.41% -2.86%
75th Percentile £47,813 £46,563 £37,500
90th Percentile £48,750 £51,675 £45,750
England median annual salary £35,000 £32,500 £32,797
% change year-on-year +7.69% -0.91% -6.29%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,844 3,281 2,822
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 51.90% 35.47% 41.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,008 2,144 1,282
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £39,759 £37,940
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.59% +2.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,250 £79,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

MCP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing MCP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for MCP in the South West

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Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MCP in the South West.

Salary trend for MCP in the South West

MCP
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing MCP in the South West over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for MCP in the South West

MCP
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. 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
Devon +17 6 £28,000 -25.33% 2
Somerset +4 4 £41,250 +37.50% 1
Bristol +62 3 £42,500 +36.00% 4
Wiltshire +41 3 £47,500 -4.04% 2
Gloucestershire - 2 - - 5
MCP
England

MCP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (5.56%) SharePoint
2 1 (5.56%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (38.89%) Azure
2 6 (33.33%) AWS
3 5 (27.78%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (16.67%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (16.67%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (22.22%) DNS
1 4 (22.22%) Firewall
2 3 (16.67%) DHCP
2 3 (16.67%) DMZ
2 3 (16.67%) LAN
2 3 (16.67%) Network Security
2 3 (16.67%) VLAN
2 3 (16.67%) WAN
2 3 (16.67%) Wireshark
3 1 (5.56%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (5.56%) SAN
Development Applications
1 1 (5.56%) JIRA
General
1 8 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.56%) Publishing
3 1 (5.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (44.44%) Analyst
2 6 (33.33%) Software Analyst
2 6 (33.33%) Software Support Analyst
2 6 (33.33%) Support Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 2 (11.11%) Service Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Service Desk Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Azure Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365 Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Technical Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Technical Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Technical Services Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Wintel Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Wintel Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (33.33%) .NET
1 6 (33.33%) ASP.NET
1 6 (33.33%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (5.56%) Driving Licence
2 1 (5.56%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (5.56%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.56%) Onboarding
2 1 (5.56%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 8 (44.44%) Windows
2 4 (22.22%) Windows 10
2 4 (22.22%) Windows Server
3 3 (16.67%) Windows 7
3 3 (16.67%) Windows 8
3 3 (16.67%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (11.11%) Android
4 2 (11.11%) Apple iOS
5 1 (5.56%) Mac OS
5 1 (5.56%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (5.56%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (22.22%) Migration
3 3 (16.67%) Business Continuity
3 3 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
3 3 (16.67%) Infrastructure Management
3 3 (16.67%) Network Architecture
3 3 (16.67%) Risk Management
3 3 (16.67%) Server Management
3 3 (16.67%) Software Deployment
3 3 (16.67%) User Experience
4 2 (11.11%) Customer Service
4 2 (11.11%) Decision-Making
4 2 (11.11%) ITIL
5 1 (5.56%) Agile
5 1 (5.56%) CRM
5 1 (5.56%) Enterprise Architecture
5 1 (5.56%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (5.56%) ITSM
5 1 (5.56%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 6 (33.33%) C#
2 4 (22.22%) VB
3 2 (11.11%) PowerShell
4 1 (5.56%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 14 (77.78%) Microsoft Certification
2 11 (61.11%) MCSE
3 7 (38.89%) CCNA
3 7 (38.89%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (33.33%) Azure Certification
5 4 (22.22%) MCSA
5 4 (22.22%) Security Cleared
6 3 (16.67%) AWS Certification
6 3 (16.67%) DV Cleared
7 2 (11.11%) Degree
8 1 (5.56%) CCA
8 1 (5.56%) Citrix Certification
8 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) NCSC
1 1 (5.56%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (44.44%) Active Directory
2 7 (38.89%) Hyper-V
3 5 (27.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (5.56%) BitLocker
4 1 (5.56%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (5.56%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (5.56%) XenApp
4 1 (5.56%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 4 (22.22%) SCCM
2 3 (16.67%) Iperf
2 3 (16.67%) WMI
3 1 (5.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (5.56%) Backup Exec
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (5.56%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 14 (77.78%) Microsoft
2 8 (44.44%) VMware
3 4 (22.22%) Fortinet
4 3 (16.67%) Cisco
4 3 (16.67%) Remedy
4 3 (16.67%) Ruckus Wireless
4 3 (16.67%) ServiceNow
4 3 (16.67%) SonicWALL
5 2 (11.11%) Symantec
6 1 (5.56%) Citrix
6 1 (5.56%) Dell
6 1 (5.56%) McAfee
6 1 (5.56%) N-able
6 1 (5.56%) Veeam
6 1 (5.56%) Veritas