MCP Job Trends in Southampton

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton with a requirement for MCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 - 51
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing MCP 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 0.18% - 0.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.75% - 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,875 - £23,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,750 - £25,000
75th Percentile £27,625 - £26,500
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £26,750 £27,847 £39,250
% change year-on-year -3.94% -29.05% +24.60%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 134 169 112
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 24.06% 27.93% 33.43%
Number of salaries quoted 74 108 70
10th Percentile £33,250 £31,250 £25,250
25th Percentile £45,886 £41,313 £31,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% +14.29% -12.50%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,125 £61,813
90th Percentile £88,500 £90,000 £82,850
Hampshire median annual salary £58,000 £56,961 £49,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% +16.25% -2.00%

MCP
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

MCP job vacancy trend in Southampton

MCP
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing MCP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing MCP

MCP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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