Microsoft Certified Professional 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 Microsoft Certified Professional qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - 63
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 0.19% - 0.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.86% - 1.40%
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 £39,000
% change year-on-year -3.94% -28.60% +24.80%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 116 162 143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 22.22% 32.21% 23.99%
Number of salaries quoted 61 101 108
10th Percentile £37,500 £32,750 £26,475
25th Percentile £52,500 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - +6.38%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £86,000
Hampshire median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.87% +15.00% -

Microsoft Certified Professional
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Microsoft Certified Professional job vacancy trend in Southampton

Microsoft Certified Professional
Salary Trend in Southampton

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft Certified Professional
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