Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for MCAD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 717 915 944
Rank change year-on-year +198 +29 +323
Permanent jobs citing MCAD 4 6 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.006% 0.002%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.015% 0.021% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £90,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

MCAD 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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 26,641 28,550 31,536
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 47.37% 26.33% 33.88%
Number of salaries quoted 11,003 17,234 14,336
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,734 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.96%

MCAD
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing MCAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for MCAD in the UK

MCAD
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MCAD.

Salary trend for MCAD in the UK

MCAD
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCAD within the UK over the 6 months to 10 June 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
UK excluding London +198 4 £60,000 - 4
England +168 4 £60,000 -33.33% 2
East of England - 2 £60,000 - 1
South West - 2 £60,000 - 1

MCAD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Simulink
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Lead
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Transformation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Coaching
1 4 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 4 (100.00%) Digital Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) LLM
1 4 (100.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared