Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in 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 18 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 98 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +17 |
| Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | - | - | 0.59% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 2.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £26,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £33,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.88% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £38,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £40,075 |
| UK median annual salary | £32,500 | £35,000 | £33,100 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +5.74% | +0.92% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
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 Wales.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 286 | 230 | 361 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 25.93% | 30.59% | 26.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 90 | 102 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,400 | £37,523 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,553 | £42,500 | £32,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,854 | £57,215 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.87% | +27.14% | +3.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,222 | £66,281 | £54,494 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,025 | £70,540 | £69,298 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | -4.35% |
Microsoft Certified Professional
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Certified Professional relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Microsoft Certified Professional.
