Microsoft Certified Professional Job Trends in Wales

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 2 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 - 106
Rank change year-on-year - - +7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional 3 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.18% - 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.63% - 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,500 - £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 - £27,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -46.00%
75th Percentile £29,500 - £31,563
90th Percentile - - £38,875
UK median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year - +7.69% -

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 480 181 386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 28.95% 34.09% 21.34%
Number of salaries quoted 151 108 193
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,125 £26,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £41,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £53,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +19.44% +3.07%
75th Percentile £73,750 £66,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £71,885 £69,389
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,785 £54,296
% change year-on-year +5.66% +4.58% -6.39%

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 job vacancy trend in Wales

Microsoft Certified Professional
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft Certified Professional
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certified Professional within the Wales region over the 6 months to 2 May 2026. 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
South Wales - 3 £29,000 - 2
Microsoft Certified Professional
UK

Microsoft Certified Professional
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) IT Support
1 3 (100.00%) IT Support Technician
1 3 (100.00%) IT Technician
1 3 (100.00%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft