Hybrid/Remote MCP Job Trends

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for MCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 314 416 453
Rank change year-on-year +102 +37 +197
Permanent jobs citing MCP 47 27 35
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.31% 0.16% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.95% 0.58% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 46 19 28
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,450 £33,250
25th Percentile £29,188 £30,000 £35,640
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% -14.67% +10.29%
75th Percentile £52,963 £48,750 £50,625
90th Percentile £61,976 £57,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £36,250 £37,500
% change year-on-year -10.34% -3.33% +7.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,956 4,683 5,848
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 33.05% 28.38% 26.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,468 2,402 4,210
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,754 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.84% +4.67% -1.67%
75th Percentile £78,500 £76,438 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,498 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.56% +3.47% -

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing MCP and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

MCP job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing MCP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing MCP

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing MCP over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

MCP salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (12.77%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (12.77%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 24 (51.06%) Azure
2 21 (44.68%) AWS
3 14 (29.79%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (25.53%) Entra ID
5 3 (6.38%) IBM Cloud
6 2 (4.26%) GitHub
7 1 (2.13%) Amazon Bedrock
7 1 (2.13%) Amazon ECS
7 1 (2.13%) Amazon EKS
7 1 (2.13%) Anthropic Claude
7 1 (2.13%) AWS Fargate
7 1 (2.13%) Azure AI
7 1 (2.13%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (2.13%) GCP
7 1 (2.13%) Google Gemini
7 1 (2.13%) Google Workspace
7 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (2.13%) Power Automate
7 1 (2.13%) Power Platform
7 1 (2.13%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (21.28%) Firewall
2 7 (14.89%) IP Telephony
2 7 (14.89%) VPN
3 4 (8.51%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (6.38%) VLAN
5 2 (4.26%) TCP/IP
6 1 (2.13%) DHCP
6 1 (2.13%) DNS
6 1 (2.13%) LAN
6 1 (2.13%) WAN
Development Applications
1 7 (14.89%) Burp Suite
1 7 (14.89%) Metasploit
2 1 (2.13%) Git
2 1 (2.13%) Vite
2 1 (2.13%) webpack
General
1 26 (55.32%) Social Skills
2 7 (14.89%) Retail
2 7 (14.89%) Telecoms
3 5 (10.64%) Manufacturing
3 5 (10.64%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (8.51%) Law
4 4 (8.51%) Legal
5 3 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.38%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (38.30%) IT Support
2 14 (29.79%) Support Engineer
3 9 (19.15%) 2nd Line Support
4 7 (14.89%) IT Engineer
4 7 (14.89%) IT Support Engineer
4 7 (14.89%) Security Specialist
4 7 (14.89%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
5 6 (12.77%) Analyst
5 6 (12.77%) Support Analyst
5 6 (12.77%) Technical Engineer
5 6 (12.77%) Technical Support
5 6 (12.77%) Technical Support Engineer
6 4 (8.51%) IT Analyst
6 4 (8.51%) IT Support Analyst
7 3 (6.38%) Infrastructure Manager
7 3 (6.38%) Network Infrastructure Manager
7 3 (6.38%) Network Manager
7 3 (6.38%) Network Security Manager
7 3 (6.38%) Security Manager
8 2 (4.26%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.13%) CSS
1 1 (2.13%) GraphQL
1 1 (2.13%) HTML
1 1 (2.13%) LangGraph
1 1 (2.13%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 17 (36.17%) Driving Licence
2 7 (14.89%) CCTV
2 7 (14.89%) Insider Threat
2 7 (14.89%) Security Posture
3 4 (8.51%) Management Information System
4 3 (6.38%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (6.38%) PKI
4 3 (6.38%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (4.26%) Client/Server
6 1 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (2.13%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 29 (61.70%) Windows
2 12 (25.53%) Windows Server
3 10 (21.28%) Linux
4 9 (19.15%) Mac OS
5 5 (10.64%) Android
6 3 (6.38%) Mac OS X
7 2 (4.26%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (42.55%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (29.79%) ITIL
3 13 (27.66%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (25.53%) Mentoring
5 10 (21.28%) Penetration Testing
6 9 (19.15%) Change Control
6 9 (19.15%) Project Delivery
6 9 (19.15%) Server Management
7 8 (17.02%) Decision-Making
8 7 (14.89%) Actionable Insight
8 7 (14.89%) Anomaly Detection
8 7 (14.89%) Computer Science
8 7 (14.89%) Ethical Hacking
8 7 (14.89%) Information Security
8 7 (14.89%) ITSM
8 7 (14.89%) Offensive Security
8 7 (14.89%) Open Source
8 7 (14.89%) Red Team
8 7 (14.89%) Threat Intelligence
9 5 (10.64%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.13%) JavaScript
1 1 (2.13%) PowerShell
1 1 (2.13%) Python
1 1 (2.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 43 (91.49%) Microsoft Certification
2 27 (57.45%) MCSE
3 24 (51.06%) CCNA
3 24 (51.06%) Cisco Certification
4 22 (46.81%) MCSA
5 15 (31.91%) Degree
6 10 (21.28%) Security Cleared
7 9 (19.15%) CCA
7 9 (19.15%) Citrix Certification
8 7 (14.89%) CCNP
8 7 (14.89%) CEH
8 7 (14.89%) CISMP
8 7 (14.89%) CISSP
8 7 (14.89%) CompTIA Security+
8 7 (14.89%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (14.89%) CREST Certified
8 7 (14.89%) GIAC
8 7 (14.89%) GPEN
8 7 (14.89%) OSCP
8 7 (14.89%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (19.15%) SLA
2 7 (14.89%) Actionable Recommendations
2 7 (14.89%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (6.38%) GDPR
3 3 (6.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (4.26%) QA
5 1 (2.13%) Accessibility
5 1 (2.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (17.02%) Hyper-V
2 6 (12.77%) Active Directory
2 6 (12.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (6.38%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (2.13%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (2.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 9 (19.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (14.89%) Nmap
3 3 (6.38%) Nessus
3 3 (6.38%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 38 (80.85%) Microsoft
2 22 (46.81%) VMware
3 16 (34.04%) Cisco
4 9 (19.15%) Citrix
5 7 (14.89%) Draytek
5 7 (14.89%) Mitel
5 7 (14.89%) WatchGuard
6 5 (10.64%) Apple
7 3 (6.38%) IBM
8 1 (2.13%) Adobe
8 1 (2.13%) Foundry
8 1 (2.13%) Google
8 1 (2.13%) OpenAI
8 1 (2.13%) Palantir
8 1 (2.13%) Salesforce