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 17 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 398 464 470
Rank change year-on-year +66 +6 +341
Permanent jobs citing MCP 31 43 42
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.19% 0.18% 0.17%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.54% 0.68% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 21 34 39
10th Percentile £31,250 - £23,700
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,113 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.32% -6.37% -11.76%
75th Percentile £37,500 £38,000 £55,625
90th Percentile £55,000 £45,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £34,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -9.21% +1.33% +6.38%

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 5,691 6,369 6,650
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.04% 27.29% 26.77%
Number of salaries quoted 2,327 3,096 4,998
10th Percentile £31,000 £34,404 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -1.79% -3.45% +5.45%

MCP
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing MCP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

MCP trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing MCP

MCP
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing MCP over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.

MCP salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (22.58%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (12.90%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (3.23%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 22 (70.97%) Azure
2 21 (67.74%) AWS
3 13 (41.94%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (29.03%) SaaS
5 8 (25.81%) PaaS
6 1 (3.23%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (3.23%) Entra ID
6 1 (3.23%) IBM Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 9 (29.03%) VPN
2 5 (16.13%) DHCP
2 5 (16.13%) DNS
3 4 (12.90%) Firewall
3 4 (12.90%) VLAN
4 3 (9.68%) VoIP
5 1 (3.23%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (16.13%) SQL Server
General
1 15 (48.39%) Social Skills
2 5 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (16.13%) Documentation Skills
2 5 (16.13%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (6.45%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.23%) Finance
Job Titles
1 11 (35.48%) IT Support
2 10 (32.26%) Support Engineer
3 8 (25.81%) Technical Support
4 7 (22.58%) Lead
4 7 (22.58%) Support Team Leader
4 7 (22.58%) Team Leader
5 6 (19.35%) Technical Engineer
5 6 (19.35%) Technical Support Engineer
6 5 (16.13%) Help Desk Support
7 4 (12.90%) IT Engineer
7 4 (12.90%) IT Support Engineer
7 4 (12.90%) Senior
7 4 (12.90%) Senior IT Engineer
7 4 (12.90%) Senior IT Support
7 4 (12.90%) Senior Support Engineer
8 3 (9.68%) 2nd Line Support
9 2 (6.45%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 2 (6.45%) Support Specialist
9 2 (6.45%) Technical Specialist
9 2 (6.45%) Technical Support Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 17 (54.84%) Driving Licence
2 12 (38.71%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (25.81%) Management Information System
4 3 (9.68%) Onboarding
5 1 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (3.23%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 20 (64.52%) Linux
1 20 (64.52%) Windows
2 14 (45.16%) Windows Server
3 10 (32.26%) Mac OS
4 5 (16.13%) Mac OS X
5 3 (9.68%) Android
5 3 (9.68%) Windows 10
5 3 (9.68%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (6.45%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (51.61%) Mentoring
2 15 (48.39%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (41.94%) ITIL
4 8 (25.81%) Coaching
4 8 (25.81%) ITSM
5 7 (22.58%) Document Management
5 7 (22.58%) Workflow
6 6 (19.35%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (19.35%) Project Delivery
7 5 (16.13%) Computer Science
7 5 (16.13%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 5 (16.13%) Organisational Awareness
8 3 (9.68%) Change Control
8 3 (9.68%) Data Privacy
8 3 (9.68%) Mobile Device Management
8 3 (9.68%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 3 (9.68%) Server Management
9 2 (6.45%) Time Management
9 2 (6.45%) Virtual Environments
10 1 (3.23%) Data Loss Prevention
Programming Languages
1 7 (22.58%) SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 29 (93.55%) MCSA
3 26 (83.87%) MCSE
4 16 (51.61%) Degree
5 12 (38.71%) CCNA
5 12 (38.71%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (25.81%) CCNP
7 7 (22.58%) Security Cleared
8 5 (16.13%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (9.68%) CCA
9 3 (9.68%) Citrix Certification
9 3 (9.68%) DBS Check
10 2 (6.45%) DV Cleared
10 2 (6.45%) SC Cleared
11 1 (3.23%) AWS Certification
11 1 (3.23%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (3.23%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.68%) SLA
2 1 (3.23%) GDPR
2 1 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 11 (35.48%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (32.26%) Hyper-V
3 7 (22.58%) Active Directory
4 3 (9.68%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (6.45%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (22.58%) PaperCut
2 2 (6.45%) vCenter Server
3 1 (3.23%) Nessus
3 1 (3.23%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 21 (67.74%) Microsoft
2 14 (45.16%) VMware
3 3 (9.68%) Apple
3 3 (9.68%) Cisco
3 3 (9.68%) Citrix
3 3 (9.68%) SonicWALL
4 2 (6.45%) arcserve
5 1 (3.23%) IBM