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 25 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 377 441 453
Rank change year-on-year +64 +12 +305
Permanent jobs citing MCP 38 34 45
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.24% 0.17% 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.62% 0.63% 0.70%
Number of salaries quoted 35 25 36
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,400 £34,375
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% -32.63% +35.71%
75th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £62,188
90th Percentile £64,000 £45,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £33,500 £38,125 £37,500
% change year-on-year -12.13% +1.67% +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 6,093 5,362 6,399
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.71% 26.62% 27.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,313 2,633 4,680
10th Percentile £30,500 £34,750 £36,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £93,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,513 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.37% +0.02% +4.55%

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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 25 October 2025.

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 8 (21.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (15.79%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 24 (63.16%) Azure
2 21 (55.26%) AWS
3 16 (42.11%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (26.32%) Entra ID
5 4 (10.53%) PaaS
5 4 (10.53%) SaaS
6 3 (7.89%) IBM Cloud
7 1 (2.63%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 9 (23.68%) Firewall
1 9 (23.68%) VPN
2 5 (13.16%) IP Telephony
3 4 (10.53%) Remote Desktop
3 4 (10.53%) VLAN
4 2 (5.26%) DHCP
4 2 (5.26%) DNS
5 1 (2.63%) TCP/IP
5 1 (2.63%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.26%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (5.26%) Burp Suite
1 2 (5.26%) Metasploit
2 1 (2.63%) Git
2 1 (2.63%) Vite
2 1 (2.63%) webpack
General
1 18 (47.37%) Social Skills
2 7 (18.42%) Organisational Skills
3 5 (13.16%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (13.16%) Documentation Skills
3 5 (13.16%) Telecoms
4 4 (10.53%) Law
4 4 (10.53%) Legal
5 2 (5.26%) Retail
6 1 (2.63%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 15 (39.47%) Support Engineer
2 14 (36.84%) IT Support
3 8 (21.05%) Technical Engineer
3 8 (21.05%) Technical Support
3 8 (21.05%) Technical Support Engineer
4 7 (18.42%) 2nd Line Support
4 7 (18.42%) IT Engineer
4 7 (18.42%) IT Support Engineer
5 6 (15.79%) Analyst
5 6 (15.79%) Support Analyst
6 4 (10.53%) IT Analyst
6 4 (10.53%) IT Support Analyst
6 4 (10.53%) Lead
7 3 (7.89%) Infrastructure Manager
7 3 (7.89%) Network Infrastructure Manager
7 3 (7.89%) Network Manager
7 3 (7.89%) Network Security Manager
7 3 (7.89%) Security Manager
7 3 (7.89%) Support Team Leader
7 3 (7.89%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) CSS
1 1 (2.63%) GraphQL
1 1 (2.63%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (52.63%) Driving Licence
2 7 (18.42%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (15.79%) Management Information System
4 5 (13.16%) CCTV
5 3 (7.89%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (7.89%) PKI
6 2 (5.26%) Client/Server
6 2 (5.26%) Insider Threat
6 2 (5.26%) Security Posture
7 1 (2.63%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 26 (68.42%) Windows
2 16 (42.11%) Linux
2 16 (42.11%) Windows Server
3 7 (18.42%) Mac OS
4 5 (13.16%) Mac OS X
5 2 (5.26%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (2.63%) Android
6 1 (2.63%) Windows 10
6 1 (2.63%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (2.63%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (47.37%) ITIL
2 16 (42.11%) Mentoring
3 13 (34.21%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (31.58%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (23.68%) Computer Science
5 9 (23.68%) ITSM
6 8 (21.05%) Project Delivery
7 7 (18.42%) Change Control
7 7 (18.42%) Server Management
8 6 (15.79%) Document Management
9 5 (13.16%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 5 (13.16%) Incident Management
9 5 (13.16%) Organisational Awareness
9 5 (13.16%) Penetration Testing
10 4 (10.53%) Case Management
10 4 (10.53%) Coaching
10 4 (10.53%) Data Protection
11 3 (7.89%) Security Management
11 3 (7.89%) SIEM
11 3 (7.89%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.26%) SQL
2 1 (2.63%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 37 (97.37%) Microsoft Certification
2 27 (71.05%) MCSE
3 26 (68.42%) MCSA
4 19 (50.00%) CCNA
4 19 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
5 16 (42.11%) Degree
6 9 (23.68%) CCNP
6 9 (23.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (21.05%) Security Cleared
8 7 (18.42%) CCA
8 7 (18.42%) Citrix Certification
9 3 (7.89%) AWS Certification
9 3 (7.89%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (7.89%) SC Cleared
9 3 (7.89%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (5.26%) CISMP
10 2 (5.26%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (5.26%) CREST Certified
10 2 (5.26%) GPEN
10 2 (5.26%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (18.42%) SLA
2 5 (13.16%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (7.89%) GDPR
3 3 (7.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (5.26%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (2.63%) Accessibility
5 1 (2.63%) QA
5 1 (2.63%) WCAG
System Software
1 10 (26.32%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (21.05%) Active Directory
2 8 (21.05%) Hyper-V
3 4 (10.53%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (2.63%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (18.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (7.89%) Nessus
2 3 (7.89%) Proxmox
3 2 (5.26%) Nmap
3 2 (5.26%) PaperCut
4 1 (2.63%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 27 (71.05%) Microsoft
2 22 (57.89%) VMware
3 9 (23.68%) Cisco
4 7 (18.42%) Citrix
5 5 (13.16%) Draytek
5 5 (13.16%) Mitel
5 5 (13.16%) WatchGuard
6 3 (7.89%) IBM
7 1 (2.63%) Apple
7 1 (2.63%) arcserve
7 1 (2.63%) SonicWALL