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 8 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 363 433 452
Rank change year-on-year +70 +19 +294
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 0.65% 0.65% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 38 25 37
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,400 £35,500
25th Percentile £30,125 £30,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -31.58% +19.50%
75th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £58,766 £47,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £33,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -16.25% +6.67% +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 5,856 5,265 6,225
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.68% 26.51% 28.18%
Number of salaries quoted 2,403 2,589 4,566
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,290 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,500 £77,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.23% +0.93% +3.35%

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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 8 November 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 6 (15.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (13.16%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 22 (57.89%) Azure
2 19 (50.00%) AWS
3 14 (36.84%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (31.58%) Entra ID
5 3 (7.89%) IBM Cloud
6 2 (5.26%) SaaS
7 1 (2.63%) GitHub
7 1 (2.63%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (26.32%) Firewall
2 9 (23.68%) VPN
3 7 (18.42%) IP Telephony
4 4 (10.53%) Remote Desktop
5 3 (7.89%) VLAN
6 2 (5.26%) TCP/IP
7 1 (2.63%) DHCP
7 1 (2.63%) DNS
7 1 (2.63%) LAN
7 1 (2.63%) WAN
Development Applications
1 3 (7.89%) Burp Suite
1 3 (7.89%) Metasploit
2 1 (2.63%) Git
2 1 (2.63%) Vite
2 1 (2.63%) webpack
General
1 20 (52.63%) Social Skills
2 7 (18.42%) Organisational Skills
2 7 (18.42%) Telecoms
3 5 (13.16%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (13.16%) Documentation Skills
4 4 (10.53%) Law
4 4 (10.53%) Legal
5 3 (7.89%) Retail
6 1 (2.63%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 16 (42.11%) Support Engineer
2 13 (34.21%) IT Support
3 9 (23.68%) 2nd Line Support
4 8 (21.05%) Technical Engineer
4 8 (21.05%) Technical Support
4 8 (21.05%) Technical Support Engineer
5 7 (18.42%) IT Engineer
5 7 (18.42%) IT Support Engineer
6 6 (15.79%) Analyst
6 6 (15.79%) Support Analyst
7 4 (10.53%) IT Analyst
7 4 (10.53%) IT Support Analyst
8 3 (7.89%) Infrastructure Manager
8 3 (7.89%) Network Infrastructure Manager
8 3 (7.89%) Network Manager
8 3 (7.89%) Network Security Manager
8 3 (7.89%) Security Manager
8 3 (7.89%) Security Specialist
8 3 (7.89%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
9 2 (5.26%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) CSS
1 1 (2.63%) GraphQL
1 1 (2.63%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (47.37%) Driving Licence
2 7 (18.42%) CCTV
3 5 (13.16%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (10.53%) Management Information System
5 3 (7.89%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (7.89%) Insider Threat
5 3 (7.89%) PKI
5 3 (7.89%) Security Posture
6 2 (5.26%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 25 (65.79%) Windows
2 13 (34.21%) Linux
2 13 (34.21%) Windows Server
3 5 (13.16%) Mac OS
3 5 (13.16%) Mac OS X
4 2 (5.26%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (2.63%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (44.74%) ITIL
2 15 (39.47%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (39.47%) Mentoring
3 12 (31.58%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (23.68%) Change Control
4 9 (23.68%) Computer Science
4 9 (23.68%) Project Delivery
4 9 (23.68%) Server Management
5 8 (21.05%) ITSM
6 6 (15.79%) Penetration Testing
7 5 (13.16%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 5 (13.16%) Incident Management
7 5 (13.16%) Organisational Awareness
8 4 (10.53%) Case Management
8 4 (10.53%) Data Protection
8 4 (10.53%) Document Management
9 3 (7.89%) Black-Box Testing
9 3 (7.89%) Ethical Hacking
9 3 (7.89%) Open Source
9 3 (7.89%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.63%) JavaScript
1 1 (2.63%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 36 (94.74%) Microsoft Certification
2 26 (68.42%) MCSE
3 23 (60.53%) MCSA
4 21 (55.26%) CCNA
4 21 (55.26%) Cisco Certification
5 14 (36.84%) Degree
6 9 (23.68%) CCA
6 9 (23.68%) Citrix Certification
6 9 (23.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (21.05%) CCNP
7 8 (21.05%) Security Cleared
8 3 (7.89%) AWS Certification
8 3 (7.89%) CEH
8 3 (7.89%) CISMP
8 3 (7.89%) CISSP
8 3 (7.89%) GIAC
8 3 (7.89%) GPEN
8 3 (7.89%) OSCP
8 3 (7.89%) SC Cleared
8 3 (7.89%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (23.68%) SLA
2 7 (18.42%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (7.89%) Actionable Recommendations
3 3 (7.89%) GDPR
3 3 (7.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (2.63%) Accessibility
4 1 (2.63%) QA
4 1 (2.63%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (21.05%) Hyper-V
1 8 (21.05%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (15.79%) Active Directory
3 3 (7.89%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (2.63%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (2.63%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 9 (23.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (7.89%) Nessus
2 3 (7.89%) Nmap
2 3 (7.89%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 29 (76.32%) Microsoft
2 24 (63.16%) VMware
3 12 (31.58%) Cisco
4 9 (23.68%) Citrix
5 7 (18.42%) Draytek
5 7 (18.42%) Mitel
5 7 (18.42%) WatchGuard
6 3 (7.89%) IBM
7 1 (2.63%) Apple