MCP Jobs in the North of England

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for MCP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 343 411 405
Rank change year-on-year +68 -6 -49
Permanent jobs citing MCP 53 19 53
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.30% 0.11% 0.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.36% 0.37% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 44 17 39
10th Percentile £23,080 £22,680 £25,450
25th Percentile £26,750 £24,250 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -13.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £38,000 £43,750 £41,000
90th Percentile - £53,250 £43,750
England median annual salary £32,500 £32,797 £35,000
% change year-on-year -0.91% -6.29% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

MCP is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,894 5,154 5,139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 22.26% 30.10% 28.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,686 1,758 2,460
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,750 £27,875
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,903 £36,649
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £54,882 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.63% +15.54% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £62,827
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £54,700 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.83% +9.09% -

MCP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing MCP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for MCP in the North of England

MCP
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MCP in the North of England.

Salary trend for MCP in the North of England

MCP
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing MCP in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for MCP in the North of England

MCP
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. 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
North West +18 26 £30,000 -14.29% 11
Yorkshire +105 23 £32,500 +40.02% 2
North East -3 4 £28,500 -66.47% 1
MCP
England

MCP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 11 (20.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (13.21%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.89%) CMS
Applications
1 15 (28.30%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 30 (56.60%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (11.32%) Entra ID
3 3 (5.66%) AWS
3 3 (5.66%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 19 (35.85%) Firewall
2 9 (16.98%) Internet
3 8 (15.09%) Network Security
4 7 (13.21%) VLAN
5 4 (7.55%) DHCP
5 4 (7.55%) DNS
5 4 (7.55%) NAS
5 4 (7.55%) SAN
5 4 (7.55%) SSL
5 4 (7.55%) TCP/IP
5 4 (7.55%) VPN
6 3 (5.66%) IPv4
6 3 (5.66%) VoIP
7 2 (3.77%) LAN
7 2 (3.77%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (3.77%) WAN
7 2 (3.77%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.55%) SQL Server
General
1 28 (52.83%) Social Skills
2 5 (9.43%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (9.43%) Games
2 5 (9.43%) Local Government
3 4 (7.55%) Public Sector
4 3 (5.66%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.89%) Legal
Job Titles
1 13 (24.53%) IT Support
2 10 (18.87%) 2nd Line Support
3 8 (15.09%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 8 (15.09%) Desktop Engineer
4 6 (11.32%) Analyst
4 6 (11.32%) Support Engineer
5 5 (9.43%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
5 5 (9.43%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
5 5 (9.43%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 5 (9.43%) Desktop Support
5 5 (9.43%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 5 (9.43%) Field Engineer
5 5 (9.43%) Field Support Engineer
5 5 (9.43%) IT Support Technician
5 5 (9.43%) IT Technician
5 5 (9.43%) Senior
5 5 (9.43%) Support Technician
6 4 (7.55%) 2nd Line Technical Support
6 4 (7.55%) Hardware Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.89%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 11 (20.75%) Data Centre
2 9 (16.98%) Private Cloud
3 8 (15.09%) Driving Licence
3 8 (15.09%) Onboarding
4 5 (9.43%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (7.55%) Management Information System
5 4 (7.55%) Replication
6 1 (1.89%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 34 (64.15%) Windows
2 14 (26.42%) Windows 10
3 8 (15.09%) Mac OS
3 8 (15.09%) Windows Server
4 4 (7.55%) Linux
4 4 (7.55%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (54.72%) Customer Service
2 23 (43.40%) ITIL
3 15 (28.30%) Computer Science
4 13 (24.53%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (16.98%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (16.98%) Presales
5 9 (16.98%) Software Licensing
6 5 (9.43%) Mathematics
6 5 (9.43%) Time Management
7 4 (7.55%) Break/Fix
7 4 (7.55%) Email Filtering
7 4 (7.55%) Kalman Filter
7 4 (7.55%) Line Management
7 4 (7.55%) Performance Tuning
7 4 (7.55%) Security Hardening
7 4 (7.55%) Service Delivery
7 4 (7.55%) Virtual Environments
7 4 (7.55%) Web Filtering
8 3 (5.66%) Remote Monitoring and Management
9 2 (3.77%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (13.21%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 41 (77.36%) Microsoft Certification
2 28 (52.83%) Degree
3 21 (39.62%) A+ Certification
4 14 (26.42%) MCSE
5 12 (22.64%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (20.75%) MCSA
7 10 (18.87%) Network+ Certification
8 9 (16.98%) CCNA
8 9 (16.98%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (16.98%) DBS Check
9 4 (7.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (15.09%) SLA
System Software
1 40 (75.47%) Active Directory
2 19 (35.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (24.53%) Hyper-V
4 7 (13.21%) vSphere
5 3 (5.66%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (3.77%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (7.55%) SCCM
1 4 (7.55%) WSUS
2 3 (5.66%) Autotask
2 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 50 (94.34%) Microsoft
2 19 (35.85%) VMware
3 10 (18.87%) Apple
4 9 (16.98%) Adobe
5 6 (11.32%) Datto
6 4 (7.55%) Veeam
7 3 (5.66%) Acronis
7 3 (5.66%) ConnectWise
7 3 (5.66%) Draytek
7 3 (5.66%) Google
7 3 (5.66%) Kaseya
7 3 (5.66%) SonicWALL
7 3 (5.66%) Sophos
8 1 (1.89%) SAP