Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for MCITP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 856 869 1152
Rank change year-on-year +13 +283 -330
Permanent jobs citing MCITP 51 78 109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.049% 0.082% 0.065%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.18% 0.24% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 45 69 106
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £42,250 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.43% +0.60% +5.00%
75th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £53,250
90th Percentile £51,750 £58,000 £76,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,250 £42,250 £41,250
% change year-on-year -16.57% +2.42% +3.13%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

MCITP 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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,927 31,974 45,711
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.61% 33.78% 27.09%
Number of salaries quoted 17,249 14,434 19,201
10th Percentile £28,668 £32,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,503 £42,500 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,772 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.38% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

MCITP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing MCITP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for MCITP in the UK

MCITP
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MCITP.

Salary trend for MCITP in the UK

MCITP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing MCITP over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for MCITP in the UK

MCITP
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCITP within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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
England +20 49 £37,000 -12.43% 13
UK excluding London -37 40 £35,250 -16.57% 11
Work from Home +30 19 £40,000 -20.00% 2
South West -29 14 £33,500 -6.94% 3
Midlands -13 13 £36,250 -27.50% 2
London +101 9 £40,000 +6.67% 3
West Midlands -18 8 £27,500 -45.00% 1
North of England +38 6 £40,500 +1.25% 2
South East -7 5 £36,500 +21.67% 3
East Midlands -14 5 £48,750 +16.07% 1
North East - 3 £40,000 -
East of England 0 2 - -
Yorkshire - 2 £47,500 - 2
North West -4 1 £52,500 +31.25%

MCITP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 25 (49.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (37.25%) SharePoint
3 14 (27.45%) SharePoint 2010
3 14 (27.45%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 9 (17.65%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 40 (78.43%) Microsoft 365
2 38 (74.51%) Azure
3 18 (35.29%) GCP
4 16 (31.37%) AWS
5 11 (21.57%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (5.88%) Entra ID
7 2 (3.92%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 19 (37.25%) Firewall
2 15 (29.41%) LAN
2 15 (29.41%) WAN
3 7 (13.73%) Internet
4 6 (11.76%) DNS
5 3 (5.88%) DHCP
5 3 (5.88%) SAN
5 3 (5.88%) TCP/IP
5 3 (5.88%) VoIP
5 3 (5.88%) Wireless
6 2 (3.92%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (1.96%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (1.96%) VLAN
7 1 (1.96%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.88%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.92%) Power BI
2 2 (3.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 2 (3.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (3.92%) Visual Studio
General
1 17 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 13 (25.49%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (19.61%) Finance
4 4 (7.84%) Public Sector
5 3 (5.88%) Social Housing
6 2 (3.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.92%) Legal
6 2 (3.92%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.92%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (39.22%) Support Engineer
2 15 (29.41%) 2nd Line Support
3 14 (27.45%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 14 (27.45%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 12 (23.53%) IT Support
4 12 (23.53%) IT Technician
5 11 (21.57%) Cloud Engineer
5 11 (21.57%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 9 (17.65%) Senior
7 7 (13.73%) IT Support Technician
7 7 (13.73%) Support Technician
8 6 (11.76%) Analyst
8 6 (11.76%) IT Analyst
9 5 (9.80%) Senior IT Technician
9 5 (9.80%) Senior Technician
9 5 (9.80%) Technical Engineer
10 4 (7.84%) Senior Support Engineer
10 4 (7.84%) Senior Technical Support
10 4 (7.84%) Senior Technical Support Engineer
10 4 (7.84%) Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.84%) Data Centre
2 3 (5.88%) Clustering
2 3 (5.88%) Driving Licence
2 3 (5.88%) Housing Association
2 3 (5.88%) Management Information System
2 3 (5.88%) NHS
3 2 (3.92%) CMDB
3 2 (3.92%) Replication
4 1 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 37 (72.55%) Windows
2 23 (45.10%) Windows Server
3 9 (17.65%) Windows 10
4 3 (5.88%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (3.92%) Apple iOS
5 2 (3.92%) Windows 2000
5 2 (3.92%) Windows 8
5 2 (3.92%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (3.92%) Windows XP
6 1 (1.96%) Android
6 1 (1.96%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (37.25%) ITIL
2 14 (27.45%) Customer Service
2 14 (27.45%) Mobile Device Management
2 14 (27.45%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (27.45%) Server Virtualisation
3 13 (25.49%) Cybersecurity
4 10 (19.61%) Computer Science
5 7 (13.73%) Change Management
6 6 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (9.80%) Data Privacy
7 5 (9.80%) ITSM
7 5 (9.80%) User Acceptance Testing
8 4 (7.84%) Asset Management
8 4 (7.84%) Service Desk Management
9 3 (5.88%) Customer Experience
9 3 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 3 (5.88%) Line Management
9 3 (5.88%) Project Management
9 3 (5.88%) Regulatory Compliance
9 3 (5.88%) Tech Ops
Programming Languages
1 9 (17.65%) SQL
2 4 (7.84%) PowerShell
3 2 (3.92%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 51 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 22 (43.14%) MCSE
3 20 (39.22%) A+ Certification
4 18 (35.29%) Degree
5 9 (17.65%) Azure Certification
6 7 (13.73%) SC Cleared
6 7 (13.73%) Security Cleared
7 5 (9.80%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (7.84%) CCNA
8 4 (7.84%) CESG Certified Professional
8 4 (7.84%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (7.84%) Citrix Certification
8 4 (7.84%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 3 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (5.88%) MCP
10 2 (3.92%) DBS Check
10 2 (3.92%) MCDST
10 2 (3.92%) MCSA
10 2 (3.92%) Network+ Certification
11 1 (1.96%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (13.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (9.80%) GDPR
3 3 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (5.88%) ISO 9001
4 2 (3.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (1.96%) SLA
System Software
1 41 (80.39%) Active Directory
2 24 (47.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (41.18%) Hyper-V
4 20 (39.22%) XenDesktop
5 17 (33.33%) XenApp
6 4 (7.84%) vSphere
7 3 (5.88%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 17 (33.33%) SCCM
2 16 (31.37%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 46 (90.20%) Microsoft
2 29 (56.86%) VMware
3 21 (41.18%) Cisco
4 20 (39.22%) Citrix
5 18 (35.29%) Google
6 14 (27.45%) Dell
6 14 (27.45%) HP
6 14 (27.45%) Symantec
7 5 (9.80%) Meraki
8 4 (7.84%) Sophos
9 3 (5.88%) Commvault
9 3 (5.88%) IBM
9 3 (5.88%) Veeam
10 2 (3.92%) RedGate
10 2 (3.92%) SolarWinds
11 1 (1.96%) arcserve
11 1 (1.96%) SAP