The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dumfries and Galloway requiring knowledge or experience of Microsoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft over the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the Microsoft Corporation.
6 months to 5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
2
-
4
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Microsoft
1
0
1
As % of all contract jobs in Dumfries and Galloway
Microsoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Dumfries and Galloway.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
2
5
1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dumfries and Galloway
50.00%
100.00%
25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
2
5
1
10th Percentile
£278
-
-
25th Percentile
£316
-
-
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£384
£400
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-4.06%
-11.11%
-
75th Percentile
£453
-
-
90th Percentile
£493
£520
-
Scotland median daily rate
£450
£448
£491
% change year-on-year
+0.56%
-8.91%
+7.85%
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Dumfries and Galloway
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dumfries and Galloway.
Microsoft Daily Rate Trend in Dumfries and Galloway
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dumfries and Galloway citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dumfries and Galloway
For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Dumfries and Galloway region with a requirement for Microsoft.
Microsoft Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dumfries and Galloway 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:
