Azure Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh
Microsoft Azure
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Azure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +2 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Azure | 110 | 100 | 96 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 16.06% | 16.34% | 12.09% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 36.42% | 40.98% | 32.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 51 | 51 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £413 | £295 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £449 | £411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +11.11% | -2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £620 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £554 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £20.55 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £21.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.81 | - | £24.18 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £36.66 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £15.81 | - | £22.23 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +25.47% |
All Cloud Computing Skills
Edinburgh
Azure falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Edinburgh.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 302 | 244 | 291 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 44.09% | 39.87% | 36.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 163 | 138 | 175 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £411 | £193 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £450 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +11.11% | -4.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £524 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £587 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £470 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.00% | +11.11% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £16.20 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £18.92 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.81 | £60.00 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -73.65% | +172.73% | +24.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.75 | - | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.50 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £15.81 | £37.55 | £21.14 |
| % change year-on-year | -57.89% | +77.58% | +19.31% |
Azure Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Azure Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Azure.
Azure Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
Azure Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Azure.
Azure Hourly Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Azure in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
Azure Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft 365 | 26.4% | 29 |
| 2 | AWS | 20.9% | 23 |
| 3 | Azure DevOps | 19.1% | 21 |
| 3 | Power Platform | 19.1% | 21 |
| 5 | GCP | 13.6% | 15 |
| 6 | Entra ID | 10.9% | 12 |
| 7 | Azure Data Factory | 10.0% | 11 |
| 8 | SaaS | 9.1% | 10 |
| 9 | Azure AKS | 7.3% | 8 |
| 9 | IaaS | 7.3% | 8 |
| 9 | OneDrive | 7.3% | 8 |
| 9 | PaaS | 7.3% | 8 |
| 13 | Azure Monitor | 5.5% | 6 |
| 14 | Azure Synapse Analytics | 4.5% | 5 |
| 14 | Power Automate | 4.5% | 5 |
| 14 | PowerApps | 4.5% | 5 |
| 14 | Snowflake | 4.5% | 5 |
| 18 | Azure Cosmos DB | 3.6% | 4 |
| 18 | Azure Key Vault | 3.6% | 4 |
| 18 | OCI | 3.6% | 4 |