Microsoft 365 Contracts in Edinburgh

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 31 33
Rank change year-on-year +6 +2 +20
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 44 42 93
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 7.04% 5.15% 7.14%
As % of the Cloud Services category 15.71% 13.82% 18.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 23 66
10th Percentile £148 £156 £145
25th Percentile £166 £178 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £410 £258
Median % change year-on-year -39.02% +59.22% -25.09%
75th Percentile £475 £472 £474
90th Percentile £543 £560 £576
Scotland median daily rate £338 £350 £270
% change year-on-year -3.57% +29.63% -18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 6 1
10th Percentile £21.62 £15.80 -
25th Percentile £22.50 £16.50 -
Median hourly rate £24.00 £17.00 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +41.18% -4.06% -11.81%
75th Percentile £26.28 £17.50 -
90th Percentile £28.38 £17.61 -
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £17.00 £18.11
% change year-on-year +41.71% -6.13% -9.45%

All Cloud Skills
Edinburgh

Microsoft 365 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 280 304 507
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 44.80% 37.30% 38.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 188 390
10th Percentile £250 £300 £259
25th Percentile £413 £414 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% +0.95% -
75th Percentile £538 £600 £538
90th Percentile £600 £679 £618
Scotland median daily rate £466 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -1.89% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 6 1
10th Percentile £21.62 £15.80 -
25th Percentile £22.50 £16.50 -
Median hourly rate £24.00 £17.00 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +41.18% -4.06% -39.93%
75th Percentile £26.28 £17.50 -
90th Percentile £28.38 £17.61 -
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £17.00 £60.55
% change year-on-year +41.71% -71.92% +65.89%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in Edinburgh

Microsoft 365
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 in Edinburgh

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in Edinburgh

Microsoft 365
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 in Edinburgh

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 18 (40.91%) SharePoint
2 10 (22.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (2.27%) Confluence
3 1 (2.27%) IIS
3 1 (2.27%) TPMS
Applications
1 6 (13.64%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (11.36%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 23 (52.27%) Azure
2 8 (18.18%) Power Platform
3 2 (4.55%) OneDrive
4 1 (2.27%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (2.27%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (2.27%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (2.27%) Power Automate
4 1 (2.27%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (13.64%) Firewall
2 1 (2.27%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (2.27%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.55%) Power BI
1 2 (4.55%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.27%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 1 (2.27%) JIRA
General
1 22 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 11 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (6.82%) Finance
4 3 (6.82%) Marketing
5 2 (4.55%) Electronics
5 2 (4.55%) Manufacturing
5 2 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (4.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (22.73%) Support Engineer
2 6 (13.64%) Analyst
2 6 (13.64%) Deployment Engineer
2 6 (13.64%) IT Engineer
3 5 (11.36%) Exchange Engineer
3 5 (11.36%) Exchange Support
3 5 (11.36%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
3 5 (11.36%) Security Specialist
4 3 (6.82%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 3 (6.82%) 2nd Line Support
4 3 (6.82%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 3 (6.82%) Architect
4 3 (6.82%) Business Analyst
4 3 (6.82%) Cybersecurity Specialist
4 3 (6.82%) Desktop Engineer
4 3 (6.82%) Desktop Support
4 3 (6.82%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 2 (4.55%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
5 2 (4.55%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
5 2 (4.55%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.64%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (11.36%) PKI
3 3 (6.82%) Product Ownership
3 3 (6.82%) Security Posture
4 2 (4.55%) Blog
4 2 (4.55%) iPhone
4 2 (4.55%) Management Information System
4 2 (4.55%) Social Media
5 1 (2.27%) Blackberry
5 1 (2.27%) CMDB
5 1 (2.27%) Data Centre
5 1 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 17 (38.64%) Windows
2 7 (15.91%) Windows Server
3 6 (13.64%) Linux
4 4 (9.09%) Ubuntu
5 2 (4.55%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (4.55%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (4.55%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (2.27%) Android
6 1 (2.27%) Apple iOS
6 1 (2.27%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (34.09%) Agile
2 11 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (18.18%) ITIL
3 8 (18.18%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 7 (15.91%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (15.91%) Service Management
5 6 (13.64%) Asset Management
5 6 (13.64%) Coaching
5 6 (13.64%) Logistics
6 5 (11.36%) Email Filtering
6 5 (11.36%) Inventory Management
6 5 (11.36%) ITSM
6 5 (11.36%) Kalman Filter
6 5 (11.36%) Risk Assessment
6 5 (11.36%) Threat Modelling
6 5 (11.36%) Time Management
6 5 (11.36%) Visualisation
7 4 (9.09%) Customer Service
7 4 (9.09%) Line Management
7 4 (9.09%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.55%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.27%) C#
2 1 (2.27%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 12 (27.27%) Degree
2 2 (4.55%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.27%) Azure Certification
3 1 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.27%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (2.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (2.27%) MCSE
3 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (2.27%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.64%) QA
2 5 (11.36%) Disclosure Scotland
3 3 (6.82%) Accessibility
3 3 (6.82%) GDPR
4 1 (2.27%) PMO
4 1 (2.27%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (20.45%) Active Directory
2 6 (13.64%) Hyper-V
3 3 (6.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (2.27%) BitLocker
4 1 (2.27%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 20 (45.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (27.27%) SCCM
Vendors
1 25 (56.82%) Microsoft
2 10 (22.73%) Citrix
3 6 (13.64%) HP
4 3 (6.82%) ServiceNow
4 3 (6.82%) VMware
5 2 (4.55%) Cisco
5 2 (4.55%) SAP
5 2 (4.55%) Twitter
6 1 (2.27%) Adobe
6 1 (2.27%) Autodesk
6 1 (2.27%) Commvault
6 1 (2.27%) Dell
6 1 (2.27%) Equitrac
6 1 (2.27%) Mitel
6 1 (2.27%) Progress
6 1 (2.27%) Salesforce
6 1 (2.27%) SonicWALL
6 1 (2.27%) Symantec