Microsoft Consultant Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Microsoft Consultant
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Microsoft Consultant daily rate in Edinburgh is £583, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 64 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Consultant 1 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.15% 0.47% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.51% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £566 £425 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £583 £450 -
Median % change year-on-year +29.44% - -
75th Percentile £599 £475 -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £583 £500 -
% change year-on-year +16.50% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 626 587 771
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.88% 92.88% 95.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 326 440
10th Percentile £250 £210 £190
25th Percentile £406 £400 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% -2.63% -
75th Percentile £556 £538 £575
90th Percentile £639 £638 £663
Scotland median daily rate £451 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +0.11% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 24 54
10th Percentile £20.00 £17.30 £16.25
25th Percentile £50.00 £20.82 £18.07
Median hourly rate £55.00 £23.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +134.04% -53.00% +135.18%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.30 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £32.52 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £20.25 £22.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -7.95% -37.14% +58.19%

Microsoft Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Microsoft Consultant job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Microsoft Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft Consultant job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft Consultant job vacancies in Edinburgh

Microsoft Consultant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 18 April 2026, Microsoft Consultant contract job roles required 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 Edinburgh region featuring Microsoft Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Microsoft Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft