Microsoft Developer Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Microsoft Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Microsoft Developer daily rate in Edinburgh is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £550 - -

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 624 591 768
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 93.22% 95.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 327 329 441
10th Percentile £250 £205 £190
25th Percentile £406 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £480
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% -3.65% +1.05%
75th Percentile £556 £538 £575
90th Percentile £646 £638 £660
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 24 53
10th Percentile £20.00 £17.30 £16.25
25th Percentile £50.00 £20.82 £18.00
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 £20.50 £22.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -6.82% -37.14% +58.19%

Microsoft Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Microsoft Developer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Microsoft Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

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

Microsoft Developer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 16 April 2026, Microsoft Developer 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 Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Microsoft Developer 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree