Microsoft Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh
Microsoft
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh 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 20 October 2026, 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 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 14 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -5 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 118 | 72 | 95 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 17.30% | 11.76% | 12.01% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 38.44% | 29.15% | 31.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 28 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £172 | £349 | £149 |
| 25th Percentile | £205 | £434 | £192 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £475 | £240 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.16% | +97.92% | -41.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £506 | £553 | £410 |
| 90th Percentile | £558 | £686 | £500 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £458 | £450 | £340 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.67% | +32.35% | -17.58% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £13.47 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.81 | - | £15.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £40.00 | £20.29 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -56.25% | +97.19% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £19.33 | - | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £36.51 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £14.90 | £25.15 | £19.33 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.76% | +30.11% | +33.31% |
All Vendors
Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 307 | 247 | 300 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 45.01% | 40.36% | 37.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 165 | 105 | 166 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £335 | £156 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £425 | £231 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £420 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +13.10% | -11.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £533 | £538 | £518 |
| 90th Percentile | £643 | £625 | £663 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £430 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.65% | -9.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 18 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.81 | £17.08 | £13.24 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.92 | - | £15.92 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.79 | £17.87 | £20.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.15% | -14.65% | +18.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.33 | £37.50 | £24.11 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.65 | £64.63 | £24.18 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £15.00 | £19.23 | £19.59 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.00% | -1.84% | +10.55% |
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Microsoft Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Microsoft 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.