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 19 September 2025, 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
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 6 14
Rank change year-on-year -7 +8 +9
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 81 99 112
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 12.76% 11.97% 10.66%
As % of the Vendors category 29.78% 31.43% 26.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 62 71
10th Percentile £272 £150 £156
25th Percentile £425 £189 £216
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £240 £435
Median % change year-on-year +96.27% -44.83% +8.75%
75th Percentile £525 £421 £488
90th Percentile £658 £500 £550
Scotland median daily rate £450 £340 £425
% change year-on-year +32.35% -20.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 10 0
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.32 -
Median % change year-on-year +118.31% - -
Scotland median hourly rate £25.15 £18.27 £13.50
% change year-on-year +37.66% +35.33% -28.00%

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 272 315 423
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 42.83% 38.09% 40.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 119 172 256
10th Percentile £342 £156 £180
25th Percentile £425 £235 £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £489 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +15.06% -10.53% +2.26%
75th Percentile £555 £538 £538
90th Percentile £625 £685 £590
Scotland median daily rate £455 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +1.11% -5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 26 3
10th Percentile - £13.36 -
25th Percentile £17.30 £18.00 -
Median hourly rate £17.87 £18.32 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -2.47% +3.40% -
75th Percentile £40.00 £23.89 £35.74
90th Percentile £61.25 £24.18 £46.54
Scotland median hourly rate £19.23 £19.30 £17.72
% change year-on-year -0.34% +8.89% -

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Edinburgh

Microsoft
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Microsoft.

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 19 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Edinburgh

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Microsoft.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Microsoft

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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 11 (13.58%) SharePoint
2 6 (7.41%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (17.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (6.17%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (6.17%) MS Visio
4 4 (4.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (1.23%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (1.23%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (9.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (2.47%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (1.23%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (1.23%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 28 (34.57%) Azure
2 18 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (20.99%) Power Platform
4 8 (9.88%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (6.17%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (6.17%) Microsoft Purview
5 5 (6.17%) Power Automate
5 5 (6.17%) PowerApps
6 4 (4.94%) IaaS
6 4 (4.94%) PaaS
6 4 (4.94%) SaaS
7 3 (3.70%) Alation
7 3 (3.70%) AWS
7 3 (3.70%) Azure AI
7 3 (3.70%) Azure Cognitive Search
7 3 (3.70%) Azure Cognitive Services
7 3 (3.70%) OCI
8 2 (2.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (2.47%) Boomi
8 2 (2.47%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.17%) Firewall
2 3 (3.70%) VPN
3 2 (2.47%) Internet
3 2 (2.47%) Network Security
4 1 (1.23%) Cisco Nexus
4 1 (1.23%) DHCP
4 1 (1.23%) DNS
4 1 (1.23%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.23%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (14.81%) Power BI
2 6 (7.41%) SQL Server
3 3 (3.70%) IBM InfoSphere
3 3 (3.70%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 3 (3.70%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (3.70%) Tableau
4 2 (2.47%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (2.47%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (2.47%) Metadata
4 2 (2.47%) Oracle Database
4 2 (2.47%) RDBMS
4 2 (2.47%) Relational Database
5 1 (1.23%) GIS
5 1 (1.23%) MS Access
5 1 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (8.64%) JIRA
2 1 (1.23%) Cypress.io
2 1 (1.23%) Git
2 1 (1.23%) SonarQube
2 1 (1.23%) Sonatype Nexus
2 1 (1.23%) webpack
General
1 42 (51.85%) Social Skills
2 24 (29.63%) Finance
3 21 (25.93%) Public Sector
4 14 (17.28%) Banking
5 10 (12.35%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (6.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (4.94%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (3.70%) Retail Banking
9 2 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (2.47%) Legal
10 1 (1.23%) Back Office
10 1 (1.23%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (1.23%) Digital Health
10 1 (1.23%) Investment Banking
10 1 (1.23%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.23%) Retail
Job Titles
1 14 (17.28%) Architect
2 10 (12.35%) Analyst
3 9 (11.11%) Project Manager
4 7 (8.64%) Lead
5 5 (6.17%) Delivery Manager
5 5 (6.17%) Solutions Architect
6 4 (4.94%) Consultant
6 4 (4.94%) Technical Analyst
7 3 (3.70%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
7 3 (3.70%) Business Analyst
7 3 (3.70%) Data Analyst
7 3 (3.70%) Data Architect
7 3 (3.70%) Data Governance Analyst
7 3 (3.70%) Data Governance Manager
7 3 (3.70%) Data Manager
7 3 (3.70%) Governance Manager
7 3 (3.70%) Migration Manager
7 3 (3.70%) Migration Project Manager
7 3 (3.70%) Project Governance Manager
7 3 (3.70%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.17%) .NET
2 4 (4.94%) React
2 4 (4.94%) RESTful
3 1 (1.23%) CSS
3 1 (1.23%) HTML
3 1 (1.23%) Jest
3 1 (1.23%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (1.23%) SOAP
3 1 (1.23%) Spring Boot
3 1 (1.23%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.41%) Cloud Native
2 5 (6.17%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (4.94%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (3.70%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (3.70%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.70%) PKI
4 3 (3.70%) Virtual Team
5 2 (2.47%) Product Ownership
5 2 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.23%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (1.23%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.23%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.23%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (1.23%) Mainframe
6 1 (1.23%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.23%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.23%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.23%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (1.23%) Replication
6 1 (1.23%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 12 (14.81%) Windows
2 5 (6.17%) Windows Server
3 4 (4.94%) Linux
4 2 (2.47%) Unix
5 1 (1.23%) Android
5 1 (1.23%) Apple iOS
5 1 (1.23%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (1.23%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.23%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (27.16%) Agile
2 21 (25.93%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (19.75%) Migration
3 16 (19.75%) Stakeholder Management
4 15 (18.52%) Project Management
5 13 (16.05%) Business Intelligence
6 12 (14.81%) DevOps
7 10 (12.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 9 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (11.11%) Data Governance
9 8 (9.88%) CRM
9 8 (9.88%) Data Modelling
9 8 (9.88%) Mentoring
10 7 (8.64%) Coaching
10 7 (8.64%) Data Analysis
10 7 (8.64%) Data Migration
10 7 (8.64%) Project Delivery
10 7 (8.64%) Roadmaps
11 6 (7.41%) Data Architecture
11 6 (7.41%) Data Transformation
Programming Languages
1 10 (12.35%) SQL
2 8 (9.88%) C#
3 6 (7.41%) Python
4 5 (6.17%) JavaScript
4 5 (6.17%) PowerShell
5 3 (3.70%) PL/SQL
6 2 (2.47%) Java
7 1 (1.23%) Bash
7 1 (1.23%) COBOL
7 1 (1.23%) Perl
7 1 (1.23%) TypeScript
7 1 (1.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 11 (13.58%) Degree
2 5 (6.17%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (3.70%) CISSP
3 3 (3.70%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.47%) AWS Certification
4 2 (2.47%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 2 (2.47%) Azure Certification
4 2 (2.47%) PMP
4 2 (2.47%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.23%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.23%) CCNP
5 1 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.23%) CISM
5 1 (1.23%) HND
5 1 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.23%) MCSE
5 1 (1.23%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.23%) RHCE
5 1 (1.23%) SANS
5 1 (1.23%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.41%) Disclosure Scotland
2 4 (4.94%) Accessibility
3 3 (3.70%) Data Quality
3 3 (3.70%) QA
4 2 (2.47%) GDPR
4 2 (2.47%) PMO
System Software
1 7 (8.64%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.23%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (4.94%) SCCM
2 3 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.23%) Host Intrusion Detection System
3 1 (1.23%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.23%) Nagios
3 1 (1.23%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (7.41%) Oracle
2 5 (6.17%) Cisco
3 3 (3.70%) IBM
3 3 (3.70%) Informatica
3 3 (3.70%) Salesforce
3 3 (3.70%) SAP
4 2 (2.47%) Fortinet
4 2 (2.47%) OpenAI
4 2 (2.47%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.23%) Adobe
5 1 (1.23%) Apple
5 1 (1.23%) Autodesk
5 1 (1.23%) Databricks
5 1 (1.23%) McAfee
5 1 (1.23%) Qualys
5 1 (1.23%) Snow
5 1 (1.23%) Symantec
5 1 (1.23%) Veeam