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 7 June 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
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 8 5
Rank change year-on-year -2 -3 +4
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 96 96 126
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 12.39% 15.24% 14.48%
As % of the Vendors category 30.77% 34.16% 37.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 50 76
10th Percentile £206 £180 £156
25th Percentile £363 £233 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £315
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% +42.74% -21.19%
75th Percentile £581 £519 £500
90th Percentile £675 £600 £663
Scotland median daily rate £450 £440 £350
% change year-on-year +2.45% +25.57% -12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 6 10
10th Percentile £15.79 - £16.36
25th Percentile £16.84 £21.00 £16.50
Median hourly rate £19.33 £22.44 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.85% +28.21% -
75th Percentile - £24.38 £18.27
90th Percentile £38.42 £26.52 £27.26
Scotland median hourly rate £16.82 £21.40 £17.00
% change year-on-year -21.39% +25.87% -28.75%

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 312 281 337
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 40.26% 44.60% 38.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 167 141 201
10th Percentile £345 £231 £178
25th Percentile £405 £415 £280
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.68% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £581 £528 £573
90th Percentile £675 £600 £688
Scotland median daily rate £488 £468 £450
% change year-on-year +4.28% +3.89% -4.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 14 28
10th Percentile £17.67 - £13.43
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.30 £16.00
Median hourly rate £59.50 £22.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +170.45% +25.71% -18.47%
75th Percentile £70.50 £24.38 £18.75
90th Percentile £81.00 £50.51 £60.75
Scotland median hourly rate £17.36 £17.75 £17.50
% change year-on-year -2.20% +1.43% -69.57%

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 job vacancy trend 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 7 June 2026.

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

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 7 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in Edinburgh

Microsoft
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (4.17%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.08%) Confluence
3 1 (1.04%) CMS
3 1 (1.04%) Drupal
Applications
1 14 (14.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (8.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 8 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.04%) Chatbot
4 1 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.04%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (11.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (2.08%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.04%) assyst
3 1 (1.04%) SAP GRC
3 1 (1.04%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 35 (36.46%) Azure
2 27 (28.13%) Power Platform
3 25 (26.04%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (16.67%) Dynamics 365
5 11 (11.46%) Power Automate
5 11 (11.46%) PowerApps
6 10 (10.42%) Entra ID
7 8 (8.33%) Figma
8 5 (5.21%) IaaS
8 5 (5.21%) PaaS
8 5 (5.21%) SaaS
9 4 (4.17%) OneDrive
10 3 (3.13%) Azure AI
10 3 (3.13%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (3.13%) Vyond
11 2 (2.08%) Azure Cognitive Search
11 2 (2.08%) Azure Cognitive Services
11 2 (2.08%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (2.08%) Azure Key Vault
11 2 (2.08%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 5 (5.21%) DNS
2 4 (4.17%) Firewall
3 3 (3.13%) VPN
4 2 (2.08%) DHCP
4 2 (2.08%) Network Security
4 2 (2.08%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (1.04%) Intranet
5 1 (1.04%) SD-WAN
5 1 (1.04%) VLAN
5 1 (1.04%) WAN
5 1 (1.04%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (15.63%) Power BI
2 3 (3.13%) Metadata
2 3 (3.13%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.04%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (1.04%) Power Query
3 1 (1.04%) Relational Database
3 1 (1.04%) SAP BW
3 1 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.04%) JIRA
1 1 (1.04%) ScriptRunner
General
1 37 (38.54%) Social Skills
2 24 (25.00%) Finance
3 21 (21.88%) Public Sector
4 8 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (5.21%) Banking
6 4 (4.17%) Legal
7 3 (3.13%) Games
7 3 (3.13%) Italian Language
8 2 (2.08%) Financial Institution
8 2 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (2.08%) Investment Banking
8 2 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.04%) Marketing
9 1 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.04%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (16.67%) Developer
2 14 (14.58%) Analyst
3 11 (11.46%) Architect
4 9 (9.38%) Administrator
4 9 (9.38%) Power Platform Developer
5 6 (6.25%) Solutions Architect
5 6 (6.25%) Support Technician
5 6 (6.25%) Systems Administrator
6 5 (5.21%) Business Systems Administrator
6 5 (5.21%) Designer
6 5 (5.21%) Desktop Support
6 5 (5.21%) Dynamics 365 Administrator
6 5 (5.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (5.21%) IT Analyst
6 5 (5.21%) Visual Designer
7 4 (4.17%) Cloud Engineer
7 4 (4.17%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (4.17%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 4 (4.17%) Desktop Technician
7 4 (4.17%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.17%) .NET
2 2 (2.08%) REST
3 1 (1.04%) ARM Templates
3 1 (1.04%) ASP.NET
3 1 (1.04%) Azure Blueprints
3 1 (1.04%) HTML
3 1 (1.04%) JSON
3 1 (1.04%) Kafka
3 1 (1.04%) RESTful
3 1 (1.04%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (1.04%) SOAP
3 1 (1.04%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (5.21%) Data Protection Act
2 5 (5.21%) Management Information System
2 5 (5.21%) Mobile App
2 5 (5.21%) Product Ownership
3 4 (4.17%) Cloud Native
3 4 (4.17%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (3.13%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (3.13%) Data Centre
4 3 (3.13%) e-Learning
4 3 (3.13%) Learning Management System
4 3 (3.13%) Onboarding
4 3 (3.13%) PKI
4 3 (3.13%) SCORM
4 3 (3.13%) Smartphone
5 2 (2.08%) Educational Technology
5 2 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (2.08%) Operational Technology
5 2 (2.08%) SCADA
6 1 (1.04%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 19 (19.79%) Windows
2 5 (5.21%) Windows Server
3 2 (2.08%) Android
3 2 (2.08%) Apple iOS
3 2 (2.08%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.04%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (29.17%) Agile
2 18 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (17.71%) AI
4 14 (14.58%) Collaborative Working
5 12 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
5 12 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
6 11 (11.46%) CRM
6 11 (11.46%) Migration
6 11 (11.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 10 (10.42%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (9.38%) Roadmaps
9 8 (8.33%) DevOps
9 8 (8.33%) Generative AI
9 8 (8.33%) Infographics
9 8 (8.33%) ITIL
9 8 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
10 7 (7.29%) Change Management
10 7 (7.29%) Knowledge Transfer
11 6 (6.25%) Cloud Security
11 6 (6.25%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (11.46%) C#
2 10 (10.42%) PowerShell
3 8 (8.33%) JavaScript
4 6 (6.25%) SQL
5 5 (5.21%) Python
6 2 (2.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (2.08%) T-SQL
7 1 (1.04%) Bicep
7 1 (1.04%) Java
Qualifications
1 9 (9.38%) Degree
2 5 (5.21%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (5.21%) Security Cleared
3 4 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (4.17%) MCSE
4 3 (3.13%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (2.08%) CTC Cleared
5 2 (2.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (2.08%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (10.42%) Accessibility
2 9 (9.38%) Disclosure Scotland
3 4 (4.17%) GRC
4 3 (3.13%) WCAG
5 2 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (1.04%) Data Quality
6 1 (1.04%) NCSC
6 1 (1.04%) NIST
System Software
1 11 (11.46%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.13%) Hyper-V
3 2 (2.08%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (1.04%) Docker
4 1 (1.04%) IAG
4 1 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (4.17%) Terraform
2 3 (3.13%) SCCM
3 1 (1.04%) Failover Clustering
3 1 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (8.33%) Adobe
2 4 (4.17%) Oracle
3 3 (3.13%) Synthesia
4 2 (2.08%) AVEVA
4 2 (2.08%) Citrix
4 2 (2.08%) RedGate
4 2 (2.08%) SAP
4 2 (2.08%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.08%) SolarWinds
5 1 (1.04%) Apple
5 1 (1.04%) Aruba
5 1 (1.04%) Atlassian
5 1 (1.04%) Cisco
5 1 (1.04%) CyberArk
5 1 (1.04%) Google
5 1 (1.04%) Pega
5 1 (1.04%) Qualys
5 1 (1.04%) Siemens
5 1 (1.04%) VMware
5 1 (1.04%) webMethods