Microsoft Contracts in Edinburgh

Microsoft
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 11 18
Rank change year-on-year +5 +7 -3
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 116 168 164
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 14.34% 13.02% 8.44%
As % of the Vendors category 36.14% 30.88% 27.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 116 118
10th Percentile £178 £156 £155
25th Percentile £239 £181 £208
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £556 £538 £550
90th Percentile £731 £650 £604
Scotland median daily rate £400 £400 £425
% change year-on-year - -5.88% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 1 4
10th Percentile - - £15.78
25th Percentile £16.50 - £16.89
Median hourly rate £17.72 £21.26 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.65% +21.49% -
75th Percentile £18.27 - £22.25
90th Percentile £22.87 - £30.80
Scotland median hourly rate £17.00 £42.93 £16.13
% change year-on-year -60.40% +166.23% -7.86%

All Vendors
Edinburgh

Microsoft is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 321 544 590
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 39.68% 42.17% 30.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 398 387
10th Percentile £213 £181 £211
25th Percentile £410 £375 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £588 £525 £550
90th Percentile £725 £600 £615
Scotland median daily rate £465 £473 £450
% change year-on-year -1.69% +5.11% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 4 14
10th Percentile £15.46 - £11.16
25th Percentile £16.25 £21.26 £17.50
Median hourly rate £17.72 £21.47 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.45% -41.19% -18.89%
75th Percentile £55.00 £29.69 £48.75
90th Percentile £60.75 £44.13 £53.75
Scotland median hourly rate £17.50 £59.03 £40.00
% change year-on-year -70.35% +47.56% +24.03%

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

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in Edinburgh

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Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Edinburgh

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in Edinburgh

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in Edinburgh

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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 12 (10.34%) SharePoint
2 7 (6.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.45%) IIS
4 2 (1.72%) CMS
5 1 (0.86%) Confluence
5 1 (0.86%) Drupal
Applications
1 33 (28.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (14.66%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (7.76%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (6.90%) MS Visio
5 3 (2.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.86%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 8 (6.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.59%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (1.72%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.86%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 30 (25.86%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (14.66%) Azure
3 14 (12.07%) Power Platform
4 11 (9.48%) Dynamics 365
4 11 (9.48%) Power Automate
5 9 (7.76%) OCI
5 9 (7.76%) PowerApps
6 6 (5.17%) IaaS
6 6 (5.17%) PaaS
7 5 (4.31%) SaaS
8 4 (3.45%) AWS
8 4 (3.45%) Entra ID
8 4 (3.45%) OneDrive
9 3 (2.59%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 3 (2.59%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (2.59%) iPaaS
10 2 (1.72%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 7 (6.03%) LAN
1 7 (6.03%) WAN
2 4 (3.45%) DHCP
2 4 (3.45%) DNS
2 4 (3.45%) VPN
3 3 (2.59%) Remote Desktop
3 3 (2.59%) SAN
4 2 (1.72%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.76%) Oracle Reports
2 8 (6.90%) Power BI
3 6 (5.17%) SQL Server
4 4 (3.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 4 (3.45%) Tableau
5 2 (1.72%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.86%) Big Data
6 1 (0.86%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 2 (1.72%) ER Studio
1 2 (1.72%) ERwin
1 2 (1.72%) JIRA
2 1 (0.86%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 60 (51.72%) Public Sector
2 40 (34.48%) Social Skills
3 24 (20.69%) Finance
4 13 (11.21%) Banking
5 12 (10.34%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (6.03%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (4.31%) Billing
7 5 (4.31%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.86%) Avionics
10 1 (0.86%) Humanities
10 1 (0.86%) Law
10 1 (0.86%) Legal
10 1 (0.86%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 25 (21.55%) Analyst
2 14 (12.07%) Architect
3 11 (9.48%) Project Manager
4 10 (8.62%) Consultant
5 9 (7.76%) IT Support
6 7 (6.03%) Business Analyst
6 7 (6.03%) Senior
7 6 (5.17%) Support Officer
8 5 (4.31%) Coordinator
8 5 (4.31%) Lead
8 5 (4.31%) Power Platform Consultant
9 4 (3.45%) Functional Analyst
9 4 (3.45%) Infrastructure Architect
9 4 (3.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (3.45%) Lead Architect
9 4 (3.45%) Security Analyst
9 4 (3.45%) Solutions Architect
9 4 (3.45%) Support Analyst
9 4 (3.45%) Support Engineer
9 4 (3.45%) VMware Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.31%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (3.45%) .NET
2 4 (3.45%) SailPoint
3 3 (2.59%) J2EE
3 3 (2.59%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (7.76%) Management Information System
2 6 (5.17%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (3.45%) Cloud Native
4 3 (2.59%) Client/Server
4 3 (2.59%) Data Centre
4 3 (2.59%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (2.59%) N-Tier
4 3 (2.59%) Security Posture
5 2 (1.72%) Data Structures
5 2 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.86%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.86%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (0.86%) NHS
6 1 (0.86%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.86%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.86%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 20 (17.24%) Windows
2 9 (7.76%) Windows 10
3 7 (6.03%) Windows Server
4 3 (2.59%) Mac OS X
4 3 (2.59%) Windows 7
5 2 (1.72%) Android
5 2 (1.72%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.72%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.86%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (14.66%) Migration
2 16 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (12.07%) Agile
4 12 (10.34%) Roadmaps
5 11 (9.48%) Business Intelligence
5 11 (9.48%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (9.48%) Customer Service
5 11 (9.48%) ITIL
6 10 (8.62%) Data Modelling
6 10 (8.62%) Project Delivery
7 9 (7.76%) Cybersecurity
7 9 (7.76%) PRINCE2
8 8 (6.90%) Business Analysis
8 8 (6.90%) CRM
8 8 (6.90%) Time Management
9 7 (6.03%) Data Analysis
9 7 (6.03%) Data Migration
9 7 (6.03%) ERP
9 7 (6.03%) Identity Access Management
9 7 (6.03%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 9 (7.76%) SQL
2 6 (5.17%) PowerShell
3 3 (2.59%) Bash
3 3 (2.59%) Python
4 2 (1.72%) C#
5 1 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.86%) R
Qualifications
1 23 (19.83%) Degree
2 11 (9.48%) Security Cleared
3 9 (7.76%) SC Cleared
4 6 (5.17%) Azure Certification
5 5 (4.31%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (3.45%) CCNA
6 4 (3.45%) CCNP
6 4 (3.45%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (2.59%) A+ Certification
7 3 (2.59%) APMP
7 3 (2.59%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.59%) MCSE
8 2 (1.72%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.86%) APMG
9 1 (0.86%) HNC
9 1 (0.86%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.86%) MCP
9 1 (0.86%) Postgraduate
9 1 (0.86%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (12.07%) Disclosure Scotland
2 7 (6.03%) QA
3 5 (4.31%) PMO
3 5 (4.31%) SLA
4 4 (3.45%) Accessibility
5 3 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (1.72%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.72%) NCSC
7 1 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.86%) GDPR
7 1 (0.86%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 21 (18.10%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (5.17%) Hyper-V
4 5 (4.31%) VMware NSX
4 5 (4.31%) vSphere
5 4 (3.45%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.86%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 16 (13.79%) SCCM
2 3 (2.59%) WSUS
3 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 12 (10.34%) Oracle
1 12 (10.34%) VMware
2 9 (7.76%) Cisco
3 5 (4.31%) Dell
4 4 (3.45%) CyberArk
4 4 (3.45%) F5
4 4 (3.45%) Informatica
4 4 (3.45%) Nintex
4 4 (3.45%) ServiceNow
5 3 (2.59%) Apple
6 2 (1.72%) Citrix
6 2 (1.72%) Databricks
6 2 (1.72%) IDERA
7 1 (0.86%) Blue Prism
7 1 (0.86%) Mitel
7 1 (0.86%) Okta