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 13 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
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 7 5
Rank change year-on-year -5 -2 +4
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 96 97 125
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 12.17% 15.47% 14.17%
As % of the Vendors category 30.19% 34.64% 38.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 48 75
10th Percentile £206 £177 £156
25th Percentile £375 £223 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £450 £291
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% +54.91% -27.38%
75th Percentile £575 £525 £500
90th Percentile £675 £601 £663
Scotland median daily rate £450 £431 £350
% change year-on-year +4.41% +23.14% -15.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 6 11
10th Percentile £15.79 - -
25th Percentile £16.84 £21.00 £16.50
Median hourly rate £19.33 £22.44 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.85% +24.65% -
75th Percentile - £24.38 £18.42
90th Percentile £38.42 £26.52 £24.18
Scotland median hourly rate £15.45 £22.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year -29.77% +29.41% -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 318 280 325
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 40.30% 44.66% 36.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 171 136 194
10th Percentile £350 £216 £166
25th Percentile £406 £414 £280
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £477 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.25% +6.00% -5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £530 £574
90th Percentile £675 £603 £696
Scotland median daily rate £475 £467 £450
% change year-on-year +1.71% +3.78% -4.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 15 28
10th Percentile £17.67 - £13.43
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.30 £16.19
Median hourly rate £59.50 £22.00 £17.75
Median % change year-on-year +170.45% +23.94% -17.31%
75th Percentile £70.50 £26.52 £18.75
90th Percentile £81.00 £66.00 £60.75
Scotland median hourly rate £17.12 £18.51 £17.50
% change year-on-year -7.51% +5.77% -68.18%

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 13 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 13 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 6 (6.25%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.08%) Confluence
3 1 (1.04%) CMS
3 1 (1.04%) Drupal
3 1 (1.04%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 13 (13.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (11.46%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (9.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 8 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (1.04%) Chatbot
5 1 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (1.04%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (12.50%) 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 36 (37.50%) Azure
2 27 (28.13%) Power Platform
3 26 (27.08%) 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 9 (9.38%) Figma
8 6 (6.25%) IaaS
8 6 (6.25%) PaaS
8 6 (6.25%) SaaS
9 5 (5.21%) OneDrive
10 3 (3.13%) Azure AI
10 3 (3.13%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (3.13%) OCI
10 3 (3.13%) Vyond
11 2 (2.08%) Azure Cognitive Search
11 2 (2.08%) Azure Cognitive Services
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 38 (39.58%) Social Skills
2 24 (25.00%) Finance
3 21 (21.88%) Public Sector
4 8 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (4.17%) Banking
5 4 (4.17%) Legal
6 3 (3.13%) Games
6 3 (3.13%) Italian Language
7 2 (2.08%) Financial Institution
7 2 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (2.08%) Investment Banking
7 2 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.04%) Marketing
8 1 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.04%) Police
8 1 (1.04%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (16.67%) Developer
2 12 (12.50%) Analyst
3 11 (11.46%) Architect
4 9 (9.38%) Administrator
4 9 (9.38%) Power Platform Developer
5 6 (6.25%) Designer
5 6 (6.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 6 (6.25%) Solutions Architect
5 6 (6.25%) Support Technician
5 6 (6.25%) Systems Administrator
5 6 (6.25%) Visual Designer
6 5 (5.21%) Business Systems Administrator
6 5 (5.21%) Desktop Support
6 5 (5.21%) Dynamics 365 Administrator
7 4 (4.17%) Consultant
7 4 (4.17%) Desktop Support Technician
7 4 (4.17%) Desktop Technician
7 4 (4.17%) Security Analyst
7 4 (4.17%) Senior
7 4 (4.17%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
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%) Microsoft Graph
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%) Mobile App
1 6 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (5.21%) Data Protection Act
2 5 (5.21%) Management Information System
2 5 (5.21%) Product Ownership
3 4 (4.17%) Cloud Native
3 4 (4.17%) Hybrid Cloud
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%) Cyber Threat
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%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 18 (18.75%) Windows
2 5 (5.21%) Windows Server
3 2 (2.08%) Android
3 2 (2.08%) Apple iOS
3 2 (2.08%) Linux
3 2 (2.08%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (29.17%) Agile
2 18 (18.75%) AI
2 18 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (13.54%) Collaborative Working
3 13 (13.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 12 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
4 12 (12.50%) CRM
4 12 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (12.50%) Migration
5 11 (11.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 9 (9.38%) DevOps
6 9 (9.38%) Generative AI
6 9 (9.38%) Roadmaps
7 8 (8.33%) Change Management
7 8 (8.33%) Infographics
7 8 (8.33%) ITIL
7 8 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 7 (7.29%) Cloud Security
8 7 (7.29%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 7 (7.29%) Knowledge Transfer
Programming Languages
1 11 (11.46%) C#
2 10 (10.42%) PowerShell
3 8 (8.33%) JavaScript
4 6 (6.25%) Python
4 6 (6.25%) SQL
5 2 (2.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (2.08%) T-SQL
6 1 (1.04%) Bicep
6 1 (1.04%) Java
Qualifications
1 10 (10.42%) 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 11 (11.46%) Accessibility
2 10 (10.42%) Disclosure Scotland
3 3 (3.13%) GRC
3 3 (3.13%) WCAG
4 2 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (1.04%) Data Quality
5 1 (1.04%) NCSC
5 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 9 (9.38%) Adobe
2 5 (5.21%) 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