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 16 July 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 16 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +5 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 94 | 129 | 159 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 14.80% | 14.59% | 13.12% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 33.69% | 38.17% | 30.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 48 | 75 | 111 |
| 10th Percentile | £186 | £156 | £156 |
| 25th Percentile | £248 | £200 | £173 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £281 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.02% | -25.01% | -11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £472 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £539 | £588 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £340 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.35% | -15.00% | -5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.53 | £13.93 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.33 | £16.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £24.68 | £17.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.15% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £27.04 | £18.27 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £27.84 | £23.06 | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £25.15 | £16.96 | £14.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.29% | +16.97% | -17.14% |
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 | 279 | 338 | 521 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 43.94% | 38.24% | 42.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 131 | 190 | 366 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £156 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £240 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £438 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.45% | -7.79% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £523 | £538 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £689 | £590 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £460 | £450 | £473 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.22% | -4.86% | +5.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 27 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.23 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £15.16 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.30 | £18.00 | £21.26 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.89% | -15.33% | +21.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.69 | £18.66 | £21.67 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.00 | £60.75 | £40.92 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £18.87 | £17.25 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.39% | -2.65% | -42.84% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised 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.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 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:
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