Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Skype for Business skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 69 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Skype for Business | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | - | 0.16% | - |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | - | 1.39% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £497 | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | - | £549 | - |
All Application Platform Skills
Edinburgh
Skype for Business falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in Edinburgh.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 67 | 72 | 82 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 11.15% | 11.84% | 8.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 35 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £267 | £148 | £215 |
| 25th Percentile | £453 | £293 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £425 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -11.46% | +15.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £488 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | £499 | £750 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £409 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.16% | -18.30% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.42 | £21.40 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £22.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £23.50 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +134.04% | +32.62% | -10.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.00 | £24.14 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £26.28 | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £53.75 | £24.00 | £15.42 |
| % change year-on-year | +123.96% | +55.64% | -12.98% |
Skype for Business
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Skype for Business relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Skype for Business
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Skype for Business.
