Microsoft Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Microsoft
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow 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 15 October 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
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 12 7
Rank change year-on-year +2 -5 +7
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 144 122 108
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 11.83% 16.38% 15.49%
As % of the Vendors category 29.21% 33.61% 35.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 91 68
10th Percentile £269 £200 £175
25th Percentile £400 £349 £218
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% +3.03%
75th Percentile £588 £531 £556
90th Percentile £675 £600 £688
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £340
% change year-on-year - +32.35% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 15 3
10th Percentile £13.13 £20.85 £13.28
25th Percentile £13.45 - £14.65
Median hourly rate £13.50 £25.15 £16.92
Median % change year-on-year -46.32% +48.64% +26.50%
75th Percentile £15.07 - £30.48
90th Percentile £16.02 - £38.62
Scotland median hourly rate £14.90 £25.15 £19.33
% change year-on-year -40.76% +30.11% +33.31%

All Vendors
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 493 363 305
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 40.51% 48.72% 43.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 272 225 187
10th Percentile £263 £268 £203
25th Percentile £356 £381 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £575
90th Percentile £636 £613 £693
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £438
% change year-on-year - +2.86% -7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 21 9
10th Percentile £13.13 - £16.01
25th Percentile £13.45 £16.84 £18.50
Median hourly rate £13.50 £25.15 £19.59
Median % change year-on-year -46.32% +28.38% +48.86%
75th Percentile £15.59 - £24.18
90th Percentile £16.87 - £36.41
Scotland median hourly rate £15.00 £19.23 £19.59
% change year-on-year -22.00% -1.84% +10.55%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Microsoft
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Microsoft.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Glasgow over the 6 months to 15 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Glasgow

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Microsoft.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 9 (6.25%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.56%) Confluence
3 6 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.69%) CMS
4 1 (0.69%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 19 (13.19%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (12.50%) MS Visio
3 15 (10.42%) Microsoft Excel
4 10 (6.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.39%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.69%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.69%) Navisworks
6 1 (0.69%) ProjectWise
6 1 (0.69%) Revit
6 1 (0.69%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (5.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.69%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Cloud Services
1 46 (31.94%) Azure
2 22 (15.28%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (13.19%) Power Platform
4 18 (12.50%) AWS
4 18 (12.50%) GCP
5 12 (8.33%) Dynamics 365
6 10 (6.94%) Entra ID
7 9 (6.25%) GitHub
8 4 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (2.78%) Cloud Computing
8 4 (2.78%) Power Automate
8 4 (2.78%) Snowflake
9 3 (2.08%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (2.08%) Nutanix
9 3 (2.08%) PaaS
9 3 (2.08%) PowerApps
10 2 (1.39%) GitHub Copilot
10 2 (1.39%) IaaS
11 1 (0.69%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.69%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (11.81%) LAN
2 16 (11.11%) MPLS
2 16 (11.11%) WAN
3 11 (7.64%) Firewall
4 7 (4.86%) SDH
5 5 (3.47%) DNS
6 3 (2.08%) DHCP
7 2 (1.39%) 4G
7 2 (1.39%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (1.39%) Kerberos
7 2 (1.39%) Network Security
7 2 (1.39%) VLAN
7 2 (1.39%) VPN
8 1 (0.69%) Ethernet VPN
8 1 (0.69%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.69%) MIMO
8 1 (0.69%) VSAN
8 1 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.69%) X.21
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (9.03%) Power BI
2 7 (4.86%) SQL Server
3 5 (3.47%) Data Lake
3 5 (3.47%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (2.78%) Metadata
4 4 (2.78%) MongoDB
5 3 (2.08%) Data Vault
5 3 (2.08%) DynamoDB
6 2 (1.39%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (1.39%) Oracle Database
6 2 (1.39%) Snowflake Schema
7 1 (0.69%) Oracle Database 10g
7 1 (0.69%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.69%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.69%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (6.25%) Git
2 8 (5.56%) JIRA
3 7 (4.86%) Claude Code
4 3 (2.08%) ER Studio
4 3 (2.08%) ERwin
5 2 (1.39%) Jenkins
5 2 (1.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.69%) Gradle
6 1 (0.69%) Maven
General
1 67 (46.53%) Social Skills
2 29 (20.14%) Finance
3 24 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (12.50%) Public Sector
5 15 (10.42%) Telecoms
6 14 (9.72%) Legal
7 13 (9.03%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (6.25%) Banking
9 6 (4.17%) Billing
10 5 (3.47%) Investment Banking
11 2 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.39%) Financial Institution
11 2 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.69%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.69%) Marketing
12 1 (0.69%) Military
12 1 (0.69%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.69%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.69%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 17 (11.81%) Architect
2 15 (10.42%) Administrator
3 13 (9.03%) Solutions Architect
4 12 (8.33%) Senior
5 10 (6.94%) DBA
5 10 (6.94%) Network Engineer
5 10 (6.94%) Project Engineer
6 9 (6.25%) Analyst
7 6 (4.17%) Cloud Engineer
7 6 (4.17%) Designer
7 6 (4.17%) Developer
7 6 (4.17%) GCP Engineer
8 5 (3.47%) Lead
8 5 (3.47%) Platform Engineer
8 5 (3.47%) SQL DBA
8 5 (3.47%) SQL Server DBA
8 5 (3.47%) Technical Administrator
8 5 (3.47%) Telecoms Engineer
9 4 (2.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (2.78%) Provisioning Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (9.72%) Terraform
2 6 (4.17%) .NET
2 6 (4.17%) JSON
3 5 (3.47%) PySpark
4 4 (2.78%) Streamlit
5 3 (2.08%) Web Services
5 3 (2.08%) XML
6 1 (0.69%) Java RMI
6 1 (0.69%) LDAP
6 1 (0.69%) Middleware
6 1 (0.69%) OpenJDK
6 1 (0.69%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.64%) Product Ownership
2 10 (6.94%) CCTV
3 9 (6.25%) Enterprise Cloud
3 9 (6.25%) Replication
4 7 (4.86%) Data Structures
4 7 (4.86%) Linux Command Line
4 7 (4.86%) Management Information System
5 6 (4.17%) Cloud Native
5 6 (4.17%) Data Centre
6 5 (3.47%) Driving Licence
7 4 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (2.08%) Clustering
8 3 (2.08%) PKI
9 2 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.39%) Distributed Systems
10 1 (0.69%) Fat Client
10 1 (0.69%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.69%) Private Cloud
10 1 (0.69%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.69%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (11.81%) Windows
2 9 (6.25%) Linux
3 6 (4.17%) Android
4 5 (3.47%) Windows Server
5 3 (2.08%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.69%) AIX
6 1 (0.69%) macOS
6 1 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.69%) Unix
6 1 (0.69%) VMS
6 1 (0.69%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (27.08%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (21.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 31 (21.53%) Stakeholder Management
3 24 (16.67%) DevOps
4 21 (14.58%) Agile
5 19 (13.19%) Migration
5 19 (13.19%) Project Delivery
6 18 (12.50%) CI/CD
6 18 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 17 (11.81%) Customer Service
8 16 (11.11%) Process Improvement
9 15 (10.42%) AI
9 15 (10.42%) Data Modelling
9 15 (10.42%) Infrastructure as Code
10 13 (9.03%) Business Intelligence
10 13 (9.03%) Containerisation
10 13 (9.03%) Roadmaps
10 13 (9.03%) User Experience
11 12 (8.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 11 (7.64%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (15.28%) Python
2 19 (13.19%) SQL
3 9 (6.25%) Bash
4 7 (4.86%) PowerShell
4 7 (4.86%) Shell Script
5 5 (3.47%) C#
6 4 (2.78%) JavaScript
7 3 (2.08%) PL/SQL
7 3 (2.08%) T-SQL
8 2 (1.39%) Java
9 1 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.69%) Go
Qualifications
1 24 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 15 (10.42%) CCNA
2 15 (10.42%) Cisco Certification
3 13 (9.03%) SC Cleared
4 7 (4.86%) Degree
5 5 (3.47%) CCNP
5 5 (3.47%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (2.78%) Azure Certification
6 4 (2.78%) HND
6 4 (2.78%) PMI Certification
6 4 (2.78%) PMP
7 2 (1.39%) AWS Certification
7 2 (1.39%) CCDA
7 2 (1.39%) CCDP
7 2 (1.39%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.39%) MCSA
7 2 (1.39%) MCSE
7 2 (1.39%) Postgraduate
7 2 (1.39%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.69%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.33%) SLA
2 7 (4.86%) Data Quality
3 4 (2.78%) PMO
4 3 (2.08%) NCSC
5 2 (1.39%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.39%) Disclosure Scotland
5 2 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.39%) NIST
5 2 (1.39%) QA
6 1 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.69%) GDPR
6 1 (0.69%) GxP
6 1 (0.69%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 12 (8.33%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.78%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.78%) vSphere
3 4 (2.78%) zsh
4 3 (2.08%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.39%) DFS Replication
5 2 (1.39%) Docker
5 2 (1.39%) Firmware
5 2 (1.39%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.69%) KVM
6 1 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.69%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 13 (9.03%) Kubernetes
2 7 (4.86%) Ansible
3 5 (3.47%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (3.47%) SCCM
3 5 (3.47%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (2.08%) Cisco Prime
4 3 (2.08%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (2.08%) SolarWinds Orion
5 2 (1.39%) Microsoft Clustering
5 2 (1.39%) Perfmon
5 2 (1.39%) WSUS
6 1 (0.69%) Argo
6 1 (0.69%) SCOM
6 1 (0.69%) WMI
Vendors
1 18 (12.50%) Google
2 15 (10.42%) Nokia
3 11 (7.64%) Cisco
4 9 (6.25%) Oracle
5 7 (4.86%) VMware
6 6 (4.17%) Computacenter
6 6 (4.17%) Databricks
7 4 (2.78%) Greenplum
7 4 (2.78%) Informatica
7 4 (2.78%) Talend
8 3 (2.08%) Citrix
8 3 (2.08%) MuleSoft
8 3 (2.08%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.39%) Autodesk
9 2 (1.39%) Commvault
9 2 (1.39%) Dell
9 2 (1.39%) RedGate
9 2 (1.39%) SolarWinds
9 2 (1.39%) Veeam
10 1 (0.69%) Splunk