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 28 September 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
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 14 7
Rank change year-on-year +5 -7 +7
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 143 115 99
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 12.04% 15.52% 14.39%
As % of the Vendors category 28.77% 32.86% 33.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 84 75
10th Percentile £270 £200 £169
25th Percentile £394 £350 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £445 £425
Median % change year-on-year +4.49% +4.71% -
75th Percentile £588 £520 £575
90th Percentile £675 £596 £688
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £336
% change year-on-year - +33.83% -20.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 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 £15.17 - £30.48
90th Percentile £16.11 - £38.62
Scotland median hourly rate £15.00 £25.15 £19.33
% change year-on-year -40.36% +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 497 350 300
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 41.84% 47.23% 43.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 272 221 202
10th Percentile £263 £275 £190
25th Percentile £362 £381 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £558 £538 £575
90th Percentile £643 £613 £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £455 £448
% change year-on-year -1.10% +1.56% -5.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 21 10
10th Percentile £13.13 - £16.47
25th Percentile £13.45 £16.84 £18.77
Median hourly rate £13.50 £25.15 £21.87
Median % change year-on-year -46.32% +15.00% +50.83%
75th Percentile £15.59 - £31.92
90th Percentile £16.98 - £46.14
Scotland median hourly rate £15.23 £19.23 £19.59
% change year-on-year -20.83% -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 28 September 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 10 (6.99%) SharePoint
2 7 (4.90%) Confluence
3 5 (3.50%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.70%) CMS
4 1 (0.70%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 18 (12.59%) Microsoft Office
1 18 (12.59%) MS Visio
2 14 (9.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (6.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.70%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.70%) Navisworks
5 1 (0.70%) ProjectWise
5 1 (0.70%) Revit
5 1 (0.70%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (5.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.70%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Cloud Services
1 44 (30.77%) Azure
2 25 (17.48%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (13.99%) Power Platform
4 17 (11.89%) AWS
4 17 (11.89%) GCP
5 12 (8.39%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (5.59%) Entra ID
6 8 (5.59%) GitHub
7 5 (3.50%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (2.80%) Power Automate
8 4 (2.80%) Snowflake
9 3 (2.10%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (2.10%) Nutanix
9 3 (2.10%) PaaS
10 2 (1.40%) IaaS
10 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.70%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.70%) Azure Data Factory
11 1 (0.70%) Azure Databricks
11 1 (0.70%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 16 (11.19%) LAN
1 16 (11.19%) MPLS
2 15 (10.49%) WAN
3 11 (7.69%) Firewall
4 7 (4.90%) SDH
5 2 (1.40%) 4G
5 2 (1.40%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (1.40%) DHCP
5 2 (1.40%) DNS
5 2 (1.40%) Network Security
5 2 (1.40%) VLAN
6 1 (0.70%) Ethernet VPN
6 1 (0.70%) IP Telephony
6 1 (0.70%) MIMO
6 1 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.70%) VPN
6 1 (0.70%) VSAN
6 1 (0.70%) X.21
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (8.39%) Power BI
2 7 (4.90%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.80%) Data Lake
3 4 (2.80%) MongoDB
3 4 (2.80%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (2.10%) Data Vault
4 3 (2.10%) DynamoDB
4 3 (2.10%) Metadata
5 2 (1.40%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.70%) Oracle Database 10g
6 1 (0.70%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.70%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.70%) Snowflake Schema
6 1 (0.70%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (5.59%) Git
2 7 (4.90%) Claude Code
3 6 (4.20%) JIRA
4 3 (2.10%) ER Studio
4 3 (2.10%) ERwin
5 2 (1.40%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.70%) Jenkins
General
1 67 (46.85%) Social Skills
2 32 (22.38%) Finance
3 22 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (11.89%) Public Sector
5 15 (10.49%) Telecoms
6 13 (9.09%) Legal
7 12 (8.39%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (4.90%) Banking
9 6 (4.20%) Billing
10 5 (3.50%) Investment Banking
11 3 (2.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.40%) Financial Institution
12 2 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.70%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.70%) Marketing
13 1 (0.70%) Military
13 1 (0.70%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.70%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 16 (11.19%) Architect
2 13 (9.09%) Administrator
3 11 (7.69%) Analyst
3 11 (7.69%) Senior
3 11 (7.69%) Solutions Architect
4 10 (6.99%) Network Engineer
4 10 (6.99%) Project Engineer
5 9 (6.29%) DBA
6 8 (5.59%) Developer
7 6 (4.20%) Cloud Engineer
7 6 (4.20%) Designer
7 6 (4.20%) GCP Engineer
8 5 (3.50%) DevOps Engineer
8 5 (3.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 5 (3.50%) Lead
8 5 (3.50%) Platform Engineer
8 5 (3.50%) Project Manager
8 5 (3.50%) SQL DBA
8 5 (3.50%) SQL Server DBA
8 5 (3.50%) Telecoms Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.49%) Terraform
2 6 (4.20%) .NET
2 6 (4.20%) JSON
3 5 (3.50%) PySpark
4 4 (2.80%) Streamlit
5 3 (2.10%) Web Services
5 3 (2.10%) XML
6 1 (0.70%) Java RMI
6 1 (0.70%) Kafka
6 1 (0.70%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.69%) Product Ownership
2 9 (6.29%) CCTV
2 9 (6.29%) Enterprise Cloud
3 7 (4.90%) Linux Command Line
3 7 (4.90%) Management Information System
4 6 (4.20%) Cloud Native
4 6 (4.20%) Data Centre
4 6 (4.20%) Replication
5 5 (3.50%) Data Structures
5 5 (3.50%) Driving Licence
6 4 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.40%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.70%) AI Agents
8 1 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.70%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 1 (0.70%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.70%) Private Cloud
8 1 (0.70%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.70%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.70%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 17 (11.89%) Windows
2 8 (5.59%) Linux
3 6 (4.20%) Android
4 5 (3.50%) Windows Server
5 4 (2.80%) Windows 10
6 2 (1.40%) VMS
7 1 (0.70%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.70%) Unix
7 1 (0.70%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (27.97%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (20.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 29 (20.28%) Stakeholder Management
3 24 (16.78%) DevOps
4 19 (13.29%) Agile
4 19 (13.29%) CI/CD
5 18 (12.59%) Migration
5 18 (12.59%) Project Delivery
6 17 (11.89%) Customer Service
7 16 (11.19%) Continuous Improvement
8 15 (10.49%) Infrastructure as Code
8 15 (10.49%) Process Improvement
9 13 (9.09%) AI
9 13 (9.09%) Containerisation
9 13 (9.09%) Roadmaps
9 13 (9.09%) User Experience
10 12 (8.39%) Business Intelligence
10 12 (8.39%) Data Modelling
11 11 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 10 (6.99%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 21 (14.69%) Python
2 18 (12.59%) SQL
3 8 (5.59%) Bash
4 6 (4.20%) Shell Script
5 5 (3.50%) C#
5 5 (3.50%) PowerShell
6 4 (2.80%) JavaScript
7 3 (2.10%) Java
7 3 (2.10%) PL/SQL
7 3 (2.10%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.70%) Go
Qualifications
1 21 (14.69%) Security Cleared
2 15 (10.49%) CCNA
2 15 (10.49%) Cisco Certification
3 10 (6.99%) SC Cleared
4 8 (5.59%) Degree
5 5 (3.50%) CCNP
6 4 (2.80%) Azure Certification
6 4 (2.80%) HND
7 3 (2.10%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (2.10%) PMI Certification
7 3 (2.10%) PMP
8 2 (1.40%) AWS Certification
8 2 (1.40%) CCDA
8 2 (1.40%) CCDP
8 2 (1.40%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.40%) Postgraduate
8 2 (1.40%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.70%) CISSP
9 1 (0.70%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.69%) SLA
2 7 (4.90%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.10%) NCSC
3 3 (2.10%) PMO
4 2 (1.40%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.40%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.40%) NIST
4 2 (1.40%) QA
5 1 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.70%) GDPR
5 1 (0.70%) GxP
5 1 (0.70%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 13 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.80%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.80%) zsh
4 3 (2.10%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.40%) Docker
5 2 (1.40%) Firmware
5 2 (1.40%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (1.40%) vSphere
6 1 (0.70%) KVM
6 1 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.70%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 13 (9.09%) Kubernetes
2 6 (4.20%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (3.50%) Ansible
4 4 (2.80%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (2.10%) Cisco Prime
5 3 (2.10%) SolarWinds Orion
6 2 (1.40%) SCCM
7 1 (0.70%) Argo
7 1 (0.70%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.70%) SCOM
7 1 (0.70%) WMI
Vendors
1 17 (11.89%) Google
2 15 (10.49%) Nokia
3 11 (7.69%) Cisco
4 9 (6.29%) Oracle
5 7 (4.90%) VMware
6 6 (4.20%) Computacenter
6 6 (4.20%) Databricks
7 3 (2.10%) Greenplum
7 3 (2.10%) Informatica
7 3 (2.10%) MuleSoft
7 3 (2.10%) ServiceNow
7 3 (2.10%) Talend
8 2 (1.40%) Autodesk
8 2 (1.40%) Dell
8 2 (1.40%) RedGate
8 2 (1.40%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.70%) Acronis
9 1 (0.70%) EMC
9 1 (0.70%) Qualys
9 1 (0.70%) Splunk