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 29 November 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 29 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 11 | 6 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +8 | -6 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 114 | 130 | 104 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow | 14.96% | 17.50% | 11.72% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 30.65% | 43.33% | 28.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 88 | 74 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £135 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £335 | £181 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £425 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.71% | +6.25% | -8.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £529 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £677 | £675 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £417 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.91% | -1.88% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 4 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £17.96 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £19.51 | £12.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £23.63 | £15.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.46% | +53.21% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £31.82 | £17.72 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £39.15 | £18.08 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £25.15 | £21.88 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.97% | +23.45% | -5.49% |
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 | 372 | 300 | 370 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow | 48.82% | 40.38% | 41.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 244 | 184 | 230 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £213 | £249 |
| 25th Percentile | £395 | £362 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £449 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.22% | -10.20% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £637 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £688 | £700 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -10.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 10 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.64 | £18.34 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £19.59 | £12.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £22.45 | £15.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.03% | +45.59% | +17.17% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £26.86 | £17.72 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.35 | £35.45 | £17.96 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £25.15 | £23.59 | £21.19 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.61% | +11.35% | +19.55% |
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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.
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Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Microsoft.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Glasgow over the 6 months to 29 November 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Microsoft.
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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:
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