Microsoft Contract Job Trends in Livingston

Microsoft
West Lothian > Livingston

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Livingston citing 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 14 November 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
14 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 7 7
Rank change year-on-year -2 0 -
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 8 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Livingston 19.05% 5.26% 13.79%
As % of the Vendors category 28.57% 10.00% 36.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 2
10th Percentile £425 - £349
25th Percentile £439 £156 £377
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £163 £431
Median % change year-on-year +192.31% -62.32% -
75th Percentile £484 £169 £489
90th Percentile £486 - £518
West Lothian median daily rate £475 £163 £431
% change year-on-year +192.31% -62.32% -

All Vendors
Livingston

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 citing vendor products and services in Livingston.

6 months to
14 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services 28 10 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Livingston 66.67% 52.63% 37.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 7 5
10th Percentile £308 £69 £169
25th Percentile £377 £101 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £163 £525
Median % change year-on-year +173.85% -69.05% -7.49%
75th Percentile £482 £203 £578
90th Percentile £485 £358 -
West Lothian median daily rate £445 £163 £525
% change year-on-year +173.85% -69.05% -7.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 3
10th Percentile - £17.12 £12.42
25th Percentile - £17.19 £12.45
Median hourly rate - £17.30 £13.30
Median % change year-on-year - +30.08% -31.79%
75th Percentile - - £14.65
90th Percentile - - £14.92
West Lothian median hourly rate - £17.30 £13.30
% change year-on-year - +30.08% -31.79%

Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston

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

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Livingston

Microsoft Daily Rate Trend in Livingston

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Livingston citing Microsoft

Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend in Livingston

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Livingston citing Microsoft

Microsoft Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Livingston by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Vendors

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Apple12.5%1