Microsoft
Scotland > Perth and Kinross
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Perth and Kinross 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 31 January 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 31 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Perth and Kinross | 71.43% | - | - |
| As % of the Vendors category | 83.33% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £176 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £178 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £179 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £454 | £375 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.07% | -16.67% | +5.88% |
All Vendors
Perth and Kinross
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 Perth and Kinross.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Perth and Kinross | 85.71% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £176 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £178 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £179 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £461 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -5.26% | +2.15% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Perth and Kinross
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Perth and Kinross.
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Daily Rate Trend in Perth and Kinross
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Perth and Kinross citing Microsoft.
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Contract Job Locations in Perth and Kinross
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Perth and Kinross region over the 6 months to 31 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auchterarder | - | 3 | £178 | - | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Perth and Kinross 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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