Microsoft 365 Specialist Contracts in Scotland

Microsoft 365 Specialist (M365 Specialist)
UK > Scotland

The median Microsoft 365 Specialist (M365 Specialist) daily rate in Scotland is £445, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 129 166
Rank change year-on-year +14 +37 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Specialist 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.12% 0.045% 0.070%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.048% 0.074%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £383 - £411
25th Percentile £403 - £417
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £500 £431
Median % change year-on-year -11.00% +15.94% +6.02%
75th Percentile £478 - £442
90th Percentile £491 - £447
UK median daily rate £452 £463 £450
% change year-on-year -2.27% +2.78% +0.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 1,539 2,098 2,712
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.19% 94.68% 95.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 928 1,280 1,946
10th Percentile £263 £200 £234
25th Percentile £370 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +4.40%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £554
90th Percentile £610 £675 £650
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 115 45
10th Percentile £15.98 £12.33 £12.90
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.13 £15.99
Median hourly rate £20.94 £24.29 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +7.96% -13.15%
75th Percentile £24.66 £60.00 £59.03
90th Percentile £42.58 £66.00 £67.13
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.02 £45.00
% change year-on-year -19.49% -19.95% +91.49%

Microsoft 365 Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Microsoft 365 Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 Specialist in Scotland

Microsoft 365 Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 Specialist in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 Specialist in Scotland

Microsoft 365 Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 Specialist in Scotland over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 Specialist in Scotland

Microsoft 365 Specialist
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Specialist within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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
Glasgow -5 1 £390 -22.00%
Edinburgh - 1 £500 -
Microsoft 365 Specialist
UK

Microsoft 365 Specialist Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Microsoft 365 Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Microsoft 365 Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) PowerApps
2 1 (50.00%) Power Automate
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (50.00%) Power BI
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (50.00%) C#
2 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (50.00%) Azure

Microsoft 365 Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (50.00%) Power Automate
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft