Microsoft Engineer Contracts in Scotland

Microsoft Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Microsoft Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 122 163 173
Rank change year-on-year +41 +10 -13
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Engineer 4 4 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.18% 0.14% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.15% 0.030%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £428 £326 -
25th Percentile £455 £366 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £438 £300
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +45.83% +100.00%
75th Percentile £544 £516 -
90th Percentile £570 £559 -
UK median daily rate £470 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -6.00% +11.11% +12.50%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 2,054 2,677 3,368
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 95.30% 95.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,241 1,920 2,393
10th Percentile £200 £232 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year - +2.70% +8.82%
75th Percentile £580 £554 £550
90th Percentile £654 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 113 45 52
10th Percentile £12.32 £12.90 £14.65
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £17.50
Median hourly rate £24.29 £21.75 £26.85
Median % change year-on-year +11.68% -18.99% -28.40%
75th Percentile £60.00 £58.75 £48.19
90th Percentile £66.00 £67.13 £54.25
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.60
% change year-on-year -18.89% +90.68% +4.89%

Microsoft Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Engineer in Scotland

Microsoft Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Engineer in Scotland

Microsoft Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Engineer in Scotland

Microsoft Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Engineer in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Engineer in Scotland

Microsoft Engineer
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 Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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 +2 2 £500 +66.67%
Edinburgh +39 1 £410 -28.70%
South Lanarkshire - 1 £575 -
Microsoft Engineer
UK

Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Microsoft Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (50.00%) Linux
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
4 1 (25.00%) PowerApps
4 1 (25.00%) Platform Engineering
4 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (25.00%) Windows
4 1 (25.00%) OneDrive
4 1 (25.00%) Migration
4 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) PowerShell
4 1 (25.00%) Change Control

Microsoft Engineer 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 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) OneDrive
2 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (25.00%) PowerApps
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Change Control
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Platform Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft