Microsoft MSBuild
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring MSBuild skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 143 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing MSBuild | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Scotland | - | - | 0.085% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | - | 0.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £500 |
| UK median daily rate | £538 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.55% | -2.44% | +2.50% |
All Development Application Skills
Scotland
MSBuild falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in Scotland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 286 | 261 | 451 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 19.10% | 15.79% | 19.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 167 | 167 | 284 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £350 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £381 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £460 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.17% | -8.00% | +7.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £555 | £523 | £590 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £551 | £700 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £510 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.96% | -5.20% | -2.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £54.06 | - | £42.21 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.53 | - | £53.02 |
| Median hourly rate | £58.11 | - | £59.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +12.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.08 | - | £62.71 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.18 | - | £69.33 |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +5.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MSBuild relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing MSBuild.
