Microsoft Certification Job Trends in Edinburgh

Microsoft Certification
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 90 97
Rank change year-on-year +12 +7 +40
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 31 6 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 3.03% 0.51% 1.08%
As % of the Qualifications category 19.25% 2.26% 6.15%
Number of salaries quoted 26 1 10
10th Percentile £26,625 - £30,363
25th Percentile £28,250 £45,750 £47,572
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £46,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -34.41% -11.43% +1.94%
75th Percentile £32,750 £47,250 £65,938
90th Percentile £34,000 - £67,500
Scotland median annual salary £30,500 £32,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.15% -35.00% -3.85%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 161 265 179
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 15.72% 22.50% 17.53%
Number of salaries quoted 102 66 133
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,156 £37,771
25th Percentile £28,250 £45,000 £46,335
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £51,404 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.67% -20.92% +15.04%
75th Percentile £72,737 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £89,250 £75,000 £95,618
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -39.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Certification relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Microsoft Certification job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Microsoft Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Certification in Edinburgh

Microsoft Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Applications
1 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 29 (93.55%) Azure
2 18 (58.06%) AWS
2 18 (58.06%) GitHub
3 13 (41.94%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (6.45%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 18 (58.06%) Internet
2 5 (16.13%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 18 (58.06%) Git
General
1 18 (58.06%) Multimedia
2 5 (16.13%) Finance
2 5 (16.13%) Financial Institution
3 2 (6.45%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (58.06%) Trainee
2 11 (35.48%) Analyst
2 11 (35.48%) IT Analyst
2 11 (35.48%) IT Support
2 11 (35.48%) IT Support Analyst
2 11 (35.48%) Support Analyst
3 9 (29.03%) Developer
3 9 (29.03%) Software Developer
3 9 (29.03%) Trainee Developer
3 9 (29.03%) Trainee Software Developer
4 2 (6.45%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (58.06%) CSS
1 18 (58.06%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.13%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 2 (6.45%) Management Information System
2 2 (6.45%) Onboarding
2 2 (6.45%) Robotics
2 2 (6.45%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.45%) Linux
1 2 (6.45%) Ubuntu
1 2 (6.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (58.06%) Cybersecurity
1 18 (58.06%) Mentoring
2 8 (25.81%) Customer Service
3 7 (22.58%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (19.35%) Preventative Maintenance
5 2 (6.45%) Asset Management
5 2 (6.45%) Backlog Management
5 2 (6.45%) Change Management
5 2 (6.45%) Chat Support
5 2 (6.45%) Conflict Resolution
5 2 (6.45%) Critical Thinking
5 2 (6.45%) Data Protection
5 2 (6.45%) Innovative Thinking
5 2 (6.45%) ITIL
5 2 (6.45%) ITSM
5 2 (6.45%) Patch Management
5 2 (6.45%) Roadmaps
5 2 (6.45%) Service Delivery
5 2 (6.45%) Service Management
5 2 (6.45%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 18 (58.06%) JavaScript
1 18 (58.06%) Python
2 9 (29.03%) R
3 2 (6.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 18 (58.06%) AWS Certification
1 18 (58.06%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 18 (58.06%) Azure Certification
2 2 (6.45%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (6.45%) CCNA
2 2 (6.45%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (6.45%) Degree
2 2 (6.45%) SC Cleared
2 2 (6.45%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.45%) GDPR
System Software
1 5 (16.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (22.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (6.45%) Ansible
Vendors
1 31 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (22.58%) Cisco
3 5 (16.13%) Meraki