Microsoft
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring knowledge or experience of Microsoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft over the 6 months leading up to 10 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.
| 6 months to 10 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
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| Rank | 7 | 19 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -1 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing Microsoft | 236 | 123 | 143 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh | 20.52% | 11.40% | 11.67% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 48.86% | 48.05% | 31.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 117 | 45 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £30,500 | £25,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £37,520 | £33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £36,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.55% | +10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £77,500 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,674 | £98,474 | £72,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £38,000 | £50,000 | £45,543 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.00% | +9.79% | -8.91% |
All Vendors
Edinburgh
Microsoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Edinburgh.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 483 | 256 | 458 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 42.00% | 23.73% | 37.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 167 | 101 | 350 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £31,250 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £45,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,000 | £65,000 | £58,513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.54% | +11.09% | -4.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £77,500 | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,790 | £100,000 | £91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £35,000 | £50,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | +17.65% | -22.73% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Microsoft.
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Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 10 February 2026.
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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:
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