Microsoft 365 Architect Job Trends in Scotland

Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect)
UK > Scotland

The median Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect) salary in Scotland is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Architect 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.036% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
UK median annual salary £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -3.03%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 2,408 2,635 2,559
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.85% 94.14% 96.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,258 1,213 1,735
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +8.91% -8.18%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £84,125 £87,051 £83,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Microsoft 365 Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft 365 Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancy trend in Scotland

Microsoft 365 Architect
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancies in Scotland

Microsoft 365 Architect
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Architect within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 17 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh - 1 £90,000 - 1
Microsoft 365 Architect
UK

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, Microsoft 365 Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Microsoft 365 Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Stack
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Forefront Identity Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Process Management
1 1 (100.00%) Proofpoint
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) ShareGate
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Unified Communications
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Stack
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Unified Communications
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Process Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 1 (100.00%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Proofpoint
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow