Microsoft 365 Jobs in Scotland

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months leading up to 16 January 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jan 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 84 41
Rank change year-on-year -4 -43 -11
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 121 157 301
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 2.49% 4.39% 6.94%
As % of the Cloud Services category 13.38% 10.42% 18.11%
Number of salaries quoted 64 131 206
10th Percentile £27,450 £24,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £30,822
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,750 £43,586 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.10% +8.97% +12.68%
75th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £66,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% - +1.19%

All Cloud Skills
Scotland

Microsoft 365 falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 904 1,506 1,662
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 18.57% 42.14% 38.31%
Number of salaries quoted 427 740 1,059
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,209 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.76%
75th Percentile £72,875 £72,433 £71,875
90th Percentile £89,250 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £64,750 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.92% -7.69% +8.33%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in Scotland

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Scotland.

Salary trend for Microsoft 365 in Scotland

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Scotland over the 6 months to 16 January 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in Scotland

Microsoft 365
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 within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 16 January 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 +18 54 £45,504 +13.76% 12
Glasgow +55 45 £40,000 -14.89% 13
Aberdeen +5 5 £35,000 -36.36% 7
Highlands - 4 £30,000 -
Stirling - 4 - -
Dundee 0 3 £27,500 -37.29%
Perth and Kinross - 3 £31,000 -
Lanarkshire -12 1 - - 9
Midlothian -17 1 £30,500 - 4
Scottish Borders - 1 £31,500 -
Microsoft 365
UK

Microsoft 365
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 30 (24.79%) SharePoint
2 18 (14.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.31%) Confluence
4 1 (0.83%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.83%) CMS
Applications
1 14 (11.57%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (4.13%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (3.31%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 57 (47.11%) Azure
2 33 (27.27%) Entra ID
3 21 (17.36%) Power Platform
4 16 (13.22%) PowerApps
5 15 (12.40%) OneDrive
6 12 (9.92%) SaaS
7 11 (9.09%) Azure Logic Apps
8 10 (8.26%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (8.26%) Microsoft Purview
9 7 (5.79%) PaaS
10 6 (4.96%) Azure Monitor
10 6 (4.96%) IaaS
10 6 (4.96%) Power Automate
11 2 (1.65%) AWS
12 1 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.83%) Azure Functions
12 1 (0.83%) GitHub
12 1 (0.83%) Serverless
12 1 (0.83%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 1 (0.83%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 27 (22.31%) DHCP
1 27 (22.31%) DNS
2 20 (16.53%) Firewall
3 15 (12.40%) TCP/IP
4 13 (10.74%) VPN
5 6 (4.96%) LAN
5 6 (4.96%) Remote Desktop
6 5 (4.13%) WAN
7 4 (3.31%) HTTP
8 3 (2.48%) VoIP
8 3 (2.48%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (1.65%) VLAN
10 1 (0.83%) Internet
10 1 (0.83%) Intranet
10 1 (0.83%) Network Security
10 1 (0.83%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (14.88%) Power BI
2 6 (4.96%) SQL Server
3 5 (4.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (3.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.83%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (3.31%) JIRA
2 1 (0.83%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 40 (33.06%) Social Skills
2 11 (9.09%) Finance
3 8 (6.61%) Manufacturing
4 7 (5.79%) Telecoms
5 6 (4.96%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (4.13%) Banking
6 5 (4.13%) Law
6 5 (4.13%) Legal
6 5 (4.13%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (3.31%) Public Sector
8 3 (2.48%) Games
9 1 (0.83%) Automotive
9 1 (0.83%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.83%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.83%) Retail
Job Titles
1 25 (20.66%) IT Support
2 23 (19.01%) IT Technician
3 15 (12.40%) Analyst
4 14 (11.57%) Support Technician
5 12 (9.92%) Senior
6 11 (9.09%) 2nd Line Support
6 11 (9.09%) Support Analyst
7 10 (8.26%) IT Engineer
8 9 (7.44%) Developer
8 9 (7.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (7.44%) IT Manager
8 9 (7.44%) IT Support Technician
9 8 (6.61%) 2nd Line Support Technician
9 8 (6.61%) Administrator
9 8 (6.61%) Consultant
10 7 (5.79%) IT Administrator
10 7 (5.79%) IT Analyst
10 7 (5.79%) IT Systems Administrator
10 7 (5.79%) Systems Administrator
11 6 (4.96%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.31%) JSON
2 2 (1.65%) CSS
3 1 (0.83%) .NET
3 1 (0.83%) HTML
3 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (0.83%) React
3 1 (0.83%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 7 (5.79%) Hybrid Cloud
1 7 (5.79%) Onboarding
2 4 (3.31%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (3.31%) Management Information System
3 3 (2.48%) Driving Licence
3 3 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (2.48%) Social Media
4 2 (1.65%) CCTV
4 2 (1.65%) Low-Code
4 2 (1.65%) NHS
5 1 (0.83%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.83%) Digital Signage
5 1 (0.83%) Distributed Applications
5 1 (0.83%) e-Learning
5 1 (0.83%) Private Cloud
5 1 (0.83%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 60 (49.59%) Windows
2 25 (20.66%) Windows Server
3 15 (12.40%) Windows 10
4 9 (7.44%) Linux
5 5 (4.13%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (2.48%) Mac OS X
6 3 (2.48%) Windows 7
7 2 (1.65%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.83%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.83%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.83%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (32.23%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (19.01%) Customer Service
3 18 (14.88%) Business Intelligence
4 15 (12.40%) Mentoring
5 14 (11.57%) Cybersecurity
6 12 (9.92%) DevOps
7 9 (7.44%) ERP
7 9 (7.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 9 (7.44%) ITIL
7 9 (7.44%) Patch Management
8 8 (6.61%) CRM
8 8 (6.61%) Customer Engagement
8 8 (6.61%) Project Management
8 8 (6.61%) Server Management
9 7 (5.79%) Analytics
9 7 (5.79%) Migration
10 6 (4.96%) Collaborative Working
10 6 (4.96%) IT Strategy
10 6 (4.96%) Process Improvement
10 6 (4.96%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 9 (7.44%) PowerShell
1 9 (7.44%) SQL
2 6 (4.96%) JavaScript
3 5 (4.13%) C#
4 4 (3.31%) Go
5 2 (1.65%) VBScript
6 1 (0.83%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 13 (10.74%) Degree
2 7 (5.79%) Azure Certification
3 6 (4.96%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (3.31%) ACCA
4 4 (3.31%) CISA
4 4 (3.31%) CISM
4 4 (3.31%) CISSP
4 4 (3.31%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (4.96%) NIST
3 5 (4.13%) GDPR
4 4 (3.31%) FedRAMP
4 4 (3.31%) NIST 800
4 4 (3.31%) SOC 2
System Software
1 48 (39.67%) Active Directory
2 19 (15.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (12.40%) Hyper-V
4 5 (4.13%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (3.31%) Docker
6 1 (0.83%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.83%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 21 (17.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (7.44%) SCCM
3 5 (4.13%) Terraform
4 1 (0.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.83%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.83%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.83%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 87 (71.90%) Microsoft
2 19 (15.70%) VMware
3 7 (5.79%) Cisco
4 6 (4.96%) Meraki
5 5 (4.13%) Sophos
6 4 (3.31%) Citrix
7 2 (1.65%) Draytek
7 2 (1.65%) NETGEAR
7 2 (1.65%) Ubiquiti
8 1 (0.83%) Aderant
8 1 (0.83%) Adobe
8 1 (0.83%) Avaya
8 1 (0.83%) iManage
8 1 (0.83%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.83%) N-able
8 1 (0.83%) Nexthink
8 1 (0.83%) Zscaler