Microsoft 365 Job Trends in Scotland

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 108 80
Rank change year-on-year +80 -28 -41
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 154 47 216
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 4.59% 1.89% 3.95%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.44% 8.33% 10.33%
Number of salaries quoted 87 33 171
10th Percentile £25,692 £29,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £26,750 £29,500 £26,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £47,000 £50,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £71,532 £57,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% -4.76%

All Cloud Computing 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 835 564 2,091
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 24.87% 22.72% 38.20%
Number of salaries quoted 440 261 837
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £69,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £80,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.00%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in Scotland

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Microsoft 365.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Scotland over the 6 months to 25 July 2026.

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 25 July 2026. 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
Glasgow +39 51 £47,500 +35.71% 7
Edinburgh +48 48 £30,000 -42.21% 12
West Lothian - 12 - -
North Lanarkshire +4 7 £30,000 +5.26%
Highlands -4 6 £51,500 +28.75%
Aberdeen - 6 £35,000 - 1
South Lanarkshire - 5 £28,000 - 1
Dunbartonshire 0 4 - -
West Dunbartonshire - 4 - -
North Ayrshire - 3 £36,500 - 1
Aberdeenshire -3 2 - - 2
Lanarkshire - 2 £32,500 - 9
Perth and Kinross -9 1 £23,500 -28.79%
South Ayrshire - 1 £19,000 -
Fife - 1 £33,500 - 2
Microsoft 365
UK

Microsoft 365
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 58 (37.66%) SharePoint
2 24 (15.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.95%) Exchange Server 2007
3 3 (1.95%) Exchange Server 2010
3 3 (1.95%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.65%) IIS
Applications
1 14 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (3.90%) MS Visio
3 5 (3.25%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (1.30%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.30%) Alphatax
2 1 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 66 (42.86%) Azure
2 53 (34.42%) Entra ID
3 29 (18.83%) OneDrive
4 12 (7.79%) Power Platform
4 12 (7.79%) SaaS
5 7 (4.55%) Microsoft Copilot
5 7 (4.55%) Microsoft Purview
6 5 (3.25%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (3.25%) Power Automate
7 4 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (1.95%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (1.30%) Azure AKS
9 2 (1.30%) IaaS
9 2 (1.30%) PaaS
10 1 (0.65%) AWS
10 1 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.65%) Google Docs
10 1 (0.65%) MailChimp
10 1 (0.65%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.65%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 35 (22.73%) DNS
2 27 (17.53%) Firewall
3 25 (16.23%) DHCP
3 25 (16.23%) VPN
4 22 (14.29%) VoIP
5 9 (5.84%) Broadband
5 9 (5.84%) LAN
5 9 (5.84%) VLAN
5 9 (5.84%) WAN
5 9 (5.84%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (4.55%) MPLS
7 4 (2.60%) Internet
7 4 (2.60%) VSAN
8 3 (1.95%) Network Security
8 3 (1.95%) PBX
9 2 (1.30%) Mobile Broadband
9 2 (1.30%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (1.30%) Softphone
10 1 (0.65%) BIG-IP
10 1 (0.65%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.90%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (3.90%) JIRA
General
1 63 (40.91%) Social Skills
2 15 (9.74%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (5.84%) Telecoms
5 6 (3.90%) Manufacturing
6 5 (3.25%) Finance
7 4 (2.60%) Billing
7 4 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (1.95%) Back Office
9 2 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.30%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.65%) Agriculture
10 1 (0.65%) Law
10 1 (0.65%) Legal
10 1 (0.65%) Marketing
10 1 (0.65%) Retail
Job Titles
1 64 (41.56%) IT Support
2 44 (28.57%) Analyst
3 41 (26.62%) Support Engineer
4 35 (22.73%) IT Engineer
5 33 (21.43%) Support Analyst
6 32 (20.78%) IT Support Engineer
7 27 (17.53%) IT Analyst
8 22 (14.29%) IT Support Analyst
9 19 (12.34%) 2nd Line Support
10 18 (11.69%) Senior
11 15 (9.74%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 14 (9.09%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 13 (8.44%) 1st Line Support
14 11 (7.14%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
15 10 (6.49%) Technical Support
16 8 (5.19%) 1st Line Engineer
16 8 (5.19%) 1st Line Support Engineer
17 7 (4.55%) IT Technician
17 7 (4.55%) Service Analyst
17 7 (4.55%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.95%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (1.30%) Web Services
3 1 (0.65%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 37 (24.03%) Driving Licence
2 11 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 6 (3.90%) FMCG
4 5 (3.25%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.60%) Clustering
5 4 (2.60%) Cyber Security Posture
5 4 (2.60%) Enterprise Storage
5 4 (2.60%) Product Ownership
5 4 (2.60%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.95%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.95%) Life Science
6 3 (1.95%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.95%) Shadow IT
7 2 (1.30%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.30%) iPhone
8 1 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.65%) IoT
8 1 (0.65%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.65%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 91 (59.09%) Windows
2 34 (22.08%) Mac OS
3 28 (18.18%) Windows 10
4 27 (17.53%) Windows Server
5 5 (3.25%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (2.60%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (1.95%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.95%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (1.30%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (24.68%) Customer Service
2 36 (23.38%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
3 22 (14.29%) ITIL
4 19 (12.34%) Project Delivery
5 18 (11.69%) Continuous Improvement
6 16 (10.39%) Mentoring
7 15 (9.74%) Roadmaps
8 14 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
9 13 (8.44%) Collaborative Working
9 13 (8.44%) Disaster Recovery
10 11 (7.14%) Coaching
11 10 (6.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 10 (6.49%) Line Management
11 10 (6.49%) Time Management
11 10 (6.49%) User Experience
12 9 (5.84%) Agile
12 9 (5.84%) DevOps
12 9 (5.84%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 9 (5.84%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 20 (12.99%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 17 (11.04%) Degree
2 9 (5.84%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (5.19%) Azure Certification
3 8 (5.19%) CCNA
3 8 (5.19%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (3.25%) Network+ Certification
5 4 (2.60%) HND
6 3 (1.95%) CTC Cleared
6 3 (1.95%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (1.95%) MCSA
6 3 (1.95%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.95%) Security Cleared
7 2 (1.30%) CISM
7 2 (1.30%) CISSP
8 1 (0.65%) CCIE
8 1 (0.65%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.09%) SLA
2 8 (5.19%) GDPR
3 5 (3.25%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (3.25%) QA
4 4 (2.60%) Accessibility
4 4 (2.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.95%) NIST
6 1 (0.65%) GRC
System Software
1 75 (48.70%) Active Directory
2 15 (9.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (5.84%) Hyper-V
4 4 (2.60%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (1.95%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (1.30%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.65%) VirtualBox
7 1 (0.65%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 22 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 4 (2.60%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.95%) SCCM
4 2 (1.30%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.65%) Ansible
5 1 (0.65%) Cisco Prime
5 1 (0.65%) Terraform
Vendors
1 137 (88.96%) Microsoft
2 18 (11.69%) Cisco
2 18 (11.69%) VMware
3 12 (7.79%) Meraki
4 7 (4.55%) Fortinet
5 4 (2.60%) Adobe
5 4 (2.60%) Citrix
5 4 (2.60%) EMC
5 4 (2.60%) Freshdesk
5 4 (2.60%) Nintex
5 4 (2.60%) ServiceNow
6 3 (1.95%) Dell
6 3 (1.95%) HP
6 3 (1.95%) iManage
6 3 (1.95%) Sophos
7 2 (1.30%) Apple
7 2 (1.30%) BeyondTrust
7 2 (1.30%) Bomgar
7 2 (1.30%) Google
7 2 (1.30%) Zscaler