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 8 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 46 77
Rank change year-on-year +13 +31 -40
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 152 128 147
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 5.52% 4.85% 4.79%
As % of the Cloud Services category 21.62% 13.76% 11.81%
Number of salaries quoted 83 70 123
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,950 £24,750
25th Percentile £29,500 £30,313 £27,536
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £61,000 £67,500 £69,200
UK median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% -

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 703 930 1,245
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 25.53% 35.23% 40.57%
Number of salaries quoted 263 447 713
10th Percentile £26,300 £31,250 £30,768
25th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £87,050 £85,253 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.51% +5.83% -7.69%

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 8 January 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 8 January 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
Edinburgh +23 103 £33,000 -30.53% 9
Glasgow -19 11 £57,500 +43.75% 11
Aberdeen +2 7 £35,000 - 5
West Dunbartonshire - 6 - - 1
Perth and Kinross -6 5 £32,500 +4.84% 1
Highlands -6 5 £52,500 +75.00% 1
Aberdeenshire - 5 £42,500 - 1
Lanarkshire +5 3 - - 10
Perthshire - 1 £32,500 -
North Lanarkshire - 1 £45,000 -
Banffshire - 1 - -
Argyll and Bute - 1 £28,500 -
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 41 (26.97%) SharePoint
2 23 (15.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 16 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (3.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.95%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.66%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (0.66%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 95 (62.50%) Azure
2 65 (42.76%) Entra ID
3 16 (10.53%) Azure DevOps
3 16 (10.53%) Microsoft Purview
3 16 (10.53%) Power Platform
4 11 (7.24%) Azure Monitor
5 10 (6.58%) OneDrive
6 8 (5.26%) Mimecast
7 6 (3.95%) Power Automate
7 6 (3.95%) PowerApps
8 5 (3.29%) Copilot Studio
8 5 (3.29%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (1.97%) AWS
10 1 (0.66%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.66%) Azure Stack
10 1 (0.66%) IaaS
10 1 (0.66%) PaaS
10 1 (0.66%) ShareGate
10 1 (0.66%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 10 (6.58%) DHCP
1 10 (6.58%) DNS
2 6 (3.95%) Network Security
2 6 (3.95%) VPN
3 5 (3.29%) Broadband
3 5 (3.29%) Firewall
4 4 (2.63%) TCP/IP
4 4 (2.63%) WAN
5 3 (1.97%) LAN
5 3 (1.97%) Wireless
5 3 (1.97%) WLAN
6 2 (1.32%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (1.32%) Softphone
6 2 (1.32%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.66%) IMAP
7 1 (0.66%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.66%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.66%) VLAN
7 1 (0.66%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (7.89%) Power BI
2 1 (0.66%) Power Query
2 1 (0.66%) SQL Server
General
1 45 (29.61%) Finance
1 45 (29.61%) Social Skills
2 7 (4.61%) Law
3 6 (3.95%) Billing
3 6 (3.95%) Legal
3 6 (3.95%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (3.29%) Financial Institution
5 4 (2.63%) Back Office
5 4 (2.63%) Retail
6 1 (0.66%) Advertising
6 1 (0.66%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (0.66%) Brand Awareness
6 1 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (0.66%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 36 (23.68%) Analyst
1 36 (23.68%) IT Support
2 32 (21.05%) Support Analyst
3 17 (11.18%) IT Analyst
3 17 (11.18%) IT Support Analyst
4 16 (10.53%) Support Engineer
5 14 (9.21%) 3rd Line Support
6 13 (8.55%) IT Engineer
7 12 (7.89%) Senior
8 9 (5.92%) IT Support Engineer
8 9 (5.92%) Support Specialist
9 8 (5.26%) IT Technician
9 8 (5.26%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 7 (4.61%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
10 7 (4.61%) Desktop Engineer
10 7 (4.61%) Desktop Support
10 7 (4.61%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 6 (3.95%) Applications Support
11 6 (3.95%) Applications Support Analyst
11 6 (3.95%) Help Desk Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.66%) .NET
1 1 (0.66%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 40 (26.32%) Product Ownership
2 16 (10.53%) Security Posture
3 13 (8.55%) Onboarding
4 10 (6.58%) Management Information System
5 9 (5.92%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (3.29%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 4 (2.63%) Low-Code
8 3 (1.97%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.32%) CCTV
9 2 (1.32%) Driving Licence
9 2 (1.32%) Life Science
9 2 (1.32%) Robotics
9 2 (1.32%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.66%) AI Agents
10 1 (0.66%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 61 (40.13%) Windows
2 14 (9.21%) Windows Server
3 11 (7.24%) Windows 10
4 6 (3.95%) Apple iOS
5 4 (2.63%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.97%) Android
7 2 (1.32%) Linux
7 2 (1.32%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (34.87%) ITIL
2 41 (26.97%) Asset Management
3 39 (25.66%) Continuous Improvement
3 39 (25.66%) Roadmaps
4 38 (25.00%) Coaching
5 36 (23.68%) Agile
5 36 (23.68%) Problem-Solving
6 34 (22.37%) Customer Service
6 34 (22.37%) Technology Roadmap
7 32 (21.05%) AI
8 31 (20.39%) Analytics
9 26 (17.11%) FinOps
9 26 (17.11%) Infrastructure as Code
9 26 (17.11%) Machine Learning
10 24 (15.79%) DevOps
11 23 (15.13%) Cybersecurity
11 23 (15.13%) Mentoring
12 18 (11.84%) Information Security
13 13 (8.55%) Collaborative Working
13 13 (8.55%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 38 (25.00%) PowerShell
2 20 (13.16%) Python
3 19 (12.50%) Bash
4 4 (2.63%) SQL
5 1 (0.66%) C#
5 1 (0.66%) VBA
Qualifications
1 17 (11.18%) Degree
2 14 (9.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 12 (7.89%) HND
4 7 (4.61%) SC Cleared
4 7 (4.61%) Security Cleared
5 4 (2.63%) CTC Cleared
5 4 (2.63%) HNC
6 3 (1.97%) CCNA
6 3 (1.97%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.66%) CCNP
8 1 (0.66%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.66%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.66%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (8.55%) SLA
2 9 (5.92%) Accessibility
2 9 (5.92%) GDPR
3 8 (5.26%) NIST
4 5 (3.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (1.97%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.66%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 38 (25.00%) Active Directory
2 36 (23.68%) Virtual Desktop
3 10 (6.58%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (3.95%) Hyper-V
5 5 (3.29%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.66%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 58 (38.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (17.11%) Terraform
3 15 (9.87%) SCCM
4 2 (1.32%) Ansible
5 1 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.66%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 111 (73.03%) Microsoft
2 18 (11.84%) Cisco
3 11 (7.24%) Freshdesk
4 8 (5.26%) Apple
5 6 (3.95%) Adobe
5 6 (3.95%) Citrix
5 6 (3.95%) Nintex
6 5 (3.29%) Meraki
6 5 (3.29%) VMware
7 4 (2.63%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.97%) Dell
9 2 (1.32%) BeyondTrust
9 2 (1.32%) HP
10 1 (0.66%) Databricks
10 1 (0.66%) Datto
10 1 (0.66%) iManage
10 1 (0.66%) Pegasus
10 1 (0.66%) Proofpoint
10 1 (0.66%) Veeam
10 1 (0.66%) Xero