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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 94 87
Rank change year-on-year +68 -7 -53
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 159 56 187
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 4.59% 2.21% 3.61%
As % of the Cloud Services category 19.06% 10.29% 9.55%
Number of salaries quoted 91 38 146
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,475 £24,000
25th Percentile £26,750 £29,500 £26,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £36,250 £34,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% +5.84% -8.67%
75th Percentile £43,000 £50,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £53,250 £71,532 £61,875
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -9.64% -2.35%

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 834 544 1,959
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 24.07% 21.47% 37.83%
Number of salaries quoted 455 244 750
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,438 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +8.49% -3.71%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,313 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £81,325
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.76%

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 August 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 August 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 +38 50 £43,500 +20.00% 16
Edinburgh +30 50 £30,000 -14.29% 16
West Lothian - 12 - -
North Lanarkshire +5 7 £30,000 +5.26%
Highlands -2 6 £51,500 +28.75% 1
Aberdeen - 6 £35,000 - 4
South Lanarkshire - 5 £28,000 -
Aberdeenshire 0 4 - - 4
Dunbartonshire 0 4 - - 1
Fife - 3 £33,500 - 2
North Ayrshire - 3 £36,500 -
Moray - 2 £31,500 -
Lanarkshire - 2 £32,500 - 8
West Dunbartonshire - 2 - -
Perth and Kinross -9 1 £23,500 -28.79% 1
South Ayrshire - 1 £19,000 -
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 64 (40.25%) SharePoint
2 29 (18.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.89%) IIS
4 1 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 14 (8.81%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (3.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.89%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.26%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 63 (39.62%) Azure
2 58 (36.48%) Entra ID
3 26 (16.35%) OneDrive
4 12 (7.55%) SaaS
5 8 (5.03%) Microsoft Copilot
5 8 (5.03%) Microsoft Purview
5 8 (5.03%) Power Platform
6 5 (3.14%) Power Automate
7 4 (2.52%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.26%) IaaS
9 2 (1.26%) PaaS
10 1 (0.63%) AWS
10 1 (0.63%) Canva
10 1 (0.63%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.63%) Google Docs
10 1 (0.63%) MailChimp
10 1 (0.63%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.63%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 35 (22.01%) DNS
2 27 (16.98%) VPN
3 26 (16.35%) DHCP
4 24 (15.09%) Firewall
5 23 (14.47%) VoIP
6 11 (6.92%) LAN
6 11 (6.92%) WAN
7 10 (6.29%) Broadband
8 9 (5.66%) VLAN
9 7 (4.40%) MPLS
9 7 (4.40%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (2.52%) Internet
10 4 (2.52%) VSAN
11 3 (1.89%) PBX
12 2 (1.26%) Network Security
12 2 (1.26%) Remote Desktop
13 1 (0.63%) Cisco Nexus
13 1 (0.63%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
13 1 (0.63%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
13 1 (0.63%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.26%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (4.40%) JIRA
General
1 72 (45.28%) Social Skills
2 15 (9.43%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (6.29%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (5.66%) Telecoms
5 7 (4.40%) Manufacturing
6 5 (3.14%) Finance
7 4 (2.52%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (1.89%) Back Office
8 3 (1.89%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.26%) Billing
9 2 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.63%) Agriculture
10 1 (0.63%) Law
10 1 (0.63%) Legal
10 1 (0.63%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 63 (39.62%) IT Support
2 40 (25.16%) Analyst
2 40 (25.16%) Support Engineer
3 35 (22.01%) IT Engineer
4 31 (19.50%) IT Support Engineer
5 27 (16.98%) Support Analyst
6 22 (13.84%) IT Analyst
7 21 (13.21%) Senior
8 18 (11.32%) IT Support Analyst
9 17 (10.69%) 2nd Line Support
10 15 (9.43%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 14 (8.81%) 1st Line Support
11 14 (8.81%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 11 (6.92%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
13 10 (6.29%) Technical Support
14 9 (5.66%) 1st Line Engineer
14 9 (5.66%) 1st Line Support Engineer
15 7 (4.40%) Consultant
15 7 (4.40%) IT Technician
15 7 (4.40%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.89%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.63%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 40 (25.16%) Driving Licence
2 13 (8.18%) Onboarding
3 6 (3.77%) FMCG
4 4 (2.52%) Clustering
4 4 (2.52%) Cyber Security Posture
4 4 (2.52%) Enterprise Storage
4 4 (2.52%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (2.52%) Security Posture
5 3 (1.89%) Life Science
5 3 (1.89%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.89%) Renewable Energy
5 3 (1.89%) Replication
5 3 (1.89%) Shadow IT
6 2 (1.26%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.63%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.63%) IoT
7 1 (0.63%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.63%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.63%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 95 (59.75%) Windows
2 35 (22.01%) Mac OS
3 33 (20.75%) Windows 10
4 32 (20.13%) Windows Server
5 4 (2.52%) Linux
6 3 (1.89%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.26%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.63%) Debian
8 1 (0.63%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.63%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (23.90%) Customer Service
2 37 (23.27%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (13.84%) Continuous Improvement
3 22 (13.84%) ITIL
4 21 (13.21%) Cybersecurity
5 19 (11.95%) Project Delivery
6 18 (11.32%) Disaster Recovery
7 15 (9.43%) Mentoring
8 14 (8.81%) Collaborative Working
8 14 (8.81%) Roadmaps
9 13 (8.18%) Stakeholder Management
10 12 (7.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 11 (6.92%) Time Management
12 10 (6.29%) Coaching
12 10 (6.29%) Line Management
12 10 (6.29%) Task Automation
12 10 (6.29%) User Experience
13 9 (5.66%) AI
13 9 (5.66%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 9 (5.66%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 24 (15.09%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 15 (9.43%) Degree
2 11 (6.92%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (5.66%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (5.03%) Azure Certification
4 8 (5.03%) CCNA
5 5 (3.14%) Network+ Certification
6 3 (1.89%) CTC Cleared
6 3 (1.89%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (1.89%) MCSA
6 3 (1.89%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.89%) Security Cleared
7 2 (1.26%) CISM
7 2 (1.26%) CISSP
7 2 (1.26%) HND
8 1 (0.63%) CCIE
8 1 (0.63%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (7.55%) SLA
2 8 (5.03%) GDPR
3 6 (3.77%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (3.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (3.14%) QA
5 4 (2.52%) NIST
6 2 (1.26%) Accessibility
6 2 (1.26%) GRC
System Software
1 75 (47.17%) Active Directory
2 15 (9.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (7.55%) Hyper-V
4 4 (2.52%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.63%) VirtualBox
5 1 (0.63%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 24 (15.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 4 (2.52%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.89%) Ansible
3 3 (1.89%) SCCM
3 3 (1.89%) Terraform
4 1 (0.63%) Cisco Prime
4 1 (0.63%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 140 (88.05%) Microsoft
2 18 (11.32%) Cisco
2 18 (11.32%) VMware
3 13 (8.18%) Meraki
4 7 (4.40%) Fortinet
5 4 (2.52%) Citrix
5 4 (2.52%) EMC
5 4 (2.52%) ServiceNow
6 3 (1.89%) Sophos
7 2 (1.26%) Adobe
7 2 (1.26%) Apple
7 2 (1.26%) BeyondTrust
7 2 (1.26%) Freshdesk
7 2 (1.26%) Google
7 2 (1.26%) Nintex
7 2 (1.26%) Veeam
7 2 (1.26%) Zscaler
8 1 (0.63%) Aruba
8 1 (0.63%) Intapp
8 1 (0.63%) SolarWinds