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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 63 63
Rank change year-on-year +37 0 -31
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 182 101 170
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 4.51% 3.97% 3.98%
As % of the Cloud Services category 22.78% 16.37% 11.61%
Number of salaries quoted 103 53 109
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,250 £25,700
25th Percentile £27,188 £29,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £45,250 £53,750 £53,000
90th Percentile £57,916 £69,250 £65,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +8.11% -12.94% +2.19%

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 799 617 1,464
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 19.80% 24.26% 34.30%
Number of salaries quoted 466 227 604
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,441 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% -1.02% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,391 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £86,550 £82,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
% 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 19 September 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 19 September 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 +3 59 £32,500 -4.41% 21
Glasgow +34 50 £36,000 -0.69% 29
West Lothian - 19 £67,500 - 1
South Lanarkshire - 9 £28,000 - 2
Fife - 7 £33,500 - 1
Highlands +2 6 £51,500 -1.90% 2
Aberdeen - 6 £35,000 - 11
North Lanarkshire +2 5 £30,000 -33.33% 1
Dunbartonshire -2 5 - - 1
Aberdeenshire - 4 - - 5
North Ayrshire - 3 £36,500 -
Perth and Kinross -4 2 £25,000 -24.24% 1
Moray - 2 £31,500 -
South Ayrshire - 1 £19,000 - 1
Stirling - 1 - - 1
Lanarkshire - 1 - - 7
Perthshire - 1 £32,500 - 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 66 (36.26%) SharePoint
2 28 (15.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.65%) IIS
Applications
1 18 (9.89%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (5.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.10%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.55%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 66 (36.26%) Entra ID
2 59 (32.42%) Azure
3 23 (12.64%) OneDrive
4 11 (6.04%) Power Platform
4 11 (6.04%) SaaS
5 10 (5.49%) Microsoft Purview
6 8 (4.40%) Microsoft Copilot
7 5 (2.75%) Azure Sentinel
7 5 (2.75%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.10%) IaaS
8 2 (1.10%) PaaS
8 2 (1.10%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.55%) AWS
9 1 (0.55%) Azure AKS
9 1 (0.55%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 1 (0.55%) Canva
9 1 (0.55%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.55%) Google Docs
9 1 (0.55%) MailChimp
9 1 (0.55%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 42 (23.08%) DNS
2 35 (19.23%) VPN
3 34 (18.68%) VoIP
4 33 (18.13%) Firewall
5 31 (17.03%) DHCP
6 17 (9.34%) LAN
6 17 (9.34%) WAN
7 13 (7.14%) MPLS
7 13 (7.14%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (6.04%) VLAN
9 10 (5.49%) Broadband
10 4 (2.20%) Internet
10 4 (2.20%) VSAN
11 3 (1.65%) PBX
11 3 (1.65%) TCP/IP
12 2 (1.10%) Network Security
13 1 (0.55%) Cisco Nexus
13 1 (0.55%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
13 1 (0.55%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
13 1 (0.55%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.10%) Power BI
2 1 (0.55%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 12 (6.59%) JIRA
General
1 87 (47.80%) Social Skills
2 16 (8.79%) Manufacturing
2 16 (8.79%) Telecoms
3 15 (8.24%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (4.95%) Finance
5 8 (4.40%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (3.30%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (1.65%) Back Office
8 2 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.10%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.55%) Agriculture
9 1 (0.55%) Law
9 1 (0.55%) Local Government
9 1 (0.55%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 68 (37.36%) IT Support
2 52 (28.57%) Support Engineer
3 44 (24.18%) IT Engineer
4 37 (20.33%) IT Support Engineer
5 33 (18.13%) Analyst
6 23 (12.64%) 2nd Line Support
6 23 (12.64%) Support Analyst
7 21 (11.54%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 21 (11.54%) Senior
8 20 (10.99%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 19 (10.44%) IT Analyst
10 16 (8.79%) IT Support Analyst
10 16 (8.79%) Technical Support
11 13 (7.14%) 1st Line Support
11 13 (7.14%) Consultant
11 13 (7.14%) Technical Engineer
12 12 (6.59%) 2nd Line Technical Support
12 12 (6.59%) 2nd Line Technical Support Engineer
12 12 (6.59%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 12 (6.59%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.20%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (1.65%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 49 (26.92%) Driving Licence
2 13 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 10 (5.49%) FMCG
4 5 (2.75%) Cyber Security Posture
4 5 (2.75%) Security Posture
5 4 (2.20%) Clustering
5 4 (2.20%) Enterprise Storage
6 3 (1.65%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.65%) Life Science
6 3 (1.65%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (1.65%) Replication
6 3 (1.65%) Shadow IT
7 1 (0.55%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.55%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.55%) IoT
7 1 (0.55%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.55%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.55%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 101 (55.49%) Windows
2 37 (20.33%) Windows 10
3 35 (19.23%) Mac OS
4 33 (18.13%) Windows Server
5 7 (3.85%) Linux
6 4 (2.20%) Apple iOS
6 4 (2.20%) Debian
6 4 (2.20%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.55%) Android
7 1 (0.55%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (27.47%) Problem-Solving
2 35 (19.23%) Customer Service
3 31 (17.03%) Continuous Improvement
4 27 (14.84%) Project Delivery
5 25 (13.74%) Cybersecurity
6 24 (13.19%) ITIL
7 21 (11.54%) Disaster Recovery
7 21 (11.54%) Stakeholder Management
8 16 (8.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 15 (8.24%) Line Management
9 15 (8.24%) Remote Monitoring and Management
9 15 (8.24%) Roadmaps
10 14 (7.69%) Mentoring
11 13 (7.14%) Coaching
11 13 (7.14%) Collaborative Working
12 12 (6.59%) Technology Transformation
13 10 (5.49%) AI
13 10 (5.49%) Process Improvement
13 10 (5.49%) Task Automation
13 10 (5.49%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (14.84%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.55%) Python
2 1 (0.55%) R
Qualifications
1 14 (7.69%) Cisco Certification
2 13 (7.14%) CCNA
2 13 (7.14%) Degree
3 10 (5.49%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (5.49%) Network+ Certification
4 8 (4.40%) Azure Certification
5 4 (2.20%) Security Cleared
6 3 (1.65%) CTC Cleared
6 3 (1.65%) MCSA
6 3 (1.65%) SC Cleared
7 2 (1.10%) CCNP
7 2 (1.10%) CISM
7 2 (1.10%) CISSP
8 1 (0.55%) A+ Certification
8 1 (0.55%) CAPM
8 1 (0.55%) CCIE
8 1 (0.55%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.55%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.55%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.55%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (8.24%) SLA
2 9 (4.95%) GDPR
3 7 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (3.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.75%) NIST
6 4 (2.20%) QA
7 2 (1.10%) GRC
8 1 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.55%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.55%) PMO
System Software
1 81 (44.51%) Active Directory
2 16 (8.79%) Hyper-V
3 15 (8.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (2.20%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.55%) VirtualBox
5 1 (0.55%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 26 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 4 (2.20%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.65%) Ansible
4 1 (0.55%) Cisco Prime
4 1 (0.55%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 162 (89.01%) Microsoft
2 23 (12.64%) Cisco
3 19 (10.44%) Meraki
4 18 (9.89%) VMware
5 13 (7.14%) Fortinet
6 4 (2.20%) EMC
7 3 (1.65%) Citrix
8 2 (1.10%) Apple
8 2 (1.10%) Google
8 2 (1.10%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.10%) Veeam
9 1 (0.55%) Aruba
9 1 (0.55%) F5
9 1 (0.55%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.55%) Sage
9 1 (0.55%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.55%) SolarWinds