Microsoft Contracts in Scotland

Microsoft
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 10 9
Rank change year-on-year +4 -1 -2
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 287 364 417
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 13.61% 13.59% 12.24%
As % of the Vendors category 33.22% 32.62% 36.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 193 276 303
10th Percentile £157 £146 £150
25th Percentile £200 £179 £230
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £494 £523 £525
90th Percentile £598 £594 £600
UK median daily rate £493 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.50% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 5 11
10th Percentile £11.50 £13.08 £12.31
25th Percentile £11.87 £14.50 £15.27
Median hourly rate £16.86 £23.86 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.36% +36.34% +14.75%
75th Percentile £17.88 £63.00 £19.32
90th Percentile £20.04 - £36.50
UK median hourly rate £15.17 £22.52 £18.50
% change year-on-year -32.62% +21.70% +8.82%

All Vendors
Scotland

Microsoft is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 864 1,116 1,142
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 40.99% 41.67% 33.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 560 786 770
10th Percentile £180 £170 £188
25th Percentile £322 £363 £357
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £473 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.86% +5.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £573 £538 £538
90th Percentile £663 £624 £603
UK median daily rate £514 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.10% - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 18 36
10th Percentile £11.97 £12.85 £13.68
25th Percentile £16.00 £20.91 £16.43
Median hourly rate £17.00 £57.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -70.43% +109.09% +37.29%
75th Percentile £19.75 £64.50 £47.97
90th Percentile £57.83 £69.13 £55.42
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £42.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -48.24% +97.67% +2.38%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Scotland

Microsoft
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in Scotland

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Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Scotland

Microsoft
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in Scotland

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Histogram in Scotland

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in Scotland

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Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +4 131 £340 -9.33% 87
Glasgow +3 110 £375 -11.76% 63
Renfrewshire +2 12 £175 -51.72% 3
South Lanarkshire +8 11 £550 +62.96% 4
Argyll and Bute - 2 £193 -
Inverclyde - 2 £172 -
Midlothian +1 1 - - 19
Dundee -2 1 - - 2
Fife -4 1 - - 4
Lanarkshire -5 1 £185 -22.11% 32
Aberdeen -5 1 £325 +150.00% 24
Microsoft
UK

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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 47 (16.38%) SharePoint
2 26 (9.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.74%) Confluence
4 4 (1.39%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (1.39%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.39%) ArcGIS
5 3 (1.05%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.70%) CMS
7 1 (0.35%) Apache
7 1 (0.35%) Drupal
7 1 (0.35%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 71 (24.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 58 (20.21%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (9.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (3.14%) MS Visio
5 8 (2.79%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.35%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 7 (2.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.39%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (1.05%) iTrent
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.70%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.35%) assyst
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 95 (33.10%) Microsoft 365
2 54 (18.82%) Azure
3 51 (17.77%) Power Platform
4 29 (10.10%) PowerApps
5 28 (9.76%) Power Automate
6 22 (7.67%) Entra ID
7 19 (6.62%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (5.23%) AWS
8 15 (5.23%) Yammer
9 11 (3.83%) OneDrive
10 10 (3.48%) OCI
11 8 (2.79%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 8 (2.79%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (1.05%) AWS Direct Connect
12 3 (1.05%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (1.05%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 3 (1.05%) GCP
12 3 (1.05%) IaaS
12 3 (1.05%) iPaaS
12 3 (1.05%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.67%) DNS
2 19 (6.62%) DHCP
2 19 (6.62%) VPN
3 11 (3.83%) Remote Desktop
4 8 (2.79%) Firewall
5 5 (1.74%) Intranet
6 4 (1.39%) LAN
6 4 (1.39%) WAN
7 3 (1.05%) Skype
7 3 (1.05%) SMTP
7 3 (1.05%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.35%) Network Security
8 1 (0.35%) SSL
8 1 (0.35%) VLAN
8 1 (0.35%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (12.54%) Power BI
2 10 (3.48%) Oracle Reports
3 9 (3.14%) Amazon RDS
4 7 (2.44%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.74%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 5 (1.74%) Relational Database
5 5 (1.74%) Tableau
6 4 (1.39%) GIS
6 4 (1.39%) QGIS
7 3 (1.05%) NoSQL
7 3 (1.05%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.70%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.70%) Data Mining
8 2 (0.70%) DTS
9 1 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.35%) Big Data
9 1 (0.35%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.35%) Power Query
9 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 19 (6.62%) JIRA
2 2 (0.70%) ER Studio
2 2 (0.70%) ERwin
3 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 112 (39.02%) Social Skills
2 94 (32.75%) Public Sector
3 53 (18.47%) Finance
4 39 (13.59%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (9.06%) Organisational Skills
6 17 (5.92%) Banking
7 12 (4.18%) Publishing
8 11 (3.83%) Legal
9 8 (2.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (2.44%) Billing
10 7 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (2.09%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (1.05%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.70%) Local Government
15 1 (0.35%) Manufacturing
15 1 (0.35%) Marketing
15 1 (0.35%) Military
15 1 (0.35%) Retail
15 1 (0.35%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 88 (30.66%) Analyst
2 25 (8.71%) IT Support
3 22 (7.67%) Senior
4 21 (7.32%) Support Analyst
5 16 (5.57%) Change Analyst
6 15 (5.23%) Consultant
6 15 (5.23%) Data Analyst
6 15 (5.23%) IT Analyst
7 14 (4.88%) Desktop Engineer
7 14 (4.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 14 (4.88%) Support Engineer
8 12 (4.18%) Desktop Support
8 12 (4.18%) Project Manager
9 11 (3.83%) Architect
10 10 (3.48%) Administrator
10 10 (3.48%) IT Engineer
11 9 (3.14%) 1st Line Support
11 9 (3.14%) Developer
11 9 (3.14%) Support Officer
11 9 (3.14%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.79%) .NET
2 6 (2.09%) RESTful
3 5 (1.74%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (1.39%) SailPoint
5 3 (1.05%) CSS
5 3 (1.05%) HTML
5 3 (1.05%) HTML5 Canvas
5 3 (1.05%) J2EE
5 3 (1.05%) Kafka
5 3 (1.05%) LDAP
5 3 (1.05%) React
5 3 (1.05%) Web Services
6 2 (0.70%) Elastic Stack
6 2 (0.70%) OpenTracing
6 2 (0.70%) Spring
6 2 (0.70%) Spring Boot
7 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.35%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.53%) Management Information System
2 8 (2.79%) Data Centre
3 6 (2.09%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (1.74%) Data Structures
4 5 (1.74%) DTCC
4 5 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (1.74%) Market Risk
4 5 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (1.39%) Clustering
5 4 (1.39%) Driving Licence
5 4 (1.39%) iPad
5 4 (1.39%) iPhone
6 3 (1.05%) Client/Server
6 3 (1.05%) CMDB
6 3 (1.05%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (1.05%) Freedom of Information
6 3 (1.05%) N-Tier
6 3 (1.05%) PKI
6 3 (1.05%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.05%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 71 (24.74%) Windows
2 34 (11.85%) Windows 10
3 17 (5.92%) Windows Server
4 14 (4.88%) Windows 7
5 9 (3.14%) Apple iOS
6 7 (2.44%) Android
7 6 (2.09%) Linux
7 6 (2.09%) Unix
8 5 (1.74%) Mac OS
8 5 (1.74%) Mac OS X
8 5 (1.74%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (15.33%) ITIL
2 40 (13.94%) Problem-Solving
3 39 (13.59%) Business Intelligence
4 38 (13.24%) Agile
4 38 (13.24%) Customer Service
5 25 (8.71%) Cybersecurity
6 24 (8.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 19 (6.62%) Migration
7 19 (6.62%) Project Delivery
8 17 (5.92%) Change Management
8 17 (5.92%) Data Analysis
8 17 (5.92%) Project Management
8 17 (5.92%) Service Delivery
9 16 (5.57%) Collaborative Working
10 15 (5.23%) Break/Fix
11 14 (4.88%) Analytics
11 14 (4.88%) Infographics
11 14 (4.88%) Stakeholder Management
12 13 (4.53%) ERP
12 13 (4.53%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (8.71%) PowerShell
2 20 (6.97%) SQL
3 8 (2.79%) Python
4 4 (1.39%) Java
4 4 (1.39%) T-SQL
5 3 (1.05%) JavaScript
5 3 (1.05%) Kotlin
5 3 (1.05%) Scala
5 3 (1.05%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.35%) R
Qualifications
1 61 (21.25%) Security Cleared
2 54 (18.82%) SC Cleared
3 28 (9.76%) Degree
4 16 (5.57%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (4.53%) A+ Certification
6 9 (3.14%) DV Cleared
6 9 (3.14%) MCSE
7 8 (2.79%) MCP
8 7 (2.44%) HNC
9 6 (2.09%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.74%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.74%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 3 (1.05%) APMP
11 3 (1.05%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (1.05%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.35%) CCNA
12 1 (0.35%) CCNP
12 1 (0.35%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.35%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.67%) Disclosure Scotland
2 19 (6.62%) PMO
3 13 (4.53%) SLA
4 7 (2.44%) QA
5 4 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.05%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.70%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.70%) NCSC
8 1 (0.35%) GDPR
8 1 (0.35%) NEBOSH
8 1 (0.35%) NIST
8 1 (0.35%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 68 (23.69%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.48%) Hyper-V
3 9 (3.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.09%) BitLocker
5 5 (1.74%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.74%) vSphere
6 4 (1.39%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (1.05%) Docker
7 3 (1.05%) Microsoft App-V
7 3 (1.05%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 40 (13.94%) SCCM
2 14 (4.88%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (2.79%) WSUS
4 3 (1.05%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (1.05%) Kubernetes
4 3 (1.05%) vCenter Server
4 3 (1.05%) vMotion
5 2 (0.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.70%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.70%) Zipkin
6 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 23 (8.01%) Cisco
2 19 (6.62%) Oracle
3 13 (4.53%) Atlassian
3 13 (4.53%) Citrix
3 13 (4.53%) VMware
4 9 (3.14%) Apple
5 8 (2.79%) Dell
6 7 (2.44%) Splunk
7 6 (2.09%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.39%) Adobe
8 4 (1.39%) CyberArk
8 4 (1.39%) ESRI
8 4 (1.39%) HP
8 4 (1.39%) Informatica
8 4 (1.39%) McAfee
8 4 (1.39%) MuleSoft
8 4 (1.39%) Nintex
9 3 (1.05%) Databricks
9 3 (1.05%) Infoblox
10 2 (0.70%) SolarWinds