Microsoft Jobs in Scotland

Microsoft
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent 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 salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 43 10 9
Rank change year-on-year -33 -1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 570 716 856
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 8.53% 15.47% 14.56%
As % of the Vendors category 25.56% 42.07% 42.78%
Number of salaries quoted 411 332 507
10th Percentile £23,500 £28,500 £25,900
25th Percentile £27,500 £32,684 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -

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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,230 1,702 2,001
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 33.37% 36.78% 34.04%
Number of salaries quoted 760 790 951
10th Percentile £24,875 £30,500 £27,125
25th Percentile £34,250 £39,829 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £73,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +4.76%

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
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in Scotland

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Scotland over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Scotland

Microsoft
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 within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow -74 239 £50,000 - 71
Edinburgh +1 157 £45,000 -12.20% 88
Aberdeen +18 61 £45,000 +16.88% 17
Fife -4 18 £37,800 +26.00% 5
West Lothian -1 15 £34,000 +3.03% 5
Aberdeenshire +10 11 £25,250 -49.50% 9
Dundee -6 8 £40,144 +27.44% 2
Stirling +2 7 £45,000 +55.17% 5
East Ayrshire -1 7 £26,500 - 1
Dumfries and Galloway - 6 £40,750 - 1
North Lanarkshire -2 5 £45,000 - 2
Lanarkshire -5 5 £43,750 +4.79% 32
Argyll and Bute - 4 £33,000 -
Banffshire - 4 £22,000 -
West Dunbartonshire +1 2 £17,000 -
Midlothian -4 2 - - 23
Perthshire - 2 £52,900 - 1
Clackmannanshire - 2 £51,500 -
South Ayrshire -1 1 £57,500 +134.69% 7
Perth and Kinross -2 1 £59,000 - 2
Highlands -7 1 - - 3
North Ayrshire - 1 £46,350 - 1
Microsoft
UK

Microsoft
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 68 (11.93%) SharePoint
2 53 (9.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (3.16%) IIS
4 17 (2.98%) Confluence
5 2 (0.35%) SAS
6 1 (0.18%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.18%) CMS
6 1 (0.18%) JOnAS
6 1 (0.18%) Office Communications Server
6 1 (0.18%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.18%) Umbraco
Applications
1 85 (14.91%) Microsoft Office
2 71 (12.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (4.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.05%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.05%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.70%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.53%) InDesign
7 2 (0.35%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.18%) Revit
Business Applications
1 21 (3.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.93%) Primavera
2 11 (1.93%) Unit4 Business World
3 9 (1.58%) Oracle EBS
3 9 (1.58%) PlanetPress Connect
4 6 (1.05%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.35%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.35%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 255 (44.74%) Azure
2 185 (32.46%) Microsoft 365
3 95 (16.67%) Power Platform
4 59 (10.35%) Entra ID
5 53 (9.30%) AWS
6 52 (9.12%) Dynamics 365
7 36 (6.32%) SaaS
8 24 (4.21%) Cloud Computing
9 20 (3.51%) PowerApps
10 18 (3.16%) GCP
11 14 (2.46%) Azure DevOps
11 14 (2.46%) IaaS
12 13 (2.28%) PaaS
13 12 (2.11%) Power Automate
14 11 (1.93%) Azure Sentinel
15 10 (1.75%) Azure Data Factory
16 8 (1.40%) Microsoft Purview
17 7 (1.23%) OneDrive
18 6 (1.05%) Azure Logic Apps
18 6 (1.05%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.09%) WAN
2 22 (3.86%) Firewall
3 18 (3.16%) DNS
4 15 (2.63%) Internet
5 14 (2.46%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (2.28%) TCP/IP
7 12 (2.11%) Wireless
8 11 (1.93%) Broadband
8 11 (1.93%) VoIP
9 10 (1.75%) VPN
10 8 (1.40%) VLAN
11 7 (1.23%) DHCP
11 7 (1.23%) Network Security
11 7 (1.23%) Remote Desktop
11 7 (1.23%) SAN
12 6 (1.05%) LAN
13 4 (0.70%) IMAP
13 4 (0.70%) SD-WAN
14 3 (0.53%) Structured Cabling
15 2 (0.35%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 95 (16.67%) SQL Server
2 74 (12.98%) Power BI
3 32 (5.61%) Data Warehouse
4 22 (3.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 19 (3.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 18 (3.16%) Azure SQL Database
7 14 (2.46%) Tableau
8 13 (2.28%) NoSQL
9 12 (2.11%) Elasticsearch
9 12 (2.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 11 (1.93%) DB2
11 8 (1.40%) Big Data
12 7 (1.23%) Redis
13 5 (0.88%) MongoDB
13 5 (0.88%) OLAP
14 3 (0.53%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 3 (0.53%) Data Lake
14 3 (0.53%) MySQL
15 2 (0.35%) Delta Lake
15 2 (0.35%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 28 (4.91%) JIRA
2 24 (4.21%) Git
3 10 (1.75%) Visual Studio
4 9 (1.58%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 7 (1.23%) Moq
6 6 (1.05%) Bitbucket
6 6 (1.05%) Cypress.io
6 6 (1.05%) MSTest
7 1 (0.18%) Gradle
7 1 (0.18%) IBM UrbanCode
7 1 (0.18%) Jasmine
7 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.18%) Karma Test Runner
7 1 (0.18%) Maven
7 1 (0.18%) MSBuild
7 1 (0.18%) MSI
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.18%) Spinnaker
7 1 (0.18%) webpack
General
1 212 (37.19%) Social Skills
2 133 (23.33%) Finance
3 64 (11.23%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (10.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 43 (7.54%) Public Sector
6 34 (5.96%) Legal
6 34 (5.96%) Presentation Skills
7 31 (5.44%) Manufacturing
8 28 (4.91%) Law
9 27 (4.74%) Marketing
10 26 (4.56%) Organisational Skills
11 20 (3.51%) Retail
11 20 (3.51%) Telecoms
12 18 (3.16%) Banking
13 16 (2.81%) Games
14 9 (1.58%) Pharmaceutical
15 8 (1.40%) Local Government
15 8 (1.40%) Police
16 7 (1.23%) Private Banking
17 5 (0.88%) Billing
Job Titles
1 71 (12.46%) Analyst
2 58 (10.18%) Senior
3 57 (10.00%) Developer
4 41 (7.19%) Lead
5 37 (6.49%) Architect
6 32 (5.61%) IT Support
7 31 (5.44%) Administrator
7 31 (5.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 31 (5.44%) Support Engineer
8 28 (4.91%) Support Analyst
9 23 (4.04%) Systems Engineer
10 22 (3.86%) Project Manager
11 20 (3.51%) .NET Developer
12 18 (3.16%) DBA
12 18 (3.16%) IT Engineer
13 17 (2.98%) Cloud Architect
13 17 (2.98%) IT Manager
14 16 (2.81%) SQL DBA
14 16 (2.81%) Support Technician
15 15 (2.63%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (8.60%) .NET
2 37 (6.49%) AngularJS
3 32 (5.61%) ASP.NET
4 30 (5.26%) .NET Framework
5 28 (4.91%) Entity Framework
6 27 (4.74%) ASP.NET MVC
7 24 (4.21%) .NET Core
8 18 (3.16%) ASP.NET Web API
9 15 (2.63%) CSS
9 15 (2.63%) HTML
10 13 (2.28%) Twitter Bootstrap
11 10 (1.75%) REST
12 9 (1.58%) HTML5
13 8 (1.40%) React
14 7 (1.23%) ASP.NET MVC 3
14 7 (1.23%) CSS3
14 7 (1.23%) FIX Protocol
14 7 (1.23%) jQuery
14 7 (1.23%) LINQ
14 7 (1.23%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 31 (5.44%) Public Cloud
2 30 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
3 27 (4.74%) Management Information System
4 22 (3.86%) Onboarding
5 17 (2.98%) Driving Licence
6 16 (2.81%) Clustering
7 14 (2.46%) PKI
8 11 (1.93%) Algorithms
8 11 (1.93%) Distributed Systems
8 11 (1.93%) Renewable Energy
9 9 (1.58%) Life Science
10 8 (1.40%) Cloud Native
10 8 (1.40%) Greenfield Project
10 8 (1.40%) IoT
11 7 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.05%) BBC
12 6 (1.05%) Social Media
12 6 (1.05%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 4 (0.70%) Client/Server
13 4 (0.70%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 112 (19.65%) Windows
2 57 (10.00%) Windows Server
3 32 (5.61%) Linux
4 27 (4.74%) Windows 10
5 18 (3.16%) Unix
6 12 (2.11%) VMS
7 7 (1.23%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (0.88%) Android
8 5 (0.88%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.70%) Apple iOS
9 4 (0.70%) CentOS
10 3 (0.53%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.35%) Mac OS X
11 2 (0.35%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
2 101 (17.72%) Agile
3 89 (15.61%) Project Management
4 80 (14.04%) Business Intelligence
5 65 (11.40%) Customer Service
6 61 (10.70%) Cybersecurity
7 60 (10.53%) ERP
8 49 (8.60%) ITIL
9 45 (7.89%) Continuous Improvement
10 42 (7.37%) Decision-Making
11 41 (7.19%) Migration
11 41 (7.19%) Stakeholder Management
12 40 (7.02%) DevOps
13 39 (6.84%) Analytics
14 33 (5.79%) Roadmaps
15 32 (5.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 31 (5.44%) Software Engineering
17 30 (5.26%) Asset Management
18 28 (4.91%) Coaching
19 27 (4.74%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 101 (17.72%) SQL
2 52 (9.12%) C#
3 44 (7.72%) JavaScript
4 33 (5.79%) T-SQL
5 25 (4.39%) PowerShell
6 20 (3.51%) Java
7 12 (2.11%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.05%) Bash
9 5 (0.88%) VBA
10 2 (0.35%) C
10 2 (0.35%) Python
10 2 (0.35%) Scala
11 1 (0.18%) C++
11 1 (0.18%) Groovy
11 1 (0.18%) R
11 1 (0.18%) Swift
11 1 (0.18%) VB
11 1 (0.18%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.18%) VB6
Qualifications
1 105 (18.42%) Degree
2 47 (8.25%) Security Cleared
3 31 (5.44%) Microsoft Certification
4 20 (3.51%) DBS Check
5 13 (2.28%) SC Cleared
6 12 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.93%) Azure Certification
7 11 (1.93%) CISA
8 10 (1.75%) CISSP
9 8 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.40%) CISM
10 7 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (1.23%) PMP
10 7 (1.23%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 6 (1.05%) CCNA
11 6 (1.05%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.88%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (0.88%) HND
12 5 (0.88%) MCSE
12 5 (0.88%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (4.21%) SLA
2 23 (4.04%) QA
3 16 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (1.93%) ITGC
4 11 (1.93%) PMO
5 8 (1.40%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.40%) PCI DSS
6 7 (1.23%) Accessibility
6 7 (1.23%) GDPR
6 7 (1.23%) NIST
7 5 (0.88%) ISO 22301
8 4 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.70%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.53%) Disclosure Scotland
9 3 (0.53%) GMP
9 3 (0.53%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.35%) COSHH
10 2 (0.35%) DICOM
10 2 (0.35%) NCSC
11 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 88 (15.44%) Active Directory
2 39 (6.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (3.33%) Virtual Machines
4 16 (2.81%) Hyper-V
4 16 (2.81%) VMware NSX
5 10 (1.75%) Docker
6 9 (1.58%) vSphere
7 8 (1.40%) KVM
8 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.18%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.18%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 36 (6.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (1.93%) Terraform
3 9 (1.58%) Kubernetes
4 7 (1.23%) Ansible
5 5 (0.88%) McAfee ePO
6 4 (0.70%) SCCM
7 1 (0.18%) Nessus
7 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.18%) Puppet
7 1 (0.18%) SCOM
7 1 (0.18%) WMI
7 1 (0.18%) WSUS
Vendors
1 57 (10.00%) VMware
2 26 (4.56%) SAP
3 25 (4.39%) Google
4 23 (4.04%) Oracle
5 18 (3.16%) Sage
6 17 (2.98%) Cisco
7 15 (2.63%) Dell
8 14 (2.46%) Apple
9 12 (2.11%) ServiceNow
10 11 (1.93%) Sophos
11 9 (1.58%) EMC
11 9 (1.58%) Epicor
11 9 (1.58%) FNZ
11 9 (1.58%) IFS
11 9 (1.58%) JD Edwards
11 9 (1.58%) Meraki
11 9 (1.58%) Xero
12 7 (1.23%) ConnectWise
12 7 (1.23%) Databricks
13 6 (1.05%) Yahoo!