Microsoft 365 Contracts in Scotland

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Microsoft 365 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 25 31 47
Rank change year-on-year +6 +16 -11
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 135 193 186
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 6.35% 7.11% 5.41%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.62% 19.49% 17.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 146 136
10th Percentile £156 £146 £125
25th Percentile £186 £160 £197
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £274 £346
Median % change year-on-year +27.85% -20.93% -11.00%
75th Percentile £430 £449 £475
90th Percentile £538 £550 £525
UK median daily rate £350 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -12.50% +6.67% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 7
10th Percentile £15.66 £14.07 £17.50
25th Percentile £16.50 £15.44 £18.64
Median hourly rate £17.00 £17.72 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.06% -11.40% -72.79%
75th Percentile £17.50 £18.24 £28.55
90th Percentile - £18.54 £37.90
UK median hourly rate £16.94 £18.97 £17.50
% change year-on-year -10.70% +8.37% +12.90%

All Cloud Skills
Scotland

Microsoft 365 is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 725 990 1,090
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 34.12% 36.49% 31.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 504 733 798
10th Percentile £217 £250 £311
25th Percentile £370 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £475 £477
Median % change year-on-year -3.16% -0.42% +7.19%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £575
90th Percentile £634 £632 £655
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 11 17
10th Percentile £15.94 £17.72 £18.87
25th Percentile £16.50 £26.63 £20.00
Median hourly rate £17.00 £60.55 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -71.92% +83.48% -55.10%
75th Percentile £19.57 £66.50 £47.25
90th Percentile £34.48 £76.00 £48.75
UK median hourly rate £21.37 £35.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -38.94% +59.09% -2.22%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in Scotland

Microsoft 365
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 in Scotland

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Scotland over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in Scotland

Microsoft 365
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 in Scotland

Microsoft 365
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 365 within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 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
Glasgow +16 61 £350 -15.18% 29
Edinburgh -7 45 £210 -19.23% 33
South Lanarkshire +6 5 £370 -0.11%
Stirling +1 4 £420 +158.86%
Dundee +3 2 £166 -7.78%
Aberdeen +1 1 £325 - 3
Lanarkshire -3 1 £130 -21.21% 7
Microsoft 365
UK

Microsoft 365
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 41 (30.37%) SharePoint
2 17 (12.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (2.96%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (2.96%) ArcGIS
4 3 (2.22%) Skype for Business
5 2 (1.48%) CMS
6 1 (0.74%) Drupal
Applications
1 28 (20.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (11.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (8.15%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (6.67%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (2.96%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (1.48%) Maximo
3 1 (0.74%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 36 (26.67%) Azure
2 24 (17.78%) Power Platform
3 23 (17.04%) Entra ID
4 15 (11.11%) Yammer
5 13 (9.63%) Dynamics 365
6 12 (8.89%) OneDrive
7 11 (8.15%) Canva
7 11 (8.15%) Slack
8 9 (6.67%) PowerApps
9 8 (5.93%) AWS
10 6 (4.44%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 6 (4.44%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (3.70%) Power Automate
12 3 (2.22%) AWS Direct Connect
12 3 (2.22%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 1 (0.74%) Azure Service Bus
13 1 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 14 (10.37%) Intranet
2 13 (9.63%) Firewall
3 8 (5.93%) Remote Desktop
4 4 (2.96%) SSL
5 3 (2.22%) NAS
5 3 (2.22%) SAN
5 3 (2.22%) Skype
6 2 (1.48%) DNS
6 2 (1.48%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.74%) LAN
7 1 (0.74%) Network Security
7 1 (0.74%) VoIP
7 1 (0.74%) WAN
7 1 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.44%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (3.70%) Power BI
3 4 (2.96%) GIS
3 4 (2.96%) QGIS
4 2 (1.48%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.74%) DTS
5 1 (0.74%) Metadata
General
1 54 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 34 (25.19%) Public Sector
3 20 (14.81%) Organisational Skills
4 14 (10.37%) Finance
5 12 (8.89%) Publishing
6 11 (8.15%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (8.15%) Influencing Skills
7 5 (3.70%) Manufacturing
8 4 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.74%) Banking
9 1 (0.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.74%) Investment Banking
9 1 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.74%) Retail Banking
9 1 (0.74%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 33 (24.44%) Analyst
2 24 (17.78%) IT Support
3 15 (11.11%) Change Analyst
4 14 (10.37%) IT Analyst
5 12 (8.89%) Content Manager
6 11 (8.15%) Support Analyst
7 9 (6.67%) IT Manager
7 9 (6.67%) Support Officer
8 8 (5.93%) IT Engineer
8 8 (5.93%) Support Engineer
9 7 (5.19%) IT Support Analyst
9 7 (5.19%) Senior
9 7 (5.19%) Service Analyst
9 7 (5.19%) Service Desk Analyst
10 6 (4.44%) 2nd Line Support
10 6 (4.44%) Security Specialist
11 5 (3.70%) Cybersecurity Specialist
11 5 (3.70%) IT Support Engineer
12 4 (2.96%) 1st Line Support
12 4 (2.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.15%) Video Editing
2 6 (4.44%) PKI
3 5 (3.70%) CMDB
4 4 (2.96%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (2.96%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.96%) Smartphone
5 3 (2.22%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.22%) Data Protection Act
5 3 (2.22%) iPhone
5 3 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.48%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (1.48%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.48%) iPad
7 1 (0.74%) Blackberry
7 1 (0.74%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.74%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.74%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 1 (0.74%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 40 (29.63%) Windows
2 26 (19.26%) Windows 10
3 10 (7.41%) Apple iOS
3 10 (7.41%) Windows Server
4 7 (5.19%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (2.22%) Android
6 2 (1.48%) Linux
7 1 (0.74%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (16.30%) Stakeholder Management
2 20 (14.81%) ITIL
3 19 (14.07%) Project Management
4 18 (13.33%) Agile
4 18 (13.33%) Infographics
5 15 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (10.37%) Customer Service
7 13 (9.63%) Change Management
8 12 (8.89%) Cybersecurity
9 10 (7.41%) Copywriting
10 9 (6.67%) Wireframes
11 8 (5.93%) Collaborative Working
11 8 (5.93%) Logistics
11 8 (5.93%) Waterfall
12 7 (5.19%) Incident Management
12 7 (5.19%) ITSM
12 7 (5.19%) Migration
13 6 (4.44%) Data Protection
13 6 (4.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 6 (4.44%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.22%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.74%) SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (16.30%) Degree
2 5 (3.70%) AWS Certification
2 5 (3.70%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 5 (3.70%) Security Cleared
3 4 (2.96%) DV Cleared
3 4 (2.96%) ITIL Certification
3 4 (2.96%) MCSE
3 4 (2.96%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (2.96%) SC Cleared
4 3 (2.22%) Azure Certification
5 1 (0.74%) APMP
5 1 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.74%) CCNA
5 1 (0.74%) CCNP
5 1 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.74%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (11.11%) Disclosure Scotland
2 4 (2.96%) PMO
3 3 (2.22%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.48%) SLA
5 1 (0.74%) Data Quality
System Software
1 49 (36.30%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.44%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.22%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.74%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (10.37%) Microsoft Intune
1 14 (10.37%) SCCM
2 3 (2.22%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 91 (67.41%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.93%) Citrix
3 7 (5.19%) Apple
4 6 (4.44%) Oracle
4 6 (4.44%) ServiceNow
5 5 (3.70%) Cisco
6 4 (2.96%) Adobe
6 4 (2.96%) ESRI
6 4 (2.96%) MuleSoft
6 4 (2.96%) Nintex
7 3 (2.22%) HP
7 3 (2.22%) Salesforce
8 2 (1.48%) Meraki
8 2 (1.48%) Mitel
8 2 (1.48%) VMware
9 1 (0.74%) Cadence
9 1 (0.74%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.74%) Equitrac
9 1 (0.74%) IFS
9 1 (0.74%) Palo Alto