Architect Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh
Architect
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Architect daily rate in Edinburgh is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 41 | 52 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | +11 | -22 |
| Contract Architect jobs | 75 | 24 | 22 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 11.65% | 3.88% | 2.93% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 12.44% | 4.27% | 3.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 9 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £490 | £458 | £485 |
| 25th Percentile | £506 | £500 | £597 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £598 | £688 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.04% | -13.09% | +17.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £748 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £728 | £780 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £598 | £618 | £640 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.24% | -3.52% | +5.79% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Edinburgh matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Edinburgh matching a recognised job title | 603 | 562 | 709 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.63% | 90.94% | 94.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 321 | 282 | 370 |
| 10th Percentile | £231 | £251 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £475 | £449 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.63% | +5.85% | -5.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £588 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £467 | £454 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.86% | +0.89% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 9 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £38.00 | £15.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.81 | £53.75 | £16.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.25 | £65.00 | £20.29 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -71.92% | +220.43% | +14.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £75.00 | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £17.50 | £24.09 | £18.38 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.36% | +31.10% | -2.93% |
Architect Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Architect job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Architect Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Edinburgh.
Architect Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for Architect jobs in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Architect Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Edinburgh.
Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, Architect contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Architect job ads across the Edinburgh region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Migration | 40.0% | 30 |
| 2 | Data Architecture | 33.3% | 25 |
| 3 | Azure | 28.0% | 21 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management | 28.0% | 21 |
| 5 | Data Governance | 25.3% | 19 |
| 5 | Integration Patterns | 25.3% | 19 |
| 7 | AI | 24.0% | 18 |
| 7 | Data Migration | 24.0% | 18 |
| 9 | AWS | 22.7% | 17 |
| 9 | ERP | 22.7% | 17 |
| 11 | Enterprise Architecture | 21.3% | 16 |
| 12 | Event-Driven | 20.0% | 15 |
| 13 | Agile | 18.7% | 14 |
| 13 | Roadmaps | 18.7% | 14 |
| 15 | Data Modelling | 17.3% | 13 |
| 16 | Analytics | 16.0% | 12 |
| 16 | Architecture Governance | 16.0% | 12 |
| 16 | Microsoft | 16.0% | 12 |
| 19 | Microservices | 14.7% | 11 |
| 19 | Stakeholder Engagement | 14.7% | 11 |
| 21 | Continuous Improvement | 13.3% | 10 |
| 21 | GCP | 13.3% | 10 |
| 23 | Data Quality | 12.0% | 9 |
| 23 | Data Warehouse | 12.0% | 9 |
| 23 | Disclosure Scotland | 12.0% | 9 |
| 23 | Lakehouse | 12.0% | 9 |
| 23 | Serverless | 12.0% | 9 |
| 28 | Apigee | 10.7% | 8 |
| 28 | Data Lake | 10.7% | 8 |
| 28 | Digital Transformation Programme | 10.7% | 8 |
Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solutions Architect | 53.3% | 40 |
| 2 | Data Architect | 29.3% | 22 |
| 3 | ERP Architect | 16.0% | 12 |
| 4 | ServiceNow Architect | 5.3% | 4 |
| 4 | Technical Architect | 5.3% | 4 |
| 6 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 4.0% | 3 |
| 6 | AWS Data Architect | 4.0% | 3 |
| 6 | Integration Architect | 4.0% | 3 |
| 6 | Transformation Programme Architect | 4.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Enterprise Architect | 2.7% | 2 |
| 10 | GCP Data Architect | 2.7% | 2 |
| 10 | Lead Data Architect | 2.7% | 2 |
| 10 | SailPoint Architect | 2.7% | 2 |
| 10 | Solutions Architect - Google Cloud Platform | 2.7% | 2 |
| 15 | Apigee Architect | 1.3% | 1 |
| 15 | Cloud Architect | 1.3% | 1 |
| 15 | Infrastructure Solutions Architect | 1.3% | 1 |
| 15 | Microsoft Architect | 1.3% | 1 |
| 15 | Microsoft Consultant | 1.3% | 1 |
| 15 | Migration Architect | 1.3% | 1 |