Architect Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Architect
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Architect daily rate in Edinburgh is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 40 27
Rank change year-on-year +1 -13 -2
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 27 25 55
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 4.58% 4.17% 6.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.02% 4.39% 6.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 18 39
10th Percentile £588 £548 £523
25th Percentile £625 £577 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £613 £650
Median % change year-on-year +10.20% -5.77% +3.83%
75th Percentile £900 £666 £701
90th Percentile - £719 £775
Scotland median daily rate £650 £625 £650
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +2.36%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 538 569 860
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.19% 94.99% 95.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 269 305 508
10th Percentile £237 £218 £218
25th Percentile £413 £400 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.44% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £538 £550
90th Percentile £663 £638 £636
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £480
% change year-on-year +2.78% -6.25% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 25 38
10th Percentile £17.84 £20.58 £16.00
25th Percentile £20.50 £22.22 £37.50
Median hourly rate £35.50 £24.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +47.92% -60.00% +220.00%
75th Percentile £71.56 £24.18 £65.13
90th Percentile £79.37 £26.89 £67.90
Scotland median hourly rate £20.50 £23.30 £45.00
% change year-on-year -12.00% -48.23% +153.95%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Architect job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Edinburgh

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 21 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Architect in Edinburgh

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies 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 21 January 2026, Architect contract job roles required 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 job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 14 (51.85%) Azure
2 9 (33.33%) AI
3 8 (29.63%) CI/CD
4 6 (22.22%) Microsoft
4 6 (22.22%) Migration
5 5 (18.52%) Agile
5 5 (18.52%) Asset Management
5 5 (18.52%) AWS
5 5 (18.52%) CRM
5 5 (18.52%) Mentoring
6 4 (14.81%) .NET
6 4 (14.81%) API Design
6 4 (14.81%) AVEVA
6 4 (14.81%) DevOps
6 4 (14.81%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 4 (14.81%) Fault Analysis
6 4 (14.81%) Machine Learning
6 4 (14.81%) Operational Acceptance Testing
6 4 (14.81%) Python
6 4 (14.81%) Roadmaps
6 4 (14.81%) SaaS
6 4 (14.81%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (14.81%) Technical Leadership
7 3 (11.11%) Azure AI
7 3 (11.11%) Azure Cognitive Search
7 3 (11.11%) Azure Cognitive Services
7 3 (11.11%) C#
7 3 (11.11%) Cisco
7 3 (11.11%) Customer Service
7 3 (11.11%) Data Acquisition

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 1 (3.70%) CMS
Business Applications
1 1 (3.70%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 14 (51.85%) Azure
2 5 (18.52%) AWS
3 4 (14.81%) SaaS
4 3 (11.11%) Azure AI
4 3 (11.11%) Azure Cognitive Search
4 3 (11.11%) Azure Cognitive Services
4 3 (11.11%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (11.11%) IaaS
4 3 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (11.11%) PaaS
5 2 (7.41%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (7.41%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (3.70%) GitHub
6 1 (3.70%) OneDrive
6 1 (3.70%) OpenShift
6 1 (3.70%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.70%) Firewall
1 1 (3.70%) SD-WAN
1 1 (3.70%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.41%) Metadata
2 1 (3.70%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (3.70%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (3.70%) Oracle Database
2 1 (3.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) Jenkins
General
1 8 (29.63%) Finance
2 7 (25.93%) Public Sector
3 3 (11.11%) Banking
3 3 (11.11%) Legal
3 3 (11.11%) Social Skills
4 2 (7.41%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (7.41%) Local Government
4 2 (7.41%) Retail Banking
5 1 (3.70%) Investment Banking
5 1 (3.70%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (14.81%) .NET
2 3 (11.11%) React
2 3 (11.11%) RESTful
3 1 (3.70%) FHIR
3 1 (3.70%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (18.52%) Cloud Native
2 4 (14.81%) Operational Technology
2 4 (14.81%) SCADA
3 3 (11.11%) Greenfield Project
3 3 (11.11%) Hybrid Cloud
3 3 (11.11%) Product Ownership
4 2 (7.41%) Data Centre
4 2 (7.41%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (7.41%) Low-Code
5 1 (3.70%) Client/Server
5 1 (3.70%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (3.70%) Distributed Systems
5 1 (3.70%) NHS
5 1 (3.70%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.70%) Linux
1 1 (3.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (3.70%) VMS
1 1 (3.70%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (33.33%) AI
2 8 (29.63%) CI/CD
3 6 (22.22%) Migration
4 5 (18.52%) Agile
4 5 (18.52%) Asset Management
4 5 (18.52%) CRM
4 5 (18.52%) Mentoring
5 4 (14.81%) API Design
5 4 (14.81%) DevOps
5 4 (14.81%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 4 (14.81%) Fault Analysis
5 4 (14.81%) Machine Learning
5 4 (14.81%) Operational Acceptance Testing
5 4 (14.81%) Roadmaps
5 4 (14.81%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (14.81%) Technical Leadership
6 3 (11.11%) Customer Service
6 3 (11.11%) Data Management
6 3 (11.11%) Integration Patterns
6 3 (11.11%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 4 (14.81%) Python
2 3 (11.11%) C#
3 1 (3.70%) Java
3 1 (3.70%) JavaScript
3 1 (3.70%) PL/SQL
3 1 (3.70%) PowerShell
3 1 (3.70%) SQL
3 1 (3.70%) T-SQL
3 1 (3.70%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (7.41%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (3.70%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (11.11%) Disclosure Scotland
1 3 (11.11%) SLA
2 1 (3.70%) QA
System Software
1 2 (7.41%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.70%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (3.70%) Ansible
1 1 (3.70%) Kubernetes
1 1 (3.70%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 4 (14.81%) AVEVA
3 3 (11.11%) Cisco
4 2 (7.41%) Meraki
4 2 (7.41%) OpenAI
5 1 (3.70%) Aruba
5 1 (3.70%) Oracle
5 1 (3.70%) Red Hat
5 1 (3.70%) Salesforce