Architect Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh
Architect
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Architect daily rate in Edinburgh is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 36 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | +12 | -20 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 72 | 29 | 27 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 10.40% | 4.71% | 3.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.06% | 5.19% | 3.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 12 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £483 | £466 | £510 |
| 25th Percentile | £506 | £500 | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £599 | £725 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.21% | -17.41% | +26.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £648 | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | £684 | £709 | £780 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £610 | £598 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.09% | -8.08% | +8.33% |
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title | 651 | 559 | 753 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.08% | 90.75% | 94.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 342 | 277 | 398 |
| 10th Percentile | £238 | £263 | £192 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £464 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.37% | +5.56% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £546 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £614 | £600 | £594 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £467 | £455 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.75% | +1.00% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 13 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.81 | £17.30 | £13.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £30.00 | £16.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.54 | £57.50 | £18.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -60.80% | +212.93% | +3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.50 | £72.50 | £23.96 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £75.00 | £51.92 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £18.50 | £20.80 | £18.07 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.04% | +15.11% | +1.95% |
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 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 jobs citing Architect in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 17 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 17 October 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Migration | 36.1% | 26 |
| 2 | Data Architecture | 30.6% | 22 |
| 3 | AWS | 29.2% | 21 |
| 4 | Azure | 27.8% | 20 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Management | 27.8% | 20 |
| 6 | Integration Patterns | 25.0% | 18 |
| 7 | AI | 23.6% | 17 |
| 7 | Data Governance | 23.6% | 17 |
| 9 | Enterprise Architecture | 20.8% | 15 |
| 10 | Event-Driven | 19.4% | 14 |
| 10 | Roadmaps | 19.4% | 14 |
| 12 | Data Migration | 18.1% | 13 |
| 12 | Data Modelling | 18.1% | 13 |
| 14 | Agile | 16.7% | 12 |
| 14 | Analytics | 16.7% | 12 |
| 16 | ERP | 15.3% | 11 |
| 16 | Microsoft | 15.3% | 11 |
| 18 | Stakeholder Engagement | 13.9% | 10 |
| 19 | Architecture Governance | 12.5% | 9 |
| 19 | Data Lake | 12.5% | 9 |
| 19 | Digital Transformation Programme | 12.5% | 9 |
| 19 | Disclosure Scotland | 12.5% | 9 |
| 23 | Continuous Improvement | 11.1% | 8 |
| 23 | Data Protection | 11.1% | 8 |
| 23 | ETL | 11.1% | 8 |
| 23 | GCP | 11.1% | 8 |
| 23 | Microservices | 11.1% | 8 |
| 23 | Serverless | 11.1% | 8 |
| 29 | Data Warehouse | 9.7% | 7 |
| 29 | Lakehouse | 9.7% | 7 |
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 | 50.0% | 36 |
| 2 | Data Architect | 27.8% | 20 |
| 3 | AWS Architect | 9.7% | 7 |
| 3 | ERP Architect | 9.7% | 7 |
| 5 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 6.9% | 5 |
| 5 | Cloud Architect | 6.9% | 5 |
| 7 | ServiceNow Architect | 5.6% | 4 |
| 7 | Technical Architect | 5.6% | 4 |
| 9 | AWS Data Architect | 4.2% | 3 |
| 10 | Enterprise Architect | 2.8% | 2 |
| 10 | GCP Data Architect | 2.8% | 2 |
| 10 | Integration Architect | 2.8% | 2 |
| 10 | Lead Data Architect | 2.8% | 2 |
| 10 | Solutions Architect - Google Cloud Platform | 2.8% | 2 |
| 10 | Technical Solutions Architect | 2.8% | 2 |
| 10 | Transformation Programme Architect | 2.8% | 2 |
| 17 | Apigee Architect | 1.4% | 1 |
| 17 | Infrastructure Solutions Architect | 1.4% | 1 |
| 17 | Microsoft Architect | 1.4% | 1 |
| 17 | Microsoft Consultant | 1.4% | 1 |