Microsoft Architect Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Microsoft Architect
Scotland > Edinburgh

As of 8 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Microsoft Architect daily rate in Edinburgh.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate - - -

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 727 584 829
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.69% 92.70% 94.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 376 313 465
10th Percentile £340 £244 £178
25th Percentile £406 £400 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £468 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.14% +3.89% -5.26%
75th Percentile £552 £538 £550
90th Percentile £650 £624 £646
Scotland median daily rate £475 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +5.56% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 18 65
10th Percentile £20.00 - £15.53
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.37
Median hourly rate £61.00 £22.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +177.27% -51.11% +153.95%
75th Percentile £69.00 £27.45 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £50.06 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £21.90 £18.74 £19.50
% change year-on-year +16.89% -3.92% -3.56%

Microsoft Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Microsoft Architect job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Microsoft Architect Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 8 June 2026, Microsoft 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 Microsoft Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements

Microsoft 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure AI
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft