Solution Architect
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Solution Architect daily rate in Edinburgh is £597, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 56 | 59 | 79 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +20 | +9 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect | 11 | 14 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 1.77% | 1.73% | 1.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.95% | 1.83% | 1.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £507 | £583 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £512 | £613 | £556 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £597 | £636 | £620 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.10% | +2.50% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £647 | £659 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £705 | £775 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £596 | £625 | £638 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.64% | -1.96% | +6.25% |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 565 | 765 | 1,037 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.98% | 94.68% | 95.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 272 | 409 | 652 |
| 10th Percentile | £271 | £180 | £230 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £340 | £398 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £598 | £620 | £600 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £454 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.89% | -5.26% | +1.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 39 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.61 | £13.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.37 | £17.70 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £18.27 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +118.94% | +3.10% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £23.89 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.50 | £51.00 | £53.74 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £20.40 | £18.20 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.07% | +2.71% | -8.54% |
Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Solutions Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Edinburgh.
Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 5 September 2025.
Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Edinburgh.
Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 5 September 2025, Solutions Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.
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Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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: