Technical Architect
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Technical Architect daily rate in Edinburgh is £775, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
27 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
63 |
59 |
67 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+8 |
+46 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Architect |
3 |
11 |
19 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh |
0.49% |
1.60% |
2.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.54% |
1.69% |
2.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
5 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£626 |
£538 |
| 25th Percentile |
£763 |
£713 |
£540 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£775 |
£725 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.90% |
+20.83% |
-15.79% |
| 75th Percentile |
£788 |
£780 |
£702 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£781 |
£775 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£723 |
£763 |
£590 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.25% |
+29.24% |
-10.94% |
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 |
556 |
652 |
888 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
90.70% |
94.77% |
94.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
286 |
326 |
532 |
| 10th Percentile |
£228 |
£192 |
£212 |
| 25th Percentile |
£412 |
£378 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£486 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.06% |
-5.26% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£538 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£625 |
£650 |
£613 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£454 |
£450 |
£480 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.89% |
-6.25% |
+1.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
13 |
31 |
18 |
| 10th Percentile |
£23.60 |
£16.37 |
£13.24 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30.50 |
£18.19 |
£17.72 |
| Median hourly rate |
£60.00 |
£23.00 |
£28.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+160.87% |
-20.51% |
+49.34% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£24.18 |
£60.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£62.50 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£19.59 |
£19.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+28.38% |
+0.46% |
+10.05% |
