Technical Architect
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Technical Architect daily rate in Edinburgh is £405, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
62 |
65 |
69 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
+4 |
+36 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Architect |
2 |
4 |
13 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh |
0.33% |
0.65% |
1.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.36% |
0.69% |
1.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£590 |
£540 |
| 25th Percentile |
£403 |
£622 |
£575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£405 |
£709 |
£650 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-42.90% |
+9.12% |
-16.13% |
| 75th Percentile |
£408 |
£762 |
£701 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£774 |
£775 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£550 |
£638 |
£638 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.73% |
- |
-1.92% |
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 |
562 |
583 |
834 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.68% |
94.64% |
95.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
277 |
314 |
496 |
| 10th Percentile |
£236 |
£198 |
£236 |
| 25th Percentile |
£410 |
£388 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
-5.26% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
£538 |
£552 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£646 |
£638 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£450 |
£450 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-5.26% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
21 |
24 |
45 |
| 10th Percentile |
£19.25 |
£20.51 |
£16.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30.00 |
£21.03 |
£35.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£60.00 |
£23.59 |
£60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+154.35% |
-60.68% |
+182.22% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£24.18 |
£62.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£81.24 |
£27.26 |
£66.60 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£24.09 |
£22.88 |
£40.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.31% |
-42.81% |
+114.77% |
