Network Architect Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Network Architect
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Network Architect daily rate in Glasgow is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 76 76
Rank change year-on-year +5 0 -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Architect 2 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.29% 0.26% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.30% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £405
25th Percentile £625 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £425
75th Percentile £675 - £438
90th Percentile - - £445
Scotland median daily rate £650 - £450

All Contract IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 660 677 832
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.29% 89.67% 96.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 411 435 566
10th Percentile £250 £301 £325
25th Percentile £375 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £548 £538 £623
90th Percentile £638 £652 £700
Scotland median daily rate £460 £450 £490
% change year-on-year +2.22% -8.16% +3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 16 14
10th Percentile £21.06 £11.78 £13.21
25th Percentile £22.39 £16.37 £15.57
Median hourly rate £31.76 £19.30 £17.61
Median % change year-on-year +64.62% +9.57% +17.40%
75th Percentile £49.15 £25.07 £19.50
90th Percentile £61.16 £38.50 £49.60
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £23.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +4.74% -42.50% +125.73%

Network Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Network Architect job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Network Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Architect job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Architect job vacancies in Glasgow

Network Architect Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, Network 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 Glasgow region featuring Network Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) FortiGate
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Network Design
1 2 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 2 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
2 1 (50.00%) Aruba
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving

Network Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 2 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Network Design
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Palo Alto
2 1 (50.00%) Aruba