Platform Architect Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Platform Architect
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Platform Architect daily rate in Glasgow is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
14 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Platform Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £625 £600 -
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -

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 669 758 878
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.96% 91.99% 95.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 407 488 575
10th Percentile £290 £300 £288
25th Percentile £375 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £550 £600
90th Percentile £668 £607 £693
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 10 35
10th Percentile £16.13 £16.60 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.17 £17.46 £16.00
Median hourly rate £24.09 £19.71 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% +9.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £49.15 £38.81 £40.94
90th Percentile £61.84 £66.02 £70.00
Scotland median hourly rate £21.20 £22.00 £40.94
% change year-on-year -3.64% -46.26% +90.73%

Platform Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Platform Architect job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Platform Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

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

Platform Architect Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 14 March 2026, Platform 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 Platform Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) SOAP
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services

Platform 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) SOAP
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CMDB
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
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