Architect
UK > Scotland
The median Architect daily rate in Scotland is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 June 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 28 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 33 | 40 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -5 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 99 | 98 | 171 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 5.87% | 4.77% | 6.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.26% | 5.04% | 6.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 68 | 99 |
| 10th Percentile | £474 | £534 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £531 | £606 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £675 | £620 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.41% | +8.87% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £697 | £749 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £739 | £788 | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £35.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £55.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £67.80 |
| UK median hourly rate | £67.50 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.57% | - | +6.06% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 1,582 | 1,946 | 2,541 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.83% | 94.74% | 95.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 893 | 1,195 | 1,747 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £200 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £340 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | +1.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 66 | 117 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.02 | £12.35 | £12.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.90 | £15.10 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.90 | £18.38 | £18.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.30% | -0.68% | -50.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.95 | £52.50 | £47.73 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.75 | £62.50 | £63.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.00 | £37.50 | £43.81 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.00% | -14.39% | +71.78% |
Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Architect in Scotland.
Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Architect in Scotland.
Architect
Contract Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Edinburgh | +1 | 48 | £625 | -7.41% | 29 |
| Glasgow | -1 | 43 | £646 | +3.40% | 27 |
| Perthshire | -2 | 1 | £725 | +3.57% | |
| Aberdeen | - | 1 | £750 | - | 1 |
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Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 28 June 2025, 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 Scotland region featuring Architect in the job title.
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Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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