Azure Architect Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Microsoft Azure Architect
UK > Scotland

The median Microsoft Azure Architect daily rate in Scotland is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 February 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 113 139
Rank change year-on-year +5 +26 +25
Contract jobs requiring an Azure Architect 2 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.13% 0.25% 0.084%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.27% 0.089%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £582 -
25th Percentile - £602 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 £644 £625
Median % change year-on-year +24.27% +3.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile - £677 £638
90th Percentile - £691 -
UK median daily rate £600 £605 £650
% change year-on-year -0.83% -6.92% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 1,394 1,498 2,258
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.93% 92.07% 94.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 772 891 1,392
10th Percentile £216 £205 £250
25th Percentile £365 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £538 £588
90th Percentile £675 £625 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 46 98
10th Percentile £13.50 £14.13 £12.29
25th Percentile £17.27 £17.46 £16.50
Median hourly rate £24.09 £22.94 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.02% -49.03% +153.95%
75th Percentile £55.63 £24.18 £60.75
90th Percentile £65.27 £34.40 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £29.65 £33.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -10.17% -5.71% -

Azure Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Azure Architect job vacancy trend in Scotland

Azure Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Architect job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Architect job vacancies in Scotland

Azure 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 Azure Architect within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 6 February 2026. 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
Edinburgh +1 1 £800 +24.27% 1
Glasgow +1 1 - -
Azure Architect
UK

Azure Architect Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 6 February 2026, Azure 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 Scotland region featuring Azure Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ARM Templates
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Bicep
1 2 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
1 2 (100.00%) RBAC
1 2 (100.00%) Terraform
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Azure Monitor
2 1 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Log Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Runbook
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared

Azure Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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
2 1 (50.00%) Azure Monitor
2 1 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) RBAC
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Log Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Disclosure Scotland
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft