IT Architect Contracts in Scotland

IT Architect
UK > Scotland

The median IT Architect daily rate in Scotland is £530, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 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
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 115 153
Rank change year-on-year 0 +38 +27
Contract jobs requiring an IT Architect 1 3 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.060% 0.14% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.064% 0.15% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 7
10th Percentile - £713 £663
25th Percentile £515 £731 £669
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £775 £750
Median % change year-on-year -31.61% +3.33% +57.89%
75th Percentile £545 £788 £775
90th Percentile - - £780
UK median daily rate £750 £675 £700
% change year-on-year +11.11% -3.57% +7.69%

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 1,554 1,960 2,557
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 94.64% 94.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 872 1,200 1,759
10th Percentile £232 £200 £250
25th Percentile £358 £348 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -
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% +1.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 126 54
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.30 £12.58
25th Percentile £16.84 £15.13 £14.25
Median hourly rate £19.97 £19.34 £18.72
Median % change year-on-year +3.28% +3.31% -50.00%
75th Percentile £25.15 £56.88 £52.25
90th Percentile £57.50 £66.00 £64.40
UK median hourly rate £27.36 £37.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -27.03% -12.79% +72.00%

IT Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured IT Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for IT Architect in Scotland

IT Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Architect in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for IT Architect in Scotland

IT Architect Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, IT 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 IT Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Unix
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security

IT 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architecture