Lead Architect
UK > Scotland
The median Lead Architect daily rate in Scotland is £723, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 July 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 17 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 114 | 115 | 167 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +52 | +9 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Architect | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.58% | 0.44% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.62% | 0.47% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £610 | £828 |
| 25th Percentile | £711 | £700 | £850 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £723 | £750 | £925 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.67% | -18.92% | +15.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £734 | £780 | £975 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £983 |
| UK median daily rate | £723 | £700 | £743 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.21% | -5.79% | +6.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £35.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £81.00 | £70.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.71% | +100.00% | -46.97% |
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 | 1,611 | 1,933 | 2,627 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.52% | 94.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 919 | 1,203 | 1,813 |
| 10th Percentile | £233 | £200 | £230 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £350 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £546 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £649 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 63 | 96 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.02 | £12.34 | £12.14 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.96 | £14.73 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.83 | £18.13 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.38% | +2.31% | -52.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.73 | £40.94 | £46.74 |
| 90th Percentile | £59.50 | £60.75 | £63.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.30 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.75% | -5.88% | +65.50% |
Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Lead Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Lead Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Architect in Scotland.
Lead 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 Lead Architect within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 17 July 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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| Glasgow | -10 | 9 | £723 | +3.21% | 4 |
| Edinburgh | +6 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 17 July 2025, Lead 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 Lead Architect in the job title.
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Lead 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: