Artificial Intelligence Architect Job Trends in Edinburgh

AI Architect
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median AI Architect salary in Edinburgh is £77,415 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
4 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Architect 16 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 1.51% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.56% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £72,214 - -
25th Percentile £73,511 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,415 - -
75th Percentile £79,578 - -
90th Percentile £79,831 - -
Scotland median annual salary £77,415 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 1,027 753 1,347
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.16% 86.55% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 653 339 1,059
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,929 £33,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £68,750 £83,738 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £99,000 £87,750
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -9.09%

Artificial Intelligence Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Artificial Intelligence Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Artificial Intelligence Architect job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Artificial Intelligence Architect Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 4 July 2026, Artificial Intelligence Architect 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 permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Artificial Intelligence Architect in the job title.

1 16 (100.00%) AI
2 6 (37.50%) LLM
3 5 (31.25%) Serverless
4 3 (18.75%) AI Transformation
4 3 (18.75%) Data Transformation
5 1 (6.25%) Agile
5 1 (6.25%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (6.25%) Data Protection
5 1 (6.25%) dbt
5 1 (6.25%) Microsoft
5 1 (6.25%) Open Source
5 1 (6.25%) OpenAI
5 1 (6.25%) Prototyping
5 1 (6.25%) Rapid Prototyping
5 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
5 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
5 1 (6.25%) Service Design
5 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (6.25%) Technical Architecture

Artificial Intelligence Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 5 (31.25%) Serverless
2 1 (6.25%) dbt
General
1 9 (56.25%) Finance
2 3 (18.75%) Banking
3 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (6.25%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (100.00%) AI
2 6 (37.50%) LLM
3 3 (18.75%) AI Transformation
3 3 (18.75%) Data Transformation
4 1 (6.25%) Agile
4 1 (6.25%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (6.25%) Data Protection
4 1 (6.25%) Open Source
4 1 (6.25%) Prototyping
4 1 (6.25%) Rapid Prototyping
4 1 (6.25%) Service Design
4 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (6.25%) Technical Architecture
Qualifications
1 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
1 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft
1 1 (6.25%) OpenAI
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