Architect Job Trends in Glasgow

Architect
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Architect salary in Glasgow is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 February 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 23 108
Rank change year-on-year -4 +85 -38
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 32 47 47
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 4.35% 7.44% 2.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.75% 7.67% 2.66%
Number of salaries quoted 17 19 28
10th Percentile £70,000 £59,200 £66,750
25th Percentile £75,000 £68,125 £78,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £83,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% +4.38% +14.60%
75th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £84,063
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £91,250
Scotland median annual salary £87,500 £83,500 £79,632
% change year-on-year +4.79% +4.86% +0.80%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 673 613 1,766
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.44% 96.99% 97.73%
Number of salaries quoted 394 271 611
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,000 £39,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £69,375 £75,180 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £97,500 £77,500
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -12.28%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Architect
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Glasgow

Architect
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in Glasgow over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Architect in Glasgow

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 12 February 2026, 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 Glasgow region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 10 (31.25%) AWS
2 9 (28.13%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (21.88%) Analytics
5 6 (18.75%) Azure
5 6 (18.75%) C++
5 6 (18.75%) Firmware
5 6 (18.75%) Mentoring
6 5 (15.63%) Architectural Design
6 5 (15.63%) Data Architecture
6 5 (15.63%) Data Governance
6 5 (15.63%) Decision-Making
6 5 (15.63%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (15.63%) Security Cleared
7 4 (12.50%) Architectural Patterns
7 4 (12.50%) Data Design
7 4 (12.50%) Data Engineering
7 4 (12.50%) Data Quality
7 4 (12.50%) Data Strategy
7 4 (12.50%) Microsoft
7 4 (12.50%) Snowflake
8 3 (9.38%) AI
8 3 (9.38%) Enterprise Architecture
8 3 (9.38%) Project Management
8 3 (9.38%) SC Cleared
8 3 (9.38%) Strategic Thinking
9 2 (6.25%) Architecture Roadmap
9 2 (6.25%) B2B
9 2 (6.25%) Business Development
9 2 (6.25%) Creative Problem-Solving

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 10 (31.25%) AWS
2 6 (18.75%) Azure
3 4 (12.50%) Snowflake
4 1 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (3.13%) IaaS
4 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (3.13%) PaaS
4 1 (3.13%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.13%) Metadata
1 1 (3.13%) Power BI
1 1 (3.13%) Tableau
General
1 4 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
2 3 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (9.38%) Presentation Skills
2 3 (9.38%) Public Sector
3 2 (6.25%) Finance
3 2 (6.25%) Social Skills
4 1 (3.13%) Digital Healthcare
4 1 (3.13%) Games
4 1 (3.13%) Law
4 1 (3.13%) Legal
4 1 (3.13%) Police
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (6.25%) Virtual Team
2 1 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (3.13%) IoT
2 1 (3.13%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (28.13%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (21.88%) Analytics
4 6 (18.75%) Mentoring
5 5 (15.63%) Architectural Design
5 5 (15.63%) Data Architecture
5 5 (15.63%) Data Governance
5 5 (15.63%) Decision-Making
6 4 (12.50%) Architectural Patterns
6 4 (12.50%) Data Design
6 4 (12.50%) Data Engineering
6 4 (12.50%) Data Strategy
7 3 (9.38%) AI
7 3 (9.38%) Enterprise Architecture
7 3 (9.38%) Project Management
7 3 (9.38%) Strategic Thinking
8 2 (6.25%) B2B
8 2 (6.25%) Business Development
8 2 (6.25%) Technical Architecture
8 2 (6.25%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 6 (18.75%) C++
Qualifications
1 5 (15.63%) Security Cleared
2 3 (9.38%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.13%) Degree
3 1 (3.13%) DV Cleared
3 1 (3.13%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.13%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.50%) Data Quality
System Software
1 6 (18.75%) Firmware
2 5 (15.63%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.13%) Anaplan
2 1 (3.13%) Databricks
2 1 (3.13%) Genesys
2 1 (3.13%) Oracle
2 1 (3.13%) Palantir
2 1 (3.13%) Salesforce
2 1 (3.13%) ServiceNow
2 1 (3.13%) Verint