Architect
UK > Scotland
The median Architect salary in Scotland is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 83 | 51 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | -44 | +53 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Architect | 95 | 371 | 628 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 2.91% | 6.00% | 15.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.54% | 6.18% | 17.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 64 | 136 | 97 |
| 10th Percentile | £68,250 | £56,250 | £56,219 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,899 | £63,750 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £75,000 | £70,576 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +6.27% | -8.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £98,125 | £90,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £80,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.88% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,687 | 6,002 | 3,620 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 82.20% | 97.10% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,282 | 2,727 | 2,065 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £28,250 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -8.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,738 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.66% | -12.42% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Architect
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architect in Scotland.
Architect
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in Scotland over the 6 months to 19 July 2025.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 19 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Edinburgh | -19 | 54 | £80,882 | +7.84% | 31 |
| Glasgow | -2 | 27 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 25 |
| Lanarkshire | -6 | 4 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 5 |
| Aberdeen | +32 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Fife | +3 | 2 | £85,700 | +114.25% | 2 |
| Moray | - | 2 | £85,700 | - | |
| East Ayrshire | - | 2 | £85,700 | - | |
| South Ayrshire | - | 2 | £85,700 | - | |
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Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 19 July 2025, Architect 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 permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Architect in the job title.
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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:
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