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 9 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 78 | 60 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | -42 | +31 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Architect | 103 | 386 | 553 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 3.27% | 5.59% | 12.79% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.84% | 5.76% | 14.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58 | 134 | 96 |
| 10th Percentile | £68,353 | £56,325 | £56,219 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,899 | £63,750 | £56,242 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £75,000 | £77,027 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -2.63% | -0.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £98,474 | £83,438 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £99,625 | £96,145 |
| UK median annual salary | £77,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.13% | -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 | 2,683 | 6,697 | 3,877 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 85.23% | 97.00% | 89.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,230 | 2,888 | 2,116 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £27,750 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,845 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,000 | £65,000 | £71,313 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,738 | £80,000 | £84,056 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
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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.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architect in Scotland.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in Scotland over the 6 months to 9 June 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 9 June 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 | -11 | 63 | £83,382 | +15.01% | 33 |
| Glasgow | +15 | 21 | £80,000 | - | 29 |
| Lanarkshire | -2 | 7 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 5 |
| Fife | -2 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| Moray | - | 3 | - | - | |
| East Ayrshire | - | 3 | - | - | |
| South Ayrshire | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Aberdeen | +33 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
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Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 9 June 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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