Lead Architect
UK > Scotland
The median Lead Architect salary in Scotland is £94,637 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 143 | 252 | 203 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +109 | -49 | +47 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Architect | 14 | 27 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.46% | 0.40% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.53% | 0.42% | 0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £62,200 | £64,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £90,801 | £68,500 | £65,531 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £94,637 | £79,000 | £92,169 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.79% | -14.29% | +39.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £98,474 | £89,500 | £102,717 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £95,800 | £119,300 |
| UK median annual salary | £95,000 | £79,932 | £95,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.85% | -15.86% | +8.57% |
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 | 2,619 | 6,501 | 4,138 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.75% | 96.93% | 89.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,322 | 2,618 | 2,233 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,750 | £31,569 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -5.28% | +5.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
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
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Architect in Scotland.
Lead Architect
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Architect in Scotland over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.
Lead Architect
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 21 May 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 | +36 | 14 | £94,637 | - | 2 |
| Lead Architect UK |
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Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Lead 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 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: