Senior Architect
UK > Scotland
The median Senior Architect salary in Scotland is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 155 | 211 | 158 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +56 | -53 | +73 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Architect | 15 | 55 | 46 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.46% | 0.85% | 1.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | 0.88% | 1.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 23 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £74,000 | £58,882 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | - | £66,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £80,000 | £82,818 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.40% | +18.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,250 | - | £87,419 |
| 90th Percentile | £109,785 | £120,000 | £98,231 |
| UK median annual salary | £82,250 | £76,000 | £82,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.22% | -7.88% | -2.94% |
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 | 2,697 | 6,248 | 3,692 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 82.63% | 97.11% | 91.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,300 | 2,805 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £27,710 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £40,000 | £40,021 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,914 | £51,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.80% | -6.36% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,789 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Senior Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Senior Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Senior Architect
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Architect in Scotland.
Senior Architect
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Architect in Scotland over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.
Senior 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 Senior Architect within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 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 | +21 | 8 | £70,000 | -12.50% | 3 |
| Lanarkshire | - | 4 | £80,000 | - | |
| Glasgow | +94 | 3 | £100,000 | +25.00% | 2 |
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Senior Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 12 July 2025, Senior 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 Senior Architect in the job title.
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Senior 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: