Architecture Roadmap Contract Job Trends in England

Architecture Roadmaps
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Architecture Roadmap skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 436 430 467
Rank change year-on-year -6 +37 -11
Contract jobs citing Architecture Roadmap 202 87 61
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.44% 0.31% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.51% 0.34% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 138 49 40
10th Percentile £493 £404 £588
25th Percentile £556 £443 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £495 £725
Median % change year-on-year +26.26% -31.72% +11.54%
75th Percentile £688 £688 £866
90th Percentile £900 £754 £955
UK median daily rate £625 £546 £613
% change year-on-year +14.47% -10.86% -5.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 2 0
10th Percentile £71.70 £86.34 -
25th Percentile £100.25 £88.62 -
Median hourly rate £105.50 £95.85 -
Median % change year-on-year +10.07% - -
75th Percentile £110.75 £99.64 -
90th Percentile £114.95 £99.86 -
UK median hourly rate £105.50 £95.85 -
% change year-on-year +10.07% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Architecture Roadmap falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 39,304 25,245 28,138
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.88% 90.83% 85.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,151 16,024 17,695
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.95% -2.87% -4.55%
75th Percentile £636 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,693 1,483 1,349
10th Percentile £14.01 £14.31 £14.84
25th Percentile £17.85 £17.87 £20.22
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £66.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +2.87%

Architecture Roadmap
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Architecture Roadmap relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Architecture Roadmap job vacancy trend in England

Architecture Roadmap
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Architecture Roadmap.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Architecture Roadmap

Architecture Roadmap
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architecture Roadmap in England over the 6 months to 10 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Architecture Roadmap in England

Architecture Roadmap
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Architecture Roadmap.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Architecture Roadmap

Architecture Roadmap
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Architecture Roadmap in England over the 6 months to 10 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Architecture Roadmap in England

Architecture Roadmap
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architecture Roadmap within the England region over the 6 months to 10 September 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -8 108 £625 -7.41% 100
South East -36 33 £638 +10.87% 32
North of England -66 27 £600 +21.21% 13
North West -51 15 £600 +9.09% 8
Midlands -56 14 £575 +28.64% 11
South West -31 12 £656 -16.67% 2
Yorkshire -44 12 £594 +33.58% 5
West Midlands -39 11 £538 +33.54% 6
East Midlands -23 3 £575 +28.21% 5
East of England -29 1 £550 - 8
Architecture Roadmap
UK

Architecture Roadmap
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (2.48%) SAS
2 3 (1.49%) Confluence
3 2 (0.99%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.50%) Apache
4 1 (0.50%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (1.98%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.99%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (4.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.98%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.99%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.50%) Actimize
4 1 (0.50%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.50%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.50%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.50%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.50%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
4 1 (0.50%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.50%) VisionPLUS
4 1 (0.50%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 101 (50.00%) Azure
2 57 (28.22%) AWS
3 31 (15.35%) GCP
4 18 (8.91%) Entra ID
5 12 (5.94%) Serverless
6 11 (5.45%) Azure Data Factory
6 11 (5.45%) Power Platform
7 10 (4.95%) Snowflake
8 8 (3.96%) GitHub
8 8 (3.96%) Microsoft 365
9 7 (3.47%) Azure Functions
9 7 (3.47%) Azure Storage
9 7 (3.47%) SaaS
10 5 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (2.48%) PaaS
11 4 (1.98%) Amazon EKS
11 4 (1.98%) Azure Key Vault
11 4 (1.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (1.98%) Matillion
11 4 (1.98%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.46%) Firewall
2 6 (2.97%) VPN
3 4 (1.98%) Cisco IOS
3 4 (1.98%) Network Security
3 4 (1.98%) WAN
4 3 (1.49%) BGP
4 3 (1.49%) Cisco Nexus
4 3 (1.49%) DMZ
4 3 (1.49%) DNS
5 2 (0.99%) 4G
5 2 (0.99%) DWDM
5 2 (0.99%) Internet
5 2 (0.99%) IPsec
5 2 (0.99%) L2TP
5 2 (0.99%) MPLS
5 2 (0.99%) OSPF
5 2 (0.99%) SAN
5 2 (0.99%) SSL
5 2 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.99%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (10.89%) Data Warehouse
2 15 (7.43%) Metadata
3 10 (4.95%) Data Lake
4 9 (4.46%) Power BI
5 8 (3.96%) NoSQL
6 4 (1.98%) Delta Lake
6 4 (1.98%) SQL Server
7 3 (1.49%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (1.49%) EDRMS
7 3 (1.49%) Geospatial Data
7 3 (1.49%) Semantic Layer
8 2 (0.99%) Apache Iceberg
8 2 (0.99%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.99%) Big Data
8 2 (0.99%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.99%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.50%) EDMS
9 1 (0.50%) SAP Data Services
9 1 (0.50%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (5.45%) Git
2 4 (1.98%) Claude Code
2 4 (1.98%) JIRA
3 2 (0.99%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.99%) PowerDesigner
3 2 (0.99%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.50%) ER Studio
4 1 (0.50%) ERwin
General
1 67 (33.17%) Finance
2 60 (29.70%) Social Skills
3 32 (15.84%) Banking
4 27 (13.37%) Influencing Skills
4 27 (13.37%) Public Sector
5 22 (10.89%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (6.93%) Aerospace
7 12 (5.94%) Retail
8 11 (5.45%) Billing
9 9 (4.46%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (2.97%) Legal
11 5 (2.48%) Manufacturing
11 5 (2.48%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (1.98%) Marketing
12 4 (1.98%) Telecoms
13 3 (1.49%) Law
14 2 (0.99%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.99%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.99%) Local Government
14 2 (0.99%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 156 (77.23%) Architect
2 44 (21.78%) Solutions Architect
3 41 (20.30%) Enterprise Architect
4 37 (18.32%) Lead
5 22 (10.89%) Lead Architect
6 20 (9.90%) Data Architect
7 19 (9.41%) Technical Architect
8 16 (7.92%) Senior
9 13 (6.44%) Security Architect
10 10 (4.95%) Data Engineer
11 9 (4.46%) Lead Solutions Architect
11 9 (4.46%) Payments Architect
11 9 (4.46%) Senior Data Engineer
11 9 (4.46%) Technical Leader
12 8 (3.96%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
12 8 (3.96%) ServiceNow Architect
13 7 (3.47%) Enterprise Security Architect
13 7 (3.47%) GCP Architect
14 6 (2.97%) Azure Architect
14 6 (2.97%) Snowflake Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (5.45%) Kafka
2 10 (4.95%) REST
3 9 (4.46%) Middleware
3 9 (4.46%) Terraform
4 7 (3.47%) OAuth
4 7 (3.47%) OpenID
4 7 (3.47%) SAML
5 6 (2.97%) .NET
5 6 (2.97%) SOAP
6 4 (1.98%) ADO
6 4 (1.98%) LDAP
6 4 (1.98%) Model Context Protocol
7 3 (1.49%) OAuth2
7 3 (1.49%) SailPoint
8 2 (0.99%) 802.1X
8 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (0.99%) React
8 2 (0.99%) Spring
8 2 (0.99%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.99%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 30 (14.85%) Cloud Native
2 12 (5.94%) Distributed Systems
3 11 (5.45%) AI Agents
3 11 (5.45%) CMDB
3 11 (5.45%) Product Ownership
4 10 (4.95%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (4.95%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (3.47%) Onboarding
6 6 (2.97%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.97%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 6 (2.97%) TM Forum
7 5 (2.48%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (2.48%) Distributed Architecture
7 5 (2.48%) IoT
7 5 (2.48%) Mainframe
8 4 (1.98%) Virtual Team
9 3 (1.49%) EMC VMAX
9 3 (1.49%) EMC VNX
9 3 (1.49%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (1.49%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 7 (3.47%) Windows
2 4 (1.98%) Linux
3 2 (0.99%) AIX
3 2 (0.99%) HPUX
3 2 (0.99%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 89 (44.06%) Stakeholder Management
3 81 (40.10%) Enterprise Architecture
4 56 (27.72%) Technical Leadership
5 48 (23.76%) Architecture Governance
6 45 (22.28%) AI
7 42 (20.79%) TOGAF
8 39 (19.31%) Agile
8 39 (19.31%) Architectural Patterns
8 39 (19.31%) Event-Driven
9 37 (18.32%) Data Architecture
9 37 (18.32%) Decision-Making
10 36 (17.82%) Cybersecurity
10 36 (17.82%) Technology Roadmap
11 34 (16.83%) Integration Patterns
12 33 (16.34%) CI/CD
12 33 (16.34%) Migration
13 32 (15.84%) Analytics
13 32 (15.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 30 (14.85%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 23 (11.39%) Python
2 22 (10.89%) SQL
3 8 (3.96%) Java
4 5 (2.48%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.98%) TypeScript
6 3 (1.49%) Ruby
7 2 (0.99%) Bicep
7 2 (0.99%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.99%) Perl
7 2 (0.99%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.50%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.50%) Bash
8 1 (0.50%) Groovy
8 1 (0.50%) Korn
8 1 (0.50%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 61 (30.20%) Security Cleared
2 54 (26.73%) SC Cleared
3 16 (7.92%) Azure Certification
4 14 (6.93%) Degree
5 13 (6.44%) TOGAF Certification
6 8 (3.96%) DV Cleared
7 6 (2.97%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (2.48%) CISSP
9 4 (1.98%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.98%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 4 (1.98%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.98%) Master's Degree
10 3 (1.49%) CCNP
10 3 (1.49%) CISM
10 3 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.49%) ISACA
10 3 (1.49%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (1.49%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 2 (0.99%) CCIE
11 2 (0.99%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (11.39%) Data Quality
2 6 (2.97%) ISO 20022
2 6 (2.97%) SEPA
3 5 (2.48%) NIST
4 3 (1.49%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.49%) NCSC
5 2 (0.99%) GDPR
5 2 (0.99%) GRC
5 2 (0.99%) QA
5 2 (0.99%) SLA
6 1 (0.50%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 1 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.50%) GAMP
6 1 (0.50%) GMP
6 1 (0.50%) GxP
6 1 (0.50%) ISO 8583
6 1 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 19770
6 1 (0.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (3.96%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.48%) Docker
2 5 (2.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.49%) EMC RecoverPoint
3 3 (1.49%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.99%) OpenAM
4 2 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.50%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 16 (7.92%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.96%) Ansible
3 4 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (1.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (1.49%) Avamar
4 3 (1.49%) EMC VPLEX
5 2 (0.99%) Docker Swarm
5 2 (0.99%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.50%) Argo
6 1 (0.50%) CASB
6 1 (0.50%) Grafana
6 1 (0.50%) Istio
6 1 (0.50%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.50%) SCCM
6 1 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 48 (23.76%) Microsoft
2 28 (13.86%) Databricks
3 15 (7.43%) SAP
4 13 (6.44%) ServiceNow
5 11 (5.45%) Oracle
6 9 (4.46%) Google
7 8 (3.96%) Cisco
8 7 (3.47%) CyberArk
8 7 (3.47%) IBM
9 6 (2.97%) Salesforce
10 5 (2.48%) NetApp
10 5 (2.48%) VMware
11 4 (1.98%) Sparx
11 4 (1.98%) Zscaler
12 3 (1.49%) 3PAR
12 3 (1.49%) Brocade
12 3 (1.49%) EMC
12 3 (1.49%) HP
12 3 (1.49%) MuleSoft
12 3 (1.49%) Veeam