Enterprise Architecture Contracts in England

Enterprise Architecture
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Enterprise Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Enterprise Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 204 263 242
Rank change year-on-year +59 -21 -4
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 329 317 516
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.36% 0.86% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.49% 1.00% 1.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 219 218 327
10th Percentile £453 £454 £509
25th Percentile £531 £531 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £630 £650 £657
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% -1.07% -1.94%
75th Percentile £731 £739 £738
90th Percentile £825 £838 £813
UK median daily rate £626 £650 £650
% change year-on-year -3.69% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 13
10th Percentile £56.20 - £61.50
25th Percentile £63.50 £63.75 £66.25
Median hourly rate £76.34 £67.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.09% -3.57% -14.49%
75th Percentile £88.50 £83.81 £80.25
90th Percentile £95.40 £88.00 £81.40
UK median hourly rate £76.34 £67.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year +13.09% -3.57% -14.49%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Enterprise Architecture 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 22,122 31,544 42,731
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.29% 85.81% 89.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,378 20,598 30,002
10th Percentile £305 £300 £325
25th Percentile £410 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £769
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 964 2,306 1,516
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.84 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.04 £16.00 £15.61
Median hourly rate £28.53 £37.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.93% - +50.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £27.85 £36.50 £36.77
% change year-on-year -23.70% -0.73% +43.19%

Enterprise Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Enterprise Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Enterprise Architecture in England

Enterprise Architecture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Enterprise Architecture in England.

Daily rate trend for Enterprise Architecture in England

Enterprise Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Enterprise Architecture in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Enterprise Architecture in England

Enterprise Architecture
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Enterprise Architecture in England.

Hourly rate trend for Enterprise Architecture in England

Enterprise Architecture
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Enterprise Architecture in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Enterprise Architecture in England

Enterprise Architecture
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 Enterprise Architecture within the England region over the 6 months to 31 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +47 149 £650 - 118
South East +82 55 £625 -3.33% 55
North of England +14 44 £582 -18.26% 44
South West +34 41 £650 - 24
North West +13 35 £555 -19.97% 22
Midlands +12 25 £650 +16.07% 37
West Midlands +8 14 £600 -2.04% 16
East Midlands +13 11 £750 +68.54% 20
Yorkshire +13 9 £625 -13.01% 18
East of England +6 2 £675 +3.85% 15
Enterprise Architecture
UK

Enterprise Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (4.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (2.13%) OpenStack
3 6 (1.82%) NetWeaver
3 6 (1.82%) SAP EP
4 5 (1.52%) SharePoint
5 4 (1.22%) CMS
5 4 (1.22%) Smallworld
6 3 (0.91%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.91%) Oracle Spatial
7 2 (0.61%) Camunda
7 2 (0.61%) Confluence
7 2 (0.61%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.30%) Apache
8 1 (0.30%) JBoss
8 1 (0.30%) OpenROAD
8 1 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.30%) SAS
8 1 (0.30%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.30%) WebSphere
Applications
1 9 (2.74%) MS Visio
2 8 (2.43%) Siemens NX
3 5 (1.52%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.22%) Fusion 360
5 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (2.74%) SAP S/4HANA
1 9 (2.74%) Teamcenter
2 6 (1.82%) SAP CRM
3 5 (1.52%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 4 (1.22%) Endur
5 3 (0.91%) Avolution ABACUS
6 2 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.61%) Maximo
6 2 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 106 (32.22%) Azure
2 58 (17.63%) AWS
3 27 (8.21%) IaaS
3 27 (8.21%) SaaS
4 25 (7.60%) Microsoft 365
4 25 (7.60%) PaaS
5 21 (6.38%) GCP
6 15 (4.56%) Entra ID
7 9 (2.74%) Azure App Service
7 9 (2.74%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 9 (2.74%) Azure Storage
7 9 (2.74%) Serverless
8 8 (2.43%) Power Platform
9 7 (2.13%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (2.13%) SuccessFactors
10 6 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.82%) Azure Logic Apps
11 5 (1.52%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (1.22%) Azure AKS
12 4 (1.22%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 25 (7.60%) Firewall
2 12 (3.65%) Network Security
3 9 (2.74%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (0.91%) GPON
5 2 (0.61%) 4G
5 2 (0.61%) DNS
5 2 (0.61%) DOCSIS
5 2 (0.61%) HTTP
5 2 (0.61%) IPsec
5 2 (0.61%) Kerberos
5 2 (0.61%) LTE
5 2 (0.61%) MPLS
5 2 (0.61%) Radio Access Network
5 2 (0.61%) SSL
5 2 (0.61%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.61%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.61%) VoIP
5 2 (0.61%) VPN
5 2 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.61%) xDSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (6.08%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.65%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (3.04%) Data Lake
4 7 (2.13%) NoSQL
5 6 (1.82%) Big Data
5 6 (1.82%) GIS
6 5 (1.52%) Metadata
6 5 (1.52%) MongoDB
6 5 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (1.22%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.91%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.91%) DB2
8 3 (0.91%) OLTP
8 3 (0.91%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.91%) Power BI
8 3 (0.91%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.91%) SAP BW
8 3 (0.91%) SAP Data Services
8 3 (0.91%) Spatial Data
8 3 (0.91%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (2.74%) JIRA
2 5 (1.52%) ERwin
3 4 (1.22%) Git
4 2 (0.61%) GitLab
4 2 (0.61%) Maven
5 1 (0.30%) Hudson
5 1 (0.30%) Jenkins
General
1 119 (36.17%) Social Skills
2 79 (24.01%) Finance
3 46 (13.98%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (7.90%) Banking
5 25 (7.60%) Public Sector
5 25 (7.60%) Telecoms
6 19 (5.78%) Influencing Skills
7 12 (3.65%) Retail
8 9 (2.74%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (2.43%) Marketing
10 6 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.52%) Financial Institution
12 4 (1.22%) Billing
12 4 (1.22%) General Ledger
12 4 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (1.22%) Local Government
12 4 (1.22%) Manufacturing
12 4 (1.22%) Military
13 3 (0.91%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (0.91%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 241 (73.25%) Architect
2 86 (26.14%) Solutions Architect
3 64 (19.45%) Enterprise Architect
4 36 (10.94%) Lead
5 25 (7.60%) Technical Architect
6 23 (6.99%) Azure Architect
7 19 (5.78%) Senior
8 17 (5.17%) Security Architect
9 15 (4.56%) Cloud Architect
9 15 (4.56%) Lead Architect
9 15 (4.56%) Senior Architect
10 14 (4.26%) Designer
10 14 (4.26%) SAP Architect
11 13 (3.95%) Analyst
12 11 (3.34%) Consultant
13 9 (2.74%) Developer
13 9 (2.74%) Domain Architect
13 9 (2.74%) Lead Solutions Architect
14 8 (2.43%) AWS Architect
14 8 (2.43%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.78%) Web Services
2 14 (4.26%) Middleware
3 11 (3.34%) .NET
3 11 (3.34%) AngularJS
4 10 (3.04%) REST
5 9 (2.74%) ARM Templates
5 9 (2.74%) SAP PI
6 7 (2.13%) HTML
7 6 (1.82%) SAP Fiori
7 6 (1.82%) SAPUI5
8 5 (1.52%) Lightning Web Components
8 5 (1.52%) PostGIS
8 5 (1.52%) Spring
9 4 (1.22%) Kafka
9 4 (1.22%) Node.js
9 4 (1.22%) Spring Boot
10 3 (0.91%) .NET Framework
10 3 (0.91%) JSON
10 3 (0.91%) React
10 3 (0.91%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.69%) Management Information System
2 17 (5.17%) Hybrid Cloud
3 14 (4.26%) Cloud Native
4 12 (3.65%) Onboarding
5 11 (3.34%) Product Ownership
6 10 (3.04%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.74%) CMDB
7 9 (2.74%) Data Centre
7 9 (2.74%) Data Structures
7 9 (2.74%) IoT
7 9 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.43%) Public Cloud
9 7 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.82%) Blockchain
10 6 (1.82%) Enterprise Cloud
11 5 (1.52%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (1.52%) Virtual Team
12 4 (1.22%) TM Forum
13 3 (0.91%) Data Protection Act
13 3 (0.91%) Distributed Applications
Operating Systems
1 19 (5.78%) Linux
2 17 (5.17%) Windows
3 11 (3.34%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.13%) Unix
5 4 (1.22%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.61%) Android
7 2 (0.61%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.61%) HPUX
7 2 (0.61%) Solaris
7 2 (0.61%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (27.66%) Roadmaps
2 82 (24.92%) Agile
3 71 (21.58%) Problem-Solving
4 64 (19.45%) TOGAF
5 57 (17.33%) Stakeholder Management
6 52 (15.81%) DevOps
7 51 (15.50%) Migration
8 48 (14.59%) Business Strategy
8 48 (14.59%) Technical Leadership
9 43 (13.07%) Collaborative Working
9 43 (13.07%) Cybersecurity
10 39 (11.85%) Microservices
11 38 (11.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 36 (10.94%) Analytics
12 36 (10.94%) Architectural Design
13 31 (9.42%) IT Strategy
14 30 (9.12%) Decision-Making
15 29 (8.81%) Security Architecture
15 29 (8.81%) Strategic Roadmap
16 27 (8.21%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 20 (6.08%) Java
1 20 (6.08%) SQL
2 16 (4.86%) Python
3 12 (3.65%) PowerShell
4 10 (3.04%) Bicep
4 10 (3.04%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.43%) C#
6 6 (1.82%) ABAP
7 5 (1.52%) Apex Code
8 4 (1.22%) Magik
9 3 (0.91%) Go
9 3 (0.91%) Scala
10 2 (0.61%) Bash
10 2 (0.61%) COBOL
10 2 (0.61%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.61%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.61%) VB
10 2 (0.61%) VBScript
11 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 78 (23.71%) Security Cleared
2 67 (20.36%) SC Cleared
3 28 (8.51%) Degree
4 22 (6.69%) Azure Certification
5 15 (4.56%) TOGAF Certification
6 13 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (3.95%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (3.65%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (3.34%) CISSP
9 7 (2.13%) AWS Certification
9 7 (2.13%) SAP Certification
10 6 (1.82%) CISM
10 6 (1.82%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.52%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.91%) PMI Certification
12 3 (0.91%) PMP
13 2 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.61%) MCP
13 2 (0.61%) MCSA
13 2 (0.61%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (4.86%) NIST
2 14 (4.26%) GDPR
3 12 (3.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.13%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.52%) QA
6 3 (0.91%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 3 (0.91%) NCSC
7 2 (0.61%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.61%) OASIS TOSCA
7 2 (0.61%) PMO
8 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.30%) FISMA
8 1 (0.30%) GxP
8 1 (0.30%) ISO 15022
8 1 (0.30%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.30%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.30%) PSD2
8 1 (0.30%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.30%) WCAG
System Software
1 16 (4.86%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (4.56%) Active Directory
3 9 (2.74%) vSphere
4 7 (2.13%) Docker
5 5 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.61%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.61%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.61%) RACF
6 2 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 15 (4.56%) Kubernetes
1 15 (4.56%) Terraform
2 12 (3.65%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (2.13%) Ansible
4 3 (0.91%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.91%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.61%) Amdocs OSS
5 2 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.61%) Packer
5 2 (0.61%) SCCM
Vendors
1 59 (17.93%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.99%) Oracle
2 23 (6.99%) SAP
3 18 (5.47%) ServiceNow
3 18 (5.47%) VMware
4 14 (4.26%) Salesforce
5 11 (3.34%) Google
6 9 (2.74%) Siemens
7 8 (2.43%) IBM
8 6 (1.82%) Ariba
8 6 (1.82%) Cisco
8 6 (1.82%) Sparx
9 5 (1.52%) ESRI
10 4 (1.22%) Adobe
10 4 (1.22%) Autodesk
10 4 (1.22%) OpenLink
10 4 (1.22%) Planview
11 3 (0.91%) Apple
11 3 (0.91%) Okta
11 3 (0.91%) Ping Identity