TOGAF Contract Job Trends in England

The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring TOGAF skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 274 300
Rank change year-on-year +21 +26 -55
Contract jobs citing TOGAF 465 252 246
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.02% 0.91% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.20% 1.01% 0.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 324 169 185
10th Percentile £496 £436 £469
25th Percentile £550 £500 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £600 £650
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £750 £738 £749
90th Percentile £834 £820 £775
UK median daily rate £650 £597 £670
% change year-on-year +8.88% -10.90% +3.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 3 9
10th Percentile £17.57 £67.20 £62.30
25th Percentile £20.31 £79.50 £63.75
Median hourly rate £82.00 £100.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.00% +48.15% -
75th Percentile £103.25 - £80.59
90th Percentile £104.45 - £84.00
UK median hourly rate £82.00 £100.00 £67.50
% change year-on-year -18.00% +48.15% -1.94%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

TOGAF 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 38,831 25,009 28,459
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.83% 90.78% 85.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,961 15,919 18,268
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £421
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £631 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £753
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,587 1,463 1,501
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.25 £14.00
25th Percentile £18.68 £17.87 £18.11
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -40.82% -
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £69.47 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £40.50
% change year-on-year +63.02% -37.90% -4.71%

TOGAF
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

TOGAF job vacancy trend in England

TOGAF
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing TOGAF.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing TOGAF

TOGAF
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing TOGAF in England over the 6 months to 28 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for TOGAF in England

TOGAF
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing TOGAF.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing TOGAF

TOGAF
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing TOGAF in England over the 6 months to 28 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for TOGAF in England

TOGAF
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 TOGAF within the England region over the 6 months to 28 August 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 +2 227 £663 -3.64% 212
South East -14 92 £625 +19.62% 76
South West +2 44 £652 +13.39% 53
North of England -66 41 £550 +7.32% 50
Midlands -28 38 £675 +12.59% 23
West Midlands -36 29 £700 +16.67% 12
North West -57 21 £575 +15.58% 24
Yorkshire -32 19 £530 -3.64% 21
East Midlands -16 8 £650 +38.89% 11
East of England -20 7 £550 -25.42% 19
North East -40 1 £500 -29.82% 5
TOGAF
UK

TOGAF
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 22 (4.73%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.51%) Confluence
4 6 (1.29%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.65%) Camunda
6 2 (0.43%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.22%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.22%) Apache
7 1 (0.22%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.22%) CIMPLICITY
7 1 (0.22%) JBoss
7 1 (0.22%) Mendix
7 1 (0.22%) nginx
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Coherence
7 1 (0.22%) Predix
7 1 (0.22%) SAS
7 1 (0.22%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 8 (1.72%) MS Visio
2 7 (1.51%) Navisworks
2 7 (1.51%) Revit
3 5 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.22%) Gliffy
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 22 (4.73%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 8 (1.72%) ContrOCC
2 8 (1.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.65%) Endur
4 3 (0.65%) Oracle Retail
5 2 (0.43%) Cloudability
5 2 (0.43%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.43%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.43%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.43%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.22%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.22%) Avolution ABACUS
6 1 (0.22%) Maximo
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.22%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 217 (46.67%) Azure
2 152 (32.69%) AWS
3 83 (17.85%) GCP
4 36 (7.74%) Microsoft 365
5 35 (7.53%) Entra ID
6 29 (6.24%) Power Platform
7 28 (6.02%) SaaS
8 18 (3.87%) PaaS
9 15 (3.23%) IaaS
10 13 (2.80%) Serverless
11 11 (2.37%) Microsoft Purview
12 10 (2.15%) Microsoft Copilot
13 9 (1.94%) Azure Data Factory
14 8 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (1.72%) Azure Logic Apps
14 8 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
14 8 (1.72%) OCI
14 8 (1.72%) Snowflake
14 8 (1.72%) SuccessFactors
15 7 (1.51%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 29 (6.24%) Firewall
2 25 (5.38%) WAN
3 23 (4.95%) LAN
4 20 (4.30%) Network Security
5 18 (3.87%) BGP
6 13 (2.80%) MPLS
7 10 (2.15%) DNS
7 10 (2.15%) SD-WAN
8 9 (1.94%) 3GPP
8 9 (1.94%) TCP/IP
9 8 (1.72%) IPsec
9 8 (1.72%) OSPF
9 8 (1.72%) VPN
10 5 (1.08%) 4G
10 5 (1.08%) 5G
10 5 (1.08%) Cisco Firepower
10 5 (1.08%) Cisco Nexus
10 5 (1.08%) NGFW
10 5 (1.08%) Radio Access Network
10 5 (1.08%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (6.45%) Metadata
2 16 (3.44%) Power BI
3 13 (2.80%) NoSQL
4 11 (2.37%) SQL Server
5 10 (2.15%) Data Lake
5 10 (2.15%) Oracle Database
6 7 (1.51%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.86%) Big Data
7 4 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.86%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.65%) Delta Lake
8 3 (0.65%) Electronic Patient Records
8 3 (0.65%) Metadata Repository
8 3 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.43%) GIS
10 1 (0.22%) EDRMS
10 1 (0.22%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.22%) SAP BW
10 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.22%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 8 (1.72%) JIRA
2 4 (0.86%) Git
3 3 (0.65%) Claude Code
3 3 (0.65%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.43%) GitLab
4 2 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.22%) ERwin
General
1 154 (33.12%) Social Skills
2 82 (17.63%) Finance
3 70 (15.05%) Public Sector
4 36 (7.74%) Analytical Skills
5 35 (7.53%) Banking
6 33 (7.10%) Influencing Skills
7 27 (5.81%) Retail
8 20 (4.30%) Legal
8 20 (4.30%) Military
9 19 (4.09%) Local Government
9 19 (4.09%) Telecoms
10 15 (3.23%) Aerospace
11 14 (3.01%) Billing
11 14 (3.01%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (2.37%) Manufacturing
13 9 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (1.72%) Marketing
14 8 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (1.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 5 (1.08%) Law
Job Titles
1 392 (84.30%) Architect
2 111 (23.87%) Solutions Architect
3 92 (19.78%) Enterprise Architect
4 68 (14.62%) Security Architect
5 45 (9.68%) Lead
6 43 (9.25%) Technical Architect
7 36 (7.74%) Senior
8 31 (6.67%) Lead Architect
9 30 (6.45%) Data Architect
10 27 (5.81%) Senior Architect
11 24 (5.16%) Integration Architect
12 18 (3.87%) Cloud Architect
12 18 (3.87%) Network Architect
13 17 (3.66%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 16 (3.44%) Senior Solutions Architect
15 13 (2.80%) Azure Architect
16 12 (2.58%) Lead Security Architect
17 10 (2.15%) Payments Architect
17 10 (2.15%) Technical Leader
18 9 (1.94%) Payments Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (6.02%) REST
2 23 (4.95%) .NET
3 22 (4.73%) Terraform
4 20 (4.30%) Middleware
5 17 (3.66%) OAuth
6 15 (3.23%) SAML
7 14 (3.01%) Kafka
8 12 (2.58%) SOAP
9 8 (1.72%) OpenID
10 6 (1.29%) FHIR
10 6 (1.29%) JSON
10 6 (1.29%) LDAP
10 6 (1.29%) NETCONF
10 6 (1.29%) SLSA
10 6 (1.29%) XML
10 6 (1.29%) YANG
11 4 (0.86%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.86%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.86%) Node.js
11 4 (0.86%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 65 (13.98%) Cloud Native
2 34 (7.31%) Hybrid Cloud
3 26 (5.59%) Data Centre
4 25 (5.38%) Management Information System
5 21 (4.52%) Enterprise Cloud
5 21 (4.52%) Operational Technology
5 21 (4.52%) Product Ownership
6 20 (4.30%) Enterprise Software
6 20 (4.30%) Onboarding
7 13 (2.80%) CMDB
7 13 (2.80%) IoT
7 13 (2.80%) Private Cloud
8 12 (2.58%) Legacy Systems
9 11 (2.37%) PKI
10 10 (2.15%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (1.94%) AI Agents
11 9 (1.94%) Public Cloud
11 9 (1.94%) TM Forum
12 8 (1.72%) SCADA
12 8 (1.72%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.87%) Linux
1 18 (3.87%) Windows
2 14 (3.01%) Windows Server
3 13 (2.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.86%) Android
5 3 (0.65%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.43%) Alpine Linux
6 2 (0.43%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.43%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.43%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 209 (44.95%) Enterprise Architecture
2 198 (42.58%) Roadmaps
3 122 (26.24%) Stakeholder Management
4 108 (23.23%) Agile
4 108 (23.23%) Cybersecurity
5 103 (22.15%) Security Architecture
6 97 (20.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 90 (19.35%) Architectural Patterns
8 85 (18.28%) Architecture Governance
9 84 (18.06%) SABSA
10 79 (16.99%) AI
11 73 (15.70%) DevOps
12 70 (15.05%) Technical Leadership
13 69 (14.84%) Integration Patterns
14 67 (14.41%) Migration
15 66 (14.19%) Cloud Security
16 65 (13.98%) ArchiMate
16 65 (13.98%) Data Architecture
17 63 (13.55%) CI/CD
17 63 (13.55%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 27 (5.81%) Python
2 20 (4.30%) SQL
3 15 (3.23%) Java
4 7 (1.51%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.29%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.08%) Bicep
6 5 (1.08%) C#
7 3 (0.65%) Bash
8 2 (0.43%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.22%) ABAP
9 1 (0.22%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.22%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 197 (42.37%) Security Cleared
2 117 (25.16%) SC Cleared
3 95 (20.43%) TOGAF Certification
4 92 (19.78%) CISSP
5 74 (15.91%) DV Cleared
6 61 (13.12%) Degree
7 49 (10.54%) Azure Certification
8 47 (10.11%) Cisco Certification
9 45 (9.68%) CISM
10 37 (7.96%) AWS Certification
11 25 (5.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 25 (5.38%) Computer Science Degree
12 17 (3.66%) Microsoft Certification
13 14 (3.01%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 14 (3.01%) GIAC
14 13 (2.80%) CCNP
15 12 (2.58%) CCSP
15 12 (2.58%) CEH
16 11 (2.37%) CCIE
17 9 (1.94%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (12.90%) NIST
2 56 (12.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 43 (9.25%) NCSC
4 30 (6.45%) GDPR
5 19 (4.09%) Data Quality
6 13 (2.80%) Accessibility
7 12 (2.58%) COBIT
7 12 (2.58%) PCI DSS
8 10 (2.15%) SLA
9 9 (1.94%) Government Security Classifications
10 7 (1.51%) ISO 19650
10 7 (1.51%) ISO 20022
10 7 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 7 (1.51%) JSP 440
10 7 (1.51%) QA
11 6 (1.29%) SEPA
12 5 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (1.08%) NIST 800
12 5 (1.08%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 28 (6.02%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.58%) Virtual Desktop
4 11 (2.37%) Docker
5 8 (1.72%) VMware NSX
6 5 (1.08%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.43%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.22%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 39 (8.39%) Kubernetes
2 18 (3.87%) Ansible
3 14 (3.01%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.51%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.65%) Grafana
7 2 (0.43%) Argo
7 2 (0.43%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.43%) SCCM
8 1 (0.22%) CASB
8 1 (0.22%) Istio
8 1 (0.22%) Network Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.22%) Rancher
8 1 (0.22%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 124 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.45%) Oracle
3 28 (6.02%) Databricks
3 28 (6.02%) Google
4 25 (5.38%) VMware
5 22 (4.73%) Sparx
6 20 (4.30%) SAP
7 19 (4.09%) ServiceNow
8 16 (3.44%) Cisco
9 14 (3.01%) BiZZdesign
10 10 (2.15%) Apple
10 10 (2.15%) CyberArk
11 9 (1.94%) Palo Alto
11 9 (1.94%) Salesforce
11 9 (1.94%) Zscaler
12 8 (1.72%) Liquidlogic
13 7 (1.51%) Autodesk
13 7 (1.51%) BeyondTrust
13 7 (1.51%) Citrix
13 7 (1.51%) Workday