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 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 268 230
Rank change year-on-year +39 -38 +25
Contract jobs citing TOGAF 371 245 379
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.15% 0.91% 1.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.30% 1.02% 1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 248 152 272
10th Percentile £424 £452 £513
25th Percentile £508 £556 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £627 £649
Median % change year-on-year -0.24% -3.46% -3.85%
75th Percentile £738 £725 £725
90th Percentile £788 £799 £777
UK median daily rate £625 £630 £650
% change year-on-year -0.79% -3.08% -3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 5 25
10th Percentile £83.88 - £49.16
25th Percentile £85.00 £25.26 -
Median hourly rate £90.00 £27.13 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +231.80% -51.98% +29.86%
75th Percentile £95.63 £80.59 £65.00
90th Percentile £100.05 £83.70 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £90.00 £27.13 £56.49
% change year-on-year +231.80% -51.98% +4.13%

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 28,535 23,973 32,137
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.13% 89.35% 87.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,262 14,701 21,581
10th Percentile £305 £310 £300
25th Percentile £410 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -2.73%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,781 779 1,693
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.00 £17.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.50 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.10% -9.21% +8.57%
75th Percentile £58.00 £63.75 £63.29
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £75.16
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -13.33% +17.19%

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 22 January 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 22 January 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 22 January 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 +11 129 £625 -3.85% 34
South West +23 67 £725 +20.83% 16
South East -20 64 £650 +3.33% 39
North of England -49 51 £537 -11.28% 26
Midlands -38 34 £580 +1.22% 14
North West -28 30 £570 -10.59% 18
West Midlands -47 20 £600 +4.71% 11
Yorkshire -38 19 £537 -5.29% 6
East of England - 16 £650 - 13
East Midlands - 13 £442 - 3
North East -14 2 £523 -34.17% 2
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 55 (14.82%) Confluence
2 14 (3.77%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.16%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.54%) Apache
4 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.54%) Oracle Coherence
4 2 (0.54%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.54%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.27%) Alfresco
5 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.27%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.27%) CMS
5 1 (0.27%) Documentum
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 31 (8.36%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (8.09%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (2.70%) MS Visio
4 6 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.27%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 31 (8.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 8 (2.16%) Maximo
3 6 (1.62%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.81%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.27%) Avolution ABACUS
5 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Retail
5 1 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.27%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.27%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.27%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.27%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.27%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 157 (42.32%) Azure
2 124 (33.42%) AWS
3 46 (12.40%) GCP
4 31 (8.36%) SaaS
5 23 (6.20%) PaaS
6 20 (5.39%) Power Platform
7 18 (4.85%) Entra ID
8 16 (4.31%) IaaS
8 16 (4.31%) Serverless
9 15 (4.04%) Amazon ECS
10 14 (3.77%) Dynamics 365
11 13 (3.50%) Azure DevOps
11 13 (3.50%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 12 (3.23%) GitHub
13 11 (2.96%) Azure Sentinel
13 11 (2.96%) Microsoft 365
14 10 (2.70%) AWS CloudFormation
14 10 (2.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 10 (2.70%) OpenShift
15 9 (2.43%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (8.36%) Network Security
2 24 (6.47%) Firewall
3 23 (6.20%) WAN
4 20 (5.39%) LAN
4 20 (5.39%) VPN
5 19 (5.12%) BGP
6 15 (4.04%) SD-WAN
7 14 (3.77%) MPLS
8 11 (2.96%) OSPF
9 10 (2.70%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 7 (1.89%) BIG-IP
11 6 (1.62%) VXLAN
12 5 (1.35%) DNS
12 5 (1.35%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
12 5 (1.35%) Kerberos
13 4 (1.08%) ATM
13 4 (1.08%) DHCP
13 4 (1.08%) Reverse Proxy
13 4 (1.08%) VLAN
13 4 (1.08%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.85%) Data Warehouse
2 17 (4.58%) Power BI
3 15 (4.04%) NoSQL
4 12 (3.23%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (2.96%) Metadata
6 10 (2.70%) Data Lake
6 10 (2.70%) DynamoDB
7 7 (1.89%) Amazon Aurora
7 7 (1.89%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (1.62%) MySQL
8 6 (1.62%) Redis
8 6 (1.62%) Relational Database
8 6 (1.62%) Tableau
9 5 (1.35%) Big Data
9 5 (1.35%) BigQuery
9 5 (1.35%) Data Mining
9 5 (1.35%) RDBMS
9 5 (1.35%) SQL Server
10 4 (1.08%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.81%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 53 (14.29%) JIRA
2 15 (4.04%) Git
3 12 (3.23%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.62%) SonarQube
5 5 (1.35%) Gradle
5 5 (1.35%) Maven
5 5 (1.35%) SonarLint
6 3 (0.81%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.54%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.54%) ERwin
7 2 (0.54%) GitLab
7 2 (0.54%) MSI
7 2 (0.54%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.27%) Artifactory
General
1 147 (39.62%) Social Skills
2 77 (20.75%) Finance
3 71 (19.14%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (13.48%) Public Sector
5 40 (10.78%) Military
6 32 (8.63%) Banking
7 21 (5.66%) Presentation Skills
8 15 (4.04%) Influencing Skills
9 14 (3.77%) Telecoms
10 13 (3.50%) Legal
11 8 (2.16%) Aerospace
11 8 (2.16%) Financial Institution
11 8 (2.16%) Retail
12 6 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (1.35%) Marketing
14 4 (1.08%) Corporate Banking
15 3 (0.81%) Manufacturing
16 2 (0.54%) Local Government
16 2 (0.54%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 311 (83.83%) Architect
2 107 (28.84%) Solutions Architect
3 61 (16.44%) Enterprise Architect
4 45 (12.13%) Security Architect
5 32 (8.63%) Technical Architect
6 30 (8.09%) Service Architect
7 22 (5.93%) Data Architect
8 21 (5.66%) Lead
9 19 (5.12%) Azure Architect
10 18 (4.85%) Lead Architect
11 12 (3.23%) Azure Engineer
11 12 (3.23%) Security Solutions Architect
12 11 (2.96%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 11 (2.96%) Senior
13 10 (2.70%) Business Architect
13 10 (2.70%) Senior Architect
14 9 (2.43%) Network Architect
15 8 (2.16%) Cloud Engineer
15 8 (2.16%) Java Architect
15 8 (2.16%) Java Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (5.39%) REST
2 16 (4.31%) OAuth
3 13 (3.50%) RESTful
4 11 (2.96%) .NET
5 10 (2.70%) SAML
6 9 (2.43%) ARM Templates
7 8 (2.16%) Kafka
7 8 (2.16%) Middleware
7 8 (2.16%) NETCONF
7 8 (2.16%) YANG
8 7 (1.89%) Spring Boot
9 6 (1.62%) Celery
9 6 (1.62%) Dropwizard
9 6 (1.62%) J2EE
9 6 (1.62%) JWT
9 6 (1.62%) Micronaut
9 6 (1.62%) OAuth2
9 6 (1.62%) Web Services
10 5 (1.35%) OpenID
10 5 (1.35%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 65 (17.52%) Cloud Native
2 42 (11.32%) Product Ownership
3 29 (7.82%) Hybrid Cloud
4 21 (5.66%) Enterprise Software
5 15 (4.04%) Management Information System
6 12 (3.23%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (2.70%) Operational Technology
8 9 (2.43%) Data Centre
9 8 (2.16%) Onboarding
9 8 (2.16%) Public Cloud
10 7 (1.89%) NHS
11 6 (1.62%) Cloud Security Posture
11 6 (1.62%) Data Structures
11 6 (1.62%) N-Tier
11 6 (1.62%) PKI
11 6 (1.62%) Security Posture
11 6 (1.62%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 5 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.35%) Data Fabric
12 5 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.43%) Linux
1 9 (2.43%) Windows
2 5 (1.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.54%) Unix
4 1 (0.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (38.54%) Enterprise Architecture
2 133 (35.85%) Roadmaps
3 112 (30.19%) Agile
4 96 (25.88%) ITIL
5 77 (20.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 66 (17.79%) Stakeholder Management
7 60 (16.17%) Cybersecurity
8 56 (15.09%) Microservices
9 51 (13.75%) DevOps
10 47 (12.67%) ArchiMate
10 47 (12.67%) Security Architecture
11 45 (12.13%) Identity Access Management
12 44 (11.86%) Architectural Patterns
12 44 (11.86%) Business Strategy
12 44 (11.86%) CI/CD
13 43 (11.59%) Computer Science
14 41 (11.05%) Migration
14 41 (11.05%) Problem-Solving
14 41 (11.05%) SABSA
14 41 (11.05%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 41 (11.05%) Python
2 23 (6.20%) Java
3 14 (3.77%) Bicep
4 11 (2.96%) SQL
5 7 (1.89%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.35%) C#
7 2 (0.54%) PHP
7 2 (0.54%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.54%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.27%) Korn
8 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 140 (37.74%) Security Cleared
2 113 (30.46%) SC Cleared
3 105 (28.30%) TOGAF Certification
4 86 (23.18%) Degree
5 60 (16.17%) CISSP
6 52 (14.02%) Azure Certification
7 43 (11.59%) AWS Certification
8 32 (8.63%) Cisco Certification
8 32 (8.63%) CISM
9 27 (7.28%) Computer Science Degree
10 23 (6.20%) DV Cleared
11 20 (5.39%) CCIE
11 20 (5.39%) Master's Degree
11 20 (5.39%) Microsoft Certification
12 16 (4.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 15 (4.04%) CCSP
13 15 (4.04%) JNCIE
14 13 (3.50%) ISEB
15 12 (3.23%) ITIL Certification
16 11 (2.96%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (14.29%) GDPR
2 49 (13.21%) NIST
3 44 (11.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (6.20%) PCI DSS
5 18 (4.85%) NCSC
6 16 (4.31%) COBIT
7 14 (3.77%) Data Quality
8 11 (2.96%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 8 (2.16%) GRC
9 8 (2.16%) HIPAA
9 8 (2.16%) NIST 800
10 7 (1.89%) PSD2
11 6 (1.62%) Def Stans
12 5 (1.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 5 (1.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (1.08%) ISO 8583
13 4 (1.08%) QA
13 4 (1.08%) SOC 2
14 3 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 34 (9.16%) Docker
2 7 (1.89%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.81%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.54%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.54%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.27%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 53 (14.29%) Kubernetes
2 43 (11.59%) Terraform
3 30 (8.09%) OPNET
4 19 (5.12%) Ansible
5 12 (3.23%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.54%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.54%) SCCM
7 1 (0.27%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 69 (18.60%) Microsoft
2 43 (11.59%) ServiceNow
3 36 (9.70%) Remedy
4 32 (8.63%) Atlassian
4 32 (8.63%) Sparx
5 28 (7.55%) SAP
6 25 (6.74%) Oracle
7 22 (5.93%) BiZZdesign
7 22 (5.93%) Cisco
8 17 (4.58%) Salesforce
9 15 (4.04%) VMware
10 13 (3.50%) F5
11 12 (3.23%) Databricks
12 11 (2.96%) IBM
12 11 (2.96%) Juniper
13 10 (2.70%) CyberArk
13 10 (2.70%) Fortinet
13 10 (2.70%) Palo Alto
13 10 (2.70%) Red Hat
14 8 (2.16%) Centrify