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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 254 275 304
Rank change year-on-year +21 +29 -70
Contract jobs citing TOGAF 466 253 240
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.02% 0.92% 0.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.20% 1.01% 0.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 323 167 178
10th Percentile £500 £443 £467
25th Percentile £550 £500 £501
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £600 £650
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £750 £731 £746
90th Percentile £838 £821 £775
UK median daily rate £650 £597 £650
% change year-on-year +8.88% -8.15% -
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 38,738 25,035 28,393
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.83% 90.79% 85.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,882 15,942 18,107
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
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 2,595 1,467 1,443
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.25 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.87 £18.63
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.09 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +63.39% -40.82% +2.41%

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 1 September 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 1 September 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 1 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 +6 230 £663 -5.36% 241
South East -19 88 £645 +25.24% 83
South West -6 45 £651 +13.22% 50
North of England -69 41 £550 +7.32% 49
Midlands -32 39 £681 +13.54% 19
West Midlands -30 30 £750 +25.00% 10
North West -67 21 £575 +15.58% 24
Yorkshire -24 19 £530 -3.64% 21
East Midlands -12 8 £650 +30.00% 9
East of England -23 7 £550 -25.42% 17
North East -46 1 £500 -29.82% 4
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 21 (4.51%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.50%) Confluence
4 6 (1.29%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.64%) Camunda
6 2 (0.43%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.21%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.21%) Apache
7 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.21%) CIMPLICITY
7 1 (0.21%) JBoss
7 1 (0.21%) Mendix
7 1 (0.21%) nginx
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Coherence
7 1 (0.21%) Predix
7 1 (0.21%) SAS
7 1 (0.21%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 7 (1.50%) Navisworks
1 7 (1.50%) Revit
2 6 (1.29%) MS Visio
3 5 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.21%) Gliffy
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 22 (4.72%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 8 (1.72%) ContrOCC
2 8 (1.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.64%) Endur
4 3 (0.64%) 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 (0.21%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.21%) Avolution ABACUS
6 1 (0.21%) Maximo
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.21%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.21%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 221 (47.42%) Azure
2 153 (32.83%) AWS
3 83 (17.81%) GCP
4 36 (7.73%) Microsoft 365
5 35 (7.51%) Entra ID
6 28 (6.01%) Power Platform
7 26 (5.58%) SaaS
8 16 (3.43%) PaaS
9 14 (3.00%) Serverless
10 13 (2.79%) IaaS
11 11 (2.36%) Microsoft Purview
12 10 (2.15%) Microsoft Copilot
13 9 (1.93%) Azure Data Factory
13 9 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
13 9 (1.93%) Azure Logic Apps
14 8 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
14 8 (1.72%) GitHub
14 8 (1.72%) OCI
14 8 (1.72%) Snowflake
14 8 (1.72%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 29 (6.22%) Firewall
2 26 (5.58%) WAN
3 23 (4.94%) LAN
4 21 (4.51%) Network Security
5 18 (3.86%) BGP
6 14 (3.00%) MPLS
7 11 (2.36%) SD-WAN
8 10 (2.15%) DNS
9 9 (1.93%) 3GPP
9 9 (1.93%) TCP/IP
10 8 (1.72%) IPsec
10 8 (1.72%) OSPF
10 8 (1.72%) VPN
11 5 (1.07%) 4G
11 5 (1.07%) 5G
11 5 (1.07%) Cisco Firepower
11 5 (1.07%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (1.07%) NGFW
11 5 (1.07%) Radio Access Network
11 5 (1.07%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (7.08%) Metadata
2 15 (3.22%) Power BI
3 11 (2.36%) NoSQL
4 10 (2.15%) Data Lake
4 10 (2.15%) Oracle Database
5 9 (1.93%) SQL Server
6 7 (1.50%) Semantic Layer
7 5 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.86%) Big Data
8 4 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.86%) Geospatial Data
9 3 (0.64%) Delta Lake
9 3 (0.64%) Electronic Patient Records
9 3 (0.64%) Metadata Repository
9 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.43%) GIS
11 1 (0.21%) EDRMS
11 1 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
11 1 (0.21%) SAP BW
11 1 (0.21%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 8 (1.72%) JIRA
2 4 (0.86%) Git
3 3 (0.64%) Claude Code
3 3 (0.64%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.43%) GitLab
4 2 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.21%) ERwin
General
1 157 (33.69%) Social Skills
2 84 (18.03%) Finance
3 70 (15.02%) Public Sector
4 38 (8.15%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (7.73%) Banking
6 33 (7.08%) Influencing Skills
7 27 (5.79%) Retail
8 21 (4.51%) Military
9 20 (4.29%) Legal
9 20 (4.29%) Telecoms
10 19 (4.08%) Local Government
11 15 (3.22%) Aerospace
11 15 (3.22%) Billing
11 15 (3.22%) Documentation Skills
12 13 (2.79%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.72%) Marketing
13 8 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.86%) Law
Job Titles
1 397 (85.19%) Architect
2 112 (24.03%) Solutions Architect
3 96 (20.60%) Enterprise Architect
4 68 (14.59%) Security Architect
5 43 (9.23%) Lead
5 43 (9.23%) Technical Architect
6 35 (7.51%) Senior
7 33 (7.08%) Data Architect
8 31 (6.65%) Lead Architect
9 27 (5.79%) Senior Architect
10 24 (5.15%) Integration Architect
11 18 (3.86%) Cloud Architect
11 18 (3.86%) Network Architect
12 17 (3.65%) Cybersecurity Architect
13 16 (3.43%) Senior Solutions Architect
14 13 (2.79%) Azure Architect
15 12 (2.58%) Lead Security Architect
16 10 (2.15%) Payments Architect
16 10 (2.15%) Technical Leader
17 9 (1.93%) Payments Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (6.01%) REST
2 23 (4.94%) Terraform
3 20 (4.29%) .NET
3 20 (4.29%) Middleware
4 17 (3.65%) OAuth
5 15 (3.22%) Kafka
5 15 (3.22%) SAML
6 12 (2.58%) SOAP
7 8 (1.72%) OpenID
8 6 (1.29%) FHIR
8 6 (1.29%) JSON
8 6 (1.29%) LDAP
8 6 (1.29%) NETCONF
8 6 (1.29%) SLSA
8 6 (1.29%) XML
8 6 (1.29%) YANG
9 4 (0.86%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.86%) Node.js
9 4 (0.86%) OAuth2
10 3 (0.64%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 65 (13.95%) Cloud Native
2 34 (7.30%) Hybrid Cloud
3 26 (5.58%) Data Centre
3 26 (5.58%) Management Information System
4 23 (4.94%) Onboarding
5 22 (4.72%) Operational Technology
6 21 (4.51%) Enterprise Cloud
7 20 (4.29%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (3.65%) Product Ownership
9 14 (3.00%) IoT
10 13 (2.79%) CMDB
10 13 (2.79%) Private Cloud
11 12 (2.58%) Legacy Systems
12 11 (2.36%) PKI
13 10 (2.15%) Distributed Systems
14 9 (1.93%) AI Agents
14 9 (1.93%) Public Cloud
14 9 (1.93%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 9 (1.93%) TM Forum
15 8 (1.72%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.86%) Linux
1 18 (3.86%) Windows
2 14 (3.00%) Windows Server
3 13 (2.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.86%) Android
5 3 (0.64%) 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 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 212 (45.49%) Enterprise Architecture
2 203 (43.56%) Roadmaps
3 127 (27.25%) Stakeholder Management
4 109 (23.39%) Cybersecurity
5 107 (22.96%) Agile
6 103 (22.10%) Security Architecture
7 99 (21.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 92 (19.74%) Architectural Patterns
9 85 (18.24%) Architecture Governance
9 85 (18.24%) SABSA
10 77 (16.52%) AI
11 72 (15.45%) DevOps
11 72 (15.45%) Technical Leadership
12 68 (14.59%) Data Architecture
12 68 (14.59%) Integration Patterns
12 68 (14.59%) Migration
13 64 (13.73%) Microservices
14 63 (13.52%) ArchiMate
15 61 (13.09%) CI/CD
15 61 (13.09%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 31 (6.65%) Python
2 22 (4.72%) SQL
3 16 (3.43%) Java
4 7 (1.50%) JavaScript
4 7 (1.50%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.29%) C#
6 5 (1.07%) Bicep
7 3 (0.64%) Bash
7 3 (0.64%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.21%) ABAP
8 1 (0.21%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.21%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 193 (41.42%) Security Cleared
2 112 (24.03%) SC Cleared
3 96 (20.60%) TOGAF Certification
4 93 (19.96%) CISSP
5 74 (15.88%) DV Cleared
6 55 (11.80%) Degree
7 49 (10.52%) Azure Certification
8 48 (10.30%) Cisco Certification
9 45 (9.66%) CISM
10 37 (7.94%) AWS Certification
11 25 (5.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 25 (5.36%) Computer Science Degree
12 17 (3.65%) Microsoft Certification
13 14 (3.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 14 (3.00%) CCNP
13 14 (3.00%) GIAC
14 12 (2.58%) CCIE
14 12 (2.58%) CCSP
14 12 (2.58%) CEH
15 8 (1.72%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (13.09%) NIST
2 57 (12.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 38 (8.15%) NCSC
4 30 (6.44%) GDPR
5 21 (4.51%) Data Quality
6 12 (2.58%) COBIT
6 12 (2.58%) PCI DSS
7 11 (2.36%) Accessibility
8 10 (2.15%) SLA
9 8 (1.72%) ISO 20022
10 7 (1.50%) ISO 19650
10 7 (1.50%) JSP 440
10 7 (1.50%) QA
10 7 (1.50%) SEPA
11 5 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (1.07%) NIST 800
11 5 (1.07%) SNOMED CT
12 4 (0.86%) Government Security Classifications
12 4 (0.86%) SOC 2
System Software
1 28 (6.01%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.58%) Docker
3 12 (2.58%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (1.72%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.07%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.43%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 2 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 38 (8.15%) Kubernetes
2 18 (3.86%) Ansible
3 14 (3.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.50%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.64%) Grafana
7 2 (0.43%) Argo
7 2 (0.43%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.43%) SCCM
8 1 (0.21%) CASB
8 1 (0.21%) Istio
8 1 (0.21%) Network Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.21%) Rancher
8 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 123 (26.39%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.44%) Databricks
2 30 (6.44%) Oracle
3 28 (6.01%) Google
4 25 (5.36%) VMware
5 22 (4.72%) Sparx
6 20 (4.29%) SAP
7 19 (4.08%) ServiceNow
8 16 (3.43%) Cisco
9 14 (3.00%) BiZZdesign
10 10 (2.15%) Apple
10 10 (2.15%) CyberArk
11 9 (1.93%) Palo Alto
11 9 (1.93%) Salesforce
11 9 (1.93%) Zscaler
12 8 (1.72%) Liquidlogic
13 7 (1.50%) Autodesk
13 7 (1.50%) BeyondTrust
13 7 (1.50%) Citrix
13 7 (1.50%) Workday