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 31 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 278 310
Rank change year-on-year +25 +32 -83
Contract jobs citing TOGAF 468 254 240
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.02% 0.92% 0.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.21% 1.01% 0.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 325 168 178
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 £738 £746
90th Percentile £833 £821 £775
UK median daily rate £650 £599 £650
% change year-on-year +8.51% -7.85% -
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 38,818 25,195 28,384
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.84% 90.79% 85.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,932 16,050 18,115
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 2,599 1,473 1,445
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.25 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.87 £18.75
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +2.63%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +63.02% -40.82% +3.56%

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 31 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 31 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 31 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 +19 228 £662 -5.46% 137
South East -22 92 £625 +19.62% 69
South West -9 45 £651 +13.22% 32
North of England -70 41 £550 +7.32% 25
Midlands -27 39 £675 +12.50% 15
West Midlands -25 30 £700 +16.67% 7
North West -60 21 £575 +15.58% 7
Yorkshire -32 19 £530 -3.64% 15
East Midlands -11 8 £650 +30.00% 8
East of England -17 7 £550 -25.42% 11
North East -37 1 £500 -29.82% 3
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 (4.49%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.50%) Confluence
4 6 (1.28%) 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%) MS Visio
1 7 (1.50%) Navisworks
1 7 (1.50%) Revit
2 5 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.21%) Gliffy
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 22 (4.70%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 8 (1.71%) ContrOCC
2 8 (1.71%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.07%) 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
1 218 (46.58%) Azure
2 152 (32.48%) AWS
3 83 (17.74%) GCP
4 36 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
5 35 (7.48%) Entra ID
6 29 (6.20%) Power Platform
7 27 (5.77%) SaaS
8 17 (3.63%) PaaS
9 14 (2.99%) IaaS
9 14 (2.99%) Serverless
10 11 (2.35%) Microsoft Purview
11 10 (2.14%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (1.92%) Azure Data Factory
12 9 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (1.92%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
13 8 (1.71%) GitHub
13 8 (1.71%) OCI
13 8 (1.71%) Snowflake
13 8 (1.71%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 29 (6.20%) Firewall
2 26 (5.56%) WAN
3 23 (4.91%) LAN
4 21 (4.49%) Network Security
5 18 (3.85%) BGP
6 14 (2.99%) MPLS
7 11 (2.35%) SD-WAN
8 10 (2.14%) DNS
9 9 (1.92%) 3GPP
9 9 (1.92%) TCP/IP
10 8 (1.71%) IPsec
10 8 (1.71%) OSPF
10 8 (1.71%) 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 30 (6.41%) Metadata
2 16 (3.42%) Power BI
3 12 (2.56%) NoSQL
4 10 (2.14%) Data Lake
4 10 (2.14%) Oracle Database
4 10 (2.14%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.85%) Big Data
6 4 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.85%) Semantic Layer
7 3 (0.64%) Delta Lake
7 3 (0.64%) Electronic Patient Records
7 3 (0.64%) Metadata Repository
7 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.43%) GIS
9 1 (0.21%) EDRMS
9 1 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.21%) SAP BW
9 1 (0.21%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 8 (1.71%) JIRA
2 4 (0.85%) 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
1 156 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 81 (17.31%) Finance
3 71 (15.17%) Public Sector
4 36 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
5 35 (7.48%) Banking
6 34 (7.26%) Influencing Skills
7 27 (5.77%) Retail
8 21 (4.49%) Military
9 20 (4.27%) Legal
9 20 (4.27%) Telecoms
10 19 (4.06%) Local Government
11 15 (3.21%) Aerospace
12 14 (2.99%) Billing
12 14 (2.99%) Documentation Skills
13 12 (2.56%) Manufacturing
14 8 (1.71%) Marketing
14 8 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 4 (0.85%) Law
Job Titles
1 394 (84.19%) Architect
2 112 (23.93%) Solutions Architect
3 92 (19.66%) Enterprise Architect
4 68 (14.53%) Security Architect
5 45 (9.62%) Lead
6 43 (9.19%) Technical Architect
7 36 (7.69%) Senior
8 31 (6.62%) Lead Architect
9 30 (6.41%) Data Architect
10 27 (5.77%) Senior Architect
11 24 (5.13%) Integration Architect
12 18 (3.85%) Cloud Architect
12 18 (3.85%) Network Architect
13 17 (3.63%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 16 (3.42%) Senior Solutions Architect
15 13 (2.78%) Azure Architect
16 12 (2.56%) Lead Security Architect
17 10 (2.14%) Payments Architect
17 10 (2.14%) Technical Leader
18 9 (1.92%) Payments Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.98%) REST
2 23 (4.91%) Terraform
3 22 (4.70%) .NET
4 20 (4.27%) Middleware
5 17 (3.63%) OAuth
6 15 (3.21%) SAML
7 14 (2.99%) Kafka
8 12 (2.56%) SOAP
9 8 (1.71%) OpenID
10 6 (1.28%) FHIR
10 6 (1.28%) JSON
10 6 (1.28%) LDAP
10 6 (1.28%) NETCONF
10 6 (1.28%) SLSA
10 6 (1.28%) XML
10 6 (1.28%) YANG
11 4 (0.85%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.85%) Node.js
11 4 (0.85%) OAuth2
12 3 (0.64%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 66 (14.10%) Cloud Native
2 34 (7.26%) Hybrid Cloud
3 27 (5.77%) Data Centre
4 25 (5.34%) Management Information System
5 22 (4.70%) Operational Technology
6 21 (4.49%) Enterprise Cloud
6 21 (4.49%) Onboarding
6 21 (4.49%) Product Ownership
7 20 (4.27%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (2.99%) IoT
9 13 (2.78%) CMDB
9 13 (2.78%) Private Cloud
10 12 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (2.35%) PKI
12 10 (2.14%) AI Agents
12 10 (2.14%) Distributed Systems
13 9 (1.92%) Public Cloud
13 9 (1.92%) TM Forum
14 8 (1.71%) SCADA
14 8 (1.71%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.85%) Linux
1 18 (3.85%) Windows
2 14 (2.99%) Windows Server
3 13 (2.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.85%) 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
1 210 (44.87%) Enterprise Architecture
2 199 (42.52%) Roadmaps
3 126 (26.92%) Stakeholder Management
4 109 (23.29%) Agile
4 109 (23.29%) Cybersecurity
5 103 (22.01%) Security Architecture
6 97 (20.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 92 (19.66%) Architectural Patterns
8 85 (18.16%) Architecture Governance
8 85 (18.16%) SABSA
9 80 (17.09%) AI
10 73 (15.60%) DevOps
11 72 (15.38%) Technical Leadership
12 68 (14.53%) Integration Patterns
12 68 (14.53%) Migration
13 66 (14.10%) Cloud Security
14 65 (13.89%) Data Architecture
15 64 (13.68%) ArchiMate
16 63 (13.46%) ITIL
16 63 (13.46%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 28 (5.98%) Python
2 19 (4.06%) SQL
3 15 (3.21%) Java
4 7 (1.50%) JavaScript
4 7 (1.50%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.28%) 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
1 199 (42.52%) Security Cleared
2 117 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 96 (20.51%) TOGAF Certification
4 93 (19.87%) CISSP
5 75 (16.03%) DV Cleared
6 60 (12.82%) Degree
7 49 (10.47%) Azure Certification
8 48 (10.26%) Cisco Certification
9 45 (9.62%) CISM
10 37 (7.91%) AWS Certification
11 25 (5.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 25 (5.34%) Computer Science Degree
12 17 (3.63%) Microsoft Certification
13 14 (2.99%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 14 (2.99%) CCNP
13 14 (2.99%) GIAC
14 12 (2.56%) CCIE
14 12 (2.56%) CCSP
14 12 (2.56%) CEH
15 8 (1.71%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (13.03%) NIST
2 57 (12.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 43 (9.19%) NCSC
4 30 (6.41%) GDPR
5 19 (4.06%) Data Quality
6 13 (2.78%) Accessibility
7 12 (2.56%) COBIT
7 12 (2.56%) PCI DSS
8 10 (2.14%) SLA
9 9 (1.92%) Government Security Classifications
10 7 (1.50%) ISO 19650
10 7 (1.50%) ISO 20022
10 7 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 7 (1.50%) JSP 440
10 7 (1.50%) QA
11 6 (1.28%) SEPA
12 5 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (1.07%) NIST 800
12 5 (1.07%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 28 (5.98%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.56%) Docker
3 12 (2.56%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (1.71%) 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 39 (8.33%) Kubernetes
2 18 (3.85%) Ansible
3 14 (2.99%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (1.71%) 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
1 124 (26.50%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.41%) Oracle
3 28 (5.98%) Databricks
3 28 (5.98%) Google
4 25 (5.34%) VMware
5 22 (4.70%) Sparx
6 20 (4.27%) SAP
7 19 (4.06%) ServiceNow
8 16 (3.42%) Cisco
9 14 (2.99%) BiZZdesign
10 10 (2.14%) Apple
10 10 (2.14%) CyberArk
11 9 (1.92%) Palo Alto
11 9 (1.92%) Salesforce
11 9 (1.92%) Zscaler
12 8 (1.71%) Liquidlogic
13 7 (1.50%) Autodesk
13 7 (1.50%) BeyondTrust
13 7 (1.50%) Citrix
13 7 (1.50%) IBM