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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 275 304
Rank change year-on-year +28 +29 -59
Contract jobs citing TOGAF 470 257 244
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.03% 0.92% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.21% 1.02% 0.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 326 172 189
10th Percentile £500 £414 £469
25th Percentile £551 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £600 £650
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £750 £728 £750
90th Percentile £831 £800 £788
UK median daily rate £650 £595 £670
% change year-on-year +9.24% -11.19% +3.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 3 9
10th Percentile £17.57 £67.20 £62.30
25th Percentile £20.31 £79.50 £63.75
Median hourly rate £72.57 £100.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.43% +48.15% -1.94%
75th Percentile £103.06 - £80.59
90th Percentile £104.28 - £84.00
UK median hourly rate £72.57 £100.00 £67.50
% change year-on-year -27.43% +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 38,847 25,245 28,472
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.01% 90.81% 85.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,107 16,076 18,544
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.40% -4.53%
75th Percentile £626 £627 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,555 1,444 1,611
10th Percentile £14.28 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.87 £18.25
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +4.83%
75th Percentile £68.55 £50.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £40.97
% change year-on-year +67.00% -38.61% -1.28%

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 17 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 17 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 17 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 +11 233 £671 -0.59% 140
South East -17 92 £631 +20.53% 41
South West -10 44 £652 +13.39% 31
North of England -67 40 £600 +11.11% 38
Midlands -27 37 £650 +8.51% 7
West Midlands -35 28 £700 +16.67% 7
North West -45 21 £600 +11.73% 22
Yorkshire -25 18 £600 +9.09% 13
East Midlands -15 8 £650 +49.08%
East of England -21 7 £550 -25.42% 5
North East -43 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 25 (5.32%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.49%) Confluence
4 6 (1.28%) OpenStack
5 4 (0.85%) 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 8 (1.70%) MS Visio
2 7 (1.49%) Navisworks
2 7 (1.49%) Revit
3 5 (1.06%) 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 (4.68%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 8 (1.70%) ContrOCC
2 8 (1.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.85%) Oracle Retail
4 3 (0.64%) Endur
5 2 (0.43%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.43%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.43%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.21%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.21%) Avolution ABACUS
6 1 (0.21%) Cloudability
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
6 1 (0.21%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 213 (45.32%) Azure
2 149 (31.70%) AWS
3 82 (17.45%) GCP
4 40 (8.51%) Microsoft 365
5 34 (7.23%) Entra ID
6 30 (6.38%) Power Platform
7 28 (5.96%) SaaS
8 22 (4.68%) PaaS
9 19 (4.04%) IaaS
10 14 (2.98%) Serverless
11 10 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (2.13%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (2.13%) Microsoft Purview
11 10 (2.13%) Snowflake
12 8 (1.70%) Azure Data Factory
12 8 (1.70%) SuccessFactors
13 7 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (1.28%) Azure Logic Apps
14 6 (1.28%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (1.28%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 31 (6.60%) Firewall
2 23 (4.89%) LAN
2 23 (4.89%) WAN
3 19 (4.04%) Network Security
4 16 (3.40%) BGP
5 13 (2.77%) MPLS
6 10 (2.13%) DNS
6 10 (2.13%) VPN
7 9 (1.91%) 3GPP
7 9 (1.91%) TCP/IP
8 8 (1.70%) OSPF
8 8 (1.70%) SD-WAN
9 6 (1.28%) IPsec
10 5 (1.06%) 4G
10 5 (1.06%) 5G
10 5 (1.06%) Cisco Firepower
10 5 (1.06%) Cisco Nexus
10 5 (1.06%) NGFW
10 5 (1.06%) Radio Access Network
10 5 (1.06%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (5.74%) Metadata
2 17 (3.62%) Power BI
3 13 (2.77%) NoSQL
4 11 (2.34%) SQL Server
5 10 (2.13%) Data Lake
6 8 (1.70%) Oracle Database
6 8 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.85%) Big Data
8 4 (0.85%) Semantic Layer
9 3 (0.64%) Delta Lake
9 3 (0.64%) Electronic Patient Records
10 2 (0.43%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.43%) GIS
10 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
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 9 (1.91%) JIRA
2 4 (0.85%) Git
3 3 (0.64%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.43%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.21%) ERwin
5 1 (0.21%) GitLab
General
1 153 (32.55%) Social Skills
2 83 (17.66%) Finance
3 74 (15.74%) Public Sector
4 35 (7.45%) Influencing Skills
5 34 (7.23%) Analytical Skills
6 33 (7.02%) Banking
7 28 (5.96%) Retail
8 21 (4.47%) Military
9 20 (4.26%) Legal
10 19 (4.04%) Local Government
11 18 (3.83%) Telecoms
12 16 (3.40%) Documentation Skills
13 15 (3.19%) Aerospace
14 13 (2.77%) Billing
15 12 (2.55%) Manufacturing
16 10 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
17 8 (1.70%) Organisational Skills
18 7 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 7 (1.49%) Marketing
19 5 (1.06%) Law
Job Titles
1 398 (84.68%) Architect
2 115 (24.47%) Solutions Architect
3 94 (20.00%) Enterprise Architect
4 71 (15.11%) Security Architect
5 46 (9.79%) Technical Architect
6 44 (9.36%) Lead
7 37 (7.87%) Senior
8 30 (6.38%) Lead Architect
9 28 (5.96%) Data Architect
9 28 (5.96%) Senior Architect
10 23 (4.89%) Integration Architect
11 19 (4.04%) Network Architect
12 18 (3.83%) Cybersecurity Architect
13 17 (3.62%) Senior Solutions Architect
14 16 (3.40%) Cloud Architect
15 13 (2.77%) Azure Architect
16 12 (2.55%) Lead Security Architect
17 10 (2.13%) Payments Architect
18 9 (1.91%) Enterprise Security Architect
18 9 (1.91%) Payments Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (6.17%) REST
2 22 (4.68%) .NET
3 21 (4.47%) Middleware
4 15 (3.19%) OAuth
5 14 (2.98%) Kafka
6 13 (2.77%) SAML
7 12 (2.55%) SOAP
8 8 (1.70%) OpenID
9 6 (1.28%) LDAP
9 6 (1.28%) NETCONF
9 6 (1.28%) SLSA
9 6 (1.28%) YANG
10 5 (1.06%) AngularJS
10 5 (1.06%) JSON
10 5 (1.06%) XML
11 4 (0.85%) FHIR
11 4 (0.85%) Node.js
11 4 (0.85%) OAuth2
11 4 (0.85%) Web Services
12 3 (0.64%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 68 (14.47%) Cloud Native
2 32 (6.81%) Hybrid Cloud
3 26 (5.53%) Data Centre
4 24 (5.11%) Product Ownership
5 22 (4.68%) Management Information System
6 21 (4.47%) Operational Technology
7 20 (4.26%) Onboarding
8 19 (4.04%) Enterprise Software
9 18 (3.83%) Enterprise Cloud
10 13 (2.77%) Private Cloud
11 12 (2.55%) Legacy Systems
12 11 (2.34%) CMDB
12 11 (2.34%) PKI
12 11 (2.34%) Public Cloud
13 10 (2.13%) IoT
14 9 (1.91%) AI Agents
14 9 (1.91%) Distributed Systems
14 9 (1.91%) TM Forum
15 8 (1.70%) SCADA
16 7 (1.49%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 19 (4.04%) Windows
2 16 (3.40%) Linux
3 14 (2.98%) Windows Server
4 11 (2.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.85%) Android
6 3 (0.64%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.43%) Alpine Linux
7 2 (0.43%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.43%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.43%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (43.83%) Enterprise Architecture
2 199 (42.34%) Roadmaps
3 116 (24.68%) Stakeholder Management
4 105 (22.34%) Agile
5 104 (22.13%) Cybersecurity
6 103 (21.91%) Security Architecture
7 99 (21.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 85 (18.09%) Architecture Governance
9 80 (17.02%) AI
10 79 (16.81%) Architectural Patterns
11 78 (16.60%) SABSA
12 76 (16.17%) DevOps
13 74 (15.74%) Integration Patterns
14 72 (15.32%) Technical Leadership
15 68 (14.47%) ArchiMate
16 65 (13.83%) CI/CD
17 64 (13.62%) Cloud Security
17 64 (13.62%) ITIL
17 64 (13.62%) Migration
18 62 (13.19%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 27 (5.74%) Python
2 20 (4.26%) SQL
3 17 (3.62%) Java
4 6 (1.28%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.06%) Bicep
5 5 (1.06%) C#
5 5 (1.06%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.43%) Bash
6 2 (0.43%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (0.21%) ABAP
7 1 (0.21%) C
7 1 (0.21%) C++
7 1 (0.21%) Groovy
7 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 194 (41.28%) Security Cleared
2 115 (24.47%) SC Cleared
3 98 (20.85%) TOGAF Certification
4 92 (19.57%) CISSP
5 73 (15.53%) DV Cleared
6 59 (12.55%) Degree
7 49 (10.43%) Azure Certification
8 45 (9.57%) CISM
9 42 (8.94%) Cisco Certification
10 37 (7.87%) AWS Certification
11 24 (5.11%) Computer Science Degree
12 22 (4.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 15 (3.19%) Microsoft Certification
14 14 (2.98%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 14 (2.98%) GIAC
15 12 (2.55%) CEH
16 11 (2.34%) CCIE
16 11 (2.34%) CCNP
17 10 (2.13%) CCSP
18 8 (1.70%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (12.34%) NIST
2 54 (11.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 45 (9.57%) NCSC
4 30 (6.38%) GDPR
5 17 (3.62%) Data Quality
6 13 (2.77%) Accessibility
7 12 (2.55%) COBIT
8 10 (2.13%) SLA
9 9 (1.91%) Government Security Classifications
9 9 (1.91%) PCI DSS
10 8 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials
10 8 (1.70%) QA
11 7 (1.49%) ISO 19650
11 7 (1.49%) ISO 20022
11 7 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 7 (1.49%) JSP 440
12 6 (1.28%) SEPA
13 5 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 5 (1.06%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.85%) SOC 2
System Software
1 27 (5.74%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.55%) Virtual Desktop
4 9 (1.91%) Docker
5 8 (1.70%) VMware NSX
6 5 (1.06%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.43%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (7.66%) Kubernetes
2 22 (4.68%) Terraform
3 18 (3.83%) Ansible
4 15 (3.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (1.49%) Jamf Pro
6 6 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.43%) Argo
8 2 (0.43%) Grafana
8 2 (0.43%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.43%) SCCM
9 1 (0.21%) CASB
9 1 (0.21%) Istio
9 1 (0.21%) Network Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.21%) Rancher
9 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 123 (26.17%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.81%) Databricks
3 27 (5.74%) Google
3 27 (5.74%) Oracle
4 24 (5.11%) VMware
5 22 (4.68%) Sparx
6 20 (4.26%) SAP
7 18 (3.83%) ServiceNow
8 14 (2.98%) BiZZdesign
8 14 (2.98%) Cisco
8 14 (2.98%) Salesforce
9 10 (2.13%) Apple
9 10 (2.13%) CyberArk
10 9 (1.91%) Palo Alto
10 9 (1.91%) Zscaler
11 8 (1.70%) Citrix
11 8 (1.70%) Liquidlogic
12 7 (1.49%) Autodesk
12 7 (1.49%) BeyondTrust
13 6 (1.28%) Workday