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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 272 301
Rank change year-on-year +14 +29 -67
Contract jobs citing TOGAF 473 251 232
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.03% 0.92% 0.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.21% 1.01% 0.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 332 164 168
10th Percentile £500 £438 £469
25th Percentile £550 £500 £504
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £600 £650
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £750 £725 £750
90th Percentile £844 £800 £779
UK median daily rate £650 £585 £650
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 3 8
10th Percentile £17.57 £67.20 £61.57
25th Percentile £20.31 £79.50 £63.75
Median hourly rate £51.31 £100.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year -48.69% +48.15% -
75th Percentile £102.81 - £81.33
90th Percentile £104.63 - £84.22
UK median hourly rate £51.31 £100.00 £67.50
% change year-on-year -48.69% +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 38,940 24,864 27,870
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.85% 90.76% 85.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,004 15,800 17,728
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £509 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.05% -2.96% -4.55%
75th Percentile £636 £626 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £751
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,613 1,459 1,377
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.24 £14.43
25th Percentile £18.31 £17.79 £20.00
Median hourly rate £43.56 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +73.20% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £66.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £42.88
% change year-on-year +63.02% -41.35% +3.33%

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 5 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 5 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 5 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 +10 230 £670 -0.74% 196
South East -24 92 £638 +25.62% 81
South West -3 47 £675 +17.39% 32
North of England -68 41 £550 +10.00% 28
Midlands -33 38 £675 +12.50% 16
West Midlands -29 29 £800 +33.33% 7
North West -69 21 £575 +16.16% 14
Yorkshire -33 19 £530 -3.64% 12
East Midlands -16 8 £650 +30.00% 9
East of England -23 7 £550 -25.42% 15
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 (4.65%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.48%) Confluence
4 6 (1.27%) OpenStack
5 4 (0.85%) Apache
6 3 (0.63%) Camunda
7 2 (0.42%) IIS
7 2 (0.42%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.21%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.21%) CIMPLICITY
8 1 (0.21%) JBoss
8 1 (0.21%) Mendix
8 1 (0.21%) nginx
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.21%) Predix
8 1 (0.21%) SAS
8 1 (0.21%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 7 (1.48%) Navisworks
1 7 (1.48%) Revit
2 6 (1.27%) MS Visio
3 5 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.21%) Gliffy
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 21 (4.44%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 8 (1.69%) ContrOCC
2 8 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.63%) Endur
4 3 (0.63%) Oracle Retail
5 2 (0.42%) Cloudability
5 2 (0.42%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.42%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.42%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.42%) 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
1 229 (48.41%) Azure
2 161 (34.04%) AWS
3 86 (18.18%) GCP
4 39 (8.25%) Microsoft 365
5 35 (7.40%) Entra ID
6 31 (6.55%) Power Platform
7 25 (5.29%) SaaS
8 16 (3.38%) PaaS
9 14 (2.96%) Serverless
10 13 (2.75%) IaaS
10 13 (2.75%) Microsoft Copilot
11 11 (2.33%) Microsoft Purview
12 9 (1.90%) Azure Data Factory
12 9 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (1.90%) Azure Logic Apps
12 9 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
12 9 (1.90%) GitHub
13 8 (1.69%) OCI
13 8 (1.69%) Snowflake
13 8 (1.69%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 29 (6.13%) Firewall
2 27 (5.71%) WAN
3 24 (5.07%) Network Security
4 22 (4.65%) LAN
5 18 (3.81%) BGP
6 16 (3.38%) MPLS
7 13 (2.75%) SD-WAN
8 11 (2.33%) DNS
9 9 (1.90%) TCP/IP
10 8 (1.69%) IPsec
10 8 (1.69%) OSPF
10 8 (1.69%) VPN
11 7 (1.48%) 3GPP
12 5 (1.06%) 4G
12 5 (1.06%) Cisco ASA
12 5 (1.06%) Cisco Firepower
12 5 (1.06%) Cisco Nexus
12 5 (1.06%) NGFW
12 5 (1.06%) Radio Access Network
12 5 (1.06%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (7.61%) Metadata
2 15 (3.17%) Power BI
3 13 (2.75%) Data Lake
4 11 (2.33%) NoSQL
4 11 (2.33%) Oracle Database
5 9 (1.90%) SQL Server
6 7 (1.48%) Semantic Layer
7 5 (1.06%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.85%) Big Data
8 4 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.85%) Geospatial Data
8 4 (0.85%) Metadata Repository
9 3 (0.63%) Delta Lake
9 3 (0.63%) Electronic Patient Records
9 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.42%) GIS
10 2 (0.42%) Parquet
11 1 (0.21%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.21%) Dremio
11 1 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 8 (1.69%) JIRA
2 4 (0.85%) Claude Code
2 4 (0.85%) Git
3 3 (0.63%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.42%) GitLab
4 2 (0.42%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.21%) ERwin
General
1 161 (34.04%) Social Skills
2 84 (17.76%) Finance
3 71 (15.01%) Public Sector
4 39 (8.25%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (7.61%) Banking
6 32 (6.77%) Influencing Skills
7 27 (5.71%) Retail
8 22 (4.65%) Military
8 22 (4.65%) Telecoms
9 20 (4.23%) Legal
10 18 (3.81%) Local Government
11 16 (3.38%) Documentation Skills
12 15 (3.17%) Aerospace
12 15 (3.17%) Billing
13 13 (2.75%) Manufacturing
14 8 (1.69%) Marketing
14 8 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.85%) Law
Job Titles
1 405 (85.62%) Architect
2 114 (24.10%) Solutions Architect
3 95 (20.08%) Enterprise Architect
4 70 (14.80%) Security Architect
5 43 (9.09%) Lead
5 43 (9.09%) Technical Architect
6 37 (7.82%) Data Architect
7 35 (7.40%) Senior
8 31 (6.55%) Lead Architect
9 27 (5.71%) Senior Architect
10 25 (5.29%) Integration Architect
11 19 (4.02%) Cloud Architect
11 19 (4.02%) Cybersecurity Architect
11 19 (4.02%) Network Architect
12 16 (3.38%) Senior Solutions Architect
13 13 (2.75%) Azure Architect
14 12 (2.54%) Lead Security Architect
15 11 (2.33%) Payments Architect
15 11 (2.33%) Technical Leader
16 9 (1.90%) Payments Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (6.55%) REST
2 23 (4.86%) Terraform
3 20 (4.23%) .NET
4 19 (4.02%) Middleware
5 16 (3.38%) OAuth
6 15 (3.17%) Kafka
7 14 (2.96%) SAML
7 14 (2.96%) SOAP
8 8 (1.69%) JSON
8 8 (1.69%) OpenID
8 8 (1.69%) XML
9 7 (1.48%) FHIR
10 6 (1.27%) LDAP
10 6 (1.27%) NETCONF
10 6 (1.27%) SLSA
10 6 (1.27%) YANG
11 4 (0.85%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.85%) Node.js
11 4 (0.85%) OAuth2
11 4 (0.85%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 65 (13.74%) Cloud Native
2 33 (6.98%) Hybrid Cloud
3 28 (5.92%) Data Centre
4 27 (5.71%) Management Information System
5 26 (5.50%) Onboarding
6 22 (4.65%) Enterprise Cloud
6 22 (4.65%) Operational Technology
7 20 (4.23%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (3.59%) Product Ownership
9 14 (2.96%) IoT
10 13 (2.75%) CMDB
10 13 (2.75%) Private Cloud
11 11 (2.33%) Distributed Systems
11 11 (2.33%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (2.33%) PKI
11 11 (2.33%) Public Cloud
12 10 (2.11%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 9 (1.90%) AI Agents
13 9 (1.90%) TM Forum
14 8 (1.69%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.44%) Linux
1 21 (4.44%) Windows
2 17 (3.59%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.85%) Android
5 3 (0.63%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.42%) Alpine Linux
6 2 (0.42%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.42%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.42%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (45.45%) Enterprise Architecture
2 201 (42.49%) Roadmaps
3 129 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
4 110 (23.26%) Cybersecurity
5 106 (22.41%) Security Architecture
6 104 (21.99%) Agile
7 102 (21.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 95 (20.08%) Architectural Patterns
9 89 (18.82%) Architecture Governance
10 84 (17.76%) SABSA
11 82 (17.34%) Technical Leadership
12 80 (16.91%) AI
13 73 (15.43%) DevOps
14 72 (15.22%) Data Architecture
15 71 (15.01%) Migration
16 68 (14.38%) Integration Patterns
17 67 (14.16%) Microservices
18 63 (13.32%) CI/CD
18 63 (13.32%) Cloud Security
19 61 (12.90%) ArchiMate
Programming Languages
1 31 (6.55%) Python
2 22 (4.65%) SQL
3 17 (3.59%) Java
4 7 (1.48%) JavaScript
4 7 (1.48%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.27%) C#
6 5 (1.06%) Bicep
7 3 (0.63%) Bash
7 3 (0.63%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.21%) ABAP
8 1 (0.21%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.21%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 197 (41.65%) Security Cleared
2 112 (23.68%) SC Cleared
3 100 (21.14%) TOGAF Certification
4 96 (20.30%) CISSP
5 80 (16.91%) DV Cleared
6 59 (12.47%) Degree
7 52 (10.99%) Azure Certification
7 52 (10.99%) Cisco Certification
8 46 (9.73%) CISM
9 39 (8.25%) AWS Certification
10 27 (5.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 26 (5.50%) Computer Science Degree
12 17 (3.59%) Microsoft Certification
13 16 (3.38%) CCNP
14 15 (3.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 14 (2.96%) CCIE
15 14 (2.96%) CCSP
16 13 (2.75%) GIAC
17 11 (2.33%) CEH
18 9 (1.90%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (13.11%) NIST
2 60 (12.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 40 (8.46%) NCSC
4 30 (6.34%) GDPR
5 25 (5.29%) Data Quality
6 14 (2.96%) PCI DSS
7 11 (2.33%) COBIT
8 10 (2.11%) Accessibility
8 10 (2.11%) SLA
9 9 (1.90%) ISO 20022
10 7 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (1.48%) ISO 19650
10 7 (1.48%) JSP 440
10 7 (1.48%) QA
10 7 (1.48%) SEPA
11 6 (1.27%) SNOMED CT
12 5 (1.06%) GRC
12 5 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (1.06%) NIST 800
12 5 (1.06%) PMO
System Software
1 29 (6.13%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.75%) Docker
2 13 (2.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.54%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (1.69%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.06%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.42%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.42%) ISA Server
6 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 2 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 41 (8.67%) Kubernetes
2 18 (3.81%) Ansible
3 14 (2.96%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (1.90%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.48%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.63%) CASB
6 3 (0.63%) Grafana
7 2 (0.42%) Argo
7 2 (0.42%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.42%) SCCM
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
1 129 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.55%) Oracle
3 29 (6.13%) Databricks
3 29 (6.13%) Google
4 25 (5.29%) VMware
5 21 (4.44%) ServiceNow
5 21 (4.44%) Sparx
6 20 (4.23%) SAP
7 19 (4.02%) Cisco
8 13 (2.75%) BiZZdesign
9 10 (2.11%) Apple
9 10 (2.11%) CyberArk
10 9 (1.90%) Palo Alto
10 9 (1.90%) Zscaler
11 8 (1.69%) F5
11 8 (1.69%) Liquidlogic
11 8 (1.69%) Salesforce
12 7 (1.48%) Autodesk
12 7 (1.48%) Citrix
12 7 (1.48%) Splunk