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 18 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 228 261 303
Rank change year-on-year +33 +42 -46
Contract jobs citing TOGAF 486 258 274
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.08% 0.95% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.26% 1.05% 0.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 335 177 208
10th Percentile £484 £447 £469
25th Percentile £550 £504 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £600 £655
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -8.40% +0.77%
75th Percentile £733 £725 £750
90th Percentile £800 £800 £791
UK median daily rate £650 £600 £670
% change year-on-year +8.33% -10.45% +3.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 4 12
10th Percentile £17.57 £35.38 £58.02
25th Percentile £20.31 £50.56 £63.75
Median hourly rate £82.00 £79.50 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.14% +17.78% -7.01%
75th Percentile £102.88 £100.00 £84.11
90th Percentile £104.10 - £87.78
UK median hourly rate £82.00 £79.50 £67.50
% change year-on-year +3.14% +17.78% -7.01%

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 38,446 24,678 30,937
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.44% 90.65% 85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,172 15,843 20,140
10th Percentile £325 £300 £308
25th Percentile £420 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £735 £746 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,378 1,309 2,090
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.28 £13.18
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.88 £16.83
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -8.14%
75th Percentile £68.75 £53.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £83.00 £71.50 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -5.88%

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 18 July 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 18 July 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 18 July 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 +27 241 £673 -0.28% 47
South East -2 94 £624 +19.38% 28
South West -7 44 £650 +6.12% 14
Midlands -30 44 £650 +8.51% 8
North of England -75 41 £650 +21.04% 14
West Midlands -41 30 £700 +16.67% 4
Yorkshire -31 21 £673 +22.27% 3
North West -56 20 £605 +15.24% 10
East Midlands -7 13 £650 +39.78% 4
East of England -19 8 £550 -25.42% 7
North East -34 1 £500 -29.82% 1
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 29 (5.97%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (2.06%) Confluence
4 8 (1.65%) OpenStack
5 5 (1.03%) Camunda
6 3 (0.62%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.41%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.21%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.21%) Apache
8 1 (0.21%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.21%) CIMPLICITY
8 1 (0.21%) JBoss
8 1 (0.21%) nginx
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.21%) Predix
8 1 (0.21%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (1.85%) MS Visio
2 7 (1.44%) Navisworks
2 7 (1.44%) Revit
3 6 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 24 (4.94%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 9 (1.85%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (1.65%) ContrOCC
4 5 (1.03%) Oracle Retail
5 4 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.62%) Avolution ABACUS
6 3 (0.62%) Endur
7 2 (0.41%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.21%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.21%) Maximo
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.21%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.21%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.21%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.21%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.21%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 220 (45.27%) Azure
2 167 (34.36%) AWS
3 90 (18.52%) GCP
4 37 (7.61%) Microsoft 365
5 34 (7.00%) Entra ID
6 31 (6.38%) SaaS
7 29 (5.97%) PaaS
8 25 (5.14%) IaaS
9 23 (4.73%) Power Platform
10 18 (3.70%) Serverless
11 12 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (2.26%) SuccessFactors
13 9 (1.85%) AWS CloudFormation
14 8 (1.65%) Azure Service Bus
14 8 (1.65%) GitHub
14 8 (1.65%) Microsoft Purview
15 7 (1.44%) Azure AKS
15 7 (1.44%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (1.44%) Azure Sentinel
15 7 (1.44%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.76%) Network Security
2 26 (5.35%) Firewall
3 20 (4.12%) LAN
3 20 (4.12%) WAN
4 18 (3.70%) BGP
5 14 (2.88%) MPLS
6 11 (2.26%) VPN
7 9 (1.85%) 3GPP
7 9 (1.85%) DNS
7 9 (1.85%) OSPF
7 9 (1.85%) SD-WAN
7 9 (1.85%) TCP/IP
8 6 (1.23%) RFID
9 5 (1.03%) BIG-IP
9 5 (1.03%) Cisco Firepower
9 5 (1.03%) Cisco Nexus
9 5 (1.03%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 5 (1.03%) IPsec
9 5 (1.03%) NGFW
10 4 (0.82%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (5.56%) Metadata
2 15 (3.09%) NoSQL
2 15 (3.09%) Power BI
3 12 (2.47%) Data Lake
3 12 (2.47%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.26%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.23%) Big Data
6 6 (1.23%) Oracle Database
7 4 (0.82%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.62%) Electronic Patient Records
8 3 (0.62%) Metadata Repository
9 2 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.41%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.41%) GIS
9 2 (0.41%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.41%) Pinecone
9 2 (0.41%) Weaviate
10 1 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.21%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 11 (2.26%) JIRA
2 5 (1.03%) Git
3 4 (0.82%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.62%) ERwin
5 2 (0.41%) Claude Code
5 2 (0.41%) GitLab
5 2 (0.41%) MLflow
5 2 (0.41%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 152 (31.28%) Social Skills
2 92 (18.93%) Finance
3 77 (15.84%) Public Sector
4 44 (9.05%) Banking
5 39 (8.02%) Analytical Skills
6 30 (6.17%) Influencing Skills
7 28 (5.76%) Retail
8 22 (4.53%) Military
9 19 (3.91%) Legal
10 18 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
11 15 (3.09%) Presentation Skills
11 15 (3.09%) Telecoms
12 13 (2.67%) Aerospace
13 12 (2.47%) Local Government
14 10 (2.06%) Billing
15 9 (1.85%) Manufacturing
16 6 (1.23%) Organisational Skills
17 5 (1.03%) Financial Institution
17 5 (1.03%) Law
17 5 (1.03%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 411 (84.57%) Architect
2 125 (25.72%) Solutions Architect
3 93 (19.14%) Enterprise Architect
4 68 (13.99%) Security Architect
5 51 (10.49%) Technical Architect
6 39 (8.02%) Senior
7 37 (7.61%) Lead
8 30 (6.17%) Data Architect
8 30 (6.17%) Senior Architect
9 29 (5.97%) Lead Architect
10 26 (5.35%) Integration Architect
11 19 (3.91%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 17 (3.50%) Network Architect
13 16 (3.29%) Senior Solutions Architect
14 15 (3.09%) Payments Architect
15 14 (2.88%) Applications Architect
15 14 (2.88%) Azure Architect
15 14 (2.88%) Cloud Architect
15 14 (2.88%) Payments Solutions Architect
16 11 (2.26%) Lead Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (7.00%) REST
2 26 (5.35%) Middleware
3 24 (4.94%) .NET
4 19 (3.91%) OAuth
5 15 (3.09%) Kafka
5 15 (3.09%) SAML
6 14 (2.88%) SOAP
7 11 (2.26%) OpenID
8 8 (1.65%) OAuth2
9 7 (1.44%) AngularJS
9 7 (1.44%) NETCONF
9 7 (1.44%) YANG
10 6 (1.23%) JSON
10 6 (1.23%) SLSA
10 6 (1.23%) XML
11 5 (1.03%) Swagger
12 4 (0.82%) Node.js
12 4 (0.82%) React
12 4 (0.82%) RESTful
12 4 (0.82%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 79 (16.26%) Cloud Native
2 29 (5.97%) Hybrid Cloud
3 25 (5.14%) Product Ownership
4 24 (4.94%) Management Information System
5 22 (4.53%) Onboarding
6 21 (4.32%) Data Centre
6 21 (4.32%) Enterprise Software
7 17 (3.50%) Operational Technology
8 15 (3.09%) Public Cloud
9 13 (2.67%) Enterprise Cloud
9 13 (2.67%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (2.26%) Private Cloud
11 10 (2.06%) IoT
12 9 (1.85%) AI Agents
12 9 (1.85%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 8 (1.65%) Distributed Systems
13 8 (1.65%) PKI
13 8 (1.65%) TM Forum
14 7 (1.44%) NHS
14 7 (1.44%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.29%) Windows
2 12 (2.47%) Linux
3 11 (2.26%) Windows Server
4 10 (2.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.82%) Android
6 3 (0.62%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.62%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.62%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.41%) Alpine Linux
7 2 (0.41%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (41.98%) Roadmaps
2 203 (41.77%) Enterprise Architecture
3 109 (22.43%) Stakeholder Management
4 108 (22.22%) Agile
5 99 (20.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 96 (19.75%) DevOps
7 93 (19.14%) Security Architecture
8 92 (18.93%) Cybersecurity
9 81 (16.67%) Architectural Patterns
10 80 (16.46%) AI
11 77 (15.84%) Integration Patterns
12 76 (15.64%) ArchiMate
12 76 (15.64%) CI/CD
13 73 (15.02%) Microservices
14 70 (14.40%) SABSA
15 68 (13.99%) Technical Leadership
16 66 (13.58%) Architecture Governance
16 66 (13.58%) ITIL
17 64 (13.17%) Migration
18 60 (12.35%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 35 (7.20%) Python
2 26 (5.35%) SQL
3 21 (4.32%) Java
4 9 (1.85%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.44%) Bicep
6 6 (1.23%) C#
7 4 (0.82%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.41%) Bash
8 2 (0.41%) Google Apps Script
8 2 (0.41%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.21%) ABAP
9 1 (0.21%) C
9 1 (0.21%) C++
9 1 (0.21%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 196 (40.33%) Security Cleared
2 127 (26.13%) SC Cleared
3 102 (20.99%) TOGAF Certification
4 87 (17.90%) CISSP
5 69 (14.20%) DV Cleared
6 66 (13.58%) Degree
7 52 (10.70%) Azure Certification
8 44 (9.05%) AWS Certification
8 44 (9.05%) Cisco Certification
9 41 (8.44%) CISM
10 31 (6.38%) Computer Science Degree
11 20 (4.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 15 (3.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 15 (3.09%) CCNP
13 14 (2.88%) Microsoft Certification
14 13 (2.67%) CCIE
14 13 (2.67%) GIAC
15 12 (2.47%) BPSS Clearance
16 11 (2.26%) CEH
16 11 (2.26%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (12.14%) NIST
2 45 (9.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 42 (8.64%) NCSC
4 35 (7.20%) GDPR
5 16 (3.29%) COBIT
6 13 (2.67%) Accessibility
6 13 (2.67%) Data Quality
7 12 (2.47%) PCI DSS
8 11 (2.26%) ISO 20022
9 10 (2.06%) SLA
10 9 (1.85%) Government Security Classifications
11 8 (1.65%) QA
11 8 (1.65%) SEPA
12 7 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials
12 7 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 6 (1.23%) GRC
13 6 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 5 (1.03%) SOC 2
15 4 (0.82%) HL7
15 4 (0.82%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 26 (5.35%) Active Directory
2 22 (4.53%) Docker
3 12 (2.47%) Virtual Desktop
4 9 (1.85%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (1.44%) VMware NSX
6 4 (0.82%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 53 (10.91%) Kubernetes
2 34 (7.00%) Terraform
3 18 (3.70%) Ansible
4 16 (3.29%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (1.65%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.41%) Argo
8 2 (0.41%) Grafana
8 2 (0.41%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.41%) SCCM
9 1 (0.21%) CASB
9 1 (0.21%) Kubeflow
9 1 (0.21%) Network Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.21%) Rancher
9 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 110 (22.63%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.58%) Databricks
3 25 (5.14%) Google
4 24 (4.94%) Sparx
5 23 (4.73%) Oracle
6 21 (4.32%) BiZZdesign
6 21 (4.32%) SAP
7 20 (4.12%) VMware
8 19 (3.91%) Salesforce
9 14 (2.88%) ServiceNow
10 11 (2.26%) Apple
10 11 (2.26%) Cisco
10 11 (2.26%) Citrix
11 8 (1.65%) CyberArk
11 8 (1.65%) Liquidlogic
11 8 (1.65%) Zscaler
12 7 (1.44%) Autodesk
12 7 (1.44%) BeyondTrust
12 7 (1.44%) Palo Alto
13 6 (1.23%) Red Hat