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 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 229 260 224
Rank change year-on-year +31 -36 +39
Contract jobs citing TOGAF 368 268 410
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.17% 0.93% 1.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.32% 1.05% 1.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 249 169 293
10th Percentile £443 £450 £513
25th Percentile £513 £513 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £643
Median % change year-on-year - -2.81% -4.73%
75th Percentile £738 £738 £731
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £625 £629 £650
% change year-on-year -0.64% -3.23% -2.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 4 28
10th Percentile £83.88 - £49.84
25th Percentile £85.00 £25.26 -
Median hourly rate £90.00 £51.26 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +75.58% -9.26% +29.86%
75th Percentile £95.63 £81.89 £74.69
90th Percentile £100.05 £84.22 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £90.00 £51.26 £56.49
% change year-on-year +75.58% -9.26% +4.13%

All Process and 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 27,948 25,588 32,999
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.76% 88.59% 88.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,756 15,817 22,467
10th Percentile £300 £310 £313
25th Percentile £406 £414 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,828 844 1,393
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £14.80
25th Percentile £17.88 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +23.61%
75th Percentile £53.81 £64.79 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £74.66 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -25.29% +24.29%

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 20 December 2025.

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 20 December 2025.

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 20 December 2025. 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 +26 134 £625 -3.85% 25
South West +22 67 £725 +20.83% 10
South East -11 67 £588 -6.00% 28
North of England -33 54 £537 -6.28% 12
North West -24 29 £573 +0.66% 10
Midlands -35 25 £605 +6.14% 19
Yorkshire -34 21 £537 -5.29% 2
West Midlands -34 18 £605 +6.14% 13
East of England - 11 £800 - 8
East Midlands - 7 £663 - 6
North East -8 4 £535 -32.60%
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 52 (14.13%) Confluence
2 13 (3.53%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.63%) OpenStack
4 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.54%) Oracle Coherence
6 1 (0.27%) Alfresco
6 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.27%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.27%) CMS
6 1 (0.27%) Documentum
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 32 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (8.42%) Microsoft Project
3 12 (3.26%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.27%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 27 (7.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 8 (2.17%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.09%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.82%) Maximo
4 3 (0.82%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.54%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.27%) Avolution ABACUS
6 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.27%) Endur
6 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.27%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.27%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.27%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 160 (43.48%) Azure
2 115 (31.25%) AWS
3 45 (12.23%) GCP
4 32 (8.70%) SaaS
5 22 (5.98%) Power Platform
6 21 (5.71%) PaaS
7 20 (5.43%) Entra ID
8 14 (3.80%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (3.53%) Microsoft 365
10 12 (3.26%) IaaS
11 11 (2.99%) Amazon ECS
11 11 (2.99%) Serverless
12 10 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (2.72%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 10 (2.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 9 (2.45%) GitHub
14 8 (2.17%) Amazon SQS
14 8 (2.17%) AWS Lambda
15 7 (1.90%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (1.90%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 25 (6.79%) Network Security
2 23 (6.25%) Firewall
3 20 (5.43%) WAN
4 16 (4.35%) LAN
5 15 (4.08%) BGP
5 15 (4.08%) VPN
6 14 (3.80%) SD-WAN
7 12 (3.26%) MPLS
8 9 (2.45%) OSPF
9 8 (2.17%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 6 (1.63%) DNS
11 5 (1.36%) BIG-IP
11 5 (1.36%) Kerberos
11 5 (1.36%) SAN
11 5 (1.36%) VXLAN
12 4 (1.09%) DHCP
12 4 (1.09%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
12 4 (1.09%) IPv4
12 4 (1.09%) IPv6
12 4 (1.09%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.89%) Data Warehouse
1 18 (4.89%) Power BI
2 14 (3.80%) NoSQL
3 12 (3.26%) Data Lake
3 12 (3.26%) Metadata
4 11 (2.99%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (2.17%) DynamoDB
6 7 (1.90%) Amazon Aurora
6 7 (1.90%) Amazon RDS
7 6 (1.63%) Big Data
7 6 (1.63%) MySQL
7 6 (1.63%) Redis
7 6 (1.63%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.36%) BigQuery
8 5 (1.36%) Data Mining
8 5 (1.36%) RDBMS
9 4 (1.09%) Tableau
10 3 (0.82%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.82%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.82%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 51 (13.86%) JIRA
2 14 (3.80%) Git
3 12 (3.26%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.63%) SonarQube
5 5 (1.36%) Gradle
5 5 (1.36%) Maven
5 5 (1.36%) SonarLint
6 3 (0.82%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.54%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.54%) ERwin
7 2 (0.54%) MSI
7 2 (0.54%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.27%) Spinnaker
General
1 153 (41.58%) Social Skills
2 81 (22.01%) Finance
3 68 (18.48%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (14.40%) Public Sector
5 39 (10.60%) Military
6 32 (8.70%) Banking
7 20 (5.43%) Presentation Skills
8 17 (4.62%) Influencing Skills
8 17 (4.62%) Telecoms
9 13 (3.53%) Legal
10 9 (2.45%) Financial Institution
10 9 (2.45%) Retail
11 7 (1.90%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.36%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.36%) Marketing
13 4 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.54%) Aviation
14 2 (0.54%) Digital Health
14 2 (0.54%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 322 (87.50%) Architect
2 119 (32.34%) Solutions Architect
3 70 (19.02%) Enterprise Architect
4 45 (12.23%) Security Architect
5 30 (8.15%) Service Architect
6 25 (6.79%) Technical Architect
7 22 (5.98%) Data Architect
8 21 (5.71%) Azure Architect
9 20 (5.43%) Lead
10 18 (4.89%) Lead Architect
11 14 (3.80%) Senior
12 12 (3.26%) Security Solutions Architect
13 11 (2.99%) Senior Architect
14 10 (2.72%) Cybersecurity Architect
15 9 (2.45%) Business Architect
15 9 (2.45%) Network Architect
16 8 (2.17%) Java Architect
16 8 (2.17%) Java Technical Architect
16 8 (2.17%) Lead Solutions Architect
16 8 (2.17%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.62%) REST
2 14 (3.80%) RESTful
3 13 (3.53%) OAuth
4 10 (2.72%) .NET
5 8 (2.17%) SAML
6 7 (1.90%) Celery
6 7 (1.90%) Kafka
6 7 (1.90%) Middleware
6 7 (1.90%) Spring Boot
6 7 (1.90%) Web Services
7 6 (1.63%) Dropwizard
7 6 (1.63%) GraphQL
7 6 (1.63%) J2EE
7 6 (1.63%) JWT
7 6 (1.63%) Micronaut
7 6 (1.63%) NETCONF
7 6 (1.63%) YANG
8 5 (1.36%) Oracle Fusion
9 4 (1.09%) JSON
9 4 (1.09%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 57 (15.49%) Cloud Native
2 43 (11.68%) Product Ownership
3 25 (6.79%) Hybrid Cloud
4 16 (4.35%) Management Information System
5 15 (4.08%) Enterprise Software
5 15 (4.08%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (2.99%) Data Centre
7 9 (2.45%) Public Cloud
8 8 (2.17%) NHS
9 7 (1.90%) Operational Technology
10 6 (1.63%) Cloud Security Posture
10 6 (1.63%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.63%) IoT
10 6 (1.63%) N-Tier
10 6 (1.63%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.36%) Data Fabric
11 5 (1.36%) Onboarding
11 5 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.09%) TM Forum
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.72%) Linux
1 10 (2.72%) Windows
2 7 (1.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (38.32%) Enterprise Architecture
2 131 (35.60%) Roadmaps
3 118 (32.07%) Agile
4 91 (24.73%) ITIL
5 76 (20.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 70 (19.02%) Stakeholder Management
7 58 (15.76%) Microservices
8 53 (14.40%) Cybersecurity
9 47 (12.77%) Business Strategy
9 47 (12.77%) Zachman Framework
10 46 (12.50%) ArchiMate
11 45 (12.23%) Security Architecture
11 45 (12.23%) Technical Leadership
12 43 (11.68%) DevOps
13 42 (11.41%) Architectural Design
13 42 (11.41%) Problem-Solving
13 42 (11.41%) Service Design
14 41 (11.14%) Computer Science
14 41 (11.14%) Migration
14 41 (11.14%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (10.05%) Python
2 19 (5.16%) Java
3 9 (2.45%) Bicep
3 9 (2.45%) SQL
4 5 (1.36%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.82%) C#
5 3 (0.82%) Shell Script
6 2 (0.54%) PHP
6 2 (0.54%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.54%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.27%) Bash
7 1 (0.27%) COBOL
7 1 (0.27%) Korn
Qualifications
1 137 (37.23%) Security Cleared
2 107 (29.08%) SC Cleared
3 99 (26.90%) TOGAF Certification
4 83 (22.55%) Degree
5 53 (14.40%) CISSP
6 49 (13.32%) Azure Certification
7 42 (11.41%) AWS Certification
8 27 (7.34%) Cisco Certification
9 25 (6.79%) CISM
10 24 (6.52%) Computer Science Degree
11 19 (5.16%) DV Cleared
12 18 (4.89%) Master's Degree
13 16 (4.35%) CCIE
13 16 (4.35%) Microsoft Certification
14 14 (3.80%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 13 (3.53%) CCSP
16 12 (3.26%) ISEB
16 12 (3.26%) JNCIE
17 11 (2.99%) ITIL Certification
17 11 (2.99%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (12.77%) GDPR
2 43 (11.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 38 (10.33%) NIST
4 18 (4.89%) PCI DSS
5 16 (4.35%) COBIT
6 15 (4.08%) Data Quality
6 15 (4.08%) NCSC
7 8 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (2.17%) HIPAA
8 7 (1.90%) PSD2
8 7 (1.90%) QA
9 6 (1.63%) GRC
9 6 (1.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (1.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 5 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (1.09%) ISO 8583
12 3 (0.82%) Government Security Classifications
12 3 (0.82%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.82%) JSP 440
12 3 (0.82%) MiFID
System Software
1 30 (8.15%) Docker
2 9 (2.45%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.82%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.54%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.54%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.27%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 38 (10.33%) Kubernetes
2 30 (8.15%) OPNET
3 28 (7.61%) Terraform
4 16 (4.35%) Ansible
5 10 (2.72%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.54%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.54%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.54%) SCCM
Vendors
1 69 (18.75%) Microsoft
2 44 (11.96%) ServiceNow
3 35 (9.51%) Remedy
4 30 (8.15%) Atlassian
5 29 (7.88%) Sparx
6 26 (7.07%) SAP
7 21 (5.71%) Cisco
8 20 (5.43%) BiZZdesign
8 20 (5.43%) Salesforce
9 17 (4.62%) Oracle
10 13 (3.53%) VMware
11 12 (3.26%) Databricks
11 12 (3.26%) F5
12 10 (2.72%) CyberArk
13 9 (2.45%) Fortinet
13 9 (2.45%) Juniper
13 9 (2.45%) Palo Alto
14 8 (2.17%) Centrify
15 7 (1.90%) CheckPoint
15 7 (1.90%) OpenAI