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 26 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 252 221
Rank change year-on-year +23 -31 +39
Contract jobs citing TOGAF 374 248 393
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.16% 0.94% 1.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.32% 1.05% 1.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 251 152 280
10th Percentile £438 £452 £513
25th Percentile £513 £560 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year - -3.85% -3.70%
75th Percentile £738 £716 £731
90th Percentile £788 £799 £788
UK median daily rate £625 £625 £650
% change year-on-year - -3.85% -3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 5 26
10th Percentile £83.88 - £49.39
25th Percentile £85.00 £25.26 -
Median hourly rate £90.00 £27.13 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +231.80% -51.98% +29.86%
75th Percentile £95.63 £80.59 £73.31
90th Percentile £100.05 £83.70 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £90.00 £27.13 £56.91
% change year-on-year +231.80% -52.34% +4.90%

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 28,352 23,648 32,972
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.85% 89.40% 87.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,131 14,458 22,099
10th Percentile £305 £310 £300
25th Percentile £410 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £625 £645 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,777 764 1,811
10th Percentile £15.05 £15.62 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.00 £17.13
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.06 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.15% -6.70% +7.35%
75th Percentile £58.75 £63.75 £62.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £36.02
% change year-on-year -22.62% -9.78% +12.89%

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 26 January 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 26 January 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 26 January 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 +25 130 £625 -3.85% 41
South West +22 71 £725 +20.83% 16
South East -23 61 £625 -0.79% 44
North of England -37 52 £537 -11.28% 27
Midlands -36 35 £560 -2.27% 12
North West -20 30 £570 -10.59% 18
West Midlands -42 21 £600 +4.71% 8
Yorkshire -31 20 £537 -5.29% 5
East of England - 16 £650 - 12
East Midlands -14 13 £442 - 4
North East -16 2 £523 -34.17% 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 55 (14.71%) Confluence
2 12 (3.21%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.14%) OpenStack
4 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.53%) Apache
5 2 (0.53%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (0.53%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.53%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.27%) Alfresco
6 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.27%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.27%) Camunda
6 1 (0.27%) CMS
6 1 (0.27%) Documentum
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 31 (8.29%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (8.02%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (2.14%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.27%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 31 (8.29%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 8 (2.14%) Maximo
3 5 (1.34%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.80%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.53%) Avolution ABACUS
6 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Retail
6 1 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.27%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.27%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.27%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.27%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.27%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 156 (41.71%) Azure
2 123 (32.89%) AWS
3 45 (12.03%) GCP
4 34 (9.09%) SaaS
5 25 (6.68%) PaaS
6 20 (5.35%) Power Platform
7 18 (4.81%) IaaS
8 16 (4.28%) Amazon ECS
8 16 (4.28%) Entra ID
8 16 (4.28%) Serverless
9 14 (3.74%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (3.48%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (3.48%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 13 (3.48%) GitHub
11 12 (3.21%) Microsoft 365
12 11 (2.94%) AWS CloudFormation
12 11 (2.94%) Azure Sentinel
13 10 (2.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 10 (2.67%) OpenShift
14 9 (2.41%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (7.22%) Network Security
2 21 (5.61%) WAN
3 20 (5.35%) Firewall
4 18 (4.81%) LAN
4 18 (4.81%) VPN
5 17 (4.55%) BGP
6 14 (3.74%) MPLS
7 13 (3.48%) SD-WAN
8 9 (2.41%) OSPF
9 8 (2.14%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 6 (1.60%) VXLAN
11 5 (1.34%) BIG-IP
11 5 (1.34%) DNS
11 5 (1.34%) Kerberos
12 4 (1.07%) ATM
12 4 (1.07%) DHCP
12 4 (1.07%) IPv4
12 4 (1.07%) IPv6
12 4 (1.07%) VLAN
12 4 (1.07%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.55%) Data Warehouse
2 16 (4.28%) Power BI
3 15 (4.01%) NoSQL
4 13 (3.48%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (2.94%) Metadata
6 10 (2.67%) DynamoDB
7 9 (2.41%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.87%) Amazon Aurora
8 7 (1.87%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (1.60%) MySQL
9 6 (1.60%) Redis
9 6 (1.60%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.60%) SQL Server
9 6 (1.60%) Tableau
10 5 (1.34%) Big Data
10 5 (1.34%) BigQuery
10 5 (1.34%) Data Mining
10 5 (1.34%) RDBMS
11 4 (1.07%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.80%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 54 (14.44%) JIRA
2 16 (4.28%) Git
3 12 (3.21%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.60%) SonarQube
5 5 (1.34%) Gradle
5 5 (1.34%) Maven
5 5 (1.34%) SonarLint
6 3 (0.80%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.53%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.53%) ERwin
7 2 (0.53%) GitLab
7 2 (0.53%) MSI
7 2 (0.53%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.27%) Artifactory
General
1 153 (40.91%) Social Skills
2 75 (20.05%) Finance
3 70 (18.72%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (13.37%) Public Sector
5 41 (10.96%) Military
6 32 (8.56%) Banking
7 23 (6.15%) Presentation Skills
8 17 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
9 16 (4.28%) Legal
10 12 (3.21%) Telecoms
11 8 (2.14%) Aerospace
11 8 (2.14%) Retail
12 7 (1.87%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.87%) Financial Institution
13 5 (1.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (1.34%) Marketing
14 4 (1.07%) Corporate Banking
15 3 (0.80%) Manufacturing
16 2 (0.53%) Aviation
16 2 (0.53%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 312 (83.42%) Architect
2 108 (28.88%) Solutions Architect
3 64 (17.11%) Enterprise Architect
4 42 (11.23%) Security Architect
5 31 (8.29%) Technical Architect
6 30 (8.02%) Service Architect
7 21 (5.61%) Data Architect
7 21 (5.61%) Lead
8 19 (5.08%) Azure Architect
9 18 (4.81%) Lead Architect
10 12 (3.21%) Azure Engineer
10 12 (3.21%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 12 (3.21%) Security Solutions Architect
11 11 (2.94%) Senior
12 10 (2.67%) Senior Architect
13 9 (2.41%) Business Architect
13 9 (2.41%) Cloud Engineer
14 8 (2.14%) Java Technical Architect
14 8 (2.14%) Network Architect
14 8 (2.14%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.61%) REST
2 16 (4.28%) OAuth
3 13 (3.48%) RESTful
4 12 (3.21%) .NET
5 10 (2.67%) SAML
6 9 (2.41%) ARM Templates
7 8 (2.14%) NETCONF
7 8 (2.14%) YANG
8 7 (1.87%) Kafka
8 7 (1.87%) Middleware
8 7 (1.87%) Spring Boot
9 6 (1.60%) Celery
9 6 (1.60%) Dropwizard
9 6 (1.60%) J2EE
9 6 (1.60%) JWT
9 6 (1.60%) Micronaut
9 6 (1.60%) OAuth2
9 6 (1.60%) Web Services
10 5 (1.34%) GraphQL
10 5 (1.34%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 63 (16.84%) Cloud Native
2 43 (11.50%) Product Ownership
3 26 (6.95%) Hybrid Cloud
4 18 (4.81%) Enterprise Software
5 15 (4.01%) Management Information System
6 13 (3.48%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (2.67%) Data Centre
7 10 (2.67%) Operational Technology
8 9 (2.41%) Onboarding
9 7 (1.87%) NHS
9 7 (1.87%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 6 (1.60%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.60%) N-Tier
10 6 (1.60%) PKI
10 6 (1.60%) Public Cloud
11 5 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.34%) Data Fabric
11 5 (1.34%) IoT
11 5 (1.34%) SCADA
11 5 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.41%) Linux
1 9 (2.41%) Windows
2 5 (1.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.53%) Unix
4 1 (0.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (39.84%) Enterprise Architecture
2 135 (36.10%) Roadmaps
3 113 (30.21%) Agile
4 97 (25.94%) ITIL
5 80 (21.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 66 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
7 62 (16.58%) Cybersecurity
8 58 (15.51%) Microservices
9 51 (13.64%) DevOps
10 48 (12.83%) ArchiMate
11 44 (11.76%) Computer Science
12 43 (11.50%) Architectural Patterns
12 43 (11.50%) Business Strategy
12 43 (11.50%) Identity Access Management
12 43 (11.50%) SABSA
12 43 (11.50%) Security Architecture
13 42 (11.23%) AI
14 41 (10.96%) CI/CD
14 41 (10.96%) Service Design
15 40 (10.70%) Architectural Design
Programming Languages
1 40 (10.70%) Python
2 25 (6.68%) Java
3 14 (3.74%) Bicep
4 12 (3.21%) SQL
5 7 (1.87%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.34%) C#
7 2 (0.53%) PHP
7 2 (0.53%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.53%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.27%) Korn
8 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 143 (38.24%) Security Cleared
2 116 (31.02%) SC Cleared
3 108 (28.88%) TOGAF Certification
4 88 (23.53%) Degree
5 58 (15.51%) CISSP
6 49 (13.10%) Azure Certification
7 38 (10.16%) AWS Certification
8 33 (8.82%) CISM
9 28 (7.49%) Computer Science Degree
10 26 (6.95%) Cisco Certification
11 23 (6.15%) DV Cleared
12 20 (5.35%) Master's Degree
12 20 (5.35%) Microsoft Certification
13 18 (4.81%) CCIE
14 16 (4.28%) ISEB
15 14 (3.74%) ITIL Certification
16 13 (3.48%) JNCIE
17 12 (3.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 11 (2.94%) CCSP
18 11 (2.94%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (13.37%) GDPR
2 47 (12.57%) NIST
3 40 (10.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (5.35%) PCI DSS
5 19 (5.08%) COBIT
6 18 (4.81%) NCSC
7 14 (3.74%) Data Quality
8 11 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials
9 9 (2.41%) GRC
10 8 (2.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (2.14%) HIPAA
10 8 (2.14%) NIST 800
11 6 (1.60%) Def Stans
12 5 (1.34%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 5 (1.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (1.07%) ISO 20022
13 4 (1.07%) ISO 8583
13 4 (1.07%) QA
13 4 (1.07%) SOC 2
14 3 (0.80%) PSD2
System Software
1 32 (8.56%) Docker
2 8 (2.14%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.80%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.53%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.53%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.27%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 51 (13.64%) Kubernetes
2 42 (11.23%) Terraform
3 30 (8.02%) OPNET
4 17 (4.55%) Ansible
5 12 (3.21%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.53%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.53%) SCCM
7 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.27%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 73 (19.52%) Microsoft
2 41 (10.96%) ServiceNow
3 34 (9.09%) Remedy
4 32 (8.56%) Atlassian
4 32 (8.56%) Sparx
5 27 (7.22%) SAP
6 25 (6.68%) Oracle
7 23 (6.15%) BiZZdesign
8 20 (5.35%) Cisco
9 18 (4.81%) Salesforce
10 15 (4.01%) VMware
11 11 (2.94%) Databricks
11 11 (2.94%) F5
11 11 (2.94%) IBM
12 10 (2.67%) CyberArk
12 10 (2.67%) Fortinet
12 10 (2.67%) Palo Alto
12 10 (2.67%) Red Hat
13 9 (2.41%) Google
13 9 (2.41%) Juniper