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

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 231 259 226
Rank change year-on-year +28 -33 +41
Contract jobs citing TOGAF 382 250 387
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 256 153 278
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 £713 £731
90th Percentile £788 £798 £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 28,878 23,799 32,593
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.87% 89.45% 87.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,472 14,557 21,833
10th Percentile £305 £310 £300
25th Percentile £410 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £625 £644 £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 1,785 763 1,818
10th Percentile £15.04 £15.62 £13.99
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.00 £17.02
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.03% -6.85% +4.29%
75th Percentile £60.00 £63.75 £62.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £35.96
% change year-on-year -22.62% -9.62% +10.65%

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 29 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 29 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 29 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 +12 133 £625 -3.85% 42
South West +23 71 £725 +20.83% 13
South East -17 64 £640 +1.59% 47
North of England -47 53 £541 -10.62% 24
Midlands -46 36 £560 -2.36% 12
North West -22 31 £573 -10.20% 17
West Midlands -38 21 £600 +4.71% 8
Yorkshire -38 20 £537 -5.29% 4
East of England - 16 £650 - 12
East Midlands -15 14 £438 -5.91% 4
North East -16 2 £523 -34.17% 3
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 (14.40%) Confluence
2 12 (3.14%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.36%) OpenStack
4 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.52%) Apache
5 2 (0.52%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (0.52%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.52%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.26%) Alfresco
6 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.26%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.26%) Camunda
6 1 (0.26%) CMS
6 1 (0.26%) Documentum
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.26%) SAS
Applications
1 31 (8.12%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (7.85%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (2.36%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.26%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 32 (8.38%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 8 (2.09%) Maximo
3 5 (1.31%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.79%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.52%) Avolution ABACUS
6 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle Retail
6 1 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.26%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.26%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.26%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.26%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 160 (41.88%) Azure
2 126 (32.98%) AWS
3 46 (12.04%) GCP
4 35 (9.16%) SaaS
5 27 (7.07%) PaaS
6 20 (5.24%) Power Platform
7 19 (4.97%) IaaS
8 18 (4.71%) Entra ID
9 17 (4.45%) Serverless
10 16 (4.19%) Amazon ECS
11 14 (3.66%) Dynamics 365
12 13 (3.40%) Azure DevOps
12 13 (3.40%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 13 (3.40%) GitHub
12 13 (3.40%) Microsoft 365
13 12 (3.14%) AWS CloudFormation
14 11 (2.88%) Azure Sentinel
15 10 (2.62%) Azure AKS
15 10 (2.62%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 10 (2.62%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 28 (7.33%) Network Security
2 21 (5.50%) WAN
3 20 (5.24%) Firewall
4 18 (4.71%) LAN
4 18 (4.71%) VPN
5 17 (4.45%) BGP
6 14 (3.66%) MPLS
7 13 (3.40%) SD-WAN
8 9 (2.36%) OSPF
9 8 (2.09%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 6 (1.57%) VXLAN
11 5 (1.31%) BIG-IP
11 5 (1.31%) DNS
11 5 (1.31%) Kerberos
11 5 (1.31%) Reverse Proxy
12 4 (1.05%) ATM
12 4 (1.05%) DHCP
12 4 (1.05%) IPv4
12 4 (1.05%) VLAN
12 4 (1.05%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.45%) Data Warehouse
2 16 (4.19%) Power BI
3 15 (3.93%) NoSQL
4 13 (3.40%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (3.14%) Metadata
6 10 (2.62%) DynamoDB
7 9 (2.36%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.83%) Amazon Aurora
8 7 (1.83%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (1.83%) SQL Server
9 6 (1.57%) MySQL
9 6 (1.57%) Redis
9 6 (1.57%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.57%) Tableau
10 5 (1.31%) Big Data
10 5 (1.31%) BigQuery
10 5 (1.31%) Data Mining
10 5 (1.31%) RDBMS
11 4 (1.05%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.79%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 54 (14.14%) JIRA
2 16 (4.19%) Git
3 12 (3.14%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.57%) SonarQube
5 5 (1.31%) Gradle
5 5 (1.31%) Maven
5 5 (1.31%) SonarLint
6 4 (1.05%) ERwin
7 3 (0.79%) PowerDesigner
8 2 (0.52%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.52%) GitLab
8 2 (0.52%) MSI
8 2 (0.52%) Rational DOORS
9 1 (0.26%) Artifactory
General
1 153 (40.05%) Social Skills
2 75 (19.63%) Finance
3 70 (18.32%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (13.09%) Public Sector
5 41 (10.73%) Military
6 32 (8.38%) Banking
7 23 (6.02%) Presentation Skills
8 17 (4.45%) Influencing Skills
9 16 (4.19%) Legal
10 12 (3.14%) Telecoms
11 8 (2.09%) Aerospace
11 8 (2.09%) Retail
12 7 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.83%) Financial Institution
13 5 (1.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (1.31%) Marketing
14 4 (1.05%) Corporate Banking
15 3 (0.79%) Manufacturing
16 2 (0.52%) Aviation
16 2 (0.52%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 319 (83.51%) Architect
2 111 (29.06%) Solutions Architect
3 66 (17.28%) Enterprise Architect
4 43 (11.26%) Security Architect
5 32 (8.38%) Technical Architect
6 30 (7.85%) Service Architect
7 23 (6.02%) Data Architect
8 21 (5.50%) Lead
9 19 (4.97%) Azure Architect
10 18 (4.71%) Lead Architect
11 13 (3.40%) Azure Engineer
11 13 (3.40%) Cybersecurity Architect
11 13 (3.40%) Security Solutions Architect
12 11 (2.88%) Senior
13 10 (2.62%) Cloud Engineer
13 10 (2.62%) Senior Architect
14 9 (2.36%) Business Architect
15 8 (2.09%) Java Architect
15 8 (2.09%) Java Technical Architect
15 8 (2.09%) Network Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.50%) REST
2 17 (4.45%) OAuth
3 13 (3.40%) RESTful
4 12 (3.14%) .NET
5 11 (2.88%) SAML
6 9 (2.36%) ARM Templates
7 8 (2.09%) NETCONF
7 8 (2.09%) YANG
8 7 (1.83%) Kafka
8 7 (1.83%) Middleware
8 7 (1.83%) OAuth2
8 7 (1.83%) Spring Boot
9 6 (1.57%) Celery
9 6 (1.57%) Dropwizard
9 6 (1.57%) J2EE
9 6 (1.57%) JWT
9 6 (1.57%) Micronaut
9 6 (1.57%) OpenID
9 6 (1.57%) Web Services
10 5 (1.31%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 65 (17.02%) Cloud Native
2 44 (11.52%) Product Ownership
3 26 (6.81%) Hybrid Cloud
4 19 (4.97%) Enterprise Software
5 15 (3.93%) Management Information System
6 13 (3.40%) Legacy Systems
7 11 (2.88%) Data Centre
8 10 (2.62%) Operational Technology
9 9 (2.36%) Onboarding
10 8 (2.09%) Public Cloud
11 7 (1.83%) NHS
11 7 (1.83%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 6 (1.57%) Data Structures
12 6 (1.57%) N-Tier
12 6 (1.57%) PKI
13 5 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
13 5 (1.31%) Data Fabric
13 5 (1.31%) IoT
13 5 (1.31%) SCADA
13 5 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.36%) Linux
1 9 (2.36%) Windows
2 5 (1.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.52%) Unix
4 1 (0.26%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (39.79%) Enterprise Architecture
2 138 (36.13%) Roadmaps
3 114 (29.84%) Agile
4 98 (25.65%) ITIL
5 81 (21.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 68 (17.80%) Stakeholder Management
7 63 (16.49%) Cybersecurity
8 60 (15.71%) Microservices
9 54 (14.14%) DevOps
10 49 (12.83%) ArchiMate
11 45 (11.78%) SABSA
12 44 (11.52%) Architectural Patterns
12 44 (11.52%) Business Strategy
12 44 (11.52%) CI/CD
12 44 (11.52%) Computer Science
12 44 (11.52%) Security Architecture
13 43 (11.26%) AI
13 43 (11.26%) Identity Access Management
14 42 (10.99%) Migration
15 41 (10.73%) Zachman Framework
Programming Languages
1 40 (10.47%) Python
2 25 (6.54%) Java
3 16 (4.19%) Bicep
4 12 (3.14%) SQL
5 7 (1.83%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.31%) C#
7 2 (0.52%) PHP
7 2 (0.52%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.52%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.26%) Korn
8 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 146 (38.22%) Security Cleared
2 118 (30.89%) SC Cleared
3 109 (28.53%) TOGAF Certification
4 88 (23.04%) Degree
5 58 (15.18%) CISSP
6 51 (13.35%) Azure Certification
7 38 (9.95%) AWS Certification
8 33 (8.64%) CISM
9 28 (7.33%) Computer Science Degree
10 27 (7.07%) Cisco Certification
11 25 (6.54%) DV Cleared
12 21 (5.50%) Microsoft Certification
13 20 (5.24%) Master's Degree
14 18 (4.71%) CCIE
15 16 (4.19%) ISEB
16 14 (3.66%) ITIL Certification
17 13 (3.40%) JNCIE
18 12 (3.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
19 11 (2.88%) CCSP
19 11 (2.88%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (13.35%) GDPR
2 49 (12.83%) NIST
3 41 (10.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (5.50%) PCI DSS
5 19 (4.97%) COBIT
5 19 (4.97%) NCSC
6 14 (3.66%) Data Quality
7 11 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials
8 10 (2.62%) GRC
9 8 (2.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 8 (2.09%) HIPAA
9 8 (2.09%) NIST 800
10 6 (1.57%) Def Stans
11 5 (1.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 5 (1.31%) QA
11 5 (1.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 5 (1.31%) SOC 2
12 4 (1.05%) ISO 20022
12 4 (1.05%) ISO 8583
12 4 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 32 (8.38%) Docker
2 9 (2.36%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.31%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.79%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.52%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.52%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.26%) HDFS
6 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 53 (13.87%) Kubernetes
2 45 (11.78%) Terraform
3 30 (7.85%) OPNET
4 17 (4.45%) Ansible
5 13 (3.40%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.52%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.52%) SCCM
7 1 (0.26%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 77 (20.16%) Microsoft
2 41 (10.73%) ServiceNow
3 34 (8.90%) Remedy
4 33 (8.64%) Sparx
5 32 (8.38%) Atlassian
6 28 (7.33%) SAP
7 25 (6.54%) Oracle
8 24 (6.28%) BiZZdesign
9 20 (5.24%) Cisco
10 18 (4.71%) Salesforce
11 17 (4.45%) VMware
12 13 (3.40%) Databricks
13 11 (2.88%) F5
13 11 (2.88%) IBM
14 10 (2.62%) CyberArk
14 10 (2.62%) Fortinet
14 10 (2.62%) Google
14 10 (2.62%) Palo Alto
14 10 (2.62%) Red Hat
15 9 (2.36%) Juniper