Lead Enterprise Architect Contract Job Trends in the South East

Lead Enterprise Architect
England > South East

The median Lead Enterprise Architect daily rate in the South East is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 175 156 209
Rank change year-on-year -19 +53 +24
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Enterprise Architect 7 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.15% 0.032% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.034% 0.019%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £775 £763 £988
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 £775 £1,025
Median % change year-on-year +3.23% -24.39% +28.13%
75th Percentile £825 £788 £1,063
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £800 £775 £783
% change year-on-year +3.23% -0.96% +11.79%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 4,165 2,936 5,133
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.09% 92.85% 93.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,699 1,819 3,196
10th Percentile £256 £238 £205
25th Percentile £400 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £600 £605 £600
90th Percentile £688 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 361 105 401
10th Percentile £13.95 £18.58 £13.00
25th Percentile £17.00 £24.18 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £45.21
Median % change year-on-year -40.82% -5.99% +0.47%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £85.40 £69.75 £76.53
England median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -14.29% - -1.30%

Lead Enterprise Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead Enterprise Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Lead Enterprise Architect job vacancy trend in the South East

Lead Enterprise Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Enterprise Architect job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Enterprise Architect job vacancies in the South East

Lead Enterprise Architect
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Enterprise Architect within the South East region over the 6 months to 4 February 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
Hampshire - 6 £800 - 1
Thames Valley - 1 - - 1
Berkshire - 1 - - 1
Lead Enterprise Architect
England

Lead Enterprise Architect Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Lead Enterprise Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Lead Enterprise Architect in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Digital Strategy
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) COBIT
2 5 (71.43%) ISEB
2 5 (71.43%) IT4IT
2 5 (71.43%) ITIL
3 4 (57.14%) Customer Requirements
3 4 (57.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 4 (57.14%) ITIL Certification
3 4 (57.14%) JSP 440
3 4 (57.14%) SC Cleared
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (14.29%) ArchiMate
5 1 (14.29%) Chartered Engineer
5 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
5 1 (14.29%) Enterprise Architecture
5 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
5 1 (14.29%) MODAF
5 1 (14.29%) SFIA
5 1 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
5 1 (14.29%) TOGAF

Lead Enterprise Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

General
1 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Aerospace
2 1 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Digital Strategy
2 5 (71.43%) IT4IT
2 5 (71.43%) ITIL
3 4 (57.14%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (14.29%) ArchiMate
5 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
5 1 (14.29%) Enterprise Architecture
5 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
5 1 (14.29%) MODAF
5 1 (14.29%) SFIA
5 1 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
5 1 (14.29%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) ISEB
3 4 (57.14%) ITIL Certification
3 4 (57.14%) SC Cleared
4 1 (14.29%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (71.43%) COBIT
2 4 (57.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 4 (57.14%) JSP 440