Enterprise Architecture Contracts in the UK excluding London

Enterprise Architecture
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Enterprise Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Enterprise Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 175 238 235
Rank change year-on-year +63 -3 +9
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 175 164 247
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.37% 0.79% 1.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.52% 0.93% 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 128 112 172
10th Percentile £453 £489 £513
25th Percentile £528 £531 £561
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £650 £625
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £701 £738 £700
90th Percentile £750 £849 £738
UK median daily rate £630 £650 £663
% change year-on-year -3.08% -1.89% +1.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 10
10th Percentile - £53.38 £57.48
25th Percentile - £64.06 -
Median hourly rate - £78.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year - +12.14% -14.49%
75th Percentile - £88.00 £80.81
90th Percentile - - £81.55
UK median hourly rate £100.00 £67.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year +48.15% -3.57% -14.49%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Enterprise Architecture 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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,543 17,602 21,544
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.42% 84.74% 89.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,249 10,520 14,947
10th Percentile £235 £250 £255
25th Percentile £375 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.50% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 825 2,048 1,307
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.33 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.28 £16.00
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.34 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.35% +3.72% +80.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £72.98
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Enterprise Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Enterprise Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Enterprise Architecture in the UK excluding London

Enterprise Architecture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Enterprise Architecture in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Enterprise Architecture in the UK excluding London

Enterprise Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Enterprise Architecture in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Enterprise Architecture in the UK excluding London

Enterprise Architecture
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Enterprise Architecture in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Enterprise Architecture in the UK excluding London

Enterprise Architecture
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Enterprise Architecture within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
South East +74 48 £630 -2.03% 76
North of England +18 39 £610 -15.86% 32
South West +28 36 £650 - 23
North West +21 30 £562 -16.74% 18
Scotland +26 26 £528 -18.19% 13
Midlands +20 20 £600 +5.26% 24
West Midlands +11 16 £600 +5.26% 20
Wales +7 8 £480 -15.60% 6
Yorkshire +6 7 £650 -18.70% 10
East Midlands +11 4 £800 +4.58% 2
East of England +13 2 £675 +1.89% 13
North East -3 2 £750 -16.38% 4
Enterprise Architecture
UK

Enterprise Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (6.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.43%) NetWeaver
2 6 (3.43%) SAP EP
3 5 (2.86%) Confluence
4 2 (1.14%) Camunda
4 2 (1.14%) SharePoint
4 2 (1.14%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.57%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.57%) Apache
5 1 (0.57%) CMS
5 1 (0.57%) JBoss
5 1 (0.57%) SAS
5 1 (0.57%) Smallworld
5 1 (0.57%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.57%) WebSphere
Applications
1 8 (4.57%) MS Visio
2 7 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (4.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (2.29%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.57%) Fusion 360
4 1 (0.57%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 6 (3.43%) SAP CRM
2 4 (2.29%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.14%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.57%) Avolution ABACUS
4 1 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.57%) Maximo
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.57%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.57%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 60 (34.29%) Azure
2 35 (20.00%) AWS
3 24 (13.71%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (6.86%) IaaS
5 11 (6.29%) Entra ID
6 8 (4.57%) GCP
6 8 (4.57%) PaaS
6 8 (4.57%) Power Platform
6 8 (4.57%) SaaS
7 6 (3.43%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (3.43%) SuccessFactors
8 5 (2.86%) Azure Logic Apps
8 5 (2.86%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.71%) AWS Data Pipeline
9 3 (1.71%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 2 (1.14%) Azure App Service
10 2 (1.14%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (1.14%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (1.14%) Azure Storage
10 2 (1.14%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (7.43%) Firewall
2 9 (5.14%) Intrusion Detection
3 8 (4.57%) Network Security
4 3 (1.71%) DNS
5 2 (1.14%) HTTP
5 2 (1.14%) MQTT
5 2 (1.14%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.57%) Broadband
6 1 (0.57%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.57%) GPON
6 1 (0.57%) Internet
6 1 (0.57%) Intranet
6 1 (0.57%) LAN
6 1 (0.57%) Modbus
6 1 (0.57%) Reverse Proxy
6 1 (0.57%) VSAN
6 1 (0.57%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (7.43%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.86%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (2.86%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (2.29%) Data Lake
3 4 (2.29%) MongoDB
3 4 (2.29%) NoSQL
4 3 (1.71%) Metadata
4 3 (1.71%) Power BI
5 2 (1.14%) Amazon Redshift
5 2 (1.14%) Big Data
5 2 (1.14%) MySQL
5 2 (1.14%) RDBMS
5 2 (1.14%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.57%) Apache Hive
6 1 (0.57%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.57%) GIS
6 1 (0.57%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.57%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (4.57%) JIRA
2 3 (1.71%) Artifactory
3 2 (1.14%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.14%) Bitbucket Server
3 2 (1.14%) Git
3 2 (1.14%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.57%) ERwin
4 1 (0.57%) GitLab
4 1 (0.57%) Hudson
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle Forms
General
1 68 (38.86%) Social Skills
2 48 (27.43%) Finance
3 23 (13.14%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (10.29%) Banking
5 17 (9.71%) Public Sector
6 13 (7.43%) Telecoms
7 10 (5.71%) Influencing Skills
8 6 (3.43%) Investment Banking
9 5 (2.86%) Manufacturing
10 4 (2.29%) Billing
10 4 (2.29%) Financial Institution
10 4 (2.29%) Publishing
11 3 (1.71%) Marketing
11 3 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.71%) Retail
12 2 (1.14%) Automotive
12 2 (1.14%) Corporate Banking
12 2 (1.14%) Digital Health
12 2 (1.14%) Military
13 1 (0.57%) Legal
Job Titles
1 124 (70.86%) Architect
2 55 (31.43%) Solutions Architect
3 35 (20.00%) Enterprise Architect
4 20 (11.43%) Lead
5 13 (7.43%) Technical Architect
6 12 (6.86%) Senior
7 11 (6.29%) SAP Architect
8 10 (5.71%) Analyst
9 8 (4.57%) Senior Architect
10 7 (4.00%) Applications Architect
10 7 (4.00%) Data Architect
10 7 (4.00%) Principal Architect
11 6 (3.43%) Cloud Architect
11 6 (3.43%) SAP Technical Architect
11 6 (3.43%) Security Engineer
11 6 (3.43%) Senior Solutions Architect
12 5 (2.86%) Business Analyst
12 5 (2.86%) Business Solution Architect
12 5 (2.86%) IT Architect
12 5 (2.86%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.14%) Web Services
2 8 (4.57%) Middleware
3 6 (3.43%) REST
3 6 (3.43%) SAP Fiori
3 6 (3.43%) SAP PI
3 6 (3.43%) SAPUI5
4 4 (2.29%) Spring
5 3 (1.71%) LDAP
5 3 (1.71%) Lightning Web Components
5 3 (1.71%) RESTful
6 2 (1.14%) .NET
6 2 (1.14%) ARM Templates
6 2 (1.14%) FastAPI
6 2 (1.14%) JMS
6 2 (1.14%) JSON
6 2 (1.14%) Kafka
6 2 (1.14%) PostGIS
6 2 (1.14%) SOAP
6 2 (1.14%) Spring Boot
6 2 (1.14%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (13.14%) Management Information System
2 13 (7.43%) Cloud Native
3 12 (6.86%) Distributed Systems
4 11 (6.29%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (4.00%) Data Centre
5 7 (4.00%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (4.00%) Public Cloud
6 6 (3.43%) Blockchain
6 6 (3.43%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (3.43%) Data Structures
6 6 (3.43%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (3.43%) IoT
7 4 (2.29%) CMDB
8 3 (1.71%) NHS
8 3 (1.71%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.14%) Distributed Architecture
9 2 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.14%) Mainframe
9 2 (1.14%) Onboarding
9 2 (1.14%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 16 (9.14%) Windows
2 12 (6.86%) Linux
3 11 (6.29%) Windows Server
4 6 (3.43%) Unix
5 2 (1.14%) Android
5 2 (1.14%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.14%) HPUX
5 2 (1.14%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.14%) Solaris
5 2 (1.14%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.14%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (1.14%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (30.86%) Agile
2 49 (28.00%) Roadmaps
3 44 (25.14%) TOGAF
4 42 (24.00%) Problem-Solving
5 31 (17.71%) IT Strategy
6 28 (16.00%) Collaborative Working
7 27 (15.43%) Business Strategy
8 24 (13.71%) DevOps
9 23 (13.14%) Migration
10 21 (12.00%) Microservices
10 21 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 21 (12.00%) Technical Leadership
11 20 (11.43%) Technology Strategy
12 19 (10.86%) Analytics
12 19 (10.86%) Architectural Design
13 18 (10.29%) Cybersecurity
13 18 (10.29%) ITIL
13 18 (10.29%) Technical Architecture
14 17 (9.71%) Data Architecture
14 17 (9.71%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 14 (8.00%) Java
2 11 (6.29%) PowerShell
2 11 (6.29%) Python
3 8 (4.57%) SQL
4 6 (3.43%) ABAP
5 3 (1.71%) Apex Code
6 2 (1.14%) Bicep
6 2 (1.14%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.14%) VB
6 2 (1.14%) VBScript
7 1 (0.57%) Bash
7 1 (0.57%) COBOL
7 1 (0.57%) Groovy
7 1 (0.57%) Magik
7 1 (0.57%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.57%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.57%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 48 (27.43%) Security Cleared
2 39 (22.29%) SC Cleared
3 23 (13.14%) Azure Certification
4 22 (12.57%) Degree
5 17 (9.71%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (8.57%) AWS Certification
7 13 (7.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 9 (5.14%) CISSP
9 8 (4.57%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (4.57%) DV Cleared
10 6 (3.43%) CISM
10 6 (3.43%) Master's Degree
10 6 (3.43%) MCSE
10 6 (3.43%) TOGAF Certification
11 5 (2.86%) CCNP
11 5 (2.86%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (2.29%) CITP
13 3 (1.71%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (1.14%) MCSA
14 2 (1.14%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.00%) NCSC
2 6 (3.43%) Data Quality
2 6 (3.43%) NIST
3 2 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.14%) QA
4 1 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.57%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (0.57%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (0.57%) GDPR
4 1 (0.57%) NIST 800
System Software
1 15 (8.57%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (8.00%) Active Directory
3 9 (5.14%) vSphere
4 3 (1.71%) Docker
5 2 (1.14%) BitLocker
5 2 (1.14%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (1.14%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.57%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 11 (6.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (3.43%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.71%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (1.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (1.14%) SCCM
4 2 (1.14%) Terraform
5 1 (0.57%) Ansible
5 1 (0.57%) Grafana
5 1 (0.57%) Kibana
5 1 (0.57%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 40 (22.86%) Microsoft
2 21 (12.00%) VMware
3 14 (8.00%) SAP
4 8 (4.57%) Salesforce
5 7 (4.00%) Google
5 7 (4.00%) ServiceNow
6 6 (3.43%) Ariba
7 5 (2.86%) Oracle
8 4 (2.29%) Adobe
8 4 (2.29%) IBM
9 3 (1.71%) Cisco
10 2 (1.14%) Citrix
10 2 (1.14%) Commvault
10 2 (1.14%) McAfee
10 2 (1.14%) MuleSoft
10 2 (1.14%) Pega
10 2 (1.14%) Siemens
10 2 (1.14%) Sun
10 2 (1.14%) Symantec
10 2 (1.14%) Veritas