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 24 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 171 211 211
Rank change year-on-year +40 0 +28
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 189 173 244
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.47% 0.85% 1.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.63% 1.01% 1.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 137 125 168
10th Percentile £444 £470 £500
25th Percentile £513 £531 £555
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £620 £650 £630
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +3.17% +5.00%
75th Percentile £688 £738 £700
90th Percentile £743 £845 £750
UK median daily rate £625 £646 £650
% change year-on-year -3.25% -0.62% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 12
10th Percentile - £86.20 £61.98
25th Percentile £51.34 £86.50 £69.06
Median hourly rate £52.67 £87.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.81% +25.00% -14.49%
75th Percentile £54.01 £88.00 £80.44
90th Percentile - - £81.45
UK median hourly rate £76.34 £67.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year +13.09% -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 11,628 17,095 20,472
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.68% 83.93% 89.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,259 10,219 14,066
10th Percentile £234 £250 £260
25th Percentile £375 £377 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +3.63%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 824 2,090 1,248
10th Percentile £14.06 £12.37 £10.63
25th Percentile £17.19 £15.31 £15.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.75 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.38% +7.86% +75.00%
75th Percentile £62.24 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £73.63
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £36.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year -23.61% - +40.19%

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 24 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 24 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 +79 52 £625 -3.33% 364
South West +31 41 £650 - 126
North of England +6 40 £564 -21.50% 226
North West +11 33 £560 -19.25% 101
Scotland +15 29 £562 -9.21% 63
Midlands +5 23 £630 +14.55% 200
West Midlands +8 15 £610 -0.41% 103
East Midlands +7 8 £800 +79.78% 84
Yorkshire +7 7 £650 -9.53% 98
Wales +3 7 £480 -15.60% 24
East of England +7 2 £675 +3.85% 145
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 (6.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.17%) Confluence
2 6 (3.17%) NetWeaver
2 6 (3.17%) SAP EP
3 4 (2.12%) Camunda
4 3 (1.59%) Smallworld
5 2 (1.06%) ArcGIS
5 2 (1.06%) Oracle Spatial
5 2 (1.06%) SharePoint
5 2 (1.06%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.53%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.53%) Apache
6 1 (0.53%) CMS
6 1 (0.53%) JBoss
6 1 (0.53%) SAS
6 1 (0.53%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.53%) WebSphere
Applications
1 7 (3.70%) MS Visio
2 6 (3.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.65%) Siemens NX
4 4 (2.12%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (1.59%) Fusion 360
Business Applications
1 6 (3.17%) SAP CRM
1 6 (3.17%) Teamcenter
2 4 (2.12%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.53%) Avolution ABACUS
3 1 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.53%) Maximo
3 1 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.53%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 58 (30.69%) Azure
2 33 (17.46%) AWS
3 21 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (6.35%) IaaS
5 11 (5.82%) Entra ID
6 8 (4.23%) PaaS
6 8 (4.23%) SaaS
7 7 (3.70%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (3.70%) GCP
7 7 (3.70%) Power Platform
8 6 (3.17%) SuccessFactors
9 5 (2.65%) Azure Logic Apps
9 5 (2.65%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.59%) AWS Data Pipeline
10 3 (1.59%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 2 (1.06%) Azure App Service
11 2 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (1.06%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (1.06%) Azure Storage
11 2 (1.06%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (6.88%) Firewall
2 9 (4.76%) Intrusion Detection
3 8 (4.23%) Network Security
4 3 (1.59%) DNS
4 3 (1.59%) GPON
5 2 (1.06%) 4G
5 2 (1.06%) 5G
5 2 (1.06%) DOCSIS
5 2 (1.06%) HTTP
5 2 (1.06%) LTE
5 2 (1.06%) MPLS
5 2 (1.06%) MQTT
5 2 (1.06%) Radio Access Network
5 2 (1.06%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.06%) VoIP
5 2 (1.06%) xDSL
6 1 (0.53%) Converged Networks
6 1 (0.53%) Internet
6 1 (0.53%) Intranet
6 1 (0.53%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (6.88%) SQL Server
2 6 (3.17%) Data Lake
3 5 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (2.65%) GIS
3 5 (2.65%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (2.12%) MongoDB
4 4 (2.12%) NoSQL
5 3 (1.59%) Metadata
6 2 (1.06%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (1.06%) Big Data
6 2 (1.06%) MySQL
6 2 (1.06%) Power BI
6 2 (1.06%) RDBMS
6 2 (1.06%) Relational Database
6 2 (1.06%) Spatial Data
7 1 (0.53%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.53%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.53%) HBase
7 1 (0.53%) InfluxDB
7 1 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 9 (4.76%) JIRA
2 3 (1.59%) Artifactory
3 2 (1.06%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.06%) Bitbucket Server
3 2 (1.06%) Git
3 2 (1.06%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.53%) ERwin
4 1 (0.53%) GitLab
4 1 (0.53%) Hudson
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle Forms
General
1 73 (38.62%) Social Skills
2 47 (24.87%) Finance
3 30 (15.87%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (11.11%) Banking
5 15 (7.94%) Public Sector
5 15 (7.94%) Telecoms
6 11 (5.82%) Influencing Skills
7 6 (3.17%) Investment Banking
8 4 (2.12%) Financial Institution
8 4 (2.12%) Marketing
8 4 (2.12%) Publishing
8 4 (2.12%) Retail
9 3 (1.59%) Billing
9 3 (1.59%) Manufacturing
9 3 (1.59%) Military
9 3 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.06%) Automotive
10 2 (1.06%) Digital Health
10 2 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 132 (69.84%) Architect
2 60 (31.75%) Solutions Architect
3 35 (18.52%) Enterprise Architect
4 20 (10.58%) Lead
5 14 (7.41%) Senior
6 12 (6.35%) Technical Architect
7 11 (5.82%) Analyst
8 10 (5.29%) Senior Architect
9 9 (4.76%) Designer
9 9 (4.76%) SAP Architect
10 8 (4.23%) Data Architect
10 8 (4.23%) Senior Solutions Architect
11 7 (3.70%) Applications Architect
12 6 (3.17%) Azure Architect
12 6 (3.17%) Cloud Architect
12 6 (3.17%) SAP Technical Architect
12 6 (3.17%) Security Engineer
13 5 (2.65%) Business Solution Architect
13 5 (2.65%) GIS Architect
13 5 (2.65%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.29%) Middleware
2 9 (4.76%) Web Services
3 6 (3.17%) REST
3 6 (3.17%) SAP Fiori
3 6 (3.17%) SAP PI
3 6 (3.17%) SAPUI5
4 4 (2.12%) .NET
4 4 (2.12%) PostGIS
4 4 (2.12%) Spring
5 3 (1.59%) .NET Framework
5 3 (1.59%) LDAP
5 3 (1.59%) Lightning Web Components
5 3 (1.59%) RESTful
6 2 (1.06%) AngularJS
6 2 (1.06%) ARM Templates
6 2 (1.06%) FastAPI
6 2 (1.06%) JMS
6 2 (1.06%) Kafka
6 2 (1.06%) Spring Boot
6 2 (1.06%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (12.70%) Management Information System
2 14 (7.41%) Cloud Native
3 12 (6.35%) Distributed Systems
4 11 (5.82%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (4.23%) IoT
5 8 (4.23%) Onboarding
6 7 (3.70%) Data Centre
6 7 (3.70%) Data Structures
6 7 (3.70%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (3.17%) Blockchain
7 6 (3.17%) Data Protection Act
7 6 (3.17%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (2.65%) Product Ownership
9 4 (2.12%) CMDB
9 4 (2.12%) TM Forum
10 3 (1.59%) NHS
10 3 (1.59%) Operational Technology
11 2 (1.06%) Distributed Architecture
11 2 (1.06%) Mainframe
11 2 (1.06%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 16 (8.47%) Windows
2 12 (6.35%) Linux
3 11 (5.82%) Windows Server
4 6 (3.17%) Unix
5 2 (1.06%) Android
5 2 (1.06%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.06%) HPUX
5 2 (1.06%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.06%) Solaris
5 2 (1.06%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.06%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (27.51%) Agile
1 52 (27.51%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (25.93%) Roadmaps
3 43 (22.75%) TOGAF
4 32 (16.93%) Business Strategy
5 31 (16.40%) Migration
6 28 (14.81%) Collaborative Working
6 28 (14.81%) Stakeholder Management
7 25 (13.23%) IT Strategy
8 24 (12.70%) DevOps
9 23 (12.17%) Architectural Design
9 23 (12.17%) Cybersecurity
10 22 (11.64%) Architectural Patterns
10 22 (11.64%) Technical Leadership
11 21 (11.11%) Analytics
12 19 (10.05%) Data Modelling
13 18 (9.52%) Microservices
13 18 (9.52%) Technical Architecture
14 17 (8.99%) Data Architecture
15 16 (8.47%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 14 (7.41%) Java
2 11 (5.82%) PowerShell
2 11 (5.82%) Python
3 9 (4.76%) SQL
4 6 (3.17%) ABAP
5 3 (1.59%) Apex Code
5 3 (1.59%) Magik
6 2 (1.06%) Bicep
6 2 (1.06%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.06%) VB
6 2 (1.06%) VBScript
7 1 (0.53%) Bash
7 1 (0.53%) C#
7 1 (0.53%) COBOL
7 1 (0.53%) Groovy
7 1 (0.53%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.53%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.53%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 51 (26.98%) Security Cleared
2 40 (21.16%) SC Cleared
3 24 (12.70%) Azure Certification
3 24 (12.70%) Degree
4 13 (6.88%) AWS Certification
5 12 (6.35%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (5.82%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 11 (5.82%) TOGAF Certification
7 9 (4.76%) CISSP
8 7 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (3.70%) DV Cleared
8 7 (3.70%) Master's Degree
9 6 (3.17%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (3.17%) CISM
10 4 (2.12%) CITP
11 3 (1.59%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (1.06%) MCP
12 2 (1.06%) MCSA
12 2 (1.06%) MCSE
13 1 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.17%) Data Quality
1 6 (3.17%) NIST
2 3 (1.59%) GDPR
2 3 (1.59%) NCSC
3 2 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.06%) OASIS TOSCA
4 1 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.53%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (0.53%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (0.53%) NIST 800
System Software
1 16 (8.47%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (7.41%) Active Directory
3 9 (4.76%) vSphere
4 2 (1.06%) BitLocker
4 2 (1.06%) Docker
4 2 (1.06%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (1.06%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (5.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.70%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.59%) Ansible
3 3 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (1.06%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (1.06%) Amdocs OSS
4 2 (1.06%) SCCM
4 2 (1.06%) Terraform
5 1 (0.53%) Grafana
5 1 (0.53%) Kibana
5 1 (0.53%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 39 (20.63%) Microsoft
2 18 (9.52%) VMware
3 12 (6.35%) SAP
4 7 (3.70%) Salesforce
4 7 (3.70%) ServiceNow
5 6 (3.17%) Ariba
5 6 (3.17%) Oracle
5 6 (3.17%) Siemens
6 5 (2.65%) Google
7 4 (2.12%) Adobe
7 4 (2.12%) ESRI
7 4 (2.12%) IBM
8 3 (1.59%) Autodesk
9 2 (1.06%) Citrix
9 2 (1.06%) Commvault
9 2 (1.06%) Ericsson
9 2 (1.06%) McAfee
9 2 (1.06%) Nokia
9 2 (1.06%) Sun
9 2 (1.06%) Veritas