Enterprise Architecture Contract Job Trends

Enterprise Architecture
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Enterprise Architecture skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 224 262
Rank change year-on-year +54 +38 -14
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 740 345 386
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.59% 1.17% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.88% 1.29% 1.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 506 229 257
10th Percentile £459 £480 £470
25th Percentile £513 £525 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £630 £650
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% -3.08% -2.26%
75th Percentile £725 £738 £738
90th Percentile £800 £813 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £625 £650
% change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +2.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 9
10th Percentile £58.36 - £60.25
25th Percentile £63.75 - £63.75
Median hourly rate £75.00 £100.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +48.15% -3.57%
75th Percentile £87.50 - £71.25
90th Percentile £101.25 - £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.00 - £70.00

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 39,397 26,809 37,691
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.78% 90.76% 86.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,864 17,328 24,353
10th Percentile £319 £308 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £523 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.31% -0.48% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £630 £638
90th Percentile £725 £739 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £485 £485 £500
% change year-on-year - -3.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,354 1,060 2,429
10th Percentile £14.96 £14.83 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.91 £18.51 £16.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £29.07 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +37.60% -16.94% -6.67%
75th Percentile £65.60 £62.24 £58.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £71.98
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.56 £28.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +48.41% -20.00% -6.17%

Enterprise Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Enterprise Architecture relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Enterprise Architecture job vacancy trend in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Enterprise Architecture.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Enterprise Architecture over the 6 months to 24 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Enterprise Architecture.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise Architecture
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Enterprise Architecture over the 6 months to 24 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 24 April 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
England +57 625 £625 -3.85% 168
UK excluding London +23 353 £600 -4.00% 99
London +61 292 £625 -3.85% 89
Work from Home +57 217 £553 -7.92% 65
South East +2 109 £650 +3.17% 36
North of England -8 101 £569 -6.76% 27
Midlands -19 58 £564 -5.94% 20
Yorkshire -6 52 £563 -13.46% 9
North West -22 45 £575 +2.31% 17
South West -24 43 £650 - 10
West Midlands -35 38 £560 -6.67% 11
Scotland +10 28 £543 -3.51% 2
East Midlands -20 18 £570 -28.75% 9
East of England -21 14 £650 -3.70% 5
North East -8 9 £713 -5.00% 1
Wales -17 3 £550 +14.58% 2
Northern Ireland - 2 £638 - 1

Enterprise Architecture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 38 (5.14%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.16%) Confluence
3 11 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.22%) SAS
5 7 (0.95%) Camunda
6 6 (0.81%) NetWeaver
6 6 (0.81%) SAP EP
7 5 (0.68%) Apache
8 4 (0.54%) Appian
9 3 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.41%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.41%) OpenStack
9 3 (0.41%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.27%) CMS
11 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 1 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.14%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 5 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.54%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 30 (4.05%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 22 (2.97%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (1.62%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.95%) SAP CRM
5 4 (0.54%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.41%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.41%) SAP GRC
7 2 (0.27%) Aladdin
7 2 (0.27%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.14%) Actimize
8 1 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.14%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.14%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.14%) Summit
8 1 (0.14%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.14%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 233 (31.49%) Azure
2 164 (22.16%) AWS
3 65 (8.78%) GCP
4 58 (7.84%) SaaS
5 43 (5.81%) Power Platform
6 41 (5.54%) Microsoft 365
7 38 (5.14%) Serverless
8 28 (3.78%) Entra ID
8 28 (3.78%) PaaS
9 22 (2.97%) Azure Logic Apps
10 20 (2.70%) IaaS
10 20 (2.70%) Microsoft Copilot
11 19 (2.57%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (2.57%) OCI
12 17 (2.30%) Microsoft Purview
13 16 (2.16%) Azure AI
13 16 (2.16%) GitHub
14 15 (2.03%) Dynamics 365
15 14 (1.89%) SuccessFactors
16 13 (1.76%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.62%) Firewall
2 10 (1.35%) IPsec
2 10 (1.35%) VPN
3 9 (1.22%) Network Security
3 9 (1.22%) SD-WAN
3 9 (1.22%) WAN
4 7 (0.95%) DNS
5 6 (0.81%) Kerberos
5 6 (0.81%) SSL
6 5 (0.68%) Internet
6 5 (0.68%) MPLS
7 4 (0.54%) BIG-IP
7 4 (0.54%) Intranet
7 4 (0.54%) LAN
7 4 (0.54%) MQTT
7 4 (0.54%) RFID
8 3 (0.41%) DHCP
9 2 (0.27%) BGP
9 2 (0.27%) Hyperconnected
9 2 (0.27%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (3.92%) Data Lake
2 24 (3.24%) Data Warehouse
3 23 (3.11%) Metadata
4 21 (2.84%) Power BI
5 13 (1.76%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (1.62%) SQL Server
7 11 (1.49%) Oracle Database
8 9 (1.22%) NoSQL
9 8 (1.08%) DynamoDB
9 8 (1.08%) SAS Enterprise Guide
10 5 (0.68%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 3 (0.41%) Amazon Athena
11 3 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.41%) DocumentDB
11 3 (0.41%) GIS
11 3 (0.41%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.41%) Oracle Exadata
11 3 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.41%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 17 (2.30%) JIRA
2 8 (1.08%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.95%) GitLab
4 4 (0.54%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.41%) ERwin
5 3 (0.41%) Git
5 3 (0.41%) Hudson
5 3 (0.41%) PowerDesigner
5 3 (0.41%) Selenium
6 2 (0.27%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.27%) Flyway
6 2 (0.27%) JUnit
6 2 (0.27%) Liquibase
7 1 (0.14%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.14%) gulp
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.14%) Postman
7 1 (0.14%) PowerBuilder
7 1 (0.14%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.14%) Yeoman
General
1 219 (29.59%) Social Skills
2 188 (25.41%) Finance
3 112 (15.14%) Public Sector
4 76 (10.27%) Banking
5 67 (9.05%) Analytical Skills
6 44 (5.95%) Influencing Skills
7 39 (5.27%) Retail
8 38 (5.14%) Legal
9 23 (3.11%) Documentation Skills
10 18 (2.43%) Telecoms
11 16 (2.16%) Military
11 16 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
12 14 (1.89%) Aerospace
13 11 (1.49%) Financial Institution
14 10 (1.35%) Billing
14 10 (1.35%) Manufacturing
15 8 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.08%) Law
16 6 (0.81%) Aviation
16 6 (0.81%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 525 (70.95%) Architect
2 165 (22.30%) Solutions Architect
3 145 (19.59%) Enterprise Architect
4 71 (9.59%) Lead
5 66 (8.92%) Technical Architect
6 54 (7.30%) Senior
7 33 (4.46%) Lead Architect
8 31 (4.19%) Data Architect
8 31 (4.19%) Security Architect
9 28 (3.78%) Senior Architect
10 27 (3.65%) ServiceNow Architect
11 23 (3.11%) Azure Architect
11 23 (3.11%) SAP Architect
12 22 (2.97%) Consultant
12 22 (2.97%) Project Manager
13 20 (2.70%) Analyst
13 20 (2.70%) Salesforce Architect
14 19 (2.57%) Cloud Architect
15 18 (2.43%) Applications Architect
16 16 (2.16%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (7.70%) REST
2 36 (4.86%) Middleware
3 32 (4.32%) SOAP
4 27 (3.65%) .NET
5 21 (2.84%) Web Services
6 19 (2.57%) OAuth
7 14 (1.89%) AngularJS
7 14 (1.89%) Kafka
7 14 (1.89%) Microsoft Graph
8 12 (1.62%) OpenID
8 12 (1.62%) React
9 11 (1.49%) SAML
10 10 (1.35%) Node.js
10 10 (1.35%) OAuth2
11 9 (1.22%) A2A Protocol
11 9 (1.22%) LangChain
11 9 (1.22%) LangGraph
11 9 (1.22%) Model Context Protocol
11 9 (1.22%) Oracle Fusion
11 9 (1.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 68 (9.19%) Cloud Native
2 52 (7.03%) Product Ownership
3 32 (4.32%) CMDB
4 28 (3.78%) Enterprise Software
5 21 (2.84%) Operational Technology
6 20 (2.70%) Legacy Systems
7 19 (2.57%) Management Information System
7 19 (2.57%) Onboarding
8 17 (2.30%) Data Protection Act
9 16 (2.16%) Data Centre
9 16 (2.16%) IoT
10 15 (2.03%) Hybrid Cloud
11 13 (1.76%) Public Cloud
11 13 (1.76%) Self-Motivation
12 12 (1.62%) Distributed Systems
13 11 (1.49%) AI Agents
14 10 (1.35%) NHS
15 9 (1.22%) FMCG
15 9 (1.22%) Security Posture
16 8 (1.08%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 21 (2.84%) Windows
2 12 (1.62%) Linux
3 6 (0.81%) Mac OS
3 6 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (0.68%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.54%) Unix
5 4 (0.54%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 292 (39.46%) Roadmaps
2 184 (24.86%) TOGAF
3 177 (23.92%) Agile
4 162 (21.89%) Stakeholder Management
5 159 (21.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 123 (16.62%) AI
6 123 (16.62%) Integration Patterns
7 118 (15.95%) Architectural Patterns
8 113 (15.27%) Decision-Making
9 101 (13.65%) Problem-Solving
10 98 (13.24%) CI/CD
10 98 (13.24%) Migration
11 97 (13.11%) Data Modelling
12 93 (12.57%) DevOps
13 91 (12.30%) Business Strategy
14 88 (11.89%) Cybersecurity
15 87 (11.76%) Architectural Design
15 87 (11.76%) ITIL
16 85 (11.49%) Technical Leadership
17 82 (11.08%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 63 (8.51%) Python
2 38 (5.14%) SQL
3 35 (4.73%) Java
4 22 (2.97%) JavaScript
5 16 (2.16%) C#
6 15 (2.03%) PowerShell
7 12 (1.62%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.22%) Bash
9 8 (1.08%) ABAP
10 6 (0.81%) Kotlin
11 5 (0.68%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.54%) Bicep
13 3 (0.41%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
14 2 (0.27%) Ruby
15 1 (0.14%) Go
15 1 (0.14%) Korn
15 1 (0.14%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.14%) Scala
15 1 (0.14%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 201 (27.16%) Security Cleared
2 141 (19.05%) SC Cleared
3 48 (6.49%) Degree
4 47 (6.35%) DV Cleared
5 34 (4.59%) TOGAF Certification
6 27 (3.65%) Azure Certification
7 23 (3.11%) BPSS Clearance
8 21 (2.84%) Computer Science Degree
9 20 (2.70%) AWS Certification
9 20 (2.70%) CISSP
10 16 (2.16%) ISEB
11 15 (2.03%) ITIL Certification
12 12 (1.62%) CISM
12 12 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
13 9 (1.22%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 8 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
14 8 (1.08%) PMP
15 7 (0.95%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 6 (0.81%) MCSE
16 6 (0.81%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (7.84%) GDPR
2 39 (5.27%) Data Quality
3 33 (4.46%) NIST
4 25 (3.38%) COBIT
5 21 (2.84%) NCSC
6 20 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 18 (2.43%) PCI DSS
8 17 (2.30%) GRC
9 10 (1.35%) PMO
10 7 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (0.95%) Def Stans
10 7 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (0.81%) ISO 20022
11 6 (0.81%) ISO 31000
11 6 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 6 (0.81%) NIST 800
11 6 (0.81%) QA
12 5 (0.68%) Accessibility
13 4 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 28 (3.78%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.70%) Docker
3 11 (1.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (0.81%) VMware NSX
6 5 (0.68%) RACF
6 5 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.27%) vSphere
8 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.14%) IAG
8 1 (0.14%) KVM
Systems Management
1 32 (4.32%) Kubernetes
2 26 (3.51%) Terraform
3 14 (1.89%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
5 11 (1.49%) SCCM
6 8 (1.08%) Ansible
7 3 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.27%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.27%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.14%) Argo
9 1 (0.14%) Grafana
9 1 (0.14%) Istio
9 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.14%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.14%) Podman
9 1 (0.14%) SCOM
9 1 (0.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 140 (18.92%) Microsoft
2 65 (8.78%) ServiceNow
3 64 (8.65%) SAP
4 49 (6.62%) Oracle
5 48 (6.49%) Salesforce
6 31 (4.19%) Sparx
7 28 (3.78%) BiZZdesign
8 26 (3.51%) Databricks
8 26 (3.51%) Google
9 22 (2.97%) VMware
10 16 (2.16%) Ariba
10 16 (2.16%) OpenAI
11 11 (1.49%) Pega
12 10 (1.35%) Cisco
13 9 (1.22%) MuleSoft
13 9 (1.22%) Workday
14 8 (1.08%) Zscaler
15 7 (0.95%) Citrix
16 6 (0.81%) Dynatrace
16 6 (0.81%) Genesys