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 17 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 197 290
Rank change year-on-year +45 +93 -50
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 918 441 325
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.74% 1.36% 0.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.05% 1.50% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 593 297 200
10th Percentile £475 £450 £450
25th Percentile £537 £513 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £626 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year +0.16% -3.85% -1.14%
75th Percentile £725 £725 £748
90th Percentile £825 £825 £853
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 £610 £650
% change year-on-year +2.46% -6.15% +1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 3 6
10th Percentile £20.31 £34.27 -
25th Percentile £61.25 £40.67 £63.75
Median hourly rate £82.75 £52.67 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +57.11% -21.97% -3.57%
75th Percentile £106.81 £77.00 £83.81
90th Percentile £110.75 £90.80 £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £82.75 £42.34 £87.50
% change year-on-year +95.46% -51.62% +25.00%

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 44,805 29,397 36,049
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.08% 90.38% 85.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,846 18,489 23,062
10th Percentile £325 £300 £303
25th Percentile £419 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,636 1,550 2,325
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.20 £13.00
25th Percentile £20.09 £17.34 £16.30
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -5.88%
75th Percentile £68.50 £51.65 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.75 £70.00 £73.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £24.33 £38.12
% change year-on-year +84.96% -36.18% -4.70%

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 17 July 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 17 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Top 18 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 17 July 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 +45 797 £650 +4.00% 242
London +60 425 £650 - 132
UK excluding London -1 371 £625 +2.46% 124
Work from Home +32 267 £600 - 112
South East -10 120 £628 +0.48% 46
North of England -18 96 £575 -7.26% 33
Midlands -23 72 £575 -4.17% 19
Yorkshire +1 53 £650 +4.00% 8
West Midlands -29 51 £600 +0.17% 11
South West -40 47 £650 - 15
North West -39 39 £550 -11.29% 21
Scotland -8 27 £610 +8.49% 4
East Midlands -12 19 £575 -17.86% 8
East of England -15 12 £575 -14.81% 7
North East -29 9 £725 - 4
Wales -15 1 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 £775 - 1
Channel Islands - 1 £625 -

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 35 (3.81%) SAS
2 26 (2.83%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.85%) Confluence
4 12 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
5 9 (0.98%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.87%) OpenStack
7 5 (0.54%) Apache
7 5 (0.54%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.54%) NetWeaver
7 5 (0.54%) SAP EP
8 3 (0.33%) Camunda
9 2 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.22%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.22%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.22%) Mule
10 1 (0.11%) CIMPLICITY
10 1 (0.11%) CMS
10 1 (0.11%) JBoss
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.11%) Predix
Applications
1 8 (0.87%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.11%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 34 (3.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 23 (2.51%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 11 (1.20%) Oracle ERP
4 8 (0.87%) ContrOCC
5 6 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.65%) Primavera
6 5 (0.54%) SAP CRM
7 3 (0.33%) Aladdin
7 3 (0.33%) Endur
7 3 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
7 3 (0.33%) Oracle Retail
7 3 (0.33%) SAP CO
7 3 (0.33%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.33%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.33%) SAP FI/CO
8 2 (0.22%) NetSuite
8 2 (0.22%) Oracle EBS R12
8 2 (0.22%) SAP CS
8 2 (0.22%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 289 (31.48%) Azure
2 199 (21.68%) AWS
3 86 (9.37%) GCP
4 56 (6.10%) SaaS
5 44 (4.79%) Power Platform
6 37 (4.03%) Entra ID
7 32 (3.49%) Serverless
8 31 (3.38%) Microsoft 365
9 27 (2.94%) PaaS
10 19 (2.07%) OCI
11 17 (1.85%) Azure AI
11 17 (1.85%) IaaS
11 17 (1.85%) SuccessFactors
12 16 (1.74%) Azure DevOps
12 16 (1.74%) Microsoft Copilot
13 14 (1.53%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 13 (1.42%) iPaaS
15 12 (1.31%) GitHub
16 11 (1.20%) Azure Logic Apps
16 11 (1.20%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 27 (2.94%) Network Security
2 20 (2.18%) Firewall
2 20 (2.18%) VPN
3 16 (1.74%) WAN
4 14 (1.53%) IPsec
5 13 (1.42%) LAN
6 12 (1.31%) MPLS
7 10 (1.09%) BGP
8 9 (0.98%) SD-WAN
9 6 (0.65%) DNS
9 6 (0.65%) NGFW
9 6 (0.65%) SSL
9 6 (0.65%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.54%) Cisco Nexus
10 5 (0.54%) Kerberos
11 4 (0.44%) BIG-IP
11 4 (0.44%) Cisco Firepower
11 4 (0.44%) RFID
12 3 (0.33%) OSPF
12 3 (0.33%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (4.25%) Data Lake
2 35 (3.81%) Metadata
3 29 (3.16%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (2.51%) Power BI
5 17 (1.85%) NoSQL
6 12 (1.31%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 12 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (1.31%) SQL Server
7 11 (1.20%) Base SAS
7 11 (1.20%) Oracle Database
8 9 (0.98%) SAS Enterprise Guide
9 6 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.54%) SAS Visual Analytics
11 4 (0.44%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.44%) Semantic Layer
12 3 (0.33%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.33%) Geospatial Data
12 3 (0.33%) GIS
12 3 (0.33%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 13 (1.42%) JIRA
2 10 (1.09%) Git
3 6 (0.65%) GitLab
3 6 (0.65%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.54%) Hudson
5 4 (0.44%) ERwin
5 4 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.33%) Selenium
7 2 (0.22%) Flyway
7 2 (0.22%) JUnit
7 2 (0.22%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.22%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.22%) Subversion
8 1 (0.11%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.11%) Postman
General
1 280 (30.50%) Social Skills
2 241 (26.25%) Finance
3 149 (16.23%) Public Sector
4 100 (10.89%) Banking
5 80 (8.71%) Analytical Skills
6 75 (8.17%) Retail
7 56 (6.10%) Influencing Skills
8 43 (4.68%) Legal
9 27 (2.94%) Military
10 26 (2.83%) Aerospace
11 22 (2.40%) Documentation Skills
12 20 (2.18%) Manufacturing
13 17 (1.85%) Financial Institution
13 17 (1.85%) Local Government
14 16 (1.74%) Presentation Skills
15 15 (1.63%) Telecoms
16 12 (1.31%) Billing
16 12 (1.31%) Marketing
17 11 (1.20%) Law
18 9 (0.98%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 647 (70.48%) Architect
2 219 (23.86%) Solutions Architect
3 147 (16.01%) Enterprise Architect
4 109 (11.87%) Lead
5 73 (7.95%) Technical Architect
6 69 (7.52%) Senior
7 61 (6.64%) Data Architect
8 53 (5.77%) Lead Architect
9 49 (5.34%) Security Architect
10 45 (4.90%) Senior Architect
11 32 (3.49%) Project Manager
11 32 (3.49%) SAP Architect
12 30 (3.27%) ServiceNow Architect
13 23 (2.51%) Analyst
14 22 (2.40%) Cloud Architect
14 22 (2.40%) Technical Leader
15 20 (2.18%) Senior Solutions Architect
15 20 (2.18%) Technical Manager
16 19 (2.07%) Azure Architect
17 18 (1.96%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (7.84%) REST
2 62 (6.75%) Middleware
3 44 (4.79%) SOAP
4 36 (3.92%) .NET
5 23 (2.51%) OAuth
6 22 (2.40%) Web Services
7 20 (2.18%) Kafka
8 15 (1.63%) SAML
9 14 (1.53%) React
10 13 (1.42%) OpenID
11 11 (1.20%) AngularJS
11 11 (1.20%) OAuth2
11 11 (1.20%) Oracle Fusion
11 11 (1.20%) XML
12 10 (1.09%) JSON
13 9 (0.98%) Node.js
13 9 (0.98%) SAP Fiori
14 8 (0.87%) SAPUI5
15 7 (0.76%) .NET Core
15 7 (0.76%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 96 (10.46%) Cloud Native
2 64 (6.97%) Product Ownership
3 60 (6.54%) Enterprise Software
4 34 (3.70%) Onboarding
5 33 (3.59%) CMDB
5 33 (3.59%) Operational Technology
6 29 (3.16%) Hybrid Cloud
7 27 (2.94%) AI Agents
8 26 (2.83%) Management Information System
9 25 (2.72%) Distributed Systems
10 22 (2.40%) Legacy Systems
10 22 (2.40%) Security Posture
11 21 (2.29%) Data Protection Act
12 18 (1.96%) Data Centre
12 18 (1.96%) IoT
13 17 (1.85%) Public Cloud
14 11 (1.20%) FMCG
15 9 (0.98%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
15 9 (0.98%) Private Cloud
16 8 (0.87%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 16 (1.74%) Windows
2 13 (1.42%) Linux
3 5 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.44%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.33%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.33%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.22%) Android
6 2 (0.22%) Unix
6 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.11%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 313 (34.10%) Roadmaps
2 244 (26.58%) Stakeholder Management
3 222 (24.18%) TOGAF
4 210 (22.88%) Agile
5 178 (19.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 171 (18.63%) Integration Patterns
7 162 (17.65%) Migration
8 149 (16.23%) AI
9 148 (16.12%) Technical Leadership
10 147 (16.01%) Architectural Patterns
11 129 (14.05%) Decision-Making
12 127 (13.83%) DevOps
13 123 (13.40%) CI/CD
14 115 (12.53%) Cybersecurity
15 111 (12.09%) Architecture Governance
16 106 (11.55%) Analytics
17 105 (11.44%) Data Modelling
18 103 (11.22%) Problem-Solving
19 101 (11.00%) Data Architecture
20 99 (10.78%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 70 (7.63%) Python
2 48 (5.23%) SQL
3 46 (5.01%) Java
4 20 (2.18%) JavaScript
5 13 (1.42%) C#
6 12 (1.31%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.20%) PowerShell
8 8 (0.87%) ABAP
9 6 (0.65%) Apex Code
9 6 (0.65%) Bash
9 6 (0.65%) Kotlin
10 4 (0.44%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.33%) Bicep
12 2 (0.22%) Go
12 2 (0.22%) Google Apps Script
12 2 (0.22%) Korn
12 2 (0.22%) Ruby
12 2 (0.22%) Rust
12 2 (0.22%) Scala
13 1 (0.11%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 259 (28.21%) Security Cleared
2 194 (21.13%) SC Cleared
3 55 (5.99%) DV Cleared
4 49 (5.34%) Degree
5 48 (5.23%) Azure Certification
6 31 (3.38%) TOGAF Certification
7 29 (3.16%) AWS Certification
7 29 (3.16%) BPSS Clearance
7 29 (3.16%) Computer Science Degree
8 28 (3.05%) CISSP
9 19 (2.07%) Cisco Certification
9 19 (2.07%) CISM
10 14 (1.53%) PMP
11 10 (1.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 9 (0.98%) CCIE
12 9 (0.98%) ITIL Certification
13 8 (0.87%) CCNP
13 8 (0.87%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (0.76%) JNCIE
14 7 (0.76%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (7.63%) Data Quality
2 48 (5.23%) GDPR
3 37 (4.03%) NIST
4 33 (3.59%) NCSC
5 31 (3.38%) GRC
6 26 (2.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 18 (1.96%) QA
8 15 (1.63%) COBIT
9 14 (1.53%) PCI DSS
10 11 (1.20%) PMO
11 10 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
11 10 (1.09%) NIST 800
12 9 (0.98%) SLA
13 8 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 8 (0.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 6 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.65%) ISO 20022
14 6 (0.65%) ISO 31000
14 6 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 4 (0.44%) SEPA
System Software
1 30 (3.27%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.29%) Docker
3 8 (0.87%) VMware NSX
4 7 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.44%) RACF
7 2 (0.22%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.11%) IAG
8 1 (0.11%) KVM
8 1 (0.11%) NFS
8 1 (0.11%) Samba
8 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 39 (4.25%) Kubernetes
2 28 (3.05%) Terraform
3 20 (2.18%) Ansible
4 12 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (0.87%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.44%) SCCM
7 3 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.22%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.22%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.22%) Puppet
8 2 (0.22%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.11%) CASB
9 1 (0.11%) Istio
9 1 (0.11%) Nagios
9 1 (0.11%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.11%) OpenNMS
9 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.11%) SCOM
9 1 (0.11%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 180 (19.61%) Microsoft
2 81 (8.82%) SAP
3 77 (8.39%) Oracle
4 59 (6.43%) ServiceNow
5 36 (3.92%) Databricks
5 36 (3.92%) Salesforce
6 31 (3.38%) Google
7 29 (3.16%) BiZZdesign
8 23 (2.51%) Sparx
9 20 (2.18%) Workday
10 17 (1.85%) VMware
10 17 (1.85%) Zscaler
11 15 (1.63%) Ariba
12 13 (1.42%) Cisco
12 13 (1.42%) MuleSoft
13 12 (1.31%) Informatica
14 9 (0.98%) Foundry
14 9 (0.98%) Palo Alto
15 8 (0.87%) Liquidlogic
15 8 (0.87%) OpenAI