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 4 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 185 262 262
Rank change year-on-year +77 0 -7
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 607 295 413
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.55% 0.95% 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.78% 1.07% 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 403 180 270
10th Percentile £461 £450 £488
25th Percentile £513 £517 £556
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £615 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% -3.85% -2.99%
75th Percentile £725 £728 £738
90th Percentile £800 £800 £852
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £607 £647
% change year-on-year -1.15% -6.11% +3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 5
10th Percentile £48.82 - £55.75
25th Percentile £74.26 - -
Median hourly rate £83.82 - £70.00
75th Percentile £95.00 - £88.00
90th Percentile £96.50 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £83.82 - £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 34,038 27,619 38,984
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 87.15% 89.27% 87.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,556 16,812 25,649
10th Percentile £306 £306 £300
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £497 £500
% change year-on-year -3.34% -0.69% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,054 864 2,107
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.62 £13.29
25th Percentile £17.69 £21.00 £16.40
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -7.14% +9.38%
75th Percentile £58.75 £62.50 £61.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £31.29 £35.00
% change year-on-year -20.10% -10.60% +20.69%

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 4 February 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 4 February 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 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
England +87 533 £625 - 148
UK excluding London +69 326 £600 -1.15% 122
London +50 221 £625 -3.85% 58
Work from Home +46 156 £550 -12.00% 89
South East +19 87 £650 +3.67% 53
North of England -8 84 £575 +15.00% 24
Midlands +12 79 £569 -6.30% 15
West Midlands +5 60 £574 -5.48% 10
North West -9 43 £575 +16.63% 9
South West +2 42 £650 +9.24% 17
Yorkshire -16 39 £600 +9.38% 10
Scotland +4 18 £550 -18.40% 4
East Midlands -10 18 £470 - 4
East of England -11 18 £650 -13.33% 9
North East -11 6 £800 +6.67% 5
Wales +2 3 £588 -6.00% 2
Northern Ireland - 2 £500 - 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 27 (4.45%) SharePoint
2 25 (4.12%) SAS
3 10 (1.65%) Confluence
4 9 (1.48%) OpenStack
5 7 (1.15%) Apache
5 7 (1.15%) Camunda
6 6 (0.99%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.99%) Appian
6 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.66%) CMS
8 3 (0.49%) Oracle Coherence
8 3 (0.49%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.33%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.33%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.33%) NetWeaver
9 2 (0.33%) SAP EP
10 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.16%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.16%) Documentum
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.66%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.16%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 25 (4.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 23 (3.79%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.49%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.49%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.49%) SAP CRM
4 3 (0.49%) SAP MDG
5 2 (0.33%) Aladdin
5 2 (0.33%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.33%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.16%) Distributed Ledger
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.16%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.16%) Summit
6 1 (0.16%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 237 (39.04%) Azure
2 149 (24.55%) AWS
3 53 (8.73%) GCP
4 51 (8.40%) SaaS
5 40 (6.59%) Power Platform
6 36 (5.93%) Microsoft 365
7 35 (5.77%) Entra ID
8 27 (4.45%) Serverless
9 25 (4.12%) PaaS
10 24 (3.95%) Azure Logic Apps
10 24 (3.95%) Dynamics 365
11 23 (3.79%) Azure DevOps
12 18 (2.97%) IaaS
13 15 (2.47%) Microsoft Copilot
13 15 (2.47%) OCI
14 14 (2.31%) Microsoft Purview
15 13 (2.14%) Azure Data Factory
16 12 (1.98%) GitHub
17 10 (1.65%) Azure Functions
17 10 (1.65%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.80%) Firewall
1 17 (2.80%) WAN
2 14 (2.31%) SD-WAN
3 13 (2.14%) LAN
4 11 (1.81%) MPLS
5 10 (1.65%) BGP
5 10 (1.65%) DNS
5 10 (1.65%) Network Security
5 10 (1.65%) VPN
6 9 (1.48%) IPsec
7 6 (0.99%) DHCP
7 6 (0.99%) Internet
7 6 (0.99%) SSL
8 4 (0.66%) ATM
8 4 (0.66%) Cisco ASA
8 4 (0.66%) Intranet
8 4 (0.66%) Kerberos
8 4 (0.66%) MQTT
8 4 (0.66%) VLAN
8 4 (0.66%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (4.61%) Data Warehouse
2 26 (4.28%) Data Lake
3 23 (3.79%) Oracle Database
4 22 (3.62%) SAS Enterprise Guide
5 20 (3.29%) Power BI
6 17 (2.80%) Metadata
7 10 (1.65%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.15%) DynamoDB
8 7 (1.15%) NoSQL
8 7 (1.15%) Pentaho
8 7 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.82%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 4 (0.66%) Data Mining
10 4 (0.66%) Delta Lake
10 4 (0.66%) Metadata Repository
10 4 (0.66%) SAP BW
11 3 (0.49%) Amazon Athena
11 3 (0.49%) DocumentDB
11 3 (0.49%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.49%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (3.46%) JIRA
2 16 (2.64%) Jenkins
3 14 (2.31%) Git
4 9 (1.48%) GitLab
5 6 (0.99%) JUnit
5 6 (0.99%) Selenium
6 3 (0.49%) Oracle APEX
6 3 (0.49%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.33%) ERwin
7 2 (0.33%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.16%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.16%) gulp
8 1 (0.16%) LSMW
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.16%) PowerBuilder
8 1 (0.16%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.16%) Yeoman
General
1 205 (33.77%) Social Skills
2 142 (23.39%) Finance
3 86 (14.17%) Public Sector
4 67 (11.04%) Analytical Skills
5 53 (8.73%) Banking
6 46 (7.58%) Influencing Skills
7 23 (3.79%) Telecoms
8 22 (3.62%) Legal
9 18 (2.97%) Documentation Skills
9 18 (2.97%) Retail
10 17 (2.80%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (1.98%) Financial Institution
11 12 (1.98%) Military
12 11 (1.81%) Manufacturing
13 10 (1.65%) Aerospace
14 8 (1.32%) Billing
14 8 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 8 (1.32%) Marketing
15 6 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.82%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 438 (72.16%) Architect
2 149 (24.55%) Solutions Architect
3 122 (20.10%) Enterprise Architect
4 57 (9.39%) Lead
5 45 (7.41%) Senior
6 37 (6.10%) Technical Architect
7 33 (5.44%) Senior Architect
8 31 (5.11%) Lead Architect
9 27 (4.45%) Azure Architect
10 26 (4.28%) Security Architect
11 25 (4.12%) Consultant
12 24 (3.95%) Data Architect
13 22 (3.62%) SAP Architect
14 20 (3.29%) Analyst
15 18 (2.97%) Business Architect
16 14 (2.31%) Applications Architect
16 14 (2.31%) Business Analyst
16 14 (2.31%) Lead Solutions Architect
16 14 (2.31%) Salesforce Architect
16 14 (2.31%) SAP Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (8.57%) REST
2 22 (3.62%) Middleware
3 19 (3.13%) .NET
4 17 (2.80%) SOAP
5 16 (2.64%) OAuth
6 13 (2.14%) Microsoft Graph
7 12 (1.98%) Oracle Fusion
7 12 (1.98%) Web Services
8 11 (1.81%) JSON
9 10 (1.65%) Node.js
9 10 (1.65%) OpenID
10 9 (1.48%) LangChain
10 9 (1.48%) OAuth2
10 9 (1.48%) SAML
11 8 (1.32%) Kafka
11 8 (1.32%) React
11 8 (1.32%) RESTful
12 7 (1.15%) AngularJS
12 7 (1.15%) NETCONF
12 7 (1.15%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 49 (8.07%) Cloud Native
2 38 (6.26%) Product Ownership
3 19 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
3 19 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
4 17 (2.80%) Data Centre
4 17 (2.80%) Hybrid Cloud
5 15 (2.47%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.31%) CMDB
6 14 (2.31%) Operational Technology
7 13 (2.14%) Data Protection Act
7 13 (2.14%) Management Information System
8 11 (1.81%) IoT
9 10 (1.65%) NHS
10 9 (1.48%) AI Agents
10 9 (1.48%) Taxonomies
11 8 (1.32%) FMCG
11 8 (1.32%) Public Cloud
11 8 (1.32%) SCADA
11 8 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
12 7 (1.15%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 26 (4.28%) Windows
2 11 (1.81%) Mac OS
3 8 (1.32%) Linux
4 7 (1.15%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.49%) Unix
5 3 (0.49%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.16%) Android
7 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.16%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (38.88%) Roadmaps
2 178 (29.32%) TOGAF
3 152 (25.04%) Agile
4 148 (24.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 135 (22.24%) Stakeholder Management
6 95 (15.65%) DevOps
6 95 (15.65%) Integration Patterns
7 92 (15.16%) AI
8 91 (14.99%) Data Modelling
9 90 (14.83%) Problem-Solving
10 86 (14.17%) Business Strategy
11 84 (13.84%) Architectural Patterns
12 83 (13.67%) Decision-Making
13 79 (13.01%) Analytics
14 77 (12.69%) CI/CD
15 71 (11.70%) Continuous Improvement
16 70 (11.53%) IT Strategy
17 69 (11.37%) Migration
18 66 (10.87%) Technical Leadership
19 63 (10.38%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 60 (9.88%) Python
2 43 (7.08%) SQL
3 20 (3.29%) Java
4 17 (2.80%) PowerShell
5 16 (2.64%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.14%) C#
7 11 (1.81%) Bash
7 11 (1.81%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.99%) Bicep
9 4 (0.66%) ABAP
9 4 (0.66%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.33%) R
11 1 (0.16%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.16%) C
11 1 (0.16%) C++
11 1 (0.16%) Go
11 1 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.16%) ProC
11 1 (0.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 144 (23.72%) Security Cleared
2 104 (17.13%) SC Cleared
3 53 (8.73%) Degree
4 30 (4.94%) DV Cleared
5 26 (4.28%) Azure Certification
6 24 (3.95%) TOGAF Certification
7 22 (3.62%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (3.13%) CISSP
9 18 (2.97%) AWS Certification
10 16 (2.64%) Cisco Certification
11 15 (2.47%) BPSS Clearance
12 14 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
13 13 (2.14%) ISEB
14 11 (1.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 11 (1.81%) CCIE
14 11 (1.81%) Master's Degree
15 10 (1.65%) ITIL Certification
16 9 (1.48%) JNCIE
17 7 (1.15%) CCNP
17 7 (1.15%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (9.88%) GDPR
2 33 (5.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (4.61%) NIST
4 18 (2.97%) Data Quality
5 17 (2.80%) NCSC
6 15 (2.47%) COBIT
6 15 (2.47%) PCI DSS
7 12 (1.98%) GRC
8 10 (1.65%) QA
9 9 (1.48%) HIPAA
10 7 (1.15%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.99%) Def Stans
12 5 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.82%) PMO
13 4 (0.66%) ISO 8583
13 4 (0.66%) ISO 9001
13 4 (0.66%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (0.49%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 36 (5.93%) Active Directory
2 30 (4.94%) Docker
3 20 (3.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.99%) VMware NSX
5 4 (0.66%) RACF
6 3 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.33%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (6.10%) Kubernetes
2 24 (3.95%) Terraform
3 16 (2.64%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (2.47%) SCCM
5 14 (2.31%) Ansible
5 14 (2.31%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.16%) Argo
7 1 (0.16%) Podman
7 1 (0.16%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.16%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 129 (21.25%) Microsoft
2 62 (10.21%) Oracle
3 57 (9.39%) SAP
4 47 (7.74%) Salesforce
5 41 (6.75%) ServiceNow
6 30 (4.94%) VMware
7 26 (4.28%) Sparx
8 21 (3.46%) Databricks
9 19 (3.13%) BiZZdesign
10 18 (2.97%) Google
10 18 (2.97%) OpenAI
11 15 (2.47%) Pega
12 13 (2.14%) Cisco
13 12 (1.98%) MuleSoft
14 11 (1.81%) Citrix
15 10 (1.65%) Ariba
16 9 (1.48%) F5
17 8 (1.32%) Atlassian
18 7 (1.15%) Palo Alto
18 7 (1.15%) Talend