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 20 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 207 293
Rank change year-on-year +64 +86 -47
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 1,040 432 304
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.94% 1.32% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.29% 1.45% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 683 292 186
10th Percentile £467 £450 £453
25th Percentile £539 £510 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year - -3.85% -2.07%
75th Percentile £725 £725 £750
90th Percentile £825 £825 £831
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £586 £650
% change year-on-year +2.48% -9.92% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 3 4
10th Percentile £20.31 £34.27 -
25th Percentile £61.25 £40.67 £63.75
Median hourly rate £82.41 £52.67 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +56.46% -21.97% -3.57%
75th Percentile £108.13 £77.00 £71.25
90th Percentile £110.75 £90.80 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £82.21 £42.34 -
% change year-on-year +94.18% - -

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 45,331 29,700 33,127
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.72% 90.46% 85.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,838 18,524 21,130
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.58%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £730 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,836 1,729 1,767
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.20 £14.00
25th Percentile £18.31 £17.33 £18.14
Median hourly rate £41.63 £25.15 £40.94
Median % change year-on-year +65.54% -38.57% -0.24%
75th Percentile £67.99 £49.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £24.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year +83.17% -43.53% +17.65%

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 20 August 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 20 August 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 20 August 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 +59 914 £628 +0.48% 313
London +74 503 £650 - 193
UK excluding London +6 405 £600 +2.48% 156
Work from Home +56 299 £600 +3.45% 132
South East +15 139 £580 -6.07% 62
North of England +8 112 £574 +4.27% 32
Midlands -27 71 £650 +8.33% 21
Yorkshire +4 54 £550 -6.38% 15
North West -16 53 £586 +8.52% 12
West Midlands -31 48 £650 +8.42% 13
South West -35 46 £650 - 19
Scotland -8 26 £600 +13.53% 16
East Midlands -13 20 £625 -10.71% 8
East of England -13 12 £650 -3.70% 6
North East -35 5 £625 +13.64% 5
Northern Ireland - 4 £713 -
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 48 (4.62%) SAS
2 28 (2.69%) SharePoint
3 23 (2.21%) Confluence
4 14 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (1.15%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.77%) Apache Spark
7 7 (0.67%) Apache
8 5 (0.48%) Anypoint
8 5 (0.48%) Mule
8 5 (0.48%) OpenStack
9 4 (0.38%) CMS
9 4 (0.38%) NetWeaver
9 4 (0.38%) SAP EP
10 3 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.29%) Apache Superset
11 2 (0.19%) Camunda
11 2 (0.19%) Mendix
12 1 (0.096%) CIMPLICITY
12 1 (0.096%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.096%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 11 (1.06%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.096%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.096%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.096%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.096%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 36 (3.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 22 (2.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 12 (1.15%) Oracle ERP
4 8 (0.77%) ContrOCC
5 6 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.58%) Primavera
6 4 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.38%) SAP CRM
7 3 (0.29%) Aladdin
7 3 (0.29%) Endur
7 3 (0.29%) Oracle EBS R12
7 3 (0.29%) SAP CO
7 3 (0.29%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.29%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.29%) SAP HR
8 2 (0.19%) Cloudability
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Retail
8 2 (0.19%) SAP CS
8 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 337 (32.40%) Azure
2 218 (20.96%) AWS
3 115 (11.06%) GCP
4 62 (5.96%) Power Platform
4 62 (5.96%) SaaS
5 53 (5.10%) Entra ID
6 44 (4.23%) Microsoft 365
7 30 (2.88%) Serverless
8 25 (2.40%) Microsoft Copilot
9 24 (2.31%) PaaS
10 23 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
10 23 (2.21%) OCI
11 20 (1.92%) Azure AI
12 19 (1.83%) iPaaS
13 18 (1.73%) Dynamics 365
14 16 (1.54%) Boomi
14 16 (1.54%) GitHub
14 16 (1.54%) Snowflake
15 15 (1.44%) SuccessFactors
15 15 (1.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 30 (2.88%) Network Security
2 26 (2.50%) Firewall
3 23 (2.21%) VPN
4 17 (1.63%) WAN
5 14 (1.35%) LAN
6 9 (0.87%) BGP
6 9 (0.87%) MPLS
7 8 (0.77%) DNS
8 7 (0.67%) HTTP
8 7 (0.67%) IPsec
8 7 (0.67%) SD-WAN
9 6 (0.58%) NGFW
9 6 (0.58%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.48%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (0.38%) 4G
11 4 (0.38%) 5G
11 4 (0.38%) Cisco Firepower
11 4 (0.38%) DHCP
11 4 (0.38%) Radio Access Network
11 4 (0.38%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (4.62%) Data Lake
2 47 (4.52%) Metadata
3 32 (3.08%) Data Warehouse
4 28 (2.69%) Power BI
5 18 (1.73%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.25%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 13 (1.25%) SQL Server
7 12 (1.15%) Base SAS
7 12 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
8 8 (0.77%) Oracle Database
9 7 (0.67%) Amazon RDS
9 7 (0.67%) Neo4j
10 6 (0.58%) Big Data
10 6 (0.58%) Delta Lake
10 6 (0.58%) SAS Enterprise Guide
11 5 (0.48%) SAS Visual Analytics
12 4 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.38%) MongoDB
12 4 (0.38%) Semantic Layer
13 3 (0.29%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 18 (1.73%) JIRA
2 12 (1.15%) Git
3 8 (0.77%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.58%) ERwin
4 6 (0.58%) GitLab
5 5 (0.48%) Hudson
6 4 (0.38%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.38%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.19%) Flyway
7 2 (0.19%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.19%) Postman
7 2 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.19%) Subversion
7 2 (0.19%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.096%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.096%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.096%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.096%) Selenium
8 1 (0.096%) TeamCity
General
1 339 (32.60%) Social Skills
2 267 (25.67%) Finance
3 165 (15.87%) Public Sector
4 96 (9.23%) Banking
5 95 (9.13%) Analytical Skills
5 95 (9.13%) Retail
6 67 (6.44%) Influencing Skills
7 40 (3.85%) Legal
8 30 (2.88%) Military
9 28 (2.69%) Aerospace
10 26 (2.50%) Documentation Skills
11 24 (2.31%) Local Government
12 22 (2.12%) Manufacturing
13 20 (1.92%) Telecoms
14 19 (1.83%) Marketing
15 16 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
16 15 (1.44%) Billing
17 12 (1.15%) Financial Institution
18 10 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 10 (0.96%) Law
Job Titles
1 733 (70.48%) Architect
2 243 (23.37%) Solutions Architect
3 170 (16.35%) Enterprise Architect
4 131 (12.60%) Lead
5 78 (7.50%) Technical Architect
6 68 (6.54%) Data Architect
7 62 (5.96%) Lead Architect
8 58 (5.58%) Senior
9 57 (5.48%) Security Architect
10 36 (3.46%) Senior Architect
11 34 (3.27%) Project Manager
12 33 (3.17%) Technical Leader
13 31 (2.98%) SAP Architect
14 28 (2.69%) ServiceNow Architect
15 26 (2.50%) Cloud Architect
16 24 (2.31%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
17 23 (2.21%) Azure Architect
18 22 (2.12%) Integration Architect
18 22 (2.12%) Technical Manager
19 20 (1.92%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (8.08%) REST
2 67 (6.44%) Middleware
3 50 (4.81%) SOAP
4 35 (3.37%) .NET
5 32 (3.08%) Terraform
6 30 (2.88%) OAuth
7 24 (2.31%) Kafka
8 17 (1.63%) JSON
8 17 (1.63%) Oracle Fusion
8 17 (1.63%) SAML
8 17 (1.63%) XML
9 15 (1.44%) OAuth2
9 15 (1.44%) React
9 15 (1.44%) Web Services
10 13 (1.25%) JWT
10 13 (1.25%) OpenID
11 10 (0.96%) AngularJS
11 10 (0.96%) GraphQL
12 9 (0.87%) EDI
12 9 (0.87%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 126 (12.12%) Cloud Native
2 76 (7.31%) Product Ownership
3 75 (7.21%) Enterprise Software
4 45 (4.33%) Onboarding
5 42 (4.04%) AI Agents
5 42 (4.04%) CMDB
6 38 (3.65%) Hybrid Cloud
7 34 (3.27%) Operational Technology
8 32 (3.08%) Distributed Systems
9 27 (2.60%) Management Information System
9 27 (2.60%) Security Posture
10 25 (2.40%) Data Centre
10 25 (2.40%) Legacy Systems
11 22 (2.12%) Data Protection Act
12 18 (1.73%) IoT
13 15 (1.44%) Public Cloud
14 13 (1.25%) FMCG
15 12 (1.15%) Marketing Technology
16 11 (1.06%) Data Structures
17 10 (0.96%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 17 (1.63%) Windows
2 14 (1.35%) Linux
3 5 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.38%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.29%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.19%) Android
6 2 (0.19%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.19%) Unix
6 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.096%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.096%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 347 (33.37%) Roadmaps
2 329 (31.63%) Stakeholder Management
3 235 (22.60%) TOGAF
4 203 (19.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 196 (18.85%) Integration Patterns
6 193 (18.56%) Agile
7 187 (17.98%) AI
8 182 (17.50%) Technical Leadership
9 176 (16.92%) Migration
10 148 (14.23%) Architectural Patterns
11 146 (14.04%) Architecture Governance
12 145 (13.94%) Analytics
13 142 (13.65%) Cybersecurity
14 139 (13.37%) Decision-Making
15 137 (13.17%) DevOps
16 131 (12.60%) CI/CD
17 126 (12.12%) Data Architecture
17 126 (12.12%) Event-Driven
18 117 (11.25%) Data Integration
18 117 (11.25%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 75 (7.21%) Python
2 49 (4.71%) Java
3 47 (4.52%) SQL
4 21 (2.02%) JavaScript
5 15 (1.44%) PowerShell
6 13 (1.25%) TypeScript
7 12 (1.15%) C#
8 8 (0.77%) Bash
8 8 (0.77%) Kotlin
9 7 (0.67%) ABAP
10 4 (0.38%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.38%) Bicep
10 4 (0.38%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.29%) Korn
12 2 (0.19%) Go
12 2 (0.19%) Ruby
12 2 (0.19%) Rust
12 2 (0.19%) Scala
13 1 (0.096%) Solidity
13 1 (0.096%) Swift
Qualifications
1 299 (28.75%) Security Cleared
2 226 (21.73%) SC Cleared
3 56 (5.38%) Azure Certification
3 56 (5.38%) DV Cleared
4 54 (5.19%) Degree
5 41 (3.94%) TOGAF Certification
6 30 (2.88%) AWS Certification
7 29 (2.79%) BPSS Clearance
7 29 (2.79%) CISSP
8 22 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
9 18 (1.73%) CISM
10 17 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
11 15 (1.44%) PMP
12 13 (1.25%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 8 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (0.77%) PMI Certification
14 7 (0.67%) CCIE
14 7 (0.67%) ITIL Certification
15 6 (0.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 6 (0.58%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (8.56%) Data Quality
2 50 (4.81%) GRC
3 47 (4.52%) GDPR
4 45 (4.33%) NIST
5 42 (4.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 31 (2.98%) NCSC
7 19 (1.83%) QA
8 14 (1.35%) PMO
9 12 (1.15%) COBIT
9 12 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 11 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials
10 11 (1.06%) NIST 800
11 8 (0.77%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.77%) SLA
12 6 (0.58%) Accessibility
12 6 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 6 (0.58%) ISO 31000
12 6 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (0.29%) GxP
System Software
1 32 (3.08%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.02%) Docker
3 12 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.87%) VMware NSX
5 8 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.096%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.096%) IAG
8 1 (0.096%) KVM
8 1 (0.096%) NFS
8 1 (0.096%) Samba
8 1 (0.096%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.096%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 48 (4.62%) Kubernetes
2 21 (2.02%) Ansible
3 11 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.38%) Grafana
5 4 (0.38%) SCCM
6 2 (0.19%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
6 2 (0.19%) Puppet
6 2 (0.19%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.096%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.096%) CASB
7 1 (0.096%) Check_MK
7 1 (0.096%) Istio
7 1 (0.096%) Nagios
7 1 (0.096%) OpenNMS
7 1 (0.096%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.096%) SCOM
7 1 (0.096%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 208 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 101 (9.71%) Oracle
3 87 (8.37%) SAP
4 69 (6.63%) ServiceNow
5 55 (5.29%) Google
6 49 (4.71%) Databricks
7 41 (3.94%) Salesforce
8 23 (2.21%) Workday
9 22 (2.12%) BiZZdesign
9 22 (2.12%) Sparx
9 22 (2.12%) Zscaler
10 21 (2.02%) MuleSoft
11 19 (1.83%) VMware
12 18 (1.73%) Informatica
13 16 (1.54%) Cisco
14 14 (1.35%) Foundry
14 14 (1.35%) IBM
15 12 (1.15%) Ariba
16 11 (1.06%) OpenAI
17 9 (0.87%) Palo Alto