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 3 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 199 268
Rank change year-on-year +31 +69 -31
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 775 390 367
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.59% 1.36% 0.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.87% 1.49% 1.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 509 253 250
10th Percentile £463 £454 £456
25th Percentile £525 £513 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £627 £650
Median % change year-on-year -0.32% -3.54% -
75th Percentile £725 £725 £738
90th Percentile £825 £825 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 £625 £650
% change year-on-year - -3.85% +3.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 2 6
10th Percentile £62.53 £56.20 -
25th Percentile £70.00 £63.50 £63.75
Median hourly rate £92.00 £76.34 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.52% +13.09% -3.57%
75th Percentile £110.75 £88.50 £83.81
90th Percentile - £95.40 £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £98.75 £52.67 £87.50
% change year-on-year +87.49% -39.81% +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 41,363 26,184 36,825
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.68% 91.01% 85.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,810 16,717 23,641
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £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 2,496 1,118 2,535
10th Percentile £14.64 £14.20 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.98 £17.87 £16.00
Median hourly rate £42.69 £27.85 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +53.27% -23.70% +1.39%
75th Percentile £67.84 £57.19 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.14 £73.75 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +78.93% -34.02% +8.91%

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 3 June 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 3 June 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 3 June 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 +31 663 £650 +1.96% 420
UK excluding London +2 347 £625 - 245
London +50 328 £650 - 206
Work from Home +47 232 £575 -4.17% 189
South East -10 109 £650 +4.00% 80
North of England -15 109 £550 -5.50% 57
Midlands -18 62 £575 -11.54% 39
Yorkshire -11 57 £556 -11.00% 16
North West -21 49 £550 -0.90% 33
West Midlands -30 41 £569 -5.21% 22
Scotland -2 28 £613 +8.94% 14
South West -42 26 £650 - 33
East Midlands -19 19 £575 -23.33% 17
East of England -17 15 £650 -3.70% 13
North East - 8 £800 - 9
Wales -16 2 - - 10
Northern Ireland - 1 £775 - 2
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 33 (4.26%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.19%) Confluence
3 14 (1.81%) SAS
4 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.77%) OpenStack
6 5 (0.65%) NetWeaver
6 5 (0.65%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.52%) Apache
7 4 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.52%) Camunda
8 3 (0.39%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.26%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.26%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.13%) Appian
10 1 (0.13%) CMS
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 5 (0.65%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 27 (3.48%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 20 (2.58%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.77%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.65%) SAP CRM
5 3 (0.39%) Oracle Retail
5 3 (0.39%) Primavera
5 3 (0.39%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.26%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.26%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.13%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
7 1 (0.13%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.13%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.13%) Summit
7 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.13%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 237 (30.58%) Azure
2 161 (20.77%) AWS
3 63 (8.13%) GCP
4 60 (7.74%) SaaS
5 39 (5.03%) Power Platform
6 37 (4.77%) Microsoft 365
7 35 (4.52%) Serverless
8 33 (4.26%) Entra ID
9 31 (4.00%) PaaS
10 20 (2.58%) IaaS
11 19 (2.45%) Microsoft Copilot
12 18 (2.32%) OCI
13 17 (2.19%) Azure AI
14 16 (2.06%) Azure DevOps
15 15 (1.94%) Azure Logic Apps
16 14 (1.81%) GitHub
16 14 (1.81%) SuccessFactors
17 13 (1.68%) Azure Functions
18 12 (1.55%) Microsoft Purview
19 10 (1.29%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.55%) Network Security
2 11 (1.42%) IPsec
3 10 (1.29%) Firewall
3 10 (1.29%) VPN
4 9 (1.16%) WAN
5 7 (0.90%) MPLS
5 7 (0.90%) SD-WAN
6 6 (0.77%) Kerberos
6 6 (0.77%) SSL
7 5 (0.65%) BGP
7 5 (0.65%) DHCP
7 5 (0.65%) DNS
7 5 (0.65%) LAN
7 5 (0.65%) MQTT
8 4 (0.52%) Intranet
8 4 (0.52%) RFID
9 3 (0.39%) BIG-IP
10 2 (0.26%) NGFW
10 2 (0.26%) Software-Defined Networking
10 2 (0.26%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.35%) Data Lake
2 23 (2.97%) Metadata
3 22 (2.84%) Power BI
4 21 (2.71%) Data Warehouse
5 15 (1.94%) PostgreSQL
6 13 (1.68%) Oracle Database
7 12 (1.55%) NoSQL
7 12 (1.55%) SQL Server
8 10 (1.29%) SAS Enterprise Guide
9 5 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (0.65%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.65%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 5 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.39%) Base SAS
10 3 (0.39%) DocumentDB
10 3 (0.39%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.39%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.39%) Oracle Exadata
10 3 (0.39%) SAS Visual Analytics
Development Applications
1 10 (1.29%) JIRA
2 8 (1.03%) GitLab
3 7 (0.90%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.77%) Git
5 5 (0.65%) Hudson
6 4 (0.52%) Rational DOORS
7 3 (0.39%) ERwin
7 3 (0.39%) Selenium
8 2 (0.26%) Flyway
8 2 (0.26%) JUnit
8 2 (0.26%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.26%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.13%) Postman
9 1 (0.13%) PowerBuilder
9 1 (0.13%) SonarQube
General
1 229 (29.55%) Social Skills
2 192 (24.77%) Finance
3 111 (14.32%) Public Sector
4 81 (10.45%) Banking
5 68 (8.77%) Analytical Skills
6 47 (6.06%) Retail
7 39 (5.03%) Influencing Skills
8 38 (4.90%) Legal
9 22 (2.84%) Aerospace
10 19 (2.45%) Documentation Skills
11 13 (1.68%) Financial Institution
12 12 (1.55%) Manufacturing
12 12 (1.55%) Military
12 12 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (1.55%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.16%) Law
14 8 (1.03%) Aviation
14 8 (1.03%) Billing
14 8 (1.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (0.77%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 538 (69.42%) Architect
2 179 (23.10%) Solutions Architect
3 129 (16.65%) Enterprise Architect
4 82 (10.58%) Lead
5 67 (8.65%) Technical Architect
6 56 (7.23%) Senior
7 43 (5.55%) Data Architect
8 38 (4.90%) Security Architect
9 35 (4.52%) Lead Architect
10 31 (4.00%) Senior Architect
11 27 (3.48%) Project Manager
11 27 (3.48%) ServiceNow Architect
12 23 (2.97%) Consultant
13 21 (2.71%) Analyst
14 19 (2.45%) SAP Architect
15 18 (2.32%) Applications Architect
16 17 (2.19%) Azure Architect
16 17 (2.19%) Cloud Architect
16 17 (2.19%) Technical Manager
17 16 (2.06%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (7.74%) REST
2 52 (6.71%) Middleware
3 32 (4.13%) .NET
3 32 (4.13%) SOAP
4 21 (2.71%) Web Services
5 20 (2.58%) OAuth
6 17 (2.19%) Kafka
7 15 (1.94%) AngularJS
8 14 (1.81%) React
8 14 (1.81%) SAML
9 13 (1.68%) OpenID
10 11 (1.42%) Oracle Fusion
11 10 (1.29%) Microsoft Graph
11 10 (1.29%) OAuth2
12 9 (1.16%) A2A Protocol
12 9 (1.16%) Model Context Protocol
13 8 (1.03%) Node.js
14 7 (0.90%) LangChain
14 7 (0.90%) LangGraph
14 7 (0.90%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 81 (10.45%) Cloud Native
2 61 (7.87%) Product Ownership
3 38 (4.90%) Enterprise Software
4 32 (4.13%) CMDB
5 30 (3.87%) Operational Technology
6 22 (2.84%) Onboarding
7 21 (2.71%) AI Agents
8 20 (2.58%) Data Protection Act
8 20 (2.58%) Distributed Systems
9 18 (2.32%) Legacy Systems
9 18 (2.32%) Management Information System
10 16 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
10 16 (2.06%) Security Posture
11 15 (1.94%) Data Centre
12 14 (1.81%) Public Cloud
13 11 (1.42%) IoT
14 9 (1.16%) Data Structures
14 9 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
15 8 (1.03%) FMCG
15 8 (1.03%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.97%) Windows
2 12 (1.55%) Linux
3 7 (0.90%) Mac OS
4 6 (0.77%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.65%) Unix
5 5 (0.65%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.52%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (0.52%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.13%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 269 (34.71%) Roadmaps
2 185 (23.87%) Stakeholder Management
3 172 (22.19%) Agile
4 169 (21.81%) TOGAF
5 144 (18.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 135 (17.42%) Architectural Patterns
7 132 (17.03%) Integration Patterns
8 124 (16.00%) Migration
9 121 (15.61%) AI
10 120 (15.48%) Decision-Making
11 109 (14.06%) CI/CD
12 107 (13.81%) Technical Leadership
13 102 (13.16%) DevOps
14 98 (12.65%) Cybersecurity
15 94 (12.13%) Data Modelling
16 93 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
17 89 (11.48%) Architectural Design
18 87 (11.23%) Architecture Governance
19 85 (10.97%) Microservices
20 82 (10.58%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 57 (7.35%) Python
2 38 (4.90%) Java
2 38 (4.90%) SQL
3 15 (1.94%) JavaScript
4 14 (1.81%) C#
5 13 (1.68%) PowerShell
6 12 (1.55%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.16%) Bash
8 6 (0.77%) Kotlin
9 5 (0.65%) ABAP
9 5 (0.65%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.52%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.39%) Bicep
12 2 (0.26%) Google Apps Script
12 2 (0.26%) Ruby
12 2 (0.26%) Scala
13 1 (0.13%) Go
13 1 (0.13%) Groovy
13 1 (0.13%) Korn
13 1 (0.13%) ProC
Qualifications
1 203 (26.19%) Security Cleared
2 147 (18.97%) SC Cleared
3 49 (6.32%) DV Cleared
4 40 (5.16%) Degree
5 35 (4.52%) Azure Certification
6 29 (3.74%) TOGAF Certification
7 27 (3.48%) BPSS Clearance
8 25 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
9 21 (2.71%) AWS Certification
10 20 (2.58%) CISSP
11 15 (1.94%) CISM
12 12 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
13 10 (1.29%) PMP
14 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 8 (1.03%) ITIL Certification
15 8 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
16 7 (0.90%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 6 (0.77%) ISEB
18 5 (0.65%) CCNP
18 5 (0.65%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (6.06%) GDPR
2 46 (5.94%) Data Quality
3 35 (4.52%) NIST
4 22 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 21 (2.71%) NCSC
6 15 (1.94%) COBIT
7 13 (1.68%) GRC
7 13 (1.68%) PCI DSS
8 12 (1.55%) QA
9 11 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials
10 8 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (1.03%) NIST 800
11 7 (0.90%) ISO 20022
11 7 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 6 (0.77%) Def Stans
12 6 (0.77%) ISO 31000
12 6 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 6 (0.77%) PMO
13 5 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 4 (0.52%) PSD2
System Software
1 33 (4.26%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.84%) Docker
3 11 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (0.65%) RACF
5 5 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.65%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) IAG
7 1 (0.13%) KVM
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (4.52%) Kubernetes
2 23 (2.97%) Terraform
3 15 (1.94%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (1.55%) SCCM
5 10 (1.29%) Ansible
5 10 (1.29%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.26%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.13%) Grafana
7 1 (0.13%) Istio
7 1 (0.13%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.13%) SCOM
Vendors
1 158 (20.39%) Microsoft
2 60 (7.74%) SAP
3 56 (7.23%) Oracle
3 56 (7.23%) ServiceNow
4 37 (4.77%) Salesforce
5 28 (3.61%) Google
6 27 (3.48%) Sparx
7 23 (2.97%) Databricks
8 22 (2.84%) VMware
9 21 (2.71%) BiZZdesign
10 14 (1.81%) Ariba
11 13 (1.68%) Workday
12 11 (1.42%) OpenAI
12 11 (1.42%) Zscaler
13 10 (1.29%) MuleSoft
14 7 (0.90%) Cisco
14 7 (0.90%) Citrix
15 6 (0.77%) Dynatrace
16 4 (0.52%) iManage
16 4 (0.52%) Intapp