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 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 209 306
Rank change year-on-year +75 +97 -74
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 1,123 425 275
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.05% 1.30% 0.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.43% 1.44% 0.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 732 289 153
10th Percentile £465 £450 £445
25th Percentile £535 £504 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £600 £625
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £713 £718 £740
90th Percentile £813 £825 £823
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £575 £580
% change year-on-year +4.35% -0.86% -7.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 3 3
10th Percentile £20.31 £34.27 -
25th Percentile £70.00 £40.67 £63.75
Median hourly rate £83.50 £52.67 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +58.53% -21.97% -1.82%
75th Percentile £105.50 £77.00 £71.25
90th Percentile £110.75 £90.80 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £83.50 £42.34 -
% change year-on-year +97.24% - -

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 46,309 29,588 32,312
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.42% 90.49% 85.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 28,063 18,372 19,750
10th Percentile £325 £300 £308
25th Percentile £425 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £627 £625 £638
90th Percentile £731 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,189 1,818 1,403
10th Percentile £13.81 £14.25 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.25 £17.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -
75th Percentile £67.25 £43.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £65.25 £74.70
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £22.32 £43.00
% change year-on-year +79.25% -48.10% +1.18%

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 23 September 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 23 September 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 23 September 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 +78 985 £625 - 900
London +80 542 £650 +3.59% 548
UK excluding London +33 438 £600 +4.35% 408
Work from Home +54 318 £600 +3.45% 396
South East +18 143 £550 -4.35% 146
North of England +11 130 £575 +7.03% 99
Midlands -27 77 £626 +4.38% 58
Yorkshire +15 70 £550 - 35
North West -16 55 £600 +16.73% 56
West Midlands -17 55 £627 +4.42% 34
South West -29 46 £650 +13.04% 44
Scotland -3 31 £600 +9.09% 31
East Midlands -20 20 £600 +0.28% 24
East of England -28 11 £600 -25.00% 21
North East -35 5 £604 +9.82% 8
Northern Ireland - 4 £713 - 10
Wales -16 1 £650 +35.42% 3
Channel Islands - 1 £625 - 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 50 (4.45%) SAS
2 27 (2.40%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.78%) Confluence
4 14 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.98%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (0.98%) Apache Spark
6 10 (0.89%) Apache
7 6 (0.53%) NetWeaver
8 5 (0.45%) Anypoint
8 5 (0.45%) CMS
8 5 (0.45%) Mule
8 5 (0.45%) OpenStack
9 4 (0.36%) Apache Superset
9 4 (0.36%) SAP EP
10 3 (0.27%) Mendix
11 2 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 2 (0.18%) IBM HTTP Server
11 2 (0.18%) nginx
11 2 (0.18%) WebSphere
11 2 (0.18%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 14 (1.25%) MS Visio
2 5 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.089%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.089%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.089%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 46 (4.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.87%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 12 (1.07%) Oracle ERP
4 10 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.71%) ContrOCC
6 6 (0.53%) Primavera
7 5 (0.45%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
8 4 (0.36%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.36%) SAP CRM
9 3 (0.27%) Cloudability
9 3 (0.27%) Endur
9 3 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
9 3 (0.27%) SAP CO
9 3 (0.27%) SAP FI
9 3 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
9 3 (0.27%) SAP HR
10 2 (0.18%) Actimize
10 2 (0.18%) SAP CS
Cloud Services
1 386 (34.37%) Azure
2 245 (21.82%) AWS
3 121 (10.77%) GCP
4 76 (6.77%) Power Platform
5 71 (6.32%) SaaS
6 67 (5.97%) Entra ID
7 55 (4.90%) Microsoft 365
8 37 (3.29%) Serverless
9 34 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
10 27 (2.40%) GitHub
11 25 (2.23%) Microsoft Copilot
11 25 (2.23%) PaaS
12 24 (2.14%) Azure AI
13 23 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
14 22 (1.96%) iPaaS
14 22 (1.96%) OCI
15 20 (1.78%) Snowflake
16 19 (1.69%) Azure Service Bus
16 19 (1.69%) Boomi
17 18 (1.60%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 30 (2.67%) Network Security
2 29 (2.58%) Firewall
3 22 (1.96%) WAN
4 19 (1.69%) VPN
5 14 (1.25%) LAN
6 12 (1.07%) HTTP
7 10 (0.89%) BGP
8 9 (0.80%) MPLS
9 8 (0.71%) DNS
9 8 (0.71%) SD-WAN
10 7 (0.62%) IPsec
11 6 (0.53%) NGFW
11 6 (0.53%) TCP/IP
12 5 (0.45%) 5G
12 5 (0.45%) Cisco Nexus
12 5 (0.45%) Modbus
12 5 (0.45%) Radio Access Network
13 4 (0.36%) 4G
13 4 (0.36%) Cisco Firepower
13 4 (0.36%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (5.79%) Metadata
2 54 (4.81%) Data Lake
3 33 (2.94%) Data Warehouse
4 31 (2.76%) Power BI
5 19 (1.69%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.16%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 12 (1.07%) Base SAS
8 10 (0.89%) SQL Server
9 9 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
9 9 (0.80%) Big Data
10 8 (0.71%) Neo4j
11 7 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
11 7 (0.62%) Delta Lake
11 7 (0.62%) SAP HANA
11 7 (0.62%) Semantic Layer
12 6 (0.53%) Geospatial Data
12 6 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
13 5 (0.45%) Amazon Athena
13 5 (0.45%) SAP BW
13 5 (0.45%) SAS Enterprise Guide
Development Applications
1 19 (1.69%) JIRA
2 12 (1.07%) Git
3 11 (0.98%) GitLab
3 11 (0.98%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.53%) ERwin
5 5 (0.45%) Hudson
6 3 (0.27%) PowerDesigner
6 3 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.27%) Terragrunt
7 2 (0.18%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.18%) Postman
7 2 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.18%) Subversion
7 2 (0.18%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.089%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.089%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.089%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.089%) Mockito
General
1 400 (35.62%) Social Skills
2 294 (26.18%) Finance
3 180 (16.03%) Public Sector
4 107 (9.53%) Analytical Skills
5 103 (9.17%) Banking
6 98 (8.73%) Retail
7 85 (7.57%) Influencing Skills
8 43 (3.83%) Legal
9 32 (2.85%) Aerospace
10 31 (2.76%) Manufacturing
10 31 (2.76%) Military
11 24 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
12 22 (1.96%) Local Government
12 22 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
13 21 (1.87%) Telecoms
14 18 (1.60%) Marketing
15 16 (1.42%) Billing
15 16 (1.42%) Pharmaceutical
16 11 (0.98%) Financial Institution
16 11 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 801 (71.33%) Architect
2 271 (24.13%) Solutions Architect
3 178 (15.85%) Enterprise Architect
4 137 (12.20%) Lead
5 86 (7.66%) Technical Architect
6 84 (7.48%) Data Architect
7 64 (5.70%) Lead Architect
7 64 (5.70%) Senior
8 55 (4.90%) Security Architect
9 40 (3.56%) SAP Architect
9 40 (3.56%) Senior Architect
10 34 (3.03%) Project Manager
10 34 (3.03%) Technical Leader
11 32 (2.85%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
12 30 (2.67%) Cloud Architect
13 29 (2.58%) Integration Architect
14 28 (2.49%) ServiceNow Architect
15 26 (2.32%) Azure Architect
16 25 (2.23%) Analyst
17 23 (2.05%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (7.48%) REST
2 72 (6.41%) Middleware
3 46 (4.10%) SOAP
4 38 (3.38%) Terraform
5 36 (3.21%) .NET
6 34 (3.03%) OAuth
7 33 (2.94%) Kafka
8 21 (1.87%) SAML
9 19 (1.69%) JSON
9 19 (1.69%) XML
10 17 (1.51%) JWT
11 16 (1.42%) Oracle Fusion
11 16 (1.42%) React
12 15 (1.34%) OAuth2
12 15 (1.34%) OpenID
13 14 (1.25%) SAP Fiori
14 13 (1.16%) GraphQL
14 13 (1.16%) Node.js
14 13 (1.16%) Swagger
15 12 (1.07%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 146 (13.00%) Cloud Native
2 88 (7.84%) Enterprise Software
3 65 (5.79%) Product Ownership
4 59 (5.25%) Onboarding
5 51 (4.54%) AI Agents
6 42 (3.74%) Hybrid Cloud
7 41 (3.65%) CMDB
8 37 (3.29%) Distributed Systems
9 36 (3.21%) Operational Technology
10 32 (2.85%) Management Information System
11 28 (2.49%) Data Centre
12 27 (2.40%) Legacy Systems
13 25 (2.23%) Security Posture
14 22 (1.96%) IoT
15 21 (1.87%) Public Cloud
16 20 (1.78%) Data Protection Act
17 16 (1.42%) FMCG
18 15 (1.34%) Marketing Technology
19 13 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
20 12 (1.07%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 22 (1.96%) Windows
2 16 (1.42%) Linux
3 10 (0.89%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.27%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.27%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.18%) Android
6 2 (0.18%) Unix
7 1 (0.089%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.089%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.089%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.089%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 418 (37.22%) Stakeholder Management
2 398 (35.44%) Roadmaps
3 250 (22.26%) TOGAF
4 221 (19.68%) AI
5 220 (19.59%) Agile
6 215 (19.15%) Integration Patterns
7 209 (18.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 207 (18.43%) Technical Leadership
9 203 (18.08%) Migration
10 178 (15.85%) Architecture Governance
11 167 (14.87%) Decision-Making
12 166 (14.78%) Architectural Patterns
13 163 (14.51%) Analytics
14 159 (14.16%) Cybersecurity
15 156 (13.89%) DevOps
16 152 (13.54%) CI/CD
17 147 (13.09%) Data Architecture
18 135 (12.02%) Event-Driven
19 128 (11.40%) Data Modelling
20 123 (10.95%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 71 (6.32%) Python
2 50 (4.45%) Java
3 49 (4.36%) SQL
4 24 (2.14%) JavaScript
5 17 (1.51%) TypeScript
6 16 (1.42%) C#
7 13 (1.16%) PowerShell
8 11 (0.98%) ABAP
9 6 (0.53%) Bash
10 4 (0.36%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.36%) Bicep
11 3 (0.27%) Korn
12 2 (0.18%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.18%) Rust
12 2 (0.18%) Scala
13 1 (0.089%) DAML
13 1 (0.089%) Go
13 1 (0.089%) Groovy
13 1 (0.089%) Solidity
13 1 (0.089%) Swift
Qualifications
1 304 (27.07%) Security Cleared
2 232 (20.66%) SC Cleared
3 63 (5.61%) Azure Certification
3 63 (5.61%) Degree
4 52 (4.63%) DV Cleared
4 52 (4.63%) TOGAF Certification
5 35 (3.12%) BPSS Clearance
6 33 (2.94%) CISSP
7 30 (2.67%) AWS Certification
8 25 (2.23%) Computer Science Degree
9 20 (1.78%) Cisco Certification
9 20 (1.78%) PMP
10 17 (1.51%) CISM
11 13 (1.16%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 12 (1.07%) PMI Certification
13 8 (0.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 8 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (0.62%) CCIE
14 7 (0.62%) CCNP
14 7 (0.62%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (8.82%) Data Quality
2 50 (4.45%) GRC
2 50 (4.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 44 (3.92%) NIST
4 42 (3.74%) GDPR
5 33 (2.94%) NCSC
6 21 (1.87%) QA
7 17 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials
8 15 (1.34%) PMO
9 12 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 12 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 11 (0.98%) NIST 800
11 9 (0.80%) COBIT
12 8 (0.71%) SLA
13 6 (0.53%) Accessibility
13 6 (0.53%) ISO 31000
13 6 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 6 (0.53%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.27%) GxP
System Software
1 40 (3.56%) Active Directory
2 24 (2.14%) Docker
3 12 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.71%) VMware NSX
5 7 (0.62%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.18%) IAG
7 2 (0.18%) vSphere
8 1 (0.089%) NFS
8 1 (0.089%) Samba
8 1 (0.089%) Time Sharing Option
8 1 (0.089%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 58 (5.16%) Kubernetes
2 20 (1.78%) Ansible
3 13 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.45%) Grafana
6 3 (0.27%) SCCM
7 2 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.18%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.18%) Puppet
7 2 (0.18%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.089%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.089%) CASB
8 1 (0.089%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.089%) Nagios
8 1 (0.089%) OpenNMS
8 1 (0.089%) SCOM
8 1 (0.089%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 235 (20.93%) Microsoft
2 107 (9.53%) SAP
3 101 (8.99%) Oracle
4 75 (6.68%) ServiceNow
5 61 (5.43%) Databricks
5 61 (5.43%) Google
6 42 (3.74%) Salesforce
7 27 (2.40%) MuleSoft
8 23 (2.05%) VMware
8 23 (2.05%) Workday
9 22 (1.96%) Informatica
10 21 (1.87%) Sparx
11 20 (1.78%) BiZZdesign
11 20 (1.78%) IBM
12 17 (1.51%) Cisco
12 17 (1.51%) OpenAI
13 16 (1.42%) Zscaler
14 15 (1.34%) Foundry
15 14 (1.25%) Ariba
16 11 (0.98%) Adobe