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 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 233 265
Rank change year-on-year +65 +32 -19
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 733 341 381
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.58% 1.16% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.86% 1.28% 1.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 498 225 257
10th Percentile £461 £480 £463
25th Percentile £513 £525 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £630 £650
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% -3.08% -2.26%
75th Percentile £725 £738 £738
90th Percentile £800 £813 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £625 £650
% change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +2.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 1 9
10th Percentile £58.85 - £60.25
25th Percentile £65.00 - £63.75
Median hourly rate £75.00 £100.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +48.15% -3.57%
75th Percentile £83.75 - £71.25
90th Percentile £100.63 - £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.00 - £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 39,324 26,741 37,503
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.82% 90.76% 86.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,807 17,298 24,232
10th Percentile £318 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.89% -0.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £630 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £485 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +1.09% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,359 1,048 2,416
10th Percentile £14.96 £14.84 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.88 £18.51 £16.00
Median hourly rate £39.00 £30.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -14.29% -6.67%
75th Percentile £65.60 £62.50 £58.69
90th Percentile £78.31 £75.00 £71.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.54 £28.75 £35.00
% change year-on-year +41.01% -17.86% -6.67%

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 22 April 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 22 April 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 22 April 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 +50 619 £625 -3.85% 220
UK excluding London +20 349 £600 -4.00% 122
London +73 289 £625 -3.85% 114
Work from Home +63 208 £550 -8.33% 93
South East +7 108 £650 +3.17% 37
North of England -11 101 £563 -7.79% 34
Midlands -29 56 £548 -8.67% 23
Yorkshire -10 52 £563 -13.46% 15
North West -28 45 £563 +0.09% 17
South West -28 43 £650 - 18
West Midlands -32 41 £560 -6.67% 15
Scotland -1 27 £543 -3.51% 4
East of England -19 14 £650 -3.70% 7
East Midlands -25 14 £535 -33.13% 8
North East -12 9 £713 -5.00% 2
Wales -12 3 £550 +14.58% 2
Northern Ireland - 2 £638 - 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 38 (5.18%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.32%) Confluence
3 11 (1.50%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.23%) SAS
5 8 (1.09%) Camunda
6 6 (0.82%) NetWeaver
6 6 (0.82%) SAP EP
7 5 (0.68%) Apache
7 5 (0.68%) Appian
8 3 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.41%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.41%) OpenStack
8 3 (0.41%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.27%) CMS
10 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.14%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 5 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.55%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 31 (4.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 21 (2.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.95%) SAP CRM
5 4 (0.55%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.41%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.41%) SAP GRC
7 2 (0.27%) Aladdin
7 2 (0.27%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.14%) Actimize
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.14%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.14%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.14%) Summit
8 1 (0.14%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.14%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 236 (32.20%) Azure
2 167 (22.78%) AWS
3 68 (9.28%) GCP
4 58 (7.91%) SaaS
5 42 (5.73%) Power Platform
6 39 (5.32%) Microsoft 365
7 38 (5.18%) Serverless
8 28 (3.82%) PaaS
9 26 (3.55%) Entra ID
10 22 (3.00%) Azure DevOps
10 22 (3.00%) Azure Logic Apps
11 21 (2.86%) IaaS
12 20 (2.73%) Microsoft Copilot
12 20 (2.73%) OCI
13 17 (2.32%) Microsoft Purview
14 16 (2.18%) Azure AI
14 16 (2.18%) GitHub
14 16 (2.18%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 14 (1.91%) Dynamics 365
15 14 (1.91%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.05%) Firewall
2 13 (1.77%) VPN
3 12 (1.64%) SD-WAN
3 12 (1.64%) WAN
4 10 (1.36%) DNS
4 10 (1.36%) IPsec
5 9 (1.23%) Network Security
6 8 (1.09%) MPLS
7 7 (0.95%) LAN
8 6 (0.82%) DHCP
8 6 (0.82%) Kerberos
8 6 (0.82%) SSL
9 5 (0.68%) BGP
9 5 (0.68%) Internet
10 4 (0.55%) BIG-IP
10 4 (0.55%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.55%) Intranet
10 4 (0.55%) RFID
10 4 (0.55%) VLAN
10 4 (0.55%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (3.96%) Data Lake
2 24 (3.27%) Data Warehouse
3 22 (3.00%) Metadata
4 20 (2.73%) Power BI
5 13 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (1.64%) SQL Server
7 11 (1.50%) Oracle Database
8 9 (1.23%) NoSQL
9 8 (1.09%) DynamoDB
9 8 (1.09%) SAS Enterprise Guide
10 5 (0.68%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 3 (0.41%) Amazon Athena
11 3 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.41%) DocumentDB
11 3 (0.41%) GIS
11 3 (0.41%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.41%) Oracle Exadata
11 3 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.41%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (2.59%) JIRA
2 8 (1.09%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.95%) GitLab
4 4 (0.55%) Git
4 4 (0.55%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.41%) ERwin
5 3 (0.41%) Hudson
5 3 (0.41%) PowerDesigner
5 3 (0.41%) Selenium
6 2 (0.27%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.27%) Flyway
6 2 (0.27%) JUnit
6 2 (0.27%) Liquibase
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.14%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.14%) gulp
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.14%) Postman
7 1 (0.14%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.14%) Yeoman
General
1 220 (30.01%) Social Skills
2 185 (25.24%) Finance
3 110 (15.01%) Public Sector
4 75 (10.23%) Banking
5 71 (9.69%) Analytical Skills
6 47 (6.41%) Influencing Skills
7 37 (5.05%) Retail
8 36 (4.91%) Legal
9 24 (3.27%) Documentation Skills
10 18 (2.46%) Telecoms
11 17 (2.32%) Presentation Skills
12 16 (2.18%) Military
13 13 (1.77%) Aerospace
14 11 (1.50%) Billing
14 11 (1.50%) Financial Institution
15 10 (1.36%) Manufacturing
16 8 (1.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 8 (1.09%) Law
17 6 (0.82%) Aviation
17 6 (0.82%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 520 (70.94%) Architect
2 166 (22.65%) Solutions Architect
3 145 (19.78%) Enterprise Architect
4 70 (9.55%) Lead
5 65 (8.87%) Technical Architect
6 52 (7.09%) Senior
7 33 (4.50%) Lead Architect
8 30 (4.09%) Data Architect
8 30 (4.09%) Security Architect
9 28 (3.82%) Senior Architect
10 27 (3.68%) ServiceNow Architect
11 23 (3.14%) Consultant
11 23 (3.14%) SAP Architect
12 21 (2.86%) Azure Architect
13 20 (2.73%) Analyst
13 20 (2.73%) Project Manager
14 18 (2.46%) Applications Architect
14 18 (2.46%) Cloud Architect
15 17 (2.32%) Designer
16 16 (2.18%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (7.78%) REST
2 36 (4.91%) Middleware
3 32 (4.37%) SOAP
4 28 (3.82%) .NET
5 21 (2.86%) Web Services
6 19 (2.59%) OAuth
7 14 (1.91%) AngularJS
7 14 (1.91%) Microsoft Graph
8 13 (1.77%) Kafka
9 12 (1.64%) OpenID
9 12 (1.64%) React
10 11 (1.50%) Node.js
10 11 (1.50%) OAuth2
11 10 (1.36%) SAML
12 9 (1.23%) A2A Protocol
12 9 (1.23%) LangChain
12 9 (1.23%) LangGraph
12 9 (1.23%) Model Context Protocol
12 9 (1.23%) Oracle Fusion
12 9 (1.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 66 (9.00%) Cloud Native
2 53 (7.23%) Product Ownership
3 32 (4.37%) CMDB
4 28 (3.82%) Enterprise Software
5 21 (2.86%) Operational Technology
6 20 (2.73%) Legacy Systems
7 19 (2.59%) Data Centre
7 19 (2.59%) Onboarding
8 18 (2.46%) Data Protection Act
8 18 (2.46%) Management Information System
9 16 (2.18%) IoT
10 14 (1.91%) Hybrid Cloud
10 14 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
11 13 (1.77%) Distributed Systems
12 12 (1.64%) AI Agents
12 12 (1.64%) Public Cloud
13 10 (1.36%) NHS
14 9 (1.23%) Data Structures
14 9 (1.23%) FMCG
14 9 (1.23%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 21 (2.86%) Windows
2 12 (1.64%) Linux
3 6 (0.82%) Mac OS
3 6 (0.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (0.68%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.55%) Unix
5 4 (0.55%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.55%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (0.55%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 289 (39.43%) Roadmaps
2 184 (25.10%) TOGAF
3 172 (23.47%) Agile
4 160 (21.83%) Stakeholder Management
5 159 (21.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 123 (16.78%) AI
7 120 (16.37%) Integration Patterns
8 115 (15.69%) Architectural Patterns
9 113 (15.42%) Decision-Making
10 103 (14.05%) Problem-Solving
11 98 (13.37%) CI/CD
12 97 (13.23%) Data Modelling
13 96 (13.10%) Migration
14 93 (12.69%) Business Strategy
14 93 (12.69%) DevOps
15 89 (12.14%) Cybersecurity
15 89 (12.14%) ITIL
16 86 (11.73%) Architectural Design
17 83 (11.32%) Technical Leadership
18 82 (11.19%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 68 (9.28%) Python
2 40 (5.46%) SQL
3 34 (4.64%) Java
4 23 (3.14%) JavaScript
5 17 (2.32%) C#
6 15 (2.05%) PowerShell
7 13 (1.77%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.23%) Bash
9 8 (1.09%) ABAP
10 6 (0.82%) Kotlin
10 6 (0.82%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.55%) Bicep
12 3 (0.41%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
13 2 (0.27%) Ruby
14 1 (0.14%) Go
14 1 (0.14%) Korn
14 1 (0.14%) ProC
14 1 (0.14%) R
14 1 (0.14%) Scala
Qualifications
1 198 (27.01%) Security Cleared
2 138 (18.83%) SC Cleared
3 52 (7.09%) Degree
4 46 (6.28%) DV Cleared
5 33 (4.50%) TOGAF Certification
6 30 (4.09%) Azure Certification
7 23 (3.14%) AWS Certification
7 23 (3.14%) CISSP
8 22 (3.00%) BPSS Clearance
9 21 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
10 16 (2.18%) ISEB
11 15 (2.05%) ITIL Certification
12 12 (1.64%) CISM
12 12 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
13 11 (1.50%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (1.23%) CCNP
14 9 (1.23%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 7 (0.95%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 7 (0.95%) PMP
16 6 (0.82%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (8.46%) GDPR
2 39 (5.32%) Data Quality
3 35 (4.77%) NIST
4 25 (3.41%) COBIT
5 22 (3.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 21 (2.86%) NCSC
6 21 (2.86%) PCI DSS
7 17 (2.32%) GRC
8 10 (1.36%) PMO
9 7 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (0.95%) Def Stans
9 7 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (0.82%) ISO 20022
10 6 (0.82%) ISO 31000
10 6 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 6 (0.82%) NIST 800
10 6 (0.82%) QA
11 5 (0.68%) Accessibility
12 4 (0.55%) PSD2
System Software
1 26 (3.55%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.86%) Docker
3 14 (1.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.23%) VMware NSX
5 7 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (0.68%) RACF
6 5 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.27%) vSphere
8 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.14%) IAG
8 1 (0.14%) KVM
Systems Management
1 33 (4.50%) Kubernetes
2 30 (4.09%) Terraform
3 12 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (1.50%) Ansible
4 11 (1.50%) SCCM
5 3 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.27%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.14%) Argo
7 1 (0.14%) Grafana
7 1 (0.14%) Istio
7 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.14%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.14%) Podman
7 1 (0.14%) SCOM
7 1 (0.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 135 (18.42%) Microsoft
2 67 (9.14%) ServiceNow
3 63 (8.59%) SAP
4 50 (6.82%) Oracle
5 45 (6.14%) Salesforce
6 32 (4.37%) Sparx
7 28 (3.82%) BiZZdesign
8 27 (3.68%) Databricks
9 25 (3.41%) Google
9 25 (3.41%) VMware
10 16 (2.18%) Ariba
10 16 (2.18%) OpenAI
11 13 (1.77%) Cisco
12 12 (1.64%) Pega
13 9 (1.23%) MuleSoft
13 9 (1.23%) Workday
14 8 (1.09%) F5
14 8 (1.09%) Zscaler
15 7 (0.95%) Citrix
16 6 (0.82%) Genesys