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

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 207 291
Rank change year-on-year +68 +84 -63
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 1,057 435 304
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.97% 1.33% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.33% 1.47% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 695 293 182
10th Percentile £465 £450 £450
25th Percentile £528 £506 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £620 £642
Median % change year-on-year +0.81% -3.39% -3.50%
75th Percentile £725 £725 £748
90th Percentile £825 £825 £824
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £575 £650
% change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 3 4
10th Percentile £20.31 £34.27 -
25th Percentile £65.50 £40.67 £63.75
Median hourly rate £83.50 £52.67 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +58.53% -21.97% -3.57%
75th Percentile £110.75 £77.00 £71.25
90th Percentile - £90.80 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £82.41 £42.34 -
% change year-on-year +94.66% - -

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 45,365 29,616 33,160
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.57% 90.47% 85.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,789 18,444 20,998
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% -3.67%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,884 1,758 1,700
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.20 £13.87
25th Percentile £18.00 £17.30 £18.13
Median hourly rate £41.56 £25.15 £40.94
Median % change year-on-year +65.23% -38.57% -3.67%
75th Percentile £67.99 £47.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £67.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £22.63 £42.50
% change year-on-year +94.26% -46.75% +6.25%

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 25 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 25 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 25 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 +63 926 £625 - 205
London +72 509 £650 +0.78% 94
UK excluding London +12 409 £600 +4.35% 136
Work from Home +63 306 £600 +4.35% 112
South East +6 140 £575 -6.88% 61
North of England +1 113 £574 +6.20% 27
Midlands -34 71 £626 +4.33% 17
Yorkshire +8 56 £550 -6.38% 11
North West -19 52 £586 +9.12% 12
West Midlands -23 48 £650 +8.51% 11
South West -38 48 £650 - 17
Scotland -5 26 £600 +11.27% 8
East Midlands -14 20 £600 -14.29% 6
East of England -15 12 £650 -3.70% 8
North East -36 5 £625 +13.64% 4
Northern Ireland - 4 £713 -
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 49 (4.64%) SAS
2 28 (2.65%) SharePoint
3 23 (2.18%) Confluence
4 15 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (1.14%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.76%) Apache Spark
7 7 (0.66%) Apache
8 5 (0.47%) Anypoint
8 5 (0.47%) CMS
8 5 (0.47%) Mule
8 5 (0.47%) OpenStack
9 4 (0.38%) NetWeaver
9 4 (0.38%) SAP EP
10 3 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.28%) Apache Superset
11 2 (0.19%) Camunda
11 2 (0.19%) Mendix
12 1 (0.095%) CIMPLICITY
12 1 (0.095%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.095%) Predix
Applications
1 11 (1.04%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.095%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 40 (3.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 22 (2.08%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 12 (1.14%) Oracle ERP
4 8 (0.76%) ContrOCC
5 7 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
6 6 (0.57%) Primavera
7 4 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
7 4 (0.38%) SAP CRM
8 3 (0.28%) Aladdin
8 3 (0.28%) Cloudability
8 3 (0.28%) Endur
8 3 (0.28%) Oracle EBS R12
8 3 (0.28%) Payment Gateway
8 3 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.28%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.28%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.28%) SAP HR
9 2 (0.19%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 345 (32.64%) Azure
2 222 (21.00%) AWS
3 118 (11.16%) GCP
4 64 (6.05%) Power Platform
5 62 (5.87%) SaaS
6 58 (5.49%) Entra ID
7 45 (4.26%) Microsoft 365
8 31 (2.93%) Serverless
9 25 (2.37%) Azure DevOps
9 25 (2.37%) Microsoft Copilot
10 24 (2.27%) PaaS
11 22 (2.08%) OCI
12 20 (1.89%) Azure AI
12 20 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
13 19 (1.80%) iPaaS
13 19 (1.80%) Snowflake
14 18 (1.70%) GitHub
15 16 (1.51%) Boomi
16 15 (1.42%) SuccessFactors
16 15 (1.42%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.03%) Network Security
2 27 (2.55%) Firewall
3 23 (2.18%) VPN
4 20 (1.89%) WAN
5 14 (1.32%) LAN
6 10 (0.95%) BGP
7 9 (0.85%) MPLS
8 8 (0.76%) DNS
8 8 (0.76%) SD-WAN
9 7 (0.66%) HTTP
9 7 (0.66%) IPsec
10 6 (0.57%) NGFW
10 6 (0.57%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.47%) 5G
11 5 (0.47%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (0.47%) Radio Access Network
12 4 (0.38%) 4G
12 4 (0.38%) BIG-IP
12 4 (0.38%) Cisco Firepower
12 4 (0.38%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (4.73%) Data Lake
2 49 (4.64%) Metadata
3 32 (3.03%) Data Warehouse
4 29 (2.74%) Power BI
5 18 (1.70%) NoSQL
6 14 (1.32%) SQL Server
7 13 (1.23%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
8 12 (1.14%) Base SAS
8 12 (1.14%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (0.76%) Oracle Database
10 7 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
10 7 (0.66%) Big Data
10 7 (0.66%) Neo4j
11 6 (0.57%) Delta Lake
11 6 (0.57%) SAS Enterprise Guide
12 5 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.47%) SAS Visual Analytics
13 4 (0.38%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.38%) Semantic Layer
14 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 17 (1.61%) JIRA
2 12 (1.14%) Git
3 8 (0.76%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.66%) GitLab
5 6 (0.57%) ERwin
6 5 (0.47%) Hudson
7 4 (0.38%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.38%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.19%) Flyway
8 2 (0.19%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.19%) Postman
8 2 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.19%) Subversion
8 2 (0.19%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.095%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.095%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.095%) ER Studio
9 1 (0.095%) Selenium
9 1 (0.095%) TeamCity
General
1 344 (32.54%) Social Skills
2 268 (25.35%) Finance
3 168 (15.89%) Public Sector
4 97 (9.18%) Banking
5 95 (8.99%) Analytical Skills
6 94 (8.89%) Retail
7 69 (6.53%) Influencing Skills
8 42 (3.97%) Legal
9 30 (2.84%) Military
10 27 (2.55%) Aerospace
11 25 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
12 24 (2.27%) Local Government
13 23 (2.18%) Manufacturing
14 21 (1.99%) Telecoms
15 19 (1.80%) Marketing
15 19 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
16 16 (1.51%) Billing
17 12 (1.14%) Financial Institution
18 10 (0.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 10 (0.95%) Law
Job Titles
1 744 (70.39%) Architect
2 245 (23.18%) Solutions Architect
3 168 (15.89%) Enterprise Architect
4 134 (12.68%) Lead
5 81 (7.66%) Technical Architect
6 71 (6.72%) Data Architect
7 66 (6.24%) Lead Architect
8 60 (5.68%) Senior
9 56 (5.30%) Security Architect
10 38 (3.60%) Senior Architect
11 36 (3.41%) Project Manager
12 34 (3.22%) Technical Leader
13 33 (3.12%) SAP Architect
14 30 (2.84%) ServiceNow Architect
15 27 (2.55%) Cloud Architect
16 24 (2.27%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
16 24 (2.27%) Azure Architect
17 23 (2.18%) Integration Architect
18 22 (2.08%) Analyst
18 22 (2.08%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (8.14%) REST
2 66 (6.24%) Middleware
3 50 (4.73%) SOAP
4 36 (3.41%) .NET
5 33 (3.12%) Terraform
6 30 (2.84%) OAuth
7 24 (2.27%) Kafka
8 17 (1.61%) JSON
8 17 (1.61%) SAML
8 17 (1.61%) XML
9 16 (1.51%) Oracle Fusion
10 15 (1.42%) OAuth2
10 15 (1.42%) React
10 15 (1.42%) Web Services
11 13 (1.23%) JWT
11 13 (1.23%) OpenID
12 10 (0.95%) AngularJS
12 10 (0.95%) GraphQL
13 9 (0.85%) EDI
13 9 (0.85%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 127 (12.02%) Cloud Native
2 78 (7.38%) Enterprise Software
3 77 (7.28%) Product Ownership
4 47 (4.45%) CMDB
5 46 (4.35%) Onboarding
6 44 (4.16%) AI Agents
7 39 (3.69%) Hybrid Cloud
8 35 (3.31%) Operational Technology
9 33 (3.12%) Distributed Systems
10 29 (2.74%) Management Information System
11 27 (2.55%) Security Posture
12 26 (2.46%) Data Centre
12 26 (2.46%) Legacy Systems
13 22 (2.08%) Data Protection Act
14 19 (1.80%) IoT
15 15 (1.42%) Public Cloud
16 13 (1.23%) FMCG
17 12 (1.14%) Marketing Technology
18 11 (1.04%) Data Structures
18 11 (1.04%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.80%) Windows
2 14 (1.32%) Linux
3 6 (0.57%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.28%) 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 (0.095%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.095%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 359 (33.96%) Roadmaps
2 343 (32.45%) Stakeholder Management
3 233 (22.04%) TOGAF
4 207 (19.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 199 (18.83%) Agile
6 198 (18.73%) Integration Patterns
7 196 (18.54%) AI
8 187 (17.69%) Technical Leadership
9 181 (17.12%) Migration
10 153 (14.47%) Architectural Patterns
11 149 (14.10%) Architecture Governance
12 146 (13.81%) Analytics
13 145 (13.72%) Cybersecurity
14 142 (13.43%) Decision-Making
15 141 (13.34%) DevOps
16 137 (12.96%) CI/CD
17 129 (12.20%) Data Architecture
18 127 (12.02%) Event-Driven
19 122 (11.54%) Data Integration
19 122 (11.54%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 76 (7.19%) Python
2 50 (4.73%) Java
3 48 (4.54%) SQL
4 21 (1.99%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.51%) PowerShell
6 13 (1.23%) C#
6 13 (1.23%) TypeScript
7 9 (0.85%) Bash
8 8 (0.76%) Kotlin
9 7 (0.66%) ABAP
10 4 (0.38%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.38%) Bicep
10 4 (0.38%) Korn
10 4 (0.38%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.19%) Go
11 2 (0.19%) Ruby
11 2 (0.19%) Rust
11 2 (0.19%) Scala
12 1 (0.095%) C++
12 1 (0.095%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 306 (28.95%) Security Cleared
2 231 (21.85%) SC Cleared
3 57 (5.39%) Azure Certification
3 57 (5.39%) DV Cleared
4 55 (5.20%) Degree
5 41 (3.88%) TOGAF Certification
6 30 (2.84%) AWS Certification
7 29 (2.74%) BPSS Clearance
8 28 (2.65%) CISSP
9 22 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
10 18 (1.70%) Cisco Certification
11 17 (1.61%) CISM
12 16 (1.51%) PMP
13 13 (1.23%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 9 (0.85%) PMI Certification
15 8 (0.76%) ITIL Certification
15 8 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
16 7 (0.66%) CCIE
16 7 (0.66%) CCNP
17 6 (0.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (8.70%) Data Quality
2 50 (4.73%) GRC
3 47 (4.45%) NIST
4 46 (4.35%) GDPR
5 43 (4.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 33 (3.12%) NCSC
7 19 (1.80%) QA
8 14 (1.32%) PMO
9 13 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
10 12 (1.14%) COBIT
10 12 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 12 (1.14%) NIST 800
11 8 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 8 (0.76%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.76%) SLA
12 6 (0.57%) Accessibility
12 6 (0.57%) ISO 31000
12 6 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (0.28%) GxP
System Software
1 35 (3.31%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.99%) Docker
3 12 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.85%) VMware NSX
5 8 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.095%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.095%) IAG
8 1 (0.095%) KVM
8 1 (0.095%) NFS
8 1 (0.095%) Samba
8 1 (0.095%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.095%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 48 (4.54%) Kubernetes
2 21 (1.99%) Ansible
3 11 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (0.95%) 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 (0.095%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.095%) CASB
7 1 (0.095%) Check_MK
7 1 (0.095%) Istio
7 1 (0.095%) Nagios
7 1 (0.095%) OpenNMS
7 1 (0.095%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.095%) SCOM
7 1 (0.095%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 215 (20.34%) Microsoft
2 99 (9.37%) Oracle
3 91 (8.61%) SAP
4 73 (6.91%) ServiceNow
5 57 (5.39%) Google
6 55 (5.20%) Databricks
7 41 (3.88%) Salesforce
8 23 (2.18%) Workday
9 22 (2.08%) BiZZdesign
9 22 (2.08%) MuleSoft
9 22 (2.08%) Sparx
9 22 (2.08%) VMware
9 22 (2.08%) Zscaler
10 18 (1.70%) Informatica
11 17 (1.61%) Cisco
12 16 (1.51%) Ariba
13 15 (1.42%) IBM
14 14 (1.32%) Foundry
15 11 (1.04%) OpenAI
16 9 (0.85%) Palo Alto