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 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 166 208 266
Rank change year-on-year +42 +58 -18
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 767 375 376
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.57% 1.31% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.86% 1.44% 1.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 511 241 259
10th Percentile £463 £455 £456
25th Percentile £525 £513 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £646
Median % change year-on-year - -3.25% -0.62%
75th Percentile £725 £725 £738
90th Percentile £813 £825 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 £620 £650
% change year-on-year +0.81% -4.62% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 2 6
10th Percentile £61.25 £56.20 -
25th Percentile £70.00 £63.50 £63.75
Median hourly rate £80.00 £76.34 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.80% +13.09% -3.57%
75th Percentile £110.75 £88.50 £83.81
90th Percentile - £95.40 £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £93.50 £52.67 £87.50
% change year-on-year +77.52% -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 41,181 26,010 36,599
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.50% 91.03% 85.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,765 16,696 23,578
10th Percentile £325 £303 £300
25th Percentile £413 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.14% -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 2,462 1,066 2,486
10th Percentile £14.68 £14.20 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.73 £17.92 £16.00
Median hourly rate £41.94 £27.45 £36.02
Median % change year-on-year +52.79% -23.80% -2.64%
75th Percentile £67.50 £57.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.05 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.69 £25.15 £37.75
% change year-on-year +69.72% -33.38% +7.86%

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 27 May 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 27 May 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 27 May 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 +26 660 £640 +1.59% 347
UK excluding London -5 352 £625 +0.81% 216
London +55 319 £650 - 161
Work from Home +43 225 £575 -4.17% 159
South East -3 111 £670 +7.20% 72
North of England -4 111 £556 -1.37% 46
Midlands -33 60 £573 -9.13% 35
Yorkshire -3 58 £563 -13.46% 12
North West -23 50 £550 -1.79% 26
West Midlands -37 39 £564 -7.48% 18
South West -40 32 £675 +3.85% 30
Scotland -2 27 £600 +6.72% 13
East Midlands -20 19 £575 -28.13% 17
East of England -17 14 £650 -3.70% 15
North East - 8 £800 - 9
Wales -20 2 - - 7
Northern Ireland - 1 £775 - 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 32 (4.17%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.22%) Confluence
3 11 (1.43%) SAS
4 7 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.78%) OpenStack
6 5 (0.65%) Camunda
6 5 (0.65%) NetWeaver
6 5 (0.65%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.52%) Apache
8 3 (0.39%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.26%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.26%) Appian
9 2 (0.26%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.26%) CMS
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.13%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 6 (0.78%) MS Visio
2 5 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 30 (3.91%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 19 (2.48%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.65%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.65%) SAP CRM
5 3 (0.39%) Oracle Retail
5 3 (0.39%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.26%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.26%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.26%) Primavera
6 2 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.13%) Actimize
7 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.13%) Endur
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle 11i
7 1 (0.13%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.13%) SAP Retail
7 1 (0.13%) Summit
7 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.13%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 229 (29.86%) Azure
2 163 (21.25%) AWS
3 64 (8.34%) GCP
4 58 (7.56%) SaaS
5 37 (4.82%) Power Platform
6 35 (4.56%) Microsoft 365
7 34 (4.43%) Serverless
8 31 (4.04%) Entra ID
9 28 (3.65%) PaaS
10 19 (2.48%) IaaS
11 18 (2.35%) Azure AI
11 18 (2.35%) Microsoft Copilot
11 18 (2.35%) OCI
12 15 (1.96%) Azure Logic Apps
12 15 (1.96%) Microsoft Purview
13 14 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
13 14 (1.83%) Azure Functions
13 14 (1.83%) GitHub
14 13 (1.69%) SuccessFactors
15 11 (1.43%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.30%) IPsec
2 9 (1.17%) WAN
3 8 (1.04%) Firewall
3 8 (1.04%) Network Security
4 7 (0.91%) MPLS
4 7 (0.91%) SD-WAN
4 7 (0.91%) VPN
5 6 (0.78%) Kerberos
5 6 (0.78%) SSL
6 5 (0.65%) BGP
6 5 (0.65%) LAN
7 4 (0.52%) DHCP
7 4 (0.52%) DNS
7 4 (0.52%) Intranet
7 4 (0.52%) MQTT
7 4 (0.52%) RFID
8 3 (0.39%) BIG-IP
9 2 (0.26%) 5G
9 2 (0.26%) Software-Defined Networking
10 1 (0.13%) Converged Networks
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (3.65%) Data Lake
2 25 (3.26%) Metadata
3 21 (2.74%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (2.35%) Power BI
5 14 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (1.43%) NoSQL
6 11 (1.43%) Oracle Database
7 10 (1.30%) SQL Server
8 8 (1.04%) SAS Enterprise Guide
9 5 (0.65%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.65%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
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%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.26%) Metadata Repository
11 2 (0.26%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 16 (2.09%) JIRA
2 8 (1.04%) GitLab
2 8 (1.04%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.78%) Git
4 5 (0.65%) Hudson
5 4 (0.52%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.39%) ERwin
6 3 (0.39%) Selenium
7 2 (0.26%) Flyway
7 2 (0.26%) JUnit
7 2 (0.26%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.26%) PowerDesigner
8 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.13%) gulp
8 1 (0.13%) LSMW
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.13%) Postman
8 1 (0.13%) PowerBuilder
8 1 (0.13%) SonarQube
General
1 227 (29.60%) Social Skills
2 193 (25.16%) Finance
3 107 (13.95%) Public Sector
4 82 (10.69%) Banking
5 67 (8.74%) Analytical Skills
6 44 (5.74%) Retail
7 40 (5.22%) Influencing Skills
8 37 (4.82%) Legal
9 20 (2.61%) Aerospace
10 16 (2.09%) Military
11 15 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
12 13 (1.69%) Financial Institution
12 13 (1.69%) Telecoms
13 12 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.30%) Manufacturing
15 9 (1.17%) Billing
16 8 (1.04%) Law
17 7 (0.91%) Aviation
18 6 (0.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 6 (0.78%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 532 (69.36%) Architect
2 172 (22.43%) Solutions Architect
3 133 (17.34%) Enterprise Architect
4 76 (9.91%) Lead
5 64 (8.34%) Technical Architect
6 52 (6.78%) Senior
7 43 (5.61%) Data Architect
8 37 (4.82%) Security Architect
9 32 (4.17%) Lead Architect
10 27 (3.52%) Project Manager
10 27 (3.52%) Senior Architect
11 26 (3.39%) ServiceNow Architect
12 24 (3.13%) Consultant
13 20 (2.61%) Analyst
14 18 (2.35%) Applications Architect
14 18 (2.35%) Cloud Architect
14 18 (2.35%) Salesforce Architect
14 18 (2.35%) SAP Architect
14 18 (2.35%) Technical Manager
15 15 (1.96%) Azure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (7.56%) REST
2 50 (6.52%) Middleware
3 30 (3.91%) .NET
3 30 (3.91%) SOAP
4 21 (2.74%) Web Services
5 20 (2.61%) OAuth
6 16 (2.09%) AngularJS
6 16 (2.09%) Kafka
7 15 (1.96%) React
8 14 (1.83%) SAML
9 13 (1.69%) OpenID
10 12 (1.56%) Microsoft Graph
11 11 (1.43%) A2A Protocol
11 11 (1.43%) Model Context Protocol
11 11 (1.43%) Oracle Fusion
12 10 (1.30%) OAuth2
13 9 (1.17%) LangChain
13 9 (1.17%) LangGraph
14 8 (1.04%) Node.js
15 7 (0.91%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 76 (9.91%) Cloud Native
2 58 (7.56%) Product Ownership
3 35 (4.56%) Enterprise Software
4 30 (3.91%) CMDB
5 29 (3.78%) Operational Technology
6 21 (2.74%) Data Protection Act
6 21 (2.74%) Onboarding
7 19 (2.48%) AI Agents
7 19 (2.48%) Distributed Systems
8 17 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
8 17 (2.22%) Management Information System
9 15 (1.96%) Security Posture
10 14 (1.83%) Data Centre
10 14 (1.83%) Hybrid Cloud
10 14 (1.83%) Public Cloud
11 13 (1.69%) IoT
12 10 (1.30%) Data Structures
13 9 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
14 8 (1.04%) Mainframe
15 7 (0.91%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 22 (2.87%) Windows
2 11 (1.43%) Linux
3 6 (0.78%) Mac OS
4 5 (0.65%) Unix
4 5 (0.65%) Windows 10
4 5 (0.65%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.52%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (0.52%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 262 (34.16%) Roadmaps
2 174 (22.69%) Agile
3 172 (22.43%) Stakeholder Management
4 166 (21.64%) TOGAF
5 139 (18.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 132 (17.21%) Architectural Patterns
7 129 (16.82%) Integration Patterns
8 120 (15.65%) AI
9 118 (15.38%) Decision-Making
10 116 (15.12%) Migration
11 102 (13.30%) CI/CD
11 102 (13.30%) Technical Leadership
12 97 (12.65%) Problem-Solving
13 96 (12.52%) Cybersecurity
13 96 (12.52%) Data Modelling
14 94 (12.26%) DevOps
15 87 (11.34%) Architectural Design
16 84 (10.95%) Architecture Governance
16 84 (10.95%) Business Strategy
16 84 (10.95%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 61 (7.95%) Python
2 37 (4.82%) Java
3 35 (4.56%) SQL
4 16 (2.09%) JavaScript
5 14 (1.83%) C#
5 14 (1.83%) PowerShell
6 13 (1.69%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.17%) Bash
8 6 (0.78%) 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%) Korn
13 1 (0.13%) ProC
13 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 202 (26.34%) Security Cleared
2 143 (18.64%) SC Cleared
3 49 (6.39%) DV Cleared
4 43 (5.61%) Degree
5 33 (4.30%) Azure Certification
6 28 (3.65%) TOGAF Certification
7 27 (3.52%) BPSS Clearance
8 22 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 21 (2.74%) AWS Certification
10 18 (2.35%) CISSP
11 13 (1.69%) CISM
12 12 (1.56%) Cisco Certification
13 11 (1.43%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 11 (1.43%) PMP
14 9 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
15 8 (1.04%) ITIL Certification
16 7 (0.91%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 6 (0.78%) ISEB
17 6 (0.78%) PMI Certification
18 5 (0.65%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (6.26%) GDPR
2 46 (6.00%) Data Quality
3 33 (4.30%) NIST
4 19 (2.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (2.48%) NCSC
5 15 (1.96%) COBIT
6 13 (1.69%) PCI DSS
7 12 (1.56%) QA
8 11 (1.43%) GRC
9 8 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (1.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (0.91%) ISO 20022
10 7 (0.91%) NIST 800
10 7 (0.91%) PMO
11 6 (0.78%) Def Stans
11 6 (0.78%) ISO 31000
11 6 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.52%) IFRS
12 4 (0.52%) PSD2
System Software
1 30 (3.91%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.74%) Docker
3 10 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (0.65%) RACF
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 33 (4.30%) Kubernetes
2 21 (2.74%) Terraform
3 15 (1.96%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (1.43%) SCCM
5 10 (1.30%) Ansible
6 9 (1.17%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.26%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.13%) Grafana
8 1 (0.13%) Istio
8 1 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.13%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.13%) SCOM
Vendors
1 150 (19.56%) Microsoft
2 60 (7.82%) SAP
3 55 (7.17%) ServiceNow
4 52 (6.78%) Oracle
5 39 (5.08%) Salesforce
6 30 (3.91%) Google
6 30 (3.91%) Sparx
7 23 (3.00%) BiZZdesign
8 22 (2.87%) Databricks
9 21 (2.74%) VMware
10 14 (1.83%) Ariba
11 13 (1.69%) OpenAI
11 13 (1.69%) Workday
12 12 (1.56%) MuleSoft
13 11 (1.43%) Zscaler
14 7 (0.91%) Citrix
15 6 (0.78%) Cisco
15 6 (0.78%) Dynatrace
16 5 (0.65%) Pega
17 4 (0.52%) Atlassian