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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 205 305
Rank change year-on-year +51 +100 -74
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 973 423 293
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.84% 1.29% 0.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.17% 1.42% 0.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 641 285 180
10th Percentile £465 £450 £445
25th Percentile £531 £510 £524
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £646
Median % change year-on-year - -3.25% -1.82%
75th Percentile £725 £725 £749
90th Percentile £825 £825 £853
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £600 £650
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +2.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 3 4
10th Percentile £20.31 £34.27 -
25th Percentile £61.25 £40.67 £63.75
Median hourly rate £82.21 £52.67 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +56.08% -21.97% -3.57%
75th Percentile £106.81 £77.00 £71.25
90th Percentile £110.75 £90.80 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £82.21 £42.34 -
% change year-on-year +94.18% - -

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 44,879 29,748 33,534
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.93% 90.41% 85.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,704 18,653 21,488
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £420 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
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 2,741 1,659 1,873
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.20 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.50 £17.30 £18.14
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -37.90% -4.71%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £68.00 £74.91
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £23.05 £40.94
% change year-on-year +90.72% -43.70% +3.38%

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 4 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 4 August 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 4 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 +54 852 £625 - 579
London +84 477 £650 - 337
UK excluding London +5 372 £600 - 295
Work from Home +49 278 £600 +0.67% 270
South East -3 123 £615 -1.60% 101
North of England +3 102 £550 -11.29% 67
Midlands -24 67 £600 - 40
Yorkshire -3 51 £550 -12.00% 30
West Midlands -31 49 £615 +2.67% 19
North West -33 47 £550 -5.17% 32
South West -46 42 £650 - 36
Scotland -7 27 £600 +13.53% 26
East Midlands -8 16 £575 -17.86% 21
East of England -12 11 £600 -11.11% 12
North East -37 4 £625 - 5
Northern Ireland - 3 £713 - 11
Wales -16 1 - - 1
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 48 (4.93%) SAS
2 28 (2.88%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.85%) Confluence
4 12 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
5 10 (1.03%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.62%) Apache
6 6 (0.62%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.51%) Anypoint
7 5 (0.51%) Mule
7 5 (0.51%) OpenStack
8 4 (0.41%) NetWeaver
8 4 (0.41%) SAP EP
9 2 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.21%) Apache Superset
9 2 (0.21%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.21%) Camunda
9 2 (0.21%) CMS
10 1 (0.10%) CIMPLICITY
10 1 (0.10%) Mendix
10 1 (0.10%) Predix
Applications
1 8 (0.82%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.10%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.10%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 35 (3.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (2.06%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 11 (1.13%) Oracle ERP
4 8 (0.82%) ContrOCC
5 6 (0.62%) Primavera
6 5 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
7 4 (0.41%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
7 4 (0.41%) SAP CRM
8 3 (0.31%) Aladdin
8 3 (0.31%) Endur
8 3 (0.31%) Oracle Retail
8 3 (0.31%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.31%) SAP ERP
8 3 (0.31%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
9 2 (0.21%) Oracle EBS R12
9 2 (0.21%) SAP CS
9 2 (0.21%) SAP GRC
10 1 (0.10%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 300 (30.83%) Azure
2 196 (20.14%) AWS
3 96 (9.87%) GCP
4 55 (5.65%) SaaS
5 53 (5.45%) Power Platform
6 45 (4.62%) Entra ID
7 40 (4.11%) Microsoft 365
8 27 (2.77%) Serverless
9 23 (2.36%) OCI
9 23 (2.36%) PaaS
10 21 (2.16%) Microsoft Copilot
11 18 (1.85%) Azure AI
11 18 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
12 14 (1.44%) iPaaS
12 14 (1.44%) Snowflake
12 14 (1.44%) SuccessFactors
12 14 (1.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 13 (1.34%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (1.34%) GitHub
14 12 (1.23%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.98%) Network Security
2 24 (2.47%) Firewall
3 22 (2.26%) VPN
4 17 (1.75%) WAN
5 14 (1.44%) LAN
6 10 (1.03%) MPLS
7 9 (0.92%) IPsec
8 8 (0.82%) BGP
8 8 (0.82%) DNS
8 8 (0.82%) SD-WAN
9 6 (0.62%) NGFW
9 6 (0.62%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.51%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (0.41%) 4G
11 4 (0.41%) 5G
11 4 (0.41%) BIG-IP
11 4 (0.41%) Cisco Firepower
11 4 (0.41%) DHCP
11 4 (0.41%) Radio Access Network
11 4 (0.41%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (4.62%) Data Lake
2 36 (3.70%) Metadata
3 33 (3.39%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (2.77%) Power BI
5 18 (1.85%) NoSQL
6 12 (1.23%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 11 (1.13%) Base SAS
7 11 (1.13%) SQL Server
8 10 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (0.92%) Oracle Database
10 7 (0.72%) Amazon RDS
10 7 (0.72%) SAS Enterprise Guide
11 5 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
11 5 (0.51%) Big Data
11 5 (0.51%) SAS Visual Analytics
12 4 (0.41%) Delta Lake
12 4 (0.41%) Semantic Layer
13 3 (0.31%) BigQuery
13 3 (0.31%) DynamoDB
13 3 (0.31%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 14 (1.44%) JIRA
2 10 (1.03%) Git
3 7 (0.72%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.62%) GitLab
5 5 (0.51%) ERwin
5 5 (0.51%) Hudson
6 4 (0.41%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.21%) Flyway
7 2 (0.21%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.21%) Selenium
7 2 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.21%) Subversion
8 1 (0.10%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.10%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.10%) JUnit
8 1 (0.10%) Postman
8 1 (0.10%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.10%) Terragrunt
General
1 300 (30.83%) Social Skills
2 252 (25.90%) Finance
3 156 (16.03%) Public Sector
4 101 (10.38%) Banking
5 85 (8.74%) Retail
6 83 (8.53%) Analytical Skills
7 62 (6.37%) Influencing Skills
8 40 (4.11%) Legal
9 28 (2.88%) Military
10 26 (2.67%) Aerospace
11 22 (2.26%) Local Government
12 20 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
12 20 (2.06%) Manufacturing
13 17 (1.75%) Telecoms
14 15 (1.54%) Marketing
15 14 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
16 13 (1.34%) Financial Institution
17 11 (1.13%) Billing
18 10 (1.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 10 (1.03%) Law
Job Titles
1 682 (70.09%) Architect
2 233 (23.95%) Solutions Architect
3 156 (16.03%) Enterprise Architect
4 117 (12.02%) Lead
5 65 (6.68%) Data Architect
5 65 (6.68%) Technical Architect
6 59 (6.06%) Senior
7 57 (5.86%) Security Architect
8 53 (5.45%) Lead Architect
9 37 (3.80%) Senior Architect
10 33 (3.39%) Project Manager
11 32 (3.29%) SAP Architect
12 29 (2.98%) ServiceNow Architect
13 25 (2.57%) Technical Leader
14 23 (2.36%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
14 23 (2.36%) Cloud Architect
15 22 (2.26%) Azure Architect
16 21 (2.16%) Integration Architect
16 21 (2.16%) Technical Manager
17 20 (2.06%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (7.81%) REST
2 63 (6.47%) Middleware
3 47 (4.83%) SOAP
4 35 (3.60%) .NET
5 27 (2.77%) OAuth
6 21 (2.16%) Kafka
7 16 (1.64%) Oracle Fusion
7 16 (1.64%) SAML
8 15 (1.54%) Web Services
8 15 (1.54%) XML
9 14 (1.44%) JSON
9 14 (1.44%) React
10 13 (1.34%) OAuth2
11 12 (1.23%) OpenID
12 10 (1.03%) AngularJS
13 9 (0.92%) JWT
13 9 (0.92%) Node.js
14 8 (0.82%) SAP Fiori
15 7 (0.72%) SAPUI5
16 6 (0.62%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 108 (11.10%) Cloud Native
2 71 (7.30%) Enterprise Software
3 70 (7.19%) Product Ownership
4 37 (3.80%) AI Agents
5 36 (3.70%) Onboarding
6 35 (3.60%) Hybrid Cloud
7 34 (3.49%) CMDB
7 34 (3.49%) Operational Technology
8 27 (2.77%) Distributed Systems
8 27 (2.77%) Management Information System
9 25 (2.57%) Security Posture
10 21 (2.16%) Data Protection Act
10 21 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
11 20 (2.06%) IoT
12 18 (1.85%) Data Centre
13 14 (1.44%) Public Cloud
14 12 (1.23%) FMCG
15 10 (1.03%) Data Structures
16 9 (0.92%) Mainframe
17 8 (0.82%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 17 (1.75%) Windows
2 14 (1.44%) Linux
3 5 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.41%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.31%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.31%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.21%) Android
6 2 (0.21%) Unix
6 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 322 (33.09%) Roadmaps
2 282 (28.98%) Stakeholder Management
3 227 (23.33%) TOGAF
4 191 (19.63%) Agile
5 190 (19.53%) Integration Patterns
6 179 (18.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 168 (17.27%) Migration
8 166 (17.06%) Technical Leadership
9 163 (16.75%) AI
10 145 (14.90%) Architectural Patterns
11 134 (13.77%) Analytics
12 130 (13.36%) Cybersecurity
13 128 (13.16%) Decision-Making
13 128 (13.16%) DevOps
14 126 (12.95%) CI/CD
15 120 (12.33%) Architecture Governance
16 114 (11.72%) Data Integration
16 114 (11.72%) Event-Driven
17 113 (11.61%) Data Architecture
18 109 (11.20%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 70 (7.19%) Python
2 49 (5.04%) Java
3 48 (4.93%) SQL
4 22 (2.26%) JavaScript
5 15 (1.54%) PowerShell
6 13 (1.34%) C#
6 13 (1.34%) TypeScript
7 7 (0.72%) ABAP
7 7 (0.72%) Bash
7 7 (0.72%) Kotlin
8 6 (0.62%) Apex Code
9 4 (0.41%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.31%) Bicep
10 3 (0.31%) Korn
11 2 (0.21%) Go
11 2 (0.21%) Google Apps Script
11 2 (0.21%) Ruby
11 2 (0.21%) Rust
11 2 (0.21%) Scala
12 1 (0.10%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 282 (28.98%) Security Cleared
2 215 (22.10%) SC Cleared
3 56 (5.76%) DV Cleared
4 53 (5.45%) Degree
5 51 (5.24%) Azure Certification
6 38 (3.91%) TOGAF Certification
7 31 (3.19%) AWS Certification
8 30 (3.08%) CISSP
9 29 (2.98%) BPSS Clearance
9 29 (2.98%) Computer Science Degree
10 22 (2.26%) CISM
11 15 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
12 12 (1.23%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 12 (1.23%) PMP
13 7 (0.72%) CCIE
13 7 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
14 6 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
15 5 (0.51%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 5 (0.51%) CCNP
15 5 (0.51%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (7.81%) Data Quality
2 51 (5.24%) GDPR
3 48 (4.93%) GRC
4 38 (3.91%) NIST
5 37 (3.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 32 (3.29%) NCSC
7 18 (1.85%) QA
8 13 (1.34%) PCI DSS
9 12 (1.23%) COBIT
9 12 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
9 12 (1.23%) PMO
10 10 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 10 (1.03%) NIST 800
11 8 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 8 (0.82%) SLA
12 7 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 6 (0.62%) ISO 31000
13 6 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 5 (0.51%) Accessibility
15 4 (0.41%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 33 (3.39%) Active Directory
2 18 (1.85%) Docker
3 9 (0.92%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (0.92%) VMware NSX
4 6 (0.62%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.10%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.10%) IAG
6 1 (0.10%) KVM
6 1 (0.10%) NFS
6 1 (0.10%) Samba
6 1 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.10%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 43 (4.42%) Kubernetes
2 30 (3.08%) Terraform
3 20 (2.06%) Ansible
4 10 (1.03%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.41%) SCCM
7 3 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.21%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.21%) Grafana
8 2 (0.21%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.21%) Puppet
8 2 (0.21%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.10%) CASB
9 1 (0.10%) Nagios
9 1 (0.10%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.10%) OpenNMS
9 1 (0.10%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.10%) SCOM
9 1 (0.10%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 186 (19.12%) Microsoft
2 93 (9.56%) Oracle
3 78 (8.02%) SAP
4 63 (6.47%) ServiceNow
5 44 (4.52%) Databricks
6 41 (4.21%) Google
7 39 (4.01%) Salesforce
8 25 (2.57%) BiZZdesign
9 23 (2.36%) Workday
10 21 (2.16%) Zscaler
11 20 (2.06%) Sparx
12 16 (1.64%) MuleSoft
13 15 (1.54%) VMware
14 14 (1.44%) Informatica
15 13 (1.34%) Cisco
16 12 (1.23%) Ariba
17 10 (1.03%) Foundry
18 9 (0.92%) OpenAI
18 9 (0.92%) Palo Alto
19 8 (0.82%) Liquidlogic