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 24 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 207 274
Rank change year-on-year +57 +67 -35
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 853 398 350
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.68% 1.33% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.97% 1.46% 0.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 546 258 229
10th Percentile £463 £450 £450
25th Percentile £525 £513 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £736 £725 £738
90th Percentile £825 £825 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 £625 £650
% change year-on-year - -3.85% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 2 6
10th Percentile £20.31 £56.20 -
25th Percentile £65.50 £63.50 £63.75
Median hourly rate £85.00 £76.34 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +11.35% +13.09% -3.57%
75th Percentile £110.75 £88.50 £83.81
90th Percentile - £95.40 £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £85.00 £52.67 £87.50
% change year-on-year +61.38% -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 43,234 27,342 36,961
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.93% 91.04% 85.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,976 17,315 23,545
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £502 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% -4.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £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 2,595 1,301 2,587
10th Percentile £14.82 £14.20 £12.65
25th Percentile £20.09 £17.79 £16.06
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +7.14%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £81.25 £72.50 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.50 £25.08 £38.12
% change year-on-year +77.47% -34.22% +17.29%

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 24 June 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 24 June 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 24 June 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 +50 738 £650 +3.17% 165
UK excluding London +9 379 £625 - 136
London +61 363 £675 +3.85% 69
Work from Home +50 258 £575 -3.77% 108
South East +4 124 £645 +3.20% 45
North of England -17 106 £563 -7.79% 35
Midlands -12 72 £575 -7.26% 13
Yorkshire -3 59 £650 +4.00% 14
West Midlands -20 53 £575 -4.17% 10
North West -37 44 £550 -1.26% 20
South West -29 38 £650 - 15
Scotland -16 28 £625 +4.87% 5
East Midlands -13 17 £575 -17.86% 3
East of England -19 14 £650 +10.64% 12
North East - 8 £800 - 2
Wales -14 2 - - 8
Channel Islands - 1 £625 -
Northern Ireland - 1 £775 - 7

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 33 (3.87%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.58%) SAS
3 19 (2.23%) Confluence
4 11 (1.29%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.94%) OpenStack
6 7 (0.82%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.59%) NetWeaver
7 5 (0.59%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.47%) Apache
9 3 (0.35%) Camunda
9 3 (0.35%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.23%) Anypoint
10 2 (0.23%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.23%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.23%) Mule
11 1 (0.12%) CMS
11 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 8 (0.94%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 26 (3.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (2.93%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 10 (1.17%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (0.70%) ContrOCC
4 6 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.70%) Primavera
5 5 (0.59%) SAP CRM
6 3 (0.35%) Aladdin
6 3 (0.35%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.35%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.23%) Endur
7 2 (0.23%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.23%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.23%) SAP CS
7 2 (0.23%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.12%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 254 (29.78%) Azure
2 174 (20.40%) AWS
3 65 (7.62%) GCP
4 59 (6.92%) SaaS
5 41 (4.81%) Power Platform
6 33 (3.87%) Serverless
7 31 (3.63%) Microsoft 365
7 31 (3.63%) PaaS
8 30 (3.52%) Entra ID
9 23 (2.70%) OCI
10 21 (2.46%) Microsoft Copilot
11 19 (2.23%) Azure AI
11 19 (2.23%) IaaS
12 18 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
13 16 (1.88%) GitHub
13 16 (1.88%) SuccessFactors
14 15 (1.76%) Azure Logic Apps
15 13 (1.52%) Azure Functions
15 13 (1.52%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 12 (1.41%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.34%) Network Security
2 16 (1.88%) Firewall
2 16 (1.88%) VPN
3 15 (1.76%) WAN
4 12 (1.41%) IPsec
5 11 (1.29%) LAN
5 11 (1.29%) MPLS
6 10 (1.17%) SD-WAN
7 9 (1.06%) BGP
8 6 (0.70%) DNS
8 6 (0.70%) SSL
9 5 (0.59%) Kerberos
9 5 (0.59%) NGFW
9 5 (0.59%) TCP/IP
10 4 (0.47%) BIG-IP
10 4 (0.47%) Cisco Nexus
10 4 (0.47%) DHCP
10 4 (0.47%) Intranet
10 4 (0.47%) MQTT
10 4 (0.47%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (3.99%) Data Lake
2 27 (3.17%) Metadata
3 25 (2.93%) Data Warehouse
4 20 (2.34%) Power BI
5 13 (1.52%) NoSQL
5 13 (1.52%) Oracle Database
5 13 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (1.29%) SAS Enterprise Guide
6 11 (1.29%) SQL Server
7 10 (1.17%) Base SAS
7 10 (1.17%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
8 6 (0.70%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (0.59%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.59%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 5 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (0.59%) SAS Visual Analytics
10 3 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.35%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.35%) DocumentDB
10 3 (0.35%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 13 (1.52%) JIRA
2 8 (0.94%) Git
2 8 (0.94%) GitLab
2 8 (0.94%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.59%) Hudson
4 4 (0.47%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.35%) ERwin
5 3 (0.35%) Selenium
6 2 (0.23%) Flyway
6 2 (0.23%) JUnit
6 2 (0.23%) Liquibase
6 2 (0.23%) PowerDesigner
7 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.12%) Postman
7 1 (0.12%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 251 (29.43%) Social Skills
2 218 (25.56%) Finance
3 134 (15.71%) Public Sector
4 89 (10.43%) Banking
5 74 (8.68%) Analytical Skills
6 62 (7.27%) Retail
7 45 (5.28%) Influencing Skills
8 41 (4.81%) Legal
9 25 (2.93%) Military
10 24 (2.81%) Aerospace
11 20 (2.34%) Documentation Skills
12 16 (1.88%) Financial Institution
13 15 (1.76%) Manufacturing
13 15 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (1.52%) Local Government
15 10 (1.17%) Law
15 10 (1.17%) Telecoms
16 9 (1.06%) Aviation
17 6 (0.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 6 (0.70%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 585 (68.58%) Architect
2 201 (23.56%) Solutions Architect
3 135 (15.83%) Enterprise Architect
4 96 (11.25%) Lead
5 71 (8.32%) Technical Architect
6 67 (7.85%) Senior
7 49 (5.74%) Data Architect
8 42 (4.92%) Security Architect
9 41 (4.81%) Lead Architect
10 40 (4.69%) Senior Architect
11 28 (3.28%) ServiceNow Architect
12 27 (3.17%) Project Manager
13 25 (2.93%) SAP Architect
14 24 (2.81%) Analyst
15 23 (2.70%) Consultant
16 20 (2.34%) Technical Leader
17 19 (2.23%) Cloud Architect
18 18 (2.11%) Technical Manager
19 17 (1.99%) Senior Solutions Architect
20 16 (1.88%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (7.97%) REST
2 59 (6.92%) Middleware
3 38 (4.45%) SOAP
4 37 (4.34%) .NET
5 21 (2.46%) OAuth
6 20 (2.34%) Web Services
7 18 (2.11%) Kafka
8 15 (1.76%) SAML
9 14 (1.64%) React
10 13 (1.52%) AngularJS
10 13 (1.52%) OpenID
10 13 (1.52%) Oracle Fusion
11 11 (1.29%) OAuth2
12 10 (1.17%) Microsoft Graph
13 9 (1.06%) A2A Protocol
13 9 (1.06%) Model Context Protocol
13 9 (1.06%) XML
14 8 (0.94%) JSON
14 8 (0.94%) Node.js
15 7 (0.82%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 90 (10.55%) Cloud Native
2 71 (8.32%) Product Ownership
3 50 (5.86%) Enterprise Software
4 33 (3.87%) CMDB
5 30 (3.52%) Operational Technology
6 27 (3.17%) AI Agents
7 25 (2.93%) Hybrid Cloud
7 25 (2.93%) Onboarding
8 23 (2.70%) Management Information System
9 21 (2.46%) Distributed Systems
9 21 (2.46%) Security Posture
10 20 (2.34%) Data Protection Act
11 19 (2.23%) Data Centre
12 18 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
13 16 (1.88%) Public Cloud
14 14 (1.64%) IoT
15 9 (1.06%) Data Structures
15 9 (1.06%) FMCG
16 8 (0.94%) Mainframe
16 8 (0.94%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.23%) Windows
2 13 (1.52%) Linux
3 5 (0.59%) Unix
3 5 (0.59%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.35%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.35%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.23%) Android
6 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 292 (34.23%) Roadmaps
2 213 (24.97%) Stakeholder Management
3 203 (23.80%) TOGAF
4 189 (22.16%) Agile
5 165 (19.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 154 (18.05%) Integration Patterns
7 145 (17.00%) Migration
8 137 (16.06%) Architectural Patterns
9 132 (15.47%) AI
10 125 (14.65%) Decision-Making
10 125 (14.65%) Technical Leadership
11 121 (14.19%) CI/CD
12 115 (13.48%) DevOps
13 103 (12.08%) Cybersecurity
14 98 (11.49%) Problem-Solving
15 97 (11.37%) Architecture Governance
16 96 (11.25%) Data Modelling
17 91 (10.67%) Architectural Design
18 90 (10.55%) Continuous Improvement
19 89 (10.43%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 63 (7.39%) Python
2 41 (4.81%) Java
2 41 (4.81%) SQL
3 14 (1.64%) JavaScript
4 13 (1.52%) C#
5 11 (1.29%) TypeScript
6 8 (0.94%) PowerShell
7 6 (0.70%) ABAP
7 6 (0.70%) Kotlin
8 5 (0.59%) Apex Code
9 4 (0.47%) Bash
9 4 (0.47%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.35%) Bicep
11 2 (0.23%) Google Apps Script
11 2 (0.23%) Ruby
11 2 (0.23%) Scala
12 1 (0.12%) Go
12 1 (0.12%) Groovy
12 1 (0.12%) Korn
12 1 (0.12%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 236 (27.67%) Security Cleared
2 171 (20.05%) SC Cleared
3 57 (6.68%) DV Cleared
4 44 (5.16%) Degree
5 40 (4.69%) Azure Certification
6 30 (3.52%) TOGAF Certification
7 28 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
8 26 (3.05%) BPSS Clearance
9 24 (2.81%) AWS Certification
10 22 (2.58%) CISSP
11 16 (1.88%) Cisco Certification
12 15 (1.76%) CISM
13 11 (1.29%) PMP
14 9 (1.06%) ITIL Certification
14 9 (1.06%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 8 (0.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 8 (0.94%) CCIE
15 8 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
16 7 (0.82%) CCNP
16 7 (0.82%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (7.03%) Data Quality
2 50 (5.86%) GDPR
3 35 (4.10%) NIST
4 31 (3.63%) NCSC
5 22 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (1.88%) QA
7 15 (1.76%) COBIT
8 14 (1.64%) GRC
9 13 (1.52%) PCI DSS
10 9 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (1.06%) NIST 800
11 8 (0.94%) PMO
11 8 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 7 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 7 (0.82%) SLA
13 6 (0.70%) ISO 20022
13 6 (0.70%) ISO 31000
13 6 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 5 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (0.47%) IFRS
System Software
1 30 (3.52%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.34%) Docker
3 7 (0.82%) VMware NSX
4 6 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.59%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.47%) RACF
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.12%) IAG
8 1 (0.12%) KVM
8 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (3.99%) Kubernetes
2 24 (2.81%) Terraform
3 16 (1.88%) Ansible
4 13 (1.52%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.82%) SCCM
6 6 (0.70%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.23%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.12%) CASB
9 1 (0.12%) Grafana
9 1 (0.12%) Istio
9 1 (0.12%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.12%) SCOM
Vendors
1 169 (19.81%) Microsoft
2 72 (8.44%) SAP
3 68 (7.97%) Oracle
4 59 (6.92%) ServiceNow
5 37 (4.34%) Salesforce
6 28 (3.28%) BiZZdesign
7 26 (3.05%) Databricks
8 25 (2.93%) Google
8 25 (2.93%) Sparx
9 16 (1.88%) VMware
9 16 (1.88%) Workday
10 14 (1.64%) Ariba
11 12 (1.41%) Cisco
11 12 (1.41%) MuleSoft
11 12 (1.41%) OpenAI
11 12 (1.41%) Zscaler
12 7 (0.82%) Foundry
12 7 (0.82%) Informatica
12 7 (0.82%) Palo Alto
13 6 (0.70%) Liquidlogic