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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 213 302 229
Rank change year-on-year +89 -73 +22
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 437 278 541
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.33% 0.72% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.47% 0.84% 1.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 295 155 342
10th Percentile £450 £445 £500
25th Percentile £507 £522 £579
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £620 £625 £658
Median % change year-on-year -0.80% -4.94% -1.31%
75th Percentile £718 £749 £750
90th Percentile £825 £820 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £622 £638
% change year-on-year -7.56% -2.43% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 11
10th Percentile £34.27 - £61.50
25th Percentile £40.67 £63.75 £63.88
Median hourly rate £52.67 £67.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.97% -3.57% -14.49%
75th Percentile £77.00 £71.25 -
90th Percentile £90.80 - £81.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.34 - £70.00
% change year-on-year - - -14.49%

All Process and 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 29,825 33,013 44,130
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.52% 85.68% 89.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,531 20,242 29,974
10th Percentile £300 £308 £313
25th Percentile £404 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,812 1,459 1,554
10th Percentile £14.23 £14.96 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.00 £18.79
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.79
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% -1.81% +51.53%
75th Percentile £44.76 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -47.67% +1.18% +84.18%

Enterprise Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Enterprise Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Enterprise Architecture 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 19 September 2025.

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 19 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Top 16 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 19 September 2025. 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 +95 391 £625 -3.85% 290
UK excluding London +61 210 £575 -7.56% 191
London +73 189 £638 -1.92% 157
Work from Home +67 131 £580 -9.02% 121
Midlands +15 55 £600 +9.09% 27
South East +52 51 £575 -11.54% 70
South West +33 42 £650 +13.04% 22
North of England -24 37 £537 -17.35% 46
West Midlands +9 33 £600 -7.69% 15
North West -5 26 £514 -25.88% 26
East Midlands +7 21 £598 +34.45% 12
Scotland -14 12 £573 +4.18% 13
East of England -5 10 £800 +36.75% 10
Yorkshire -14 9 £550 -11.58% 14
Wales - 5 £480 - 5
North East -4 2 £550 -15.38% 6

Enterprise Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 17 (3.89%) Confluence
2 16 (3.66%) OpenStack
3 10 (2.29%) SharePoint
4 5 (1.14%) Anypoint
4 5 (1.14%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.14%) CMS
5 4 (0.92%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.92%) SAS
6 3 (0.69%) Apache
6 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.69%) Oracle Spatial
6 3 (0.69%) Smallworld
7 2 (0.46%) Camunda
7 2 (0.46%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.46%) NetWeaver
7 2 (0.46%) Oracle Coherence
7 2 (0.46%) SAP EP
8 1 (0.23%) Alfresco
8 1 (0.23%) nginx
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 13 (2.97%) MS Visio
2 8 (1.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.83%) Siemens NX
3 4 (0.92%) Fusion 360
4 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.23%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.23%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 23 (5.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (2.75%) Teamcenter
3 5 (1.14%) Payment Gateway
4 4 (0.92%) Avolution ABACUS
4 4 (0.92%) Endur
4 4 (0.92%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.69%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.46%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.46%) Distributed Ledger
6 2 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.46%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.46%) SAP CRM
6 2 (0.46%) SAP MDG
6 2 (0.46%) SAP PLM
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.23%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.23%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 146 (33.41%) Azure
2 113 (25.86%) AWS
3 44 (10.07%) GCP
4 29 (6.64%) SaaS
5 25 (5.72%) Microsoft 365
5 25 (5.72%) Power Platform
6 20 (4.58%) Entra ID
7 19 (4.35%) IaaS
8 17 (3.89%) PaaS
9 10 (2.29%) Azure Data Factory
9 10 (2.29%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (1.83%) Cloud Computing
10 8 (1.83%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.60%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (1.60%) Lucidchart
12 6 (1.37%) Amazon S3
12 6 (1.37%) Azure Logic Apps
12 6 (1.37%) PowerApps
12 6 (1.37%) Serverless
12 6 (1.37%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.18%) Firewall
2 11 (2.52%) Network Security
3 10 (2.29%) WAN
4 9 (2.06%) MPLS
5 8 (1.83%) LAN
6 7 (1.60%) VPN
7 6 (1.37%) BGP
8 5 (1.14%) Intrusion Detection
9 4 (0.92%) ATM
9 4 (0.92%) DNS
9 4 (0.92%) SAN
9 4 (0.92%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.69%) Reverse Proxy
11 2 (0.46%) DOCSIS
11 2 (0.46%) GPON
11 2 (0.46%) IPsec
11 2 (0.46%) LTE
11 2 (0.46%) NAS
11 2 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.46%) xDSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.12%) Power BI
2 14 (3.20%) Data Lake
2 14 (3.20%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (2.29%) SQL Server
4 9 (2.06%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.60%) Big Data
5 7 (1.60%) Metadata
5 7 (1.60%) SAP BW
6 6 (1.37%) GIS
6 6 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (1.37%) SAP HANA
7 5 (1.14%) Delta Lake
7 5 (1.14%) Oracle Database
7 5 (1.14%) SAP Data Services
8 4 (0.92%) SAS Enterprise Guide
9 3 (0.69%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.69%) Data Vault
9 3 (0.69%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.69%) Pentaho
9 3 (0.69%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 29 (6.64%) JIRA
2 8 (1.83%) Git
3 5 (1.14%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.46%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.23%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.23%) ERwin
5 1 (0.23%) GitLab
General
1 183 (41.88%) Social Skills
2 126 (28.83%) Finance
3 66 (15.10%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (11.44%) Banking
5 42 (9.61%) Public Sector
6 25 (5.72%) Influencing Skills
7 20 (4.58%) Telecoms
8 13 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (2.52%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (2.52%) Manufacturing
10 10 (2.29%) Financial Institution
10 10 (2.29%) Retail
11 8 (1.83%) General Ledger
11 8 (1.83%) Legal
11 8 (1.83%) Military
12 6 (1.37%) Front Office
13 5 (1.14%) Marketing
14 4 (0.92%) Back Office
15 3 (0.69%) Investment Banking
15 3 (0.69%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 299 (68.42%) Architect
2 116 (26.54%) Solutions Architect
3 84 (19.22%) Enterprise Architect
4 38 (8.70%) Lead
5 28 (6.41%) Security Architect
6 26 (5.95%) Senior
7 22 (5.03%) Senior Architect
8 21 (4.81%) SAP Architect
9 20 (4.58%) Analyst
9 20 (4.58%) Azure Architect
10 14 (3.20%) Developer
10 14 (3.20%) Lead Architect
11 13 (2.97%) Cloud Architect
12 12 (2.75%) Business Analyst
12 12 (2.75%) Consultant
12 12 (2.75%) Designer
12 12 (2.75%) Technical Architect
13 10 (2.29%) Domain Architect
14 9 (2.06%) Applications Architect
15 8 (1.83%) Business Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (6.18%) REST
2 20 (4.58%) Middleware
3 18 (4.12%) .NET
4 12 (2.75%) Kafka
5 11 (2.52%) AngularJS
5 11 (2.52%) React
6 8 (1.83%) Web Services
7 7 (1.60%) Oracle Fusion
7 7 (1.60%) SOAP
8 6 (1.37%) JSON
8 6 (1.37%) NETCONF
8 6 (1.37%) RESTful
8 6 (1.37%) YANG
9 5 (1.14%) GraphQL
10 4 (0.92%) Node.js
10 4 (0.92%) PySpark
10 4 (0.92%) SAP Fiori
10 4 (0.92%) SAP PI
11 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Graph
11 3 (0.69%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 36 (8.24%) Cloud Native
2 21 (4.81%) Management Information System
3 16 (3.66%) Hybrid Cloud
4 15 (3.43%) Product Ownership
5 13 (2.97%) Data Centre
5 13 (2.97%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (2.52%) Onboarding
7 10 (2.29%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (2.06%) IoT
8 9 (2.06%) Operational Technology
9 8 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.60%) Data Structures
11 6 (1.37%) CMDB
11 6 (1.37%) NHS
12 5 (1.14%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (1.14%) Public Cloud
12 5 (1.14%) Replication
13 4 (0.92%) Enterprise Cloud
13 4 (0.92%) PACS
13 4 (0.92%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 22 (5.03%) Windows
2 19 (4.35%) Linux
3 9 (2.06%) Mac OS
4 6 (1.37%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.14%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.69%) Solaris
7 2 (0.46%) HPUX
7 2 (0.46%) Unix
8 1 (0.23%) Android
8 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.23%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (31.35%) Roadmaps
2 114 (26.09%) Agile
3 110 (25.17%) TOGAF
4 95 (21.74%) Stakeholder Management
5 86 (19.68%) Problem-Solving
6 85 (19.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 73 (16.70%) DevOps
7 73 (16.70%) Microservices
8 69 (15.79%) Migration
9 60 (13.73%) Business Strategy
10 55 (12.59%) Continuous Improvement
11 50 (11.44%) Decision-Making
12 48 (10.98%) IT Strategy
13 47 (10.76%) Technical Leadership
14 43 (9.84%) Translating Business Requirements
15 41 (9.38%) Analytics
15 41 (9.38%) Data Modelling
16 39 (8.92%) Artificial Intelligence
16 39 (8.92%) CI/CD
16 39 (8.92%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (9.38%) Python
2 31 (7.09%) Java
3 26 (5.95%) SQL
4 13 (2.97%) PowerShell
4 13 (2.97%) TypeScript
5 12 (2.75%) C#
6 10 (2.29%) Bash
7 4 (0.92%) Go
7 4 (0.92%) Scala
8 3 (0.69%) Bicep
8 3 (0.69%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.69%) Magik
8 3 (0.69%) R
9 2 (0.46%) ABAP
9 2 (0.46%) COBOL
10 1 (0.23%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.23%) C++
10 1 (0.23%) Groovy
10 1 (0.23%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 79 (18.08%) Security Cleared
2 63 (14.42%) SC Cleared
3 40 (9.15%) Degree
4 24 (5.49%) Azure Certification
5 19 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (3.66%) Master's Degree
6 16 (3.66%) TOGAF Certification
7 14 (3.20%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (2.75%) AWS Certification
8 12 (2.75%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 8 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (1.83%) CISSP
10 7 (1.60%) CCIE
10 7 (1.60%) SAP Certification
11 6 (1.37%) JNCIE
12 5 (1.14%) CISM
12 5 (1.14%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.92%) CITP
14 3 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (7.32%) GDPR
2 27 (6.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (3.89%) NIST
4 15 (3.43%) QA
5 7 (1.60%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.37%) NCSC
7 4 (0.92%) ISO 8583
8 3 (0.69%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.46%) COBIT
9 2 (0.46%) EU AI Act
9 2 (0.46%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.46%) OASIS TOSCA
9 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.46%) WCAG
10 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.23%) ISO 15022
10 1 (0.23%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.23%) Solvency II
System Software
1 22 (5.03%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.75%) Docker
4 3 (0.69%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.46%) vSphere
6 1 (0.23%) KVM
6 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 28 (6.41%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.75%) Ansible
2 12 (2.75%) SCCM
3 10 (2.29%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.60%) Terraform
5 5 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.69%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.46%) Amdocs OSS
8 1 (0.23%) Grafana
8 1 (0.23%) Kibana
Vendors
1 99 (22.65%) Microsoft
2 41 (9.38%) SAP
3 27 (6.18%) Oracle
4 25 (5.72%) Salesforce
5 21 (4.81%) Google
6 19 (4.35%) ServiceNow
6 19 (4.35%) VMware
7 12 (2.75%) Citrix
8 11 (2.52%) Databricks
8 11 (2.52%) Siemens
9 9 (2.06%) MuleSoft
10 7 (1.60%) Cisco
11 6 (1.37%) Ariba
11 6 (1.37%) ESRI
12 5 (1.14%) BiZZdesign
12 5 (1.14%) OpenAI
12 5 (1.14%) Pega
13 4 (0.92%) Autodesk
13 4 (0.92%) OpenLink
13 4 (0.92%) Sparx