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

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 146 205 305
Rank change year-on-year +59 +100 -74
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 983 423 293
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.85% 1.29% 0.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.18% 1.42% 0.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 649 285 180
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 45,167 29,748 33,534
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.91% 90.41% 85.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,886 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 2,759 1,659 1,873
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.20 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.47 £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 5 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 5 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 5 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 +51 862 £625 - 584
London +88 483 £650 - 341
UK excluding London +2 376 £600 - 292
Work from Home +51 279 £600 +0.67% 263
South East -2 126 £620 -0.80% 101
North of England +1 103 £550 -11.29% 67
Midlands -29 67 £600 - 43
Yorkshire -4 52 £550 -12.00% 25
West Midlands -32 49 £615 +2.67% 23
North West -33 47 £550 -5.17% 36
South West -49 42 £650 - 35
Scotland -5 27 £600 +13.53% 24
East Midlands -9 16 £575 -17.86% 20
East of England -10 11 £600 -11.11% 13
North East -36 4 £625 - 6
Northern Ireland - 3 £713 - 8
Wales -14 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 (4.88%) SAS
2 28 (2.85%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.93%) Confluence
4 12 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.12%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.81%) Apache Spark
7 7 (0.71%) Apache
8 5 (0.51%) Anypoint
8 5 (0.51%) Mule
8 5 (0.51%) OpenStack
9 4 (0.41%) NetWeaver
9 4 (0.41%) SAP EP
10 3 (0.31%) Apache Superset
11 2 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 2 (0.20%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.20%) Camunda
11 2 (0.20%) CMS
12 1 (0.10%) JBoss
12 1 (0.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.10%) Predix
Applications
1 9 (0.92%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.20%) 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 36 (3.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (2.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 12 (1.22%) Oracle ERP
4 8 (0.81%) ContrOCC
5 6 (0.61%) 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 (0.20%) Oracle EBS R12
9 2 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.20%) SAP CS
9 2 (0.20%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 304 (30.93%) Azure
2 199 (20.24%) AWS
3 100 (10.17%) GCP
4 55 (5.60%) SaaS
5 53 (5.39%) Power Platform
6 46 (4.68%) Entra ID
7 41 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
8 27 (2.75%) Serverless
9 23 (2.34%) OCI
9 23 (2.34%) PaaS
10 21 (2.14%) Microsoft Copilot
11 18 (1.83%) Azure AI
11 18 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (1.53%) iPaaS
13 14 (1.42%) GitHub
13 14 (1.42%) Snowflake
13 14 (1.42%) SuccessFactors
13 14 (1.42%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 13 (1.32%) Dynamics 365
15 12 (1.22%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.95%) Network Security
2 24 (2.44%) Firewall
3 22 (2.24%) VPN
4 17 (1.73%) WAN
5 14 (1.42%) LAN
6 10 (1.02%) MPLS
7 9 (0.92%) IPsec
8 8 (0.81%) BGP
8 8 (0.81%) DNS
8 8 (0.81%) SD-WAN
9 6 (0.61%) NGFW
9 6 (0.61%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.51%) Cisco Nexus
10 5 (0.51%) HTTP
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%) Radio Access Network
11 4 (0.41%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (4.68%) Data Lake
2 37 (3.76%) Metadata
3 33 (3.36%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (2.75%) Power BI
5 18 (1.83%) NoSQL
6 12 (1.22%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 11 (1.12%) Base SAS
7 11 (1.12%) SQL Server
8 10 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (0.92%) Oracle Database
10 7 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
10 7 (0.71%) SAS Enterprise Guide
11 6 (0.61%) Big Data
12 5 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.51%) SAS Visual Analytics
13 4 (0.41%) Delta Lake
13 4 (0.41%) Semantic Layer
14 3 (0.31%) BigQuery
14 3 (0.31%) DynamoDB
14 3 (0.31%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 15 (1.53%) JIRA
2 10 (1.02%) Git
3 7 (0.71%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.61%) GitLab
5 5 (0.51%) ERwin
5 5 (0.51%) Hudson
6 4 (0.41%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.20%) Flyway
7 2 (0.20%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.20%) Selenium
7 2 (0.20%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.20%) 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
1 305 (31.03%) Social Skills
2 253 (25.74%) Finance
3 158 (16.07%) Public Sector
4 102 (10.38%) Banking
5 87 (8.85%) Retail
6 84 (8.55%) Analytical Skills
7 62 (6.31%) Influencing Skills
8 41 (4.17%) Legal
9 28 (2.85%) Military
10 27 (2.75%) Aerospace
11 23 (2.34%) Local Government
12 20 (2.03%) Documentation Skills
12 20 (2.03%) Manufacturing
13 17 (1.73%) Telecoms
14 15 (1.53%) Marketing
15 14 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
16 13 (1.32%) Financial Institution
17 11 (1.12%) Billing
18 10 (1.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 10 (1.02%) Law
Job Titles
1 689 (70.09%) Architect
2 236 (24.01%) Solutions Architect
3 158 (16.07%) Enterprise Architect
4 119 (12.11%) Lead
5 66 (6.71%) Data Architect
5 66 (6.71%) Technical Architect
6 59 (6.00%) Senior
7 57 (5.80%) Security Architect
8 53 (5.39%) Lead Architect
9 37 (3.76%) Senior Architect
10 33 (3.36%) Project Manager
11 32 (3.26%) SAP Architect
12 29 (2.95%) ServiceNow Architect
13 26 (2.64%) Technical Leader
14 23 (2.34%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
14 23 (2.34%) Cloud Architect
15 22 (2.24%) Azure Architect
16 21 (2.14%) Integration Architect
16 21 (2.14%) Technical Manager
17 20 (2.03%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (7.83%) REST
2 64 (6.51%) Middleware
3 48 (4.88%) SOAP
4 35 (3.56%) .NET
5 28 (2.85%) OAuth
6 23 (2.34%) Kafka
7 17 (1.73%) SAML
8 16 (1.63%) Oracle Fusion
8 16 (1.63%) XML
9 15 (1.53%) JSON
9 15 (1.53%) Web Services
10 14 (1.42%) React
11 13 (1.32%) OAuth2
12 12 (1.22%) OpenID
13 10 (1.02%) AngularJS
13 10 (1.02%) JWT
14 9 (0.92%) Node.js
15 8 (0.81%) SAP Fiori
16 7 (0.71%) RESTful
16 7 (0.71%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 110 (11.19%) Cloud Native
2 71 (7.22%) Enterprise Software
2 71 (7.22%) Product Ownership
3 37 (3.76%) AI Agents
4 36 (3.66%) Onboarding
5 35 (3.56%) Hybrid Cloud
6 34 (3.46%) CMDB
6 34 (3.46%) Operational Technology
7 28 (2.85%) Distributed Systems
8 27 (2.75%) Management Information System
9 26 (2.64%) Security Posture
10 21 (2.14%) Data Protection Act
10 21 (2.14%) Legacy Systems
11 20 (2.03%) IoT
12 18 (1.83%) Data Centre
13 14 (1.42%) Public Cloud
14 13 (1.32%) FMCG
15 10 (1.02%) Data Structures
16 9 (0.92%) Mainframe
17 8 (0.81%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 17 (1.73%) Windows
2 14 (1.42%) Linux
3 5 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.41%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.41%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.31%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.20%) Android
6 2 (0.20%) Unix
6 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 324 (32.96%) Roadmaps
2 285 (28.99%) Stakeholder Management
3 230 (23.40%) TOGAF
4 193 (19.63%) Agile
4 193 (19.63%) Integration Patterns
5 180 (18.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 170 (17.29%) Migration
7 167 (16.99%) AI
7 167 (16.99%) Technical Leadership
8 147 (14.95%) Architectural Patterns
9 138 (14.04%) Analytics
10 132 (13.43%) Cybersecurity
11 130 (13.22%) DevOps
12 129 (13.12%) Decision-Making
13 128 (13.02%) CI/CD
14 122 (12.41%) Architecture Governance
15 117 (11.90%) Event-Driven
16 115 (11.70%) Data Architecture
16 115 (11.70%) Data Integration
17 110 (11.19%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 72 (7.32%) Python
2 49 (4.98%) Java
2 49 (4.98%) SQL
3 22 (2.24%) JavaScript
4 16 (1.63%) PowerShell
5 13 (1.32%) C#
5 13 (1.32%) TypeScript
6 7 (0.71%) ABAP
6 7 (0.71%) Bash
6 7 (0.71%) Kotlin
7 6 (0.61%) Apex Code
8 4 (0.41%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.31%) Bicep
9 3 (0.31%) Korn
10 2 (0.20%) Go
10 2 (0.20%) Google Apps Script
10 2 (0.20%) Ruby
10 2 (0.20%) Rust
10 2 (0.20%) Scala
11 1 (0.10%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 285 (28.99%) Security Cleared
2 217 (22.08%) SC Cleared
3 56 (5.70%) DV Cleared
4 53 (5.39%) Degree
5 52 (5.29%) Azure Certification
6 40 (4.07%) TOGAF Certification
7 31 (3.15%) AWS Certification
7 31 (3.15%) CISSP
8 29 (2.95%) BPSS Clearance
8 29 (2.95%) Computer Science Degree
9 22 (2.24%) CISM
10 16 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
11 12 (1.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 12 (1.22%) PMP
12 7 (0.71%) CCIE
12 7 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (0.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 6 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
14 5 (0.51%) Master's Degree
14 5 (0.51%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (7.83%) Data Quality
2 52 (5.29%) GDPR
3 48 (4.88%) GRC
4 38 (3.87%) NIST
5 37 (3.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 32 (3.26%) NCSC
7 19 (1.93%) QA
8 13 (1.32%) PCI DSS
9 12 (1.22%) COBIT
9 12 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
9 12 (1.22%) PMO
10 10 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 10 (1.02%) NIST 800
11 8 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 8 (0.81%) SLA
12 7 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 6 (0.61%) ISO 31000
13 6 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 5 (0.51%) Accessibility
15 4 (0.41%) IFRS
System Software
1 33 (3.36%) Active Directory
2 18 (1.83%) Docker
3 9 (0.92%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (0.92%) VMware NSX
4 6 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.20%) 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 44 (4.48%) Kubernetes
2 32 (3.26%) Terraform
3 21 (2.14%) Ansible
4 10 (1.02%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.41%) SCCM
7 3 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.20%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.20%) Grafana
8 2 (0.20%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.20%) Puppet
8 2 (0.20%) 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
1 190 (19.33%) Microsoft
2 96 (9.77%) Oracle
3 79 (8.04%) SAP
4 63 (6.41%) ServiceNow
5 46 (4.68%) Google
6 45 (4.58%) Databricks
7 40 (4.07%) Salesforce
8 25 (2.54%) BiZZdesign
9 23 (2.34%) Workday
10 21 (2.14%) Sparx
10 21 (2.14%) Zscaler
11 17 (1.73%) MuleSoft
12 15 (1.53%) Informatica
12 15 (1.53%) VMware
13 13 (1.32%) Cisco
14 12 (1.22%) Ariba
15 10 (1.02%) Foundry
16 9 (0.92%) IBM
16 9 (0.92%) OpenAI
16 9 (0.92%) Palo Alto