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 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 206 305
Rank change year-on-year +74 +99 -68
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 1,147 448 285
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.10% 1.35% 0.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.48% 1.49% 0.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 747 290 155
10th Percentile £475 £450 £445
25th Percentile £536 £503 £511
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £618 £600 £625
Median % change year-on-year +2.92% -4.00% -4.43%
75th Percentile £717 £717 £739
90th Percentile £825 £825 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £575 £575
% change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 2 1
10th Percentile £20.31 £32.13 -
25th Percentile £68.88 £35.33 £63.75
Median hourly rate £84.25 £42.34 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +99.01% -37.28% -
75th Percentile £110.75 £49.00 £71.25
90th Percentile - £52.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £83.50 £42.34 -
% change year-on-year +97.24% - -

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 46,195 29,974 32,629
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.63% 90.49% 86.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,749 18,609 19,667
10th Percentile £325 £294 £308
25th Percentile £425 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £638 £623 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,350 1,884 1,294
10th Percentile £13.54 £14.35 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.30 £20.03
Median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £40.16
Median % change year-on-year +49.11% -37.38% -8.38%
75th Percentile £65.00 £43.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £65.00 £73.93
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £22.27 £41.50
% change year-on-year +68.43% -46.35% -2.35%

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 10 October 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 10 October 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 10 October 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 +62 1,006 £625 +2.92% 1,006
London +63 544 £650 +4.00% 629
UK excluding London +54 451 £600 +4.35% 416
Work from Home +62 327 £600 +4.35% 432
North of England +27 145 £600 +11.63% 116
South East +10 138 £550 -4.35% 121
Midlands -11 85 £626 +4.33% 52
Yorkshire +42 81 £550 - 48
West Midlands -15 63 £626 +4.38% 38
North West -18 57 £600 +11.73% 57
South West -16 47 £650 +13.04% 35
Scotland -4 28 £625 +8.93% 44
East Midlands -12 20 £588 +7.60% 14
East of England -33 14 £550 -31.25% 29
North East -33 11 £650 +18.18% 11
Northern Ireland - 3 £650 - 17
Wales -15 1 £650 +35.42% 3
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 51 (4.45%) SAS
2 28 (2.44%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.83%) Confluence
4 15 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.96%) Apache
5 11 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (0.96%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.52%) NetWeaver
7 5 (0.44%) Anypoint
7 5 (0.44%) CMS
7 5 (0.44%) Mule
7 5 (0.44%) OpenStack
8 4 (0.35%) Apache Superset
8 4 (0.35%) SAP EP
9 3 (0.26%) IBM HTTP Server
9 3 (0.26%) Oracle HTTP Server
9 3 (0.26%) Tomcat
9 3 (0.26%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.26%) WebLogic Portal
9 3 (0.26%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 15 (1.31%) MS Visio
2 6 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.17%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.087%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.087%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.087%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 55 (4.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (1.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 14 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
4 11 (0.96%) Oracle ERP
5 8 (0.70%) ContrOCC
6 7 (0.61%) SAP MM
7 6 (0.52%) Primavera
7 6 (0.52%) SAP CO
7 6 (0.52%) SAP FI
7 6 (0.52%) SAP FI/CO
8 5 (0.44%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.35%) Oracle Payables
9 4 (0.35%) Oracle Receivables
9 4 (0.35%) Payment Gateway
9 4 (0.35%) SAP CRM
10 3 (0.26%) Cloudability
10 3 (0.26%) Endur
10 3 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
10 3 (0.26%) SAP HR
10 3 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 405 (35.31%) Azure
2 252 (21.97%) AWS
3 130 (11.33%) GCP
4 80 (6.97%) Power Platform
5 70 (6.10%) Entra ID
5 70 (6.10%) SaaS
6 60 (5.23%) Microsoft 365
7 42 (3.66%) Serverless
8 40 (3.49%) Azure DevOps
9 36 (3.14%) GitHub
10 29 (2.53%) Dynamics 365
11 27 (2.35%) Microsoft Copilot
12 25 (2.18%) iPaaS
13 24 (2.09%) Azure AI
13 24 (2.09%) PaaS
14 22 (1.92%) OCI
15 20 (1.74%) Azure Service Bus
15 20 (1.74%) Boomi
15 20 (1.74%) Microsoft Purview
16 19 (1.66%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 33 (2.88%) Network Security
2 28 (2.44%) Firewall
3 23 (2.01%) WAN
4 19 (1.66%) VPN
5 15 (1.31%) LAN
6 13 (1.13%) HTTP
7 10 (0.87%) BGP
7 10 (0.87%) DNS
8 9 (0.78%) MPLS
8 9 (0.78%) SD-WAN
9 7 (0.61%) IPsec
10 6 (0.52%) NGFW
10 6 (0.52%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.44%) 5G
11 5 (0.44%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (0.44%) Internet
11 5 (0.44%) Modbus
11 5 (0.44%) Radio Access Network
12 4 (0.35%) DHCP
12 4 (0.35%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (5.93%) Metadata
2 55 (4.80%) Data Lake
3 36 (3.14%) Data Warehouse
4 33 (2.88%) Power BI
5 19 (1.66%) NoSQL
6 14 (1.22%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 13 (1.13%) Base SAS
8 11 (0.96%) SQL Server
9 10 (0.87%) Amazon RDS
9 10 (0.87%) SAP HANA
10 9 (0.78%) Big Data
11 8 (0.70%) Delta Lake
11 8 (0.70%) Semantic Layer
12 7 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
12 7 (0.61%) Neo4j
12 7 (0.61%) SAP BW
13 6 (0.52%) Amazon Athena
13 6 (0.52%) Geospatial Data
13 6 (0.52%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (1.74%) JIRA
2 15 (1.31%) Jenkins
3 13 (1.13%) Git
4 11 (0.96%) GitLab
5 5 (0.44%) ERwin
6 3 (0.26%) Hudson
6 3 (0.26%) PowerDesigner
6 3 (0.26%) Terragrunt
7 2 (0.17%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.17%) Postman
7 2 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.17%) Subversion
7 2 (0.17%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.087%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.087%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.087%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.087%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.087%) Mockito
8 1 (0.087%) Rational DOORS
General
1 410 (35.75%) Social Skills
2 311 (27.11%) Finance
3 190 (16.56%) Public Sector
4 110 (9.59%) Banking
5 103 (8.98%) Analytical Skills
6 92 (8.02%) Retail
7 87 (7.59%) Influencing Skills
8 36 (3.14%) Legal
9 34 (2.96%) Manufacturing
10 31 (2.70%) Military
11 30 (2.62%) Aerospace
12 28 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
13 23 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
14 22 (1.92%) Local Government
15 21 (1.83%) Telecoms
16 18 (1.57%) Marketing
17 17 (1.48%) Pharmaceutical
18 15 (1.31%) Billing
19 12 (1.05%) Investment Banking
20 11 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 818 (71.32%) Architect
2 272 (23.71%) Solutions Architect
3 180 (15.69%) Enterprise Architect
4 144 (12.55%) Lead
5 94 (8.20%) Technical Architect
6 91 (7.93%) Data Architect
7 78 (6.80%) Senior
8 68 (5.93%) Lead Architect
9 54 (4.71%) Security Architect
10 52 (4.53%) Senior Architect
11 48 (4.18%) SAP Architect
12 39 (3.40%) Technical Leader
13 34 (2.96%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
13 34 (2.96%) Project Manager
14 33 (2.88%) Integration Architect
15 29 (2.53%) Azure Architect
16 28 (2.44%) Analyst
16 28 (2.44%) Cloud Architect
17 27 (2.35%) Technical Manager
18 25 (2.18%) ServiceNow Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (7.32%) REST
2 73 (6.36%) Middleware
3 47 (4.10%) Terraform
4 46 (4.01%) SOAP
5 34 (2.96%) OAuth
6 33 (2.88%) Kafka
7 30 (2.62%) .NET
8 21 (1.83%) SAML
9 20 (1.74%) JSON
9 20 (1.74%) SAP Fiori
10 19 (1.66%) XML
11 17 (1.48%) JWT
11 17 (1.48%) Oracle Fusion
12 15 (1.31%) SAPUI5
13 14 (1.22%) OAuth2
13 14 (1.22%) OpenID
13 14 (1.22%) Swagger
14 13 (1.13%) GraphQL
14 13 (1.13%) Node.js
14 13 (1.13%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 158 (13.78%) Cloud Native
2 91 (7.93%) Enterprise Software
3 66 (5.75%) Product Ownership
4 61 (5.32%) Onboarding
5 55 (4.80%) AI Agents
6 46 (4.01%) Hybrid Cloud
7 40 (3.49%) Distributed Systems
8 38 (3.31%) CMDB
9 33 (2.88%) Operational Technology
10 31 (2.70%) Management Information System
11 28 (2.44%) Data Centre
12 26 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
13 25 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
14 22 (1.92%) IoT
14 22 (1.92%) Security Posture
15 19 (1.66%) Public Cloud
16 18 (1.57%) FMCG
17 16 (1.39%) Marketing Technology
18 14 (1.22%) Data Structures
18 14 (1.22%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.09%) Windows
2 13 (1.13%) Linux
3 11 (0.96%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.26%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.26%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.17%) Android
5 2 (0.17%) Unix
6 1 (0.087%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.087%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.087%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.087%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.087%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.087%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 448 (39.06%) Stakeholder Management
2 428 (37.31%) Roadmaps
3 252 (21.97%) TOGAF
4 222 (19.35%) AI
5 218 (19.01%) Agile
6 217 (18.92%) Migration
7 216 (18.83%) Integration Patterns
7 216 (18.83%) Technical Leadership
8 208 (18.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 192 (16.74%) Architecture Governance
10 178 (15.52%) Decision-Making
11 170 (14.82%) Analytics
11 170 (14.82%) DevOps
12 169 (14.73%) Cybersecurity
13 166 (14.47%) Architectural Patterns
14 154 (13.43%) CI/CD
15 152 (13.25%) Data Architecture
16 138 (12.03%) Event-Driven
17 132 (11.51%) Data Modelling
18 126 (10.99%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 67 (5.84%) Python
2 53 (4.62%) SQL
3 45 (3.92%) Java
4 24 (2.09%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.39%) C#
5 16 (1.39%) PowerShell
6 15 (1.31%) TypeScript
7 11 (0.96%) ABAP
8 8 (0.70%) Bicep
9 6 (0.52%) Bash
10 4 (0.35%) Korn
11 3 (0.26%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.17%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.17%) Rust
12 2 (0.17%) Scala
13 1 (0.087%) C++
13 1 (0.087%) COBOL
13 1 (0.087%) Groovy
13 1 (0.087%) JCL
13 1 (0.087%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 310 (27.03%) Security Cleared
2 235 (20.49%) SC Cleared
3 64 (5.58%) Degree
4 62 (5.41%) Azure Certification
5 54 (4.71%) TOGAF Certification
6 48 (4.18%) DV Cleared
7 43 (3.75%) BPSS Clearance
8 32 (2.79%) AWS Certification
8 32 (2.79%) CISSP
9 27 (2.35%) Computer Science Degree
10 22 (1.92%) PMP
11 18 (1.57%) Cisco Certification
11 18 (1.57%) CISM
12 15 (1.31%) PMI Certification
13 13 (1.13%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 8 (0.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 8 (0.70%) Master's Degree
15 7 (0.61%) CCIE
16 6 (0.52%) CCSP
16 6 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (8.98%) Data Quality
2 52 (4.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 48 (4.18%) GRC
4 45 (3.92%) GDPR
5 38 (3.31%) NIST
6 35 (3.05%) NCSC
7 23 (2.01%) QA
8 17 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
9 14 (1.22%) PMO
10 12 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 11 (0.96%) NIST 800
12 8 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 8 (0.70%) SLA
13 7 (0.61%) Accessibility
14 6 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 5 (0.44%) COBIT
15 5 (0.44%) PCI DSS
16 3 (0.26%) ISO 31000
16 3 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 19770
16 3 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 38 (3.31%) Active Directory
2 25 (2.18%) Docker
3 13 (1.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.52%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.26%) vSphere
7 2 (0.17%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.17%) IAG
7 2 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.087%) NFS
8 1 (0.087%) Samba
8 1 (0.087%) Time Sharing Option
8 1 (0.087%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 59 (5.14%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.66%) Ansible
3 16 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.78%) Grafana
6 3 (0.26%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.26%) SCCM
7 2 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.17%) Puppet
7 2 (0.17%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.087%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.087%) CASB
8 1 (0.087%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.087%) Nagios
8 1 (0.087%) OpenNMS
8 1 (0.087%) SCOM
8 1 (0.087%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 250 (21.80%) Microsoft
2 118 (10.29%) SAP
3 103 (8.98%) Oracle
4 68 (5.93%) ServiceNow
5 66 (5.75%) Google
6 60 (5.23%) Databricks
7 40 (3.49%) Salesforce
8 27 (2.35%) MuleSoft
9 23 (2.01%) VMware
9 23 (2.01%) Workday
10 22 (1.92%) Informatica
11 20 (1.74%) BiZZdesign
11 20 (1.74%) IBM
11 20 (1.74%) OpenAI
12 19 (1.66%) Sparx
13 17 (1.48%) Cisco
14 16 (1.39%) Zscaler
15 15 (1.31%) Ariba
16 14 (1.22%) Foundry
17 13 (1.13%) Adobe