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 31 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 267 257
Rank change year-on-year +79 -10 -1
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 598 300 423
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.54% 0.95% 0.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.77% 1.07% 1.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 395 182 275
10th Percentile £461 £450 £491
25th Percentile £513 £519 £555
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £614 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year -1.76% -3.85% -2.99%
75th Percentile £713 £725 £738
90th Percentile £800 £799 £850
UK excluding London median daily rate £591 £607 £643
% change year-on-year -2.66% -5.61% +2.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 5
10th Percentile £44.58 - £55.75
25th Percentile £63.66 - -
Median hourly rate £79.04 - £70.00
75th Percentile £91.32 - £88.00
90th Percentile £93.53 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £79.04 - £70.00

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 33,821 28,022 39,068
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 87.29% 89.12% 87.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,401 17,008 25,726
10th Percentile £305 £307 £300
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,033 874 2,031
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.62 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.60 £21.00 £16.78
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £35.96
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -9.62% +12.38%
75th Percentile £58.00 £62.50 £62.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £74.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.71 £30.62 £36.50
% change year-on-year -19.29% -16.12% +31.77%

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 31 January 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 31 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Top 17 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 31 January 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 +92 525 £620 -0.80% 175
UK excluding London +54 316 £591 -2.66% 159
London +61 223 £625 -3.85% 50
Work from Home +47 154 £550 -12.00% 79
South East +17 86 £650 +3.67% 58
Midlands +18 79 £571 -5.99% 21
North of England -11 76 £550 +10.00% 31
West Midlands +5 60 £575 -5.27% 10
North West -10 43 £575 +16.63% 13
South West -1 41 £650 +6.56% 21
Yorkshire -21 31 £556 +1.40% 12
Scotland 0 18 £550 -18.40% 7
East of England 0 18 £650 -13.33% 19
East Midlands -5 18 £470 - 10
Wales -2 3 £588 -6.00% 4
North East -19 2 £525 -30.00% 6
Northern Ireland - 2 £500 - 3

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 27 (4.52%) SharePoint
2 24 (4.01%) SAS
3 11 (1.84%) OpenStack
4 10 (1.67%) Confluence
5 7 (1.17%) Apache
5 7 (1.17%) Camunda
6 6 (1.00%) Apache Spark
6 6 (1.00%) Appian
6 6 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.67%) CMS
8 3 (0.50%) Oracle Coherence
8 3 (0.50%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.33%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.33%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.33%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.33%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.33%) NetWeaver
9 2 (0.33%) SAP EP
10 1 (0.17%) Documentum
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 6 (1.00%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.67%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.17%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 26 (4.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (4.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 11 (1.84%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.50%) SAP CRM
4 3 (0.50%) SAP MDG
5 2 (0.33%) Aladdin
5 2 (0.33%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.33%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.33%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.17%) Distributed Ledger
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.17%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.17%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.17%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.17%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.17%) Summit
6 1 (0.17%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 233 (38.96%) Azure
2 143 (23.91%) AWS
3 53 (8.86%) GCP
4 48 (8.03%) SaaS
5 40 (6.69%) Power Platform
6 39 (6.52%) Microsoft 365
7 35 (5.85%) Entra ID
8 24 (4.01%) Azure DevOps
8 24 (4.01%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (3.85%) Azure Logic Apps
10 22 (3.68%) Serverless
11 21 (3.51%) PaaS
12 15 (2.51%) Microsoft Copilot
12 15 (2.51%) Microsoft Purview
13 14 (2.34%) IaaS
13 14 (2.34%) OCI
14 13 (2.17%) Azure Data Factory
15 12 (2.01%) GitHub
16 10 (1.67%) Power Automate
17 9 (1.51%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.18%) Firewall
2 18 (3.01%) WAN
3 14 (2.34%) LAN
3 14 (2.34%) SD-WAN
4 12 (2.01%) MPLS
5 11 (1.84%) BGP
6 10 (1.67%) DNS
6 10 (1.67%) Network Security
6 10 (1.67%) VPN
7 7 (1.17%) IPsec
8 6 (1.00%) DHCP
8 6 (1.00%) Internet
9 4 (0.67%) ATM
9 4 (0.67%) Cisco ASA
9 4 (0.67%) Intranet
9 4 (0.67%) MQTT
9 4 (0.67%) Software-Defined Networking
9 4 (0.67%) SSL
9 4 (0.67%) VLAN
9 4 (0.67%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (4.68%) Data Warehouse
2 25 (4.18%) Data Lake
3 22 (3.68%) Oracle Database
4 21 (3.51%) SAS Enterprise Guide
5 20 (3.34%) Power BI
6 19 (3.18%) Metadata
7 10 (1.67%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.17%) NoSQL
8 7 (1.17%) Pentaho
8 7 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.00%) DynamoDB
9 6 (1.00%) SAP BW
10 5 (0.84%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 4 (0.67%) Data Mining
11 4 (0.67%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.67%) Metadata Repository
12 3 (0.50%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.50%) SAP Data Services
12 3 (0.50%) SAP HANA
12 3 (0.50%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (3.68%) JIRA
2 15 (2.51%) Jenkins
3 13 (2.17%) Git
4 7 (1.17%) GitLab
5 5 (0.84%) JUnit
5 5 (0.84%) Selenium
6 3 (0.50%) Oracle APEX
6 3 (0.50%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.33%) ERwin
7 2 (0.33%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.17%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.17%) gulp
8 1 (0.17%) LSMW
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.17%) PowerBuilder
8 1 (0.17%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.17%) Yeoman
General
1 207 (34.62%) Social Skills
2 140 (23.41%) Finance
3 85 (14.21%) Public Sector
4 73 (12.21%) Analytical Skills
5 54 (9.03%) Banking
6 46 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
7 24 (4.01%) Telecoms
8 23 (3.85%) Legal
9 19 (3.18%) Documentation Skills
10 18 (3.01%) Retail
11 17 (2.84%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.01%) Military
13 10 (1.67%) Financial Institution
13 10 (1.67%) Manufacturing
14 8 (1.34%) Aerospace
14 8 (1.34%) Billing
14 8 (1.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 8 (1.34%) Marketing
15 6 (1.00%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.84%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 426 (71.24%) Architect
2 147 (24.58%) Solutions Architect
3 121 (20.23%) Enterprise Architect
4 57 (9.53%) Lead
5 37 (6.19%) Senior
6 29 (4.85%) Lead Architect
7 28 (4.68%) Security Architect
8 27 (4.52%) Azure Architect
8 27 (4.52%) Consultant
9 26 (4.35%) Senior Architect
9 26 (4.35%) Technical Architect
10 24 (4.01%) Data Architect
11 22 (3.68%) SAP Architect
12 21 (3.51%) Analyst
13 18 (3.01%) Business Architect
14 15 (2.51%) Business Analyst
15 14 (2.34%) Applications Architect
15 14 (2.34%) Lead Solutions Architect
15 14 (2.34%) Salesforce Architect
15 14 (2.34%) SAP Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (8.53%) REST
2 21 (3.51%) Middleware
3 19 (3.18%) .NET
4 16 (2.68%) SOAP
5 14 (2.34%) OAuth
6 12 (2.01%) Microsoft Graph
6 12 (2.01%) Oracle Fusion
7 11 (1.84%) JSON
8 10 (1.67%) Node.js
9 8 (1.34%) LangChain
9 8 (1.34%) NETCONF
9 8 (1.34%) OpenID
9 8 (1.34%) React
9 8 (1.34%) RESTful
9 8 (1.34%) Web Services
9 8 (1.34%) YANG
10 7 (1.17%) AngularJS
10 7 (1.17%) Kafka
10 7 (1.17%) OAuth2
10 7 (1.17%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 48 (8.03%) Cloud Native
2 40 (6.69%) Product Ownership
3 19 (3.18%) Legacy Systems
4 18 (3.01%) Data Centre
4 18 (3.01%) Enterprise Software
4 18 (3.01%) Hybrid Cloud
5 15 (2.51%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.34%) CMDB
6 14 (2.34%) Data Protection Act
6 14 (2.34%) Operational Technology
7 13 (2.17%) Management Information System
8 11 (1.84%) IoT
9 10 (1.67%) NHS
10 9 (1.51%) Taxonomies
11 8 (1.34%) AI Agents
11 8 (1.34%) FMCG
11 8 (1.34%) Public Cloud
11 8 (1.34%) SCADA
11 8 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
12 7 (1.17%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 27 (4.52%) Windows
2 11 (1.84%) Mac OS
3 10 (1.67%) Linux
4 7 (1.17%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.50%) Unix
5 3 (0.50%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.50%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.17%) Android
7 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.17%) Solaris
7 1 (0.17%) VMS
7 1 (0.17%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (38.46%) Roadmaps
2 177 (29.60%) TOGAF
3 148 (24.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 145 (24.25%) Agile
5 139 (23.24%) Stakeholder Management
6 96 (16.05%) Problem-Solving
7 91 (15.22%) Data Modelling
7 91 (15.22%) Integration Patterns
8 90 (15.05%) AI
9 89 (14.88%) DevOps
10 84 (14.05%) Business Strategy
11 79 (13.21%) Analytics
12 77 (12.88%) Decision-Making
13 75 (12.54%) Architectural Patterns
14 74 (12.37%) Continuous Improvement
15 71 (11.87%) IT Strategy
16 68 (11.37%) CI/CD
16 68 (11.37%) Migration
17 64 (10.70%) Technical Leadership
18 63 (10.54%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 60 (10.03%) Python
2 42 (7.02%) SQL
3 23 (3.85%) Java
4 17 (2.84%) PowerShell
5 16 (2.68%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.17%) C#
7 11 (1.84%) Bash
7 11 (1.84%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.00%) Bicep
9 4 (0.67%) ABAP
9 4 (0.67%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.33%) R
11 1 (0.17%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.17%) C
11 1 (0.17%) C++
11 1 (0.17%) Go
11 1 (0.17%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.17%) ProC
11 1 (0.17%) VB
Qualifications
1 143 (23.91%) Security Cleared
2 100 (16.72%) SC Cleared
3 55 (9.20%) Degree
4 31 (5.18%) DV Cleared
5 26 (4.35%) Azure Certification
6 25 (4.18%) TOGAF Certification
7 22 (3.68%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (3.18%) CISSP
9 16 (2.68%) AWS Certification
9 16 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
10 14 (2.34%) Microsoft Certification
11 13 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
11 13 (2.17%) ISEB
12 12 (2.01%) CCIE
13 11 (1.84%) Master's Degree
14 10 (1.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 10 (1.67%) ITIL Certification
14 10 (1.67%) JNCIE
15 7 (1.17%) CISM
16 6 (1.00%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (10.20%) GDPR
2 33 (5.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (4.68%) NIST
4 18 (3.01%) Data Quality
5 17 (2.84%) NCSC
6 16 (2.68%) COBIT
7 15 (2.51%) PCI DSS
8 12 (2.01%) GRC
9 11 (1.84%) QA
10 9 (1.51%) HIPAA
11 7 (1.17%) Accessibility
12 6 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials
12 6 (1.00%) Def Stans
13 5 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.84%) PMO
14 4 (0.67%) ISO 8583
14 4 (0.67%) ISO 9001
14 4 (0.67%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.50%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 37 (6.19%) Active Directory
2 28 (4.68%) Docker
3 21 (3.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.00%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.50%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.33%) RACF
7 1 (0.17%) KVM
7 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (6.19%) Kubernetes
2 24 (4.01%) Terraform
3 16 (2.68%) Ansible
3 16 (2.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (2.68%) SCCM
4 12 (2.01%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.17%) Argo
6 1 (0.17%) Podman
6 1 (0.17%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.17%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 127 (21.24%) Microsoft
2 61 (10.20%) Oracle
3 59 (9.87%) SAP
4 46 (7.69%) Salesforce
5 40 (6.69%) ServiceNow
6 30 (5.02%) VMware
7 26 (4.35%) Sparx
8 21 (3.51%) Databricks
9 19 (3.18%) BiZZdesign
10 18 (3.01%) Google
11 17 (2.84%) OpenAI
12 15 (2.51%) Pega
13 14 (2.34%) Cisco
14 13 (2.17%) MuleSoft
15 11 (1.84%) Citrix
16 10 (1.67%) Ariba
16 10 (1.67%) F5
17 7 (1.17%) Atlassian
17 7 (1.17%) Palo Alto
17 7 (1.17%) Talend