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 29 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 205 271
Rank change year-on-year +33 +66 -36
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 777 380 371
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.59% 1.32% 0.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.88% 1.45% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 518 243 254
10th Percentile £463 £457 £455
25th Percentile £525 £513 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £630 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year +0.80% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £725 £725 £738
90th Percentile £825 £825 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 £623 £650
% change year-on-year +0.40% -4.23% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 2 6
10th Percentile £61.68 £56.20 -
25th Percentile £70.00 £63.50 £63.75
Median hourly rate £86.00 £76.34 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.66% +13.09% -3.57%
75th Percentile £110.75 £88.50 £83.81
90th Percentile - £95.40 £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £95.00 £52.67 £87.50
% change year-on-year +80.37% -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 41,377 26,173 36,711
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.59% 91.02% 85.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,864 16,755 23,656
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £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 2,474 1,096 2,500
10th Percentile £14.68 £14.20 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.87 £17.87 £16.00
Median hourly rate £42.30 £27.59 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +53.34% -24.42% +1.04%
75th Percentile £67.65 £57.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.76 £74.38 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £38.00
% change year-on-year +78.93% -33.82% +8.57%

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 29 May 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 29 May 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 29 May 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 +39 669 £650 +3.17% 154
UK excluding London +6 354 £625 +0.40% 105
London +53 326 £650 - 77
Work from Home +54 229 £575 -4.17% 78
South East +4 113 £683 +9.20% 40
North of England -6 109 £550 -5.50% 22
Midlands -19 61 £575 -8.00% 22
Yorkshire -6 56 £556 -11.00% 7
North West -16 50 £550 -1.79% 11
West Midlands -34 40 £569 -5.21% 13
South West -40 31 £700 +7.69% 11
Scotland -5 28 £613 +8.94% 3
East Midlands -15 19 £575 -28.13% 9
East of England -15 15 £650 -3.70% 5
North East - 8 £800 - 5
Wales -16 2 - - 3
Northern Ireland - 1 £775 - 1

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 34 (4.38%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.19%) Confluence
3 11 (1.42%) SAS
4 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.77%) OpenStack
6 5 (0.64%) Camunda
6 5 (0.64%) NetWeaver
6 5 (0.64%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.51%) Apache
8 3 (0.39%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.26%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.26%) Appian
9 2 (0.26%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.26%) CMS
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.13%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 6 (0.77%) MS Visio
2 5 (0.64%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 30 (3.86%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 20 (2.57%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.64%) SAP CRM
5 4 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.39%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.39%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.26%) Aladdin
7 2 (0.26%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.26%) Primavera
7 2 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.13%) Actimize
8 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.13%) Endur
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.13%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.13%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.13%) Summit
8 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.13%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 234 (30.12%) Azure
2 162 (20.85%) AWS
3 61 (7.85%) GCP
4 58 (7.46%) SaaS
5 38 (4.89%) Power Platform
5 38 (4.89%) Serverless
6 37 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
7 34 (4.38%) Entra ID
8 28 (3.60%) PaaS
9 19 (2.45%) IaaS
10 18 (2.32%) Azure AI
10 18 (2.32%) Azure Logic Apps
10 18 (2.32%) Microsoft Copilot
10 18 (2.32%) OCI
11 16 (2.06%) Azure Functions
11 16 (2.06%) GitHub
12 15 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (1.93%) Microsoft Purview
13 13 (1.67%) SuccessFactors
14 11 (1.42%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.42%) IPsec
1 11 (1.42%) Network Security
2 10 (1.29%) Firewall
2 10 (1.29%) VPN
3 9 (1.16%) WAN
4 7 (0.90%) MPLS
4 7 (0.90%) SD-WAN
5 6 (0.77%) Kerberos
5 6 (0.77%) SSL
6 5 (0.64%) BGP
6 5 (0.64%) DHCP
6 5 (0.64%) DNS
6 5 (0.64%) LAN
7 4 (0.51%) Intranet
7 4 (0.51%) MQTT
7 4 (0.51%) RFID
8 3 (0.39%) BIG-IP
9 2 (0.26%) 5G
9 2 (0.26%) NGFW
9 2 (0.26%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (3.73%) Data Lake
2 25 (3.22%) Metadata
3 22 (2.83%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (2.45%) Power BI
5 15 (1.93%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (1.54%) NoSQL
6 12 (1.54%) SQL Server
7 11 (1.42%) Oracle Database
8 8 (1.03%) SAS Enterprise Guide
9 5 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (0.64%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.64%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.39%) Base SAS
10 3 (0.39%) DocumentDB
10 3 (0.39%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.39%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.39%) Oracle Exadata
10 3 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.26%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 16 (2.06%) JIRA
2 8 (1.03%) GitLab
3 7 (0.90%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.77%) Git
5 5 (0.64%) Hudson
6 4 (0.51%) Rational DOORS
7 3 (0.39%) ERwin
7 3 (0.39%) Selenium
8 2 (0.26%) Flyway
8 2 (0.26%) JUnit
8 2 (0.26%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.26%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.13%) gulp
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.13%) Postman
9 1 (0.13%) PowerBuilder
9 1 (0.13%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.13%) Yeoman
General
1 233 (29.99%) Social Skills
2 193 (24.84%) Finance
3 109 (14.03%) Public Sector
4 81 (10.42%) Banking
5 68 (8.75%) Analytical Skills
6 46 (5.92%) Retail
7 39 (5.02%) Influencing Skills
8 38 (4.89%) Legal
9 21 (2.70%) Aerospace
10 18 (2.32%) Documentation Skills
11 15 (1.93%) Military
12 13 (1.67%) Financial Institution
12 13 (1.67%) Telecoms
13 12 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
14 11 (1.42%) Manufacturing
15 9 (1.16%) Billing
16 8 (1.03%) Aviation
16 8 (1.03%) Law
17 6 (0.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 6 (0.77%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 540 (69.50%) Architect
2 178 (22.91%) Solutions Architect
3 132 (16.99%) Enterprise Architect
4 77 (9.91%) Lead
5 65 (8.37%) Technical Architect
6 54 (6.95%) Senior
7 45 (5.79%) Data Architect
8 38 (4.89%) Security Architect
9 33 (4.25%) Lead Architect
10 29 (3.73%) Senior Architect
11 28 (3.60%) Project Manager
12 25 (3.22%) ServiceNow Architect
13 23 (2.96%) Consultant
14 20 (2.57%) Analyst
14 20 (2.57%) Technical Manager
15 18 (2.32%) Applications Architect
15 18 (2.32%) Cloud Architect
15 18 (2.32%) SAP Architect
16 17 (2.19%) Azure Architect
16 17 (2.19%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (7.34%) REST
2 48 (6.18%) Middleware
3 31 (3.99%) .NET
4 29 (3.73%) SOAP
5 21 (2.70%) Web Services
6 20 (2.57%) OAuth
7 17 (2.19%) Kafka
8 16 (2.06%) AngularJS
9 15 (1.93%) React
10 14 (1.80%) SAML
11 13 (1.67%) OpenID
12 12 (1.54%) Microsoft Graph
13 11 (1.42%) A2A Protocol
13 11 (1.42%) Model Context Protocol
14 10 (1.29%) OAuth2
14 10 (1.29%) Oracle Fusion
15 9 (1.16%) LangChain
15 9 (1.16%) LangGraph
16 8 (1.03%) Node.js
17 7 (0.90%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 79 (10.17%) Cloud Native
2 59 (7.59%) Product Ownership
3 36 (4.63%) Enterprise Software
4 30 (3.86%) CMDB
4 30 (3.86%) Operational Technology
5 22 (2.83%) Onboarding
6 21 (2.70%) AI Agents
7 20 (2.57%) Data Protection Act
8 19 (2.45%) Distributed Systems
9 18 (2.32%) Legacy Systems
10 17 (2.19%) Management Information System
11 16 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
12 15 (1.93%) Data Centre
12 15 (1.93%) Security Posture
13 14 (1.80%) Public Cloud
14 11 (1.42%) IoT
15 9 (1.16%) Data Structures
15 9 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
16 8 (1.03%) FMCG
16 8 (1.03%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 22 (2.83%) Windows
2 12 (1.54%) Linux
3 6 (0.77%) Mac OS
3 6 (0.77%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.64%) Unix
4 5 (0.64%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 264 (33.98%) Roadmaps
2 177 (22.78%) Agile
2 177 (22.78%) Stakeholder Management
3 168 (21.62%) TOGAF
4 143 (18.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 134 (17.25%) Architectural Patterns
6 132 (16.99%) Integration Patterns
7 123 (15.83%) AI
7 123 (15.83%) Decision-Making
8 121 (15.57%) Migration
9 104 (13.38%) CI/CD
10 103 (13.26%) Technical Leadership
11 98 (12.61%) Cybersecurity
11 98 (12.61%) Problem-Solving
12 96 (12.36%) Data Modelling
12 96 (12.36%) DevOps
13 89 (11.45%) Architectural Design
14 86 (11.07%) Architecture Governance
15 85 (10.94%) Microservices
16 84 (10.81%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 61 (7.85%) Python
2 39 (5.02%) SQL
3 37 (4.76%) Java
4 16 (2.06%) JavaScript
5 14 (1.80%) C#
5 14 (1.80%) PowerShell
6 13 (1.67%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.16%) Bash
8 6 (0.77%) Kotlin
9 5 (0.64%) ABAP
9 5 (0.64%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.51%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.39%) Bicep
12 2 (0.26%) Google Apps Script
12 2 (0.26%) Ruby
12 2 (0.26%) Scala
13 1 (0.13%) C++
13 1 (0.13%) Korn
13 1 (0.13%) ProC
13 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 205 (26.38%) Security Cleared
2 146 (18.79%) SC Cleared
3 49 (6.31%) DV Cleared
4 44 (5.66%) Degree
5 35 (4.50%) Azure Certification
6 27 (3.47%) BPSS Clearance
6 27 (3.47%) TOGAF Certification
7 23 (2.96%) Computer Science Degree
8 21 (2.70%) AWS Certification
9 19 (2.45%) CISSP
10 14 (1.80%) CISM
11 12 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
12 11 (1.42%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 11 (1.42%) PMP
13 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (1.03%) ITIL Certification
15 7 (0.90%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 6 (0.77%) ISEB
16 6 (0.77%) PMI Certification
17 5 (0.64%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (6.44%) GDPR
2 48 (6.18%) Data Quality
3 36 (4.63%) NIST
4 21 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 20 (2.57%) NCSC
6 15 (1.93%) COBIT
7 12 (1.54%) PCI DSS
7 12 (1.54%) QA
8 11 (1.42%) GRC
9 10 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
10 8 (1.03%) NIST 800
11 7 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (0.90%) ISO 20022
11 7 (0.90%) PMO
11 7 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 6 (0.77%) Def Stans
12 6 (0.77%) ISO 31000
12 6 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.51%) IFRS
13 4 (0.51%) PSD2
System Software
1 33 (4.25%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.70%) Docker
3 11 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (0.64%) RACF
5 5 (0.64%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) IAG
7 1 (0.13%) KVM
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (4.38%) Kubernetes
2 22 (2.83%) Terraform
3 15 (1.93%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (1.42%) SCCM
5 10 (1.29%) Ansible
6 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.26%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.13%) Grafana
8 1 (0.13%) Istio
8 1 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.13%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.13%) SCOM
Vendors
1 156 (20.08%) Microsoft
2 61 (7.85%) SAP
3 53 (6.82%) ServiceNow
4 51 (6.56%) Oracle
5 38 (4.89%) Salesforce
6 30 (3.86%) Sparx
7 28 (3.60%) Google
8 24 (3.09%) Databricks
9 22 (2.83%) BiZZdesign
9 22 (2.83%) VMware
10 14 (1.80%) Ariba
11 13 (1.67%) OpenAI
11 13 (1.67%) Workday
12 12 (1.54%) Zscaler
13 10 (1.29%) MuleSoft
14 7 (0.90%) Cisco
14 7 (0.90%) Citrix
15 6 (0.77%) Dynatrace
16 5 (0.64%) Pega
17 4 (0.51%) Atlassian