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 21 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 192 293 249
Rank change year-on-year +101 -44 +15
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 538 260 428
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.46% 0.77% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.66% 0.87% 1.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 357 160 274
10th Percentile £450 £455 £501
25th Percentile £513 £530 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% -2.99%
75th Percentile £700 £743 £748
90th Percentile £800 £801 £873
UK excluding London median daily rate £573 £607 £643
% change year-on-year -5.64% -5.61% +2.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile £30.74 - £51.00
25th Percentile £31.86 - £58.13
Median hourly rate £74.26 - £70.00
75th Percentile £90.09 - -
90th Percentile £93.04 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £74.26 - £70.00

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 32,432 29,959 38,773
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.29% 88.23% 88.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,397 18,286 25,908
10th Percentile £300 £307 £306
25th Percentile £406 £413 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £723 £743 £744
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,093 972 1,488
10th Percentile £14.51 £15.62 £14.33
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.30 £18.99
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.84
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -25.86% +25.25%
75th Percentile £50.00 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.00 £31.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -26.98% -29.21% +39.26%

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 21 December 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 21 December 2025.

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 21 December 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 +119 477 £600 -4.76% 134
UK excluding London +71 263 £573 -5.64% 113
London +90 223 £625 -7.41% 48
Work from Home +54 148 £574 -8.16% 64
Midlands +20 70 £544 -10.42% 21
South East +21 68 £638 +1.19% 45
North of England -7 54 £550 +10.00% 34
West Midlands +11 52 £573 -5.68% 16
South West +8 45 £575 -14.81% 10
North West -10 34 £528 +9.66% 16
Yorkshire -30 17 £563 +2.54% 16
East Midlands - 17 £509 - 5
Scotland +4 16 £550 -
East of England -17 12 £800 +22.61% 6
North East -7 3 £525 -30.00% 3
Wales -3 2 £588 -6.00% 2
Northern Ireland - 2 £500 - 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 22 (4.09%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.72%) SAS
3 10 (1.86%) Confluence
4 9 (1.67%) OpenStack
5 7 (1.30%) Apache Spark
6 6 (1.12%) Appian
6 6 (1.12%) Camunda
7 5 (0.93%) Anypoint
7 5 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.74%) Apache
8 4 (0.74%) CMS
9 3 (0.56%) Oracle Coherence
10 2 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.37%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.37%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.37%) NetWeaver
10 2 (0.37%) SAP EP
11 1 (0.19%) CICS
11 1 (0.19%) Documentum
11 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 7 (1.30%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.93%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.19%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 31 (5.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (3.35%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 10 (1.86%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.74%) SAP MDG
5 3 (0.56%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.56%) SAP CRM
6 2 (0.37%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.37%) Distributed Ledger
6 2 (0.37%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.37%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.19%) Avolution ABACUS
7 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.19%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.19%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.19%) Summit
7 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 224 (41.64%) Azure
2 137 (25.46%) AWS
3 48 (8.92%) GCP
4 41 (7.62%) Power Platform
5 36 (6.69%) Microsoft 365
6 33 (6.13%) Entra ID
6 33 (6.13%) SaaS
7 25 (4.65%) Azure DevOps
8 24 (4.46%) Dynamics 365
9 19 (3.53%) Azure Logic Apps
10 17 (3.16%) PaaS
11 14 (2.60%) Azure Data Factory
11 14 (2.60%) Serverless
12 11 (2.04%) IaaS
12 11 (2.04%) Snowflake
13 9 (1.67%) Azure API Management
13 9 (1.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 9 (1.67%) GitHub
13 9 (1.67%) Microsoft Copilot
13 9 (1.67%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 26 (4.83%) Firewall
2 16 (2.97%) Network Security
2 16 (2.97%) WAN
3 13 (2.42%) VPN
4 12 (2.23%) LAN
4 12 (2.23%) SD-WAN
5 11 (2.04%) MPLS
6 9 (1.67%) BGP
6 9 (1.67%) DNS
7 7 (1.30%) Internet
8 4 (0.74%) ATM
8 4 (0.74%) Cisco ASA
8 4 (0.74%) DHCP
8 4 (0.74%) VLAN
8 4 (0.74%) Wireless
9 3 (0.56%) EIGRP
9 3 (0.56%) IPsec
9 3 (0.56%) IPv4
9 3 (0.56%) IPv6
9 3 (0.56%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (5.95%) Data Warehouse
2 26 (4.83%) Data Lake
2 26 (4.83%) Power BI
3 18 (3.35%) Oracle Database
4 17 (3.16%) SAS Enterprise Guide
5 16 (2.97%) Metadata
6 9 (1.67%) SQL Server
7 7 (1.30%) NoSQL
7 7 (1.30%) Pentaho
8 6 (1.12%) SAP BW
9 5 (0.93%) Data Mining
9 5 (0.93%) Delta Lake
10 4 (0.74%) Big Data
10 4 (0.74%) DynamoDB
10 4 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.56%) Oracle ODI
11 3 (0.56%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.56%) SAP Data Services
11 3 (0.56%) SAP HANA
11 3 (0.56%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 30 (5.58%) JIRA
2 14 (2.60%) Git
3 13 (2.42%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.93%) GitLab
4 5 (0.93%) JUnit
4 5 (0.93%) Selenium
5 3 (0.56%) Oracle APEX
5 3 (0.56%) PowerDesigner
6 2 (0.37%) ERwin
6 2 (0.37%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.19%) gulp
7 1 (0.19%) LSMW
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.19%) PowerBuilder
7 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.19%) Yeoman
General
1 206 (38.29%) Social Skills
2 131 (24.35%) Finance
3 79 (14.68%) Public Sector
4 62 (11.52%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (9.29%) Banking
6 37 (6.88%) Influencing Skills
7 19 (3.53%) Telecoms
8 18 (3.35%) Legal
9 15 (2.79%) Documentation Skills
9 15 (2.79%) Retail
10 13 (2.42%) Military
10 13 (2.42%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (2.23%) Manufacturing
12 10 (1.86%) Financial Institution
13 8 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.49%) Marketing
14 7 (1.30%) Billing
15 6 (1.12%) Back Office
15 6 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
16 4 (0.74%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 387 (71.93%) Architect
2 129 (23.98%) Solutions Architect
3 119 (22.12%) Enterprise Architect
4 48 (8.92%) Lead
5 31 (5.76%) Azure Architect
5 31 (5.76%) Security Architect
5 31 (5.76%) Senior
6 27 (5.02%) Lead Architect
7 26 (4.83%) SAP Architect
8 25 (4.65%) Data Architect
9 24 (4.46%) Senior Architect
10 20 (3.72%) Analyst
11 18 (3.35%) Technical Architect
12 15 (2.79%) Business Architect
12 15 (2.79%) SAP Solutions Architect
13 14 (2.60%) Business Analyst
13 14 (2.60%) Consultant
14 12 (2.23%) Cloud Architect
15 10 (1.86%) Lead Solutions Architect
15 10 (1.86%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (7.99%) REST
2 18 (3.35%) Middleware
3 16 (2.97%) .NET
4 15 (2.79%) SOAP
5 11 (2.04%) Node.js
5 11 (2.04%) OAuth
6 10 (1.86%) JSON
7 9 (1.67%) RESTful
8 8 (1.49%) Microsoft Graph
8 8 (1.49%) React
9 7 (1.30%) Kafka
9 7 (1.30%) Oracle Fusion
9 7 (1.30%) XML
10 6 (1.12%) AngularJS
10 6 (1.12%) NETCONF
10 6 (1.12%) Web Services
10 6 (1.12%) YANG
11 5 (0.93%) OpenID
11 5 (0.93%) pytest
11 5 (0.93%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.62%) Cloud Native
2 31 (5.76%) Product Ownership
3 21 (3.90%) Legacy Systems
4 17 (3.16%) Data Centre
4 17 (3.16%) Hybrid Cloud
5 13 (2.42%) Data Protection Act
5 13 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
5 13 (2.42%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.23%) IoT
6 12 (2.23%) Onboarding
7 10 (1.86%) NHS
7 10 (1.86%) Operational Technology
8 9 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.67%) CMDB
8 9 (1.67%) FMCG
9 7 (1.30%) AI Agents
9 7 (1.30%) Data Structures
9 7 (1.30%) IVR
9 7 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.12%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 23 (4.28%) Windows
2 14 (2.60%) Mac OS
3 10 (1.86%) Linux
3 10 (1.86%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.56%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.37%) Unix
6 1 (0.19%) Android
6 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.19%) Solaris
6 1 (0.19%) VMS
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.19%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (37.55%) Roadmaps
2 163 (30.30%) TOGAF
3 143 (26.58%) Stakeholder Management
4 133 (24.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 124 (23.05%) Agile
6 92 (17.10%) Problem-Solving
7 81 (15.06%) Analytics
7 81 (15.06%) Data Modelling
8 80 (14.87%) DevOps
9 79 (14.68%) AI
10 78 (14.50%) Business Strategy
11 77 (14.31%) Continuous Improvement
12 71 (13.20%) Integration Patterns
13 63 (11.71%) Decision-Making
13 63 (11.71%) Migration
14 61 (11.34%) IT Strategy
15 56 (10.41%) Technical Leadership
16 55 (10.22%) Architectural Patterns
16 55 (10.22%) CI/CD
16 55 (10.22%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 57 (10.59%) Python
2 37 (6.88%) SQL
3 27 (5.02%) Java
4 20 (3.72%) PowerShell
5 18 (3.35%) JavaScript
6 14 (2.60%) Bash
7 13 (2.42%) TypeScript
8 12 (2.23%) C#
9 6 (1.12%) Bicep
10 4 (0.74%) ABAP
10 4 (0.74%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.74%) R
11 2 (0.37%) C++
12 1 (0.19%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.19%) C
12 1 (0.19%) Go
12 1 (0.19%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.19%) ProC
12 1 (0.19%) Scala
12 1 (0.19%) VB
Qualifications
1 122 (22.68%) Security Cleared
2 89 (16.54%) SC Cleared
3 57 (10.59%) Degree
4 30 (5.58%) Azure Certification
5 24 (4.46%) Computer Science Degree
6 23 (4.28%) CISSP
7 19 (3.53%) TOGAF Certification
8 18 (3.35%) DV Cleared
9 17 (3.16%) Microsoft Certification
10 16 (2.97%) AWS Certification
11 14 (2.60%) Master's Degree
12 13 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
13 10 (1.86%) CCIE
13 10 (1.86%) ISEB
14 9 (1.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 9 (1.67%) CISM
15 8 (1.49%) JNCIE
16 7 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
16 7 (1.30%) ITIL Certification
17 5 (0.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (11.34%) GDPR
2 41 (7.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (4.46%) NIST
4 17 (3.16%) Data Quality
5 16 (2.97%) QA
6 15 (2.79%) PCI DSS
7 14 (2.60%) COBIT
8 12 (2.23%) NCSC
9 11 (2.04%) GRC
10 9 (1.67%) HIPAA
11 6 (1.12%) Accessibility
11 6 (1.12%) PMO
12 4 (0.74%) ISO 8583
12 4 (0.74%) ISO 9001
12 4 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
13 3 (0.56%) Def Stans
14 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 2 (0.37%) Solvency II
14 2 (0.37%) WCAG
System Software
1 32 (5.95%) Active Directory
2 22 (4.09%) Docker
2 22 (4.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.74%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.56%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.19%) KVM
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 31 (5.76%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.90%) Terraform
3 16 (2.97%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (2.79%) SCCM
5 13 (2.42%) Ansible
6 10 (1.86%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.19%) Argo
8 1 (0.19%) Podman
8 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 119 (22.12%) Microsoft
2 56 (10.41%) SAP
3 41 (7.62%) Oracle
4 40 (7.43%) Salesforce
5 36 (6.69%) ServiceNow
6 26 (4.83%) VMware
7 25 (4.65%) Databricks
8 19 (3.53%) Google
8 19 (3.53%) Sparx
9 17 (3.16%) Citrix
10 16 (2.97%) Pega
11 14 (2.60%) BiZZdesign
11 14 (2.60%) Cisco
12 13 (2.42%) MuleSoft
12 13 (2.42%) OpenAI
13 9 (1.67%) Atlassian
14 8 (1.49%) F5
15 7 (1.30%) Genesys
15 7 (1.30%) Palo Alto
15 7 (1.30%) Talend