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

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 267 253
Rank change year-on-year +72 -14 -9
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 575 289 418
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.51% 0.91% 0.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.73% 1.03% 1.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 382 177 271
10th Percentile £458 £450 £488
25th Percentile £513 £519 £555
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% -2.99%
75th Percentile £713 £738 £738
90th Percentile £800 £793 £850
UK excluding London median daily rate £591 £607 £640
% change year-on-year -2.66% -5.20% +2.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile £44.58 - £51.00
25th Percentile £63.66 - £58.13
Median hourly rate £79.04 - £70.00
75th Percentile £91.32 - -
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 33,264 28,130 38,528
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 87.54% 88.98% 87.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,071 17,089 25,387
10th Percentile £305 £306 £300
25th Percentile £408 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £644
90th Percentile £725 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,016 886 1,898
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.62 £13.91
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.96 £17.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £36.42
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -10.76% +16.69%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £69.82 £74.93 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.00 £30.41 £37.50
% change year-on-year -21.08% -18.91% +44.23%

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 24 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 24 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 24 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 +83 508 £614 -1.76% 233
UK excluding London +58 302 £591 -2.66% 217
London +75 218 £625 -3.85% 51
Work from Home +33 149 £546 -12.60% 108
South East +20 82 £650 +3.67% 71
Midlands +16 77 £575 -5.27% 28
North of England -22 72 £550 +10.00% 47
West Midlands -3 59 £580 -4.51% 10
North West -13 41 £551 +14.36% 22
South West +1 40 £650 +6.56% 27
Yorkshire -34 29 £556 +1.40% 17
East of England -2 17 £650 -13.33% 29
East Midlands -10 17 £470 - 15
Scotland -6 16 £550 -11.93% 11
Wales -6 3 £588 -6.00% 7
North East -15 2 £525 -30.00% 8
Northern Ireland - 2 £500 - 4

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 26 (4.52%) SharePoint
2 22 (3.83%) SAS
3 11 (1.91%) OpenStack
4 10 (1.74%) Confluence
5 7 (1.22%) Apache
5 7 (1.22%) Camunda
6 6 (1.04%) Apache Spark
6 6 (1.04%) Appian
7 5 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.70%) Anypoint
8 4 (0.70%) CMS
9 3 (0.52%) Oracle Coherence
9 3 (0.52%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.35%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.35%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.35%) NetWeaver
10 2 (0.35%) SAP EP
11 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (1.04%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.70%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.17%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 28 (4.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 24 (4.17%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 11 (1.91%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.52%) SAP CRM
4 3 (0.52%) SAP MDG
5 2 (0.35%) Aladdin
5 2 (0.35%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.35%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.35%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.17%) Distributed Ledger
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
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
1 228 (39.65%) Azure
2 139 (24.17%) AWS
3 49 (8.52%) GCP
4 45 (7.83%) SaaS
5 41 (7.13%) Power Platform
6 38 (6.61%) Microsoft 365
7 35 (6.09%) Entra ID
8 25 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
8 25 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (3.83%) Azure Logic Apps
10 21 (3.65%) Serverless
11 18 (3.13%) PaaS
12 15 (2.61%) Microsoft Copilot
13 14 (2.43%) Microsoft Purview
13 14 (2.43%) OCI
14 13 (2.26%) Azure Data Factory
15 12 (2.09%) GitHub
16 11 (1.91%) IaaS
17 10 (1.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 10 (1.74%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.30%) Firewall
2 18 (3.13%) WAN
3 14 (2.43%) LAN
3 14 (2.43%) SD-WAN
4 12 (2.09%) MPLS
5 11 (1.91%) BGP
6 10 (1.74%) DNS
6 10 (1.74%) Network Security
6 10 (1.74%) VPN
7 6 (1.04%) DHCP
7 6 (1.04%) Internet
7 6 (1.04%) IPsec
8 4 (0.70%) ATM
8 4 (0.70%) Cisco ASA
8 4 (0.70%) Intranet
8 4 (0.70%) MQTT
8 4 (0.70%) VLAN
8 4 (0.70%) Wireless
9 3 (0.52%) SSL
9 3 (0.52%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (4.87%) Data Warehouse
2 27 (4.70%) Data Lake
3 21 (3.65%) Power BI
4 20 (3.48%) Oracle Database
5 19 (3.30%) SAS Enterprise Guide
6 17 (2.96%) Metadata
7 10 (1.74%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.22%) NoSQL
8 7 (1.22%) Pentaho
8 7 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.04%) DynamoDB
9 6 (1.04%) SAP BW
10 5 (0.87%) Data Mining
10 5 (0.87%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 4 (0.70%) Delta Lake
12 3 (0.52%) Amazon Athena
12 3 (0.52%) Metadata Repository
12 3 (0.52%) Oracle ODI
12 3 (0.52%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.52%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 22 (3.83%) JIRA
2 15 (2.61%) Jenkins
3 13 (2.26%) Git
4 7 (1.22%) GitLab
5 5 (0.87%) JUnit
5 5 (0.87%) Selenium
6 3 (0.52%) Oracle APEX
6 3 (0.52%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.35%) ERwin
7 2 (0.35%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
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
1 203 (35.30%) Social Skills
2 134 (23.30%) Finance
3 82 (14.26%) Public Sector
4 72 (12.52%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (8.70%) Banking
6 44 (7.65%) Influencing Skills
7 24 (4.17%) Telecoms
8 22 (3.83%) Legal
9 20 (3.48%) Documentation Skills
10 18 (3.13%) Retail
11 16 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.09%) Military
13 10 (1.74%) Financial Institution
13 10 (1.74%) Manufacturing
14 8 (1.39%) Billing
14 8 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 8 (1.39%) Marketing
15 7 (1.22%) Aerospace
16 6 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
17 5 (0.87%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 408 (70.96%) Architect
2 138 (24.00%) Solutions Architect
3 120 (20.87%) Enterprise Architect
4 54 (9.39%) Lead
5 34 (5.91%) Senior
6 29 (5.04%) Lead Architect
7 28 (4.87%) Azure Architect
7 28 (4.87%) Security Architect
8 26 (4.52%) Consultant
9 24 (4.17%) Senior Architect
10 23 (4.00%) SAP Architect
10 23 (4.00%) Technical Architect
11 22 (3.83%) Data Architect
12 21 (3.65%) Analyst
13 16 (2.78%) Business Architect
14 15 (2.61%) Business Analyst
15 14 (2.43%) Lead Solutions Architect
15 14 (2.43%) Salesforce Architect
15 14 (2.43%) SAP Solutions Architect
16 12 (2.09%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (8.70%) REST
2 20 (3.48%) Middleware
3 18 (3.13%) .NET
4 15 (2.61%) SOAP
5 13 (2.26%) OAuth
6 12 (2.09%) Microsoft Graph
6 12 (2.09%) Oracle Fusion
7 10 (1.74%) JSON
7 10 (1.74%) Node.js
8 8 (1.39%) Kafka
8 8 (1.39%) LangChain
8 8 (1.39%) NETCONF
8 8 (1.39%) React
8 8 (1.39%) RESTful
8 8 (1.39%) YANG
9 7 (1.22%) AngularJS
9 7 (1.22%) OpenID
10 6 (1.04%) OAuth2
10 6 (1.04%) SAML
10 6 (1.04%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 46 (8.00%) Cloud Native
2 39 (6.78%) Product Ownership
3 19 (3.30%) Legacy Systems
4 17 (2.96%) Data Centre
4 17 (2.96%) Hybrid Cloud
5 16 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (2.61%) Onboarding
7 14 (2.43%) CMDB
7 14 (2.43%) Operational Technology
8 13 (2.26%) Data Protection Act
9 12 (2.09%) Management Information System
10 11 (1.91%) IoT
11 10 (1.74%) NHS
12 9 (1.57%) Taxonomies
13 8 (1.39%) AI Agents
13 8 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
13 8 (1.39%) FMCG
13 8 (1.39%) SCADA
14 7 (1.22%) IVR
14 7 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 27 (4.70%) Windows
2 11 (1.91%) Linux
2 11 (1.91%) Mac OS
3 7 (1.22%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.52%) Unix
4 3 (0.52%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.17%) Android
6 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.17%) Solaris
6 1 (0.17%) VMS
6 1 (0.17%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (38.61%) Roadmaps
2 173 (30.09%) TOGAF
3 144 (25.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 136 (23.65%) Agile
5 135 (23.48%) Stakeholder Management
6 96 (16.70%) Problem-Solving
7 90 (15.65%) Data Modelling
8 87 (15.13%) Integration Patterns
9 86 (14.96%) AI
9 86 (14.96%) DevOps
10 79 (13.74%) Analytics
11 76 (13.22%) Business Strategy
12 72 (12.52%) Continuous Improvement
13 71 (12.35%) Decision-Making
14 69 (12.00%) Architectural Patterns
15 65 (11.30%) IT Strategy
16 64 (11.13%) CI/CD
16 64 (11.13%) Migration
17 61 (10.61%) ITIL
17 61 (10.61%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 59 (10.26%) Python
2 40 (6.96%) SQL
3 22 (3.83%) Java
4 17 (2.96%) PowerShell
5 16 (2.78%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.26%) C#
7 11 (1.91%) Bash
7 11 (1.91%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.04%) Bicep
9 4 (0.70%) ABAP
9 4 (0.70%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.35%) 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%) ProC
11 1 (0.17%) VB
Qualifications
1 137 (23.83%) Security Cleared
2 94 (16.35%) SC Cleared
3 54 (9.39%) Degree
4 28 (4.87%) DV Cleared
5 26 (4.52%) Azure Certification
6 25 (4.35%) TOGAF Certification
7 21 (3.65%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (3.30%) CISSP
9 17 (2.96%) AWS Certification
10 14 (2.43%) Cisco Certification
11 13 (2.26%) ISEB
12 12 (2.09%) BPSS Clearance
12 12 (2.09%) CCIE
12 12 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
13 11 (1.91%) Master's Degree
14 10 (1.74%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 10 (1.74%) JNCIE
15 9 (1.57%) ITIL Certification
16 7 (1.22%) CISM
17 6 (1.04%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (10.61%) GDPR
2 33 (5.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (4.52%) NIST
4 18 (3.13%) Data Quality
5 16 (2.78%) COBIT
6 15 (2.61%) NCSC
6 15 (2.61%) PCI DSS
7 13 (2.26%) QA
8 12 (2.09%) GRC
9 9 (1.57%) HIPAA
10 7 (1.22%) Accessibility
11 6 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials
11 6 (1.04%) Def Stans
12 5 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.87%) PMO
13 4 (0.70%) ISO 8583
13 4 (0.70%) ISO 9001
13 4 (0.70%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.35%) WCAG
System Software
1 37 (6.43%) Active Directory
2 27 (4.70%) Docker
3 21 (3.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.04%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.52%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.17%) KVM
6 1 (0.17%) RACF
6 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (6.43%) Kubernetes
2 24 (4.17%) Terraform
3 16 (2.78%) Ansible
3 16 (2.78%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (2.78%) SCCM
4 11 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.35%) 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
1 126 (21.91%) Microsoft
2 58 (10.09%) Oracle
2 58 (10.09%) SAP
3 47 (8.17%) Salesforce
4 39 (6.78%) ServiceNow
5 27 (4.70%) VMware
6 25 (4.35%) Sparx
7 21 (3.65%) Databricks
8 19 (3.30%) BiZZdesign
9 17 (2.96%) OpenAI
10 15 (2.61%) Google
10 15 (2.61%) MuleSoft
11 14 (2.43%) Cisco
11 14 (2.43%) Pega
12 11 (1.91%) Citrix
13 10 (1.74%) F5
14 9 (1.57%) Ariba
15 7 (1.22%) Atlassian
15 7 (1.22%) Palo Alto
15 7 (1.22%) Talend