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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 212 304
Rank change year-on-year +78 +92 -67
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 1,137 445 287
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.09% 1.34% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.47% 1.48% 0.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 742 289 157
10th Percentile £475 £449 £445
25th Percentile £537 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £600 £625
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -5.34%
75th Percentile £719 £716 £740
90th Percentile £825 £825 £805
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £575 £575
% change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 2 1
10th Percentile £20.31 £32.13 -
25th Percentile £70.00 £35.33 £63.75
Median hourly rate £83.50 £42.34 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +97.24% -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 46,102 30,004 32,672
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.59% 90.46% 86.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,718 18,629 19,703
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 3,326 1,885 1,303
10th Percentile £13.58 £14.33 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +49.11% -37.13% -8.31%
75th Percentile £65.00 £43.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.52 £65.00 £73.95
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £22.27 £41.25
% change year-on-year +68.43% -46.02% -2.94%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 +72 1,002 £625 +4.17% 1,001
London +62 543 £650 +4.00% 627
UK excluding London +51 446 £600 +4.35% 411
Work from Home +59 322 £600 +6.67% 442
North of England +31 143 £600 +11.63% 114
South East +12 137 £538 -6.52% 119
Midlands -10 85 £626 +4.33% 51
Yorkshire +34 79 £550 - 51
West Midlands -14 63 £626 +4.38% 37
North West -17 57 £600 +12.68% 55
South West -18 47 £650 +13.04% 37
Scotland -12 26 £625 +8.93% 45
East Midlands -17 20 £588 +7.60% 14
East of England -26 14 £550 -31.25% 28
North East -31 11 £650 +18.18% 8
Northern Ireland - 3 £650 - 16
Wales -14 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 50 (4.40%) SAS
2 28 (2.46%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.85%) Confluence
4 15 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.97%) Apache
5 11 (0.97%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (0.97%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.53%) 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 (1.32%) MS Visio
2 6 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.18%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.088%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.088%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.088%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 55 (4.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (1.67%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 14 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
4 11 (0.97%) Oracle ERP
5 8 (0.70%) ContrOCC
6 7 (0.62%) SAP MM
7 6 (0.53%) Primavera
7 6 (0.53%) SAP CO
7 6 (0.53%) SAP FI
7 6 (0.53%) 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
11 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 403 (35.44%) Azure
2 248 (21.81%) AWS
3 130 (11.43%) GCP
4 79 (6.95%) Power Platform
5 72 (6.33%) Entra ID
6 71 (6.24%) SaaS
7 60 (5.28%) Microsoft 365
8 42 (3.69%) Serverless
9 40 (3.52%) Azure DevOps
10 35 (3.08%) GitHub
11 29 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
12 26 (2.29%) Microsoft Copilot
13 25 (2.20%) iPaaS
14 24 (2.11%) PaaS
15 23 (2.02%) Azure AI
16 22 (1.93%) OCI
17 20 (1.76%) Azure Service Bus
17 20 (1.76%) Boomi
17 20 (1.76%) Microsoft Purview
18 19 (1.67%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 33 (2.90%) Network Security
2 28 (2.46%) Firewall
3 23 (2.02%) WAN
4 19 (1.67%) VPN
5 15 (1.32%) LAN
6 13 (1.14%) HTTP
7 10 (0.88%) BGP
7 10 (0.88%) DNS
8 9 (0.79%) MPLS
8 9 (0.79%) SD-WAN
9 7 (0.62%) IPsec
10 6 (0.53%) NGFW
10 6 (0.53%) 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%) 4G
12 4 (0.35%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (5.98%) Metadata
2 54 (4.75%) Data Lake
3 35 (3.08%) Data Warehouse
4 33 (2.90%) Power BI
5 19 (1.67%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.14%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 12 (1.06%) Base SAS
8 11 (0.97%) SQL Server
9 10 (0.88%) Amazon RDS
9 10 (0.88%) SAP HANA
10 9 (0.79%) Big Data
11 8 (0.70%) Delta Lake
11 8 (0.70%) Semantic Layer
12 7 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
12 7 (0.62%) Neo4j
12 7 (0.62%) SAP BW
13 6 (0.53%) Amazon Athena
13 6 (0.53%) Geospatial Data
13 6 (0.53%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (1.76%) JIRA
2 15 (1.32%) Jenkins
3 13 (1.14%) Git
4 11 (0.97%) GitLab
5 5 (0.44%) ERwin
6 3 (0.26%) Hudson
6 3 (0.26%) PowerDesigner
6 3 (0.26%) Terragrunt
7 2 (0.18%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.18%) Postman
7 2 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.18%) Subversion
7 2 (0.18%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.088%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.088%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.088%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.088%) Mockito
General
1 406 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 311 (27.35%) Finance
3 189 (16.62%) Public Sector
4 108 (9.50%) Banking
5 100 (8.80%) Analytical Skills
6 93 (8.18%) Retail
7 85 (7.48%) Influencing Skills
8 38 (3.34%) Legal
9 34 (2.99%) Manufacturing
10 30 (2.64%) Aerospace
10 30 (2.64%) Military
11 27 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
12 23 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
13 22 (1.93%) Local Government
14 21 (1.85%) Telecoms
15 18 (1.58%) Marketing
16 17 (1.50%) Pharmaceutical
17 15 (1.32%) Billing
18 12 (1.06%) Investment Banking
19 11 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 811 (71.33%) Architect
2 268 (23.57%) Solutions Architect
3 180 (15.83%) Enterprise Architect
4 140 (12.31%) Lead
5 93 (8.18%) Technical Architect
6 91 (8.00%) Data Architect
7 77 (6.77%) Senior
8 66 (5.80%) Lead Architect
9 54 (4.75%) Security Architect
10 51 (4.49%) Senior Architect
11 49 (4.31%) SAP Architect
12 38 (3.34%) Technical Leader
13 35 (3.08%) Project Manager
14 33 (2.90%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
14 33 (2.90%) Integration Architect
15 29 (2.55%) Cloud Architect
16 28 (2.46%) Azure Architect
17 27 (2.37%) Technical Manager
18 26 (2.29%) Analyst
19 25 (2.20%) ServiceNow Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (7.39%) REST
2 74 (6.51%) Middleware
3 46 (4.05%) SOAP
4 45 (3.96%) Terraform
5 34 (2.99%) OAuth
6 33 (2.90%) Kafka
7 30 (2.64%) .NET
8 21 (1.85%) SAML
9 20 (1.76%) JSON
9 20 (1.76%) SAP Fiori
10 19 (1.67%) XML
11 17 (1.50%) JWT
11 17 (1.50%) Oracle Fusion
12 15 (1.32%) SAPUI5
13 14 (1.23%) OAuth2
13 14 (1.23%) OpenID
13 14 (1.23%) Swagger
14 13 (1.14%) GraphQL
14 13 (1.14%) Node.js
14 13 (1.14%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 157 (13.81%) Cloud Native
2 92 (8.09%) Enterprise Software
3 66 (5.80%) Product Ownership
4 59 (5.19%) Onboarding
5 53 (4.66%) AI Agents
6 46 (4.05%) Hybrid Cloud
7 40 (3.52%) Distributed Systems
8 38 (3.34%) CMDB
9 31 (2.73%) Management Information System
9 31 (2.73%) Operational Technology
10 28 (2.46%) Data Centre
11 26 (2.29%) Data Protection Act
12 25 (2.20%) Legacy Systems
13 22 (1.93%) Security Posture
14 21 (1.85%) IoT
15 19 (1.67%) Public Cloud
16 18 (1.58%) FMCG
17 16 (1.41%) Marketing Technology
18 14 (1.23%) Data Structures
18 14 (1.23%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.11%) Windows
2 13 (1.14%) Linux
3 11 (0.97%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.26%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.26%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.18%) Android
5 2 (0.18%) Unix
6 1 (0.088%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.088%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.088%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.088%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 447 (39.31%) Stakeholder Management
2 422 (37.12%) Roadmaps
3 253 (22.25%) TOGAF
4 220 (19.35%) AI
5 219 (19.26%) Agile
6 217 (19.09%) Migration
7 215 (18.91%) Integration Patterns
7 215 (18.91%) Technical Leadership
8 204 (17.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 191 (16.80%) Architecture Governance
10 175 (15.39%) Decision-Making
11 171 (15.04%) Analytics
11 171 (15.04%) DevOps
12 168 (14.78%) Cybersecurity
13 161 (14.16%) Architectural Patterns
14 153 (13.46%) CI/CD
15 151 (13.28%) Data Architecture
16 139 (12.23%) Event-Driven
17 132 (11.61%) Data Modelling
18 125 (10.99%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 65 (5.72%) Python
2 52 (4.57%) SQL
3 42 (3.69%) Java
4 24 (2.11%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.41%) PowerShell
6 14 (1.23%) C#
7 13 (1.14%) TypeScript
8 11 (0.97%) ABAP
9 7 (0.62%) Bicep
10 6 (0.53%) Bash
11 4 (0.35%) Apex Code
11 4 (0.35%) Korn
12 2 (0.18%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.18%) Rust
13 1 (0.088%) DAML
13 1 (0.088%) Go
13 1 (0.088%) Groovy
13 1 (0.088%) Scala
13 1 (0.088%) Solidity
13 1 (0.088%) Swift
Qualifications
1 304 (26.74%) Security Cleared
2 231 (20.32%) SC Cleared
3 63 (5.54%) Degree
4 62 (5.45%) Azure Certification
5 54 (4.75%) TOGAF Certification
6 47 (4.13%) DV Cleared
7 43 (3.78%) BPSS Clearance
8 32 (2.81%) AWS Certification
8 32 (2.81%) CISSP
9 26 (2.29%) Computer Science Degree
10 23 (2.02%) PMP
11 18 (1.58%) Cisco Certification
11 18 (1.58%) CISM
12 15 (1.32%) PMI Certification
13 13 (1.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 8 (0.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 7 (0.62%) CCIE
15 7 (0.62%) Master's Degree
16 6 (0.53%) CCSP
16 6 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (8.97%) Data Quality
2 52 (4.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 48 (4.22%) GRC
4 46 (4.05%) GDPR
5 38 (3.34%) NIST
6 35 (3.08%) NCSC
7 23 (2.02%) QA
8 17 (1.50%) Cyber Essentials
9 14 (1.23%) PMO
10 12 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 11 (0.97%) NIST 800
12 8 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 8 (0.70%) SLA
13 7 (0.62%) Accessibility
13 7 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 5 (0.44%) COBIT
14 5 (0.44%) PCI DSS
15 3 (0.26%) ISO 31000
15 3 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 19770
15 3 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 40 (3.52%) Active Directory
2 24 (2.11%) Docker
3 13 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.53%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.26%) vSphere
7 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.18%) IAG
7 2 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.088%) NFS
8 1 (0.088%) Samba
8 1 (0.088%) Time Sharing Option
8 1 (0.088%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 57 (5.01%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.67%) Ansible
3 16 (1.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.79%) Grafana
6 3 (0.26%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.26%) SCCM
7 2 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.18%) Puppet
7 2 (0.18%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.088%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.088%) CASB
8 1 (0.088%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.088%) Nagios
8 1 (0.088%) OpenNMS
8 1 (0.088%) SCOM
8 1 (0.088%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 248 (21.81%) Microsoft
2 117 (10.29%) SAP
3 102 (8.97%) Oracle
4 67 (5.89%) ServiceNow
5 65 (5.72%) Google
6 60 (5.28%) Databricks
7 41 (3.61%) Salesforce
8 27 (2.37%) MuleSoft
9 23 (2.02%) VMware
9 23 (2.02%) Workday
10 22 (1.93%) Informatica
11 20 (1.76%) IBM
12 19 (1.67%) OpenAI
12 19 (1.67%) Sparx
13 18 (1.58%) BiZZdesign
14 17 (1.50%) Cisco
15 16 (1.41%) Ariba
15 16 (1.41%) Zscaler
16 13 (1.14%) Adobe
16 13 (1.14%) Foundry