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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 214 305
Rank change year-on-year +58 +91 -70
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 970 416 293
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.83% 1.27% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.15% 1.40% 0.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 639 282 180
10th Percentile £464 £450 £445
25th Percentile £525 £513 £524
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year - -3.85% -1.14%
75th Percentile £725 £725 £750
90th Percentile £825 £825 £882
UK excluding London median daily rate £605 £600 £650
% change year-on-year +0.83% -7.69% +1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 3 4
10th Percentile £20.31 £34.27 -
25th Percentile £61.25 £40.67 £63.75
Median hourly rate £82.75 £52.67 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +57.11% -21.97% -3.57%
75th Percentile £106.81 £77.00 £71.25
90th Percentile £110.75 £90.80 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £82.75 £42.34 -
% change year-on-year +95.46% - -

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 45,107 29,668 33,959
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.95% 90.46% 85.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,893 18,635 21,816
10th Percentile £325 £300 £308
25th Percentile £420 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £736 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,744 1,629 1,969
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.20 £13.69
25th Percentile £19.66 £17.35 £17.72
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -37.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £68.75 £74.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £24.00 £40.33
% change year-on-year +83.17% -40.48% +0.81%

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 July 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 July 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 31 July 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 +59 849 £625 - 430
London +81 465 £650 - 253
UK excluding London +17 379 £605 +0.83% 210
Work from Home +55 275 £600 +0.08% 178
South East +3 124 £615 -1.60% 84
North of England -4 109 £600 -3.23% 44
Midlands -24 66 £600 - 30
Yorkshire -1 61 £625 +2.04% 16
West Midlands -34 49 £608 +1.33% 17
North West -38 44 £550 -11.29% 24
South West -43 43 £631 -2.88% 29
Scotland -5 26 £600 +13.53% 13
East Midlands -13 15 £575 -17.86% 13
East of England -13 12 £550 -18.52% 7
North East -35 9 £725 - 4
Northern Ireland - 2 £713 - 2
Wales -18 1 - - 1
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 48 (4.95%) SAS
2 27 (2.78%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.86%) Confluence
4 12 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
5 10 (1.03%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.62%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.52%) Anypoint
7 5 (0.52%) Apache
7 5 (0.52%) Mule
7 5 (0.52%) NetWeaver
7 5 (0.52%) OpenStack
7 5 (0.52%) SAP EP
8 2 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.21%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.21%) Camunda
8 2 (0.21%) CMS
9 1 (0.10%) Apache Superset
9 1 (0.10%) CIMPLICITY
9 1 (0.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.10%) Predix
Applications
1 8 (0.82%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.10%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 35 (3.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (2.06%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 11 (1.13%) Oracle ERP
4 8 (0.82%) ContrOCC
5 6 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.62%) Primavera
6 5 (0.52%) SAP CRM
7 4 (0.41%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
8 3 (0.31%) Aladdin
8 3 (0.31%) Endur
8 3 (0.31%) Oracle Retail
8 3 (0.31%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.31%) SAP ERP
8 3 (0.31%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
9 2 (0.21%) Oracle EBS R12
9 2 (0.21%) SAP CS
9 2 (0.21%) SAP GRC
10 1 (0.10%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 297 (30.62%) Azure
2 203 (20.93%) AWS
3 96 (9.90%) GCP
4 60 (6.19%) SaaS
5 47 (4.85%) Power Platform
6 43 (4.43%) Entra ID
7 34 (3.51%) Microsoft 365
8 33 (3.40%) Serverless
9 29 (2.99%) PaaS
10 24 (2.47%) OCI
11 19 (1.96%) Azure AI
12 18 (1.86%) Azure DevOps
13 17 (1.75%) Microsoft Copilot
14 15 (1.55%) SuccessFactors
15 14 (1.44%) GitHub
15 14 (1.44%) IaaS
15 14 (1.44%) iPaaS
15 14 (1.44%) Snowflake
15 14 (1.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 13 (1.34%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.99%) Network Security
2 23 (2.37%) Firewall
3 20 (2.06%) VPN
4 17 (1.75%) WAN
5 14 (1.44%) LAN
6 12 (1.24%) IPsec
7 10 (1.03%) MPLS
8 8 (0.82%) BGP
8 8 (0.82%) SD-WAN
9 7 (0.72%) DNS
10 6 (0.62%) NGFW
10 6 (0.62%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.52%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (0.52%) SSL
12 4 (0.41%) BIG-IP
12 4 (0.41%) Cisco Firepower
12 4 (0.41%) HTTP
12 4 (0.41%) Kerberos
12 4 (0.41%) Radio Access Network
12 4 (0.41%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (4.33%) Data Lake
2 36 (3.71%) Metadata
3 31 (3.20%) Data Warehouse
4 26 (2.68%) Power BI
5 19 (1.96%) NoSQL
6 12 (1.24%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 11 (1.13%) Base SAS
7 11 (1.13%) PostgreSQL
7 11 (1.13%) SQL Server
8 9 (0.93%) Oracle Database
9 7 (0.72%) Amazon RDS
9 7 (0.72%) SAS Enterprise Guide
10 5 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.52%) Big Data
10 5 (0.52%) SAS Visual Analytics
11 4 (0.41%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.41%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.41%) Semantic Layer
12 3 (0.31%) Geospatial Data
12 3 (0.31%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 14 (1.44%) JIRA
2 10 (1.03%) Git
3 8 (0.82%) GitLab
3 8 (0.82%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.52%) ERwin
4 5 (0.52%) Hudson
5 4 (0.41%) PowerDesigner
5 4 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.31%) Selenium
7 2 (0.21%) Flyway
7 2 (0.21%) JUnit
7 2 (0.21%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.21%) Subversion
8 1 (0.10%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.10%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.10%) Postman
8 1 (0.10%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.10%) Terragrunt
General
1 295 (30.41%) Social Skills
2 252 (25.98%) Finance
3 156 (16.08%) Public Sector
4 100 (10.31%) Banking
5 83 (8.56%) Retail
6 78 (8.04%) Analytical Skills
7 63 (6.49%) Influencing Skills
8 40 (4.12%) Legal
9 29 (2.99%) Military
10 26 (2.68%) Aerospace
11 21 (2.16%) Local Government
12 20 (2.06%) Manufacturing
13 19 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
14 16 (1.65%) Telecoms
15 15 (1.55%) Financial Institution
15 15 (1.55%) Marketing
16 14 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
17 11 (1.13%) Billing
18 10 (1.03%) Law
19 9 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 686 (70.72%) Architect
2 230 (23.71%) Solutions Architect
3 153 (15.77%) Enterprise Architect
4 110 (11.34%) Lead
5 75 (7.73%) Technical Architect
6 68 (7.01%) Senior
7 62 (6.39%) Data Architect
8 58 (5.98%) Security Architect
9 52 (5.36%) Lead Architect
10 45 (4.64%) Senior Architect
11 33 (3.40%) Project Manager
11 33 (3.40%) SAP Architect
12 30 (3.09%) ServiceNow Architect
13 25 (2.58%) Cloud Architect
14 24 (2.47%) Technical Leader
15 21 (2.16%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
15 21 (2.16%) Integration Architect
15 21 (2.16%) Technical Manager
16 20 (2.06%) Senior Solutions Architect
17 19 (1.96%) Azure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (8.04%) REST
2 65 (6.70%) Middleware
3 48 (4.95%) SOAP
4 34 (3.51%) .NET
5 30 (3.09%) OAuth
6 22 (2.27%) Kafka
7 20 (2.06%) Web Services
8 19 (1.96%) SAML
9 16 (1.65%) OAuth2
9 16 (1.65%) Oracle Fusion
10 15 (1.55%) OpenID
10 15 (1.55%) XML
11 14 (1.44%) JSON
11 14 (1.44%) React
12 10 (1.03%) AngularJS
13 9 (0.93%) JWT
13 9 (0.93%) Node.js
13 9 (0.93%) SAP Fiori
14 8 (0.82%) SAPUI5
15 7 (0.72%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 107 (11.03%) Cloud Native
2 69 (7.11%) Enterprise Software
3 68 (7.01%) Product Ownership
4 37 (3.81%) AI Agents
4 37 (3.81%) Onboarding
5 35 (3.61%) CMDB
6 33 (3.40%) Operational Technology
7 31 (3.20%) Hybrid Cloud
8 27 (2.78%) Distributed Systems
8 27 (2.78%) Management Information System
9 25 (2.58%) Security Posture
10 21 (2.16%) Data Protection Act
10 21 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
11 19 (1.96%) IoT
12 18 (1.86%) Data Centre
13 14 (1.44%) Public Cloud
14 12 (1.24%) FMCG
15 9 (0.93%) Data Structures
15 9 (0.93%) Mainframe
16 8 (0.82%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 17 (1.75%) Windows
2 13 (1.34%) Linux
3 5 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.41%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.31%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.31%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.21%) Android
6 2 (0.21%) Unix
6 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 323 (33.30%) Roadmaps
2 273 (28.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 220 (22.68%) TOGAF
4 204 (21.03%) Agile
5 188 (19.38%) Integration Patterns
6 177 (18.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 163 (16.80%) Migration
8 159 (16.39%) Technical Leadership
9 154 (15.88%) AI
10 152 (15.67%) Architectural Patterns
11 131 (13.51%) CI/CD
12 130 (13.40%) Decision-Making
13 128 (13.20%) Analytics
13 128 (13.20%) DevOps
14 126 (12.99%) Cybersecurity
15 116 (11.96%) Architecture Governance
16 113 (11.65%) Event-Driven
17 111 (11.44%) Data Architecture
18 107 (11.03%) Data Integration
18 107 (11.03%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 70 (7.22%) Python
2 50 (5.15%) SQL
3 49 (5.05%) Java
4 22 (2.27%) JavaScript
5 13 (1.34%) C#
5 13 (1.34%) PowerShell
5 13 (1.34%) TypeScript
6 8 (0.82%) ABAP
7 7 (0.72%) Bash
8 6 (0.62%) Apex Code
8 6 (0.62%) Kotlin
9 4 (0.41%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.31%) Bicep
10 3 (0.31%) Korn
11 2 (0.21%) Go
11 2 (0.21%) Google Apps Script
11 2 (0.21%) Ruby
11 2 (0.21%) Rust
11 2 (0.21%) Scala
12 1 (0.10%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 284 (29.28%) Security Cleared
2 216 (22.27%) SC Cleared
3 55 (5.67%) DV Cleared
4 51 (5.26%) Degree
5 50 (5.15%) Azure Certification
6 34 (3.51%) TOGAF Certification
7 32 (3.30%) AWS Certification
8 29 (2.99%) CISSP
8 29 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
9 28 (2.89%) BPSS Clearance
10 20 (2.06%) CISM
11 15 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
12 13 (1.34%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 13 (1.34%) PMP
13 8 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (0.72%) CCIE
15 6 (0.62%) CCNP
15 6 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
15 6 (0.62%) PMI Certification
16 5 (0.52%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (7.73%) Data Quality
2 52 (5.36%) GDPR
3 48 (4.95%) GRC
4 38 (3.92%) NIST
5 32 (3.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 32 (3.30%) NCSC
6 18 (1.86%) QA
7 14 (1.44%) PCI DSS
8 12 (1.24%) COBIT
9 11 (1.13%) PMO
10 10 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
10 10 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 9 (0.93%) NIST 800
11 9 (0.93%) SLA
12 8 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 6 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (0.62%) ISO 31000
13 6 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 5 (0.52%) Accessibility
15 4 (0.41%) IFRS
System Software
1 32 (3.30%) Active Directory
2 19 (1.96%) Docker
3 9 (0.93%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.82%) VMware NSX
5 6 (0.62%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.31%) RACF
7 2 (0.21%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.10%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.10%) IAG
8 1 (0.10%) KVM
8 1 (0.10%) NFS
8 1 (0.10%) Samba
8 1 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.10%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 42 (4.33%) Kubernetes
2 29 (2.99%) Terraform
3 18 (1.86%) Ansible
4 11 (1.13%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.41%) SCCM
7 3 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.21%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.21%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.21%) Puppet
8 2 (0.21%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.10%) CASB
9 1 (0.10%) Check_MK
9 1 (0.10%) Grafana
9 1 (0.10%) Istio
9 1 (0.10%) OpenNMS
9 1 (0.10%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.10%) SCOM
9 1 (0.10%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 181 (18.66%) Microsoft
2 94 (9.69%) Oracle
3 79 (8.14%) SAP
4 62 (6.39%) ServiceNow
5 43 (4.43%) Databricks
6 39 (4.02%) Google
7 38 (3.92%) Salesforce
8 25 (2.58%) BiZZdesign
9 23 (2.37%) Workday
10 20 (2.06%) Sparx
11 19 (1.96%) Zscaler
12 16 (1.65%) MuleSoft
13 15 (1.55%) VMware
14 14 (1.44%) Informatica
15 13 (1.34%) Ariba
15 13 (1.34%) Cisco
16 10 (1.03%) Foundry
16 10 (1.03%) OpenAI
17 9 (0.93%) Palo Alto
18 8 (0.82%) IBM