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

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 140 212 293
Rank change year-on-year +72 +81 -54
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 1,104 432 288
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.03% 1.32% 0.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.41% 1.45% 0.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 720 293 160
10th Percentile £465 £450 £445
25th Percentile £537 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £600 £625
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £713 £716 £738
90th Percentile £825 £825 £813
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £575 £585
% change year-on-year +4.35% -1.71% -6.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 3 3
10th Percentile £20.31 £34.27 -
25th Percentile £67.75 £40.67 £63.75
Median hourly rate £83.50 £52.67 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +58.53% -21.97% -
75th Percentile £107.88 £77.00 £71.25
90th Percentile £110.75 £90.80 -
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 45,850 29,737 32,777
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.30% 90.62% 85.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,722 18,491 19,844
10th Percentile £325 £294 £308
25th Percentile £425 £403 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £630 £625 £638
90th Percentile £730 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,198 1,854 1,372
10th Percentile £13.69 £14.25 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.23 £17.30 £20.12
Median hourly rate £39.00 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +55.07% -40.82% -1.16%
75th Percentile £65.60 £43.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.72 £65.00 £74.49
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £22.32 £43.00
% change year-on-year +79.25% -48.10% +1.18%

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 28 September 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 28 September 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 28 September 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 +72 970 £625 +4.17% 770
London +74 535 £650 +4.00% 457
UK excluding London +32 427 £600 +4.35% 336
Work from Home +57 314 £600 +3.45% 331
South East +23 138 £538 -6.52% 109
North of England +26 129 £600 +11.59% 88
Midlands -19 81 £627 +4.42% 53
Yorkshire +19 70 £550 - 34
West Midlands -21 60 £627 +4.42% 29
North West -22 55 £600 +16.73% 48
South West -29 42 £650 +13.04% 38
Scotland -11 28 £605 +10.00% 28
East Midlands -17 19 £600 +0.28% 24
East of England -20 12 £600 -25.00% 17
North East -32 8 £638 +15.91% 6
Northern Ireland - 4 £713 - 7
Wales -18 1 £650 +35.42%
Channel Islands - 1 £625 - 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 50 (4.53%) SAS
2 26 (2.36%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.63%) Confluence
4 13 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.00%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (1.00%) Apache Spark
6 9 (0.82%) Apache
7 6 (0.54%) NetWeaver
8 5 (0.45%) Anypoint
8 5 (0.45%) CMS
8 5 (0.45%) Mule
8 5 (0.45%) OpenStack
9 4 (0.36%) Apache Superset
9 4 (0.36%) SAP EP
10 3 (0.27%) Mendix
11 2 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 2 (0.18%) IBM HTTP Server
11 2 (0.18%) nginx
11 2 (0.18%) WebSphere
11 2 (0.18%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 14 (1.27%) MS Visio
2 5 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.091%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.091%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.091%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.091%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 46 (4.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (1.72%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 12 (1.09%) Oracle ERP
4 11 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.72%) ContrOCC
6 6 (0.54%) Primavera
7 5 (0.45%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
8 4 (0.36%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.36%) SAP CRM
9 3 (0.27%) Cloudability
9 3 (0.27%) Endur
9 3 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
9 3 (0.27%) SAP CO
9 3 (0.27%) SAP FI
9 3 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
9 3 (0.27%) SAP HR
10 2 (0.18%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
10 2 (0.18%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 386 (34.96%) Azure
2 243 (22.01%) AWS
3 121 (10.96%) GCP
4 76 (6.88%) Power Platform
5 68 (6.16%) SaaS
6 66 (5.98%) Entra ID
7 56 (5.07%) Microsoft 365
8 37 (3.35%) Serverless
9 34 (3.08%) Azure DevOps
10 28 (2.54%) GitHub
11 24 (2.17%) iPaaS
11 24 (2.17%) Microsoft Copilot
11 24 (2.17%) PaaS
12 23 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
12 23 (2.08%) OCI
13 22 (1.99%) Azure AI
14 20 (1.81%) Boomi
15 19 (1.72%) Microsoft Purview
15 19 (1.72%) Snowflake
16 18 (1.63%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 30 (2.72%) Network Security
2 29 (2.63%) Firewall
3 22 (1.99%) WAN
4 19 (1.72%) VPN
5 14 (1.27%) LAN
6 12 (1.09%) HTTP
7 10 (0.91%) BGP
8 9 (0.82%) MPLS
9 8 (0.72%) DNS
9 8 (0.72%) SD-WAN
10 7 (0.63%) IPsec
11 6 (0.54%) NGFW
11 6 (0.54%) TCP/IP
12 5 (0.45%) 5G
12 5 (0.45%) Cisco Nexus
12 5 (0.45%) Modbus
12 5 (0.45%) Radio Access Network
13 4 (0.36%) 4G
13 4 (0.36%) Cisco Firepower
13 4 (0.36%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (5.80%) Metadata
2 55 (4.98%) Data Lake
3 33 (2.99%) Data Warehouse
4 31 (2.81%) Power BI
5 19 (1.72%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.18%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 12 (1.09%) Base SAS
8 10 (0.91%) SQL Server
9 9 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
9 9 (0.82%) Big Data
10 8 (0.72%) Neo4j
10 8 (0.72%) SAP HANA
11 7 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
11 7 (0.63%) Delta Lake
11 7 (0.63%) Semantic Layer
12 6 (0.54%) Geospatial Data
12 6 (0.54%) Oracle Database
12 6 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
12 6 (0.54%) SAP BW
13 5 (0.45%) SAS Enterprise Guide
Development Applications
1 16 (1.45%) JIRA
2 12 (1.09%) Git
2 12 (1.09%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.00%) GitLab
4 6 (0.54%) ERwin
5 3 (0.27%) Hudson
5 3 (0.27%) PowerDesigner
5 3 (0.27%) Terragrunt
6 2 (0.18%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.18%) Postman
6 2 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.18%) Subversion
6 2 (0.18%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.091%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.091%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.091%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.091%) Mockito
General
1 392 (35.51%) Social Skills
2 292 (26.45%) Finance
3 183 (16.58%) Public Sector
4 104 (9.42%) Banking
5 98 (8.88%) Analytical Skills
6 94 (8.51%) Retail
7 86 (7.79%) Influencing Skills
8 38 (3.44%) Legal
9 31 (2.81%) Aerospace
9 31 (2.81%) Manufacturing
9 31 (2.81%) Military
10 23 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
11 22 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
11 22 (1.99%) Local Government
12 21 (1.90%) Telecoms
13 17 (1.54%) Marketing
13 17 (1.54%) Pharmaceutical
14 15 (1.36%) Billing
15 11 (1.00%) Financial Institution
15 11 (1.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 790 (71.56%) Architect
2 262 (23.73%) Solutions Architect
3 178 (16.12%) Enterprise Architect
4 137 (12.41%) Lead
5 86 (7.79%) Technical Architect
6 84 (7.61%) Data Architect
7 70 (6.34%) Senior
8 67 (6.07%) Lead Architect
9 56 (5.07%) Security Architect
10 46 (4.17%) Senior Architect
11 40 (3.62%) SAP Architect
12 37 (3.35%) Technical Leader
13 34 (3.08%) Project Manager
14 32 (2.90%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
14 32 (2.90%) Integration Architect
15 30 (2.72%) Cloud Architect
16 27 (2.45%) Azure Architect
17 26 (2.36%) ServiceNow Architect
18 23 (2.08%) Analyst
18 23 (2.08%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (7.25%) REST
2 72 (6.52%) Middleware
3 44 (3.99%) SOAP
4 39 (3.53%) Terraform
5 34 (3.08%) OAuth
6 32 (2.90%) .NET
6 32 (2.90%) Kafka
7 21 (1.90%) SAML
8 19 (1.72%) JSON
8 19 (1.72%) XML
9 17 (1.54%) JWT
10 15 (1.36%) OAuth2
10 15 (1.36%) OpenID
10 15 (1.36%) Oracle Fusion
10 15 (1.36%) SAP Fiori
11 14 (1.27%) React
11 14 (1.27%) Swagger
12 13 (1.18%) GraphQL
12 13 (1.18%) Node.js
12 13 (1.18%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 145 (13.13%) Cloud Native
2 89 (8.06%) Enterprise Software
3 65 (5.89%) Product Ownership
4 59 (5.34%) Onboarding
5 51 (4.62%) AI Agents
6 43 (3.89%) Hybrid Cloud
7 37 (3.35%) CMDB
8 36 (3.26%) Distributed Systems
9 33 (2.99%) Operational Technology
10 32 (2.90%) Management Information System
11 28 (2.54%) Data Centre
12 27 (2.45%) Legacy Systems
13 23 (2.08%) Security Posture
14 21 (1.90%) IoT
15 20 (1.81%) Public Cloud
16 19 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
17 17 (1.54%) FMCG
18 15 (1.36%) Marketing Technology
19 13 (1.18%) Data Structures
19 13 (1.18%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 22 (1.99%) Windows
2 13 (1.18%) Linux
3 10 (0.91%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.27%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.27%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.18%) Android
5 2 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.18%) Unix
6 1 (0.091%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.091%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.091%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.091%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 416 (37.68%) Stakeholder Management
2 394 (35.69%) Roadmaps
3 245 (22.19%) TOGAF
4 218 (19.75%) AI
5 213 (19.29%) Integration Patterns
6 211 (19.11%) Agile
7 207 (18.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 206 (18.66%) Technical Leadership
9 204 (18.48%) Migration
10 180 (16.30%) Architecture Governance
11 172 (15.58%) Decision-Making
12 161 (14.58%) Analytics
13 158 (14.31%) DevOps
14 156 (14.13%) Cybersecurity
15 155 (14.04%) Architectural Patterns
16 146 (13.22%) CI/CD
17 145 (13.13%) Data Architecture
18 133 (12.05%) Event-Driven
19 127 (11.50%) Data Modelling
20 122 (11.05%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 66 (5.98%) Python
2 49 (4.44%) SQL
3 45 (4.08%) Java
4 22 (1.99%) JavaScript
5 14 (1.27%) TypeScript
6 13 (1.18%) C#
6 13 (1.18%) PowerShell
7 11 (1.00%) ABAP
8 6 (0.54%) Bash
9 5 (0.45%) Bicep
10 4 (0.36%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.27%) Korn
12 2 (0.18%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.18%) Rust
13 1 (0.091%) DAML
13 1 (0.091%) Go
13 1 (0.091%) Groovy
13 1 (0.091%) Scala
13 1 (0.091%) Solidity
13 1 (0.091%) Swift
Qualifications
1 297 (26.90%) Security Cleared
2 225 (20.38%) SC Cleared
3 63 (5.71%) Azure Certification
4 62 (5.62%) Degree
5 52 (4.71%) TOGAF Certification
6 47 (4.26%) DV Cleared
7 40 (3.62%) BPSS Clearance
8 33 (2.99%) AWS Certification
9 32 (2.90%) CISSP
10 25 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
11 21 (1.90%) PMP
12 19 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
13 17 (1.54%) CISM
14 14 (1.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 13 (1.18%) PMI Certification
16 8 (0.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 7 (0.63%) CCIE
17 7 (0.63%) Master's Degree
17 7 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
18 6 (0.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (8.88%) Data Quality
2 51 (4.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 50 (4.53%) GRC
4 42 (3.80%) GDPR
5 40 (3.62%) NIST
6 33 (2.99%) NCSC
7 22 (1.99%) QA
8 17 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials
9 14 (1.27%) PMO
10 12 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 11 (1.00%) NIST 800
12 8 (0.72%) COBIT
12 8 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 8 (0.72%) SLA
13 6 (0.54%) Accessibility
13 6 (0.54%) ISO 31000
13 6 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 5 (0.45%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 4 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 39 (3.53%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.08%) Docker
3 13 (1.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (0.63%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.27%) vSphere
6 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.18%) IAG
7 1 (0.091%) NFS
7 1 (0.091%) Samba
7 1 (0.091%) Time Sharing Option
7 1 (0.091%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 57 (5.16%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.72%) Ansible
3 13 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.45%) Grafana
6 3 (0.27%) SCCM
7 2 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.18%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.18%) Puppet
7 2 (0.18%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.091%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.091%) CASB
8 1 (0.091%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.091%) Nagios
8 1 (0.091%) OpenNMS
8 1 (0.091%) SCOM
8 1 (0.091%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 236 (21.38%) Microsoft
2 107 (9.69%) SAP
3 100 (9.06%) Oracle
4 69 (6.25%) ServiceNow
5 60 (5.43%) Databricks
6 59 (5.34%) Google
7 41 (3.71%) Salesforce
8 27 (2.45%) MuleSoft
9 23 (2.08%) VMware
9 23 (2.08%) Workday
10 22 (1.99%) Informatica
11 20 (1.81%) IBM
12 19 (1.72%) BiZZdesign
12 19 (1.72%) Sparx
13 18 (1.63%) OpenAI
14 17 (1.54%) Cisco
15 16 (1.45%) Zscaler
16 14 (1.27%) Ariba
17 12 (1.09%) Foundry
18 11 (1.00%) Adobe