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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 207 312
Rank change year-on-year +77 +105 -79
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 1,114 443 277
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.05% 1.34% 0.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.43% 1.49% 0.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 731 299 156
10th Percentile £465 £450 £445
25th Percentile £539 £507 £523
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £620 £625
Median % change year-on-year +0.81% -0.80% -5.34%
75th Percentile £715 £718 £750
90th Percentile £825 £825 £831
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £575 £622
% change year-on-year +4.35% -7.56% -2.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 3 4
10th Percentile £20.31 £34.27 -
25th Percentile £68.88 £40.67 £63.75
Median hourly rate £84.25 £52.67 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +59.96% -21.97% -3.57%
75th Percentile £106.81 £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 45,839 29,816 32,769
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.46% 90.52% 85.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,855 18,531 20,147
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
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 £625 £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 3,070 1,799 1,460
10th Percentile £13.84 £14.25 £14.84
25th Percentile £17.36 £17.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £67.50 £44.68 £65.00
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.56 £22.63 £43.00
% change year-on-year +83.63% -47.37% +5.81%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 +61 976 £625 - 1,163
London +67 534 £650 +2.56% 691
UK excluding London +27 437 £600 +4.35% 572
Work from Home +66 320 £607 +4.67% 554
South East +13 146 £575 - 177
North of England +10 126 £575 +7.03% 143
Midlands -20 75 £627 +4.42% 74
Yorkshire +10 64 £550 - 53
North West -13 57 £600 +16.73% 84
West Midlands -29 53 £635 +5.88% 44
South West -40 49 £650 - 58
Scotland -5 30 £600 +9.09% 59
East Midlands -11 20 £600 +0.28% 30
East of England -20 12 £650 -18.75% 33
North East -36 5 £604 +9.82% 9
Northern Ireland - 4 £713 - 26
Wales -15 1 £650 +35.42% 6
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 (4.49%) SAS
2 27 (2.42%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.71%) Confluence
4 15 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.99%) Apache Airflow
6 9 (0.81%) Apache Spark
7 8 (0.72%) Apache
7 8 (0.72%) NetWeaver
8 6 (0.54%) SAP EP
9 5 (0.45%) Anypoint
9 5 (0.45%) CMS
9 5 (0.45%) Mule
9 5 (0.45%) OpenStack
10 4 (0.36%) Apache Superset
11 2 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 2 (0.18%) Mendix
12 1 (0.090%) EPiServer
12 1 (0.090%) Ethereum
12 1 (0.090%) Predix
12 1 (0.090%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 13 (1.17%) MS Visio
2 4 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.090%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.090%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.090%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 43 (3.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (1.80%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 11 (0.99%) Oracle ERP
4 10 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.72%) ContrOCC
6 6 (0.54%) Primavera
6 6 (0.54%) SAP CRM
7 5 (0.45%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
8 4 (0.36%) Payment Gateway
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 CS
10 2 (0.18%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 375 (33.66%) Azure
2 238 (21.36%) AWS
3 119 (10.68%) GCP
4 74 (6.64%) Power Platform
5 69 (6.19%) SaaS
6 65 (5.83%) Entra ID
7 56 (5.03%) Microsoft 365
8 36 (3.23%) Serverless
9 33 (2.96%) Azure DevOps
10 26 (2.33%) Microsoft Copilot
11 25 (2.24%) Azure AI
11 25 (2.24%) GitHub
12 24 (2.15%) Dynamics 365
13 23 (2.06%) PaaS
14 22 (1.97%) OCI
15 20 (1.80%) iPaaS
16 18 (1.62%) Snowflake
16 18 (1.62%) SuccessFactors
17 17 (1.53%) Azure Service Bus
17 17 (1.53%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 31 (2.78%) Network Security
2 27 (2.42%) Firewall
3 22 (1.97%) WAN
4 17 (1.53%) VPN
5 14 (1.26%) LAN
6 10 (0.90%) BGP
7 9 (0.81%) HTTP
7 9 (0.81%) MPLS
8 8 (0.72%) SD-WAN
9 7 (0.63%) DNS
9 7 (0.63%) IPsec
10 6 (0.54%) NGFW
10 6 (0.54%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.45%) 5G
11 5 (0.45%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (0.45%) Modbus
11 5 (0.45%) Radio Access Network
12 4 (0.36%) 4G
12 4 (0.36%) Cisco Firepower
12 4 (0.36%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (5.57%) Metadata
2 51 (4.58%) Data Lake
3 31 (2.78%) Data Warehouse
4 29 (2.60%) Power BI
5 19 (1.71%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.17%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 12 (1.08%) Base SAS
8 11 (0.99%) SQL Server
9 9 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
9 9 (0.81%) Big Data
10 8 (0.72%) Neo4j
10 8 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
11 7 (0.63%) Delta Lake
11 7 (0.63%) Semantic Layer
12 6 (0.54%) Geospatial Data
12 6 (0.54%) Oracle Database
13 5 (0.45%) Amazon Athena
13 5 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
13 5 (0.45%) SAS Enterprise Guide
14 4 (0.36%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 18 (1.62%) JIRA
2 12 (1.08%) Git
3 11 (0.99%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.81%) GitLab
5 5 (0.45%) ERwin
5 5 (0.45%) Hudson
6 3 (0.27%) PowerDesigner
6 3 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.27%) Terragrunt
7 2 (0.18%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.18%) Postman
7 2 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.18%) Subversion
7 2 (0.18%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.090%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.090%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.090%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.090%) Flyway
8 1 (0.090%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.090%) Mockito
General
1 388 (34.83%) Social Skills
2 291 (26.12%) Finance
3 179 (16.07%) Public Sector
4 104 (9.34%) Analytical Skills
5 103 (9.25%) Banking
6 98 (8.80%) Retail
7 83 (7.45%) Influencing Skills
8 47 (4.22%) Legal
9 33 (2.96%) Military
10 31 (2.78%) Aerospace
10 31 (2.78%) Manufacturing
11 24 (2.15%) Documentation Skills
12 22 (1.97%) Local Government
12 22 (1.97%) Telecoms
13 20 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
14 17 (1.53%) Marketing
15 16 (1.44%) Billing
16 15 (1.35%) Pharmaceutical
17 11 (0.99%) Financial Institution
17 11 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 795 (71.36%) Architect
2 270 (24.24%) Solutions Architect
3 176 (15.80%) Enterprise Architect
4 140 (12.57%) Lead
5 91 (8.17%) Technical Architect
6 80 (7.18%) Data Architect
7 67 (6.01%) Lead Architect
8 66 (5.92%) Senior
9 56 (5.03%) Security Architect
10 40 (3.59%) Senior Architect
11 39 (3.50%) SAP Architect
12 38 (3.41%) Technical Leader
13 35 (3.14%) Project Manager
14 31 (2.78%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
14 31 (2.78%) Cloud Architect
15 30 (2.69%) ServiceNow Architect
16 27 (2.42%) Integration Architect
17 26 (2.33%) Azure Architect
18 25 (2.24%) Analyst
19 22 (1.97%) Senior Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (7.18%) REST
2 69 (6.19%) Middleware
3 44 (3.95%) SOAP
4 40 (3.59%) Terraform
5 36 (3.23%) .NET
6 32 (2.87%) OAuth
7 30 (2.69%) Kafka
8 20 (1.80%) SAML
9 18 (1.62%) JSON
9 18 (1.62%) XML
10 16 (1.44%) JWT
10 16 (1.44%) Oracle Fusion
11 15 (1.35%) OAuth2
11 15 (1.35%) React
12 14 (1.26%) OpenID
13 13 (1.17%) SAP Fiori
13 13 (1.17%) SAPUI5
14 12 (1.08%) GraphQL
14 12 (1.08%) Swagger
15 11 (0.99%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 142 (12.75%) Cloud Native
2 88 (7.90%) Enterprise Software
3 68 (6.10%) Product Ownership
4 53 (4.76%) AI Agents
4 53 (4.76%) Onboarding
5 42 (3.77%) Hybrid Cloud
6 40 (3.59%) CMDB
7 36 (3.23%) Distributed Systems
7 36 (3.23%) Operational Technology
8 33 (2.96%) Management Information System
9 27 (2.42%) Data Centre
10 25 (2.24%) Legacy Systems
11 24 (2.15%) Security Posture
12 22 (1.97%) IoT
13 20 (1.80%) Data Protection Act
14 19 (1.71%) Public Cloud
15 15 (1.35%) FMCG
16 14 (1.26%) Marketing Technology
17 12 (1.08%) Enterprise Cloud
17 12 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 20 (1.80%) Windows
2 14 (1.26%) Linux
3 8 (0.72%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.27%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.27%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.18%) Android
6 2 (0.18%) Unix
7 1 (0.090%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.090%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.090%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.090%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 407 (36.54%) Stakeholder Management
2 388 (34.83%) Roadmaps
3 254 (22.80%) TOGAF
4 220 (19.75%) AI
5 219 (19.66%) Agile
6 212 (19.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 209 (18.76%) Integration Patterns
8 204 (18.31%) Technical Leadership
9 195 (17.50%) Migration
10 177 (15.89%) Architecture Governance
11 160 (14.36%) Analytics
11 160 (14.36%) Cybersecurity
12 159 (14.27%) Decision-Making
13 158 (14.18%) Architectural Patterns
14 150 (13.46%) DevOps
15 149 (13.38%) CI/CD
16 147 (13.20%) Data Architecture
17 132 (11.85%) Event-Driven
18 128 (11.49%) Data Modelling
19 124 (11.13%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 74 (6.64%) Python
2 53 (4.76%) Java
3 49 (4.40%) SQL
4 22 (1.97%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.44%) C#
5 16 (1.44%) TypeScript
6 13 (1.17%) ABAP
6 13 (1.17%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.63%) Bash
8 4 (0.36%) Apex Code
8 4 (0.36%) Bicep
9 3 (0.27%) Korn
10 2 (0.18%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.18%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.18%) Ruby
10 2 (0.18%) Rust
10 2 (0.18%) Scala
11 1 (0.090%) DAML
11 1 (0.090%) Solidity
11 1 (0.090%) Swift
Qualifications
1 306 (27.47%) Security Cleared
2 235 (21.10%) SC Cleared
3 61 (5.48%) Azure Certification
4 60 (5.39%) Degree
5 52 (4.67%) DV Cleared
6 50 (4.49%) TOGAF Certification
7 33 (2.96%) BPSS Clearance
8 31 (2.78%) CISSP
9 28 (2.51%) AWS Certification
10 25 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
11 20 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
12 19 (1.71%) PMP
13 17 (1.53%) CISM
14 13 (1.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 11 (0.99%) PMI Certification
16 8 (0.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 8 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
17 7 (0.63%) CCIE
17 7 (0.63%) CCNP
17 7 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (8.62%) Data Quality
2 49 (4.40%) GRC
2 49 (4.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 45 (4.04%) NIST
4 43 (3.86%) GDPR
5 34 (3.05%) NCSC
6 22 (1.97%) QA
7 17 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials
8 16 (1.44%) PMO
9 12 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 12 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 11 (0.99%) COBIT
10 11 (0.99%) NIST 800
11 8 (0.72%) SLA
12 7 (0.63%) Accessibility
13 6 (0.54%) ISO 31000
13 6 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 6 (0.54%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.27%) GxP
System Software
1 39 (3.50%) Active Directory
2 24 (2.15%) Docker
3 11 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.72%) VMware NSX
5 7 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.18%) IAG
8 1 (0.090%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.090%) NFS
8 1 (0.090%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.090%) Samba
8 1 (0.090%) Time Sharing Option
8 1 (0.090%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.090%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 57 (5.12%) Kubernetes
2 21 (1.89%) Ansible
3 12 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (0.99%) 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 (0.090%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.090%) CASB
8 1 (0.090%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.090%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.090%) Nagios
8 1 (0.090%) OpenNMS
8 1 (0.090%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.090%) SCOM
8 1 (0.090%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 234 (21.01%) Microsoft
2 107 (9.61%) SAP
3 99 (8.89%) Oracle
4 74 (6.64%) ServiceNow
5 61 (5.48%) Google
6 59 (5.30%) Databricks
7 41 (3.68%) Salesforce
8 26 (2.33%) MuleSoft
9 22 (1.97%) VMware
9 22 (1.97%) Workday
10 21 (1.89%) Informatica
11 20 (1.80%) BiZZdesign
11 20 (1.80%) Sparx
12 18 (1.62%) Ariba
12 18 (1.62%) OpenAI
13 17 (1.53%) Cisco
13 17 (1.53%) IBM
14 16 (1.44%) Zscaler
15 15 (1.35%) Foundry
16 10 (0.90%) Adobe