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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 216 268
Rank change year-on-year +46 +52 -9
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 746 365 382
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.57% 1.25% 0.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.86% 1.37% 1.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 509 238 257
10th Percentile £457 £479 £460
25th Percentile £513 £519 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £626 £650
Median % change year-on-year -0.16% -3.69% -1.07%
75th Percentile £725 £738 £738
90th Percentile £808 £813 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £610 £625 £650
% change year-on-year -2.40% -3.85% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 8
10th Percentile £58.36 - £58.50
25th Percentile £63.75 - £63.75
Median hourly rate £75.00 £100.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +48.15% -3.57%
75th Percentile £87.50 - £75.44
90th Percentile £101.25 - £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.00 - £78.50
% change year-on-year - - +12.14%

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 40,206 26,654 37,276
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.43% 90.92% 86.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,270 17,186 24,018
10th Percentile £320 £307 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £630 £638
90th Percentile £725 £745 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £482 £500
% change year-on-year +1.09% -3.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,411 1,084 2,441
10th Percentile £14.82 £14.64 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.88 £18.50 £16.00
Median hourly rate £41.56 £29.00 £35.95
Median % change year-on-year +43.29% -19.33% +0.42%
75th Percentile £67.25 £61.69 £60.00
90th Percentile £79.50 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.00 £27.70 £37.50
% change year-on-year +58.84% -26.13% +7.14%

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 6 May 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 6 May 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 6 May 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 +39 630 £625 -3.85% 202
UK excluding London +15 359 £610 -2.40% 119
London +61 289 £643 -1.15% 103
Work from Home +57 222 £558 -7.08% 77
South East +4 110 £650 +3.17% 44
North of England +2 105 £563 -7.79% 29
Midlands -33 58 £560 -6.67% 16
Yorkshire -11 53 £556 -14.42% 11
North West -24 48 £575 +2.31% 15
South West -27 44 £650 - 13
West Midlands -34 39 £560 -6.67% 6
Scotland +2 29 £546 +3.70% 2
East Midlands -16 17 £570 -28.75% 10
East of England -22 14 £650 -3.70% 12
North East -12 9 £713 -5.00% 3
Wales -20 3 £550 +14.58% 4
Northern Ireland - 1 £775 - 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 35 (4.69%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.55%) Confluence
3 10 (1.34%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.21%) SAS
5 6 (0.80%) Camunda
5 6 (0.80%) NetWeaver
5 6 (0.80%) SAP EP
6 5 (0.67%) OpenStack
7 4 (0.54%) Apache
8 3 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.40%) Appian
8 3 (0.40%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.40%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.27%) CMS
10 1 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.13%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 5 (0.67%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.54%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 33 (4.42%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 21 (2.82%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.80%) SAP CRM
5 4 (0.54%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.40%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.40%) SAP GRC
7 2 (0.27%) Aladdin
7 2 (0.27%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.13%) Actimize
8 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.13%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.13%) Summit
8 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.13%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 222 (29.76%) Azure
2 166 (22.25%) AWS
3 63 (8.45%) GCP
4 57 (7.64%) SaaS
5 39 (5.23%) Power Platform
6 38 (5.09%) Microsoft 365
6 38 (5.09%) Serverless
7 28 (3.75%) PaaS
8 24 (3.22%) Entra ID
9 19 (2.55%) IaaS
10 18 (2.41%) Microsoft Copilot
10 18 (2.41%) OCI
11 17 (2.28%) Microsoft Purview
12 16 (2.14%) Azure AI
12 16 (2.14%) GitHub
13 15 (2.01%) Azure Logic Apps
14 14 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
14 14 (1.88%) SuccessFactors
15 13 (1.74%) Azure Functions
15 13 (1.74%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.47%) WAN
2 10 (1.34%) IPsec
2 10 (1.34%) VPN
3 9 (1.21%) Firewall
3 9 (1.21%) SD-WAN
4 8 (1.07%) Network Security
5 7 (0.94%) MPLS
6 6 (0.80%) Kerberos
6 6 (0.80%) LAN
6 6 (0.80%) SSL
7 5 (0.67%) DNS
7 5 (0.67%) Internet
8 4 (0.54%) BGP
8 4 (0.54%) Intranet
8 4 (0.54%) MQTT
8 4 (0.54%) RFID
9 3 (0.40%) BIG-IP
9 3 (0.40%) DHCP
10 2 (0.27%) Cisco Nexus
10 2 (0.27%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (3.62%) Data Lake
2 24 (3.22%) Data Warehouse
2 24 (3.22%) Metadata
3 21 (2.82%) Power BI
4 12 (1.61%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (1.47%) Oracle Database
6 9 (1.21%) NoSQL
7 8 (1.07%) DynamoDB
7 8 (1.07%) SAS Enterprise Guide
8 7 (0.94%) SQL Server
9 5 (0.67%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (0.40%) Amazon Athena
10 3 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.40%) DocumentDB
10 3 (0.40%) GIS
10 3 (0.40%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.40%) Oracle Exadata
10 3 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.40%) Tableau
11 2 (0.27%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 17 (2.28%) JIRA
2 8 (1.07%) GitLab
2 8 (1.07%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.54%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.40%) Git
4 3 (0.40%) Hudson
4 3 (0.40%) Selenium
5 2 (0.27%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.27%) ERwin
5 2 (0.27%) Flyway
5 2 (0.27%) JUnit
5 2 (0.27%) Liquibase
5 2 (0.27%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.13%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.13%) gulp
6 1 (0.13%) LSMW
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.13%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) PowerBuilder
6 1 (0.13%) SonarQube
General
1 213 (28.55%) Social Skills
2 181 (24.26%) Finance
3 113 (15.15%) Public Sector
4 73 (9.79%) Banking
5 66 (8.85%) Analytical Skills
6 41 (5.50%) Influencing Skills
6 41 (5.50%) Legal
7 34 (4.56%) Retail
8 20 (2.68%) Documentation Skills
9 16 (2.14%) Military
9 16 (2.14%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (1.88%) Aerospace
12 11 (1.47%) Financial Institution
12 11 (1.47%) Manufacturing
13 10 (1.34%) Billing
14 9 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.07%) Law
16 6 (0.80%) Investment Banking
16 6 (0.80%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 525 (70.38%) Architect
2 154 (20.64%) Solutions Architect
3 151 (20.24%) Enterprise Architect
4 68 (9.12%) Lead
5 67 (8.98%) Technical Architect
6 54 (7.24%) Senior
7 36 (4.83%) Security Architect
8 33 (4.42%) Data Architect
9 31 (4.16%) Lead Architect
10 29 (3.89%) Senior Architect
11 24 (3.22%) ServiceNow Architect
12 23 (3.08%) Analyst
12 23 (3.08%) Consultant
13 22 (2.95%) Project Manager
14 20 (2.68%) SAP Architect
15 19 (2.55%) Cloud Architect
15 19 (2.55%) Salesforce Architect
16 18 (2.41%) Applications Architect
16 18 (2.41%) Azure Architect
17 14 (1.88%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (7.10%) REST
2 37 (4.96%) Middleware
3 28 (3.75%) SOAP
4 23 (3.08%) .NET
5 21 (2.82%) Web Services
6 17 (2.28%) OAuth
7 14 (1.88%) AngularJS
8 12 (1.61%) Kafka
8 12 (1.61%) Microsoft Graph
8 12 (1.61%) React
8 12 (1.61%) SAML
9 11 (1.47%) OpenID
10 9 (1.21%) A2A Protocol
10 9 (1.21%) LangChain
10 9 (1.21%) LangGraph
10 9 (1.21%) Model Context Protocol
10 9 (1.21%) Node.js
10 9 (1.21%) OAuth2
10 9 (1.21%) Oracle Fusion
11 7 (0.94%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 73 (9.79%) Cloud Native
2 52 (6.97%) Product Ownership
3 29 (3.89%) CMDB
4 27 (3.62%) Operational Technology
5 25 (3.35%) Enterprise Software
6 19 (2.55%) Management Information System
7 18 (2.41%) Data Protection Act
8 17 (2.28%) Onboarding
9 16 (2.14%) Hybrid Cloud
9 16 (2.14%) IoT
10 15 (2.01%) Data Centre
10 15 (2.01%) Legacy Systems
11 13 (1.74%) AI Agents
11 13 (1.74%) Distributed Systems
11 13 (1.74%) Public Cloud
11 13 (1.74%) Security Posture
12 11 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
13 10 (1.34%) NHS
14 9 (1.21%) Data Structures
14 9 (1.21%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 21 (2.82%) Windows
2 11 (1.47%) Linux
3 6 (0.80%) Mac OS
4 5 (0.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (0.67%) Unix
4 5 (0.67%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.54%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 291 (39.01%) Roadmaps
2 181 (24.26%) TOGAF
3 170 (22.79%) Agile
4 158 (21.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 149 (19.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 124 (16.62%) Integration Patterns
7 123 (16.49%) AI
8 122 (16.35%) Architectural Patterns
9 120 (16.09%) Decision-Making
10 99 (13.27%) CI/CD
11 95 (12.73%) Migration
12 94 (12.60%) Business Strategy
13 93 (12.47%) Cybersecurity
13 93 (12.47%) Problem-Solving
14 91 (12.20%) Architectural Design
14 91 (12.20%) Data Modelling
15 87 (11.66%) DevOps
16 85 (11.39%) Technical Leadership
17 82 (10.99%) Analytics
17 82 (10.99%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 64 (8.58%) Python
2 37 (4.96%) SQL
3 34 (4.56%) Java
4 15 (2.01%) JavaScript
5 14 (1.88%) PowerShell
6 12 (1.61%) C#
6 12 (1.61%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.21%) Bash
8 8 (1.07%) ABAP
9 6 (0.80%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.67%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.54%) Bicep
12 3 (0.40%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
13 2 (0.27%) Ruby
13 2 (0.27%) Scala
14 1 (0.13%) C++
14 1 (0.13%) Korn
14 1 (0.13%) ProC
14 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 208 (27.88%) Security Cleared
2 144 (19.30%) SC Cleared
3 52 (6.97%) DV Cleared
4 47 (6.30%) Degree
5 33 (4.42%) TOGAF Certification
6 26 (3.49%) BPSS Clearance
7 25 (3.35%) Azure Certification
8 21 (2.82%) Computer Science Degree
9 19 (2.55%) AWS Certification
10 18 (2.41%) CISSP
11 16 (2.14%) ISEB
12 15 (2.01%) ITIL Certification
13 11 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
14 10 (1.34%) CISM
14 10 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
15 9 (1.21%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 8 (1.07%) PMP
17 6 (0.80%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 6 (0.80%) CCNP
17 6 (0.80%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (7.64%) GDPR
2 41 (5.50%) Data Quality
3 34 (4.56%) NIST
4 25 (3.35%) COBIT
5 22 (2.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 22 (2.95%) NCSC
6 18 (2.41%) PCI DSS
7 14 (1.88%) GRC
8 10 (1.34%) PMO
9 8 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (0.94%) Def Stans
10 7 (0.94%) NIST 800
10 7 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (0.80%) ISO 20022
11 6 (0.80%) ISO 31000
11 6 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 6 (0.80%) QA
12 4 (0.54%) IFRS
12 4 (0.54%) PSD2
System Software
1 25 (3.35%) Active Directory
2 19 (2.55%) Docker
3 9 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.80%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (0.67%) RACF
5 5 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.67%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) IAG
7 1 (0.13%) KVM
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 32 (4.29%) Kubernetes
2 23 (3.08%) Terraform
3 13 (1.74%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (1.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (1.47%) SCCM
5 8 (1.07%) Ansible
6 2 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.27%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.13%) Grafana
7 1 (0.13%) Istio
7 1 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.13%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.13%) SCOM
Vendors
1 134 (17.96%) Microsoft
2 63 (8.45%) SAP
3 61 (8.18%) ServiceNow
4 50 (6.70%) Salesforce
5 47 (6.30%) Oracle
6 34 (4.56%) Sparx
7 29 (3.89%) BiZZdesign
8 26 (3.49%) Databricks
9 25 (3.35%) Google
10 20 (2.68%) VMware
11 15 (2.01%) Ariba
12 14 (1.88%) OpenAI
13 10 (1.34%) Pega
14 9 (1.21%) Cisco
14 9 (1.21%) Workday
15 8 (1.07%) MuleSoft
15 8 (1.07%) Zscaler
16 7 (0.94%) Citrix
17 6 (0.80%) Dynatrace
17 6 (0.80%) Genesys