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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 204 304
Rank change year-on-year +66 +100 -73
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 1,096 439 285
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.01% 1.33% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.38% 1.47% 0.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 713 293 165
10th Percentile £465 £450 £445
25th Percentile £525 £504 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £620 £625
Median % change year-on-year +0.81% -0.80% -6.02%
75th Percentile £713 £716 £748
90th Percentile £825 £825 £821
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £575 £611
% change year-on-year +4.35% -5.89% -6.00%
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 46,112 29,840 32,750
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.63% 90.46% 85.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 28,098 18,520 20,299
10th Percentile £325 £300 £312
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 £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,038 1,780 1,507
10th Percentile £13.87 £14.23 £14.70
25th Percentile £17.38 £17.30 £20.12
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +2.87%
75th Percentile £67.50 £45.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £67.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.03 £22.63 £43.00
% change year-on-year +76.89% -47.37% +8.65%

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 10 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 10 September 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 10 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 +70 962 £625 - 531
London +80 526 £650 +4.00% 310
UK excluding London +16 430 £600 +4.35% 273
Work from Home +62 313 £600 +3.45% 246
South East +12 145 £563 -2.17% 103
North of England +6 122 £575 +7.03% 57
Midlands -27 74 £650 +8.33% 37
Yorkshire +8 61 £550 - 28
North West -25 57 £600 +16.73% 25
West Midlands -20 52 £650 +8.33% 19
South West -36 49 £650 - 27
Scotland -28 29 £600 +11.27% 23
East Midlands -14 20 £600 -14.29% 18
East of England -23 12 £650 -3.70% 22
North East -44 4 £613 +11.36% 4
Northern Ireland - 4 £713 - 5
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 49 (4.47%) SAS
2 27 (2.46%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.64%) Confluence
4 15 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.00%) Apache Airflow
6 9 (0.82%) Apache Spark
7 8 (0.73%) Apache
8 6 (0.55%) CMS
9 5 (0.46%) Anypoint
9 5 (0.46%) Mule
9 5 (0.46%) OpenStack
10 4 (0.36%) Apache Superset
10 4 (0.36%) NetWeaver
10 4 (0.36%) SAP EP
11 3 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 2 (0.18%) Mendix
13 1 (0.091%) Camunda
13 1 (0.091%) Ethereum
13 1 (0.091%) Headless CMS
13 1 (0.091%) Hyperledger
Applications
1 12 (1.09%) MS Visio
2 4 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.091%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.091%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.091%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 42 (3.83%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.92%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 11 (1.00%) Oracle ERP
4 9 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.73%) ContrOCC
6 6 (0.55%) Primavera
7 4 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
7 4 (0.36%) Payment Gateway
7 4 (0.36%) SAP CRM
8 3 (0.27%) Cloudability
8 3 (0.27%) Endur
8 3 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.27%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.27%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.27%) SAP HR
9 2 (0.18%) SAP CS
9 2 (0.18%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
9 2 (0.18%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 367 (33.49%) Azure
2 230 (20.99%) AWS
3 116 (10.58%) GCP
4 71 (6.48%) Power Platform
5 66 (6.02%) SaaS
6 64 (5.84%) Entra ID
7 55 (5.02%) Microsoft 365
8 36 (3.28%) Serverless
9 32 (2.92%) Azure DevOps
10 24 (2.19%) Azure AI
10 24 (2.19%) Microsoft Copilot
11 23 (2.10%) Dynamics 365
11 23 (2.10%) GitHub
11 23 (2.10%) PaaS
12 22 (2.01%) OCI
13 20 (1.82%) iPaaS
14 18 (1.64%) Snowflake
14 18 (1.64%) SuccessFactors
15 17 (1.55%) Azure Service Bus
15 17 (1.55%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 32 (2.92%) Network Security
2 28 (2.55%) Firewall
3 21 (1.92%) WAN
4 17 (1.55%) VPN
5 14 (1.28%) LAN
6 10 (0.91%) BGP
7 9 (0.82%) HTTP
7 9 (0.82%) MPLS
8 8 (0.73%) SD-WAN
9 7 (0.64%) DNS
9 7 (0.64%) IPsec
10 6 (0.55%) NGFW
10 6 (0.55%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.46%) 5G
11 5 (0.46%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (0.46%) Modbus
11 5 (0.46%) Radio Access Network
11 5 (0.46%) SMS
12 4 (0.36%) 4G
12 4 (0.36%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (5.66%) Metadata
2 48 (4.38%) Data Lake
3 31 (2.83%) Data Warehouse
4 28 (2.55%) Power BI
5 16 (1.46%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.19%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 12 (1.09%) Base SAS
8 11 (1.00%) SQL Server
9 8 (0.73%) Amazon RDS
9 8 (0.73%) Big Data
9 8 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
10 7 (0.64%) Delta Lake
10 7 (0.64%) Neo4j
10 7 (0.64%) Semantic Layer
11 6 (0.55%) Geospatial Data
11 6 (0.55%) Oracle Database
12 5 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.46%) SAS Enterprise Guide
13 4 (0.36%) Redis
13 4 (0.36%) SAS Visual Analytics
Development Applications
1 17 (1.55%) JIRA
2 13 (1.19%) Git
3 11 (1.00%) Jenkins
4 10 (0.91%) GitLab
5 6 (0.55%) ERwin
6 5 (0.46%) Hudson
7 4 (0.36%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.36%) Rational DOORS
8 3 (0.27%) Terragrunt
9 2 (0.18%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.18%) Postman
9 2 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.18%) Subversion
9 2 (0.18%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.091%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.091%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.091%) Flyway
10 1 (0.091%) Liquibase
10 1 (0.091%) Mockito
10 1 (0.091%) Selenium
General
1 376 (34.31%) Social Skills
2 279 (25.46%) Finance
3 176 (16.06%) Public Sector
4 102 (9.31%) Analytical Skills
5 100 (9.12%) Banking
6 95 (8.67%) Retail
7 79 (7.21%) Influencing Skills
8 46 (4.20%) Legal
9 34 (3.10%) Military
10 30 (2.74%) Aerospace
11 27 (2.46%) Manufacturing
12 24 (2.19%) Local Government
13 23 (2.10%) Documentation Skills
14 22 (2.01%) Telecoms
15 20 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
16 18 (1.64%) Marketing
17 16 (1.46%) Billing
18 12 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
19 11 (1.00%) Financial Institution
19 11 (1.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 778 (70.99%) Architect
2 263 (24.00%) Solutions Architect
3 179 (16.33%) Enterprise Architect
4 136 (12.41%) Lead
5 85 (7.76%) Technical Architect
6 79 (7.21%) Data Architect
7 66 (6.02%) Lead Architect
8 65 (5.93%) Senior
9 55 (5.02%) Security Architect
10 39 (3.56%) Senior Architect
11 37 (3.38%) Technical Leader
12 36 (3.28%) Project Manager
13 34 (3.10%) SAP Architect
14 33 (3.01%) ServiceNow Architect
15 29 (2.65%) Cloud Architect
16 27 (2.46%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
17 26 (2.37%) Integration Architect
18 25 (2.28%) Azure Architect
19 24 (2.19%) Analyst
20 22 (2.01%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (7.39%) REST
2 68 (6.20%) Middleware
3 45 (4.11%) SOAP
4 39 (3.56%) Terraform
5 35 (3.19%) .NET
6 31 (2.83%) OAuth
7 26 (2.37%) Kafka
8 19 (1.73%) SAML
9 17 (1.55%) JSON
9 17 (1.55%) XML
10 16 (1.46%) Oracle Fusion
11 15 (1.37%) JWT
11 15 (1.37%) React
12 14 (1.28%) OAuth2
13 13 (1.19%) OpenID
14 12 (1.09%) GraphQL
15 11 (1.00%) EDI
16 10 (0.91%) Node.js
16 10 (0.91%) OpenAPI
16 10 (0.91%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 140 (12.77%) Cloud Native
2 87 (7.94%) Enterprise Software
3 68 (6.20%) Product Ownership
4 51 (4.65%) AI Agents
4 51 (4.65%) Onboarding
5 44 (4.01%) CMDB
6 42 (3.83%) Hybrid Cloud
7 36 (3.28%) Operational Technology
8 35 (3.19%) Distributed Systems
9 32 (2.92%) Management Information System
10 25 (2.28%) Data Centre
11 24 (2.19%) Legacy Systems
11 24 (2.19%) Security Posture
12 20 (1.82%) IoT
13 19 (1.73%) Data Protection Act
14 18 (1.64%) Public Cloud
15 14 (1.28%) FMCG
16 13 (1.19%) Marketing Technology
17 12 (1.09%) Data Structures
17 12 (1.09%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.73%) Windows
2 13 (1.19%) Linux
3 7 (0.64%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.46%) 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 (0.091%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.091%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.091%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.091%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 388 (35.40%) Stakeholder Management
2 379 (34.58%) Roadmaps
3 249 (22.72%) TOGAF
4 217 (19.80%) AI
5 214 (19.53%) Agile
5 214 (19.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 199 (18.16%) Integration Patterns
7 196 (17.88%) Technical Leadership
8 184 (16.79%) Migration
9 165 (15.05%) Architecture Governance
10 156 (14.23%) Analytics
11 154 (14.05%) Architectural Patterns
11 154 (14.05%) Cybersecurity
12 153 (13.96%) Decision-Making
13 144 (13.14%) Data Architecture
13 144 (13.14%) DevOps
14 143 (13.05%) CI/CD
15 128 (11.68%) Event-Driven
16 126 (11.50%) Data Modelling
17 121 (11.04%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 73 (6.66%) Python
2 47 (4.29%) SQL
3 46 (4.20%) Java
4 22 (2.01%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.46%) C#
6 15 (1.37%) TypeScript
7 14 (1.28%) PowerShell
8 8 (0.73%) ABAP
9 7 (0.64%) Bash
10 4 (0.36%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.36%) Bicep
11 3 (0.27%) Korn
12 2 (0.18%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.18%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.18%) Ruby
12 2 (0.18%) Rust
12 2 (0.18%) Scala
13 1 (0.091%) C++
13 1 (0.091%) Go
13 1 (0.091%) Swift
Qualifications
1 305 (27.83%) Security Cleared
2 233 (21.26%) SC Cleared
3 58 (5.29%) Azure Certification
4 56 (5.11%) Degree
5 52 (4.74%) DV Cleared
6 46 (4.20%) TOGAF Certification
7 32 (2.92%) BPSS Clearance
8 31 (2.83%) CISSP
9 28 (2.55%) AWS Certification
10 24 (2.19%) Computer Science Degree
11 19 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
12 18 (1.64%) CISM
13 17 (1.55%) PMP
14 14 (1.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 10 (0.91%) PMI Certification
16 9 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
17 7 (0.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 7 (0.64%) CCIE
17 7 (0.64%) CCNP
17 7 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (8.76%) Data Quality
2 49 (4.47%) GRC
3 47 (4.29%) NIST
4 45 (4.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 42 (3.83%) GDPR
6 33 (3.01%) NCSC
7 23 (2.10%) QA
8 16 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials
9 15 (1.37%) PMO
10 12 (1.09%) COBIT
10 12 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 12 (1.09%) NIST 800
11 11 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 8 (0.73%) SLA
13 7 (0.64%) Accessibility
14 6 (0.55%) ISO 31000
14 6 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 6 (0.55%) PCI DSS
15 5 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 3 (0.27%) GxP
System Software
1 39 (3.56%) Active Directory
2 24 (2.19%) Docker
3 10 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (0.73%) VMware NSX
5 4 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.18%) IAG
7 1 (0.091%) NFS
7 1 (0.091%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.091%) Samba
7 1 (0.091%) Time Sharing Option
7 1 (0.091%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 54 (4.93%) Kubernetes
2 21 (1.92%) Ansible
3 12 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.36%) Grafana
6 3 (0.27%) SCCM
7 2 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
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%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.091%) Nagios
8 1 (0.091%) OpenNMS
8 1 (0.091%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.091%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.091%) SCOM
8 1 (0.091%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 230 (20.99%) Microsoft
2 99 (9.03%) SAP
3 98 (8.94%) Oracle
4 76 (6.93%) ServiceNow
5 58 (5.29%) Databricks
5 58 (5.29%) Google
6 41 (3.74%) Salesforce
7 25 (2.28%) MuleSoft
8 22 (2.01%) Workday
9 21 (1.92%) BiZZdesign
9 21 (1.92%) Informatica
9 21 (1.92%) Sparx
9 21 (1.92%) VMware
10 18 (1.64%) Ariba
11 17 (1.55%) Cisco
11 17 (1.55%) IBM
12 16 (1.46%) OpenAI
12 16 (1.46%) Zscaler
13 15 (1.37%) Foundry
14 10 (0.91%) Adobe