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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 207 284
Rank change year-on-year +64 +77 -34
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 1,037 435 303
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.94% 1.32% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.29% 1.46% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 684 292 188
10th Percentile £465 £450 £450
25th Percentile £525 £512 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £648
Median % change year-on-year - -3.55% -2.19%
75th Percentile £725 £725 £750
90th Percentile £825 £825 £829
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £599 £650
% change year-on-year +0.17% -7.85% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 3 4
10th Percentile £20.31 £34.27 -
25th Percentile £61.25 £40.67 £63.75
Median hourly rate £82.41 £52.67 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +56.46% -21.97% -3.57%
75th Percentile £108.13 £77.00 £71.25
90th Percentile £110.75 £90.80 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £82.21 £42.34 -
% change year-on-year +94.18% - -

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 45,374 29,740 33,103
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.72% 90.47% 85.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,858 18,514 21,188
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.58%
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 2,851 1,725 1,782
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.20 £14.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.30 £18.17
Median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £40.94
Median % change year-on-year +67.00% -38.57% +0.86%
75th Percentile £68.00 £48.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £68.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £23.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year +91.13% -45.88% +19.72%

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 18 August 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 18 August 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 18 August 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 +55 914 £625 - 471
London +74 502 £650 - 301
UK excluding London +9 403 £600 +0.17% 240
Work from Home +62 300 £600 +3.36% 246
South East -2 139 £585 -5.26% 80
North of England -10 112 £569 -1.13% 61
Midlands -22 71 £621 +3.42% 21
Yorkshire -1 54 £550 -6.38% 20
North West -23 54 £572 -4.27% 34
West Midlands -23 48 £621 +3.50% 14
South West -41 44 £650 - 28
Scotland -6 25 £600 +13.53% 29
East Midlands -14 20 £625 -10.71% 7
East of England -16 13 £661 -2.15% 12
North East -37 4 £625 +13.64% 8
Northern Ireland - 4 £713 - 7
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 49 (4.73%) SAS
2 30 (2.89%) SharePoint
3 23 (2.22%) Confluence
4 12 (1.16%) Apache Airflow
4 12 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.77%) Apache Spark
6 7 (0.68%) Apache
7 5 (0.48%) Anypoint
7 5 (0.48%) Mule
7 5 (0.48%) OpenStack
8 4 (0.39%) CMS
8 4 (0.39%) NetWeaver
8 4 (0.39%) SAP EP
9 3 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.29%) Apache Superset
10 2 (0.19%) Camunda
10 2 (0.19%) Mendix
11 1 (0.096%) CIMPLICITY
11 1 (0.096%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.096%) Predix
Applications
1 11 (1.06%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.096%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.096%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.096%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.096%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 36 (3.47%) SAP S/4HANA
2 22 (2.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 12 (1.16%) Oracle ERP
4 8 (0.77%) ContrOCC
5 6 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.58%) Primavera
6 4 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.39%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.39%) SAP CRM
7 3 (0.29%) Aladdin
7 3 (0.29%) Endur
7 3 (0.29%) Oracle EBS R12
7 3 (0.29%) SAP CO
7 3 (0.29%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.29%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.29%) SAP HR
8 2 (0.19%) Cloudability
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Retail
8 2 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.19%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 332 (32.02%) Azure
2 213 (20.54%) AWS
3 113 (10.90%) GCP
4 62 (5.98%) Power Platform
4 62 (5.98%) SaaS
5 52 (5.01%) Entra ID
6 46 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
7 29 (2.80%) Serverless
8 24 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
8 24 (2.31%) Microsoft Copilot
8 24 (2.31%) PaaS
9 23 (2.22%) OCI
10 20 (1.93%) Azure AI
11 17 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
11 17 (1.64%) iPaaS
12 16 (1.54%) Snowflake
13 15 (1.45%) GitHub
13 15 (1.45%) SuccessFactors
13 15 (1.45%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 14 (1.35%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 30 (2.89%) Network Security
2 26 (2.51%) Firewall
3 23 (2.22%) VPN
4 17 (1.64%) WAN
5 14 (1.35%) LAN
6 10 (0.96%) MPLS
7 8 (0.77%) BGP
7 8 (0.77%) DNS
7 8 (0.77%) IPsec
7 8 (0.77%) SD-WAN
8 7 (0.68%) HTTP
9 6 (0.58%) NGFW
9 6 (0.58%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.48%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (0.39%) 4G
11 4 (0.39%) 5G
11 4 (0.39%) BIG-IP
11 4 (0.39%) Cisco Firepower
11 4 (0.39%) DHCP
11 4 (0.39%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (4.63%) Data Lake
2 45 (4.34%) Metadata
3 32 (3.09%) Data Warehouse
4 28 (2.70%) Power BI
5 18 (1.74%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.25%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 12 (1.16%) Base SAS
7 12 (1.16%) SQL Server
8 11 (1.06%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (0.87%) Oracle Database
10 7 (0.68%) Amazon RDS
10 7 (0.68%) SAS Enterprise Guide
11 6 (0.58%) Big Data
11 6 (0.58%) Delta Lake
11 6 (0.58%) Neo4j
12 5 (0.48%) SAS Visual Analytics
13 4 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
13 4 (0.39%) Semantic Layer
14 3 (0.29%) BigQuery
14 3 (0.29%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 18 (1.74%) JIRA
2 13 (1.25%) Git
3 9 (0.87%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.68%) GitLab
5 6 (0.58%) ERwin
6 5 (0.48%) Hudson
7 4 (0.39%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.39%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.19%) Flyway
8 2 (0.19%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.19%) Postman
8 2 (0.19%) Selenium
8 2 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.19%) Subversion
8 2 (0.19%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.096%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.096%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.096%) ER Studio
9 1 (0.096%) JUnit
9 1 (0.096%) TeamCity
General
1 335 (32.30%) Social Skills
2 264 (25.46%) Finance
3 165 (15.91%) Public Sector
4 97 (9.35%) Banking
5 94 (9.06%) Analytical Skills
5 94 (9.06%) Retail
6 68 (6.56%) Influencing Skills
7 40 (3.86%) Legal
8 29 (2.80%) Military
9 28 (2.70%) Aerospace
10 26 (2.51%) Documentation Skills
11 24 (2.31%) Local Government
12 22 (2.12%) Manufacturing
13 19 (1.83%) Telecoms
14 18 (1.74%) Marketing
15 15 (1.45%) Billing
16 14 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
17 12 (1.16%) Financial Institution
18 10 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 10 (0.96%) Law
Job Titles
1 730 (70.40%) Architect
2 240 (23.14%) Solutions Architect
3 170 (16.39%) Enterprise Architect
4 126 (12.15%) Lead
5 76 (7.33%) Technical Architect
6 68 (6.56%) Data Architect
7 59 (5.69%) Security Architect
8 58 (5.59%) Lead Architect
8 58 (5.59%) Senior
9 36 (3.47%) Senior Architect
10 34 (3.28%) Project Manager
11 31 (2.99%) SAP Architect
12 30 (2.89%) Technical Leader
13 27 (2.60%) ServiceNow Architect
14 25 (2.41%) Cloud Architect
15 24 (2.31%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
16 23 (2.22%) Azure Architect
17 22 (2.12%) Technical Manager
18 21 (2.03%) Analyst
19 20 (1.93%) Integration Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (7.91%) REST
2 67 (6.46%) Middleware
3 50 (4.82%) SOAP
4 35 (3.38%) .NET
5 28 (2.70%) OAuth
6 23 (2.22%) Kafka
7 17 (1.64%) JSON
7 17 (1.64%) Oracle Fusion
7 17 (1.64%) SAML
7 17 (1.64%) XML
8 15 (1.45%) Web Services
9 14 (1.35%) React
10 13 (1.25%) OAuth2
11 12 (1.16%) JWT
11 12 (1.16%) OpenID
12 10 (0.96%) AngularJS
13 9 (0.87%) EDI
13 9 (0.87%) GraphQL
13 9 (0.87%) Node.js
14 8 (0.77%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 121 (11.67%) Cloud Native
2 77 (7.43%) Product Ownership
3 75 (7.23%) Enterprise Software
4 42 (4.05%) Onboarding
5 41 (3.95%) AI Agents
5 41 (3.95%) CMDB
6 38 (3.66%) Hybrid Cloud
7 36 (3.47%) Operational Technology
8 31 (2.99%) Distributed Systems
9 27 (2.60%) Management Information System
9 27 (2.60%) Security Posture
10 26 (2.51%) Legacy Systems
11 25 (2.41%) Data Centre
12 22 (2.12%) Data Protection Act
13 18 (1.74%) IoT
14 14 (1.35%) Public Cloud
15 13 (1.25%) FMCG
16 10 (0.96%) Data Structures
16 10 (0.96%) Enterprise Cloud
16 10 (0.96%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.74%) Windows
2 14 (1.35%) Linux
3 5 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.39%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.29%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.19%) Android
6 2 (0.19%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.19%) Unix
6 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.096%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.096%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 344 (33.17%) Roadmaps
2 325 (31.34%) Stakeholder Management
3 234 (22.57%) TOGAF
4 203 (19.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 194 (18.71%) Integration Patterns
6 192 (18.51%) Agile
7 184 (17.74%) AI
8 177 (17.07%) Technical Leadership
9 176 (16.97%) Migration
10 149 (14.37%) Architectural Patterns
11 145 (13.98%) Architecture Governance
12 144 (13.89%) Analytics
13 143 (13.79%) Cybersecurity
14 136 (13.11%) DevOps
15 133 (12.83%) Decision-Making
16 130 (12.54%) CI/CD
17 124 (11.96%) Data Architecture
18 120 (11.57%) Event-Driven
19 116 (11.19%) Data Integration
20 114 (10.99%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 75 (7.23%) Python
2 49 (4.73%) Java
3 47 (4.53%) SQL
4 20 (1.93%) JavaScript
5 15 (1.45%) PowerShell
6 12 (1.16%) C#
6 12 (1.16%) TypeScript
7 8 (0.77%) Bash
7 8 (0.77%) Kotlin
8 7 (0.68%) ABAP
9 4 (0.39%) Apex Code
9 4 (0.39%) Bicep
9 4 (0.39%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.29%) Korn
11 2 (0.19%) Go
11 2 (0.19%) Ruby
11 2 (0.19%) Rust
11 2 (0.19%) Scala
12 1 (0.096%) C++
12 1 (0.096%) Swift
Qualifications
1 301 (29.03%) Security Cleared
2 226 (21.79%) SC Cleared
3 56 (5.40%) Azure Certification
3 56 (5.40%) DV Cleared
4 53 (5.11%) Degree
5 41 (3.95%) TOGAF Certification
6 31 (2.99%) BPSS Clearance
7 30 (2.89%) AWS Certification
8 29 (2.80%) CISSP
9 22 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
10 18 (1.74%) CISM
11 16 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
12 15 (1.45%) PMP
13 13 (1.25%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 8 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (0.77%) PMI Certification
15 7 (0.68%) CCIE
15 7 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
16 6 (0.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 5 (0.48%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (8.39%) Data Quality
2 50 (4.82%) GRC
3 47 (4.53%) GDPR
4 45 (4.34%) NIST
5 42 (4.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 31 (2.99%) NCSC
7 22 (2.12%) QA
8 14 (1.35%) PMO
9 12 (1.16%) COBIT
9 12 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 11 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials
10 11 (1.06%) NIST 800
11 10 (0.96%) PCI DSS
12 8 (0.77%) SLA
13 6 (0.58%) Accessibility
13 6 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (0.58%) ISO 31000
13 6 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.29%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 33 (3.18%) Active Directory
2 19 (1.83%) Docker
3 12 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.87%) VMware NSX
5 8 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.096%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.096%) IAG
8 1 (0.096%) KVM
8 1 (0.096%) NFS
8 1 (0.096%) Samba
8 1 (0.096%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.096%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 47 (4.53%) Kubernetes
2 32 (3.09%) Terraform
3 21 (2.03%) Ansible
4 11 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.39%) SCCM
7 3 (0.29%) Grafana
8 2 (0.19%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.19%) Puppet
8 2 (0.19%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.096%) CASB
9 1 (0.096%) Check_MK
9 1 (0.096%) Nagios
9 1 (0.096%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.096%) OpenNMS
9 1 (0.096%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.096%) SCOM
9 1 (0.096%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 207 (19.96%) Microsoft
2 101 (9.74%) Oracle
3 85 (8.20%) SAP
4 68 (6.56%) ServiceNow
5 54 (5.21%) Google
6 49 (4.73%) Databricks
7 42 (4.05%) Salesforce
8 23 (2.22%) BiZZdesign
8 23 (2.22%) Workday
9 22 (2.12%) Sparx
9 22 (2.12%) Zscaler
10 21 (2.03%) MuleSoft
11 19 (1.83%) VMware
12 18 (1.74%) Informatica
13 15 (1.45%) Cisco
14 14 (1.35%) Foundry
14 14 (1.35%) IBM
15 12 (1.16%) Ariba
16 10 (0.96%) OpenAI
17 9 (0.87%) Palo Alto