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 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 189 298 243
Rank change year-on-year +109 -55 +19
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 545 262 428
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.47% 0.80% 0.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.67% 0.90% 1.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 360 164 276
10th Percentile £457 £450 £500
25th Percentile £513 £525 £556
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% -2.99%
75th Percentile £713 £738 £743
90th Percentile £800 £796 £859
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £600 £643
% change year-on-year -4.17% -6.70% +2.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile £44.58 - £51.00
25th Percentile £63.66 - £58.13
Median hourly rate £79.04 - £70.00
75th Percentile £91.32 - -
90th Percentile £93.53 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £79.04 - £70.00

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 32,669 29,037 38,027
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.09% 88.41% 87.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,654 17,656 25,324
10th Percentile £304 £306 £306
25th Percentile £406 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £722 £738 £744
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,016 941 1,546
10th Percentile £14.61 £15.62 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.30 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.79
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -25.79% +25.12%
75th Percentile £53.75 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.40 £74.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.79 £30.78 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.72% -31.60% +43.91%

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 2 January 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 2 January 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 2 January 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 +107 481 £614 -1.76% 194
UK excluding London +55 270 £575 -4.17% 137
London +75 221 £625 -7.41% 75
Work from Home +55 144 £550 -12.00% 89
Midlands +17 68 £574 -5.48% 32
South East +18 66 £650 +3.17% 43
North of England -3 62 £544 +8.75% 36
West Midlands +3 54 £575 -5.27% 25
South West +7 42 £575 -8.00% 12
North West -18 32 £526 +12.57% 20
Yorkshire -24 28 £550 +0.26% 14
East of England -5 17 £650 -13.33% 12
Scotland +7 16 £550 - 3
East Midlands - 13 £483 - 7
Wales -2 2 £588 -6.00% 4
North East -10 2 £525 -30.00% 2
Northern Ireland - 2 £500 - 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 27 (4.95%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.85%) SAS
3 10 (1.83%) Confluence
4 9 (1.65%) OpenStack
5 6 (1.10%) Apache Spark
5 6 (1.10%) Appian
5 6 (1.10%) Camunda
6 5 (0.92%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.73%) Anypoint
7 4 (0.73%) Apache
7 4 (0.73%) CMS
8 3 (0.55%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.37%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.37%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.37%) NetWeaver
9 2 (0.37%) SAP EP
10 1 (0.18%) CICS
10 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.18%) WebSphere
Applications
1 7 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.92%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.18%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 27 (4.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (3.49%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 10 (1.83%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.55%) SAP CRM
4 3 (0.55%) SAP MDG
5 2 (0.37%) Aladdin
5 2 (0.37%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.37%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.18%) Distributed Ledger
6 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.18%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.18%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.18%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.18%) Summit
6 1 (0.18%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 221 (40.55%) Azure
2 133 (24.40%) AWS
3 45 (8.26%) GCP
4 44 (8.07%) Power Platform
5 36 (6.61%) SaaS
6 35 (6.42%) Microsoft 365
7 31 (5.69%) Entra ID
8 25 (4.59%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (4.40%) Dynamics 365
10 23 (4.22%) Azure Logic Apps
11 19 (3.49%) Serverless
12 16 (2.94%) PaaS
13 14 (2.57%) Azure Data Factory
13 14 (2.57%) Microsoft Copilot
14 13 (2.39%) GitHub
14 13 (2.39%) OCI
15 12 (2.20%) Microsoft Purview
16 10 (1.83%) Azure Functions
16 10 (1.83%) IaaS
16 10 (1.83%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.59%) Firewall
2 16 (2.94%) Network Security
3 15 (2.75%) WAN
4 13 (2.39%) VPN
5 12 (2.20%) LAN
6 11 (2.02%) SD-WAN
7 10 (1.83%) MPLS
8 9 (1.65%) BGP
8 9 (1.65%) DNS
9 6 (1.10%) Internet
10 5 (0.92%) DHCP
11 4 (0.73%) ATM
11 4 (0.73%) Cisco ASA
11 4 (0.73%) Intranet
11 4 (0.73%) IPsec
11 4 (0.73%) VLAN
11 4 (0.73%) Wireless
12 3 (0.55%) EIGRP
12 3 (0.55%) OSPF
12 3 (0.55%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (5.69%) Data Warehouse
2 30 (5.50%) Data Lake
3 25 (4.59%) Power BI
4 19 (3.49%) Oracle Database
5 18 (3.30%) SAS Enterprise Guide
6 16 (2.94%) Metadata
7 9 (1.65%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.28%) Pentaho
9 6 (1.10%) SAP BW
10 5 (0.92%) Data Mining
10 5 (0.92%) Delta Lake
10 5 (0.92%) NoSQL
10 5 (0.92%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 4 (0.73%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
12 3 (0.55%) Oracle ODI
12 3 (0.55%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.55%) SAP Data Services
12 3 (0.55%) SAP HANA
12 3 (0.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (4.77%) JIRA
2 13 (2.39%) Git
2 13 (2.39%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.92%) GitLab
3 5 (0.92%) JUnit
3 5 (0.92%) Selenium
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
4 3 (0.55%) PowerDesigner
5 2 (0.37%) ERwin
5 2 (0.37%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.18%) gulp
6 1 (0.18%) LSMW
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.18%) PowerBuilder
6 1 (0.18%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.18%) Yeoman
General
1 199 (36.51%) Social Skills
2 127 (23.30%) Finance
3 80 (14.68%) Public Sector
4 67 (12.29%) Analytical Skills
5 47 (8.62%) Banking
6 38 (6.97%) Influencing Skills
7 24 (4.40%) Telecoms
8 18 (3.30%) Legal
9 16 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
10 14 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (2.57%) Retail
11 12 (2.20%) Military
12 11 (2.02%) Manufacturing
13 9 (1.65%) Financial Institution
14 8 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 8 (1.47%) Marketing
15 7 (1.28%) Billing
16 6 (1.10%) Aerospace
16 6 (1.10%) Back Office
16 6 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 379 (69.54%) Architect
2 131 (24.04%) Solutions Architect
3 110 (20.18%) Enterprise Architect
4 47 (8.62%) Lead
5 33 (6.06%) Senior
6 31 (5.69%) Azure Architect
7 27 (4.95%) Lead Architect
7 27 (4.95%) Security Architect
8 25 (4.59%) Consultant
9 24 (4.40%) Data Architect
9 24 (4.40%) SAP Architect
10 23 (4.22%) Senior Architect
11 20 (3.67%) Technical Architect
12 18 (3.30%) Analyst
13 15 (2.75%) Business Architect
13 15 (2.75%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 14 (2.57%) Business Analyst
15 12 (2.20%) Applications Architect
16 11 (2.02%) Lead Solutions Architect
16 11 (2.02%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (8.81%) REST
2 16 (2.94%) Middleware
3 14 (2.57%) .NET
3 14 (2.57%) SOAP
4 12 (2.20%) Microsoft Graph
4 12 (2.20%) OAuth
4 12 (2.20%) Oracle Fusion
5 11 (2.02%) Node.js
6 10 (1.83%) JSON
7 8 (1.47%) LangChain
7 8 (1.47%) RESTful
8 7 (1.28%) React
9 6 (1.10%) Kafka
9 6 (1.10%) LangGraph
9 6 (1.10%) NETCONF
9 6 (1.10%) OpenID
9 6 (1.10%) Web Services
9 6 (1.10%) YANG
10 5 (0.92%) AngularJS
10 5 (0.92%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.71%) Cloud Native
2 35 (6.42%) Product Ownership
3 19 (3.49%) Legacy Systems
4 16 (2.94%) Hybrid Cloud
5 14 (2.57%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (2.39%) Data Centre
6 13 (2.39%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (2.20%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.20%) Onboarding
7 12 (2.20%) Operational Technology
8 11 (2.02%) IoT
9 10 (1.83%) NHS
10 9 (1.65%) CMDB
11 8 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
11 8 (1.47%) FMCG
12 7 (1.28%) AI Agents
12 7 (1.28%) IVR
12 7 (1.28%) SCADA
12 7 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.10%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.85%) Windows
2 11 (2.02%) Mac OS
3 10 (1.83%) Linux
4 7 (1.28%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.73%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.37%) Unix
6 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.18%) Android
7 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.18%) Solaris
7 1 (0.18%) VMS
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.18%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (36.70%) Roadmaps
2 157 (28.81%) TOGAF
3 137 (25.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 133 (24.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 131 (24.04%) Agile
6 96 (17.61%) Problem-Solving
7 88 (16.15%) Data Modelling
8 84 (15.41%) AI
9 81 (14.86%) DevOps
10 80 (14.68%) Analytics
10 80 (14.68%) Integration Patterns
11 77 (14.13%) Continuous Improvement
12 72 (13.21%) Business Strategy
13 67 (12.29%) Decision-Making
14 65 (11.93%) Migration
15 63 (11.56%) IT Strategy
16 60 (11.01%) Architectural Patterns
16 60 (11.01%) CI/CD
17 56 (10.28%) Data Architecture
17 56 (10.28%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 55 (10.09%) Python
2 36 (6.61%) SQL
3 23 (4.22%) Java
4 18 (3.30%) PowerShell
5 16 (2.94%) JavaScript
6 12 (2.20%) Bash
6 12 (2.20%) C#
7 11 (2.02%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.10%) Bicep
9 4 (0.73%) ABAP
9 4 (0.73%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.37%) R
11 1 (0.18%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.18%) C
11 1 (0.18%) C++
11 1 (0.18%) Go
11 1 (0.18%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.18%) ProC
11 1 (0.18%) Scala
11 1 (0.18%) VB
Qualifications
1 122 (22.39%) Security Cleared
2 88 (16.15%) SC Cleared
3 56 (10.28%) Degree
4 30 (5.50%) Azure Certification
5 23 (4.22%) CISSP
6 22 (4.04%) TOGAF Certification
7 21 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (3.49%) DV Cleared
9 16 (2.94%) AWS Certification
10 14 (2.57%) Microsoft Certification
11 12 (2.20%) Cisco Certification
12 11 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
12 11 (2.02%) Master's Degree
13 10 (1.83%) CCIE
13 10 (1.83%) ISEB
14 9 (1.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 9 (1.65%) CISM
15 8 (1.47%) JNCIE
16 7 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
17 6 (1.10%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (11.19%) GDPR
2 36 (6.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (4.59%) NIST
4 15 (2.75%) PCI DSS
4 15 (2.75%) QA
5 14 (2.57%) COBIT
5 14 (2.57%) Data Quality
6 13 (2.39%) NCSC
7 11 (2.02%) GRC
8 9 (1.65%) HIPAA
9 6 (1.10%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.92%) Def Stans
10 5 (0.92%) PMO
11 4 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.73%) ISO 8583
11 4 (0.73%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.37%) SLA
12 2 (0.37%) WCAG
System Software
1 31 (5.69%) Active Directory
2 22 (4.04%) Docker
3 20 (3.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.92%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.55%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.18%) KVM
7 1 (0.18%) RACF
7 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (5.32%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.85%) Terraform
3 15 (2.75%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (2.39%) Ansible
4 13 (2.39%) SCCM
5 11 (2.02%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.18%) Argo
7 1 (0.18%) Podman
7 1 (0.18%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 120 (22.02%) Microsoft
2 55 (10.09%) SAP
3 50 (9.17%) Oracle
4 41 (7.52%) Salesforce
5 36 (6.61%) ServiceNow
6 26 (4.77%) VMware
7 24 (4.40%) Databricks
8 20 (3.67%) Sparx
9 19 (3.49%) Google
10 17 (3.12%) OpenAI
11 16 (2.94%) Pega
12 14 (2.57%) BiZZdesign
12 14 (2.57%) Cisco
12 14 (2.57%) Citrix
13 12 (2.20%) MuleSoft
14 9 (1.65%) Ariba
14 9 (1.65%) F5
15 8 (1.47%) Atlassian
16 7 (1.28%) Genesys
16 7 (1.28%) Talend