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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 258 270
Rank change year-on-year +81 +12 -26
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 665 293 392
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.57% 0.99% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.82% 1.10% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 454 181 257
10th Percentile £461 £475 £478
25th Percentile £513 £550 £530
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year - -3.85% -3.70%
75th Percentile £725 £738 £738
90th Percentile £800 £813 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £620 £650
% change year-on-year -3.23% -4.62% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 5
10th Percentile £49.07 - £55.75
25th Percentile £60.05 - -
Median hourly rate £70.88 - £70.00
75th Percentile £91.32 - £88.00
90th Percentile £95.75 - -
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 36,537 26,694 38,745
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.12% 90.29% 86.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,174 17,018 25,183
10th Percentile £313 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £743 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -2.28% -1.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,160 902 2,347
10th Percentile £14.64 £15.51 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.00 £16.06
Median hourly rate £29.61 £32.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% - -7.14%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £74.26 £77.10 £71.80
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.55 £31.76 £31.80
% change year-on-year -16.40% -0.13% -9.14%

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 10 March 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 March 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 March 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 +73 572 £625 - 161
UK excluding London +53 335 £600 -3.23% 95
London +68 250 £625 -5.66% 63
Work from Home +55 179 £546 -12.60% 63
South East +7 90 £675 +8.00% 43
Midlands +9 84 £540 -10.52% 10
North of England -22 83 £600 +9.09% 20
West Midlands -6 63 £560 -7.29% 7
South West -8 40 £650 +9.24% 13
North West -24 40 £551 +5.99% 6
Yorkshire -24 40 £625 +13.93% 12
Scotland +10 21 £563 -16.54% 2
East Midlands -12 20 £490 - 3
East of England -15 19 £650 - 6
North East -9 8 £800 +6.67% 2
Wales -3 3 £550 -12.00% 1
Northern Ireland - 2 £500 -

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 37 (5.56%) SharePoint
2 26 (3.91%) SAS
3 14 (2.11%) Confluence
4 8 (1.20%) Camunda
5 7 (1.05%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (0.90%) Appian
7 4 (0.60%) Apache
8 3 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.45%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.45%) OpenStack
8 3 (0.45%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.30%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.30%) CMS
9 2 (0.30%) NetWeaver
9 2 (0.30%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.30%) SAP EP
10 1 (0.15%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.15%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.60%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.15%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 27 (4.06%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 23 (3.46%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (1.65%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.45%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.45%) SAP CRM
4 3 (0.45%) SAP GRC
5 2 (0.30%) Aladdin
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle Retail
5 2 (0.30%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.15%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.15%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.15%) Summit
6 1 (0.15%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.15%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 249 (37.44%) Azure
2 164 (24.66%) AWS
3 66 (9.92%) GCP
4 57 (8.57%) SaaS
5 42 (6.32%) Power Platform
6 39 (5.86%) Microsoft 365
7 30 (4.51%) Entra ID
8 29 (4.36%) Serverless
9 25 (3.76%) PaaS
10 24 (3.61%) Azure DevOps
11 22 (3.31%) Azure Logic Apps
12 21 (3.16%) Dynamics 365
13 20 (3.01%) IaaS
14 19 (2.86%) Microsoft Copilot
15 18 (2.71%) OCI
16 14 (2.11%) Microsoft Purview
16 14 (2.11%) Virtual Private Cloud
17 12 (1.80%) GitHub
17 12 (1.80%) Snowflake
18 11 (1.65%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.26%) Firewall
2 14 (2.11%) SD-WAN
2 14 (2.11%) VPN
3 13 (1.95%) WAN
4 11 (1.65%) DNS
5 10 (1.50%) IPsec
5 10 (1.50%) Network Security
6 8 (1.20%) LAN
6 8 (1.20%) SSL
7 7 (1.05%) DHCP
7 7 (1.05%) MPLS
8 6 (0.90%) Internet
9 5 (0.75%) BGP
9 5 (0.75%) Kerberos
10 4 (0.60%) BIG-IP
10 4 (0.60%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.60%) Intranet
10 4 (0.60%) MQTT
10 4 (0.60%) Software-Defined Networking
10 4 (0.60%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (4.96%) Data Warehouse
2 31 (4.66%) Data Lake
3 25 (3.76%) Oracle Database
4 23 (3.46%) Power BI
4 23 (3.46%) SAS Enterprise Guide
5 20 (3.01%) Metadata
6 13 (1.95%) SQL Server
7 11 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
8 9 (1.35%) NoSQL
9 7 (1.05%) DynamoDB
9 7 (1.05%) Pentaho
10 5 (0.75%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 4 (0.60%) Metadata Repository
12 3 (0.45%) Amazon Athena
12 3 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.45%) DocumentDB
12 3 (0.45%) Oracle ODI
12 3 (0.45%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.45%) SAP BW
12 3 (0.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (3.16%) JIRA
2 17 (2.56%) Jenkins
3 15 (2.26%) Git
4 10 (1.50%) GitLab
5 7 (1.05%) JUnit
5 7 (1.05%) Selenium
6 3 (0.45%) Oracle APEX
6 3 (0.45%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.30%) ERwin
7 2 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.15%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.15%) Flyway
8 1 (0.15%) gulp
8 1 (0.15%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.15%) LSMW
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.15%) PowerBuilder
8 1 (0.15%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.15%) Yeoman
General
1 210 (31.58%) Social Skills
2 167 (25.11%) Finance
3 99 (14.89%) Public Sector
4 70 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
5 65 (9.77%) Banking
6 47 (7.07%) Influencing Skills
7 24 (3.61%) Legal
8 23 (3.46%) Retail
9 22 (3.31%) Documentation Skills
9 22 (3.31%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (1.80%) Financial Institution
11 12 (1.80%) Military
12 9 (1.35%) Aerospace
12 9 (1.35%) Billing
12 9 (1.35%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.20%) Marketing
14 7 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 5 (0.75%) Local Government
15 5 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 474 (71.28%) Architect
2 157 (23.61%) Solutions Architect
3 128 (19.25%) Enterprise Architect
4 58 (8.72%) Lead
5 50 (7.52%) Senior
6 46 (6.92%) Technical Architect
7 35 (5.26%) Senior Architect
8 31 (4.66%) Data Architect
9 30 (4.51%) Lead Architect
9 30 (4.51%) Security Architect
10 28 (4.21%) Consultant
11 25 (3.76%) Azure Architect
12 22 (3.31%) SAP Architect
13 21 (3.16%) Analyst
14 18 (2.71%) Business Architect
15 15 (2.26%) Applications Architect
15 15 (2.26%) Business Analyst
15 15 (2.26%) Cloud Architect
15 15 (2.26%) Salesforce Architect
15 15 (2.26%) ServiceNow Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (8.57%) REST
2 33 (4.96%) Middleware
3 28 (4.21%) SOAP
4 23 (3.46%) .NET
5 19 (2.86%) OAuth
6 18 (2.71%) Web Services
7 13 (1.95%) Microsoft Graph
8 12 (1.80%) Oracle Fusion
9 11 (1.65%) JSON
9 11 (1.65%) Kafka
9 11 (1.65%) OAuth2
9 11 (1.65%) SAML
10 10 (1.50%) AngularJS
10 10 (1.50%) OpenID
10 10 (1.50%) React
11 9 (1.35%) Node.js
11 9 (1.35%) RESTful
12 8 (1.20%) XML
13 7 (1.05%) LangChain
13 7 (1.05%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 53 (7.97%) Product Ownership
2 47 (7.07%) Cloud Native
3 23 (3.46%) CMDB
4 22 (3.31%) Legacy Systems
5 21 (3.16%) Data Centre
5 21 (3.16%) Enterprise Software
6 18 (2.71%) Data Protection Act
7 17 (2.56%) IoT
8 16 (2.41%) Onboarding
9 14 (2.11%) Hybrid Cloud
10 12 (1.80%) Management Information System
10 12 (1.80%) Operational Technology
11 10 (1.50%) AI Agents
11 10 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.35%) Taxonomies
13 8 (1.20%) FMCG
13 8 (1.20%) NHS
13 8 (1.20%) Public Cloud
14 7 (1.05%) Data Structures
14 7 (1.05%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 25 (3.76%) Windows
2 11 (1.65%) Mac OS
3 8 (1.20%) Linux
4 6 (0.90%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.45%) Unix
5 3 (0.45%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.15%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.15%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 261 (39.25%) Roadmaps
2 185 (27.82%) TOGAF
3 165 (24.81%) Agile
4 152 (22.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 145 (21.80%) Stakeholder Management
6 114 (17.14%) Integration Patterns
7 110 (16.54%) Architectural Patterns
8 105 (15.79%) DevOps
9 103 (15.49%) Decision-Making
10 101 (15.19%) Problem-Solving
11 100 (15.04%) AI
12 92 (13.83%) Business Strategy
13 91 (13.68%) Data Modelling
13 91 (13.68%) Migration
14 90 (13.53%) CI/CD
15 86 (12.93%) Analytics
16 78 (11.73%) Continuous Improvement
17 77 (11.58%) Technical Leadership
18 72 (10.83%) ITIL
19 71 (10.68%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 63 (9.47%) Python
2 48 (7.22%) SQL
3 24 (3.61%) Java
4 20 (3.01%) PowerShell
5 19 (2.86%) JavaScript
6 13 (1.95%) Bash
6 13 (1.95%) C#
7 10 (1.50%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.90%) Kotlin
8 6 (0.90%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.75%) Bicep
10 4 (0.60%) ABAP
11 3 (0.45%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.30%) Google Apps Script
13 1 (0.15%) Go
13 1 (0.15%) Korn
13 1 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.15%) ProC
13 1 (0.15%) R
13 1 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 178 (26.77%) Security Cleared
2 127 (19.10%) SC Cleared
3 58 (8.72%) Degree
4 38 (5.71%) DV Cleared
5 31 (4.66%) Azure Certification
6 29 (4.36%) TOGAF Certification
7 28 (4.21%) Computer Science Degree
8 24 (3.61%) CISSP
9 23 (3.46%) AWS Certification
10 20 (3.01%) BPSS Clearance
11 13 (1.95%) ISEB
12 12 (1.80%) CISM
12 12 (1.80%) ITIL Certification
12 12 (1.80%) Microsoft Certification
13 11 (1.65%) Cisco Certification
14 10 (1.50%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 8 (1.20%) Master's Degree
16 7 (1.05%) CCNP
16 7 (1.05%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 6 (0.90%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (10.53%) GDPR
2 35 (5.26%) Data Quality
3 29 (4.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 28 (4.21%) NIST
5 23 (3.46%) PCI DSS
6 16 (2.41%) NCSC
7 15 (2.26%) COBIT
8 13 (1.95%) GRC
9 9 (1.35%) QA
10 8 (1.20%) PMO
11 7 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
11 7 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (1.05%) HIPAA
11 7 (1.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 6 (0.90%) Accessibility
12 6 (0.90%) Def Stans
12 6 (0.90%) ISO 20022
13 5 (0.75%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.60%) PSD2
14 4 (0.60%) SEPA
System Software
1 34 (5.11%) Docker
2 31 (4.66%) Active Directory
3 20 (3.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.05%) VMware NSX
5 5 (0.75%) RACF
5 5 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.45%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.30%) vSphere
9 1 (0.15%) IAG
9 1 (0.15%) KVM
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 44 (6.62%) Kubernetes
2 27 (4.06%) Terraform
3 16 (2.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (2.26%) SCCM
5 14 (2.11%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (1.50%) Ansible
7 3 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.15%) Argo
8 1 (0.15%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.15%) Grafana
8 1 (0.15%) Istio
8 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.15%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.15%) Podman
8 1 (0.15%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 131 (19.70%) Microsoft
2 68 (10.23%) Oracle
3 57 (8.57%) SAP
4 50 (7.52%) ServiceNow
5 46 (6.92%) Salesforce
6 30 (4.51%) VMware
7 28 (4.21%) Sparx
8 25 (3.76%) BiZZdesign
8 25 (3.76%) Databricks
9 21 (3.16%) Google
10 15 (2.26%) OpenAI
10 15 (2.26%) Pega
11 13 (1.95%) Cisco
12 12 (1.80%) MuleSoft
13 11 (1.65%) Citrix
14 10 (1.50%) Ariba
14 10 (1.50%) F5
15 9 (1.35%) Atlassian
15 9 (1.35%) Workday
16 8 (1.20%) Zscaler