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 26 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 199 318 258
Rank change year-on-year +119 -60 -5
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 521 250 437
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.45% 0.69% 0.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.62% 0.79% 1.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 346 140 274
10th Percentile £450 £460 £500
25th Percentile £506 £547 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £650
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -3.70%
75th Percentile £700 £743 £750
90th Percentile £800 £800 £864
UK excluding London median daily rate £551 £622 £626
% change year-on-year -11.41% -0.64% +0.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile £30.74 - £51.00
25th Percentile £31.86 - £58.13
Median hourly rate £74.26 - £70.00
75th Percentile £90.09 - -
90th Percentile £93.04 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £74.26 - £70.00

All Process and 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 32,237 31,694 40,485
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 89.44% 86.89% 88.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,185 19,077 27,186
10th Percentile £300 £310 £308
25th Percentile £404 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.41% -3.18%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,109 1,149 1,555
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.22 £14.31
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.24 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +27.14%
75th Percentile £45.46 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.85 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -29.69% -26.97% +48.33%

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 26 November 2025.

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 26 November 2025.

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 26 November 2025. 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 +130 467 £600 -7.69% 248
UK excluding London +65 247 £551 -11.41% 202
London +114 230 £625 -9.09% 77
Work from Home +72 143 £550 -12.00% 111
Midlands +27 72 £552 -9.06% 29
South East +33 62 £563 -13.46% 90
West Midlands +20 52 £575 -5.27% 18
North of England -29 44 £544 +3.57% 31
South West +16 41 £575 -23.33% 21
North West -10 26 £527 +12.75% 16
East Midlands +5 19 £525 - 8
Scotland -5 16 £550 - 10
Yorkshire -24 15 £613 -1.53% 13
East of England -11 14 £800 +22.61% 16
North East -10 3 £525 -26.32% 2
Wales -2 2 £588 -6.00% 5
Northern Ireland -3 2 £500 - 4

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 20 (3.84%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.65%) SAS
3 17 (3.26%) Confluence
4 9 (1.73%) OpenStack
5 7 (1.34%) Apache Spark
6 6 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.96%) Anypoint
8 4 (0.77%) Apache
8 4 (0.77%) Appian
8 4 (0.77%) Camunda
9 3 (0.58%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.58%) CMS
9 3 (0.58%) Oracle Coherence
10 2 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.38%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.38%) NetWeaver
10 2 (0.38%) SAP EP
11 1 (0.19%) Oracle Spatial
11 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 8 (1.54%) MS Visio
2 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.58%) Siemens NX
4 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.19%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.19%) Fusion 360
Business Applications
1 29 (5.57%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (2.88%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 10 (1.92%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.96%) Payment Gateway
5 4 (0.77%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.58%) Avolution ABACUS
6 3 (0.58%) SAP CRM
6 3 (0.58%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.38%) Aladdin
7 2 (0.38%) Distributed Ledger
7 2 (0.38%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.19%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.19%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.19%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 208 (39.92%) Azure
2 135 (25.91%) AWS
3 41 (7.87%) GCP
4 38 (7.29%) Power Platform
5 34 (6.53%) SaaS
6 33 (6.33%) Microsoft 365
7 26 (4.99%) Entra ID
8 24 (4.61%) Dynamics 365
9 21 (4.03%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (3.45%) PaaS
11 15 (2.88%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (2.69%) IaaS
13 12 (2.30%) Azure Data Factory
14 11 (2.11%) Microsoft Copilot
14 11 (2.11%) Snowflake
15 10 (1.92%) Serverless
16 9 (1.73%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 8 (1.54%) Azure API Management
17 8 (1.54%) Copilot Studio
17 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 31 (5.95%) Firewall
2 18 (3.45%) WAN
3 16 (3.07%) Network Security
4 15 (2.88%) VPN
5 14 (2.69%) LAN
6 11 (2.11%) DNS
6 11 (2.11%) MPLS
6 11 (2.11%) SD-WAN
7 9 (1.73%) BGP
8 6 (1.15%) DHCP
8 6 (1.15%) Internet
9 5 (0.96%) SAN
10 4 (0.77%) ATM
10 4 (0.77%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.77%) VLAN
10 4 (0.77%) Wireless
11 3 (0.58%) IPv4
11 3 (0.58%) NAS
11 3 (0.58%) VXLAN
11 3 (0.58%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (5.18%) Data Warehouse
2 24 (4.61%) Data Lake
2 24 (4.61%) Power BI
3 16 (3.07%) Oracle Database
3 16 (3.07%) SAS Enterprise Guide
4 13 (2.50%) Metadata
5 7 (1.34%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.34%) Pentaho
5 7 (1.34%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.15%) Big Data
6 6 (1.15%) SAP BW
7 5 (0.96%) Data Mining
7 5 (0.96%) Delta Lake
7 5 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.77%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.58%) Amazon Athena
9 3 (0.58%) Data Vault
9 3 (0.58%) GIS
9 3 (0.58%) Metadata Repository
9 3 (0.58%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 30 (5.76%) JIRA
2 14 (2.69%) Git
3 12 (2.30%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.96%) GitLab
4 5 (0.96%) JUnit
4 5 (0.96%) Selenium
5 3 (0.58%) ERwin
5 3 (0.58%) Oracle APEX
5 3 (0.58%) PowerDesigner
6 2 (0.38%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.38%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
General
1 205 (39.35%) Social Skills
2 129 (24.76%) Finance
3 71 (13.63%) Public Sector
4 69 (13.24%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (9.21%) Banking
6 35 (6.72%) Influencing Skills
7 19 (3.65%) Documentation Skills
7 19 (3.65%) Telecoms
8 18 (3.45%) Legal
9 16 (3.07%) Presentation Skills
9 16 (3.07%) Retail
10 11 (2.11%) Financial Institution
10 11 (2.11%) Manufacturing
11 9 (1.73%) Military
12 8 (1.54%) Marketing
13 6 (1.15%) Back Office
13 6 (1.15%) Front Office
13 6 (1.15%) General Ledger
13 6 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (0.96%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 373 (71.59%) Architect
2 130 (24.95%) Solutions Architect
3 112 (21.50%) Enterprise Architect
4 42 (8.06%) Lead
5 35 (6.72%) Security Architect
6 32 (6.14%) Azure Architect
6 32 (6.14%) Senior
7 25 (4.80%) SAP Architect
7 25 (4.80%) Senior Architect
8 23 (4.41%) Lead Architect
9 21 (4.03%) Analyst
10 20 (3.84%) Data Architect
11 15 (2.88%) Business Analyst
11 15 (2.88%) Technical Architect
12 14 (2.69%) Business Architect
12 14 (2.69%) Cloud Architect
12 14 (2.69%) Consultant
12 14 (2.69%) SAP Solutions Architect
13 12 (2.30%) Developer
14 10 (1.92%) Dynamics 365 Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (9.02%) REST
2 19 (3.65%) .NET
3 16 (3.07%) Middleware
4 15 (2.88%) SOAP
5 12 (2.30%) Kafka
6 11 (2.11%) OAuth
7 10 (1.92%) JSON
7 10 (1.92%) Node.js
7 10 (1.92%) React
8 9 (1.73%) RESTful
9 8 (1.54%) AngularJS
10 7 (1.34%) Oracle Fusion
10 7 (1.34%) Web Services
10 7 (1.34%) XML
11 6 (1.15%) Microsoft Graph
11 6 (1.15%) NETCONF
11 6 (1.15%) YANG
12 5 (0.96%) OAuth2
12 5 (0.96%) pytest
12 5 (0.96%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 43 (8.25%) Cloud Native
2 28 (5.37%) Product Ownership
3 19 (3.65%) Data Centre
3 19 (3.65%) Hybrid Cloud
3 19 (3.65%) Legacy Systems
4 15 (2.88%) Management Information System
5 13 (2.50%) CMDB
6 12 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (2.30%) Onboarding
7 10 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (1.73%) IoT
8 9 (1.73%) NHS
9 8 (1.54%) Operational Technology
10 7 (1.34%) FMCG
11 6 (1.15%) AI Agents
11 6 (1.15%) Data Structures
11 6 (1.15%) Enterprise Cloud
11 6 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (0.96%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 19 (3.65%) Windows
2 12 (2.30%) Linux
3 9 (1.73%) Mac OS
4 6 (1.15%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.58%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.38%) Unix
7 1 (0.19%) Android
7 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.19%) Solaris
7 1 (0.19%) VMS
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.19%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (36.47%) Roadmaps
2 161 (30.90%) TOGAF
3 136 (26.10%) Stakeholder Management
4 129 (24.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 120 (23.03%) Agile
6 92 (17.66%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (15.74%) DevOps
8 74 (14.20%) Migration
9 72 (13.82%) Data Modelling
10 70 (13.44%) Business Strategy
11 67 (12.86%) AI
12 66 (12.67%) Continuous Improvement
12 66 (12.67%) Integration Patterns
13 63 (12.09%) Analytics
14 59 (11.32%) Microservices
15 58 (11.13%) ITIL
15 58 (11.13%) Strategic Roadmap
16 57 (10.94%) CI/CD
17 56 (10.75%) IT Strategy
18 52 (9.98%) Architectural Patterns
Programming Languages
1 59 (11.32%) Python
2 34 (6.53%) SQL
3 31 (5.95%) Java
4 15 (2.88%) JavaScript
4 15 (2.88%) PowerShell
4 15 (2.88%) TypeScript
5 10 (1.92%) C#
6 9 (1.73%) Bash
7 5 (0.96%) Bicep
8 4 (0.77%) ABAP
8 4 (0.77%) R
9 3 (0.58%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.19%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.19%) C++
10 1 (0.19%) Go
10 1 (0.19%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.19%) Magik
10 1 (0.19%) Scala
Qualifications
1 115 (22.07%) Security Cleared
2 87 (16.70%) SC Cleared
3 48 (9.21%) Degree
4 28 (5.37%) Azure Certification
5 24 (4.61%) CISSP
6 21 (4.03%) Computer Science Degree
7 18 (3.45%) TOGAF Certification
8 17 (3.26%) Microsoft Certification
9 16 (3.07%) AWS Certification
10 14 (2.69%) Cisco Certification
11 12 (2.30%) Master's Degree
12 11 (2.11%) CCIE
12 11 (2.11%) DV Cleared
13 10 (1.92%) CISM
13 10 (1.92%) ISEB
14 8 (1.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 8 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
14 8 (1.54%) ITIL Certification
14 8 (1.54%) JNCIE
15 6 (1.15%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (9.40%) GDPR
2 38 (7.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (4.22%) NIST
4 15 (2.88%) Data Quality
4 15 (2.88%) QA
5 13 (2.50%) COBIT
5 13 (2.50%) PCI DSS
6 9 (1.73%) GRC
6 9 (1.73%) HIPAA
6 9 (1.73%) NCSC
7 6 (1.15%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.96%) PMO
9 4 (0.77%) ISO 8583
9 4 (0.77%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.38%) EU AI Act
11 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.38%) SLA
11 2 (0.38%) Solvency II
11 2 (0.38%) WCAG
System Software
1 29 (5.57%) Active Directory
2 23 (4.41%) Docker
3 19 (3.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.96%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.77%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.19%) KVM
6 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 31 (5.95%) Kubernetes
2 19 (3.65%) Terraform
3 14 (2.69%) Ansible
4 12 (2.30%) SCCM
5 11 (2.11%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (1.73%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.38%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.19%) Argo
8 1 (0.19%) Podman
8 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 122 (23.42%) Microsoft
2 51 (9.79%) SAP
3 39 (7.49%) Oracle
4 36 (6.91%) Salesforce
4 36 (6.91%) ServiceNow
5 22 (4.22%) VMware
6 21 (4.03%) Databricks
7 17 (3.26%) Cisco
8 16 (3.07%) Sparx
9 14 (2.69%) Pega
10 12 (2.30%) Citrix
11 11 (2.11%) OpenAI
12 10 (1.92%) BiZZdesign
12 10 (1.92%) Google
12 10 (1.92%) MuleSoft
13 9 (1.73%) Atlassian
14 8 (1.54%) F5
15 7 (1.34%) Denodo
15 7 (1.34%) Palo Alto
15 7 (1.34%) Talend