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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 163 197 260
Rank change year-on-year +34 +63 -16
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 778 391 367
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.59% 1.34% 0.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.88% 1.47% 1.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 517 254 250
10th Percentile £463 £454 £456
25th Percentile £525 £513 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £626 £626 £650
Median % change year-on-year - -3.69% -
75th Percentile £725 £725 £738
90th Percentile £825 £825 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 £625 £650
% change year-on-year - -3.85% +3.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 2 6
10th Percentile £61.68 £56.20 -
25th Percentile £70.00 £63.50 £63.75
Median hourly rate £86.00 £76.34 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.66% +13.09% -3.57%
75th Percentile £110.75 £88.50 £83.81
90th Percentile - £95.40 £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £95.00 £52.67 £87.50
% change year-on-year +80.37% -39.81% +25.00%

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 41,434 26,510 36,773
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.66% 90.99% 85.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,895 16,942 23,625
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,481 1,120 2,526
10th Percentile £14.64 £14.20 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.85 £17.87 £16.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £27.97 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +51.98% -23.38% -0.11%
75th Percentile £67.84 £57.50 £60.71
90th Percentile £81.05 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +78.93% -34.02% +8.91%

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 1 June 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 1 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Top 18 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 1 June 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 +34 668 £650 +3.17% 414
UK excluding London 0 352 £625 - 243
London +54 327 £650 - 204
Work from Home +42 231 £575 -4.17% 186
South East -8 112 £650 +4.00% 78
North of England -12 108 £550 -5.50% 54
Midlands -18 60 £575 -11.54% 38
Yorkshire -12 56 £556 -11.00% 11
North West -30 49 £550 -0.90% 35
West Midlands -30 39 £573 -4.48% 19
South West -37 31 £700 +7.69% 37
Scotland -3 28 £613 +8.94% 15
East Midlands -19 19 £575 -23.33% 19
East of England -19 15 £650 -3.70% 14
North East - 8 £800 - 9
Wales -15 2 - - 7
Channel Islands - 1 £625 -
Northern Ireland - 1 £775 - 3

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 33 (4.24%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.19%) Confluence
3 11 (1.41%) SAS
4 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.77%) OpenStack
6 5 (0.64%) NetWeaver
6 5 (0.64%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.51%) Apache
7 4 (0.51%) Camunda
8 3 (0.39%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.26%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.26%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.26%) CMS
10 1 (0.13%) Appian
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 6 (0.77%) MS Visio
2 5 (0.64%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 29 (3.73%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 20 (2.57%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.64%) SAP CRM
5 4 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.39%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.39%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.26%) Aladdin
7 2 (0.26%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.26%) Primavera
7 2 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.13%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
8 1 (0.13%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.13%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.13%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 234 (30.08%) Azure
2 162 (20.82%) AWS
3 64 (8.23%) GCP
4 58 (7.46%) SaaS
5 38 (4.88%) Serverless
6 37 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
6 37 (4.76%) Power Platform
7 33 (4.24%) Entra ID
8 28 (3.60%) PaaS
9 19 (2.44%) IaaS
10 18 (2.31%) Azure AI
10 18 (2.31%) Azure Logic Apps
10 18 (2.31%) Microsoft Copilot
10 18 (2.31%) OCI
11 16 (2.06%) Azure DevOps
11 16 (2.06%) Azure Functions
11 16 (2.06%) GitHub
12 15 (1.93%) Microsoft Purview
13 14 (1.80%) SuccessFactors
14 11 (1.41%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.41%) IPsec
1 11 (1.41%) Network Security
2 10 (1.29%) Firewall
2 10 (1.29%) VPN
3 9 (1.16%) WAN
4 7 (0.90%) MPLS
4 7 (0.90%) SD-WAN
5 6 (0.77%) Kerberos
5 6 (0.77%) SSL
6 5 (0.64%) BGP
6 5 (0.64%) DHCP
6 5 (0.64%) DNS
6 5 (0.64%) LAN
6 5 (0.64%) MQTT
7 4 (0.51%) Intranet
7 4 (0.51%) RFID
8 3 (0.39%) BIG-IP
9 2 (0.26%) 5G
9 2 (0.26%) NGFW
9 2 (0.26%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (3.60%) Data Lake
2 23 (2.96%) Metadata
3 21 (2.70%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (2.44%) Power BI
5 15 (1.93%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (1.54%) NoSQL
6 12 (1.54%) SQL Server
7 11 (1.41%) Oracle Database
8 8 (1.03%) SAS Enterprise Guide
9 5 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (0.64%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.64%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.39%) Base SAS
10 3 (0.39%) DocumentDB
10 3 (0.39%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.39%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.39%) Oracle Exadata
10 3 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.26%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 16 (2.06%) JIRA
2 8 (1.03%) GitLab
3 7 (0.90%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.77%) Git
5 5 (0.64%) Hudson
6 4 (0.51%) Rational DOORS
7 3 (0.39%) ERwin
7 3 (0.39%) Selenium
8 2 (0.26%) Flyway
8 2 (0.26%) JUnit
8 2 (0.26%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.26%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.13%) LSMW
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.13%) Postman
9 1 (0.13%) PowerBuilder
9 1 (0.13%) SonarQube
General
1 234 (30.08%) Social Skills
2 193 (24.81%) Finance
3 110 (14.14%) Public Sector
4 81 (10.41%) Banking
5 69 (8.87%) Analytical Skills
6 45 (5.78%) Retail
7 39 (5.01%) Influencing Skills
8 38 (4.88%) Legal
9 21 (2.70%) Aerospace
10 18 (2.31%) Documentation Skills
11 15 (1.93%) Military
12 13 (1.67%) Financial Institution
12 13 (1.67%) Telecoms
13 12 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
14 11 (1.41%) Manufacturing
15 8 (1.03%) Aviation
15 8 (1.03%) Billing
15 8 (1.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.03%) Law
16 6 (0.77%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 542 (69.67%) Architect
2 180 (23.14%) Solutions Architect
3 132 (16.97%) Enterprise Architect
4 77 (9.90%) Lead
5 66 (8.48%) Technical Architect
6 56 (7.20%) Senior
7 44 (5.66%) Data Architect
8 38 (4.88%) Security Architect
9 33 (4.24%) Lead Architect
10 31 (3.98%) Senior Architect
11 28 (3.60%) Project Manager
12 27 (3.47%) ServiceNow Architect
13 23 (2.96%) Consultant
14 20 (2.57%) Analyst
14 20 (2.57%) Technical Manager
15 19 (2.44%) SAP Architect
16 18 (2.31%) Applications Architect
16 18 (2.31%) Cloud Architect
17 17 (2.19%) Azure Architect
18 16 (2.06%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (7.58%) REST
2 51 (6.56%) Middleware
3 32 (4.11%) .NET
4 31 (3.98%) SOAP
5 21 (2.70%) Web Services
6 20 (2.57%) OAuth
7 17 (2.19%) Kafka
8 15 (1.93%) AngularJS
9 14 (1.80%) React
9 14 (1.80%) SAML
10 13 (1.67%) OpenID
11 12 (1.54%) Microsoft Graph
12 11 (1.41%) A2A Protocol
12 11 (1.41%) Model Context Protocol
13 10 (1.29%) OAuth2
13 10 (1.29%) Oracle Fusion
14 9 (1.16%) LangChain
14 9 (1.16%) LangGraph
15 8 (1.03%) Node.js
16 7 (0.90%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 79 (10.15%) Cloud Native
2 58 (7.46%) Product Ownership
3 37 (4.76%) Enterprise Software
4 32 (4.11%) CMDB
5 30 (3.86%) Operational Technology
6 21 (2.70%) AI Agents
6 21 (2.70%) Onboarding
7 20 (2.57%) Data Protection Act
7 20 (2.57%) Distributed Systems
8 18 (2.31%) Legacy Systems
9 17 (2.19%) Management Information System
10 16 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
11 15 (1.93%) Data Centre
11 15 (1.93%) Security Posture
12 14 (1.80%) Public Cloud
13 11 (1.41%) IoT
14 9 (1.16%) Data Structures
14 9 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
15 8 (1.03%) FMCG
15 8 (1.03%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.96%) Windows
2 12 (1.54%) Linux
3 7 (0.90%) Mac OS
4 6 (0.77%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.64%) Unix
5 5 (0.64%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.13%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 268 (34.45%) Roadmaps
2 180 (23.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 177 (22.75%) Agile
4 172 (22.11%) TOGAF
5 142 (18.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 134 (17.22%) Architectural Patterns
7 132 (16.97%) Integration Patterns
8 123 (15.81%) Decision-Making
9 122 (15.68%) AI
10 121 (15.55%) Migration
11 105 (13.50%) CI/CD
12 103 (13.24%) Technical Leadership
13 99 (12.72%) Problem-Solving
14 98 (12.60%) Cybersecurity
15 97 (12.47%) DevOps
16 96 (12.34%) Data Modelling
17 90 (11.57%) Architectural Design
18 87 (11.18%) Architecture Governance
19 86 (11.05%) Microservices
20 83 (10.67%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 60 (7.71%) Python
2 39 (5.01%) SQL
3 38 (4.88%) Java
4 15 (1.93%) JavaScript
5 14 (1.80%) C#
6 13 (1.67%) PowerShell
7 12 (1.54%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.16%) Bash
9 6 (0.77%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.64%) ABAP
10 5 (0.64%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.51%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.39%) Bicep
13 2 (0.26%) Google Apps Script
13 2 (0.26%) Ruby
13 2 (0.26%) Scala
14 1 (0.13%) C++
14 1 (0.13%) Korn
14 1 (0.13%) ProC
14 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 202 (25.96%) Security Cleared
2 146 (18.77%) SC Cleared
3 47 (6.04%) DV Cleared
4 46 (5.91%) Degree
5 35 (4.50%) Azure Certification
6 28 (3.60%) TOGAF Certification
7 27 (3.47%) BPSS Clearance
8 25 (3.21%) Computer Science Degree
9 21 (2.70%) AWS Certification
10 19 (2.44%) CISSP
11 14 (1.80%) CISM
12 12 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
13 11 (1.41%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 11 (1.41%) PMP
14 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
15 8 (1.03%) ITIL Certification
16 7 (0.90%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 6 (0.77%) ISEB
17 6 (0.77%) PMI Certification
18 5 (0.64%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (6.04%) Data Quality
1 47 (6.04%) GDPR
2 36 (4.63%) NIST
3 21 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (2.57%) NCSC
5 15 (1.93%) COBIT
6 13 (1.67%) GRC
7 12 (1.54%) PCI DSS
7 12 (1.54%) QA
8 10 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (1.03%) NIST 800
10 7 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (0.90%) ISO 20022
10 7 (0.90%) PMO
10 7 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (0.77%) Def Stans
11 6 (0.77%) ISO 31000
11 6 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.51%) IFRS
12 4 (0.51%) PSD2
System Software
1 33 (4.24%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.83%) Docker
3 11 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (0.64%) RACF
5 5 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.64%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) IAG
7 1 (0.13%) KVM
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (4.50%) Kubernetes
2 22 (2.83%) Terraform
3 15 (1.93%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (1.54%) SCCM
5 10 (1.29%) Ansible
5 10 (1.29%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.26%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.13%) Grafana
7 1 (0.13%) Istio
7 1 (0.13%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.13%) SCOM
Vendors
1 158 (20.31%) Microsoft
2 61 (7.84%) SAP
3 55 (7.07%) ServiceNow
4 51 (6.56%) Oracle
5 37 (4.76%) Salesforce
6 29 (3.73%) Sparx
7 28 (3.60%) Google
8 24 (3.08%) Databricks
9 22 (2.83%) VMware
10 21 (2.70%) BiZZdesign
11 14 (1.80%) Ariba
12 13 (1.67%) OpenAI
12 13 (1.67%) Workday
13 11 (1.41%) Zscaler
14 10 (1.29%) MuleSoft
15 7 (0.90%) Cisco
15 7 (0.90%) Citrix
16 6 (0.77%) Dynatrace
17 4 (0.51%) iManage
17 4 (0.51%) Intapp