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

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 265 260
Rank change year-on-year +89 -5 -12
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 631 291 412
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.57% 0.96% 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.81% 1.07% 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 419 177 272
10th Percentile £460 £450 £488
25th Percentile £513 £513 £554
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year - -3.85% -2.99%
75th Percentile £725 £713 £738
90th Percentile £800 £800 £866
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £600 £643
% change year-on-year - -6.70% +2.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 5
10th Percentile £49.06 - £55.75
25th Percentile £68.25 - -
Median hourly rate £79.04 - £70.00
75th Percentile £93.77 - £88.00
90th Percentile £96.25 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £83.82 - £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 34,951 27,281 38,890
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.91% 89.56% 87.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,148 16,723 25,428
10th Percentile £310 £306 £300
25th Percentile £410 £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 £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -2.59% -1.45% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,114 833 2,148
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.62 £13.25
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.05 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -4.41% -2.86%
75th Percentile £60.00 £63.75 £60.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £73.12
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £30.78 £35.00
% change year-on-year -18.29% -12.06% +7.63%

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 17 February 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 17 February 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 17 February 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 +79 541 £625 - 169
UK excluding London +48 331 £600 - 132
London +65 228 £625 -3.85% 72
Work from Home +37 166 £546 -12.60% 89
South East +24 88 £650 +4.00% 57
Midlands +13 82 £560 -7.21% 18
North of England -18 81 £575 +13.41% 27
West Midlands +3 61 £573 -5.14% 12
South West +1 42 £650 +9.24% 17
North West -14 41 £526 +5.25% 14
Yorkshire -19 39 £600 +9.38% 9
Scotland -3 20 £550 -18.40% 5
East Midlands -4 20 £483 - 5
East of England -7 19 £650 - 10
North East -10 6 £800 +6.67% 4
Wales -4 4 £588 -6.00% 2
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 29 (4.60%) SharePoint
2 24 (3.80%) SAS
3 11 (1.74%) Confluence
4 7 (1.11%) Camunda
5 6 (0.95%) Appian
5 6 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.95%) OpenStack
6 4 (0.63%) Apache
7 3 (0.48%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.48%) CMS
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle Coherence
7 3 (0.48%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.32%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.32%) NetWeaver
8 2 (0.32%) SAP EP
9 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.16%) Documentum
9 1 (0.16%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.16%) IIS
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 5 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.48%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.16%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 26 (4.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 24 (3.80%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (1.74%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.48%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.48%) SAP CRM
4 3 (0.48%) SAP GRC
5 2 (0.32%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.32%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.16%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Retail
6 1 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.16%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.16%) Summit
6 1 (0.16%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 238 (37.72%) Azure
2 151 (23.93%) AWS
3 55 (8.72%) GCP
4 53 (8.40%) SaaS
5 38 (6.02%) Power Platform
6 37 (5.86%) Microsoft 365
7 31 (4.91%) Entra ID
8 29 (4.60%) Serverless
9 24 (3.80%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (3.80%) PaaS
10 23 (3.65%) Azure Logic Apps
10 23 (3.65%) Dynamics 365
11 19 (3.01%) IaaS
12 16 (2.54%) Microsoft Copilot
12 16 (2.54%) OCI
13 14 (2.22%) Microsoft Purview
14 12 (1.90%) GitHub
15 11 (1.74%) AWS CloudFormation
15 11 (1.74%) Azure Functions
16 10 (1.58%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.54%) Firewall
2 15 (2.38%) WAN
3 12 (1.90%) SD-WAN
4 11 (1.74%) LAN
5 10 (1.58%) DNS
5 10 (1.58%) Network Security
5 10 (1.58%) VPN
6 9 (1.43%) IPsec
6 9 (1.43%) MPLS
7 8 (1.27%) BGP
7 8 (1.27%) SSL
8 6 (0.95%) DHCP
8 6 (0.95%) Internet
9 5 (0.79%) Kerberos
10 4 (0.63%) ATM
10 4 (0.63%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.63%) Intranet
10 4 (0.63%) MQTT
10 4 (0.63%) VLAN
10 4 (0.63%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (4.91%) Data Warehouse
2 28 (4.44%) Data Lake
3 22 (3.49%) Oracle Database
4 21 (3.33%) SAS Enterprise Guide
5 19 (3.01%) Power BI
6 18 (2.85%) Metadata
7 10 (1.58%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.11%) DynamoDB
8 7 (1.11%) NoSQL
8 7 (1.11%) Pentaho
8 7 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.79%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 4 (0.63%) Data Mining
10 4 (0.63%) Metadata Repository
10 4 (0.63%) SAP BW
11 3 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.48%) DocumentDB
11 3 (0.48%) GIS
11 3 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.48%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (3.49%) JIRA
2 16 (2.54%) Jenkins
3 14 (2.22%) Git
4 9 (1.43%) GitLab
5 6 (0.95%) JUnit
5 6 (0.95%) Selenium
6 3 (0.48%) Oracle APEX
6 3 (0.48%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.32%) ERwin
7 2 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.16%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.16%) gulp
8 1 (0.16%) LSMW
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.16%) PowerBuilder
8 1 (0.16%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.16%) Yeoman
General
1 207 (32.81%) Social Skills
2 149 (23.61%) Finance
3 85 (13.47%) Public Sector
4 71 (11.25%) Analytical Skills
5 59 (9.35%) Banking
6 49 (7.77%) Influencing Skills
7 25 (3.96%) Legal
8 22 (3.49%) Retail
8 22 (3.49%) Telecoms
9 19 (3.01%) Documentation Skills
10 17 (2.69%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (1.90%) Military
12 11 (1.74%) Financial Institution
13 10 (1.58%) Aerospace
13 10 (1.58%) Manufacturing
14 9 (1.43%) Billing
15 8 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.27%) Marketing
16 6 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
17 4 (0.63%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 459 (72.74%) Architect
2 160 (25.36%) Solutions Architect
3 127 (20.13%) Enterprise Architect
4 55 (8.72%) Lead
5 48 (7.61%) Senior
6 39 (6.18%) Technical Architect
7 34 (5.39%) Senior Architect
8 29 (4.60%) Lead Architect
9 28 (4.44%) Azure Architect
9 28 (4.44%) Data Architect
10 25 (3.96%) Consultant
10 25 (3.96%) Security Architect
11 24 (3.80%) SAP Architect
12 20 (3.17%) Analyst
13 18 (2.85%) Business Architect
14 16 (2.54%) Cloud Architect
14 16 (2.54%) Salesforce Architect
15 14 (2.22%) Applications Architect
15 14 (2.22%) Lead Solutions Architect
15 14 (2.22%) SAP Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (8.40%) REST
2 27 (4.28%) Middleware
3 22 (3.49%) .NET
4 18 (2.85%) OAuth
4 18 (2.85%) SOAP
5 14 (2.22%) Web Services
6 13 (2.06%) Microsoft Graph
7 12 (1.90%) Oracle Fusion
7 12 (1.90%) SAML
8 11 (1.74%) JSON
8 11 (1.74%) Kafka
8 11 (1.74%) OpenID
9 10 (1.58%) OAuth2
9 10 (1.58%) React
10 9 (1.43%) AngularJS
10 9 (1.43%) Node.js
11 8 (1.27%) LangChain
11 8 (1.27%) RESTful
12 7 (1.11%) LangGraph
12 7 (1.11%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 48 (7.61%) Cloud Native
2 38 (6.02%) Product Ownership
3 20 (3.17%) Enterprise Software
4 19 (3.01%) Data Centre
4 19 (3.01%) Legacy Systems
5 16 (2.54%) CMDB
5 16 (2.54%) Hybrid Cloud
5 16 (2.54%) IoT
5 16 (2.54%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.22%) Management Information System
7 13 (2.06%) Data Protection Act
8 11 (1.74%) Operational Technology
9 10 (1.58%) NHS
10 9 (1.43%) AI Agents
10 9 (1.43%) Self-Motivation
10 9 (1.43%) Taxonomies
11 8 (1.27%) FMCG
11 8 (1.27%) Public Cloud
12 7 (1.11%) Data Structures
12 7 (1.11%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 23 (3.65%) Windows
2 11 (1.74%) Mac OS
3 7 (1.11%) Linux
4 6 (0.95%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.48%) Unix
5 3 (0.48%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.16%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 250 (39.62%) Roadmaps
2 192 (30.43%) TOGAF
3 155 (24.56%) Agile
4 147 (23.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 141 (22.35%) Stakeholder Management
6 99 (15.69%) AI
7 97 (15.37%) DevOps
8 96 (15.21%) Integration Patterns
8 96 (15.21%) Problem-Solving
9 95 (15.06%) Decision-Making
10 92 (14.58%) Architectural Patterns
11 88 (13.95%) Business Strategy
12 87 (13.79%) Data Modelling
13 84 (13.31%) Migration
14 83 (13.15%) CI/CD
15 81 (12.84%) Analytics
16 72 (11.41%) Continuous Improvement
17 67 (10.62%) Cybersecurity
17 67 (10.62%) Technical Leadership
18 65 (10.30%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 56 (8.87%) Python
2 45 (7.13%) SQL
3 20 (3.17%) Java
4 18 (2.85%) JavaScript
5 15 (2.38%) PowerShell
6 14 (2.22%) C#
7 12 (1.90%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.58%) Bash
9 6 (0.95%) Bicep
10 4 (0.63%) ABAP
10 4 (0.63%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.48%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.32%) Google Apps Script
13 1 (0.16%) C
13 1 (0.16%) C++
13 1 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.16%) ProC
13 1 (0.16%) R
13 1 (0.16%) SOQL
13 1 (0.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 155 (24.56%) Security Cleared
2 112 (17.75%) SC Cleared
3 58 (9.19%) Degree
4 32 (5.07%) DV Cleared
5 29 (4.60%) TOGAF Certification
6 27 (4.28%) Computer Science Degree
7 26 (4.12%) Azure Certification
8 24 (3.80%) CISSP
9 21 (3.33%) AWS Certification
10 17 (2.69%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
12 13 (2.06%) ISEB
13 12 (1.90%) CISM
13 12 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
14 11 (1.74%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 11 (1.74%) Master's Degree
15 10 (1.58%) ITIL Certification
16 9 (1.43%) CCIE
17 7 (1.11%) CCNP
17 7 (1.11%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (10.78%) GDPR
2 32 (5.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (4.12%) NIST
4 21 (3.33%) Data Quality
5 18 (2.85%) NCSC
5 18 (2.85%) PCI DSS
6 15 (2.38%) COBIT
7 12 (1.90%) GRC
8 8 (1.27%) HIPAA
8 8 (1.27%) QA
9 7 (1.11%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (0.95%) Def Stans
10 6 (0.95%) PMO
10 6 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.63%) ISO 20022
11 4 (0.63%) ISO 8583
11 4 (0.63%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.63%) NIST 800
System Software
1 34 (5.39%) Docker
2 32 (5.07%) Active Directory
3 19 (3.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.95%) VMware NSX
5 5 (0.79%) RACF
6 3 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.32%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.16%) IAG
8 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 40 (6.34%) Kubernetes
2 26 (4.12%) Terraform
3 15 (2.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (2.38%) Single Sign-On
4 14 (2.22%) SCCM
5 12 (1.90%) Ansible
6 3 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.16%) Argo
7 1 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.16%) Podman
7 1 (0.16%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.16%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 131 (20.76%) Microsoft
2 63 (9.98%) Oracle
2 63 (9.98%) SAP
3 47 (7.45%) Salesforce
4 42 (6.66%) ServiceNow
5 29 (4.60%) VMware
6 27 (4.28%) Sparx
7 21 (3.33%) BiZZdesign
7 21 (3.33%) Databricks
7 21 (3.33%) Google
8 17 (2.69%) OpenAI
9 14 (2.22%) Pega
10 13 (2.06%) Cisco
11 12 (1.90%) MuleSoft
12 11 (1.74%) Ariba
13 10 (1.58%) Citrix
14 9 (1.43%) Atlassian
14 9 (1.43%) F5
15 8 (1.27%) Workday
16 7 (1.11%) Palo Alto