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

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 175 246 263
Rank change year-on-year +71 +17 -20
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 697 310 385
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.59% 1.06% 0.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.85% 1.17% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 469 193 256
10th Percentile £463 £465 £478
25th Percentile £513 £541 £525
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 £800 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £610 £620 £650
% change year-on-year -1.61% -4.62% +1.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 5
10th Percentile £51.52 - £55.75
25th Percentile £61.25 - -
Median hourly rate £74.26 - £70.00
75th Percentile £90.09 - £88.00
90th Percentile £95.50 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.00 - £70.00
% change year-on-year - - -5.72%

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 37,710 26,528 38,308
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.02% 90.44% 86.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,926 17,086 24,905
10th Percentile £313 £308 £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 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -1.28% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,216 926 2,329
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.25 £12.98
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.00 £16.00
Median hourly rate £30.32 £32.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.71% - -7.14%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.51 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.72 £71.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.50 £31.76 £31.25
% change year-on-year -10.26% +1.63% -10.71%

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 +67 597 £625 - 207
UK excluding London +36 342 £610 -1.61% 134
London +61 267 £625 -3.85% 94
Work from Home +58 190 £550 -10.93% 92
South East +4 101 £650 +4.00% 63
North of England -27 87 £600 +6.76% 32
Midlands +2 77 £560 -6.75% 15
West Midlands -10 61 £560 -6.67% 11
North West -17 44 £563 +2.27% 12
South West -8 42 £650 +4.00% 12
Yorkshire -23 40 £625 +13.93% 16
Scotland +7 21 £563 -11.70% 2
East of England -6 17 £650 - 10
East Midlands -20 15 £536 +26.12% 4
North East -11 8 £800 +6.67% 4
Wales -7 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 (5.31%) SharePoint
2 23 (3.30%) SAS
3 14 (2.01%) Confluence
4 9 (1.29%) Camunda
5 8 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (0.86%) Appian
6 6 (0.86%) NetWeaver
6 6 (0.86%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.57%) Apache
8 3 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.43%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.43%) OpenStack
8 3 (0.43%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.29%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.29%) CMS
9 2 (0.29%) Oracle Coherence
10 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.14%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 5 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.57%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 28 (4.02%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 23 (3.30%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (1.58%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (1.00%) SAP CRM
5 3 (0.43%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.43%) Oracle Retail
5 3 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.43%) SAP GRC
6 2 (0.29%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.29%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.14%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.14%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.14%) Summit
7 1 (0.14%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 245 (35.15%) Azure
2 165 (23.67%) AWS
3 67 (9.61%) GCP
4 55 (7.89%) SaaS
5 41 (5.88%) Power Platform
6 35 (5.02%) Microsoft 365
7 30 (4.30%) Serverless
8 26 (3.73%) PaaS
9 24 (3.44%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (3.44%) Entra ID
10 21 (3.01%) Azure Logic Apps
10 21 (3.01%) Dynamics 365
10 21 (3.01%) IaaS
11 19 (2.73%) Microsoft Copilot
12 18 (2.58%) OCI
13 15 (2.15%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 14 (2.01%) Microsoft Purview
15 13 (1.87%) GitHub
16 12 (1.72%) SuccessFactors
17 11 (1.58%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.30%) Firewall
2 14 (2.01%) SD-WAN
2 14 (2.01%) VPN
3 13 (1.87%) WAN
4 12 (1.72%) Network Security
5 11 (1.58%) DNS
6 10 (1.43%) IPsec
7 8 (1.15%) LAN
7 8 (1.15%) SSL
8 7 (1.00%) DHCP
8 7 (1.00%) MPLS
9 6 (0.86%) Internet
10 5 (0.72%) BGP
10 5 (0.72%) Kerberos
11 4 (0.57%) BIG-IP
11 4 (0.57%) Cisco ASA
11 4 (0.57%) Intranet
11 4 (0.57%) RFID
11 4 (0.57%) VLAN
11 4 (0.57%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (4.59%) Data Warehouse
2 30 (4.30%) Data Lake
3 23 (3.30%) Metadata
3 23 (3.30%) Oracle Database
3 23 (3.30%) Power BI
4 20 (2.87%) SAS Enterprise Guide
5 13 (1.87%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (1.72%) SQL Server
7 9 (1.29%) NoSQL
8 7 (1.00%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.72%) Metadata Repository
9 5 (0.72%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 4 (0.57%) Pentaho
11 3 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.43%) DocumentDB
11 3 (0.43%) GIS
11 3 (0.43%) Oracle Exadata
11 3 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.43%) SAP BW
11 3 (0.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (2.58%) JIRA
2 16 (2.30%) Jenkins
3 13 (1.87%) Git
4 12 (1.72%) GitLab
5 8 (1.15%) Selenium
6 7 (1.00%) JUnit
7 4 (0.57%) PowerDesigner
8 3 (0.43%) ERwin
8 3 (0.43%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (0.43%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.29%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.29%) Flyway
9 2 (0.29%) Liquibase
10 1 (0.14%) Claude Code
10 1 (0.14%) gulp
10 1 (0.14%) LSMW
10 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.14%) Postman
10 1 (0.14%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.14%) Yeoman
General
1 213 (30.56%) Social Skills
2 165 (23.67%) Finance
3 109 (15.64%) Public Sector
4 68 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
5 66 (9.47%) Banking
6 46 (6.60%) Influencing Skills
7 26 (3.73%) Legal
8 25 (3.59%) Retail
9 22 (3.16%) Documentation Skills
9 22 (3.16%) Telecoms
10 16 (2.30%) Military
10 16 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (1.72%) Financial Institution
12 9 (1.29%) Aerospace
12 9 (1.29%) Billing
12 9 (1.29%) Manufacturing
12 9 (1.29%) Marketing
13 8 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.00%) Local Government
15 5 (0.72%) Law
Job Titles
1 501 (71.88%) Architect
2 159 (22.81%) Solutions Architect
3 140 (20.09%) Enterprise Architect
4 63 (9.04%) Lead
5 56 (8.03%) Technical Architect
6 53 (7.60%) Senior
7 34 (4.88%) Senior Architect
8 33 (4.73%) Lead Architect
8 33 (4.73%) Security Architect
9 32 (4.59%) Data Architect
10 27 (3.87%) Consultant
11 25 (3.59%) Azure Architect
11 25 (3.59%) SAP Architect
12 21 (3.01%) Analyst
13 20 (2.87%) ServiceNow Architect
14 18 (2.58%) Business Architect
15 16 (2.30%) Applications Architect
15 16 (2.30%) Cloud Architect
15 16 (2.30%) Designer
16 15 (2.15%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (8.46%) REST
2 33 (4.73%) Middleware
3 30 (4.30%) SOAP
4 22 (3.16%) .NET
5 19 (2.73%) Web Services
6 18 (2.58%) OAuth
7 12 (1.72%) Microsoft Graph
8 11 (1.58%) AngularJS
8 11 (1.58%) Kafka
8 11 (1.58%) OAuth2
8 11 (1.58%) SAML
9 10 (1.43%) OpenID
10 9 (1.29%) JSON
10 9 (1.29%) Node.js
10 9 (1.29%) Oracle Fusion
10 9 (1.29%) React
10 9 (1.29%) SAP Fiori
11 8 (1.15%) XML
12 7 (1.00%) pytest
12 7 (1.00%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 59 (8.46%) Product Ownership
2 52 (7.46%) Cloud Native
3 27 (3.87%) CMDB
4 24 (3.44%) Enterprise Software
5 22 (3.16%) Data Centre
6 21 (3.01%) Legacy Systems
7 18 (2.58%) Data Protection Act
8 17 (2.44%) Onboarding
9 16 (2.30%) IoT
10 15 (2.15%) Hybrid Cloud
11 14 (2.01%) Management Information System
12 13 (1.87%) Operational Technology
12 13 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
13 12 (1.72%) AI Agents
14 9 (1.29%) Data Structures
14 9 (1.29%) Distributed Systems
14 9 (1.29%) NHS
14 9 (1.29%) Taxonomies
15 8 (1.15%) FMCG
15 8 (1.15%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 20 (2.87%) Windows
2 8 (1.15%) Linux
3 6 (0.86%) Mac OS
4 5 (0.72%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.43%) Unix
5 3 (0.43%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.14%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 273 (39.17%) Roadmaps
2 198 (28.41%) TOGAF
3 168 (24.10%) Agile
4 161 (23.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 146 (20.95%) Stakeholder Management
6 114 (16.36%) Architectural Patterns
7 113 (16.21%) Integration Patterns
8 108 (15.49%) AI
8 108 (15.49%) Decision-Making
9 103 (14.78%) DevOps
10 100 (14.35%) Problem-Solving
11 95 (13.63%) Data Modelling
12 93 (13.34%) CI/CD
13 92 (13.20%) Migration
14 90 (12.91%) Business Strategy
15 86 (12.34%) Analytics
16 81 (11.62%) ITIL
17 80 (11.48%) Cybersecurity
18 79 (11.33%) Architectural Design
19 78 (11.19%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 69 (9.90%) Python
2 47 (6.74%) SQL
3 30 (4.30%) Java
4 19 (2.73%) JavaScript
5 17 (2.44%) PowerShell
6 14 (2.01%) C#
7 9 (1.29%) Bash
8 8 (1.15%) ABAP
9 7 (1.00%) PL/SQL
9 7 (1.00%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.86%) Kotlin
11 4 (0.57%) Bicep
12 3 (0.43%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.29%) Google Apps Script
13 2 (0.29%) Ruby
14 1 (0.14%) Go
14 1 (0.14%) Korn
14 1 (0.14%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.14%) ProC
14 1 (0.14%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 193 (27.69%) Security Cleared
2 139 (19.94%) SC Cleared
3 57 (8.18%) Degree
4 39 (5.60%) DV Cleared
5 31 (4.45%) Azure Certification
5 31 (4.45%) TOGAF Certification
6 28 (4.02%) Computer Science Degree
7 25 (3.59%) CISSP
8 23 (3.30%) AWS Certification
9 21 (3.01%) BPSS Clearance
10 15 (2.15%) ISEB
11 14 (2.01%) ITIL Certification
12 13 (1.87%) CISM
13 12 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
14 11 (1.58%) Cisco Certification
15 10 (1.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 7 (1.00%) CCNP
16 7 (1.00%) Master's Degree
16 7 (1.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 6 (0.86%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (9.61%) GDPR
2 36 (5.16%) Data Quality
3 33 (4.73%) NIST
4 27 (3.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 23 (3.30%) PCI DSS
6 20 (2.87%) NCSC
7 18 (2.58%) COBIT
8 15 (2.15%) GRC
9 9 (1.29%) PMO
9 9 (1.29%) QA
10 7 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (1.00%) HIPAA
10 7 (1.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (0.86%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.86%) Def Stans
11 6 (0.86%) ISO 20022
11 6 (0.86%) NIST 800
12 4 (0.57%) PSD2
12 4 (0.57%) SEPA
System Software
1 30 (4.30%) Docker
2 25 (3.59%) Active Directory
3 15 (2.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.00%) VMware NSX
5 5 (0.72%) RACF
5 5 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.43%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.29%) vSphere
8 1 (0.14%) IAG
8 1 (0.14%) KVM
Systems Management
1 40 (5.74%) Kubernetes
2 30 (4.30%) Terraform
3 14 (2.01%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (1.58%) Ansible
4 11 (1.58%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (1.43%) SCCM
6 3 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.29%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.14%) Argo
8 1 (0.14%) Grafana
8 1 (0.14%) Istio
8 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.14%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.14%) Podman
8 1 (0.14%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 127 (18.22%) Microsoft
2 64 (9.18%) Oracle
3 63 (9.04%) SAP
4 55 (7.89%) ServiceNow
5 45 (6.46%) Salesforce
6 29 (4.16%) Sparx
7 26 (3.73%) BiZZdesign
8 25 (3.59%) Databricks
8 25 (3.59%) VMware
9 22 (3.16%) Google
10 15 (2.15%) OpenAI
11 14 (2.01%) Ariba
11 14 (2.01%) Pega
12 13 (1.87%) Cisco
13 10 (1.43%) F5
13 10 (1.43%) MuleSoft
14 9 (1.29%) Atlassian
14 9 (1.29%) Workday
15 8 (1.15%) Temenos
15 8 (1.15%) Zscaler