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 8 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 195 309 246
Rank change year-on-year +114 -63 +5
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 530 256 449
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.46% 0.72% 0.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.64% 0.82% 1.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 354 148 286
10th Percentile £454 £459 £500
25th Percentile £513 £550 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £628 £650
Median % change year-on-year -4.38% -3.46% -2.99%
75th Percentile £700 £743 £742
90th Percentile £800 £800 £868
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £625 £620
% change year-on-year -8.00% +0.81% -0.80%
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 32,247 31,236 40,271
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.88% 87.47% 88.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,285 18,990 26,947
10th Percentile £300 £308 £310
25th Percentile £405 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
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 2,090 1,084 1,559
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.25 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.19 £18.94
Median hourly rate £25.13 £33.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.86% -22.35% +21.43%
75th Percentile £45.46 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £74.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -30.37% -23.53% +30.77%

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 8 December 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 8 December 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 8 December 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 +127 474 £600 -7.69% 366
UK excluding London +57 251 £575 -8.00% 349
London +106 232 £625 -7.41% 53
Work from Home +55 139 £550 -12.00% 178
Midlands +21 68 £550 -9.39% 61
South East +23 65 £638 -1.92% 95
West Midlands +14 53 £574 -5.48% 34
South West +8 46 £575 -16.36% 49
North of England -21 45 £550 +7.32% 87
North West -4 27 £533 +10.59% 43
Scotland +4 16 £550 - 8
Yorkshire -30 15 £581 -6.55% 39
East Midlands -4 14 £509 - 23
East of England -10 13 £800 +22.61% 39
North East -5 3 £525 -30.00% 5
Wales 0 2 £588 -6.00% 12
Northern Ireland -5 2 £500 - 6

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 22 (4.15%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.58%) SAS
3 13 (2.45%) Confluence
4 9 (1.70%) OpenStack
5 7 (1.32%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.94%) Anypoint
6 5 (0.94%) Appian
6 5 (0.94%) Camunda
6 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.75%) Apache
7 4 (0.75%) CMS
8 3 (0.57%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.38%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.38%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.38%) NetWeaver
9 2 (0.38%) SAP EP
10 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.19%) SharePoint 2013
10 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
1 7 (1.32%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.19%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 30 (5.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (3.21%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 10 (1.89%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.75%) SAP MDG
5 3 (0.57%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.57%) SAP CRM
6 2 (0.38%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.38%) Distributed Ledger
6 2 (0.38%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.38%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.19%) Avolution ABACUS
7 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.19%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.19%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.19%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 213 (40.19%) Azure
2 137 (25.85%) AWS
3 44 (8.30%) GCP
4 42 (7.92%) Power Platform
5 36 (6.79%) SaaS
6 30 (5.66%) Microsoft 365
7 27 (5.09%) Entra ID
8 24 (4.53%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (4.34%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (3.40%) Azure Logic Apps
10 18 (3.40%) PaaS
11 14 (2.64%) IaaS
11 14 (2.64%) Serverless
12 13 (2.45%) Azure Data Factory
13 11 (2.08%) Snowflake
14 10 (1.89%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 10 (1.89%) Microsoft Copilot
14 10 (1.89%) Microsoft Purview
15 9 (1.70%) Power Automate
16 8 (1.51%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.47%) Firewall
2 18 (3.40%) WAN
3 16 (3.02%) Network Security
4 14 (2.64%) LAN
5 13 (2.45%) VPN
6 11 (2.08%) DNS
6 11 (2.08%) MPLS
6 11 (2.08%) SD-WAN
7 9 (1.70%) BGP
8 7 (1.32%) Internet
9 6 (1.13%) DHCP
10 4 (0.75%) ATM
10 4 (0.75%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.75%) VLAN
10 4 (0.75%) Wireless
11 3 (0.57%) EIGRP
11 3 (0.57%) IPv4
11 3 (0.57%) NAS
11 3 (0.57%) OSPF
11 3 (0.57%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (5.47%) Data Warehouse
2 27 (5.09%) Data Lake
3 25 (4.72%) Power BI
4 16 (3.02%) Metadata
4 16 (3.02%) Oracle Database
4 16 (3.02%) SAS Enterprise Guide
5 7 (1.32%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.32%) Pentaho
5 7 (1.32%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.13%) SAP BW
7 5 (0.94%) Data Mining
7 5 (0.94%) Delta Lake
7 5 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.75%) Big Data
8 4 (0.75%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.57%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.57%) Oracle ODI
9 3 (0.57%) SAP Data Services
9 3 (0.57%) SAP HANA
9 3 (0.57%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 32 (6.04%) JIRA
2 14 (2.64%) Git
3 13 (2.45%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.94%) GitLab
4 5 (0.94%) JUnit
4 5 (0.94%) Selenium
5 3 (0.57%) Oracle APEX
5 3 (0.57%) PowerDesigner
6 2 (0.38%) ERwin
6 2 (0.38%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.19%) AdminStudio
7 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.19%) gulp
7 1 (0.19%) LSMW
7 1 (0.19%) Yeoman
General
1 206 (38.87%) Social Skills
2 131 (24.72%) Finance
3 81 (15.28%) Public Sector
4 65 (12.26%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (8.49%) Banking
6 36 (6.79%) Influencing Skills
7 20 (3.77%) Telecoms
8 18 (3.40%) Documentation Skills
9 17 (3.21%) Legal
10 16 (3.02%) Presentation Skills
11 15 (2.83%) Retail
12 13 (2.45%) Military
13 12 (2.26%) Manufacturing
14 9 (1.70%) Financial Institution
15 8 (1.51%) Marketing
16 7 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 6 (1.13%) Back Office
17 6 (1.13%) Front Office
17 6 (1.13%) Organisational Skills
18 5 (0.94%) Billing
Job Titles
1 376 (70.94%) Architect
2 127 (23.96%) Solutions Architect
3 114 (21.51%) Enterprise Architect
4 44 (8.30%) Lead
5 33 (6.23%) Security Architect
6 32 (6.04%) Senior
7 31 (5.85%) Azure Architect
8 25 (4.72%) SAP Architect
8 25 (4.72%) Senior Architect
9 24 (4.53%) Lead Architect
10 21 (3.96%) Data Architect
11 20 (3.77%) Analyst
12 17 (3.21%) Technical Architect
13 15 (2.83%) Business Architect
13 15 (2.83%) Consultant
14 14 (2.64%) Business Analyst
14 14 (2.64%) Cloud Architect
14 14 (2.64%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 10 (1.89%) Developer
15 10 (1.89%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (8.30%) REST
2 17 (3.21%) Middleware
3 16 (3.02%) .NET
4 15 (2.83%) SOAP
5 11 (2.08%) Kafka
5 11 (2.08%) OAuth
6 10 (1.89%) JSON
6 10 (1.89%) Node.js
7 9 (1.70%) RESTful
8 8 (1.51%) Microsoft Graph
8 8 (1.51%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (1.51%) React
9 7 (1.32%) Web Services
9 7 (1.32%) XML
10 6 (1.13%) AngularJS
10 6 (1.13%) NETCONF
10 6 (1.13%) YANG
11 5 (0.94%) OAuth2
11 5 (0.94%) pytest
11 5 (0.94%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 44 (8.30%) Cloud Native
2 32 (6.04%) Product Ownership
3 20 (3.77%) Legacy Systems
4 18 (3.40%) Data Centre
5 17 (3.21%) Hybrid Cloud
6 15 (2.83%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.26%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (2.26%) Enterprise Software
7 12 (2.26%) IoT
7 12 (2.26%) Onboarding
8 11 (2.08%) CMDB
9 9 (1.70%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (1.70%) NHS
10 8 (1.51%) Operational Technology
11 7 (1.32%) Data Structures
11 7 (1.32%) FMCG
11 7 (1.32%) IVR
12 6 (1.13%) AI Agents
12 6 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.13%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 19 (3.58%) Windows
2 12 (2.26%) Linux
3 9 (1.70%) Mac OS
4 5 (0.94%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.57%) 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
1 187 (35.28%) Roadmaps
2 162 (30.57%) TOGAF
3 139 (26.23%) Stakeholder Management
4 134 (25.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 126 (23.77%) Agile
6 96 (18.11%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (15.47%) DevOps
8 76 (14.34%) Data Modelling
9 74 (13.96%) Analytics
10 71 (13.40%) AI
11 70 (13.21%) Continuous Improvement
12 69 (13.02%) Business Strategy
12 69 (13.02%) Integration Patterns
13 68 (12.83%) Migration
14 62 (11.70%) CI/CD
15 56 (10.57%) Decision-Making
15 56 (10.57%) ITIL
15 56 (10.57%) Microservices
16 55 (10.38%) IT Strategy
17 54 (10.19%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 60 (11.32%) Python
2 35 (6.60%) SQL
3 28 (5.28%) Java
4 16 (3.02%) JavaScript
5 15 (2.83%) PowerShell
6 13 (2.45%) TypeScript
7 10 (1.89%) C#
8 9 (1.70%) Bash
9 6 (1.13%) Bicep
10 4 (0.75%) ABAP
10 4 (0.75%) R
11 3 (0.57%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.19%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.19%) C++
12 1 (0.19%) Go
12 1 (0.19%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.19%) Scala
Qualifications
1 123 (23.21%) Security Cleared
2 91 (17.17%) SC Cleared
3 53 (10.00%) Degree
4 28 (5.28%) Azure Certification
5 24 (4.53%) CISSP
6 21 (3.96%) Computer Science Degree
7 18 (3.40%) TOGAF Certification
8 17 (3.21%) Microsoft Certification
9 16 (3.02%) AWS Certification
9 16 (3.02%) DV Cleared
10 14 (2.64%) Cisco Certification
11 12 (2.26%) Master's Degree
12 11 (2.08%) CCIE
13 10 (1.89%) CISM
13 10 (1.89%) ISEB
14 9 (1.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 8 (1.51%) ITIL Certification
15 8 (1.51%) JNCIE
16 7 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
17 6 (1.13%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (10.00%) GDPR
2 37 (6.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (4.15%) NIST
4 17 (3.21%) Data Quality
5 16 (3.02%) QA
6 14 (2.64%) PCI DSS
7 13 (2.45%) COBIT
8 11 (2.08%) GRC
8 11 (2.08%) NCSC
9 9 (1.70%) HIPAA
10 6 (1.13%) Accessibility
10 6 (1.13%) PMO
11 4 (0.75%) ISO 8583
11 4 (0.75%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.38%) EU AI Act
12 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.38%) SLA
12 2 (0.38%) Solvency II
12 2 (0.38%) WCAG
System Software
1 29 (5.47%) Active Directory
2 23 (4.34%) Docker
3 19 (3.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.94%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.75%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.19%) KVM
6 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 33 (6.23%) Kubernetes
2 20 (3.77%) Terraform
3 13 (2.45%) Ansible
4 11 (2.08%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (2.08%) SCCM
5 9 (1.70%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.38%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.19%) Argo
7 1 (0.19%) Podman
7 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 119 (22.45%) Microsoft
2 55 (10.38%) SAP
3 39 (7.36%) Oracle
3 39 (7.36%) Salesforce
3 39 (7.36%) ServiceNow
4 22 (4.15%) Databricks
4 22 (4.15%) VMware
5 18 (3.40%) Sparx
6 15 (2.83%) Cisco
6 15 (2.83%) Pega
7 13 (2.45%) Google
7 13 (2.45%) OpenAI
8 12 (2.26%) BiZZdesign
8 12 (2.26%) Citrix
9 11 (2.08%) MuleSoft
10 9 (1.70%) Atlassian
11 8 (1.51%) F5
12 7 (1.32%) Genesys
12 7 (1.32%) Palo Alto
12 7 (1.32%) Talend