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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 193 297 243
Rank change year-on-year +104 -54 +20
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 548 265 427
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.48% 0.79% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.68% 0.89% 1.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 365 164 272
10th Percentile £455 £453 £500
25th Percentile £513 £525 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% -2.99%
75th Percentile £706 £738 £739
90th Percentile £800 £800 £868
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £600 £643
% change year-on-year -4.17% -6.70% +2.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile £44.58 - £51.00
25th Percentile £63.66 - £58.13
Median hourly rate £79.04 - £70.00
75th Percentile £91.32 - -
90th Percentile £93.53 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £79.04 - £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 32,524 29,621 38,311
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.04% 88.28% 88.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,487 18,059 25,534
10th Percentile £300 £308 £306
25th Percentile £406 £413 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £528
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.57% -4.00%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,055 961 1,540
10th Percentile £14.69 £15.62 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.30 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.42
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -25.14% +24.04%
75th Percentile £51.65 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £74.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.58 £30.78 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.41% -31.60% +50.00%

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 28 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 28 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 28 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 +112 486 £600 -4.00% 438
UK excluding London +51 275 £575 -4.17% 321
London +90 221 £625 -7.41% 155
Work from Home +50 146 £550 -12.00% 185
Midlands +18 72 £550 -9.43% 68
South East +24 71 £650 +3.17% 83
North of England -7 60 £550 +10.00% 84
West Midlands +15 54 £575 -5.27% 43
South West +13 43 £575 -14.81% 33
North West -9 33 £537 +14.26% 40
Yorkshire -24 24 £550 +0.26% 40
East Midlands - 17 £509 - 23
Scotland +5 16 £550 - 11
East of England -12 15 £725 +11.11% 34
North East -8 3 £525 -30.00% 5
Wales -2 2 £588 -6.00% 10
Northern Ireland - 2 £500 - 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 25 (4.56%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.65%) SAS
3 9 (1.64%) Confluence
3 9 (1.64%) OpenStack
4 7 (1.28%) Apache Spark
5 6 (1.09%) Appian
5 6 (1.09%) Camunda
6 5 (0.91%) Anypoint
6 5 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.73%) Apache
7 4 (0.73%) CMS
8 3 (0.55%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.36%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.36%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.36%) NetWeaver
9 2 (0.36%) SAP EP
10 1 (0.18%) CICS
10 1 (0.18%) Documentum
10 1 (0.18%) Tomcat
Applications
1 7 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.91%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.18%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 29 (5.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (3.65%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 10 (1.82%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.55%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.55%) SAP CRM
4 3 (0.55%) SAP MDG
5 2 (0.36%) Aladdin
5 2 (0.36%) Distributed Ledger
5 2 (0.36%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.36%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.18%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.18%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.18%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.18%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.18%) Summit
6 1 (0.18%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 227 (41.42%) Azure
2 139 (25.36%) AWS
3 48 (8.76%) GCP
4 43 (7.85%) Power Platform
5 38 (6.93%) Microsoft 365
6 36 (6.57%) SaaS
7 34 (6.20%) Entra ID
8 25 (4.56%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (4.38%) Dynamics 365
10 21 (3.83%) Azure Logic Apps
11 18 (3.28%) PaaS
12 17 (3.10%) Serverless
13 14 (2.55%) Azure Data Factory
14 12 (2.19%) IaaS
15 11 (2.01%) GitHub
15 11 (2.01%) Microsoft Copilot
15 11 (2.01%) Snowflake
16 10 (1.82%) Microsoft Purview
16 10 (1.82%) OCI
17 9 (1.64%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 26 (4.74%) Firewall
2 16 (2.92%) Network Security
2 16 (2.92%) WAN
3 13 (2.37%) VPN
4 12 (2.19%) LAN
4 12 (2.19%) SD-WAN
5 11 (2.01%) MPLS
6 10 (1.82%) DNS
7 9 (1.64%) BGP
8 7 (1.28%) Internet
9 5 (0.91%) DHCP
10 4 (0.73%) ATM
10 4 (0.73%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.73%) IPsec
10 4 (0.73%) VLAN
10 4 (0.73%) Wireless
11 3 (0.55%) EIGRP
11 3 (0.55%) IPv4
11 3 (0.55%) OSPF
11 3 (0.55%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (5.66%) Data Warehouse
2 28 (5.11%) Data Lake
3 26 (4.74%) Power BI
4 18 (3.28%) Oracle Database
5 17 (3.10%) SAS Enterprise Guide
6 16 (2.92%) Metadata
7 9 (1.64%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.28%) NoSQL
8 7 (1.28%) Pentaho
9 6 (1.09%) SAP BW
10 5 (0.91%) Data Mining
10 5 (0.91%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.73%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
12 3 (0.55%) Big Data
12 3 (0.55%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 3 (0.55%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.55%) SAP Data Services
12 3 (0.55%) SAP HANA
12 3 (0.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 27 (4.93%) JIRA
2 14 (2.55%) Git
3 13 (2.37%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.91%) GitLab
4 5 (0.91%) JUnit
4 5 (0.91%) Selenium
5 3 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
5 3 (0.55%) PowerDesigner
6 2 (0.36%) ERwin
6 2 (0.36%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.18%) gulp
7 1 (0.18%) LSMW
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.18%) PowerBuilder
7 1 (0.18%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.18%) Yeoman
General
1 203 (37.04%) Social Skills
2 131 (23.91%) Finance
3 80 (14.60%) Public Sector
4 64 (11.68%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (9.12%) Banking
6 38 (6.93%) Influencing Skills
7 22 (4.01%) Telecoms
8 18 (3.28%) Legal
9 16 (2.92%) Documentation Skills
10 14 (2.55%) Retail
11 13 (2.37%) Military
11 13 (2.37%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.19%) Manufacturing
13 9 (1.64%) Financial Institution
14 8 (1.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 8 (1.46%) Marketing
15 7 (1.28%) Billing
16 6 (1.09%) Back Office
16 6 (1.09%) Organisational Skills
17 5 (0.91%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 390 (71.17%) Architect
2 131 (23.91%) Solutions Architect
3 117 (21.35%) Enterprise Architect
4 48 (8.76%) Lead
5 33 (6.02%) Senior
6 31 (5.66%) Azure Architect
6 31 (5.66%) Security Architect
7 28 (5.11%) Lead Architect
8 25 (4.56%) SAP Architect
8 25 (4.56%) Senior Architect
9 24 (4.38%) Data Architect
10 20 (3.65%) Analyst
10 20 (3.65%) Consultant
11 19 (3.47%) Technical Architect
12 15 (2.74%) Business Analyst
12 15 (2.74%) Business Architect
12 15 (2.74%) SAP Solutions Architect
13 13 (2.37%) Cloud Architect
14 11 (2.01%) Applications Architect
14 11 (2.01%) Lead Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (8.39%) REST
2 17 (3.10%) Middleware
3 14 (2.55%) SOAP
4 13 (2.37%) .NET
5 12 (2.19%) OAuth
6 11 (2.01%) Node.js
7 10 (1.82%) JSON
7 10 (1.82%) Microsoft Graph
7 10 (1.82%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (1.46%) RESTful
9 7 (1.28%) Kafka
10 6 (1.09%) LangChain
10 6 (1.09%) NETCONF
10 6 (1.09%) OpenID
10 6 (1.09%) React
10 6 (1.09%) Web Services
10 6 (1.09%) YANG
11 5 (0.91%) OAuth2
11 5 (0.91%) SAML
11 5 (0.91%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.85%) Cloud Native
2 34 (6.20%) Product Ownership
3 19 (3.47%) Legacy Systems
4 17 (3.10%) Data Centre
4 17 (3.10%) Hybrid Cloud
5 14 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (2.37%) Data Protection Act
6 13 (2.37%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.19%) IoT
7 12 (2.19%) Onboarding
8 11 (2.01%) Operational Technology
9 10 (1.82%) NHS
10 9 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (1.64%) CMDB
11 8 (1.46%) FMCG
12 7 (1.28%) AI Agents
12 7 (1.28%) IVR
12 7 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.09%) SCADA
13 6 (1.09%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 24 (4.38%) Windows
2 14 (2.55%) Mac OS
3 10 (1.82%) Linux
3 10 (1.82%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.73%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.36%) Unix
5 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.18%) Android
6 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.18%) Solaris
6 1 (0.18%) VMS
6 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.18%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (37.59%) Roadmaps
2 161 (29.38%) TOGAF
3 142 (25.91%) Stakeholder Management
4 133 (24.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 130 (23.72%) Agile
6 93 (16.97%) Problem-Solving
7 85 (15.51%) Data Modelling
8 82 (14.96%) AI
8 82 (14.96%) DevOps
9 81 (14.78%) Analytics
10 78 (14.23%) Business Strategy
11 77 (14.05%) Continuous Improvement
12 75 (13.69%) Integration Patterns
13 68 (12.41%) Decision-Making
14 66 (12.04%) IT Strategy
15 63 (11.50%) Migration
16 58 (10.58%) CI/CD
17 57 (10.40%) Architectural Patterns
17 57 (10.40%) Technical Leadership
18 56 (10.22%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 56 (10.22%) Python
2 37 (6.75%) SQL
3 25 (4.56%) Java
4 20 (3.65%) PowerShell
5 16 (2.92%) JavaScript
6 14 (2.55%) Bash
7 12 (2.19%) C#
8 11 (2.01%) TypeScript
9 6 (1.09%) Bicep
10 4 (0.73%) ABAP
10 4 (0.73%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.73%) R
11 2 (0.36%) C++
12 1 (0.18%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.18%) C
12 1 (0.18%) Go
12 1 (0.18%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.18%) ProC
12 1 (0.18%) Scala
12 1 (0.18%) VB
Qualifications
1 125 (22.81%) Security Cleared
2 90 (16.42%) SC Cleared
3 58 (10.58%) Degree
4 30 (5.47%) Azure Certification
5 24 (4.38%) Computer Science Degree
6 23 (4.20%) CISSP
7 21 (3.83%) TOGAF Certification
8 20 (3.65%) DV Cleared
9 17 (3.10%) Microsoft Certification
10 16 (2.92%) AWS Certification
11 14 (2.55%) Master's Degree
12 13 (2.37%) Cisco Certification
13 10 (1.82%) CCIE
13 10 (1.82%) ISEB
14 9 (1.64%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 9 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
14 9 (1.64%) CISM
15 8 (1.46%) JNCIE
16 7 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
17 5 (0.91%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (11.68%) GDPR
2 41 (7.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (4.56%) NIST
4 16 (2.92%) QA
5 15 (2.74%) PCI DSS
6 14 (2.55%) COBIT
6 14 (2.55%) Data Quality
7 13 (2.37%) NCSC
8 11 (2.01%) GRC
9 9 (1.64%) HIPAA
10 6 (1.09%) Accessibility
10 6 (1.09%) PMO
11 4 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.73%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.73%) ISO 8583
11 4 (0.73%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.36%) EU AI Act
13 2 (0.36%) NIST 800
System Software
1 33 (6.02%) Active Directory
2 23 (4.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (4.01%) Docker
4 5 (0.91%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.55%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.18%) KVM
7 1 (0.18%) RACF
7 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 31 (5.66%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.83%) Terraform
3 17 (3.10%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (2.92%) SCCM
5 13 (2.37%) Ansible
6 12 (2.19%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.18%) Argo
8 1 (0.18%) Podman
8 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.18%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 122 (22.26%) Microsoft
2 56 (10.22%) SAP
3 46 (8.39%) Oracle
4 41 (7.48%) Salesforce
5 35 (6.39%) ServiceNow
6 28 (5.11%) VMware
7 25 (4.56%) Databricks
8 21 (3.83%) Sparx
9 19 (3.47%) Google
10 17 (3.10%) Citrix
11 16 (2.92%) Pega
12 15 (2.74%) BiZZdesign
12 15 (2.74%) OpenAI
13 14 (2.55%) Cisco
14 13 (2.37%) MuleSoft
15 9 (1.64%) Atlassian
15 9 (1.64%) F5
16 8 (1.46%) Ariba
17 7 (1.28%) Genesys
17 7 (1.28%) Talend