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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 220 262
Rank change year-on-year +52 +42 -15
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 744 369 376
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.57% 1.27% 0.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.86% 1.39% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 507 240 253
10th Percentile £461 £480 £463
25th Percentile £513 £519 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £630 £650
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% -3.08% -1.10%
75th Percentile £725 £738 £738
90th Percentile £812 £813 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £612 £625 £650
% change year-on-year -2.08% -3.85% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 1 7
10th Percentile £58.85 - £56.75
25th Percentile £64.44 - £63.75
Median hourly rate £75.00 £100.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +48.15% -3.57%
75th Percentile £83.75 - £79.63
90th Percentile £100.63 - £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.00 - £87.00
% change year-on-year - - +24.29%

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 40,077 26,470 37,223
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.45% 90.96% 86.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,204 17,026 23,967
10th Percentile £321 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £411 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £630 £638
90th Percentile £725 £745 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £479 £500
% change year-on-year +1.77% -4.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,387 1,075 2,431
10th Percentile £14.96 £14.50 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.91 £18.50 £16.00
Median hourly rate £42.00 £28.75 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +46.09% -21.23% +1.39%
75th Percentile £67.25 £60.38 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.00 £27.35 £37.50
% change year-on-year +60.88% -27.07% +7.14%

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 May 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 8 May 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 8 May 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 +43 635 £625 -3.85% 186
UK excluding London +14 354 £612 -2.08% 115
London +50 293 £650 - 97
Work from Home +63 223 £564 -5.94% 84
South East -10 111 £650 +3.17% 35
North of England -2 106 £556 -8.81% 27
Midlands -33 57 £564 -5.94% 18
Yorkshire -2 53 £556 -14.42% 14
North West -20 49 £563 +0.09% 12
South West -34 43 £650 - 12
West Midlands -34 39 £560 -6.67% 7
Scotland -9 25 £550 +4.42% 3
East Midlands -16 16 £573 -28.44% 11
East of England -18 14 £650 -3.70% 12
North East -9 9 £713 -5.00% 1
Wales -15 2 - - 9
Northern Ireland - 1 £775 - 1

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 35 (4.70%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.55%) Confluence
3 10 (1.34%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.21%) SAS
5 6 (0.81%) NetWeaver
5 6 (0.81%) SAP EP
6 5 (0.67%) Camunda
6 5 (0.67%) OpenStack
7 4 (0.54%) Apache
8 3 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.40%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.40%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.27%) Appian
9 2 (0.27%) CMS
10 1 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.13%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 5 (0.67%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.54%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 32 (4.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 20 (2.69%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.81%) SAP CRM
4 5 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.67%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.40%) Oracle Retail
5 3 (0.40%) SAP GRC
6 2 (0.27%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.27%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.13%) Actimize
7 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle 11i
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.13%) Summit
7 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.13%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 219 (29.44%) Azure
2 162 (21.77%) AWS
3 63 (8.47%) GCP
4 58 (7.80%) SaaS
5 40 (5.38%) Power Platform
6 37 (4.97%) Microsoft 365
7 34 (4.57%) Serverless
8 29 (3.90%) PaaS
9 24 (3.23%) Entra ID
10 19 (2.55%) IaaS
11 18 (2.42%) Microsoft Copilot
11 18 (2.42%) OCI
12 17 (2.28%) Microsoft Purview
13 16 (2.15%) Azure AI
13 16 (2.15%) GitHub
14 15 (2.02%) Azure Logic Apps
15 14 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
15 14 (1.88%) SuccessFactors
16 13 (1.75%) Azure Functions
17 11 (1.48%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.34%) IPsec
1 10 (1.34%) WAN
2 9 (1.21%) Firewall
2 9 (1.21%) VPN
3 8 (1.08%) SD-WAN
4 7 (0.94%) MPLS
4 7 (0.94%) Network Security
5 6 (0.81%) Kerberos
5 6 (0.81%) LAN
5 6 (0.81%) SSL
6 4 (0.54%) BGP
6 4 (0.54%) Internet
6 4 (0.54%) Intranet
6 4 (0.54%) MQTT
6 4 (0.54%) RFID
7 3 (0.40%) BIG-IP
7 3 (0.40%) DHCP
7 3 (0.40%) DNS
8 2 (0.27%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.27%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (3.63%) Data Lake
2 25 (3.36%) Metadata
3 23 (3.09%) Data Warehouse
4 21 (2.82%) Power BI
5 12 (1.61%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (1.48%) Oracle Database
7 9 (1.21%) NoSQL
8 8 (1.08%) SAS Enterprise Guide
9 7 (0.94%) SQL Server
10 5 (0.67%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 4 (0.54%) DynamoDB
12 3 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.40%) DocumentDB
12 3 (0.40%) GIS
12 3 (0.40%) MongoDB
12 3 (0.40%) Oracle Exadata
12 3 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.40%) Tableau
13 2 (0.27%) Metadata Repository
13 2 (0.27%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 17 (2.28%) JIRA
2 8 (1.08%) GitLab
2 8 (1.08%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.54%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.40%) ERwin
4 3 (0.40%) Git
4 3 (0.40%) Hudson
4 3 (0.40%) PowerDesigner
4 3 (0.40%) Selenium
5 2 (0.27%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.27%) Flyway
5 2 (0.27%) JUnit
5 2 (0.27%) Liquibase
6 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.13%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.13%) gulp
6 1 (0.13%) LSMW
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.13%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) PowerBuilder
General
1 214 (28.76%) Social Skills
2 178 (23.92%) Finance
3 108 (14.52%) Public Sector
4 73 (9.81%) Banking
5 66 (8.87%) Analytical Skills
6 42 (5.65%) Influencing Skills
7 41 (5.51%) Legal
8 35 (4.70%) Retail
9 19 (2.55%) Documentation Skills
10 16 (2.15%) Military
11 15 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
11 15 (2.02%) Telecoms
12 14 (1.88%) Aerospace
13 11 (1.48%) Financial Institution
14 9 (1.21%) Billing
14 9 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 9 (1.21%) Manufacturing
15 8 (1.08%) Law
16 6 (0.81%) Investment Banking
16 6 (0.81%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 524 (70.43%) Architect
2 153 (20.56%) Enterprise Architect
2 153 (20.56%) Solutions Architect
3 68 (9.14%) Lead
4 66 (8.87%) Technical Architect
5 53 (7.12%) Senior
6 36 (4.84%) Security Architect
7 34 (4.57%) Data Architect
8 31 (4.17%) Lead Architect
9 28 (3.76%) Senior Architect
10 25 (3.36%) ServiceNow Architect
11 23 (3.09%) Analyst
11 23 (3.09%) Consultant
11 23 (3.09%) Project Manager
12 19 (2.55%) Cloud Architect
12 19 (2.55%) Salesforce Architect
13 18 (2.42%) Applications Architect
13 18 (2.42%) Azure Architect
13 18 (2.42%) SAP Architect
14 15 (2.02%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (7.26%) REST
2 38 (5.11%) Middleware
3 29 (3.90%) SOAP
4 23 (3.09%) .NET
5 21 (2.82%) Web Services
6 17 (2.28%) OAuth
7 14 (1.88%) AngularJS
8 12 (1.61%) Kafka
8 12 (1.61%) Microsoft Graph
8 12 (1.61%) SAML
9 11 (1.48%) OpenID
9 11 (1.48%) React
10 9 (1.21%) A2A Protocol
10 9 (1.21%) LangChain
10 9 (1.21%) LangGraph
10 9 (1.21%) Model Context Protocol
10 9 (1.21%) OAuth2
10 9 (1.21%) Oracle Fusion
11 7 (0.94%) RESTful
11 7 (0.94%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 72 (9.68%) Cloud Native
2 53 (7.12%) Product Ownership
3 30 (4.03%) CMDB
4 27 (3.63%) Operational Technology
5 25 (3.36%) Enterprise Software
6 19 (2.55%) Data Protection Act
7 17 (2.28%) Management Information System
7 17 (2.28%) Onboarding
8 16 (2.15%) AI Agents
8 16 (2.15%) Data Centre
9 15 (2.02%) Hybrid Cloud
9 15 (2.02%) IoT
10 14 (1.88%) Distributed Systems
10 14 (1.88%) Legacy Systems
10 14 (1.88%) Security Posture
11 13 (1.75%) Public Cloud
12 11 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
13 9 (1.21%) Data Structures
13 9 (1.21%) FMCG
14 7 (0.94%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 21 (2.82%) Windows
2 11 (1.48%) Linux
3 6 (0.81%) Mac OS
4 5 (0.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (0.67%) Unix
4 5 (0.67%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.54%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 284 (38.17%) Roadmaps
2 179 (24.06%) TOGAF
3 169 (22.72%) Agile
4 158 (21.24%) Stakeholder Management
5 144 (19.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 123 (16.53%) AI
7 121 (16.26%) Architectural Patterns
7 121 (16.26%) Integration Patterns
8 120 (16.13%) Decision-Making
9 95 (12.77%) CI/CD
10 94 (12.63%) Business Strategy
10 94 (12.63%) Problem-Solving
11 92 (12.37%) Cybersecurity
12 91 (12.23%) Architectural Design
13 89 (11.96%) Data Modelling
13 89 (11.96%) Migration
14 85 (11.42%) Technical Leadership
15 84 (11.29%) DevOps
16 82 (11.02%) Architecture Governance
16 82 (11.02%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 59 (7.93%) Python
2 36 (4.84%) SQL
3 32 (4.30%) Java
4 16 (2.15%) JavaScript
5 14 (1.88%) PowerShell
6 12 (1.61%) C#
6 12 (1.61%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.21%) Bash
8 7 (0.94%) ABAP
9 6 (0.81%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.67%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.54%) Bicep
12 3 (0.40%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
13 2 (0.27%) Ruby
13 2 (0.27%) Scala
14 1 (0.13%) Go
14 1 (0.13%) Korn
14 1 (0.13%) ProC
14 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 209 (28.09%) Security Cleared
2 147 (19.76%) SC Cleared
3 50 (6.72%) DV Cleared
4 46 (6.18%) Degree
5 32 (4.30%) TOGAF Certification
6 26 (3.49%) BPSS Clearance
7 24 (3.23%) Azure Certification
8 22 (2.96%) Computer Science Degree
9 19 (2.55%) AWS Certification
10 17 (2.28%) CISSP
11 16 (2.15%) ISEB
12 15 (2.02%) ITIL Certification
13 10 (1.34%) Cisco Certification
13 10 (1.34%) CISM
14 9 (1.21%) Microsoft Certification
14 9 (1.21%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 8 (1.08%) PMP
16 6 (0.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 6 (0.81%) PMI Certification
17 5 (0.67%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (6.99%) GDPR
2 41 (5.51%) Data Quality
3 35 (4.70%) NIST
4 25 (3.36%) COBIT
5 22 (2.96%) NCSC
6 20 (2.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 15 (2.02%) GRC
8 14 (1.88%) PCI DSS
9 8 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (0.94%) Def Stans
10 7 (0.94%) NIST 800
10 7 (0.94%) PMO
10 7 (0.94%) QA
10 7 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (0.81%) ISO 20022
11 6 (0.81%) ISO 31000
11 6 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.54%) PSD2
12 4 (0.54%) SEPA
System Software
1 25 (3.36%) Active Directory
2 19 (2.55%) Docker
3 9 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (0.67%) RACF
5 5 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.67%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.27%) 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 32 (4.30%) Kubernetes
2 19 (2.55%) Terraform
3 13 (1.75%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (1.48%) SCCM
5 10 (1.34%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (1.08%) Ansible
7 2 (0.27%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.13%) Grafana
8 1 (0.13%) Istio
8 1 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.13%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.13%) SCOM
Vendors
1 134 (18.01%) Microsoft
2 60 (8.06%) SAP
3 57 (7.66%) ServiceNow
4 48 (6.45%) Oracle
5 46 (6.18%) Salesforce
6 33 (4.44%) Sparx
7 27 (3.63%) BiZZdesign
8 26 (3.49%) Databricks
9 25 (3.36%) Google
10 20 (2.69%) VMware
11 15 (2.02%) Ariba
12 14 (1.88%) OpenAI
13 9 (1.21%) Workday
14 8 (1.08%) MuleSoft
14 8 (1.08%) Zscaler
15 7 (0.94%) Citrix
16 6 (0.81%) Cisco
16 6 (0.81%) Dynatrace
16 6 (0.81%) Pega
17 4 (0.54%) Atlassian