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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 240 265
Rank change year-on-year +68 +25 -23
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 729 324 380
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.59% 1.11% 0.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.87% 1.22% 1.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 492 214 256
10th Percentile £463 £500 £478
25th Percentile £513 £561 £531
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £645 £650
Median % change year-on-year -3.10% -0.77% -1.89%
75th Percentile £725 £738 £738
90th Percentile £800 £813 £831
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £627 £650
% change year-on-year -4.31% -3.54% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 8
10th Percentile £58.36 - £58.50
25th Percentile £63.75 - £63.75
Median hourly rate £75.00 £100.00 £68.75
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +45.45% -6.27%
75th Percentile £92.55 - £75.44
90th Percentile £101.25 - £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £77.50 - £70.00
% change year-on-year - - -4.57%

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 39,074 26,483 37,997
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.36% 90.62% 86.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,751 17,195 24,633
10th Percentile £315 £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 £744 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £487 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -0.10% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,316 997 2,379
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.00 £12.79
25th Percentile £19.34 £20.00 £16.00
Median hourly rate £36.70 £31.64 £33.07
Median % change year-on-year +15.99% -4.31% -8.15%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.75 £57.91
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.80 £70.41
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.71 £30.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year +22.37% -9.09% -8.08%

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 9 April 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 9 April 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 9 April 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 +51 620 £625 -3.85% 207
UK excluding London +29 355 £600 -4.31% 137
London +71 282 £625 -3.85% 96
Work from Home +58 210 £550 -12.00% 91
South East +8 110 £650 +3.17% 61
North of England -18 94 £575 -4.17% 33
Midlands -13 70 £540 -10.00% 19
West Midlands -21 53 £548 -8.75% 15
Yorkshire -16 47 £600 - 17
South West -16 43 £650 - 10
North West -19 43 £550 -2.14% 12
Scotland +10 24 £550 -8.03% 6
East Midlands -21 16 £537 -32.88% 4
East of England -21 15 £650 - 8
North East -9 9 £713 -5.00% 4
Wales -13 3 £550 -12.00% 1
Northern Ireland - 3 £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 (5.08%) SharePoint
2 22 (3.02%) SAS
3 17 (2.33%) Confluence
4 9 (1.23%) Camunda
4 9 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.82%) Appian
5 6 (0.82%) NetWeaver
5 6 (0.82%) SAP EP
6 5 (0.69%) Apache
7 3 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.41%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.41%) OpenStack
7 3 (0.41%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.27%) CMS
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.14%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 5 (0.69%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.55%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 31 (4.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 23 (3.16%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (1.65%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.96%) SAP CRM
5 3 (0.41%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.41%) Oracle Retail
5 3 (0.41%) SAP GRC
6 2 (0.27%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.27%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.14%) Actimize
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.14%) Remedy ITSM
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%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 239 (32.78%) Azure
2 166 (22.77%) AWS
3 67 (9.19%) GCP
4 57 (7.82%) SaaS
5 41 (5.62%) Power Platform
6 36 (4.94%) Microsoft 365
7 33 (4.53%) Serverless
8 26 (3.57%) PaaS
9 25 (3.43%) Azure DevOps
9 25 (3.43%) Entra ID
10 21 (2.88%) Azure Logic Apps
10 21 (2.88%) IaaS
11 20 (2.74%) Microsoft Copilot
11 20 (2.74%) OCI
12 17 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
13 15 (2.06%) Azure AI
13 15 (2.06%) GitHub
13 15 (2.06%) Microsoft Purview
13 15 (2.06%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 13 (1.78%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.47%) Firewall
2 15 (2.06%) VPN
3 13 (1.78%) SD-WAN
4 12 (1.65%) WAN
5 11 (1.51%) DNS
6 10 (1.37%) IPsec
7 9 (1.23%) Network Security
8 7 (0.96%) DHCP
8 7 (0.96%) LAN
8 7 (0.96%) MPLS
9 6 (0.82%) Kerberos
9 6 (0.82%) SSL
10 5 (0.69%) BGP
10 5 (0.69%) Internet
11 4 (0.55%) BIG-IP
11 4 (0.55%) Cisco ASA
11 4 (0.55%) Intranet
11 4 (0.55%) MQTT
11 4 (0.55%) RFID
11 4 (0.55%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (3.98%) Data Lake
2 27 (3.70%) Data Warehouse
3 25 (3.43%) Metadata
4 23 (3.16%) Oracle Database
5 21 (2.88%) Power BI
6 20 (2.74%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 13 (1.78%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (1.65%) SQL Server
9 9 (1.23%) NoSQL
10 8 (1.10%) DynamoDB
11 5 (0.69%) Metadata Repository
11 5 (0.69%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 3 (0.41%) Amazon Athena
12 3 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.41%) DocumentDB
12 3 (0.41%) MongoDB
12 3 (0.41%) Oracle Exadata
12 3 (0.41%) Oracle ODI
12 3 (0.41%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (3.02%) JIRA
2 16 (2.19%) Jenkins
3 12 (1.65%) Git
3 12 (1.65%) GitLab
4 8 (1.10%) Selenium
5 7 (0.96%) JUnit
6 3 (0.41%) ERwin
6 3 (0.41%) Oracle APEX
6 3 (0.41%) PowerDesigner
6 3 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.27%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.27%) Flyway
7 2 (0.27%) Hudson
7 2 (0.27%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.14%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.14%) gulp
8 1 (0.14%) LSMW
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.14%) Postman
8 1 (0.14%) PowerBuilder
General
1 220 (30.18%) Social Skills
2 176 (24.14%) Finance
3 109 (14.95%) Public Sector
4 72 (9.88%) Banking
5 70 (9.60%) Analytical Skills
6 48 (6.58%) Influencing Skills
7 33 (4.53%) Legal
7 33 (4.53%) Retail
8 23 (3.16%) Documentation Skills
9 18 (2.47%) Telecoms
10 16 (2.19%) Military
10 16 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (1.78%) Aerospace
12 12 (1.65%) Financial Institution
13 11 (1.51%) Billing
14 10 (1.37%) Manufacturing
15 8 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.10%) Law
15 8 (1.10%) Marketing
16 7 (0.96%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 516 (70.78%) Architect
2 164 (22.50%) Solutions Architect
3 140 (19.20%) Enterprise Architect
4 67 (9.19%) Lead
5 60 (8.23%) Technical Architect
6 48 (6.58%) Senior
7 35 (4.80%) Security Architect
8 32 (4.39%) Lead Architect
9 31 (4.25%) Data Architect
10 26 (3.57%) Senior Architect
11 25 (3.43%) ServiceNow Architect
12 24 (3.29%) Consultant
13 23 (3.16%) Azure Architect
13 23 (3.16%) SAP Architect
14 20 (2.74%) Analyst
15 18 (2.47%) Applications Architect
15 18 (2.47%) Designer
16 17 (2.33%) Cloud Architect
17 16 (2.19%) Project Manager
18 15 (2.06%) Business Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (8.64%) REST
2 32 (4.39%) Middleware
3 31 (4.25%) SOAP
4 28 (3.84%) .NET
5 21 (2.88%) Web Services
6 16 (2.19%) OAuth
7 15 (2.06%) AngularJS
8 13 (1.78%) Kafka
8 13 (1.78%) React
9 12 (1.65%) Microsoft Graph
10 10 (1.37%) OAuth2
10 10 (1.37%) SAML
11 9 (1.23%) Node.js
11 9 (1.23%) OpenID
11 9 (1.23%) Oracle Fusion
11 9 (1.23%) SAP Fiori
12 8 (1.10%) A2A Protocol
12 8 (1.10%) LangChain
12 8 (1.10%) LangGraph
12 8 (1.10%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 57 (7.82%) Product Ownership
2 56 (7.68%) Cloud Native
3 32 (4.39%) CMDB
4 28 (3.84%) Enterprise Software
5 20 (2.74%) Legacy Systems
6 19 (2.61%) Data Centre
7 18 (2.47%) Data Protection Act
7 18 (2.47%) Operational Technology
8 17 (2.33%) IoT
8 17 (2.33%) Onboarding
9 15 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
10 14 (1.92%) AI Agents
10 14 (1.92%) Management Information System
10 14 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
11 11 (1.51%) Distributed Systems
12 9 (1.23%) Data Structures
12 9 (1.23%) NHS
12 9 (1.23%) Public Cloud
12 9 (1.23%) Security Posture
13 8 (1.10%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 20 (2.74%) Windows
2 11 (1.51%) Linux
3 6 (0.82%) Mac OS
3 6 (0.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (0.69%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.41%) Unix
5 3 (0.41%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.14%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 285 (39.09%) Roadmaps
2 191 (26.20%) TOGAF
3 177 (24.28%) Agile
4 161 (22.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 159 (21.81%) Stakeholder Management
6 127 (17.42%) Architectural Patterns
6 127 (17.42%) Integration Patterns
7 122 (16.74%) AI
8 110 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
9 109 (14.95%) Decision-Making
10 105 (14.40%) CI/CD
11 103 (14.13%) DevOps
12 98 (13.44%) Data Modelling
13 96 (13.17%) Migration
14 95 (13.03%) Business Strategy
15 90 (12.35%) Analytics
16 87 (11.93%) Cybersecurity
16 87 (11.93%) ITIL
17 85 (11.66%) Architectural Design
18 80 (10.97%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 74 (10.15%) Python
2 46 (6.31%) SQL
3 34 (4.66%) Java
4 21 (2.88%) JavaScript
5 18 (2.47%) C#
6 17 (2.33%) PowerShell
7 11 (1.51%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.23%) Bash
9 8 (1.10%) ABAP
10 7 (0.96%) PL/SQL
11 6 (0.82%) Bicep
11 6 (0.82%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.41%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
13 2 (0.27%) Ruby
14 1 (0.14%) C++
14 1 (0.14%) Korn
14 1 (0.14%) ProC
14 1 (0.14%) Scala
14 1 (0.14%) VB
Qualifications
1 207 (28.40%) Security Cleared
2 149 (20.44%) SC Cleared
3 53 (7.27%) Degree
4 45 (6.17%) DV Cleared
5 32 (4.39%) TOGAF Certification
6 30 (4.12%) Azure Certification
7 26 (3.57%) CISSP
8 23 (3.16%) BPSS Clearance
9 22 (3.02%) AWS Certification
9 22 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
10 16 (2.19%) ISEB
11 15 (2.06%) CISM
11 15 (2.06%) ITIL Certification
12 13 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
13 11 (1.51%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (1.23%) CCNP
15 8 (1.10%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 7 (0.96%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 6 (0.82%) CCIE
17 6 (0.82%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (8.78%) GDPR
2 40 (5.49%) Data Quality
2 40 (5.49%) NIST
3 24 (3.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (3.02%) PCI DSS
5 21 (2.88%) COBIT
5 21 (2.88%) NCSC
6 16 (2.19%) GRC
7 10 (1.37%) PMO
8 7 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (0.96%) Def Stans
9 6 (0.82%) Accessibility
9 6 (0.82%) ISO 20022
9 6 (0.82%) NIST 800
9 6 (0.82%) QA
9 6 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 4 (0.55%) PSD2
10 4 (0.55%) SEPA
System Software
1 30 (4.12%) Docker
2 25 (3.43%) Active Directory
3 14 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.23%) VMware NSX
5 7 (0.96%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (0.69%) RACF
6 5 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.27%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.27%) vSphere
8 1 (0.14%) IAG
8 1 (0.14%) KVM
Systems Management
1 42 (5.76%) Kubernetes
2 32 (4.39%) Terraform
3 12 (1.65%) Ansible
3 12 (1.65%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (1.51%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (1.37%) SCCM
6 3 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.27%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.27%) 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 (17.42%) Microsoft
2 65 (8.92%) ServiceNow
3 62 (8.50%) Oracle
4 60 (8.23%) SAP
5 44 (6.04%) Salesforce
6 32 (4.39%) Sparx
7 28 (3.84%) BiZZdesign
8 26 (3.57%) Databricks
8 26 (3.57%) VMware
9 24 (3.29%) Google
10 15 (2.06%) OpenAI
11 14 (1.92%) Ariba
12 13 (1.78%) Cisco
13 12 (1.65%) Pega
14 9 (1.23%) F5
14 9 (1.23%) MuleSoft
15 8 (1.10%) Zscaler
16 7 (0.96%) Citrix
16 7 (0.96%) Workday
17 6 (0.82%) Temenos