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

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 205 269
Rank change year-on-year +40 +64 -29
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 805 396 368
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.61% 1.34% 0.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.90% 1.47% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 523 257 244
10th Percentile £463 £450 £455
25th Percentile £525 £510 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £738 £725 £738
90th Percentile £825 £821 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 £620 £650
% change year-on-year +0.81% -4.62% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 2 6
10th Percentile £59.81 £56.20 -
25th Percentile £69.06 £63.50 £63.75
Median hourly rate £92.00 £76.34 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.52% +13.09% -3.57%
75th Percentile £110.75 £88.50 £83.81
90th Percentile - £95.40 £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £95.00 £52.67 £87.50
% change year-on-year +80.37% -39.81% +25.00%

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 42,415 26,864 37,189
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.78% 91.03% 85.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,461 17,061 23,740
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,543 1,206 2,581
10th Percentile £14.71 £14.20 £12.75
25th Percentile £20.00 £17.87 £16.00
Median hourly rate £43.96 £27.13 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.06% -25.68% +1.67%
75th Percentile £68.00 £56.00 £61.25
90th Percentile £81.25 £73.75 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% +9.23%

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 13 June 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 13 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Top 18 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 13 June 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 +38 692 £650 +4.00% 219
UK excluding London 0 356 £625 +0.81% 155
London +60 345 £675 +3.85% 88
Work from Home +23 234 £575 -3.52% 114
South East -9 113 £650 +4.00% 52
North of England 0 108 £550 -9.84% 40
Midlands -20 65 £570 -8.80% 25
Yorkshire -4 60 £550 -12.00% 16
West Midlands -22 46 £565 -5.83% 17
North West -24 45 £550 -1.26% 16
Scotland -15 28 £613 +2.77% 7
South West -29 28 £650 - 18
East Midlands -15 17 £575 -17.86% 8
East of England -15 17 £650 +30.00% 12
North East - 8 £800 - 9
Wales -15 2 - - 3
Channel Islands - 1 £625 -
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 32 (3.98%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.11%) Confluence
3 15 (1.86%) SAS
4 9 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.87%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.87%) OpenStack
6 5 (0.62%) NetWeaver
6 5 (0.62%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.50%) Apache
8 3 (0.37%) Camunda
8 3 (0.37%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.25%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.25%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.12%) CMS
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 7 (0.87%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 25 (3.11%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 22 (2.73%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (0.99%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.62%) Primavera
5 5 (0.62%) SAP CRM
6 3 (0.37%) Aladdin
6 3 (0.37%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.37%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.25%) ContrOCC
7 2 (0.25%) Endur
7 2 (0.25%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.12%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.12%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.12%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.12%) Summit
8 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.12%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 241 (29.94%) Azure
2 163 (20.25%) AWS
3 59 (7.33%) SaaS
4 58 (7.20%) GCP
5 39 (4.84%) Power Platform
6 34 (4.22%) Serverless
7 33 (4.10%) PaaS
8 31 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
9 29 (3.60%) Entra ID
10 21 (2.61%) Microsoft Copilot
10 21 (2.61%) OCI
11 20 (2.48%) IaaS
12 19 (2.36%) Azure AI
13 16 (1.99%) Azure DevOps
14 15 (1.86%) Azure Logic Apps
14 15 (1.86%) SuccessFactors
15 14 (1.74%) GitHub
16 13 (1.61%) Azure Functions
17 12 (1.49%) Microsoft Purview
18 11 (1.37%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.86%) Network Security
2 12 (1.49%) Firewall
2 12 (1.49%) VPN
3 11 (1.37%) IPsec
4 10 (1.24%) WAN
5 8 (0.99%) MPLS
6 7 (0.87%) SSL
7 6 (0.75%) BGP
7 6 (0.75%) Kerberos
7 6 (0.75%) LAN
7 6 (0.75%) SD-WAN
8 5 (0.62%) DHCP
8 5 (0.62%) DNS
9 4 (0.50%) Intranet
9 4 (0.50%) MQTT
9 4 (0.50%) RFID
10 3 (0.37%) BIG-IP
10 3 (0.37%) NGFW
10 3 (0.37%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.25%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (3.35%) Data Lake
2 24 (2.98%) Metadata
3 19 (2.36%) Power BI
4 18 (2.24%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (1.74%) PostgreSQL
6 13 (1.61%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.61%) Oracle Database
7 11 (1.37%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 11 (1.37%) SQL Server
8 5 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.62%) DynamoDB
8 5 (0.62%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 5 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
8 5 (0.62%) SAS Visual Analytics
9 3 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.37%) Base SAS
9 3 (0.37%) DocumentDB
9 3 (0.37%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.37%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.25%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 11 (1.37%) JIRA
2 8 (0.99%) Git
2 8 (0.99%) GitLab
3 7 (0.87%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.62%) Hudson
5 4 (0.50%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.37%) ERwin
6 3 (0.37%) Selenium
7 2 (0.25%) Flyway
7 2 (0.25%) JUnit
7 2 (0.25%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.25%) PowerDesigner
8 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.12%) Postman
General
1 234 (29.07%) Social Skills
2 209 (25.96%) Finance
3 117 (14.53%) Public Sector
4 87 (10.81%) Banking
5 71 (8.82%) Analytical Skills
6 58 (7.20%) Retail
7 44 (5.47%) Influencing Skills
8 38 (4.72%) Legal
9 23 (2.86%) Aerospace
10 20 (2.48%) Documentation Skills
11 15 (1.86%) Financial Institution
12 14 (1.74%) Manufacturing
13 13 (1.61%) Military
13 13 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
14 11 (1.37%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.24%) Law
16 9 (1.12%) Aviation
17 8 (0.99%) Local Government
18 7 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 6 (0.75%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 550 (68.32%) Architect
2 191 (23.73%) Solutions Architect
3 131 (16.27%) Enterprise Architect
4 87 (10.81%) Lead
5 68 (8.45%) Technical Architect
6 63 (7.83%) Senior
7 41 (5.09%) Data Architect
8 39 (4.84%) Security Architect
9 37 (4.60%) Senior Architect
10 35 (4.35%) Lead Architect
11 28 (3.48%) ServiceNow Architect
12 27 (3.35%) Project Manager
13 24 (2.98%) Analyst
14 23 (2.86%) Consultant
15 20 (2.48%) SAP Architect
16 19 (2.36%) Cloud Architect
17 17 (2.11%) Technical Manager
18 16 (1.99%) Applications Architect
18 16 (1.99%) Azure Architect
18 16 (1.99%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (7.83%) REST
2 57 (7.08%) Middleware
3 36 (4.47%) .NET
4 34 (4.22%) SOAP
5 21 (2.61%) OAuth
5 21 (2.61%) Web Services
6 17 (2.11%) Kafka
7 16 (1.99%) SAML
8 14 (1.74%) AngularJS
8 14 (1.74%) OpenID
8 14 (1.74%) React
9 12 (1.49%) Oracle Fusion
10 10 (1.24%) Microsoft Graph
10 10 (1.24%) OAuth2
11 9 (1.12%) A2A Protocol
11 9 (1.12%) Model Context Protocol
12 8 (0.99%) Node.js
13 7 (0.87%) LangChain
13 7 (0.87%) RESTful
13 7 (0.87%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 82 (10.19%) Cloud Native
2 64 (7.95%) Product Ownership
3 45 (5.59%) Enterprise Software
4 33 (4.10%) CMDB
4 33 (4.10%) Operational Technology
5 24 (2.98%) AI Agents
6 22 (2.73%) Onboarding
7 21 (2.61%) Distributed Systems
7 21 (2.61%) Management Information System
8 19 (2.36%) Data Protection Act
8 19 (2.36%) Legacy Systems
8 19 (2.36%) Security Posture
9 17 (2.11%) Hybrid Cloud
10 16 (1.99%) Data Centre
10 16 (1.99%) Public Cloud
11 12 (1.49%) IoT
12 9 (1.12%) Data Structures
12 9 (1.12%) FMCG
12 9 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
13 8 (0.99%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.36%) Windows
2 13 (1.61%) Linux
3 6 (0.75%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.62%) Unix
5 4 (0.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.50%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (0.50%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.37%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.37%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.25%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 270 (33.54%) Roadmaps
2 199 (24.72%) Stakeholder Management
3 181 (22.48%) Agile
3 181 (22.48%) TOGAF
4 153 (19.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 139 (17.27%) Integration Patterns
6 134 (16.65%) Architectural Patterns
7 131 (16.27%) Migration
8 127 (15.78%) AI
9 122 (15.16%) Decision-Making
10 116 (14.41%) CI/CD
11 115 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
12 111 (13.79%) DevOps
13 102 (12.67%) Cybersecurity
14 96 (11.93%) Data Modelling
15 95 (11.80%) Problem-Solving
16 91 (11.30%) Architecture Governance
17 88 (10.93%) Architectural Design
18 87 (10.81%) Microservices
19 84 (10.43%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 59 (7.33%) Python
2 39 (4.84%) Java
3 38 (4.72%) SQL
4 14 (1.74%) JavaScript
5 13 (1.61%) C#
6 11 (1.37%) TypeScript
7 8 (0.99%) PowerShell
8 6 (0.75%) Kotlin
9 5 (0.62%) ABAP
9 5 (0.62%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.50%) Bash
10 4 (0.50%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.25%) Bicep
11 2 (0.25%) Google Apps Script
11 2 (0.25%) Ruby
11 2 (0.25%) Scala
12 1 (0.12%) C++
12 1 (0.12%) Groovy
12 1 (0.12%) Korn
12 1 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 209 (25.96%) Security Cleared
2 151 (18.76%) SC Cleared
3 49 (6.09%) DV Cleared
4 42 (5.22%) Degree
5 37 (4.60%) Azure Certification
6 30 (3.73%) TOGAF Certification
7 27 (3.35%) BPSS Clearance
7 27 (3.35%) Computer Science Degree
8 22 (2.73%) AWS Certification
9 20 (2.48%) CISSP
10 15 (1.86%) CISM
11 13 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
12 11 (1.37%) PMP
13 9 (1.12%) ITIL Certification
13 9 (1.12%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 8 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (0.87%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 6 (0.75%) CCIE
16 6 (0.75%) JNCIE
16 6 (0.75%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (6.34%) Data Quality
2 47 (5.84%) GDPR
3 36 (4.47%) NIST
4 23 (2.86%) NCSC
5 20 (2.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (1.99%) COBIT
7 15 (1.86%) QA
8 14 (1.74%) GRC
9 13 (1.61%) PCI DSS
10 11 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 8 (0.99%) NIST 800
11 8 (0.99%) PMO
12 7 (0.87%) ISO 20022
12 7 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 7 (0.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 6 (0.75%) Def Stans
13 6 (0.75%) ISO 31000
13 6 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.50%) PSD2
System Software
1 29 (3.60%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.61%) Docker
3 6 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
3 6 (0.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.62%) RACF
4 5 (0.62%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.25%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.12%) IAG
6 1 (0.12%) KVM
6 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 33 (4.10%) Kubernetes
2 22 (2.73%) Terraform
3 15 (1.86%) Single Sign-On
4 13 (1.61%) Ansible
5 8 (0.99%) SCCM
6 6 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.25%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.25%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.12%) Grafana
9 1 (0.12%) Istio
9 1 (0.12%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.12%) SCOM
Vendors
1 157 (19.50%) Microsoft
2 63 (7.83%) Oracle
2 63 (7.83%) SAP
3 57 (7.08%) ServiceNow
4 33 (4.10%) Salesforce
5 25 (3.11%) Sparx
6 24 (2.98%) Databricks
7 22 (2.73%) Google
8 20 (2.48%) BiZZdesign
9 17 (2.11%) VMware
10 14 (1.74%) Ariba
10 14 (1.74%) Workday
11 12 (1.49%) OpenAI
11 12 (1.49%) Zscaler
12 9 (1.12%) Cisco
12 9 (1.12%) MuleSoft
13 6 (0.75%) Dynatrace
13 6 (0.75%) Foundry
14 5 (0.62%) Informatica
15 4 (0.50%) Temenos