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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 204 305
Rank change year-on-year +55 +101 -65
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 996 434 288
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.87% 1.31% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.20% 1.45% 0.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 656 292 178
10th Percentile £463 £450 £449
25th Percentile £530 £512 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year - -3.85% -
75th Percentile £725 £725 £750
90th Percentile £825 £825 £841
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £600 £650
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 3 4
10th Percentile £20.31 £34.27 -
25th Percentile £61.25 £40.67 £63.75
Median hourly rate £82.21 £52.67 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +56.08% -21.97% -3.57%
75th Percentile £106.81 £77.00 £71.25
90th Percentile £110.75 £90.80 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £82.21 £42.34 -
% change year-on-year +94.18% - -

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 45,268 29,990 33,185
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.86% 90.46% 85.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,853 18,764 21,291
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £420 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £729 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,826 1,696 1,837
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.20 £14.05
25th Percentile £18.89 £17.30 £18.35
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £40.94
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -38.57% -3.67%
75th Percentile £68.00 £48.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £68.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £22.63 £42.50
% change year-on-year +94.26% -46.75% +13.33%

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 10 August 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 10 August 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 10 August 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 +59 873 £638 +2.00% 592
London +65 484 £650 - 359
UK excluding London +6 387 £600 - 286
Work from Home +58 280 £600 +0.67% 233
South East -8 133 £605 -3.20% 104
North of England -1 104 £563 -9.27% 57
Midlands -21 67 £615 +2.50% 37
Yorkshire +1 53 £550 -6.38% 20
West Midlands -25 49 £621 +3.59% 21
North West -23 47 £600 -3.23% 32
South West -43 44 £650 - 33
Scotland -3 27 £600 +13.53% 29
East Midlands -8 16 £600 -14.29% 16
East of England -12 11 £600 -11.11% 14
North East -39 4 £625 - 5
Northern Ireland - 4 £713 - 9
Wales -19 1 - - 3
Channel Islands - 1 £625 -

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 49 (4.92%) SAS
2 26 (2.61%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.91%) Confluence
4 12 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.10%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.80%) Apache Spark
7 7 (0.70%) Apache
8 5 (0.50%) Anypoint
8 5 (0.50%) Mule
8 5 (0.50%) OpenStack
9 4 (0.40%) NetWeaver
9 4 (0.40%) SAP EP
10 3 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.30%) Apache Superset
10 3 (0.30%) CMS
11 2 (0.20%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.20%) Camunda
12 1 (0.10%) CIMPLICITY
12 1 (0.10%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.10%) JBoss
Applications
1 9 (0.90%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.10%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.10%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 36 (3.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (2.01%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 12 (1.20%) Oracle ERP
4 8 (0.80%) ContrOCC
5 6 (0.60%) Primavera
6 5 (0.50%) Dynamics CRM
7 4 (0.40%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.40%) Oracle Receivables
7 4 (0.40%) SAP CRM
8 3 (0.30%) Aladdin
8 3 (0.30%) Endur
8 3 (0.30%) Oracle Retail
8 3 (0.30%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.30%) SAP ERP
8 3 (0.30%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.30%) SAP FI/CO
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle EBS R12
9 2 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.20%) SAP CS
9 2 (0.20%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 304 (30.52%) Azure
2 202 (20.28%) AWS
3 100 (10.04%) GCP
4 56 (5.62%) SaaS
5 54 (5.42%) Power Platform
6 47 (4.72%) Entra ID
7 40 (4.02%) Microsoft 365
8 28 (2.81%) Serverless
9 24 (2.41%) PaaS
10 23 (2.31%) OCI
11 21 (2.11%) Microsoft Copilot
12 19 (1.91%) Azure DevOps
13 17 (1.71%) Azure AI
14 16 (1.61%) iPaaS
15 15 (1.51%) Dynamics 365
16 14 (1.41%) Amazon S3
16 14 (1.41%) GitHub
16 14 (1.41%) Snowflake
16 14 (1.41%) SuccessFactors
16 14 (1.41%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 31 (3.11%) Network Security
2 27 (2.71%) Firewall
3 22 (2.21%) VPN
4 17 (1.71%) WAN
5 14 (1.41%) LAN
6 10 (1.00%) MPLS
7 9 (0.90%) IPsec
8 8 (0.80%) BGP
8 8 (0.80%) DNS
8 8 (0.80%) SD-WAN
9 6 (0.60%) HTTP
9 6 (0.60%) NGFW
9 6 (0.60%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.50%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (0.40%) 4G
11 4 (0.40%) 5G
11 4 (0.40%) BIG-IP
11 4 (0.40%) Cisco Firepower
11 4 (0.40%) Radio Access Network
11 4 (0.40%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (4.62%) Data Lake
2 38 (3.82%) Metadata
3 31 (3.11%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (2.71%) Power BI
5 18 (1.81%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.31%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 12 (1.20%) Base SAS
7 12 (1.20%) SQL Server
8 10 (1.00%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (0.90%) Oracle Database
10 7 (0.70%) Amazon RDS
10 7 (0.70%) SAS Enterprise Guide
11 6 (0.60%) Big Data
12 5 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.50%) SAS Visual Analytics
13 4 (0.40%) Delta Lake
13 4 (0.40%) Semantic Layer
14 3 (0.30%) BigQuery
14 3 (0.30%) DynamoDB
14 3 (0.30%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 15 (1.51%) JIRA
2 10 (1.00%) Git
3 8 (0.80%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.70%) GitLab
5 5 (0.50%) ERwin
5 5 (0.50%) Hudson
6 4 (0.40%) PowerDesigner
6 4 (0.40%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.20%) Flyway
7 2 (0.20%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.20%) Selenium
7 2 (0.20%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.20%) Subversion
8 1 (0.10%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.10%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.10%) JUnit
8 1 (0.10%) Postman
8 1 (0.10%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.10%) Terragrunt
General
1 310 (31.12%) Social Skills
2 251 (25.20%) Finance
3 161 (16.16%) Public Sector
4 98 (9.84%) Banking
5 93 (9.34%) Retail
6 84 (8.43%) Analytical Skills
7 64 (6.43%) Influencing Skills
8 41 (4.12%) Legal
9 28 (2.81%) Military
10 27 (2.71%) Aerospace
11 23 (2.31%) Local Government
12 21 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
12 21 (2.11%) Manufacturing
13 17 (1.71%) Telecoms
14 15 (1.51%) Marketing
15 14 (1.41%) Presentation Skills
16 12 (1.20%) Billing
17 11 (1.10%) Financial Institution
18 10 (1.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 10 (1.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 704 (70.68%) Architect
2 237 (23.80%) Solutions Architect
3 160 (16.06%) Enterprise Architect
4 121 (12.15%) Lead
5 68 (6.83%) Data Architect
6 67 (6.73%) Technical Architect
7 59 (5.92%) Security Architect
8 57 (5.72%) Senior
9 55 (5.52%) Lead Architect
10 37 (3.71%) Senior Architect
11 33 (3.31%) Project Manager
12 32 (3.21%) SAP Architect
13 29 (2.91%) ServiceNow Architect
14 26 (2.61%) Technical Leader
15 24 (2.41%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
15 24 (2.41%) Cloud Architect
16 22 (2.21%) Azure Architect
17 21 (2.11%) Technical Manager
18 20 (2.01%) Analyst
18 20 (2.01%) Integration Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (7.83%) REST
2 66 (6.63%) Middleware
3 49 (4.92%) SOAP
4 35 (3.51%) .NET
5 28 (2.81%) OAuth
6 24 (2.41%) Kafka
7 17 (1.71%) Oracle Fusion
7 17 (1.71%) SAML
8 16 (1.61%) XML
9 15 (1.51%) JSON
10 14 (1.41%) React
10 14 (1.41%) Web Services
11 13 (1.31%) OAuth2
12 12 (1.20%) OpenID
13 11 (1.10%) JWT
14 10 (1.00%) AngularJS
15 9 (0.90%) Node.js
16 8 (0.80%) SAP Fiori
17 7 (0.70%) GraphQL
17 7 (0.70%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 113 (11.35%) Cloud Native
2 74 (7.43%) Enterprise Software
3 71 (7.13%) Product Ownership
4 41 (4.12%) AI Agents
5 37 (3.71%) Hybrid Cloud
6 36 (3.61%) Onboarding
7 35 (3.51%) Operational Technology
8 34 (3.41%) CMDB
9 29 (2.91%) Distributed Systems
10 27 (2.71%) Management Information System
11 26 (2.61%) Security Posture
12 22 (2.21%) Legacy Systems
13 20 (2.01%) Data Protection Act
14 19 (1.91%) Data Centre
15 17 (1.71%) IoT
16 15 (1.51%) Public Cloud
17 13 (1.31%) FMCG
18 10 (1.00%) Data Structures
19 9 (0.90%) Mainframe
20 8 (0.80%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.81%) Windows
2 14 (1.41%) Linux
3 5 (0.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.40%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.30%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.20%) Android
6 2 (0.20%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.20%) Unix
6 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 324 (32.53%) Roadmaps
2 294 (29.52%) Stakeholder Management
3 233 (23.39%) TOGAF
4 194 (19.48%) Integration Patterns
5 188 (18.88%) Agile
6 186 (18.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 170 (17.07%) AI
7 170 (17.07%) Migration
8 168 (16.87%) Technical Leadership
9 148 (14.86%) Architectural Patterns
10 141 (14.16%) Analytics
11 135 (13.55%) Cybersecurity
12 133 (13.35%) DevOps
13 131 (13.15%) CI/CD
14 129 (12.95%) Architecture Governance
15 121 (12.15%) Decision-Making
16 120 (12.05%) Data Architecture
17 117 (11.75%) Event-Driven
18 112 (11.24%) Data Integration
18 112 (11.24%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 71 (7.13%) Python
2 49 (4.92%) Java
3 46 (4.62%) SQL
4 22 (2.21%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.61%) PowerShell
6 13 (1.31%) C#
6 13 (1.31%) TypeScript
7 7 (0.70%) ABAP
7 7 (0.70%) Bash
7 7 (0.70%) Kotlin
8 6 (0.60%) Apex Code
9 4 (0.40%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.30%) Bicep
10 3 (0.30%) Korn
11 2 (0.20%) Go
11 2 (0.20%) Ruby
11 2 (0.20%) Rust
11 2 (0.20%) Scala
12 1 (0.10%) C++
12 1 (0.10%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 286 (28.71%) Security Cleared
2 217 (21.79%) SC Cleared
3 56 (5.62%) DV Cleared
4 54 (5.42%) Azure Certification
5 53 (5.32%) Degree
6 39 (3.92%) TOGAF Certification
7 32 (3.21%) AWS Certification
8 31 (3.11%) CISSP
9 27 (2.71%) BPSS Clearance
9 27 (2.71%) Computer Science Degree
10 21 (2.11%) CISM
11 16 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
12 13 (1.31%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 13 (1.31%) PMP
13 8 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (0.70%) CCIE
15 6 (0.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 6 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
15 6 (0.60%) PMI Certification
16 5 (0.50%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (7.93%) Data Quality
2 49 (4.92%) GDPR
2 49 (4.92%) GRC
3 42 (4.22%) NIST
4 39 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 32 (3.21%) NCSC
6 19 (1.91%) QA
7 12 (1.20%) COBIT
7 12 (1.20%) PMO
8 11 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 11 (1.10%) NIST 800
9 10 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (0.90%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.80%) SLA
12 7 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 6 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (0.60%) ISO 31000
13 6 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 5 (0.50%) Accessibility
15 4 (0.40%) IFRS
System Software
1 32 (3.21%) Active Directory
2 18 (1.81%) Docker
3 10 (1.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.90%) Virtual Desktop
4 9 (0.90%) VMware NSX
5 6 (0.60%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.10%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.10%) KVM
7 1 (0.10%) NFS
7 1 (0.10%) Samba
7 1 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.10%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 45 (4.52%) Kubernetes
2 33 (3.31%) Terraform
3 21 (2.11%) Ansible
4 10 (1.00%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.40%) SCCM
7 2 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.20%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.20%) Grafana
7 2 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.20%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.20%) Puppet
7 2 (0.20%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.10%) CASB
8 1 (0.10%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.10%) Istio
8 1 (0.10%) Nagios
8 1 (0.10%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.10%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.10%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 192 (19.28%) Microsoft
2 97 (9.74%) Oracle
3 79 (7.93%) SAP
4 63 (6.33%) ServiceNow
5 47 (4.72%) Databricks
6 44 (4.42%) Google
7 42 (4.22%) Salesforce
8 24 (2.41%) BiZZdesign
9 23 (2.31%) Workday
10 21 (2.11%) Zscaler
11 20 (2.01%) Sparx
12 19 (1.91%) MuleSoft
13 16 (1.61%) VMware
14 15 (1.51%) Informatica
15 13 (1.31%) Cisco
16 12 (1.20%) Ariba
17 11 (1.10%) Foundry
18 10 (1.00%) IBM
19 9 (0.90%) OpenAI
19 9 (0.90%) Palo Alto