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

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 200 319 256
Rank change year-on-year +119 -63 0
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 511 253 441
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.43% 0.70% 0.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.61% 0.81% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 336 143 282
10th Percentile £450 £456 £500
25th Percentile £506 £543 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £594 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -3.85% -2.99%
75th Percentile £696 £743 £750
90th Percentile £800 £800 £856
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £625 £625
% change year-on-year -12.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile £30.74 - £51.00
25th Percentile £31.86 - £58.13
Median hourly rate £74.26 - £70.00
75th Percentile £90.09 - -
90th Percentile £93.04 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £74.26 - £70.00

All Process and 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 31,830 31,370 40,452
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 89.08% 87.18% 88.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,997 18,966 27,094
10th Percentile £300 £310 £310
25th Percentile £404 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £534
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.59% -3.00%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £744 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,072 1,117 1,558
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.22 £14.33
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.24 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.00 £43.42
Median % change year-on-year -23.79% -23.99% +24.04%
75th Percentile £45.46 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £32.50 £43.90
% change year-on-year -30.37% -25.97% +36.12%

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 1 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 1 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 1 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 +122 457 £600 -7.69% 171
UK excluding London +51 239 £550 -12.00% 156
London +116 228 £625 -7.41% 59
Work from Home +58 138 £550 -12.00% 88
Midlands +18 69 £549 -9.60% 24
South East +25 59 £575 -11.54% 76
West Midlands +16 52 £575 -5.27% 15
North of England -25 42 £550 +7.32% 17
South West +22 41 £575 -22.03% 20
North West -11 24 £528 +12.94% 8
East Midlands +3 16 £491 - 7
Scotland +2 16 £550 - 4
Yorkshire -28 15 £581 -6.55% 9
East of England -11 14 £800 +22.61% 7
North East -9 3 £525 -30.00%
Wales -3 2 £588 -6.00% 9
Northern Ireland -4 2 £500 - 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 19 (3.72%) SAS
1 19 (3.72%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.33%) Confluence
3 9 (1.76%) OpenStack
4 7 (1.37%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.98%) Anypoint
5 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.78%) Apache
6 4 (0.78%) Appian
6 4 (0.78%) Camunda
7 3 (0.59%) CMS
7 3 (0.59%) Oracle Coherence
8 2 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.39%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.39%) Headless CMS
8 2 (0.39%) NetWeaver
8 2 (0.39%) SAP EP
9 1 (0.20%) Alfresco
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.20%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (1.17%) MS Visio
2 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 30 (5.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 10 (1.96%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.98%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.59%) SAP CRM
5 3 (0.59%) SAP MDG
6 2 (0.39%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.39%) Distributed Ledger
6 2 (0.39%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.39%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.20%) Avolution ABACUS
7 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.20%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.20%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.20%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.20%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.20%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 208 (40.70%) Azure
2 135 (26.42%) AWS
3 44 (8.61%) GCP
4 38 (7.44%) Power Platform
5 34 (6.65%) SaaS
6 30 (5.87%) Microsoft 365
7 26 (5.09%) Entra ID
8 24 (4.70%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (4.31%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (3.52%) PaaS
11 15 (2.94%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (2.74%) IaaS
13 12 (2.35%) Azure Data Factory
14 11 (2.15%) Snowflake
15 10 (1.96%) Microsoft Copilot
15 10 (1.96%) Serverless
16 9 (1.76%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 8 (1.57%) Azure API Management
17 8 (1.57%) Copilot Studio
17 8 (1.57%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.68%) Firewall
2 18 (3.52%) WAN
3 16 (3.13%) Network Security
4 14 (2.74%) LAN
5 13 (2.54%) VPN
6 11 (2.15%) DNS
6 11 (2.15%) MPLS
6 11 (2.15%) SD-WAN
7 9 (1.76%) BGP
8 7 (1.37%) Internet
9 6 (1.17%) DHCP
10 4 (0.78%) ATM
10 4 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.78%) VLAN
10 4 (0.78%) Wireless
11 3 (0.59%) IPv4
11 3 (0.59%) IPv6
11 3 (0.59%) NAS
11 3 (0.59%) SAN
11 3 (0.59%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (5.28%) Data Warehouse
2 24 (4.70%) Power BI
3 23 (4.50%) Data Lake
4 16 (3.13%) Oracle Database
4 16 (3.13%) SAS Enterprise Guide
5 13 (2.54%) Metadata
6 7 (1.37%) NoSQL
6 7 (1.37%) Pentaho
6 7 (1.37%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.17%) SAP BW
8 5 (0.98%) Data Mining
8 5 (0.98%) Delta Lake
8 5 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.78%) Big Data
9 4 (0.78%) DynamoDB
10 3 (0.59%) Amazon Athena
10 3 (0.59%) Data Vault
10 3 (0.59%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.59%) Oracle ODI
10 3 (0.59%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 30 (5.87%) JIRA
2 14 (2.74%) Git
3 13 (2.54%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.98%) GitLab
4 5 (0.98%) JUnit
4 5 (0.98%) Selenium
5 3 (0.59%) Oracle APEX
5 3 (0.59%) PowerDesigner
6 2 (0.39%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.39%) ERwin
6 2 (0.39%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
General
1 201 (39.33%) Social Skills
2 126 (24.66%) Finance
3 75 (14.68%) Public Sector
4 66 (12.92%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (9.39%) Banking
6 36 (7.05%) Influencing Skills
7 19 (3.72%) Documentation Skills
7 19 (3.72%) Telecoms
8 17 (3.33%) Legal
9 16 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (2.74%) Retail
11 12 (2.35%) Manufacturing
12 10 (1.96%) Military
13 9 (1.76%) Financial Institution
14 8 (1.57%) Marketing
15 6 (1.17%) Back Office
15 6 (1.17%) Front Office
15 6 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 4 (0.78%) Billing
16 4 (0.78%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 366 (71.62%) Architect
2 129 (25.24%) Solutions Architect
3 111 (21.72%) Enterprise Architect
4 42 (8.22%) Lead
5 33 (6.46%) Security Architect
6 32 (6.26%) Senior
7 31 (6.07%) Azure Architect
8 26 (5.09%) SAP Architect
9 25 (4.89%) Senior Architect
10 23 (4.50%) Lead Architect
11 21 (4.11%) Analyst
12 19 (3.72%) Data Architect
13 15 (2.94%) Business Analyst
13 15 (2.94%) SAP Solutions Architect
13 15 (2.94%) Technical Architect
14 14 (2.74%) Business Architect
14 14 (2.74%) Cloud Architect
14 14 (2.74%) Consultant
15 10 (1.96%) Developer
15 10 (1.96%) Dynamics 365 Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (9.39%) REST
2 19 (3.72%) .NET
3 17 (3.33%) Middleware
4 16 (3.13%) SOAP
5 12 (2.35%) Kafka
6 11 (2.15%) OAuth
7 10 (1.96%) JSON
7 10 (1.96%) Node.js
7 10 (1.96%) React
8 9 (1.76%) RESTful
9 8 (1.57%) AngularJS
9 8 (1.57%) Oracle Fusion
10 7 (1.37%) Web Services
10 7 (1.37%) XML
11 6 (1.17%) Microsoft Graph
11 6 (1.17%) NETCONF
11 6 (1.17%) YANG
12 5 (0.98%) OAuth2
12 5 (0.98%) pytest
12 5 (0.98%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 42 (8.22%) Cloud Native
2 30 (5.87%) Product Ownership
3 20 (3.91%) Data Centre
3 20 (3.91%) Legacy Systems
4 17 (3.33%) Hybrid Cloud
5 15 (2.94%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.35%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (2.15%) CMDB
7 11 (2.15%) Data Protection Act
7 11 (2.15%) IoT
8 10 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (1.76%) NHS
9 9 (1.76%) Onboarding
10 8 (1.57%) Operational Technology
11 7 (1.37%) Data Structures
11 7 (1.37%) FMCG
12 6 (1.17%) AI Agents
12 6 (1.17%) Enterprise Cloud
12 6 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
13 5 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 20 (3.91%) Windows
2 12 (2.35%) Linux
3 9 (1.76%) Mac OS
4 6 (1.17%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.59%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.39%) Unix
7 1 (0.20%) Android
7 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.20%) Solaris
7 1 (0.20%) VMS
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.20%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (36.40%) Roadmaps
2 159 (31.12%) TOGAF
3 137 (26.81%) Stakeholder Management
4 131 (25.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 120 (23.48%) Agile
6 91 (17.81%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (16.05%) DevOps
8 72 (14.09%) Data Modelling
9 71 (13.89%) Business Strategy
10 68 (13.31%) AI
10 68 (13.31%) Migration
11 67 (13.11%) Continuous Improvement
12 65 (12.72%) Analytics
13 63 (12.33%) Integration Patterns
14 59 (11.55%) CI/CD
15 57 (11.15%) ITIL
15 57 (11.15%) Microservices
16 56 (10.96%) IT Strategy
17 54 (10.57%) Strategic Roadmap
18 52 (10.18%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 59 (11.55%) Python
2 34 (6.65%) SQL
3 31 (6.07%) Java
4 15 (2.94%) JavaScript
4 15 (2.94%) TypeScript
5 14 (2.74%) PowerShell
6 10 (1.96%) C#
7 9 (1.76%) Bash
8 5 (0.98%) Bicep
9 4 (0.78%) ABAP
9 4 (0.78%) R
10 3 (0.59%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.20%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.20%) C++
11 1 (0.20%) Go
11 1 (0.20%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.20%) Scala
Qualifications
1 115 (22.50%) Security Cleared
2 87 (17.03%) SC Cleared
3 47 (9.20%) Degree
4 26 (5.09%) Azure Certification
5 24 (4.70%) CISSP
6 21 (4.11%) Computer Science Degree
7 19 (3.72%) TOGAF Certification
8 16 (3.13%) AWS Certification
8 16 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (2.74%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (2.74%) DV Cleared
10 12 (2.35%) Master's Degree
11 11 (2.15%) CCIE
12 10 (1.96%) CISM
12 10 (1.96%) ISEB
13 8 (1.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 8 (1.57%) ITIL Certification
13 8 (1.57%) JNCIE
14 6 (1.17%) CCNP
15 5 (0.98%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (9.59%) GDPR
2 37 (7.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (4.11%) NIST
4 16 (3.13%) QA
5 15 (2.94%) Data Quality
6 14 (2.74%) PCI DSS
7 13 (2.54%) COBIT
8 11 (2.15%) GRC
9 10 (1.96%) NCSC
10 9 (1.76%) HIPAA
11 6 (1.17%) Accessibility
12 5 (0.98%) PMO
13 4 (0.78%) ISO 8583
13 4 (0.78%) ISO 9001
13 4 (0.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.39%) EU AI Act
14 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 2 (0.39%) SLA
14 2 (0.39%) Solvency II
14 2 (0.39%) WCAG
System Software
1 29 (5.68%) Active Directory
2 23 (4.50%) Docker
3 19 (3.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.98%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.78%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.20%) KVM
6 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.20%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 32 (6.26%) Kubernetes
2 20 (3.91%) Terraform
3 14 (2.74%) Ansible
4 12 (2.35%) SCCM
5 11 (2.15%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (1.76%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.39%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.20%) Argo
8 1 (0.20%) Podman
8 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.20%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 116 (22.70%) Microsoft
2 54 (10.57%) SAP
3 40 (7.83%) ServiceNow
4 39 (7.63%) Oracle
5 37 (7.24%) Salesforce
6 22 (4.31%) VMware
7 21 (4.11%) Databricks
8 15 (2.94%) Cisco
9 14 (2.74%) Pega
9 14 (2.74%) Sparx
10 13 (2.54%) Google
11 12 (2.35%) Citrix
11 12 (2.35%) MuleSoft
12 11 (2.15%) BiZZdesign
12 11 (2.15%) OpenAI
13 9 (1.76%) Atlassian
14 8 (1.57%) F5
15 7 (1.37%) Denodo
15 7 (1.37%) Palo Alto
15 7 (1.37%) Talend