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

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 202 286
Rank change year-on-year +41 +84 -45
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 859 408 340
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.67% 1.33% 0.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.97% 1.47% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 545 265 216
10th Percentile £463 £450 £450
25th Percentile £525 £513 £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 £825 £831
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 £625 £650
% change year-on-year - -3.85% +2.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 3 6
10th Percentile £20.31 £34.27 -
25th Percentile £63.38 £40.67 £63.75
Median hourly rate £83.50 £52.67 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +58.53% -21.97% -3.57%
75th Percentile £108.13 £77.00 £83.81
90th Percentile £110.75 £90.80 £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £83.50 £42.34 £87.50
% change year-on-year +97.24% -51.62% +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 43,613 27,816 36,814
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.98% 90.91% 85.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,139 17,565 23,448
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £414 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £504 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.18% -4.00% -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £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 2,612 1,364 2,554
10th Percentile £14.82 £14.20 £12.74
25th Percentile £20.00 £17.49 £16.06
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +4.17%
75th Percentile £68.00 £53.95 £61.30
90th Percentile £81.25 £70.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.50 £25.00 £38.12
% change year-on-year +78.00% -34.42% +8.91%

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 30 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 30 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 30 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 +49 744 £650 +3.17% 208
UK excluding London +5 379 £625 - 140
London +50 368 £671 +3.25% 99
Work from Home +50 258 £600 +0.17% 113
South East 0 126 £640 +2.24% 53
North of England -14 104 £575 -7.26% 33
Midlands -19 73 £575 -7.26% 18
Yorkshire -4 57 £663 +6.00% 11
West Midlands -19 53 £572 -4.69% 13
North West -34 44 £550 - 21
South West -30 38 £650 - 16
Scotland -13 29 £625 +4.87% 5
East Midlands -11 18 £575 -17.86% 5
East of England -19 12 £650 +10.64% 8
North East - 8 £800 - 2
Wales -15 2 - - 6
Northern Ireland - 1 £775 - 5
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 31 (3.61%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.56%) SAS
3 19 (2.21%) Confluence
4 11 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.93%) OpenStack
6 7 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.58%) NetWeaver
7 5 (0.58%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.47%) Apache
9 3 (0.35%) Camunda
9 3 (0.35%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.23%) Anypoint
10 2 (0.23%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.23%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.23%) Mule
11 1 (0.12%) CMS
11 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 8 (0.93%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 27 (3.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (2.91%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 10 (1.16%) Oracle ERP
4 7 (0.81%) ContrOCC
5 6 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.70%) Primavera
6 5 (0.58%) SAP CRM
7 3 (0.35%) Aladdin
7 3 (0.35%) Oracle Retail
7 3 (0.35%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.23%) Endur
8 2 (0.23%) NetSuite
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle EBS R12
8 2 (0.23%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.23%) SAP CS
8 2 (0.23%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle 11i
9 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
9 1 (0.12%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 260 (30.27%) Azure
2 175 (20.37%) AWS
3 67 (7.80%) GCP
4 60 (6.98%) SaaS
5 40 (4.66%) Power Platform
6 33 (3.84%) Microsoft 365
7 32 (3.73%) PaaS
8 31 (3.61%) Entra ID
8 31 (3.61%) Serverless
9 20 (2.33%) IaaS
9 20 (2.33%) Microsoft Copilot
9 20 (2.33%) OCI
10 18 (2.10%) Azure AI
10 18 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
11 16 (1.86%) SuccessFactors
12 14 (1.63%) GitHub
12 14 (1.63%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 13 (1.51%) Azure Logic Apps
14 11 (1.28%) Azure Functions
15 10 (1.16%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.56%) Network Security
2 21 (2.44%) Firewall
3 19 (2.21%) VPN
4 17 (1.98%) WAN
5 14 (1.63%) IPsec
6 13 (1.51%) LAN
7 12 (1.40%) MPLS
7 12 (1.40%) SD-WAN
8 10 (1.16%) BGP
9 7 (0.81%) DNS
10 6 (0.70%) NGFW
10 6 (0.70%) SSL
10 6 (0.70%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.58%) BIG-IP
11 5 (0.58%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (0.58%) Kerberos
12 4 (0.47%) Cisco Firepower
12 4 (0.47%) DHCP
12 4 (0.47%) MQTT
12 4 (0.47%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (3.96%) Data Lake
2 28 (3.26%) Metadata
3 25 (2.91%) Data Warehouse
4 20 (2.33%) Power BI
5 14 (1.63%) NoSQL
5 14 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
6 13 (1.51%) Oracle Database
7 11 (1.28%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 11 (1.28%) SQL Server
8 10 (1.16%) Base SAS
8 10 (1.16%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 7 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.58%) DynamoDB
10 5 (0.58%) SAS Visual Analytics
11 3 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.35%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.35%) DocumentDB
11 3 (0.35%) Neo4j
11 3 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.35%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 14 (1.63%) JIRA
2 8 (0.93%) Git
2 8 (0.93%) GitLab
2 8 (0.93%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.58%) Hudson
4 4 (0.47%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.35%) ERwin
5 3 (0.35%) Selenium
6 2 (0.23%) Flyway
6 2 (0.23%) JUnit
6 2 (0.23%) Liquibase
6 2 (0.23%) PowerDesigner
6 2 (0.23%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.12%) Postman
General
1 253 (29.45%) Social Skills
2 221 (25.73%) Finance
3 132 (15.37%) Public Sector
4 90 (10.48%) Banking
5 74 (8.61%) Analytical Skills
6 66 (7.68%) Retail
7 48 (5.59%) Influencing Skills
8 42 (4.89%) Legal
9 25 (2.91%) Military
10 24 (2.79%) Aerospace
11 22 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
12 16 (1.86%) Financial Institution
12 16 (1.86%) Manufacturing
13 14 (1.63%) Local Government
14 13 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (1.28%) Law
16 10 (1.16%) Telecoms
17 9 (1.05%) Aviation
18 7 (0.81%) Marketing
19 6 (0.70%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 592 (68.92%) Architect
2 203 (23.63%) Solutions Architect
3 136 (15.83%) Enterprise Architect
4 99 (11.53%) Lead
5 73 (8.50%) Technical Architect
6 67 (7.80%) Senior
7 50 (5.82%) Data Architect
8 44 (5.12%) Lead Architect
8 44 (5.12%) Security Architect
9 40 (4.66%) Senior Architect
10 29 (3.38%) Project Manager
11 28 (3.26%) ServiceNow Architect
12 26 (3.03%) SAP Architect
13 23 (2.68%) Analyst
14 21 (2.44%) Technical Leader
15 20 (2.33%) Cloud Architect
16 19 (2.21%) Technical Manager
17 18 (2.10%) Consultant
18 17 (1.98%) Senior Solutions Architect
18 17 (1.98%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (7.45%) REST
2 59 (6.87%) Middleware
3 38 (4.42%) SOAP
4 37 (4.31%) .NET
5 21 (2.44%) OAuth
6 20 (2.33%) Web Services
7 18 (2.10%) Kafka
8 15 (1.75%) SAML
9 14 (1.63%) React
10 13 (1.51%) AngularJS
10 13 (1.51%) OpenID
11 11 (1.28%) OAuth2
11 11 (1.28%) Oracle Fusion
12 9 (1.05%) XML
13 8 (0.93%) JSON
13 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Graph
13 8 (0.93%) Node.js
13 8 (0.93%) SAP Fiori
14 7 (0.81%) .NET Core
14 7 (0.81%) NETCONF
Miscellaneous
1 90 (10.48%) Cloud Native
2 70 (8.15%) Product Ownership
3 54 (6.29%) Enterprise Software
4 33 (3.84%) CMDB
5 31 (3.61%) Operational Technology
6 27 (3.14%) AI Agents
7 26 (3.03%) Hybrid Cloud
8 25 (2.91%) Onboarding
9 23 (2.68%) Management Information System
10 22 (2.56%) Data Centre
11 21 (2.44%) Distributed Systems
11 21 (2.44%) Security Posture
12 20 (2.33%) Data Protection Act
13 18 (2.10%) Legacy Systems
14 17 (1.98%) Public Cloud
15 14 (1.63%) IoT
16 9 (1.05%) Data Structures
16 9 (1.05%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
16 9 (1.05%) FMCG
16 9 (1.05%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 20 (2.33%) Windows
2 14 (1.63%) Linux
3 5 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (0.58%) Unix
3 5 (0.58%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.35%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.35%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.23%) Android
5 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 289 (33.64%) Roadmaps
2 215 (25.03%) Stakeholder Management
3 204 (23.75%) TOGAF
4 193 (22.47%) Agile
5 167 (19.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 153 (17.81%) Integration Patterns
7 144 (16.76%) Migration
8 138 (16.07%) Architectural Patterns
9 135 (15.72%) AI
10 129 (15.02%) Technical Leadership
11 125 (14.55%) Decision-Making
12 122 (14.20%) CI/CD
13 119 (13.85%) DevOps
14 107 (12.46%) Cybersecurity
15 101 (11.76%) Architecture Governance
16 97 (11.29%) Problem-Solving
17 92 (10.71%) Data Modelling
18 90 (10.48%) Architectural Design
19 89 (10.36%) Continuous Improvement
19 89 (10.36%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 63 (7.33%) Python
2 43 (5.01%) SQL
3 41 (4.77%) Java
4 14 (1.63%) JavaScript
5 13 (1.51%) C#
6 11 (1.28%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.05%) PowerShell
8 7 (0.81%) ABAP
9 6 (0.70%) Apex Code
9 6 (0.70%) Kotlin
10 4 (0.47%) Bash
10 4 (0.47%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.35%) Bicep
12 2 (0.23%) Google Apps Script
12 2 (0.23%) Korn
12 2 (0.23%) Ruby
12 2 (0.23%) Scala
13 1 (0.12%) Go
13 1 (0.12%) Groovy
13 1 (0.12%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 238 (27.71%) Security Cleared
2 173 (20.14%) SC Cleared
3 58 (6.75%) DV Cleared
4 45 (5.24%) Degree
5 40 (4.66%) Azure Certification
6 29 (3.38%) Computer Science Degree
7 28 (3.26%) TOGAF Certification
8 26 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
9 24 (2.79%) AWS Certification
10 22 (2.56%) CISSP
11 17 (1.98%) Cisco Certification
12 15 (1.75%) CISM
13 11 (1.28%) PMP
14 9 (1.05%) CCIE
14 9 (1.05%) ITIL Certification
15 8 (0.93%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 8 (0.93%) CCNP
15 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
16 7 (0.81%) JNCIE
16 7 (0.81%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (6.98%) Data Quality
2 47 (5.47%) GDPR
3 36 (4.19%) NIST
4 31 (3.61%) NCSC
5 22 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (1.98%) QA
7 15 (1.75%) COBIT
8 14 (1.63%) GRC
9 13 (1.51%) PCI DSS
10 10 (1.16%) NIST 800
11 9 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 8 (0.93%) PMO
12 8 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 8 (0.93%) SLA
13 6 (0.70%) ISO 20022
13 6 (0.70%) ISO 31000
13 6 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 5 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (0.47%) IFRS
System Software
1 31 (3.61%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.44%) Docker
3 8 (0.93%) VMware NSX
4 7 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.47%) RACF
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.12%) IAG
9 1 (0.12%) KVM
9 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (4.07%) Kubernetes
2 25 (2.91%) Terraform
3 17 (1.98%) Ansible
4 13 (1.51%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.81%) SCCM
6 3 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.23%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.12%) CASB
8 1 (0.12%) Grafana
8 1 (0.12%) Istio
8 1 (0.12%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.12%) SCOM
Vendors
1 170 (19.79%) Microsoft
2 71 (8.27%) SAP
3 65 (7.57%) Oracle
4 59 (6.87%) ServiceNow
5 37 (4.31%) Salesforce
6 28 (3.26%) BiZZdesign
6 28 (3.26%) Databricks
7 26 (3.03%) Google
8 25 (2.91%) Sparx
9 18 (2.10%) VMware
10 16 (1.86%) Workday
11 14 (1.63%) Cisco
12 12 (1.40%) Ariba
12 12 (1.40%) MuleSoft
12 12 (1.40%) Zscaler
13 10 (1.16%) OpenAI
14 9 (1.05%) Palo Alto
15 8 (0.93%) Foundry
16 7 (0.81%) Informatica
16 7 (0.81%) Liquidlogic