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 28 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 207 259
Rank change year-on-year +35 +52 -10
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 773 375 376
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.58% 1.31% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.87% 1.44% 1.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 517 239 259
10th Percentile £463 £455 £456
25th Percentile £525 £513 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £630 £625 £646
Median % change year-on-year +0.80% -3.25% -0.62%
75th Percentile £725 £725 £738
90th Percentile £825 £825 £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 21 2 6
10th Percentile £61.25 £56.20 -
25th Percentile £70.00 £63.50 £63.75
Median hourly rate £80.00 £76.34 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.80% +13.09% -3.57%
75th Percentile £110.75 £88.50 £83.81
90th Percentile - £95.40 £88.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £93.50 £52.67 £87.50
% change year-on-year +77.52% -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 41,286 26,078 36,653
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.54% 91.02% 85.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,818 16,706 23,627
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.19% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £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 2,472 1,084 2,486
10th Percentile £14.68 £14.20 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.85 £18.08 £16.00
Median hourly rate £42.28 £27.52 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year +53.64% -23.57% -1.09%
75th Percentile £67.50 £57.84 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.19 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +78.93% -32.93% +7.14%

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 28 May 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 28 May 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 28 May 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 +41 665 £650 +3.17% 355
UK excluding London +16 352 £625 +0.81% 217
London +59 324 £650 - 169
Work from Home +37 227 £575 -4.17% 159
South East -2 112 £683 +9.20% 71
North of England -7 109 £550 -2.48% 49
Midlands -23 61 £575 -8.00% 32
Yorkshire -9 56 £556 -14.42% 13
North West -21 50 £550 -1.79% 28
West Midlands -34 40 £569 -5.21% 16
South West -34 31 £700 +7.69% 31
Scotland -4 28 £613 +8.94% 14
East Midlands -15 19 £575 -28.13% 16
East of England -17 14 £650 -3.70% 14
North East - 8 £800 - 9
Wales -19 2 - - 8
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 34 (4.40%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.20%) Confluence
3 11 (1.42%) SAS
4 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.78%) OpenStack
6 5 (0.65%) Camunda
6 5 (0.65%) NetWeaver
6 5 (0.65%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.52%) Apache
8 3 (0.39%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.26%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.26%) Appian
9 2 (0.26%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.26%) CMS
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.13%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 6 (0.78%) MS Visio
2 5 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 30 (3.88%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 19 (2.46%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.65%) SAP CRM
5 4 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.39%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.39%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.26%) Aladdin
7 2 (0.26%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.26%) Primavera
7 2 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.13%) Actimize
8 1 (0.13%) Endur
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.13%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.13%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.13%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.13%) Summit
8 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.13%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 232 (30.01%) Azure
2 161 (20.83%) AWS
3 61 (7.89%) GCP
4 58 (7.50%) SaaS
5 38 (4.92%) Serverless
6 37 (4.79%) Microsoft 365
6 37 (4.79%) Power Platform
7 33 (4.27%) Entra ID
8 28 (3.62%) PaaS
9 19 (2.46%) IaaS
10 18 (2.33%) Azure AI
10 18 (2.33%) Azure Logic Apps
10 18 (2.33%) Microsoft Copilot
11 17 (2.20%) OCI
12 16 (2.07%) Azure DevOps
12 16 (2.07%) Azure Functions
12 16 (2.07%) GitHub
13 15 (1.94%) Microsoft Purview
14 13 (1.68%) SuccessFactors
15 11 (1.42%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.29%) IPsec
2 9 (1.16%) Firewall
2 9 (1.16%) Network Security
2 9 (1.16%) VPN
2 9 (1.16%) WAN
3 7 (0.91%) MPLS
3 7 (0.91%) SD-WAN
4 6 (0.78%) Kerberos
4 6 (0.78%) SSL
5 5 (0.65%) BGP
5 5 (0.65%) LAN
6 4 (0.52%) DHCP
6 4 (0.52%) DNS
6 4 (0.52%) Intranet
6 4 (0.52%) MQTT
6 4 (0.52%) RFID
7 3 (0.39%) BIG-IP
8 2 (0.26%) 5G
8 2 (0.26%) Software-Defined Networking
9 1 (0.13%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (3.75%) Data Lake
2 25 (3.23%) Metadata
3 22 (2.85%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (2.33%) Power BI
5 14 (1.81%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (1.42%) NoSQL
6 11 (1.42%) Oracle Database
6 11 (1.42%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.03%) SAS Enterprise Guide
8 5 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.65%) DynamoDB
8 5 (0.65%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 3 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.39%) Base SAS
9 3 (0.39%) DocumentDB
9 3 (0.39%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.39%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.39%) Oracle Exadata
9 3 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.26%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 16 (2.07%) JIRA
2 8 (1.03%) GitLab
2 8 (1.03%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.78%) Git
4 5 (0.65%) Hudson
5 4 (0.52%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.39%) ERwin
6 3 (0.39%) Selenium
7 2 (0.26%) Flyway
7 2 (0.26%) JUnit
7 2 (0.26%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.26%) PowerDesigner
8 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.13%) gulp
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.13%) Postman
8 1 (0.13%) PowerBuilder
8 1 (0.13%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.13%) Yeoman
General
1 232 (30.01%) Social Skills
2 193 (24.97%) Finance
3 108 (13.97%) Public Sector
4 81 (10.48%) Banking
5 68 (8.80%) Analytical Skills
6 44 (5.69%) Retail
7 40 (5.17%) Influencing Skills
8 38 (4.92%) Legal
9 20 (2.59%) Aerospace
10 18 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
11 15 (1.94%) Military
12 13 (1.68%) Financial Institution
12 13 (1.68%) Telecoms
13 12 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.29%) Manufacturing
15 9 (1.16%) Billing
16 8 (1.03%) Law
17 7 (0.91%) Aviation
18 6 (0.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 6 (0.78%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 537 (69.47%) Architect
2 176 (22.77%) Solutions Architect
3 132 (17.08%) Enterprise Architect
4 77 (9.96%) Lead
5 65 (8.41%) Technical Architect
6 54 (6.99%) Senior
7 44 (5.69%) Data Architect
8 37 (4.79%) Security Architect
9 32 (4.14%) Lead Architect
10 29 (3.75%) Senior Architect
11 26 (3.36%) Project Manager
12 25 (3.23%) ServiceNow Architect
13 24 (3.10%) Consultant
14 20 (2.59%) Analyst
15 18 (2.33%) Applications Architect
15 18 (2.33%) Cloud Architect
15 18 (2.33%) Salesforce Architect
15 18 (2.33%) SAP Architect
15 18 (2.33%) Technical Manager
16 17 (2.20%) Azure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (7.37%) REST
2 48 (6.21%) Middleware
3 30 (3.88%) .NET
4 29 (3.75%) SOAP
5 21 (2.72%) Web Services
6 20 (2.59%) OAuth
7 16 (2.07%) AngularJS
7 16 (2.07%) Kafka
8 15 (1.94%) React
9 14 (1.81%) SAML
10 13 (1.68%) OpenID
11 12 (1.55%) Microsoft Graph
12 11 (1.42%) A2A Protocol
12 11 (1.42%) Model Context Protocol
13 10 (1.29%) OAuth2
13 10 (1.29%) Oracle Fusion
14 9 (1.16%) LangChain
14 9 (1.16%) LangGraph
15 8 (1.03%) Node.js
16 7 (0.91%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 79 (10.22%) Cloud Native
2 59 (7.63%) Product Ownership
3 35 (4.53%) Enterprise Software
4 30 (3.88%) CMDB
5 29 (3.75%) Operational Technology
6 21 (2.72%) AI Agents
6 21 (2.72%) Data Protection Act
6 21 (2.72%) Onboarding
7 19 (2.46%) Distributed Systems
8 18 (2.33%) Legacy Systems
9 17 (2.20%) Management Information System
10 16 (2.07%) Hybrid Cloud
11 15 (1.94%) Data Centre
11 15 (1.94%) Security Posture
12 14 (1.81%) Public Cloud
13 11 (1.42%) IoT
14 9 (1.16%) Data Structures
14 9 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
15 8 (1.03%) Mainframe
16 7 (0.91%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 22 (2.85%) Windows
2 11 (1.42%) Linux
3 6 (0.78%) Mac OS
4 5 (0.65%) Unix
4 5 (0.65%) Windows 10
4 5 (0.65%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.52%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (0.52%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (34.02%) Roadmaps
2 176 (22.77%) Agile
3 175 (22.64%) Stakeholder Management
4 167 (21.60%) TOGAF
5 142 (18.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 133 (17.21%) Architectural Patterns
7 131 (16.95%) Integration Patterns
8 123 (15.91%) AI
9 122 (15.78%) Decision-Making
10 118 (15.27%) Migration
11 105 (13.58%) CI/CD
12 102 (13.20%) Technical Leadership
13 98 (12.68%) Problem-Solving
14 97 (12.55%) Cybersecurity
14 97 (12.55%) DevOps
15 95 (12.29%) Data Modelling
16 88 (11.38%) Architectural Design
17 85 (11.00%) Architecture Governance
17 85 (11.00%) Microservices
18 83 (10.74%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 61 (7.89%) Python
2 38 (4.92%) SQL
3 37 (4.79%) Java
4 16 (2.07%) JavaScript
5 14 (1.81%) C#
5 14 (1.81%) PowerShell
6 13 (1.68%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.16%) Bash
8 6 (0.78%) Kotlin
9 5 (0.65%) ABAP
9 5 (0.65%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.52%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.39%) Bicep
12 2 (0.26%) Google Apps Script
12 2 (0.26%) Ruby
12 2 (0.26%) Scala
13 1 (0.13%) C++
13 1 (0.13%) Go
13 1 (0.13%) Korn
13 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 203 (26.26%) Security Cleared
2 145 (18.76%) SC Cleared
3 48 (6.21%) DV Cleared
4 43 (5.56%) Degree
5 34 (4.40%) Azure Certification
6 28 (3.62%) TOGAF Certification
7 27 (3.49%) BPSS Clearance
8 22 (2.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 21 (2.72%) AWS Certification
10 18 (2.33%) CISSP
11 13 (1.68%) CISM
12 12 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
13 11 (1.42%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 11 (1.42%) PMP
14 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
15 8 (1.03%) ITIL Certification
16 7 (0.91%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 6 (0.78%) ISEB
17 6 (0.78%) PMI Certification
18 5 (0.65%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (6.60%) GDPR
2 47 (6.08%) Data Quality
3 35 (4.53%) NIST
4 21 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 20 (2.59%) NCSC
6 15 (1.94%) COBIT
7 13 (1.68%) PCI DSS
8 12 (1.55%) QA
9 11 (1.42%) GRC
10 10 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 7 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (0.91%) ISO 20022
12 7 (0.91%) NIST 800
12 7 (0.91%) PMO
13 6 (0.78%) Def Stans
13 6 (0.78%) ISO 31000
13 6 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.52%) PSD2
14 4 (0.52%) SEPA
System Software
1 32 (4.14%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.72%) Docker
3 10 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (0.65%) RACF
5 5 (0.65%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) IAG
7 1 (0.13%) KVM
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (4.40%) Kubernetes
2 22 (2.85%) Terraform
3 15 (1.94%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (1.42%) SCCM
5 10 (1.29%) Ansible
6 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.26%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.13%) Grafana
8 1 (0.13%) Istio
8 1 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.13%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.13%) SCOM
Vendors
1 153 (19.79%) Microsoft
2 60 (7.76%) SAP
3 54 (6.99%) ServiceNow
4 51 (6.60%) Oracle
5 39 (5.05%) Salesforce
6 30 (3.88%) Sparx
7 28 (3.62%) Google
8 23 (2.98%) Databricks
9 22 (2.85%) BiZZdesign
10 21 (2.72%) VMware
11 14 (1.81%) Ariba
12 13 (1.68%) OpenAI
12 13 (1.68%) Workday
13 11 (1.42%) Zscaler
14 10 (1.29%) MuleSoft
15 7 (0.91%) Citrix
16 6 (0.78%) Cisco
16 6 (0.78%) Dynatrace
17 5 (0.65%) Pega
18 4 (0.52%) Atlassian