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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 219 304
Rank change year-on-year +68 +85 -66
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 998 427 289
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.87% 1.30% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.20% 1.43% 0.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 659 289 178
10th Percentile £465 £450 £449
25th Percentile £537 £510 £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% +2.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 3 4
10th Percentile £20.31 £34.27 -
25th Percentile £61.25 £40.67 £63.75
Median hourly rate £82.41 £52.67 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +56.46% -21.97% -3.57%
75th Percentile £108.13 £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 45,312 29,789 33,296
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.84% 90.47% 85.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,886 18,626 21,285
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £421 £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 £727 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,829 1,693 1,837
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.20 £14.05
25th Percentile £19.00 £17.30 £18.35
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £40.94
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -38.57% -1.35%
75th Percentile £68.00 £48.13 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £68.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £22.74 £42.50
% change year-on-year +93.36% -46.51% +17.24%

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 11 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 11 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 11 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 +61 874 £638 +2.00% 605
London +62 488 £650 - 360
UK excluding London +14 384 £600 - 296
Work from Home +51 285 £600 +3.27% 251
South East -5 130 £605 -3.20% 109
North of England -12 104 £563 -9.27% 65
Midlands -27 67 £615 +2.50% 42
Yorkshire -1 53 £550 -6.38% 19
West Midlands -30 49 £621 +3.59% 24
North West -19 47 £600 -3.23% 41
South West -36 44 £650 - 33
Scotland -5 27 £600 +13.53% 28
East Midlands -10 16 £600 -14.29% 18
East of England -15 11 £600 -11.11% 13
North East -39 4 £625 - 5
Northern Ireland - 4 £713 - 5
Wales -14 1 - - 1
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 (4.91%) SAS
2 28 (2.81%) SharePoint
3 20 (2.00%) Confluence
4 12 (1.20%) Apache Airflow
4 12 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.80%) Apache Spark
6 7 (0.70%) Apache
7 5 (0.50%) Anypoint
7 5 (0.50%) Mule
7 5 (0.50%) OpenStack
8 4 (0.40%) NetWeaver
8 4 (0.40%) SAP EP
9 3 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.30%) Apache Superset
9 3 (0.30%) CMS
10 2 (0.20%) Camunda
11 1 (0.10%) CIMPLICITY
11 1 (0.10%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.10%) Mendix
11 1 (0.10%) Predix
Applications
1 10 (1.00%) 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 (2.00%) 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%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.30%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.30%) SAP FI/CO
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle EBS R12
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle Retail
9 2 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
9 2 (0.20%) SAP IBP
9 2 (0.20%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 308 (30.86%) Azure
2 203 (20.34%) AWS
3 100 (10.02%) GCP
4 58 (5.81%) SaaS
5 56 (5.61%) Power Platform
6 47 (4.71%) Entra ID
7 42 (4.21%) Microsoft 365
8 27 (2.71%) Serverless
9 24 (2.40%) PaaS
10 23 (2.30%) Microsoft Copilot
10 23 (2.30%) OCI
11 22 (2.20%) Azure DevOps
12 18 (1.80%) Azure AI
13 16 (1.60%) iPaaS
13 16 (1.60%) Snowflake
14 15 (1.50%) Dynamics 365
14 15 (1.50%) GitHub
15 14 (1.40%) Amazon S3
15 14 (1.40%) SuccessFactors
15 14 (1.40%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 31 (3.11%) Network Security
2 27 (2.71%) Firewall
3 22 (2.20%) VPN
4 17 (1.70%) WAN
5 14 (1.40%) 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%) DHCP
11 4 (0.40%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (4.81%) Data Lake
2 40 (4.01%) Metadata
3 31 (3.11%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (2.71%) Power BI
5 17 (1.70%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.30%) 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%) Delta Lake
12 5 (0.50%) Neo4j
12 5 (0.50%) SAS Visual Analytics
13 4 (0.40%) Semantic Layer
14 3 (0.30%) BigQuery
14 3 (0.30%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 15 (1.50%) JIRA
2 12 (1.20%) Git
3 9 (0.90%) 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
7 2 (0.20%) Terragrunt
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
General
1 317 (31.76%) Social Skills
2 253 (25.35%) Finance
3 161 (16.13%) Public Sector
4 98 (9.82%) Banking
5 89 (8.92%) Retail
6 85 (8.52%) Analytical Skills
7 64 (6.41%) Influencing Skills
8 41 (4.11%) Legal
9 28 (2.81%) Military
10 27 (2.71%) Aerospace
11 23 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
11 23 (2.30%) Local Government
12 22 (2.20%) Manufacturing
13 17 (1.70%) Telecoms
14 16 (1.60%) Marketing
15 14 (1.40%) 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
1 703 (70.44%) Architect
2 236 (23.65%) Solutions Architect
3 162 (16.23%) Enterprise Architect
4 122 (12.22%) Lead
5 70 (7.01%) Technical Architect
6 68 (6.81%) Data Architect
7 59 (5.91%) Security Architect
8 56 (5.61%) Senior
9 55 (5.51%) Lead Architect
10 36 (3.61%) Senior Architect
11 32 (3.21%) Project Manager
12 31 (3.11%) SAP Architect
13 28 (2.81%) ServiceNow Architect
14 27 (2.71%) Technical Leader
15 24 (2.40%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
15 24 (2.40%) Cloud Architect
16 21 (2.10%) Azure Architect
17 20 (2.00%) Analyst
17 20 (2.00%) Technical Manager
18 19 (1.90%) Integration Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (7.82%) REST
2 65 (6.51%) Middleware
3 49 (4.91%) SOAP
4 36 (3.61%) .NET
5 27 (2.71%) OAuth
6 24 (2.40%) Kafka
7 17 (1.70%) Oracle Fusion
8 16 (1.60%) SAML
8 16 (1.60%) XML
9 15 (1.50%) JSON
9 15 (1.50%) React
10 14 (1.40%) Web Services
11 13 (1.30%) OAuth2
12 12 (1.20%) OpenID
13 11 (1.10%) AngularJS
13 11 (1.10%) JWT
14 9 (0.90%) Node.js
15 8 (0.80%) SAP Fiori
16 7 (0.70%) GraphQL
16 7 (0.70%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 112 (11.22%) Cloud Native
2 74 (7.41%) Enterprise Software
3 73 (7.31%) Product Ownership
4 40 (4.01%) AI Agents
5 37 (3.71%) Hybrid Cloud
5 37 (3.71%) Onboarding
6 36 (3.61%) Operational Technology
7 34 (3.41%) CMDB
8 29 (2.91%) Distributed Systems
9 27 (2.71%) Management Information System
10 26 (2.61%) Security Posture
11 22 (2.20%) Legacy Systems
12 20 (2.00%) Data Protection Act
13 19 (1.90%) Data Centre
14 18 (1.80%) IoT
15 15 (1.50%) Public Cloud
16 13 (1.30%) FMCG
17 10 (1.00%) Data Structures
18 9 (0.90%) Mainframe
18 9 (0.90%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.80%) Windows
2 14 (1.40%) 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 (32.46%) Roadmaps
2 298 (29.86%) Stakeholder Management
3 232 (23.25%) TOGAF
4 189 (18.94%) Agile
4 189 (18.94%) Integration Patterns
5 188 (18.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 174 (17.43%) AI
7 171 (17.13%) Technical Leadership
8 168 (16.83%) Migration
9 146 (14.63%) Architectural Patterns
10 141 (14.13%) Analytics
11 137 (13.73%) Cybersecurity
12 135 (13.53%) Architecture Governance
12 135 (13.53%) DevOps
13 132 (13.23%) CI/CD
14 121 (12.12%) Data Architecture
14 121 (12.12%) Decision-Making
15 115 (11.52%) Event-Driven
16 113 (11.32%) Data Integration
17 111 (11.12%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 73 (7.31%) Python
2 49 (4.91%) Java
3 47 (4.71%) SQL
4 21 (2.10%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.60%) PowerShell
6 13 (1.30%) C#
6 13 (1.30%) TypeScript
7 8 (0.80%) Bash
8 7 (0.70%) ABAP
8 7 (0.70%) Kotlin
9 6 (0.60%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.40%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.30%) Bicep
11 3 (0.30%) Korn
12 2 (0.20%) Go
12 2 (0.20%) Ruby
12 2 (0.20%) Rust
12 2 (0.20%) Scala
13 1 (0.10%) Google Apps Script
13 1 (0.10%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 286 (28.66%) Security Cleared
2 217 (21.74%) SC Cleared
3 56 (5.61%) DV Cleared
4 54 (5.41%) Azure Certification
4 54 (5.41%) Degree
5 41 (4.11%) TOGAF Certification
6 32 (3.21%) AWS Certification
7 31 (3.11%) CISSP
8 27 (2.71%) BPSS Clearance
8 27 (2.71%) Computer Science Degree
9 21 (2.10%) CISM
10 16 (1.60%) Cisco Certification
11 13 (1.30%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 13 (1.30%) PMP
12 8 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (0.70%) CCIE
14 6 (0.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 6 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
14 6 (0.60%) PMI Certification
15 5 (0.50%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (8.02%) Data Quality
2 49 (4.91%) GRC
3 48 (4.81%) GDPR
4 42 (4.21%) NIST
5 39 (3.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 32 (3.21%) NCSC
7 19 (1.90%) QA
8 12 (1.20%) COBIT
8 12 (1.20%) PMO
9 11 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 11 (1.10%) NIST 800
10 10 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials
11 9 (0.90%) PCI DSS
12 8 (0.80%) SLA
13 6 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (0.60%) ISO 31000
13 6 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 6 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 5 (0.50%) Accessibility
15 4 (0.40%) IFRS
System Software
1 32 (3.21%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.10%) 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 48 (4.81%) Kubernetes
2 34 (3.41%) Terraform
3 21 (2.10%) Ansible
4 10 (1.00%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.40%) SCCM
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%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.10%) CASB
8 1 (0.10%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.10%) Istio
8 1 (0.10%) OpenNMS
8 1 (0.10%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.10%) SCOM
8 1 (0.10%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 194 (19.44%) Microsoft
2 96 (9.62%) Oracle
3 76 (7.62%) SAP
4 62 (6.21%) ServiceNow
5 47 (4.71%) Databricks
6 44 (4.41%) Google
7 41 (4.11%) Salesforce
8 24 (2.40%) BiZZdesign
9 23 (2.30%) Workday
10 21 (2.10%) Zscaler
11 20 (2.00%) Sparx
12 19 (1.90%) MuleSoft
13 16 (1.60%) Informatica
13 16 (1.60%) VMware
14 13 (1.30%) Cisco
15 12 (1.20%) Ariba
15 12 (1.20%) Foundry
16 10 (1.00%) IBM
17 9 (0.90%) OpenAI
17 9 (0.90%) Palo Alto