Enterprise Architecture Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Enterprise Architecture
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Enterprise Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Enterprise Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 204 217 226
Rank change year-on-year +13 +9 +16
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 100 129 281
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.01% 0.84% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.11% 0.96% 1.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 87 183
10th Percentile £480 £450 £513
25th Percentile £509 £516 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £688 £700 £730
90th Percentile £791 £780 £775
UK median daily rate £630 £650 £663
% change year-on-year -3.08% -1.89% +1.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £61.50
25th Percentile - - £63.63
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
75th Percentile - - £77.69
90th Percentile - - £80.88
UK median hourly rate £100.00 £67.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year +48.15% -3.57% -14.49%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,021 13,483 23,229
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.08% 87.87% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,191 8,996 16,418
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 579 532
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.17 £19.00
25th Percentile £19.56 £25.25 £30.54
Median hourly rate £39.52 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -21.82% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.13 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.23
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Enterprise Architecture
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Enterprise Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Enterprise Architecture trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Enterprise Architecture
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Enterprise Architecture.

Enterprise Architecture daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Enterprise Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Enterprise Architecture over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Enterprise Architecture daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Enterprise Architecture
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Enterprise Architecture.

Enterprise Architecture hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Enterprise Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (5.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.00%) NetWeaver
2 2 (2.00%) SAP EP
3 1 (1.00%) Confluence
3 1 (1.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (3.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (1.00%) Fusion 360
2 1 (1.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.00%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 3 (3.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (2.00%) SAP CRM
2 2 (2.00%) Teamcenter
3 1 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (1.00%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (1.00%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (1.00%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 32 (32.00%) Azure
2 18 (18.00%) AWS
3 11 (11.00%) PaaS
4 10 (10.00%) IaaS
4 10 (10.00%) SaaS
5 9 (9.00%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (7.00%) GCP
7 5 (5.00%) Serverless
8 4 (4.00%) Entra ID
9 3 (3.00%) Amazon ECS
9 3 (3.00%) Amazon SQS
9 3 (3.00%) AWS KMS
9 3 (3.00%) Route 53
10 2 (2.00%) Azure AKS
10 2 (2.00%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (2.00%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (2.00%) OCI
10 2 (2.00%) Power Platform
10 2 (2.00%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 2 (2.00%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 7 (7.00%) Firewall
2 5 (5.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (3.00%) IPsec
3 3 (3.00%) Kerberos
3 3 (3.00%) SSL
4 2 (2.00%) Network Security
4 2 (2.00%) Unified Communications
5 1 (1.00%) Ethernet
5 1 (1.00%) Internet
5 1 (1.00%) LAN
5 1 (1.00%) Modbus
5 1 (1.00%) VLAN
5 1 (1.00%) VSAN
5 1 (1.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (7.00%) SQL Server
2 6 (6.00%) MongoDB
2 6 (6.00%) NoSQL
3 4 (4.00%) Relational Database
4 3 (3.00%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (3.00%) Data Lake
5 2 (2.00%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (2.00%) SAP HANA
6 1 (1.00%) Big Data
6 1 (1.00%) Oracle Database
6 1 (1.00%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (1.00%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (1.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (5.00%) JIRA
2 3 (3.00%) GitLab
2 3 (3.00%) Maven
3 2 (2.00%) ERwin
4 1 (1.00%) Oracle Forms
General
1 39 (39.00%) Social Skills
2 13 (13.00%) Finance
3 10 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (9.00%) Public Sector
5 7 (7.00%) Banking
6 5 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (4.00%) Retail
7 4 (4.00%) Telecoms
8 2 (2.00%) Billing
8 2 (2.00%) Corporate Banking
8 2 (2.00%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (2.00%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.00%) Digital Health
9 1 (1.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.00%) Investment Banking
9 1 (1.00%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.00%) Police
Job Titles
1 73 (73.00%) Architect
2 33 (33.00%) Solutions Architect
3 14 (14.00%) Enterprise Architect
4 9 (9.00%) Cloud Architect
4 9 (9.00%) Lead
5 8 (8.00%) Technical Architect
6 7 (7.00%) Consultant
6 7 (7.00%) Lead Architect
6 7 (7.00%) Senior
7 6 (6.00%) Lead Solutions Architect
7 6 (6.00%) SAP Architect
7 6 (6.00%) ServiceNow Architect
8 5 (5.00%) Cloud Solutions Architect
8 5 (5.00%) Security Engineer
9 4 (4.00%) Analyst
9 4 (4.00%) Information Security Consultant
9 4 (4.00%) Security Consultant
9 4 (4.00%) Senior Architect
10 3 (3.00%) Security Architect
10 3 (3.00%) Senior Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (15.00%) Web Services
2 5 (5.00%) AngularJS
2 5 (5.00%) HTML
3 4 (4.00%) REST
3 4 (4.00%) SAML
3 4 (4.00%) SAP Fiori
3 4 (4.00%) Spring
4 3 (3.00%) Middleware
4 3 (3.00%) Node.js
4 3 (3.00%) OAuth
4 3 (3.00%) OAuth2
4 3 (3.00%) OpenID
4 3 (3.00%) Spring Boot
4 3 (3.00%) XACML
5 2 (2.00%) FastAPI
5 2 (2.00%) Kafka
5 2 (2.00%) Lightning Web Components
5 2 (2.00%) SAP PI
5 2 (2.00%) SAPUI5
6 1 (1.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.00%) Cloud Native
2 7 (7.00%) CMDB
2 7 (7.00%) Data Centre
2 7 (7.00%) Public Cloud
3 6 (6.00%) Product Ownership
4 5 (5.00%) Hybrid Cloud
4 5 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (4.00%) Management Information System
6 3 (3.00%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 3 (3.00%) Virtual Team
7 2 (2.00%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (2.00%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (2.00%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (2.00%) NHS
7 2 (2.00%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.00%) Client/Server
8 1 (1.00%) Derivative
8 1 (1.00%) Mainframe
8 1 (1.00%) PKI
8 1 (1.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.00%) Windows
2 3 (3.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (2.00%) Linux
3 2 (2.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (36.00%) Roadmaps
2 35 (35.00%) Agile
3 26 (26.00%) TOGAF
4 19 (19.00%) Cybersecurity
5 17 (17.00%) Collaborative Working
6 16 (16.00%) DevOps
6 16 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (16.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 15 (15.00%) IT Strategy
8 14 (14.00%) Architectural Patterns
8 14 (14.00%) Information Security
8 14 (14.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 13 (13.00%) Analytics
9 13 (13.00%) Business Strategy
9 13 (13.00%) Decision-Making
9 13 (13.00%) Technical Leadership
10 12 (12.00%) Microservices
10 12 (12.00%) Security Architecture
10 12 (12.00%) Technical Architecture
11 11 (11.00%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 9 (9.00%) SQL
2 8 (8.00%) JavaScript
3 6 (6.00%) Java
4 3 (3.00%) PowerShell
4 3 (3.00%) Python
5 2 (2.00%) ABAP
5 2 (2.00%) Apex Code
5 2 (2.00%) Bash
5 2 (2.00%) PL/SQL
6 1 (1.00%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 21 (21.00%) SC Cleared
1 21 (21.00%) Security Cleared
2 11 (11.00%) Degree
3 9 (9.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (8.00%) Azure Certification
4 8 (8.00%) CISSP
5 7 (7.00%) AWS Certification
5 7 (7.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 6 (6.00%) CISM
6 6 (6.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (6.00%) TOGAF Certification
7 5 (5.00%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (4.00%) Master's Degree
9 3 (3.00%) CITP
10 2 (2.00%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (1.00%) CCDA
11 1 (1.00%) CCDP
11 1 (1.00%) CCNA
11 1 (1.00%) CCNP
11 1 (1.00%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.00%) QA
2 3 (3.00%) GDPR
3 2 (2.00%) Data Quality
3 2 (2.00%) GRC
3 2 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (2.00%) NIST
4 1 (1.00%) COBIT
4 1 (1.00%) PMO
4 1 (1.00%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (7.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (6.00%) Docker
3 4 (4.00%) Active Directory
4 3 (3.00%) RACF
4 3 (3.00%) vSphere
5 1 (1.00%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (1.00%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 5 (5.00%) Kubernetes
2 3 (3.00%) Ansible
2 3 (3.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.00%) Packer
2 3 (3.00%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (3.00%) Terraform
3 2 (2.00%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.00%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 21 (21.00%) Microsoft
2 9 (9.00%) SAP
2 9 (9.00%) ServiceNow
3 8 (8.00%) VMware
4 6 (6.00%) Google
4 6 (6.00%) Oracle
5 4 (4.00%) Planview
5 4 (4.00%) Salesforce
6 3 (3.00%) Cisco
7 2 (2.00%) Apple
7 2 (2.00%) Ariba
7 2 (2.00%) IBM
7 2 (2.00%) MuleSoft
7 2 (2.00%) Palo Alto
7 2 (2.00%) Siemens
8 1 (1.00%) BiZZdesign
8 1 (1.00%) Databricks
8 1 (1.00%) Dynatrace
8 1 (1.00%) Genesys
8 1 (1.00%) Sparx