Hybrid/Remote Lead Enterprise Architect Contract Job Trends

Lead Enterprise Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Lead Enterprise Architect daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
16 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 322 306 333
Rank change year-on-year -16 +27 +124
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Enterprise Architect 9 2 6
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.074% 0.021% 0.040%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.079% 0.022% 0.043%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 5
10th Percentile £595 - -
25th Percentile £625 £763 £660
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £775 £900
Median % change year-on-year -16.13% -13.89% -1.37%
75th Percentile £675 £788 £950
90th Percentile - - £995
UK median daily rate £618 £700 £669
% change year-on-year -11.75% +4.64% -25.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £101.25 - -
Median hourly rate £102.50 - -
75th Percentile £103.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £102.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 11,446 9,126 13,876
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.48% 93.81% 93.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,312 6,243 9,326
10th Percentile £350 £334 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.44% -0.95% -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £767 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 550 216 559
10th Percentile £17.47 £14.00 £14.27
25th Percentile £30.13 £16.00 £22.68
Median hourly rate £57.50 £36.00 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.72% -18.18% -17.53%
75th Percentile £70.00 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £77.50 £75.25
UK median hourly rate £42.69 £28.18 £36.50
% change year-on-year +51.47% -22.79% -18.89%

Lead Enterprise Architect
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead Enterprise Architect' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Lead Enterprise Architect job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Lead Enterprise Architect
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Lead Enterprise Architect job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Lead Enterprise Architect job vacancies

Lead Enterprise Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 16 May 2026, Lead Enterprise Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Lead Enterprise Architect in the job title.

1 5 (55.56%) Mentoring
2 4 (44.44%) Budget Management
2 4 (44.44%) Coaching
2 4 (44.44%) Data Governance
2 4 (44.44%) Digital Strategy
2 4 (44.44%) Project Management
2 4 (44.44%) Service Design
3 2 (22.22%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (11.11%) ArchiMate
4 1 (11.11%) Architecture Governance
4 1 (11.11%) AWS
4 1 (11.11%) Azure
4 1 (11.11%) Business Process Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) Business Strategy
4 1 (11.11%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) CISSP
4 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (11.11%) Data Integration
4 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
4 1 (11.11%) Information Management
4 1 (11.11%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (11.11%) MODAF
4 1 (11.11%) Process Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) Roadmaps
4 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) SFIA
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (11.11%) Strategic Planning
4 1 (11.11%) Strategic Thinking

Lead Enterprise Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) AWS
1 1 (11.11%) Azure
General
1 4 (44.44%) Legal
2 2 (22.22%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Aerospace
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Mentoring
2 4 (44.44%) Budget Management
2 4 (44.44%) Coaching
2 4 (44.44%) Data Governance
2 4 (44.44%) Digital Strategy
2 4 (44.44%) Project Management
2 4 (44.44%) Service Design
3 2 (22.22%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (11.11%) Business Process Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) Data Integration
4 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
4 1 (11.11%) Information Management
4 1 (11.11%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (11.11%) MODAF
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (11.11%) Strategic Planning
4 1 (11.11%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (11.11%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (11.11%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (11.11%) CISSP
1 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) TOGAF Certification
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