Enterprise Architect Job Trends in Bristol

Enterprise Architect
South West > Bristol

The median Enterprise Architect salary in Bristol is £86,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 100 96
Rank change year-on-year +9 -4 +48
Permanent jobs requiring an Enterprise Architect 4 6 34
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.20% 0.43% 1.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.45% 1.98%
Number of salaries quoted 3 6 27
10th Percentile £81,600 - £56,219
25th Percentile £82,875 - £63,235
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £86,500 £125,000 £79,632
Median % change year-on-year -30.80% +56.97% -13.60%
75th Percentile £94,875 £128,750 £92,060
90th Percentile £96,450 £140,000 £106,038
South West median annual salary £80,000 £125,000 £79,632
% change year-on-year -36.00% +56.97% -13.60%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 1,899 1,321 1,717
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.00% 95.10% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,381 776 1,409
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £66,250 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,908 £50,794
% change year-on-year -3.68% +2.19% +1.59%

Enterprise Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Enterprise Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Enterprise Architect job vacancy trend in Bristol

Enterprise Architect
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Enterprise Architect job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Enterprise Architect job vacancies in Bristol

Enterprise Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Enterprise Architect 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 permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Enterprise Architect in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (75.00%) TOGAF
1 3 (75.00%) TOGAF Certification
2 2 (50.00%) Architecture Governance
2 2 (50.00%) CISM
2 2 (50.00%) CISSP
2 2 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (50.00%) DBS Check
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Design Patterns
2 2 (50.00%) GRC
2 2 (50.00%) Information Security
2 2 (50.00%) SABSA
2 2 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 2 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) ArchiMate
3 1 (25.00%) AWS
3 1 (25.00%) AWS Certification
3 1 (25.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) IT4IT
3 1 (25.00%) Kafka
3 1 (25.00%) MongoDB
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps

Enterprise Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 (25.00%) AWS
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) MongoDB
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) Kafka
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (75.00%) TOGAF
2 2 (50.00%) Architecture Governance
2 2 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Design Patterns
2 2 (50.00%) Information Security
2 2 (50.00%) SABSA
2 2 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 2 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) ArchiMate
3 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) IT4IT
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) TOGAF Certification
2 2 (50.00%) CISM
2 2 (50.00%) CISSP
2 2 (50.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (25.00%) AWS Certification
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) GRC
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) VMware