Enterprise Architecture Job Trends in England

Enterprise Architecture
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Enterprise Architecture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 274 280 302
Rank change year-on-year +6 +22 -160
Permanent jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 695 441 573
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.67% 1.02% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.91% 1.15% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 474 242 223
10th Percentile £59,475 £62,500 £46,323
25th Percentile £70,687 £67,750 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,000 £82,250 £71,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.78% +15.85% -10.84%
75th Percentile £110,000 £96,875 £93,750
90th Percentile £122,500 £120,000 £108,700
UK median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% +10.34% -4.04%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Enterprise Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 76,626 38,274 53,567
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.70% 88.94% 82.71%
Number of salaries quoted 53,560 21,879 28,580
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,585 £36,250 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,246 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

Enterprise Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Enterprise Architecture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Enterprise Architecture job vacancy trend in England

Enterprise Architecture
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Enterprise Architecture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise Architecture
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Enterprise Architecture in England over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Enterprise Architecture in England

Enterprise Architecture
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Enterprise Architecture within the England region over the 6 months to 11 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +46 315 £100,000 +11.11% 519
North of England -51 106 £75,000 - 112
South East -40 97 £85,000 - 117
Midlands -13 83 £80,000 +6.67% 48
North West -20 62 £75,000 - 58
West Midlands -15 60 £77,500 +3.33% 36
South West -34 56 £81,250 -4.41% 35
North East -47 24 £89,250 +11.56% 11
East Midlands -25 23 £82,500 +29.92% 12
Yorkshire -50 20 £81,399 +8.53% 43
East of England -45 12 £87,000 +33.85% 29
Enterprise Architecture
UK

Enterprise Architecture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 10 (1.44%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.72%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.43%) CMS
4 3 (0.43%) Confluence
5 2 (0.29%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.29%) Appian
5 2 (0.29%) Cloud Foundry
5 2 (0.29%) Palantir Foundry
5 2 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.14%) Apache
6 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.14%) JBoss
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.14%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 20 (2.88%) MS Visio
2 6 (0.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.43%) Acrobat
3 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.14%) PlantUML
4 1 (0.14%) ProjectWise
4 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (4.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.58%) Oracle Financials
2 4 (0.58%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (0.43%) SAP HR
3 3 (0.43%) SAP MDG
3 3 (0.43%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.29%) Primavera
4 2 (0.29%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.29%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.29%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.29%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.29%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.14%) Infor CloudSuite
5 1 (0.14%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.14%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.14%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 252 (36.26%) Azure
2 133 (19.14%) AWS
3 58 (8.35%) GCP
4 49 (7.05%) SaaS
5 40 (5.76%) Power Platform
6 31 (4.46%) IaaS
6 31 (4.46%) PaaS
7 26 (3.74%) Serverless
8 25 (3.60%) Azure Service Bus
8 25 (3.60%) Microsoft 365
9 23 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
10 20 (2.88%) Dynamics 365
11 19 (2.73%) Entra ID
12 18 (2.59%) GitHub
13 16 (2.30%) Azure API Management
14 15 (2.16%) AWS Lambda
14 15 (2.16%) Boomi
15 14 (2.01%) Amazon ECS
15 14 (2.01%) Amazon S3
16 13 (1.87%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.88%) Network Security
2 24 (3.45%) VPN
3 21 (3.02%) Firewall
4 18 (2.59%) WAN
5 17 (2.45%) SD-WAN
6 12 (1.73%) DNS
7 10 (1.44%) Wireless
8 9 (1.29%) Cisco ISE
8 9 (1.29%) Cisco Wireless
8 9 (1.29%) LAN
8 9 (1.29%) SSL
9 5 (0.72%) Cisco Firepower
9 5 (0.72%) Cisco Nexus
9 5 (0.72%) NGFW
10 4 (0.58%) BIG-IP
10 4 (0.58%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
10 4 (0.58%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 4 (0.58%) Internet
11 3 (0.43%) NAS
11 3 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (4.46%) Metadata
2 18 (2.59%) Data Lake
3 15 (2.16%) Relational Database
3 15 (2.16%) SQL Server
4 14 (2.01%) Power BI
5 13 (1.87%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.72%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.58%) Tableau
8 3 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.43%) Delta Lake
8 3 (0.43%) Looker
8 3 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.43%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.43%) Semantic Layer
9 2 (0.29%) Big Data
9 2 (0.29%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.29%) ThoughtSpot
10 1 (0.14%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.14%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.14%) Flink
Development Applications
1 13 (1.87%) Git
2 8 (1.15%) JIRA
3 6 (0.86%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.72%) GitLab
5 4 (0.58%) Claude Code
6 3 (0.43%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.43%) CircleCI
6 3 (0.43%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.43%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.43%) Gatling
6 3 (0.43%) HP UFT
6 3 (0.43%) JMeter
6 3 (0.43%) LoadRunner
6 3 (0.43%) Postman
6 3 (0.43%) REST Assured
6 3 (0.43%) Selenium
6 3 (0.43%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.29%) ER Studio
7 2 (0.29%) ERwin
7 2 (0.29%) MLflow
General
1 236 (33.96%) Social Skills
2 193 (27.77%) Finance
3 106 (15.25%) Influencing Skills
4 91 (13.09%) Analytical Skills
5 61 (8.78%) Public Sector
6 47 (6.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 43 (6.19%) Retail
8 38 (5.47%) Legal
9 25 (3.60%) Banking
10 24 (3.45%) Law
10 24 (3.45%) Manufacturing
11 22 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
12 20 (2.88%) Marketing
13 17 (2.45%) Aerospace
13 17 (2.45%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.01%) Italian Language
15 7 (1.01%) Japanese Language
15 7 (1.01%) Local Government
16 6 (0.86%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 472 (67.91%) Architect
2 166 (23.88%) Enterprise Architect
3 131 (18.85%) Solutions Architect
4 99 (14.24%) Lead
5 73 (10.50%) Senior
6 62 (8.92%) Lead Architect
7 39 (5.61%) Senior Architect
8 38 (5.47%) Data Architect
9 33 (4.75%) Security Architect
10 32 (4.60%) Lead Enterprise Architect
11 27 (3.88%) Integration Architect
12 26 (3.74%) Azure Architect
13 21 (3.02%) Head of Architecture
14 20 (2.88%) Cybersecurity Architect
15 19 (2.73%) Technical Architect
16 18 (2.59%) Enterprise Security Architect
17 16 (2.30%) Consultant
18 15 (2.16%) Digital Architect
19 14 (2.01%) Developer
19 14 (2.01%) Infrastructure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (6.91%) REST
2 39 (5.61%) Terraform
3 37 (5.32%) Middleware
4 32 (4.60%) SOAP
5 31 (4.46%) .NET
6 16 (2.30%) Kafka
7 15 (2.16%) ARM Templates
8 13 (1.87%) JSON
8 13 (1.87%) React
8 13 (1.87%) XML
9 11 (1.58%) OAuth
9 11 (1.58%) RESTful
10 10 (1.44%) FastAPI
11 8 (1.15%) .NET Core
11 8 (1.15%) JWT
11 8 (1.15%) OAuth2
12 7 (1.01%) LangChain
12 7 (1.01%) LangGraph
12 7 (1.01%) Spring
13 6 (0.86%) Hibernate
Miscellaneous
1 84 (12.09%) Cloud Native
2 50 (7.19%) Enterprise Software
3 36 (5.18%) Product Ownership
4 32 (4.60%) Management Information System
5 26 (3.74%) Data Centre
6 22 (3.17%) Legacy Systems
7 21 (3.02%) Distributed Systems
8 20 (2.88%) Hybrid Cloud
9 19 (2.73%) AI Agents
9 19 (2.73%) Onboarding
10 18 (2.59%) Security Posture
11 17 (2.45%) PKI
12 11 (1.58%) Private Cloud
13 10 (1.44%) CMDB
13 10 (1.44%) IoT
13 10 (1.44%) Low-Code
14 9 (1.29%) Cyberattack
15 8 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
15 8 (1.15%) Virtual Team
16 7 (1.01%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.15%) Linux
2 6 (0.86%) Windows
3 3 (0.43%) Kali Linux
4 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 353 (50.79%) Roadmaps
2 205 (29.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 185 (26.62%) TOGAF
4 169 (24.32%) Agile
5 167 (24.03%) Technology Strategy
6 161 (23.17%) AI
7 154 (22.16%) IT Strategy
8 133 (19.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 133 (19.14%) Technical Leadership
9 129 (18.56%) Architecture Governance
9 129 (18.56%) Continuous Improvement
10 124 (17.84%) Decision-Making
11 119 (17.12%) DevOps
12 118 (16.98%) Integration Patterns
13 110 (15.83%) CI/CD
14 107 (15.40%) Problem-Solving
15 96 (13.81%) Technology Roadmap
16 93 (13.38%) Microservices
17 92 (13.24%) Analytics
17 92 (13.24%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 73 (10.50%) Python
2 30 (4.32%) SQL
3 26 (3.74%) C#
4 25 (3.60%) Java
5 19 (2.73%) Bicep
6 18 (2.59%) JavaScript
7 14 (2.01%) PowerShell
7 14 (2.01%) TypeScript
8 4 (0.58%) Apex Code
8 4 (0.58%) R
9 3 (0.43%) ABAP
9 3 (0.43%) C++
10 2 (0.29%) SOQL
10 2 (0.29%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 99 (14.24%) Degree
2 86 (12.37%) Security Cleared
3 64 (9.21%) SC Cleared
4 55 (7.91%) TOGAF Certification
5 32 (4.60%) Azure Certification
6 29 (4.17%) DV Cleared
7 27 (3.88%) AWS Certification
8 26 (3.74%) CISSP
8 26 (3.74%) Computer Science Degree
9 21 (3.02%) Cisco Certification
10 18 (2.59%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (2.01%) CCNP
12 8 (1.15%) Master's Degree
13 7 (1.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 7 (1.01%) CCSP
13 7 (1.01%) CSPO
14 6 (0.86%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 6 (0.86%) CISM
14 6 (0.86%) CITP
14 6 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.32%) NIST
2 32 (4.60%) Data Quality
3 30 (4.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 26 (3.74%) GDPR
5 21 (3.02%) QA
6 20 (2.88%) PCI DSS
7 14 (2.01%) Accessibility
8 13 (1.87%) GRC
8 13 (1.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 11 (1.58%) NCSC
10 7 (1.01%) ISO 9001
11 6 (0.86%) PMO
12 5 (0.72%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 4 (0.58%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 4 (0.58%) SLA
14 3 (0.43%) COBIT
15 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
15 2 (0.29%) WCAG
16 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 1 (0.14%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 39 (5.61%) Docker
2 12 (1.73%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.72%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.43%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.43%) KVM
4 3 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.14%) HDFS
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 48 (6.91%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.58%) Ansible
3 8 (1.15%) Grafana
4 3 (0.43%) HP Fortify
4 3 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.29%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.14%) Amdocs OSS
6 1 (0.14%) Control-M
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 128 (18.42%) Microsoft
2 55 (7.91%) SAP
3 33 (4.75%) Salesforce
4 28 (4.03%) Oracle
5 27 (3.88%) ServiceNow
6 22 (3.17%) MuleSoft
7 20 (2.88%) Google
8 18 (2.59%) Databricks
9 15 (2.16%) Cisco
10 14 (2.01%) Palo Alto
11 12 (1.73%) OpenAI
12 11 (1.58%) Splunk
12 11 (1.58%) VMware
13 10 (1.44%) Adobe
13 10 (1.44%) Guidewire
14 9 (1.29%) Arista
14 9 (1.29%) ForeScout
14 9 (1.29%) Infoblox
14 9 (1.29%) SevOne
14 9 (1.29%) SolarWinds