Enterprise Architect Job Trends

Enterprise Architect
UK

The median Enterprise Architect salary in the UK is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 435 498 374
Rank change year-on-year +63 -124 +116
Permanent jobs requiring an Enterprise Architect 217 225 359
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.37% 0.41% 0.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.44% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 163 130 255
10th Percentile £71,900 £60,360 £63,353
25th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,208
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £90,000 £80,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +11.80% -16.51%
75th Percentile £98,750 £115,000 £100,064
90th Percentile £121,250 £125,000 £112,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £85,000 £85,000 £79,632
% change year-on-year - +6.74% -13.60%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 53,514 51,675 48,695
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.18% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 32,893 27,368 37,623
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,173 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Enterprise Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Enterprise Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Enterprise Architect
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Enterprise Architect job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Enterprise Architect job vacancies in the UK

Enterprise Architect
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Enterprise Architect over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Enterprise Architect in the UK

Enterprise Architect
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Enterprise Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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
England +76 197 £85,000 -5.03% 198
UK excluding London +66 134 £85,000 - 175
London +19 57 £107,500 +4.88% 47
Work from Home +59 51 £85,000 -5.56% 43
Midlands +48 36 £80,000 +6.67% 31
North of England +4 30 £85,000 +6.25% 36
South East +36 24 £75,000 -12.59% 46
East of England +38 21 £97,500 +2.63% 27
East Midlands +10 19 £80,000 +23.55% 14
South West +26 18 £80,000 -36.00% 18
West Midlands +32 15 £80,000 +6.67% 15
North West +23 14 £81,250 +28.40% 17
Yorkshire -9 12 £85,000 +6.25% 17
North East +9 4 £85,000 +54.55% 2
Wales - 4 £85,000 - 6
Scotland -24 1 - - 10

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

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, 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 featuring Enterprise Architect in the job title.

1 113 (52.07%) Enterprise Architecture
2 81 (37.33%) Roadmaps
3 71 (32.72%) TOGAF
4 63 (29.03%) Stakeholder Management
5 57 (26.27%) Azure
6 56 (25.81%) IT Strategy
7 50 (23.04%) Technology Strategy
8 46 (21.20%) Decision-Making
9 45 (20.74%) TOGAF Certification
10 42 (19.35%) AWS
11 41 (18.89%) Agile
11 41 (18.89%) Security Architecture
12 38 (17.51%) Microsoft
13 37 (17.05%) Strategic Thinking
14 35 (16.13%) Business Strategy
14 35 (16.13%) SABSA
15 34 (15.67%) Technology Roadmap
16 32 (14.75%) ERP
17 31 (14.29%) CISM
17 31 (14.29%) CISSP
17 31 (14.29%) Cloud Security
18 30 (13.82%) Architecture Governance
18 30 (13.82%) Digital Transformation Programme
19 29 (13.36%) Data Protection
19 29 (13.36%) Design Patterns
19 29 (13.36%) Information Security
20 28 (12.90%) DBS Check
20 28 (12.90%) GRC
20 28 (12.90%) Strategic Roadmap
21 23 (10.60%) Degree

Enterprise Architect Skill Set
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 3 (1.38%) Oracle Coherence
2 2 (0.92%) CMS
3 1 (0.46%) Apache Spark
Business Applications
1 10 (4.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (3.23%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.38%) NetSuite
3 3 (1.38%) Shopify
4 1 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 57 (26.27%) Azure
2 42 (19.35%) AWS
3 15 (6.91%) SaaS
4 11 (5.07%) GCP
5 9 (4.15%) OCI
6 7 (3.23%) IaaS
6 7 (3.23%) PaaS
7 6 (2.76%) Power Platform
8 5 (2.30%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.84%) GitHub
9 4 (1.84%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.38%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (1.38%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 2 (0.92%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (0.92%) Entra ID
11 2 (0.92%) Oracle CX
12 1 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 1 (0.46%) Serverless
12 1 (0.46%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.92%) Broadband
1 2 (0.92%) Firewall
1 2 (0.92%) Network Security
1 2 (0.92%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.38%) Data Lake
1 3 (1.38%) Power BI
2 2 (0.92%) Big Data
2 2 (0.92%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.46%) DynamoDB
3 1 (0.46%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.46%) MySQL
3 1 (0.46%) Relational Database
General
1 74 (34.10%) Social Skills
2 46 (21.20%) Finance
3 23 (10.60%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (8.29%) Legal
4 18 (8.29%) Retail
5 15 (6.91%) Influencing Skills
6 12 (5.53%) Public Sector
6 12 (5.53%) Publishing
7 10 (4.61%) Law
8 8 (3.69%) Manufacturing
9 4 (1.84%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.84%) Marketing
10 3 (1.38%) Banking
10 3 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.38%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.92%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.46%) Electronics
12 1 (0.46%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.46%) Games
12 1 (0.46%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.61%) Middleware
2 2 (0.92%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.46%) CSS
3 1 (0.46%) HTML
3 1 (0.46%) Kafka
3 1 (0.46%) LangChain
3 1 (0.46%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (11.06%) Legacy Systems
2 15 (6.91%) Cloud Native
3 8 (3.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 8 (3.69%) Product Ownership
4 7 (3.23%) Management Information System
5 6 (2.76%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.84%) Augmented Reality
6 4 (1.84%) NHS
6 4 (1.84%) Taxonomies
7 3 (1.38%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.92%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.92%) Data Fabric
8 2 (0.92%) Data Structures
8 2 (0.92%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.46%) CMDB
9 1 (0.46%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.46%) Educational Technology
9 1 (0.46%) FMCG
9 1 (0.46%) Legacy Applications
9 1 (0.46%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.76%) Linux
1 6 (2.76%) Windows
2 2 (0.92%) Unix
2 2 (0.92%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (52.07%) Enterprise Architecture
2 81 (37.33%) Roadmaps
3 71 (32.72%) TOGAF
4 63 (29.03%) Stakeholder Management
5 56 (25.81%) IT Strategy
6 50 (23.04%) Technology Strategy
7 46 (21.20%) Decision-Making
8 41 (18.89%) Agile
8 41 (18.89%) Security Architecture
9 37 (17.05%) Strategic Thinking
10 35 (16.13%) Business Strategy
10 35 (16.13%) SABSA
11 34 (15.67%) Technology Roadmap
12 32 (14.75%) ERP
13 31 (14.29%) Cloud Security
14 30 (13.82%) Architecture Governance
14 30 (13.82%) Digital Transformation Programme
15 29 (13.36%) Data Protection
15 29 (13.36%) Design Patterns
15 29 (13.36%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.38%) Python
2 1 (0.46%) C#
2 1 (0.46%) Java
2 1 (0.46%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 45 (20.74%) TOGAF Certification
2 31 (14.29%) CISM
2 31 (14.29%) CISSP
3 28 (12.90%) DBS Check
4 23 (10.60%) Degree
5 17 (7.83%) Security Cleared
6 15 (6.91%) AWS Certification
7 14 (6.45%) SC Cleared
8 12 (5.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 7 (3.23%) DV Cleared
10 5 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.84%) Master's Degree
12 3 (1.38%) Azure Certification
12 3 (1.38%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (1.38%) CISA
12 3 (1.38%) CRISC
12 3 (1.38%) FFIEC
12 3 (1.38%) SANS
13 1 (0.46%) CTC Cleared
13 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (12.90%) GRC
2 6 (2.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (2.30%) GDPR
3 5 (2.30%) NIST
4 4 (1.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 3 (1.38%) NIST 800
5 3 (1.38%) PMO
6 2 (0.92%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.92%) QA
System Software
1 2 (0.92%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (2.76%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.84%) Ansible
2 4 (1.84%) Terraform
3 3 (1.38%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 38 (17.51%) Microsoft
2 23 (10.60%) SAP
3 15 (6.91%) Workday
4 14 (6.45%) Oracle
5 9 (4.15%) MuleSoft
6 8 (3.69%) Salesforce
7 5 (2.30%) Sparx
8 4 (1.84%) Adobe
9 3 (1.38%) Ariba
9 3 (1.38%) BiZZdesign
9 3 (1.38%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.38%) Splunk
10 1 (0.46%) Databricks
10 1 (0.46%) VMware