Enterprise Architecture Job Trends

Enterprise Architecture
UK

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 346 252
Rank change year-on-year +111 -94 +30
Permanent jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 566 419 664
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.95% 0.77% 1.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.17% 0.86% 1.38%
Number of salaries quoted 297 205 480
10th Percentile £62,500 £51,500 £56,000
25th Percentile £72,500 £62,500 £63,929
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £79,949 £79,632
Median % change year-on-year +6.32% +0.40% -6.32%
75th Percentile £98,750 £91,250 £96,539
90th Percentile £117,500 £114,000 £118,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £79,632
% change year-on-year - -5.82% -0.46%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,377 48,922 48,139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.45% 90.25% 90.80%
Number of salaries quoted 28,391 23,950 36,604
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Enterprise Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Enterprise Architecture job vacancy trend in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Enterprise Architecture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise Architecture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Enterprise Architecture over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
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 Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 6 January 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
England +133 522 £85,000 +6.32% 145
UK excluding London +118 343 £75,000 - 97
London +80 197 £95,000 +5.56% 63
Work from Home +82 154 £76,846 -3.91% 77
North of England +71 112 £75,000 +15.96% 21
South East +68 83 £75,000 -6.25% 40
Midlands +50 72 £83,750 +4.75% 18
North West +42 61 £70,000 +10.87% 13
Yorkshire +25 48 £75,000 -16.67% 7
West Midlands +37 46 £78,750 -1.50% 16
Scotland -25 30 - -
East of England +48 29 £92,500 +23.33% 10
East Midlands +18 24 £79,800 +18.44% 2
South West +4 20 £80,000 +18.52% 9
North East +7 3 £82,500 +3.13% 1
Wales +4 2 £73,925 +10.65% 2

Enterprise Architecture
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 22 (3.89%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.77%) Confluence
4 5 (0.88%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 3 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.53%) Appian
5 3 (0.53%) Oracle Coherence
6 2 (0.35%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.35%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.35%) HCL Notes
6 2 (0.35%) IIS
7 1 (0.18%) CMS
7 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 14 (2.47%) Oracle Smart View
2 6 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.18%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.18%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.18%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 19 (3.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (2.47%) Hyperion Planning
2 14 (2.47%) Oracle Assets
2 14 (2.47%) Oracle Financials
2 14 (2.47%) Oracle General Ledger
2 14 (2.47%) Oracle Payables
2 14 (2.47%) Oracle Receivables
3 7 (1.24%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.71%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.53%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.53%) Shopify
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle BPM
6 2 (0.35%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.18%) DELMIA
7 1 (0.18%) SAP PLM
7 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.18%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 275 (48.59%) Azure
2 173 (30.57%) AWS
3 55 (9.72%) GCP
4 43 (7.60%) SaaS
5 40 (7.07%) Serverless
6 37 (6.54%) Microsoft 365
7 36 (6.36%) Power Platform
8 35 (6.18%) PaaS
9 27 (4.77%) Entra ID
10 24 (4.24%) Azure AI
10 24 (4.24%) Vertex AI
11 23 (4.06%) IaaS
12 22 (3.89%) Amazon SageMaker
13 16 (2.83%) OCI
14 15 (2.65%) Azure DevOps
14 15 (2.65%) Azure Logic Apps
15 13 (2.30%) Dynamics 365
15 13 (2.30%) Microsoft Purview
16 12 (2.12%) Azure AKS
16 12 (2.12%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.06%) VPN
2 5 (0.88%) SAN
2 5 (0.88%) WAN
3 4 (0.71%) Firewall
3 4 (0.71%) SD-WAN
4 3 (0.53%) Kerberos
5 2 (0.35%) VLAN
5 2 (0.35%) Wireless
6 1 (0.18%) Broadband
6 1 (0.18%) DNS
6 1 (0.18%) iSCSI
6 1 (0.18%) LAN
6 1 (0.18%) Network Security
6 1 (0.18%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.24%) SQL Server
2 22 (3.89%) NoSQL
3 14 (2.47%) Essbase
4 11 (1.94%) Data Lake
4 11 (1.94%) Power BI
5 5 (0.88%) Big Data
5 5 (0.88%) Metadata
6 3 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.53%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.53%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.53%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.35%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.35%) MySQL
7 2 (0.35%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 2 (0.35%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.18%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.18%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (2.47%) Oracle Forms
2 12 (2.12%) JIRA
3 8 (1.41%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.71%) Git
5 3 (0.53%) GitLab
5 3 (0.53%) Rational Rhapsody
6 2 (0.35%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.35%) ERwin
6 2 (0.35%) JMeter
6 2 (0.35%) LoadRunner
6 2 (0.35%) NeoLoad
7 1 (0.18%) ESLint
7 1 (0.18%) MLflow
7 1 (0.18%) Storybook
7 1 (0.18%) webpack
General
1 232 (40.99%) Social Skills
2 205 (36.22%) Finance
3 69 (12.19%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (9.89%) Retail
5 55 (9.72%) Law
6 51 (9.01%) Pharmaceutical
7 49 (8.66%) Public Sector
8 46 (8.13%) Banking
9 42 (7.42%) Legal
10 35 (6.18%) Influencing Skills
11 32 (5.65%) Marketing
12 27 (4.77%) Manufacturing
13 14 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
13 14 (2.47%) Presentation Skills
14 12 (2.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (2.12%) Publishing
15 6 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.88%) Financial Institution
17 4 (0.71%) Health Technology
17 4 (0.71%) Military
Job Titles
1 327 (57.77%) Architect
2 141 (24.91%) Lead
3 113 (19.96%) Solutions Architect
4 111 (19.61%) Enterprise Architect
5 69 (12.19%) Senior
6 40 (7.07%) Lead Architect
7 35 (6.18%) Security Architect
8 34 (6.01%) Enterprise Security Architect
8 34 (6.01%) Technical Architect
9 29 (5.12%) Lead Solutions Architect
10 28 (4.95%) Enterprise Information Architect
10 28 (4.95%) Information Architect
10 28 (4.95%) Information Security Architect
10 28 (4.95%) Senior Architect
11 24 (4.24%) Azure Architect
12 23 (4.06%) Team Leader
13 22 (3.89%) AWS Architect
14 20 (3.53%) Data Architect
15 18 (3.18%) Analyst
16 15 (2.65%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.36%) Middleware
2 18 (3.18%) React
3 16 (2.83%) REST
4 11 (1.94%) .NET
5 10 (1.77%) AngularJS
6 7 (1.24%) Vue
7 5 (0.88%) ASP.NET
7 5 (0.88%) Kafka
7 5 (0.88%) SOAP
7 5 (0.88%) Web Services
8 4 (0.71%) Node.js
8 4 (0.71%) OAuth
9 3 (0.53%) Entity Framework
9 3 (0.53%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.53%) OpenID
9 3 (0.53%) RESTful
9 3 (0.53%) SAML
9 3 (0.53%) Spring MVC
9 3 (0.53%) Visualforce
9 3 (0.53%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 69 (12.19%) Life Science
2 66 (11.66%) Management Information System
3 62 (10.95%) Enterprise Software
4 51 (9.01%) Cloud Native
5 46 (8.13%) Product Ownership
6 24 (4.24%) Operational Technology
7 21 (3.71%) Pharmacovigilance
8 16 (2.83%) Legacy Systems
9 13 (2.30%) Low-Code
10 12 (2.12%) Greenfield Project
11 11 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.41%) Data Centre
12 8 (1.41%) Security Posture
13 7 (1.24%) AI Agents
13 7 (1.24%) Distributed Systems
13 7 (1.24%) Virtual Team
14 6 (1.06%) e-Learning
15 5 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
16 4 (0.71%) Taxonomies
16 4 (0.71%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (2.30%) Windows
2 8 (1.41%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.88%) Linux
4 1 (0.18%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.18%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 237 (41.87%) Roadmaps
2 196 (34.63%) TOGAF
3 154 (27.21%) Agile
4 133 (23.50%) AI
5 112 (19.79%) Computer Science
6 111 (19.61%) Stakeholder Management
7 97 (17.14%) Analytics
8 91 (16.08%) IT Strategy
8 91 (16.08%) Problem-Solving
9 90 (15.90%) Machine Learning
10 89 (15.72%) Microservices
10 89 (15.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 85 (15.02%) Business Strategy
12 82 (14.49%) Architectural Patterns
12 82 (14.49%) DevOps
13 79 (13.96%) Mentoring
14 77 (13.60%) ERP
15 74 (13.07%) Technology Roadmap
16 72 (12.72%) Technology Strategy
17 69 (12.19%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 46 (8.13%) SQL
2 42 (7.42%) C#
2 42 (7.42%) Python
3 40 (7.07%) JavaScript
4 38 (6.71%) Java
5 27 (4.77%) TypeScript
6 14 (2.47%) Groovy
7 9 (1.59%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.53%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.35%) Bicep
9 2 (0.35%) C++
9 2 (0.35%) R
9 2 (0.35%) SOQL
9 2 (0.35%) SOSL
9 2 (0.35%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.18%) Go
10 1 (0.18%) X++
Qualifications
1 190 (33.57%) Degree
2 89 (15.72%) TOGAF Certification
3 71 (12.54%) Computer Science Degree
4 63 (11.13%) Master's Degree
5 58 (10.25%) Security Cleared
6 54 (9.54%) SC Cleared
7 46 (8.13%) Azure Certification
8 45 (7.95%) AWS Certification
9 44 (7.77%) CISSP
10 42 (7.42%) CISM
11 40 (7.07%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 30 (5.30%) Microsoft Certification
13 28 (4.95%) DBS Check
14 27 (4.77%) PhD
15 23 (4.06%) BPSS Clearance
16 13 (2.30%) DV Cleared
17 6 (1.06%) MBA
18 4 (0.71%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
19 3 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
20 2 (0.35%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (8.48%) GxP
2 35 (6.18%) GDPR
3 30 (5.30%) GRC
4 24 (4.24%) EU AI Act
5 23 (4.06%) HIPAA
6 21 (3.71%) PSD2
6 21 (3.71%) Solvency II
7 20 (3.53%) NIST
8 14 (2.47%) QA
9 10 (1.77%) SLA
10 8 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 7 (1.24%) Data Quality
11 7 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 5 (0.88%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.88%) PMO
13 3 (0.53%) Accessibility
13 3 (0.53%) NCSC
13 3 (0.53%) RMADS
14 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 2 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 28 (4.95%) VMware Infrastructure
2 21 (3.71%) Active Directory
3 19 (3.36%) Docker
4 8 (1.41%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.71%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.71%) vSphere
6 3 (0.53%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 27 (4.77%) Kubernetes
2 23 (4.06%) Terraform
3 13 (2.30%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.88%) Ansible
5 4 (0.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.18%) Grafana
6 1 (0.18%) MOM
6 1 (0.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 138 (24.38%) Microsoft
2 51 (9.01%) Oracle
3 39 (6.89%) SAP
4 38 (6.71%) Google
5 30 (5.30%) Salesforce
6 28 (4.95%) VMware
7 19 (3.36%) MuleSoft
8 18 (3.18%) Workday
9 14 (2.47%) Hyperion
10 12 (2.12%) Informatica
11 10 (1.77%) Siemens
12 9 (1.59%) BiZZdesign
13 8 (1.41%) Databricks
14 7 (1.24%) Adobe
15 6 (1.06%) ServiceNow
15 6 (1.06%) Sparx
16 5 (0.88%) Dell
17 4 (0.71%) Ariba
17 4 (0.71%) Fortinet
17 4 (0.71%) Veeam