Enterprise Architecture Contracts

Enterprise Architecture
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Enterprise Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Enterprise Architecture over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 261 260 244
Rank change year-on-year -1 -16 +9
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 382 632 1,029
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.89% 1.07% 1.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.03% 1.19% 1.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 257 407 702
10th Percentile £460 £513 £494
25th Percentile £525 £579 £558
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £658 £650
Median % change year-on-year -1.14% +1.15% +8.33%
75th Percentile £738 £738 £744
90th Percentile £825 £813 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £625 £600
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 11 2
10th Percentile £58.50 £61.50 £72.50
25th Percentile £63.75 £65.75 £75.12
Median hourly rate £67.50 £70.00 £81.86
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% -14.49% +68.78%
75th Percentile £75.44 £80.63 £86.23
90th Percentile £88.00 £81.50 £87.42
UK excluding London median hourly rate £78.50 £70.00 £81.86
% change year-on-year +12.14% -14.49% +68.78%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Enterprise Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,262 53,150 80,380
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.35% 89.86% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,013 36,862 56,431
10th Percentile £300 £325 £341
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,440 1,756 1,916
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.95 £36.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.14% +44.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £64.88
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%

Enterprise Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Enterprise Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Enterprise Architecture.

Daily rate trend for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Enterprise Architecture over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Enterprise Architecture.

Hourly rate trend for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Enterprise Architecture over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Enterprise Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -21 327 £650 -1.89% 152
London +1 167 £650 -7.14% 69
UK excluding London +3 166 £650 +4.00% 90
Work from Home +13 129 £613 -5.77% 76
South West +22 54 £650 +12.26% 14
North of England +12 40 £725 +18.37% 32
North West +22 26 £675 +11.34% 18
Midlands +23 22 £570 -5.00% 11
South East -19 20 £643 -5.15% 16
West Midlands +23 19 £570 -8.80% 5
East of England +6 19 £663 +1.92% 6
Scotland +39 15 £619 -7.23% 8
Yorkshire +4 9 £800 +30.96% 5
North East +19 5 £897 +39.60% 9
East Midlands +20 3 £765 +45.71% 6
Wales +12 2 £569 +19.74% 3

Enterprise Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 15 (3.93%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.83%) Confluence
3 5 (1.31%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 4 (1.05%) ArcGIS
4 4 (1.05%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.52%) CMS
6 1 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.26%) Drupal
6 1 (0.26%) NetWeaver
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle Coherence
6 1 (0.26%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.26%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.26%) WebSphere
Applications
1 13 (3.40%) MS Visio
2 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (5.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 7 (1.83%) Remedy ITSM
2 7 (1.83%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.31%) Temenos T24
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.52%) Shopify
5 1 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle AGIS
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Retail
5 1 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.26%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 75 (19.63%) Azure
2 58 (15.18%) AWS
3 32 (8.38%) SaaS
4 27 (7.07%) PaaS
5 22 (5.76%) IaaS
6 17 (4.45%) Power Platform
7 13 (3.40%) GCP
8 12 (3.14%) Cloud Computing
8 12 (3.14%) Microsoft 365
9 9 (2.36%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (2.09%) Boomi
11 7 (1.83%) Serverless
12 6 (1.57%) Kong
13 5 (1.31%) Apigee
14 4 (1.05%) Microsoft Purview
14 4 (1.05%) OneDrive
15 3 (0.79%) Azure Data Factory
15 3 (0.79%) iPaaS
15 3 (0.79%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 3 (0.79%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 23 (6.02%) WAN
2 11 (2.88%) VoIP
3 10 (2.62%) LAN
4 9 (2.36%) PBX
4 9 (2.36%) SDH
5 8 (2.09%) SAN
6 7 (1.83%) Firewall
7 6 (1.57%) VSAN
8 5 (1.31%) Cisco Nexus
9 4 (1.05%) Junos
10 3 (0.79%) ADSL
10 3 (0.79%) Network Security
10 3 (0.79%) VDSL
11 2 (0.52%) 4G
11 2 (0.52%) BGP
11 2 (0.52%) Cisco ASA
11 2 (0.52%) OSPF
11 2 (0.52%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.52%) VPN
11 2 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.93%) Metadata
2 11 (2.88%) NoSQL
2 11 (2.88%) Power BI
3 9 (2.36%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (2.36%) SQL Server
4 8 (2.09%) Data Vault
4 8 (2.09%) OLAP
4 8 (2.09%) OLTP
4 8 (2.09%) Pentaho
4 8 (2.09%) Qlik Sense
4 8 (2.09%) QlikView
4 8 (2.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.57%) MongoDB
6 5 (1.31%) Oracle OLAP
7 4 (1.05%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.05%) GIS
8 3 (0.79%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.79%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.52%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 20 (5.24%) JIRA
1 20 (5.24%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (0.52%) kappa
2 2 (0.52%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.26%) Git
3 1 (0.26%) GitLab
3 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.26%) Maven
3 1 (0.26%) SonarQube
General
1 118 (30.89%) Social Skills
2 109 (28.53%) Finance
3 66 (17.28%) Public Sector
4 48 (12.57%) Banking
5 43 (11.26%) Analytical Skills
6 39 (10.21%) Telecoms
7 25 (6.54%) Presentation Skills
8 21 (5.50%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (4.71%) Marketing
10 17 (4.45%) Manufacturing
11 16 (4.19%) Legal
12 14 (3.66%) Aerospace
13 11 (2.88%) Publishing
14 10 (2.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 9 (2.36%) Electronics
16 8 (2.09%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (2.09%) Local Government
16 8 (2.09%) Retail
17 7 (1.83%) Aeronautics
17 7 (1.83%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 287 (75.13%) Architect
2 97 (25.39%) Enterprise Architect
2 97 (25.39%) Solutions Architect
3 29 (7.59%) Security Architect
4 21 (5.50%) Lead
5 20 (5.24%) Data Architect
6 19 (4.97%) Technical Architect
7 18 (4.71%) Cloud Architect
8 17 (4.45%) Project Manager
9 16 (4.19%) Senior
10 15 (3.93%) Business Architect
11 13 (3.40%) Lead Architect
12 12 (3.14%) Senior Architect
13 11 (2.88%) AWS Architect
13 11 (2.88%) Network Architect
14 10 (2.62%) Consultant
14 10 (2.62%) Designer
14 10 (2.62%) Enterprise Security Architect
14 10 (2.62%) Security Manager
15 9 (2.36%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.40%) Web Services
2 11 (2.88%) J2EE
3 10 (2.62%) Kafka
4 8 (2.09%) SOAP
5 6 (1.57%) .NET
5 6 (1.57%) RabbitMQ
5 6 (1.57%) REST
6 5 (1.31%) IBM Integration Bus
6 5 (1.31%) SailPoint
6 5 (1.31%) Spring
7 4 (1.05%) Apache Camel
7 4 (1.05%) GraphQL
7 4 (1.05%) JSON
7 4 (1.05%) Lightning Web Components
7 4 (1.05%) Middleware
7 4 (1.05%) Spring Boot
7 4 (1.05%) Spring Integration
8 3 (0.79%) DAO
9 2 (0.52%) ADO
9 2 (0.52%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 46 (12.04%) Management Information System
2 12 (3.14%) Data Centre
2 12 (3.14%) Public Cloud
2 12 (3.14%) VxBlock/Vblock
3 10 (2.62%) Data Protection Act
3 10 (2.62%) Mobile App
3 10 (2.62%) Onboarding
3 10 (2.62%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.36%) Blackberry
4 9 (2.36%) Reference Data
4 9 (2.36%) Video Conferencing
5 8 (2.09%) CMDB
5 8 (2.09%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (1.83%) Enterprise Cloud
7 6 (1.57%) PKI
8 5 (1.31%) DataPower
8 5 (1.31%) IoT
8 5 (1.31%) Legacy Applications
8 5 (1.31%) Private Cloud
9 4 (1.05%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.62%) Windows
2 3 (0.79%) Linux
3 1 (0.26%) Android
3 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.26%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (31.94%) Roadmaps
2 114 (29.84%) Agile
3 111 (29.06%) TOGAF
4 72 (18.85%) Problem-Solving
5 64 (16.75%) IT Strategy
6 55 (14.40%) Business Strategy
6 55 (14.40%) Project Delivery
7 52 (13.61%) ArchiMate
8 49 (12.83%) Stakeholder Management
9 48 (12.57%) ITIL
9 48 (12.57%) Migration
10 42 (10.99%) Technology Strategy
11 41 (10.73%) Decision-Making
12 39 (10.21%) Computer Science
13 38 (9.95%) Architectural Design
13 38 (9.95%) Data Architecture
13 38 (9.95%) Strategic Roadmap
14 37 (9.69%) Cybersecurity
15 35 (9.16%) DevOps
16 33 (8.64%) Digital Strategy
Programming Languages
1 18 (4.71%) SQL
2 14 (3.66%) Java
3 8 (2.09%) T-SQL
4 5 (1.31%) JavaScript
4 5 (1.31%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.05%) Python
6 3 (0.79%) C#
7 1 (0.26%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 96 (25.13%) Security Cleared
2 73 (19.11%) SC Cleared
3 66 (17.28%) Degree
4 27 (7.07%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (6.28%) CISSP
6 21 (5.50%) CISM
6 21 (5.50%) TOGAF Certification
7 20 (5.24%) DV Cleared
8 14 (3.66%) CISA
8 14 (3.66%) SANS
9 12 (3.14%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (3.14%) Master's Degree
10 11 (2.88%) HND
11 10 (2.62%) CCNP
12 9 (2.36%) CRISC
13 6 (1.57%) Azure Certification
13 6 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
14 4 (1.05%) AWS Certification
14 4 (1.05%) Chartered Engineer
14 4 (1.05%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.62%) GDPR
1 10 (2.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (2.09%) NCSC
2 8 (2.09%) NIST
3 7 (1.83%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.31%) GRC
5 4 (1.05%) QA
6 2 (0.52%) COBIT
6 2 (0.52%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.52%) ISO 22301
6 2 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 2 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (0.52%) NIST 800
6 2 (0.52%) PMO
7 1 (0.26%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.26%) GxP
7 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (0.26%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 15 (3.93%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (2.09%) vSphere
3 6 (1.57%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.79%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.52%) Docker
Systems Management
1 12 (3.14%) VxRail
2 6 (1.57%) Single Sign-On
2 6 (1.57%) vCenter Server
3 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (1.05%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.05%) PingFederate
4 4 (1.05%) PowerCLI
5 3 (0.79%) Terraform
Vendors
1 65 (17.02%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.64%) Cisco
3 26 (6.81%) IBM
3 26 (6.81%) VMware
4 24 (6.28%) Oracle
4 24 (6.28%) SAP
5 23 (6.02%) Sparx
6 22 (5.76%) Juniper
6 22 (5.76%) Nokia
7 18 (4.71%) Google
8 16 (4.19%) ServiceNow
9 13 (3.40%) BiZZdesign
9 13 (3.40%) Dell
10 12 (3.14%) Salesforce
11 9 (2.36%) Avaya
11 9 (2.36%) Ericsson
11 9 (2.36%) Informatica
11 9 (2.36%) Ribbon
12 7 (1.83%) BMC
12 7 (1.83%) Remedy