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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 283 243 250
Rank change year-on-year -40 +7 -24
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Architecture 361 611 989
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.83% 1.10% 1.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.98% 1.23% 1.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 242 394 661
10th Percentile £455 £500 £507
25th Percentile £525 £563 £560
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £650 £650
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.33%
75th Percentile £738 £738 £750
90th Percentile £825 £792 £850
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £625 £600
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% +0.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 13 2
10th Percentile - £61.50 £72.50
25th Percentile £63.75 £66.25 £75.12
Median hourly rate £67.50 £70.00 £81.86
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% -14.49% +36.43%
75th Percentile £83.81 £80.25 £86.23
90th Percentile £88.00 £81.40 £87.42
UK excluding London median hourly rate £87.50 £70.00 £81.86
% change year-on-year +25.00% -14.49% +36.43%

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 36,914 49,809 79,437
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.21% 89.64% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,592 34,469 55,846
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £649
90th Percentile £750 £750 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,564 1,687 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.70 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.75
Median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +11.65%
75th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.51
% change year-on-year +8.91% +70.69% -2.36%

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 9 June 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 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Enterprise Architecture
Top 17 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 9 June 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 -29 310 £650 - 115
UK excluding London -12 168 £650 +4.00% 61
London -32 147 £650 -5.11% 56
Work from Home -15 113 £650 - 43
North of England +37 51 £694 +15.58% 18
South West +1 50 £650 +12.17% 7
North West +35 34 £694 +39.40% 16
Midlands +20 24 £550 -8.33% 17
East of England +2 20 £650 +21.50% 6
West Midlands +11 16 £550 -12.00% 10
South East -33 15 £650 -3.70% 7
Scotland +32 13 £646 +7.67% 3
Yorkshire 0 11 £650 +7.39% 1
East Midlands +13 8 £445 -15.56% 7
North East +15 6 £897 +41.25% 1
Wales +15 2 £569 -12.50% 2
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

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 14 (3.88%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.05%) Confluence
3 7 (1.94%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 4 (1.11%) ArcGIS
4 4 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.28%) CMS
5 1 (0.28%) NetWeaver
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Coherence
5 1 (0.28%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.28%) WebLogic
Applications
1 15 (4.16%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.11%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.11%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 15 (4.16%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 7 (1.94%) Remedy ITSM
2 7 (1.94%) Temenos T24
3 6 (1.66%) Payment Gateway
3 6 (1.66%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.55%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.55%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.55%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.28%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.28%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 1 (0.28%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle AGIS
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle Retail
6 1 (0.28%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 73 (20.22%) Azure
2 59 (16.34%) AWS
3 30 (8.31%) SaaS
4 27 (7.48%) PaaS
5 23 (6.37%) IaaS
6 16 (4.43%) Power Platform
7 12 (3.32%) Cloud Computing
7 12 (3.32%) GCP
8 11 (3.05%) Boomi
8 11 (3.05%) Microsoft 365
9 9 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (1.94%) Apigee
10 7 (1.94%) Kong
11 4 (1.11%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (1.11%) OneDrive
11 4 (1.11%) Serverless
12 3 (0.83%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.83%) iPaaS
12 3 (0.83%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
12 3 (0.83%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 20 (5.54%) WAN
2 10 (2.77%) VoIP
3 9 (2.49%) Firewall
3 9 (2.49%) PBX
3 9 (2.49%) SDH
4 7 (1.94%) LAN
5 6 (1.66%) VSAN
6 5 (1.39%) SAN
7 4 (1.11%) Junos
8 2 (0.55%) BGP
8 2 (0.55%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (0.55%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.55%) Network Security
8 2 (0.55%) OSPF
8 2 (0.55%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.55%) VPN
8 2 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.28%) Kerberos
9 1 (0.28%) Skype
9 1 (0.28%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.05%) Metadata
1 11 (3.05%) NoSQL
1 11 (3.05%) Power BI
2 9 (2.49%) PostgreSQL
2 9 (2.49%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.22%) Data Vault
3 8 (2.22%) MongoDB
3 8 (2.22%) Pentaho
3 8 (2.22%) Qlik Sense
3 8 (2.22%) QlikView
3 8 (2.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 7 (1.94%) OLAP
4 7 (1.94%) OLTP
5 6 (1.66%) Oracle OLAP
6 4 (1.11%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.11%) GIS
7 3 (0.83%) Big Data
7 3 (0.83%) Spatial Data
8 1 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 23 (6.37%) JIRA
2 20 (5.54%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (0.55%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.55%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.28%) Git
4 1 (0.28%) GitLab
4 1 (0.28%) Jaeger
4 1 (0.28%) JUnit
4 1 (0.28%) Maven
4 1 (0.28%) SonarQube
General
1 112 (31.02%) Finance
2 107 (29.64%) Social Skills
3 59 (16.34%) Banking
3 59 (16.34%) Public Sector
4 44 (12.19%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (10.80%) Telecoms
6 23 (6.37%) Presentation Skills
7 19 (5.26%) Manufacturing
8 18 (4.99%) Influencing Skills
9 15 (4.16%) Legal
10 14 (3.88%) Marketing
11 13 (3.60%) Aerospace
12 9 (2.49%) Electronics
12 9 (2.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (2.49%) Publishing
13 8 (2.22%) Retail
14 7 (1.94%) Aeronautics
14 7 (1.94%) Digital Economy
15 6 (1.66%) Automotive
15 6 (1.66%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 268 (74.24%) Architect
2 106 (29.36%) Solutions Architect
3 82 (22.71%) Enterprise Architect
4 26 (7.20%) Lead
5 22 (6.09%) Security Architect
6 19 (5.26%) Cloud Architect
7 18 (4.99%) Technical Architect
8 17 (4.71%) Lead Architect
9 16 (4.43%) Business Architect
10 15 (4.16%) Data Architect
10 15 (4.16%) Project Manager
11 13 (3.60%) Consultant
12 12 (3.32%) AWS Architect
13 11 (3.05%) Senior
14 10 (2.77%) Integration Architect
14 10 (2.77%) Lead Enterprise Architect
15 9 (2.49%) Designer
15 9 (2.49%) Domain Architect
15 9 (2.49%) Senior Architect
16 8 (2.22%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.88%) SOAP
2 13 (3.60%) J2EE
3 12 (3.32%) Web Services
4 11 (3.05%) Kafka
5 8 (2.22%) RabbitMQ
6 7 (1.94%) IBM Integration Bus
6 7 (1.94%) REST
6 7 (1.94%) Spring
7 6 (1.66%) .NET
7 6 (1.66%) Apache Camel
7 6 (1.66%) Spring Boot
7 6 (1.66%) Spring Integration
8 5 (1.39%) Middleware
8 5 (1.39%) RAML
8 5 (1.39%) SailPoint
9 3 (0.83%) DAO
9 3 (0.83%) JSON
9 3 (0.83%) Lightning Web Components
10 2 (0.55%) ADO
10 2 (0.55%) JSON Schema
Miscellaneous
1 35 (9.70%) Management Information System
2 13 (3.60%) Data Centre
3 12 (3.32%) VxBlock/Vblock
4 11 (3.05%) Onboarding
5 10 (2.77%) Mobile App
6 9 (2.49%) Blackberry
6 9 (2.49%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (2.49%) Product Ownership
6 9 (2.49%) Reference Data
6 9 (2.49%) Video Conferencing
7 8 (2.22%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (1.94%) CMDB
8 7 (1.94%) DataPower
8 7 (1.94%) Enterprise Cloud
8 7 (1.94%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.39%) Legacy Applications
9 5 (1.39%) PKI
9 5 (1.39%) Private Cloud
10 4 (1.11%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.66%) Windows
2 3 (0.83%) Linux
3 1 (0.28%) Android
3 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.28%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (32.96%) Roadmaps
2 107 (29.64%) Agile
3 105 (29.09%) TOGAF
4 69 (19.11%) Problem-Solving
5 61 (16.90%) Business Strategy
5 61 (16.90%) IT Strategy
6 48 (13.30%) ArchiMate
6 48 (13.30%) Project Delivery
7 47 (13.02%) Migration
8 45 (12.47%) Strategic Roadmap
8 45 (12.47%) Technology Strategy
9 44 (12.19%) Stakeholder Management
10 42 (11.63%) ITIL
11 40 (11.08%) Computer Science
12 34 (9.42%) Decision-Making
12 34 (9.42%) DevOps
13 33 (9.14%) Data Architecture
13 33 (9.14%) Digital Strategy
14 31 (8.59%) Architectural Design
15 30 (8.31%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 21 (5.82%) SQL
2 18 (4.99%) Java
3 8 (2.22%) T-SQL
4 6 (1.66%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.11%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.11%) Python
6 3 (0.83%) C#
7 1 (0.28%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 84 (23.27%) Security Cleared
2 64 (17.73%) SC Cleared
3 61 (16.90%) Degree
4 28 (7.76%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (5.82%) TOGAF Certification
6 17 (4.71%) DV Cleared
7 16 (4.43%) CISSP
8 14 (3.88%) CISM
9 13 (3.60%) Master's Degree
10 11 (3.05%) HND
11 10 (2.77%) SANS
12 9 (2.49%) CISA
12 9 (2.49%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (2.22%) CRISC
14 7 (1.94%) CCNP
15 6 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
16 5 (1.39%) Azure Certification
17 4 (1.11%) AWS Certification
17 4 (1.11%) CITP
17 4 (1.11%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.05%) Accessibility
2 10 (2.77%) GDPR
3 6 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.39%) GRC
4 5 (1.39%) NCSC
5 4 (1.11%) QA
6 3 (0.83%) NIST
7 2 (0.55%) COBIT
7 2 (0.55%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.55%) ISO 22301
7 2 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (0.55%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.55%) PMO
8 1 (0.28%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 15 (4.16%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (2.22%) vSphere
3 5 (1.39%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.39%) Docker
4 3 (0.83%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 12 (3.32%) VxRail
2 8 (2.22%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (1.66%) vCenter Server
4 5 (1.39%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.11%) PingFederate
5 4 (1.11%) PowerCLI
6 3 (0.83%) Terraform
7 1 (0.28%) Ansible
7 1 (0.28%) Kiali
7 1 (0.28%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.28%) Puppet
Vendors
1 62 (17.17%) Microsoft
2 29 (8.03%) Cisco
2 29 (8.03%) Oracle
3 27 (7.48%) IBM
4 22 (6.09%) Juniper
4 22 (6.09%) Nokia
4 22 (6.09%) SAP
4 22 (6.09%) VMware
5 17 (4.71%) Google
5 17 (4.71%) Sparx
6 16 (4.43%) ServiceNow
7 13 (3.60%) Dell
8 12 (3.32%) BiZZdesign
9 10 (2.77%) Salesforce
10 9 (2.49%) Avaya
10 9 (2.49%) Ericsson
10 9 (2.49%) Informatica
10 9 (2.49%) Ribbon
11 7 (1.94%) BMC
11 7 (1.94%) TSYS