TOGAF Contracts

The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for TOGAF skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited TOGAF over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 293 278 254
Rank change year-on-year -15 -24 -1
Contract jobs citing TOGAF 317 523 989
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.74% 0.93% 1.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.86% 1.04% 1.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 361 622
10th Percentile £500 £510 £500
25th Percentile £550 £575 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £666 £650 £650
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £750 £750 £750
90th Percentile £800 £825 £863
UK excluding London median daily rate £675 £630 £625
% change year-on-year +7.14% +0.80% +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 2 10
10th Percentile £56.91 £70.22 £55.46
25th Percentile £57.33 £70.42 £68.69
Median hourly rate £67.50 £73.44 £82.86
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -11.37% +65.72%
75th Percentile £81.33 £79.06 £96.17
90th Percentile £86.89 £80.82 £96.23
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.47 £73.44 £88.22
% change year-on-year -14.94% -16.75% +78.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

TOGAF 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 36,802 50,277 79,372
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.47% 89.69% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,632 34,811 55,790
10th Percentile £300 £325 £345
25th Percentile £413 £438 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £644
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +9.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,530 1,673 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.72 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +9.74%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.76%

TOGAF
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for TOGAF in the UK

TOGAF
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for TOGAF in the UK

TOGAF
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing TOGAF over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for TOGAF in the UK

TOGAF
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for TOGAF in the UK

TOGAF
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing TOGAF over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for TOGAF in the UK

TOGAF
Top 18 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TOGAF within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 -19 273 £666 +2.50% 110
UK excluding London +9 174 £675 +7.14% 68
London -4 117 £650 -7.14% 37
Work from Home +8 116 £660 +5.60% 41
South West +1 53 £675 +16.48% 18
North of England +35 48 £670 +9.75% 10
North West +49 40 £655 +9.17% 9
South East -22 24 £675 +1.50% 12
Midlands +21 18 £700 +3.70% 24
Scotland +37 17 £725 +8.45%
West Midlands +16 16 £750 +11.11% 21
East of England -4 10 £655 +28.05% 2
Yorkshire 0 5 £800 +28.00%
North East +14 3 £897 +49.49% 1
Northern Ireland - 3 £650 -
Isle of Man - 3 - - 3
Wales +14 2 £519 -9.78%
East Midlands +8 2 £438 -35.19% 3

TOGAF
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 11 (3.47%) Confluence
2 5 (1.58%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 5 (1.58%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.26%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.32%) CMS
5 1 (0.32%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (2.84%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.26%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 17 (5.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 6 (1.89%) Temenos T24
3 5 (1.58%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (1.26%) Oracle Assets
4 4 (1.26%) Oracle Cash Management
4 4 (1.26%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (0.95%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.63%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle AGIS
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Retail
7 1 (0.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 82 (25.87%) Azure
2 72 (22.71%) AWS
3 28 (8.83%) PaaS
4 22 (6.94%) SaaS
5 21 (6.62%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (5.99%) GCP
7 15 (4.73%) IaaS
8 11 (3.47%) Cloud Computing
8 11 (3.47%) Power Platform
9 7 (2.21%) Entra ID
10 6 (1.89%) Apigee
10 6 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.89%) Kong
10 6 (1.89%) OpenShift
11 5 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.58%) OCI
12 4 (1.26%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.95%) Azure Logic Apps
13 3 (0.95%) PowerApps
14 2 (0.63%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 22 (6.94%) WAN
2 21 (6.62%) Network Security
3 16 (5.05%) VoIP
4 15 (4.73%) VPN
5 14 (4.42%) Firewall
5 14 (4.42%) PBX
6 12 (3.79%) LAN
7 10 (3.15%) DNS
7 10 (3.15%) SDH
8 9 (2.84%) DHCP
9 6 (1.89%) Internet
9 6 (1.89%) TCP/IP
9 6 (1.89%) VSAN
10 5 (1.58%) Cisco ASA
10 5 (1.58%) Cisco Firepower
10 5 (1.58%) Cisco ISE
10 5 (1.58%) MPLS
10 5 (1.58%) SD-WAN
10 5 (1.58%) WLAN
11 4 (1.26%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.21%) Big Data
2 6 (1.89%) MongoDB
2 6 (1.89%) OLAP
2 6 (1.89%) OLTP
2 6 (1.89%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.58%) Metadata
3 5 (1.58%) Oracle OLAP
3 5 (1.58%) Power BI
4 4 (1.26%) Hadoop
5 3 (0.95%) Apache Cassandra
5 3 (0.95%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.95%) HBase
5 3 (0.95%) MySQL
5 3 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.63%) Data Vault
6 2 (0.63%) Metadata Repository
6 2 (0.63%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.32%) Adabas
7 1 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 26 (8.20%) Rational DOORS
2 23 (7.26%) JIRA
3 6 (1.89%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.95%) Jenkins
General
1 80 (25.24%) Social Skills
2 76 (23.97%) Finance
3 49 (15.46%) Public Sector
4 32 (10.09%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (10.09%) Telecoms
5 30 (9.46%) Banking
6 18 (5.68%) Aerospace
7 17 (5.36%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (3.47%) Military
9 10 (3.15%) Retail
10 7 (2.21%) Aeronautics
10 7 (2.21%) Digital Economy
10 7 (2.21%) Local Government
11 6 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.58%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.26%) Legal
14 3 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.95%) Law
14 3 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 257 (81.07%) Architect
2 106 (33.44%) Solutions Architect
3 50 (15.77%) Enterprise Architect
4 30 (9.46%) Security Architect
5 20 (6.31%) Domain Architect
6 19 (5.99%) Cloud Architect
7 17 (5.36%) Technical Architect
8 15 (4.73%) AWS Architect
8 15 (4.73%) Senior
9 11 (3.47%) Business Architect
9 11 (3.47%) Project Manager
10 10 (3.15%) Lead
11 9 (2.84%) Azure Architect
12 8 (2.52%) Analyst
12 8 (2.52%) Consultant
12 8 (2.52%) Integration Architect
12 8 (2.52%) Senior Architect
12 8 (2.52%) Systems Engineer
13 7 (2.21%) Cloud Solutions Architect
13 7 (2.21%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.79%) Web Services
2 10 (3.15%) Kafka
3 7 (2.21%) .NET
4 6 (1.89%) Apache Camel
4 6 (1.89%) IBM Integration Bus
4 6 (1.89%) J2EE
4 6 (1.89%) Middleware
4 6 (1.89%) ModSecurity
4 6 (1.89%) RabbitMQ
4 6 (1.89%) SOAP
4 6 (1.89%) Spring
4 6 (1.89%) Spring Boot
4 6 (1.89%) Spring Integration
5 5 (1.58%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (1.26%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.63%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.63%) React
7 2 (0.63%) REST
8 1 (0.32%) Node.js
8 1 (0.32%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.94%) Public Cloud
2 19 (5.99%) Data Centre
3 16 (5.05%) Management Information System
4 12 (3.79%) VxBlock/Vblock
5 9 (2.84%) Blackberry
5 9 (2.84%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (2.84%) PKI
5 9 (2.84%) Product Ownership
5 9 (2.84%) Video Conferencing
6 8 (2.52%) Data Protection Act
7 7 (2.21%) Operational Technology
8 6 (1.89%) DataPower
8 6 (1.89%) Security Posture
9 5 (1.58%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (1.26%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.26%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (1.26%) SCADA
11 3 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (0.95%) IoT
11 3 (0.95%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 14 (4.42%) Linux
2 13 (4.10%) Windows
3 1 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (33.75%) Enterprise Architecture
2 92 (29.02%) Roadmaps
3 86 (27.13%) Agile
4 63 (19.87%) ArchiMate
5 60 (18.93%) Problem-Solving
6 55 (17.35%) ITIL
7 54 (17.03%) IT Strategy
8 43 (13.56%) Business Strategy
8 43 (13.56%) Technology Strategy
9 40 (12.62%) Architectural Design
9 40 (12.62%) Risk Management
10 39 (12.30%) Decision-Making
11 38 (11.99%) Migration
12 36 (11.36%) DevOps
12 36 (11.36%) Zachman Framework
13 32 (10.09%) Architectural Patterns
14 31 (9.78%) Computer Science
14 31 (9.78%) Strategic Roadmap
15 30 (9.46%) Project Management
16 29 (9.15%) BPMN
Programming Languages
1 21 (6.62%) Java
2 11 (3.47%) Python
3 9 (2.84%) SQL
4 6 (1.89%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.95%) Scala
5 3 (0.95%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.63%) C#
6 2 (0.63%) Perl
7 1 (0.32%) COBOL
7 1 (0.32%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.32%) Natural
Qualifications
1 98 (30.91%) Security Cleared
2 78 (24.61%) SC Cleared
3 70 (22.08%) Degree
4 59 (18.61%) TOGAF Certification
5 35 (11.04%) CISSP
6 32 (10.09%) DV Cleared
7 30 (9.46%) CISM
8 28 (8.83%) Cisco Certification
9 18 (5.68%) Computer Science Degree
10 15 (4.73%) Azure Certification
10 15 (4.73%) HND
11 13 (4.10%) CCNP
12 10 (3.15%) Master's Degree
13 9 (2.84%) CEH
14 8 (2.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 8 (2.52%) CISA
14 8 (2.52%) CREST Certified
14 8 (2.52%) PMP
15 6 (1.89%) AWS Certification
16 5 (1.58%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (5.68%) NIST
3 13 (4.10%) COBIT
3 13 (4.10%) NCSC
4 8 (2.52%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.58%) ISO 22301
5 5 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 4 (1.26%) QA
7 3 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.95%) GDPR
7 3 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.63%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.32%) GRC
9 1 (0.32%) NIST 800
System Software
1 18 (5.68%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (3.79%) Virtual Machines
3 10 (3.15%) Docker
4 6 (1.89%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.89%) VMware NSX
4 6 (1.89%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (4.42%) VxRail
2 8 (2.52%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (2.52%) PowerCLI
3 7 (2.21%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.89%) Ansible
4 6 (1.89%) OPNET
4 6 (1.89%) vCenter Server
5 4 (1.26%) Terraform
6 2 (0.63%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.32%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 49 (15.46%) Microsoft
2 43 (13.56%) Cisco
3 30 (9.46%) VMware
4 26 (8.20%) IBM
5 24 (7.57%) Google
6 23 (7.26%) Juniper
6 23 (7.26%) Nokia
6 23 (7.26%) Oracle
7 22 (6.94%) Sparx
8 16 (5.05%) Dell
9 12 (3.79%) Palo Alto
10 10 (3.15%) Ericsson
11 9 (2.84%) Avaya
11 9 (2.84%) Ribbon
12 6 (1.89%) Atlassian
12 6 (1.89%) Salesforce
12 6 (1.89%) TSYS
12 6 (1.89%) Workday
13 5 (1.58%) CheckPoint
13 5 (1.58%) Symantec