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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 289 291 264
Rank change year-on-year +2 -27 -8
Contract jobs citing TOGAF 348 554 965
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.81% 0.94% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.93% 1.04% 1.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 256 373 615
10th Percentile £500 £510 £493
25th Percentile £575 £575 £560
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £655 £650 £650
Median % change year-on-year +0.77% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £750 £750 £747
90th Percentile £800 £825 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £674 £625 £625
% change year-on-year +7.76% - +9.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 4 9
10th Percentile £56.91 £38.25 £55.07
25th Percentile £57.33 £41.63 £68.00
Median hourly rate £67.50 £56.84 £88.22
Median % change year-on-year +18.76% -35.57% +76.44%
75th Percentile £81.33 £73.19 £96.23
90th Percentile £86.89 £78.47 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.47 £56.84 £88.22
% change year-on-year +9.91% -35.57% +76.44%

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 37,268 53,074 80,383
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.35% 89.85% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,016 36,805 56,451
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
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 2,439 1,749 1,911
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.95 £35.80 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +43.20% +2.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%

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 5 May 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 5 May 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 5 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 +2 299 £650 - 176
UK excluding London +16 184 £674 +7.76% 136
London +29 137 £645 -7.86% 67
Work from Home +31 133 £650 +4.00% 80
South West +16 50 £675 +16.58% 27
North of England +28 48 £670 +7.20% 27
North West +42 38 £660 +6.67% 16
South East -19 27 £683 +5.00% 31
Scotland +44 21 £700 +4.71% 22
Midlands +35 20 £550 -18.52% 15
West Midlands +30 17 £680 -2.86% 8
East of England +7 11 £649 +15.58% 6
Yorkshire -1 7 £775 +19.23% 6
Northern Ireland - 4 £650 - 3
North East +19 3 £897 +49.49% 5
East Midlands +18 3 £360 -44.62% 7
Isle of Man - 3 - - 2
Wales +10 2 £519 -9.78% 6

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 6 (1.72%) Confluence
2 4 (1.15%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 2 (0.57%) CMS
3 2 (0.57%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.29%) SAS
4 1 (0.29%) WebSphere
Applications
1 8 (2.30%) MS Visio
2 5 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 19 (5.46%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 5 (1.44%) Oracle Assets
2 5 (1.44%) Oracle Cash Management
2 5 (1.44%) Oracle Payables
2 5 (1.44%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (1.15%) Oracle General Ledger
3 4 (1.15%) Temenos T24
4 2 (0.57%) Avolution ABACUS
4 2 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.29%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.29%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.29%) Infor SunSystems
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle AGIS
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Retail
Cloud Services
1 89 (25.57%) Azure
2 75 (21.55%) AWS
3 28 (8.05%) PaaS
3 28 (8.05%) SaaS
4 24 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (5.17%) IaaS
6 16 (4.60%) GCP
7 12 (3.45%) Cloud Computing
8 11 (3.16%) Power Platform
9 9 (2.59%) OCI
10 8 (2.30%) Entra ID
11 5 (1.44%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.44%) Mimecast
12 4 (1.15%) Apigee
12 4 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (1.15%) Kong
13 3 (0.86%) OpenShift
14 2 (0.57%) Azure Stack
14 2 (0.57%) GitHub
14 2 (0.57%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 21 (6.03%) WAN
2 20 (5.75%) Network Security
3 16 (4.60%) Firewall
3 16 (4.60%) VoIP
4 14 (4.02%) PBX
5 12 (3.45%) LAN
5 12 (3.45%) VPN
6 10 (2.87%) DNS
7 9 (2.59%) DHCP
7 9 (2.59%) SDH
8 7 (2.01%) Internet
9 6 (1.72%) TCP/IP
9 6 (1.72%) VSAN
10 5 (1.44%) Cisco ASA
10 5 (1.44%) Cisco Firepower
10 5 (1.44%) Cisco ISE
10 5 (1.44%) MPLS
10 5 (1.44%) SD-WAN
10 5 (1.44%) WLAN
11 4 (1.15%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.72%) Metadata
2 5 (1.44%) Big Data
3 4 (1.15%) Data Lake
3 4 (1.15%) Hadoop
3 4 (1.15%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.15%) OLAP
3 4 (1.15%) OLTP
3 4 (1.15%) Oracle OLAP
4 3 (0.86%) Apache Cassandra
4 3 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.86%) HBase
4 3 (0.86%) MySQL
4 3 (0.86%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.57%) Data Vault
5 2 (0.57%) Metadata Repository
5 2 (0.57%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.57%) Power BI
6 1 (0.29%) Adabas
Development Applications
1 26 (7.47%) Rational DOORS
2 18 (5.17%) JIRA
3 3 (0.86%) Bitbucket
3 3 (0.86%) Jenkins
General
1 90 (25.86%) Social Skills
2 88 (25.29%) Finance
3 62 (17.82%) Public Sector
4 35 (10.06%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (9.20%) Telecoms
6 29 (8.33%) Banking
7 18 (5.17%) Aerospace
7 18 (5.17%) Presentation Skills
8 14 (4.02%) Local Government
9 12 (3.45%) Military
10 9 (2.59%) Retail
11 7 (2.01%) Aeronautics
11 7 (2.01%) Digital Economy
11 7 (2.01%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (2.01%) Legal
12 6 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.15%) Manufacturing
14 3 (0.86%) Law
14 3 (0.86%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 282 (81.03%) Architect
2 110 (31.61%) Solutions Architect
3 58 (16.67%) Enterprise Architect
4 39 (11.21%) Security Architect
5 21 (6.03%) Cloud Architect
5 21 (6.03%) Technical Architect
6 19 (5.46%) Domain Architect
7 18 (5.17%) Senior
8 14 (4.02%) AWS Architect
9 13 (3.74%) Integration Architect
10 11 (3.16%) Project Manager
11 9 (2.59%) Azure Architect
11 9 (2.59%) Business Architect
11 9 (2.59%) Cloud Solutions Architect
11 9 (2.59%) Data Architect
11 9 (2.59%) Systems Engineer
12 8 (2.30%) Analyst
12 8 (2.30%) Senior Architect
13 7 (2.01%) Cybersecurity Architect
13 7 (2.01%) IT Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.16%) Web Services
2 9 (2.59%) Kafka
3 7 (2.01%) Oracle Fusion
4 6 (1.72%) Middleware
5 5 (1.44%) J2EE
5 5 (1.44%) REST
6 4 (1.15%) .NET
6 4 (1.15%) Apache Camel
6 4 (1.15%) IBM Integration Bus
6 4 (1.15%) RabbitMQ
6 4 (1.15%) SOAP
6 4 (1.15%) Spring
6 4 (1.15%) Spring Boot
6 4 (1.15%) Spring Integration
7 3 (0.86%) ModSecurity
8 2 (0.57%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.57%) HTML
8 2 (0.57%) JMS
8 2 (0.57%) OpenAPI
8 2 (0.57%) React
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.32%) Public Cloud
2 20 (5.75%) Data Centre
3 17 (4.89%) Management Information System
4 12 (3.45%) VxBlock/Vblock
5 10 (2.87%) Data Protection Act
6 9 (2.59%) Blackberry
6 9 (2.59%) Video Conferencing
7 8 (2.30%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (2.01%) Operational Technology
8 7 (2.01%) PKI
9 6 (1.72%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.44%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.44%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.15%) DataPower
11 4 (1.15%) Enterprise Cloud
11 4 (1.15%) NHS
11 4 (1.15%) SCADA
12 3 (0.86%) Security Posture
12 3 (0.86%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 14 (4.02%) Windows
2 11 (3.16%) Linux
3 1 (0.29%) Android
3 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.29%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (31.90%) Enterprise Architecture
2 100 (28.74%) Roadmaps
3 93 (26.72%) Agile
4 65 (18.68%) ArchiMate
4 65 (18.68%) Problem-Solving
5 62 (17.82%) ITIL
6 59 (16.95%) IT Strategy
7 48 (13.79%) Business Strategy
8 46 (13.22%) Architectural Design
8 46 (13.22%) Decision-Making
9 44 (12.64%) Risk Management
9 44 (12.64%) Technology Strategy
9 44 (12.64%) Zachman Framework
10 39 (11.21%) Migration
11 35 (10.06%) Security Architecture
12 34 (9.77%) DevOps
13 33 (9.48%) Information Security
13 33 (9.48%) Strategic Roadmap
14 32 (9.20%) Architectural Patterns
14 32 (9.20%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 20 (5.75%) Java
2 9 (2.59%) Python
3 6 (1.72%) SQL
4 3 (0.86%) C#
4 3 (0.86%) JavaScript
4 3 (0.86%) PowerShell
4 3 (0.86%) Scala
5 2 (0.57%) Perl
6 1 (0.29%) COBOL
6 1 (0.29%) Natural
Qualifications
1 107 (30.75%) Security Cleared
2 82 (23.56%) SC Cleared
3 74 (21.26%) Degree
4 69 (19.83%) TOGAF Certification
5 43 (12.36%) CISSP
6 37 (10.63%) DV Cleared
7 33 (9.48%) CISM
8 30 (8.62%) Cisco Certification
9 19 (5.46%) Computer Science Degree
10 18 (5.17%) Azure Certification
11 16 (4.60%) HND
12 13 (3.74%) CCNP
13 12 (3.45%) PMP
14 10 (2.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 10 (2.87%) CEH
14 10 (2.87%) CISA
15 8 (2.30%) CCSK
15 8 (2.30%) CREST Certified
16 7 (2.01%) Master's Degree
17 6 (1.72%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (7.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (6.90%) NIST
3 18 (5.17%) NCSC
4 13 (3.74%) COBIT
5 9 (2.59%) Data Quality
6 8 (2.30%) ISO 22301
6 8 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 5 (1.44%) QA
8 3 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.86%) GDPR
8 3 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.57%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.29%) FATCA
10 1 (0.29%) GRC
10 1 (0.29%) IFRS
10 1 (0.29%) IFRS 9
10 1 (0.29%) MiFID
10 1 (0.29%) NIST 800
System Software
1 15 (4.31%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (2.87%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (2.01%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.72%) vSphere
5 5 (1.44%) Docker
6 3 (0.86%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (4.02%) VxRail
2 7 (2.01%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.72%) vCenter Server
4 5 (1.44%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.44%) PowerCLI
4 5 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.86%) Ansible
5 3 (0.86%) OPNET
6 2 (0.57%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.29%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.29%) Terraform
Vendors
1 53 (15.23%) Microsoft
2 39 (11.21%) Cisco
3 26 (7.47%) VMware
4 25 (7.18%) IBM
4 25 (7.18%) Sparx
5 22 (6.32%) Juniper
5 22 (6.32%) Nokia
5 22 (6.32%) Oracle
6 21 (6.03%) Google
7 15 (4.31%) Dell
8 11 (3.16%) Palo Alto
9 9 (2.59%) Avaya
9 9 (2.59%) Ericsson
9 9 (2.59%) Ribbon
10 6 (1.72%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.72%) Workday
11 5 (1.44%) BiZZdesign
11 5 (1.44%) CheckPoint
11 5 (1.44%) Infoblox
11 5 (1.44%) Zscaler