Middleware
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Middleware skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Middleware over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 563 387 445
Rank change year-on-year -176 +58 +7
Permanent jobs citing Middleware 356 849 1,265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.36% 0.84% 0.81%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 1.69% 2.78% 1.98%
Number of salaries quoted 266 386 667
10th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,125 £56,219 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £88,750 £83,450 £85,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £102,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% +4.76%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

Middleware is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 21,062 30,550 63,922
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 21.25% 30.15% 40.74%
Number of salaries quoted 15,764 18,827 29,914
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +8.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%

Middleware
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Middleware in the UK

Middleware
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Middleware.

Salary trend for Middleware in the UK

Middleware
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Middleware over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Middleware in the UK

Middleware
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -156 300 £65,000 - 90
UK excluding London -185 210 £57,500 -4.17% 50
Work from Home -92 143 £65,000 +8.33% 38
London -44 126 £82,500 +17.86% 36
South East -43 59 £50,000 -25.93% 16
Scotland -60 43 £66,500 +11.72% 1
North of England -65 32 £60,000 +0.80% 9
South West -52 30 £60,000 +0.80% 8
West Midlands -7 24 £60,000 -11.11% 8
Midlands -43 24 £60,000 -11.11% 10
East of England -14 21 £65,000 +6.12% 5
Yorkshire +37 18 £60,000 -0.41% 3
North West -45 13 £65,500 +10.04% 3
Wales -4 1 £67,500 +74.22%
North East -15 1 £37,500 - 3

Middleware
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 7 (1.97%) WebSphere
2 6 (1.69%) Confluence
3 5 (1.40%) BizTalk Server
4 4 (1.12%) WebLogic
5 3 (0.84%) MQSeries
5 3 (0.84%) Oracle HTTP Server
6 2 (0.56%) Apache
6 2 (0.56%) CMS
6 2 (0.56%) GlassFish
6 2 (0.56%) JCAPS
6 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.56%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.56%) WebSphere Application Server
6 2 (0.56%) WordPress
7 1 (0.28%) IIS
7 1 (0.28%) JBoss
7 1 (0.28%) Tomcat
Applications
1 14 (3.93%) Simulink
2 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.56%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.84%) Magento
1 3 (0.84%) Maximo
2 2 (0.56%) Adaptiv
2 2 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.56%) SAP SD
2 2 (0.56%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.28%) Cognos Controller
3 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.28%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle FAH
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.28%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.28%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 99 (27.81%) Azure
2 95 (26.69%) AWS
3 46 (12.92%) SaaS
4 43 (12.08%) PaaS
5 37 (10.39%) IaaS
6 15 (4.21%) OpenShift
6 15 (4.21%) Serverless
7 14 (3.93%) AWS Lambda
7 14 (3.93%) GCP
8 12 (3.37%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 12 (3.37%) Amazon EKS
9 11 (3.09%) AWS CloudTrail
9 11 (3.09%) AWS Elastic Beanstalk
9 11 (3.09%) Azure AKS
9 11 (3.09%) Cloud Computing
9 11 (3.09%) GitHub
10 9 (2.53%) Power Platform
11 8 (2.25%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (2.25%) Microsoft 365
12 7 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.49%) Firewall
2 12 (3.37%) Network Security
3 7 (1.97%) DHCP
3 7 (1.97%) DNS
3 7 (1.97%) TCP/IP
4 5 (1.40%) VPN
5 3 (0.84%) HTTP
5 3 (0.84%) LAN
6 2 (0.56%) 5G
6 2 (0.56%) FTP
6 2 (0.56%) LTE
6 2 (0.56%) MPLS
6 2 (0.56%) tcpdump
6 2 (0.56%) WAN
6 2 (0.56%) Wireless
6 2 (0.56%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.28%) AMQP
7 1 (0.28%) SAN
7 1 (0.28%) SSL
7 1 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (12.08%) NoSQL
2 36 (10.11%) SQL Server
3 13 (3.65%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (3.37%) Amazon RDS
5 11 (3.09%) Amazon Aurora
6 8 (2.25%) CockroachDB
6 8 (2.25%) MySQL
7 7 (1.97%) Power BI
7 7 (1.97%) Relational Database
8 6 (1.69%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (1.40%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (1.40%) Oracle Database
9 5 (1.40%) Redis
10 3 (0.84%) DB2
10 3 (0.84%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.84%) Tableau
11 2 (0.56%) DynamoDB
11 2 (0.56%) Metadata
12 1 (0.28%) Apache Ignite
12 1 (0.28%) Flink
Development Applications
1 35 (9.83%) Git
2 25 (7.02%) Jenkins
3 15 (4.21%) Vagrant
4 11 (3.09%) JIRA
5 9 (2.53%) Maven
5 9 (2.53%) Sonatype Nexus
6 8 (2.25%) Jaeger
7 5 (1.40%) JUnit
8 4 (1.12%) Ant
8 4 (1.12%) Subversion
9 3 (0.84%) Cucumber
9 3 (0.84%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.56%) Visual Studio
11 1 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.28%) GCC
11 1 (0.28%) GDB
11 1 (0.28%) Gradle
11 1 (0.28%) IBM UrbanCode
11 1 (0.28%) Oracle Forms
General
1 122 (34.27%) Finance
2 103 (28.93%) Social Skills
3 46 (12.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 43 (12.08%) Banking
5 41 (11.52%) Law
6 36 (10.11%) Analytical Skills
7 34 (9.55%) Legal
8 22 (6.18%) Financial Institution
9 18 (5.06%) Retail Banking
10 10 (2.81%) Retail
11 9 (2.53%) Electronics
12 7 (1.97%) Investment Banking
13 6 (1.69%) Front Office
13 6 (1.69%) Private Banking
14 5 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.84%) Back Office
15 3 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.84%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 100 (28.09%) Software Engineer
2 84 (23.60%) Architect
3 60 (16.85%) Developer
4 34 (9.55%) Solutions Architect
5 32 (8.99%) Java Engineer
5 32 (8.99%) Java Software Engineer
6 30 (8.43%) Senior
7 25 (7.02%) Lead
8 19 (5.34%) Salesforce Architect
8 19 (5.34%) Salesforce Solution Architect
9 16 (4.49%) Analyst
9 16 (4.49%) Middleware Architect
10 15 (4.21%) Technical Architect
11 14 (3.93%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
12 13 (3.65%) DevOps Engineer
12 13 (3.65%) Linux Engineer
12 13 (3.65%) Technical Leader
13 12 (3.37%) AWS Engineer
13 12 (3.37%) Java Developer
14 11 (3.09%) AWS DevOps
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (10.96%) React
2 38 (10.67%) HTML
3 36 (10.11%) HTML5
3 36 (10.11%) Node.js
4 35 (9.83%) AngularJS
5 32 (8.99%) Twitter Bootstrap
6 31 (8.71%) Drools
6 31 (8.71%) jBPM
7 26 (7.30%) .NET
7 26 (7.30%) Kafka
8 14 (3.93%) SOAP
8 14 (3.93%) XML
9 13 (3.65%) JSON
10 12 (3.37%) Spring Boot
11 11 (3.09%) REST
11 11 (3.09%) Web Services
12 8 (2.25%) OAuth
12 8 (2.25%) OpenTelemetry
13 7 (1.97%) CSS
13 7 (1.97%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 38 (10.67%) Algorithms
2 37 (10.39%) Onboarding
3 33 (9.27%) Management Information System
4 29 (8.15%) Public Cloud
5 22 (6.18%) Cyber Threat
6 21 (5.90%) Enterprise Software
7 15 (4.21%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (2.81%) Data Centre
9 8 (2.25%) Cyberattack
9 8 (2.25%) Data Fabric
9 8 (2.25%) Replication
10 7 (1.97%) Cloud Native
10 7 (1.97%) Device Driver
11 6 (1.69%) Client/Server
11 6 (1.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 6 (1.69%) Operational Technology
11 6 (1.69%) Robotics
11 6 (1.69%) Virtual Team
12 5 (1.40%) CMDB
12 5 (1.40%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 115 (32.30%) Linux
2 44 (12.36%) Windows
3 43 (12.08%) Ubuntu
4 26 (7.30%) CentOS
5 24 (6.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 20 (5.62%) Android
7 16 (4.49%) Unix
8 15 (4.21%) Solaris
9 10 (2.81%) Embedded Linux
10 8 (2.25%) zOS
11 6 (1.69%) Windows Server
12 3 (0.84%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.28%) Windows 10
13 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (33.43%) Software Engineering
2 111 (31.18%) Agile
3 72 (20.22%) Computer Science
4 71 (19.94%) DevOps
5 69 (19.38%) CI/CD
6 68 (19.10%) Microservices
7 52 (14.61%) Artificial Intelligence
8 47 (13.20%) Machine Learning
9 45 (12.64%) SDLC
10 43 (12.08%) Configuration Management
10 43 (12.08%) Continuous Improvement
11 36 (10.11%) Risk Management
12 35 (9.83%) DevSecOps
12 35 (9.83%) Visualisation
13 34 (9.55%) Community of Practice
13 34 (9.55%) Scrum
14 33 (9.27%) Business Strategy
15 32 (8.99%) Project Delivery
15 32 (8.99%) Scaled Agile Framework
16 31 (8.71%) Client Onboarding
Programming Languages
1 112 (31.46%) SQL
2 110 (30.90%) Java
3 83 (23.31%) Python
4 42 (11.80%) JavaScript
5 37 (10.39%) Kotlin
6 29 (8.15%) C++
7 23 (6.46%) C
8 21 (5.90%) Ada
9 17 (4.78%) Bash
9 17 (4.78%) C#
10 14 (3.93%) Shell Script
11 11 (3.09%) Apex Code
12 10 (2.81%) T-SQL
13 9 (2.53%) PowerShell
14 5 (1.40%) ABAP
14 5 (1.40%) Go
14 5 (1.40%) Groovy
15 4 (1.12%) PHP
15 4 (1.12%) PL/SQL
15 4 (1.12%) VB
Qualifications
1 65 (18.26%) Degree
2 49 (13.76%) Security Cleared
3 28 (7.87%) Computer Science Degree
3 28 (7.87%) SC Cleared
4 26 (7.30%) TOGAF Certification
5 12 (3.37%) Azure Certification
6 11 (3.09%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (2.25%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (1.97%) AWS Certification
8 7 (1.97%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 5 (1.40%) CISSP
10 4 (1.12%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.84%) CIPD
12 2 (0.56%) HND
12 2 (0.56%) Linux+ Certification
12 2 (0.56%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.56%) RHCE
13 1 (0.28%) MCP
13 1 (0.28%) Numerate Degree
13 1 (0.28%) OCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (1.69%) COBIT
2 6 (1.69%) Data Quality
2 6 (1.69%) NIST
2 6 (1.69%) PCI DSS
3 5 (1.40%) QA
4 4 (1.12%) SLA
5 3 (0.84%) GDPR
6 2 (0.56%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.28%) COREP
7 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.28%) IFRS
7 1 (0.28%) IFRS 17
7 1 (0.28%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 18 (5.06%) Docker
2 12 (3.37%) Firmware
3 10 (2.81%) Hyper-V
4 8 (2.25%) Embedded Firmware
5 7 (1.97%) Active Directory
6 6 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.56%) KVM
7 2 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 48 (13.48%) Kubernetes
2 29 (8.15%) Ansible
3 28 (7.87%) Terraform
4 18 (5.06%) Grafana
5 8 (2.25%) Kiali
6 7 (1.97%) Prometheus
6 7 (1.97%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (1.40%) SCOM
8 3 (0.84%) Podman
8 3 (0.84%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.84%) Puppet
8 3 (0.84%) SCCM
9 2 (0.56%) Control-M
9 2 (0.56%) WebSphere Cast Iron
10 1 (0.28%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 37 (10.39%) Microsoft
2 35 (9.83%) Red Hat
2 35 (9.83%) Salesforce
3 33 (9.27%) Oracle
4 18 (5.06%) ServiceNow
5 14 (3.93%) IBM
5 14 (3.93%) Xilinx
6 10 (2.81%) MuleSoft
6 10 (2.81%) Splunk
7 9 (2.53%) SAP
8 8 (2.25%) AppDynamics
9 6 (1.69%) Sage
9 6 (1.69%) VMware
9 6 (1.69%) Workday
10 5 (1.40%) SolarWinds
11 4 (1.12%) Computacenter
11 4 (1.12%) Dell
11 4 (1.12%) Google
11 4 (1.12%) TIBCO
12 3 (0.84%) RedGate