Middleware Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Middleware
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Middleware skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 25 79
Rank change year-on-year -13 +54 +9
Contract jobs citing Middleware 40 32 2
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 3.36% 5.95% 0.19%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 25.64% 30.19% 0.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £388 £614
25th Percentile - £406 £617
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £450 £631
Median % change year-on-year +21.11% -28.71% +14.77%
75th Percentile - £481 £642
90th Percentile - £493 £643
South West median daily rate £640 £550 £763
% change year-on-year +16.36% -27.87% +41.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 23 0
10th Percentile £61.25 £61.25 -
25th Percentile £63.13 - -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 -
75th Percentile - £68.00 -
90th Percentile - £68.60 -
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Bristol

Middleware falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 156 106 204
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 13.12% 19.70% 19.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 56 121
10th Percentile £350 £333 £300
25th Percentile £400 £355 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £449 £450
Median % change year-on-year +13.71% -0.33% -5.26%
75th Percentile £576 £538 £550
90th Percentile £663 £631 £663
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 29 36
10th Percentile - £61.25 -
25th Percentile £61.25 £62.00 £43.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year - +36.84% -17.39%
75th Percentile - £68.00 £74.44
90th Percentile - £68.75 £85.00
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year - +36.84% -17.39%

Middleware
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Middleware relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Middleware job vacancy trend in Bristol

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Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Middleware.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Middleware

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Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Middleware.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Middleware

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 2 (5.00%) Maximo
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.50%) GIS
Development Applications
1 5 (12.50%) Rational Rhapsody
2 1 (2.50%) GitLab
General
1 4 (10.00%) Aerospace
2 3 (7.50%) Law
3 1 (2.50%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (2.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 33 (82.50%) Software Engineer
2 19 (47.50%) C++ Software Engineer
3 11 (27.50%) Java Engineer
3 11 (27.50%) Java Software Engineer
4 5 (12.50%) Developer
5 4 (10.00%) C Software Engineer
5 4 (10.00%) C/C++ Software Engineer
5 4 (10.00%) Java Developer
6 3 (7.50%) SC Cleared Java Developer
7 2 (5.00%) Integration Manager
8 1 (2.50%) C++ Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (45.00%) Qt
2 2 (5.00%) JDBC
2 2 (5.00%) JSON
2 2 (5.00%) REST
2 2 (5.00%) SOAP
2 2 (5.00%) XML
3 1 (2.50%) RESTful
3 1 (2.50%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.50%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.50%) Linux
1 1 (2.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (95.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (12.50%) Ontologies
3 4 (10.00%) SDLC
4 2 (5.00%) Data Mapping
4 2 (5.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (2.50%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (2.50%) CI/CD
5 1 (2.50%) Information Security
5 1 (2.50%) Multithreading
5 1 (2.50%) Test Automation
5 1 (2.50%) Time Management
5 1 (2.50%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 32 (80.00%) Ada
2 23 (57.50%) C++
3 17 (42.50%) Java
4 5 (12.50%) C
5 2 (5.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (27.50%) SC Cleared
1 11 (27.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (92.50%) Def Stans
1 37 (92.50%) IEC 61508
2 17 (42.50%) MISRA
2 17 (42.50%) MISRA C
System Software
1 1 (2.50%) Docker
Vendors
1 2 (5.00%) IBM
1 2 (5.00%) Oracle
1 2 (5.00%) webMethods