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 27 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 35 79
Rank change year-on-year +3 +44 +17
Contract jobs citing Middleware 45 28 2
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 4.85% 4.71% 0.19%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 29.41% 24.14% 1.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 2
10th Percentile - - £510
25th Percentile - £731 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £68 £738 £550
Median % change year-on-year -90.78% +34.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile - £744 £575
90th Percentile - - £590
South West median daily rate £68 £550 £498
% change year-on-year -87.64% +10.55% -5.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 19 0
10th Percentile £61.25 £61.25 -
25th Percentile - £63.13 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - £68.75 -
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 153 116 195
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 16.49% 19.50% 18.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 59 136
10th Percentile £298 £340 £300
25th Percentile £375 £369 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £438
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +14.29% -12.50%
75th Percentile £544 £609 £553
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 21 15
10th Percentile £61.25 £61.25 £54.25
25th Percentile - - £67.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year - -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile - £68.00 -
90th Percentile £68.00 £68.75 £76.75
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £51.89
% change year-on-year - +25.26% -20.17%

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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (13.33%) GIS
Development Applications
1 5 (11.11%) Rational Rhapsody
2 1 (2.22%) GitLab
General
1 4 (8.89%) Aerospace
2 2 (4.44%) Law
3 1 (2.22%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 33 (73.33%) Software Engineer
2 26 (57.78%) C++ Software Engineer
3 8 (17.78%) Product Engineer
3 8 (17.78%) Products Support Engineer
3 8 (17.78%) Software Support Engineer
3 8 (17.78%) Support Engineer
4 4 (8.89%) C Software Engineer
4 4 (8.89%) C/C++ Software Engineer
4 4 (8.89%) Developer
4 4 (8.89%) Java Engineer
4 4 (8.89%) Java Software Engineer
5 3 (6.67%) Java Developer
6 2 (4.44%) SC Cleared Java Developer
7 1 (2.22%) C++ Developer
7 1 (2.22%) Linux Engineer
7 1 (2.22%) Linux Support
7 1 (2.22%) Linux Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (55.56%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.33%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 14 (31.11%) Linux
2 8 (17.78%) Ubuntu
3 6 (13.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 6 (13.33%) Information Security
2 6 (13.33%) Test Automation
3 5 (11.11%) Ontologies
4 3 (6.67%) SDLC
5 1 (2.22%) CI/CD
5 1 (2.22%) Multithreading
5 1 (2.22%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 38 (84.44%) C++
2 34 (75.56%) Ada
3 13 (28.89%) C
4 8 (17.78%) JavaScript
4 8 (17.78%) Shell Script
5 7 (15.56%) Java
Qualifications
1 14 (31.11%) SC Cleared
1 14 (31.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (68.89%) Def Stans
1 31 (68.89%) IEC 61508
2 19 (42.22%) MISRA
2 19 (42.22%) MISRA C
System Software
1 1 (2.22%) Docker
Vendors
1 8 (17.78%) Red Hat
2 1 (2.22%) IBM