Middleware Contract Job Trends in England

Middleware
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Middleware skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 226 244 326
Rank change year-on-year +18 +82 -38
Contract jobs citing Middleware 511 280 225
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.14% 1.03% 0.61%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 6.03% 4.64% 2.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 315 166 159
10th Percentile £406 £394 £412
25th Percentile £475 £447 £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +3.23%
75th Percentile £650 £694 £722
90th Percentile £750 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £570 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +8.57% -8.70% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 20 0
10th Percentile £43.56 £64.70 -
25th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £67.75 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.06% - -
75th Percentile - £68.00 -
90th Percentile - £68.75 -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £67.75 -
% change year-on-year -4.06% - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 8,481 6,028 7,812
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.96% 22.22% 21.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,581 4,150 5,457
10th Percentile £363 £355 £353
25th Percentile £430 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £775 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.74% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 256 141 259
10th Percentile £30.25 £31.25 £23.80
25th Percentile £51.25 £46.25 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +7.20% -8.19%
75th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £81.01 £74.09
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -12.35%

Middleware
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Middleware job vacancy trend in England

Middleware
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Middleware

Middleware
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Middleware in England over the 6 months to 15 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Middleware in England

Middleware
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Middleware

Middleware
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Middleware in England over the 6 months to 15 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Middleware in England

Middleware
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the England region over the 6 months to 15 July 2026. 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
London +53 268 £600 -3.23% 55
North of England -25 93 £525 +7.69% 26
North West -14 53 £525 -4.55% 14
Midlands -18 53 £550 +23.04% 18
South West -21 38 £613 +22.50% 22
South East -63 38 £515 -10.43% 28
West Midlands -39 35 £590 +27.57% 9
Yorkshire -38 34 £575 +27.88% 6
East of England -22 17 £500 -16.67% 13
East Midlands -3 15 £463 +3.47% 9
North East -36 6 £500 +5.26% 6
Middleware
UK

Middleware
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 29 (5.68%) WebSphere
2 20 (3.91%) WebLogic
3 15 (2.94%) CICS
4 10 (1.96%) Apache
4 10 (1.96%) Confluence
4 10 (1.96%) Tomcat
5 8 (1.57%) Apache Geronimo
5 8 (1.57%) Apache ServiceMix
5 8 (1.57%) Red Hat Fuse
6 5 (0.98%) WebSphere Application Server
7 4 (0.78%) Anypoint
7 4 (0.78%) JBoss
7 4 (0.78%) SAS
7 4 (0.78%) WordPress
8 3 (0.59%) IBM HTTP Server
8 3 (0.59%) Mule
8 3 (0.59%) nginx
8 3 (0.59%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.59%) SharePoint
8 3 (0.59%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
Applications
1 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (0.59%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.59%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.59%) Revit
3 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 35 (6.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (2.15%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.76%) Oracle EBS
4 6 (1.17%) NetSuite
4 6 (1.17%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (1.17%) Oracle Receivables
5 5 (0.98%) Maximo
5 5 (0.98%) Oracle EBS R12
6 4 (0.78%) Oracle Cash Management
6 4 (0.78%) Payment Gateway
7 3 (0.59%) BusinessWorks
7 3 (0.59%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.59%) SAP MDG
7 3 (0.59%) SAP SD
7 3 (0.59%) Shopify
7 3 (0.59%) Temenos T24
8 2 (0.39%) Endur
8 2 (0.39%) Fidessa
8 2 (0.39%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.39%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 113 (22.11%) Azure
2 65 (12.72%) AWS
3 33 (6.46%) Boomi
4 32 (6.26%) SaaS
5 28 (5.48%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (4.89%) GCP
7 21 (4.11%) Power Platform
8 19 (3.72%) iPaaS
9 18 (3.52%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (2.54%) Serverless
10 13 (2.54%) SuccessFactors
11 12 (2.35%) Azure Logic Apps
12 11 (2.15%) GitHub
12 11 (2.15%) PaaS
13 10 (1.96%) Entra ID
13 10 (1.96%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 9 (1.76%) Azure Service Bus
14 9 (1.76%) IaaS
14 9 (1.76%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 8 (1.57%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.11%) Firewall
2 16 (3.13%) SSL
3 7 (1.37%) HTTP
4 5 (0.98%) DNS
5 4 (0.78%) LAN
5 4 (0.78%) Multicast
5 4 (0.78%) NAS
5 4 (0.78%) SAN
5 4 (0.78%) WAN
6 3 (0.59%) DHCP
6 3 (0.59%) IPv4
6 3 (0.59%) IPv6
6 3 (0.59%) Kerberos
6 3 (0.59%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.59%) VPN
7 2 (0.39%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.39%) MQTT
7 2 (0.39%) Network Security
7 2 (0.39%) Reverse Proxy
8 1 (0.20%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.52%) Power BI
2 17 (3.33%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.94%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (2.54%) DataStage
5 11 (2.15%) Oracle Database
6 10 (1.96%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.76%) Data Lake
7 9 (1.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (1.37%) Metadata
9 6 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (0.98%) Big Data
10 5 (0.98%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.98%) Oracle Reports
11 4 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.78%) MySQL
11 4 (0.78%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.59%) Db2
12 3 (0.59%) Tableau
13 2 (0.39%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 26 (5.09%) JIRA
2 18 (3.52%) Git
3 14 (2.74%) GitLab
4 12 (2.35%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.17%) JUnit
6 4 (0.78%) JetBrains Rider
6 4 (0.78%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.59%) Introscope
7 3 (0.59%) Mockito
7 3 (0.59%) Postman
8 2 (0.39%) Ant
8 2 (0.39%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.39%) ERwin
8 2 (0.39%) Hudson
8 2 (0.39%) IntelliJ
8 2 (0.39%) Jaeger
8 2 (0.39%) Maven
8 2 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.39%) Selenium
8 2 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 179 (35.03%) Finance
2 133 (26.03%) Social Skills
3 94 (18.40%) Banking
4 67 (13.11%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (7.83%) Public Sector
6 30 (5.87%) Retail
7 21 (4.11%) Legal
8 20 (3.91%) Investment Banking
9 17 (3.33%) Influencing Skills
10 16 (3.13%) Manufacturing
11 13 (2.54%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.76%) Financial Institution
14 8 (1.57%) Aerospace
14 8 (1.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 8 (1.57%) Marketing
14 8 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (1.37%) Back Office
15 7 (1.37%) Law
15 7 (1.37%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 164 (32.09%) Architect
2 79 (15.46%) Solutions Architect
3 49 (9.59%) Developer
4 40 (7.83%) Lead
5 37 (7.24%) Integration Architect
6 33 (6.46%) Consultant
7 28 (5.48%) Technical Architect
8 27 (5.28%) Senior
9 24 (4.70%) Analyst
10 21 (4.11%) Administrator
11 20 (3.91%) Middleware Engineer
12 19 (3.72%) SAP Architect
13 17 (3.33%) Software Engineer
14 16 (3.13%) Business Analyst
14 16 (3.13%) Java Engineer
15 14 (2.74%) Integration Specialist
15 14 (2.74%) Linux Engineer
15 14 (2.74%) Payments Architect
15 14 (2.74%) Payments Solutions Architect
15 14 (2.74%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (17.03%) REST
2 57 (11.15%) SOAP
3 38 (7.44%) JSON
3 38 (7.44%) XML
4 32 (6.26%) Kafka
5 22 (4.31%) .NET
6 18 (3.52%) Lightning Web Components
6 18 (3.52%) OAuth
7 14 (2.74%) Web Services
8 13 (2.54%) ISPF
8 13 (2.54%) React
8 13 (2.54%) Spring
8 13 (2.54%) Spring Boot
9 11 (2.15%) Apache Camel
9 11 (2.15%) OAuth2
9 11 (2.15%) RESTful
10 10 (1.96%) Visualforce
11 9 (1.76%) GraphQL
11 9 (1.76%) JWT
11 9 (1.76%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 34 (6.65%) Mainframe
2 32 (6.26%) Onboarding
3 31 (6.07%) Management Information System
4 29 (5.68%) Data Centre
5 22 (4.31%) Legacy Systems
5 22 (4.31%) Product Ownership
6 20 (3.91%) Clustering
7 17 (3.33%) Cloud Native
7 17 (3.33%) Distributed Systems
7 17 (3.33%) Public Cloud
8 12 (2.35%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (2.15%) Data Structures
9 11 (2.15%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 11 (2.15%) Legacy Applications
10 10 (1.96%) Data Protection Act
11 9 (1.76%) BYOD
11 9 (1.76%) CMDB
11 9 (1.76%) VSAM
12 8 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.57%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 69 (13.50%) Linux
2 30 (5.87%) Unix
3 27 (5.28%) Windows
4 22 (4.31%) zOS
5 14 (2.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 14 (2.74%) Ubuntu
6 11 (2.15%) Solaris
7 10 (1.96%) AIX
8 6 (1.17%) CentOS
9 3 (0.59%) Windows Server
10 2 (0.39%) OpenVMS
10 2 (0.39%) Oracle Linux
10 2 (0.39%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 2 (0.39%) VMS
10 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.20%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (24.66%) Agile
2 98 (19.18%) Integration Patterns
3 94 (18.40%) Stakeholder Management
4 92 (18.00%) Problem-Solving
5 86 (16.83%) DevOps
6 80 (15.66%) Migration
7 76 (14.87%) CI/CD
7 76 (14.87%) ERP
8 64 (12.52%) Roadmaps
9 62 (12.13%) User Acceptance Testing
10 57 (11.15%) Technical Leadership
11 56 (10.96%) Enterprise Architecture
12 52 (10.18%) Continuous Improvement
12 52 (10.18%) CRM
12 52 (10.18%) Data Modelling
13 50 (9.78%) Event-Driven
13 50 (9.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 48 (9.39%) Microservices
15 41 (8.02%) Validation
16 38 (7.44%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 92 (18.00%) SQL
2 62 (12.13%) Java
3 31 (6.07%) Python
4 24 (4.70%) JavaScript
5 20 (3.91%) Ada
6 19 (3.72%) C#
7 18 (3.52%) Apex Code
8 16 (3.13%) Bash
9 15 (2.94%) PL/SQL
10 12 (2.35%) Shell Script
11 11 (2.15%) TypeScript
12 9 (1.76%) C++
12 9 (1.76%) COBOL
13 7 (1.37%) SOQL
14 6 (1.17%) ABAP
14 6 (1.17%) Perl
14 6 (1.17%) PowerShell
15 5 (0.98%) MATLAB
16 4 (0.78%) Rust
16 4 (0.78%) X++
Qualifications
1 66 (12.92%) Security Cleared
2 52 (10.18%) SC Cleared
3 35 (6.85%) Degree
4 21 (4.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (2.15%) TOGAF Certification
6 10 (1.96%) Azure Certification
6 10 (1.96%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.17%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (0.98%) AWS Certification
8 5 (0.98%) PMI Certification
8 5 (0.98%) SAP Certification
9 4 (0.78%) PMP
10 3 (0.59%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.39%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.39%) IIBA
11 2 (0.39%) Oracle Certification
12 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 1 (0.20%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.20%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (6.26%) QA
2 29 (5.68%) GDPR
3 19 (3.72%) Def Stans
3 19 (3.72%) IEC 61508
4 16 (3.13%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.57%) ISO 20022
5 8 (1.57%) SLA
6 6 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.98%) HL7
8 4 (0.78%) MISRA
8 4 (0.78%) MISRA C
8 4 (0.78%) NIST
8 4 (0.78%) PMO
8 4 (0.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.59%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.59%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.59%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.39%) ISO 15022
10 2 (0.39%) PSD2
10 2 (0.39%) SEPA
System Software
1 24 (4.70%) Docker
2 14 (2.74%) RACF
3 11 (2.15%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.98%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.78%) vSphere
7 3 (0.59%) NFS
8 2 (0.39%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 2 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.20%) GPFS
9 1 (0.20%) Lustre
9 1 (0.20%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.20%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 26 (5.09%) Kubernetes
2 22 (4.31%) Ansible
3 13 (2.54%) OMEGAMON
4 10 (1.96%) Terraform
5 9 (1.76%) Grafana
6 6 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.98%) Check_MK
7 5 (0.98%) ITRS Geneos
7 5 (0.98%) Podman
7 5 (0.98%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.98%) Red Hat Satellite
7 5 (0.98%) systemd
8 4 (0.78%) Oracle RMAN
9 3 (0.59%) CA Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.59%) CA Wily
9 3 (0.59%) HP ALM
10 2 (0.39%) Avamar
10 2 (0.39%) Data Guard
10 2 (0.39%) EMC VPLEX
10 2 (0.39%) Kiali
Vendors
1 84 (16.44%) SAP
2 81 (15.85%) Oracle
3 52 (10.18%) Microsoft
4 51 (9.98%) IBM
5 46 (9.00%) Salesforce
6 43 (8.41%) MuleSoft
7 30 (5.87%) ServiceNow
8 29 (5.68%) Workday
9 19 (3.72%) Databricks
10 16 (3.13%) VMware
11 15 (2.94%) TIBCO
12 11 (2.15%) Google
12 11 (2.15%) Red Hat
13 9 (1.76%) Splunk
14 8 (1.57%) Solace
15 7 (1.37%) Dell
15 7 (1.37%) JD Edwards
15 7 (1.37%) Murex
16 6 (1.17%) Ariba
16 6 (1.17%) Bloomberg