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 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 250 321
Rank change year-on-year +8 +71 -38
Contract jobs citing Middleware 509 296 219
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.10% 1.05% 0.68%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.19% 4.13% 2.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 347 165 140
10th Percentile £413 £400 £412
25th Percentile £471 £447 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £590
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -11.05% -1.63%
75th Percentile £630 £673 £716
90th Percentile £724 £770 £825
UK median daily rate £563 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +7.14% -8.70% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 33 0
10th Percentile - £33.00 -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £38.25 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -41.15% - -
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 -
90th Percentile £65.60 - -
UK median hourly rate £38.25 £65.00 -
% change year-on-year -41.15% - -

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 9,809 7,168 8,084
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.17% 25.53% 24.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,447 4,842 5,285
10th Percentile £381 £356 £363
25th Percentile £447 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.37% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £663
90th Percentile £738 £738 £795
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 268 175 177
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.25 £35.60
25th Percentile £54.84 £42.05 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £77.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.30 £70.00 £74.65
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year +20.37% -13.60% +4.17%

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 4 October 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 4 October 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 4 October 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 +30 280 £575 -7.63% 223
North of England -8 92 £538 +13.16% 102
South East -33 62 £500 -12.66% 81
Yorkshire -2 53 £514 +8.11% 38
North West -25 33 £594 +24.61% 49
Midlands -40 30 £563 +25.84% 53
West Midlands -37 22 £575 +43.75% 26
South West -49 20 £565 +13.00% 45
East of England -25 13 £483 -5.85% 44
East Midlands -14 8 £525 +17.45% 27
North East -36 6 £490 +3.21% 17
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 27 (5.30%) WebLogic
2 26 (5.11%) WebSphere
3 14 (2.75%) Confluence
4 11 (2.16%) SharePoint
5 10 (1.96%) CICS
5 10 (1.96%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 9 (1.77%) Tomcat
7 8 (1.57%) Apache
8 6 (1.18%) nginx
9 5 (0.98%) IBM Transformation Extender
9 5 (0.98%) JBoss
9 5 (0.98%) Mule
9 5 (0.98%) WebSphere Application Server
10 4 (0.79%) Anypoint
10 4 (0.79%) SAS
10 4 (0.79%) WebLogic Portal
10 4 (0.79%) WordPress
11 3 (0.59%) IBM HTTP Server
11 3 (0.59%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
11 3 (0.59%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 6 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.59%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.59%) Revit
3 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 30 (5.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (2.36%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (2.16%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (1.57%) NetSuite
5 7 (1.38%) Oracle Payables
5 7 (1.38%) Oracle Receivables
6 6 (1.18%) SAP GRC
6 6 (1.18%) SAP MDG
7 5 (0.98%) Maximo
7 5 (0.98%) Oracle EBS R12
8 4 (0.79%) Oracle Cash Management
8 4 (0.79%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.79%) SAP MM
8 4 (0.79%) Teamcenter
9 3 (0.59%) BusinessWorks
9 3 (0.59%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (0.59%) Endur
9 3 (0.59%) Oracle Applications
9 3 (0.59%) Shopify
9 3 (0.59%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 127 (24.95%) Azure
2 83 (16.31%) AWS
3 49 (9.63%) Boomi
4 41 (8.06%) GCP
5 40 (7.86%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (6.29%) SaaS
7 29 (5.70%) GitHub
7 29 (5.70%) iPaaS
8 23 (4.52%) Power Platform
9 22 (4.32%) Dynamics 365
10 21 (4.13%) SuccessFactors
11 17 (3.34%) Azure Logic Apps
11 17 (3.34%) Azure Service Bus
12 16 (3.14%) GitHub Actions
13 15 (2.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 15 (2.95%) Serverless
14 13 (2.55%) Azure Functions
14 13 (2.55%) IaaS
15 12 (2.36%) Entra ID
15 12 (2.36%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.14%) SSL
2 15 (2.95%) HTTP
3 9 (1.77%) Firewall
4 5 (0.98%) DNS
4 5 (0.98%) Multicast
4 5 (0.98%) NAS
4 5 (0.98%) SAN
5 4 (0.79%) DHCP
5 4 (0.79%) Kerberos
5 4 (0.79%) Reverse Proxy
5 4 (0.79%) VPN
6 3 (0.59%) WAN
7 2 (0.39%) Bluetooth
7 2 (0.39%) Internet
7 2 (0.39%) LAN
7 2 (0.39%) MQTT
7 2 (0.39%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.39%) X.509
8 1 (0.20%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.73%) SQL Server
2 17 (3.34%) Oracle Database
3 15 (2.95%) Power BI
4 14 (2.75%) Relational Database
5 13 (2.55%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (1.77%) Tableau
8 7 (1.38%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.38%) Db2
9 6 (1.18%) Oracle Reports
9 6 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (0.98%) Big Data
10 5 (0.98%) Metadata
10 5 (0.98%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.79%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.79%) DataStage
12 2 (0.39%) Apache Cassandra
12 2 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
12 2 (0.39%) MySQL
12 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 33 (6.48%) JIRA
2 25 (4.91%) Git
3 17 (3.34%) Postman
4 15 (2.95%) Jenkins
5 11 (2.16%) JMeter
5 11 (2.16%) LoadRunner
6 10 (1.96%) SoapUI
7 9 (1.77%) SonarQube
8 7 (1.38%) eggPlant
8 7 (1.38%) Selenium
9 6 (1.18%) GitLab
9 6 (1.18%) Visual Studio
10 5 (0.98%) Artifactory
10 5 (0.98%) Cucumber
11 4 (0.79%) Gatling
11 4 (0.79%) JetBrains Rider
11 4 (0.79%) Zephyr
12 3 (0.59%) Fiddler
12 3 (0.59%) Oracle Forms
13 2 (0.39%) JUnit
General
1 171 (33.60%) Finance
2 135 (26.52%) Social Skills
3 84 (16.50%) Banking
4 79 (15.52%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (6.68%) Public Sector
6 24 (4.72%) Retail
7 21 (4.13%) Legal
8 18 (3.54%) Manufacturing
9 13 (2.55%) Aerospace
10 11 (2.16%) Marketing
10 11 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.57%) Investment Banking
14 6 (1.18%) Law
15 5 (0.98%) Back Office
15 5 (0.98%) Billing
15 5 (0.98%) General Ledger
15 5 (0.98%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 126 (24.75%) Architect
2 65 (12.77%) Developer
3 53 (10.41%) Solutions Architect
4 51 (10.02%) Lead
5 39 (7.66%) Integration Architect
6 37 (7.27%) Consultant
7 34 (6.68%) Senior
8 25 (4.91%) Analyst
9 21 (4.13%) Integration Engineer
9 21 (4.13%) Technical Architect
10 19 (3.73%) Automation Engineer
10 19 (3.73%) Linux Engineer
11 17 (3.34%) Administrator
11 17 (3.34%) Middleware Engineer
12 16 (3.14%) Salesforce Architect
13 15 (2.95%) Business Analyst
14 14 (2.75%) Integration Specialist
15 13 (2.55%) Functional Consultant
16 11 (2.16%) Integration Manager
16 11 (2.16%) SAP Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (21.41%) REST
2 79 (15.52%) SOAP
3 63 (12.38%) XML
4 60 (11.79%) JSON
5 43 (8.45%) Kafka
6 40 (7.86%) .NET
6 40 (7.86%) OAuth
7 30 (5.89%) Web Services
8 26 (5.11%) JWT
9 24 (4.72%) OAuth2
10 19 (3.73%) GraphQL
10 19 (3.73%) SAML
10 19 (3.73%) Swagger
11 17 (3.34%) EDI
12 16 (3.14%) Lightning Web Components
12 16 (3.14%) OpenAPI
13 14 (2.75%) RESTful
14 13 (2.55%) Node.js
14 13 (2.55%) RabbitMQ
14 13 (2.55%) React
Miscellaneous
1 40 (7.86%) Enterprise Software
2 36 (7.07%) Onboarding
3 35 (6.88%) Mainframe
4 31 (6.09%) Cloud Native
5 30 (5.89%) Distributed Systems
6 24 (4.72%) Product Ownership
7 18 (3.54%) Management Information System
8 17 (3.34%) Clustering
8 17 (3.34%) Legacy Systems
9 15 (2.95%) Data Centre
10 14 (2.75%) Data Structures
11 10 (1.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (1.96%) Legacy Applications
11 10 (1.96%) Low-Code
12 9 (1.77%) Data Protection Act
12 9 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.77%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 8 (1.57%) AI Agents
13 8 (1.57%) IoT
13 8 (1.57%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 77 (15.13%) Linux
2 39 (7.66%) Windows
3 31 (6.09%) Unix
4 25 (4.91%) zOS
5 13 (2.55%) Ubuntu
6 12 (2.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (1.18%) Windows Server
8 4 (0.79%) CentOS
9 3 (0.59%) VMS
10 2 (0.39%) OpenVMS
10 2 (0.39%) Solaris
10 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.20%) AIX
11 1 (0.20%) OpenWrt
11 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (27.31%) Stakeholder Management
2 121 (23.77%) Agile
3 109 (21.41%) CI/CD
4 102 (20.04%) DevOps
5 100 (19.65%) Problem-Solving
6 92 (18.07%) Event-Driven
7 86 (16.90%) Migration
8 84 (16.50%) ERP
9 82 (16.11%) Integration Patterns
10 69 (13.56%) User Acceptance Testing
11 67 (13.16%) Enterprise Architecture
12 64 (12.57%) Roadmaps
12 64 (12.57%) Validation
13 63 (12.38%) Event-Driven Architecture
14 59 (11.59%) Test Automation
15 54 (10.61%) Data Modelling
16 53 (10.41%) Continuous Improvement
17 52 (10.22%) Technical Leadership
18 48 (9.43%) System Integration Testing
19 47 (9.23%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 91 (17.88%) SQL
2 58 (11.39%) Python
3 47 (9.23%) JavaScript
4 43 (8.45%) Java
5 33 (6.48%) C#
6 29 (5.70%) Bash
7 19 (3.73%) PowerShell
8 17 (3.34%) TypeScript
9 16 (3.14%) Apex Code
10 15 (2.95%) PL/SQL
11 13 (2.55%) Shell Script
12 11 (2.16%) C++
13 6 (1.18%) ABAP
14 5 (0.98%) C
15 4 (0.79%) Ada
15 4 (0.79%) Go
15 4 (0.79%) Korn
15 4 (0.79%) T-SQL
16 3 (0.59%) Rust
16 3 (0.59%) X++
Qualifications
1 96 (18.86%) Security Cleared
2 82 (16.11%) SC Cleared
3 41 (8.06%) Degree
4 19 (3.73%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (1.57%) TOGAF Certification
6 5 (0.98%) CISSP
6 5 (0.98%) DV Cleared
6 5 (0.98%) Master's Degree
7 4 (0.79%) SAP Certification
8 3 (0.59%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.59%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.39%) ACCA
9 2 (0.39%) CIMA
9 2 (0.39%) ISEB
9 2 (0.39%) Oracle Certification
9 2 (0.39%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.39%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (9.23%) QA
2 23 (4.52%) Data Quality
3 10 (1.96%) GDPR
4 8 (1.57%) ISO 20022
5 7 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.18%) GRC
6 6 (1.18%) PMO
7 5 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.98%) HL7
8 4 (0.79%) HIPAA
8 4 (0.79%) SEPA
8 4 (0.79%) SLA
8 4 (0.79%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.59%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.59%) IEC 61508
9 3 (0.59%) ISO 15022
9 3 (0.59%) MISRA
9 3 (0.59%) MISRA C
10 2 (0.39%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 2 (0.39%) GMP
System Software
1 32 (6.29%) Docker
2 14 (2.75%) RACF
3 9 (1.77%) Active Directory
4 5 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.79%) NFS
5 4 (0.79%) vSphere
6 3 (0.59%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.39%) IAG
7 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.20%) Firmware
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 33 (6.48%) Kubernetes
2 27 (5.30%) Ansible
3 14 (2.75%) OMEGAMON
4 13 (2.55%) Grafana
5 7 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.38%) Tivoli
5 7 (1.38%) Tivoli Monitoring
6 6 (1.18%) Oracle RMAN
7 5 (0.98%) Control-M
7 5 (0.98%) HP ALM
8 4 (0.79%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.79%) Data Guard
8 4 (0.79%) HP Fortify
8 4 (0.79%) ITRS Geneos
8 4 (0.79%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.79%) Red Hat Satellite
8 4 (0.79%) systemd
9 3 (0.59%) Podman
10 2 (0.39%) Check_MK
10 2 (0.39%) Netcool
Vendors
1 96 (18.86%) Oracle
2 91 (17.88%) SAP
3 78 (15.32%) IBM
4 57 (11.20%) MuleSoft
5 52 (10.22%) Microsoft
6 43 (8.45%) Salesforce
7 31 (6.09%) ServiceNow
8 28 (5.50%) Workday
9 27 (5.30%) Google
10 15 (2.95%) Splunk
10 15 (2.95%) TIBCO
11 14 (2.75%) Databricks
12 12 (2.36%) Dynatrace
13 10 (1.96%) Informatica
14 9 (1.77%) Dell
14 9 (1.77%) Solace
14 9 (1.77%) WSO2
15 8 (1.57%) Ariba
16 7 (1.38%) JD Edwards
16 7 (1.38%) VMware