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 17 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 249 250 311
Rank change year-on-year +1 +61 -34
Contract jobs citing Middleware 486 278 231
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.05% 1.00% 0.71%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.92% 3.98% 2.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 321 154 154
10th Percentile £413 £401 £413
25th Percentile £463 £447 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -10.42% -
75th Percentile £638 £692 £700
90th Percentile £725 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £568 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +8.14% -8.70% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 25 0
10th Percentile - £30.60 -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £38.25 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -41.15% - -
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 -
90th Percentile £68.00 - -
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 9,888 6,989 8,157
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.30% 25.17% 24.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,498 4,764 5,468
10th Percentile £375 £354 £363
25th Percentile £440 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.40% -5.45% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £673
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 272 163 177
10th Percentile £29.16 £31.32 £27.45
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.75 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.47 £54.70 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.35% -12.48% -3.85%
75th Percentile £76.25 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £70.00 £74.46
UK median hourly rate £66.83 £53.25 £61.60
% change year-on-year +25.50% -13.56% -2.99%

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 17 September 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 17 September 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 17 September 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 +36 274 £575 -7.26% 278
North of England -36 78 £569 +19.74% 78
South East -47 62 £500 -6.76% 64
North West -18 37 £588 +6.82% 39
Yorkshire -30 34 £525 +15.38% 29
Midlands -39 32 £550 +23.04% 26
West Midlands -41 23 £583 +66.43% 15
South West -52 20 £563 +11.39% 25
East of England -32 15 £483 -5.85% 31
East Midlands -10 8 £525 +17.06% 10
North East -37 7 £500 +5.26% 11
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 22 (4.53%) WebLogic
2 21 (4.32%) WebSphere
3 9 (1.85%) CICS
4 8 (1.65%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 8 (1.65%) SharePoint
5 6 (1.23%) Confluence
6 5 (1.03%) JBoss
6 5 (1.03%) Mule
7 4 (0.82%) Anypoint
7 4 (0.82%) IBM Transformation Extender
7 4 (0.82%) SAS
7 4 (0.82%) WordPress
8 3 (0.62%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
8 3 (0.62%) WebSphere Application Server
9 2 (0.41%) Apache
9 2 (0.41%) nginx
10 1 (0.21%) Oracle HTTP Server
10 1 (0.21%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.21%) WebLogic Portal
10 1 (0.21%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 6 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.62%) Navisworks
3 3 (0.62%) Revit
4 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.21%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 31 (6.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.67%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.06%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (1.65%) NetSuite
5 7 (1.44%) Maximo
5 7 (1.44%) Oracle Payables
5 7 (1.44%) Oracle Receivables
6 6 (1.23%) SAP GRC
7 5 (1.03%) Oracle EBS R12
8 4 (0.82%) Oracle Cash Management
8 4 (0.82%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.82%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.82%) SAP MDG
9 3 (0.62%) BusinessWorks
9 3 (0.62%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (0.62%) Endur
9 3 (0.62%) Oracle Applications
9 3 (0.62%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.62%) Teamcenter
9 3 (0.62%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 116 (23.87%) Azure
2 76 (15.64%) AWS
3 48 (9.88%) Boomi
4 36 (7.41%) Azure DevOps
5 32 (6.58%) GCP
6 31 (6.38%) SaaS
7 27 (5.56%) iPaaS
8 24 (4.94%) GitHub
8 24 (4.94%) Power Platform
9 23 (4.73%) Dynamics 365
10 18 (3.70%) SuccessFactors
11 17 (3.50%) Azure Service Bus
12 16 (3.29%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 14 (2.88%) Azure Logic Apps
13 14 (2.88%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 13 (2.67%) GitHub Actions
14 13 (2.67%) IaaS
14 13 (2.67%) PaaS
14 13 (2.67%) Power Automate
14 13 (2.67%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.50%) SSL
2 13 (2.67%) Firewall
2 13 (2.67%) HTTP
3 6 (1.23%) DNS
4 5 (1.03%) Multicast
4 5 (1.03%) NAS
4 5 (1.03%) SAN
5 4 (0.82%) DHCP
5 4 (0.82%) Kerberos
5 4 (0.82%) VPN
5 4 (0.82%) WAN
6 3 (0.62%) LAN
6 3 (0.62%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.41%) Bluetooth
7 2 (0.41%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.41%) MQTT
7 2 (0.41%) Reverse Proxy
7 2 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.21%) TETRA
8 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.12%) SQL Server
2 18 (3.70%) Power BI
3 16 (3.29%) Oracle Database
4 15 (3.09%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (2.88%) Relational Database
6 10 (2.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (1.85%) Tableau
8 8 (1.65%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (1.44%) Data Lake
9 7 (1.44%) Metadata
10 6 (1.23%) PostgreSQL
11 5 (1.03%) DataStage
11 5 (1.03%) Db2
11 5 (1.03%) NoSQL
12 4 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.82%) Big Data
12 4 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
13 3 (0.62%) MySQL
14 2 (0.41%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 31 (6.38%) JIRA
2 23 (4.73%) Git
3 15 (3.09%) Jenkins
4 10 (2.06%) GitLab
4 10 (2.06%) Postman
5 8 (1.65%) JMeter
5 8 (1.65%) LoadRunner
5 8 (1.65%) SonarQube
6 6 (1.23%) Visual Studio
7 5 (1.03%) Artifactory
7 5 (1.03%) Selenium
7 5 (1.03%) SoapUI
8 4 (0.82%) eggPlant
8 4 (0.82%) JetBrains Rider
9 3 (0.62%) Cucumber
9 3 (0.62%) Gatling
9 3 (0.62%) JUnit
9 3 (0.62%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.41%) ERwin
10 2 (0.41%) IntelliJ
General
1 167 (34.36%) Finance
2 126 (25.93%) Social Skills
3 85 (17.49%) Banking
4 74 (15.23%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (5.76%) Public Sector
6 24 (4.94%) Retail
7 21 (4.32%) Legal
8 14 (2.88%) Aerospace
8 14 (2.88%) Manufacturing
9 12 (2.47%) Investment Banking
9 12 (2.47%) Marketing
10 11 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.44%) Back Office
13 7 (1.44%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (1.03%) General Ledger
15 4 (0.82%) Front Office
15 4 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (0.82%) Law
Job Titles
1 139 (28.60%) Architect
2 62 (12.76%) Solutions Architect
3 61 (12.55%) Developer
4 41 (8.44%) Integration Architect
5 38 (7.82%) Lead
6 36 (7.41%) Consultant
7 34 (7.00%) Senior
8 25 (5.14%) Analyst
9 23 (4.73%) Technical Architect
10 20 (4.12%) Administrator
11 19 (3.91%) Salesforce Architect
12 18 (3.70%) Linux Engineer
12 18 (3.70%) Middleware Engineer
13 16 (3.29%) Integration Specialist
14 15 (3.09%) Business Analyst
15 13 (2.67%) Functional Consultant
15 13 (2.67%) Integration Engineer
15 13 (2.67%) Integration Manager
15 13 (2.67%) Project Manager
16 11 (2.26%) SAP Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 105 (21.60%) REST
2 80 (16.46%) SOAP
3 59 (12.14%) XML
4 56 (11.52%) JSON
5 39 (8.02%) Kafka
6 38 (7.82%) .NET
7 35 (7.20%) OAuth
8 25 (5.14%) Web Services
9 23 (4.73%) JWT
10 19 (3.91%) OAuth2
11 18 (3.70%) Lightning Web Components
12 17 (3.50%) GraphQL
13 16 (3.29%) SAML
13 16 (3.29%) Swagger
14 15 (3.09%) EDI
15 14 (2.88%) OpenAPI
15 14 (2.88%) RabbitMQ
16 13 (2.67%) ISPF
17 12 (2.47%) Spring
18 11 (2.26%) ActiveMQ
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.58%) Enterprise Software
1 32 (6.58%) Onboarding
2 31 (6.38%) Mainframe
3 27 (5.56%) Cloud Native
3 27 (5.56%) Distributed Systems
3 27 (5.56%) Product Ownership
4 22 (4.53%) Management Information System
5 21 (4.32%) Data Centre
6 17 (3.50%) Clustering
6 17 (3.50%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (3.09%) Data Structures
8 12 (2.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 10 (2.06%) Legacy Applications
10 9 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
10 9 (1.85%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 8 (1.65%) IoT
11 8 (1.65%) SCADA
12 7 (1.44%) CMDB
12 7 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
12 7 (1.44%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 74 (15.23%) Linux
2 36 (7.41%) Windows
3 30 (6.17%) Unix
4 22 (4.53%) zOS
5 14 (2.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (2.67%) Ubuntu
7 5 (1.03%) CentOS
7 5 (1.03%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.62%) Solaris
9 2 (0.41%) AIX
9 2 (0.41%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.41%) VMS
10 1 (0.21%) OpenWrt
10 1 (0.21%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.21%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (26.54%) Stakeholder Management
2 116 (23.87%) Agile
3 95 (19.55%) Problem-Solving
4 94 (19.34%) CI/CD
5 93 (19.14%) DevOps
6 88 (18.11%) Integration Patterns
7 87 (17.90%) Migration
8 83 (17.08%) ERP
9 77 (15.84%) Event-Driven
10 67 (13.79%) User Acceptance Testing
11 65 (13.37%) Enterprise Architecture
12 56 (11.52%) Roadmaps
13 55 (11.32%) Data Modelling
14 54 (11.11%) Validation
15 51 (10.49%) Event-Driven Architecture
16 47 (9.67%) Continuous Improvement
16 47 (9.67%) CRM
17 45 (9.26%) Technical Leadership
17 45 (9.26%) Test Automation
17 45 (9.26%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 94 (19.34%) SQL
2 48 (9.88%) Python
3 44 (9.05%) Java
4 35 (7.20%) JavaScript
5 30 (6.17%) C#
6 23 (4.73%) Bash
7 18 (3.70%) Apex Code
7 18 (3.70%) PL/SQL
8 15 (3.09%) TypeScript
9 13 (2.67%) Shell Script
10 12 (2.47%) PowerShell
11 9 (1.85%) C++
12 5 (1.03%) ABAP
12 5 (1.03%) C
12 5 (1.03%) Perl
13 4 (0.82%) Ada
13 4 (0.82%) MATLAB
13 4 (0.82%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.82%) X++
14 3 (0.62%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 86 (17.70%) Security Cleared
2 73 (15.02%) SC Cleared
3 38 (7.82%) Degree
4 15 (3.09%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.65%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.65%) TOGAF Certification
7 5 (1.03%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.62%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.62%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.62%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.62%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.62%) PMP
8 3 (0.62%) SAP Certification
9 2 (0.41%) ACCA
9 2 (0.41%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.41%) CIMA
9 2 (0.41%) IIBA
9 2 (0.41%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (9.26%) QA
2 20 (4.12%) Data Quality
3 10 (2.06%) GDPR
4 8 (1.65%) ISO 20022
5 7 (1.44%) PMO
6 6 (1.23%) GRC
6 6 (1.23%) SLA
7 4 (0.82%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.82%) HL7
7 4 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.82%) SEPA
8 3 (0.62%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.62%) IEC 61508
8 3 (0.62%) ISO 15022
9 2 (0.41%) GMP
9 2 (0.41%) JSP 440
9 2 (0.41%) MISRA
9 2 (0.41%) MISRA C
9 2 (0.41%) NCSC
9 2 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 26 (5.35%) Docker
2 14 (2.88%) RACF
3 8 (1.65%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.82%) NFS
6 4 (0.82%) vSphere
7 2 (0.41%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.41%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.41%) IAG
7 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.21%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.21%) Firmware
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.21%) Varnish
8 1 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 29 (5.97%) Ansible
2 22 (4.53%) Kubernetes
3 14 (2.88%) OMEGAMON
4 12 (2.47%) Grafana
5 7 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.23%) Control-M
6 6 (1.23%) ITRS Geneos
7 5 (1.03%) HP ALM
7 5 (1.03%) Oracle RMAN
7 5 (1.03%) Podman
7 5 (1.03%) Red Hat Satellite
7 5 (1.03%) systemd
7 5 (1.03%) Tivoli
8 4 (0.82%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.82%) Check_MK
8 4 (0.82%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.82%) Tivoli Monitoring
9 3 (0.62%) Data Guard
9 3 (0.62%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.41%) Avamar
Vendors
1 92 (18.93%) Oracle
2 84 (17.28%) SAP
3 65 (13.37%) IBM
4 61 (12.55%) MuleSoft
5 50 (10.29%) Microsoft
6 47 (9.67%) Salesforce
7 27 (5.56%) ServiceNow
8 26 (5.35%) Workday
9 20 (4.12%) Google
10 15 (3.09%) TIBCO
11 13 (2.67%) Databricks
11 13 (2.67%) Splunk
12 10 (2.06%) Informatica
13 9 (1.85%) Dell
13 9 (1.85%) Dynatrace
13 9 (1.85%) Red Hat
13 9 (1.85%) Solace
13 9 (1.85%) VMware
13 9 (1.85%) WSO2
14 7 (1.44%) JD Edwards