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 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 214 252 333
Rank change year-on-year +38 +81 -55
Contract jobs citing Middleware 498 239 224
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.16% 0.96% 0.59%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 6.07% 4.28% 2.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 310 143 155
10th Percentile £400 £375 £411
25th Percentile £475 £445 £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £679 £691 £719
90th Percentile £775 £771 £800
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £595
% change year-on-year +4.76% -11.76% +8.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 20 2
10th Percentile £54.18 £64.70 £65.63
25th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £66.56
Median hourly rate £65.00 £67.75 £71.25
Median % change year-on-year -4.06% -4.91% +9.62%
75th Percentile - £68.00 £74.69
90th Percentile - £68.75 £74.88
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £67.75 £71.25
% change year-on-year -4.06% -4.91% +9.62%

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 8,202 5,586 7,868
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.08% 22.52% 20.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,407 3,877 5,488
10th Percentile £363 £358 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £788 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £515 £535
% change year-on-year +1.94% -3.74% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 261 111 260
10th Percentile £30.50 £32.31 £22.75
25th Percentile £51.25 £50.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +25.63% -23.46%
75th Percentile £73.46 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £81.01 £74.55
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year +13.04% +15.00% -23.08%

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 18 June 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 18 June 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 18 June 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 +60 243 £600 +6.19% 79
North of England -13 94 £525 +5.00% 16
Midlands -7 62 £530 +17.78% 7
North West -3 51 £525 -4.55% 7
West Midlands -18 44 £550 +18.92% 3
South West -8 43 £595 +19.00% 10
Yorkshire -38 39 £575 +19.51% 6
South East -48 39 £505 -5.83% 21
East of England -13 20 £492 -21.28% 14
East Midlands -11 15 £463 +3.47% 4
North East -34 4 £500 +3.90% 3
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 (4.42%) WebSphere
2 15 (3.01%) WebLogic
3 11 (2.21%) Tomcat
4 10 (2.01%) Apache
4 10 (2.01%) CICS
5 8 (1.61%) Apache Geronimo
5 8 (1.61%) Apache ServiceMix
5 8 (1.61%) Confluence
5 8 (1.61%) Red Hat Fuse
6 5 (1.00%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 5 (1.00%) WebSphere Application Server
7 4 (0.80%) Anypoint
7 4 (0.80%) SAS
7 4 (0.80%) WordPress
8 3 (0.60%) IBM HTTP Server
8 3 (0.60%) JBoss
8 3 (0.60%) Mule
8 3 (0.60%) nginx
9 2 (0.40%) Oracle HTTP Server
9 2 (0.40%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (1.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.80%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (0.80%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.60%) Navisworks
3 3 (0.60%) Revit
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 28 (5.62%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.61%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (1.20%) NetSuite
3 6 (1.20%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (1.20%) Oracle Receivables
4 5 (1.00%) Maximo
4 5 (1.00%) Oracle EBS R12
5 4 (0.80%) Oracle Cash Management
5 4 (0.80%) Oracle General Ledger
5 4 (0.80%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 4 (0.80%) Payment Gateway
5 4 (0.80%) Shopify
6 3 (0.60%) Bloomberg AIM
6 3 (0.60%) Fidessa
6 3 (0.60%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.60%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.40%) Global One
7 2 (0.40%) Oracle Applications
7 2 (0.40%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 116 (23.29%) Azure
2 58 (11.65%) AWS
3 31 (6.22%) SaaS
4 29 (5.82%) Boomi
5 28 (5.62%) GCP
6 26 (5.22%) Azure DevOps
7 23 (4.62%) Power Platform
8 15 (3.01%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (2.81%) iPaaS
10 13 (2.61%) Serverless
11 12 (2.41%) SuccessFactors
12 11 (2.21%) Azure Logic Apps
13 10 (2.01%) OCI
14 9 (1.81%) PaaS
15 8 (1.61%) Azure Service Bus
16 7 (1.41%) Azure Data Factory
16 7 (1.41%) Azure Functions
16 7 (1.41%) Datadog
16 7 (1.41%) Entra ID
16 7 (1.41%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.62%) Firewall
2 12 (2.41%) SSL
3 6 (1.20%) HTTP
4 5 (1.00%) LAN
4 5 (1.00%) WAN
5 3 (0.60%) IPv4
5 3 (0.60%) IPv6
5 3 (0.60%) Reverse Proxy
5 3 (0.60%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.40%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (0.40%) DNS
6 2 (0.40%) MQTT
6 2 (0.40%) Network Security
6 2 (0.40%) SAN
7 1 (0.20%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.20%) InfiniBand
7 1 (0.20%) Multicast
7 1 (0.20%) SMS
7 1 (0.20%) TETRA
7 1 (0.20%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.02%) Power BI
2 18 (3.61%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (3.41%) SQL Server
4 15 (3.01%) DataStage
5 10 (2.01%) Oracle Database
6 9 (1.81%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.61%) Metadata
8 7 (1.41%) Oracle Reports
8 7 (1.41%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.20%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (1.00%) Big Data
10 5 (1.00%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (1.00%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.80%) MySQL
11 4 (0.80%) Snowflake Schema
11 4 (0.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.60%) MongoDB
12 3 (0.60%) Tableau
13 2 (0.40%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 24 (4.82%) Git
1 24 (4.82%) JIRA
2 20 (4.02%) GitLab
3 18 (3.61%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.20%) Jaeger
4 6 (1.20%) JUnit
5 3 (0.60%) Gradle
5 3 (0.60%) Introscope
5 3 (0.60%) Mockito
5 3 (0.60%) Rational Rhapsody
6 2 (0.40%) Ant
6 2 (0.40%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.40%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.40%) ERwin
6 2 (0.40%) Hudson
6 2 (0.40%) IntelliJ
6 2 (0.40%) Maven
6 2 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.40%) Postman
6 2 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 176 (35.34%) Finance
2 136 (27.31%) Social Skills
3 94 (18.88%) Banking
4 67 (13.45%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (7.83%) Public Sector
6 28 (5.62%) Retail
7 21 (4.22%) Documentation Skills
7 21 (4.22%) Investment Banking
7 21 (4.22%) Legal
8 15 (3.01%) Influencing Skills
8 15 (3.01%) Manufacturing
9 14 (2.81%) Aerospace
10 13 (2.61%) Financial Institution
11 11 (2.21%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.41%) Back Office
12 7 (1.41%) General Ledger
12 7 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.41%) Marketing
12 7 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.20%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 165 (33.13%) Architect
2 85 (17.07%) Solutions Architect
3 41 (8.23%) Developer
4 39 (7.83%) Lead
5 36 (7.23%) Senior
6 35 (7.03%) Integration Architect
7 28 (5.62%) Consultant
8 26 (5.22%) Analyst
9 24 (4.82%) Administrator
9 24 (4.82%) Technical Architect
10 23 (4.62%) Software Engineer
11 18 (3.61%) Java Engineer
11 18 (3.61%) SAP Architect
12 17 (3.41%) Payments Architect
12 17 (3.41%) Payments Solutions Architect
13 15 (3.01%) Business Analyst
14 14 (2.81%) Linux Engineer
14 14 (2.81%) Project Manager
15 13 (2.61%) SAP Solutions Architect
16 12 (2.41%) Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (16.06%) REST
2 48 (9.64%) SOAP
3 40 (8.03%) Kafka
3 40 (8.03%) XML
4 33 (6.63%) JSON
5 19 (3.82%) .NET
6 15 (3.01%) Lightning Web Components
6 15 (3.01%) Spring Boot
7 14 (2.81%) OAuth
8 13 (2.61%) RESTful
9 11 (2.21%) Apache Camel
9 11 (2.21%) LDAP
9 11 (2.21%) OAuth2
9 11 (2.21%) Spring
9 11 (2.21%) Web Services
10 10 (2.01%) GraphQL
10 10 (2.01%) ISPF
10 10 (2.01%) Node.js
10 10 (2.01%) Oracle Fusion
10 10 (2.01%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 43 (8.63%) Management Information System
2 32 (6.43%) Data Centre
3 26 (5.22%) Onboarding
4 23 (4.62%) Mainframe
5 21 (4.22%) Product Ownership
6 19 (3.82%) Legacy Systems
7 18 (3.61%) Enterprise Software
7 18 (3.61%) Public Cloud
8 17 (3.41%) Cloud Native
8 17 (3.41%) Clustering
8 17 (3.41%) Distributed Systems
9 11 (2.21%) CMDB
10 10 (2.01%) Data Protection Act
10 10 (2.01%) Legacy Applications
11 9 (1.81%) BYOD
11 9 (1.81%) Data Structures
11 9 (1.81%) VSAM
12 8 (1.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 8 (1.61%) IoT
13 7 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 77 (15.46%) Linux
2 26 (5.22%) Windows
3 24 (4.82%) Unix
4 18 (3.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 14 (2.81%) zOS
6 13 (2.61%) Ubuntu
7 12 (2.41%) CentOS
8 11 (2.21%) Solaris
9 10 (2.01%) AIX
10 3 (0.60%) Windows Server
11 2 (0.40%) Oracle Linux
11 2 (0.40%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.20%) OpenVMS
12 1 (0.20%) Rocky
12 1 (0.20%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (25.50%) Agile
2 99 (19.88%) Integration Patterns
3 94 (18.88%) DevOps
4 93 (18.67%) Problem-Solving
5 83 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 80 (16.06%) CI/CD
7 77 (15.46%) Migration
8 74 (14.86%) ERP
9 65 (13.05%) Microservices
10 63 (12.65%) Roadmaps
11 62 (12.45%) Technical Leadership
12 54 (10.84%) Enterprise Architecture
13 53 (10.64%) Data Modelling
14 51 (10.24%) User Acceptance Testing
15 48 (9.64%) Continuous Improvement
16 47 (9.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 44 (8.84%) Waterfall
18 42 (8.43%) CRM
18 42 (8.43%) SDLC
18 42 (8.43%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 94 (18.88%) SQL
2 66 (13.25%) Java
3 36 (7.23%) Python
4 24 (4.82%) Ada
4 24 (4.82%) JavaScript
5 19 (3.82%) Bash
6 17 (3.41%) C#
6 17 (3.41%) Shell Script
7 16 (3.21%) PL/SQL
8 14 (2.81%) Apex Code
8 14 (2.81%) C++
9 11 (2.21%) MATLAB
9 11 (2.21%) PowerShell
10 9 (1.81%) COBOL
11 7 (1.41%) Rust
11 7 (1.41%) SOQL
11 7 (1.41%) TypeScript
12 6 (1.20%) Perl
13 4 (0.80%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.80%) X++
Qualifications
1 71 (14.26%) Security Cleared
2 57 (11.45%) SC Cleared
3 43 (8.63%) Degree
4 26 (5.22%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (3.01%) Master's Degree
6 11 (2.21%) TOGAF Certification
7 10 (2.01%) Azure Certification
8 8 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.41%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.20%) PMP
11 5 (1.00%) AWS Certification
11 5 (1.00%) SAP Certification
12 3 (0.60%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.40%) IIBA
13 2 (0.40%) Oracle Certification
14 1 (0.20%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.20%) ITIL Certification
14 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 1 (0.20%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.62%) GDPR
2 26 (5.22%) Def Stans
2 26 (5.22%) IEC 61508
3 21 (4.22%) QA
4 17 (3.41%) Data Quality
5 13 (2.61%) SLA
6 9 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.81%) MISRA
6 9 (1.81%) MISRA C
7 7 (1.41%) ISO 20022
8 6 (1.20%) NIST
8 6 (1.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (1.00%) GAAP
9 5 (1.00%) HL7
10 3 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.60%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.60%) IFRS
10 3 (0.60%) PMO
11 2 (0.40%) IFRS 17
11 2 (0.40%) SOC 2
System Software
1 30 (6.02%) Docker
2 14 (2.81%) Active Directory
3 11 (2.21%) RACF
4 6 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.80%) vSphere
6 2 (0.40%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 2 (0.40%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.20%) GPFS
7 1 (0.20%) Lustre
7 1 (0.20%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.20%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 33 (6.63%) Kubernetes
2 28 (5.62%) Ansible
3 17 (3.41%) Grafana
4 13 (2.61%) Prometheus
5 11 (2.21%) Check_MK
5 11 (2.21%) Podman
5 11 (2.21%) Red Hat Satellite
5 11 (2.21%) Terraform
6 10 (2.01%) OMEGAMON
7 6 (1.20%) Kiali
8 5 (1.00%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (1.00%) systemd
9 4 (0.80%) Control-M
9 4 (0.80%) Oracle RMAN
10 3 (0.60%) CA Wily
10 3 (0.60%) ITRS Geneos
11 2 (0.40%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.40%) EMC VPLEX
11 2 (0.40%) SCCM
11 2 (0.40%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 76 (15.26%) Oracle
1 76 (15.26%) SAP
2 57 (11.45%) Microsoft
3 43 (8.63%) IBM
4 40 (8.03%) Salesforce
5 37 (7.43%) MuleSoft
6 32 (6.43%) ServiceNow
6 32 (6.43%) Workday
7 22 (4.42%) VMware
8 21 (4.22%) Databricks
9 17 (3.41%) Red Hat
10 15 (3.01%) Splunk
11 10 (2.01%) Google
12 9 (1.81%) AppDynamics
12 9 (1.81%) Dynatrace
12 9 (1.81%) TIBCO
13 7 (1.41%) Dell
13 7 (1.41%) Software AG
14 6 (1.20%) Bloomberg
14 6 (1.20%) Murex