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 28 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 224 273 342
Rank change year-on-year +49 +69 -56
Contract jobs citing Middleware 478 211 204
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.14% 0.89% 0.56%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.96% 3.96% 2.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 293 123 147
10th Percentile £400 £375 £412
25th Percentile £464 £437 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% +2.13%
75th Percentile £688 £684 £706
90th Percentile £775 £748 £800
UK median daily rate £550 £505 £600
% change year-on-year +8.91% -15.83% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 22 2
10th Percentile - £61.33 £65.63
25th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £66.56
Median hourly rate £65.00 £67.50 £71.25
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% -5.26% +9.62%
75th Percentile - £68.00 £74.69
90th Percentile - £68.75 £74.88
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £67.50 £71.25
% change year-on-year -3.70% -5.26% +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 8,025 5,331 7,569
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.22% 22.37% 20.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,295 3,694 5,379
10th Percentile £363 £363 £350
25th Percentile £425 £420 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -1.35%
75th Percentile £630 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £789 £789
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £535
% change year-on-year - -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 261 95 235
10th Percentile £31.03 £29.54 £22.60
25th Percentile £51.25 £45.80 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +31.58% -26.92%
75th Percentile £71.50 £68.75 £66.50
90th Percentile £78.75 £81.01 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year +4.00% +31.58% -26.92%

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 28 May 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 28 May 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 28 May 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 +58 227 £600 +9.09% 58
North of England -17 92 £525 - 12
Midlands -12 67 £513 +14.27% 8
North West -4 51 £525 -4.55% 6
West Midlands -24 49 £528 +17.22% 6
South West -7 45 £640 +42.22% 7
Yorkshire -36 38 £549 +13.97% 6
South East -40 38 £503 -8.43% 15
East Midlands -15 15 £463 +3.47% 2
East of England -20 15 £487 -22.04% 7
North East -26 3 £500 +5.26%
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 18 (3.77%) WebSphere
2 11 (2.30%) Confluence
2 11 (2.30%) Tomcat
3 10 (2.09%) Apache
3 10 (2.09%) CICS
4 9 (1.88%) WebLogic
5 8 (1.67%) Apache Geronimo
5 8 (1.67%) Apache ServiceMix
5 8 (1.67%) Red Hat Fuse
6 6 (1.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 6 (1.26%) WebSphere Application Server
7 3 (0.63%) Anypoint
7 3 (0.63%) IBM HTTP Server
7 3 (0.63%) JBoss
7 3 (0.63%) nginx
7 3 (0.63%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.42%) Oracle HTTP Server
8 2 (0.42%) SharePoint
8 2 (0.42%) WebSphere Portal
9 1 (0.21%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 7 (1.46%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (1.46%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (0.84%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.63%) Navisworks
3 3 (0.63%) Revit
4 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.21%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 28 (5.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.09%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (1.67%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.67%) Oracle Receivables
4 6 (1.26%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (1.26%) Shopify
5 5 (1.05%) Maximo
5 5 (1.05%) Oracle Cash Management
5 5 (1.05%) Oracle EBS R12
5 5 (1.05%) Oracle General Ledger
6 4 (0.84%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.84%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 3 (0.63%) Bloomberg AIM
7 3 (0.63%) Fidessa
7 3 (0.63%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.63%) SAP MDG
7 3 (0.63%) SAP Payroll
8 2 (0.42%) Global One
8 2 (0.42%) Magento
8 2 (0.42%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 119 (24.90%) Azure
2 58 (12.13%) AWS
3 34 (7.11%) SaaS
4 31 (6.49%) GCP
5 27 (5.65%) Boomi
6 24 (5.02%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (3.35%) Power Platform
8 15 (3.14%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (2.51%) iPaaS
10 11 (2.30%) Serverless
10 11 (2.30%) SuccessFactors
11 10 (2.09%) Datadog
11 10 (2.09%) OCI
12 9 (1.88%) Azure Logic Apps
12 9 (1.88%) OpenShift
12 9 (1.88%) PaaS
13 8 (1.67%) Azure Service Bus
14 7 (1.46%) AWS Lambda
14 7 (1.46%) Entra ID
15 6 (1.26%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 26 (5.44%) Firewall
2 7 (1.46%) HTTP
2 7 (1.46%) LAN
2 7 (1.46%) WAN
3 5 (1.05%) SSL
4 3 (0.63%) DNS
4 3 (0.63%) IPv4
4 3 (0.63%) IPv6
4 3 (0.63%) Reverse Proxy
4 3 (0.63%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.42%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (0.42%) Network Security
5 2 (0.42%) SAN
6 1 (0.21%) DHCP
6 1 (0.21%) InfiniBand
6 1 (0.21%) MQTT
6 1 (0.21%) Multicast
6 1 (0.21%) NAS
6 1 (0.21%) TETRA
6 1 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.56%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.14%) DataStage
3 14 (2.93%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (2.51%) Power BI
5 11 (2.30%) Oracle Database
6 9 (1.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.67%) Metadata
7 8 (1.67%) Oracle Reports
8 6 (1.26%) Relational Database
9 5 (1.05%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (1.05%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (1.05%) Snowflake Schema
10 4 (0.84%) Big Data
10 4 (0.84%) Data Lake
10 4 (0.84%) MySQL
10 4 (0.84%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.63%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.63%) Tableau
12 2 (0.42%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 28 (5.86%) JIRA
2 22 (4.60%) Git
3 21 (4.39%) GitLab
4 18 (3.77%) Jenkins
5 9 (1.88%) Jaeger
6 6 (1.26%) JUnit
7 4 (0.84%) Rational Rhapsody
8 3 (0.63%) Ant
8 3 (0.63%) Introscope
8 3 (0.63%) Mockito
8 3 (0.63%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.63%) Postman
9 2 (0.42%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.42%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.42%) ERwin
9 2 (0.42%) Gradle
9 2 (0.42%) Hudson
9 2 (0.42%) IntelliJ
9 2 (0.42%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.21%) Artifactory
General
1 169 (35.36%) Finance
2 132 (27.62%) Social Skills
3 80 (16.74%) Banking
4 67 (14.02%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (7.53%) Public Sector
6 28 (5.86%) Retail
7 21 (4.39%) Documentation Skills
7 21 (4.39%) Investment Banking
8 16 (3.35%) Legal
9 15 (3.14%) Financial Institution
9 15 (3.14%) Influencing Skills
9 15 (3.14%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.72%) Aerospace
11 9 (1.88%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (1.67%) Back Office
12 8 (1.67%) General Ledger
12 8 (1.67%) Law
12 8 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.26%) Front Office
13 6 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 164 (34.31%) Architect
2 91 (19.04%) Solutions Architect
3 37 (7.74%) Developer
4 34 (7.11%) Lead
5 33 (6.90%) Integration Architect
5 33 (6.90%) Senior
6 27 (5.65%) Software Engineer
7 24 (5.02%) Consultant
8 22 (4.60%) Analyst
9 20 (4.18%) Technical Architect
10 19 (3.97%) Project Manager
11 18 (3.77%) Java Engineer
11 18 (3.77%) Payments Architect
11 18 (3.77%) Payments Solutions Architect
12 17 (3.56%) Administrator
12 17 (3.56%) SAP Architect
13 13 (2.72%) Integration Manager
14 12 (2.51%) C++ Software Engineer
14 12 (2.51%) Integration Engineer
14 12 (2.51%) Java Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (14.44%) REST
2 41 (8.58%) Kafka
3 39 (8.16%) SOAP
4 33 (6.90%) XML
5 24 (5.02%) JSON
6 17 (3.56%) Spring Boot
7 15 (3.14%) Lightning Web Components
8 14 (2.93%) .NET
9 13 (2.72%) Qt
9 13 (2.72%) RESTful
10 12 (2.51%) Oracle Fusion
10 12 (2.51%) Web Services
11 11 (2.30%) Apache Camel
11 11 (2.30%) LDAP
12 10 (2.09%) OAuth
12 10 (2.09%) OpenTelemetry
12 10 (2.09%) Spring
13 9 (1.88%) Node.js
13 9 (1.88%) Visualforce
14 8 (1.67%) React
Miscellaneous
1 45 (9.41%) Management Information System
2 33 (6.90%) Data Centre
3 23 (4.81%) Cloud Native
4 22 (4.60%) Onboarding
5 20 (4.18%) Public Cloud
6 18 (3.77%) Enterprise Software
6 18 (3.77%) Product Ownership
7 17 (3.56%) Legacy Systems
8 16 (3.35%) Distributed Systems
8 16 (3.35%) Mainframe
9 12 (2.51%) CMDB
10 10 (2.09%) Clustering
10 10 (2.09%) Data Protection Act
11 9 (1.88%) BYOD
11 9 (1.88%) VSAM
12 8 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (1.46%) Data Structures
13 7 (1.46%) Hybrid Cloud
13 7 (1.46%) Legacy Applications
14 6 (1.26%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 66 (13.81%) Linux
2 28 (5.86%) Windows
3 21 (4.39%) Unix
4 18 (3.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 12 (2.51%) CentOS
6 11 (2.30%) AIX
6 11 (2.30%) Solaris
7 7 (1.46%) zOS
8 4 (0.84%) Windows Server
9 3 (0.63%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.42%) Oracle Linux
10 2 (0.42%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.21%) Rocky
11 1 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (26.57%) Agile
2 100 (20.92%) DevOps
3 94 (19.67%) Integration Patterns
4 91 (19.04%) Problem-Solving
5 79 (16.53%) Stakeholder Management
6 77 (16.11%) CI/CD
7 75 (15.69%) Migration
8 72 (15.06%) Microservices
9 68 (14.23%) ERP
10 62 (12.97%) Technical Leadership
11 59 (12.34%) Roadmaps
12 51 (10.67%) Data Modelling
13 48 (10.04%) Continuous Improvement
14 46 (9.62%) SDLC
14 46 (9.62%) Software Engineering
14 46 (9.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 46 (9.62%) User Acceptance Testing
14 46 (9.62%) Validation
15 45 (9.41%) Waterfall
16 44 (9.21%) Architectural Design
Programming Languages
1 86 (17.99%) SQL
2 68 (14.23%) Java
3 37 (7.74%) Python
4 27 (5.65%) Ada
5 22 (4.60%) JavaScript
6 18 (3.77%) PL/SQL
7 17 (3.56%) Bash
7 17 (3.56%) Shell Script
8 16 (3.35%) C++
9 15 (3.14%) C#
10 14 (2.93%) Apex Code
11 13 (2.72%) PowerShell
12 11 (2.30%) MATLAB
13 9 (1.88%) COBOL
13 9 (1.88%) Rust
14 7 (1.46%) Perl
14 7 (1.46%) TypeScript
15 6 (1.26%) SOQL
16 4 (0.84%) C
16 4 (0.84%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 69 (14.44%) Security Cleared
2 56 (11.72%) SC Cleared
3 50 (10.46%) Degree
4 25 (5.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (3.56%) Master's Degree
6 11 (2.30%) Azure Certification
6 11 (2.30%) PMI Certification
6 11 (2.30%) TOGAF Certification
7 10 (2.09%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (2.09%) PMP
8 6 (1.26%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.05%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.42%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.42%) IIBA
10 2 (0.42%) Oracle Certification
11 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 1 (0.21%) Postgraduate
11 1 (0.21%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.28%) Def Stans
1 30 (6.28%) GDPR
1 30 (6.28%) IEC 61508
2 19 (3.97%) QA
3 17 (3.56%) Data Quality
4 14 (2.93%) SLA
5 12 (2.51%) MISRA
5 12 (2.51%) MISRA C
6 9 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (1.26%) NIST
7 6 (1.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.05%) GAAP
8 5 (1.05%) HL7
8 5 (1.05%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.63%) IFRS
9 3 (0.63%) PSD2
10 2 (0.42%) IFRS 17
10 2 (0.42%) PMO
10 2 (0.42%) SOC 2
System Software
1 32 (6.69%) Docker
2 16 (3.35%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.84%) RACF
6 2 (0.42%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 2 (0.42%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (0.42%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.21%) GPFS
7 1 (0.21%) Lustre
7 1 (0.21%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.21%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 44 (9.21%) Kubernetes
2 23 (4.81%) Grafana
3 22 (4.60%) Ansible
4 20 (4.18%) Prometheus
5 11 (2.30%) Check_MK
5 11 (2.30%) Podman
5 11 (2.30%) Red Hat Satellite
6 10 (2.09%) Terraform
7 9 (1.88%) Kiali
8 5 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.84%) Control-M
9 4 (0.84%) Oracle RMAN
10 3 (0.63%) CA Wily
10 3 (0.63%) ITRS Geneos
10 3 (0.63%) OMEGAMON
10 3 (0.63%) SCCM
11 2 (0.42%) Avamar
11 2 (0.42%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.42%) EMC VPLEX
11 2 (0.42%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 75 (15.69%) Oracle
2 71 (14.85%) SAP
3 60 (12.55%) Microsoft
4 38 (7.95%) MuleSoft
5 37 (7.74%) IBM
6 35 (7.32%) Salesforce
7 31 (6.49%) ServiceNow
8 28 (5.86%) Workday
9 23 (4.81%) VMware
10 21 (4.39%) Databricks
11 20 (4.18%) Splunk
12 17 (3.56%) Red Hat
13 12 (2.51%) AppDynamics
13 12 (2.51%) Dynatrace
14 10 (2.09%) Software AG
15 8 (1.67%) Dell
15 8 (1.67%) TIBCO
16 7 (1.46%) Google
17 6 (1.26%) IFS
18 5 (1.05%) Ariba