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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 254 312
Rank change year-on-year +3 +58 -36
Contract jobs citing Middleware 471 281 229
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.02% 1.01% 0.69%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.77% 4.04% 2.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 309 157 156
10th Percentile £419 £393 £416
25th Percentile £470 £447 £497
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £553 £525 £606
Median % change year-on-year +5.24% -13.40% +1.04%
75th Percentile £638 £673 £726
90th Percentile £725 £768 £825
UK median daily rate £575 £525 £589
% change year-on-year +9.52% -10.83% -1.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 24 0
10th Percentile - £30.20 -
25th Percentile £38.25 £64.06 -
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 -
90th Percentile £67.40 - -
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 -
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

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 9,865 6,963 8,149
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.26% 25.03% 24.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,473 4,764 5,521
10th Percentile £381 £355 £363
25th Percentile £440 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £519 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.12% -5.64% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
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 268 163 176
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.32 £27.38
25th Percentile £50.56 £42.05 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.47 £54.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +24.94% -13.60% -
75th Percentile £76.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.30 £71.60 £74.47
UK median hourly rate £66.83 £52.50 £61.60
% change year-on-year +27.30% -14.77% -1.44%

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 11 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 11 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 11 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 +41 263 £581 -3.29% 111
North of England -35 73 £575 +21.05% 34
South East -36 61 £500 -9.09% 40
North West -21 37 £588 +6.82% 21
Midlands -37 33 £550 +23.04% 13
Yorkshire -27 29 £556 +22.25% 10
West Midlands -33 25 £575 +64.29% 6
South West -53 22 £563 +11.39% 17
East of England -34 16 £491 -4.15% 7
East Midlands -17 7 £525 +17.06% 7
North East -42 7 £500 +5.26% 4
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 21 (4.46%) WebLogic
1 21 (4.46%) WebSphere
2 9 (1.91%) CICS
3 8 (1.70%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 8 (1.70%) SharePoint
4 6 (1.27%) Confluence
5 5 (1.06%) Mule
6 4 (0.85%) Anypoint
6 4 (0.85%) JBoss
6 4 (0.85%) SAS
6 4 (0.85%) WordPress
7 3 (0.64%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
7 3 (0.64%) WebSphere Application Server
8 2 (0.42%) Apache
8 2 (0.42%) nginx
9 1 (0.21%) Mule ESB
9 1 (0.21%) Oracle HTTP Server
9 1 (0.21%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.21%) WebLogic Portal
9 1 (0.21%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 6 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.64%) Navisworks
3 3 (0.64%) Revit
4 2 (0.42%) 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 (6.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (2.55%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.12%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (1.70%) NetSuite
5 7 (1.49%) Oracle Payables
5 7 (1.49%) Oracle Receivables
6 6 (1.27%) SAP GRC
7 5 (1.06%) Maximo
7 5 (1.06%) Oracle EBS R12
8 4 (0.85%) Oracle Cash Management
8 4 (0.85%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.85%) SAP ERP
9 3 (0.64%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (0.64%) Endur
9 3 (0.64%) Oracle Applications
9 3 (0.64%) SAP MDG
9 3 (0.64%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.64%) Shopify
9 3 (0.64%) Teamcenter
9 3 (0.64%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 114 (24.20%) Azure
2 74 (15.71%) AWS
3 45 (9.55%) Boomi
4 36 (7.64%) Azure DevOps
5 32 (6.79%) SaaS
6 28 (5.94%) GCP
7 26 (5.52%) iPaaS
8 24 (5.10%) Power Platform
9 22 (4.67%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (4.67%) GitHub
10 17 (3.61%) Azure Service Bus
11 16 (3.40%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 16 (3.40%) SuccessFactors
12 15 (3.18%) Azure Logic Apps
12 15 (3.18%) Serverless
13 14 (2.97%) PaaS
13 14 (2.97%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 13 (2.76%) IaaS
15 12 (2.55%) Power Automate
16 11 (2.34%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.61%) SSL
2 14 (2.97%) Firewall
3 12 (2.55%) HTTP
4 6 (1.27%) DNS
5 5 (1.06%) Multicast
5 5 (1.06%) NAS
5 5 (1.06%) SAN
5 5 (1.06%) WAN
6 4 (0.85%) DHCP
6 4 (0.85%) Kerberos
6 4 (0.85%) LAN
6 4 (0.85%) VPN
7 3 (0.64%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.42%) Bluetooth
8 2 (0.42%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.42%) MQTT
8 2 (0.42%) Network Security
8 2 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.21%) Software-Defined Networking
9 1 (0.21%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.25%) SQL Server
2 19 (4.03%) Power BI
3 16 (3.40%) Oracle Database
4 15 (3.18%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (2.97%) Relational Database
6 10 (2.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (1.91%) Oracle Reports
8 8 (1.70%) Data Lake
8 8 (1.70%) Tableau
9 7 (1.49%) Metadata
10 6 (1.27%) NoSQL
10 6 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
11 5 (1.06%) DataStage
11 5 (1.06%) Db2
12 4 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.85%) Big Data
12 4 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.64%) Elasticsearch
13 3 (0.64%) MySQL
14 2 (0.42%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 30 (6.37%) JIRA
2 22 (4.67%) Git
3 14 (2.97%) Jenkins
4 10 (2.12%) GitLab
5 9 (1.91%) Postman
6 7 (1.49%) JMeter
6 7 (1.49%) LoadRunner
7 6 (1.27%) SonarQube
7 6 (1.27%) Visual Studio
8 5 (1.06%) Selenium
8 5 (1.06%) SoapUI
9 4 (0.85%) eggPlant
9 4 (0.85%) JetBrains Rider
10 3 (0.64%) Artifactory
10 3 (0.64%) Cucumber
10 3 (0.64%) JUnit
10 3 (0.64%) Oracle Forms
11 2 (0.42%) ERwin
11 2 (0.42%) Fiddler
11 2 (0.42%) IntelliJ
General
1 159 (33.76%) Finance
2 121 (25.69%) Social Skills
3 84 (17.83%) Banking
4 74 (15.71%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (6.16%) Public Sector
6 23 (4.88%) Retail
7 21 (4.46%) Legal
8 15 (3.18%) Aerospace
9 13 (2.76%) Investment Banking
9 13 (2.76%) Manufacturing
10 12 (2.55%) Marketing
11 11 (2.34%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (2.12%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (1.49%) Back Office
14 7 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (1.06%) General Ledger
16 4 (0.85%) Financial Institution
16 4 (0.85%) Front Office
16 4 (0.85%) Law
Job Titles
1 133 (28.24%) Architect
2 60 (12.74%) Developer
3 59 (12.53%) Solutions Architect
4 38 (8.07%) Integration Architect
5 37 (7.86%) Lead
6 35 (7.43%) Senior
7 34 (7.22%) Consultant
8 26 (5.52%) Analyst
9 23 (4.88%) Technical Architect
10 20 (4.25%) Administrator
11 19 (4.03%) Salesforce Architect
12 18 (3.82%) Middleware Engineer
13 16 (3.40%) Business Analyst
13 16 (3.40%) Integration Specialist
13 16 (3.40%) Linux Engineer
14 14 (2.97%) Integration Engineer
15 12 (2.55%) Project Manager
15 12 (2.55%) SAP Manager
16 11 (2.34%) SAP Architect
17 10 (2.12%) Integration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 105 (22.29%) REST
2 80 (16.99%) SOAP
3 58 (12.31%) XML
4 56 (11.89%) JSON
5 38 (8.07%) .NET
6 37 (7.86%) Kafka
7 31 (6.58%) OAuth
8 25 (5.31%) Web Services
9 20 (4.25%) JWT
10 18 (3.82%) Lightning Web Components
11 16 (3.40%) GraphQL
11 16 (3.40%) OAuth2
12 14 (2.97%) EDI
12 14 (2.97%) SAML
13 13 (2.76%) ISPF
13 13 (2.76%) RabbitMQ
13 13 (2.76%) Swagger
14 12 (2.55%) Spring
15 11 (2.34%) OpenAPI
16 10 (2.12%) ActiveMQ
Miscellaneous
1 29 (6.16%) Mainframe
1 29 (6.16%) Onboarding
2 26 (5.52%) Cloud Native
2 26 (5.52%) Enterprise Software
3 25 (5.31%) Distributed Systems
3 25 (5.31%) Product Ownership
4 23 (4.88%) Management Information System
5 21 (4.46%) Data Centre
6 17 (3.61%) Clustering
6 17 (3.61%) Legacy Systems
7 16 (3.40%) Data Structures
8 12 (2.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 10 (2.12%) Legacy Applications
10 9 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
10 9 (1.91%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 8 (1.70%) IoT
11 8 (1.70%) SCADA
12 7 (1.49%) CMDB
12 7 (1.49%) Data Protection Act
13 6 (1.27%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 68 (14.44%) Linux
2 31 (6.58%) Windows
3 29 (6.16%) Unix
4 22 (4.67%) zOS
5 13 (2.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 13 (2.76%) Ubuntu
6 5 (1.06%) CentOS
6 5 (1.06%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.42%) OpenVMS
7 2 (0.42%) Solaris
7 2 (0.42%) VMS
8 1 (0.21%) AIX
8 1 (0.21%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.21%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (25.69%) Stakeholder Management
2 116 (24.63%) Agile
3 97 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
4 90 (19.11%) DevOps
5 85 (18.05%) CI/CD
6 84 (17.83%) Migration
7 83 (17.62%) Integration Patterns
8 78 (16.56%) ERP
9 75 (15.92%) Event-Driven
10 68 (14.44%) User Acceptance Testing
11 61 (12.95%) Enterprise Architecture
12 55 (11.68%) Data Modelling
13 51 (10.83%) Roadmaps
13 51 (10.83%) Validation
14 49 (10.40%) Event-Driven Architecture
15 46 (9.77%) CRM
15 46 (9.77%) Technical Leadership
16 45 (9.55%) Data Migration
17 44 (9.34%) Continuous Improvement
17 44 (9.34%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 95 (20.17%) SQL
2 45 (9.55%) Java
3 42 (8.92%) Python
4 35 (7.43%) JavaScript
5 30 (6.37%) C#
6 19 (4.03%) Bash
6 19 (4.03%) PL/SQL
7 18 (3.82%) Apex Code
8 15 (3.18%) TypeScript
9 13 (2.76%) Shell Script
10 9 (1.91%) C++
11 8 (1.70%) PowerShell
12 6 (1.27%) Ada
13 5 (1.06%) ABAP
13 5 (1.06%) C
13 5 (1.06%) Perl
14 4 (0.85%) MATLAB
14 4 (0.85%) T-SQL
14 4 (0.85%) X++
15 3 (0.64%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 82 (17.41%) Security Cleared
2 70 (14.86%) SC Cleared
3 34 (7.22%) Degree
4 13 (2.76%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (1.91%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.70%) TOGAF Certification
7 6 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.06%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.64%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.64%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (0.64%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.42%) ACCA
10 2 (0.42%) CIMA
10 2 (0.42%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.42%) IIBA
10 2 (0.42%) ISEB
10 2 (0.42%) Oracle Certification
10 2 (0.42%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.42%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (9.77%) QA
2 20 (4.25%) Data Quality
3 11 (2.34%) GDPR
4 8 (1.70%) ISO 20022
5 6 (1.27%) GRC
5 6 (1.27%) PMO
5 6 (1.27%) SLA
6 5 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.06%) Def Stans
6 5 (1.06%) HL7
6 5 (1.06%) IEC 61508
7 4 (0.85%) SEPA
8 3 (0.64%) ISO 15022
8 3 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.42%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 2 (0.42%) GMP
9 2 (0.42%) GxP
9 2 (0.42%) JSP 440
9 2 (0.42%) MISRA C
9 2 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 26 (5.52%) Docker
2 14 (2.97%) RACF
3 8 (1.70%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.27%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.85%) NFS
6 4 (0.85%) vSphere
7 2 (0.42%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.42%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.42%) IAG
7 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.42%) 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 24 (5.10%) Ansible
2 21 (4.46%) Kubernetes
3 14 (2.97%) OMEGAMON
4 10 (2.12%) Grafana
5 8 (1.70%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.27%) Control-M
6 6 (1.27%) ITRS Geneos
7 5 (1.06%) HP ALM
7 5 (1.06%) Oracle RMAN
7 5 (1.06%) Podman
7 5 (1.06%) systemd
8 4 (0.85%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.85%) Check_MK
8 4 (0.85%) Red Hat Satellite
9 3 (0.64%) Data Guard
9 3 (0.64%) HP Fortify
9 3 (0.64%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.42%) Avamar
10 2 (0.42%) EMC VPLEX
11 1 (0.21%) Packer
Vendors
1 91 (19.32%) Oracle
2 82 (17.41%) SAP
3 60 (12.74%) MuleSoft
4 57 (12.10%) IBM
5 50 (10.62%) Microsoft
6 47 (9.98%) Salesforce
7 27 (5.73%) Workday
8 25 (5.31%) ServiceNow
9 18 (3.82%) Google
10 14 (2.97%) TIBCO
11 12 (2.55%) Databricks
12 10 (2.12%) Splunk
13 9 (1.91%) Informatica
13 9 (1.91%) Solace
13 9 (1.91%) VMware
14 8 (1.70%) Dell
14 8 (1.70%) Red Hat
14 8 (1.70%) WSO2
15 7 (1.49%) Dynatrace
15 7 (1.49%) JD Edwards