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

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 256 316
Rank change year-on-year +17 +60 -36
Contract jobs citing Middleware 502 287 229
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.08% 1.04% 0.71%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.06% 4.08% 2.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 335 156 151
10th Percentile £415 £401 £413
25th Percentile £463 £447 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £638 £694 £700
90th Percentile £724 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £560 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +6.67% -8.70% -2.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 30 0
10th Percentile - £32.60 -
25th Percentile - £62.75 -
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 9,915 7,035 7,999
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.30% 25.48% 24.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,512 4,783 5,317
10th Percentile £381 £354 £363
25th Percentile £443 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.88% -5.45% -1.79%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £669
90th Percentile £738 £738 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 279 168 180
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.50 £27.68
25th Percentile £51.88 £42.88 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.00 £55.00 £62.93
Median % change year-on-year +21.82% -12.60% +0.68%
75th Percentile £76.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £70.00 £74.54
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.35 £61.60
% change year-on-year +19.60% -11.77% +2.67%

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 23 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 23 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 23 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 +46 282 £575 -7.26% 200
North of England -24 89 £525 +10.53% 63
South East -42 60 £500 -12.66% 61
Yorkshire -17 46 £514 +12.86% 28
North West -27 36 £588 +6.82% 28
Midlands -42 30 £550 +22.63% 31
West Midlands -32 21 £583 +66.43% 19
South West -52 19 £575 +14.43% 25
East of England -32 15 £483 -5.85% 19
East Midlands -21 8 £525 +16.67% 11
North East -34 7 £500 +5.26% 8
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 26 (5.18%) WebLogic
1 26 (5.18%) WebSphere
2 9 (1.79%) CICS
2 9 (1.79%) Confluence
2 9 (1.79%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.59%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (1.20%) Apache
4 6 (1.20%) nginx
5 5 (1.00%) IBM Transformation Extender
5 5 (1.00%) JBoss
5 5 (1.00%) Mule
5 5 (1.00%) Tomcat
5 5 (1.00%) WebSphere Application Server
6 4 (0.80%) Anypoint
6 4 (0.80%) SAS
6 4 (0.80%) WordPress
7 3 (0.60%) IBM HTTP Server
7 3 (0.60%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 3 (0.60%) WebLogic Portal
7 3 (0.60%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 7 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.80%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.60%) Navisworks
3 3 (0.60%) Revit
4 2 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 32 (6.37%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.59%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.99%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (1.59%) NetSuite
5 7 (1.39%) Maximo
5 7 (1.39%) Oracle Payables
5 7 (1.39%) Oracle Receivables
6 6 (1.20%) SAP GRC
7 5 (1.00%) Oracle EBS R12
7 5 (1.00%) SAP MDG
8 4 (0.80%) Oracle Cash Management
8 4 (0.80%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.80%) SAP ERP
9 3 (0.60%) BusinessWorks
9 3 (0.60%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (0.60%) Endur
9 3 (0.60%) Oracle Applications
9 3 (0.60%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.60%) Teamcenter
9 3 (0.60%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 125 (24.90%) Azure
2 83 (16.53%) AWS
3 48 (9.56%) Boomi
4 40 (7.97%) Azure DevOps
4 40 (7.97%) GCP
5 31 (6.18%) SaaS
6 28 (5.58%) GitHub
7 27 (5.38%) iPaaS
8 25 (4.98%) Power Platform
9 22 (4.38%) Dynamics 365
10 18 (3.59%) SuccessFactors
11 17 (3.39%) Azure Logic Apps
11 17 (3.39%) Azure Service Bus
12 16 (3.19%) Serverless
13 15 (2.99%) GitHub Actions
13 15 (2.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 14 (2.79%) Azure Functions
15 13 (2.59%) IaaS
15 13 (2.59%) Power Automate
15 13 (2.59%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.39%) SSL
2 15 (2.99%) HTTP
3 13 (2.59%) Firewall
4 6 (1.20%) DNS
5 5 (1.00%) Multicast
5 5 (1.00%) NAS
5 5 (1.00%) Reverse Proxy
5 5 (1.00%) SAN
6 4 (0.80%) DHCP
6 4 (0.80%) Kerberos
6 4 (0.80%) VPN
7 3 (0.60%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.60%) WAN
8 2 (0.40%) Bluetooth
8 2 (0.40%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.40%) Internet
8 2 (0.40%) LAN
8 2 (0.40%) MQTT
8 2 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.20%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.98%) SQL Server
2 18 (3.59%) Power BI
3 16 (3.19%) Oracle Database
4 15 (2.99%) Relational Database
5 14 (2.79%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 10 (1.99%) Tableau
7 7 (1.39%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.39%) Oracle Reports
8 6 (1.20%) Metadata
8 6 (1.20%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (1.00%) Big Data
9 5 (1.00%) DataStage
9 5 (1.00%) Db2
9 5 (1.00%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.60%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.60%) MySQL
11 3 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (0.40%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 33 (6.57%) JIRA
2 28 (5.58%) Git
3 17 (3.39%) Jenkins
4 15 (2.99%) Postman
5 11 (2.19%) JMeter
5 11 (2.19%) LoadRunner
6 10 (1.99%) GitLab
7 9 (1.79%) SoapUI
7 9 (1.79%) SonarQube
8 7 (1.39%) eggPlant
9 6 (1.20%) Selenium
9 6 (1.20%) Visual Studio
10 5 (1.00%) Artifactory
11 4 (0.80%) Cucumber
11 4 (0.80%) Gatling
11 4 (0.80%) JetBrains Rider
12 3 (0.60%) JUnit
12 3 (0.60%) Oracle Forms
13 2 (0.40%) Hudson
13 2 (0.40%) IntelliJ
General
1 169 (33.67%) Finance
2 130 (25.90%) Social Skills
3 87 (17.33%) Banking
4 76 (15.14%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (5.38%) Public Sector
6 23 (4.58%) Retail
7 21 (4.18%) Legal
8 15 (2.99%) Aerospace
8 15 (2.99%) Manufacturing
9 12 (2.39%) Marketing
10 11 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (1.99%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (1.99%) Investment Banking
12 7 (1.39%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.20%) Back Office
14 5 (1.00%) General Ledger
14 5 (1.00%) Law
15 4 (0.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (0.80%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 132 (26.29%) Architect
2 65 (12.95%) Developer
3 59 (11.75%) Solutions Architect
4 43 (8.57%) Lead
5 41 (8.17%) Integration Architect
6 35 (6.97%) Consultant
6 35 (6.97%) Senior
7 25 (4.98%) Analyst
8 21 (4.18%) Technical Architect
9 20 (3.98%) Administrator
10 18 (3.59%) Linux Engineer
10 18 (3.59%) Middleware Engineer
11 17 (3.39%) Automation Engineer
11 17 (3.39%) Salesforce Architect
12 16 (3.19%) Business Analyst
12 16 (3.19%) Integration Specialist
13 15 (2.99%) Integration Engineer
14 13 (2.59%) Functional Consultant
14 13 (2.59%) Integration Manager
15 12 (2.39%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 108 (21.51%) REST
2 81 (16.14%) SOAP
3 60 (11.95%) XML
4 58 (11.55%) JSON
5 44 (8.76%) Kafka
6 40 (7.97%) .NET
7 39 (7.77%) OAuth
8 26 (5.18%) JWT
8 26 (5.18%) Web Services
9 23 (4.58%) OAuth2
10 20 (3.98%) GraphQL
11 19 (3.78%) SAML
12 17 (3.39%) Lightning Web Components
12 17 (3.39%) Swagger
13 15 (2.99%) EDI
13 15 (2.99%) OpenAPI
13 15 (2.99%) RESTful
14 14 (2.79%) RabbitMQ
14 14 (2.79%) React
14 14 (2.79%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 33 (6.57%) Enterprise Software
1 33 (6.57%) Onboarding
2 32 (6.37%) Cloud Native
2 32 (6.37%) Mainframe
3 30 (5.98%) Distributed Systems
4 25 (4.98%) Product Ownership
5 21 (4.18%) Data Centre
5 21 (4.18%) Management Information System
6 17 (3.39%) Clustering
6 17 (3.39%) Legacy Systems
7 13 (2.59%) Data Structures
8 11 (2.19%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 10 (1.99%) Legacy Applications
9 10 (1.99%) Low-Code
9 10 (1.99%) Self-Motivation
10 9 (1.79%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 8 (1.59%) AI Agents
11 8 (1.59%) CMDB
11 8 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
11 8 (1.59%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 76 (15.14%) Linux
2 37 (7.37%) Windows
3 31 (6.18%) Unix
4 22 (4.38%) zOS
5 15 (2.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (2.59%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.20%) CentOS
7 6 (1.20%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.60%) Solaris
9 2 (0.40%) AIX
9 2 (0.40%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.40%) VMS
9 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.20%) OpenWrt
10 1 (0.20%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.20%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (26.69%) Stakeholder Management
2 120 (23.90%) Agile
3 104 (20.72%) CI/CD
4 99 (19.72%) DevOps
5 96 (19.12%) Problem-Solving
6 87 (17.33%) Migration
7 86 (17.13%) Event-Driven
8 85 (16.93%) Integration Patterns
9 81 (16.14%) ERP
10 66 (13.15%) Enterprise Architecture
11 64 (12.75%) Roadmaps
11 64 (12.75%) User Acceptance Testing
12 59 (11.75%) Event-Driven Architecture
13 56 (11.16%) Test Automation
13 56 (11.16%) Validation
14 53 (10.56%) Data Modelling
15 49 (9.76%) Continuous Improvement
16 47 (9.36%) CRM
16 47 (9.36%) Technical Leadership
17 45 (8.96%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 96 (19.12%) SQL
2 57 (11.35%) Python
3 47 (9.36%) Java
4 44 (8.76%) JavaScript
5 32 (6.37%) C#
6 25 (4.98%) Bash
7 17 (3.39%) Apex Code
7 17 (3.39%) PL/SQL
7 17 (3.39%) TypeScript
8 15 (2.99%) Shell Script
9 14 (2.79%) PowerShell
10 10 (1.99%) C++
11 5 (1.00%) ABAP
11 5 (1.00%) C
12 4 (0.80%) Ada
12 4 (0.80%) Korn
12 4 (0.80%) MATLAB
12 4 (0.80%) Perl
12 4 (0.80%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.80%) X++
Qualifications
1 91 (18.13%) Security Cleared
2 78 (15.54%) SC Cleared
3 42 (8.37%) Degree
4 18 (3.59%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.99%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (1.59%) TOGAF Certification
8 5 (1.00%) CISSP
8 5 (1.00%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.60%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.60%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (0.60%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.40%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.40%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.40%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.40%) IIBA
10 2 (0.40%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.40%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.40%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (8.76%) QA
2 21 (4.18%) Data Quality
3 10 (1.99%) GDPR
4 8 (1.59%) ISO 20022
4 8 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.39%) PMO
6 6 (1.20%) GRC
6 6 (1.20%) SLA
7 5 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (1.00%) HL7
8 4 (0.80%) HIPAA
8 4 (0.80%) SEPA
8 4 (0.80%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.60%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.60%) IEC 61508
9 3 (0.60%) ISO 15022
9 3 (0.60%) MISRA
9 3 (0.60%) MISRA C
10 2 (0.40%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 31 (6.18%) Docker
2 14 (2.79%) RACF
3 8 (1.59%) Active Directory
4 7 (1.39%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.00%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.80%) NFS
6 4 (0.80%) vSphere
7 3 (0.60%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.40%) EMC RecoverPoint
8 2 (0.40%) IAG
8 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.20%) Firmware
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.20%) Varnish
9 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 31 (6.18%) Ansible
2 30 (5.98%) Kubernetes
3 14 (2.79%) OMEGAMON
4 13 (2.59%) Grafana
5 7 (1.39%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.39%) Tivoli
6 6 (1.20%) Control-M
6 6 (1.20%) Red Hat Satellite
6 6 (1.20%) Tivoli Monitoring
7 5 (1.00%) HP ALM
7 5 (1.00%) ITRS Geneos
7 5 (1.00%) Oracle RMAN
7 5 (1.00%) Podman
7 5 (1.00%) systemd
8 4 (0.80%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.80%) Check_MK
8 4 (0.80%) HP Fortify
8 4 (0.80%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.60%) Data Guard
10 2 (0.40%) EMC VPLEX
Vendors
1 92 (18.33%) Oracle
2 85 (16.93%) SAP
3 79 (15.74%) IBM
4 58 (11.55%) MuleSoft
5 52 (10.36%) Microsoft
6 45 (8.96%) Salesforce
7 32 (6.37%) ServiceNow
8 26 (5.18%) Google
8 26 (5.18%) Workday
9 15 (2.99%) Splunk
9 15 (2.99%) TIBCO
10 14 (2.79%) Databricks
11 11 (2.19%) Dynatrace
12 10 (1.99%) Dell
12 10 (1.99%) Informatica
12 10 (1.99%) VMware
13 9 (1.79%) Red Hat
13 9 (1.79%) Solace
13 9 (1.79%) WSO2
14 7 (1.39%) New Relic