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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 238 259 304
Rank change year-on-year +21 +45 -24
Contract jobs citing Middleware 516 287 219
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.11% 1.03% 0.68%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.22% 4.04% 2.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 351 161 139
10th Percentile £413 £400 £413
25th Percentile £466 £447 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £591
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -11.09% -1.58%
75th Percentile £630 £688 £725
90th Percentile £725 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £559 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +6.48% -8.70% -1.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 32 0
10th Percentile - £33.00 -
25th Percentile - £64.25 -
Median hourly rate £38.25 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -41.15% - -
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 -
90th Percentile £65.60 - -
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 9,893 7,096 7,967
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.25% 25.57% 24.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,520 4,810 5,213
10th Percentile £380 £355 £363
25th Percentile £446 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.88% -5.45% -0.09%
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 258 171 176
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.61 £35.50
25th Percentile £54.53 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.83 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.69% -15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £77.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £70.00 £74.68
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.35 £62.50
% change year-on-year +19.60% -13.04% +4.17%

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 30 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 30 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 30 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 +43 286 £575 -7.63% 174
North of England -20 93 £538 +13.16% 63
South East -35 60 £500 -12.66% 43
Yorkshire -5 52 £514 +9.59% 26
North West -28 35 £588 +17.50% 30
Midlands -32 33 £563 +25.84% 28
West Midlands -36 24 £575 +43.75% 15
South West -56 20 £548 +9.50% 21
East of England -29 15 £483 -5.85% 17
East Midlands -21 8 £525 +17.45% 13
North East -36 6 £490 +3.21% 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 28 (5.43%) WebLogic
2 26 (5.04%) WebSphere
3 13 (2.52%) Confluence
4 11 (2.13%) CICS
5 10 (1.94%) SharePoint
6 9 (1.74%) Apache
6 9 (1.74%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 8 (1.55%) Tomcat
8 7 (1.36%) nginx
9 5 (0.97%) IBM Transformation Extender
9 5 (0.97%) JBoss
9 5 (0.97%) Mule
9 5 (0.97%) WebSphere Application Server
10 4 (0.78%) Anypoint
10 4 (0.78%) SAS
10 4 (0.78%) WebLogic Portal
10 4 (0.78%) WordPress
11 3 (0.58%) IBM HTTP Server
11 3 (0.58%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
11 3 (0.58%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (0.58%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.58%) Revit
3 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.19%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 31 (6.01%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (2.13%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (1.55%) NetSuite
5 7 (1.36%) Maximo
5 7 (1.36%) Oracle Payables
5 7 (1.36%) Oracle Receivables
6 6 (1.16%) SAP GRC
6 6 (1.16%) SAP MDG
7 5 (0.97%) Oracle EBS R12
8 4 (0.78%) Oracle Cash Management
8 4 (0.78%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.78%) SAP ERP
9 3 (0.58%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (0.58%) Endur
9 3 (0.58%) Oracle Applications
9 3 (0.58%) SAP HCM
9 3 (0.58%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.58%) Teamcenter
9 3 (0.58%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 125 (24.22%) Azure
2 83 (16.09%) AWS
3 48 (9.30%) Boomi
4 41 (7.95%) GCP
5 39 (7.56%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (6.20%) SaaS
7 28 (5.43%) GitHub
7 28 (5.43%) iPaaS
8 23 (4.46%) Power Platform
9 22 (4.26%) Dynamics 365
10 20 (3.88%) SuccessFactors
11 17 (3.29%) Azure Service Bus
12 16 (3.10%) Azure Logic Apps
13 15 (2.91%) GitHub Actions
13 15 (2.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 15 (2.91%) Serverless
14 13 (2.52%) Azure Functions
14 13 (2.52%) IaaS
14 13 (2.52%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 12 (2.33%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.10%) SSL
2 15 (2.91%) HTTP
3 10 (1.94%) Firewall
4 5 (0.97%) DNS
4 5 (0.97%) Multicast
4 5 (0.97%) NAS
4 5 (0.97%) Reverse Proxy
4 5 (0.97%) SAN
5 4 (0.78%) DHCP
5 4 (0.78%) Kerberos
5 4 (0.78%) VPN
6 3 (0.58%) WAN
7 2 (0.39%) Bluetooth
7 2 (0.39%) Internet
7 2 (0.39%) LAN
7 2 (0.39%) MQTT
7 2 (0.39%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.39%) X.509
8 1 (0.19%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.68%) SQL Server
2 17 (3.29%) Oracle Database
3 16 (3.10%) Power BI
4 14 (2.71%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (2.71%) Relational Database
5 10 (1.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 10 (1.94%) Tableau
6 7 (1.36%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.36%) Db2
6 7 (1.36%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (1.16%) Metadata
7 6 (1.16%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.97%) Big Data
8 5 (0.97%) DataStage
8 5 (0.97%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.58%) MySQL
10 3 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 33 (6.40%) JIRA
2 27 (5.23%) Git
3 16 (3.10%) Jenkins
4 15 (2.91%) Postman
5 11 (2.13%) JMeter
5 11 (2.13%) LoadRunner
6 9 (1.74%) SoapUI
6 9 (1.74%) SonarQube
7 8 (1.55%) GitLab
8 7 (1.36%) eggPlant
9 6 (1.16%) Selenium
9 6 (1.16%) Visual Studio
10 5 (0.97%) Artifactory
11 4 (0.78%) Cucumber
11 4 (0.78%) Gatling
11 4 (0.78%) JetBrains Rider
11 4 (0.78%) Zephyr
12 3 (0.58%) Oracle Forms
13 2 (0.39%) Fiddler
13 2 (0.39%) JUnit
General
1 174 (33.72%) Finance
2 137 (26.55%) Social Skills
3 88 (17.05%) Banking
4 78 (15.12%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (6.59%) Public Sector
6 25 (4.84%) Retail
7 22 (4.26%) Legal
8 17 (3.29%) Manufacturing
9 15 (2.91%) Aerospace
10 12 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
10 12 (2.33%) Marketing
11 11 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (1.94%) Investment Banking
13 8 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (1.16%) Back Office
14 6 (1.16%) Law
15 5 (0.97%) General Ledger
16 4 (0.78%) Financial Institution
16 4 (0.78%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 131 (25.39%) Architect
2 64 (12.40%) Developer
3 56 (10.85%) Solutions Architect
4 51 (9.88%) Lead
5 39 (7.56%) Integration Architect
6 36 (6.98%) Consultant
7 34 (6.59%) Senior
8 27 (5.23%) Analyst
9 22 (4.26%) Technical Architect
10 20 (3.88%) Administrator
10 20 (3.88%) Integration Engineer
11 19 (3.68%) Linux Engineer
12 18 (3.49%) Automation Engineer
13 17 (3.29%) Business Analyst
13 17 (3.29%) Middleware Engineer
13 17 (3.29%) Salesforce Architect
14 15 (2.91%) Integration Specialist
15 13 (2.52%) Functional Consultant
15 13 (2.52%) Integration Manager
16 11 (2.13%) SAP Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 111 (21.51%) REST
2 82 (15.89%) SOAP
3 64 (12.40%) XML
4 62 (12.02%) JSON
5 42 (8.14%) Kafka
6 40 (7.75%) OAuth
7 39 (7.56%) .NET
8 31 (6.01%) Web Services
9 26 (5.04%) JWT
10 24 (4.65%) OAuth2
11 20 (3.88%) GraphQL
12 19 (3.68%) SAML
13 18 (3.49%) Swagger
14 17 (3.29%) EDI
14 17 (3.29%) Lightning Web Components
15 16 (3.10%) OpenAPI
16 15 (2.91%) RESTful
17 14 (2.71%) Terraform
18 13 (2.52%) Node.js
18 13 (2.52%) React
Miscellaneous
1 37 (7.17%) Enterprise Software
2 36 (6.98%) Mainframe
3 35 (6.78%) Onboarding
4 32 (6.20%) Cloud Native
5 30 (5.81%) Distributed Systems
6 25 (4.84%) Product Ownership
7 21 (4.07%) Management Information System
8 20 (3.88%) Data Centre
9 17 (3.29%) Clustering
9 17 (3.29%) Legacy Systems
10 13 (2.52%) Data Structures
11 11 (2.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 10 (1.94%) Legacy Applications
12 10 (1.94%) Low-Code
12 10 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
13 9 (1.74%) Data Protection Act
13 9 (1.74%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 8 (1.55%) AI Agents
14 8 (1.55%) IoT
14 8 (1.55%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 80 (15.50%) Linux
2 39 (7.56%) Windows
3 32 (6.20%) Unix
4 25 (4.84%) zOS
5 14 (2.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (2.52%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.16%) CentOS
7 6 (1.16%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.58%) Solaris
8 3 (0.58%) VMS
9 2 (0.39%) AIX
9 2 (0.39%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.19%) OpenWrt
10 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (27.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 121 (23.45%) Agile
3 107 (20.74%) CI/CD
4 102 (19.77%) DevOps
5 100 (19.38%) Problem-Solving
6 90 (17.44%) Event-Driven
7 87 (16.86%) Migration
8 86 (16.67%) Integration Patterns
9 82 (15.89%) ERP
10 69 (13.37%) User Acceptance Testing
11 66 (12.79%) Enterprise Architecture
12 65 (12.60%) Roadmaps
13 62 (12.02%) Event-Driven Architecture
14 61 (11.82%) Validation
15 58 (11.24%) Test Automation
16 56 (10.85%) Data Modelling
17 51 (9.88%) Continuous Improvement
17 51 (9.88%) Technical Leadership
18 47 (9.11%) CRM
19 46 (8.91%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 96 (18.60%) SQL
2 57 (11.05%) Python
3 47 (9.11%) JavaScript
4 46 (8.91%) Java
5 31 (6.01%) C#
6 28 (5.43%) Bash
7 18 (3.49%) PowerShell
8 17 (3.29%) Apex Code
8 17 (3.29%) PL/SQL
8 17 (3.29%) TypeScript
9 15 (2.91%) Shell Script
10 10 (1.94%) C++
11 6 (1.16%) ABAP
12 5 (0.97%) C
13 4 (0.78%) Ada
13 4 (0.78%) COBOL
13 4 (0.78%) Go
13 4 (0.78%) Korn
13 4 (0.78%) MATLAB
13 4 (0.78%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 94 (18.22%) Security Cleared
2 82 (15.89%) SC Cleared
3 42 (8.14%) Degree
4 19 (3.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.55%) TOGAF Certification
7 5 (0.97%) CISSP
7 5 (0.97%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.78%) SAP Certification
9 3 (0.58%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.58%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.58%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.39%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.39%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.39%) IIBA
10 2 (0.39%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.39%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.39%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (8.53%) QA
2 22 (4.26%) Data Quality
3 11 (2.13%) GDPR
4 8 (1.55%) ISO 20022
4 8 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.36%) PMO
6 6 (1.16%) GRC
6 6 (1.16%) SLA
7 5 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.97%) HL7
8 4 (0.78%) HIPAA
8 4 (0.78%) SEPA
8 4 (0.78%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.58%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.58%) IEC 61508
9 3 (0.58%) ISO 15022
9 3 (0.58%) MISRA
9 3 (0.58%) MISRA C
10 2 (0.39%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 2 (0.39%) JSP 440
System Software
1 31 (6.01%) Docker
2 14 (2.71%) RACF
3 10 (1.94%) Active Directory
4 7 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.78%) NFS
5 4 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.78%) vSphere
6 3 (0.58%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.39%) IAG
7 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.19%) Firmware
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.19%) Varnish
8 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 32 (6.20%) Kubernetes
2 29 (5.62%) Ansible
3 14 (2.71%) OMEGAMON
4 13 (2.52%) Grafana
5 7 (1.36%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.36%) Tivoli
5 7 (1.36%) Tivoli Monitoring
6 6 (1.16%) Control-M
6 6 (1.16%) Oracle RMAN
6 6 (1.16%) Red Hat Satellite
7 5 (0.97%) HP ALM
7 5 (0.97%) ITRS Geneos
7 5 (0.97%) Podman
7 5 (0.97%) systemd
8 4 (0.78%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.78%) Check_MK
8 4 (0.78%) Data Guard
8 4 (0.78%) HP Fortify
8 4 (0.78%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.39%) Netcool
Vendors
1 99 (19.19%) Oracle
2 89 (17.25%) SAP
3 79 (15.31%) IBM
4 57 (11.05%) MuleSoft
5 53 (10.27%) Microsoft
6 45 (8.72%) Salesforce
7 33 (6.40%) ServiceNow
8 28 (5.43%) Workday
9 27 (5.23%) Google
10 15 (2.91%) Splunk
10 15 (2.91%) TIBCO
11 14 (2.71%) Databricks
12 12 (2.33%) Dynatrace
13 10 (1.94%) Dell
13 10 (1.94%) Informatica
13 10 (1.94%) VMware
14 9 (1.74%) Solace
14 9 (1.74%) WSO2
15 8 (1.55%) Ariba
15 8 (1.55%) Red Hat