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 25 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 249 264 319
Rank change year-on-year +15 +55 -39
Contract jobs citing Middleware 476 274 213
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.04% 0.99% 0.64%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.87% 4.01% 2.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 300 157 149
10th Percentile £424 £400 £422
25th Percentile £475 £447 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £573 £550 £613
Median % change year-on-year +4.09% -10.20% +2.08%
75th Percentile £650 £694 £744
90th Percentile £726 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £575 £523 £600
% change year-on-year +10.05% -12.92% +1.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 21 0
10th Percentile - £29.00 -
25th Percentile £38.25 - -
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 9,769 6,838 8,137
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.38% 24.82% 24.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,433 4,701 5,588
10th Percentile £375 £355 £363
25th Percentile £438 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -5.45% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £515 £550
% change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 164 190
10th Percentile £29.26 £31.25 £26.84
25th Percentile £50.00 £42.27 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.00 £54.79 £61.80
Median % change year-on-year +22.29% -11.35% -4.92%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.44 £70.00
90th Percentile £87.80 £77.59 £74.54
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year +20.37% -12.34% -2.22%

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 25 August 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 25 August 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 25 August 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 +52 263 £590 -1.75% 32
North of England -28 76 £525 +9.09% 17
South East -52 55 £500 -13.49% 15
North West -17 40 £550 -7.17% 8
Midlands -46 39 £575 +28.64% 7
Yorkshire -26 29 £588 +29.12% 4
West Midlands -28 28 £583 +79.23% 4
South West -44 22 £575 +14.43% 9
East of England -23 16 £491 -4.15% 3
East Midlands -21 9 £550 +22.63% 3
North East -35 7 £500 +5.26% 5
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 25 (5.25%) WebSphere
2 20 (4.20%) WebLogic
3 11 (2.31%) CICS
4 7 (1.47%) SharePoint
5 6 (1.26%) Confluence
5 6 (1.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 5 (1.05%) Apache
6 5 (1.05%) Mule
6 5 (1.05%) WebSphere Application Server
7 4 (0.84%) Anypoint
7 4 (0.84%) JBoss
7 4 (0.84%) SAS
7 4 (0.84%) Tomcat
7 4 (0.84%) WordPress
8 3 (0.63%) Apache Geronimo
8 3 (0.63%) Apache ServiceMix
8 3 (0.63%) IBM HTTP Server
8 3 (0.63%) Red Hat Fuse
8 3 (0.63%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
9 2 (0.42%) Oracle HTTP Server
Applications
1 6 (1.26%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (1.26%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (0.63%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.63%) Revit
3 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.42%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.21%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 33 (6.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.73%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.68%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.68%) Oracle EBS
4 7 (1.47%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (1.47%) Oracle Receivables
5 5 (1.05%) SAP GRC
6 4 (0.84%) Maximo
6 4 (0.84%) Oracle Cash Management
6 4 (0.84%) Oracle EBS R12
6 4 (0.84%) Payment Gateway
6 4 (0.84%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.63%) BusinessWorks
7 3 (0.63%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
7 3 (0.63%) Endur
7 3 (0.63%) SAP MDG
7 3 (0.63%) SAP MM
7 3 (0.63%) Shopify
7 3 (0.63%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 119 (25.00%) Azure
2 73 (15.34%) AWS
3 42 (8.82%) Boomi
4 38 (7.98%) Azure DevOps
5 31 (6.51%) GCP
6 30 (6.30%) SaaS
7 24 (5.04%) iPaaS
7 24 (5.04%) Power Platform
8 22 (4.62%) Dynamics 365
9 18 (3.78%) GitHub
10 16 (3.36%) Azure Service Bus
11 15 (3.15%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 14 (2.94%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (2.94%) PaaS
13 13 (2.73%) IaaS
13 13 (2.73%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 13 (2.73%) Serverless
14 12 (2.52%) Power Automate
14 12 (2.52%) SuccessFactors
15 10 (2.10%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.78%) SSL
2 17 (3.57%) Firewall
3 10 (2.10%) HTTP
4 7 (1.47%) DNS
5 6 (1.26%) LAN
5 6 (1.26%) WAN
6 5 (1.05%) Multicast
6 5 (1.05%) NAS
6 5 (1.05%) SAN
7 4 (0.84%) DHCP
7 4 (0.84%) Kerberos
7 4 (0.84%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.84%) VPN
8 3 (0.63%) IPv4
8 3 (0.63%) IPv6
9 2 (0.42%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (0.42%) MQTT
9 2 (0.42%) Network Security
10 1 (0.21%) Reverse Proxy
10 1 (0.21%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.99%) Power BI
1 19 (3.99%) SQL Server
2 17 (3.57%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (2.94%) Oracle Database
4 13 (2.73%) Relational Database
5 9 (1.89%) Data Lake
5 9 (1.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (1.68%) Oracle Reports
6 8 (1.68%) Tableau
7 7 (1.47%) Big Data
7 7 (1.47%) DataStage
7 7 (1.47%) Metadata
8 6 (1.26%) NoSQL
8 6 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (1.05%) Db2
10 4 (0.84%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.63%) MySQL
12 2 (0.42%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 31 (6.51%) JIRA
2 22 (4.62%) Git
3 15 (3.15%) Jenkins
4 10 (2.10%) GitLab
5 7 (1.47%) Postman
6 6 (1.26%) JMeter
6 6 (1.26%) LoadRunner
6 6 (1.26%) Visual Studio
7 5 (1.05%) Selenium
8 4 (0.84%) eggPlant
8 4 (0.84%) JetBrains Rider
8 4 (0.84%) SoapUI
9 3 (0.63%) Introscope
9 3 (0.63%) JUnit
9 3 (0.63%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.42%) ERwin
10 2 (0.42%) Gatling
10 2 (0.42%) IntelliJ
10 2 (0.42%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 168 (35.29%) Finance
2 120 (25.21%) Social Skills
3 89 (18.70%) Banking
4 74 (15.55%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (5.67%) Public Sector
5 27 (5.67%) Retail
6 24 (5.04%) Legal
7 15 (3.15%) Investment Banking
8 13 (2.73%) Manufacturing
9 12 (2.52%) Aerospace
9 12 (2.52%) Marketing
10 11 (2.31%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.47%) Back Office
13 7 (1.47%) Financial Institution
14 6 (1.26%) Telecoms
15 5 (1.05%) General Ledger
15 5 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 144 (30.25%) Architect
2 68 (14.29%) Solutions Architect
3 56 (11.76%) Developer
4 37 (7.77%) Lead
5 35 (7.35%) Integration Architect
6 34 (7.14%) Senior
7 29 (6.09%) Consultant
8 26 (5.46%) Technical Architect
9 25 (5.25%) Analyst
10 21 (4.41%) Middleware Engineer
11 20 (4.20%) Administrator
12 18 (3.78%) Salesforce Architect
13 16 (3.36%) Integration Specialist
14 15 (3.15%) Business Analyst
14 15 (3.15%) Integration Engineer
14 15 (3.15%) Linux Engineer
15 14 (2.94%) SAP Architect
16 12 (2.52%) Project Manager
16 12 (2.52%) SAP Manager
17 10 (2.10%) Integration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 102 (21.43%) REST
2 74 (15.55%) SOAP
3 54 (11.34%) XML
4 53 (11.13%) JSON
5 36 (7.56%) .NET
6 34 (7.14%) Kafka
7 30 (6.30%) OAuth
8 21 (4.41%) Web Services
9 18 (3.78%) JWT
10 17 (3.57%) Lightning Web Components
11 16 (3.36%) OAuth2
12 14 (2.94%) GraphQL
13 13 (2.73%) ISPF
13 13 (2.73%) RabbitMQ
13 13 (2.73%) SAML
14 12 (2.52%) EDI
15 11 (2.31%) Spring
16 10 (2.10%) React
16 10 (2.10%) RESTful
16 10 (2.10%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.72%) Mainframe
2 27 (5.67%) Onboarding
2 27 (5.67%) Product Ownership
3 26 (5.46%) Data Centre
4 25 (5.25%) Cloud Native
5 24 (5.04%) Distributed Systems
6 23 (4.83%) Management Information System
7 21 (4.41%) Enterprise Software
8 18 (3.78%) Clustering
9 17 (3.57%) Legacy Systems
10 15 (3.15%) Data Structures
11 12 (2.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 9 (1.89%) CMDB
12 9 (1.89%) Legacy Applications
12 9 (1.89%) Public Cloud
12 9 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.89%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 8 (1.68%) IoT
14 7 (1.47%) Data Protection Act
14 7 (1.47%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 68 (14.29%) Linux
2 31 (6.51%) Unix
3 30 (6.30%) Windows
4 23 (4.83%) zOS
5 14 (2.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (2.73%) Ubuntu
7 5 (1.05%) CentOS
8 4 (0.84%) AIX
8 4 (0.84%) Solaris
8 4 (0.84%) Windows Server
9 2 (0.42%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.42%) Oracle Linux
9 2 (0.42%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 2 (0.42%) VMS
10 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (24.16%) Agile
2 114 (23.95%) Stakeholder Management
3 92 (19.33%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (19.12%) DevOps
5 88 (18.49%) Integration Patterns
6 85 (17.86%) CI/CD
7 81 (17.02%) Migration
8 79 (16.60%) ERP
9 67 (14.08%) User Acceptance Testing
10 66 (13.87%) Event-Driven
11 59 (12.39%) Enterprise Architecture
12 51 (10.71%) CRM
12 51 (10.71%) Roadmaps
13 50 (10.50%) Data Modelling
14 49 (10.29%) Continuous Improvement
14 49 (10.29%) Technical Leadership
15 44 (9.24%) Data Migration
16 43 (9.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 43 (9.03%) Validation
17 42 (8.82%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 99 (20.80%) SQL
2 46 (9.66%) Java
3 41 (8.61%) Python
4 34 (7.14%) JavaScript
5 28 (5.88%) C#
6 18 (3.78%) PL/SQL
7 17 (3.57%) Apex Code
7 17 (3.57%) Bash
8 14 (2.94%) Shell Script
8 14 (2.94%) TypeScript
9 9 (1.89%) C++
10 7 (1.47%) PowerShell
11 6 (1.26%) ABAP
11 6 (1.26%) Ada
11 6 (1.26%) Perl
12 5 (1.05%) C
12 5 (1.05%) X++
13 4 (0.84%) COBOL
13 4 (0.84%) MATLAB
13 4 (0.84%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 71 (14.92%) Security Cleared
2 58 (12.18%) SC Cleared
3 34 (7.14%) Degree
4 15 (3.15%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.68%) TOGAF Certification
7 6 (1.26%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.84%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.84%) Azure Certification
8 4 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.63%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.63%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.63%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.63%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.42%) ACCA
10 2 (0.42%) CIMA
10 2 (0.42%) ISEB
10 2 (0.42%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.42%) Oracle Certification
10 2 (0.42%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (9.45%) QA
2 19 (3.99%) Data Quality
3 17 (3.57%) GDPR
4 8 (1.68%) ISO 20022
5 6 (1.26%) PMO
6 5 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.05%) Def Stans
6 5 (1.05%) GRC
6 5 (1.05%) HL7
6 5 (1.05%) IEC 61508
6 5 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.05%) SLA
7 4 (0.84%) SEPA
8 3 (0.63%) ISO 15022
8 3 (0.63%) NIST
8 3 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.42%) JSP 440
9 2 (0.42%) MISRA C
9 2 (0.42%) NCSC
9 2 (0.42%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 28 (5.88%) Docker
2 14 (2.94%) RACF
3 9 (1.89%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.26%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.84%) NFS
6 4 (0.84%) vSphere
7 2 (0.42%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.42%) Hyper-V
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%) IAG
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.21%) Varnish
8 1 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 24 (5.04%) Kubernetes
2 21 (4.41%) Ansible
3 14 (2.94%) Grafana
3 14 (2.94%) OMEGAMON
4 8 (1.68%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.26%) Control-M
5 6 (1.26%) ITRS Geneos
5 6 (1.26%) Prometheus
6 5 (1.05%) HP ALM
6 5 (1.05%) systemd
7 4 (0.84%) CA Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.84%) Check_MK
7 4 (0.84%) Podman
7 4 (0.84%) Red Hat Satellite
8 3 (0.63%) CA Wily
8 3 (0.63%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.63%) Oracle RMAN
9 2 (0.42%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.42%) EMC VPLEX
9 2 (0.42%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 90 (18.91%) Oracle
2 82 (17.23%) SAP
3 56 (11.76%) MuleSoft
4 55 (11.55%) IBM
5 51 (10.71%) Microsoft
6 48 (10.08%) Salesforce
7 28 (5.88%) Workday
8 27 (5.67%) ServiceNow
9 18 (3.78%) Google
10 15 (3.15%) Databricks
10 15 (3.15%) TIBCO
11 11 (2.31%) VMware
12 10 (2.10%) Splunk
13 9 (1.89%) Red Hat
13 9 (1.89%) Solace
14 8 (1.68%) Dell
15 7 (1.47%) Dynatrace
15 7 (1.47%) Informatica
15 7 (1.47%) JD Edwards
15 7 (1.47%) Murex