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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 214 264 325
Rank change year-on-year +50 +61 -36
Contract jobs citing Middleware 484 217 211
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.18% 0.89% 0.58%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 6.12% 4.01% 2.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 300 124 151
10th Percentile £400 £375 £410
25th Percentile £464 £424 £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% +2.13%
75th Percentile £688 £688 £700
90th Percentile £788 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £560 £500 £600
% change year-on-year +12.00% -16.67% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 28 2
10th Percentile - £61.25 £65.63
25th Percentile £61.25 - £66.56
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £71.25
Median % change year-on-year - -8.77% +9.62%
75th Percentile - £68.00 £74.69
90th Percentile - £68.75 £74.88
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £71.25
% change year-on-year - -8.77% +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 7,910 5,413 7,520
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.24% 22.29% 20.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,256 3,741 5,341
10th Percentile £363 £363 £350
25th Percentile £425 £425 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -1.52%
75th Percentile £625 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £798 £788
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £535
% change year-on-year - -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 101 230
10th Percentile £30.98 £33.25 £22.42
25th Percentile £51.25 £50.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year - +36.84% -26.92%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.75 £65.95
90th Percentile £77.50 £81.35 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year - +36.84% -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 20 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 20 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 20 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 +73 229 £600 +9.09% 49
North of England -9 91 £525 +5.00% 9
Midlands -19 65 £500 +11.48% 8
North West -9 50 £500 -9.09% 2
West Midlands -19 48 £525 +16.67% 6
South West -30 46 £640 +28.00% 6
South East -43 41 £503 -13.06% 19
Yorkshire -33 38 £560 +20.95% 7
East of England -19 16 £487 -22.04% 1
East Midlands -19 14 £463 +3.47% 2
North East -21 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 (3.72%) WebSphere
2 11 (2.27%) Confluence
2 11 (2.27%) Tomcat
3 10 (2.07%) Apache
3 10 (2.07%) CICS
4 9 (1.86%) WebLogic
5 8 (1.65%) Apache Geronimo
5 8 (1.65%) Apache ServiceMix
5 8 (1.65%) Red Hat Fuse
6 7 (1.45%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 6 (1.24%) WebSphere Application Server
8 5 (1.03%) Oracle Workflow
9 3 (0.62%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.62%) IBM HTTP Server
9 3 (0.62%) JBoss
9 3 (0.62%) nginx
10 2 (0.41%) Oracle HTTP Server
10 2 (0.41%) WebSphere Portal
11 1 (0.21%) Mule
11 1 (0.21%) Mule ESB
Applications
1 7 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (1.45%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (0.83%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.62%) Navisworks
3 3 (0.62%) Revit
4 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.21%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 28 (5.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (2.27%) Oracle EBS
2 11 (2.27%) Oracle Receivables
3 8 (1.65%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (1.45%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (1.45%) Shopify
5 6 (1.24%) Oracle Cash Management
5 6 (1.24%) Oracle General Ledger
6 5 (1.03%) Maximo
6 5 (1.03%) Oracle EBS R12
7 4 (0.83%) Bloomberg AIM
7 4 (0.83%) Fidessa
7 4 (0.83%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.83%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 3 (0.62%) SAP ERP
8 3 (0.62%) SAP MDG
8 3 (0.62%) SAP Payroll
9 2 (0.41%) Global One
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 125 (25.83%) Azure
2 60 (12.40%) AWS
3 35 (7.23%) SaaS
4 33 (6.82%) GCP
5 24 (4.96%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (4.75%) Boomi
7 18 (3.72%) Dynamics 365
8 17 (3.51%) Power Platform
9 11 (2.27%) OCI
9 11 (2.27%) Serverless
9 11 (2.27%) SuccessFactors
10 10 (2.07%) Datadog
10 10 (2.07%) iPaaS
11 9 (1.86%) Azure Logic Apps
11 9 (1.86%) PaaS
12 8 (1.65%) Azure Service Bus
12 8 (1.65%) OpenShift
13 7 (1.45%) AWS Lambda
13 7 (1.45%) Entra ID
14 6 (1.24%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 26 (5.37%) Firewall
2 8 (1.65%) HTTP
2 8 (1.65%) LAN
2 8 (1.65%) WAN
3 4 (0.83%) DNS
3 4 (0.83%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.62%) IPv4
4 3 (0.62%) IPv6
4 3 (0.62%) Reverse Proxy
4 3 (0.62%) SSL
5 2 (0.41%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (0.41%) DHCP
5 2 (0.41%) Network Security
5 2 (0.41%) SAN
6 1 (0.21%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.21%) InfiniBand
6 1 (0.21%) MQTT
6 1 (0.21%) Multicast
6 1 (0.21%) SMS
6 1 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.51%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.10%) DataStage
3 14 (2.89%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (2.69%) Power BI
5 12 (2.48%) Oracle Database
6 9 (1.86%) Oracle Reports
7 8 (1.65%) Metadata
7 8 (1.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (1.24%) Relational Database
9 5 (1.03%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (1.03%) Snowflake Schema
10 4 (0.83%) Big Data
10 4 (0.83%) Data Lake
10 4 (0.83%) MySQL
10 4 (0.83%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.62%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.62%) Tableau
12 2 (0.41%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 28 (5.79%) JIRA
2 22 (4.55%) Git
3 21 (4.34%) GitLab
4 18 (3.72%) Jenkins
5 9 (1.86%) Jaeger
6 7 (1.45%) JUnit
7 5 (1.03%) Rational Rhapsody
8 4 (0.83%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.62%) Ant
9 3 (0.62%) Introscope
9 3 (0.62%) Mockito
9 3 (0.62%) Postman
10 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.41%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.41%) ERwin
10 2 (0.41%) Gradle
10 2 (0.41%) Hudson
10 2 (0.41%) IntelliJ
10 2 (0.41%) SoapUI
10 2 (0.41%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 175 (36.16%) Finance
2 132 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 81 (16.74%) Banking
4 71 (14.67%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (7.64%) Public Sector
6 27 (5.58%) Retail
7 22 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
7 22 (4.55%) Investment Banking
8 16 (3.31%) Legal
8 16 (3.31%) Manufacturing
9 15 (3.10%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.89%) Financial Institution
11 13 (2.69%) Aerospace
12 10 (2.07%) Law
12 10 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.86%) General Ledger
14 8 (1.65%) Back Office
14 8 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (1.45%) Billing
15 7 (1.45%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 172 (35.54%) Architect
2 96 (19.83%) Solutions Architect
3 40 (8.26%) Developer
4 33 (6.82%) Integration Architect
5 32 (6.61%) Lead
5 32 (6.61%) Senior
6 28 (5.79%) Software Engineer
7 24 (4.96%) Analyst
8 22 (4.55%) Consultant
9 21 (4.34%) Technical Architect
10 18 (3.72%) Payments Architect
10 18 (3.72%) Payments Solutions Architect
10 18 (3.72%) Project Manager
11 17 (3.51%) Java Engineer
11 17 (3.51%) SAP Architect
12 15 (3.10%) Administrator
13 13 (2.69%) C++ Software Engineer
14 12 (2.48%) Integration Engineer
14 12 (2.48%) Integration Manager
14 12 (2.48%) Java Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (14.05%) REST
2 43 (8.88%) Kafka
3 40 (8.26%) SOAP
4 32 (6.61%) XML
5 22 (4.55%) JSON
6 17 (3.51%) Spring Boot
7 15 (3.10%) Oracle Fusion
8 14 (2.89%) .NET
8 14 (2.89%) Lightning Web Components
9 13 (2.69%) Qt
9 13 (2.69%) RESTful
10 12 (2.48%) Web Services
11 11 (2.27%) LDAP
12 10 (2.07%) Apache Camel
12 10 (2.07%) OpenTelemetry
13 9 (1.86%) Node.js
13 9 (1.86%) OAuth
13 9 (1.86%) React
13 9 (1.86%) Spring
13 9 (1.86%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 46 (9.50%) Management Information System
2 32 (6.61%) Data Centre
3 22 (4.55%) Cloud Native
4 21 (4.34%) Public Cloud
5 20 (4.13%) Onboarding
6 19 (3.93%) Enterprise Software
7 18 (3.72%) Product Ownership
8 17 (3.51%) Legacy Systems
9 14 (2.89%) Distributed Systems
9 14 (2.89%) Mainframe
10 12 (2.48%) CMDB
11 9 (1.86%) BYOD
11 9 (1.86%) VSAM
12 8 (1.65%) Clustering
12 8 (1.65%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (1.65%) Hybrid Cloud
13 7 (1.45%) Data Structures
13 7 (1.45%) IoT
13 7 (1.45%) Legacy Applications
13 7 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 67 (13.84%) Linux
2 29 (5.99%) Windows
3 22 (4.55%) Unix
4 18 (3.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 12 (2.48%) AIX
5 12 (2.48%) CentOS
6 11 (2.27%) Solaris
7 5 (1.03%) Windows Server
7 5 (1.03%) zOS
8 3 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.62%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle Linux
9 2 (0.41%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 2 (0.41%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.21%) Rocky
10 1 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (26.45%) Agile
2 102 (21.07%) DevOps
3 92 (19.01%) Integration Patterns
3 92 (19.01%) Problem-Solving
4 77 (15.91%) Microservices
5 76 (15.70%) Stakeholder Management
6 74 (15.29%) CI/CD
6 74 (15.29%) Migration
7 68 (14.05%) ERP
8 64 (13.22%) Technical Leadership
9 60 (12.40%) Roadmaps
10 51 (10.54%) Data Modelling
11 48 (9.92%) Software Engineering
11 48 (9.92%) Validation
12 47 (9.71%) Continuous Improvement
13 46 (9.50%) SDLC
13 46 (9.50%) Waterfall
14 44 (9.09%) Architectural Design
14 44 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 43 (8.88%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 92 (19.01%) SQL
2 70 (14.46%) Java
3 38 (7.85%) Python
4 27 (5.58%) Ada
5 22 (4.55%) JavaScript
6 21 (4.34%) PL/SQL
7 17 (3.51%) C++
7 17 (3.51%) Shell Script
8 16 (3.31%) Bash
9 15 (3.10%) C#
10 13 (2.69%) Apex Code
10 13 (2.69%) PowerShell
11 11 (2.27%) MATLAB
12 9 (1.86%) COBOL
12 9 (1.86%) Rust
13 8 (1.65%) Perl
14 6 (1.24%) C
14 6 (1.24%) SOQL
14 6 (1.24%) TypeScript
15 5 (1.03%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 69 (14.26%) Security Cleared
2 55 (11.36%) SC Cleared
3 52 (10.74%) Degree
4 26 (5.37%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (3.72%) Master's Degree
6 11 (2.27%) Azure Certification
6 11 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (2.27%) TOGAF Certification
7 10 (2.07%) PMI Certification
8 9 (1.86%) PMP
9 6 (1.24%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.03%) SAP Certification
11 3 (0.62%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.41%) IIBA
12 2 (0.41%) Oracle Certification
13 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 1 (0.21%) Postgraduate
13 1 (0.21%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (6.40%) Def Stans
1 31 (6.40%) IEC 61508
2 30 (6.20%) GDPR
3 20 (4.13%) QA
4 17 (3.51%) Data Quality
5 14 (2.89%) SLA
6 12 (2.48%) MISRA
6 12 (2.48%) MISRA C
7 9 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (1.24%) NIST
8 6 (1.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (1.03%) GAAP
9 5 (1.03%) HL7
9 5 (1.03%) ISO 20022
10 3 (0.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.62%) IFRS
10 3 (0.62%) PSD2
10 3 (0.62%) SEPA
11 2 (0.41%) ITGC
11 2 (0.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 32 (6.61%) Docker
2 17 (3.51%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.62%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.41%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 2 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (0.41%) RACF
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 43 (8.88%) Kubernetes
2 24 (4.96%) Grafana
3 21 (4.34%) Ansible
4 20 (4.13%) Prometheus
5 11 (2.27%) Check_MK
5 11 (2.27%) Podman
5 11 (2.27%) Red Hat Satellite
6 10 (2.07%) Terraform
7 9 (1.86%) Kiali
8 4 (0.83%) Control-M
8 4 (0.83%) Oracle RMAN
8 4 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.62%) CA Wily
9 3 (0.62%) ITRS Geneos
9 3 (0.62%) SCCM
10 2 (0.41%) Avamar
10 2 (0.41%) Data Guard
10 2 (0.41%) EMC VPLEX
10 2 (0.41%) Tivoli
11 1 (0.21%) systemd
Vendors
1 77 (15.91%) Oracle
2 67 (13.84%) SAP
3 65 (13.43%) Microsoft
4 37 (7.64%) MuleSoft
5 36 (7.44%) IBM
6 35 (7.23%) Salesforce
7 31 (6.40%) ServiceNow
8 26 (5.37%) Workday
9 24 (4.96%) VMware
10 21 (4.34%) Databricks
10 21 (4.34%) Splunk
11 17 (3.51%) Red Hat
12 13 (2.69%) AppDynamics
13 12 (2.48%) Dynatrace
14 11 (2.27%) Software AG
15 9 (1.86%) Google
16 8 (1.65%) Dell
16 8 (1.65%) TIBCO
17 6 (1.24%) IFS
18 5 (1.03%) Ariba