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

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 241 246 310
Rank change year-on-year +5 +64 -37
Contract jobs citing Middleware 506 289 234
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.09% 1.04% 0.71%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.10% 4.06% 2.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 158 153
10th Percentile £413 £402 £414
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 £725 £779 £825
UK median daily rate £560 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +6.67% -8.70% -2.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 31 0
10th Percentile - £33.00 -
25th Percentile - £63.50 -
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 9,923 7,112 8,166
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.32% 25.53% 24.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,524 4,834 5,399
10th Percentile £380 £353 £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 274 172 180
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.29 £27.68
25th Percentile £51.56 £42.88 £43.00
Median hourly rate £66.83 £55.00 £62.93
Median % change year-on-year +21.51% -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 £54.85 £61.60
% change year-on-year +18.51% -10.96% +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 25 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 25 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 25 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 +41 285 £575 -7.63% 215
North of England -3 91 £525 +10.53% 64
South East -50 59 £500 -12.66% 62
Yorkshire -4 49 £514 +12.86% 29
North West -31 36 £588 +6.82% 28
Midlands -39 30 £550 +23.04% 37
West Midlands -31 21 £583 +66.43% 18
South West -54 18 £575 +14.43% 24
East of England -36 15 £483 -5.85% 23
East Midlands -14 8 £525 +17.06% 18
North East -40 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 27 (5.34%) WebLogic
2 26 (5.14%) WebSphere
3 10 (1.98%) CICS
3 10 (1.98%) Confluence
4 9 (1.78%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.58%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 7 (1.38%) Apache
6 7 (1.38%) nginx
7 6 (1.19%) Tomcat
8 5 (0.99%) IBM Transformation Extender
8 5 (0.99%) JBoss
8 5 (0.99%) Mule
8 5 (0.99%) WebSphere Application Server
9 4 (0.79%) Anypoint
9 4 (0.79%) SAS
9 4 (0.79%) WebLogic Portal
9 4 (0.79%) WordPress
10 3 (0.59%) IBM HTTP Server
10 3 (0.59%) Oracle HTTP Server
10 3 (0.59%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
Applications
1 7 (1.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (0.59%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.59%) Revit
3 2 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 30 (5.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.98%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (1.58%) NetSuite
5 7 (1.38%) Maximo
5 7 (1.38%) Oracle Payables
5 7 (1.38%) Oracle Receivables
6 6 (1.19%) SAP GRC
7 5 (0.99%) Oracle EBS R12
7 5 (0.99%) SAP MDG
8 4 (0.79%) Oracle Cash Management
8 4 (0.79%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.79%) SAP ERP
9 3 (0.59%) BusinessWorks
9 3 (0.59%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (0.59%) Endur
9 3 (0.59%) Oracle Applications
9 3 (0.59%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.59%) Teamcenter
9 3 (0.59%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 126 (24.90%) Azure
2 84 (16.60%) AWS
3 48 (9.49%) Boomi
4 41 (8.10%) GCP
5 39 (7.71%) Azure DevOps
6 31 (6.13%) SaaS
7 28 (5.53%) GitHub
7 28 (5.53%) iPaaS
8 24 (4.74%) Power Platform
9 22 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
10 18 (3.56%) SuccessFactors
11 17 (3.36%) Azure Logic Apps
11 17 (3.36%) Azure Service Bus
12 16 (3.16%) Serverless
13 15 (2.96%) GitHub Actions
13 15 (2.96%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 14 (2.77%) Azure Functions
15 13 (2.57%) IaaS
15 13 (2.57%) Power Automate
15 13 (2.57%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.16%) SSL
2 15 (2.96%) HTTP
3 12 (2.37%) Firewall
4 5 (0.99%) DNS
4 5 (0.99%) Multicast
4 5 (0.99%) NAS
4 5 (0.99%) Reverse Proxy
4 5 (0.99%) SAN
5 4 (0.79%) DHCP
5 4 (0.79%) Kerberos
5 4 (0.79%) VPN
6 3 (0.59%) WAN
7 2 (0.40%) Bluetooth
7 2 (0.40%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.40%) Internet
7 2 (0.40%) LAN
7 2 (0.40%) MQTT
7 2 (0.40%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.40%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.95%) SQL Server
2 17 (3.36%) Power BI
3 16 (3.16%) Oracle Database
4 15 (2.96%) Relational Database
5 14 (2.77%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 10 (1.98%) Tableau
7 7 (1.38%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.38%) Oracle Reports
8 6 (1.19%) Db2
8 6 (1.19%) Metadata
8 6 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.99%) Big Data
9 5 (0.99%) DataStage
9 5 (0.99%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.79%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.59%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.59%) MySQL
11 3 (0.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (0.40%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 32 (6.32%) JIRA
2 28 (5.53%) Git
3 16 (3.16%) Jenkins
4 15 (2.96%) Postman
5 11 (2.17%) JMeter
5 11 (2.17%) LoadRunner
6 9 (1.78%) GitLab
6 9 (1.78%) SoapUI
6 9 (1.78%) SonarQube
7 7 (1.38%) eggPlant
8 6 (1.19%) Selenium
8 6 (1.19%) Visual Studio
9 5 (0.99%) Artifactory
10 4 (0.79%) Cucumber
10 4 (0.79%) Gatling
10 4 (0.79%) JetBrains Rider
11 3 (0.59%) JUnit
11 3 (0.59%) Oracle Forms
11 3 (0.59%) Zephyr
12 2 (0.40%) IntelliJ
General
1 171 (33.79%) Finance
2 131 (25.89%) Social Skills
3 89 (17.59%) Banking
4 75 (14.82%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (5.34%) Public Sector
6 22 (4.35%) Retail
7 21 (4.15%) Legal
8 15 (2.96%) Aerospace
8 15 (2.96%) Manufacturing
9 12 (2.37%) Marketing
10 11 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (1.98%) Investment Banking
12 7 (1.38%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.19%) Back Office
13 6 (1.19%) Law
14 5 (0.99%) General Ledger
15 4 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (0.79%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 131 (25.89%) Architect
2 66 (13.04%) Developer
3 58 (11.46%) Solutions Architect
4 47 (9.29%) Lead
5 41 (8.10%) Integration Architect
6 35 (6.92%) Consultant
7 33 (6.52%) Senior
8 24 (4.74%) Analyst
9 21 (4.15%) Technical Architect
10 20 (3.95%) Administrator
11 19 (3.75%) Linux Engineer
12 18 (3.56%) Automation Engineer
13 17 (3.36%) Middleware Engineer
13 17 (3.36%) Salesforce Architect
14 16 (3.16%) Business Analyst
14 16 (3.16%) Integration Specialist
15 15 (2.96%) Integration Engineer
16 13 (2.57%) Functional Consultant
16 13 (2.57%) Integration Manager
17 12 (2.37%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 111 (21.94%) REST
2 82 (16.21%) SOAP
3 63 (12.45%) XML
4 61 (12.06%) JSON
5 43 (8.50%) Kafka
6 40 (7.91%) .NET
6 40 (7.91%) OAuth
7 27 (5.34%) Web Services
8 26 (5.14%) JWT
9 24 (4.74%) OAuth2
10 20 (3.95%) GraphQL
11 19 (3.75%) SAML
12 17 (3.36%) Lightning Web Components
12 17 (3.36%) Swagger
13 16 (3.16%) EDI
14 15 (2.96%) OpenAPI
14 15 (2.96%) RESTful
15 14 (2.77%) React
15 14 (2.77%) Terraform
16 13 (2.57%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 35 (6.92%) Onboarding
2 34 (6.72%) Mainframe
3 33 (6.52%) Enterprise Software
4 32 (6.32%) Cloud Native
5 30 (5.93%) Distributed Systems
6 25 (4.94%) Product Ownership
7 21 (4.15%) Data Centre
7 21 (4.15%) Management Information System
8 17 (3.36%) Legacy Systems
9 16 (3.16%) Clustering
10 13 (2.57%) Data Structures
11 11 (2.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 10 (1.98%) Legacy Applications
12 10 (1.98%) Low-Code
12 10 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
13 9 (1.78%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 8 (1.58%) AI Agents
14 8 (1.58%) CMDB
14 8 (1.58%) Data Protection Act
14 8 (1.58%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 77 (15.22%) Linux
2 39 (7.71%) Windows
3 31 (6.13%) Unix
4 23 (4.55%) zOS
5 14 (2.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (2.57%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.19%) CentOS
7 6 (1.19%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.59%) Solaris
8 3 (0.59%) VMS
9 2 (0.40%) AIX
9 2 (0.40%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.20%) OpenWrt
10 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (26.68%) Stakeholder Management
2 119 (23.52%) Agile
3 104 (20.55%) CI/CD
4 98 (19.37%) DevOps
5 97 (19.17%) Problem-Solving
6 86 (17.00%) Event-Driven
6 86 (17.00%) Migration
7 85 (16.80%) Integration Patterns
8 78 (15.42%) ERP
9 65 (12.85%) Enterprise Architecture
9 65 (12.85%) Roadmaps
9 65 (12.85%) User Acceptance Testing
10 59 (11.66%) Event-Driven Architecture
11 57 (11.26%) Test Automation
12 55 (10.87%) Validation
13 54 (10.67%) Data Modelling
14 49 (9.68%) Technical Leadership
15 47 (9.29%) Continuous Improvement
15 47 (9.29%) CRM
16 44 (8.70%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 97 (19.17%) SQL
2 57 (11.26%) Python
3 48 (9.49%) JavaScript
4 47 (9.29%) Java
5 32 (6.32%) C#
6 26 (5.14%) Bash
7 18 (3.56%) TypeScript
8 17 (3.36%) Apex Code
8 17 (3.36%) PL/SQL
9 16 (3.16%) PowerShell
10 15 (2.96%) Shell Script
11 10 (1.98%) C++
12 5 (0.99%) ABAP
12 5 (0.99%) C
13 4 (0.79%) Ada
13 4 (0.79%) Go
13 4 (0.79%) Korn
13 4 (0.79%) MATLAB
13 4 (0.79%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.79%) X++
Qualifications
1 91 (17.98%) Security Cleared
2 79 (15.61%) SC Cleared
3 42 (8.30%) Degree
4 18 (3.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (1.58%) TOGAF Certification
8 5 (0.99%) CISSP
8 5 (0.99%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.59%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.59%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (0.59%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.40%) ACCA
10 2 (0.40%) CIMA
10 2 (0.40%) ISEB
10 2 (0.40%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.40%) Oracle Certification
10 2 (0.40%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.40%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (8.50%) QA
2 20 (3.95%) Data Quality
3 10 (1.98%) GDPR
4 8 (1.58%) ISO 20022
4 8 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.38%) PMO
6 6 (1.19%) GRC
6 6 (1.19%) SLA
7 5 (0.99%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.99%) HL7
8 4 (0.79%) HIPAA
8 4 (0.79%) SEPA
8 4 (0.79%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.59%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.59%) IEC 61508
9 3 (0.59%) ISO 15022
9 3 (0.59%) MISRA
9 3 (0.59%) MISRA C
10 2 (0.40%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.40%) NCSC
System Software
1 31 (6.13%) Docker
2 14 (2.77%) RACF
3 8 (1.58%) Active Directory
4 7 (1.38%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.19%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.79%) NFS
6 4 (0.79%) vSphere
7 3 (0.59%) 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 (6.13%) Ansible
1 31 (6.13%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.77%) OMEGAMON
3 13 (2.57%) Grafana
4 7 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (1.38%) Tivoli
4 7 (1.38%) Tivoli Monitoring
5 6 (1.19%) Control-M
5 6 (1.19%) Red Hat Satellite
6 5 (0.99%) HP ALM
6 5 (0.99%) ITRS Geneos
6 5 (0.99%) Oracle RMAN
6 5 (0.99%) Podman
6 5 (0.99%) systemd
7 4 (0.79%) CA Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.79%) Check_MK
7 4 (0.79%) HP Fortify
7 4 (0.79%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.59%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.40%) Netcool
Vendors
1 92 (18.18%) Oracle
2 82 (16.21%) SAP
3 80 (15.81%) IBM
4 58 (11.46%) MuleSoft
5 53 (10.47%) Microsoft
6 45 (8.89%) Salesforce
7 34 (6.72%) ServiceNow
8 27 (5.34%) Google
8 27 (5.34%) Workday
9 15 (2.96%) Splunk
9 15 (2.96%) TIBCO
10 14 (2.77%) Databricks
11 12 (2.37%) Dynatrace
12 10 (1.98%) Dell
12 10 (1.98%) Informatica
12 10 (1.98%) VMware
13 9 (1.78%) Solace
13 9 (1.78%) WSO2
14 8 (1.58%) Red Hat
15 7 (1.38%) JD Edwards