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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 258 328
Rank change year-on-year +19 +70 -48
Contract jobs citing Middleware 488 278 211
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.07% 1.00% 0.64%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.78% 4.54% 2.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 305 162 149
10th Percentile £425 £400 £422
25th Percentile £475 £447 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £566 £550 £625
Median % change year-on-year +2.82% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £650 £692 £750
90th Percentile £730 £762 £825
UK median daily rate £575 £525 £600
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% +0.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 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 £66.20 - -
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 8,439 6,123 7,331
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.47% 22.03% 22.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,519 4,186 5,028
10th Percentile £366 £350 £360
25th Percentile £431 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £514 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.14% -6.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 158 220
10th Percentile £28.58 £31.25 £24.16
25th Percentile £45.94 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.75
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -3.08% -5.42%
75th Percentile £73.11 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £82.03 £81.01 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.88 £52.50
% change year-on-year +18.45% +4.52% -12.50%

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 17 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 17 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 17 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 +49 263 £590 -1.67% 124
North of England -27 83 £534 +9.49% 26
South East -49 54 £500 -13.49% 27
North West -16 43 £525 -11.76% 11
Midlands -25 40 £583 +30.31% 7
Yorkshire -18 33 £575 +26.37% 7
West Midlands -32 28 £583 +94.17% 6
South West -38 28 £575 +14.43% 15
East of England -22 16 £491 -4.15% 15
East Midlands -17 10 £575 +28.64% 1
North East -38 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 (5.33%) WebSphere
2 20 (4.10%) WebLogic
3 11 (2.25%) CICS
4 9 (1.84%) Confluence
5 7 (1.43%) Apache
5 7 (1.43%) SharePoint
6 6 (1.23%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 6 (1.23%) Tomcat
7 5 (1.02%) Apache Geronimo
7 5 (1.02%) Apache ServiceMix
7 5 (1.02%) Mule
7 5 (1.02%) Red Hat Fuse
7 5 (1.02%) WebSphere Application Server
8 4 (0.82%) Anypoint
8 4 (0.82%) JBoss
8 4 (0.82%) SAS
8 4 (0.82%) WordPress
9 3 (0.61%) IBM HTTP Server
9 3 (0.61%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
10 2 (0.41%) Oracle HTTP Server
Applications
1 6 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (0.61%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.61%) Revit
3 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.41%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 33 (6.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.05%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.64%) Oracle EBS
4 7 (1.43%) NetSuite
4 7 (1.43%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (1.43%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.82%) Maximo
5 4 (0.82%) Oracle Cash Management
5 4 (0.82%) Oracle EBS R12
5 4 (0.82%) Payment Gateway
5 4 (0.82%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.61%) BusinessWorks
6 3 (0.61%) Endur
6 3 (0.61%) SAP GRC
6 3 (0.61%) SAP MDG
6 3 (0.61%) Shopify
6 3 (0.61%) Temenos T24
7 2 (0.41%) Infor LN
7 2 (0.41%) Magento
7 2 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 119 (24.39%) Azure
2 72 (14.75%) AWS
3 41 (8.40%) Boomi
4 36 (7.38%) Azure DevOps
5 32 (6.56%) SaaS
6 29 (5.94%) GCP
7 24 (4.92%) iPaaS
7 24 (4.92%) Power Platform
8 20 (4.10%) GitHub
9 19 (3.89%) Dynamics 365
10 15 (3.07%) Azure Service Bus
10 15 (3.07%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 14 (2.87%) Azure Logic Apps
11 14 (2.87%) PaaS
11 14 (2.87%) SuccessFactors
12 13 (2.66%) IaaS
12 13 (2.66%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 12 (2.46%) Serverless
14 11 (2.25%) Power Automate
15 10 (2.05%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.69%) Firewall
1 18 (3.69%) SSL
2 10 (2.05%) HTTP
3 7 (1.43%) DNS
4 6 (1.23%) LAN
4 6 (1.23%) WAN
5 5 (1.02%) Multicast
5 5 (1.02%) NAS
5 5 (1.02%) SAN
6 4 (0.82%) DHCP
6 4 (0.82%) Kerberos
6 4 (0.82%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.82%) VPN
7 3 (0.61%) IPv4
7 3 (0.61%) IPv6
7 3 (0.61%) Network Security
8 2 (0.41%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.41%) MQTT
9 1 (0.20%) Software-Defined Networking
9 1 (0.20%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.10%) Power BI
2 16 (3.28%) SQL Server
3 15 (3.07%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (2.66%) Oracle Database
5 12 (2.46%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.84%) Data Lake
7 8 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.64%) Tableau
8 7 (1.43%) Big Data
8 7 (1.43%) DataStage
8 7 (1.43%) Metadata
9 6 (1.23%) NoSQL
9 6 (1.23%) Oracle Reports
10 5 (1.02%) Db2
10 5 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.61%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (0.61%) MySQL
13 2 (0.41%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 32 (6.56%) JIRA
2 20 (4.10%) Git
3 16 (3.28%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.25%) GitLab
5 7 (1.43%) Postman
6 6 (1.23%) JMeter
6 6 (1.23%) LoadRunner
7 5 (1.02%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.82%) eggPlant
8 4 (0.82%) JetBrains Rider
8 4 (0.82%) SoapUI
9 3 (0.61%) Introscope
9 3 (0.61%) JUnit
9 3 (0.61%) Selenium
9 3 (0.61%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.41%) ERwin
10 2 (0.41%) Gatling
10 2 (0.41%) IntelliJ
10 2 (0.41%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.41%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 163 (33.40%) Finance
2 121 (24.80%) Social Skills
3 89 (18.24%) Banking
4 70 (14.34%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (5.74%) Retail
6 27 (5.53%) Public Sector
7 24 (4.92%) Legal
8 16 (3.28%) Investment Banking
9 14 (2.87%) Influencing Skills
9 14 (2.87%) Manufacturing
10 12 (2.46%) Marketing
11 11 (2.25%) Aerospace
11 11 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (1.84%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.43%) Back Office
13 7 (1.43%) Financial Institution
14 6 (1.23%) Telecoms
15 5 (1.02%) General Ledger
15 5 (1.02%) Law
Job Titles
1 154 (31.56%) Architect
2 71 (14.55%) Solutions Architect
3 57 (11.68%) Developer
4 37 (7.58%) Lead
5 36 (7.38%) Integration Architect
6 33 (6.76%) Senior
7 30 (6.15%) Consultant
8 29 (5.94%) Technical Architect
9 24 (4.92%) Analyst
10 21 (4.30%) Middleware Engineer
11 20 (4.10%) Administrator
12 19 (3.89%) Salesforce Architect
13 15 (3.07%) Business Analyst
13 15 (3.07%) Integration Specialist
13 15 (3.07%) Linux Engineer
13 15 (3.07%) SAP Architect
14 13 (2.66%) Integration Engineer
15 12 (2.46%) Project Manager
15 12 (2.46%) Software Engineer
16 11 (2.25%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 105 (21.52%) REST
2 74 (15.16%) SOAP
3 52 (10.66%) XML
4 51 (10.45%) JSON
5 37 (7.58%) Kafka
6 32 (6.56%) .NET
7 29 (5.94%) OAuth
8 20 (4.10%) Web Services
9 18 (3.69%) JWT
10 17 (3.48%) Lightning Web Components
11 15 (3.07%) OAuth2
12 14 (2.87%) GraphQL
13 13 (2.66%) ISPF
13 13 (2.66%) RabbitMQ
13 13 (2.66%) SAML
14 12 (2.46%) EDI
15 11 (2.25%) Spring
16 10 (2.05%) React
16 10 (2.05%) Swagger
17 9 (1.84%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.56%) Mainframe
2 29 (5.94%) Onboarding
3 27 (5.53%) Product Ownership
4 26 (5.33%) Data Centre
5 24 (4.92%) Management Information System
6 23 (4.71%) Cloud Native
7 22 (4.51%) Distributed Systems
8 19 (3.89%) Legacy Systems
9 18 (3.69%) Clustering
10 17 (3.48%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (3.07%) Data Structures
12 12 (2.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 12 (2.46%) Public Cloud
13 9 (1.84%) AI Agents
13 9 (1.84%) CMDB
13 9 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
14 8 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
14 8 (1.64%) IoT
14 8 (1.64%) Legacy Applications
15 7 (1.43%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 66 (13.52%) Linux
2 30 (6.15%) Unix
3 28 (5.74%) Windows
4 23 (4.71%) zOS
5 13 (2.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 13 (2.66%) Ubuntu
6 5 (1.02%) CentOS
7 4 (0.82%) AIX
7 4 (0.82%) Solaris
7 4 (0.82%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.41%) OpenVMS
8 2 (0.41%) Oracle Linux
8 2 (0.41%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 2 (0.41%) VMS
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (23.98%) Agile
2 108 (22.13%) Stakeholder Management
3 94 (19.26%) Integration Patterns
3 94 (19.26%) Problem-Solving
4 85 (17.42%) DevOps
5 83 (17.01%) CI/CD
6 78 (15.98%) Migration
7 74 (15.16%) ERP
8 64 (13.11%) Event-Driven
9 62 (12.70%) User Acceptance Testing
10 59 (12.09%) Enterprise Architecture
11 55 (11.27%) Roadmaps
12 50 (10.25%) CRM
12 50 (10.25%) Data Modelling
12 50 (10.25%) Technical Leadership
13 49 (10.04%) Continuous Improvement
14 47 (9.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 41 (8.40%) Data Migration
16 40 (8.20%) Translating Business Requirements
16 40 (8.20%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 97 (19.88%) SQL
2 52 (10.66%) Java
3 41 (8.40%) Python
4 32 (6.56%) JavaScript
5 24 (4.92%) C#
6 17 (3.48%) Apex Code
6 17 (3.48%) Bash
6 17 (3.48%) PL/SQL
7 12 (2.46%) Shell Script
7 12 (2.46%) TypeScript
8 11 (2.25%) Ada
9 8 (1.64%) C++
10 6 (1.23%) Perl
10 6 (1.23%) PowerShell
11 5 (1.02%) ABAP
11 5 (1.02%) X++
12 4 (0.82%) C
12 4 (0.82%) COBOL
12 4 (0.82%) MATLAB
12 4 (0.82%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 68 (13.93%) Security Cleared
2 56 (11.48%) SC Cleared
3 32 (6.56%) Degree
4 15 (3.07%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (1.64%) TOGAF Certification
6 4 (0.82%) AWS Certification
6 4 (0.82%) Azure Certification
6 4 (0.82%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.61%) DV Cleared
7 3 (0.61%) ISTQB
7 3 (0.61%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.61%) SAP Certification
8 2 (0.41%) ACCA
8 2 (0.41%) CIMA
8 2 (0.41%) IIBA
8 2 (0.41%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.41%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (8.20%) QA
2 21 (4.30%) GDPR
3 19 (3.89%) Data Quality
4 10 (2.05%) Def Stans
4 10 (2.05%) IEC 61508
5 6 (1.23%) Actionable Recommendations
5 6 (1.23%) ISO 20022
5 6 (1.23%) PMO
6 5 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.02%) SLA
7 3 (0.61%) GRC
7 3 (0.61%) HL7
7 3 (0.61%) NIST
7 3 (0.61%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.41%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (0.41%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.41%) MISRA
8 2 (0.41%) MISRA C
8 2 (0.41%) NCSC
System Software
1 25 (5.12%) Docker
2 14 (2.87%) RACF
3 11 (2.25%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.02%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.82%) NFS
6 4 (0.82%) vSphere
7 2 (0.41%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.41%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.20%) Firmware
8 1 (0.20%) IAG
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.20%) Varnish
8 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 25 (5.12%) Kubernetes
2 20 (4.10%) Ansible
3 14 (2.87%) OMEGAMON
4 12 (2.46%) Grafana
5 9 (1.84%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (1.64%) Terraform
7 6 (1.23%) ITRS Geneos
8 5 (1.02%) Control-M
8 5 (1.02%) HP ALM
8 5 (1.02%) Prometheus
8 5 (1.02%) systemd
9 4 (0.82%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.82%) Check_MK
9 4 (0.82%) Podman
9 4 (0.82%) Red Hat Satellite
10 3 (0.61%) CA Wily
10 3 (0.61%) HP Fortify
10 3 (0.61%) Oracle RMAN
11 2 (0.41%) EMC VPLEX
11 2 (0.41%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 89 (18.24%) Oracle
2 83 (17.01%) SAP
3 55 (11.27%) MuleSoft
4 54 (11.07%) IBM
4 54 (11.07%) Microsoft
5 50 (10.25%) Salesforce
6 28 (5.74%) ServiceNow
6 28 (5.74%) Workday
7 17 (3.48%) Databricks
7 17 (3.48%) Google
7 17 (3.48%) TIBCO
8 11 (2.25%) VMware
9 10 (2.05%) Splunk
10 9 (1.84%) Red Hat
10 9 (1.84%) Solace
11 7 (1.43%) Ariba
11 7 (1.43%) Dell
11 7 (1.43%) Informatica
11 7 (1.43%) Murex
11 7 (1.43%) WSO2