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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 254 322
Rank change year-on-year +15 +68 -39
Contract jobs citing Middleware 496 279 221
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.09% 1.01% 0.65%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.84% 4.56% 3.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 319 168 158
10th Percentile £425 £400 £413
25th Percentile £475 £447 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £613
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.20% +2.08%
75th Percentile £650 £694 £750
90th Percentile £738 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £575 £525 £600
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% +1.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 18 0
10th Percentile £38.25 £64.10 -
25th Percentile £49.75 £65.00 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £68.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.41% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £66.80 - -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £68.00 -
% change year-on-year -4.41% - -

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 8,492 6,113 7,353
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.74% 22.21% 21.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,562 4,223 5,101
10th Percentile £363 £350 £360
25th Percentile £431 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £813
UK median daily rate £525 £503 £550
% change year-on-year +4.48% -8.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 249 145 233
10th Percentile £28.93 £31.25 £24.04
25th Percentile £50.00 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.25
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -2.22% -6.25%
75th Percentile £74.26 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.47 £79.48 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -8.33%

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 31 July 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 31 July 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 31 July 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 +56 269 £600 -0.04% 77
North of England -27 90 £525 +6.33% 22
North West -27 52 £525 -4.55% 16
South East -57 45 £505 -12.63% 21
Midlands -25 43 £550 +23.04% 6
West Midlands -36 32 £583 +94.17% 5
Yorkshire -38 31 £575 +27.88% 2
South West -35 29 £575 +14.43% 15
East of England -22 17 £500 -16.67% 8
East Midlands -12 9 £550 +23.04% 1
North East -39 7 £500 +5.26% 4
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 29 (5.85%) WebSphere
2 21 (4.23%) WebLogic
3 16 (3.23%) CICS
4 11 (2.22%) Confluence
5 9 (1.81%) Apache
5 9 (1.81%) Tomcat
6 7 (1.41%) Apache Geronimo
6 7 (1.41%) Apache ServiceMix
6 7 (1.41%) Red Hat Fuse
7 6 (1.21%) Anypoint
8 5 (1.01%) Mule
8 5 (1.01%) WebSphere Application Server
9 4 (0.81%) JBoss
9 4 (0.81%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 4 (0.81%) SAS
9 4 (0.81%) SharePoint
9 4 (0.81%) WordPress
10 3 (0.60%) IBM HTTP Server
10 3 (0.60%) nginx
10 3 (0.60%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
Applications
1 6 (1.21%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (1.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.60%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.60%) Navisworks
3 3 (0.60%) Revit
4 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 30 (6.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (2.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.61%) Oracle EBS
4 7 (1.41%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (1.41%) Oracle Receivables
5 6 (1.21%) NetSuite
6 5 (1.01%) Maximo
7 4 (0.81%) Oracle Cash Management
7 4 (0.81%) Oracle EBS R12
7 4 (0.81%) Payment Gateway
8 3 (0.60%) BusinessWorks
8 3 (0.60%) Endur
8 3 (0.60%) SAP ERP
8 3 (0.60%) SAP MDG
8 3 (0.60%) SAP SD
8 3 (0.60%) Shopify
8 3 (0.60%) Temenos T24
9 2 (0.40%) Front Arena
9 2 (0.40%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.40%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 115 (23.19%) Azure
2 72 (14.52%) AWS
3 36 (7.26%) Boomi
4 32 (6.45%) SaaS
5 31 (6.25%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (5.24%) GCP
7 24 (4.84%) iPaaS
7 24 (4.84%) Power Platform
8 19 (3.83%) Dynamics 365
9 16 (3.23%) GitHub
10 14 (2.82%) Azure Logic Apps
10 14 (2.82%) Serverless
11 13 (2.62%) Azure Service Bus
11 13 (2.62%) PaaS
11 13 (2.62%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 13 (2.62%) SuccessFactors
12 12 (2.42%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 10 (2.02%) Entra ID
13 10 (2.02%) IaaS
14 9 (1.81%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.03%) Firewall
2 18 (3.63%) SSL
3 9 (1.81%) HTTP
4 7 (1.41%) DNS
5 5 (1.01%) Multicast
6 4 (0.81%) DHCP
6 4 (0.81%) Kerberos
6 4 (0.81%) LAN
6 4 (0.81%) NAS
6 4 (0.81%) SAN
6 4 (0.81%) VPN
6 4 (0.81%) WAN
7 3 (0.60%) IPv4
7 3 (0.60%) IPv6
7 3 (0.60%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.40%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.40%) MQTT
8 2 (0.40%) Network Security
9 1 (0.20%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.20%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.03%) Power BI
2 16 (3.23%) SQL Server
3 15 (3.02%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (2.42%) DataStage
5 11 (2.22%) Oracle Database
5 11 (2.22%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.81%) Data Lake
7 8 (1.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (1.41%) Metadata
9 6 (1.21%) Oracle Reports
10 5 (1.01%) Big Data
10 5 (1.01%) Db2
10 5 (1.01%) NoSQL
10 5 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.81%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.60%) MySQL
12 3 (0.60%) Tableau
13 2 (0.40%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 30 (6.05%) JIRA
2 19 (3.83%) Git
3 13 (2.62%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.22%) GitLab
5 5 (1.01%) Visual Studio
6 4 (0.81%) JetBrains Rider
6 4 (0.81%) JUnit
7 3 (0.60%) Introscope
8 2 (0.40%) Ant
8 2 (0.40%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.40%) ERwin
8 2 (0.40%) Hudson
8 2 (0.40%) IntelliJ
8 2 (0.40%) Maven
8 2 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.40%) Postman
8 2 (0.40%) Selenium
8 2 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.20%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.20%) HP UFT
General
1 171 (34.48%) Finance
2 128 (25.81%) Social Skills
3 92 (18.55%) Banking
4 63 (12.70%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (6.65%) Public Sector
6 30 (6.05%) Retail
7 23 (4.64%) Legal
8 19 (3.83%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (3.63%) Investment Banking
10 16 (3.23%) Manufacturing
11 11 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (2.02%) Marketing
13 9 (1.81%) Aerospace
13 9 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
13 9 (1.81%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.41%) Back Office
14 7 (1.41%) Financial Institution
14 7 (1.41%) Law
15 6 (1.21%) Front Office
15 6 (1.21%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 166 (33.47%) Architect
2 77 (15.52%) Solutions Architect
3 54 (10.89%) Developer
4 39 (7.86%) Integration Architect
5 36 (7.26%) Lead
6 31 (6.25%) Consultant
6 31 (6.25%) Technical Architect
7 29 (5.85%) Senior
8 25 (5.04%) Analyst
9 21 (4.23%) Middleware Engineer
10 20 (4.03%) Administrator
11 17 (3.43%) Salesforce Architect
12 16 (3.23%) Business Analyst
12 16 (3.23%) SAP Architect
13 14 (2.82%) Integration Specialist
13 14 (2.82%) Linux Engineer
14 13 (2.62%) Integration Engineer
14 13 (2.62%) Payments Architect
14 13 (2.62%) Payments Solutions Architect
15 11 (2.22%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (20.16%) REST
2 66 (13.31%) SOAP
3 44 (8.87%) JSON
4 43 (8.67%) XML
5 31 (6.25%) Kafka
6 26 (5.24%) .NET
7 24 (4.84%) OAuth
8 16 (3.23%) Lightning Web Components
8 16 (3.23%) Web Services
9 14 (2.82%) JWT
9 14 (2.82%) OAuth2
10 13 (2.62%) ISPF
11 12 (2.42%) GraphQL
11 12 (2.42%) React
12 11 (2.22%) RabbitMQ
12 11 (2.22%) Spring
13 10 (2.02%) EDI
14 9 (1.81%) SAML
14 9 (1.81%) Spring Boot
15 8 (1.61%) Apache Camel
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.26%) Mainframe
2 30 (6.05%) Data Centre
2 30 (6.05%) Onboarding
3 27 (5.44%) Management Information System
3 27 (5.44%) Product Ownership
4 24 (4.84%) Legacy Systems
5 21 (4.23%) Cloud Native
6 19 (3.83%) Clustering
7 18 (3.63%) Distributed Systems
8 16 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
9 13 (2.62%) Data Structures
9 13 (2.62%) Public Cloud
10 12 (2.42%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (2.02%) AI Agents
11 10 (2.02%) Legacy Applications
12 9 (1.81%) CMDB
12 9 (1.81%) Data Protection Act
12 9 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
13 8 (1.61%) BYOD
13 8 (1.61%) VSAM
Operating Systems
1 64 (12.90%) Linux
2 32 (6.45%) Unix
3 27 (5.44%) Windows
4 24 (4.84%) zOS
5 14 (2.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (2.62%) Ubuntu
7 10 (2.02%) Solaris
8 9 (1.81%) AIX
9 5 (1.01%) CentOS
10 3 (0.60%) Windows Server
11 2 (0.40%) OpenVMS
11 2 (0.40%) Oracle Linux
11 2 (0.40%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 2 (0.40%) VMS
11 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (23.99%) Agile
2 103 (20.77%) Stakeholder Management
3 98 (19.76%) Integration Patterns
4 91 (18.35%) Problem-Solving
5 89 (17.94%) DevOps
6 82 (16.53%) CI/CD
7 77 (15.52%) ERP
8 75 (15.12%) Migration
9 66 (13.31%) Roadmaps
10 63 (12.70%) Event-Driven
11 59 (11.90%) Enterprise Architecture
11 59 (11.90%) User Acceptance Testing
12 53 (10.69%) CRM
13 51 (10.28%) Continuous Improvement
14 50 (10.08%) Data Modelling
15 48 (9.68%) Technical Leadership
16 46 (9.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 40 (8.06%) Microservices
18 38 (7.66%) AI
18 38 (7.66%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 94 (18.95%) SQL
2 52 (10.48%) Java
3 37 (7.46%) Python
4 24 (4.84%) JavaScript
5 22 (4.44%) C#
6 18 (3.63%) Bash
6 18 (3.63%) PL/SQL
7 16 (3.23%) Apex Code
8 13 (2.62%) TypeScript
9 12 (2.42%) Shell Script
10 11 (2.22%) Ada
11 9 (1.81%) COBOL
12 6 (1.21%) ABAP
12 6 (1.21%) C++
12 6 (1.21%) Perl
12 6 (1.21%) PowerShell
13 5 (1.01%) X++
14 4 (0.81%) MATLAB
14 4 (0.81%) SOQL
14 4 (0.81%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 64 (12.90%) Security Cleared
2 50 (10.08%) SC Cleared
3 31 (6.25%) Degree
4 18 (3.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (2.22%) TOGAF Certification
6 8 (1.61%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.21%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.21%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (1.01%) AWS Certification
9 4 (0.81%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.60%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.60%) PMP
10 3 (0.60%) SAP Certification
11 2 (0.40%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.40%) IIBA
11 2 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.40%) Oracle Certification
12 1 (0.20%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 1 (0.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (7.26%) QA
2 28 (5.65%) GDPR
3 20 (4.03%) Data Quality
4 10 (2.02%) Def Stans
4 10 (2.02%) IEC 61508
5 7 (1.41%) ISO 20022
6 6 (1.21%) PMO
7 5 (1.01%) SLA
8 4 (0.81%) HL7
8 4 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.60%) NIST
9 3 (0.60%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.40%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.40%) ISO 15022
10 2 (0.40%) MISRA
10 2 (0.40%) MISRA C
11 1 (0.20%) DICOM
11 1 (0.20%) SEPA
System Software
1 24 (4.84%) Docker
2 14 (2.82%) RACF
3 11 (2.22%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.81%) NFS
6 4 (0.81%) vSphere
7 2 (0.40%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.40%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.20%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 24 (4.84%) Kubernetes
2 21 (4.23%) Ansible
3 14 (2.82%) OMEGAMON
4 10 (2.02%) Grafana
5 9 (1.81%) Terraform
6 7 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.21%) ITRS Geneos
8 5 (1.01%) Prometheus
8 5 (1.01%) systemd
9 4 (0.81%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.81%) Check_MK
9 4 (0.81%) HP ALM
9 4 (0.81%) Oracle RMAN
9 4 (0.81%) Podman
9 4 (0.81%) Red Hat Satellite
10 3 (0.60%) CA Wily
11 2 (0.40%) Avamar
11 2 (0.40%) Control-M
11 2 (0.40%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.40%) EMC VPLEX
Vendors
1 83 (16.73%) Oracle
2 77 (15.52%) SAP
3 53 (10.69%) IBM
3 53 (10.69%) Microsoft
4 52 (10.48%) MuleSoft
5 50 (10.08%) Salesforce
6 31 (6.25%) Workday
7 28 (5.65%) ServiceNow
8 19 (3.83%) Databricks
9 16 (3.23%) TIBCO
10 14 (2.82%) Google
10 14 (2.82%) VMware
11 10 (2.02%) Red Hat
12 9 (1.81%) Solace
13 8 (1.61%) Splunk
14 7 (1.41%) JD Edwards
14 7 (1.41%) Murex
15 6 (1.21%) Ariba
15 6 (1.21%) Bloomberg
15 6 (1.21%) Sybase