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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 223 254 332
Rank change year-on-year +31 +78 -56
Contract jobs citing Middleware 508 249 224
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.17% 0.99% 0.60%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 6.12% 4.37% 2.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 309 151 158
10th Percentile £400 £375 £412
25th Percentile £475 £445 £482
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £675 £694 £719
90th Percentile £775 £775 £816
UK median daily rate £565 £525 £582
% change year-on-year +7.62% -9.82% +5.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 20 2
10th Percentile £50.64 £64.70 £65.63
25th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £66.56
Median hourly rate £65.00 £67.75 £71.25
Median % change year-on-year -4.06% -4.91% +9.62%
75th Percentile - £68.00 £74.69
90th Percentile - £68.75 £74.88
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £67.75 £71.25
% change year-on-year -4.06% -4.91% +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 8,301 5,704 7,895
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.10% 22.57% 21.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,472 3,942 5,497
10th Percentile £363 £358 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £788 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £514 £538
% change year-on-year +2.14% -4.37% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 258 119 263
10th Percentile £30.35 £31.05 £23.80
25th Percentile £51.25 £48.13 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £60.00 £58.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +3.45% -10.77%
75th Percentile £74.82 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £83.16 £81.01 £74.49
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -15.38%

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 27 June 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 27 June 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 27 June 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 +50 259 £600 - 45
North of England -15 93 £525 +5.00% 18
Midlands -17 57 £550 +22.22% 7
North West -19 51 £525 -4.55% 6
South West -22 41 £595 +19.00% 6
West Midlands -32 39 £590 +27.57% 3
Yorkshire -18 38 £575 +19.51% 6
South East -56 35 £530 -1.17% 21
East of England -15 21 £492 -14.43% 5
East Midlands -2 15 £463 +3.47% 4
North East -34 4 £500 +3.90% 6
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 28 (5.51%) WebSphere
2 18 (3.54%) WebLogic
3 13 (2.56%) CICS
4 10 (1.97%) Apache
4 10 (1.97%) Tomcat
5 9 (1.77%) Confluence
6 8 (1.57%) Apache Geronimo
6 8 (1.57%) Apache ServiceMix
6 8 (1.57%) Red Hat Fuse
7 5 (0.98%) WebSphere Application Server
8 4 (0.79%) Anypoint
8 4 (0.79%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 4 (0.79%) SAS
8 4 (0.79%) WordPress
9 3 (0.59%) IBM HTTP Server
9 3 (0.59%) JBoss
9 3 (0.59%) Mule
9 3 (0.59%) nginx
10 2 (0.39%) SharePoint
10 2 (0.39%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (0.79%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.59%) Navisworks
3 3 (0.59%) Revit
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 31 (6.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.77%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (1.57%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (1.18%) NetSuite
4 6 (1.18%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (1.18%) Oracle Receivables
5 5 (0.98%) Maximo
5 5 (0.98%) Oracle EBS R12
6 4 (0.79%) Oracle Cash Management
6 4 (0.79%) Payment Gateway
6 4 (0.79%) Shopify
7 3 (0.59%) Bloomberg AIM
7 3 (0.59%) Fidessa
7 3 (0.59%) Oracle General Ledger
7 3 (0.59%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 3 (0.59%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.59%) SAP MDG
8 2 (0.39%) Endur
8 2 (0.39%) Global One
8 2 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 112 (22.05%) Azure
2 59 (11.61%) AWS
3 32 (6.30%) SaaS
4 31 (6.10%) Boomi
5 29 (5.71%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (5.12%) GCP
7 21 (4.13%) Power Platform
8 15 (2.95%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (2.95%) iPaaS
9 13 (2.56%) Serverless
10 12 (2.36%) SuccessFactors
11 11 (2.17%) Azure Logic Apps
11 11 (2.17%) PaaS
12 10 (1.97%) OCI
13 9 (1.77%) Entra ID
13 9 (1.77%) GitHub
13 9 (1.77%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 8 (1.57%) Azure Service Bus
14 8 (1.57%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 7 (1.38%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.13%) Firewall
2 12 (2.36%) SSL
3 6 (1.18%) HTTP
4 4 (0.79%) LAN
4 4 (0.79%) WAN
5 3 (0.59%) DNS
5 3 (0.59%) IPv4
5 3 (0.59%) IPv6
5 3 (0.59%) Multicast
5 3 (0.59%) Reverse Proxy
5 3 (0.59%) SAN
5 3 (0.59%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.39%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (0.39%) MQTT
6 2 (0.39%) NAS
6 2 (0.39%) Network Security
6 2 (0.39%) VPN
7 1 (0.20%) InfiniBand
7 1 (0.20%) SMS
7 1 (0.20%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.54%) Power BI
2 16 (3.15%) Data Warehouse
2 16 (3.15%) SQL Server
3 14 (2.76%) DataStage
4 10 (1.97%) Oracle Database
5 9 (1.77%) Data Lake
5 9 (1.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (1.57%) Metadata
6 8 (1.57%) Relational Database
7 7 (1.38%) Oracle Reports
8 6 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.98%) Big Data
9 5 (0.98%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (0.98%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.79%) MySQL
10 4 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.59%) Snowflake Schema
11 3 (0.59%) Tableau
12 2 (0.39%) Redis
12 2 (0.39%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 27 (5.31%) JIRA
2 22 (4.33%) Git
3 18 (3.54%) GitLab
4 16 (3.15%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.18%) JUnit
6 4 (0.79%) Jaeger
7 3 (0.59%) Introscope
7 3 (0.59%) Mockito
8 2 (0.39%) Ant
8 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.39%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.39%) ERwin
8 2 (0.39%) Gradle
8 2 (0.39%) Hudson
8 2 (0.39%) IntelliJ
8 2 (0.39%) JetBrains Rider
8 2 (0.39%) Maven
8 2 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.39%) Rational Rhapsody
8 2 (0.39%) Visual Studio
General
1 174 (34.25%) Finance
2 138 (27.17%) Social Skills
3 94 (18.50%) Banking
4 72 (14.17%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (7.87%) Public Sector
6 30 (5.91%) Retail
7 21 (4.13%) Investment Banking
8 20 (3.94%) Legal
9 18 (3.54%) Documentation Skills
10 15 (2.95%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (2.95%) Manufacturing
11 13 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (2.17%) Aerospace
12 11 (2.17%) Financial Institution
13 8 (1.57%) Marketing
13 8 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.38%) Back Office
14 7 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.38%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.18%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 166 (32.68%) Architect
2 83 (16.34%) Solutions Architect
3 44 (8.66%) Developer
4 39 (7.68%) Lead
5 34 (6.69%) Integration Architect
6 32 (6.30%) Senior
7 30 (5.91%) Consultant
8 27 (5.31%) Analyst
8 27 (5.31%) Technical Architect
9 22 (4.33%) Administrator
10 21 (4.13%) Software Engineer
11 20 (3.94%) SAP Architect
12 17 (3.35%) Business Analyst
12 17 (3.35%) Java Engineer
12 17 (3.35%) Middleware Engineer
13 16 (3.15%) Payments Architect
13 16 (3.15%) Payments Solutions Architect
14 14 (2.76%) Integration Specialist
14 14 (2.76%) Linux Engineer
15 13 (2.56%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (16.54%) REST
2 52 (10.24%) SOAP
3 39 (7.68%) XML
4 36 (7.09%) Kafka
5 34 (6.69%) JSON
6 20 (3.94%) .NET
7 17 (3.35%) Lightning Web Components
8 15 (2.95%) OAuth
9 13 (2.56%) Spring Boot
10 12 (2.36%) RESTful
11 11 (2.17%) Apache Camel
11 11 (2.17%) OAuth2
11 11 (2.17%) React
11 11 (2.17%) Spring
11 11 (2.17%) Web Services
12 10 (1.97%) ISPF
12 10 (1.97%) LDAP
12 10 (1.97%) Node.js
13 9 (1.77%) Oracle Fusion
13 9 (1.77%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 40 (7.87%) Management Information System
2 33 (6.50%) Data Centre
3 28 (5.51%) Onboarding
4 27 (5.31%) Mainframe
5 23 (4.53%) Product Ownership
6 21 (4.13%) Legacy Systems
7 17 (3.35%) Clustering
7 17 (3.35%) Distributed Systems
7 17 (3.35%) Public Cloud
8 16 (3.15%) Cloud Native
9 14 (2.76%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (2.17%) CMDB
10 11 (2.17%) Data Protection Act
10 11 (2.17%) Data Structures
11 10 (1.97%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (1.97%) Legacy Applications
12 9 (1.77%) BYOD
12 9 (1.77%) VSAM
13 8 (1.57%) IoT
14 7 (1.38%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 74 (14.57%) Linux
2 27 (5.31%) Unix
3 26 (5.12%) Windows
4 17 (3.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 17 (3.35%) zOS
5 13 (2.56%) Ubuntu
6 11 (2.17%) Solaris
7 10 (1.97%) AIX
7 10 (1.97%) CentOS
8 2 (0.39%) OpenVMS
8 2 (0.39%) Oracle Linux
8 2 (0.39%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 2 (0.39%) VMS
8 2 (0.39%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.20%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (25.39%) Agile
2 103 (20.28%) Integration Patterns
3 96 (18.90%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (17.91%) DevOps
5 83 (16.34%) Stakeholder Management
6 78 (15.35%) Migration
7 76 (14.96%) CI/CD
8 72 (14.17%) ERP
9 64 (12.60%) Roadmaps
10 61 (12.01%) Technical Leadership
11 58 (11.42%) Microservices
12 54 (10.63%) Enterprise Architecture
12 54 (10.63%) User Acceptance Testing
13 53 (10.43%) Data Modelling
14 50 (9.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 48 (9.45%) Continuous Improvement
16 46 (9.06%) Event-Driven
17 44 (8.66%) CRM
18 43 (8.46%) Validation
19 42 (8.27%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 99 (19.49%) SQL
2 63 (12.40%) Java
3 34 (6.69%) Python
4 24 (4.72%) JavaScript
5 23 (4.53%) Ada
6 18 (3.54%) C#
7 16 (3.15%) Apex Code
7 16 (3.15%) Bash
7 16 (3.15%) PL/SQL
7 16 (3.15%) Shell Script
8 13 (2.56%) C++
9 9 (1.77%) COBOL
9 9 (1.77%) MATLAB
9 9 (1.77%) TypeScript
10 7 (1.38%) PowerShell
10 7 (1.38%) SOQL
11 6 (1.18%) Perl
12 5 (0.98%) Rust
13 4 (0.79%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.79%) X++
Qualifications
1 66 (12.99%) Security Cleared
2 52 (10.24%) SC Cleared
3 41 (8.07%) Degree
4 25 (4.92%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (2.56%) Master's Degree
6 11 (2.17%) TOGAF Certification
7 10 (1.97%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.38%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.18%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.98%) AWS Certification
10 5 (0.98%) PMP
10 5 (0.98%) SAP Certification
11 3 (0.59%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.39%) IIBA
12 2 (0.39%) Oracle Certification
13 1 (0.20%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.20%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 1 (0.20%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (5.71%) GDPR
2 24 (4.72%) Def Stans
2 24 (4.72%) IEC 61508
2 24 (4.72%) QA
3 18 (3.54%) Data Quality
4 11 (2.17%) SLA
5 8 (1.57%) ISO 20022
5 8 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.57%) MISRA
5 8 (1.57%) MISRA C
6 5 (0.98%) HL7
6 5 (0.98%) NIST
6 5 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (0.79%) GAAP
8 3 (0.59%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.59%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (0.59%) PMO
9 2 (0.39%) IFRS
9 2 (0.39%) PSD2
9 2 (0.39%) SOC 2
System Software
1 25 (4.92%) Docker
2 13 (2.56%) Active Directory
3 11 (2.17%) RACF
4 6 (1.18%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.79%) vSphere
6 2 (0.39%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 2 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.20%) GPFS
7 1 (0.20%) Lustre
7 1 (0.20%) NFS
7 1 (0.20%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.20%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 28 (5.51%) Kubernetes
2 26 (5.12%) Ansible
3 12 (2.36%) Grafana
4 11 (2.17%) Terraform
5 10 (1.97%) OMEGAMON
6 9 (1.77%) Check_MK
6 9 (1.77%) Podman
6 9 (1.77%) Red Hat Satellite
7 8 (1.57%) Prometheus
8 6 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (0.98%) ITRS Geneos
9 5 (0.98%) systemd
10 4 (0.79%) Kiali
10 4 (0.79%) Oracle RMAN
11 3 (0.59%) CA Wily
11 3 (0.59%) Control-M
11 3 (0.59%) HP ALM
12 2 (0.39%) Data Guard
12 2 (0.39%) SCCM
12 2 (0.39%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 80 (15.75%) SAP
2 79 (15.55%) Oracle
3 55 (10.83%) Microsoft
4 45 (8.86%) IBM
5 44 (8.66%) Salesforce
6 40 (7.87%) MuleSoft
7 32 (6.30%) ServiceNow
8 30 (5.91%) Workday
9 20 (3.94%) Databricks
9 20 (3.94%) VMware
10 15 (2.95%) Red Hat
11 11 (2.17%) Google
12 10 (1.97%) Splunk
12 10 (1.97%) TIBCO
13 7 (1.38%) Bloomberg
13 7 (1.38%) Dell
13 7 (1.38%) JD Edwards
13 7 (1.38%) Murex
13 7 (1.38%) Solace
14 6 (1.18%) AppDynamics