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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 226 254 325
Rank change year-on-year +28 +71 -35
Contract jobs citing Middleware 515 283 225
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.15% 1.04% 0.62%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 6.07% 4.68% 2.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 320 168 159
10th Percentile £411 £396 £412
25th Percentile £475 £447 £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +3.23%
75th Percentile £650 £694 £722
90th Percentile £751 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £568 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +8.10% -8.70% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 20 0
10th Percentile £41.79 £64.70 -
25th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £67.75 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.06% - -
75th Percentile - £68.00 -
90th Percentile - £68.75 -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £67.75 -
% change year-on-year -4.06% - -

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 8,486 6,048 7,747
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.96% 22.25% 21.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,581 4,154 5,423
10th Percentile £363 £355 £353
25th Percentile £430 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £775 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.70% -2.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 255 140 256
10th Percentile £30.20 £31.20 £23.80
25th Percentile £51.25 £45.94 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £57.13
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +9.41% -10.04%
75th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £81.01 £74.22
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -12.35%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 +51 272 £600 -1.68% 41
North of England -34 92 £525 +7.69% 21
Midlands -22 55 £550 +23.04% 10
North West -21 53 £525 -4.55% 11
South East -59 38 £515 -10.43% 14
South West -18 37 £613 +22.50% 16
West Midlands -29 36 £583 +29.44% 6
Yorkshire -37 33 £575 +27.88% 4
East of England -22 17 £500 -16.67% 12
East Midlands -3 16 £463 +3.47% 4
North East -35 6 £500 +5.26% 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 30 (5.83%) WebSphere
2 20 (3.88%) WebLogic
3 16 (3.11%) CICS
4 11 (2.14%) Confluence
5 10 (1.94%) Apache
5 10 (1.94%) Tomcat
6 8 (1.55%) Apache Geronimo
6 8 (1.55%) Apache ServiceMix
6 8 (1.55%) Red Hat Fuse
7 5 (0.97%) WebSphere Application Server
8 4 (0.78%) Anypoint
8 4 (0.78%) JBoss
8 4 (0.78%) SAS
8 4 (0.78%) WordPress
9 3 (0.58%) IBM HTTP Server
9 3 (0.58%) Mule
9 3 (0.58%) nginx
9 3 (0.58%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.58%) SharePoint
9 3 (0.58%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
Applications
1 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (0.58%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.58%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.58%) Revit
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.19%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 35 (6.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (2.14%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.75%) Oracle EBS
4 6 (1.17%) NetSuite
4 6 (1.17%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (1.17%) Oracle Receivables
5 5 (0.97%) Maximo
5 5 (0.97%) Oracle EBS R12
6 4 (0.78%) Oracle Cash Management
6 4 (0.78%) Payment Gateway
7 3 (0.58%) BusinessWorks
7 3 (0.58%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.58%) SAP MDG
7 3 (0.58%) SAP SD
7 3 (0.58%) Shopify
7 3 (0.58%) Temenos T24
8 2 (0.39%) Endur
8 2 (0.39%) Fidessa
8 2 (0.39%) Global One
8 2 (0.39%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 114 (22.14%) Azure
2 66 (12.82%) AWS
3 34 (6.60%) Boomi
4 33 (6.41%) SaaS
5 28 (5.44%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (4.85%) GCP
7 21 (4.08%) Power Platform
8 19 (3.69%) iPaaS
9 18 (3.50%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (2.52%) Serverless
10 13 (2.52%) SuccessFactors
11 12 (2.33%) Azure Logic Apps
11 12 (2.33%) PaaS
12 11 (2.14%) GitHub
13 10 (1.94%) Entra ID
13 10 (1.94%) IaaS
13 10 (1.94%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 9 (1.75%) Azure Service Bus
14 9 (1.75%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 8 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.08%) Firewall
2 17 (3.30%) SSL
3 7 (1.36%) HTTP
4 6 (1.17%) DNS
5 5 (0.97%) NAS
5 5 (0.97%) SAN
6 4 (0.78%) DHCP
6 4 (0.78%) Kerberos
6 4 (0.78%) LAN
6 4 (0.78%) Multicast
6 4 (0.78%) WAN
7 3 (0.58%) IPv4
7 3 (0.58%) IPv6
7 3 (0.58%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.58%) VPN
8 2 (0.39%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.39%) MQTT
8 2 (0.39%) Network Security
8 2 (0.39%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.19%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.50%) Power BI
1 18 (3.50%) SQL Server
2 15 (2.91%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (2.52%) DataStage
4 11 (2.14%) Oracle Database
5 10 (1.94%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.75%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (1.36%) Metadata
8 6 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.97%) Big Data
9 5 (0.97%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (0.97%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.78%) Db2
10 4 (0.78%) MySQL
10 4 (0.78%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.58%) Tableau
12 2 (0.39%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 28 (5.44%) JIRA
2 18 (3.50%) Git
3 14 (2.72%) GitLab
4 12 (2.33%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.17%) JUnit
6 4 (0.78%) JetBrains Rider
6 4 (0.78%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.58%) Introscope
7 3 (0.58%) Mockito
7 3 (0.58%) Postman
8 2 (0.39%) Ant
8 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.39%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.39%) ERwin
8 2 (0.39%) Hudson
8 2 (0.39%) IntelliJ
8 2 (0.39%) Maven
8 2 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.39%) Selenium
8 2 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 181 (35.15%) Finance
2 134 (26.02%) Social Skills
3 94 (18.25%) Banking
4 67 (13.01%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (7.77%) Public Sector
6 30 (5.83%) Retail
7 22 (4.27%) Legal
8 20 (3.88%) Investment Banking
9 18 (3.50%) Influencing Skills
10 17 (3.30%) Manufacturing
11 14 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.55%) Aerospace
13 8 (1.55%) Financial Institution
13 8 (1.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.55%) Marketing
13 8 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.36%) Back Office
14 7 (1.36%) Law
14 7 (1.36%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 165 (32.04%) Architect
2 79 (15.34%) Solutions Architect
3 51 (9.90%) Developer
4 41 (7.96%) Lead
5 38 (7.38%) Integration Architect
6 33 (6.41%) Consultant
7 28 (5.44%) Technical Architect
8 27 (5.24%) Senior
9 24 (4.66%) Analyst
10 21 (4.08%) Administrator
10 21 (4.08%) Middleware Engineer
11 19 (3.69%) SAP Architect
12 16 (3.11%) Business Analyst
12 16 (3.11%) Java Engineer
12 16 (3.11%) Software Engineer
13 14 (2.72%) Integration Specialist
13 14 (2.72%) Linux Engineer
13 14 (2.72%) Payments Architect
13 14 (2.72%) Payments Solutions Architect
13 14 (2.72%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 90 (17.48%) REST
2 58 (11.26%) SOAP
3 40 (7.77%) XML
4 39 (7.57%) JSON
5 31 (6.02%) Kafka
6 23 (4.47%) .NET
7 19 (3.69%) OAuth
8 18 (3.50%) Lightning Web Components
9 15 (2.91%) Web Services
10 13 (2.52%) ISPF
10 13 (2.52%) React
10 13 (2.52%) Spring
11 12 (2.33%) OAuth2
11 12 (2.33%) RESTful
11 12 (2.33%) Spring Boot
12 11 (2.14%) Apache Camel
13 10 (1.94%) Visualforce
14 9 (1.75%) JWT
14 9 (1.75%) LDAP
14 9 (1.75%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 36 (6.99%) Mainframe
2 32 (6.21%) Onboarding
3 30 (5.83%) Data Centre
3 30 (5.83%) Management Information System
4 23 (4.47%) Legacy Systems
4 23 (4.47%) Product Ownership
5 20 (3.88%) Clustering
6 17 (3.30%) Cloud Native
6 17 (3.30%) Distributed Systems
6 17 (3.30%) Public Cloud
7 13 (2.52%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (2.33%) Data Structures
9 11 (2.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 11 (2.14%) Legacy Applications
10 10 (1.94%) Data Protection Act
11 9 (1.75%) BYOD
11 9 (1.75%) CMDB
11 9 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (1.75%) VSAM
12 8 (1.55%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 68 (13.20%) Linux
2 31 (6.02%) Unix
3 28 (5.44%) Windows
4 23 (4.47%) zOS
5 14 (2.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 14 (2.72%) Ubuntu
6 11 (2.14%) Solaris
7 10 (1.94%) AIX
8 6 (1.17%) CentOS
9 3 (0.58%) Windows Server
10 2 (0.39%) OpenVMS
10 2 (0.39%) Oracle Linux
10 2 (0.39%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 2 (0.39%) VMS
10 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.19%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (24.85%) Agile
2 99 (19.22%) Integration Patterns
3 95 (18.45%) Stakeholder Management
4 94 (18.25%) Problem-Solving
5 86 (16.70%) DevOps
6 80 (15.53%) Migration
7 78 (15.15%) ERP
8 76 (14.76%) CI/CD
9 65 (12.62%) Roadmaps
10 62 (12.04%) User Acceptance Testing
11 56 (10.87%) Enterprise Architecture
11 56 (10.87%) Technical Leadership
12 53 (10.29%) CRM
13 52 (10.10%) Continuous Improvement
13 52 (10.10%) Data Modelling
14 51 (9.90%) Event-Driven
15 50 (9.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 48 (9.32%) Microservices
17 41 (7.96%) Validation
18 38 (7.38%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 92 (17.86%) SQL
2 61 (11.84%) Java
3 31 (6.02%) Python
4 25 (4.85%) JavaScript
5 20 (3.88%) C#
6 19 (3.69%) Ada
7 18 (3.50%) Apex Code
8 16 (3.11%) Bash
9 15 (2.91%) PL/SQL
10 12 (2.33%) Shell Script
11 11 (2.14%) TypeScript
12 9 (1.75%) COBOL
13 8 (1.55%) C++
14 7 (1.36%) SOQL
15 6 (1.17%) ABAP
15 6 (1.17%) Perl
15 6 (1.17%) PowerShell
16 5 (0.97%) MATLAB
17 4 (0.78%) T-SQL
17 4 (0.78%) X++
Qualifications
1 66 (12.82%) Security Cleared
2 52 (10.10%) SC Cleared
3 34 (6.60%) Degree
4 21 (4.08%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (2.14%) TOGAF Certification
6 10 (1.94%) Azure Certification
6 10 (1.94%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.17%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (0.97%) AWS Certification
8 5 (0.97%) PMI Certification
8 5 (0.97%) SAP Certification
9 4 (0.78%) PMP
10 3 (0.58%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.39%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.39%) IIBA
11 2 (0.39%) Oracle Certification
12 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 1 (0.19%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.19%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (6.21%) QA
2 29 (5.63%) GDPR
3 18 (3.50%) Def Stans
3 18 (3.50%) IEC 61508
4 16 (3.11%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.55%) ISO 20022
5 8 (1.55%) SLA
6 6 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.97%) HL7
8 4 (0.78%) NIST
8 4 (0.78%) PMO
8 4 (0.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.58%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.58%) MISRA
9 3 (0.58%) MISRA C
9 3 (0.58%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.39%) ISO 15022
10 2 (0.39%) PSD2
10 2 (0.39%) SEPA
System Software
1 23 (4.47%) Docker
2 14 (2.72%) RACF
3 12 (2.33%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.78%) NFS
6 4 (0.78%) vSphere
7 2 (0.39%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.19%) GPFS
8 1 (0.19%) Lustre
8 1 (0.19%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.19%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 25 (4.85%) Kubernetes
2 22 (4.27%) Ansible
3 13 (2.52%) OMEGAMON
4 10 (1.94%) Terraform
5 8 (1.55%) Grafana
6 6 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.97%) Check_MK
7 5 (0.97%) ITRS Geneos
7 5 (0.97%) Podman
7 5 (0.97%) Red Hat Satellite
7 5 (0.97%) systemd
8 4 (0.78%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.78%) HP ALM
8 4 (0.78%) Oracle RMAN
8 4 (0.78%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.58%) CA Wily
10 2 (0.39%) Avamar
10 2 (0.39%) Data Guard
10 2 (0.39%) EMC VPLEX
10 2 (0.39%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 84 (16.31%) SAP
2 83 (16.12%) Oracle
3 52 (10.10%) IBM
3 52 (10.10%) Microsoft
4 46 (8.93%) Salesforce
5 44 (8.54%) MuleSoft
6 30 (5.83%) ServiceNow
7 29 (5.63%) Workday
8 19 (3.69%) Databricks
9 16 (3.11%) VMware
10 15 (2.91%) TIBCO
11 11 (2.14%) Google
11 11 (2.14%) Red Hat
12 8 (1.55%) Solace
12 8 (1.55%) Splunk
13 7 (1.36%) Dell
13 7 (1.36%) JD Edwards
13 7 (1.36%) Murex
14 6 (1.17%) Ariba
14 6 (1.17%) Sybase