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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 222 266 317
Rank change year-on-year +44 +51 -33
Contract jobs citing Middleware 487 233 224
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.14% 0.95% 0.60%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.95% 4.21% 2.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 299 140 157
10th Percentile £400 £386 £412
25th Percentile £469 £449 £480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £683 £689 £719
90th Percentile £775 £768 £800
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £600
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 20 2
10th Percentile £55.95 £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 8,184 5,528 7,837
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.19% 22.55% 20.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,400 3,838 5,503
10th Percentile £363 £360 £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 £745 £788 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £520 £536
% change year-on-year +0.96% -2.94% -2.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 262 105 248
10th Percentile £31.18 £31.07 £22.68
25th Percentile £51.25 £50.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £48.97
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +27.64% -24.67%
75th Percentile £73.34 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.00 £81.22 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £58.88 £49.50
% change year-on-year +10.40% +18.94% -23.85%

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 12 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 12 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 12 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 +55 235 £600 - 56
North of England -18 91 £525 +5.00% 19
Midlands -13 65 £525 +17.06% 11
North West +3 52 £525 -4.55% 8
West Midlands -22 47 £530 +17.78% 6
South West -7 43 £640 +28.00% 13
South East -62 41 £525 -2.10% 21
Yorkshire -33 35 £575 +19.42% 8
East of England -11 17 £487 -22.04% 11
East Midlands -11 15 £463 +3.47% 5
North East -32 4 £500 +3.90% 3
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 20 (4.11%) WebSphere
2 13 (2.67%) WebLogic
3 11 (2.26%) Tomcat
4 10 (2.05%) Apache
4 10 (2.05%) CICS
5 8 (1.64%) Apache Geronimo
5 8 (1.64%) Apache ServiceMix
5 8 (1.64%) Confluence
5 8 (1.64%) Red Hat Fuse
6 5 (1.03%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 5 (1.03%) WebSphere Application Server
7 4 (0.82%) SAS
8 3 (0.62%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.62%) IBM HTTP Server
8 3 (0.62%) JBoss
8 3 (0.62%) nginx
8 3 (0.62%) WordPress
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle HTTP Server
9 2 (0.41%) SharePoint
9 2 (0.41%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 5 (1.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (0.82%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.62%) Navisworks
3 3 (0.62%) Revit
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.21%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 28 (5.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.64%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (1.23%) NetSuite
3 6 (1.23%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (1.23%) Oracle Receivables
4 5 (1.03%) Maximo
4 5 (1.03%) Oracle EBS R12
5 4 (0.82%) Oracle Cash Management
5 4 (0.82%) Oracle General Ledger
5 4 (0.82%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 4 (0.82%) Shopify
6 3 (0.62%) Bloomberg AIM
6 3 (0.62%) Fidessa
6 3 (0.62%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.62%) SAP MDG
6 3 (0.62%) SAP Payroll
7 2 (0.41%) Endur
7 2 (0.41%) Global One
7 2 (0.41%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 120 (24.64%) Azure
2 60 (12.32%) AWS
3 32 (6.57%) GCP
3 32 (6.57%) SaaS
4 28 (5.75%) Boomi
5 26 (5.34%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (4.52%) Power Platform
7 15 (3.08%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (2.87%) iPaaS
9 13 (2.67%) Serverless
10 11 (2.26%) Azure Logic Apps
10 11 (2.26%) SuccessFactors
11 10 (2.05%) Datadog
11 10 (2.05%) OCI
12 9 (1.85%) PaaS
13 8 (1.64%) Azure Service Bus
14 7 (1.44%) Azure Data Factory
14 7 (1.44%) Azure Functions
14 7 (1.44%) Entra ID
14 7 (1.44%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 24 (4.93%) Firewall
2 9 (1.85%) SSL
3 6 (1.23%) HTTP
4 5 (1.03%) LAN
4 5 (1.03%) WAN
5 3 (0.62%) DNS
5 3 (0.62%) IPv4
5 3 (0.62%) IPv6
5 3 (0.62%) Reverse Proxy
5 3 (0.62%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.41%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (0.41%) MQTT
6 2 (0.41%) Network Security
6 2 (0.41%) SAN
7 1 (0.21%) DHCP
7 1 (0.21%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.21%) InfiniBand
7 1 (0.21%) Multicast
7 1 (0.21%) SMS
7 1 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.90%) Power BI
2 18 (3.70%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (3.49%) SQL Server
4 15 (3.08%) DataStage
5 10 (2.05%) Oracle Database
6 9 (1.85%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.64%) Metadata
8 7 (1.44%) Oracle Reports
9 6 (1.23%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.03%) Big Data
10 5 (1.03%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (1.03%) NoSQL
10 5 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.82%) MySQL
11 4 (0.82%) Snowflake Schema
11 4 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.62%) MongoDB
12 3 (0.62%) Tableau
13 2 (0.41%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 24 (4.93%) Git
1 24 (4.93%) JIRA
2 20 (4.11%) GitLab
3 18 (3.70%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.44%) Jaeger
5 6 (1.23%) JUnit
6 3 (0.62%) Introscope
6 3 (0.62%) Mockito
6 3 (0.62%) Postman
6 3 (0.62%) Rational Rhapsody
7 2 (0.41%) Ant
7 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.41%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.41%) ERwin
7 2 (0.41%) Gradle
7 2 (0.41%) Hudson
7 2 (0.41%) IntelliJ
7 2 (0.41%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.41%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.21%) Eclipse
General
1 171 (35.11%) Finance
2 136 (27.93%) Social Skills
3 88 (18.07%) Banking
4 69 (14.17%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (8.01%) Public Sector
6 28 (5.75%) Retail
7 22 (4.52%) Investment Banking
8 21 (4.31%) Documentation Skills
9 18 (3.70%) Legal
10 15 (3.08%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (3.08%) Manufacturing
11 14 (2.87%) Aerospace
12 13 (2.67%) Financial Institution
13 9 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (1.64%) Back Office
15 7 (1.44%) General Ledger
15 7 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (1.44%) Marketing
15 7 (1.44%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (1.23%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 164 (33.68%) Architect
2 85 (17.45%) Solutions Architect
3 38 (7.80%) Developer
4 37 (7.60%) Lead
5 35 (7.19%) Integration Architect
5 35 (7.19%) Senior
6 26 (5.34%) Consultant
7 25 (5.13%) Analyst
8 24 (4.93%) Software Engineer
9 23 (4.72%) Technical Architect
10 21 (4.31%) Administrator
11 18 (3.70%) Java Engineer
11 18 (3.70%) Payments Architect
11 18 (3.70%) Payments Solutions Architect
12 17 (3.49%) SAP Architect
13 14 (2.87%) Business Analyst
13 14 (2.87%) Project Manager
14 12 (2.46%) Integration Engineer
14 12 (2.46%) Java Software Engineer
14 12 (2.46%) SAP Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (15.81%) REST
2 45 (9.24%) SOAP
3 40 (8.21%) Kafka
4 36 (7.39%) XML
5 28 (5.75%) JSON
6 20 (4.11%) .NET
7 15 (3.08%) Lightning Web Components
7 15 (3.08%) Spring Boot
8 13 (2.67%) RESTful
9 12 (2.46%) OAuth
9 12 (2.46%) Web Services
10 11 (2.26%) Apache Camel
10 11 (2.26%) LDAP
10 11 (2.26%) Qt
11 10 (2.05%) GraphQL
11 10 (2.05%) Node.js
11 10 (2.05%) Oracle Fusion
11 10 (2.05%) React
11 10 (2.05%) Spring
12 9 (1.85%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 44 (9.03%) Management Information System
2 33 (6.78%) Data Centre
3 26 (5.34%) Onboarding
4 20 (4.11%) Cloud Native
4 20 (4.11%) Enterprise Software
4 20 (4.11%) Mainframe
5 18 (3.70%) Legacy Systems
5 18 (3.70%) Public Cloud
6 17 (3.49%) Product Ownership
7 15 (3.08%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (2.87%) Clustering
9 11 (2.26%) CMDB
10 10 (2.05%) Data Protection Act
11 9 (1.85%) BYOD
11 9 (1.85%) Data Structures
11 9 (1.85%) Legacy Applications
11 9 (1.85%) VSAM
12 8 (1.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 8 (1.64%) IoT
12 8 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 72 (14.78%) Linux
2 27 (5.54%) Windows
3 21 (4.31%) Unix
4 19 (3.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 12 (2.46%) CentOS
6 11 (2.26%) Solaris
6 11 (2.26%) zOS
7 10 (2.05%) AIX
7 10 (2.05%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.82%) Windows Server
9 3 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.62%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.41%) Oracle Linux
10 2 (0.41%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.21%) Rocky
11 1 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (26.08%) Agile
2 95 (19.51%) Integration Patterns
3 94 (19.30%) DevOps
4 92 (18.89%) Problem-Solving
5 85 (17.45%) Stakeholder Management
6 81 (16.63%) CI/CD
7 75 (15.40%) Migration
8 73 (14.99%) ERP
9 69 (14.17%) Microservices
10 63 (12.94%) Roadmaps
10 63 (12.94%) Technical Leadership
11 53 (10.88%) Data Modelling
12 49 (10.06%) Continuous Improvement
12 49 (10.06%) Enterprise Architecture
12 49 (10.06%) Waterfall
13 48 (9.86%) User Acceptance Testing
14 46 (9.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 45 (9.24%) Architectural Design
16 44 (9.03%) SDLC
17 41 (8.42%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 88 (18.07%) SQL
2 66 (13.55%) Java
3 40 (8.21%) Python
4 25 (5.13%) Ada
4 25 (5.13%) JavaScript
5 21 (4.31%) Bash
6 18 (3.70%) C#
7 16 (3.29%) PL/SQL
7 16 (3.29%) Shell Script
8 15 (3.08%) C++
9 14 (2.87%) Apex Code
9 14 (2.87%) PowerShell
10 11 (2.26%) MATLAB
11 9 (1.85%) COBOL
12 8 (1.64%) Rust
12 8 (1.64%) TypeScript
13 7 (1.44%) SOQL
14 6 (1.23%) Perl
15 4 (0.82%) T-SQL
15 4 (0.82%) X++
Qualifications
1 71 (14.58%) Security Cleared
2 57 (11.70%) SC Cleared
3 45 (9.24%) Degree
4 27 (5.54%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (3.29%) Master's Degree
6 12 (2.46%) TOGAF Certification
7 11 (2.26%) Azure Certification
8 8 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.44%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.23%) AWS Certification
10 6 (1.23%) PMP
11 5 (1.03%) SAP Certification
12 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.41%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.41%) IIBA
13 2 (0.41%) Oracle Certification
14 1 (0.21%) ITIL Certification
14 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 1 (0.21%) Postgraduate
14 1 (0.21%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (5.95%) GDPR
2 27 (5.54%) Def Stans
2 27 (5.54%) IEC 61508
3 20 (4.11%) QA
4 17 (3.49%) Data Quality
5 13 (2.67%) SLA
6 10 (2.05%) MISRA
6 10 (2.05%) MISRA C
7 9 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (1.23%) ISO 20022
8 6 (1.23%) NIST
8 6 (1.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (1.03%) GAAP
9 5 (1.03%) HL7
10 3 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.62%) IFRS
10 3 (0.62%) PMO
10 3 (0.62%) PSD2
11 2 (0.41%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 34 (6.98%) Docker
2 15 (3.08%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.64%) RACF
4 7 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.62%) vSphere
7 2 (0.41%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.21%) GPFS
8 1 (0.21%) Lustre
8 1 (0.21%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.21%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 38 (7.80%) Kubernetes
2 27 (5.54%) Ansible
3 21 (4.31%) Grafana
4 17 (3.49%) Prometheus
5 11 (2.26%) Check_MK
5 11 (2.26%) Podman
5 11 (2.26%) Red Hat Satellite
5 11 (2.26%) Terraform
6 7 (1.44%) Kiali
6 7 (1.44%) OMEGAMON
7 5 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.82%) Control-M
8 4 (0.82%) Oracle RMAN
8 4 (0.82%) systemd
9 3 (0.62%) CA Wily
9 3 (0.62%) ITRS Geneos
9 3 (0.62%) SCCM
10 2 (0.41%) Data Guard
10 2 (0.41%) EMC VPLEX
10 2 (0.41%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 75 (15.40%) Oracle
2 74 (15.20%) SAP
3 60 (12.32%) Microsoft
4 39 (8.01%) IBM
5 37 (7.60%) Salesforce
6 33 (6.78%) MuleSoft
7 32 (6.57%) ServiceNow
8 30 (6.16%) Workday
9 23 (4.72%) VMware
10 21 (4.31%) Databricks
11 19 (3.90%) Splunk
12 17 (3.49%) Red Hat
13 12 (2.46%) AppDynamics
13 12 (2.46%) Dynatrace
14 8 (1.64%) Dell
14 8 (1.64%) Google
14 8 (1.64%) Software AG
14 8 (1.64%) TIBCO
15 6 (1.23%) Bloomberg
15 6 (1.23%) IFS