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 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 247 308
Rank change year-on-year +5 +61 -17
Contract jobs citing Middleware 504 300 225
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.09% 1.07% 0.69%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.13% 4.19% 2.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 343 168 139
10th Percentile £414 £400 £413
25th Percentile £471 £447 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £588
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -10.64% -2.08%
75th Percentile £634 £658 £711
90th Percentile £725 £757 £805
UK median daily rate £560 £525 £563
% change year-on-year +6.67% -6.67% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 31 0
10th Percentile - £33.00 -
25th Percentile - £63.50 -
Median hourly rate £38.25 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -41.15% - -
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 -
90th Percentile £65.60 - -
UK median hourly rate £38.25 £65.00 -
% change year-on-year -41.15% - -

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 9,834 7,167 8,073
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.28% 25.51% 24.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,473 4,836 5,249
10th Percentile £381 £356 £360
25th Percentile £450 £413 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.27% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £663
90th Percentile £738 £738 £788
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 271 170 171
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.25 £35.00
25th Percentile £54.68 £41.34 £43.00
Median hourly rate £66.66 £54.35 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.65% -16.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £77.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £70.00 £74.50
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £51.97 £65.00
% change year-on-year +25.07% -20.05% +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 9 October 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 9 October 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 9 October 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 +26 276 £575 -7.26% 238
North of England -5 96 £525 +10.53% 56
South East -33 62 £500 -15.97% 52
Yorkshire +8 57 £513 +8.00% 22
North West -32 33 £600 +25.92% 26
Midlands -43 29 £563 +25.84% 26
West Midlands -39 21 £575 +27.78% 13
South West -50 18 £558 +96.30% 26
East of England -35 11 £483 -5.85% 23
East Midlands -24 8 £525 +17.45% 13
North East -37 6 £490 +3.21% 9
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 (5.75%) WebLogic
2 28 (5.56%) WebSphere
3 13 (2.58%) Confluence
4 11 (2.18%) SharePoint
4 11 (2.18%) Tomcat
5 10 (1.98%) Apache
5 10 (1.98%) CICS
5 10 (1.98%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 8 (1.59%) nginx
7 7 (1.39%) WebSphere Application Server
8 6 (1.19%) WebLogic Portal
9 5 (0.99%) IBM HTTP Server
9 5 (0.99%) IBM Transformation Extender
9 5 (0.99%) JBoss
9 5 (0.99%) Mule
9 5 (0.99%) Oracle HTTP Server
9 5 (0.99%) WebSphere Portal
10 4 (0.79%) Anypoint
10 4 (0.79%) SAS
10 4 (0.79%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.60%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.60%) Revit
3 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.40%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 30 (5.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (2.38%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (2.18%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (1.59%) NetSuite
5 7 (1.39%) Oracle Payables
5 7 (1.39%) Oracle Receivables
6 6 (1.19%) SAP GRC
6 6 (1.19%) SAP MDG
7 5 (0.99%) Maximo
7 5 (0.99%) Oracle EBS R12
8 4 (0.79%) Oracle Cash Management
8 4 (0.79%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.79%) SAP MM
8 4 (0.79%) Teamcenter
8 4 (0.79%) Workday HCM
9 3 (0.60%) BusinessWorks
9 3 (0.60%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (0.60%) Endur
9 3 (0.60%) Oracle Applications
9 3 (0.60%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 131 (25.99%) Azure
2 83 (16.47%) AWS
3 47 (9.33%) Boomi
4 44 (8.73%) Azure DevOps
5 42 (8.33%) GCP
6 33 (6.55%) SaaS
7 30 (5.95%) GitHub
8 28 (5.56%) iPaaS
9 26 (5.16%) Power Platform
10 23 (4.56%) Dynamics 365
11 20 (3.97%) SuccessFactors
12 19 (3.77%) Azure Service Bus
13 17 (3.37%) Azure Logic Apps
14 16 (3.17%) Serverless
15 15 (2.98%) Azure Functions
15 15 (2.98%) GitHub Actions
15 15 (2.98%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 14 (2.78%) Entra ID
17 13 (2.58%) IaaS
17 13 (2.58%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.37%) HTTP
2 16 (3.17%) SSL
3 9 (1.79%) Firewall
4 5 (0.99%) DNS
4 5 (0.99%) Multicast
4 5 (0.99%) NAS
4 5 (0.99%) SAN
5 4 (0.79%) DHCP
5 4 (0.79%) Kerberos
5 4 (0.79%) Reverse Proxy
5 4 (0.79%) VPN
6 3 (0.60%) Internet
6 3 (0.60%) WAN
7 2 (0.40%) Bluetooth
7 2 (0.40%) LAN
7 2 (0.40%) MQTT
7 2 (0.40%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.40%) X.509
8 1 (0.20%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (4.17%) SQL Server
2 19 (3.77%) Oracle Database
3 16 (3.17%) Power BI
4 15 (2.98%) Relational Database
5 13 (2.58%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (2.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (1.79%) Tableau
8 7 (1.39%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.39%) Db2
8 7 (1.39%) Oracle Reports
8 7 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.19%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (1.19%) Metadata
10 5 (0.99%) Big Data
10 5 (0.99%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.79%) DataStage
11 4 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (0.40%) Apache Cassandra
12 2 (0.40%) BusinessObjects
12 2 (0.40%) Redis
Development Applications
1 31 (6.15%) JIRA
2 25 (4.96%) Git
3 17 (3.37%) Postman
4 15 (2.98%) Jenkins
5 11 (2.18%) JMeter
5 11 (2.18%) LoadRunner
6 10 (1.98%) SoapUI
7 9 (1.79%) SonarQube
8 7 (1.39%) eggPlant
8 7 (1.39%) Selenium
9 6 (1.19%) Visual Studio
10 5 (0.99%) Artifactory
10 5 (0.99%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.99%) GitLab
11 4 (0.79%) Gatling
11 4 (0.79%) JetBrains Rider
11 4 (0.79%) Zephyr
12 3 (0.60%) Fiddler
12 3 (0.60%) Oracle Forms
13 2 (0.40%) JUnit
General
1 168 (33.33%) Finance
2 139 (27.58%) Social Skills
3 81 (16.07%) Banking
4 80 (15.87%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (7.34%) Public Sector
6 22 (4.37%) Retail
7 20 (3.97%) Legal
8 18 (3.57%) Manufacturing
9 13 (2.58%) Aerospace
10 11 (2.18%) Marketing
10 11 (2.18%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.39%) Investment Banking
15 6 (1.19%) Billing
15 6 (1.19%) Law
16 5 (0.99%) General Ledger
16 5 (0.99%) Telecoms
17 4 (0.79%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 125 (24.80%) Architect
2 65 (12.90%) Developer
3 53 (10.52%) Lead
4 49 (9.72%) Solutions Architect
5 36 (7.14%) Consultant
5 36 (7.14%) Integration Architect
5 36 (7.14%) Senior
6 22 (4.37%) Analyst
6 22 (4.37%) Integration Engineer
7 21 (4.17%) Technical Architect
8 19 (3.77%) Automation Engineer
8 19 (3.77%) Linux Engineer
9 17 (3.37%) Administrator
9 17 (3.37%) Middleware Engineer
10 16 (3.17%) Salesforce Architect
11 15 (2.98%) Integration Specialist
12 12 (2.38%) Business Analyst
12 12 (2.38%) Functional Consultant
12 12 (2.38%) Project Manager
13 11 (2.18%) Integration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 111 (22.02%) REST
2 80 (15.87%) SOAP
3 62 (12.30%) XML
4 60 (11.90%) JSON
5 42 (8.33%) .NET
5 42 (8.33%) Kafka
6 40 (7.94%) OAuth
7 31 (6.15%) Web Services
8 26 (5.16%) JWT
9 24 (4.76%) OAuth2
10 19 (3.77%) SAML
10 19 (3.77%) Swagger
11 17 (3.37%) GraphQL
11 17 (3.37%) Lightning Web Components
12 16 (3.17%) EDI
12 16 (3.17%) OpenAPI
13 15 (2.98%) Terraform
14 14 (2.78%) RabbitMQ
14 14 (2.78%) RESTful
15 13 (2.58%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 40 (7.94%) Enterprise Software
2 35 (6.94%) Mainframe
3 33 (6.55%) Onboarding
4 32 (6.35%) Cloud Native
4 32 (6.35%) Distributed Systems
5 23 (4.56%) Product Ownership
6 19 (3.77%) Management Information System
7 17 (3.37%) Legacy Systems
8 16 (3.17%) Clustering
9 15 (2.98%) Data Centre
9 15 (2.98%) Data Structures
10 11 (2.18%) Legacy Applications
11 10 (1.98%) Data Protection Act
11 10 (1.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (1.98%) Low-Code
12 9 (1.79%) Replication
12 9 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.79%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 8 (1.59%) AI Agents
14 7 (1.39%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 77 (15.28%) Linux
2 39 (7.74%) Windows
3 31 (6.15%) Unix
4 24 (4.76%) zOS
5 13 (2.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 13 (2.58%) Ubuntu
6 6 (1.19%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.79%) CentOS
8 3 (0.60%) VMS
9 2 (0.40%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.40%) Solaris
9 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.20%) AIX
10 1 (0.20%) OpenWrt
10 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (28.17%) Stakeholder Management
2 120 (23.81%) Agile
3 113 (22.42%) CI/CD
4 108 (21.43%) DevOps
5 102 (20.24%) Problem-Solving
6 90 (17.86%) Event-Driven
7 87 (17.26%) Migration
8 83 (16.47%) ERP
8 83 (16.47%) Integration Patterns
9 68 (13.49%) Enterprise Architecture
10 66 (13.10%) Roadmaps
10 66 (13.10%) User Acceptance Testing
11 64 (12.70%) Event-Driven Architecture
12 61 (12.10%) Test Automation
12 61 (12.10%) Validation
13 59 (11.71%) Data Modelling
14 52 (10.32%) Continuous Improvement
15 51 (10.12%) Technical Leadership
16 47 (9.33%) ITIL
16 47 (9.33%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 92 (18.25%) SQL
2 57 (11.31%) Python
3 50 (9.92%) JavaScript
4 44 (8.73%) Java
5 34 (6.75%) C#
6 29 (5.75%) Bash
7 19 (3.77%) PowerShell
8 17 (3.37%) Apex Code
8 17 (3.37%) TypeScript
9 16 (3.17%) PL/SQL
10 13 (2.58%) Shell Script
11 11 (2.18%) C++
12 6 (1.19%) ABAP
13 5 (0.99%) C
14 4 (0.79%) Ada
14 4 (0.79%) Go
14 4 (0.79%) Korn
14 4 (0.79%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.60%) Rust
15 3 (0.60%) X++
Qualifications
1 100 (19.84%) Security Cleared
2 86 (17.06%) SC Cleared
3 41 (8.13%) Degree
4 19 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.98%) TOGAF Certification
6 9 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (1.19%) CISSP
9 5 (0.99%) Azure Certification
9 5 (0.99%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.99%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.79%) SAP Certification
11 3 (0.60%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.40%) ACCA
12 2 (0.40%) CIMA
12 2 (0.40%) ISEB
12 2 (0.40%) Oracle Certification
12 2 (0.40%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.40%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (9.72%) QA
2 23 (4.56%) Data Quality
3 9 (1.79%) GDPR
4 8 (1.59%) ISO 20022
5 7 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.19%) GRC
6 6 (1.19%) PMO
7 5 (0.99%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.79%) HIPAA
8 4 (0.79%) HL7
8 4 (0.79%) SEPA
8 4 (0.79%) SLA
8 4 (0.79%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.60%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.60%) IEC 61508
9 3 (0.60%) ISO 15022
9 3 (0.60%) MISRA
9 3 (0.60%) MISRA C
10 2 (0.40%) GMP
10 2 (0.40%) GxP
System Software
1 32 (6.35%) Docker
2 14 (2.78%) RACF
3 9 (1.79%) Active Directory
4 5 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.79%) NFS
5 4 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.79%) vSphere
6 3 (0.60%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.40%) IAG
7 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.20%) Firmware
8 1 (0.20%) KVM
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 34 (6.75%) Kubernetes
2 27 (5.36%) Ansible
3 15 (2.98%) Grafana
4 14 (2.78%) OMEGAMON
5 7 (1.39%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.39%) Tivoli
5 7 (1.39%) Tivoli Monitoring
6 6 (1.19%) Oracle RMAN
7 5 (0.99%) Control-M
8 4 (0.79%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.79%) Data Guard
8 4 (0.79%) HP ALM
8 4 (0.79%) HP Fortify
8 4 (0.79%) ITRS Geneos
8 4 (0.79%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.79%) Red Hat Satellite
8 4 (0.79%) systemd
9 3 (0.60%) Podman
10 2 (0.40%) Check_MK
10 2 (0.40%) Netcool
Vendors
1 101 (20.04%) Oracle
2 92 (18.25%) SAP
3 81 (16.07%) IBM
4 58 (11.51%) MuleSoft
5 55 (10.91%) Microsoft
6 45 (8.93%) Salesforce
7 30 (5.95%) ServiceNow
8 29 (5.75%) Workday
9 27 (5.36%) Google
10 16 (3.17%) TIBCO
11 15 (2.98%) Splunk
12 14 (2.78%) Databricks
12 14 (2.78%) Dynatrace
13 10 (1.98%) Informatica
13 10 (1.98%) WSO2
14 9 (1.79%) Solace
15 8 (1.59%) Ariba
15 8 (1.59%) Dell
16 7 (1.39%) JD Edwards
16 7 (1.39%) VMware