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 22 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 257 309 290
Rank change year-on-year +52 -19 +73
Contract jobs citing Middleware 327 222 308
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.07% 0.71% 0.78%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.71% 3.27% 3.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 187 129 225
10th Percentile £398 £421 £388
25th Percentile £447 £500 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +1.69%
75th Percentile £713 £713 £700
90th Percentile £788 £800 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £559 £600
% change year-on-year -1.61% -6.83% +1.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 9 10
10th Percentile £33.00 £61.25 £55.75
25th Percentile £58.60 - £61.56
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
75th Percentile £65.50 - £66.88
90th Percentile £68.00 £65.60 £75.25
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year - - -7.14%

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 6,942 6,790 8,689
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.70% 21.72% 21.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,677 4,330 6,328
10th Percentile £350 £356 £375
25th Percentile £413 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.18% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £631 £666 £675
90th Percentile £734 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 181 102 183
10th Percentile £31.25 £26.25 £36.37
25th Percentile £43.00 £42.63 £46.18
Median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +18.18% -15.38%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.25 £73.98 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £62.50 £55.25
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.12% -14.67%

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 22 November 2025.

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 22 November 2025.

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 22 November 2025. 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 +36 154 £625 -3.85% 87
South West -7 37 £68 -87.64% 33
Midlands -11 33 £450 -14.29% 16
North of England -24 32 £481 -12.30% 37
South East +14 30 £598 +8.64% 61
East of England +4 20 £500 -37.50% 13
East Midlands +3 17 £447 -14.86% 11
North West -18 17 £525 +5.00% 19
West Midlands -16 16 £500 -4.76% 5
Yorkshire -33 13 £475 - 17
North East -3 2 £469 -14.58% 1
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 25 (7.65%) WebSphere
2 20 (6.12%) WebLogic
3 12 (3.67%) Confluence
4 11 (3.36%) Apache
5 6 (1.83%) IIS
5 6 (1.83%) Tomcat
6 4 (1.22%) Apache Spark
6 4 (1.22%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (1.22%) Oracle Workflow
7 3 (0.92%) CMS
7 3 (0.92%) JBoss
7 3 (0.92%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.92%) SharePoint
8 2 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.61%) CICS
8 2 (0.61%) nginx
8 2 (0.61%) Oracle HTTP Server
8 2 (0.61%) WildFly
9 1 (0.31%) Gunicorn
9 1 (0.31%) Mule ESB
Applications
1 4 (1.22%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.61%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Smart View
4 1 (0.31%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 10 (3.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.92%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.61%) CODA-Financials
3 2 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.61%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.61%) Oracle 11i
3 2 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.61%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.61%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.61%) Primavera
4 1 (0.31%) Bloomberg AIM
4 1 (0.31%) Endur
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 1 (0.31%) SAP CAR
4 1 (0.31%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.31%) SAP POS DM
4 1 (0.31%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 91 (27.83%) Azure
2 39 (11.93%) AWS
3 31 (9.48%) GCP
4 20 (6.12%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
4 20 (6.12%) Salesforce Service Cloud
5 13 (3.98%) Amazon EKS
5 13 (3.98%) SaaS
6 12 (3.67%) OpenShift
7 10 (3.06%) Boomi
7 10 (3.06%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (2.45%) Power Platform
8 8 (2.45%) Serverless
9 7 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (2.14%) Cloud Computing
9 7 (2.14%) GitHub
10 6 (1.83%) OCI
10 6 (1.83%) PaaS
10 6 (1.83%) Salesforce Einstein
11 5 (1.53%) Azure API Management
11 5 (1.53%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 20 (6.12%) TCP/IP
2 19 (5.81%) Firewall
3 14 (4.28%) Multicast
3 14 (4.28%) SAN
4 12 (3.67%) WAN
5 9 (2.75%) DNS
5 9 (2.75%) LAN
6 7 (2.14%) HTTP
6 7 (2.14%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (1.83%) tcpdump
7 6 (1.83%) Wireshark
8 5 (1.53%) DHCP
8 5 (1.53%) SSL
9 4 (1.22%) NAS
9 4 (1.22%) VLAN
10 2 (0.61%) NetScaler
10 2 (0.61%) VPN
11 1 (0.31%) FTP
11 1 (0.31%) HTTPS
11 1 (0.31%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (5.81%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.45%) NoSQL
3 7 (2.14%) GIS
3 7 (2.14%) Oracle Database
4 6 (1.83%) MongoDB
4 6 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.53%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 5 (1.53%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (1.22%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.22%) MemSQL
6 4 (1.22%) OLTP
6 4 (1.22%) Power BI
6 4 (1.22%) Redis
7 3 (0.92%) Data Hub
7 3 (0.92%) Data Mining
8 2 (0.61%) DataStage
8 2 (0.61%) EDMS
8 2 (0.61%) Oracle Database 10g
8 2 (0.61%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 21 (6.42%) Jenkins
2 20 (6.12%) JIRA
3 17 (5.20%) Git
4 14 (4.28%) GitLab
5 8 (2.45%) GCC
5 8 (2.45%) GDB
6 6 (1.83%) Gatling
6 6 (1.83%) JMeter
7 3 (0.92%) Ant
7 3 (0.92%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.92%) JUnit
8 2 (0.61%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.61%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.61%) IntelliJ
8 2 (0.61%) Postman
8 2 (0.61%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.61%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.61%) TestPartner
9 1 (0.31%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.31%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 90 (27.52%) Social Skills
2 69 (21.10%) Finance
3 35 (10.70%) Banking
4 28 (8.56%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (7.95%) Front Office
6 19 (5.81%) Public Sector
7 17 (5.20%) Marketing
8 16 (4.89%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (2.45%) International Banking
10 7 (2.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (2.14%) Investment Banking
10 7 (2.14%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.83%) Local Government
12 5 (1.53%) Law
12 5 (1.53%) Retail
13 4 (1.22%) Financial Institution
13 4 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.92%) Back Office
14 3 (0.92%) Legal
Job Titles
1 84 (25.69%) Architect
2 62 (18.96%) Developer
3 33 (10.09%) Solutions Architect
4 26 (7.95%) Consultant
5 24 (7.34%) Senior
6 23 (7.03%) Support Engineer
7 21 (6.42%) Lead
8 20 (6.12%) Technical Architect
9 19 (5.81%) Salesforce Architect
10 17 (5.20%) Software Engineer
11 15 (4.59%) C++ Software Engineer
12 14 (4.28%) Platform Engineer
13 13 (3.98%) Analyst
13 13 (3.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 11 (3.36%) Product Engineer
14 11 (3.36%) Products Support Engineer
14 11 (3.36%) Software Support Engineer
15 9 (2.75%) C++ Developer
15 9 (2.75%) Infrastructure Architect
15 9 (2.75%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (15.60%) REST
2 46 (14.07%) SOAP
3 30 (9.17%) .NET
4 27 (8.26%) FIX Protocol
4 27 (8.26%) Kafka
5 26 (7.95%) Lightning Web Components
6 21 (6.42%) Visualforce
7 20 (6.12%) Web Services
8 18 (5.50%) Node.js
9 17 (5.20%) HTML
10 16 (4.89%) RESTful
11 15 (4.59%) Qt
11 15 (4.59%) React
12 11 (3.36%) OAuth
13 9 (2.75%) JMS
13 9 (2.75%) XML
14 8 (2.45%) Boost C++ Libraries
14 8 (2.45%) Oracle Fusion
14 8 (2.45%) Spring
14 8 (2.45%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.73%) Product Ownership
2 20 (6.12%) Cloud Native
3 18 (5.50%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 17 (5.20%) Data Centre
5 15 (4.59%) Private Cloud
6 12 (3.67%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (3.67%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.75%) Algorithms
7 9 (2.75%) Distributed Architecture
7 9 (2.75%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (2.45%) Derivative
9 7 (2.14%) Data Protection Act
9 7 (2.14%) Data Structures
9 7 (2.14%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (2.14%) Fixed Income
9 7 (2.14%) Legacy Applications
9 7 (2.14%) Onboarding
9 7 (2.14%) Replication
10 6 (1.83%) Video\Live Streaming
11 5 (1.53%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 80 (24.46%) Linux
2 46 (14.07%) Windows
3 28 (8.56%) Unix
4 17 (5.20%) Ubuntu
5 15 (4.59%) Windows Server
6 6 (1.83%) CentOS
6 6 (1.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (1.22%) VMS
8 3 (0.92%) Solaris
9 2 (0.61%) AIX
9 2 (0.61%) zOS
10 1 (0.31%) MVS
10 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (27.52%) Agile
2 70 (21.41%) CI/CD
3 66 (20.18%) Problem-Solving
4 60 (18.35%) DevOps
5 50 (15.29%) Migration
6 37 (11.31%) Software Engineering
7 36 (11.01%) Computer Science
8 34 (10.40%) Integration Patterns
9 33 (10.09%) Data Modelling
10 30 (9.17%) Infrastructure as Code
10 30 (9.17%) Roadmaps
11 29 (8.87%) High Availability
11 29 (8.87%) Microservices
11 29 (8.87%) Technical Leadership
12 28 (8.56%) Scrum
13 27 (8.26%) ERP
13 27 (8.26%) Low Latency
14 25 (7.65%) Mentoring
15 24 (7.34%) Data Governance
15 24 (7.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 65 (19.88%) Java
2 59 (18.04%) C++
2 59 (18.04%) Python
3 58 (17.74%) SQL
4 33 (10.09%) PowerShell
5 30 (9.17%) C#
6 27 (8.26%) C
7 26 (7.95%) Apex Code
8 24 (7.34%) JavaScript
9 20 (6.12%) Ada
10 19 (5.81%) Bash
11 15 (4.59%) PHP
12 14 (4.28%) Shell Script
13 12 (3.67%) PL/SQL
14 5 (1.53%) Korn
14 5 (1.53%) T-SQL
15 4 (1.22%) Perl
15 4 (1.22%) Scala
16 3 (0.92%) Groovy
16 3 (0.92%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 50 (15.29%) Security Cleared
2 43 (13.15%) SC Cleared
3 38 (11.62%) Degree
4 23 (7.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (3.06%) Master's Degree
6 7 (2.14%) AWS Certification
7 5 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 4 (1.22%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.22%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.22%) PMP
8 4 (1.22%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (0.92%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.61%) RHCE
11 1 (0.31%) CCA
11 1 (0.31%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.31%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.65%) GDPR
2 14 (4.28%) Data Quality
2 14 (4.28%) QA
3 13 (3.98%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 10 (3.06%) Def Stans
4 10 (3.06%) IEC 61508
5 9 (2.75%) MISRA
5 9 (2.75%) MISRA C
6 4 (1.22%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.22%) HL7
7 3 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.61%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.61%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.61%) PMO
8 2 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.61%) SEPA
8 2 (0.61%) WCAG
9 1 (0.31%) GAAP
9 1 (0.31%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (5.81%) Docker
2 15 (4.59%) Active Directory
3 10 (3.06%) Virtual Machines
3 10 (3.06%) vSphere
4 8 (2.45%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (2.14%) Hyper-V
6 4 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.92%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.61%) KVM
9 1 (0.31%) Firmware
9 1 (0.31%) NFS
9 1 (0.31%) SRDF
9 1 (0.31%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
9 1 (0.31%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 1 (0.31%) Xen
Systems Management
1 37 (11.31%) Kubernetes
2 26 (7.95%) Ansible
3 15 (4.59%) Prometheus
4 11 (3.36%) Grafana
4 11 (3.36%) ITRS Geneos
4 11 (3.36%) Terraform
5 5 (1.53%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.22%) SCCM
6 4 (1.22%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.92%) vRealize
8 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.61%) Nagios
8 2 (0.61%) Puppet
8 2 (0.61%) SCOrch
9 1 (0.31%) Control-M
9 1 (0.31%) Oracle Identity Management
9 1 (0.31%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.31%) SCOM
9 1 (0.31%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.31%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 45 (13.76%) Oracle
2 40 (12.23%) Salesforce
3 37 (11.31%) Microsoft
4 28 (8.56%) MuleSoft
5 25 (7.65%) SAP
5 25 (7.65%) VMware
6 24 (7.34%) Solace
7 21 (6.42%) Red Hat
8 18 (5.50%) Dynatrace
9 16 (4.89%) IBM
10 10 (3.06%) Google
10 10 (3.06%) HP
10 10 (3.06%) TIBCO
11 9 (2.75%) F5
12 8 (2.45%) Citrix
13 6 (1.83%) Splunk
14 5 (1.53%) Axway
14 5 (1.53%) Databricks
14 5 (1.53%) Palo Alto
14 5 (1.53%) Workday