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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 252 265 322
Rank change year-on-year +13 +57 -44
Contract jobs citing Middleware 468 268 218
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.02% 0.97% 0.66%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.80% 3.90% 2.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 299 150 152
10th Percentile £424 £382 £419
25th Percentile £475 £447 £497
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £566 £550 £613
Median % change year-on-year +2.82% -10.20% +2.08%
75th Percentile £650 £694 £744
90th Percentile £735 £776 £825
UK median daily rate £575 £525 £590
% change year-on-year +9.52% -11.05% +0.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 22 0
10th Percentile - £32.23 -
25th Percentile £38.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 -
90th Percentile £67.40 - -
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 -
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

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 9,753 6,874 8,147
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.36% 24.93% 24.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,422 4,723 5,577
10th Percentile £375 £355 £363
25th Percentile £438 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -5.45% -1.79%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 166 182
10th Percentile £30.00 £31.25 £31.63
25th Percentile £50.38 £42.63 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.47 £54.79 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.15% -12.34% -0.79%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.19 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.59 £76.85 £74.49
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year +20.37% -12.34% -1.44%

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 1 September 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 1 September 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 1 September 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 +45 262 £590 -1.75% 177
North of England -33 75 £575 +21.05% 39
South East -43 57 £500 -12.66% 34
North West -36 38 £581 +1.75% 26
Midlands -42 34 £550 +23.04% 11
Yorkshire -24 30 £569 +25.00% 5
West Midlands -34 26 £575 +76.92% 7
South West -41 21 £575 +13.86% 18
East of England -24 16 £491 -4.15% 16
East Midlands -18 7 £525 +17.06% 3
North East -41 7 £500 +5.26% 8
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 24 (5.13%) WebSphere
2 19 (4.06%) WebLogic
3 9 (1.92%) CICS
4 8 (1.71%) SharePoint
5 6 (1.28%) Confluence
5 6 (1.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 5 (1.07%) Mule
6 5 (1.07%) WebSphere Application Server
7 4 (0.85%) Anypoint
7 4 (0.85%) Apache
7 4 (0.85%) JBoss
7 4 (0.85%) SAS
7 4 (0.85%) WordPress
8 3 (0.64%) IBM HTTP Server
8 3 (0.64%) TIBCO ActiveMatrix
8 3 (0.64%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.43%) Apache ServiceMix
9 2 (0.43%) nginx
9 2 (0.43%) Oracle HTTP Server
9 2 (0.43%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 6 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (0.64%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.64%) Revit
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.21%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 31 (6.62%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.71%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.71%) Oracle EBS
4 7 (1.50%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (1.50%) Oracle Receivables
5 6 (1.28%) SAP GRC
6 4 (0.85%) Maximo
6 4 (0.85%) Oracle Cash Management
6 4 (0.85%) Oracle EBS R12
6 4 (0.85%) Payment Gateway
6 4 (0.85%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.64%) BusinessWorks
7 3 (0.64%) Dynamics NAV
7 3 (0.64%) Endur
7 3 (0.64%) SAP MDG
7 3 (0.64%) SAP MM
7 3 (0.64%) Shopify
7 3 (0.64%) Temenos T24
8 2 (0.43%) Finacle
Cloud Services
1 118 (25.21%) Azure
2 72 (15.38%) AWS
3 43 (9.19%) Boomi
4 37 (7.91%) Azure DevOps
5 31 (6.62%) SaaS
6 30 (6.41%) GCP
7 24 (5.13%) iPaaS
7 24 (5.13%) Power Platform
8 22 (4.70%) Dynamics 365
9 20 (4.27%) GitHub
10 16 (3.42%) Azure Service Bus
10 16 (3.42%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 14 (2.99%) Azure Logic Apps
11 14 (2.99%) PaaS
11 14 (2.99%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 14 (2.99%) Serverless
12 13 (2.78%) IaaS
13 12 (2.56%) Power Automate
13 12 (2.56%) SuccessFactors
14 11 (2.35%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.85%) SSL
2 15 (3.21%) Firewall
3 12 (2.56%) HTTP
4 7 (1.50%) DNS
4 7 (1.50%) WAN
5 6 (1.28%) LAN
6 5 (1.07%) Multicast
6 5 (1.07%) NAS
6 5 (1.07%) SAN
7 4 (0.85%) DHCP
7 4 (0.85%) Kerberos
7 4 (0.85%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.85%) VPN
8 3 (0.64%) IPv4
8 3 (0.64%) IPv6
9 2 (0.43%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.43%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (0.43%) MQTT
9 2 (0.43%) Network Security
9 2 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.27%) SQL Server
2 19 (4.06%) Power BI
3 16 (3.42%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (2.99%) Oracle Database
4 14 (2.99%) Relational Database
5 9 (1.92%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (1.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (1.71%) Data Lake
6 8 (1.71%) Tableau
7 7 (1.50%) Big Data
7 7 (1.50%) Metadata
8 6 (1.28%) NoSQL
8 6 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (1.07%) DataStage
9 5 (1.07%) Db2
10 4 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.64%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.64%) MySQL
12 2 (0.43%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 31 (6.62%) JIRA
2 22 (4.70%) Git
3 15 (3.21%) Jenkins
4 10 (2.14%) GitLab
5 8 (1.71%) Postman
6 7 (1.50%) JMeter
6 7 (1.50%) LoadRunner
7 6 (1.28%) Visual Studio
8 5 (1.07%) Selenium
8 5 (1.07%) SoapUI
9 4 (0.85%) eggPlant
9 4 (0.85%) JetBrains Rider
10 3 (0.64%) Introscope
10 3 (0.64%) JUnit
10 3 (0.64%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.64%) SonarQube
11 2 (0.43%) ERwin
11 2 (0.43%) IntelliJ
11 2 (0.43%) TestRail
11 2 (0.43%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 160 (34.19%) Finance
2 123 (26.28%) Social Skills
3 87 (18.59%) Banking
4 76 (16.24%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (5.56%) Public Sector
6 24 (5.13%) Retail
7 23 (4.91%) Legal
8 14 (2.99%) Investment Banking
9 13 (2.78%) Aerospace
9 13 (2.78%) Manufacturing
10 12 (2.56%) Marketing
11 11 (2.35%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.50%) Back Office
14 7 (1.50%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.28%) Financial Institution
16 5 (1.07%) General Ledger
16 5 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 139 (29.70%) Architect
2 64 (13.68%) Solutions Architect
3 58 (12.39%) Developer
4 37 (7.91%) Lead
5 36 (7.69%) Senior
6 35 (7.48%) Integration Architect
7 29 (6.20%) Consultant
8 27 (5.77%) Technical Architect
9 25 (5.34%) Analyst
10 20 (4.27%) Administrator
11 19 (4.06%) Middleware Engineer
11 19 (4.06%) Salesforce Architect
12 16 (3.42%) Integration Specialist
13 15 (3.21%) Business Analyst
13 15 (3.21%) Linux Engineer
14 14 (2.99%) Integration Engineer
15 13 (2.78%) SAP Manager
16 12 (2.56%) Project Manager
17 11 (2.35%) SAP Architect
18 10 (2.14%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (21.58%) REST
2 76 (16.24%) SOAP
3 55 (11.75%) XML
4 53 (11.32%) JSON
5 37 (7.91%) .NET
5 37 (7.91%) Kafka
6 29 (6.20%) OAuth
7 22 (4.70%) Web Services
8 19 (4.06%) JWT
9 18 (3.85%) Lightning Web Components
10 15 (3.21%) GraphQL
10 15 (3.21%) OAuth2
11 13 (2.78%) EDI
11 13 (2.78%) ISPF
11 13 (2.78%) RabbitMQ
11 13 (2.78%) SAML
12 12 (2.56%) Spring
13 11 (2.35%) Swagger
14 10 (2.14%) React
14 10 (2.14%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 29 (6.20%) Mainframe
2 26 (5.56%) Onboarding
2 26 (5.56%) Product Ownership
3 24 (5.13%) Cloud Native
3 24 (5.13%) Data Centre
3 24 (5.13%) Distributed Systems
4 23 (4.91%) Management Information System
5 22 (4.70%) Enterprise Software
6 17 (3.63%) Clustering
6 17 (3.63%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (3.21%) Data Structures
8 12 (2.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 9 (1.92%) Legacy Applications
9 9 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (1.92%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 8 (1.71%) IoT
10 8 (1.71%) Public Cloud
11 7 (1.50%) CMDB
11 7 (1.50%) Data Protection Act
11 7 (1.50%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 66 (14.10%) Linux
2 30 (6.41%) Windows
3 28 (5.98%) Unix
4 22 (4.70%) zOS
5 14 (2.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (2.78%) Ubuntu
7 5 (1.07%) CentOS
7 5 (1.07%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.43%) AIX
8 2 (0.43%) OpenVMS
8 2 (0.43%) Oracle Linux
8 2 (0.43%) Solaris
8 2 (0.43%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 2 (0.43%) VMS
9 1 (0.21%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (25.00%) Agile
2 115 (24.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 95 (20.30%) Problem-Solving
4 89 (19.02%) DevOps
5 84 (17.95%) CI/CD
6 82 (17.52%) Integration Patterns
6 82 (17.52%) Migration
7 78 (16.67%) ERP
8 70 (14.96%) Event-Driven
9 68 (14.53%) User Acceptance Testing
10 58 (12.39%) Enterprise Architecture
11 51 (10.90%) CRM
11 51 (10.90%) Data Modelling
12 50 (10.68%) Roadmaps
13 49 (10.47%) Technical Leadership
14 47 (10.04%) Continuous Improvement
15 45 (9.62%) Data Migration
15 45 (9.62%) Validation
16 44 (9.40%) Event-Driven Architecture
16 44 (9.40%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 97 (20.73%) SQL
2 46 (9.83%) Java
3 40 (8.55%) Python
4 34 (7.26%) JavaScript
5 29 (6.20%) C#
6 18 (3.85%) Apex Code
6 18 (3.85%) PL/SQL
7 16 (3.42%) Bash
8 15 (3.21%) TypeScript
9 14 (2.99%) Shell Script
10 9 (1.92%) C++
11 6 (1.28%) ABAP
11 6 (1.28%) Ada
11 6 (1.28%) Perl
11 6 (1.28%) PowerShell
12 5 (1.07%) C
13 4 (0.85%) MATLAB
13 4 (0.85%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.85%) X++
14 3 (0.64%) Jython
Qualifications
1 75 (16.03%) Security Cleared
2 63 (13.46%) SC Cleared
3 34 (7.26%) Degree
4 15 (3.21%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.71%) TOGAF Certification
7 5 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.07%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.85%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.85%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.64%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.64%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.64%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.43%) ACCA
10 2 (0.43%) CIMA
10 2 (0.43%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.43%) ISEB
10 2 (0.43%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.43%) Oracle Certification
10 2 (0.43%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (10.04%) QA
2 19 (4.06%) Data Quality
3 15 (3.21%) GDPR
4 8 (1.71%) ISO 20022
5 6 (1.28%) GRC
5 6 (1.28%) PMO
6 5 (1.07%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.07%) Def Stans
6 5 (1.07%) HL7
6 5 (1.07%) IEC 61508
6 5 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.07%) SLA
7 4 (0.85%) SEPA
8 3 (0.64%) ISO 15022
8 3 (0.64%) NIST
8 3 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.43%) JSP 440
9 2 (0.43%) MISRA
9 2 (0.43%) MISRA C
9 2 (0.43%) NCSC
System Software
1 28 (5.98%) Docker
2 14 (2.99%) RACF
3 8 (1.71%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.07%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.85%) NFS
6 4 (0.85%) vSphere
7 2 (0.43%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.43%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.21%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.21%) Firmware
8 1 (0.21%) IAG
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.21%) Varnish
8 1 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 23 (4.91%) Kubernetes
2 21 (4.49%) Ansible
3 14 (2.99%) OMEGAMON
4 13 (2.78%) Grafana
5 8 (1.71%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.28%) Control-M
6 6 (1.28%) ITRS Geneos
6 6 (1.28%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.07%) HP ALM
7 5 (1.07%) systemd
8 4 (0.85%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.85%) Check_MK
8 4 (0.85%) Podman
8 4 (0.85%) Red Hat Satellite
9 3 (0.64%) CA Wily
9 3 (0.64%) HP Fortify
9 3 (0.64%) Oracle RMAN
10 2 (0.43%) Data Guard
10 2 (0.43%) EMC VPLEX
10 2 (0.43%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 91 (19.44%) Oracle
2 79 (16.88%) SAP
3 58 (12.39%) MuleSoft
4 55 (11.75%) IBM
5 54 (11.54%) Microsoft
6 47 (10.04%) Salesforce
7 27 (5.77%) Workday
8 24 (5.13%) ServiceNow
9 20 (4.27%) Google
10 15 (3.21%) TIBCO
11 14 (2.99%) Databricks
12 10 (2.14%) Splunk
13 9 (1.92%) Red Hat
13 9 (1.92%) Solace
13 9 (1.92%) VMware
14 8 (1.71%) Dell
14 8 (1.71%) Informatica
15 7 (1.50%) Dynatrace
15 7 (1.50%) JD Edwards
15 7 (1.50%) Murex