Middleware Contract Job Trends in London

Middleware
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Middleware skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 200 249 244
Rank change year-on-year +49 -5 +16
Contract jobs citing Middleware 263 117 145
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.31% 0.86% 0.90%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.76% 3.32% 3.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 83 100
10th Percentile £413 £403 £419
25th Percentile £475 £450 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 £600 £650
Median % change year-on-year -1.67% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £678 £725 £791
90th Percentile £746 £798 £875
England median daily rate £566 £550 £625
% change year-on-year +2.82% -12.00% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £96.25 - -
Median hourly rate £97.50 - -
75th Percentile £98.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 -
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 4,568 3,520 4,434
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 22.74% 25.95% 27.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,021 2,446 3,162
10th Percentile £393 £363 £377
25th Percentile £450 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £673 £695 £725
90th Percentile £775 £825 £850
England median daily rate £525 £514 £550
% change year-on-year +2.14% -6.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 27 23
10th Percentile £26.40 £32.25 £16.25
25th Percentile £35.63 £33.87 £23.80
Median hourly rate £42.50 £52.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +40.00% -44.03%
75th Percentile £62.25 £63.13 £49.38
90th Percentile £81.25 £78.20 £64.31
England median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.75
% change year-on-year +18.18% -3.08% -5.42%

Middleware
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Middleware relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Middleware job vacancy trend in London

Middleware
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Middleware.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Middleware

Middleware
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Middleware in London over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Middleware in London

Middleware
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Middleware.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Middleware

Middleware
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the London region over the 6 months to 17 August 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
Central London +20 45 £550 -8.41% 7
East London -2 3 £750 +73.38%
South London -12 3 £744 +10.15% 1
West London - 3 £625 - 1
North London -1 2 £400 -
Middleware
England

Middleware
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 10 (3.80%) WebSphere
2 7 (2.66%) CICS
2 7 (2.66%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.52%) Confluence
3 4 (1.52%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 4 (1.52%) SAS
3 4 (1.52%) WordPress
4 2 (0.76%) Anypoint
4 2 (0.76%) Mule
4 2 (0.76%) nginx
4 2 (0.76%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.38%) Apache
5 1 (0.38%) IBM HTTP Server
5 1 (0.38%) JBoss
5 1 (0.38%) Mendix
5 1 (0.38%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.38%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 5 (1.90%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (1.90%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.38%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.38%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 18 (6.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (2.28%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (2.28%) Oracle Payables
2 6 (2.28%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (1.90%) NetSuite
4 4 (1.52%) Oracle Cash Management
4 4 (1.52%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (1.14%) Endur
5 3 (1.14%) SAP ERP
5 3 (1.14%) Temenos T24
6 2 (0.76%) Finacle
6 2 (0.76%) FLEXCUBE
6 2 (0.76%) Front Arena
6 2 (0.76%) Global One
6 2 (0.76%) Infor LN
6 2 (0.76%) Magento
6 2 (0.76%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.76%) SAP GRC
6 2 (0.76%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 69 (26.24%) Azure
2 37 (14.07%) AWS
3 28 (10.65%) Boomi
4 25 (9.51%) Azure DevOps
5 23 (8.75%) SaaS
6 15 (5.70%) GitHub
7 14 (5.32%) PaaS
8 13 (4.94%) GCP
8 13 (4.94%) Power Platform
9 12 (4.56%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 12 (4.56%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 11 (4.18%) IaaS
10 11 (4.18%) iPaaS
11 10 (3.80%) SuccessFactors
12 8 (3.04%) Azure Data Factory
12 8 (3.04%) Azure Service Bus
13 7 (2.66%) AtomSphere
13 7 (2.66%) Azure Logic Apps
13 7 (2.66%) Entra ID
14 6 (2.28%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.80%) Firewall
2 5 (1.90%) DNS
2 5 (1.90%) Multicast
2 5 (1.90%) NAS
2 5 (1.90%) SAN
3 4 (1.52%) DHCP
3 4 (1.52%) Kerberos
3 4 (1.52%) VPN
4 3 (1.14%) Network Security
4 3 (1.14%) SSL
5 2 (0.76%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (0.76%) HTTP
5 2 (0.76%) IPv4
5 2 (0.76%) IPv6
5 2 (0.76%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.38%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.38%) SMS
6 1 (0.38%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (0.38%) TETRA
6 1 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.94%) SQL Server
2 11 (4.18%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (3.80%) Power BI
4 9 (3.42%) Data Lake
4 9 (3.42%) Oracle Database
4 9 (3.42%) Relational Database
5 7 (2.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (2.66%) Tableau
6 5 (1.90%) Big Data
6 5 (1.90%) NoSQL
7 4 (1.52%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (1.52%) DataStage
7 4 (1.52%) Db2
7 4 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.14%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (1.14%) Metadata
8 3 (1.14%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.76%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.76%) MySQL
9 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (5.32%) JIRA
2 11 (4.18%) Git
3 8 (3.04%) Jenkins
4 6 (2.28%) Postman
5 5 (1.90%) JMeter
5 5 (1.90%) LoadRunner
5 5 (1.90%) Visual Studio
6 4 (1.52%) eggPlant
6 4 (1.52%) JetBrains Rider
6 4 (1.52%) SoapUI
7 3 (1.14%) GitLab
7 3 (1.14%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.76%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.76%) Gatling
8 2 (0.76%) Selenium
8 2 (0.76%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.76%) TestRail
9 1 (0.38%) Fiddler
9 1 (0.38%) Gradle
9 1 (0.38%) Zephyr
General
1 92 (34.98%) Finance
2 69 (26.24%) Social Skills
3 53 (20.15%) Banking
4 39 (14.83%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (6.46%) Public Sector
6 13 (4.94%) Retail
7 9 (3.42%) Marketing
8 7 (2.66%) Legal
9 6 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.28%) Investment Banking
9 6 (2.28%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.90%) Front Office
10 5 (1.90%) General Ledger
10 5 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.52%) Back Office
12 3 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.14%) Financial Institution
12 3 (1.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (1.14%) Law
12 3 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 76 (28.90%) Architect
2 30 (11.41%) Developer
3 27 (10.27%) Lead
4 25 (9.51%) Solutions Architect
5 22 (8.37%) Integration Architect
6 19 (7.22%) Senior
7 17 (6.46%) Analyst
8 16 (6.08%) Salesforce Architect
8 16 (6.08%) Technical Architect
9 14 (5.32%) Consultant
9 14 (5.32%) Middleware Engineer
10 13 (4.94%) Business Analyst
10 13 (4.94%) Linux Engineer
11 12 (4.56%) Integration Specialist
12 9 (3.42%) Integration Engineer
13 8 (3.04%) Incident Manager
13 8 (3.04%) Major Incident Manager
13 8 (3.04%) Technical Manager
14 7 (2.66%) SAP Architect
14 7 (2.66%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (23.95%) REST
2 42 (15.97%) SOAP
3 31 (11.79%) XML
4 28 (10.65%) JSON
5 22 (8.37%) .NET
6 21 (7.98%) Kafka
7 14 (5.32%) OAuth
7 14 (5.32%) Web Services
8 13 (4.94%) Lightning Web Components
9 11 (4.18%) OAuth2
10 8 (3.04%) React
11 7 (2.66%) GraphQL
12 6 (2.28%) cloud-init
12 6 (2.28%) Elastic Stack
12 6 (2.28%) HTML
12 6 (2.28%) JWT
13 5 (1.90%) FIX Protocol
13 5 (1.90%) Oracle Fusion
13 5 (1.90%) RESTful
13 5 (1.90%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.98%) Onboarding
2 14 (5.32%) Product Ownership
3 13 (4.94%) Cloud Native
3 13 (4.94%) Data Centre
3 13 (4.94%) Legacy Systems
4 12 (4.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 11 (4.18%) Mainframe
6 9 (3.42%) Distributed Systems
6 9 (3.42%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (3.04%) Data Structures
8 7 (2.66%) IoT
8 7 (2.66%) Legacy Applications
9 6 (2.28%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (2.28%) Derivative
9 6 (2.28%) Fixed Income
9 6 (2.28%) FMCG
9 6 (2.28%) Low-Code
9 6 (2.28%) Replication
9 6 (2.28%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.90%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 37 (14.07%) Linux
2 16 (6.08%) Unix
2 16 (6.08%) Windows
3 13 (4.94%) Ubuntu
4 7 (2.66%) zOS
5 5 (1.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.76%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.38%) AIX
7 1 (0.38%) Solaris
7 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (27.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 61 (23.19%) Agile
3 60 (22.81%) Integration Patterns
4 56 (21.29%) Problem-Solving
5 54 (20.53%) DevOps
6 47 (17.87%) CI/CD
7 45 (17.11%) User Acceptance Testing
8 41 (15.59%) Data Modelling
8 41 (15.59%) ERP
8 41 (15.59%) Migration
9 35 (13.31%) Event-Driven
10 33 (12.55%) CRM
11 32 (12.17%) Roadmaps
12 30 (11.41%) Enterprise Architecture
13 28 (10.65%) System Integration Testing
14 27 (10.27%) Test Strategy
15 26 (9.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 26 (9.89%) Technical Leadership
16 25 (9.51%) Data Migration
17 23 (8.75%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 61 (23.19%) SQL
2 28 (10.65%) Python
3 19 (7.22%) Java
4 17 (6.46%) C#
5 16 (6.08%) JavaScript
6 15 (5.70%) PL/SQL
7 13 (4.94%) Apex Code
8 10 (3.80%) TypeScript
9 9 (3.42%) Bash
10 6 (2.28%) Shell Script
11 4 (1.52%) C++
11 4 (1.52%) T-SQL
12 3 (1.14%) C
12 3 (1.14%) PowerShell
12 3 (1.14%) SOQL
12 3 (1.14%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.76%) CQL
13 2 (0.76%) Groovy
13 2 (0.76%) Korn
13 2 (0.76%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 37 (14.07%) Security Cleared
2 32 (12.17%) SC Cleared
3 11 (4.18%) Degree
4 4 (1.52%) AWS Certification
4 4 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.14%) Azure Certification
5 3 (1.14%) ISTQB
6 2 (0.76%) IIBA
6 2 (0.76%) ISEB
6 2 (0.76%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (0.76%) Oracle Certification
6 2 (0.76%) PMI Certification
6 2 (0.76%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.38%) CISSP
7 1 (0.38%) GIAC
7 1 (0.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (0.38%) PMP
7 1 (0.38%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (8.75%) QA
2 16 (6.08%) GDPR
3 14 (5.32%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.52%) Actionable Recommendations
4 4 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.52%) PMO
5 3 (1.14%) ISO 20022
5 3 (1.14%) PCI DSS
5 3 (1.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.76%) GRC
6 2 (0.76%) HL7
6 2 (0.76%) ISO 15022
6 2 (0.76%) NIST
6 2 (0.76%) SEPA
7 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.38%) DICOM
7 1 (0.38%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (4.94%) Docker
2 4 (1.52%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.52%) NFS
2 4 (1.52%) vSphere
3 3 (1.14%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.76%) EMC RecoverPoint
4 2 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.38%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.38%) Firmware
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.38%) RACF
5 1 (0.38%) Varnish
5 1 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 12 (4.56%) Ansible
1 12 (4.56%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.04%) Grafana
3 7 (2.66%) Single Sign-On
3 7 (2.66%) Terraform
4 6 (2.28%) ITRS Geneos
5 5 (1.90%) Control-M
6 4 (1.52%) CA Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.52%) Prometheus
6 4 (1.52%) systemd
7 3 (1.14%) HP ALM
7 3 (1.14%) HP Fortify
8 2 (0.76%) Avamar
8 2 (0.76%) EMC VPLEX
9 1 (0.38%) CA Wily
9 1 (0.38%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.38%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.38%) Puppet
Vendors
1 51 (19.39%) SAP
2 45 (17.11%) Oracle
3 40 (15.21%) Salesforce
4 30 (11.41%) MuleSoft
5 27 (10.27%) Microsoft
6 24 (9.13%) Workday
7 21 (7.98%) IBM
8 14 (5.32%) Databricks
9 12 (4.56%) ServiceNow
10 8 (3.04%) Google
10 8 (3.04%) Solace
11 7 (2.66%) Murex
12 6 (2.28%) Sybase
13 5 (1.90%) Bloomberg
13 5 (1.90%) Dell
13 5 (1.90%) Kronos
13 5 (1.90%) Splunk
14 4 (1.52%) Alteryx
14 4 (1.52%) Greenplum
14 4 (1.52%) Talend