Middleware Contracts in Manchester

Middleware
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Middleware skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Middleware over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 89 115
Rank change year-on-year +16 +26 +16
Contract jobs citing Middleware 6 7 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester 0.65% 0.46% 0.16%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.51% 1.94% 0.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 3
10th Percentile - £576 -
25th Percentile £571 £596 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £593 £615 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.66% +23.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £619 £623 £588
90th Percentile £623 - £640
North West median daily rate £550 £615 £500
% change year-on-year -10.57% +23.00% +3.73%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 239 361 389
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 25.81% 23.80% 20.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 192 283 310
10th Percentile £400 £375 £336
25th Percentile £406 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.50% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £550 £613 £581
90th Percentile £638 £825 £639
North West median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 2
10th Percentile - £67.00 -
25th Percentile £76.25 £67.50 -
Median hourly rate £82.50 £71.87 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.79% +59.71% +143.24%
75th Percentile £88.75 £76.75 -
90th Percentile - £81.60 -
North West median hourly rate £67.75 £47.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year +43.22% +5.12% +10.80%

Middleware
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Middleware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Middleware in Manchester

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Middleware in Manchester.

Daily rate trend for Middleware in Manchester

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Middleware in Manchester.

Hourly rate trend for Middleware in Manchester

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) WebSphere
Business Applications
1 5 (83.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (16.67%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (16.67%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) SAP HANA
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Banking
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Architect
2 3 (50.00%) SAP Architect
2 3 (50.00%) SAP Solutions Architect
2 3 (50.00%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (33.33%) Consultant
4 1 (16.67%) Head of Architecture
4 1 (16.67%) Integration Consultant
4 1 (16.67%) Product Architect
4 1 (16.67%) SAP Consultant
4 1 (16.67%) SAP Integration Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) SAP PI
1 1 (16.67%) WebSphere MQ
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Public Cloud
2 1 (16.67%) Data Centre
2 1 (16.67%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Analytics
2 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 3 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
2 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (33.33%) Roadmaps
4 1 (16.67%) Architectural Design
4 1 (16.67%) EAM
4 1 (16.67%) IT Asset Management
4 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (16.67%) Re-Platforming
4 1 (16.67%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (16.67%) Technology Roadmap
4 1 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) SAP
2 3 (50.00%) Concur
2 3 (50.00%) MuleSoft
3 1 (16.67%) IBM
3 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow