Integration Patterns Contract Job Trends

Integration Patterns
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Integration Patterns skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 250 490 530
Rank change year-on-year +240 +40 +76
Contract jobs citing Integration Patterns 388 74 82
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.06% 0.21% 0.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.20% 0.24% 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 275 44 45
10th Percentile £400 £431 £450
25th Percentile £459 £498 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £582 £600
Median % change year-on-year -5.50% -3.00% -3.03%
75th Percentile £650 £709 £675
90th Percentile £750 £814 £708
UK excluding London median daily rate £540 £500 £630
% change year-on-year +8.00% -20.63% +14.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile £37.77 - £87.20
25th Percentile £52.87 - £87.88
Median hourly rate £65.00 - £90.50
75th Percentile £69.06 - £92.88
90th Percentile £69.63 - £93.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £88.50

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Integration Patterns falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,261 30,399 39,447
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.54% 87.91% 88.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,301 18,546 26,335
10th Percentile £300 £306 £310
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £531
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.13% -3.45%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £744 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,097 1,021 1,510
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.53 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.30 £18.95
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.79% -22.35% +21.43%
75th Percentile £48.75 £63.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.00 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -29.23% -26.97% +37.98%

Integration Patterns
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Integration Patterns relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Integration Patterns job vacancy trend in the UK

Integration Patterns
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Integration Patterns.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Integration Patterns

Integration Patterns
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Integration Patterns over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Integration Patterns in the UK

Integration Patterns
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Integration Patterns.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Integration Patterns

Integration Patterns
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Integration Patterns over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Integration Patterns in the UK

Integration Patterns
Top 15 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Integration Patterns within the UK over the 6 months to 14 December 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
England +201 356 £550 -5.50% 152
London +139 202 £575 -4.25% 46
UK excluding London +79 147 £540 +8.00% 138
Work from Home +115 124 £550 -4.35% 56
Midlands +14 61 £519 +18.51% 20
West Midlands -3 40 £537 +14.56% 13
South East +33 33 £543 -27.60% 51
North of England -11 33 £573 +24.46% 31
North West -3 23 £573 +25.82% 15
East Midlands +1 21 £447 +32.44% 6
Yorkshire -37 8 £600 +9.38% 14
East of England - 8 £575 - 16
Scotland +7 6 £575 - 9
South West -4 6 £557 -21.82% 11
North East - 2 £525 - 2

Integration Patterns
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 27 (6.96%) Apache Spark
2 22 (5.67%) SAS
3 20 (5.15%) Confluence
4 18 (4.64%) Anypoint
5 12 (3.09%) Oracle Workflow
6 11 (2.84%) SharePoint
7 9 (2.32%) Mule
8 7 (1.80%) Microsoft Exchange
9 5 (1.29%) Apache Airflow
10 4 (1.03%) CMS
10 4 (1.03%) JBoss
11 3 (0.77%) Apache
11 3 (0.77%) GeoServer
11 3 (0.77%) Smallworld
12 2 (0.52%) CICS
12 2 (0.52%) Moodle
13 1 (0.26%) Camunda
13 1 (0.26%) Documentum
13 1 (0.26%) Drupal
13 1 (0.26%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 3 (0.77%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.26%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.26%) Revit
Business Applications
1 14 (3.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (3.35%) Remedy ITSM
3 12 (3.09%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (2.06%) Temenos T24
5 6 (1.55%) NetSuite
5 6 (1.55%) SAP HR
5 6 (1.55%) SAP PM
6 5 (1.29%) Aladdin
6 5 (1.29%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.52%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.26%) Cerner Millennium
8 1 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.26%) Fidessa
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Cash Management
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Retail
8 1 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.26%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.26%) TrackWise
8 1 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 181 (46.65%) Azure
2 81 (20.88%) AWS
3 45 (11.60%) Power Platform
4 37 (9.54%) GCP
5 34 (8.76%) Azure DevOps
6 28 (7.22%) Azure Data Factory
7 27 (6.96%) Serverless
8 26 (6.70%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 25 (6.44%) Dynamics 365
9 25 (6.44%) SaaS
10 20 (5.15%) GitHub
11 18 (4.64%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 17 (4.38%) Microsoft 365
13 16 (4.12%) Boomi
14 14 (3.61%) Azure Logic Apps
15 13 (3.35%) Azure Functions
15 13 (3.35%) GitHub Actions
15 13 (3.35%) PaaS
15 13 (3.35%) Power Automate
16 12 (3.09%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.35%) SSL
2 7 (1.80%) AMQP
2 7 (1.80%) DSL
3 6 (1.55%) Firewall
4 4 (1.03%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.52%) Hyperconnected
5 2 (0.52%) IPsec
5 2 (0.52%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.26%) DNS
6 1 (0.26%) HTTP
6 1 (0.26%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (8.76%) Data Warehouse
2 32 (8.25%) NoSQL
3 30 (7.73%) Oracle Database
4 27 (6.96%) Azure SQL Database
4 27 (6.96%) Power BI
5 21 (5.41%) SAS Enterprise Guide
6 15 (3.87%) Metadata
6 15 (3.87%) PostgreSQL
7 14 (3.61%) Relational Database
8 13 (3.35%) Data Lake
9 11 (2.84%) Redis
10 10 (2.58%) Amazon RDS
11 9 (2.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (2.06%) DynamoDB
12 8 (2.06%) MySQL
13 7 (1.80%) BigQuery
13 7 (1.80%) RDBMS
14 6 (1.55%) Pentaho
14 6 (1.55%) SQL Server
14 6 (1.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 59 (15.21%) Git
2 43 (11.08%) Jenkins
3 37 (9.54%) JIRA
4 23 (5.93%) GitLab
5 12 (3.09%) SonarQube
6 11 (2.84%) JUnit
7 9 (2.32%) Maven
8 6 (1.55%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 6 (1.55%) Postman
8 6 (1.55%) Selenium
8 6 (1.55%) Visual Studio
9 5 (1.29%) Gradle
9 5 (1.29%) Mockito
9 5 (1.29%) REST Assured
9 5 (1.29%) SoapUI
9 5 (1.29%) Subversion
9 5 (1.29%) Xcode
9 5 (1.29%) XCTest
10 4 (1.03%) SonarLint
11 2 (0.52%) Bitbucket Server
General
1 144 (37.11%) Social Skills
2 77 (19.85%) Finance
3 52 (13.40%) Public Sector
4 35 (9.02%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (6.19%) Banking
5 24 (6.19%) Marketing
6 17 (4.38%) Legal
7 11 (2.84%) Back Office
8 10 (2.58%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (2.32%) Billing
10 7 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.80%) Retail
11 6 (1.55%) General Ledger
11 6 (1.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.55%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (1.29%) Electronics
12 5 (1.29%) Front Office
12 5 (1.29%) Law
13 4 (1.03%) Manufacturing
14 3 (0.77%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 197 (50.77%) Architect
2 62 (15.98%) Developer
3 55 (14.18%) Solutions Architect
4 32 (8.25%) Salesforce Architect
5 29 (7.47%) Technical Architect
6 26 (6.70%) Data Engineer
7 23 (5.93%) Senior
8 21 (5.41%) Lead
9 20 (5.15%) Consultant
10 19 (4.90%) Data Architect
11 18 (4.64%) Azure Engineer
12 17 (4.38%) Azure Data Engineer
12 17 (4.38%) Integration Architect
13 16 (4.12%) ServiceNow Architect
14 14 (3.61%) Analyst
14 14 (3.61%) Enterprise Architect
15 13 (3.35%) Senior Architect
16 11 (2.84%) Business Analyst
17 10 (2.58%) Java Developer
17 10 (2.58%) SAP Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (25.26%) REST
2 74 (19.07%) SOAP
3 43 (11.08%) JSON
4 38 (9.79%) Middleware
5 30 (7.73%) RESTful
5 30 (7.73%) Web Services
6 29 (7.47%) Kafka
6 29 (7.47%) OAuth
7 28 (7.22%) Lightning Web Components
8 27 (6.96%) AngularJS
8 27 (6.96%) JWT
9 26 (6.70%) XML
10 24 (6.19%) PySpark
10 24 (6.19%) Spring Boot
11 22 (5.67%) .NET
11 22 (5.67%) Apache Camel
12 21 (5.41%) RabbitMQ
13 20 (5.15%) SAML
14 19 (4.90%) Visualforce
15 18 (4.64%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 45 (11.60%) Cloud Native
2 43 (11.08%) Product Ownership
3 20 (5.15%) Distributed Systems
4 14 (3.61%) Legacy Systems
5 12 (3.09%) Management Information System
6 10 (2.58%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (2.06%) Onboarding
7 8 (2.06%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 7 (1.80%) Data Fabric
9 6 (1.55%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.55%) Equities
9 6 (1.55%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (1.29%) Low-Code
10 5 (1.29%) N-Tier
10 5 (1.29%) Operational Technology
11 4 (1.03%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.03%) Clustering
11 4 (1.03%) Security Posture
11 4 (1.03%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.29%) Linux
1 5 (1.29%) Unix
2 3 (0.77%) Solaris
3 2 (0.52%) Android
3 2 (0.52%) Windows
4 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.26%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (45.88%) Agile
2 123 (31.70%) DevOps
3 113 (29.12%) CI/CD
4 104 (26.80%) Data Modelling
5 98 (25.26%) Problem-Solving
6 96 (24.74%) Microservices
7 72 (18.56%) Data Governance
8 69 (17.78%) Enterprise Architecture
8 69 (17.78%) Technical Leadership
9 67 (17.27%) Roadmaps
10 60 (15.46%) Scrum
10 60 (15.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 58 (14.95%) Architectural Patterns
12 54 (13.92%) Data Integration
13 52 (13.40%) Event-Driven
13 52 (13.40%) Migration
14 50 (12.89%) Analytics
15 49 (12.63%) Stakeholder Management
16 47 (12.11%) Data Pipeline
17 46 (11.86%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 78 (20.10%) SQL
2 68 (17.53%) Python
3 61 (15.72%) Java
4 39 (10.05%) JavaScript
5 32 (8.25%) C#
6 27 (6.96%) Apex Code
7 23 (5.93%) Scala
8 11 (2.84%) Groovy
9 10 (2.58%) DataWeave
9 10 (2.58%) PowerShell
9 10 (2.58%) TypeScript
10 7 (1.80%) T-SQL
11 6 (1.55%) ABAP
11 6 (1.55%) Shell Script
12 5 (1.29%) X++
13 4 (1.03%) Bicep
13 4 (1.03%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.52%) Bash
15 1 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 107 (27.58%) Security Cleared
2 85 (21.91%) SC Cleared
3 34 (8.76%) Degree
4 24 (6.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (3.61%) Azure Certification
6 12 (3.09%) Master's Degree
7 8 (2.06%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.03%) MCP
8 4 (1.03%) SAP Certification
9 3 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.77%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.77%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.52%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.52%) CISM
10 2 (0.52%) CISSP
11 1 (0.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (13.66%) Data Quality
2 33 (8.51%) GDPR
3 17 (4.38%) QA
4 12 (3.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 8 (2.06%) Accessibility
6 7 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.29%) NIST
7 5 (1.29%) PERC
8 4 (1.03%) HL7
9 3 (0.77%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.52%) WCAG
11 1 (0.26%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 1 (0.26%) EMIR
11 1 (0.26%) GxP
11 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.26%) ISO 19650
11 1 (0.26%) MiFID
11 1 (0.26%) NCSC
System Software
1 54 (13.92%) Docker
2 9 (2.32%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.77%) NFS
Systems Management
1 59 (15.21%) Kubernetes
2 34 (8.76%) Terraform
3 16 (4.12%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (2.32%) Ansible
5 4 (1.03%) Grafana
5 4 (1.03%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.77%) CloudHub
7 1 (0.26%) Argo
7 1 (0.26%) CA Endevor
7 1 (0.26%) Control-M
7 1 (0.26%) HP Operations Orchestration
7 1 (0.26%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 86 (22.16%) Microsoft
2 65 (16.75%) Salesforce
3 60 (15.46%) Oracle
4 40 (10.31%) SAP
5 34 (8.76%) MuleSoft
6 30 (7.73%) Databricks
7 27 (6.96%) ServiceNow
8 14 (3.61%) Remedy
9 13 (3.35%) BMC
9 13 (3.35%) HP
9 13 (3.35%) Ivanti
10 12 (3.09%) Temenos
11 10 (2.58%) Splunk
12 9 (2.32%) Adobe
12 9 (2.32%) Google
13 8 (2.06%) Axway
13 8 (2.06%) OpenAI
14 7 (1.80%) Workday
15 6 (1.55%) Murex
15 6 (1.55%) Talend