MuleSoft Contract Job Trends

MuleSoft
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of MuleSoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited MuleSoft over the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within MuleSoft, Inc.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 421 399 465
Rank change year-on-year -22 +66 +37
Contract jobs citing MuleSoft 203 131 122
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.43% 0.45% 0.28%
As % of the Vendors category 1.03% 0.95% 0.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 146 88 81
10th Percentile £400 £440 £450
25th Percentile £413 £472 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £580 £575
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +0.87% -4.17%
75th Percentile £599 £650 £630
90th Percentile £701 £703 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £540 £575
% change year-on-year -21.30% -6.09% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £64.50 - -
Median hourly rate £66.50 - £90.00
75th Percentile £68.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £66.50 - -

All Vendors
UK

MuleSoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 19,748 13,810 18,286
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.61% 47.45% 42.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,551 8,637 11,343
10th Percentile £313 £285 £263
25th Percentile £413 £406 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% - -1.90%
75th Percentile £600 £619 £630
90th Percentile £703 £714 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £498 £500
% change year-on-year -1.51% -0.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 988 563 1,092
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.84 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.56 £14.41
Median hourly rate £32.11 £26.04 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.32% +15.73% -48.50%
75th Percentile £60.00 £56.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £78.61 £75.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £24.09 £21.50
% change year-on-year +16.23% +12.05% -45.64%

MuleSoft
Job Vacancy Trend

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

MuleSoft job vacancy trend in the UK

MuleSoft
Daily Rate Trend

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing MuleSoft

MuleSoft
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing MuleSoft over the 6 months to 8 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for MuleSoft in the UK

MuleSoft
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing MuleSoft

MuleSoft
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 MuleSoft within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 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
England -38 178 £500 -15.61% 32
UK excluding London -60 95 £425 -21.30% 8
London -27 82 £550 -10.57% 25
Work from Home -3 62 £535 +1.90% 13
Midlands -34 45 £413 -23.61% 3
West Midlands -24 38 £400 -15.79% 1
North of England -56 19 £538 +2.38%
North West -37 14 £513 -6.82%
South East -70 14 £505 +1.51% 4
East Midlands -25 7 £523 -6.28% 2
South West -40 7 £488 -25.00%
East of England - 7 £535 -
Yorkshire -44 5 £563 +25.84%
Scotland -9 2 £538 -10.33%
Wales - 1 - - 1

MuleSoft
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 37 (18.23%) Anypoint
2 14 (6.90%) Confluence
3 10 (4.93%) Mule
4 1 (0.49%) Apache
4 1 (0.49%) Camunda
4 1 (0.49%) Mule ESB
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle Application Server
4 1 (0.49%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.46%) Adobe XD
1 5 (2.46%) Sketch
2 3 (1.48%) AutoCAD
2 3 (1.48%) Revit
3 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (3.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (2.96%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (2.46%) SAP MDG
4 3 (1.48%) SAP CRM
5 2 (0.99%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.49%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.49%) iTrent
6 1 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.49%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 1 (0.49%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.49%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.49%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 61 (30.05%) Azure
2 51 (25.12%) AWS
3 37 (18.23%) Boomi
4 23 (11.33%) Apigee
5 21 (10.34%) iPaaS
6 18 (8.87%) GCP
7 15 (7.39%) Power Platform
8 14 (6.90%) SaaS
9 13 (6.40%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 10 (4.93%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (4.43%) Kong
11 9 (4.43%) Snowflake
12 8 (3.94%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 5 (2.46%) Figma
13 5 (2.46%) SuccessFactors
14 4 (1.97%) Azure API Management
14 4 (1.97%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
14 4 (1.97%) Smartsheet
15 3 (1.48%) Azure Logic Apps
15 3 (1.48%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.94%) LAN
1 8 (3.94%) WAN
2 7 (3.45%) HTTP
3 5 (2.46%) HTTPS
4 3 (1.48%) Firewall
5 1 (0.49%) AMQP
5 1 (0.49%) Broadband
5 1 (0.49%) Network Security
5 1 (0.49%) SMS
5 1 (0.49%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.49%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.42%) Power BI
2 7 (3.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 6 (2.96%) KNIME
4 3 (1.48%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.48%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.99%) Metadata
5 2 (0.99%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.99%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.99%) Tableau
6 1 (0.49%) EDRMS
6 1 (0.49%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.49%) Pentaho
6 1 (0.49%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 32 (15.76%) Git
2 26 (12.81%) JIRA
3 10 (4.93%) Selenium
4 5 (2.46%) Postman
5 3 (1.48%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.49%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.49%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.49%) ERwin
6 1 (0.49%) Hudson
6 1 (0.49%) Maven
General
1 66 (32.51%) Social Skills
2 34 (16.75%) Finance
3 30 (14.78%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (13.79%) Public Sector
5 11 (5.42%) Telecoms
6 7 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (2.96%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (2.46%) Financial Institution
8 5 (2.46%) Law
9 4 (1.97%) Banking
9 4 (1.97%) Billing
9 4 (1.97%) Marketing
9 4 (1.97%) Publishing
9 4 (1.97%) Retail
10 3 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.48%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.48%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (0.99%) Back Office
11 2 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 78 (38.42%) Architect
2 32 (15.76%) Developer
3 22 (10.84%) MuleSoft Architect
4 21 (10.34%) Analyst
4 21 (10.34%) Lead
4 21 (10.34%) Technical Architect
5 19 (9.36%) Salesforce Developer
6 15 (7.39%) Integration Architect
7 14 (6.90%) Solutions Architect
8 12 (5.91%) Integration Specialist
9 9 (4.43%) Business Analyst
9 9 (4.43%) MuleSoft Developer
10 8 (3.94%) Data Engineer
10 8 (3.94%) Salesforce Architect
10 8 (3.94%) Senior
10 8 (3.94%) Technical Analyst
10 8 (3.94%) Technical Leader
11 7 (3.45%) Data Migration Engineer
11 7 (3.45%) Salesforce Technical Leader
11 7 (3.45%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (20.69%) Middleware
2 36 (17.73%) REST
3 27 (13.30%) Lightning Web Components
4 26 (12.81%) JSON
5 20 (9.85%) SOAP
5 20 (9.85%) XML
6 17 (8.37%) OpenAPI
7 16 (7.88%) OAuth
8 15 (7.39%) Swagger
9 10 (4.93%) OAuth2
9 10 (4.93%) RAML
9 10 (4.93%) RESTful
10 9 (4.43%) JWT
10 9 (4.43%) React
11 8 (3.94%) CSS
11 8 (3.94%) HTML
12 7 (3.45%) Kafka
13 6 (2.96%) AngularJS
13 6 (2.96%) Web Services
14 5 (2.46%) CSS3
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.42%) Legacy Systems
2 10 (4.93%) Public Cloud
3 7 (3.45%) Cloud Native
3 7 (3.45%) Data Structures
4 6 (2.96%) Product Ownership
5 5 (2.46%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (2.46%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.97%) IoT
6 4 (1.97%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.48%) Freedom of Information Act
7 3 (1.48%) Low-Code
8 2 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.99%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.99%) SCADA
8 2 (0.99%) TM Forum
9 1 (0.49%) Life Science
9 1 (0.49%) Reference Data
9 1 (0.49%) Robotics
9 1 (0.49%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.93%) Linux
2 9 (4.43%) Windows
3 2 (0.99%) Unix
4 1 (0.49%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (29.06%) CI/CD
2 50 (24.63%) Agile
3 44 (21.67%) Problem-Solving
4 42 (20.69%) API Management
5 41 (20.20%) Integration Patterns
6 39 (19.21%) Stakeholder Management
7 35 (17.24%) ERP
8 30 (14.78%) DevOps
8 30 (14.78%) Microservices
9 26 (12.81%) CRM
9 26 (12.81%) Data Modelling
9 26 (12.81%) ETL
10 25 (12.32%) Event-Driven
10 25 (12.32%) Validation
11 22 (10.84%) Migration
12 21 (10.34%) Test Automation
12 21 (10.34%) Translating Business Requirements
13 19 (9.36%) API Design
14 18 (8.87%) Data Transformation
15 16 (7.88%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 32 (15.76%) SQL
2 27 (13.30%) Apex Code
3 21 (10.34%) JavaScript
4 9 (4.43%) Java
5 8 (3.94%) Python
6 6 (2.96%) DataWeave
7 3 (1.48%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.99%) C#
8 2 (0.99%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.99%) SOQL
9 1 (0.49%) Bash
9 1 (0.49%) Groovy
9 1 (0.49%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.49%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 34 (16.75%) Security Cleared
2 28 (13.79%) SC Cleared
3 20 (9.85%) Degree
4 10 (4.93%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (3.45%) Master's Degree
6 6 (2.96%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.97%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.97%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (1.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (1.48%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.48%) CISSP
8 3 (1.48%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.48%) GIAC
9 2 (0.99%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.49%) CBAP
10 1 (0.49%) CSPO
10 1 (0.49%) CTC Cleared
10 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.90%) QA
2 13 (6.40%) GDPR
3 7 (3.45%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.96%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.48%) GMP
5 3 (1.48%) WCAG
6 1 (0.49%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.49%) COBIT
6 1 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.49%) DICOM
6 1 (0.49%) HL7
6 1 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.49%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (0.49%) Docker
1 1 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (1.48%) CloudHub
2 1 (0.49%) Ansible
2 1 (0.49%) CASB
2 1 (0.49%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 65 (32.02%) Salesforce
2 25 (12.32%) SAP
3 16 (7.88%) Oracle
4 14 (6.90%) ServiceNow
5 10 (4.93%) Informatica
5 10 (4.93%) Microsoft
5 10 (4.93%) Talend
6 9 (4.43%) Dell
7 8 (3.94%) Adobe
8 6 (2.96%) IBM
8 6 (2.96%) Workday
9 5 (2.46%) Axway
9 5 (2.46%) IBM Sterling
10 4 (1.97%) DocuSign
10 4 (1.97%) Google
11 3 (1.48%) Capita
11 3 (1.48%) Conga
11 3 (1.48%) Jitterbit
11 3 (1.48%) Pega
11 3 (1.48%) Splunk