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 15 August 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
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 426 380 462
Rank change year-on-year -46 +82 -17
Contract jobs citing MuleSoft 253 173 111
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.47% 0.52% 0.29%
As % of the Vendors category 1.13% 1.11% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 176 110 68
10th Percentile £341 £380 £425
25th Percentile £425 £458 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £656 £625 £625
90th Percentile £712 £701 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £460 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -8.00% -4.76% -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £63.63 £41.40
25th Percentile £64.50 £67.19 £49.50
Median hourly rate £66.50 £76.25 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.79% +21.03% -
75th Percentile £68.50 £87.19 £76.50
90th Percentile - £91.88 £84.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £66.50 - £36.00

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 22,404 15,570 17,004
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.76% 47.24% 43.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,872 9,523 10,614
10th Percentile £313 £278 £288
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £523
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.31% -0.48%
75th Percentile £610 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £700 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £479 £500
% change year-on-year +4.38% -4.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,146 804 837
10th Percentile £14.68 £14.57 £13.67
25th Percentile £18.25 £17.30 £15.62
Median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.22% -13.28% -28.40%
75th Percentile £65.00 £47.50 £61.60
90th Percentile £85.00 £67.85 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.11 £21.30 £28.00
% change year-on-year +50.76% -23.93% -17.57%

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 15 August 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 16 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 15 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
England -85 181 £550 +5.01% 119
London -20 107 £578 +4.90% 82
UK excluding London -88 100 £460 -8.00% 54
Work from Home -16 86 £500 -2.44% 54
Scotland +4 26 £322 -38.67% 9
South East -80 23 £460 -8.00% 12
North of England -74 16 £669 +36.99% 7
Midlands -41 14 £475 -14.80% 8
North West -42 14 £669 +21.55% 6
West Midlands -42 9 £538 -23.21% 4
South West -46 8 £550 -15.38% 4
East Midlands -13 5 £443 -18.06% 4
East of England -16 5 £550 +10.00% 6
Wales - 5 £513 - 5
Northern Ireland +4 4 £550 +15.79% 3
Yorkshire -59 2 - - 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 34 (13.44%) Anypoint
2 22 (8.70%) Mule
3 16 (6.32%) Confluence
4 2 (0.79%) Mule ESB
5 1 (0.40%) Camunda
5 1 (0.40%) CMS
5 1 (0.40%) Drupal
5 1 (0.40%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.40%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.40%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (3.95%) AutoCAD
2 8 (3.16%) MS Visio
2 8 (3.16%) Revit
3 7 (2.77%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 10 (3.95%) SAP CRM
1 10 (3.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (2.37%) SAP MDG
3 4 (1.58%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.79%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.79%) Shopify
5 1 (0.40%) iTrent
5 1 (0.40%) SAP Business ByDesign
5 1 (0.40%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.40%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.40%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.40%) SAP Hybris
5 1 (0.40%) SAP IS-U
5 1 (0.40%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.40%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 72 (28.46%) Azure
2 61 (24.11%) AWS
3 51 (20.16%) Boomi
4 21 (8.30%) GCP
4 21 (8.30%) Salesforce Service Cloud
5 20 (7.91%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (7.51%) SaaS
7 18 (7.11%) iPaaS
8 17 (6.72%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 15 (5.93%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 14 (5.53%) Apigee
11 10 (3.95%) Algolia
12 9 (3.56%) Azure API Management
12 9 (3.56%) Azure Service Bus
13 7 (2.77%) Power Platform
13 7 (2.77%) Snowflake
14 6 (2.37%) Azure Logic Apps
15 5 (1.98%) Azure Data Factory
15 5 (1.98%) Azure Monitor
15 5 (1.98%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.93%) HTTP
2 4 (1.58%) LAN
2 4 (1.58%) WAN
3 3 (1.19%) Firewall
4 2 (0.79%) CTI
5 1 (0.40%) AMQP
5 1 (0.40%) Broadband
5 1 (0.40%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.40%) Network Security
5 1 (0.40%) SMS
5 1 (0.40%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.14%) MongoDB
2 8 (3.16%) DynamoDB
2 8 (3.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 5 (1.98%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.58%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.58%) Power BI
4 4 (1.58%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.19%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (1.19%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.79%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.79%) EDRMS
6 2 (0.79%) MySQL
6 2 (0.79%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.79%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.79%) Tableau
7 1 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.40%) Metadata
7 1 (0.40%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.40%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.40%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 43 (17.00%) Git
2 42 (16.60%) JIRA
3 19 (7.51%) Jenkins
4 9 (3.56%) Maven
5 7 (2.77%) GoCD
5 7 (2.77%) Gradle
6 6 (2.37%) Postman
7 5 (1.98%) JUnit
8 4 (1.58%) Bitbucket
8 4 (1.58%) Selenium
9 3 (1.19%) JProfiler
9 3 (1.19%) Subversion
10 2 (0.79%) LoadRunner
11 1 (0.40%) Claude Code
11 1 (0.40%) Hudson
11 1 (0.40%) Visual Studio
General
1 94 (37.15%) Social Skills
2 34 (13.44%) Finance
3 30 (11.86%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (9.88%) Public Sector
5 20 (7.91%) Retail
6 18 (7.11%) Telecoms
7 13 (5.14%) Marketing
8 11 (4.35%) Banking
9 7 (2.77%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (2.77%) Publishing
10 5 (1.98%) Billing
10 5 (1.98%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.58%) Automotive
12 3 (1.19%) Law
12 3 (1.19%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.79%) Back Office
13 2 (0.79%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.40%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 88 (34.78%) Developer
2 69 (27.27%) Architect
3 29 (11.46%) MuleSoft Developer
4 27 (10.67%) Integration Architect
5 25 (9.88%) Analyst
5 25 (9.88%) Salesforce Developer
5 25 (9.88%) Senior
6 24 (9.49%) Lead
7 23 (9.09%) Solutions Architect
8 18 (7.11%) Java Developer
9 15 (5.93%) Cloud Developer
10 14 (5.53%) Salesforce Architect
10 14 (5.53%) Senior Developer
11 12 (4.74%) Senior Java Developer
12 10 (3.95%) Integration Specialist
12 10 (3.95%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud Developer
12 10 (3.95%) Technical Architect
12 10 (3.95%) Transition Analyst
13 9 (3.56%) Business Systems Analyst
13 9 (3.56%) Salesforce Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (30.83%) REST
2 72 (28.46%) Middleware
3 55 (21.74%) JSON
4 46 (18.18%) SOAP
5 37 (14.62%) XML
6 31 (12.25%) OAuth
7 27 (10.67%) Lightning Web Components
8 24 (9.49%) OpenAPI
8 24 (9.49%) Swagger
9 23 (9.09%) OAuth2
10 21 (8.30%) JWT
10 21 (8.30%) React
11 20 (7.91%) Node.js
12 17 (6.72%) Kafka
13 16 (6.32%) JSF
14 15 (5.93%) Web Services
15 13 (5.14%) Spring Boot
16 12 (4.74%) Spring
17 11 (4.35%) RAML
17 11 (4.35%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 30 (11.86%) Product Ownership
2 20 (7.91%) Enterprise Software
3 11 (4.35%) Distributed Systems
4 10 (3.95%) Cloud Native
4 10 (3.95%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (3.16%) Onboarding
6 6 (2.37%) SCADA
7 5 (1.98%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.58%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.58%) Public Cloud
9 3 (1.19%) Freedom of Information Act
9 3 (1.19%) Marketing Technology
9 3 (1.19%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.19%) TM Forum
10 2 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.79%) Low-Code
11 1 (0.40%) Driving Licence
11 1 (0.40%) Legacy Applications
11 1 (0.40%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.37%) Windows
2 5 (1.98%) Linux
3 1 (0.40%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (35.57%) CI/CD
2 81 (32.02%) Agile
3 67 (26.48%) Integration Patterns
4 58 (22.92%) Problem-Solving
5 57 (22.53%) DevOps
6 51 (20.16%) Stakeholder Management
7 44 (17.39%) Event-Driven
8 43 (17.00%) CRM
9 40 (15.81%) Scrum
10 36 (14.23%) Migration
11 32 (12.65%) ERP
12 31 (12.25%) API Management
12 31 (12.25%) Data Modelling
12 31 (12.25%) Microservices
13 29 (11.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 29 (11.46%) Test Automation
14 28 (11.07%) Data Transformation
15 26 (10.28%) Validation
16 23 (9.09%) Event-Driven Architecture
17 22 (8.70%) API Design
Programming Languages
1 34 (13.44%) Java
1 34 (13.44%) SQL
2 30 (11.86%) JavaScript
3 29 (11.46%) Apex Code
4 10 (3.95%) DataWeave
5 9 (3.56%) Python
6 8 (3.16%) C#
6 8 (3.16%) PL/SQL
7 7 (2.77%) SOQL
8 2 (0.79%) Bicep
8 2 (0.79%) SOSL
9 1 (0.40%) Bash
9 1 (0.40%) C++
9 1 (0.40%) Groovy
9 1 (0.40%) PHP
9 1 (0.40%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 54 (21.34%) Security Cleared
2 44 (17.39%) SC Cleared
3 8 (3.16%) DV Cleared
4 6 (2.37%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (2.37%) Degree
5 4 (1.58%) Azure Certification
5 4 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 3 (1.19%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (1.19%) CISSP
6 3 (1.19%) GIAC
6 3 (1.19%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.19%) Postgraduate
7 2 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.40%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.40%) CTC Cleared
8 1 (0.40%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.40%) IIBA
8 1 (0.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (7.51%) QA
2 11 (4.35%) GDPR
3 8 (3.16%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.37%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.19%) PMO
6 2 (0.79%) GMP
6 2 (0.79%) SLA
7 1 (0.40%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.40%) DICOM
7 1 (0.40%) GRC
7 1 (0.40%) HL7
7 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.40%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (2.37%) Docker
2 1 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (3.16%) Ansible
1 8 (3.16%) Terraform
2 6 (2.37%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.19%) CloudHub
3 3 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.79%) Grafana
4 2 (0.79%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.79%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.40%) CASB
Vendors
1 101 (39.92%) Salesforce
2 45 (17.79%) SAP
3 42 (16.60%) Oracle
4 23 (9.09%) ServiceNow
5 21 (8.30%) Microsoft
6 17 (6.72%) Informatica
7 13 (5.14%) Dell
7 13 (5.14%) Workday
8 12 (4.74%) Google
9 9 (3.56%) DocuSign
10 8 (3.16%) Adobe
10 8 (3.16%) Autodesk
10 8 (3.16%) Conga
10 8 (3.16%) IBM
10 8 (3.16%) TIBCO
11 7 (2.77%) Databricks
12 6 (2.37%) Capita
12 6 (2.37%) Talend
12 6 (2.37%) WSO2
13 5 (1.98%) Kronos