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 17 September 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
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 429 392 469
Rank change year-on-year -37 +77 -39
Contract jobs citing MuleSoft 261 168 104
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.48% 0.51% 0.27%
As % of the Vendors category 1.14% 1.08% 0.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 184 104 61
10th Percentile £350 £367 £438
25th Percentile £425 £449 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -8.70% -9.45%
75th Percentile £658 £630 £675
90th Percentile £694 £709 £738
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 1
10th Percentile - £63.63 -
25th Percentile £64.50 £67.19 -
Median hourly rate £66.50 £76.25 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.79% +111.81% -
75th Percentile £68.50 £87.19 -
90th Percentile - £91.88 -
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 22,879 15,566 16,911
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.86% 47.26% 44.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,025 9,545 10,148
10th Percentile £313 £275 £285
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £614 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £700 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,259 789 677
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.69 £14.26
25th Percentile £16.72 £17.44 £15.62
Median hourly rate £27.30 £25.15 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.55% -16.17% -31.56%
75th Percentile £63.75 £43.25 £63.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.14 £21.19 £30.00
% change year-on-year +23.36% -29.37% -27.71%

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 17 September 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 17 September 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 -86 179 £550 +5.77% 183
UK excluding London -79 112 £460 -8.00% 49
London -53 101 £590 +7.27% 138
Work from Home -12 84 £516 -6.14% 59
Scotland +4 33 £361 -31.24% 5
South East -76 30 £460 -0.54% 11
North of England -87 15 £569 +18.24% 16
Midlands -41 14 £475 +32.68% 6
North West -35 11 £569 +3.41% 4
South West -37 9 £550 - 2
West Midlands -49 9 £538 +2.38% 2
East Midlands -3 5 £443 +23.60% 4
Wales -9 5 £513 -18.00% 2
Yorkshire -60 4 - - 12
Northern Ireland - 4 £550 - 3
East of England -28 3 £519 +3.75% 4

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 30 (11.49%) Anypoint
2 22 (8.43%) Mule
3 12 (4.60%) Confluence
4 2 (0.77%) Mule ESB
5 1 (0.38%) Camunda
5 1 (0.38%) CMS
5 1 (0.38%) Drupal
5 1 (0.38%) MQSeries
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.38%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.38%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.38%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (3.83%) AutoCAD
2 8 (3.07%) MS Visio
2 8 (3.07%) Revit
3 7 (2.68%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 11 (4.21%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (3.83%) SAP CRM
3 8 (3.07%) SAP MDG
4 3 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.77%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.77%) Shopify
6 1 (0.38%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.38%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.38%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.38%) SAP Hybris
6 1 (0.38%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.38%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.38%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.38%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 82 (31.42%) Azure
2 67 (25.67%) AWS
3 48 (18.39%) Boomi
4 24 (9.20%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (8.43%) GCP
6 21 (8.05%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 19 (7.28%) iPaaS
7 19 (7.28%) SaaS
8 18 (6.90%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 16 (6.13%) Apigee
10 15 (5.75%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 12 (4.60%) Azure Service Bus
12 10 (3.83%) Algolia
13 8 (3.07%) Snowflake
14 7 (2.68%) Azure API Management
14 7 (2.68%) Azure Monitor
14 7 (2.68%) Kong
14 7 (2.68%) Smartsheet
15 6 (2.30%) Amazon ECS
15 6 (2.30%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.51%) HTTP
2 5 (1.92%) Firewall
3 2 (0.77%) CTI
4 1 (0.38%) Broadband
4 1 (0.38%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.38%) LAN
4 1 (0.38%) Network Security
4 1 (0.38%) SMS
4 1 (0.38%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.38%) WAN
4 1 (0.38%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.98%) MongoDB
2 8 (3.07%) DynamoDB
3 6 (2.30%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.92%) Power BI
4 5 (1.92%) SQL Server
5 4 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (1.15%) EDRMS
7 2 (0.77%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.77%) Metadata
7 2 (0.77%) MySQL
7 2 (0.77%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.77%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.77%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.77%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.77%) Tableau
8 1 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.38%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.38%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 40 (15.33%) Git
2 39 (14.94%) JIRA
3 20 (7.66%) Jenkins
4 9 (3.45%) Maven
5 8 (3.07%) Postman
6 7 (2.68%) GoCD
6 7 (2.68%) Gradle
7 5 (1.92%) JUnit
8 4 (1.53%) Bitbucket
9 3 (1.15%) JProfiler
9 3 (1.15%) Subversion
10 2 (0.77%) LoadRunner
10 2 (0.77%) Selenium
11 1 (0.38%) Claude Code
11 1 (0.38%) Visual Studio
General
1 97 (37.16%) Social Skills
2 38 (14.56%) Finance
3 30 (11.49%) Retail
4 23 (8.81%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (8.05%) Marketing
6 19 (7.28%) Public Sector
6 19 (7.28%) Telecoms
7 14 (5.36%) Banking
8 9 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (2.68%) Publishing
10 5 (1.92%) Billing
11 4 (1.53%) Automotive
12 2 (0.77%) Back Office
12 2 (0.77%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.77%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.77%) Law
13 1 (0.38%) Front Office
13 1 (0.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.38%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.38%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 89 (34.10%) Developer
2 81 (31.03%) Architect
3 37 (14.18%) Solutions Architect
4 31 (11.88%) Integration Architect
4 31 (11.88%) MuleSoft Developer
5 26 (9.96%) Analyst
5 26 (9.96%) Lead
6 25 (9.58%) Senior
7 24 (9.20%) Salesforce Architect
8 22 (8.43%) Salesforce Developer
9 18 (6.90%) Java Developer
10 15 (5.75%) Cloud Developer
11 14 (5.36%) Senior Developer
12 12 (4.60%) Salesforce Solution Architect
12 12 (4.60%) Senior Java Developer
13 10 (3.83%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud Developer
13 10 (3.83%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
13 10 (3.83%) Transition Analyst
14 9 (3.45%) Integration Specialist
14 9 (3.45%) Salesforce Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (32.95%) REST
2 76 (29.12%) Middleware
3 59 (22.61%) JSON
4 52 (19.92%) SOAP
5 39 (14.94%) XML
6 35 (13.41%) OAuth
6 35 (13.41%) OpenAPI
6 35 (13.41%) Swagger
7 24 (9.20%) Lightning Web Components
7 24 (9.20%) OAuth2
8 22 (8.43%) JWT
9 21 (8.05%) Kafka
9 21 (8.05%) Node.js
10 20 (7.66%) React
11 16 (6.13%) JSF
11 16 (6.13%) RESTful
12 15 (5.75%) Terraform
12 15 (5.75%) Web Services
13 14 (5.36%) Spring Boot
14 13 (4.98%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 28 (10.73%) Product Ownership
2 21 (8.05%) Enterprise Software
3 20 (7.66%) Cloud Native
4 14 (5.36%) Distributed Systems
5 8 (3.07%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.30%) SCADA
8 4 (1.53%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (1.15%) Low-Code
9 3 (1.15%) Marketing Technology
9 3 (1.15%) TM Forum
10 2 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.77%) Virtual Team
11 1 (0.38%) Driving Licence
11 1 (0.38%) Greenfield Project
11 1 (0.38%) Legacy Applications
11 1 (0.38%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.15%) Windows
2 2 (0.77%) Linux
3 1 (0.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (36.40%) CI/CD
2 81 (31.03%) Agile
3 68 (26.05%) Integration Patterns
4 64 (24.52%) DevOps
5 63 (24.14%) Stakeholder Management
6 54 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
7 46 (17.62%) Event-Driven
8 42 (16.09%) CRM
9 37 (14.18%) Scrum
10 35 (13.41%) API Management
11 32 (12.26%) Migration
11 32 (12.26%) Test Automation
12 30 (11.49%) Data Modelling
12 30 (11.49%) Microservices
13 28 (10.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 27 (10.34%) Enterprise Architecture
14 27 (10.34%) Event-Driven Architecture
15 26 (9.96%) API Design
16 25 (9.58%) ERP
17 23 (8.81%) Release Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (13.41%) Java
2 30 (11.49%) JavaScript
2 30 (11.49%) SQL
3 26 (9.96%) Apex Code
4 9 (3.45%) DataWeave
4 9 (3.45%) Python
5 8 (3.07%) C#
5 8 (3.07%) PL/SQL
6 7 (2.68%) SOQL
7 6 (2.30%) Go
7 6 (2.30%) Lua
8 2 (0.77%) Bicep
8 2 (0.77%) SOSL
9 1 (0.38%) Bash
9 1 (0.38%) C++
9 1 (0.38%) Groovy
9 1 (0.38%) PHP
9 1 (0.38%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.38%) XPath
Qualifications
1 53 (20.31%) Security Cleared
2 45 (17.24%) SC Cleared
3 8 (3.07%) BPSS Clearance
3 8 (3.07%) Degree
4 7 (2.68%) DV Cleared
5 6 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.92%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.53%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.15%) Postgraduate
8 3 (1.15%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 1 (0.38%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.38%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.38%) CISSP
9 1 (0.38%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (0.38%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.38%) GIAC
9 1 (0.38%) IIBA
9 1 (0.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.36%) QA
2 8 (3.07%) Accessibility
2 8 (3.07%) GDPR
3 3 (1.15%) PMO
4 2 (0.77%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.77%) SLA
5 1 (0.38%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.38%) DICOM
5 1 (0.38%) GRC
5 1 (0.38%) HL7
5 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.38%) PSD2
5 1 (0.38%) SEPA
5 1 (0.38%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (2.68%) Docker
2 1 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (4.98%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.07%) Ansible
3 3 (1.15%) CloudHub
3 3 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.77%) Grafana
4 2 (0.77%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.77%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.38%) CASB
Vendors
1 106 (40.61%) Salesforce
2 42 (16.09%) Oracle
3 41 (15.71%) SAP
4 25 (9.58%) ServiceNow
5 21 (8.05%) Microsoft
6 16 (6.13%) Google
7 15 (5.75%) Informatica
8 14 (5.36%) Workday
9 12 (4.60%) Dell
10 11 (4.21%) IBM
10 11 (4.21%) TIBCO
11 9 (3.45%) DocuSign
11 9 (3.45%) WSO2
12 8 (3.07%) Adobe
12 8 (3.07%) Autodesk
12 8 (3.07%) Conga
12 8 (3.07%) Databricks
13 7 (2.68%) Splunk
14 6 (2.30%) Capita
15 5 (1.92%) Kronos