Hybrid/Remote MuleSoft Contract Job Trends

MuleSoft
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 14 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
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 288 268 286
Rank change year-on-year -20 +18 +66
Contract jobs citing MuleSoft 81 39 35
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.60% 0.40% 0.28%
As % of the Vendors category 1.32% 0.86% 0.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 24 25
10th Percentile £327 £335 £383
25th Percentile £425 £424 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £656 £631 £613
90th Percentile £678 £721 £680
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £563
% change year-on-year -4.76% -6.67% -11.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £36.00
UK median hourly rate £66.50 £76.25 £36.00
% change year-on-year -12.79% +111.81% -

All Vendors
Work from Home

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 with a remote or hybrid options requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 6,116 4,518 5,579
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 45.43% 46.18% 43.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,863 2,800 3,414
10th Percentile £350 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £415 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -2.38% -
75th Percentile £610 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £713 £725
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 275 155 109
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.20 £15.90
25th Percentile £21.08 £20.50 £21.25
Median hourly rate £50.49 £34.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +48.49% -24.44% -14.29%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £88.75 £68.00 £79.00
UK median hourly rate £27.00 £25.15 £30.80
% change year-on-year +7.36% -18.33% -28.38%

MuleSoft
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MuleSoft and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

MuleSoft job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

MuleSoft
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing MuleSoft.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing MuleSoft

MuleSoft
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing MuleSoft over the 6 months to 14 September 2026.

MuleSoft daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

MuleSoft
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 14 (17.28%) Anypoint
2 9 (11.11%) Mule
3 1 (1.23%) Confluence
3 1 (1.23%) Mule ESB
3 1 (1.23%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 2 (2.47%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 5 (6.17%) SAP MDG
1 5 (6.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (4.94%) SAP CRM
3 1 (1.23%) SAP ERP
3 1 (1.23%) SAP Hybris
3 1 (1.23%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 32 (39.51%) Azure
2 15 (18.52%) AWS
3 14 (17.28%) Boomi
4 13 (16.05%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (7.41%) Apigee
5 6 (7.41%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
6 5 (6.17%) Azure API Management
6 5 (6.17%) GCP
6 5 (6.17%) Smartsheet
7 4 (4.94%) Algolia
7 4 (4.94%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (4.94%) Heroku
8 3 (3.70%) Amazon EventBridge
8 3 (3.70%) Azure Logic Apps
8 3 (3.70%) Entra ID
8 3 (3.70%) GitHub
8 3 (3.70%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (2.47%) Salesforce Einstein
9 2 (2.47%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.64%) HTTP
2 4 (4.94%) Firewall
3 1 (1.23%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.94%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.70%) EDRMS
3 2 (2.47%) Relational Database
3 2 (2.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.23%) Data Lake
4 1 (1.23%) Metadata
4 1 (1.23%) MySQL
4 1 (1.23%) NoSQL
4 1 (1.23%) Power BI
4 1 (1.23%) RDBMS
4 1 (1.23%) SAP HANA
4 1 (1.23%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 15 (18.52%) Git
2 13 (16.05%) JIRA
3 11 (13.58%) Jenkins
4 4 (4.94%) Bitbucket
4 4 (4.94%) Maven
4 4 (4.94%) Postman
5 1 (1.23%) LoadRunner
5 1 (1.23%) Selenium
5 1 (1.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 35 (43.21%) Social Skills
2 17 (20.99%) Telecoms
3 13 (16.05%) Retail
4 7 (8.64%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (8.64%) Marketing
4 7 (8.64%) Publishing
5 5 (6.17%) Finance
6 4 (4.94%) Billing
7 3 (3.70%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.47%) Back Office
8 2 (2.47%) Banking
9 1 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.23%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 33 (40.74%) Developer
2 26 (32.10%) Architect
3 17 (20.99%) Solutions Architect
4 10 (12.35%) Integration Architect
4 10 (12.35%) MuleSoft Developer
5 8 (9.88%) Salesforce Developer
5 8 (9.88%) Senior
6 7 (8.64%) Analyst
6 7 (8.64%) Salesforce Architect
6 7 (8.64%) Salesforce Solution Architect
7 5 (6.17%) Cloud Developer
7 5 (6.17%) Lead
7 5 (6.17%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
7 5 (6.17%) Senior Developer
8 4 (4.94%) Business Analyst
8 4 (4.94%) Java Developer
8 4 (4.94%) Platform Engineer
8 4 (4.94%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud Developer
8 4 (4.94%) Technical Analyst
8 4 (4.94%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (44.44%) REST
2 23 (28.40%) JSON
3 22 (27.16%) SOAP
4 21 (25.93%) Middleware
5 18 (22.22%) XML
6 14 (17.28%) OAuth
7 13 (16.05%) OAuth2
7 13 (16.05%) OpenAPI
7 13 (16.05%) Swagger
8 9 (11.11%) JWT
9 8 (9.88%) Node.js
9 8 (9.88%) React
10 6 (7.41%) RAML
10 6 (7.41%) RESTful
11 5 (6.17%) BAPI
11 5 (6.17%) HTML
11 5 (6.17%) Terraform
12 4 (4.94%) JSF
12 4 (4.94%) SAP ALE
12 4 (4.94%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.41%) Enterprise Software
2 5 (6.17%) Product Ownership
3 4 (4.94%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (3.70%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (3.70%) Distributed Systems
4 3 (3.70%) TM Forum
5 2 (2.47%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (2.47%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.23%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.23%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.23%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.23%) SCADA
6 1 (1.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.23%) Linux
1 1 (1.23%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (49.38%) CI/CD
2 31 (38.27%) Agile
2 31 (38.27%) DevOps
3 25 (30.86%) Stakeholder Management
4 17 (20.99%) Integration Patterns
5 15 (18.52%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (17.28%) CRM
6 14 (17.28%) Data Transformation
7 13 (16.05%) Event-Driven
8 12 (14.81%) ERP
8 12 (14.81%) Microservices
8 12 (14.81%) Test Automation
9 10 (12.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 9 (11.11%) Deployment Automation
10 9 (11.11%) Performance Tuning
10 9 (11.11%) Translating Business Requirements
11 8 (9.88%) API Design
11 8 (9.88%) Continuous Improvement
11 8 (9.88%) Technical Leadership
11 8 (9.88%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 15 (18.52%) JavaScript
2 14 (17.28%) Java
3 11 (13.58%) SQL
4 8 (9.88%) DataWeave
5 6 (7.41%) Apex Code
5 6 (7.41%) C#
6 4 (4.94%) Python
7 2 (2.47%) SOQL
8 1 (1.23%) Bicep
8 1 (1.23%) C++
8 1 (1.23%) Groovy
8 1 (1.23%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 18 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 17 (20.99%) SC Cleared
3 6 (7.41%) Degree
4 4 (4.94%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (4.94%) DV Cleared
5 3 (3.70%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (3.70%) Master's Degree
6 2 (2.47%) Azure Certification
6 2 (2.47%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.17%) GDPR
2 4 (4.94%) Accessibility
2 4 (4.94%) QA
3 3 (3.70%) PMO
4 2 (2.47%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (6.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (6.17%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.47%) CloudHub
2 2 (2.47%) Grafana
2 2 (2.47%) Prometheus
3 1 (1.23%) CASB
3 1 (1.23%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 46 (56.79%) Salesforce
2 13 (16.05%) SAP
3 11 (13.58%) ServiceNow
4 9 (11.11%) Microsoft
5 7 (8.64%) Dell
6 4 (4.94%) Databricks
6 4 (4.94%) Google
6 4 (4.94%) Oracle
6 4 (4.94%) Splunk
7 2 (2.47%) Informatica
7 2 (2.47%) Nokia
8 1 (1.23%) Anaplan
8 1 (1.23%) AppDynamics
8 1 (1.23%) Dynatrace
8 1 (1.23%) HP
8 1 (1.23%) SnapLogic
8 1 (1.23%) Tagetik
8 1 (1.23%) TIBCO
8 1 (1.23%) webMethods
8 1 (1.23%) Workday