Middleware Job Trends in England

Middleware
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Middleware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 372 419 402
Rank change year-on-year +47 -17 -75
Permanent jobs citing Middleware 242 274 280
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 0.55% 0.62%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.90% 2.57% 2.48%
Number of salaries quoted 169 148 200
10th Percentile £43,750 £40,000 £44,875
25th Percentile £55,000 £47,603 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -7.14% +3.70%
75th Percentile £86,750 £77,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +15.38% -7.14% +7.69%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

Middleware falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 6,200 10,662 11,312
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 11.92% 21.50% 24.94%
Number of salaries quoted 4,766 6,326 9,477
10th Percentile £35,854 £40,013 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £50,000 £51,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.70%
75th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £86,250
90th Percentile £111,250 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.70%

Middleware
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Middleware relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Middleware job vacancy trend in England

Middleware
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Middleware.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Middleware

Middleware
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Middleware in England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Middleware in England

Middleware
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the England region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +50 108 £85,000 +13.33% 49
South East -37 39 £60,000 +9.09% 22
Midlands +26 32 £72,500 +31.82% 14
North of England +26 26 £70,932 +23.36% 27
West Midlands +16 21 £72,500 +38.10% 11
East of England +24 17 £55,000 -21.43% 6
North West +26 16 £75,000 +19.26% 15
South West +5 12 £42,500 -13.12% 21
East Midlands 0 11 £77,850 +35.39% 3
Yorkshire -2 8 £62,216 +39.90% 12
North East +8 2 £74,216 +34.94%
Middleware
UK

Middleware
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 16 (6.61%) Kinematics
2 15 (6.20%) WebSphere
3 12 (4.96%) JBoss
4 9 (3.72%) SharePoint
5 8 (3.31%) CMS
6 6 (2.48%) Confluence
7 5 (2.07%) BizTalk Server
8 4 (1.65%) IIS
8 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (1.65%) Tomcat
9 3 (1.24%) Headless CMS
9 3 (1.24%) Magnolia
9 3 (1.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (1.24%) WebLogic
9 3 (1.24%) WordPress
10 2 (0.83%) Apache
11 1 (0.41%) NetWeaver
11 1 (0.41%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.41%) WildFly
Applications
1 10 (4.13%) Maya
2 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 36 (14.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (4.55%) SAP IBP
3 9 (3.72%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (2.07%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (2.07%) Magento
4 5 (2.07%) SAP MDG
4 5 (2.07%) Shopify
5 4 (1.65%) NetSuite
6 3 (1.24%) SAP CX
6 3 (1.24%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.83%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.83%) Markit EDM
7 2 (0.83%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.83%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.83%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.83%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.83%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.41%) Bloomberg AIM
8 1 (0.41%) Fidessa
8 1 (0.41%) Oracle BPM
Cloud Services
1 60 (24.79%) Azure
2 31 (12.81%) AWS
2 31 (12.81%) SaaS
3 13 (5.37%) GCP
3 13 (5.37%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (5.37%) Power Platform
4 9 (3.72%) Azure Logic Apps
4 9 (3.72%) Dynamics 365
4 9 (3.72%) PaaS
4 9 (3.72%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 9 (3.72%) Serverless
5 8 (3.31%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 7 (2.89%) Amazon EC2
6 7 (2.89%) Boomi
7 6 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (2.48%) iPaaS
7 6 (2.48%) OpenShift
7 6 (2.48%) Workato
8 5 (2.07%) Microsoft Copilot
8 5 (2.07%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.48%) DNS
2 3 (1.24%) MQTT
2 3 (1.24%) TCP/IP
2 3 (1.24%) WAN
3 2 (0.83%) DHCP
3 2 (0.83%) Firewall
3 2 (0.83%) LAN
4 1 (0.41%) Modbus
4 1 (0.41%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (8.26%) SQL Server
2 14 (5.79%) SAP BW
3 11 (4.55%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (3.72%) Power BI
5 5 (2.07%) Oracle Database
6 4 (1.65%) Tableau
7 3 (1.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.83%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.83%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.41%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.41%) DB2
9 1 (0.41%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.41%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.41%) Metadata
9 1 (0.41%) MS Access
9 1 (0.41%) MySQL
9 1 (0.41%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 1 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.41%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 16 (6.61%) JIRA
2 10 (4.13%) Jenkins
3 7 (2.89%) GitLab
3 7 (2.89%) Postman
3 7 (2.89%) Selenium
4 6 (2.48%) JMeter
4 6 (2.48%) LoadRunner
5 5 (2.07%) Bitbucket
6 4 (1.65%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 3 (1.24%) Cucumber
7 3 (1.24%) Git
7 3 (1.24%) SoapUI
7 3 (1.24%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.83%) Ant
8 2 (0.83%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.83%) Maven
8 2 (0.83%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 94 (38.84%) Social Skills
2 90 (37.19%) Finance
3 57 (23.55%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (19.42%) Banking
5 18 (7.44%) Law
6 16 (6.61%) Electronics
6 16 (6.61%) Manufacturing
7 13 (5.37%) Presentation Skills
8 12 (4.96%) Public Sector
9 10 (4.13%) Games
9 10 (4.13%) Telecoms
10 9 (3.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (3.31%) Automotive
12 7 (2.89%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (2.48%) Legal
13 6 (2.48%) Marketing
14 5 (2.07%) Back Office
15 3 (1.24%) Aerospace
15 3 (1.24%) Pharmaceutical
16 2 (0.83%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 103 (42.56%) Architect
2 45 (18.60%) Lead
3 41 (16.94%) Senior
4 38 (15.70%) Solutions Architect
5 32 (13.22%) Developer
6 25 (10.33%) Senior Architect
7 20 (8.26%) Integration Architect
8 17 (7.02%) Technical Architect
9 16 (6.61%) SAP Architect
9 16 (6.61%) Software Architect
10 15 (6.20%) Robotics Engineer
11 14 (5.79%) Technical Leader
12 13 (5.37%) SAP Developer
13 12 (4.96%) Cloud Architect
13 12 (4.96%) Cloud Solutions Architect
13 12 (4.96%) Integration Specialist
14 11 (4.55%) Integration Developer
14 11 (4.55%) IT Architect
15 9 (3.72%) Enterprise Architect
15 9 (3.72%) SAP Functional Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (25.21%) REST
2 46 (19.01%) SOAP
3 27 (11.16%) .NET
4 14 (5.79%) JMS
5 13 (5.37%) BAPI
5 13 (5.37%) IBM Integration Bus
5 13 (5.37%) OAuth
5 13 (5.37%) SAML
6 12 (4.96%) Kafka
6 12 (4.96%) Spring
7 11 (4.55%) GraphQL
7 11 (4.55%) Lightning Web Components
7 11 (4.55%) Visualforce
8 10 (4.13%) Hibernate
9 9 (3.72%) JSON
10 5 (2.07%) ASP.NET
10 5 (2.07%) Oracle Fusion
10 5 (2.07%) RESTful
11 4 (1.65%) ASP.NET MVC
11 4 (1.65%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 27 (11.16%) Enterprise Software
2 16 (6.61%) Algorithms
2 16 (6.61%) Robotics
3 15 (6.20%) Cloud Native
4 11 (4.55%) Management Information System
5 10 (4.13%) DataPower
6 8 (3.31%) PMI
6 8 (3.31%) Reinsurance
7 5 (2.07%) Product Ownership
8 4 (1.65%) Augmented Reality
8 4 (1.65%) Data Structures
9 3 (1.24%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (1.24%) Life Science
9 3 (1.24%) LIMS
9 3 (1.24%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.83%) Low-Code
10 2 (0.83%) Onboarding
10 2 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
11 1 (0.41%) Hackathon
Operating Systems
1 17 (7.02%) Linux
2 11 (4.55%) Windows
3 10 (4.13%) Unix
4 7 (2.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (2.48%) Windows Server
6 4 (1.65%) AIX
6 4 (1.65%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (1.65%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.65%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.41%) Android
7 1 (0.41%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (43.39%) Agile
2 90 (37.19%) DevOps
3 56 (23.14%) Microservices
4 53 (21.90%) Roadmaps
5 50 (20.66%) Problem-Solving
6 47 (19.42%) Continuous Improvement
7 43 (17.77%) CI/CD
7 43 (17.77%) Computer Science
8 41 (16.94%) Software Engineering
9 40 (16.53%) ERP
9 40 (16.53%) Mentoring
10 35 (14.46%) Technical Leadership
11 32 (13.22%) Project Management
12 30 (12.40%) Event-Driven
13 29 (11.98%) Migration
13 29 (11.98%) Waterfall
14 28 (11.57%) Project Delivery
15 27 (11.16%) Validation
16 26 (10.74%) SDLC
16 26 (10.74%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (16.94%) SQL
2 33 (13.64%) Python
3 26 (10.74%) C#
3 26 (10.74%) Java
4 19 (7.85%) JavaScript
5 18 (7.44%) C++
6 15 (6.20%) C
7 13 (5.37%) PowerShell
8 11 (4.55%) Apex Code
9 10 (4.13%) Bash
10 7 (2.89%) T-SQL
11 5 (2.07%) ABAP
11 5 (2.07%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.83%) Groovy
12 2 (0.83%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.83%) SOQL
12 2 (0.83%) SOSL
13 1 (0.41%) PHP
13 1 (0.41%) VB
13 1 (0.41%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 59 (24.38%) Degree
2 40 (16.53%) Computer Science Degree
3 20 (8.26%) Master's Degree
4 19 (7.85%) SC Cleared
4 19 (7.85%) Security Cleared
5 16 (6.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (6.61%) Chartered Engineer
6 8 (3.31%) PMI Certification
7 5 (2.07%) SAP Certification
8 3 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.83%) CCNA
9 2 (0.83%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.83%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.41%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.41%) CCNP
10 1 (0.41%) CISA
10 1 (0.41%) CISSP
10 1 (0.41%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.41%) FFIEC
10 1 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.61%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 9 (3.72%) QA
3 8 (3.31%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.48%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.48%) GDPR
5 5 (2.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (1.24%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 3 (1.24%) GxP
7 2 (0.83%) IFRS
8 1 (0.41%) COBIT
8 1 (0.41%) DICOM
8 1 (0.41%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.41%) HL7
8 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.41%) NIST
System Software
1 6 (2.48%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.65%) Docker
2 4 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.41%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (2.89%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.48%) Ansible
2 6 (2.48%) Puppet
3 4 (1.65%) Control-M
3 4 (1.65%) Progress Chef
4 3 (1.24%) HP Fortify
4 3 (1.24%) Netcool
5 2 (0.83%) Grafana
5 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.83%) Podman
5 2 (0.83%) Terraform
Vendors
1 41 (16.94%) Microsoft
2 39 (16.12%) SAP
3 25 (10.33%) Salesforce
4 23 (9.50%) IBM
4 23 (9.50%) MuleSoft
5 18 (7.44%) Oracle
6 16 (6.61%) Ariba
7 13 (5.37%) Software AG
8 11 (4.55%) ServiceNow
9 8 (3.31%) Concur
10 6 (2.48%) HubSpot
11 5 (2.07%) ConnectWise
11 5 (2.07%) Red Hat
11 5 (2.07%) Sage
11 5 (2.07%) WooCommerce
12 4 (1.65%) Atlassian
12 4 (1.65%) Telerik
12 4 (1.65%) VMware
13 3 (1.24%) Agilent
13 3 (1.24%) SolarWinds