Middleware Job Trends in the South East

Middleware
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Middleware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 259 213 332
Rank change year-on-year -46 +119 -55
Permanent jobs citing Middleware 37 57 67
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.25% 0.73% 0.37%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.57% 5.05% 2.10%
Number of salaries quoted 36 29 65
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,500 -
25th Percentile £54,375 £62,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +30.00% -25.93%
75th Percentile £75,938 £73,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £72,500 £66,367 £62,500
% change year-on-year +9.24% +6.19% -3.85%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 1,438 1,128 3,187
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 9.88% 14.47% 17.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,238 784 2,568
10th Percentile £41,250 £31,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £94,125 £83,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £66,434 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.16% +10.72% -11.11%

Middleware
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Middleware job vacancy trend in the South East

Middleware
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Middleware.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Middleware

Middleware
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Middleware in the South East over the 6 months to 12 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Middleware in the South East

Middleware
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the South East region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Thames Valley +10 30 £60,000 +9.09% 2
Buckinghamshire +16 17 £60,000 +33.33%
Berkshire -8 12 £37,500 -55.88% 2
Surrey -25 6 £100,000 +53.85% 1
Oxfordshire - 1 £65,000 -
Hampshire - 1 £67,500 - 5
Middleware
England

Middleware
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 7 (18.92%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (5.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.70%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 19 (51.35%) Azure
2 7 (18.92%) Azure DevOps
2 7 (18.92%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (13.51%) AWS
3 5 (13.51%) iPaaS
4 3 (8.11%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
4 3 (8.11%) Salesforce Service Cloud
5 2 (5.41%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (5.41%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.70%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 21 (56.76%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (35.14%) Social Skills
3 11 (29.73%) Finance
4 7 (18.92%) Retail
5 6 (16.22%) Electronics
6 5 (13.51%) Public Sector
7 3 (8.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (8.11%) Law
8 2 (5.41%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 12 (32.43%) Architect
2 10 (27.03%) Analyst
2 10 (27.03%) Integration Architect
3 9 (24.32%) Applications Architect
4 7 (18.92%) Applications Support
4 7 (18.92%) Applications Support Analyst
4 7 (18.92%) Support Analyst
5 6 (16.22%) Android Engineer
5 6 (16.22%) Android Software Engineer
5 6 (16.22%) Developer
5 6 (16.22%) Graphics Engineer
5 6 (16.22%) Graphics Software Engineer
5 6 (16.22%) Software Engineer
6 3 (8.11%) ERP Manager
6 3 (8.11%) Salesforce Developer
6 3 (8.11%) Systems Manager
7 2 (5.41%) CRM Analyst
7 2 (5.41%) Java Developer
7 2 (5.41%) Technical Analyst
8 1 (2.70%) NetSuite Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (48.65%) REST
1 18 (48.65%) SOAP
2 12 (32.43%) JSON
2 12 (32.43%) XML
3 6 (16.22%) DirectX
3 6 (16.22%) OpenGL
3 6 (16.22%) OpenGL ES
3 6 (16.22%) Vulkan
4 5 (13.51%) JWT
4 5 (13.51%) Kafka
4 5 (13.51%) OAuth
4 5 (13.51%) OAuth2
4 5 (13.51%) RabbitMQ
5 4 (10.81%) RESTful
5 4 (10.81%) XML Messaging
6 3 (8.11%) .NET
6 3 (8.11%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (8.11%) Visualforce
7 2 (5.41%) Java EE
7 2 (5.41%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.62%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (18.92%) Onboarding
3 5 (13.51%) Distributed Systems
4 4 (10.81%) Cloud Native
4 4 (10.81%) Management Information System
4 4 (10.81%) Product Ownership
5 2 (5.41%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (5.41%) AS400
6 1 (2.70%) FPGA
6 1 (2.70%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 6 (16.22%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (51.35%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (48.65%) Agile
3 16 (43.24%) Computer Science
3 16 (43.24%) ERP
4 15 (40.54%) Data Modelling
4 15 (40.54%) DevOps
5 14 (37.84%) CRM
6 12 (32.43%) Integration Patterns
6 12 (32.43%) Translating Business Requirements
7 11 (29.73%) Continuous Improvement
8 10 (27.03%) Project Delivery
9 8 (21.62%) Change Management
9 8 (21.62%) CI/CD
9 8 (21.62%) ITSM
9 8 (21.62%) TDD
10 7 (18.92%) Cybersecurity
10 7 (18.92%) Data Analysis
10 7 (18.92%) Service Management
10 7 (18.92%) Technical Analysis
10 7 (18.92%) UML
Programming Languages
1 19 (51.35%) SQL
2 17 (45.95%) Java
3 3 (8.11%) Apex Code
3 3 (8.11%) JavaScript
3 3 (8.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 19 (51.35%) Degree
2 15 (40.54%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (16.22%) SC Cleared
3 6 (16.22%) Security Cleared
4 1 (2.70%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (29.73%) QA
2 2 (5.41%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (13.51%) Docker
2 1 (2.70%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (13.51%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 13 (35.14%) Microsoft
2 10 (27.03%) MuleSoft
3 5 (13.51%) Salesforce
4 2 (5.41%) Oracle