Middleware Jobs

Middleware
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Middleware skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Middleware over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 386 556 424
Rank change year-on-year +170 -132 +22
Permanent jobs citing Middleware 331 356 772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.63% 0.36% 0.74%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.90% 1.69% 2.45%
Number of salaries quoted 207 258 398
10th Percentile £37,574 £41,250 £46,250
25th Percentile £47,603 £52,938 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
75th Percentile £80,000 £92,000 £84,056
90th Percentile £118,000 £117,250 £108,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £64,029
% change year-on-year -4.17% -6.29% +16.42%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 8,493 21,046 31,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.28% 21.40% 30.24%
Number of salaries quoted 6,474 15,738 19,371
10th Percentile £38,750 £36,250 £41,117
25th Percentile £50,509 £45,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -11.11% +8.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £79,900 £87,500
90th Percentile £111,250 £100,000 £106,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +4.55%

Middleware
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Middleware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Middleware in the UK

Middleware
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Middleware.

Salary trend for Middleware in the UK

Middleware
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Middleware over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Middleware in the UK

Middleware
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 2025. 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
England +162 288 £65,000 - 180
UK excluding London +206 209 £57,500 -4.17% 129
Work from Home +157 117 £62,500 -3.85% 111
London +73 99 £97,500 +18.18% 67
South East +126 63 £65,000 +44.44% 29
Midlands +84 47 £55,000 -8.33% 19
North of England +95 44 £65,000 +4.00% 31
West Midlands +67 39 £52,500 -12.50% 9
North West +49 29 £66,367 +1.32% 21
Scotland +109 25 £57,500 -13.53% 13
Yorkshire +66 15 £47,500 -20.83% 9
South West +93 11 £44,509 -25.82% 29
East of England +47 11 £55,000 -15.38% 8
East Midlands +56 8 £56,250 - 10
Northern Ireland - 5 £50,000 - 1
Wales +42 3 £73,000 +8.15% 1

Middleware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 33 (9.97%) Apache
2 8 (2.42%) Kinematics
3 6 (1.81%) GemFire
4 5 (1.51%) Confluence
4 5 (1.51%) nginx
5 3 (0.91%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.60%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.60%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.60%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.30%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.30%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.30%) CMS
7 1 (0.30%) Drupal
7 1 (0.30%) IIS
7 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.30%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (2.11%) Maya
2 5 (1.51%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.60%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 25 (7.55%) Oracle EBS
2 18 (5.44%) Oracle Applications
3 16 (4.83%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (2.72%) NetSuite
5 8 (2.42%) SAP IBP
6 4 (1.21%) SAP HCM
6 4 (1.21%) SAP Payroll
7 3 (0.91%) Orchestrade
8 2 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
8 2 (0.60%) Oracle BPM
9 1 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
9 1 (0.30%) Endur
9 1 (0.30%) Magento
9 1 (0.30%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 83 (25.08%) Azure
2 44 (13.29%) AWS
3 27 (8.16%) GCP
4 22 (6.65%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
5 17 (5.14%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 17 (5.14%) Power Platform
6 16 (4.83%) SaaS
7 14 (4.23%) Boomi
8 13 (3.93%) GitHub
8 13 (3.93%) PaaS
9 12 (3.63%) Azure API Management
9 12 (3.63%) IaaS
10 8 (2.42%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (1.51%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (1.51%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.51%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 5 (1.51%) Serverless
12 4 (1.21%) Microsoft 365
12 4 (1.21%) SuccessFactors
12 4 (1.21%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.02%) SSL
2 7 (2.11%) Firewall
2 7 (2.11%) NAS
2 7 (2.11%) SAN
3 5 (1.51%) DHCP
3 5 (1.51%) DNS
3 5 (1.51%) LAN
3 5 (1.51%) VSAN
3 5 (1.51%) WAN
4 3 (0.91%) HTTP
4 3 (0.91%) Internet
4 3 (0.91%) Wireless
5 2 (0.60%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (0.60%) FCoE
5 2 (0.60%) Fibre Channel
5 2 (0.60%) iSCSI
5 2 (0.60%) Multicast
5 2 (0.60%) Network Security
5 2 (0.60%) SSH
5 2 (0.60%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (6.95%) Relational Database
2 22 (6.65%) SQL Server
3 19 (5.74%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (4.23%) Power BI
4 14 (4.23%) RDBMS
5 12 (3.63%) Oracle Database
6 11 (3.32%) MongoDB
7 8 (2.42%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (2.42%) NoSQL
7 8 (2.42%) Redis
7 8 (2.42%) SAP BW
8 7 (2.11%) MySQL
8 7 (2.11%) Oracle Exadata
9 4 (1.21%) Apache Ignite
9 4 (1.21%) DB2
9 4 (1.21%) InterSystems Cache
9 4 (1.21%) Tableau
10 3 (0.91%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.60%) Apache Cassandra
11 2 (0.60%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 33 (9.97%) Git
2 26 (7.85%) Eclipse
2 26 (7.85%) Eclipse RCP
2 26 (7.85%) JIRA
3 5 (1.51%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.51%) Oracle Forms
4 4 (1.21%) Bitbucket
4 4 (1.21%) GitLab
4 4 (1.21%) Mocha
4 4 (1.21%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.60%) Crucible
5 2 (0.60%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.60%) JDeveloper
5 2 (0.60%) Postman
5 2 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.60%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.30%) Jaeger
6 1 (0.30%) JUnit
6 1 (0.30%) NUnit
6 1 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 100 (30.21%) Social Skills
2 50 (15.11%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (12.69%) Law
4 41 (12.39%) Finance
5 36 (10.88%) Banking
5 36 (10.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 25 (7.55%) Marketing
7 16 (4.83%) Public Sector
8 15 (4.53%) Manufacturing
9 11 (3.32%) Front Office
10 10 (3.02%) Investment Banking
11 9 (2.72%) Electronics
11 9 (2.72%) Telecoms
12 7 (2.11%) Automotive
12 7 (2.11%) Games
13 6 (1.81%) Legal
14 5 (1.51%) Police
15 4 (1.21%) Advertising
15 4 (1.21%) French Language
15 4 (1.21%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 77 (23.26%) Developer
2 70 (21.15%) Architect
3 56 (16.92%) Senior
4 41 (12.39%) Software Engineer
5 38 (11.48%) Lead
6 29 (8.76%) Senior Developer
7 24 (7.25%) Junior
8 23 (6.95%) Junior Software Engineer
9 21 (6.34%) Enterprise Architect
9 21 (6.34%) Salesforce Architect
10 18 (5.44%) Analyst
10 18 (5.44%) C# Developer
11 14 (4.23%) Applications Support
11 14 (4.23%) Lead Architect
11 14 (4.23%) Software Architect
12 13 (3.93%) Java Developer
12 13 (3.93%) Support Engineer
13 12 (3.63%) DBA
14 11 (3.32%) Applications Support Engineer
14 11 (3.32%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (19.03%) REST
2 41 (12.39%) SOAP
3 38 (11.48%) CSS
3 38 (11.48%) HTML
4 35 (10.57%) .NET
5 31 (9.37%) Lightning Web Components
6 28 (8.46%) Oracle Fusion
7 26 (7.85%) JSP
8 24 (7.25%) XML
9 21 (6.34%) Web Services
10 19 (5.74%) FIX Protocol
11 16 (4.83%) OAuth
12 14 (4.23%) SAML
12 14 (4.23%) WebSockets
13 13 (3.93%) Node.js
14 11 (3.32%) .NET Core
14 11 (3.32%) Kafka
15 9 (2.72%) AngularJS
15 9 (2.72%) Restlet
16 8 (2.42%) MERN Stack
Miscellaneous
1 34 (10.27%) Enterprise Software
2 18 (5.44%) Algorithms
2 18 (5.44%) Data Structures
3 15 (4.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 14 (4.23%) Robotics
5 13 (3.93%) Hybrid Cloud
6 11 (3.32%) Public Cloud
7 10 (3.02%) Clustering
7 10 (3.02%) Data Protection Act
7 10 (3.02%) Product Ownership
7 10 (3.02%) Virtual Team
8 8 (2.42%) PMI
9 7 (2.11%) Mobile App
9 7 (2.11%) Reinsurance
9 7 (2.11%) SCADA
10 6 (1.81%) Cyber Threat
10 6 (1.81%) Management Information System
11 5 (1.51%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.21%) Cloud Native
12 4 (1.21%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 79 (23.87%) Linux
2 48 (14.50%) Windows
3 21 (6.34%) Unix
4 15 (4.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 10 (3.02%) Solaris
6 8 (2.42%) zOS
7 7 (2.11%) Windows Server
8 5 (1.51%) Robot Operating System
8 5 (1.51%) Rocky
9 1 (0.30%) Amazon Linux
9 1 (0.30%) Debian
9 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (43.81%) Agile
2 85 (25.68%) CI/CD
3 84 (25.38%) DevOps
4 75 (22.66%) Problem-Solving
5 73 (22.05%) Mentoring
6 60 (18.13%) Stakeholder Management
7 57 (17.22%) Continuous Improvement
8 56 (16.92%) SDLC
9 53 (16.01%) Analytics
10 52 (15.71%) Continuous Integration
10 52 (15.71%) Software Engineering
11 51 (15.41%) Data Management
12 49 (14.80%) OO
13 44 (13.29%) Microservices
14 43 (12.99%) Computer Science
15 42 (12.69%) Business Intelligence
15 42 (12.69%) Data Modelling
15 42 (12.69%) Design Patterns
16 40 (12.08%) UML
17 39 (11.78%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 108 (32.63%) SQL
2 71 (21.45%) Java
3 70 (21.15%) C#
4 65 (19.64%) Python
5 36 (10.88%) JavaScript
6 31 (9.37%) Apex Code
7 30 (9.06%) C++
8 23 (6.95%) Ada
8 23 (6.95%) Rust
9 14 (4.23%) C
10 10 (3.02%) PowerShell
11 9 (2.72%) Bash
11 9 (2.72%) PL/SQL
12 8 (2.42%) TypeScript
13 7 (2.11%) Shell Script
14 4 (1.21%) Kotlin
15 3 (0.91%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.91%) VB
16 1 (0.30%) ActionScript
16 1 (0.30%) PHP
Qualifications
1 91 (27.49%) Degree
2 40 (12.08%) BPSS Clearance
2 40 (12.08%) Computer Science Degree
3 27 (8.16%) Master's Degree
4 16 (4.83%) Security Cleared
5 14 (4.23%) Chartered Engineer
6 10 (3.02%) Azure Certification
6 10 (3.02%) PMI Certification
7 7 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (1.81%) DV Cleared
9 5 (1.51%) OCA
9 5 (1.51%) OCP
9 5 (1.51%) Oracle Certification
9 5 (1.51%) SC Cleared
9 5 (1.51%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (0.60%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.60%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.60%) PMP
10 2 (0.60%) SAP Certification
11 1 (0.30%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (9.37%) Data Quality
2 14 (4.23%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 12 (3.63%) Accessibility
4 8 (2.42%) QA
4 8 (2.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 5 (1.51%) GDPR
6 4 (1.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.91%) HL7
7 3 (0.91%) WCAG
8 1 (0.30%) DICOM
8 1 (0.30%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.30%) NCSC
8 1 (0.30%) NIST
8 1 (0.30%) PMO
System Software
1 23 (6.95%) Docker
2 5 (1.51%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.51%) VMware ESXi
2 5 (1.51%) VMware NSX
3 2 (0.60%) Firmware
3 2 (0.60%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.60%) KVM
3 2 (0.60%) NFS
3 2 (0.60%) SRDF
3 2 (0.60%) Veritas Cluster Server
3 2 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.60%) Xen
4 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (5.14%) Kubernetes
2 12 (3.63%) Terraform
3 9 (2.72%) Ansible
3 9 (2.72%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (2.11%) Oracle RMAN
5 6 (1.81%) HP ALM
6 5 (1.51%) Progress Chef
7 4 (1.21%) HAProxy
7 4 (1.21%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.91%) Grafana
9 2 (0.60%) Control-M
9 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.60%) Puppet
10 1 (0.30%) Kiali
10 1 (0.30%) Kibana
Vendors
1 53 (16.01%) Oracle
2 38 (11.48%) Salesforce
3 33 (9.97%) Microsoft
4 27 (8.16%) SAP
5 22 (6.65%) MuleSoft
6 21 (6.34%) Databricks
6 21 (6.34%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 20 (6.04%) ServiceNow
8 15 (4.53%) VMware
9 14 (4.23%) Red Hat
10 8 (2.42%) Ariba
10 8 (2.42%) Google
10 8 (2.42%) TIBCO
11 7 (2.11%) IBM
12 6 (1.81%) HP
13 5 (1.51%) Dell
13 5 (1.51%) DocuSign
13 5 (1.51%) Solace
14 4 (1.21%) NetApp
14 4 (1.21%) Splunk