Middleware Jobs

Middleware
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Middleware skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Middleware over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 580 352 465
Rank change year-on-year -228 +113 -52
Permanent jobs citing Middleware 365 896 1,337
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.34% 0.96% 0.78%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 1.67% 3.32% 1.88%
Number of salaries quoted 276 390 669
10th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £42,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,305 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -
75th Percentile £89,375 £80,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £97,328 £105,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.50% +9.09% +10.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

Middleware is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 21,837 27,028 70,934
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 20.14% 29.03% 41.27%
Number of salaries quoted 16,149 17,617 29,960
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,448 £37,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +18.18%
75th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%

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 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Middleware in the UK

Middleware
Top 14 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 9 June 2024. 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 -231 304 £63,750 -1.92% 64
UK excluding London -250 225 £55,500 -7.50% 37
Work from Home -96 146 £62,500 +4.17% 25
London -77 119 £85,000 +29.77% 29
South East -49 65 £50,000 -25.93% 4
Scotland -61 44 £65,750 +10.46% 2
South West -74 33 £60,000 +0.80% 5
North of England -133 32 £60,000 +0.80% 13
West Midlands -31 26 £60,000 -11.11% 4
Midlands -71 26 £60,000 -11.11% 5
East of England -44 21 £65,000 +6.12% 5
Yorkshire +1 20 £60,000 +0.19% 8
North West -86 12 £67,500 +13.40% 5
Wales +5 4 £50,000 - 4

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 8 (2.19%) Confluence
1 8 (2.19%) WebLogic
2 7 (1.92%) WebSphere
3 5 (1.37%) BizTalk Server
4 3 (0.82%) Apache
4 3 (0.82%) MQSeries
4 3 (0.82%) Oracle HTTP Server
5 2 (0.55%) CMS
5 2 (0.55%) GlassFish
5 2 (0.55%) IIS
5 2 (0.55%) JCAPS
5 2 (0.55%) WebSphere Application Server
5 2 (0.55%) WordPress
6 1 (0.27%) JBoss
6 1 (0.27%) Liferay
6 1 (0.27%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.27%) Tomcat
Applications
1 20 (5.48%) Simulink
2 9 (2.47%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.10%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.82%) Magento
1 3 (0.82%) Maximo
1 3 (0.82%) SAP ERP
2 2 (0.55%) Adaptiv
2 2 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.55%) SAP SD
2 2 (0.55%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.27%) Cognos Controller
3 1 (0.27%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.27%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 102 (27.95%) Azure
2 96 (26.30%) AWS
3 38 (10.41%) SaaS
4 37 (10.14%) PaaS
5 32 (8.77%) IaaS
6 15 (4.11%) GCP
6 15 (4.11%) OpenShift
7 12 (3.29%) Power Platform
8 11 (3.01%) Serverless
9 10 (2.74%) AWS Lambda
10 8 (2.19%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 8 (2.19%) Amazon EKS
10 8 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (2.19%) Cloud Computing
10 8 (2.19%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (2.19%) Microsoft 365
11 7 (1.92%) AWS CloudTrail
11 7 (1.92%) AWS Elastic Beanstalk
11 7 (1.92%) Azure AKS
11 7 (1.92%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.38%) Firewall
2 8 (2.19%) DHCP
2 8 (2.19%) DNS
2 8 (2.19%) TCP/IP
3 5 (1.37%) Network Security
3 5 (1.37%) VPN
4 3 (0.82%) HTTP
4 3 (0.82%) LAN
4 3 (0.82%) tcpdump
4 3 (0.82%) Wireshark
5 2 (0.55%) 5G
5 2 (0.55%) FTP
5 2 (0.55%) LTE
5 2 (0.55%) MPLS
5 2 (0.55%) WAN
5 2 (0.55%) Wireless
6 1 (0.27%) AMQP
6 1 (0.27%) SAN
6 1 (0.27%) SSL
6 1 (0.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (15.62%) NoSQL
2 33 (9.04%) SQL Server
3 9 (2.47%) Oracle Database
3 9 (2.47%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (2.47%) Power BI
4 8 (2.19%) Amazon RDS
4 8 (2.19%) CockroachDB
4 8 (2.19%) MySQL
4 8 (2.19%) Relational Database
5 7 (1.92%) Amazon Aurora
6 6 (1.64%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.37%) Elasticsearch
7 5 (1.37%) Redis
8 4 (1.10%) DB2
9 3 (0.82%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.82%) Tableau
10 2 (0.55%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.55%) Oracle Database 10g
10 2 (0.55%) Oracle Database 12c
10 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 40 (10.96%) Git
2 26 (7.12%) Jenkins
3 21 (5.75%) Vagrant
4 14 (3.84%) JIRA
5 9 (2.47%) Maven
5 9 (2.47%) Sonatype Nexus
6 8 (2.19%) Jaeger
7 5 (1.37%) JUnit
8 4 (1.10%) Ant
8 4 (1.10%) Subversion
9 3 (0.82%) Cucumber
9 3 (0.82%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.55%) Visual Studio
11 1 (0.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 1 (0.27%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.27%) GCC
11 1 (0.27%) GDB
11 1 (0.27%) Gradle
11 1 (0.27%) Oracle Forms
11 1 (0.27%) TeamCity
General
1 117 (32.05%) Finance
2 107 (29.32%) Social Skills
3 46 (12.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 43 (11.78%) Banking
5 42 (11.51%) Law
6 38 (10.41%) Analytical Skills
7 34 (9.32%) Legal
8 22 (6.03%) Financial Institution
9 18 (4.93%) Retail Banking
10 11 (3.01%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (2.74%) Retail
12 9 (2.47%) Electronics
13 6 (1.64%) Front Office
13 6 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (1.64%) Investment Banking
14 5 (1.37%) Private Banking
15 4 (1.10%) Back Office
16 3 (0.82%) Military
16 3 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 106 (29.04%) Software Engineer
2 93 (25.48%) Architect
3 59 (16.16%) Developer
4 34 (9.32%) Solutions Architect
5 32 (8.77%) Java Engineer
5 32 (8.77%) Java Software Engineer
6 31 (8.49%) Senior
7 22 (6.03%) Lead
8 20 (5.48%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
9 18 (4.93%) Analyst
9 18 (4.93%) Salesforce Architect
9 18 (4.93%) Salesforce Solution Architect
10 16 (4.38%) Middleware Architect
11 15 (4.11%) Data Architect
11 15 (4.11%) Technical Architect
12 14 (3.84%) Linux Engineer
13 13 (3.56%) Cloud Architect
13 13 (3.56%) Technical Leader
14 12 (3.29%) Java Developer
15 11 (3.01%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (10.68%) React
2 38 (10.41%) HTML
3 36 (9.86%) HTML5
3 36 (9.86%) Node.js
4 35 (9.59%) AngularJS
5 32 (8.77%) Twitter Bootstrap
6 31 (8.49%) Drools
6 31 (8.49%) jBPM
7 29 (7.95%) .NET
8 26 (7.12%) Kafka
9 15 (4.11%) SOAP
10 14 (3.84%) XML
11 13 (3.56%) REST
12 12 (3.29%) JSON
12 12 (3.29%) Spring Boot
13 9 (2.47%) EDI
14 8 (2.19%) OpenTelemetry
15 7 (1.92%) CSS
15 7 (1.92%) Spring
16 6 (1.64%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 38 (10.41%) Algorithms
2 37 (10.14%) Onboarding
3 31 (8.49%) Management Information System
4 28 (7.67%) Public Cloud
5 22 (6.03%) Cyber Threat
6 21 (5.75%) Enterprise Software
7 14 (3.84%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (2.74%) Data Centre
9 9 (2.47%) Cloud Native
9 9 (2.47%) Virtual Team
10 8 (2.19%) Cyberattack
10 8 (2.19%) Data Fabric
10 8 (2.19%) Replication
10 8 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.92%) Device Driver
12 6 (1.64%) Client/Server
12 6 (1.64%) CMDB
12 6 (1.64%) Robotics
13 5 (1.37%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 4 (1.10%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 128 (35.07%) Linux
2 52 (14.25%) Ubuntu
3 41 (11.23%) Windows
4 33 (9.04%) CentOS
5 30 (8.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 25 (6.85%) Android
7 19 (5.21%) Unix
8 18 (4.93%) Solaris
9 10 (2.74%) Embedded Linux
10 8 (2.19%) zOS
11 6 (1.64%) Windows Server
12 2 (0.55%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.27%) Windows 10
13 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (36.44%) Software Engineering
2 125 (34.25%) Agile
3 78 (21.37%) Computer Science
4 73 (20.00%) Microservices
5 67 (18.36%) DevOps
6 66 (18.08%) CI/CD
7 59 (16.16%) Artificial Intelligence
8 54 (14.79%) Machine Learning
9 48 (13.15%) Configuration Management
10 46 (12.60%) SDLC
11 45 (12.33%) DevSecOps
12 44 (12.05%) Continuous Improvement
12 44 (12.05%) Scrum
13 42 (11.51%) Scaled Agile Framework
14 39 (10.68%) Kanban
14 39 (10.68%) Risk Management
15 38 (10.41%) Project Delivery
16 35 (9.59%) Visualisation
17 34 (9.32%) Community of Practice
18 32 (8.77%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 124 (33.97%) Java
1 124 (33.97%) SQL
2 93 (25.48%) Python
3 50 (13.70%) Kotlin
4 48 (13.15%) JavaScript
5 35 (9.59%) C++
6 23 (6.30%) C
7 21 (5.75%) Ada
8 19 (5.21%) C#
9 15 (4.11%) Shell Script
10 14 (3.84%) Bash
11 12 (3.29%) Apex Code
12 11 (3.01%) T-SQL
13 9 (2.47%) PowerShell
14 6 (1.64%) PL/SQL
15 5 (1.37%) ABAP
15 5 (1.37%) Groovy
16 4 (1.10%) Go
16 4 (1.10%) VB
16 4 (1.10%) XQuery
Qualifications
1 75 (20.55%) Degree
2 66 (18.08%) Security Cleared
3 45 (12.33%) SC Cleared
4 34 (9.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 25 (6.85%) TOGAF Certification
6 14 (3.84%) Azure Certification
7 12 (3.29%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (2.47%) AWS Certification
8 9 (2.47%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 9 (2.47%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.37%) CISSP
10 4 (1.10%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.82%) CIPD
11 3 (0.82%) Linux+ Certification
11 3 (0.82%) RHCE
12 2 (0.55%) HND
12 2 (0.55%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.55%) MCP
13 1 (0.27%) MCSA
13 1 (0.27%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.92%) QA
2 6 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.10%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.10%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.82%) GDPR
5 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 1 (0.27%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (4.93%) Docker
2 12 (3.29%) Firmware
3 8 (2.19%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (2.19%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.64%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.37%) Active Directory
6 3 (0.82%) KVM
6 3 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.27%) PowerHA
7 1 (0.27%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 1 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 45 (12.33%) Kubernetes
2 36 (9.86%) Ansible
3 30 (8.22%) Terraform
4 15 (4.11%) Grafana
5 8 (2.19%) Kiali
5 8 (2.19%) Prometheus
6 6 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (1.37%) SCOM
8 4 (1.10%) Oracle RMAN
8 4 (1.10%) Progress Chef
8 4 (1.10%) Puppet
9 3 (0.82%) Podman
10 2 (0.55%) Control-M
10 2 (0.55%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
10 2 (0.55%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 2 (0.55%) WebSphere Cast Iron
11 1 (0.27%) Nagios
11 1 (0.27%) nmon
11 1 (0.27%) SCCM
Vendors
1 36 (9.86%) Microsoft
1 36 (9.86%) Red Hat
2 34 (9.32%) Salesforce
3 33 (9.04%) Oracle
4 20 (5.48%) Xilinx
5 19 (5.21%) ServiceNow
6 14 (3.84%) IBM
7 11 (3.01%) Splunk
8 10 (2.74%) MuleSoft
8 10 (2.74%) SAP
9 8 (2.19%) AppDynamics
10 6 (1.64%) Sage
10 6 (1.64%) SolarWinds
10 6 (1.64%) VMware
10 6 (1.64%) Workday
11 4 (1.10%) Computacenter
11 4 (1.10%) Dell
11 4 (1.10%) Google
11 4 (1.10%) TIBCO
12 3 (0.82%) RedGate