Middleware Administrator
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Middleware Administrator configures and manages middleware systems. Installs and configures the middleware components according to the clients business requirements. Develops documentation and trains others. Develop plans associated with upgrades or patches. Troubleshoots technical incidents, analyzes problems.
Job Outlook
There were 62 Middleware Administrator job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 977 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Network Engineer / Architect industry, which includes the Middleware Administrator career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Middleware Administrator jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $124,383.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $123,516.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Middleware Administrator postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $114,434.
Education and Experience
Posted Middleware Administrator jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 36.85% |
| Master's Degree | 8.19% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.51% |
| Other | 1.33% |
Posted Middleware Administrator jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 10.56% |
| 3 to 5 years | 38.33% |
| 6 to 8 years | 33.56% |
| 9+ years | 17.55% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Middleware Administrator positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (49.23%)
- Management (28.56%)
- Communication (27.02%)
- Problem Solving (20.37%)
- Operations (17.4%)
- Information Technology (14.02%)
- Leadership (13%)
- Coordinating (8.5%)
- Planning (8.19%)
- Customer Service (8.09%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Apache Tomcat (37.35%)
- Oracle WebLogic Server (36.05%)
- Computer Science (23.67%)
- Linux (35.83%)
- WildFly (JBoss AS) (35.61%)
- Web Servers (20.96%)
- IBM Websphere Application Server (42.02%)
- Automation (34.2%)
- Application Servers (27.47%)
- Java (Programming Language) (21.5%)
- Performance Tuning (20.2%)
- Unix (23.34%)
- Middleware (96.53%)
- IBM WebSphere MQ (23.89%)
- Ansible (26.93%)
- Scripting (35.18%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- MuleSoft (9.34%)
- Application Programming Interface (API) (10.31%)
- Agile Methodology (7.71%)
- Informatica (5.43%)
- Git (Version Control System) (8.9%)
- Business Continuity (4.13%)
- Change Management (8.47%)
- Technical Support (9.34%)
- Microsoft Azure (11.18%)
- Bash (Scripting Language) (16.18%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (3.37%)
- Operating Systems (18.35%)
- Version Control (3.58%)
- Disaster Recovery (7.6%)
- Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) (12.38%)
- Database Administration (5.21%)
- Perl (Programming Language) (17.16%)
- Windows Servers (5.65%)
- Application Development (14.12%)
- Scalability (10.21%)
- Unix Shell (5.65%)
- Amazon Web Services (17.7%)
- Business Requirements (11.51%)
- Auditing (9.23%)
- System Administration (11.73%)
- IBM AIX (9.45%)
- Systems Development Life Cycle (5.97%)
- Shell Script (11.07%)
- Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) (6.73%)
- TCP/IP (8.03%)
- Firewall (6.84%)
- Containerization (4.89%)
- Service-Oriented Architecture (7.93%)
- DevOps (13.36%)
- Vulnerability (8.79%)
- Load Balancing (10.64%)
- Cloud Technologies (4.78%)
- Splunk (11.94%)
- CI/CD (14.22%)
- Jenkins (15.85%)
- Kubernetes (15.85%)
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (4.99%)
- Bitbucket (7.27%)
- Python (Programming Language) (21.5%)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (7.82%)
- Docker (Software) (10.53%)
- IT Service Management (5.86%)
- Dynatrace (6.51%)
- Project Management (10.75%)
- Microsoft SQL Servers (3.37%)
- OpenShift (11.4%)
- Windows PowerShell (13.9%)
- Triage (3.26%)
- Transport Layer Security (TLS) (7.38%)
- Single Sign-On (SSO) (4.99%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (9.66%)
- Root Cause Analysis (6.51%)
- Web Services (10.64%)
- Extensible Markup Language (XML) (8.69%)
- ServiceNow (9.23%)
- Apache Kafka (10.53%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- IBM HTTP Servers (7.93%)
- Unix File Systems (5.1%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Oracle WebLogic Server (66.14%)
- Scripting (64.54%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Middleware Administrator skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Middleware Engineer
- Middleware Analyst
- Middleware Architect
- Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator
- Systems Administrator
- Middleware Developer
- Websphere Administrator
- Middleware Consultant
- Mulesoft Engineer
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Middleware Administrator jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Allegis Group (30)
- TEKsystems (27)
- Spero (18)
- Guidehouse (15)
- IBM (14)
- Insight Global (13)
- Randstad (12)
- Genesis10 (11)
- Request Technology (11)
- ASGN (10)
North Carolina
- Allegis Group (5)
- Genesis10 (4)
- TEKsystems (3)
- IBM (2)
- Infosys (2)
- Integrity Consulting (2)
- Vivid Resourcing Ltd (2)
- Collabera (2)
- Eliassen Group (2)
- Spectrum (2)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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