OAuth Contract Job Trends in England

OAuth
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring OAuth skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 287 271 403
Rank change year-on-year -16 +132 -41
Contract jobs citing OAuth 418 248 131
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.91% 0.89% 0.40%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.26% 3.55% 1.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 288 164 83
10th Percentile £413 £360 £475
25th Percentile £463 £407 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £561 £492 £613
Median % change year-on-year +14.08% -19.67% +2.08%
75th Percentile £650 £588 £675
90th Percentile £750 £662 £717
UK median daily rate £558 £500 £600
% change year-on-year +11.55% -16.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 0
10th Percentile £38.25 - -
25th Percentile £51.25 £61.25 -
Median hourly rate £75.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
75th Percentile £86.08 £63.75 -
90th Percentile £87.64 - -
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £58.75 -
% change year-on-year +27.66% - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 9,810 6,989 8,157
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.28% 25.17% 24.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,442 4,764 5,468
10th Percentile £375 £354 £363
25th Percentile £440 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -5.45% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £673
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 269 163 177
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.32 £27.45
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.75 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.47 £54.70 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.35% -12.48% -3.85%
75th Percentile £76.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £70.00 £74.46
UK median hourly rate £66.66 £53.25 £61.60
% change year-on-year +25.18% -13.56% -2.99%

OAuth
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

OAuth job vacancy trend in England

OAuth
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OAuth.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OAuth

OAuth
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OAuth in England over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for OAuth in England

OAuth
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OAuth.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OAuth

OAuth
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing OAuth in England over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for OAuth in England

OAuth
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OAuth within the England region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -20 210 £575 +8.29% 297
South East -3 74 £500 - 57
North of England -56 68 £594 +36.34% 42
Yorkshire -18 40 £570 +39.36% 18
Midlands -43 25 £464 +11.71% 24
North West -54 25 £625 +40.13% 19
West Midlands -41 20 £510 -9.33% 20
South West -41 16 £550 +9.45% 22
East of England -10 15 £555 +11.00% 13
East Midlands -20 5 £401 -2.79% 4
North East - 4 £600 - 5
OAuth
UK

OAuth
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 19 (4.55%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.11%) Confluence
2 13 (3.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.67%) Anypoint
4 5 (1.20%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.20%) Mule
5 3 (0.72%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.24%) Apache
6 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Service Bus
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (1.44%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.48%) Infor LN
2 2 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.48%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.24%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.24%) SAP Hybris
3 1 (0.24%) SAP MDG
3 1 (0.24%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 239 (57.18%) Azure
2 172 (41.15%) AWS
3 119 (28.47%) Entra ID
4 96 (22.97%) GCP
5 57 (13.64%) GitHub
6 42 (10.05%) Azure DevOps
7 41 (9.81%) GitHub Actions
7 41 (9.81%) Serverless
8 36 (8.61%) SaaS
9 26 (6.22%) Azure Service Bus
10 25 (5.98%) Azure Monitor
11 23 (5.50%) Azure API Management
12 21 (5.02%) Boomi
13 19 (4.55%) Azure AKS
13 19 (4.55%) Azure Key Vault
13 19 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
14 16 (3.83%) Apigee
15 15 (3.59%) Kong
16 14 (3.35%) Azure Logic Apps
17 13 (3.11%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.78%) DNS
2 19 (4.55%) Kerberos
3 12 (2.87%) Firewall
3 12 (2.87%) SSL
4 11 (2.63%) HTTP
5 7 (1.67%) DKIM
5 7 (1.67%) DMARC
6 6 (1.44%) NGFW
7 5 (1.20%) DHCP
7 5 (1.20%) Network Security
7 5 (1.20%) X.509
8 4 (0.96%) IPsec
9 2 (0.48%) SSH
9 2 (0.48%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.48%) VPN
10 1 (0.24%) DMZ
10 1 (0.24%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.24%) Internet
10 1 (0.24%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (9.33%) PostgreSQL
2 37 (8.85%) Relational Database
3 29 (6.94%) NoSQL
3 29 (6.94%) SQL Server
4 18 (4.31%) MySQL
5 17 (4.07%) MongoDB
5 17 (4.07%) Redis
6 11 (2.63%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (2.15%) DynamoDB
7 9 (2.15%) Metadata
8 7 (1.67%) RDBMS
9 6 (1.44%) Data Lake
9 6 (1.44%) Power BI
9 6 (1.44%) Snowflake Schema
10 5 (1.20%) Data Vault
10 5 (1.20%) Hazelcast
11 4 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.72%) Amazon Aurora
12 3 (0.72%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 57 (13.64%) Git
2 30 (7.18%) Jenkins
3 26 (6.22%) GitLab
4 20 (4.78%) JIRA
5 12 (2.87%) Maven
6 9 (2.15%) Storybook
7 8 (1.91%) Cypress.io
7 8 (1.91%) JUnit
8 7 (1.67%) Browser DevTools
8 7 (1.67%) Gradle
9 6 (1.44%) Cucumber
9 6 (1.44%) Mockito
10 5 (1.20%) git-flow
11 4 (0.96%) Selenium
11 4 (0.96%) Snyk
12 3 (0.72%) Fiddler
13 2 (0.48%) Bitbucket
13 2 (0.48%) Mocha
13 2 (0.48%) MSTest
13 2 (0.48%) Oracle APEX
General
1 106 (25.36%) Social Skills
2 84 (20.10%) Finance
3 57 (13.64%) Public Sector
4 33 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (7.66%) Banking
6 22 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (2.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (2.87%) Retail
8 11 (2.63%) Military
9 9 (2.15%) Investment Banking
10 8 (1.91%) Legal
11 7 (1.67%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.96%) Publishing
14 3 (0.72%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.72%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.48%) Automotive
15 2 (0.48%) Law
15 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 117 (27.99%) Developer
2 98 (23.44%) Architect
3 52 (12.44%) Senior
4 33 (7.89%) Lead
5 32 (7.66%) Java Developer
6 29 (6.94%) Technical Architect
7 23 (5.50%) Full-Stack Developer
8 22 (5.26%) Solutions Architect
9 19 (4.55%) Senior Developer
10 18 (4.31%) Consultant
11 15 (3.59%) IAM Specialist
12 14 (3.35%) Technical Leader
13 13 (3.11%) Cloud Engineer
13 13 (3.11%) Security Architect
14 12 (2.87%) Azure Developer
15 11 (2.63%) Backend Developer
15 11 (2.63%) IAM Developer
16 10 (2.39%) Integration Architect
16 10 (2.39%) Senior Java Developer
17 9 (2.15%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 219 (52.39%) OAuth2
2 216 (51.67%) OpenID
3 159 (38.04%) SAML
4 156 (37.32%) REST
5 91 (21.77%) JWT
6 89 (21.29%) Terraform
7 69 (16.51%) SOAP
8 61 (14.59%) RESTful
9 57 (13.64%) JSON
10 56 (13.40%) LDAP
11 53 (12.68%) React
12 50 (11.96%) CSS
13 46 (11.00%) Kafka
14 45 (10.77%) .NET
15 42 (10.05%) HTML
16 40 (9.57%) Swagger
17 38 (9.09%) OpenAPI
18 36 (8.61%) Spring
18 36 (8.61%) XML
19 35 (8.37%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 85 (20.33%) Cloud Native
2 40 (9.57%) Distributed Systems
3 39 (9.33%) Onboarding
4 36 (8.61%) Enterprise Software
5 33 (7.89%) Product Ownership
6 20 (4.78%) Security Posture
7 16 (3.83%) Management Information System
7 16 (3.83%) PKI
8 15 (3.59%) CMDB
9 11 (2.63%) AI Agents
10 9 (2.15%) Legacy Systems
11 8 (1.91%) Enterprise Cloud
11 8 (1.91%) Low-Code
12 7 (1.67%) Data Protection Act
13 6 (1.44%) Freedom of Information
14 5 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
14 5 (1.20%) Mobile App
14 5 (1.20%) Replication
14 5 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
15 4 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.63%) Windows
2 8 (1.91%) Linux
2 8 (1.91%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (1.20%) Ubuntu
4 2 (0.48%) Android
4 2 (0.48%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.24%) CentOS
5 1 (0.24%) Unix
5 1 (0.24%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (40.43%) CI/CD
2 144 (34.45%) DevOps
3 117 (27.99%) Microservices
4 110 (26.32%) Agile
5 97 (23.21%) Identity Access Management
6 85 (20.33%) Event-Driven
7 77 (18.42%) Problem-Solving
8 76 (18.18%) Infrastructure as Code
9 72 (17.22%) Containerisation
10 64 (15.31%) AI
11 61 (14.59%) Test Automation
12 60 (14.35%) Stakeholder Management
12 60 (14.35%) Technical Leadership
13 59 (14.11%) Event-Driven Architecture
13 59 (14.11%) RBAC
14 57 (13.64%) Mentoring
15 55 (13.16%) API Management
16 53 (12.68%) Observability
17 52 (12.44%) Integration Patterns
18 49 (11.72%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 113 (27.03%) Java
2 103 (24.64%) Python
3 90 (21.53%) JavaScript
4 81 (19.38%) SQL
5 67 (16.03%) PowerShell
6 52 (12.44%) TypeScript
7 38 (9.09%) C#
8 30 (7.18%) Bicep
9 8 (1.91%) Bash
10 5 (1.20%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.72%) Groovy
11 3 (0.72%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.72%) PHP
12 2 (0.48%) BeanShell
12 2 (0.48%) Go
12 2 (0.48%) PromQL
13 1 (0.24%) ActionScript 2.0
13 1 (0.24%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.24%) C++
13 1 (0.24%) Scala
Qualifications
1 108 (25.84%) Security Cleared
2 83 (19.86%) SC Cleared
3 40 (9.57%) Degree
4 24 (5.74%) CISSP
5 22 (5.26%) Azure Certification
6 20 (4.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (3.59%) AWS Certification
7 15 (3.59%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (3.11%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (2.63%) CISM
9 11 (2.63%) DV Cleared
10 9 (2.15%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.20%) CSPO
11 5 (1.20%) MCSE
12 3 (0.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.72%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (0.72%) GIAC
12 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 2 (0.48%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (7.66%) NIST
2 31 (7.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 30 (7.18%) GDPR
4 27 (6.46%) QA
5 12 (2.87%) Accessibility
6 10 (2.39%) Data Quality
7 8 (1.91%) NCSC
8 7 (1.67%) PCI DSS
9 5 (1.20%) HIPAA
9 5 (1.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (1.20%) WCAG
10 3 (0.72%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.72%) SEPA
11 2 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.48%) IEC 62304
11 2 (0.48%) ISO 13485
11 2 (0.48%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.48%) SLA
11 2 (0.48%) SNOMED CT
11 2 (0.48%) SOC 2
System Software
1 98 (23.44%) Active Directory
2 77 (18.42%) Docker
3 6 (1.44%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.72%) OpenAM
5 2 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
6 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.24%) Squid
Systems Management
1 99 (23.68%) Kubernetes
2 66 (15.79%) Single Sign-On
3 24 (5.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 24 (5.74%) Grafana
4 20 (4.78%) Prometheus
5 12 (2.87%) Ansible
6 10 (2.39%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (1.67%) Argo
8 5 (1.20%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.96%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.96%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.72%) Kibana
10 3 (0.72%) WMI
11 2 (0.48%) Consul
11 2 (0.48%) Istio
11 2 (0.48%) Kustomize
11 2 (0.48%) SCOM
11 2 (0.48%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.48%) Zipkin
12 1 (0.24%) PowerCLI
Vendors
1 128 (30.62%) Microsoft
2 42 (10.05%) Oracle
3 38 (9.09%) Google
4 33 (7.89%) ServiceNow
5 26 (6.22%) Okta
6 25 (5.98%) MuleSoft
7 18 (4.31%) CyberArk
8 17 (4.07%) Salesforce
9 15 (3.59%) SAP
10 14 (3.35%) Ping Identity
11 11 (2.63%) IBM
11 11 (2.63%) Workday
12 10 (2.39%) Databricks
13 9 (2.15%) Informatica
13 9 (2.15%) OpenAI
14 8 (1.91%) ForgeRock
14 8 (1.91%) OutSystems
14 8 (1.91%) TIBCO
14 8 (1.91%) WSO2
15 6 (1.44%) BeyondTrust