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 31 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 288 290 407
Rank change year-on-year +2 +117 -41
Contract jobs citing OAuth 397 236 131
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.87% 0.85% 0.40%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.07% 3.42% 1.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 275 160 83
10th Percentile £413 £358 £475
25th Percentile £481 £406 £515
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £613
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -18.37% +2.08%
75th Percentile £656 £600 £675
90th Percentile £750 £663 £702
UK median daily rate £560 £500 £600
% change year-on-year +12.00% -16.67% +4.35%
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 9,753 6,907 8,142
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.32% 24.89% 24.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,423 4,743 5,578
10th Percentile £376 £355 £363
25th Percentile £438 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -5.45% -1.79%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
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 264 166 183
10th Percentile £29.35 £31.25 £32.00
25th Percentile £50.00 £42.63 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.24 £54.79 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.72% -12.34% -3.10%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.19 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.51 £76.85 £74.79
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year +20.37% -12.34% -1.44%

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 31 August 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 31 August 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 31 August 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 -6 201 £575 +4.55% 129
South East -4 73 £500 - 24
North of England -40 72 £625 +50.78% 19
Yorkshire -21 36 £600 +46.70% 12
North West -46 32 £625 +48.81% 4
Midlands -56 17 £585 +40.96% 11
South West -30 16 £550 +8.91% 18
East of England -7 12 £555 +11.00% 4
West Midlands -41 12 £616 +19.84% 8
East Midlands -23 5 £401 -2.79% 3
North East - 5 £563 - 3
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 17 (4.28%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.27%) Confluence
2 13 (3.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.76%) Anypoint
4 5 (1.26%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.26%) Mule
5 3 (0.76%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.25%) Apache
Business Applications
1 7 (1.76%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.50%) Infor LN
2 2 (0.50%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.50%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.50%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.50%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.25%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.25%) SAP Hybris
3 1 (0.25%) SAP MDG
3 1 (0.25%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 227 (57.18%) Azure
2 163 (41.06%) AWS
3 117 (29.47%) Entra ID
4 94 (23.68%) GCP
5 54 (13.60%) GitHub
6 39 (9.82%) Azure DevOps
6 39 (9.82%) GitHub Actions
6 39 (9.82%) Serverless
7 35 (8.82%) SaaS
8 23 (5.79%) Azure API Management
9 22 (5.54%) Azure Service Bus
10 21 (5.29%) Azure Monitor
11 20 (5.04%) Azure AKS
11 20 (5.04%) Microsoft 365
12 19 (4.79%) Boomi
13 16 (4.03%) Apigee
13 16 (4.03%) Azure Key Vault
14 14 (3.53%) Azure Logic Apps
15 13 (3.27%) Kong
15 13 (3.27%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.54%) DNS
2 19 (4.79%) Kerberos
3 14 (3.53%) HTTP
4 12 (3.02%) SSL
5 10 (2.52%) Firewall
6 7 (1.76%) DKIM
6 7 (1.76%) DMARC
7 5 (1.26%) DHCP
7 5 (1.26%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.01%) IPsec
8 4 (1.01%) Network Security
8 4 (1.01%) NGFW
8 4 (1.01%) X.509
9 2 (0.50%) SSH
9 2 (0.50%) VPN
10 1 (0.25%) DMZ
10 1 (0.25%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.25%) Internet
10 1 (0.25%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (9.32%) Relational Database
2 35 (8.82%) PostgreSQL
3 27 (6.80%) SQL Server
4 23 (5.79%) NoSQL
5 17 (4.28%) Redis
6 16 (4.03%) MongoDB
7 14 (3.53%) MySQL
8 12 (3.02%) Azure SQL Database
9 7 (1.76%) DynamoDB
9 7 (1.76%) Power BI
9 7 (1.76%) RDBMS
10 6 (1.51%) Metadata
10 6 (1.51%) Snowflake Schema
11 5 (1.26%) Data Vault
11 5 (1.26%) Hazelcast
12 4 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 3 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
13 3 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
14 2 (0.50%) Oracle Database
14 2 (0.50%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 51 (12.85%) Git
2 30 (7.56%) Jenkins
3 25 (6.30%) GitLab
4 20 (5.04%) JIRA
5 10 (2.52%) Browser DevTools
5 10 (2.52%) Maven
6 8 (2.02%) Cypress.io
7 7 (1.76%) Gradle
8 6 (1.51%) git-flow
8 6 (1.51%) JUnit
8 6 (1.51%) Storybook
9 5 (1.26%) Cucumber
10 4 (1.01%) Mockito
10 4 (1.01%) Postman
10 4 (1.01%) Snyk
11 3 (0.76%) Fiddler
11 3 (0.76%) JMeter
11 3 (0.76%) Selenium
12 2 (0.50%) Flyway
12 2 (0.50%) Oracle APEX
General
1 98 (24.69%) Social Skills
2 80 (20.15%) Finance
3 57 (14.36%) Public Sector
4 34 (8.56%) Banking
5 33 (8.31%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (5.04%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (3.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (3.02%) Retail
8 11 (2.77%) Military
9 10 (2.52%) Investment Banking
10 8 (2.02%) Legal
11 7 (1.76%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.01%) Publishing
13 3 (0.76%) Financial Institution
13 3 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.76%) Telecoms
14 2 (0.50%) Japanese Language
14 2 (0.50%) Local Government
14 2 (0.50%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 111 (27.96%) Developer
2 102 (25.69%) Architect
3 47 (11.84%) Senior
4 33 (8.31%) Lead
5 32 (8.06%) Java Developer
6 28 (7.05%) Technical Architect
7 24 (6.05%) Solutions Architect
8 21 (5.29%) Full-Stack Developer
9 18 (4.53%) Senior Developer
10 15 (3.78%) IAM Specialist
11 14 (3.53%) Consultant
11 14 (3.53%) Technical Leader
12 13 (3.27%) Security Architect
13 12 (3.02%) Backend Developer
14 10 (2.52%) Azure Developer
14 10 (2.52%) IAM Developer
14 10 (2.52%) Integration Architect
14 10 (2.52%) Senior Java Developer
15 9 (2.27%) Cloud Engineer
15 9 (2.27%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 202 (50.88%) OAuth2
2 194 (48.87%) OpenID
3 155 (39.04%) SAML
4 144 (36.27%) REST
5 85 (21.41%) JWT
6 80 (20.15%) Terraform
7 66 (16.62%) SOAP
8 59 (14.86%) RESTful
9 57 (14.36%) LDAP
10 50 (12.59%) JSON
11 45 (11.34%) CSS
12 44 (11.08%) React
13 42 (10.58%) Kafka
14 40 (10.08%) .NET
15 36 (9.07%) Spring
16 35 (8.82%) HTML
16 35 (8.82%) SailPoint
17 33 (8.31%) XML
18 31 (7.81%) GraphQL
18 31 (7.81%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 80 (20.15%) Cloud Native
2 35 (8.82%) Distributed Systems
3 34 (8.56%) Onboarding
4 29 (7.30%) Enterprise Software
4 29 (7.30%) Product Ownership
5 20 (5.04%) Security Posture
6 15 (3.78%) Management Information System
7 14 (3.53%) PKI
8 13 (3.27%) CMDB
9 12 (3.02%) Mobile App
10 9 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (2.27%) Low-Code
11 8 (2.02%) AI Agents
12 6 (1.51%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (1.51%) Enterprise Cloud
12 6 (1.51%) Freedom of Information
13 5 (1.26%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (1.26%) Public Cloud
13 5 (1.26%) Replication
13 5 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.77%) Windows
2 8 (2.02%) Linux
2 8 (2.02%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (1.26%) Ubuntu
4 4 (1.01%) Android
4 4 (1.01%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.25%) CentOS
5 1 (0.25%) Unix
5 1 (0.25%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (39.55%) CI/CD
2 137 (34.51%) DevOps
3 108 (27.20%) Microservices
4 101 (25.44%) Agile
5 87 (21.91%) Identity Access Management
6 76 (19.14%) Event-Driven
6 76 (19.14%) Problem-Solving
7 73 (18.39%) Containerisation
8 69 (17.38%) Infrastructure as Code
9 60 (15.11%) AI
10 57 (14.36%) Test Automation
11 55 (13.85%) Technical Leadership
12 53 (13.35%) Integration Patterns
12 53 (13.35%) RBAC
13 52 (13.10%) Mentoring
14 51 (12.85%) API Management
14 51 (12.85%) Stakeholder Management
15 50 (12.59%) Event-Driven Architecture
16 47 (11.84%) API Integration
17 44 (11.08%) Observability
Programming Languages
1 100 (25.19%) Java
2 91 (22.92%) Python
3 81 (20.40%) JavaScript
4 75 (18.89%) SQL
5 58 (14.61%) PowerShell
6 41 (10.33%) TypeScript
7 36 (9.07%) C#
8 24 (6.05%) Bicep
9 11 (2.77%) Bash
10 8 (2.02%) Kotlin
11 5 (1.26%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.76%) Groovy
12 3 (0.76%) PHP
13 2 (0.50%) Go
13 2 (0.50%) PromQL
13 2 (0.50%) Scala
13 2 (0.50%) Swift
14 1 (0.25%) ActionScript 2.0
14 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.25%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 108 (27.20%) Security Cleared
2 82 (20.65%) SC Cleared
3 37 (9.32%) Degree
4 21 (5.29%) CISSP
5 19 (4.79%) Azure Certification
6 17 (4.28%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (3.78%) AWS Certification
8 14 (3.53%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (2.77%) CISM
9 11 (2.77%) DV Cleared
10 9 (2.27%) Master's Degree
11 8 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (1.26%) CSPO
13 3 (0.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.76%) CompTIA Security+
13 3 (0.76%) GIAC
13 3 (0.76%) MCSE
13 3 (0.76%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (0.76%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (8.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 34 (8.56%) NIST
2 31 (7.81%) GDPR
3 25 (6.30%) QA
4 9 (2.27%) Data Quality
5 8 (2.02%) Accessibility
5 8 (2.02%) NCSC
6 7 (1.76%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.26%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.76%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 3 (0.76%) SEPA
10 2 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.50%) HL7
10 2 (0.50%) IEC 62304
10 2 (0.50%) ISO 13485
10 2 (0.50%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.50%) SLA
10 2 (0.50%) SNOMED CT
10 2 (0.50%) SOC 2
System Software
1 92 (23.17%) Active Directory
2 78 (19.65%) Docker
3 3 (0.76%) OpenAM
3 3 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.50%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
5 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.25%) RACF
5 1 (0.25%) Squid
Systems Management
1 90 (22.67%) Kubernetes
2 59 (14.86%) Single Sign-On
3 27 (6.80%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 23 (5.79%) Grafana
5 21 (5.29%) Prometheus
6 12 (3.02%) Ansible
7 7 (1.76%) Argo
7 7 (1.76%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (1.26%) PingFederate
9 4 (1.01%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (1.01%) Istio
9 4 (1.01%) Kustomize
9 4 (1.01%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.76%) linkerd
10 3 (0.76%) WMI
11 2 (0.50%) Consul
11 2 (0.50%) SCOM
11 2 (0.50%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.50%) Zipkin
12 1 (0.25%) Puppet
Vendors
1 119 (29.97%) Microsoft
2 40 (10.08%) Oracle
3 37 (9.32%) Google
4 32 (8.06%) ServiceNow
5 26 (6.55%) Okta
6 23 (5.79%) MuleSoft
7 17 (4.28%) Salesforce
8 16 (4.03%) CyberArk
8 16 (4.03%) SAP
9 14 (3.53%) Ping Identity
10 11 (2.77%) Workday
11 10 (2.52%) IBM
11 10 (2.52%) OpenAI
12 8 (2.02%) Informatica
12 8 (2.02%) OutSystems
13 7 (1.76%) ForgeRock
13 7 (1.76%) TIBCO
13 7 (1.76%) WSO2
14 6 (1.51%) Databricks
14 6 (1.51%) Zscaler