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 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 289 313 405
Rank change year-on-year +24 +92 -24
Contract jobs citing OAuth 370 195 146
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.82% 0.71% 0.41%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.37% 3.19% 1.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 251 127 94
10th Percentile £408 £366 £426
25th Percentile £473 £430 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £668 £608 £660
90th Percentile £751 £680 £700
UK median daily rate £560 £531 £581
% change year-on-year +5.46% -8.61% +5.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 0
10th Percentile £36.75 - -
25th Percentile £48.75 £61.25 -
Median hourly rate £75.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
75th Percentile £85.54 £63.75 -
90th Percentile £87.16 - -
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 8,465 6,107 7,611
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.86% 22.27% 21.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,558 4,200 5,303
10th Percentile £363 £355 £356
25th Percentile £431 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £521 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.86% -5.36% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £746 £775 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £510 £540
% change year-on-year +2.94% -5.56% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 249 135 248
10th Percentile £30.00 £31.25 £23.80
25th Percentile £51.25 £45.63 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £60.00 £58.15
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +3.18% -6.96%
75th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £81.01 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -12.00%

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 20 July 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 20 July 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 20 July 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 +12 191 £569 +3.50% 45
North of England -32 74 £625 +30.75% 11
South East -19 64 £580 +0.87% 22
North West -27 38 £625 +27.03% 6
Yorkshire -34 32 £610 +38.95% 4
South West -30 12 £550 +1.85% 2
Midlands -48 12 £438 +5.42% 2
East of England -8 10 £558 +11.50% 3
West Midlands -54 8 £450 -25.37% 2
North East - 6 £563 - 1
East Midlands -25 4 £420 +1.14%
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 13 (3.51%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.24%) Confluence
2 12 (3.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.35%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.08%) Anypoint
5 3 (0.81%) Appian
5 3 (0.81%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.54%) Apache Pulsar
6 2 (0.54%) Mule
7 1 (0.27%) Apache
7 1 (0.27%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.27%) CICS
Applications
1 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.08%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.81%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.54%) Infor LN
3 2 (0.54%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.27%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.27%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.27%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.27%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.27%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 207 (55.95%) Azure
2 152 (41.08%) AWS
3 113 (30.54%) Entra ID
4 80 (21.62%) GCP
5 47 (12.70%) Serverless
6 39 (10.54%) GitHub
7 33 (8.92%) Azure DevOps
8 32 (8.65%) SaaS
9 29 (7.84%) GitHub Actions
10 24 (6.49%) Azure AKS
11 22 (5.95%) Microsoft 365
12 21 (5.68%) Azure API Management
13 18 (4.86%) Amazon S3
14 17 (4.59%) Azure Service Bus
15 16 (4.32%) Apigee
16 15 (4.05%) Amazon ECS
16 15 (4.05%) Kong
17 14 (3.78%) Azure Key Vault
18 13 (3.51%) AWS Lambda
18 13 (3.51%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.95%) Kerberos
2 19 (5.14%) DNS
3 12 (3.24%) SSL
4 10 (2.70%) Firewall
4 10 (2.70%) HTTP
5 7 (1.89%) DKIM
5 7 (1.89%) DMARC
6 6 (1.62%) Network Security
7 5 (1.35%) DHCP
7 5 (1.35%) IPsec
7 5 (1.35%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.81%) NGFW
8 3 (0.81%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.27%) HTTPS
9 1 (0.27%) SSH
9 1 (0.27%) VPN
9 1 (0.27%) WAN
9 1 (0.27%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (7.84%) Relational Database
2 25 (6.76%) PostgreSQL
2 25 (6.76%) SQL Server
3 16 (4.32%) Redis
4 13 (3.51%) MongoDB
5 10 (2.70%) DynamoDB
6 9 (2.43%) Azure SQL Database
6 9 (2.43%) NoSQL
7 8 (2.16%) Metadata
7 8 (2.16%) MySQL
8 5 (1.35%) Data Vault
8 5 (1.35%) RDBMS
8 5 (1.35%) Snowflake Schema
9 4 (1.08%) Hazelcast
10 3 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.81%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.81%) Pinecone
10 3 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.54%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 40 (10.81%) Git
2 23 (6.22%) Jenkins
3 20 (5.41%) JIRA
4 19 (5.14%) GitLab
5 10 (2.70%) Browser DevTools
6 7 (1.89%) Cucumber
6 7 (1.89%) git-flow
6 7 (1.89%) Postman
7 5 (1.35%) Cypress.io
7 5 (1.35%) Gradle
7 5 (1.35%) Maven
8 4 (1.08%) MLflow
8 4 (1.08%) Snyk
8 4 (1.08%) Storybook
9 3 (0.81%) Fiddler
9 3 (0.81%) JMeter
9 3 (0.81%) SoapUI
10 2 (0.54%) Mockito
10 2 (0.54%) Moq
10 2 (0.54%) Oracle APEX
General
1 85 (22.97%) Social Skills
2 79 (21.35%) Finance
3 49 (13.24%) Public Sector
4 40 (10.81%) Banking
5 28 (7.57%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (4.32%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (3.78%) Retail
8 11 (2.97%) Investment Banking
8 11 (2.97%) Military
9 5 (1.35%) Financial Institution
9 5 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.35%) Legal
10 4 (1.08%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.81%) Publishing
12 2 (0.54%) Automotive
12 2 (0.54%) Japanese Language
12 2 (0.54%) Law
12 2 (0.54%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.54%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.54%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 97 (26.22%) Developer
2 89 (24.05%) Architect
3 51 (13.78%) Senior
4 28 (7.57%) Technical Architect
5 26 (7.03%) Java Developer
6 25 (6.76%) Lead
7 18 (4.86%) Senior Developer
8 16 (4.32%) Full-Stack Developer
9 14 (3.78%) IAM Specialist
10 12 (3.24%) Cloud Engineer
10 12 (3.24%) Integration Architect
10 12 (3.24%) Security Architect
11 11 (2.97%) Consultant
11 11 (2.97%) Solutions Architect
12 9 (2.43%) Analyst
12 9 (2.43%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 9 (2.43%) IAM Developer
12 9 (2.43%) Senior Java Developer
13 8 (2.16%) Backend Developer
13 8 (2.16%) Low-Code Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 190 (51.35%) OAuth2
2 184 (49.73%) OpenID
3 153 (41.35%) SAML
4 119 (32.16%) REST
5 73 (19.73%) JWT
6 58 (15.68%) SOAP
7 56 (15.14%) RESTful
8 55 (14.86%) LDAP
9 41 (11.08%) JSON
10 36 (9.73%) SailPoint
11 34 (9.19%) React
12 33 (8.92%) .NET
12 33 (8.92%) Spring
13 32 (8.65%) Kafka
14 30 (8.11%) Web Services
15 29 (7.84%) CSS
15 29 (7.84%) Spring Boot
16 28 (7.57%) Node.js
17 24 (6.49%) XML
18 22 (5.95%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 67 (18.11%) Cloud Native
2 38 (10.27%) Onboarding
3 32 (8.65%) Distributed Systems
4 24 (6.49%) Enterprise Software
5 21 (5.68%) Product Ownership
5 21 (5.68%) Security Posture
6 16 (4.32%) Management Information System
6 16 (4.32%) Mobile App
7 12 (3.24%) CMDB
7 12 (3.24%) Legacy Systems
7 12 (3.24%) Low-Code
8 11 (2.97%) PKI
9 8 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.89%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.89%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.62%) AI Agents
11 6 (1.62%) Freedom of Information
12 5 (1.35%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.35%) Enterprise Cloud
13 4 (1.08%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.51%) Windows
2 9 (2.43%) Windows Server
3 8 (2.16%) Linux
4 5 (1.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.35%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.08%) Android
5 4 (1.08%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.27%) CentOS
6 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.27%) Unix
6 1 (0.27%) VMS
6 1 (0.27%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (40.00%) CI/CD
2 133 (35.95%) DevOps
3 97 (26.22%) Microservices
4 94 (25.41%) Agile
5 74 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
6 72 (19.46%) Containerisation
7 71 (19.19%) Infrastructure as Code
8 60 (16.22%) Event-Driven
8 60 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
9 57 (15.41%) RBAC
10 53 (14.32%) AI
11 49 (13.24%) API Integration
12 47 (12.70%) Test Automation
12 47 (12.70%) Zero Trust
13 41 (11.08%) Data Modelling
13 41 (11.08%) Integration Patterns
13 41 (11.08%) Observability
14 39 (10.54%) Migration
15 38 (10.27%) Continuous Improvement
15 38 (10.27%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 87 (23.51%) Java
2 80 (21.62%) Python
3 67 (18.11%) SQL
4 63 (17.03%) JavaScript
5 50 (13.51%) PowerShell
6 37 (10.00%) TypeScript
7 29 (7.84%) C#
8 23 (6.22%) Bicep
9 11 (2.97%) Go
10 9 (2.43%) Bash
10 9 (2.43%) Kotlin
11 4 (1.08%) Groovy
12 3 (0.81%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.81%) PHP
12 3 (0.81%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.54%) PromQL
13 2 (0.54%) Scala
13 2 (0.54%) Swift
14 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.27%) XPath
Qualifications
1 96 (25.95%) Security Cleared
2 74 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 37 (10.00%) Degree
4 27 (7.30%) CISSP
5 18 (4.86%) Azure Certification
6 16 (4.32%) AWS Certification
7 14 (3.78%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (3.78%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (2.70%) CISM
9 9 (2.43%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (2.16%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.89%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.62%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 6 (1.62%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (1.35%) CSPO
13 5 (1.35%) GIAC
14 4 (1.08%) TOGAF Certification
15 3 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
16 2 (0.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 2 (0.54%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (8.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (8.11%) GDPR
3 29 (7.84%) NIST
4 17 (4.59%) QA
5 9 (2.43%) Data Quality
5 9 (2.43%) PCI DSS
5 9 (2.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 7 (1.89%) NCSC
7 6 (1.62%) HIPAA
8 4 (1.08%) Accessibility
8 4 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.08%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.81%) GRC
9 3 (0.81%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.54%) IEC 62304
10 2 (0.54%) ISO 13485
10 2 (0.54%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.54%) NIST 800
System Software
1 83 (22.43%) Active Directory
2 79 (21.35%) Docker
3 5 (1.35%) RACF
4 3 (0.81%) OpenAM
5 2 (0.54%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.27%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
6 1 (0.27%) Squid
6 1 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 83 (22.43%) Kubernetes
2 77 (20.81%) Terraform
3 71 (19.19%) Single Sign-On
4 27 (7.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 22 (5.95%) Grafana
6 20 (5.41%) Prometheus
7 12 (3.24%) Ansible
8 6 (1.62%) Argo
8 6 (1.62%) Istio
8 6 (1.62%) linkerd
9 5 (1.35%) Microsoft Intune
10 4 (1.08%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (1.08%) Kustomize
10 4 (1.08%) PingFederate
10 4 (1.08%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 3 (0.81%) WMI
12 2 (0.54%) Consul
12 2 (0.54%) Zipkin
13 1 (0.27%) CA Endevor
13 1 (0.27%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 101 (27.30%) Microsoft
2 34 (9.19%) ServiceNow
3 31 (8.38%) Okta
4 29 (7.84%) Oracle
5 27 (7.30%) Google
6 16 (4.32%) CyberArk
6 16 (4.32%) MuleSoft
6 16 (4.32%) Ping Identity
7 14 (3.78%) SAP
8 10 (2.70%) ForgeRock
8 10 (2.70%) OpenAI
8 10 (2.70%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.70%) Workday
9 8 (2.16%) OutSystems
10 6 (1.62%) Splunk
11 5 (1.35%) Denodo
11 5 (1.35%) Zscaler
12 4 (1.08%) BeyondTrust
13 3 (0.81%) Automation Anywhere
13 3 (0.81%) Netskope