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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 286 405 367
Rank change year-on-year +119 -38 +83
Contract jobs citing OAuth 245 131 254
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.88% 0.40% 0.59%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.96% 1.78% 2.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 84 199
10th Percentile £360 £475 £448
25th Percentile £407 £525 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £616 £600
Median % change year-on-year -20.16% +2.71% -6.25%
75th Percentile £588 £675 £678
90th Percentile £662 £715 £755
UK median daily rate £500 £606 £600
% change year-on-year -17.53% +1.04% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 - -
75th Percentile £63.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £58.75 - -

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 6,193 7,358 9,466
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.32% 22.34% 22.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,208 4,899 6,969
10th Percentile £350 £359 £381
25th Percentile £410 £445 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £818 £788
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 161 176 161
10th Percentile £31.25 £27.38 £36.54
25th Percentile £42.50 £43.00 £46.18
Median hourly rate £54.00 £62.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.60% +4.17% -3.23%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £73.71
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.47 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £61.60 £60.00
% change year-on-year -14.77% +2.67% -

OAuth
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing OAuth as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for OAuth 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 13 September 2025.

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
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 13 September 2025. 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 +110 132 £537 -10.50% 61
North of England +19 46 £423 -31.85% 14
North West +22 33 £425 -31.45% 12
Midlands -20 24 £415 -33.28% 4
East Midlands -3 14 £410 -34.08%
Yorkshire -8 13 £409 -19.17% 2
South West +21 11 £503 -19.11% 3
West Midlands -23 10 £563 -13.46% 4
South East +18 9 £500 -18.37% 34
East of England +7 3 £500 -38.46% 1
OAuth
UK

OAuth
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 22 (8.98%) Apache
2 13 (5.31%) WebSphere
3 12 (4.90%) WebSphere Application Server
4 10 (4.08%) IIS
4 10 (4.08%) JBoss
4 10 (4.08%) nginx
5 9 (3.67%) Confluence
5 9 (3.67%) iPlanet
6 7 (2.86%) SharePoint
7 6 (2.45%) Tomcat
8 5 (2.04%) Anypoint
8 5 (2.04%) CMS
8 5 (2.04%) Headless CMS
9 4 (1.63%) Apache Spark
9 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (1.63%) Mule
10 3 (1.22%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (1.22%) Oracle Service Bus
10 3 (1.22%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 2 (0.82%) CICS
Applications
1 7 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (1.63%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.82%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.41%) Exchequer
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (0.41%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.41%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 106 (43.27%) Azure
2 98 (40.00%) AWS
3 52 (21.22%) Entra ID
4 49 (20.00%) GCP
5 34 (13.88%) GitHub
6 28 (11.43%) Serverless
7 27 (11.02%) SaaS
8 18 (7.35%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (6.53%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (5.71%) AWS Lambda
10 14 (5.71%) Azure Monitor
10 14 (5.71%) Azure Service Bus
10 14 (5.71%) OCI
11 13 (5.31%) Amazon ECS
12 12 (4.90%) Amazon EKS
12 12 (4.90%) Apigee
12 12 (4.90%) Azure AKS
13 11 (4.49%) Amazon S3
13 11 (4.49%) AWS CloudFormation
13 11 (4.49%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 19 (7.76%) Kerberos
2 17 (6.94%) HTTPS
3 12 (4.90%) SSL
4 8 (3.27%) HTTP
5 4 (1.63%) Firewall
6 3 (1.22%) DNS
6 3 (1.22%) VPN
7 2 (0.82%) AMQP
7 2 (0.82%) DSL
7 2 (0.82%) Network Security
8 1 (0.41%) DKIM
8 1 (0.41%) DMARC
8 1 (0.41%) DNSSEC
8 1 (0.41%) SSH
8 1 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.41%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.12%) NoSQL
2 13 (5.31%) Oracle Database
2 13 (5.31%) SQL Server
3 10 (4.08%) MongoDB
3 10 (4.08%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (2.45%) DynamoDB
4 6 (2.45%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.63%) Apache Cassandra
6 3 (1.22%) Airbyte
6 3 (1.22%) Flink
6 3 (1.22%) Power BI
6 3 (1.22%) Redis
7 2 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.82%) DB2
7 2 (0.82%) Metadata
7 2 (0.82%) MySQL
7 2 (0.82%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.41%) Big Data
8 1 (0.41%) Couchbase
Development Applications
1 34 (13.88%) Jenkins
2 25 (10.20%) Git
3 22 (8.98%) JIRA
4 17 (6.94%) GitLab
5 10 (4.08%) Bitbucket Server
5 10 (4.08%) CA Release Automation
6 7 (2.86%) Cypress.io
6 7 (2.86%) Gradle
6 7 (2.86%) Sonatype Nexus
6 7 (2.86%) Storybook
6 7 (2.86%) Xcode
7 4 (1.63%) CircleCI
7 4 (1.63%) Postman
8 3 (1.22%) Log4j
8 3 (1.22%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.82%) Artifactory
9 2 (0.82%) Fiddler
9 2 (0.82%) Snyk
9 2 (0.82%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.82%) Visual Studio
General
1 68 (27.76%) Social Skills
2 43 (17.55%) Finance
3 35 (14.29%) Public Sector
4 23 (9.39%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (5.71%) Banking
6 7 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (2.04%) Digital Healthcare
8 3 (1.22%) Financial Institution
8 3 (1.22%) Telecoms
9 2 (0.82%) French Language
9 2 (0.82%) Marketing
9 2 (0.82%) Publishing
9 2 (0.82%) Retail
10 1 (0.41%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (0.41%) Digital Health
10 1 (0.41%) Electronics
10 1 (0.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.41%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.41%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.41%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 59 (24.08%) Developer
2 38 (15.51%) Architect
3 29 (11.84%) Senior
4 21 (8.57%) Lead
5 14 (5.71%) Analyst
5 14 (5.71%) Software Engineer
6 12 (4.90%) Senior Developer
7 10 (4.08%) Business Analyst
7 10 (4.08%) DevOps Engineer
7 10 (4.08%) Security Architect
8 9 (3.67%) Consultant
8 9 (3.67%) Integration Developer
9 8 (3.27%) React Developer
9 8 (3.27%) Solutions Architect
10 7 (2.86%) ForgeRock Engineer
10 7 (2.86%) Identity and Access Management Engineer
10 7 (2.86%) Identity Management Engineer
10 7 (2.86%) Java Engineer
10 7 (2.86%) Technical Leader
11 6 (2.45%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 120 (48.98%) OpenID
2 103 (42.04%) SAML
3 101 (41.22%) OAuth2
4 60 (24.49%) REST
5 49 (20.00%) RESTful
6 46 (18.78%) LDAP
7 42 (17.14%) SOAP
8 34 (13.88%) JSON
8 34 (13.88%) Spring
9 32 (13.06%) JWT
10 24 (9.80%) GraphQL
11 23 (9.39%) Kafka
12 20 (8.16%) Spring Boot
13 19 (7.76%) XML
14 18 (7.35%) HTML
14 18 (7.35%) React
15 15 (6.12%) Swagger
16 14 (5.71%) Hibernate
17 12 (4.90%) CSS
17 12 (4.90%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 41 (16.73%) Cloud Native
2 15 (6.12%) Enterprise Software
3 14 (5.71%) PKI
4 13 (5.31%) Mobile App
5 11 (4.49%) Data Protection Act
6 10 (4.08%) Onboarding
6 10 (4.08%) Taxonomies
7 9 (3.67%) Distributed Systems
7 9 (3.67%) Management Information System
8 8 (3.27%) Security Posture
9 6 (2.45%) Product Ownership
10 3 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
11 2 (0.82%) Algorithms
11 2 (0.82%) DataPower
11 2 (0.82%) Distributed Architecture
11 2 (0.82%) Low-Code
11 2 (0.82%) Public Cloud
11 2 (0.82%) Wiki
12 1 (0.41%) Hedge funds
12 1 (0.41%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 23 (9.39%) Linux
2 12 (4.90%) Windows
3 9 (3.67%) Windows Server
4 8 (3.27%) Android
4 8 (3.27%) Apple iOS
5 7 (2.86%) Unix
6 6 (2.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.82%) zOS
8 1 (0.41%) AIX
8 1 (0.41%) Solaris
8 1 (0.41%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (42.45%) DevOps
2 94 (38.37%) CI/CD
3 74 (30.20%) Identity Access Management
4 70 (28.57%) Agile
5 59 (24.08%) Problem-Solving
6 48 (19.59%) Identity Management
7 46 (18.78%) Containerisation
8 42 (17.14%) RBAC
9 36 (14.69%) API Integration
10 35 (14.29%) Microservices
11 33 (13.47%) Mentoring
12 30 (12.24%) Infrastructure as Code
13 29 (11.84%) DevSecOps
14 28 (11.43%) API Development
15 27 (11.02%) API Design
15 27 (11.02%) Scrum
16 25 (10.20%) Event-Driven
17 24 (9.80%) Multi-Factor Authentication
17 24 (9.80%) Test Automation
18 22 (8.98%) API Management
Programming Languages
1 78 (31.84%) Java
2 59 (24.08%) Python
3 36 (14.69%) JavaScript
4 28 (11.43%) SQL
5 24 (9.80%) PowerShell
5 24 (9.80%) TypeScript
6 17 (6.94%) C#
7 15 (6.12%) Groovy
8 9 (3.67%) Bash
9 7 (2.86%) Go
9 7 (2.86%) Shell Script
10 5 (2.04%) PL/SQL
11 4 (1.63%) DataWeave
12 3 (1.22%) Apex Code
12 3 (1.22%) Bicep
13 2 (0.82%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.82%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.82%) Ruby
13 2 (0.82%) XPath
14 1 (0.41%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 46 (18.78%) Security Cleared
2 34 (13.88%) SC Cleared
3 23 (9.39%) Degree
4 18 (7.35%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (5.71%) AWS Certification
6 7 (2.86%) OCP
6 7 (2.86%) Oracle Certification
7 5 (2.04%) CISSP
8 4 (1.63%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.63%) CISM
8 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (1.22%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.82%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.82%) IBM Certification
10 2 (0.82%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.41%) AWS Certified Developer
11 1 (0.41%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
11 1 (0.41%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.41%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (14.69%) GDPR
2 22 (8.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (7.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 17 (6.94%) HIPAA
5 15 (6.12%) NIST
6 9 (3.67%) Accessibility
7 8 (3.27%) QA
8 7 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 7 (2.86%) SOC 2
9 3 (1.22%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.41%) GRC
10 1 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.41%) PMO
10 1 (0.41%) PSD2
10 1 (0.41%) WCAG
System Software
1 57 (23.27%) Active Directory
2 55 (22.45%) Docker
3 7 (2.86%) Tivoli Directory Server
4 6 (2.45%) OpenAM
5 3 (1.22%) OpenDJ
5 3 (1.22%) OpenIDM
6 1 (0.41%) Firmware
6 1 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 77 (31.43%) Single Sign-On
2 46 (18.78%) Kubernetes
3 43 (17.55%) Terraform
4 15 (6.12%) Ansible
5 13 (5.31%) Tivoli Identity Manager
6 10 (4.08%) CA Single Sign-On
6 10 (4.08%) Prometheus
7 9 (3.67%) CA Wily
7 9 (3.67%) Grafana
8 8 (3.27%) Kibana
8 8 (3.27%) Progress Chef
9 7 (2.86%) Tivoli
10 6 (2.45%) Microsoft Intune
11 4 (1.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 3 (1.22%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 2 (0.82%) CA Endevor
13 2 (0.82%) CloudHub
13 2 (0.82%) PingFederate
13 2 (0.82%) Puppet
13 2 (0.82%) SCCM
Vendors
1 68 (27.76%) Microsoft
2 31 (12.65%) IBM
3 26 (10.61%) Ping Identity
4 25 (10.20%) Oracle
5 19 (7.76%) ForgeRock
5 19 (7.76%) Google
6 17 (6.94%) Okta
6 17 (6.94%) Splunk
7 13 (5.31%) AppDynamics
8 12 (4.90%) Salesforce
9 11 (4.49%) MuleSoft
10 10 (4.08%) Broadcom
11 8 (3.27%) Alibaba
11 8 (3.27%) CyberArk
12 7 (2.86%) OpenAI
13 5 (2.04%) Pega
13 5 (2.04%) Red Hat
13 5 (2.04%) SAP
14 4 (1.63%) Axway
14 4 (1.63%) ServiceNow