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 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 260 383 366
Rank change year-on-year +123 -17 +111
Contract jobs citing OAuth 313 124 203
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.02% 0.41% 0.53%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.55% 1.88% 2.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 212 76 156
10th Percentile £360 £409 £400
25th Percentile £406 £517 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -17.54% +9.09% -13.73%
75th Percentile £600 £675 £671
90th Percentile £680 £731 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £598 £550
% change year-on-year -16.32% +8.64% -12.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £55.83 - -
25th Percentile £59.31 - -
Median hourly rate £62.75 - -
75th Percentile £66.94 - -
90th Percentile £71.33 - -
UK median hourly rate £62.50 - -

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 6,879 6,604 8,476
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.43% 21.76% 21.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,628 4,204 6,174
10th Percentile £350 £358 £369
25th Percentile £413 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.64% - -5.09%
75th Percentile £625 £673 £675
90th Percentile £725 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 98 175
10th Percentile £31.25 £26.43 £35.00
25th Percentile £43.00 £46.18 £46.18
Median hourly rate £59.75 £65.00 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.08% +22.64% -18.46%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.38 £74.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £55.50 £65.00 £54.56
% change year-on-year -14.62% +19.13% -15.74%

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 2 December 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing OAuth in England over the 6 months to 2 December 2025.

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 2 December 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 +82 144 £500 -16.67% 37
North of England +11 69 £415 -13.65% 20
North West +17 43 £405 +31.71% 13
South West +26 34 £555 -13.62% 14
Midlands -16 30 £510 -7.27% 11
Yorkshire -13 26 £449 -30.92% 3
South East +2 24 £500 -21.57% 23
West Midlands -20 24 £531 -7.61% 10
East Midlands - 6 £415 - 1
East of England -16 1 - - 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 18 (5.75%) SharePoint
2 16 (5.11%) Apache
3 15 (4.79%) Confluence
4 12 (3.83%) WebSphere
5 11 (3.51%) IIS
5 11 (3.51%) JBoss
5 11 (3.51%) WebSphere Application Server
6 10 (3.19%) iPlanet
7 7 (2.24%) Microsoft Exchange
8 6 (1.92%) nginx
9 5 (1.60%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.96%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.64%) CICS
11 2 (0.64%) Mule
11 2 (0.64%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 1 (0.32%) CMS
12 1 (0.32%) Oracle Service Bus
12 1 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.32%) WebLogic
Applications
1 6 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.60%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.32%) Exchequer
2 1 (0.32%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (0.32%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 155 (49.52%) Azure
2 117 (37.38%) AWS
3 77 (24.60%) Entra ID
4 57 (18.21%) GitHub
5 47 (15.02%) GCP
6 38 (12.14%) Microsoft 365
7 37 (11.82%) SaaS
7 37 (11.82%) Serverless
8 33 (10.54%) Azure DevOps
9 26 (8.31%) GitHub Actions
10 23 (7.35%) Apigee
11 21 (6.71%) AWS Lambda
12 20 (6.39%) Azure Monitor
13 18 (5.75%) Power Platform
14 17 (5.43%) Azure Logic Apps
15 16 (5.11%) Amazon S3
16 14 (4.47%) Azure Functions
17 13 (4.15%) Amazon ECS
18 12 (3.83%) Amazon EKS
19 11 (3.51%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 31 (9.90%) Kerberos
2 18 (5.75%) HTTPS
3 16 (5.11%) DNS
3 16 (5.11%) Firewall
3 16 (5.11%) SSL
4 14 (4.47%) HTTP
5 5 (1.60%) SSH
6 3 (0.96%) Internet
6 3 (0.96%) Wireshark
7 2 (0.64%) AMQP
7 2 (0.64%) DSL
7 2 (0.64%) Extranet
7 2 (0.64%) Network Security
7 2 (0.64%) S/MIME
7 2 (0.64%) VPN
8 1 (0.32%) DHCP
8 1 (0.32%) DKIM
8 1 (0.32%) SMTP
8 1 (0.32%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.11%) Oracle Database
2 13 (4.15%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (3.83%) NoSQL
4 11 (3.51%) DynamoDB
4 11 (3.51%) Relational Database
5 9 (2.88%) Power BI
6 8 (2.56%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.92%) Apache Cassandra
8 5 (1.60%) MongoDB
8 5 (1.60%) MySQL
8 5 (1.60%) Redis
9 4 (1.28%) Data Lake
9 4 (1.28%) Metadata
9 4 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.96%) Airbyte
11 2 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.64%) DB2
11 2 (0.64%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
12 1 (0.32%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 42 (13.42%) Git
2 36 (11.50%) Jenkins
3 28 (8.95%) JIRA
4 14 (4.47%) GitLab
5 11 (3.51%) Bitbucket Server
5 11 (3.51%) CA Release Automation
6 10 (3.19%) Postman
7 9 (2.88%) Sonatype Nexus
8 8 (2.56%) Xcode
9 7 (2.24%) Gradle
9 7 (2.24%) Maven
9 7 (2.24%) Storybook
10 6 (1.92%) Selenium
11 5 (1.60%) Cucumber
11 5 (1.60%) Cypress.io
11 5 (1.60%) JUnit
11 5 (1.60%) Mockito
12 4 (1.28%) Artifactory
12 4 (1.28%) Fiddler
12 4 (1.28%) SonarQube
General
1 109 (34.82%) Social Skills
2 66 (21.09%) Finance
3 41 (13.10%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (8.63%) Public Sector
5 22 (7.03%) Banking
6 21 (6.71%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (1.92%) Marketing
9 5 (1.60%) Digital Healthcare
10 4 (1.28%) Legal
10 4 (1.28%) Retail
11 3 (0.96%) Financial Institution
11 3 (0.96%) Investment Banking
12 2 (0.64%) Billing
12 2 (0.64%) Games
12 2 (0.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.64%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.32%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.32%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.32%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 90 (28.75%) Developer
2 50 (15.97%) Architect
3 33 (10.54%) Senior
4 22 (7.03%) Lead
5 18 (5.75%) Solutions Architect
6 17 (5.43%) DevOps Engineer
7 14 (4.47%) Analyst
7 14 (4.47%) Business Analyst
7 14 (4.47%) Consultant
8 12 (3.83%) Integration Engineer
8 12 (3.83%) Java Developer
8 12 (3.83%) Senior Developer
9 9 (2.88%) Full-Stack Developer
9 9 (2.88%) Integration Developer
9 9 (2.88%) Platform Engineer
9 9 (2.88%) React Developer
10 8 (2.56%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 8 (2.56%) Security Engineer
10 8 (2.56%) Software Engineer
11 7 (2.24%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 147 (46.96%) OAuth2
2 138 (44.09%) SAML
3 129 (41.21%) OpenID
4 75 (23.96%) REST
5 58 (18.53%) JSON
6 57 (18.21%) RESTful
7 51 (16.29%) JWT
8 50 (15.97%) LDAP
9 42 (13.42%) SOAP
10 38 (12.14%) Spring
11 33 (10.54%) XML
12 32 (10.22%) Spring Boot
13 28 (8.95%) GraphQL
14 26 (8.31%) HTML
14 26 (8.31%) Node.js
15 24 (7.67%) React
16 23 (7.35%) .NET
17 17 (5.43%) Kafka
18 14 (4.47%) Microsoft Graph
18 14 (4.47%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 36 (11.50%) Cloud Native
2 20 (6.39%) Onboarding
3 19 (6.07%) Data Protection Act
3 19 (6.07%) Distributed Systems
4 18 (5.75%) Management Information System
5 17 (5.43%) Mobile App
6 13 (4.15%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (3.19%) PKI
8 7 (2.24%) Private Cloud
8 7 (2.24%) Replication
8 7 (2.24%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.92%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.92%) Product Ownership
10 4 (1.28%) BYOD
10 4 (1.28%) Taxonomies
11 3 (0.96%) Data Structures
11 3 (0.96%) DataPower
11 3 (0.96%) Linux Command Line
11 3 (0.96%) Public Cloud
12 2 (0.64%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 36 (11.50%) Windows
2 28 (8.95%) Linux
3 25 (7.99%) Windows Server
4 10 (3.19%) Android
5 9 (2.88%) Apple iOS
6 8 (2.56%) Unix
7 5 (1.60%) AIX
7 5 (1.60%) Solaris
8 2 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.64%) zOS
9 1 (0.32%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (36.74%) CI/CD
2 112 (35.78%) DevOps
3 74 (23.64%) Identity Access Management
4 71 (22.68%) Problem-Solving
5 68 (21.73%) Agile
6 62 (19.81%) Microservices
7 61 (19.49%) RBAC
8 56 (17.89%) Identity Management
9 46 (14.70%) Infrastructure as Code
10 44 (14.06%) Containerisation
11 43 (13.74%) API Management
12 34 (10.86%) AI
12 34 (10.86%) API Design
13 33 (10.54%) Computer Science
14 31 (9.90%) Mentoring
14 31 (9.90%) Test Automation
15 30 (9.58%) Event-Driven
15 30 (9.58%) Multi-Factor Authentication
16 29 (9.27%) Continuous Improvement
16 29 (9.27%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 71 (22.68%) Java
1 71 (22.68%) Python
2 54 (17.25%) PowerShell
3 50 (15.97%) JavaScript
4 32 (10.22%) SQL
5 30 (9.58%) TypeScript
6 20 (6.39%) C#
7 15 (4.79%) Groovy
8 10 (3.19%) Bash
9 8 (2.56%) Kotlin
9 8 (2.56%) Shell Script
10 7 (2.24%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.96%) Bicep
11 3 (0.96%) PHP
11 3 (0.96%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.64%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.64%) C++
12 2 (0.64%) Go
12 2 (0.64%) Objective-C
12 2 (0.64%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 72 (23.00%) Security Cleared
2 50 (15.97%) SC Cleared
3 36 (11.50%) Degree
4 28 (8.95%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (8.31%) Computer Science Degree
6 20 (6.39%) CISSP
7 18 (5.75%) DV Cleared
8 10 (3.19%) AWS Certification
8 10 (3.19%) CISM
9 9 (2.88%) Azure Certification
9 9 (2.88%) TOGAF Certification
10 5 (1.60%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.96%) PhD
12 2 (0.64%) CCSP
12 2 (0.64%) MCP
13 1 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.32%) PMI Certification
13 1 (0.32%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (13.42%) GDPR
2 26 (8.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (4.15%) NIST
4 12 (3.83%) Accessibility
4 12 (3.83%) HIPAA
5 11 (3.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 10 (3.19%) SOC 2
7 9 (2.88%) PCI DSS
7 9 (2.88%) QA
8 8 (2.56%) WCAG
9 6 (1.92%) PSD2
10 4 (1.28%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.64%) SLA
13 1 (0.32%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 1 (0.32%) ISO 20022
13 1 (0.32%) JSP 440
13 1 (0.32%) NCSC
13 1 (0.32%) PMO
System Software
1 100 (31.95%) Active Directory
2 60 (19.17%) Docker
3 8 (2.56%) Tivoli Directory Server
4 3 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.64%) OpenAM
5 2 (0.64%) OpenDJ
5 2 (0.64%) OpenIDM
6 1 (0.32%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 92 (29.39%) Single Sign-On
2 55 (17.57%) Terraform
3 45 (14.38%) Kubernetes
4 26 (8.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 20 (6.39%) Ansible
6 11 (3.51%) CA Single Sign-On
7 10 (3.19%) CA Wily
7 10 (3.19%) Grafana
8 9 (2.88%) Progress Chef
9 8 (2.56%) Tivoli
10 7 (2.24%) Microsoft Intune
11 5 (1.60%) Kibana
11 5 (1.60%) Tivoli Identity Manager
12 3 (0.96%) Prometheus
12 3 (0.96%) SCCM
13 2 (0.64%) Argo
13 2 (0.64%) PingFederate
13 2 (0.64%) Puppet
14 1 (0.32%) CA Endevor
14 1 (0.32%) Oracle Identity Manager
Vendors
1 115 (36.74%) Microsoft
2 25 (7.99%) Splunk
3 22 (7.03%) IBM
3 22 (7.03%) Oracle
4 19 (6.07%) CyberArk
4 19 (6.07%) Google
5 16 (5.11%) ForgeRock
6 15 (4.79%) OpenAI
7 14 (4.47%) Ping Identity
8 12 (3.83%) MuleSoft
8 12 (3.83%) Okta
8 12 (3.83%) Salesforce
9 11 (3.51%) AppDynamics
9 11 (3.51%) Broadcom
10 10 (3.19%) ServiceNow
11 9 (2.88%) SAP
11 9 (2.88%) VMware
12 8 (2.56%) Alibaba
12 8 (2.56%) Axway
13 7 (2.24%) BeyondTrust