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

6 months to
22 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 289 303 400
Rank change year-on-year +14 +97 -45
Contract jobs citing OAuth 395 223 133
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.86% 0.81% 0.40%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.00% 3.25% 1.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 272 150 84
10th Percentile £413 £358 £466
25th Percentile £481 £406 £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £606
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -17.53% +1.04%
75th Percentile £664 £610 £675
90th Percentile £750 £669 £702
UK median daily rate £560 £500 £600
% change year-on-year +12.00% -16.67% +6.67%
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 9,865 6,864 8,140
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.51% 24.88% 24.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,497 4,717 5,610
10th Percentile £375 £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 £514 £550
% change year-on-year +2.14% -6.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 271 165 197
10th Percentile £30.00 £31.25 £26.36
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.50 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -10.71% -3.75%
75th Percentile £75.00 £66.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £87.16 £77.22 £74.46
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £58.91
% change year-on-year +20.37% -8.33% -5.75%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -10 197 £575 +1.23% 42
South East -2 77 £500 - 21
North of England -34 74 £625 +47.06% 7
Yorkshire -15 36 £600 +46.70% 1
North West -43 34 £625 +42.86% 4
South West -32 15 £550 +1.85% 10
Midlands -60 13 £500 +20.48% 8
East of England -12 12 £555 +11.00% 1
West Midlands -48 8 £619 +20.43% 5
East Midlands -27 5 £401 -2.79% 3
North East - 5 £563 - 2
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 16 (4.05%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.29%) Confluence
3 11 (2.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.77%) Anypoint
5 5 (1.27%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (1.27%) Mule
6 3 (0.76%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.25%) Apache
Business Applications
1 7 (1.77%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.51%) Infor LN
2 2 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.51%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.51%) 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
1 225 (56.96%) Azure
2 158 (40.00%) AWS
3 114 (28.86%) Entra ID
4 94 (23.80%) GCP
5 53 (13.42%) GitHub
6 41 (10.38%) Azure DevOps
7 40 (10.13%) Serverless
8 39 (9.87%) GitHub Actions
9 35 (8.86%) SaaS
10 26 (6.58%) Azure API Management
11 23 (5.82%) Azure AKS
11 23 (5.82%) Azure Monitor
11 23 (5.82%) Azure Service Bus
12 19 (4.81%) Microsoft 365
13 18 (4.56%) Apigee
13 18 (4.56%) Boomi
14 17 (4.30%) Azure Key Vault
15 15 (3.80%) Azure Logic Apps
15 15 (3.80%) Kong
16 14 (3.54%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.57%) DNS
2 19 (4.81%) Kerberos
3 13 (3.29%) HTTP
4 12 (3.04%) SSL
5 10 (2.53%) Firewall
6 7 (1.77%) DKIM
6 7 (1.77%) DMARC
7 5 (1.27%) DHCP
7 5 (1.27%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.01%) Network Security
8 4 (1.01%) NGFW
9 2 (0.51%) IPsec
9 2 (0.51%) SSH
9 2 (0.51%) VPN
9 2 (0.51%) X.509
10 1 (0.25%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.25%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (9.37%) Relational Database
2 33 (8.35%) PostgreSQL
3 23 (5.82%) SQL Server
4 21 (5.32%) NoSQL
5 17 (4.30%) Redis
6 15 (3.80%) MongoDB
7 13 (3.29%) Azure SQL Database
8 11 (2.78%) MySQL
9 8 (2.03%) DynamoDB
10 7 (1.77%) Metadata
10 7 (1.77%) Power BI
10 7 (1.77%) RDBMS
11 6 (1.52%) Snowflake Schema
12 5 (1.27%) Data Vault
12 5 (1.27%) Hazelcast
13 4 (1.01%) Data Warehouse
14 3 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
14 3 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 2 (0.51%) Oracle BI Publisher
15 2 (0.51%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 50 (12.66%) Git
2 30 (7.59%) Jenkins
3 23 (5.82%) GitLab
4 20 (5.06%) JIRA
5 10 (2.53%) Browser DevTools
6 8 (2.03%) Cypress.io
7 7 (1.77%) Gradle
7 7 (1.77%) Maven
8 6 (1.52%) Cucumber
8 6 (1.52%) git-flow
8 6 (1.52%) Storybook
9 4 (1.01%) Postman
9 4 (1.01%) Snyk
10 3 (0.76%) Fiddler
10 3 (0.76%) JMeter
10 3 (0.76%) JUnit
10 3 (0.76%) Mockito
11 2 (0.51%) Mocha
11 2 (0.51%) Oracle APEX
11 2 (0.51%) Selenium
General
1 93 (23.54%) Social Skills
2 81 (20.51%) Finance
3 60 (15.19%) Public Sector
4 37 (9.37%) Banking
5 30 (7.59%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (5.06%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (3.54%) Retail
8 12 (3.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.78%) Military
10 10 (2.53%) Investment Banking
11 7 (1.77%) Aerospace
11 7 (1.77%) Legal
12 4 (1.01%) Financial Institution
12 4 (1.01%) Publishing
13 3 (0.76%) Telecoms
14 2 (0.51%) Automotive
14 2 (0.51%) Law
14 2 (0.51%) Local Government
14 2 (0.51%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.51%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 111 (28.10%) Developer
2 103 (26.08%) Architect
3 48 (12.15%) Senior
4 34 (8.61%) Lead
5 31 (7.85%) Java Developer
6 27 (6.84%) Technical Architect
7 23 (5.82%) Solutions Architect
8 20 (5.06%) Full-Stack Developer
8 20 (5.06%) Senior Developer
9 16 (4.05%) IAM Specialist
10 14 (3.54%) Security Architect
10 14 (3.54%) Technical Leader
11 13 (3.29%) Consultant
12 11 (2.78%) Backend Developer
12 11 (2.78%) Integration Architect
13 10 (2.53%) Cloud Engineer
13 10 (2.53%) IAM Developer
13 10 (2.53%) Senior Java Developer
14 9 (2.28%) Azure Developer
14 9 (2.28%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 208 (52.66%) OAuth2
2 192 (48.61%) OpenID
3 155 (39.24%) SAML
4 141 (35.70%) REST
5 87 (22.03%) JWT
6 79 (20.00%) Terraform
7 69 (17.47%) SOAP
8 60 (15.19%) RESTful
9 57 (14.43%) LDAP
10 49 (12.41%) JSON
11 43 (10.89%) Kafka
12 42 (10.63%) CSS
13 41 (10.38%) React
14 36 (9.11%) .NET
14 36 (9.11%) SailPoint
15 34 (8.61%) Spring
16 33 (8.35%) XML
17 32 (8.10%) HTML
18 30 (7.59%) Middleware
19 29 (7.34%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 79 (20.00%) Cloud Native
2 35 (8.86%) Distributed Systems
2 35 (8.86%) Onboarding
3 28 (7.09%) Enterprise Software
3 28 (7.09%) Product Ownership
4 20 (5.06%) Security Posture
5 15 (3.80%) CMDB
5 15 (3.80%) Management Information System
6 14 (3.54%) PKI
7 13 (3.29%) Mobile App
8 9 (2.28%) AI Agents
8 9 (2.28%) Legacy Systems
8 9 (2.28%) Low-Code
9 6 (1.52%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.52%) Freedom of Information
10 5 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.27%) Greenfield Project
10 5 (1.27%) Replication
10 5 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.01%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.28%) Windows
2 8 (2.03%) Linux
3 7 (1.77%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.27%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.01%) Android
5 4 (1.01%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.25%) CentOS
6 1 (0.25%) Unix
6 1 (0.25%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (40.51%) CI/CD
2 141 (35.70%) DevOps
3 106 (26.84%) Microservices
4 97 (24.56%) Agile
5 80 (20.25%) Identity Access Management
6 75 (18.99%) Containerisation
7 73 (18.48%) Problem-Solving
8 72 (18.23%) Event-Driven
9 68 (17.22%) Infrastructure as Code
10 61 (15.44%) AI
11 57 (14.43%) Test Automation
12 56 (14.18%) RBAC
13 53 (13.42%) API Management
13 53 (13.42%) Integration Patterns
13 53 (13.42%) Technical Leadership
14 50 (12.66%) Mentoring
15 49 (12.41%) API Integration
16 48 (12.15%) Stakeholder Management
17 45 (11.39%) Event-Driven Architecture
17 45 (11.39%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 94 (23.80%) Java
2 89 (22.53%) Python
3 81 (20.51%) JavaScript
4 73 (18.48%) SQL
5 56 (14.18%) PowerShell
6 40 (10.13%) TypeScript
7 36 (9.11%) C#
8 23 (5.82%) Bicep
9 11 (2.78%) Bash
10 8 (2.03%) Kotlin
11 5 (1.27%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.76%) Groovy
12 3 (0.76%) PHP
13 2 (0.51%) Go
13 2 (0.51%) PromQL
13 2 (0.51%) Scala
13 2 (0.51%) Swift
14 1 (0.25%) ActionScript 2.0
14 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.25%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 108 (27.34%) Security Cleared
2 79 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 38 (9.62%) Degree
4 23 (5.82%) CISSP
5 20 (5.06%) Azure Certification
6 17 (4.30%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (3.80%) AWS Certification
7 15 (3.80%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (3.04%) DV Cleared
9 11 (2.78%) CISM
10 10 (2.53%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (1.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 5 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (1.27%) CSPO
12 5 (1.27%) GIAC
13 3 (0.76%) CompTIA Security+
13 3 (0.76%) MCSE
13 3 (0.76%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.51%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (7.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 31 (7.85%) NIST
2 30 (7.59%) GDPR
3 25 (6.33%) QA
4 8 (2.03%) Accessibility
4 8 (2.03%) Data Quality
4 8 (2.03%) NCSC
5 6 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (1.27%) HIPAA
6 5 (1.27%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.76%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 3 (0.76%) SEPA
8 2 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.51%) HL7
8 2 (0.51%) IEC 62304
8 2 (0.51%) ISO 13485
8 2 (0.51%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.51%) SNOMED CT
8 2 (0.51%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.25%) GRC
System Software
1 91 (23.04%) Active Directory
2 80 (20.25%) Docker
3 3 (0.76%) OpenAM
3 3 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
4 1 (0.25%) RACF
4 1 (0.25%) Squid
4 1 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 87 (22.03%) Kubernetes
2 59 (14.94%) Single Sign-On
3 27 (6.84%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 21 (5.32%) Grafana
5 19 (4.81%) Prometheus
6 12 (3.04%) Ansible
7 7 (1.77%) Argo
8 6 (1.52%) Microsoft Intune
9 5 (1.27%) Istio
9 5 (1.27%) Kustomize
10 4 (1.01%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (1.01%) linkerd
10 4 (1.01%) PingFederate
10 4 (1.01%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 3 (0.76%) WMI
12 2 (0.51%) Consul
12 2 (0.51%) Zipkin
13 1 (0.25%) Progress Chef
13 1 (0.25%) Puppet
13 1 (0.25%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 117 (29.62%) Microsoft
2 39 (9.87%) Oracle
3 36 (9.11%) Google
4 33 (8.35%) ServiceNow
5 26 (6.58%) Okta
6 24 (6.08%) MuleSoft
7 17 (4.30%) Salesforce
8 16 (4.05%) SAP
9 15 (3.80%) CyberArk
9 15 (3.80%) Ping Identity
10 11 (2.78%) Workday
11 10 (2.53%) OpenAI
12 9 (2.28%) ForgeRock
12 9 (2.28%) IBM
13 8 (2.03%) OutSystems
14 7 (1.77%) Informatica
15 6 (1.52%) TIBCO
15 6 (1.52%) WSO2
16 5 (1.27%) Dell
16 5 (1.27%) Zscaler