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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 315 393
Rank change year-on-year +29 +78 -9
Contract jobs citing OAuth 373 193 150
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.83% 0.71% 0.41%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.40% 3.20% 1.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 255 125 96
10th Percentile £413 £372 £427
25th Percentile £480 £440 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £668 £613 £664
90th Percentile £751 £681 £700
UK median daily rate £564 £537 £593
% change year-on-year +5.07% -9.37% +7.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 1 0
10th Percentile £36.25 - -
25th Percentile £46.25 £61.25 -
Median hourly rate £75.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
75th Percentile £86.08 £63.75 -
90th Percentile £87.16 - -
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 8,481 6,028 7,812
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.96% 22.22% 21.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,581 4,150 5,457
10th Percentile £363 £355 £353
25th Percentile £430 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £775 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.74% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 256 141 259
10th Percentile £30.25 £31.25 £23.80
25th Percentile £51.25 £46.25 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +7.20% -8.19%
75th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £81.01 £74.09
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -12.35%

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 +20 197 £575 +1.23% 63
North of England -33 72 £625 +28.87% 27
South East -17 61 £580 +0.87% 42
North West -24 38 £625 +26.01% 15
Yorkshire -37 31 £620 +41.23% 8
Midlands -57 14 £438 +5.42% 8
South West -26 12 £550 +1.85% 12
East of England -14 10 £558 +11.50% 9
West Midlands -57 8 £450 -25.37% 6
East Midlands -22 5 £438 +5.42% 2
North East - 5 £563 - 4
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 14 (3.75%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.22%) Confluence
2 12 (3.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.34%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.07%) Anypoint
4 4 (1.07%) Appian
5 2 (0.54%) Apache Pulsar
5 2 (0.54%) Mule
5 2 (0.54%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.27%) Apache
6 1 (0.27%) ArcGIS
6 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 6 (1.61%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.80%) NetSuite
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%) Infor LN
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
1 209 (56.03%) Azure
2 153 (41.02%) AWS
3 118 (31.64%) Entra ID
4 82 (21.98%) GCP
5 47 (12.60%) Serverless
6 40 (10.72%) GitHub
7 34 (9.12%) Azure DevOps
8 30 (8.04%) GitHub Actions
8 30 (8.04%) SaaS
9 24 (6.43%) Azure AKS
10 23 (6.17%) Microsoft 365
11 21 (5.63%) Azure API Management
12 19 (5.09%) Amazon S3
13 17 (4.56%) Apigee
13 17 (4.56%) Azure Service Bus
14 16 (4.29%) Amazon ECS
14 16 (4.29%) Kong
15 14 (3.75%) AWS Lambda
16 13 (3.49%) AWS CloudFormation
16 13 (3.49%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 29 (7.77%) Kerberos
2 26 (6.97%) DNS
3 12 (3.22%) DHCP
4 11 (2.95%) SSL
5 10 (2.68%) Firewall
5 10 (2.68%) HTTP
6 7 (1.88%) DKIM
6 7 (1.88%) DMARC
6 7 (1.88%) Network Security
7 5 (1.34%) IPsec
7 5 (1.34%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.07%) Reverse Proxy
9 3 (0.80%) NGFW
10 1 (0.27%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.27%) SSH
10 1 (0.27%) VPN
10 1 (0.27%) WAN
10 1 (0.27%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (7.77%) Relational Database
2 26 (6.97%) PostgreSQL
3 25 (6.70%) SQL Server
4 17 (4.56%) Redis
5 14 (3.75%) MongoDB
6 10 (2.68%) DynamoDB
7 9 (2.41%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (2.41%) NoSQL
8 8 (2.14%) Metadata
9 7 (1.88%) MySQL
10 5 (1.34%) Data Vault
10 5 (1.34%) RDBMS
10 5 (1.34%) Snowflake Schema
11 4 (1.07%) BigQuery
11 4 (1.07%) Hazelcast
11 4 (1.07%) Pinecone
12 3 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.54%) Amazon Aurora
Development Applications
1 41 (10.99%) Git
2 24 (6.43%) Jenkins
3 20 (5.36%) JIRA
4 19 (5.09%) GitLab
5 10 (2.68%) Browser DevTools
6 9 (2.41%) Postman
7 7 (1.88%) Cucumber
7 7 (1.88%) git-flow
8 5 (1.34%) Gradle
8 5 (1.34%) Maven
8 5 (1.34%) MLflow
9 4 (1.07%) Cypress.io
9 4 (1.07%) Snyk
9 4 (1.07%) SoapUI
10 3 (0.80%) Fiddler
10 3 (0.80%) JMeter
10 3 (0.80%) Storybook
10 3 (0.80%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.80%) Vite
11 2 (0.54%) Oracle APEX
General
1 87 (23.32%) Social Skills
2 78 (20.91%) Finance
3 47 (12.60%) Public Sector
4 42 (11.26%) Banking
5 28 (7.51%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (3.75%) Retail
7 13 (3.49%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (2.95%) Investment Banking
8 11 (2.95%) Military
9 5 (1.34%) Financial Institution
9 5 (1.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.34%) Legal
10 4 (1.07%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.80%) Publishing
12 2 (0.54%) Automotive
12 2 (0.54%) Japanese Language
12 2 (0.54%) Law
12 2 (0.54%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.54%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.27%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 94 (25.20%) Developer
2 89 (23.86%) Architect
3 52 (13.94%) Senior
4 28 (7.51%) Technical Architect
5 25 (6.70%) Java Developer
5 25 (6.70%) Lead
6 18 (4.83%) Senior Developer
7 13 (3.49%) Full-Stack Developer
8 12 (3.22%) Cloud Engineer
8 12 (3.22%) Consultant
8 12 (3.22%) Integration Architect
8 12 (3.22%) Security Architect
8 12 (3.22%) Solutions Architect
9 11 (2.95%) IAM Specialist
10 10 (2.68%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 9 (2.41%) Analyst
11 9 (2.41%) IAM Developer
11 9 (2.41%) Senior Java Developer
12 8 (2.14%) Lead Architect
12 8 (2.14%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 184 (49.33%) OAuth2
2 180 (48.26%) OpenID
3 159 (42.63%) SAML
4 118 (31.64%) REST
5 76 (20.38%) JWT
6 59 (15.82%) LDAP
7 58 (15.55%) SOAP
8 56 (15.01%) RESTful
9 40 (10.72%) JSON
10 34 (9.12%) React
11 32 (8.58%) SailPoint
11 32 (8.58%) Spring
12 31 (8.31%) .NET
12 31 (8.31%) Kafka
13 29 (7.77%) Node.js
13 29 (7.77%) Web Services
14 28 (7.51%) CSS
14 28 (7.51%) Spring Boot
15 23 (6.17%) Swagger
15 23 (6.17%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 66 (17.69%) Cloud Native
2 35 (9.38%) Onboarding
3 31 (8.31%) Distributed Systems
4 23 (6.17%) Enterprise Software
5 21 (5.63%) Product Ownership
6 19 (5.09%) Security Posture
7 16 (4.29%) Management Information System
7 16 (4.29%) Mobile App
8 13 (3.49%) Low-Code
9 12 (3.22%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (2.95%) CMDB
10 11 (2.95%) PKI
10 11 (2.95%) Replication
11 10 (2.68%) Public Cloud
12 7 (1.88%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.61%) Freedom of Information
14 5 (1.34%) AI Agents
14 5 (1.34%) Data Protection Act
14 5 (1.34%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (5.09%) Windows
2 15 (4.02%) Windows Server
3 8 (2.14%) Linux
4 5 (1.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.34%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.07%) Android
5 4 (1.07%) 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
1 149 (39.95%) CI/CD
2 135 (36.19%) DevOps
3 97 (26.01%) Microservices
4 92 (24.66%) Agile
5 77 (20.64%) Identity Access Management
6 75 (20.11%) Infrastructure as Code
7 72 (19.30%) Containerisation
8 62 (16.62%) RBAC
9 60 (16.09%) Event-Driven
10 58 (15.55%) Problem-Solving
11 52 (13.94%) AI
12 47 (12.60%) Test Automation
12 47 (12.60%) Zero Trust
13 46 (12.33%) API Integration
14 41 (10.99%) Integration Patterns
14 41 (10.99%) Migration
15 40 (10.72%) Data Modelling
15 40 (10.72%) Observability
16 39 (10.46%) Continuous Improvement
16 39 (10.46%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 86 (23.06%) Java
2 81 (21.72%) Python
3 66 (17.69%) SQL
4 60 (16.09%) JavaScript
5 54 (14.48%) PowerShell
6 34 (9.12%) TypeScript
7 27 (7.24%) C#
8 24 (6.43%) Bicep
9 12 (3.22%) Go
10 9 (2.41%) Bash
10 9 (2.41%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.80%) Groovy
11 3 (0.80%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.80%) PHP
11 3 (0.80%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.54%) PromQL
12 2 (0.54%) Scala
12 2 (0.54%) Swift
13 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.27%) XPath
Qualifications
1 102 (27.35%) Security Cleared
2 80 (21.45%) SC Cleared
3 35 (9.38%) Degree
4 27 (7.24%) CISSP
5 17 (4.56%) Azure Certification
6 16 (4.29%) AWS Certification
7 15 (4.02%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (3.22%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (2.68%) BPSS Clearance
9 10 (2.68%) CISM
10 9 (2.41%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.88%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 6 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (1.34%) CSPO
13 5 (1.34%) GIAC
14 4 (1.07%) TOGAF Certification
15 3 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
16 2 (0.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 2 (0.54%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (9.65%) GDPR
2 31 (8.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (7.24%) NIST
4 16 (4.29%) QA
4 16 (4.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 10 (2.68%) PCI DSS
6 8 (2.14%) Data Quality
7 7 (1.88%) NCSC
8 6 (1.61%) HIPAA
9 5 (1.34%) SOC 2
10 4 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.07%) GRC
11 3 (0.80%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.80%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.54%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.54%) NIST 800
13 1 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.27%) SEPA
System Software
1 86 (23.06%) Active Directory
2 80 (21.45%) Docker
3 5 (1.34%) RACF
4 3 (0.80%) 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 85 (22.79%) Kubernetes
2 81 (21.72%) Terraform
3 77 (20.64%) Single Sign-On
4 35 (9.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 21 (5.63%) Grafana
6 19 (5.09%) Prometheus
7 11 (2.95%) Ansible
8 6 (1.61%) Argo
8 6 (1.61%) Istio
8 6 (1.61%) linkerd
9 5 (1.34%) Microsoft Intune
10 4 (1.07%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (1.07%) Kustomize
10 4 (1.07%) PingFederate
10 4 (1.07%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.54%) Consul
11 2 (0.54%) WMI
11 2 (0.54%) Zipkin
12 1 (0.27%) CA Endevor
12 1 (0.27%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 105 (28.15%) Microsoft
2 37 (9.92%) Okta
3 32 (8.58%) ServiceNow
4 30 (8.04%) Oracle
5 28 (7.51%) Google
6 16 (4.29%) CyberArk
6 16 (4.29%) MuleSoft
6 16 (4.29%) Ping Identity
7 14 (3.75%) SAP
8 11 (2.95%) OpenAI
9 10 (2.68%) ForgeRock
9 10 (2.68%) Salesforce
9 10 (2.68%) Workday
10 8 (2.14%) OutSystems
11 7 (1.88%) Splunk
12 5 (1.34%) Denodo
12 5 (1.34%) Zscaler
13 4 (1.07%) Automation Anywhere
13 4 (1.07%) BeyondTrust
13 4 (1.07%) UiPath