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 4 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 284 291 402
Rank change year-on-year +7 +111 -40
Contract jobs citing OAuth 408 233 129
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.89% 0.86% 0.40%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.19% 3.43% 1.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 284 158 82
10th Percentile £413 £359 £475
25th Percentile £467 £406 £520
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £613
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -18.37% +2.08%
75th Percentile £656 £599 £675
90th Percentile £750 £663 £703
UK median daily rate £561 £500 £600
% change year-on-year +12.25% -16.67% +4.35%
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 9,748 6,796 8,050
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.36% 24.97% 24.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,417 4,663 5,509
10th Percentile £380 £355 £363
25th Percentile £438 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -5.45% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 265 163 178
10th Percentile £30.00 £31.25 £32.83
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.05 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.47 £54.00 £62.93
Median % change year-on-year +24.94% -14.19% +0.28%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £71.60 £74.61
UK median hourly rate £66.83 £52.50 £62.00
% change year-on-year +27.30% -15.32% -0.80%

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 4 September 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 4 September 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 4 September 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 -25 204 £575 +4.55% 207
North of England -45 74 £623 +48.21% 25
South East -8 72 £500 - 35
Yorkshire -16 38 £588 +43.64% 13
North West -45 32 £625 +47.93% 9
Midlands -50 22 £464 +11.71% 16
West Midlands -39 17 £575 +11.87% 12
South West -33 16 £550 +1.85% 22
East of England -8 13 £555 +11.00% 6
East Midlands -31 5 £401 -2.79% 4
North East - 5 £563 - 3
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 21 (5.15%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.19%) Confluence
2 13 (3.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.72%) Anypoint
4 5 (1.23%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.23%) Mule
5 3 (0.74%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.25%) Apache
Applications
1 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (1.72%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.49%) Infor LN
2 2 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.49%) 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
1 231 (56.62%) Azure
2 168 (41.18%) AWS
3 119 (29.17%) Entra ID
4 93 (22.79%) GCP
5 57 (13.97%) GitHub
6 41 (10.05%) Azure DevOps
6 41 (10.05%) GitHub Actions
6 41 (10.05%) Serverless
7 36 (8.82%) SaaS
8 23 (5.64%) Azure Service Bus
9 22 (5.39%) Azure API Management
9 22 (5.39%) Azure Monitor
10 19 (4.66%) Boomi
11 18 (4.41%) Azure AKS
11 18 (4.41%) Microsoft 365
12 16 (3.92%) Apigee
12 16 (3.92%) Azure Key Vault
13 13 (3.19%) Azure Logic Apps
13 13 (3.19%) Kong
13 13 (3.19%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.66%) DNS
1 19 (4.66%) Kerberos
2 12 (2.94%) SSL
3 11 (2.70%) HTTP
4 10 (2.45%) Firewall
5 7 (1.72%) DKIM
5 7 (1.72%) DMARC
6 5 (1.23%) DHCP
7 4 (0.98%) IPsec
7 4 (0.98%) Network Security
7 4 (0.98%) NGFW
7 4 (0.98%) X.509
8 2 (0.49%) SSH
8 2 (0.49%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.49%) VPN
9 1 (0.25%) DMZ
9 1 (0.25%) HTTPS
9 1 (0.25%) Internet
9 1 (0.25%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (9.07%) PostgreSQL
1 37 (9.07%) Relational Database
2 29 (7.11%) SQL Server
3 28 (6.86%) NoSQL
4 18 (4.41%) MongoDB
5 17 (4.17%) MySQL
5 17 (4.17%) Redis
6 12 (2.94%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (2.21%) DynamoDB
8 7 (1.72%) Metadata
8 7 (1.72%) RDBMS
9 6 (1.47%) Power BI
9 6 (1.47%) Snowflake Schema
10 5 (1.23%) Data Lake
10 5 (1.23%) Data Vault
10 5 (1.23%) Hazelcast
11 4 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.74%) Amazon Aurora
13 2 (0.49%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 57 (13.97%) Git
2 32 (7.84%) Jenkins
3 27 (6.62%) GitLab
4 20 (4.90%) JIRA
5 12 (2.94%) Maven
6 9 (2.21%) Storybook
7 8 (1.96%) Cypress.io
7 8 (1.96%) JUnit
8 7 (1.72%) Browser DevTools
8 7 (1.72%) Cucumber
8 7 (1.72%) Gradle
9 6 (1.47%) Mockito
10 5 (1.23%) git-flow
10 5 (1.23%) Selenium
11 4 (0.98%) Postman
11 4 (0.98%) Snyk
12 3 (0.74%) Fiddler
12 3 (0.74%) JMeter
13 2 (0.49%) Mocha
13 2 (0.49%) Oracle APEX
General
1 101 (24.75%) Social Skills
2 81 (19.85%) Finance
3 57 (13.97%) Public Sector
4 33 (8.09%) Banking
5 30 (7.35%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (5.15%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (2.94%) Retail
8 11 (2.70%) Military
9 10 (2.45%) Investment Banking
10 8 (1.96%) Legal
11 7 (1.72%) Aerospace
12 4 (0.98%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (0.98%) Publishing
13 3 (0.74%) Financial Institution
13 3 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.74%) Telecoms
14 2 (0.49%) Automotive
14 2 (0.49%) Law
14 2 (0.49%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 120 (29.41%) Developer
2 102 (25.00%) Architect
3 51 (12.50%) Senior
4 33 (8.09%) Java Developer
4 33 (8.09%) Lead
5 30 (7.35%) Technical Architect
6 23 (5.64%) Solutions Architect
7 22 (5.39%) Full-Stack Developer
8 18 (4.41%) Senior Developer
9 16 (3.92%) Consultant
10 15 (3.68%) IAM Specialist
11 14 (3.43%) Backend Developer
11 14 (3.43%) Technical Leader
12 13 (3.19%) Security Architect
13 11 (2.70%) Azure Developer
13 11 (2.70%) IAM Developer
14 10 (2.45%) Integration Architect
14 10 (2.45%) Senior Java Developer
15 9 (2.21%) Lead Architect
15 9 (2.21%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 213 (52.21%) OAuth2
2 207 (50.74%) OpenID
3 155 (37.99%) SAML
4 152 (37.25%) REST
5 87 (21.32%) JWT
6 83 (20.34%) Terraform
7 66 (16.18%) SOAP
8 61 (14.95%) RESTful
9 57 (13.97%) LDAP
10 53 (12.99%) JSON
11 51 (12.50%) React
12 50 (12.25%) CSS
13 46 (11.27%) .NET
14 43 (10.54%) Kafka
15 42 (10.29%) HTML
16 38 (9.31%) Spring
17 37 (9.07%) Swagger
18 35 (8.58%) OpenAPI
19 34 (8.33%) SailPoint
20 33 (8.09%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 81 (19.85%) Cloud Native
2 36 (8.82%) Distributed Systems
3 35 (8.58%) Onboarding
4 33 (8.09%) Product Ownership
5 31 (7.60%) Enterprise Software
6 20 (4.90%) Security Posture
7 15 (3.68%) Management Information System
7 15 (3.68%) PKI
8 13 (3.19%) CMDB
9 10 (2.45%) Mobile App
10 9 (2.21%) Legacy Systems
11 8 (1.96%) AI Agents
11 8 (1.96%) Low-Code
12 6 (1.47%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (1.47%) Enterprise Cloud
12 6 (1.47%) Freedom of Information
13 5 (1.23%) Public Cloud
13 5 (1.23%) Replication
13 5 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
14 4 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.70%) Windows
2 8 (1.96%) Linux
2 8 (1.96%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (1.23%) Ubuntu
4 4 (0.98%) Android
4 4 (0.98%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.25%) CentOS
5 1 (0.25%) Unix
5 1 (0.25%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (40.69%) CI/CD
2 139 (34.07%) DevOps
3 115 (28.19%) Microservices
4 108 (26.47%) Agile
5 91 (22.30%) Identity Access Management
6 83 (20.34%) Event-Driven
7 76 (18.63%) Problem-Solving
8 73 (17.89%) Infrastructure as Code
9 72 (17.65%) Containerisation
10 63 (15.44%) Test Automation
11 61 (14.95%) AI
12 58 (14.22%) Stakeholder Management
12 58 (14.22%) Technical Leadership
13 57 (13.97%) Event-Driven Architecture
14 55 (13.48%) Mentoring
15 53 (12.99%) Integration Patterns
16 52 (12.75%) RBAC
17 51 (12.50%) API Management
18 49 (12.01%) API Integration
19 46 (11.27%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 107 (26.23%) Java
2 95 (23.28%) Python
3 87 (21.32%) JavaScript
4 79 (19.36%) SQL
5 61 (14.95%) PowerShell
6 47 (11.52%) TypeScript
7 39 (9.56%) C#
8 26 (6.37%) Bicep
9 8 (1.96%) Bash
9 8 (1.96%) Kotlin
10 5 (1.23%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.74%) Groovy
11 3 (0.74%) PHP
12 2 (0.49%) Go
12 2 (0.49%) PromQL
12 2 (0.49%) Scala
12 2 (0.49%) Swift
13 1 (0.25%) ActionScript 2.0
13 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.25%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 106 (25.98%) Security Cleared
2 81 (19.85%) SC Cleared
3 38 (9.31%) Degree
4 22 (5.39%) CISSP
5 19 (4.66%) Azure Certification
6 18 (4.41%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (3.68%) AWS Certification
8 14 (3.43%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (3.19%) BPSS Clearance
10 11 (2.70%) CISM
10 11 (2.70%) DV Cleared
11 9 (2.21%) Master's Degree
12 5 (1.23%) CSPO
12 5 (1.23%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (0.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
13 3 (0.74%) GIAC
13 3 (0.74%) MCSE
14 2 (0.49%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 34 (8.33%) NIST
2 31 (7.60%) GDPR
3 25 (6.13%) QA
4 12 (2.94%) Accessibility
5 10 (2.45%) Data Quality
6 8 (1.96%) NCSC
7 7 (1.72%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (1.23%) HIPAA
9 5 (1.23%) WCAG
10 3 (0.74%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.74%) SEPA
11 2 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.49%) HL7
11 2 (0.49%) IEC 62304
11 2 (0.49%) ISO 13485
11 2 (0.49%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.49%) SNOMED CT
11 2 (0.49%) SOC 2
System Software
1 93 (22.79%) Active Directory
2 78 (19.12%) Docker
3 3 (0.74%) OpenAM
3 3 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
5 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.25%) Squid
Systems Management
1 93 (22.79%) Kubernetes
2 61 (14.95%) Single Sign-On
3 27 (6.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 23 (5.64%) Grafana
5 19 (4.66%) Prometheus
6 12 (2.94%) Ansible
7 7 (1.72%) Argo
7 7 (1.72%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (1.23%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.98%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.98%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.74%) Kibana
10 3 (0.74%) WMI
11 2 (0.49%) Consul
11 2 (0.49%) Istio
11 2 (0.49%) Kustomize
11 2 (0.49%) SCOM
11 2 (0.49%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.49%) Zipkin
12 1 (0.25%) PowerCLI
Vendors
1 122 (29.90%) Microsoft
2 41 (10.05%) Oracle
3 36 (8.82%) Google
4 32 (7.84%) ServiceNow
5 27 (6.62%) Okta
6 23 (5.64%) MuleSoft
7 17 (4.17%) Salesforce
8 16 (3.92%) CyberArk
8 16 (3.92%) SAP
9 14 (3.43%) Ping Identity
10 11 (2.70%) Workday
11 10 (2.45%) IBM
12 9 (2.21%) OpenAI
13 8 (1.96%) Databricks
13 8 (1.96%) ForgeRock
13 8 (1.96%) Informatica
13 8 (1.96%) OutSystems
14 7 (1.72%) TIBCO
14 7 (1.72%) WSO2
15 5 (1.23%) Dell