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

 6 months to
4 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 296 303 396
Rank change year-on-year +7 +93 -27
Contract jobs citing OAuth 376 203 138
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.83% 0.74% 0.41%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.47% 3.30% 1.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 256 134 88
10th Percentile £413 £363 £459
25th Percentile £487 £413 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £606
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -17.53% +1.04%
75th Percentile £669 £600 £673
90th Percentile £750 £667 £700
UK median daily rate £560 £500 £600
% change year-on-year +12.00% -16.67% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 1 0
10th Percentile £37.75 - -
25th Percentile £51.25 £61.25 -
Median hourly rate £75.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
75th Percentile £84.34 £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 8,415 6,144 7,340
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.65% 22.25% 21.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,514 4,235 5,084
10th Percentile £363 £350 £360
25th Percentile £431 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
75th Percentile £638 £648 £675
90th Percentile £750 £772 £813
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 247 147 231
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.25 £24.00
25th Percentile £48.40 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.25
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -2.22% -8.16%
75th Percentile £73.23 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £79.22 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.88 £53.75
% change year-on-year +18.45% +2.09% -10.42%

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 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 4 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 4 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 +10 189 £575 +4.55% 138
South East -5 74 £538 +13.16% 22
North of England -20 72 £625 +31.58% 13
North West -36 35 £625 +31.58% 5
Yorkshire -23 33 £610 +38.95% 8
South West -37 12 £550 +1.85% 9
Midlands -59 11 £438 +5.42% 6
East of England -10 10 £558 +11.50% 7
West Midlands -51 9 £531 +24.94% 5
North East - 5 £563 - 1
East Midlands -21 2 £401 -2.79% 1
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 (4.26%) Confluence
2 15 (3.99%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.19%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.86%) Anypoint
5 5 (1.33%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (1.33%) Mule
6 3 (0.80%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.27%) Apache
7 1 (0.27%) Appian
7 1 (0.27%) ArcGIS
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 4 (1.06%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.80%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.53%) Infor LN
3 2 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.27%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.27%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.27%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.27%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 208 (55.32%) Azure
2 147 (39.10%) AWS
3 112 (29.79%) Entra ID
4 82 (21.81%) GCP
5 42 (11.17%) GitHub
6 40 (10.64%) Azure DevOps
6 40 (10.64%) Serverless
7 32 (8.51%) SaaS
8 31 (8.24%) GitHub Actions
9 25 (6.65%) Azure AKS
10 24 (6.38%) Azure API Management
11 22 (5.85%) Microsoft 365
12 19 (5.05%) Azure Key Vault
12 19 (5.05%) Azure Service Bus
13 18 (4.79%) Azure Monitor
14 17 (4.52%) Amazon S3
15 16 (4.26%) Apigee
16 14 (3.72%) Kong
17 13 (3.46%) Amazon ECS
17 13 (3.46%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.52%) DNS
2 14 (3.72%) Kerberos
3 11 (2.93%) HTTP
3 11 (2.93%) SSL
4 8 (2.13%) Firewall
5 7 (1.86%) DKIM
5 7 (1.86%) DMARC
6 5 (1.33%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.06%) Network Security
8 3 (0.80%) NGFW
9 2 (0.53%) DHCP
9 2 (0.53%) IPsec
9 2 (0.53%) X.509
10 1 (0.27%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.27%) SSH
10 1 (0.27%) VPN
10 1 (0.27%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.98%) Relational Database
2 26 (6.91%) PostgreSQL
3 22 (5.85%) SQL Server
4 16 (4.26%) Redis
5 15 (3.99%) NoSQL
6 14 (3.72%) Azure SQL Database
7 12 (3.19%) MongoDB
8 10 (2.66%) DynamoDB
9 9 (2.39%) MySQL
10 8 (2.13%) Metadata
11 6 (1.60%) Power BI
12 5 (1.33%) Data Vault
12 5 (1.33%) RDBMS
12 5 (1.33%) Snowflake Schema
13 4 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (1.06%) Hazelcast
14 3 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
14 3 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 2 (0.53%) Oracle Database
15 2 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 47 (12.50%) Git
2 25 (6.65%) Jenkins
3 20 (5.32%) GitLab
3 20 (5.32%) JIRA
4 10 (2.66%) Browser DevTools
5 7 (1.86%) Cypress.io
5 7 (1.86%) git-flow
6 6 (1.60%) Cucumber
6 6 (1.60%) Postman
7 5 (1.33%) Gradle
7 5 (1.33%) Maven
7 5 (1.33%) Storybook
8 4 (1.06%) Snyk
9 3 (0.80%) Fiddler
9 3 (0.80%) JMeter
10 2 (0.53%) JUnit
10 2 (0.53%) Mockito
10 2 (0.53%) Moq
10 2 (0.53%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.53%) SoapUI
General
1 88 (23.40%) Social Skills
2 76 (20.21%) Finance
3 52 (13.83%) Public Sector
4 35 (9.31%) Banking
5 29 (7.71%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (4.79%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (3.72%) Retail
8 11 (2.93%) Military
9 10 (2.66%) Investment Banking
10 7 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.86%) Legal
11 5 (1.33%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.06%) Financial Institution
12 4 (1.06%) Publishing
13 3 (0.80%) Telecoms
14 2 (0.53%) Automotive
14 2 (0.53%) Japanese Language
14 2 (0.53%) Law
14 2 (0.53%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.53%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 104 (27.66%) Developer
2 94 (25.00%) Architect
3 48 (12.77%) Senior
4 31 (8.24%) Lead
5 25 (6.65%) Java Developer
5 25 (6.65%) Technical Architect
6 23 (6.12%) Full-Stack Developer
7 20 (5.32%) Solutions Architect
8 18 (4.79%) Senior Developer
9 15 (3.99%) IAM Specialist
10 13 (3.46%) Consultant
11 12 (3.19%) Cloud Engineer
11 12 (3.19%) Integration Architect
11 12 (3.19%) Security Architect
12 11 (2.93%) Technical Leader
13 9 (2.39%) .NET Developer
13 9 (2.39%) IAM Developer
13 9 (2.39%) Lead Architect
13 9 (2.39%) Senior Java Developer
14 8 (2.13%) Backend Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 198 (52.66%) OAuth2
2 191 (50.80%) OpenID
3 154 (40.96%) SAML
4 130 (34.57%) REST
5 76 (20.21%) JWT
6 64 (17.02%) SOAP
7 57 (15.16%) RESTful
8 53 (14.10%) LDAP
9 47 (12.50%) JSON
10 37 (9.84%) SailPoint
11 36 (9.57%) .NET
12 35 (9.31%) CSS
12 35 (9.31%) React
13 34 (9.04%) Kafka
14 30 (7.98%) XML
15 29 (7.71%) Spring
16 28 (7.45%) HTML
17 27 (7.18%) Node.js
18 24 (6.38%) Middleware
18 24 (6.38%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 72 (19.15%) Cloud Native
2 33 (8.78%) Onboarding
3 32 (8.51%) Distributed Systems
4 28 (7.45%) Enterprise Software
5 26 (6.91%) Product Ownership
6 20 (5.32%) Security Posture
7 16 (4.26%) Management Information System
7 16 (4.26%) PKI
8 13 (3.46%) Mobile App
9 12 (3.19%) CMDB
10 10 (2.66%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (2.66%) Low-Code
11 8 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.60%) AI Agents
12 6 (1.60%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (1.60%) Freedom of Information
13 5 (1.33%) Enterprise Cloud
13 5 (1.33%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (1.33%) Public Cloud
14 4 (1.06%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.39%) Windows
2 8 (2.13%) Linux
3 6 (1.60%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.33%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.06%) Android
5 4 (1.06%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.27%) CentOS
6 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.27%) Unix
6 1 (0.27%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (40.16%) CI/CD
2 136 (36.17%) DevOps
3 94 (25.00%) Microservices
4 90 (23.94%) Agile
5 82 (21.81%) Identity Access Management
6 71 (18.88%) Containerisation
6 71 (18.88%) Problem-Solving
7 68 (18.09%) Infrastructure as Code
8 65 (17.29%) Event-Driven
9 59 (15.69%) RBAC
10 56 (14.89%) Test Automation
11 55 (14.63%) AI
12 51 (13.56%) Integration Patterns
13 49 (13.03%) Zero Trust
14 47 (12.50%) API Integration
14 47 (12.50%) Mentoring
15 43 (11.44%) API Management
15 43 (11.44%) Technical Leadership
16 42 (11.17%) Roadmaps
17 41 (10.90%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 84 (22.34%) Java
2 83 (22.07%) Python
3 73 (19.41%) JavaScript
4 69 (18.35%) SQL
5 53 (14.10%) PowerShell
6 38 (10.11%) TypeScript
7 36 (9.57%) C#
8 22 (5.85%) Bicep
9 10 (2.66%) Bash
10 8 (2.13%) Kotlin
11 5 (1.33%) PL/SQL
12 4 (1.06%) Groovy
13 3 (0.80%) Go
13 3 (0.80%) PHP
14 2 (0.53%) PromQL
14 2 (0.53%) Scala
14 2 (0.53%) Swift
15 1 (0.27%) C++
15 1 (0.27%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 104 (27.66%) Security Cleared
2 78 (20.74%) SC Cleared
3 36 (9.57%) Degree
4 24 (6.38%) CISSP
5 20 (5.32%) Azure Certification
6 15 (3.99%) AWS Certification
6 15 (3.99%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (3.19%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (3.19%) DV Cleared
8 10 (2.66%) CISM
9 7 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.86%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (1.60%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.33%) CSPO
11 5 (1.33%) GIAC
12 4 (1.06%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 2 (0.53%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (7.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 30 (7.98%) NIST
2 29 (7.71%) GDPR
3 21 (5.59%) QA
4 9 (2.39%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.86%) NCSC
6 6 (1.60%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (1.33%) HIPAA
7 5 (1.33%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.80%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.53%) HL7
9 2 (0.53%) IEC 62304
9 2 (0.53%) ISO 13485
9 2 (0.53%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.53%) SNOMED CT
10 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.27%) PMO
10 1 (0.27%) WCAG
System Software
1 89 (23.67%) Active Directory
2 77 (20.48%) Docker
3 3 (0.80%) OpenAM
4 2 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.27%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
5 1 (0.27%) RACF
5 1 (0.27%) Squid
5 1 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 76 (20.21%) Kubernetes
2 74 (19.68%) Terraform
3 58 (15.43%) Single Sign-On
4 25 (6.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 21 (5.59%) Grafana
6 19 (5.05%) Prometheus
7 13 (3.46%) Ansible
8 7 (1.86%) Argo
9 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
10 4 (1.06%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (1.06%) Istio
10 4 (1.06%) Kustomize
10 4 (1.06%) linkerd
10 4 (1.06%) PingFederate
10 4 (1.06%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 3 (0.80%) WMI
12 2 (0.53%) Consul
12 2 (0.53%) Zipkin
13 1 (0.27%) Progress Chef
13 1 (0.27%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 105 (27.93%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.78%) Oracle
2 33 (8.78%) ServiceNow
3 31 (8.24%) Google
4 26 (6.91%) Okta
5 22 (5.85%) MuleSoft
6 16 (4.26%) CyberArk
7 15 (3.99%) Ping Identity
7 15 (3.99%) SAP
8 13 (3.46%) Salesforce
9 10 (2.66%) Workday
10 9 (2.39%) ForgeRock
11 8 (2.13%) OpenAI
11 8 (2.13%) OutSystems
12 5 (1.33%) Denodo
12 5 (1.33%) IBM
12 5 (1.33%) Zscaler
13 4 (1.06%) BeyondTrust
13 4 (1.06%) Informatica
14 3 (0.80%) Netskope
189 OAuth jobs in England